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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

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RESIGNS
PISGAH LODGE TO MORGENTHAU
FROM FREE SYNAGOGUE
INITIATE RECORD
CLASS MARCH 30

Over 1,000 Men and Women Ex-
pected to Attend Impressive
Ceremonies and Banquet at
Hotel Statler Next Sunday.

EVENT CULMINATES BIG
DRIVE FOR MEMBERS

What promises to be one of the
largest communal and social events
in the history of the Detroit Jewish
community, will take place on Sun-
day, March 30th, at the Hotel Statler,
the occasion being the successful
conclusion of the Thousand-Member-
hip of Pisgah Lodge, Inde-
pendent Order B'Nai Brith.
It will be recalled that several hun-
dred Jewish citizens of Detroit were
formally inducted into the local lodge
in the class initiation held on Jan-
uary 19th. Over 500 members of the
order and their families participated
in the brilliant banquet following the
initiation ceremonies. Visiting mem-
bers of sister lodges in various parts
of the country who attended as guests
voted it one of the most successful
events in the history of the order
and predicted that it would be a long
time before any lodge would surpass
that class initiation of Pisgah
Lodge. Several enthusiastic leaders
of Pisgah Lodge predicted that be-
fore the year 1919 had passed into
history, Detroit would witness a still
greater class initiation.

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919.

VOL. V. NO. 16.

100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED THIS WEEK

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B'NAI BRITH TO OUTFIT
ROOMS AT SANITARIUM

The plight of a member of the

New York—Former Ambassador
Henry Alorgenthan, president of the
Free Synagogue since its institution
twelve years ago, has tendered his
resignation. Air. Morgenthan's ac-
tion is due to a disagreement with
Rabbi Stephen S. \Vise on the ques-
tion of Zionism. Mr. Alorgenthait's
letter of resignation to the executive
committee of the congregation is as
follows:
.. .Niter twelve years of incumbency
of the office of president of the Free
Synagogue of New York I am im-
pelled to resign that office. Much as
I have enjoyed the honor of filling
this position and the happy and in-
spiring association with its rabbi, Dr.
Wise, I feel that our views (1 Zion-
ism. in the advocacy of which he is
011C of the leathers, are so divergent
and apparently' irreconcilable, that it
seems necessary for me to withdraw
keno what may be called the lay
leadership of the congregation.
"I would have Ill/ question arise as
to I/r. Wise's freedom or my own
freedom regarding Zionism.
"With the sincere hope that the
friendly and cordial relations which
hair long obtained between Dr. \Vise
and myself, and all of you and my-
self. will be unaffected by this deci-
sion, I am, yours cordially,
"HENRY N1ORGENTHAU."

B'nai Brith Order who was suffering
from tuberculosis prompted the mein
hers of l'isgah Lodge to vote a semi
dent sum of money to cover the c,-;
of outfitting two rooms in the De-
I
troit Tuberculosis Sanitarium as their i
contribution to the furtherance of the I
noble work carried on by this worthy
institution. The action taken was a

result

DETROIT RAISES
HALF QUOTA FOR
WISE MEMORIAL

Over $4,000 Subscribed at Tern-
El Last Sunda y After
r — Beth
Stirring Appeal by Rabbi
Nathan Krass.

ofrecent visits by Mr. L. J.
Leopold to the sanitarium during $300,000 ANNUAL FUND
which he became acquainted with the
TO BE OVERSUBSCRIBED
case of the Jewish young man and
On Sunday morning last, follow-
other Jews who are being cared for.
\\hen Mr. Leopold told his breth- ing the regular service at Temple
Beth El, in the course of which Rail-
ren of Pisgah Lodge of the needs of hi Nathan Krass of New York City

the sanitarium at the meeting Mon- made a stirring appeal in behalf of
day night, the lodge voted ottani. the Union of American Hebrew_ Con-
e t sal i !it:ac t e il)tell(r,tetew Nolan
mously to furnish the funds for the tzroergno

outfitting of two rooms Which are to
known as the l'isgah Lodge Detroit's quota for the Efelurew Union
he
College fund was subscribed within
rooms. A committe,, consisting of
L. J. Leopold, Jacob Miller and S. T. the course of ten minutes. The funds
subscribed are to be paid as annual
Rosenzweig was appointed to handle subscriptions, thus insuring the fin-
the details of the gift.
ancial stability of the Union stud the
College for all time.
It us proposed to raise the sum of
$300.000 throughout the entire cuun•
try, the saute to be completed by
Sunday en next week when the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Isaac M.
\Vise will be celebrated by' Reform
Thousands of University Students Congregations everywhere. Reports
coming to the headquarters at
Attend Fifth Annual Union are
Cincinnati from cities large and small
.•
Service Last Sunday.
in every part of the Union s that the
All of Both Sexes Over 20 Years
assigned quota has been oversub-
—From 'torts gh‘atz Plailut
scribed. The same will no doubt be
Eligible to Vote — Must be
Ann Arbor. — The filth annual
the ease in Detroit. It is urged.
DR. ISAAC M. WISE
Union Service under the auspices of
Educated in Hebrew.
however, that all persons send in their
the Jewish Student Congregation
Born March 29, 1819. Died March 26, 1900.
subscriptions very promptly to Rabid
was held on Sunday evening, March
The Zionist
Zionist Cunmtissimi
Commissimi in
in l'ales-
Tales-
Franklin in order that a gratifying
Founder,
Hebrew
Union
College,
Union
of
American
Hebrew
Congregations,
16th, at the great Hill Auditorium in'
w ith the I
title,
which
%vas
sent
nut
Record Class Initiation.
Central Conference of American Rabbis, in whose name American Jewry .Nnii Arbor, and the service was re- report may he made from Detroit.
approval of the British Government
raise
$300,000
yearly
for
the
support
of
the
is conducting a campaign to
startled by the vast audience of sev-
To Expand Union College Work.
That the enthusiasm and earnest- in April. 1918, has issued a call to a
•
institutions he has founded.
veal thousand people that assembled
ness of these members was no idle Constitutent Assembly of Palestine
The fact is emphasized that with
to participate in it, as one of the
boast is evidenced in the announce- Jew ry. All Jews of both sexes W110
the co
completion of the fund, the work
most inspiring religious gatherings
ment of the second large class initia- have reached their twentieth year are
of the Union and the College is to
tion to be held within ,a period . of entitled to vote and all who have
that •,had ! ,ev " 1) "" held in the ""I' be very greatly expanded along all
versify city.
less than three months. Not only is reached their twenty-fourth year are
an d ( I I
t i
1 lo er Sg a
o zaac:
The ritual service Was read by the the
this a startling fact in itself, but the eligible fur election. One of the other
Supervising Rabbi of the Congrega-
fact the initiation of March .111th will qua ottcat ions cessary Tor candi-
lions. The College has been the only
tion, Rabbi Leo M. Franklin. of D
be practically the largest class initia- dates is that they will be able to read,
De-wark
wark of liberal Judaism for the past
New York.—The tenth annual meet- tint, and Rabbi Nathan Krass,
tion ever held in any local lodge of write a nd speak Hebrew'.
w
'The Central Conference of Anted-
of four decades. That it may continue
ing
of
the
Hebrew
Sheltering
and
Im-
the Central Synagogue, New
the order places Pisgah Lodge in a
The ""stitutent as- can Rabbis has received the follow-
N. '" to carry on its work in behalf of
migrant Aid Society of America held City, preached a masterly and inspir•
position of great power and influence
,American Israel unhampered and us-
sent hl v elected 1) r• C h a im W tdmalla fog reply to the note it addressed re-
on Sunday last, manifested itself into ing sermon on the theme, ""f lie Res-
Rs-
e
not only in the international order
hindered, the appeal is made that ev-
a," NI; r. S"k"I t-",v • t he t"'" ist cently to the American representa- a striking tribute to the work of that urrection 1)f
Religion." In this, ad- cry Jew and Jewess who believes
but also in the Detroit Jew ish com- leaders, to represent them at the fives at the Peace Conference in
dress,
Rabbi
ISrus
sounded
national
organization.
munity.
Peace Conference.
adjustment
of
Paris, asking for all
up- that liberal Judaism has a message
Plans have been completed to cele-
It instructed its (eg?'
Mr. John L. Bernstein, President of timistic note as to the 'tame of re- for our time and country', should re-
turge: the wrongs of which Jews have been
brate the induction with all the cere- "-That the
the Society, read his report of which ligion, but he brought out very clearly spool generously and promptly to
should "°"""a te the victims in many lands:
mony and festivity appropriate to so Great Britain as their representative .Ninerican Commission to Negotiate the following is an extract:
the fact that more rationalism will the appeal that now goes forth.
not satisfy the spiritual cm\ ings ui
important an occasion. It is expect- or trustee and should confer on it the
l'eace.
in 1875 by Isaac M. Wise,
,...,ahiring these ten years 482,742 man. The emotional as ,
eil that over one thousand people will government of Palestine with a view Rabbi Louis Grossman, Presietelvt.
s well as the the Union of .Nmerican Hebrew Con-
entered
the
Unite(
ghwfitinigrants
intellectual Side
man's nature must
.attend the hig_banquet that will-4a1- to aidi ng t h e J ewi s h peop l e in
Rabbi Louis Wolsey, Secretary.
oegations works through its three
States. Our Bureau at Ellis !statue
low the initiation, setting a record ing its Commonwealth.
Central Conference of American Rab- took up 28,884 cases of these immi- be nourished. He showed . Israel's agencies, the Herew
b
Union Co llege,
-Th at an E xecu ti ve c ounc il sh ou ld
contribution
to the cause of religion
in attendance for similar affairs in
,
bis.
grants held for special inquiry and
the Department of Synagogue and
be nominated by Great Britain in
Detroit.
Gentlemen: By direction, I beg to succeeded in securing the admission in the past and spoke of its power to School Extension and the Board of
The program of the (lay is sched- agreement with th e w or ld Zionist acknowledge receipt of the appeal of 22,76 0 on rehearings and on ap- I shape the thinking of men in the Delegates on Civil Rights. The object
e
tiled to begin at the Hotel Statler at Organization representing the entire which, in behalf of the Conference of peals made to the Department of La- inset
of the Ilebrew Union Colltge is to
day.
4 P. NI. sharp. For the entertain- J ew i s h peop l e ."
he "tusk i"r the service was rend- provide American-trained Rabbis for
American Rabbis, you addressed to bor at kVashington; 6124 immigrants
erect
In the choir of I emote Beth El,
There has been great activity the representatives of the United us ere deported. Our Distribution 1)e-
meat of the tattles who will accom-
American Jews. One hundred and
parry the members and initiates an in- amongst the Jews of Palestine since States at the Peace Conference on partmetut assisted 84,023 immigrants Detroit, under the direction of Prot. e ighty-eight men have already gone
\ illiani I I owland. All in all, the
teresting and varied musical program t ; e „ era t All en b y freed it from the Jan. 10, 1909.
forth from its halls amply prepared
to reach their destination and we
has been arranged during the period Turk Efforts are being concentra-
In this appeal the support of the sheltered 32,022 people in our Home service was one long to be remem- to minister to the needs of Ameri-
bereft by one of the largest c ■ mgre•
otic
of the initiation ceremonies, for to led in procuring agricultural niacin.- American commissioners is sought to
00
can Jewish Congregations.
id furnished 1,176.(88)
purchase of lie stork. an d • bring about an adjustment of the Employment Bureau found positions gations that has ever assembled is
11011e but members cr y,
them, of course,
Publications of the Union.
eh:\ clopment of credit facilities, whilst wrongs
and candidates will be admitted.
suffered by Jews iii Russia, for 21.145 applicants and our Bureau this country for a Jewish service. It
iv,.
the American Zionist [nit is estab-
°land, Galicia, Roumania, Palestine, of Education assisted 64,298 immi- was composed of the mends-, of the
As the official home mission and
Local Degree Team Officiates.
[101-
Jewish
Student
congregation.
the
fishing hospitals a nd medical aid sta- , Turkey and eastern countries, as well grants to secure their naturalization
publication society of the Union, the
Ever) tut , seem
and students of the Unit ersity
The installation ceremonies will be tit., in t h e etth , it i t•,.
business of the Department of Syna-
papers: conducted 525 classes and fessors
• as the rehabilitation of Palestine.
tO•I1A-
conducted by the highly-trained de- inspired with the hope that a splendu
l'he appeal has had the attentive Id:titres on Americanization and dis- and of many hundreds of the
gogue and School Extension is to
gree team of Pisgah Lodge, compos- era of prosperity, of big agricultural, reading of the American commission- tributed 345,661 newspapers and.peri- people of Ann .Arbor.
reach out a helping hand to the Jew-
The work of the Jewish Student
ed of Rabbi Samuel S. Nlayerberg, industrial and commercial enterprises ers who desire ate to inform you that odicals to immigrants; our Bureau of
ish TITS, a (mull and children scat-
Nlilton M. Alexander, Charles Rosen- is about to open out. .\ Society of in conformity with the spirit of Information gave advice and assist- congregation during the present 'sea- tered in a thousand cities, and to the
that, Nlaurice liarvett. Leon Gold- Jewish engineers has been recently American institutions it will be their ance to about 7511.000 people and our son has been particularly stimulating vast population of the congested dis-
smith and David Mary monk This started which is working in conjunc- pleasure to use their utmost endeav- Bureau of Foreign Relations was of and effective. Services are held each tricts of our large cities. The Union
team has been rehearsing for several tion with Societies of Zionist engi- or to obtain for all peoples equality service to 981,816 person!, in facilitat- Sunday evening in Lane Hall, ser, maintains the National Federation of
ices being read by a member of the Temple Sisterhoods, it large Tract
weeks and is said to be one of the neers Russia and the United States. of treatment in accordance with their ing communication with relatives."
crack initiation teams of the coun- Of special interest to music lovers in determined rights without regard to
the ' en "'"' bein g Alinement, and a National League of
Seven hundred and fifteen immi- congregation
delivered by and
a visiting rabbi. l'he
England will be the new s that .Anton race or religions belief.
try.
Young People's Societies. It pub - '
grants were distributed by the De-
Tschaikotf,
who
joined
the
.18th
Bat-
The initiation and ladies' entertain-
I am. gentlemen, your obedient partment of Transportation and Dis- congregation has its own choir
and fishes leaflets, pamphlets. and books
besides. participates in the service for the dissemination of knowledge
ment programs are scheduled to end talion of the Royal Fusiliers (the servant,
tribution.
e hundred and through congregational singing.
simultaneously. A social hour will JewishBattalion.) has taken mer the
J. C. GRE \V, Sec'y.
and enlightenment among the Jews
One thousand
— ---
then be spent in which the members from the membership of the Young
of .America. The importance of the
eighty-two persons, chiefly women
Rabbi Krass at Temple Beth El.
of the Winn Brith Council, headed musical directorship of the Sulamith
ere sheltered by the I
Rahhi work of this department cannot be
and children, were
by Meyer Fink, will act as the C0111- music school in Jerusalem.
overemphasized.
morning•
l""'
Nat ha n . I\ r.iss of the
'flue popular Tuesday noon forum society i„ its home during the year,•On
,
mittec to acquaint the initiated and
s•lued
t o e gag,.
Activities of Civil Rights Board.
gave
luncheons of Pisgah Lodge will he sml 114 r011meiils
their families with the older mem- HENRY MORGENTHAU TO
in.
"rk illtiminatim, ""
address
and
bers of the order.
ASSIST H. P. DAVIDSON resumed at the new club rooms at 25 same period, and 402 baskets of food
The Board of Delegates on Civil
Libel.
on the
on Tuesday, March 25th, were distributed.
The banquet will start at 11:30 P. M.
Liberal Rights. with headquarters at Wash-
of Foreign Relations
he
The
thireait
NIL
Morrey
N.
Mendelsohn
will
de-
in the large banquet hall of the ho-
ington,
deals with problems of Jew-
New York—Henry Morgenthan,
\I as th a t
tel. It will be unique in banquets former ambassador to Turkey. has liver a talk on "1 he League of Na- handled 725 cases of immigrants ar• Religion?" Ills contention il c o co - ish immigration and Jewish Welfare
e t h ere should b e t h e w
of this size as it is announced that it sailed for Europe on the Leviathan tions," which will be followed by a riving from the Far East and was of w hil
at home and abroad. It aims to pre-
will be a "speechless" affair. There to assist Henry I'. Davidson in ar- general discussion of the subject by as sistance to 7 339 people ill locating operation between all religious de- vent the passage of laws which dis-
nominations, there can be no p. , ssible cr:mitiate against the Jew, as such,
will be only two short addresses an- ranging for the convention of
1 11- those present. The beautiful new relatives abroad.
About 4,00(1 Jewish immigrants ar• merger of Judaism with even the and to hinder the violation of the
Brith Lodge and
nounceini it of which will be made terilltional Red Cross to be held at quarters of the
club, provide much greater facilities rived ill' the United States in Nig. more liberal forms of Christianity, doctrine of the separation of Church
N1r. Leon Goldsmith will act
as toastmaster. .\ living the visitors 'Gene% a thirty (lays after the signing for entertaining a large audience than half of them landing at lactic coast since the great store of Jewish tra-
and State. It has been instrumental
dition and Jewish experience and in securing the modification or repeal
to the luau fort will be several nation- of the peace treaty. Mr. Morgenthau the old quarters, and a record attend- port s
I • appointment of President \Vil-
Two thousand andhil'iuur pe'r- Jewish aspiration has given to Israel of certain laws, and in preventing the
al leaders of the order. and members ,i01. • one of the twenty-four members ance is looked for to celebrate the re-
work by the Employ', an outlook 111 si 11 the universe which enactment of others which would
uto
from sister lodges. A delightful en- of the Finance Committee of the sumption of this interesting com- i sons
makes him spiritually and intellectu-
tertainment program has Been pro- American Red Cross, and when in munal weekly event.
have been harnifid or discriminating
ally a being unique.
vided during the banquet. Eddie 1\k- Turkey was president of the Red
In the .1011,11 I nterest.
Grath will render several new songs Cross chapter there.
COntriblit PI, tit the cause may be
RELIEF
COMMISSION
and there will be other special feat-
sent to Rabbi Franklin, care Temple
Mr. Morgenthati said that the new
ures. At the conclusion of the ban- organization proposes to assist the
FOR EUROPE Betli,E1, or to any member of the
quet the halls will be cleared and oeoples in a material way, such as
cantillign committee. Of this coin ,
dancing will be indulged in until mid- by providing agricultural implements
mince, Air. Isaac Goldberg is chair-
New
York
-A
commission,
repr•-
night.
man; the other members being Rab-
in populous countries where presint
senting the Joint Distribution Cont- bis Franklin and Mayerberg, r. Ber-
Reservations Should Be Made Now. methods are archaic and inadequate.
.\ merican Judaism is the bulwark against assim-
i mittee. sailed on the Holland Amen- - nard Ginsburg, Mr. Adolph Fluster-
lieser% at ions for the banquet will Teachers in agriculture will also he
ilation and unless attachment to it be constantly
can time Rotterdam on Saturday last wald and Mr. David A. Brown.
be made in the order of the receipt distributed among the peoples who
stimulated, which is alone possible through un-
and will proceed to the Ilague. where
of applications from the members arc most backward in knowledge of
stinted
support
and
efficient
maintenance
of
, headquarters will be established. The
and candidates. "First come, first modern scientific methods of agricul-
Tnembers
will then proceed to Lith-
LUDWIG GEIGER DEAD.
Hebrew
luioit
College.
inditTerence
and
desertion
served," is the manner of alloting ture and other lines.
uania, Poland, Galicia and other
places at the tattle. All those ex-
from our faith will be sure to result upon the-part
states.
Those
who
sailed
last
Satur-
Lon.i. , 11 -Professor Ludwig Geiger,
pecting to attend are urged to com- FIVE MILLION RUBLES
of our posterity. \•e cannot in any way better
day were Jacob Billikopf, Sholem the sou ot the founder of the extreme
municate at once with Mr. Simon I).
show our love for our ancient religion and at the
Asch, Morris Engelman, Meyer Gil- reform movement in Germany, died
FOR POGROM VICTIMS
Rosenzweig, who is in charge of ban-
lis and Miss Harriet B. Lowenstein. in Berlin. The deceased clung to the
same time honor the sainted memory in this cen-
quet reservations.
comptroller of the Joint Distribution policy of his father. who was au op-
The committee on arrangements in-
Copenhagen—The Ukrainian Gov-
tennial year of the birth of Isaac NI. \Vise. who,
Committee. Nliss Lowenstein will ponent of the Jewish nationalists. Ile
clude Myer S. Fink, chairman; Ber- ernment has again appropriated 5,-
with his great and beneficent vision, has builded
open offices in l'aris.
nard Ginsburg. Milton M. Alexander, 000.000 rubles for the Jewish victims
w a , the editor of a Jewish newspaper.
so \yell in founding the Hebrew Union College.
' Of the members who sailed prev-
S. I) Rosenzweig, Rabbi Samuel S. of pogroms in Ukrainia, thereby no '
than by liberally subsclibing tt, the annual support
iously. Dr. Boris D. Bogen is in Po-
Nfayerberg, J. Miller, Louis I. Frank, doubt to refute any implied charge of
laud, I/r. Solomon Lowenstein in FORBID ORGANIZATION
of the College as is contemplated through the Na-
Nathan Robinson, Morris Garvett, their responsibility in these pogroms.
Palestine. Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum
Leon Goldsmith, A. Srere and Charles
OF JEWISH DEPUTIES
tional Campaign now being carried on.
in Constantinople. Miss Deily Gold-
Rosenthal.
man
in
Greece
and
Dr.
Frank
F.
Ros-
FIRST
JEWISH
MINISTER
The present officers of Pisgah
JACOB If. SCHIFF.
London—On the ground that the
enblatt on the way to Siberia.
Lodge are: President, Morris Gar-
OF UKRAINIA, DEAD
Jewish deputies are less than 12 in
rett; Vice-President. Adolph Finster-
number, they were forbidden by the
wahl; Monitor, Jacob Miller; Assist-
Joseph Fitiberg was elected recent- Polish government to organize a sep-
London—Silberfarb, the Ukrainian
ant Monitor, Leon Goldsmith; Treas-
ly as a member of the Attleboro arate political club Because of their
minister for Jewish affairs, has re-
urer, Herman Finsterwaht; Secretary,
I Mass.) School Board, receiving 14 of small number, they were told. they
cently died in Kiev. He was the first
Charles Rosenthal; \Varden, David
Ukrainian Jewish minister and is now
the 16 votes cast by the municipal could not be recognized as a separate
arymont ; Guardian, Henry A.
political party.
succeeded by the Poale-Zionist, Abra-
council.
Marks; Trustees. I lermap NYeiss.
ham Revotzky. •
Adolph Freund and L. J. Leopold.

KRASS ADDRESSES
THRONG AT ANN ARBOR

PALESTINE JEWS CALL
CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

PEACE ENVOYS ANSWER JEWISH IMMIGRATION
APPEAL OF CENTRAL TO U. S. FOR TEN
CONFERENCE RABBIS YEARS TOTALS 482,742

Forum Luncheons Resumed.

WHAT JACOB II. SCH ► FF SAYS ABOUT THE
HEBREW UNION COLLEGE,

Have you sent in your contribution to this great
cause? • ,
If not, mail it TODAY to Rabbi Leo M. Franklin,
care Temple Beth El. •

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