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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

VOL IV. NO. 6.

OPPOSES HEBREW
ORPHAN ASYLUM
FOR DETROIT

Fred M. Butzel, President of Na-
tional Jewish Charities, Con-

demns Local Move to Estab-
lish "Institution."

FAVORS CARE OF INFANT
DEPENDENTS IN PRIVATE
HOMES, WHERE POSSIBLE

Condemns Practice of Herding
Little Children in Congregate
Places, Causing High
Mortality.

J. W. B. OPENS HEADQUARTERS

AT 224 FARWELL BUILDING

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents,

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT

RABBIS OPPOSE JEWISH
!STATE IN PALLSTINE

'10 T

The Detroit Jewish \Velfare Board
has opened its offices at 224 Farwell
Bldg., on Griswold street, where I.
W. Jacobs, secretary, will be pleased
to meet all men of the army and
navy. Soldiers and sailors are earn-
estly requested to register their
names and ranks for future reference
with the secretary at, the above office.

TW ENTY-N NTH ANNUAL Ci 0:YE:WIGS OE THE

cEN . TRAL cosyFEREATE OF

RABBIS

BY RABBI LOUIS GROSSNI.\ N

(Owing hr the importance of the annual IlliSS011e of President Grossman.
zehsch is considered to be the expression of the Icntral Conference of American
Rabbis an the vital questions now. confronting the Jewish people, the entire
message is being published in 'Tut: JEwisit Ctitioxict.E. ()wing to its length, it
FINNS ORDER EXPULSION
is necessary to di;•ide the address in two parts. I fur first part published here-
teith
deals !plainly with the problems arising directly out of the war, and the re-
OF ALL JEWS BY SEPT. 30
ligious and congregational matters usually discussed at the yearly meetings. The
second port to be published in ne.rt Cueek's issue data with the political situation
Stockholm.—The Finnish govern-
arising out 11 the Balfour declaration of the liritish Government on the Zionist
ment has ordered all Jews expelled question. The spread of retort's, the problem of the nnatfiliated Jew, and the
from Finland before September 30, condition of the Jews in Russia and Jerusalem are thoroughly discussed.)
and has instructed all communities to
deny food to Jews after that (late. ac- Members of the Central Conference of .linerican Rabbis:

cording to reports reaching the Jew-
II IS conference is the organ-
ish press bureau here.
ized expression of American
The Finnish Jews have issued an
Judaism. it is not merely an
appeal to the world for assistance.
The Finnish senate, it is said, will association of men who have a spe-
grant naturalization to only a few cific interest. wholly exclusive and
The following statement to the Jews. especially those who fought in
professional, and who come together
Jewish Chronicle by Fred NI. Butzel the ranks of the \\ lute guards.
to protect, enlarge and secure it. It
covers a subject of vital concern to
is an organization which represents
the Jewish community of Detroit, and
RABBI MAYER ADVISES
should he deeply considered by every
the central and vital facts of the Jew-
STUDY OF JEWISH
individual. As president of the Na-
HISTORY IN SCHOOLS ish life in all the communities of this
tional Conference of Jewish Charities,
country. It is significant to the Jew-
Mr. Butzel has had the opportunity to
Ann Arbor, Mich.—Rabbi Mayer, of ish people as much as to the Rabbis,
obtain all available facts and to study
for the subjects on which it deliber-
the conditions of the care of orphan Philadelphia. speaking Tuesday night
ates come out of the heart of the con-
children in all its phases. At the last in the first of a series of three ad-
the conclusions
meeting of the Conference held in dresses to sampler school students in gregational life and
Kansas City it was the overwhelming the l'iiiversity of Michigan on the at which it arrives direct the united
sentiment of the leading social work- Jewish people, plead that the history Rabbinate to definite policy and ac-
ers of the country that the care of past and present of the Jewish people tion, and constitute a moral influence
the dependent child be transferred he taught in all high schools. ''Is it of first magnitude for united Ameri-
from the universally condemned "in- not of more vital importance to Chris- can Israel.
In meeting in session, therefore,,we
stitution" or "asylum" to the more tianity and to civilization that Jewish
humane treatment of the private home history be taught, rather than Greek has e no other motive than thatl of
wherever possible. It is unfortunate or Roman history?" Greek and Ro- making an effective contributioni to
that in this day of increasing enlight- man history has been outlived. Jew- the constructive work in which not
enment on questions of social better- ish history has been continuous from only we but all who have large vision
and representative responsibility hate
ment that a movement should be be• the very beginning." he said.
opportunity and obligation. The.di-
gun in this city, and at this particular
vision into ministry and laity is un-
time of unsettled social conditions, WAR REFUGEES
traditional amongst Jews and the
tending toward the establishment of
FROM RUSSIA ON
source of much confusion of effort.
an institution of a past age. Mr. But-
WAY TO AMERICA This Conference of Rabbis has touch
eel's letter follows:
in common with all the Jewish organ-
Text of Letter.
July 5th, 1918.
New York.—Jewish war refugees izations which are active in this coun-
Editor, Jewish Chronicle,
from Russia. chiefly women and chil- try and it has no interests apart from
Detroit, Mich.
dren. numbering 130, have left Yoko- theirs. The petty item of tenure of
hama for San Francisco and Van- office should not loom large, neither
Dear Sir:
It has come to toy notice that there couver according to a cable message, in the minds of congregations neiz of
is some agitation in the city of De- received here today by the Hebrew Rabbis.' In the presence of the duties
troit about the founding of a Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid So- which both bear alike to the domin-
Orphan Asylum in this city and the ciety of America, from Samuel Mason, ant cause of Judaism, both are equal-
agitation seems very ill-advised to its representative in Japan. The mes- ly eager and ready for co-operation
sage was forwarded through the state and share in identity of outlook and
writer.
The Jewish Orphan Asylum in department. Since January 1, about devotion.
I am very glad to state that an alli-
Cleveland and the Nlarks Nathan 2,000 refugees from Russia have
Home in Chicago are available when- reached the United States by tray of ance between minister and congrega-
ever Jewish private homes cannot he Siberia and Japan and 200 others are tion has been established which has
found for our children whose natural in the society's home in Yokohama, lifted the Rabbi to moral efficiency
protectors are either dead or unable awaiting location of the heads of such as he cannot have without the
confidence of the people, and it has
to take care of them. Fortunately, their families in America.
for many years past very good Jew-
given the Jewish community a con-
ish homes have been found for chil- very serious ailment. usually arising centrated interest due to the enlisting
home.
dren over the age of infancy. The prior to entering such a
influence of personality whose train-
agitation has arisen largely because
High Mortality in Asylums.
ing, ideals and dedication elicit and
infants are boarded with non-Jews.
If there is one thing On Which all hold the people to common loyalties
It is very unfortunate that good Jew- people who have investigated do and duties. This Conference, accord-
ish homes, although available for chil- agree. it is that infants should not be ingly, is an assembly of men who, be-
dren from two years and up, are not kept together in congregate institu- cause they are at the very heart of the
to be had, to the present time at least tions. The mortality, even in the very Jewish communal life, value its spirit
for little infants, and excellent Chris- best infant asylums, is horrible and of solidarity and meet with the ser-
tian homes have been available in infant asylums are discredited all over ious intent to conserve it, to enhance
which our children have thrived very and only maintained in large centers it and to re-enforce it. And this ses-
welt except when affected by some of population where home placing is sion of the Conference will occupy it-
inefficient. I do not think that the self with subjects that come as ques-
Jewish community should counte- tions out of the practical incidents of
Son of Local Cantor Is
nance for a moment an infant asylum
Promoted Rapidly in Army and I know that the public authorities a year filled with perplexities and
with questions by which the ever Witt-
would do everything to discourage it. lolls soul of the Jew is both worried
It seems a great pity that the good as well as stirred.
people who arc causing this agitation
The Jews and the War.
should not make a determined effort
\Ve meet in the lurid light of a
to arouse the public conscience and
'mince high grade Jewish women to world-storm. Perhaps this is not
accept, if not for the sake of money, graphic enough to describe the fact.
then as a labor of love, little Jewish For the storm is not remote and we
children (luring the period of their are not mere observers of it. And it
helpless infancy and give them moth- is not merely spectral but veritable
erly care and nurture. It does seem truth. \Ve are in the midst of the
strange that we can get such extreme-
ly. good care from non-Jewish women
Popular Dance Musician
and cannot find Jewish women to ren-
Now Surgeon in U. S. Navy
der the same service to Hebrew chil-
dren. I will readily admit that the
United Jewish Charities has not dis-
covered the proper method of popu-
larizing this great obligation. May-
be the emotional state brought on by
the war may awaken some of our
families to the desirability and pos-
sibly. the joy of taking into their
homes for temporary care little in-
fants requiring care in the absence of
the mother.
Very truly yours,

(Signed) FREI) M. IIUTZEL.

SERGT. JACK MINKOWSKY.

Sergeant Minkowsky is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Minkowsky
of 726 thrush street. Abraham Min-
kowsky is the well known and talent-
ed Cantor of the Shaarey Zedck con-
gregation. Sergeant Jack Minkowsky
is 24 years of age. He enlisted in the
army in January and rose to the rank
of sergeant in two months, a feat
rarely accomplished in the army. He
is a graduate of the Agricultural In-
stitute of Philadelphia, and was man-
ager of a large agricultural experi-
ment station in the east. He accom-
panied his family on its removal to
Detroit and was connected with the
furniture firm of Wetsman & Preger-
son of Jefferson avenue prior to his
enlisiment. He is at present stationed
at Camp Hancock, Georgia.

JEWISH RELIEF COMMITTEE
TO SEND AGENT TO RUSSIA

New York.—The Joint Distribution
Committee has decided to send a spe-
cial representative to Russia for the
purpose of investigating thoroughly
'the condition of the Jews there, as
well as to devise ways and means of
'aiding them.
Dr. Boris Bogen, who made a trip
to Europe, a few' months ago in the
'interests of relief work, was named
as the candidate for this very im-
portant mission. He must, however,
overcome various difficulties in order
to undertake the work, and it is,
therefore. not certain at this time
whether, in the end, he will be the
'man to go to Russia.

conflict and we have staked upon its
issue all we haue and all we are and
all we aspire to be. As citizens we

Resolution of Central Conference of American Rabbis Passed
At Chicago Convention Asserts Ideal of Jew Is Main-
tenance of Hisdoric Religious Influence
On World.

COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE FORMED
TO MEET PROBLEMS OF RECONSTRUCTION

Conference Pledges Support to Colonization of Palestine By
Jews, and Economic Welfare of Jews in All Lands—
Rabbi Grossman's Presidential Message
Endorsed in Full.

and not in any political program sup-
ported by world cowers.
All officers were re-elected for the
American Rabbis which met in Chi-
ensuing year, and the venerable Rabbi
cago from June 28th to July 4th, was Kaufman Kohler, of Cincinnati, was
one of the most successful and prob- unanimously named honorary presi-
ably the most important in its his- dent of the conference. The regular
tory. The thousands of Jews of officers are: Rabbi Louis Grossman,
America represented by their spirit. Cincinnati, President; Rabbi Leo M.
Franklin, Detroit, Vice-President;
Rabbi Abram Simon, Washington, 0.
TEXT OF RESOLUTION ON
C., Treasurer; Rabbi Abram Hirsch-
BALFOUR DECLARATION.
berg, Recording Secretary; Rabbi
Louis Wolsey, Cleveland, Corre-
The Central Conference of Amerk
sponding Secretary.
can Rabbis notes, with grateful ap-
The outstanding feature of the con-
preciation, the declaration of the
vention was the masterly address of
British Government by Mr. Balfour
the president, which touched upon
as an evidence of good will toward
every problem before the Jewish peo-
the Jews. We naturally favor the
ple and which received the hearty en-
facilitation of immigration to Pales-
dorsement of every Rabbi present.
tine of Jews, who either because of
His message was a statesmanlike doc-
economic necessity or political or re-
ligious persecution, desire to settle
ument which stirred up unprecedent-
there. We hold that Jews in Pales-
ed enthusiasm among the delegates
tine, as everywhere eke in the world,
and the public present. His opposi-
are entitled to equality in political,
tion to Zionism while firm and clear
religious and civil rights, but we do
was real but was at the same time
not subscribe to the phrase in the
very respectful. His insistence upon
declaration which says, "Palestine
Americanism and that we support our
is to be a national homeland for the
country to the utmost in this moment
Jewish people."
of peril brought forth ringing ap-
This statement assumes that the
plause from the large gathering.
Jews, although identified with the
The Committee on the President's
life of many nations for centuries,
Message concurred in the more im-
are in fact • people without • coun-
try. We hold that Jewish people are,
portant phases of the message at
and of a right ought to be, at home
length. On the subject of the Balfour
in all lands. Israel, like every other
declaration of, the British Govern-
religious c.ornmuition, has a right to
ment it stated:
live and assert its message in any
"The C. C. A. R. notes with grate-
part of the world. We are opposed
ful appreciation the declaration made
to the idea that Palestine should be
on behalf of the British Government,
considered THE homeland of the
by Mr. Balfour as an evidence of
Jews. Jews in America are part of
good will toward the Jews. We nat-
the American nation. The ideal of
urally favor the facilitation of immi-
the Jew is not the establishment of a
Jewish state—not the reassertion of
gration to Palestine of Jews who
Jewish nationality which has long
either because of economic necessity
been outgrown. We believe that our
or political and religious persecution
survival as • people is dependent
desire to settle there. We hold that
upon the a
Lion and maintenance
Jew's in Palestine as everywhere else
of our historical religious role and
in the world, are entitled to equality
not upon acceptance of Palestine
in political, religious and civil rights,
as • homeland of the Jewish people.
but we do not subscribe to the phrase
The mission of the Jew is to witness
in the declaration which says, "Pales-
to God all over the world.
tine is to be a national homeland for
the Jewish people." This statement
ual leaders haue looked forward t( assumes that the Jews, although
this conference as the expression o
identified with the life of many na-
their attitude on the momentous ques tions for centuries, are in fact a peo-
of
the
war
which
tions arising out
ple without a country. We hold that
the Jewish people the Jewish people is and of right
vitally affect
throughout the world.
(Continued to page 6.)

The twenty-ninth annual conten-

tion of the Central Conference of

RABBI LOUIS GROSSMAN,

Of Cincinnati, Re-elected President of

Central Conference of American

Rabbis

are committed, forever, to the cause
and the motive of this • war. Life
must be democratized. It must be
freed from every sinister influence
and must be moral in the most en-
compassing sense. This is our de-
thand as Americans and as Jews. Our
religion as well as our citizenship
posit it and we find, in a surprise that
is almost anticipation, that even in
the tragic hardships of war, tragic for
the refinements of our ethical faith,
Judaism and Americanism are identi-
cal, as in times of peace so now in
these ordeals of blood.
\Ve Jews have stood through event-
ful centuries for the worth °Lilian
and for the equities between man and
man, and we have given to the world
the first and the most signal truth as
to the organization of human life un-
der law and order. We may dare
claim, as a historic fact and a char-
acterization of ourselves today, that
Judaism is democracy gone into every
phase of human life. The pathos of
our story and life is not so much that
we have been denied moral freedom
and moral equality, as that, in the
face of the denial and rejection, We
have still clung to our faith that dem-
ocratisation would ultimately come
to us and to the world. Call this
ideal political and you have modern-
ized it, call it Jewish and you have
given it an historical setting, call it
a mission and you have sublimated it
into a religion, call it American and
you have fertilized it with new and
irresistible possibilities, lifted it to
moral power, and opened up for it
an irrevocable destiny.
It is not surprising, therefore, that
the Jew's of this country haue re-
sponded to the call of this war in loy-

(Continued on page 4.)

of Detroit to hold the commission of
Junior First Lieutenant ill the medical
division of the niited States Navy
He enlisted in this branch of the ser-
ice several months ago and upon his
graduation from the Detroit College
of Medicine and Surgery with the
degree NI. I). in June he was assigned
to duty at the Naval Hospital at Nor-
folk, Va., where he is now taking
three months special training course
in surgery prior to active duty on one
of the large hospital ships in the
war zone.

Lieut. Lewinstein is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Lewinstein of Ntid-
land, Nlich. His mother will be remem-
bered as bliss Bessie Nlyers of this
city. The Lewinstein family is one
of the oldest Jewish families in Mid-
land. Sol NI. Lewinstein attended the
University of Nlichigan where he took
the academic course preparatory to a
medical career. While attending the
local college, he became very popular
as one of the most talented profes-
sional musicians in the city. He was
a familiar figure to thousands of De-
troit's young people as they danced
nightly at one of the city's largest
public dance halls to the strains of
DR. SOL MYEJLS LEWINSTEIN
the famous "jazz" orchestra, the
Junior First Lieutenant and Assistant "jazziest" appeals of which could be
readily attributed to the magic saxa-
Sergeant, U. S. Navy.
phone of the accomplished "Sony"
Dr. Lewinstein has the distinction who is now serving his fellow men in
of being one of the few Jewish ioys a more serious capacity.

The convention went on record as
opposing the political ideal of a Jew- TELLS FORMER CLASS MATES OF
ish state in Palestine or in any land,
ADVANTAGES IN NAVY.
asserting that the Jew has his political
home in every nation, pledging his
allegiance to the state in which he en-
joys protection. The resolution on

TEXT OF MESSAGE TO PRESI-
DENT WILSON

On July 4th, 1918, By

CENTRAL CONFERENCE

OF

AMERICAN RABBIS.

On this day, the anniversary of
the Nation's birth, we pledge anew
our heart's fealty and devotion to the
holy cause of the American people.
We glory in the thought of • united
nation offering service and sacrifice
without stint that victory may come
to the ideals of freedom, democracy
and the union of men and women ir-
respective of race and creed, to
which our beloved country is dedi-
cated.
Trusting in God, "who is our ref-
uge and our strength, en ever-pres-
ent help in trouble," we invoke His
blessing on the hosts of our country
and of our Allies, that they triumph
speedily so that brute force be
crushed, ruthless militarism be root-
ed out and overweening race-pride
be laid low, and, by the defeat of the
forces of autocracy the rights of
men, the freedom of peoples, and the
dignity of humanity be established
in peace, the effect of righteousness.

the Balfour statement of the British
Government favoring an autonomous
l'alestine governed by Jews supports
the free immigration to Palestine of
all Jews who desire to settle there.
It asserts the right of the Jew to the
enjoyment of every political, religious
and civil right of all the inhabitants
in every nation. It establishes the
belief of the convention and the great
Jewry it represents in the mainte-
nance of the historic religious role of
the Jew in its service to the world

SAMUEL SHUBOT.

Mr. Shubot enlisted In the sea forc-
es of Uncle Sam last March and is at
present stationed on the eastern coast
preparatory to active duty against
the Hun In the war waters "over
there". lie is the eon of Mr. end
Mrs. S. Shubot, of 180 E. Garfield
street. He is 21 years of age. Al-
though a comparatively young sea
warner Mr. Shubot has readily as.
sumilated the life of a sailor and his
enthusiasm has expressed itself In the
form of lectures to his classmates in
the city while on a furlough recently.
He spoke before 300 boys of the
Northwestern high school on the ad-
vantages of navy training and also ad.
dressed over 150 girls on the many
ways they could do their bit for the
aid and comfort of rho boys on the
ships.