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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918.

VOL IV. NO. 24.

Jews and Gentiles of Michigan Carry
State First "Over Top" in Bio United
War Fund Drive; Quota of .$7,500,000
Filled One Minute After Drive Begins

ff. ROSENBERG IS
MADE PRESIDENT
OF BANKERS' ASSN.

Strategy and Sacrifice in Two Months Planning of David A.
Brown and Co-Workers Results in Record Eclipsing Past
Patriotic Achievements of Philanthropic Leader.

and Women of All Faiths Nobly Co-Operate in Raising
Altruistic Fund Which Soldiers, Sailors and Marines of All
Faiths Will Share Through Seven Agencies.

Men

First Jew to Receive This Honor in

Conservation District of Columbia.

wAsilINGToN. — Maurice

D.

Rosenberg, a life-long resident of
Washington and prominent as a law-
yer and banker, Was unanimously

elected president of the Bankers' As-
sociation of the District of Columbi4.
As far as is known, this is the first
time in the history of that associati4
that a Jew occupies this office. Mi.
Rosenberg has been an active worker
in all Jewish charity endeavors and
recently was the treasurer for war re-
lief funds.

KRASS IS
Albert Bailin, Genius of .. .
Mayor Cornell Schreiber ' RABBI
DINED IN N .Y. BY
JEWISH
COMMITTEE
Hamburg-American Line Is
of Toledo Will Speak to . '
Dead After Magical Career
His B'nai Brith Brethern

J acob Schiff Offers Recognition of

Eloquient Preacher's Work for War
Sufferers.

_ _

Builder of System of 60 Steam-
Farewell Rally of Detroit Mem-
New York—A testimonial luncheon
ship Routes Does not Survive
bers in Old Quarters Will Be
Marked by Address of Un- ,,,, recently ei,en at the Bankers' Club, Ruin of Life-Work Wrought
New York. In Jacob II Schiff in honor
by Ruthless Junkers:
usual Detroit Visitors.
of Dr. Nathan Krass, Rabbi of the Cell-

trill

ORDER WILL MOVE

TO NEW CLUBROOMS

—

Synagogue, New York City, in
neken of the magnificent work that r.
Krass has done under the auspices of
the American Jewish Relief Committee
throughout the country in raising funds

VAINLY

OPPOSED
SUBMARINE WAR

II \ NIBURG.—Albert Bailin, "Ger-
Mayor Cornell Schreiber. of Toledo, l''' the Jewish war sufferers.
Dr. Krass' eloquence was responsible many's greatest private citizen," for
will be the chief speaker at a grand
last
year
for
over
one
and
a
half
million
noire
than 311 years general director
rally of the Independent Order of
.\ neither great victory in patriotic that is being done for their own
ll'imai B rith. to be held in their guar dollars out of the total of $10,000,000 of the Ilainliurg•American steamship
there."
and philanthropic endeavor has been
for ,t. the relief of Jewish sufferers lines, died here Sunday.
TRACING SYSTEM FOR
tern at the Ganapol Studio November r it,,,,, the
The raising of the required quota
war
won by Ntichigaim, in gaining the
)..
Ilk death seems to have been
PARTED FAMILIES OF
-.•
of
Michigan
in
advance
made
all
the
Dr. Krass recently returned from an
palm as the first state to raise its
caused, directly or indirectly, by, the
The rally Will br a farewell meet.
funds raised during the week a mere
OUR
JEWISH
SOLDIERS
ng 'extended tour of the \Vest. His sue- ruin of his vast lifework through the
lull quota in the great United War
in these rooms. as the future meetings cess everywhere was remarkable.
\Vork Drive fur $170,500,000, which accretion to the total needed. De-
As a disastrous plans of the war party.
troit's share in the $7,500,000 fund,
New York.--The Ilebrew Sheltering
result of his trip the West will go over
swept the country this week.
which is $3.100,000, will be paid out and Immigrant Aid Society of Atneri
the
top
in
helping
to
raise
$15,000,000,
While the early morning wires of
of the Detroit Patriotic Fund. "This proposes to compile a complete famil
Ii cif is the minimum goal of the
,Monday, the opening day of the
fund was already pledged in the De- record of every Jew serving with th
American Jewish Relief Committee in
drive. were humming with the glad
troit Patriotic Fund campaign last Amnrican forces having wife and chilt
1918.
news of peace, the Michigan commit-
spring, But this week the Detroit drcn or other dependents abroad.
About seventy-five people were pres-
tee wired the national headquarters
Patriotic Fund workers are out
.\t the last muting of the board o
ent at \i r. Schiff's testimonial dinner.
in New York that Michigan was al-
bringing the contributions of lag- directors of the society, attention wa
fib.gi , tic speeches in praise of Ile. Krass'
ready over the top. and had raised
gard subscribers to the Detroit Pa- called to the fact that many of the Jew
work were made by Amhassador Henry
her Michigan Patriotic Fund.
ish
draftees
have
families
abroad,
but
\l , rgenthatm, Louis Marshall and Morti-
triotic Fund rolls.
The message of victory was sent
Such are the main results in Michi- war conditions have broken off all
mer L. Schiff.
one minute after the opening of the gan of what former Justic Charles E. means of communication, and the Jets l
campaign. ("arroll F. Sweet, general Hughes of New York described as ish soldiers here do n u t know the where
chairman, announced to a rejoicing "the greatest altruistic work ever at- abouts of their relatives aver there and
corps of workers that not only was tempted by any peoplta"
vice versa. Their families may later
the first quota Of $5,d40.000 definitely
noer know what became of them.
For All Our Boys.
in sight, but the enlarged quota of
Tracing the families of soldiers abroad
For the vast fund of $170,500,000 to
$7.500,000 was already assured.
lie raised in the country is not to be has been made easier by reason of the
The united generosity and co 7oper- raised to fight the enemy, or to equip opening of the Hebrew Sheltering and
ation of Jews and Gentiles of Mich- or feed the soldier. It is to he raised Immigrant Aid Society of offices in
igan, working in one fraternity of to sustain the morale and the.home- Yokohama. Japan, in Vladivostok and
Meanwhile American Jewish
benevolence under Jewish and Gen- like comfort of the boy in arms, in Harbin.
Through these bureaus and by elCaQS
Committee Sees Jews Facing
tile leaders. had accomplished the the army, the navy or the marines—
grand result even before the date set whether he be Jew or Gentile, Pro- of new connections which will be Cre-
Persecution in Russia, and
ated
with
Russia,
it
will
be
easier
to
testant, Catholic, or of some other
for the opening of the drive.
Problems in Poland and Other
trace
the
families
of
soldiers.
faith.
Mr. Brown's Achievement.
ALBERT SAWN.
The Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
Lands.
In this great work all faiths united
This record-breaking accumulation throughout the, country, as they grant Aid Society of America will thus
Ilerr Baffin risked time high favor in
CORNELL
SCHREIBER.
he
the
connecting
link
between
the
Jew-
of advance pledges is acknowledged united in Michigan. In the distribu-
REPORTS ON TEN
which he stood with the Kaiser by op-
as largely due to the generalship, the tion of the fund shares will be given ish soldiers in America and France and
will be held in the B'nai Brith club
posing the ruthless submarine war-
-efficiency and the personal sacrifices to the Jewish \\ . elfare. Board, the their families in Russia. They will be
headquarters at 64 Broadway.
fare. Ile foretold the ruin which this
of David A. Brown, general vice- Y. NI. C. A., time Y. W. C. A., the able to communicate with one another
would bring upon the war-lords, and
Mayor Schreiber, of Toledo, whose
and the necessary material aid will be
chairman for Michigan.
Knights of Columbus, the \Vat- Camp
N FA1' YORK.—.\ report of the war endeavored in vain to give the haugh-
address is looked forward to with
Mr. Community Service, the Salvation able to be sent.
when
It was well-known
activities of the Jews, with a summary ty- Junkers a true idea of the Amer-
Further details regarding this new de- deep interest, is an active member of
Brown was induced to accept the Army, the .\inerican Library Associ-
of political conditions affecting Jews icans whom they were provoking to
partment will be published shortly. For the Independent Order of B'nai
state vice-chairmanship, that he ation.
in European countries, was presented war.
the present it is sufficient to indicate He is said to be the only bachelor
would carry the work to the same
at the twelfth annual meeting of the
The generosity of Detroit and
Herr Bailin remained through all
that it is to the interest of Jewish sol- ever' elected mayor of Toledo. He
success which he had achieved in so Michigan Jews, both in. giving price-
American Jewish Committee in the his high success true to his cpildhood
diers having their families abroad tmos„was born in Hungary 36 years ago,
many patriotic and benevolent cam- less labor and ability to the Cam-
Hotel Astor. Louis Marshall presiti, faith, When 41.1901 the International
get into touch with the Hebrew Shelter- and was brought to America by his
paigns. His success in the first and paign, and in generous subsc5iptions
ed. In presenting the rm port it was Mercantile Marine of New York of-
ing and Immigrant Aid Society of parents during his infancy.
second Detroit Jewish \Van Funds, to the funds, is a gratification to all
pointed out that the committee was lured him a salary of $1,000,000 to
America, 2,?) ast Broadway, New York
Mr. Schreiber early decided on the established in 1900 "to prevent the in-
in the leadership of the Greater New those of the same faith and the lame
take charge of the "shipping trust,"
City.
profession of law. He had his first traction of the civil and religious
York Jewish War Fund of $5,000,000, patriotism.
Kaiser Wilhelm II, summoned him to
,training in the office of Scribner, rights of the Jews throughout the
and his achievements as vice-presi-
And we have the further satisfac-
Berlin.
Waite and Wachenheitn, in Toledo. world."
dent of the Detroit Patriotic Fund, tion of knowing that human broth-
''There is a great future for you
lie
first
entered
public
life
when
elect-
are even eclipsed by the triumphant erhood has been increased through-
The report said that from 150,000 to here." said the Kaiser, in effect.
ed
to
the
house
of
representatives
of
advance-raising of the Michigan PS- out the country by this co-operation
200,000 Jews were serving in the army
Herr Itallin, though he had deter-
Ohio. Later lie was elected city so- and about 20,000 in the navy and
triotic Fund.
of all. Just as no man insisted that
mined to stay with the Hamburg-
licitor
of
'foledo
for
two
terms.
He
his
contribution
should
go
to
the
Marine
Corps.
The
records
of
about
The accomplishment of this result
American, made some remark that
ran for Mayor of Toledo first on an 65,000 have been classified, and of that
is due to long planning and arduous ministrations of some special creed,
there were impediments to his future.
Independent ticket, and was defeated. number 4,910 are commissioned Otli-
labor. For two months Mr. Brown so these different war organizations
"Is it merely because you are a
and his executive committee and will not confine their benevolent
Nathan Nagel, who has been elect- When he ran one year ago he was CCrS.
Jew?" said the Kaiser. "That can
l'p to Nov. I there were 2,5112 casu- easily be changed."
their helpers have been working leaders to any creed. All America ed one of the members of the 1919 elected.
The program for the !Vital Brith ali ties among the Jews whose names
through the state, organizing. secur- has given for all the soldiers.
legislature front Detroit, was horn in
"Your majesty," said Herr Baffin,
ing pledges, planning ;mil carrying
Ruzlen, in Russia, 25 years ago. Ile meeting has been arranged by a com- had been classified, or about 3.9 per respectfully but firmly, it cannot pos-
mittee
consisting
of
L.
J.
Leopold,
cent.
It
is
pointed
nut
also
in
the
re-
out the plans. It has lien a quiet. and
attended the Jewish schools in the old
sibly be changed. I am a Jew front
an arduous, and an unpretentious
country, and came to America eight chairman; Adolph Freund, and Simon port that while the infantry comprises conviction."
about 44 per cent of the total strength
Rosenzweig.
task.
years ago.
Re-Made Hamburg.
of the army the percentage of Jews in
Mr. Nathan lived first in Atlantic
The committee has been aided at
Albert Bailin built up the I lamburg-
that
;inn
is
about
69.
City
for
two
years,
For
the
past
six
every point, of course, by the gene-
"Thecommittee also prosecuted the American Fine from a small shipping
rosity of the Jews and Gentiles of
correlative task of guarding the rights company. when he was placed at its
Michigan, and their response to the
of the Jews by combatting all mani- head in 1887, and until just before the
general appeal, whether the individu-
festations of racial or religious dis- war it was the greatest single steam-
al were approached by a Jewish or Post Once Filled by Von Beth-
crimination," said the statement of the ship line in the world. Hamburg
a Gentile worker.
mann-Hollweg and Von
grew with the Ilandiurg-American
committee.
Jagow Falls to Progressive
Jews Were Generous.
"In the .course of this activity the Line until it reached and passed
The predictions of The Jewish
,otionittee had corespondence with al- Liverpool in its shipping, and became,
Adherent of Scheidemann.
Chronicle that the Jews of Michigan
most every branch of the. Government next to Berlin• the greatest city in
would bear more than their part,
and all the authorities exhibited every Germany.
SECRET
SERVICE
Although the Kaiser has been per-
both in the labor and in the &ma-
disposition to have the ,niatters com-
tions, have been completely fulfilled.
plained of fairly and justly settled and sonally a large stockholder in the line,
recurrence of them made impossible." and although it has been controlled
Jewish workers have been every-
Major N. A. Komer, of etroit, was
wholly by the German Government
where. Jewish donations have been
In 10 War Lands.
It ER 1.1 N.—Dr. Max Hirsch has
injured
while
instructing
some
student
In its report upon the political con- since the war, its growth in peace
reported from every town, jewish been named to the tremendously im-
officers at the rifle range at Camp Gor-
speakers have appealed to men and portant post of Polizei-President or
dition in Europe the committee point- times was due to personal and indi-
don, Ga.
women of all faiths.
ed out that it had covered the coun- vidual initiative directed by Bailin.
Chief of l'olice of Berlin.
The line owned twenty-six vessels
The major was engaged in demon- tries that were - the homes of 10.000.-
This office has been held in times
And Gentile workers have labored
of 66.000 tons and was capitalized for
starting the air burst of a hand grenade.
010 of the 15,1,91.1881 Jews of the
fraternally under the leadership of past by such international figures as
It is necessary to hold the grenade in world." The report praises the appro- $3.750010 in 1887. It had a fleet of
Carroll F. Sweet as general state Dr. Von Bethmanffillollweg, before
the hand up to the second before it val of the British Government given 500 vessels, with a tonnage built and
chairman, and Mr. Brown as general he became secretary of the interior,
explodes. Though Major Korner was to the plan to establish in Palestine building, of about 1,500,000, including
vice-chairman. The work of Harry and Von Jagoi,v, before he became
the two greatest liners in the world,
injured, he continued his work at the
"a national home for the Jewish lie°.
P. Breitenbach, as director of adver- secretary for foreign affairs. The
school when he came in from the range, ple." and reviews conditions in Russia, the Vaterland and the tolerator, in
tising of the Michigan Patriotic Berlin Polizei-President is the head
though the surgeon advised against it.
l•kraine, Poland, Rumania, Couriand, 1914. Bailin opened new routes until
Fund, and of all other Jewish lead- of the vast mechanism of the German
It is reported from Camp Gordon Lithitnia, Serbia. Greece and Turkey. the Hamburg-American was carrying
ers in the campaign, was fully appre- secret service, and holds a post of
that the major is again in good shape.
In Russia the Bolshevists have sub- on more than sixty steamship serv-
mighty trust and power.
ciated by all their fellow workers.
and is in command of the Sixth bat- stituted an economic persecution for ices, making stops at more than 300
NATHAN NAGEL,
Dr. Hirsch was known some years
"In many counties the local quotas
talion there. The 1,850 candidates un- the religious persecution of the Czars, ports.
were raised by voluntary pledges in ago as a leader in the l'rogressive
This growth was encouraged rather
years he has been a resident of De- der him are rejoicing at his recovery.
the report says. In speaking of the
advance of the drive," said David A. party of the Lantag, representing a
troit. lie attended the Detroit Insti-
Those who have been associated with machinations of the Bolshevists and than retarded by the liberal sea policy
Brown, in a statement to the daily fashionable-district in Berlin. Of late
tute of Technology. He has been en- Major Komer or have studied under him the multitude of the Russian Jews to- of Great Britain, but the great sea
press. ''Up in Emmett, for example, years he has been affiliated with the
empire which sprang up as if by magic
gaged here in the real estate business. are saying that the great success of the ward them, it says
some of the men in charge of the Socialists of the Scheidemann wing,
He has also been vice-president of the Camp Gordon rifle range is largely due
"Although a large number of the under the genius of Bailin created
campaign had planned to go deer and has represented a Socialistic dis-
Ruzlen league, composed of former to the efforts of Major Komer, and Jews in Russia are the victims of the visions of a vaster empire still in Ger-
hunting this week. So last week they trict in Berlin. He is on cof the best-
residents of his home town in Russia. that he has completely won the warm Bolshevists, a great proportion being many.
raised their money, sent in their re- known Jewish members of the Social-
Died at 61.
Mr. Nagel was pronounced "quali- regard of all the student officers and engaged in trade an dthe professions
port and beat it for the north woods. ist parties.
fied" by the Detroit Citizens' league.
soldiers
and thus coming under the ban of the
Bailin was 6l years old. He started
To Develop Giving Spirit.
Itolshevist5, yet, because several of his career with the Carr Line and was
"We in Michigan have tried to
the leaders of this group are Jews, the its passenger agent when that line was
Jewish Beginnings in Detroit.
make this more than a money-raising
impression has been created in many absorbed by the Hamburg-American.
campaign. \Ve have had in mind
quarters that the Jews of Russia are One year later Itallin, at the age of
most interesting and informative series of articles
NEV YORK.—The Jewish Welfare
developing the giving spirit of our
cNerwelmimingly identified With the 31 years, was placed in charge of the
Board
announces
that
four
more
"Jewish
Beginnings
in
Detroit
Before
1850,"
by
the
people, so that when the next cam-
Bolshevists and their excesses.
Hamburg-American Line.
Hon. David E. Heineman, will begin in The Jewish Chron-
paign conies along—and there will rabbis have been commissioned as
"From information which your com-
Under Balin's enterprising leader-
be campaigns until our boys cqme chaplains with our fighting forces, on
been
able
to
secure
of
the
icle with next week's issue.
ship Germany forged ahead as a ship-
mittee list
home from France—the happiness of its recommendation, and will be sent
state
of
affairs
in
that
distracted
coun-
ping
nation until it threatened to rival
The large rand well-organized Jewish community of
being a part of it will be the instinc- overseas, making seventeen Jewish
tr• it can say with confidence that England, his genius molding the en-
Detroit,
whose
members
have
won
such
varied
recognition,
chaplains in all. The new chaplains
tive desire.
this report is entirely unfounded and tire industrial and commercial policy
should be interested in a study of the pioneers of their
"We have also had in mind an are Rabbis Samuel Fredman and
'hat the Jesus of Russia to an over- of the country. To take care of the
faith
in
this
communty,
records
of
Jewish
life
in
James
G.
Heller
of
I'hiladelphia,
Rab-
educational campaign in behalf of the
whelming extent are ranged on the business which Bailin brought to
Detroit under old-fashioned and now-vanished social con-
seven war agencies that would bring by Solomon B. Freehof of Baltimore
side of those who are struggling for Hamburg a policy of physical de-
ditions.
home to the mothers and fathers the and Rabbi Abram Hifscchberg of
(Continued From Page Four.)
(Continued On Page Fogs')
sisters and brothers, the big work Chicago.

F.

200,000 Jews Enrolled In
American Forces, With 5,000
Officers—Casualties Many

COUNTRIES HEARD

Nathan Nagel Launched On
Legislative Career After
Life of Self-Preparatnio

Dr. Max Hirsch, Jewish
Socialist, Now Head of
Germanic Police System

Maj. Komer, of Detroit,
Is Injured by Grenade
While Teaching Officers

Young Officer Has Built Up
Rifle Range School and Won
Hearts of Students.

UNDER HIS HAND

FOUR MORE RABBIS
NAMED CHAPLAINS

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