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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

VOL. IV. NO. 3.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918.

National Jewish War Relief Drive
For Present Year in Full Swing

Detroit Jewish Women at Work for Democracy.

KOSHER FOOD rOR JEWISH
Mony Cities, Completing
SOLD lit.RS.
Campaigns, Have Doubled,
Camp l'imton, \en York—The Jew-
Trebled and Quadrupled . ish \Vellare Iloard is considering a
Their 1917 Contributions. plan to erect an ;ioditorium here to

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents.

Greatest Zionist Convention Begins
In Pittsburgh Sunday, June 23rd

ZIONIST OFFICL, IN BERLIN

_

The 'die, of the German Zionist
Federation in Bolin hate been raided
ilY the p..fice• tcho spent fourtr'e 1
hours in1 mon...conic investigation tut
all letters and ■ loctillients.
to information received Its' the Pro-

at 1,111111 peNons and a hostess house

mend, kosher food for orthodox
leas. The cantonment is now and has
K e en since its establishment the train-
I 1 , 11 Mal 7
COMMit tee.
TlVO
in g centre for leas than any
\ • 1:liur ...me of the confiscated
tiler in the countrN, mid thy 'Welfare
,
papers
returned. The eau., for
Board has been messed for social ac -
this raid is unknown. but it is believed
mmodations for than. It is belived
to be due to a strong suspicion that
here that the authority to erect the
German Zionists sympathize with the
buildings still be given by the New
\ since the British declaration in
York board, and that the work will I
racer of a Jew ish Homeland in Pal-
begin shortly.
estine.
There were •far fewer visitors in
Red Cross Unit of Jewish Woman'. Club.
o a 61., were al so made on prominent
camp today than on ant Sunday for
Zionists iu Vienna. Lemberg and
•inany weeks, because of the advanced
The women of the world are nosh doing their share not only to "keep
\Varsatt. Their Mont, were ransacked
N,
The campaign for railro,olr ate.. The visitors' rate of the home tire. burning," but also to supply many of the sinew s
Of war for
Itt
Mink io he applied toward the allevi-
2.70 was abolished last Monday, and their men folk lighting at the front. The about. photograph gives an idea and all of their miners seized.
ation of the suffering of the Jews in excursion tickets are now $4.21.
of the activities of Detrcit's Jewish women in tel Cross stork. This is Vienna and in \Varsaw a number of
merely one of several units of tilt- Red Cross organized lo Jewish w omen prominent Zionists were thrown into
war-ripped countries for the year
— —
of this city. The photograph was taken at one of the work session, of the prison.
1918 is in full swing. Sums larger JEWISH OFFICER AT CAMP
Jew
ish \Voinvim's Club unit at the Phoenix ChM
than those given last year have

DETROIT'S SHARE MAY
TOTAL OVER $500,000

4,250,000 Already Pledged in
Country Since Jan. 1—$20,-
000,000 At Least Is Needed
to Relieve Distress of Strick-
en Jews.

SELFRIDGE IS ATHLETIC

LOUIS JAMES ROSENBERG
already been raised in many cities.
DIRECTOR AND DENTIST
Drives for increased contributions to
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
the fund are being planned for every
MICHIGAN AUTHORS' ASSN.
The response Philadelphia Doctor Enlisted in Den-
state in the 1111I011.
from the larger cities of the country !
tal Reserve as First Lieutenant
High Honor Extended to Local At-
so far is splendid. Detroit will prob-
Promoted to Captain for
torney, Distinguished for Literary
ably be the honor city in the list.
Splendid Work.
By HON. WALTER M. CHANDLER
Work—Was U. S. Consul in
Its initially pledged quota of $350,000
U. S. Representative of New York City
stands second at present only to
Spain and Brazil.
on e of the most ualuable oItirers in
Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore,
-
-
the army is Capt. II. J. Itrachinan of
but inasmuch as the Detroit Jewish
In recognition of his valued serv-
the Dental Reserve Corps, stationed
III
\Var Relief (trite this year was in-
iles to the ...colt since its organiza-
corporated in the great Patriotic
tion, and as a tribute to his high liter-
Fund campaign the final figures for
Detroit will be greatly increased. It
Noble oratory and line statesinan-' Ill tubers refused to hear him. "You
will be recalled that the $7,000.000
ship are the utmost perfect flowers of will hear me yet," said the future
fund was oversubscribed to $111,5011,-
citizenship and patriotism. The ora- prime minister of the empire; and
Poll. and in accordance with the de-
for and statesman whose voice is ever they did hear hint. Once, while cam-
cision of the executive board the e-
raised in defense of freedom and paigning for a seat in Parliament, he
cess subscription will be applied to
whose genius is ever directed toward II., asked by one of his listeners on
the our funds only, and will share
the betterment of his fellowmen is what platform he stood.
"On my
pro rata. Thus it is possible that the
the noblest of citizens and the great- heal." said Disraeli, and the English
Detroit Jewish \Var Relief contribu-
\Ve are only pro- electors were grand and good enough
est of patriots.
tion for 1918 may total $500.000 or
everting then in a climax of thought to el, et him on such a platform. The
ill
when we pass from the Jew as citizen most brilliant parliamentary retort omit
Jacob Itilikopf, Exemitit e Director
and patriot to the Jew as orator and record was the reply of Disraeli to
of the American Jewish Relief Com-
statesman.
the Irish orator O'Connell, who twitt-
mittee, of which Louis Marshall is
The most brilliant oratory and ed him with being a Jew:
chairman, has issued a stud( inctit
ant a Jew.
statesmanship of modern times have
1' 1 ' 8 .
When but
of the
Kee-
plans for this
been nearly mcmopolized by two races
r t ntulte;:
year.
Ile says:
known island, 1111110 were priests In the
—the Irish and the Jewish.
es
ti.
"It is iligicult al tins tittle to
It is a peculiar fact that two-thirds
s" 1 ""'''''•
Leo Gambetta, Italian.
nal, exactly us ILI Will Inc the sum
of the really great political orators
needed during the present year for
the English-speaking race have had
1,09 Gaililleita• it few, was imro at
the purpose of Jewish \\'ar Relief in
Caliors, October 30. 18.38, and died in
Irish blood in their ve i ns. T„
Europe and Palestine. I.ast year ten
trate: The very great political ora-, 1882. \Vitli the exception Of Mira-
million dollars was fixed as the goal
tors of Great Britain hate been Pitt beau, he was without doubt the great-
of American Jewry and the goal was
the Elder, Pitt the Younger, o a k, • CA Orator of the French. Ile was a
CAPT. H. J. SRACHMAN
reached, but much more money will
Fox, Sheridan, Grattan, Curran. Can- tierce and uncompromising repub-
be required this year in order to ex-
lieu. and his grandest oratorical ef.
at Camp Selfridge, Nit. Clemens, who Ding, O'Connell, Gladstone. Palmer. -
tend relief that will be in ant tt ay
tom an d Di srae li . an " en d ozen. ny forts were panegyrics of republic:on
LOUIS JAMES ROSENBERG
is credited with organizing rine of the
adequate to the need of the situ
other
classification
that
did
not
in-
ism The whole world teas filled e
, best s\ steins of athletic training for
ation.
chide at least nine of these names: admiration at the titanic efforts of
soldiers in any of the camps. Ile was
standing. Louis James Rosenberg
"Recent advices brought by 1\1r.
of , Gambetta tO save France from na- :in
appointed Athletic Officer at Sel- would be ridiculous. An analysis
w.is honored by election to the oftwe
Nlax Senior and Dr. Boris llogen, the
Ilona' shame and humiliation in 187I1-
fridge Field on January 4, 1918. He the list shows that only two of tin se
of President of the Michigan Authors'
Commissioners sent abroad by the
orators were English: Pitt the Elder 71 Every student of history is fa-
trained one of the best basketball
Association at its eighth annual meet-
Joint Distribution Committee, which
e w as mdiar with his daring and perilous
teams in the service among the enlist- and Pitt the Younger. Gladston
ing at the I lotel Pontchartrain Thurs-
disburses the funds raised, shows the
escape from Paris in a balloon when
Scotch.
teas
j
rke
,
It
J
etc.
B
u
ed mcn, and is now developing sev-
day, June 1.3th.
conditions are inexpressibly note
Fox,
Sheridan,
Grattan.
Curran, he assumed dictatorial power and en-
eral baseball teams and teaching the
Mr. Rosenberg is one of the found-
appalling than ever before with the
d 0„ a VOn . to rouse all France to arms.
('Connell.Ca
nn
i
n
g,
boys how to play tennis and other
millions of Jews in Poland and Lith-
were either hull-blooded Irishmen or In 1879 Gainhetta became president of rs and has been an active member
outdoor games and to take part in
of the association since its organiza-
uania literally starving, and hundreds
of partial Irish descent. the Chamber of Deputies. and in 1881
every athletic branch known to the
tion in 19111. The association is made
of thousands without clothes, and
In proportion to inundation. the Prelllicn of France. He has left no
aterage college boy. That he has
up of citizens of :Michigan who have
other thousands homeless—these con-
Jews, who have „ e‘.„ „„„m er ,,1 collected works. \Vitt' Shakespearean
made
a
great
success
at
this
work
is
attained
distinction in the literary
ditions combining to create a death
more than 1 per cent of the human indif f erence he seemed careless of his
evidenced by the favorable newspaper
world as authors of recognized works
rate unequalled in the history of the
race, produced more magnificent ora_ fanie and ri gardless of the opinion of
comments throughout the country.
of merit in their respective literary
Jewish people.
tors and statesmen in the nineteenth posterity. his reply to the Alsatians
1)r. Brachman is a native of Phila-
and scientific fields. Membership in
Bernstein Cables Plight of Jews.
century than any ether except the who came to present him with a
delphia.
lie
Was commissioned First
this association is an honor in itself,
- A telegram recently received by
Irish. 'Flue great Jewish orators of bronze group exhibits the noble traits
Lieutenant
in
the
Dental
Reserves
on
and the election of Mr. Rosenberg as
NIr. Jacob IL Schiff and Mr. Louis
that century, at the beginning i of the man and the superb qualities of
July
2.3.
1917,
and
was
ordered
into
its exemitite head accentuates the
Marshall front Herman Bernstein
which the Jew lirst became elit.tIbb the orator.
value of his contributions to human
tells of this harrowing plight. Mr. active duty last October. In recog- to high political honors, were able rep-
Emil
Castelar,
Spanish.
nition of his valuable services as ath-
knowledge.
Bernstein cabled:
resentatives of the statesmanship of
E
a
,,id
ar
t
cw
,
w
as
the
,
a
M r. Rosenberg's first article was
'Am requested by Henry Sliosberg letic instructor h.: was promoted to a five different nations. Benjamin Dis-
n u ts, famous Spanish orator of any published in a local paper in 1899. In
captaincy on April 19th. He is a grad-
and Baron Guinzberg to transmit fol-
raeli in England. Leon Gambetta in time. I le was born at Cadiz. Septem-
uate of the dental department of the
1900
he wrote a series of articles for
lowing to Joint Distribution Commit-
France. Emelt.. Castelar
Spain, Ed - Lee 8. 18.
32 . and (lied in Madrid, \lay "Cnit ■ ," it Chicago magazine which
tee. Governmental aid. for refugees University of Pennsylvania, class of ward I.asker inn Germany, and Judah 25,
e
.,,
rm
i
r
d
f
r
om
1899 h r was d
were later published in book form en-
discontinued. Last funds exhausted. 19119: Ile took an active part in ath- P. Benjamin in .\ merit- a were types of
humble parentage and in his early titled "Nlazziiii The Prophet of the
Need extremely intensified. Circum- letics, being a member of the varsity all that is superb in oratory and pct
youth
was
subject
to
hardship
and
Religion of Humanity." This book
stances render securing local relief track and cross country teams. Be- found in St ait'stuaTiship.
distress, lint his precocious intellect was dedicated to lane Addams and re-
impossible. All educational and tech- sides his ;million- work, Capt. Brach-
Benjamin Disraeli, Englishman.
inallitesti 1 itself while he was yet a ceived fat maid,: coninicnt in the lead-
man
is
dental
officer
of
the
camp.
He
nical institutions for children and in-
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beacons- lad. and before he was 18 years of ing literary reviews of the country.
t alids may shortly close altogether. is a member of the Keneseth Israel
field. Was born in London. Decent'. r age he had \critic!' tw'l no
of colt- Ile collaborated with Dr. N. E. Aron.
Tens of thousands of families in congregation of Philadelphia.
21, 1804, and died there April 9. 1881 , iderable merit.
His elatives corn' stain in a book on Sociological
direst distress resulting front internal
The
highwater
mark
of
Jewish
sir-
billed
.their
means
to
educate
him
at Studies of a Medico-Legal Nature
omits and programs. Refugees ask BRITH SHOLOM ORDER HOLDS
cess in statesmanship was reached by Nladrul. His progress was so rapid
which has been used as ail authority
immediate aid to return home. Cost 14TII ANNUAL CONVENTION.
this eminent I lebrew. As British and his reputation grew so fast that he on the subject in the medical and le-
of provisions fabulously high leading,
—
prime
minister,
he
launched
th
soon
became
professor
of
history
in
e
world
gal
professions. Atimmig his most val-
to systematic s t ana ti on , Hu n dreds 1
Baltimore.—'the young and iirogres-
policy of Queen 'Victoria and loathe the Cniversity of Madrid and used uable papers are those dealing with
of thousands of star sufferers in sire Jewish Fraternal Order, hide-
her Empress of India. The pluck. his chair to propagate his political foreign affairs.
NIT', Rosenberg was
Russia also in recently occupied pendent Order Brith Sholom, held its
perseverance. and genius exhibited ht Principles.
astelarteas the most prit ileged to view foreign affairs as a
provinces are deprived of homes.' fourteenth annual convention from
brilliant
,ant writer of Spain in his day. di p k inat i c o ffi c i a l o f t h e u n it e d
Disraeli at the beginning of his pub
food, clothing. s h oes. Have informa- June 9th to June 12th at Baltimore
hie illustrate most perfectly the ca . but he was preeminently an orator States Government. Ile seated
ed most
film Jewish population, Lithuania. The Order now has branches in 305
pacify and unconquerable spirit of the and statesman. NVIiate%er he achieved creditably as American consul at Se-
Poland, dying of hunger. In name I cities, with a total membership of
Ht-brew'
rew race. lie was three times a was effected by the power of his ora- title, Spain, f from 1900 to 1909, and
of hundreds of thousands of sufferers. about 3.3,000 and a capital of $284,790.
candidate for Parliament before he ,
Instances are related where was transferred to the same office at
children and aged, we urgently re- \ bmit 1410 delegates were present at
secured a seat. His first speech strangers traveled from distant points Pernambuco, Brazil, when he was
finest that your committee appropri- th e con e e ntion,
in the Commons was greeted not With in Europe to Madrid to hear him forced to resign in 1910 owing to ill
ate without delay sum not less than
By far the most itnportant event at
applause but with hisses. and the
(ContInuNI on page 4.1
health due to the tropical climate.
one million dollars for this purpose. th e cons , m on o, was the question of
During his diplomatic career Mr. Ros-
Will cable method of transferring adopting a Zionist resolution making
enberg
wrote many consular reports
funds upon receiving telegraphic in- i t obliga tory upon all the members of
on trade conditions that were circu-
formation regarding you r committee's the Order to pay the Shekel to the
lated widely as state documents by
decision. Kindly cable reply.' Zionist organization. The Order has
the government. After severing his
"It is certain that American Jewry been one of the first to express its
official relations with the State De-
will he called upon to make a su- sympathy with the Zionist movement,

The Jew as Soldier, Citizen,
Patriot, Orator and Statesman

THE JEW AS ORATOR AND STATESMAN

prime sacrifice this year if the in- but it was now asked to pledge more

roads of death and starvation upon ' than sympathy to the Restoration of
our
brethren abroad is not to assume Palestine. The Zionist organization
appalling proportions.
was represented at the convention by
Cities Double Quotas.
its leaders, among them. Dr. Harry
"'Flue campaign has already begun Eriedenwald, Louis Lipsky, and Itta-
and a number of cities, as will be mar Ben-.Xvi.
noted from tba list which follows.' Dr. Louis B. Rubinson, Grand Mas-
have already doubled. tripled and , ter. and Mr. Martin 0. Levy, Grand
quadrupled their pledges for 1917. A Secretary, were re-elected. Robert
number of other communities are Greenblatt. of Detroit, was honored
conducting intensive campaigns at !by election to the office of tenth
(Continued on Page 8.)
deputy grand master.

Is•

Anizoirizceilierit

The offices of The Jewish Citron-
idle are now located at 307-308
Peter Smith Bldg., corner State and
Griswold.
Telephone Cherry
3381.

partment Mr. Rosenberg took up the
private practice of law in Detroit in
which he is at present associated with

Benjamin Pearlman with offices in
Hammond kidding. His aetivi-
ties as a writer continued, however,
and during the past few years he has
had published articles dealing with
legal ethics, sociology and medical
jurisprudence.
Mr. Rosenberg was born in 1876 the
son of Abraham and Zelda Rosen-
berg. He graduated from the Detroit
College of Law and was admitted to

t h e

21st Annual Meeting, Attend-

I

ed By 1,000 Delegates, Will
Discuss Form of Govern-

ment for Palestine State.

LARGE DELEGATION TO
REPRESENT DETROIT

Lord Reading, Justice Bran-
deis, and Other International
Notables to Attend—British
Airplane to Announce
Opening.

The twenty-first convention of the
Zionist Organization of merica,
will open at Pittsburgh on June 23rd,
for deliberations lasting until the fol-
lowing Thursday evening, will be the
most important in the history of the
MOVelliellt. The purpose of this con-
vention is to outline plans for the de-
velopment of the national Jewish
homeland in Palestine. made possible
by the British, French, Italian and
Greek declarations in form of the
project.
'Tice Pittsburgh convention, which
will be visited by the Earl of Read-
ing, British Ambassador to the Unit-
ed States, will not only be the largest,
but also the most important gathering
of Zionists ever held in the world. Re-
ports already received indicate the
assured presence of 700 delegates,
and it is anticipated at the New York
headquarters that when the gavel falls
on Sunday afternoon, in the Soldiers'
and Sailors' Memorial hall, the roll
call will be answered by over 1,01111
representatives *of the Zionist socie-
ties from every oart of the t'nited
States.

Detroit Delegation.
.\ large delegation will represent
the Zionists of Detroit. Delegat es
h a ve been elected by the various
Zionist societies as follows: Kadimali
Society, Joseph 11. Ehrlich, Morris H.
Zackheint and David R. Stocker: Jab-
nch Society, IL Goldman, J. Fried-
berg, E. Rabinowitz, David Robinson,
Louis Duscoff, M. Krell; Hashanah
Society, 1)r. Noah E. Aronstam;
lladassah Society, Mrs. 0. B. Harris
and Mrs. Noah E . Aronstam. Ife-
sides these accredited delegates a
large number of local Zionists will at•
tend the convention in an unofficial
capacity.

Important Conferences to Precede.
The convention will he preceded by
a number of conferences, beginning
on June 20th, held by leading Jews
to discuss the basic principles of the
restoration of Palestine, which trill
be presented to the delegates for final

• THE JEWISH CHRONICLE :IT
CONl'ENTION.

Recognising the importance of the
21st Zionist Convention at Pittsburgh
in its relation to all the Jewish people
of every shade of opinion, and the
fact of its international significance,
THE JEWISH CIIRONICLE has arranged
to supp/y its readers with a full and
fair report of the proceedings and for
this purpose will be personally repre-
sented on the floor of the convention
by its Managing Editor.

Members of the Michigan deRga-
lion or ritisens of Michigan attending
unofficially may comonunicate with
one representative whose headquar-
ters will be at the Hotel .1 . chenley, in
care of l'ress Headquarters.

determination. These principles in-
volve the legal, economic and cultural
foundations of the Jewish state whose
corner-stones are already being laid
by the Jewish Administrative Com-
mission already functioning in Jeru-
salem. The form of government will
be decided upon, and also whether it
is to be independent, or under the
protectorate of one of the Allied pout -

ers, or a condominium. It will also
consider the idea of sending
an engi-
neering unit to Palestine.
Because of their desire that the new

Judea shall be free from the class-
conflicts of other lands, and shall af-
ford the great masses better economic
conditions, the question of land own-
, rdiip will be given unusual attention.
The convention will have to deter-
mine as between private ownership,
the nationalization of the land and the

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the Michigan bar in 1900. In 1910 he
was appointed representative from the
state of Michigan to the international
exposition held in Turin, Italy, in
1911. He is a prominent member of
the Scarab Club and Lawyers' Club
of Detroit, the National Arts Club of
New York, the American Academy of
Political and Social Science, Ameri-
can Society of International Law and
the American Historical Society. Mr.
Rosenberg takes an active interest in
all Jewish communal affairs in De-
troit, being a member of Temple Beth
El and Shaarey Zedek congregation,
and a leading spirit of the B'nai
B'rith.