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MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL. V. NO. 3,
F. Szends
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.
LEADING FIGURES AT FIRST
American Jewish Congress Declares
AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS
for Jewish Homeland in Palestine,
for Universal Religious Freedom
and Maintenance of Loyal'Ideals
2207 W. Jefferson.
Dr. Charles D. Aaron, o
Detroit, Honored by U. LLAC ART SHOP
as Author of Standard E
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es Surprisingly Low
.Vork
F PICTURES FRAMED AND UNFRAMED
Open Evenings
Army and Navy Hospital:,,
Detroit Delegation, Headed by
sacrifice, of sinking their differences of
Use Specialist's Work on
opinion for the sake of unity, tvithout
eases of the Stomach a'
Takes
M.
Hershman,
could
not
hope
for
success
Rabbi A.
which we
testines."
in
'our
tremendous
task.
We
have
at
Seats Among Delegates Repre-
last unity of mind and purpose, as we
or of apparel
Co-Religion.
000
senting 3,000,
always had of heart.
WIDELY KNOWN AS
infile,ioirlilgolitiliy alai r del suits made to ostler
ists in Historic Philadelphia
"We have proved that the Jew ea „-
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not Only sere the world by his self-
Gathering.
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sacrifice, by ins talents; but that he
sual recognition ha.lui
Unusual
Nathan Straus, Venerable Philan- has the capacity for organization to
by the Culled States govern
help himself. Democracy and intel-
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thropist, Announces He Will Go lectual liberty are inborn in the Jew -
Aaron, wet
I/r. Charles 1). A
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David Cooper
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Detroit physician and recogmer
to Palestine in the Name of All ish blood.
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pert on gastro-enterology.
"Great is our joy in the triumph of
Humanity, to See Homeland
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America and the Allies. We take the
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1.y
the
govenitio
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portunity and privilege to play a de-
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cisive part in the war.
puhlishe
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"America in one word has become
Ainid unprecedented enthusiasm, the
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Burglary and•Theft
Febiger, of Philadelphia, to
first American Jewish Congress was not simply a world power, but a pow-
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Health
and
Accident
opened at the Metropolitan Opera er for world good and Iasi world lib-
tiers among the army and
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Compensation
House, Philadelphia, Sunday after- erty.
hospitals in this country am
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lir. Aaron, who is amo ••
noon, December 15.
"We meet today not only as Amer-
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known
of
Detroit
speci:'.incy
Bei:ause of the enormous crowd icans but as Jews to give thanks to
which jammed the doors of the Almighty God for the part it has been
graduate of the Cniv•rsit)
Metropolitan house long before the our solemn privilege to play in the
and of Heidelberg Univer ,
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Congress was to convene, hundreds of war that is 1 3011. For Jews have done
the former institution he
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people were disappointed because they their fall duty and done it gladly and
D., from ill
degree of
eagerly on behalf of America and a glowing tribute to the poet Yelioash.
could not be admitted.
France, Italy, Greece, Serbia and • degree of Doctor
('I s
Judge Julian \V. Mack, of ( icago, American principles.
Holland:
been practicing in Detroi
Mr. Bloomgarten was brought to the
was elected first President o the
'The American Jewish Con-
ruts some years he has '
Jewish Loyalty.
platform and the two shook hands.
Congress at the initial meeting. More
gress, speaking for the Jews of
sor of gastro-enterolofy
"Front the greatest to, the least of'flu e question of the attitude of the
than four million Jews in America
America, express'.; its apprecia-
professor of dietetics in
its, American Jews has e understood Congress towards the massacres
xerts represented by delegates from
tion of the historic and epoch-
College of MC1111:1111: and
that all they prized in life was at aroused considerable discussion. Mr,
virtually every State in the Union.
declaration addressed to
consulting gastro-enteral-stimate
stake, add that no sacrifice that Amer- B. Zuckerman called for a resolution
The Detroit delegation, consisting
his Majesty's government on No-
utg hospitals.
ica could ask of them would be equal condemning. the actin- of those re-
of Rabbi A. M. Hershman of elliaarey
vember 2, 1917, to the Jewish peo-
1/r. Aaron is a mend,
to thestwasure of our devotion to the spon sil de for the pogroms. M any of
Zedek synagogue. 1). W. Sinuous, Da-
ple, through the Zionist organi-
erican bledical associvan
.flied cause. the delegates were of the opinion that
vid Goldman and Dr. David White-
zation, in which it approved of
Michigan and Wayne
"In all lands, Jews have acquitted the matter should...be referred to a
horn, took their seats when the Con-
the establishment in Palestine of
cal associations, of the
themselves bravely a n d w e ll. Eve n i n special resolution committee. After a
gress assembled.
a
national
home
for
the
Jewish
tro-Enterical society
the lands of darkness and injustice discussion which lasted half an hour,
Col. Harry Cutler, chairman of the
people and pledged to use its best
ern Tri-State Medical )
Jews have bled and died, though they Mr. Jacob tie Haas suggested a com-
administrative committee, called the
endeavors
to
facilitate
the
achieve-
known as a contrib ,
have been denied those blessings of promise, that the delegates rise and
meeting to order. In his opening re- liberty and citizenship which are our
ment of this object; it being - clear-
journals, as well as tl
stand for two minutes in memory of
marks he dwelt upon difficulties in-
ly understood that nothing shall
standard work' on "
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those who had fallen victims to bars
volved in the protracted negotiation!'
AT TILE
be done which may orepudice the
"As American Jews, it became clear baristit.
Stomach antT totem
finally
culminated
in
a
union
of
which
civil and relic b ra ts rights of the
to its some years ago that the time
translator
of
foreign
STATLER
W0111-
In the audience were men and
— American Jewry.
non-Jewish communities in Pales-
had come for Jews to stand together
---
C11 who had experienced the hardships
Representing the Mayor of Philadel-
tine, or the rights and poljtical
and speak with united voice for those of persecution. There were others
FAMOUS FIGUR
phia, Joseph McLaughlin, Director of
status
enjoyed
by
Jews
in
other
In. W••hineton Blvd.
who are still deprived of these human
BY CHAS. D.
whose near relatives were until re-
Supplies, welcomed the Congress,
countries.
rights, for which America and her cently in danger of similar persecu-
ADDFtESS,
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There were many inspiring scenes
"The American Jewish Congress
Allies have been fighting.
tion. \Viten Judge black announced
for the five thousand persons who at-
further expresses its appreciation
"Those of us who have for years
that Dr. Thomas Nlasaryk, the Presi-
tended the meeting. One of them
of the approval of the British dec-
urged the convening of the American
dent of the new Czecho-Slavak Re-
came when Nathan Straus, veteran
laration expressed by the govern-
Jewish Congress have been of the con-
philanthropist and leader of Jews in viction that; inasmuch as the days of public, is friendly disposed toward
ments of France, Italy, Greece,
Jews, the relief of the thousands in
Spheres of Life:1ES'
America, announced his purpose to go
Serbia and Holland.
secret compact had vanished, and the
to Palestine, where the hopes of the day.of (men and daylight counci',1 had the audience expressed itself iu turf,
"'the American Jewish Congress
'Close-ups of FailtT TIIE STATLER ON THE BOULEVARD
Jews of the world have centered since come, it was the duty of the Jewish longed cheering.
pledges the co-operation of the
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the
subject of an ad.
Arthur J. Balfour proclainted Great people in America. as in all lands, to
Liberty Pledged.
Jews of America to the end that
D. Cameron, of The
Britain's intention of prosiding a utter their call to humanity and se-
a Jewish national home as set
Nvw Poland, also, promises greater
before the Young Pe,
home in this reconquered land for the cure the liberation of the oppressed.
freedom for the Jews within its bor-
forth in said declaration may he
Temple Beth-El AVe
descendants of its patriarchal found-
rea li se d i n a „ tanner wort h y of
"In America, above all, it us our sol- ders. It became known here that a l
The "close-ups" Ns
era.
th e t ra diti ons an d th e high
emn duty because we are surrounded ,:ommittee of .Nenerican Poles has sug-
VICW . S of many fain
The Call to Duty.
o f th e Jewi s h p eopl e : .
by one. hundred million friends and Rested a joint mission of Jews and
fields of contempt' Ietween Second and Thlid Avenues, Dutrolt, MICT i.
"It is not Zionism, not Judaism, but well-wishers. In .kinerica, men of all Poles from America to Poland to in-
hone
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Jewish Soldiers.
Humanity that' beckons me now to the faiths—Jews, Catholics, Protestants-- vestigate the recent charges that Jews
Cherry 4784. Open Day and Night.
Dr. N. Syrkin introduced the fol-
sonal
reminiscent.,
land that cradled the great world re- are brothers, fellow-citizens, 'sharing are being persecuted.
lowing resolution, which was nani-
SH, RUSSIAN, ELECTRIC SWEDISH
and women in p i MINERAL, TURK
' ligions," said NIL Straus.
the privileges of freedom and oppor-
Speakers presented also the cause Mously adopted:
MASSAGE
"And there I at going at the earli- tunity and sharing the obligation to
political,
religious
,
"The American Jewish Congress
For Ladies and Gentlemen
ti Rumanian Jews, of their co-reli-
est opportunity in the near future, to exercise those privileges worthily.
ments of activity
usiends to the Jewish soldiers and
gionists in Finland, in North Africa,
water in this or any other country.
ful
sulphur
mineral
Ire of service in the Holy Land or
whom be mentioned
away.
"\\'e must act together in the Spirit in Turkey, Persia awl the Orient. z sailors of the United States and
T „ it a „d r aches and 'taloa with you--we'll. take 'em
any other land where help is needed. of liberty and democracy, so far as we
of our co-belligerents, their affec-
agAeymEmsit
orti
NVith their hopes centered upon a
tinder the Persona jl . M
For 'the world is toy country— to do
flays Hammond, "
donate greetings.
tan divine and interpret it.
IewiSh nation in Palestine, they did
good is my religion.'
13illy SunoIRWIN, Supt.
'Our fellow-AmericIt s have the not forget the rights of Moslems and
"Their valor and the nobility of
nd Detroit Mineral Bath Houses.
oger
mai. ). Amin,
"Since the arrangements for hold-
Ain speaking Armenian Christians in this land.
right to demand of us
their conduct on all the battle-
g a congress were consummated
mar
Senator
Ald›..ire'
fields of the war are recognized -
the delegates in regard to the status of the Jew in
"This American Jewish Congress
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December,
1916, „nit
others.
by the Jewish people with pro-
will rejoice in the successful efforts of
elected, the most moentous changes all lands-
He described Mr. Wit
1918,
"I believe I know the mind and
found gratitude and pride. We
.
tium
everywhere
to
obtain
political.
world's
which ever occurred in the world's spirit of our fellow-Americans, and I
found student of theory
faculty of
glory in these. our sons and
religious antbseconotnic rights." said
history have taken place.
ortutical work has rota
',wit Law School.
brothers, and we lay a wreath on
f t h ese am sure that from the President to Prof. David W. Ainrant. of the 1..'ni•
"The favorable resu lt s o
value. NI r. Rooseveltwa the subject
of "Bail-
the humblest citizen, all are resolved
the graves of the thousands who
m
changes have affected the status of to do all that in their power lies, in versity of Pennsylvania, "and it
as an aggressive thinker
have made the supreme sacrifice
I he 'Mous and Carriers" to the junior
the Jews more than any other peo- order that every just aim and right- should speak as well for all groups
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sue
:;ivy
not
without
gent..sst
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in the cause of democracy.
class.
of oppressed people, for the Chris-
ple's
speaker recalled that as dtar back as
"The Balfour declaration, standing eous aspiration of the people of Israel
"We glory, too, in the superb
tians of Armenia, for the Moslems of
1907
Nis.
Roosevelt
announced
a
full
fact that in the Jewish land Jew-
the Balkan States, as for the partic-
out as unique, unprecedented in its shall be realized.
"preparedness" program in Lansing.
"We'tvant not tolt•ration, but libera-
ish soldiers :tided valiantly in
Mar group in whom, because of the
liberal spirit, followed by the unquali- lion for our brethren in all lands.
the cosmic graSp of John Hays
bringing about its deliveration,
Minds of religion and common tradi-
fled approval of our own President
Hammond, the great natural sim-
Jewish Aims.
and all of our young men who
-lion, it has a special interest."
Wilson, and by His Holiness, Pope
plicity of world-figures like Cardinal
have added an-imperishable page
Benedict NV, by France, Italy and "The American Jewish Congress
Greet President Wilson.
Gibbons and Lon' and Lady Aber-
to the history of the Jewish peo-
Serbia, has made certain the realiza- may reailirm the imperishable loyalty
the idealism of Sir Wilfrid
Otto Irving \Vise introduced the fob
ale by voluntarily offering them-
Lion of our aspirations as far as Pal- of American Jews to America, and all
Laurier as contrasted with t;te cool
estine is concerned. that fur which America stands, though lowing resolution, which was unani-st•ive^as members
t he now
mously adopted at the open* ses-
statesmanship of Sir Robert Borden.
int mortal Jewish Legion.
"But, unfortunately, there still re- surely. such reafiirmiation is supertiii-
sion:
were also 111SCIISSC(1. The talk was
"AN'e pledge ourselves to safe-
main the same problems in other lands outs.
IA—A bill of rights
PHI LA DEL
"The American Jewish Con -
largely anecdotal and reminiscent,
"This Congress of American Jews
guard the ideals for which we
as prior to the war. Whirre he has no
and the reminiscences ranged from for the constituents of war-created
greys, speaking out „behalf of the
have fought, that the hundreds of
equal civil rights, the Jew has no pro- will turn to the lands of Eastern
Dowie in the beginning of his career states was adopted by the American
Jews of America, express their
thousands who have fallen and
tection, and becomes the scapegoat in Europe where Jews have long suffer-
to Anna Held in her latter years, and Jewish Congress at its final session.
joy in the great victor), of the
peace and in Var times. ed intolerable wrongs, %songs that
the millions who have suffered,
rate. Seim Muller at the time of The planks will he taken to Ver-
forces of the United States and
may not have died in vain."
"Any internal trouble, any national cry to the heaven of heavens for re-
our co-religionists of the Entente
a ll th e power of
The greater portion of the evening t:touching the peace ship. Mary An- sailles by the following committee:
upheaval from whatever cause, is the dress, and insist with
countries.
was taken tip by the address of Mr. tin was described as a Russian Mimi- Judge Julian W. Mack, Stephen S.
immediate occasion for the mob to truth that in the newly recorded world
Louis Marshall, who outlined the con- grant girl whose insight had revealtd Wise. Louis blarshall, Colonel Harry
attack the Jew. Our history bears of liberty and justice there shall be no
\Ve greet the President of the
firmed States and desire to con-
dition of the Jews in the different even to Americans a 11 03 brallty and Cutler. Jacob Dellaas, Rabbi B.
witness to these sad realities, and re- room nor place for racial or national
vey to him and to the American
grandeur in their own country. There Levintlial, Nahum Syrkin, Joseph
countries.
cent events in Poland, in Galicia, and or religious animosity and Minter-
government the profround grati-
Speaking of Palestine, he said
were also some interesting illustra- Ilarondess, Morns Weinclievsky.
in 1 7 nd:old have again demonstrated ance.
tication felt by the Jewish people
The bill of rights would preserve it
"Even those who are not of our
"The question of Palestine is set- flints of the ethics of interviewing and
them.
in his exalted leadership during
the citizenship rights of fugitive citisr
faith, all those who recognize divine
tied. The British Declaration of the the importance of interviewing.
Congress Needed.
the course of the war, which has
In concluding the speaker said that tens in the new . or enlarged states
Allied Governments and the endorse-
"It was such conditions which or human law, realize the justice of
resulted in the recognition of the
intent of President 1Vilson. all these there is a great simplicity' underlying for 10 years. All Citizens will have
caused the calling of a Congress, and our cause.
principle
of
self-determination
of
"Above all, the American Jewish
make it reliant that Palestine will all the . "great people" in the world, equal rights. Minority representatios
we have convened to find ways and
small nationalities and of the
that the truly great are not made lit- is provided National and religious
means to ameliorate them. If there Congress. in the name of one hundred
become the homeland of the Jews.
right
of
all
men
to
hie
in
freedom
are any other people suffering and millions, will turn t othe people which
"NVe cannot dictate the form of the tie by lising in palaces, and that bodies shall have autonomous man-
am'
to
enjoy
equal
opportunities
persecuted like ours, we shall be just have just achieved their freedom and
establishment of the homeland; that many of the lotio,ble and unrecorded agement of schools, charities, or sc
in the pursuit of happiness.
as anxious to help them. remind them that if they would have
en iu ,ictset be heft to the Peace Confer- are full of the fame greatness that ligions institutions. No language
"NVe extend to him the best
Observers of
lifts other men and women into dis shall be restricted.
"This principle has always actuated their freedom they must free their
wishes of the Jewish people in his
all my personal endeavors. I have own people. That liberation will not
"The American Jewish Committee tinction. Ile gave two instances of t tt her than the first day of the week
high
aims
and
purposes
and
in
his
of
peoples
who
It
shall not be prevented from secular
has always h eroism
„.as never anti-Zionist.
never distinguished between the reit- long remain the lot
efforts to secure a just and lasting
different ; work on the first day.
gious belief or race or color of any prove themselves unfit to hat e it and
striven to help Palestine. It seas a i
peace
through
the
instrumentality
victim of adversity. unworthy to hold it."
Jacob H. Schiff was made treasurer
a re n
supporter of Haifa Agricultural Ex-
of a League of Nations in order
After the reading of the numerous
periment Station, was a director of like what we are in our hest too- I of the , congress after A. Lewinsohn
"Whatever the accident of birth or
that righteousness and justice
the circumstance of religious faith, we greetings from local Congress coin-
the short-lived Politechnictim, and in men t s. 31111 they realize for tus what , resigned. The following s ice-presi.
may he astablished and may pre-
are all brothers and should help each mittees and from prominent Jests all
that capacity helped to wage the first human nature can really do. while , dents were elected: Louis Marshall.,
vail among the natio:-.s."
other to the full extent of the oppor- over the country, the Congress pro-
war on Germany.
when linworthy things are done hu- Col. Harry Cutler, Judge Hugo Pam-
The
following
resolution
was
adopt-
timities of service and the means that ceeded to organize itself by the dee-
"The united will of the Jews must man nature is not realized at all, it is Judge Leon Sanfers; Dr. Ilarry Fried-
ed
relative
to
the
liritish
declaration:
the God of all mankind gives to each lion of a permanent chairman. Judge
be expressed in such a way as to as- lost."
enwald, Adolph Kraus, Codalia hula
of us. Julian \V. Mack was elected to the
"The President of the Ameri-
.
lick. Ilittriette Szold, Dr. Louis ,Rob-
sure the Jews real liberty, so that they
can
Jewish
Congress
is-hereby
au-
"The realization of our plans for presidency.
be not fooled as they were in 1876.
Dr. M. Margolies, Prof. Chairs
$HAARE Y ZEDFJC NOTES. '
Mr. Lipsky and Mr. Marshall were
thorized and respectfully directed
"As for Russia, if the liberals of the
this Congress—satisfactory to all the
Fineman. Alexander Kahn. The lot-
to request the Department of
elements of American Jewry—is a then asked to escort Judge black to
Prince !A.m. type come to poiver,
Saturday morning services begin at lowing were chosen as secretaries:
State to cable the following
great triumph," said Mr. Straus in the chair, amid the cheers and ap-
then the rights of the Jews in Russia '
M. Ilershmanl Bernard Richards. Max I.. Hollanden.
message
to
the
British
govern-
opening his remarks. plause of the multitude.
Ellis,
arc assured, because it was his gee- 9 o'clock.
Rabbi A.
will deliver his weekly sermon, begin-10. Levy. Isaac Allen. William
thanked
the
delegates
ment,
and
to
send
a
copy
of
the
Judge
Mack
"I scant to begin my thanking all
Max Pine.
ning at 10 o'clock.
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