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final settlement of the world's affairs, they should still be permitted to be
the football of fate, nut to say the target for anti-Semitism in new and
cruel forms.
A writer in the Jewish press has said recently that beside the prob-
lem of the Jew in Poland, that of the Jew in Palestine sinks into absolute
insignificance. Certain it is, that the Jews of America and Europe must
be very watchful that the interests of their co-religionists in those coun-
tries where they are threatened, are properly safeguarded. Were this
not the case, and were they to continue in their martyrdom, we might well
be justified in feeling that the victory of justice and of humanity has
not been as complete as we had hoped and believed it to be.

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Union Thanksgiving Services

For the seventeenth successive year, Union Thanksgiving Services
were held at the Detroit Opera House on Thursday last, practically , all
religious denominations represented in Detroit participating. It is no
small thing to have maintained a service of this character through so long
a period and to have made it the telling factor that it has become in the
civic and religious life of our city. For many years after the establish-

at an end and let the appeal of the Red Cross newly addressed to the
women of America be heard as it has been heard through all these bit-
ter months. Let every unit continue its work with even renewed vigo r
and enthusiasm, and let not the prospect of the early return of our bo ■
to this side, close our eyes to the needs of both the military and the vii -
ilian populations overseas.

Jewish Trader in
Pontiac's War Held

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In the Day's Work

By Elias Lieberman

Private Jacob Gaines ssaited
or with traders, at Detroit during the tiently for the Zero Hour.
Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the PostoffIce at Detroit,
summer
Of
1763,
evidences
great
ac-
High velocity shells went whiei-
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
tivity on the part of Jews in the pio- through the air to positions beho. I
neer commerce of ihose parts and the American trenches. 'Hie Tent
makes the presence of others of the artily had begun its retreat, btu
Gaines sector a trench mortal ..
ment of this Interdenominational Service, Detroit remained the one city same race less improbable.
In Ileckewelder's "Narrative of a a few nests of machine
paperreaches our readers, the Lights of Chanukah will,
not only in America lint in the world, where it was possible to gather Journey to the ‘\labash," also pub-
left to liarrass the admance.
we trust, be brilliantly glowing in increasing numbers 'from night to
upon a single platform, the representatives of so many creeds, and to lished by the Pennsylvania Society, long - range guns of the Roche. tn
night, in every Jewish home. May they symbolize for us the growing
hold a service deeply religious in character and yet one that respected there is a reference to the murder, like the frantic strokes of a .1,,
light of truth and faith, and fur all the world, the light of justice and
while on his way to Saginaw, of a giant--raked communications aka I
the religious sensibilities of all participating therein.
trader, whose name bring him within tar lorries in the rear,
humanity which glowing dimly in these beginning days of Peace, shall
So marked an achievement was this that in the earlier years of the touch of this probability. It speaks
Gaines, in spite of his nervous,, —
like the tapers of our festival, grow in brilliancy front day to day through
of.a
nattack by the Chippewas on
felt a secret satisfact i on in the 1•....
service, it was editorially cotinuented upon by the London Times. How-
all the years.
a Mr. Jacobs, a trader and his
way he was makitng toward I;..
ever. events !Mee quickly in these days and as a result, the Union
hands, while on their way to Sa-
Fur Berlin had spent touch of th.
\Vhatever one may think of the value of religious ceremonials, he
Thanksgiving Service modeled upon the Detroit plan has been intro-
cilia, about sixty miles distant
virulence of its anti-seiniti‘in
cannot la entirely indifferent to the beautiful symbolism of the Chanukah
from Detroit. in which Jacobs
duced in a large number of cities throughout America and usually, with
head; Berlin had refused him :ohm-
Lights. Light has played a very significant part in the ceremonials of
and one of his men lost their
sion to its L • iii,crsity; Berlin ;,,p;
great success.
lives. Jacobs shot dead one of
Judaism. .\t the incoming of the Sabbath and of the festivals, the
barred the way to prof es , iiinal hte,
The possibility for all of (lie religious denominations to meet thus
the gang, after being mortally
had treated him as an outcast, h..1
lighted taper ever symbolizes the joy of faith and of freedom. In Bib-
in brotherly spirit even on a single occasion throughout the year, is a
wounded himself.
trampled upon every a.Hration
lical literature, light is a favorite symbol with Our writers as whcu the
In any case, this epitome of a for- desire of his soul. Ile svotild answer
hopeful sign that the day of better understanding is not as far off as
gotten tragedy serves to reveal to stith an argument which Berlin ills-
just man is compared to a shining light.
some seem to imagine. By this, we not Mean to imply that it is our the imagination, the fearlessness and
liked--the bayonet.
In these days in particular, when the whole world has just emerged
hope that the time is drawing near when all religious creeds will sink daring of those who hest blazed the
Six years ago—how speedily tint,
from the darkness and the gloom of war's calamity into the lighter day
way
for
Commerce
through
the
had passed--"( iaities" was "I;inzher, "
their differences and unite in some vague unity based upon the idea of
of promised peace, it seems fitting that the Jew should kindle the Lights
Wilds.
He had resolutely broken all
niece humanitarianism. Stich consummation would, ire believe, lie fatal
The 19th Century.
seek the Land of Promise. For tha
of Chanukah that they nay not only emblem to him and to the children
to religion in the better sense. It is entirely. normal that f4fien differently
In the early nineteenth century the Empire of "Streng Verboten" he n
of his household, the love and the mercy of God that was manifested to
endowed, intellectually. and morally, as well its physically, having differ- Detroit records are quite barren of no love and in his heart of hearts .
our people in the time of the Maccabean victories, but also that they may
traces of jcws.
milted no allegiance. He had I.
ent traditions dating back through centuries, should look mum life
An inspection of the list of 411fre- in order to escape it, his parents. ...,-.
call to mind how through the ages, the hand of God has reached out in
through the same eyes or interpret God and the universe in the same sons mentioned, including ackgoffisers,
tern, and brother in Charlotti•H
protecting care alike over Israel and over all the peoples of the earth.
way. Were all men united in a sort of creedless religion, they would in every newspaper printed is-Dctroit and had cheerily followed Oft la c.
Chanukah, itt a word, should take on a new and greater meaning
by that token all sink to a plane of spiritual mediocrity. Differences in down to 1831, discloses nothing of long trail past the Ilartholdi stattn
greater interest than a few items, of
this year than it ever had before. Let not the Jew fail to read the lesson
creed are necessary to maintain the virility and the vitality of religious which the following one is mentioned, the new haven of freedom.
Gaines dimly ssaindered whith. r h . .
of the festival in its largest possible terms.
life. The mere sinking of honest differences tuay make for uniformity, because it happens to combine men- folks had here cast by the blood 1..l.
tion
of
Nlackinac
with
that
of
a
man
and thioul-tide of war- especially what
but never for a true spiritual unity..
by the name of Solomon.
had become of his ii, in brother, blue-
However, such an instituthm as the Union Thanksgiving Service
Iii noting the arrival of the steamer eyed, fair-hatred Franz sell° shared
In view of the splendid and well-merited victory of the proponents serves to bring runt the thought that the various religions developing \Valk In The \Vater, the pioneer mother's love too none of the disoun
steamer on the Great Lakes, the name tent which so agitated Jacob. F..
of Equal Suffrage at the recent election in Nlichigana, it is not surprising along the line of their particular genius, still have much in common and
of J. Solomon appears as one of ten hail remained behind, a \ 1•:I,
that the question of woman's suffrage in the synagogue should be mooted. that an emphasi: upon these common elements rather than upon the passengers, under date of June 17,
trade and a seeaver in soul. hat. had
differences
that
obtain
in
their
philosophies
and
in
their
practices,
will
1820, who express in the columns of commanded him to spin mils simple
As a matter of fact, the idea of individual membership in the synagogue
the
Gazette
their
"satisfaction
with
patterns and he did.
Ile
per-
as against family membership now practically universally in vogue, is by go far to bring about a better understanding among men. ;old to create
arrangements and accommodation."
fectly content to remain behind in
a true spirit of brotherhood among the churchmen.
no means a new one.
NIr. Solomon and the others, prin- Germany, satisfied with his flesh 1...H.
The hope may, therefore, be indulged that services of the character cipally l•. S. .\. officers, were en route
The committee having in charge the framing of the Model Synagog-
when Jacob, gathering his belonaine...
ual Constitution for the Central Conference of American Rabbis advo- that have been instituted in Detroit and which are going to be more and to NI ackinac.
essayed the great .olsenture.
The
records
of
the
Governor
and
It seas in the Inters of l'raitz,
cated just such a basic change. Although the committee's report was more generally undertaken, will help to hasten the gladsome day in which
Judges of Michigan Territory disclose
however, that home lived for Jacoh.
adopted by the Conference, this particular feature was not received with men of all creeds, though true to themselves will still exclaim in Pro- no Jewish names unless it be that of
\‘'Itat seam, life picture, he drew ot
any great degree of enthusiasm by most of the rabbis. It is likely that phet's words, "I lave we not all one Father, bath n o t o n e I U ■ ul created all Louis Benjamin, who, under date of mother, whom both of them idoli/ed.
December 19, 1908, is awarded a lot in
in the individual congregations:it would be even more difficult to intro- of its
Ft anz did all that a brother could
the new plat of the city to indemnify
do to case the homesickness which he
duce such a change. •
him for his hiss in the great fire of
knelt Jacob felt iii his free .\inerica.
The opposition to individual membership in the congregation which
1805 which destroyed the city.
thousands of miles away'. \\*Mil the
There
is
no
record
of
any
ciuisey•
is implied in the right of suffrage to women, is based not at all upon the
great sear carne, communication I.,.
mice from Benjamin. Ile may pos-
came enure difficult, and, after a cer-
feeling that women are not absolutely as competent as men to conduct
In practically asking for the resignation of I:abbi Judah I., Nlagnes sibly have been a Jewish merchant of
tain memorable day in .\ 1'017,
the affairs of a congregational organization. From the religious stand-
from its directorate, the .1merican Jew ish Committee did the only English descent located at Detroit.
ceased altogether.
The preserved records of the Com-
point, it may be readily conceded that the contribution which they give
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thing that under the circumstances seemed pos•ffile to it. 1 ■ ,:ilubi Nlagnes mon Council of Detroit front 1815 to
to congregational life is as a rule far greater than that of the men.
Lumbering tanks preceded the van-
is a man of most pleasing personality and is greatly lwloved by a large 1840 furnish next to no information
guard whose ditty it was to demidi•li
Moreover, they have shown in numberless ways that on the average,
circle of friends and admirers, .Nloreover, he is gifted with ut keen intel- at all. One Alex Cohen humbly t he trench mortar: Gaines took deep
emerges front the obscurity of a pay-
women are not inferior to inn in business acumen. :\ II the arguments
lect and is a ready and pleasing speaker. But apparently, he is not a roll for grading a street in 1835.(21 satisfaction in these ungainly mon-
against equal suffrage in the synagogue that are based in any measure
sters, that cot through barlied•\tire
man who can co-operate with others.
and there are some few other mantes
barricades as if they were pap, r.
or degree upon the inferiority or dependence of woman, must therefore
not
uncommon
to
Jewish
persons,
the
declaration before the Anwricim Jewish Committee that he is
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fall o f t h e i r ow n weight.
Hints were the legitimate ores ot the
owners of which may or may not have
Bolshe ■ ik by. conviction, may have taken considerable courage, but it
tank and how they fled at it, afteu•
been
Jews.
Itut there are other considerations involved in this matter that are
could only be expected that in the presence tif such declaration.
An early rt Terence, however, to a tionate approach. It had a way a
of far noire weighty importance than these. The stability of organized
rearing tip um its hind legs like a phy-
Schiff should have felt that the Rabbi hail no legitimate place on the name quaintly Jewish occurs in the
int dog, but woe to the Fritz %dn.
Jewish religious life has been maintained by the fact that it is centered
American Jewish Committee, whose work is essentially constructive. records of the Nlasonic lodge in De- tried to stroke its scaly fur.
troit, of which the writer is a member.
in the home. No the individual but the family has been the counting
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.1nd yet, one doe: not question the absolute sincerity. of Rabbi Magni...
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It claims to be the oldest lodge in
unit. :Membership in the congregation held in the name of the father
The command to go "over the top"
His is a peculiar type of
but erratic. His career cites the United States outside of New
or in case of his death, in the name of the mother, I n to always been inter-
found Gaines worked tip into a Ica
evidence of this. For a short while, .\ ssociate I ■ abbi of the largest and York. having been instituted by the
fury of attack. Ile was a hands man
British officers at Detroit in 1764.
preted as including the mmillers of the household. This has not ex-
most prominent congregation in America. lie felt after a comparatively
l'nder date of November 5, 1798, with the steel. It bad long c. sna
cluded individual memberships. As a matter of fact, there are few con-
t hi s evoke in him any shivers uo 1.. • •
short time the necessity of leaving the pulpit. For several years, the ipptars the following entry:
gregations that to our know ledge, have not on their roster of member-
practically avowed leader of the .\merican Zionists, he seems to have meeting a petition from Isaac Nlosesi \Vitt . " the first 11 "nhc ,
ship, women both married and single, who are entitled to every right
was read and orulred to lie over to during, had tried to level a I t
fallen into disfavor with this group and to have turned his activities
at him only to get the toll Lcu,
next regular lodge night.
that goes with the membership of men. No bar, so far as we know,
elsewhere. .\ rabid pacifist at the time Mum pacifism seemed incom-
nu December 3 ensuing, the tact is a furious thrust —all the milk ..;
has ever been erected—at least in a Reform synagogue—to the affiliation
patible with the highest patriotism, he invited bitter criticism even at MC recorded that "Mr. Moses seas duly man kindness turned sour in
of women and their right to full participation in all the affairs of con-
elected and initiated in the first degree He became a fighting man. rti
hands of his frien d s.
praised him time and again 6.:
of M a sonry."(3)
gregational life.
And now, lit' reads himself out of a company of gentlemen among
Later references in the records headlong way in sthich he chat,.
There are some instances, too. where the husband belongs to one
whom his opinions carried weight by his declaration of Bolshevik sym- show Brother Moses as present and He it as dominant. irresistible,
congregation and fur sentimental reasons, or lwcauses the service in the
pathies. It is to say the least, unfortunate that a man personally so be- taking part in the stork of the lodge mocracy aroused.
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and if it may be presumed that he was
Ithsband's congregation does not appeal In her , the wife is identified with
loved and so gifted as Dr. Magnes should find himself so constantly out a Jew, he appears both as the first re-
It had been an easy matter— ,

The Lights of Chanukah

when this

Suffrage in the Synagogue

Rabbi Magnes and the American Jewish
Committee

another. it k, however, just to prevent such a condition from b ecoming
of harmony with his associates. \ fter all, it is only they who can corded Jew and Nlason in Detroit. In
genera l that individual membership Into been and we believe should be,
work in co - operation with others who may hope to leak a lasting im- the publications of this Society, men-
encouraged
in
the
synagogue.
generally
not
tion is made of 01112 Isaac Moses in a
• press upon society.
list of New York Loyalists whose
We know what has taken place in the Christian church. :\ lany are
The friends of I )r. Nlagnes hojlc that his break with organized fewry property was confiscated in 1785.141
the families in which husband and wife and children stand hopelesly
may not be permanent. Despite his peculiarities, he is a titan whose As the British did not vacate Detroit
divided in their religious affiliations. Individual membership in the syn-
qualities of leadership are too great to be taken away from any cans( after Jay's Treaty but remained until
agogue which as has been said, is implied in granting to every memluer of
1796. the identity of the names may
without a senses of real loss.
be more than a coincidence.
the household the right of suffrage, would lead to just this. .\Ithough
The conclusion to be drawn from
ardently advocating equal suffrage in political matters, we c ann o t en-

dure this principle in congregational life. We fear that it would lead

to the undermining kith of the family and of the synagogual life. .\

joint membership is a kind that binds husband, wife, and children to

Red Cross Work Must Continue

The warning cannot be too clearly or too insistently sounded, that
the signing of the armistice by the Germans and the establishment of

the synagogue, and cites to them a common interest and a common peace in the world, does not relieve the great relief agencies of this and
the . \ Hied countries fro n t the burden of high responsibility that rests
right in its affairs.

upon them. Urgent appeals front headquarters are cooling in day by.

The Jewish Problem Persists

Very disquieting reports as to the conditions of the Jews in a num-

ber of war-stricken countries, but particularly. in Galicia and Poland,

day to the women of .\ merica not to relax their efforts in behalf of the

sick, the wounded, the starving and the naked in countries that have been

ravaged by the war. Especially is the need urged for refugee garments

which the Red Cross Society has been supplying to those driven from

the foregoing• scanty. though authen-
tic. data is that instead of going back
only fifty or sixty years, there was
probably no time from the first ad-
vent in appreciable numbers of white
inhabitants its Michigan when Jewish
representation was entirely lacking,
that with the earliest arrival of Eng-
lish traders front Canada. Jewish
traders, reputable men, daring path-
finders and pioneers, had their share
in the establishment of the posts that
clung timidly to the shores of the
Great Lakes and upon the edges of
the inhospitable forests (neutering
upon their waters.

are constantly reaching the authorities in this country. Rumors of their homes before the onsweeping hordes of Teuton soldiery and now
pogroms against the Jews in Galicia and of attempts to read them out seeking rehabilitation.
This Diary has been published only
of citizenship rights in the new Poland seem to be only too well founded.
It is a mistake—natural enough perhaps—to believe that now the once: Albany, 1850, by J. 91unseil. The
11011k is scarce. AU copies having been printed
These conditions cannot be permitted to persist and at the peace confer-
fighting has stopped, there is no need for such intensive effort as .\iner- for subscriber, only.
ence. the rights of the Jews in these countries must be safeguarded.
Journal of the Comm. couned, 1824-
jean women have made during the past year and more, and that they (1. 121
p iris
Evidence is indisputable that the-e Jews have been exceedingly
1.31 Zion News, organ of its Lodge, No.
may return with clear consciences to their pleasures and pastimes and . Detroit. VOL I, No. 7, N , Iv IC. 14/1
loyal to the Allied cause and it would lie simply inconceivable that in the
141 American Jewish Historical Society,
rather selfish diversions. Let it be known that suffering is by no means Vol
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than any of the boys had foreseen
silence the trench mortar. The tact •
had borne the brunt of the work ,,iI
when Gaines and his contrail,. 0
rived upon the scene, they found

battered mortar and a sorely N14 ai• ■ , .
ed defender, who moaned "Kanicra , P ,
and fell forward. They rightly ...t
lectured that the Itoehe rear-gual
had had little stomach for the 'man
leg's work. The temporary art''.''
was deserted except for the h....
[loae who had been too slow to ,'-
cape.
Gaines climbed out after h,

had examined the captured trophy a I' r i
had helped place the helpless in
oner, bundled in his gray field u•
on the grass. Nature, cruel in Its
apathetic pursuit of its own room ,

had sprinkled the grass liberally 5,1'1.
dew. The early morning breeze w.'.
redolent with balsam from the nunriL.
clump of trees, by grace of the ge" ,
rappers a forest. Gaines decided that
life was worth living.
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With a passion for cynical con.
mentary. Fate put in a demurrer. \
pistol shot f ront somewhere nearly
grazed the steel helmet Gaines wore
and knocked him down with the force

(Continued from Pace 5.