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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

New York Rabbis Bitterly Denounce Prominent
Jews For Raising Anti-Semite Issue
in City Campaign

LUTHER AND THE JEWS

TOLEDO MAYOR IS JEW.
(Continued from page 3)
Judges Pam and David of Chicago Re-
elected—Many Jews Win Office in
Yet on another occasion Luther was
New York on Socialist Ticket.
not altogether so bigoted or super-
Morris Hillquit Defeated.
stitious as he is shown to be in this
letter. When he first began his work
Many Jews took part in the elec-
of reformation, indeed, he undertook tions held throughout the United
Rabbis Schulman and Krass Declare That Threat of Race Hatred to defend the. Jews against the nu- States last Tuesday. The most not-
merous accusations leveled against able figures were Morris Hillquit,
by Jewish Politicians Against Their Own People for
them, and did so warmly. So, for Socialist candidate for mayor of New
Not Supporting Their Candidates Is
example, he wrote:
York, and Cornell Schreiber, candi-
Crime Against Judaism
"This rage (against the Jews) is date for mayor of Toledo. While Mr.
still defended by some silly theolog- Hillquit campaigned on a straight out-
The political campaign in New York Jew and Judaism as such. Let any ians, who speak angrily of them, and and-out advocacy of peace, Mr. Schrei-
declare insolently that Jews are the ber ran against a like socialist candi-
City was enlivened by a most unfor- politician support his candidate as he
servants of the Christians, and sub- date in Toledo, successfully winning
tunate dragging in of an "Anti-Sem- pleases. That is his privilege; but let
itic" issue raised by several of the
him not play fast and loose with Jew ject to the emperor. I beg you there- over his opponent by a comfortable
most prominent Jews of the city, in- and Judaism, which are dear to our fore to tell me who will join our re-
margin. The Socialists in New York,
ligion, even if he be the most amiable from latest reports, have elected 10
cluding Samuel Untermyer, cam- hearts and for which our fathers have
and patient of men, when he sees members to the state legislature, one
paigning for Tammany Hall, and
suffered much and for which we are
that it is so cruel and malevolent, and municipal judge and six aldermen to
Oscar Straus and Henry Morgenthau,
still exposed to misunderstanding and
not only un-Christian, but that it the city council. Most of these are
who supported Mr. Mitchell. It is re- to prejudice.
makes us more than brutal? Most of Jews. '
ported that these gentlemen in ad-
"There must be no talk of a Jewish
dressing their fellow Jews, called on
Judges Pam and David of Chicago
vote. It was done last year in the - the Passion preachers (in Holy
Week) do nothing else but make the were re-elected on the fusion ticket
them to support their own candidate
national election, and many represent-
sin committed by Jews against Christ against the Socialists, several of whom
as against Morris Hillquit, the Jewish ative men of Jewish descent and Jew-
socialist candidate, on the grounds
ish faith felt impelled to protest heavier and greater, and embitter the were Jews.
hearts of the believers against them."
that if' Mr. Hillquit should be elected against such methods. It has been
Cornell Schreiber, patriot mayor, will
A pamphlet of Luther's on this sub- be the first bachelor elected Toledo's
the blame would be placed on the repeated in this campaign twice. Some
heads of the Jews, and develop a spirit two weeks ago a political leader un- ject was given the startling title, chief executive in the memory of the
"Jesus Was Born a Jew." Here again present generation. Schreiber, who is
of anti-semitism in this country.
dertook to make an analysis of what
Many Jewish politicians actually told
he termed the Jewish vote. He at- Luther expressed himself forcibly 36 years of age, is the city's thirty-
saving, for example:
sixth mayor since 1837. Coming to
their East Side co-religionists that Mr. tempted to figure out the number of
"Those fools, the Papists, bishops, Toledo with his narents, Dr. and Mrs.
Hillquit's election would be followed votes each of the candidates would re-
by regular old fashioned Russian
ceive from the 112,000 voters of the sophists, . monks,' have formerly so Philip J. Schreiber, in 1890, he has
dealt with Jews, that every good lived there 27 years.
"pogroms."
Jewish faith in this city. What right
Christian would have rather been a
Rabbi Samuel Schulman of Temple has any man to segregate the body of
The law education of the mayor-
Beth El, in his sermon last Sunday, voters who happen to be of the Jew- Jew. And if I had been a Jew, and elect was obtained in the office of the
seen such stupidity and such block- former firm of Scribner, Waite and
YigOrously. denotinced this despicable
ish faith?
heads reign in the Christian Church, Wachenheimer• He was admitted to
political subterfuge. While not men-
There Is No "Jewish Vote."
I would rather be a pig than a Chris- the bar in 1902.
tioning him by name, Dr. Schulman
tian.
They have treated the Jews as
His political career began in 1908
paid especial attention to Samuel Un-
"As a matter of fact, there is no
if they were dogs, not men, and as if with his election to the Ohio house
termyer, who, in a political meeting at such things as a Jewish vote. Jews
they were fit for nothing but to be re- of representatives. Before his term
Hunt's Point Palace a few days pre-
divide on political questions like any
vious, addressing himself as a "Jew to
other element of the voting popula- viled. They are blood-relations of as representative was over he was
our Lord; therefore if we respect flesh chosen city solicitor in 1909 on an in-
Yews," asked his hearers to vote tion. according to the psychological
against Morris Hillquit, saying that
motives which dominate men in their and blood, the Jews belong to Christ dependent ticket. In 1911 he was re-
a victory for Hillquit would bring on
political thinking. Jews are republi- more than we. I beg, therefore, my elected.
dear Papists, if you become tired-of
Nominated by the independents for
a flood of race hatred against the
cans and democrats. Tews believe in
Jews. Rabbi Schulman referred . to much government and in little govern- abusing me as a heretic, that you be- mayor in 1913, Schreiber was defeated
this as a "rabid" speech by a "poli- tnent. The Jewish mind reacts just gin to revile me as a Jew.
by a split in the independent move-
"Therefore, it is my advice that we ment and the election of Carl H. Kel-
tician." • •
like any other mind. no matter to
should treat them kindly; but now we ler. Republican, resulted.
what race or faith such mind belongs.
Crime Against Judaism.
drive them by force, treating them de-
Mr. Schreiber is a member of Tem-
"it is a criminal error for any po-
ceitfully
and
ignominiously,
saying
ple
Simmer F.moonim of Toledo, an
"He deliberately turned his back
litical leader to attempt to say in ad-
they must have Christian blood to active worker in the B'nai B'rith. and
upon all sanity and upon the best ex- vance how any Portion of the number
wash away the Jewish stain, and I takes an active interest in every Jew-
nerience in the traditions of American
of voters who belong to the Jewish
know not what more nonsense. Also ish movement in the community.
Judaism, and addressed himself as a faith will vote. and attempt to mahe
Jew to Jews. This politician is inter-
it annear that Jews, as Tews, hold the we prohibit them from w orking
amongst us, from living and having so-
ested in his own particular candidate,
balance of Power in this city. This is
PHILOMA'rT-TTr DEBATING
cial
intercourse with us, forcing them, if
and he appealed to voters as Jews not
horrowing trouble with a vengeance.
CLUB.
they would remain with us, to be usurers,
to vote for a candidate other than his
"T consider it an insnle too. and an
A
discussion
of the lending ques-
If we would help them, so must we
own, because if they did, he held attack moon Tews and Tlidaism to drag
tions
and
nroblems
of the Jewish peo-
exercise,
not
the
law
of
the
Pone,
above their heads the dire threat of then into the political controversy.
but
ple was the program at the Philo-
that
of
Christian
love—show
them
a
the possible race-hatred and anti-Semi-
The issue should he nresented to all
friendly spirit, permit them to live mathic Debating Club last Smidav
tism which' would burst forth upon the voters as Americans. and all the
night. Whether or not it would be
and
to work, so that they have cause
their heads and from which their chil-
voters ought, and will deride 'non
advisable
for the United States to own
and means to remain with us and
dren and their •thildren's children them according to the best lights of
and overate the coal mines of this
amongst us."
would suffer. This. to •my mind, is their conscience.
the extreme of Political audacity. I • "The name of the Tew shall not be
Words such as these produced a country will be thoroughly discussed
sensation
among Jews themselves. on Sunday by M. Rothman and T.
consider such action as nothing less
dragged into politics. Certainly men
Lightstone on the •affirmative and H.
Many too optimistic Jews, says
than, a crime against Jew and Judaism. , of Tewish descent and Tewish faith
Annlebaum
and P. Goldstien on the
Graetz,
believed
Noman has a right to hold out such take part: in nubile life—some of them
that as papistry went
a threat: I will never believe that the with brilliant distinction and great
on to its fall, Christianity itself would negative. The following Sunday Dr.
devils•of anti-Semitism will everflour- public . spirit. But you will find that. become extinct and Judaism would Maverberg. assistant rabbi of Tern-
ish. upon the. soil of American free- as a rule, such men are wise enniigh
take its place. Three learned Jews nle Beth Fl. will sneak to the organiz-
dom.
even went to Luther and tried to con- ation on the subiect: "The Contribu-
never to address themselves as Tews
"What shall we say to such disloy- to Tews in a political contest. munici-
vert him. Especially appealing in tion of the Tew to the United States."
alty to the sacred cause of Judaism, pal, state or national, in this country."
Luther's crusade was his attack on This will he followed by a declama-
idolatrous images and the worship of tion contest which will serve as a pre-
to such folly and ineptitude on the
relics. But, in addition, as men turned liminary to the annual oratorical con-
part of our politicians? We can only
"Slanderous anti Unnatriotic," Says
say that we condemn them with all
more and more to the Bible itself, in test.
Rabbi Krass.
The Western-Philomathic debate
• the earnestness at our command. This
the original tongue, Hebrew, from
Emphasizing that there is no Tew- being the despised language of a de- will he held Thursday, Dec. 6, in the
thing must stun. This dragging the
ish vote en masse, and that the Tews
spised people, became exceedingly Western High School auditorium.
Tewish name into politics must end. are
discriminating voters. Dr. Nathan
popular. Professorships of Hebrew
We have lu:d altogether too much of Krass. rabbi of Temple Israel, Rrook-
were established between Hebrew
it. And it will end soon. The men lvn said in last Sunday's sermon:
CHAIM BAKAL
and women of Jewish descent and
teachers and their Christian pupils.
"To
encourage
and
snread
the
da.n-
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from Page 3)
faith will find some way to rebuke it.
One of Luther's own most signifi-
gerons myth that there is such a thing
cant contacts with Hebrew scholar-
He failed. He became a bank-
as a Tewish vote en bine is certainly
Jewish Politicians Must Be Sane.
ship • occurred, of course, when he rupt. His son-in-law proved 'to
one of the most unnatriotic acts and
came to translate the Bible. His aim,
"What Judaism suffers from in this a slander of the severest sort.
;t he said, in rendering Moses was to him, black on white, that he was
country is the altogether undue im- is true that thousands of Tews Yet
will make him so German, that no one insolvent.
portance which is given to certain poll-- vote for Hillnitit, who. to all intents
would know that he was a Jew. He
ticians. who happen to bear Jewish
and purnoses, by word and deed. has himself notes the fact that Jews in his
Everything was carried off by
names: They are not spokesmen for riven the direct imnression that he
his
creditors, and Chaim Bakal re-
own
time
accused
him
of
rendering
does not indorse the national govern- only the sense and not the precise
mained
a very poor man.
a
ment n d that his nrorrram savors words. For
example, "when the He-
strongly of sediton. But why single brew says
After all was settled, however, a
out the Tews for cnntumelv? Wow translate 'the mouth of the sword,' I
Leipsig
merchant gave Chaim 'a
'the
edge
of
the
sword,'
shout Pinchot and Malone and hosts
though
in
this
case
it
might
be
ob-
commission to take charge of his
of others who are gentiles a nd are
Did you read the late news
jected that the word 'mouth' is a fig-
staunchly supporting the Socialist
about this stock? If not call us
urative allusion to preachers who de- Roumanian customers. And if
candidate!
up. Cherry 5225.
stroy by word of mouth." Indirectly, anyone came to him for credit the
• "From Brownsville will
forth
however, he was influenced by Rashi,
ReMiblican. a Fusion. a Democratic
first question Rab Chaim would put
Charles R. Murphy & Co.
and a Socialist vote. Tf the Socialist whose commentary had been rendered to him was, "Do you keep books?"
in 'excerpt form into Latin by the
vote is nrenonderant why should there
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inostate. Nicholas de Lyra, and thus
And if the answer was "Yes,"
he a wave of anti-Semitism. as was became known
609 Free Press Bldg.
to Luther. The lat-
hinted at by Mr. TTntermver in his
that
finished it.
ter's own knowledge of Hebrew and
Sneeeh
the
other
night?
Tf
Hillrniit
is
Arabic was not more than moderate.
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"Books make bankrupts," he
the best candidate—and assuredly he
His great .achievement as a trans-
STOCKS AND BONDS
is not—then. if by voting for him one lator was the vitality of the language would say, and his word was ac-
should stiffer, is not that suffering for which he employed, a vitality that has cepted in Leipsig.—Jewish Advo-
an ideal?"
passed over into all successive ver- cate.
sions.—The American Hebrew:

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