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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

Vol. III. No. 5

DETROIT, MICH., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1918

LOCAL RELIEF NOW DEMANDS
ATTENTION OF NATION'S JEWS

Successful Conclusion of War Relief Campaigns to
Be Followed By Appeals For Support
of Home Charities.

Per Year, $1.50; Copy, 5 Cents

APPROPRIATIONS OF BERNARD GINSBURG
FUNDS FOR WAR
RECOVERS FROM
RELIEF ARE MADE
INJURIES IN FALL

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Distribution Committee Sends $800,000 Accident Occurred in Elevator Shaft I
to Poland, Palestine and
of Washington Hotel. No Seri-
the Balkan States.
ous Effects Remain.

The Joint Distribution Committee of
the American Fund, for Jewish War

ZIONISTS BEGIN DRIVE FOR
RESTORATION FUND THIS WEEK

Campaign is Organized in 400 Cities to Raise $1,000,000
Preliminary Fund to Re-establish Jewish
State in Pale4440010,m,,,

The entire Jewish community of
Detroit will be delighted to learn that
sufferers held its first meeting since Bernard Ginsburg. who was injured
of the .1, 10,000,000 Cam. in an elevator accident at the Lafay-
paign in the Nation, and !Haile appro- rite Hotel in Washington, 1). C., on
Now that the campaign to raise $10,- one that we cannot evade nor neglect. priations of several hundreds of thou- `-;;Iturday, December 22,, is recovering
000,000 for Jewish relief in the nation This is to provide for the needy, the sands of dollars for relief in Poland, splendidly from the effects of his New York.—In every state in the hopefully to us in America to
furnish
for 1917 was more than successful, the sick and the orphans at home. They Palestine and the Balkans.
';i11. The accident occurred as Mr. Union this week the big drive begins the means to realize their age-long
Jews of the country will nit retire need our help during the coming
'Bile
Committee
took
the
important
dream
of
repatriation.
IlVe
have
a
Portions of Poland and Lithuania, Ginsburg had returned from the War under the auspices of the Zionist or-
complacently and rest on their well year in it larger degree than in pre- action of appropriating, subject to the Department Building ;o n w
s p u:i(sI t i- ir)if iti tv
l ! privilege and a grave re-
l was on his ganizations of America to raise a tyto
earned
rn
eaed laurels but will begin with the viou years, due in large part to the consent of the War Trade Board, way to his room. As lie was about to
million dollars as a preliminary. fund
new year to raise enormous sums to war, which has in some cases taken $
additional for the occupied
Jacob de Haas, Secretary of the
take care of their local charitable in- the bread winners from the fa m ili es
for suddenly lost control and it shot for the re-establishment of a Jewish Provisional Zionist Committee, out-
stitutions for the needy near their and which in every case has caused a making a total of $800900 approm iat- upward, causing Mr. Ginsburg to lose state in Palestine and the restoration lined the task of the Palestine Fund
own homes. Campaigns for funds to sharp rise in the cost of the necessi. .il within the last few• weeks.
his balance. Ile fell through the open of the Holy Land. Local organize- Commission:
support local charities will soon coot- - ties oife,
f l including food, fuel, and
" Our most immediate need is to
Besides this $300,000 additional Ivas gate and into the shaft, Init fortunate- tions are being formed in 400 cities to
Metier. in every city in the land.
clothing. Each of our institutions af- appropriated for Palestine, of which ly the distance to the bottom from the
tackle the medical and sanitative prob.

$4,500,000 ASKED OF NEW YORK JEWS FOR 1918 the completion

PLAN $100,000,000 WORLD FUND AS 'LIBERTY LOAN

Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the liliated with the federation requires $100,000 is to be used for General Re. ground floor was not great. He was push the campaign. The first million hem' in Palestine, During the war,
Federation for the Support of Jewish larger sums that last year to do the lief and $11)0,000 for the eleemosynary' bruised on his right side, and his arm dollars will be devoted to immediate because of want and privation, many
sprained.
Philanthropic Societies, announced same service, and, not allowing for institutions, the remaining $100,000 is
Ile was rushed inn- needs for reconstruction work in Pal- diseases became epidemic. The coun-
that on Sunday, January 0, a campaign increased demands which will un- to supply a Medical Unit consisting of inediately to the Emergency Hospital, estine, and to ascertain the costs for try was almost emptied of doctors. As
that
would be started to raise a sum in ex- douldedly be made upon them, they ambulances, doctors, nurses, meth- where the very best surgeons in the
soon as the money is forthcoming a
cess of $4,500,000 for the support of must receive these larger amounts, tines, etc., to lie sent as soon as pos- city were summoned to make a thor- permanent re-establishment. It will medical unit will be dispatched to the
ough examination for any fractures be followed by the organization of a stricken land.
Jewish charities in New York City, and the Jews of New York must pro- slide.
or permanent injuries.
many of which face large deficits for vide the funds.
"In our reconstructive work we
huge fund of possibly $100,000,000, to
There also was appropriated $100.-
1918. The budgets of the various or-
Will Not Solicit Non - Jews.
GOO for Relief in Roumania and $50 000
The extent of Mr. Ginsburg's mis- be raised by Zionists in all parts of shall have to get experts to report
ganizations show $4,685,362 will be
upon the needs. We mist be pre-
"We have ever boasted that we for Salonica where thousands of Jew- ha p may be gathered from his the world.
needer•
take care of our own. This we have ish refugees front Servia, Roumania characteristic good•humored remarkThe National Finance Commission pared to make considerable loans to
the
colonists already in Pales tine to
to
the
chief
surgeon
when
informed
of
t
le
Palestine
Restoration
A statement issued by the federa• done, in so far as the war sufferers and adjoining territories are gathered.
Fund, rebuild and re-establish their
tion is of interest to every J ew in D a _ and our own men in the army and
farms
For Turkey outside of Palestine, that a few days' rest would restore which will have charge of the cam- and
vineyards. They have suffered
troit, as the sante situation will have navy arc concerned. We must now $25,000 was appropriated for the con- Lon to his former vigor. "You are paign, has opened headquarters at 44 from the breakdown of irrigation sys-
to be met in this city.. It announced set our faces toward the equally itn- tinnance of Soup Kitchens, and $3,500 fortunate no on
were broken," said East Twenty-third street.
Eugene terns, inability properly to maintain
that a large number of Jewish chant- portant obligation resting upon us, was appropriated to enable the local the physician. "I am glad my spec- Meyer, Jr., is chairman, Louis Rohl- fertilization
of the soil, the destruc-
able institutions would be compelled to make sure that no Jewish man, committee in Alexandria to purchase tides 'weren't broken," replied Mr. son, administrative chairman, and thin of three harvests in the orange
to curtail, if not to suspend, their woman or child suffers in this great wheat with which to make Matzoths Ginsburg, with a smile.
Henry G. Alsberg, secretary, and groves and vineyards, a plague of lo-
activities unless prospective deficits in city through our lack of sympathy or in time for the Passover season .fAor
Mr. Ginsburg will remain in Wash- among the committee members are costs, the widespread cutting down of
their annual budgets for the new year through our failure to give what is distribution among the refugees.
ington for several days longer to Nathan Straus, Mrs. Mary Fels, Pro- trees for military purposes by
•transact business matters. .
the
were made up by liberal contributions. required of us according to our ability increase to $2,000 in the monthly al':
fessor and Mrs. Richard Gottheil, Turkish troops. During the past 40
The statement then said:
to give.
propriation for the subsistence of I,,,
Judge Julian Mack and Max Shulman years the Jewish colonists have plant-
"I am mindful of the fact that the these refugees in Alexandria was also M
"As a result of the budget demands
of Chicago, Louis Kirstein of Boston, rd over a million trees in Palestine,
of the various institutions and of the task devolving upon us is propor- authorized.
Israel II. Brodie and Dr. Frederick the best of which have been destroyed
So nnenborn of Baltimore, Dr. Max in three years.
indications that their work will be tionately greater than the one we
The Joint Distribution Committee is
seriously handicapped unless the Jews have just successfully accomplished, to disburse the entire sum raised in
Ileller of New Orleans, and Clarence
Big Fund Comes Later.
)lie transmission bureau of the
of New York take prompt steps to for the reason that in raising funds the Nation for the relief of the J ewish
Montreal.
"We have to deal carefully with the
remedy the situation. Mr. Warburg for our own city institutions, we shall war sufferers and a motion was passed Joint Distribution Committee, 20 Ex- I. De S
To Rehabilitate Colonies.
re-establishment of colonists who have
has issued a call for a meeting of 120 not go outside of Manhattan and the calling upon the treasurers of the change Place, New York. is open to
The million dollars will he used to been driven from their homes.
receive . renuttayces 1.1, 00 individuals rehabilitate the 48 Jewish colonies
of the most prominent Jews in N ew I Bronx, and we will not solicit the branches
throughout the United ,
in
""Inaddition we have to expend a
York, men and women , to he held on , funds of non-Jews. It is certainly itt States of the constituent committees, for Lhen..relatives in the "occupied Palestine which have been crippled
tsountih tempaelalretlici .,1:nrgo rc e sssseisn i cn ovo
ml pveledtinug
p
Sunday, January 6, when steps will cumbent upon us to take care of those American Jewish Relief Committee, territories of Poland and Lithuania.
war conditions, to start their re-est abby-
he taken to provide means for raising of our own faith who need our aid, the Central Relief Committee and the
The necessary forms that have been lishinent as going concerns, and to politically and legally what is set
funds needed for the new year, which and while the undertaking which con- Jewish People's Relief Committee, to Prepared as required by the license take initial . steps looking toward the forth
in the British declaration in
. fronts us is a gigantic one, there is, in at once transmit to their national i issued to the committee by the War Lionist
will be in excess of $4,500,000."
Dr. S . administration of Palestine.
favor of a Jewish State
tephen S. Wise, chairman of
my own mind, no doubt hut that we treasurers all sums on hand in order Trade Board are to be had on appli-
Duty to Poor at Home.
"The million dollars IiineinPgalersatiisneed.
In the call for next Sunday's meet- will prove equal to it. .A considerable that the entire sum of $10,000,000 be cation. Each remitter is required to the Provisional Executive Committee now will provide for only immediate
number of generous hearted persons received by December 31, the date on make an affidavit that not more than of the Zionist Organizations of Amer- needs. The full reconstruction will
Mg SI r. Warburg said:
have in the past, provided the bulk n.1 i 7 01
i j Juliu
o
s t:
Rt ■ ,ensvald's offer''of $75.00 per adult and $25.00 per child ica, declared yesterday that the pees- necessitate the raising of a much
"The Jews of New York have just of the funds needed by the Federation $1.000,000 or 10'
1 i d the fund raised in and not more than $125.00 for a fain- cot campaign was the most important larger sum, which we can only esti•
fulfilled, in such a manner as was to for the Support of the Philanthropic t
ily . has been forwarded during any ever organized by the Jews in
exp i res.
mate. Probahly it will he about a
have been expected of them, their Institutions in New York, for Willett h e Nation
America.
The meeting was attended by Jacob one month.
hundred million dollars. Zionists in
obligation toward the Jewish war
"
We face the opportunity to estate- England and Russia will contribute a
sufferers in Europe, and toward the the federation is responsible, but in I1. Schiff, Louis Marshall, Arthur The joint distribution committee
a homeland
for promises
our people,"
be share
of this,
but be
the
greater
part the
of
to provide what is now needed, Lehman and Paul liaerwahl, Treasur- has provided notaries, before whom dish
declared.
"The year
to mark
the need
must
met
here, for
patriotic movement to establish on a order
it will be necessary that a much larger crs; Henry Morgenthau, Abram
the
necessary
oaths
m
ay
be
taken,
free
1.
sound basis the Jewish Board for number of persons be enrolled in the
of charge.
a historical turning point in the his- war has shifted the financial burden of
Elkus,
Cyrus
I,.
Sulzberger,
Dr.
Judah
elfare Work in the United States ranks of the federation's supporters,
tory of the Jew. All over the world, the Zionist movement practically front
Julian \V. Mack,
army and navy.
The Piddle is informed that no
and it is to this larger public that we L. Magnes, Judge
Rabbi Margolies, Dr. Cyrus Adler, 01 charge whatever is made by the joint impoverished by war, Jews are looking Europe to the United States."
"Another duty now confronts us— must specifically appeal."
Philadelphia, Albert Lucas, Secretary, distribution committee and that it
Dr. Nathan Krass, Sholem Asch, remits the exact amount of remit-
David A. Brown, Stanley Hero, Morris lances deposited.
Engelman, Harry Fische!, Meyer Gil-
lis, Isidore I firschtield„Nlexandei ZION RESOLUTION IN CONGRESS.
Kahn, Leon Kamaikv, Harriet B.
Md.—Henry Sonneborn, tion many papers bearing on Jewish
New Vork.--The congregation of new rabid, Dr. Nathan Krass, who Lowenstein, Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum.
Washington. A mso l it ti on was t a i ro . familiarly known as the "Nestor of history. Many of these articles, it is
the 55th Street Temple gave a dinner comes from the Temple Israel, Brook- Peter Wiernik, Jacob Wertheim and duced by Senator Lodge •ongratulat• the Clothing Industry" in the United said, were collected by him at great
at the Hotel Astor last Sunday night lyn. It was announced that the name Boris Fingerhood. Felix M. War- Mg the English government on Its vbs. States, and one of the most prominent ! cost and are invaluable to the miniver-
in honor of the retiring rabbi, Dr. of the synagogue would be changed burg, chairman, presided. torious entrance into Jerusalem, also Jewish citizens of the nation, died at sity.
Isaac L. Moses, and to welcome the to Central Temple.
.An ovation was tendered to Jacob In its declaration favoring a JeWigh his home here on December 26th, at
Dr. Moses had been rabbi of the H. Schiff on his entry into the meet - State in Palestine. The resolution was the age of 92.
r

ay Send Money to
Relatives in War Zones

HENRY SONNEBORN, NESTOR OF CLOTHING

DP. NATHAN KRASS IS INSTALLED AS

INDUSTRY DIES AT AGE OF 92.

RABBI OF TEMPLE ISRAEL, BROOKLYN.

RABBI NATHAN KRASS

Death of Mrs. Sol M.
Gerfon Grieved by
Entire Community

congregation for 17 years, having as-
sumed the post on January 1, 1901.
Ile becomes rabbi emeritus, and, as
such. will serve as an adviser to Rabbi
Krass. Samuel P. Hamburger, presi-
ent of the congregation, presided and
paid a tribute to the work of Dr.
'Moses and told of the love and affec•
'ion in which the 70-year-old rabbi
was held. Mr. Hamburger reviewed
the history of the congregation from
its organization in 1840.
Louis Marshall paid a tribute to
both fir. Moses and Dr. brass. and
told of the prominent role played by
the congregation iv .American Jewry.
Dr. Krass thanked the congregation
for its cordial web-one:.
The Detroit Jewish community will
remember Dr. Krass as the eloquent
young rabbi Who so efiectively con-
tributed to the success of the Jewish
\\'ar Relief Campaign last spring. Dr
Nrass occupied the pulpit of Temple
Beth El on the Strulay preceding the
opening of the ca•iniaign. Ile delis.-
' creel one of the prMcipal addresses at
the notable "$100.000 dinner" at the
Statler Hotel, and stirred the highest
enthusiasm of a vast audience at the
mass meeting in the Arcadia.

ing and happy disposition. Site was

married a year ago, and had already
completed plans to move into a beau-
tiful new home on Virginia Park.
The funeral took place from her
parents' residence. and was one of
the largest ever held in this city, Rab-
The many friends of Mrs. .Anna
bi s Franklin and Nlayerberg
Scheer Gerson were greatly shocked

to learn of her sudden death at the

Harper Hospital on Sunday, Decent- JOSEPH STRAUS NOW

REAR

bee 30th. Iler life was offered upon

the altar of motherhood and she is

sun iced by a beautiful baby girl who

will !war her name.

ADMIRAL

Daniel announced this
we Secretary
.

K

among other promotions, that
of the

Joseph Straus, former Chief

Mrs. Gerson was the beloved wife Bureau of Ordnance, has been pro-
daughter
S"I M. Gerson,
of !noted to the grade of Rear Admiral.
and
"f
Dr. and Mrs. Scheer. of 159 Earns- lie is at present in command of a bat-
worth Ave. She was known to a very tleship. Ilo Is a native of New York,

large circle of friends for her cheer- aad was appcIntcd trent Virginia.

Baltimore.

r,

ing as a result of the success of the turned over to a committee on forehm
Mr. Sonneltorn was horn in Breiten-
New York City Irke of relations, with every prospect that It bad'.
iir Frankfort-on-Main, Ger-
which Mr. Schiff was the chairman. - will be reported favorably.
man). in 1825 and came to this coup
try in 1849. In the same year lie I.e..'
gan the foundation of the tirm of
Ilenry Sonneliorn & Co., Inc., which

$5,000,00
0

ZIONISM, A LIBERATION MOVEMENT

BY RABBI A. M. HERSHMAN.

is known from ocean to ocean as mak-

ers of "Style-Phis" clothing.
Ile was a man who always led a
quiet and methodical life and until a
Iris years Nip) enjoyed the very best

E have arrived today at a stand that a people has a higher ti-
stage in the world's affairs titre, has longings, yearnitig,and crav- of health. Although he retired from
when Zionism has ceased to ings of an order which n e ith er ,,,,,,,,. y
active huskies. as the head of the big
he a theory, a subject for nor houses nor political freedom ran
clothing loin, he made frequent trips
academic discussion: when our move- sato fy For Zionism postulates three
to the factory and general offices until
'tient has entered the held of prat- profound convictions.
about two years ago.
tieal politics and is receiving world-
First iltat in the past the Jewish
Mr. Snnitettorri Was one of tile
w ide att e ntion. It is
th a t, at a people manifested a distincti ■ ely na-
finintlecs t.f the
/10.1 ■ Shalom Con-
moment like this • a moment hie: with Nona! grunts.

destiny, rich in iiromise and loight
Second—That this national genius
with prospects. iwr should ask
is no longer at work. so touch so that
si lies "What are the higher aims and Leroy Beaulieu, John Fuse r. Fra•er
purposes of Zionism?. \\That is the and others maintain that in the cow,
ultimate goal it is strii ire lii n l ■ II: - of time the Jewish people has hot it.
In the light of contempoi., .itts national genii's.
events, which bid fair to bring .C.out
Third--That Leroy Iteaulk it, John
a radical change in the economic and Poster, Fraser and others to the con-

grCV ■ 1111 , 11 of

this city and for a num-
ber of years he was care president o f
Ile r ony,rrgation I hit in g the past

car, Ii Ns., it press dint and
V, it , Iii 1:1•t Stir, is ing f■ mintec.
Ihr

HENRY SONNEBORN.

was a charitable man and during the

Besides his widow, Mrs. Augusta
closing years of his life, and especial- Sonneborn, he is survived by one son,
ii sigh his retirement from active du- ,
Ilenry Sonnehorn, Jr.; two daughters,
in the company which
he founded,' Mrs. Charles G. Hutzler and NIrs. Sey-
political status of the Jew in lands of Crary notwithstanding-. this national
1!
-
pent
much
time
in
alleviating
the'
mom Nlandelliatim; one brother, Jo-
persecution, hysterical reasons, for genius is not dead or destroyed: it is , , • I•
I 1)I1 Of the poor of the city. seph Sonnehorn:
Zionism are untenable.
Is Oleic a in abeyance, dormant.
Let meix-
three grandilaugh-
'•I
exhibited a lively in- ter,. four
higher or historical reason for it?' plain these three postulates.
grandsons, six great-grand-
ti
r
he JOIITIS Hopkins ('giver-
daligliters, and two great-great-grand-
In the first place, Israel of old man-
Bear with time while I attempt to ex.'
sit) and lie presented to that institir sons.
plain what the movement stands for. ifested a distinctively national groins.

Zionism is essentially a liberation It is a truth which netils no demon-
movement. The task it has set b e f ore stration. It is a proposition to which
itself is to release, to emancipate the all will nod assent. The Jewish peo-
spirit of the Jewish people. Its cry Ide was endowed with a fertile mind,
is not of Jewish wrongs, nor for the. with a creative faculty. with a power
rights of the Jews wherever they la- id originality and spontaneity, tinsur-
hor under disabilities, but for the passed, perhaps unequalled by that of

right of the Jewish people to live the any other people. ancient or modern.
life of a normal people and to make Stars are of various magnitude; so are

history again. In othei words, Zion-(,nations., There are ordinary nations
ism is an expression of our peop t e .s lthere are over-nations, or, as a friend
If of mine aptly calls it, super-nations
will and determination to live.
anyone argue that Zionism is all right Israel was a super-nation, a star of
for Jews in lands of oppression, but the first magnit ude. "The history. of
has no raison &etre in lands of free- the whole human race," said Profes-
dom, I know that he does not under- sor Carl Heinrich Coma!, "has pro.
stand Zionism. I am inclined to say lured nothing which can even remote
materialized
have lost your a ly be compared with Israelitish proph-
to him, "You Jew.
arc a You
commercialized,
etism; through this prophetism Israel
fewish soul. You are out of touch became the prophet of humanity. May
l
it
never he overlooked or forgotten
srae
and tune and sympathy w ith I
(Continued On Page Five.)
and his aspirations. You fail to under-

Louis Summerfiield,
Prominent Citizen of
Boston Dies.

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-
ing the company, in partnership with

Benjamin Stern, he opened a retail

furniture store at Jackson, Mich., and

later another store at Davenport,
Iowa.

Loins Sinninerfleld, one of the best
Six years ago he started the Boston
known business men in Boston, Mass ., s tore , which grew to be one of the
died at
recognized standard concerns in the
residence in that city on city.
10 partnership with his brother,
Friday, December 21. He was one Samuel Summerfield, he also conduct-
of the nation's most prominent Curti- ed a store in I'rovidence, R. I. Mr.

lure men. Samuel Summerfield is a member of
lie was horn in St. Louis on Nov. the firm of Sunitnerfield & Hecht, in
Detroit.
'5th, 1867, a and attended the public

schools there. At 19 he entered the

The Jewish Territorial Organiza-

May-Stern Furniture Company of that lion

of Holland resolved to disband
city as a bookkeeper and remained and
to advise its members to join
the
.vitli the house for 20 years. On leav -
Zionist organization.

