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tons denominations and on its program are leading educators, Jewish
and non-Jewish. The object of the association is to standardize re-
ligious education and to put into the Sabbath schools of the country
as well as into the larger educational institutions in which religion
is taught that same efficiency of method and equipment as is com-
monly the case in secular...Institutions of learning.
It is a b u t too obvious to require comment that up to the doors
of our own day the religious education of children as conducted by
most of the churches has been so utterly inadequate as to be fairly
tragic. Courses of study were not standardized and the teaching
profession as related to religious schools had no standing whatsoever.
Undoubtedly. the Jews it) this as in many other matters have led the
van of progress to better things. For many years now the religious
schools connected with the leading synagogues in the country have
been definitely graded and so far as possible the work of the classes
has been correlated to the work done by the pupils in their grammar
and high schools.
been
Moreover, in many of our religious schools teachers have
Editorial Contributor
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to
the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of the
stews expressed by the writers.
Think, Thank, Help
The caption of this' editorial has been adopted as the slogan of
the country - wide campaign which is being carried on in behalf of the
Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Ilebresv Union
College. In many cities this campaign has already been successfully
waged during the past few weeks and one community after another
has reported that it has successfully gone over the top. Owing to
local conditions the Detroit campaign has been somewhat delayed
but it will open with all the enthusiasm and all the "pep" character-
istic of Detroit, 00 Mondry of the coming week.
In these columns it has liten told frequently of late what the
Union and the College have stood for in the upbuilding of Reform
Judaism and it has been made clear that if Judaism is to adapt itself
more and more to the free spirit of :\merica, these two great insti-
tutions must be adequately supported. None who knows the truth
can deny that the high position which the Jew occupies in America
today and the widespread influence that he exerts upon the social
and the civic life of our time and country is due in largest part to the
presentation of the claims of the Jew and Judaism front the pulpits
of the congregations that are occupied by the graduates of the
college. None can deny that though numerically the Reform Jews
in America are in the minority, they have yet exerted upon the think-
ing and the living of our time a greater influence than has any other
TEMPLE BETH EL NOTES.
put upon a salary basis, a condition at which many Christian church.
men at first held up their hands in holy horror, but the reasonable-
ness of which they are now beginning to admit through imitation.
I lowev er, there is much for us still to learn, and the coining together
of such a body of educators as will assemble in our city this week
is a boon that can scarcely be overvalued. The meeting should be
attended not only by teachers but as well by parents. The general
theme to be discussed in the meeting will be "Religious Education
and Democracy."
A more timely or inwortant subject could scarcely have been
fixed upon by- the progritin committee. It is hoped and expected
that all the churches of the city will co-operate to the fullest extent
to make the convention that telling success which its importance
to its aniL our children justifies.
group of Jews in this country.
One needs only to scan the personnel of the men who are doing
things in America today among the Jews to be impressed with the
fact that in practically all communities where they are serving the
graduates of the Hebrew Union College are taking a leading part.
One hundred and eighty-eight graduates have been sent forth by
this institution and, with few exceptions, they have been men who
have courageously and faithfully carried the message of the Jew and
of Judaism not only to the members of their own congregations but
to the wider American public. Intensely Jewish as all of them are,
Sabbath Services.
The sermon this week will be de-
livered by Rabbi Franklin. Services
begin as usual at 10:30.
Sunday Services.
Rabbi Nathan Krass of the "Cen-
are easy to obtain and cops no more
than the telegram. Just call Mrs.
Mayerberg, Hemlock 2668-J, and she
will write an individual L'itiongrant
and send it for you, or upon request
she will send you a book of four
Uniongrams so that you may have
them on hand when you need them.
tral Synagogue," New '1 ork, will de- SHAAREY ZEDEK Y. P. A.
liver an address at the Temple Sun-
TO PRESENT "GORDON
day morning at 11:00. Rabbi Krass
VS. GORDON" SUNDAY
will speak upon the subject, "Can
Judaism Merge With Other Liberal
The
Young
People's .\ uxiliary of
Religions?" All the members are
urged to hear Rabbi Krass. It is ex- Shaarey Zetlek will present an excep-
pected that every seat in the Temple tional mock divorce trial, "Gordhit
will be occupied.
Purim Entertainment.
Because of the entertainment so
Inc given by the children Sunday
afternoon, there will be no sessions
of the school on Sunday morning.
vs. Gordon" in the gymnasiunt of the
Synagogue Sunday evening, March
16, at 8:15. The play possesses es-
traordinary merit, combining a skill-
fully concocted plot with many unex-
pected situations and humorous pas-
sages. The presentation of divorce
cases is quite common with amateur
players, but "Gordon vs. Gordon" is
entirely out of the ordinary. The
plot is exceedingly clever, and it is
developed in all phases in a mason
which is bound to hold the interest
of the audience from beginning to
end. The players chosen trout the
ranks of the Young People's Auxil-
iary have all achieved reputations for
artistic skill in theatrical presenta-
tions. Following is the list of chat-
acters and cast:
However, all children of the school
are urged to be prompt in their at-
tendance at the entertainment. The
program will begin promptly at 2:30.
A very tine program has been pre-
pared and the parents of the children
arc int ited to accompany them. After
the formal part of the program the
pupils will be served refreshments
and the High School boys and girls
will hold a masquerade dance in the
gym. The children of the primary
department will join in games in the
upstairs assembly rooms.
Judge
Alien; in Public Schools
A proposition recently brought before the Detroit Board of Ed-
ucation deserves the careful study of every citizen of our city. It
contemplates the charging of tuition for all children of non-citizen
residents of Detroit for their attendance at public school. Whatever
may be the motive behind this resolution, we can only see in it a step
backward and we trust that it will meet with the definite and force-
ful protest of the progressive citizens of Detroit.
In a time when so much stress js rightly being laid upon the so-
called Americanization movement there can be no justification for
putting a single obstacle)in the way of the spread of that movement
We know that it will he urged by the proponents of the proposed
change in the school laws that the necessity of paying tuition charges
for their children in the public schools will spur on the aliens in our
midst to take out their citizenship papers. But we are by no means
certain that this inference is a correct one. Moreover, let it not be
forgotten that it requires a certain length of time before an alien can
become a citizen in this country.
The penalty for non-citizenship which is proposed in the resolu-
tion referred to will be not so much upon the alien as upon his child,
and indirectly upon the general public. By all means let not Detroit,
which was the first city to foster the Americanization movement in
a large way, put upon its statute books a law that will indicate to
the world that it has turned its face backward.
Red Cross.
The large number of women at-
tending the last Red Cross meeting
on Tuesday has pleased the directors
of the Temple Unit, and it is to be
hoped that the large attendance will
be constant. There is still a great
deal of necessary work to be done
and it cannot be accomplished unless
every woman in the community does
her share. All the members of the
Auxiliary are urged to devote as much
of their time as possible to the work
of the Red Cross on Tuesdays.
Woman's Auxiliary.
The meeting of the Woman's Aux-
iliary last week proved most interest-
ing. After hearing reports of the
standing committees the audience
was entertained by the beautiful vocal
selections rendered by Mrs. John
Barkman. Rabbi Franklin was the
speaker of the afternoon and lie de-
livered a splendid address on "The
Other Side of Zionism." The Chair-
man of the Auxiliary, Mrs. Isaac
Goldberg, is now contemplating an-
other meeting in which sufficient time
will he given the members to ask
Rabbi Franklin questions on this
timely and important topic.
Young People's Society.
The classes of the Young People's
Society meet:every Wednesday' even-
they are also intensely American in spirit.
ing. An entertainment is being
The college does not hamper the thinking of its graduates. While
planned for the evening of the twen-
normally it is to be expected that the men leaving its halls will
ty-third and all members are urged
More and more frequently of late we hear of rabbis being invited to attend. The young ladies of the
preach Reform Judaism in the spirit of Isaac M. Wise and of Kauf-
man Kohler, yet no man is the less esteemed among them because to speak from Christian pulpits to Christian congregations. Time Society are invited to attend the
of his more conservative tendencies in the interpretation of Judaism's was, not so long ago, when the appearance of a rabbi in the pulpit Purim celebration to be given men
in uniform on March 16. The Wel-
message. Among the,graduates of the college are Zionists as well of a Presbyterian, Methodist, or a Baptist church, would have been fare Board itself is arranging the en-
as non-Zionists, but their standing in the eyes of the college au- hailed with the utmost surprise, both by Jews and Christians, and tertainment this week.
Jews in Christian Pulpits
thorities and of their colleagues is by no means determined by this
fact.
The college equips its students with that fine scholarly acquaint-
ance with Jewish tradition; with Jewish literature; with Jewish phi-
losophy, that they may in the light of their own conscience interpret
and teach the faith of the Jew. This they are doing from hundreds
of the leading pulpits of America and at least one of them has been
called to England to interpret to the forward-looking and progres-
sive Jews of that country, the Judaism that has become character-
istically American.
When one thinks of what the Union and the college has thus ac-
complished for the Jewry of America and of the world he will surely
be thankful and his gratitude will express itself in generous and loyal
help to the cause that now makes an earnest appeal to every Reform
Jew in America. The future of the college is momentarily dependent
upon the response which the Jews of this country will make to its
call for the sum of $300,000 per annum to carry on its work con-
jointly with that of its parent organization—the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations. And upon the fate of the college hangs the
fate of Judaism in America. Verily, then, let us "Think, Thank and
Help."
Purim
The charge of Haman as contained in the Book of Esther and
which is central to the Purim story, has repeated itself in almost
every age and every country in which the Jew has lived. Haman
says to the King, "There is a certain people scattered abroad among
the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom and their laws are
different from those of every people. Neither do they keep the
King's laws. Therefore, it is not for the profit of the King that he
should suffer them."
Upon the charge of non-assimilation has most of the persecution
of the Jew based itself. "A people different and apart from all the
rest ; a people having its own laws and customs, and unable or un-
willing to merge its destiny with that of the peoples around." In
these and similar terms have the accusations against the Jew ex-
pressed themselves almost without variation.
That the charge of non-assimilation against the Jew in the sense
of adaptation to the spirit of the peoples among whom lie makes his
home is not justified, has been many times proved. The fact of the
matter is that wherever the Jew has lived he has left the impress of
his personality upon the lift of the people and he in turn has been
affected by the life around hint. Only in one particular has the Jew
not changed, and he never will—and that is in his attiude toward
God and toward the relationship of God to man. Religiously the
Jew will always remain staunch, and though the Hamans of the later
time may rage, he will not bow his knee before any but the living
God.
Because of this fidelity to his fathers' faith he may now and then
be the victim of misunderstanding and even of petty discrimination.
But as in the days of the noble Esther and the good Mordecai he will
put his trust in the God of his fathers, who will eventually humble
his traducers as Ile did the wicked Haman and exalt those who are
faithful to the trust that has been given them. In this spirit and
with this faith, let the Jews of our time and country celebrate the
Purim festival this week. Let it implant in the hearts of those who
are discouraged by the petty prejudices that now and then they en-
counter as Jews, a new hope and a new faith, and let it serve to
deepen their conviction that though for a moment the righteous may
suffer, the ultimate triumph will undoubtedly be theirs.
The Religious Education Association
Beginning on Saturday evening of this week Detroit is to have
the honor of entertaining what is likely to be the largest educational
meeting of the year. The Religious Education Association, which
will be in session for four days, will bring to the city some four
thousand delegates, among them the foremost educators and relig-
ious leaders of this and other countries.
It would be difficult to measure the influence of such an organi-
zation. Broadly intra-denominational, the Religious Education As-
sociation numbers in its membership representatives of all the relig-
not without indignation on the part of some. It has not been infre-
quent in the latter years, it is true, for rabbis to exchange pulpits
occasionally with the leaders of the more liberal Christian denomina-
tions such as Unitarian and Universalist. And the question comes,
"Is the growing tendency of rabbis to speak to orthodox Christian
congregations to be encouraged, or should it, as some of our more
conservative brethren seem to think, be frowned upon?"
The answer may be very clearly put: "If the rabbi is an honest
man and if fearlessly and faithfully he presents the standpoint of the
Jew to the people whom he addresses, he ought to welcome the in-
vitation to speak occasionally from the pulpit of a Christian church.
It gives him an opportunity to dispel many false impressions that
our Christian friends have of us and to disentangle their confused
ideas of the attitude of the Jew toward pressing and important re-
ligious and social problems. It is only when the rabbi is cowardly;
when he is willing to cringe and cower before his Christian audience
and to belittle his own faith by exalting theirs, that he should he dis-
couraged from speaking to non-Jewish congregations."
On the whole, however, the rabbis of this country are men of
earnest conviction and of dauntless courage. Their exchange of
pulpits with ministers of other faiths ought, therefore, to result in a
better understanding and in a heightened mutual respect between
Jews and Christians.
Junior Young People's Society.
The members of the Junior Young
People's Society are asked to take
note that the announcement of a so-
cial evening for March 15th was
through error and the entertainment
will not be held until Saturday even-
ing, March 22. The officers of the
society expect each boy to be sure
that some girl has an escort for the
evening. This is the first evening
affair given by the society; the meet-
ings are tonally held on the second
and fourth Sunday afternoons.
Boy Scouts.
The basket ball team of the Boy
Scouts, troop 76, is making fine pro-
.. Myroil Schlissoll
Jacob Ilerkovii,
Clerk
Stanley Grossman
Sheriff
Jacob Baum, :\t7. for Plaintiff
Charles Rubin,
Mr. Waldman, Atty. for Defendant
Harry Slavin
Nforderaf X. Gordon, husband
Harold Smilansky
Giggle Gans Gordon, wife.. Mrs. Alan Kowloon
Helle Silverman
Voris Schmoos
Max well Cutter
Mr. •tofu
Madame Mania
Celia Freedman
I.eah Dongut
Tolle Rosenthal
Madame Patna
Ruth Cantor
Bessie Barnett
Wolfson
Pearl Rosenbloom
Miss Jane Clarken, Coach.
Following the presentation of the
play there will be several musical
numbers, both vocal and instrumental.
The balance of the evening will he
devoted to dancing, Fitizel's Orchestra
having been engaged to furnish the
music.
N'arious committees of the Young
People's Auxiliary and the cast of
Players are devoting a great deal of
work to the arrangement and carry-
ing out of the evening's program,
which will be in the nature of a
Purim Festival celebration.
NINTH ANNUAL CHARITY
BALL AT ARCADIA APRIL 1
Arrangements for the ninth annual
Charity Ball to be given for the bene-
fit of the Jewish Old Folks' Home at
the Arcadia, Tuesday, April 1, are
rapidly taking form and promise to
surpass in novelty and entertainment
all former balls given by the Society.
Plans for the creation of an Old
Folks' Home were formulated as
early as June 7, 1907. Five years
later, as a culmination of years of un-
tiring effort on the part of the inter-
ested Jewish citizens of the commun-
ity, the first Jewish Old Folks' Home
was dedicated at Winder and Brush.
There were eight inmates. Applica-
tions for admittance came pouring in.
The modest building on Winder
street was soon taxed to its capacity.
In 1915 a new and larger home was
opened at Edmund and Brush. In
the new quarters thirty inmates were
quartered. Again the building is
overcrowded. There are twenty-five
new applications on file. The need
of an annex to the present home is
urgent. The proceeds of the Charity
Ball are to go toward building this
annex.
Aside from the *heritable phase of
the event, the Charity Ball is looked
forward to every year as one of the
most important social functions of
the season. The committee in charge
of the ball are as follows: J. Levin, H.
Buchalter, Mrs. L. Ellenstein, Mrs.
K. Roth, Mrs. Is Beck, Mrs. L. Kan-
terman, Mrs. P. Fleisher, Mrs. L.
Goldberg, Mrs. M. Weiswasser, Miss
Doris Levitt, Miss Rae Levin. and
Mrs. II. Prenzlatier,
gress and the members expect to be
in a position to challenge other Scout
teams for a game in the near future.
The boys are busy drilling and pre-
paring for their exhibition evening to
be announced at a later date. All
members of the troop are requested
to be on hand Sunday afternoon about
2 o'clock so they can be of assistance
in checking hats and coats for the
children and also in aiding with the
games after the program. Especial
attention is called to the Continuation
Class in Wireless Telegraphy con-
ducted by Lieutenant Henry Pilking-
An elaborate program has been ar-
ton for the older boys. Members of
the class are now receiving messages ranged for the meeting of Bicur
sent out from the large stations in Cholera Juniors on March 20. Mr.
Jacob Nathan, associate editor of the
the country.
Detroit Saturday .Night, is announced
Junior Scouts.
The Junior Scouts are now under as the speaker of the evening. Mr.
the leadership of Mr. Cecil Sillman Nathan will talk on some topic of
and Emanuel Neugarten. Mr. Louis timely interest to all.
After many efforts on the part of
Weitzman, the former leader, is oc-
cupied with his work as the command- the conunittee, Mrs. lingo Lowen-
ing officer of the Student Reserve thal has been secured to render sev-
Corps at Central High, but be is still eral vocal selections. Mrs. Lowen-
supervising the work of the Junior thal has an enviable reputation as a
Scouts. The troop meets every singer, and it is expected that a large
audience will take advantage of the
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
opportunity to hear her. Another
Girls' Patriotic League.
The Girls of the Patriotic League number on the program will be Miss
met Tuesday afternoon as usual and Belle Schmaltz. a pupil of Prof. Alan
accomplished a great deal of work, Eopelson's school of pianoforte. Miss
A splendid program was held. The Schmaltz will render piano solos.
girls of the league will assist in serv- Robert Drew 5, violinist, will complete
ing refreshments to the children dur- the program with some numbers that
ing the Purim entertainment. A so- will be worth while hearing. Dancing
cial affair will soon be held by the as usual will follow the meeting,
League, possibly on Sunday after- which will commence promptly at
8:30 at K. of P. Hall, corner of Cass
noon, March 30.
and Peterboro avenues.
Boys' Club.
The Boys' Club met Friday evening
at seven-thirty and will continue to BENDETSON NETZORG
meet at that time throughout the year.
The members are preparing for a
speaking contest and also for a de-
The activities of the Detroit Sym-
bate to be held with one of the local
debating societies. All boys over fif- phony orchestra for the remainder of
teen are eligible to membership in the month include a popular concert
Sunday afternoon, March 23, with
this group.
Bendetsen Netzorg, pianist, as solo-
Men's Club.
It is hoped that by the end of next ist; the twelfth pair of subscription
concerts,
Thursday evening, March
week plans shall have been completed
for the formation of the proposed 27, and Saturday afternoon, March 29.
with
Reinald
Werrenrath, baritone, as
Men's Club of Temple Beth El. n-
soloist, and a special concert Sunday
nouncements will be sent to the em-
afternoon, March 30, when the Mad-
bers in due time.
rigal and Orpheus clubs, under the
Uniongrams.
direction
of Charles Frederic Morse.
Some of the greatest men in the
Rabbinate were given a helping hand will participate. All of these concerts
will
be
held
in Arcadia.
while students at the college through
Mr. Netzorg will play with the or-
the scholarships provided by the con-
chestra, and with Mr. Gabrilowitsch
gregations in the country. The Aux-
conducting, Chopin's Concerto in F
iliary is contributing a part of a schol-
Minor for Piano and Orchestra.
arship every year, and the Fund is
maintained by the sale of Union-
Bernard Rothberg Lodge No. 515,
grams. Will you not remember this
and when you have to send a con- Independent Order of Brith Abra-
gratulatory message next time won't ham, celebrated its tenth anniversary
you send a Uniongram instead of the at the Regina Mansion, Brooklyn, on
conventional telegram? Uniongrams February 15.
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