THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co.. Inc.

JOSEPH J. CUMMINS
NATHAN J. GOULD -

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President
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Secretary-Treasurer

Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit,

Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

OFFICES,

at. They need the support of America and of the Allied
nations to insure a free and independent Poland. But we have faith
in the conscience of America and her Allies and we believe that they
will not give treaty rights to the new Poland until all possible doubt as to
the present pogroms has been dispelled and until au enforceable guar-
antee of full civic and religious rights to her Jews has been given. In
the meantime, denials count for little. The truth will be established
before long and u p on the basis of that truth will the relations of Poland
to the civilized world be arranged.

to be wondered

BOOK BUILDING

Our School Problem.

Telephone Cherry 3381

resenting "Famous Women of Israel,"
the following graduates portraying:
I ucille Michaelson
"Sarah"
F ira Caplan
"Rebecca"
I illian Rosenbloom
"Deborah"
"Ruth and Naomi"
Irene Schiller and Jeanette Kabaker
Belle Cohen
"Queen E. ther"
Helen Shetzer
" Mariam "
Dorothy
Stone
"Beth Sheba"
Libbie Goldsmith
"Hannah"
Florence Krell
Reader
Prophecy and Epilogue
'.+Iiirley Horowitz
All parents and friends are cordially
invited to attend.

Mayor James Couzens, for whose judgment on civic and social mat-
ters we have as a general rule the very highest respect, IllaV be entirely
$2.00
per
year
Subscription, in advance
right in opposing a grant of salary' fur the new superintendent of the
schools in excess of the amount allowed for that pu rpose by the appro-
matter
must
reach
To insure publication, all correspondence and news
priating bodies of the municipality. This is a matter for legal authorities
office
by
Tuesday
evening
of
each
peek.
this
to decide and upon which we are in no position to pass a proper
Editorial Contributor judgfisent.
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
But we believe that the Mayor is greatly in error in insisting that the
The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to new appointee must he a Detroit man. It is our contention that there is
of
the
the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement
unto one condition that should be considered in selecting the successor
views expressed by the writers. •
to Dr. Chadsey, and that is that we should find the best man in all
America who is today available for the position. It is a mistaken civic
pride to hold that Detroit must have within its borders a number of
Our Position Defined.
men, any one of whom is adequately equipped to assume the responsi-
Much loose talk has been going the rounds in certain Jewish circles bilities of supervising our great school system.
It is to cast no reflection upon those who have worked diligently and
of late, as to the attitude of the liberal non-Zionistic Jew toward his
brethren in the lands of oppression. It has been said, though to be fair faithfully in our schools to say that among them all there may not be
it should be added, usually by those who have taken no pains to study one who will measure up to the 10 , 41 standard that is demanded in a
the situation as it exists, that in opposing a national homeland for the superintendent of schools for the City , of Detroit. Such a man must
Jew the non-Zionist betrays an indifference toward the fate of those be not only' a fine administrator but he must as well be an expert edu-
hundreds of thousands of his co-religionists who have been and are today cator. No science has made more rapid forward stride: in these last
the victims of pogroms and massacres at the hands of the most cruel years than has the science of education, a fact that is obvious enough to
enemies that the Jew has ever had to face. This charge is so serious those who have been in intimate touch with the school systems of our
great cities during the last decade.
that it needs to be definitely answered.
Now Detroit, with its rapidly growing community and particularly
It goes without saying that the part which the Reform Jew has taken
in furthering the material relief of his stricken brethren needs scarcely with its large foreign clement, requires at the head of its school system
to be j ustified. 10 every community, if he has not led in the work of a man of broad vision and of a keen understanding of pedagogical
organizing relief agencies and in giving generously of his treasure to the problems. Such a man the Board of Education was fortunate enough
cause, he has certainly not lagged behind any other group in Jewry. Nor to find in Dr. Condon of Cincinnati. His achievements there, with which
has this been true only in the trying time of war. A study of the records we happen to be familiar, have been of such character as to stamp him
of the Jewish Charities in this or any other community will indicate that as a great educator and one fitted to take tip the ever-growing school
the Reform Jew has not been laggard in his obligations to his suffering problems in a city such as ours. He has the undivided affection and the
brethren. As a matter of fact, if one charge against the Reform Jew whole-hearted loyalty of the teaching corps in Cincinnati and lie has the
may be justified rather than another, it is that too often he has felt that fullest respect of the citizenry of that city'.
It is to be hoped for the sake of our children that sonic amicable
when he has given material relief to his brethren in distress he has
arrangement may be made by which it will be feasible for Dr. Condon
fulfilled his whole religious obligation.
The accusation of indifference to his suffering fellow Jews at this to assume the superintendency of our schools. We feel assured that no
time is therefore born either of ignorance or of malice. But since the mistake has been made in his selection. With all legal barriers to his
charge has found voice in some quarters it needs to be answered. The coming cleared away, his advent here should at least presage a continu-
truth is that unless they are whiilly inconsistent with their former pro- ance of the high standard of the Detroit public schools that was reached
testations, the political Zionist ought to be the last to make this charge, by Dr. Chadsey.
for in season and out of season they have resented the implication that
their movement had any relationship whatsoever to philanthropy and
that those who attempted to define Zionism in the terms of Palestinian
colonization were utterly ignorant of the basic principles u pon which
the movement was founded. As a matter of fact, time and time again,
it has been said and written by the non-Zionist that in any movement
snaking for the rehabilitation of Palestine for those who care to live
there he would assist to the limit of his power.
No:cd Jewish Scientist, Who Temple Beth El Religious
Of course, he was awake to the impracticability , of putting an end to
Met Tragic Death.
School Gives Teachers'
Jewish suffering by merely opening up Palestine as a haven of refuge.
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Certficates to 15 Pupils
Granted that today 50,000 Jews may go each year front the various lands
(Continued nom Page One.)
of their oppression to the Holy Land—and this is the limit of immigra-
On Sunday morning next, a unique
tific
hooks were fou nd in the
tion that has been set by Britain and endorsed by the Zionists—what is shops note
of Damascus used as wrapping ceremony will take place in connec-
to become of those uncounted millions of Jews who are vet the victims paper. He remained at the statton tion with the closing exercises of
of every form of cruelty which the degraded mind of semi-dehumanized as long as it was possible for him to Temple Beth El Religious School.
on his work. Finally the nio-' On that occasion, teachers' certifi-
peoples is capable of conceiving? What effect would that have upon the carry
ment came when he realized that (pies- cotes will he given to the following
tortured millions of Jews in Poland and in Russia and in Roumania and tints of even greater•import required pupils who have completed a two
his attention etsewhere. But not be- years normal training in the school.
in Galicia and elsewhere?
What the non-Zionist demands is not merely that a little handful of fore he had rendered signal service to - Such teacher's certificate will entitle
Turkish government and to his the holder to a teacher's diploma after
Jews shall be spared to develop and preserve the Jewish spirit in l'ales- the
beloved Palestine by managing a re- , one year's practice
under
Those teaching
receiving
the
that
in
every
land
the
Jew
shall
he
permitted
to
live
his
life,
markable
campaign against the locos: stipervis i on.
tine, but

and whether he be right or wrung in his contention, he believes that his
attitude upon the re-nationalization of Jewish life has no hearing what-
soever Ilion his duty to help his brethren in the oppression.
Among those voicing their protest at the barbarities in Poland, none
spoke more clearly to the President of the United States or in more
unambiguous terms demanded of our government a cessation of these
hostilities than the delegates to the recent meeting of the Union of
American Ilebrew Congregations, who in a separate resolution set them-
selves qn record as not favoring the establishment of Jewish statehood.
The time will conic, and we believe not distantly, when it will he
known who has most helped and who has most hurt the cause of his
brethren in the world—the Zionist or the non-Zionist. But this is no
time for fixing that responsibility. Today the Jews of all complexions
have a present duty and that is to stand together with united front to
see that the already decimated numbers of their co-religionists are pre-
served alive and saved from further suffering. For any group in Jewry
to hold that the syrApathy and help of any other group among us is
wanting in this time of supreme crisis is absolutely untrue. Attacks of
this sort by one Jewish group upon another are but so mulch support for
the enemies of world Jewry. I.et us be fair to each other. Then we
shall have a right to ask that the world be fair to us.

By order of the Postmaster General, new schedules of rates for
telephone toll calls became effective 12 :01 a. nn., June 13.h,1019.

Under these new schedules the "station to station" rata is the
base rate upon which all rates for the various classes of ser-
vice offered, are computed. This rate is determined by the air
line distance between toll points and is computed, for the initial
period, on the basis of 5e for each 6 miles up to 24 miles and

5c for each 8 miles beyond that distance.

In connection with the exercises,
Aided Palestine Conquest.
several members of the class will give
is
said
that
his
representations
five-minute
talks as follows: "The
It
bad considerable influence in bringing Ideal Religious School," Robert Roth-
about the invasion of Palestine by the man; "The Efficient Religious School
English expeditionary forces. \Alien Teacher," Lorene Simmons; 'Co-
the Palestinian campaign was finally operation of the Religious School and
decided upon and prosecuted with the Home," Evelyn Goldman; The
vigor, it was his knowledge of the Ethics of the Religious School Teach-
terrain that helped to win the day for er," Bernard Zeiger; "Influence of the
the English forces. In particular, his Religious School Teacher on the Pu-
assistance was of value beyond words pil." Gertrude \\'aksler.
in that tie knew the water resources
The subjects studied in the Normal
of the wild, uninhabited sand country Department are the following: Meth-
through which the English army had ods of Teaching, l'ractice Teaching,
to pass, and in respect to the Turkish History of Pedagogy. Child Psychol-
army and Turkish tactics, it has been ogy, A Detailed Study of the Penta-
reported that he was looked upon by teuch, The Entire Bible in Review,
the English military leaders as the Type Study of the Book of Job and
sole and undisputed authority.
Idylls of the Bible and related sub-
In all these war activities his course ject s.
was determined wholly by his Jewish
The exercises on Sunday morning
patriotism, as in his scientific actor will begin at 9.'30. l'arents and friends
ties, his pride arose from the fact that of the pupils are invited.
he was adding luster to the Jewish
To grow old gracefully; to maintain undiminished one's interest in name in the Jewish land. It was a
matter of course that he should then
and loyalty toward every' progressive movement ; and all the while to become the agricultural expert of the
retain the spirit of youth in one's heart is a boon that is granted to but Zionist Commission when the British
Government designated such a com-
the fewest among men.
His friends knew that his
Such, however, has happily been the portion of Mr. Samuel lleaven- mission.
The exercises of the graduating etas-
brain seethed with plans, great and
rich, who 011 Sunday of this week completes four score years of useful far reaching plans for the future Jew- of the Shaarey Zedek Sunday school
ill
take place Sunday, June 22, in,the
,
life. Through the more than half a century' that Mr. Heavenrich has ish state on the side of its physical
at 2 :30 p. m.
been a resident of Detroit he has taken a foremost part in every move- development as well as on the side Synagogue
A very interesting program has been
development.
ment affecting the welfare of I CW S and Judaism in the community. of its political
prepared
as
follows:
Linguist of Note.
Though never a seeker for dice or honors, he has occupied places of
Rebecca Sepik
An enumeration of Aaronsohn's in- Violin Selection
Irene S•shiller
the highest responsibility, not only its Temple Beth El, of whose Board terests, activities. and patriotic hopes
Ifoni•m
.
....
.
...Lillian
Rosenbloom
by
no
means
can
give
a
picture
of
his
he is an honored and an active member, but also in the Charities and in
Fara Caplan
P;ano Solo
other institutions of a religious, a social, and an educational character. personality—vivid, varied, versatile. Tile
Sabbath ....... .....lielen Shetzer
buoyant, full of animal spirits, strong.
Always the fine gentleman; always the true American; always the courageous. undaunted, and alert. His Omen Esther
Belle Cohen
Irene Schiller
loyal Jew, he is a man whom any community might feel proud to claim information was wide. his interests in- Piano Solo
Perhaps
the
most
interesting
feature
among its citizens. In extending our congratulations to Mr. Heavenrich. finite, his wit sparkling. his literary
we add the sincere hope of unnumbered friends and well wishers, that sense exquisite. He Was a linguist of the program will bis a tableau rep-
with the power to acquire the racy
he may he spared to continue his fine activit'es among us for many, idiots in every language that became
his own. Whether he spoke English
many years to come.
or French, or Hebrew, or German, he
expressed himself as one to manor-
born. His physique comported with
his intellectual and spiritual qualities
—ruddy, strong, imposing. His eyes
Polish authorities continue to deny the charges of their blood-guilti- were blue but they flashed fire and
ness against the Jews. But every clay brings new and apparently authentic his blond hair and ruddy complexion
evidence that to their crimes of murder and rapine they are adding the bespoke virility. Taken all in all—
every inch a man.

For toll calls Where the calling party does not specify a partic-

ular person to be reached at the called telephone, the "station
to station" rate is charged. This niethml provides the cheapest
and quickest form of telephone toll service.

"Station to station" calls should be Made as far 118 possible by
giving the telephone number of the called telephone. Where
the number is not known and telephone directory information
is not available, the name and address under which the tele-
phone is listed together with the information that it is a
"station to station" °all should be given to the toll operator.

For toll calls where the calling party' specifies a particular
person to be reached at the called telephone and the connection
is established and conversation held with that person, the
"person to person" rate is charged. As this service requires
a greater amount of operating effort, the rate for such calls is
about one-fourth greater than the "station to station" rate.
(Minimum "person to person" rate 15c).

Samuel Heavenrich.

Shaarey Zedek Sunday
School Graduation
Exercises June 22

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No. 835.

Effective June 13th, 1919

able from no other.

further crime of falsehood.
It is unthinkable either that the reports of the wholesale murder of
Temple Beth El Notes.
men, women and children that have conic to us through reliable neutral
sources should have been made out of whole cloth or that, as is claimed
Sunday services at Temple Beth El
by sonic of the Poles, they should be the result of pro-German propa-
ganda. Had the whole record of the l'olish treatment of the Jew been have been discontinued for the season
but Sabbath services. beginning at 10
clean. more credence might have been given to their denials of present o'clock. will continue uninterruptedly
wrong-doing. But their record has not been clean. One needs only to throughout the summer.
On Sunday morning of this week,
point to certain anti-Semitic propaganda that has been made by Poles in
this country, and within this very community, to justify the belief that the closing exercises of the Religious
School of Termile Beth El will take
the Pole is normally a Jew hater.
place at 9:30. Parents and friends of
. Besides, the denials now made by Paderewski and Smulski are not the children are invited to participate

A B'nai B'rith lodge was recently
instituted at Wharton, Texas. It will
be known as Shearith Israel Lodge

New Telephone Toll Rates

invaders of the summer of 0)15, he teacher's certificate are the following:
left the country, and after remarkable Lorene J.
f Simmons, Evelyn Goldman,
vicissitudes reached l'°""" whe r e h e Senna Levy, Bernard Zeiger, Isadore
offered his services to the Intelligence Edwards, Edith Albert, Sylvia Genie-
the British 601ern " man, lack Edelstein, Abe Itrasch, Bob
DePartinent of
aunt. His knowledge of every stick Rothman, Harry Gurovitch, Lenore
and stone in Palestine put him in a Traxler, Josephine Sandorf, Gertrude
position to give information obtain-I waksier, memn rink.

Charges and Denials.

WASHINGTON—Louis D. Bran-
deis,associate supreme court justice,
left 611 Tuesday for New York to sail
for Palestine, to be gone most of the
summer. The trip, he said, is for a
vacation and is not of an official char-
acter.

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unhampered at‘d unhindered, upon exactly the same conditions as the
von-few. The non-Zionist is fighting the fight of the Jew the world over

Justice Brandeis Sails for
Palestine on Vacation

For toll calls on a "person to person" basis, where the calling
party, in placing the call, designates a definite time at which
he will talk and the conversation is held, the "appointment"
rate is changed. As this service involves the making of the
appointment in addition to the operating effort necessary for a
"person to person" call, the 'appointment" rate is about one-
half greater than the "station to station" rate. (Illinimum
"appointment" rate 20').

For toll calls made on a "person to person" basis where mes-
senger service is required to secure attendance of the desig-
nated person at the called telephone the "messenger call" rate
applies. This rate is the same as the "appointment" rate, plus
any necessary charge for messenger service.
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In connection with all toll calls other than those made on a
"station to station " basis where the connection is established
but the conversation is not held, because of any reason beyond
the control of the telephone company a "report charge" is
made •olivalent to about one-fourth of the "station to station"
rate. (Minimum "report charge" 5c, maximum $2.00).

Reduced rates, applying only to calls made on a "station to
station" basis are quoted for toll service. between the hours
of 8:30 p. in. and 4:30 a. nu. The rate between 8:30 p. in. and
12 midnight ("evening rate") is about one-half the "station
to station" day rate, and between 12 midnight and 4:30 a. In.
("night rate") about one-fourth the "station to station" day
rate. The minimum night rate is 25c. Where the "station to
station" day rate is 25c or less no reduction is made for even-
ing or night service.

The time at which connection is established at originating
point governs the rate determining whether the day, evening
or night charge applies on "station to station" service.

Day rates apply on all calls other than those triads on a "station
to station" basis, whether they are made during the day, even-
ing or night.

"Collect ('tills'' or calls for which the charges are reversed
(that is, collected from the subscriber at the called station) are
allowed only in connection with "person to person" calls.

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