HE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1919.

VOL 1. NO. 20.

DR. ISE, ASSAILED
ON 'GARY SERMON,'
0 FERS TO RESIGN

Memb rs Resign From Free Syn-
agogue Because of Rabbi's Sen-
sational Criticism of Steel Cor-
poration Head.

ASKS RIGHT TO SPEAK
FREELY ON MORAL ISSUES

Tells Congregation He Wants His
Views to Be Clear to Them Be-
fore They Contribute to New
Edifice.

Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents

Simons Is Re-elected
NOTED JEW REPRESENTS
New and Dreadful
PUBLIC
AT
LABOR
PARLEY
President of Shaarey
Diseases Plague Jews
Zedek Congregation
in Poland, Is Report

D. \V. Simons was re-elected presi-
dent of the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue
by acclamation at the annual !sleeting
d- the congregation held. Monday
night, October 13. Abrarn Jacobs. was
unanimously re-elected vice-president
and Joseph Wetsman was made treas-
urer.
The following were elected on the
hoard of directors: Isadore Levitt, H.
S. Blumenthal, Harry II. Keidan, Ja-
cob Nathan and David R. Stocker. A
secretary will be chosen by the new-
ly appointed board of directors at
their next meeting November 3.
D. S. Zenon, chairman of the Clov-
er Hill Park Cemetery Committee,
gave a details'd account of the telling
work of the cemetery association.
Among many other improvements he
reported that the artificial lake had
been completed. Hundreds of trees
and shrubs were planted and hun-
dreds more will lie planted in the
coming months. A massive stone gate
has been erected and a beautiful wait-
ing room built at the entrance on
Woodward avenue. Plans are now
under way for the erection of a me-
morial building to cost between forty
and fifty thousand dollars next year.
A large increase in membership and
congregational activities was report-
ed. Plans for further developing the
commupal purposes of the synagogue
for young and old were discussed.

New York—New and dreadful dis-
eases, previously unknown to medi-
cal science, have developed to a great
extent throughout Poland and mat-
nutrition and hunger are responsible,
according to Mr. Bernard Horwich
■ If the Joint Distribution Committee
of \ merican funds for the relief of
Jcty ish sufferers from the war.
How the lack of proper food has
affected the morals, as well as the
physical condition, of the Jews is in-
terestingly commented upon by Mr.
Horwich in a report received at the
American Jewish relief headquarters
here.
Within the past two years, he says,
great numbers of little orphaned chit-
dred have died throughout Poland,
although in spite of the high death
rate there are still some 40000 father-
less and motherless little folks. Dur-
ing the past two or three years infant
and child mortality has been so heavy
that few under six years of age have
survived. Typhus and other diseases
are claiming thousands of victims.
Mr. Horwick makes this observation
as to the moral and mental effect of
this life of constant hunger and dis-
ease:
"Among the Jewish population I
failed to notice an increase in crime,
accusations against them being large-
ly political in nature. There is an un-
duly large number of men, women
and children begging on the streets.
"Few suicides have occurred in Po-
land, to my knowledge. which fact is
probably due to the influence of the
Jewish religion. Insanity is reported
on the increase."

JEWS TO RECEIVE
HALF MILLION OF
PATRIOTIC FUND

$548,000 is Apportioned for Ex-
clusively Jewish Purposes Out of
$5,250,000 to be Raised Week
of Nov. 3.

$75,000 APPROPRIATED

FOR Y. W. AND Y. M. H. A.

Jewish Fresh Air Society to Re-
ceive $45,000 for New Camp—
War Sufferers Get $350,000-
U. J. C. $70,000.

Approximately $548,000 will be ap-
portioned to Jewish institutions and
activities of the city out of the De-
leveled at him because of his sermon
troit Patriotic Fund of 1919-20, for
a week ago in ,which he attacked
which an intensive campaign to raise
Judge Gary and the United States
$5,250,000 will be conducted for six
Steel Corporation, Rabbi Stephen S.
days, beginning November 3. The re-
\Vise, in addressing his congregation
port of allowances as approved by
of the Free Synagogue last Sunday
the Patriotic Fund directors include
at Carnegie Hall, offered to resign if
the following for distinctly Jewish
any considerable number, not neces-
purposes:
sarily as many as one-half, of the
$350,000
members of his congregation indicat-
Jewish relief fund
70,000
ed to him that it would be better for
United Jewish Charities
Jewish Fresh Air Society (ap-
kim to leave the pulpit.
8,000
Dr. Wise's address was made, it was
proximate)
learned, because at a regular stated
45,000
New Fresh Air Camp
meeting of the executive officers of
Young Women's Hebrew As-
the synagogue, held the day after he
sociation and Young Men'
delivered his first sermon attacking
75,000
Hebrew Asociation
BERNARD M. BARUCH.
Judge Gary, the question was raised
The appropriation for the Jewish
as to whether some men wished to
Relief Fund for Sufferers of the War,
Bernard M. Baruch, of New York, former chairman of the War Indus-
continue the support of an institu-
for the United Jewish Charities and
tries Board, is an important figure at the National Industry Conference
tion whose leader took the views ex-
Fresh Air Society are proportionately
called by President Wilson for the pm pose of reaching a common ground
pressed by Dr. Wise. Some of the
the same as last year. The new allow-
of agreement and action with regard to the future conduct of industry. The
officers, it was said,decided to post-
ances
for the coining year are those
conference
opened
at
the
Pan-American
Building,
Washington,
'D.
C.
"Westward Ho" Cargo to Poland
pone their decision until the rabbi
for the new Fresh Air Society Camp,
made clear his entire position, with
Cost Over Half Million—Kosher and for the Y. 1V. and Y. M. If. A.
Mr. Baruch, who was President Wilson's confidential advisor during the
the result that those who had not
Peace Conference, was the first of the delegation named by the President to
Meat Goes to Vienna—All Nucleus for Hebrew Ann. Buildings.
heard the sermon the previous week
represent the general public. He is one of the most generous contributors Countries Get Share.
attended the synagogue in order to
The appropriation of $75,000 for the
of
the
Jewish
War
Relief
fund
in
the
country
and
is
tio•
recognized
as
one
form independent judgments. It was
Y. \V. and Y. M. II. A. will serve as
of the leading national Jewish figures in America.
reported that Rabbi Wise would soon
New York.—Disbursements amount- a nucleus for the erection of quarters
furnish each member of his congre- Private Donation Makes Possible
ing to $2,978,992 from funds raised suitable enough for the large Jewish
gation with a copy of both sermons.
throughout the United States by the population of Detroit now variously
Securting of B Cuild ng on R owenal
American Jewish Relief Committee estimated to be from 80,000 to 100,000
entier for Jewish
St. o Be
Members Resign.
and other Jewish organizations were people. This announcement will glad-
Working
Girls.
Dr. Wise said he knew that some
made in September alone by the Joint den the hearts of those who have for
members of his congregation were
Distribution Committee, according to many years advocated these valuable
listening to hint for the last time. He
a report made public last week. The institutions and will put new life and
The acquisition of a club house by
BY DR. GOTTHA1RD DEUTSCH.
told of having received seven letters the Jewish Woman's Club, to be used
money was expended for food, cloth- vigor in their never-failing hope to
of withdrawal, and he was satisfied primarily for the interests of the
Of Philadelphia.
ing, medicine and other necessaries see the erection of quarters for our
that others would follow.
for the relief of war sufferers in East- young people that will be a credit not
Jewish working girls of the city, is
(Written for The Detroit Jewish Chronicle.)
Taking as his topic "How ought now assured. The purchase of a
ern and Central Europe, Palestine only to the Jewish community but the
the pulpit to deal with the idustrial suitable building on Rowena street,
and
elsewhere.
entire city of Detroit as well.
The Jews who form approximately and financiers, replacing the Ger-
situation?" Rr. \Vise reviewed his under consideration of the committee,
The report in part follows:
"In view of the large suns of money
address of the previous Sunday, tell- has been made possible in part 16% of the total population of the mans who up to that time furnished
"The
cargo that went to Poland on to be set aside for exclusively Jewish
the
burgess
elements
in
the
primitive
former
kingdom
of
Poland,
rising
in
tug of his offer to assist in the organ- through a gift of $10,000 by an anony-
the
second
voyage
of
the
Westward
the cities to 40% (Warsaw), and in beginning urban life. So it is still Ho cost $508,129.56, and the shipload purposes out of the l'atriotic Fund,
ization of the steel workers and of mous donor.
and also the many other civic and
some instances even 80% (Berdy- today, as can lie seen by the numer-
his withdrawal of that offer because
The new building will fill a much- crew), have been living in these ter- ous Jewish tailors, shoemakers, lock- of kosher beef sent to the same social purposes of a general nature in
of the announcement of the plans for felt want in the community. Th e
stricken
country
on
the
Ashburn
cost
smiths, tinsmiths, carpenters, house-
the Industrial Conference. Other rea- home will furnish an ideal meeting ritories since they were opened to painters, barbers, etc., who come $286,424.14. Soap sent overseas on which the Jewish people as citizens
of Detroit have the privilege to par-
sons which had impelled him to place for the Jewish business woman civilization. Legend speaks of a Jew,
from Poland and have settled in this the Thala. and consigned to Poland, ticipate, it devolves upon every jew
Abraham
Prochnovnik,
who
was
speak, he said, he laid before the of Detroit and those Jewish young
cost $15,249.60, and $43,153.56 repre-
country.
as a moral obligation to contribute to
executive officers of the synagogue. women, transients and strangers, who elected king of Poland in 840 but de-
This is not the time to speak of sented the balance of the 29.000
After branding "Garyism as the clime here to earn a livelihood. It clined, nominating l'iast who became the selfishness of the nobles and the pounds sterling allocated for clothing the Detroit Patriotic Fund most lib-
the
founder
of
the
dynasty
ruling
erally, not only his money butt his
most prolific breeder of revolution- will afford • creational and educa-
fanaticism of the Jesuits who brought to be bought in London.
ary and Bolshevist sentiments in the t ional facilioes for girls and young Poland for several centuries (840- the country to ruin, when the activity
"For general relief in Lithuania tiervices as well," said Mr. Julian Kro-
1370).
Another
legend
reports
that
lik, vice-president of the United Jew-
land," Dr. \Vise said that men in the wome n .
Duke Leszek formally invited the of the Jews tended to make it eco- $150,000 was expended, and half a mil- ish Charities and major of District C
pulpit must speak out. Pointing his
Mrs. ',Monroe Rosenfield, chairman Jews who were persecuted in western nomically independent of its western lion dollars was sent to Paris for dis- in the campaign, to whom a request
finger at his congregation. among of the Girls' Co-operative Depart-
neighbors, but we may point to the tribution at the discretion of the was made by the Fund committee to
whom there were said to be many memt in a detailed report read before Europe to settle in his land, 905.
Emergency Relief.
\Vhile these stories cannot be ac- unsuspected testimony of an Italian
"The cargo of kosher meat and cot- procure campaign workers.
large employers in the needle trades, the club at its last meeting, empha-
cepted as real facts, it is certain that priest, Scipione l'attioli, the adviser ton seed oil which was shipped on
Dr. Wise said:
Volunteer Workers Requested.
sized the need of such a bonne in De- individual Jews did live in Poland in of the last king of Poland, Stanistaus
"Why are some of you disturbed
the Polybius for people of the Cen-
Mr. Krolik addressed a letter to
these early days, and undisputed evi- Augustus Poiatowski, 1764-1795, who tral Powers cost $287,249.49, while an
about an attack on Judge Gary? Why troit.
"The object of the Girls' Co-opera- dence proves them to have had or- suggested to the king as one of the additional $300.(l) went to Paris to every Jewish organization in the city
so sensitive in respect to my refer-
ways in which Poland's independence
ences to him? I know the reason, tive Department," said Mrs. Rosen- ganized congregations in the 13th cen- could be protected from the greed of aid refugees in Vienna. The Zionist
tury, as the contemporary rabbinc
perhaps, as well as some of you. Be- field in part, "is primarily recreational author, Eliezer of Bohetnia, reports, her neighbors to grant to the Jews Relief Organization in Russia was
sent $320,000 to reimburse that or-
cause he is to many of you become a and educational. We want to estab- and as is evident from the charter greater freedom.
ganization for moneys paid out by
symbol, because he is fighting your lish a meeting-place for the Jewish issued by King Boleslaus IV. in 1264
Patriotism of the Polish Jews.
it."
battle, the battle which you would business women of Detroit and the confirmed and amplified in 1334 by
Jewish
young
women
who
are
stran-
When
the
l'oles
tried
to
win
back
The remainder was disbursed as
tight on the morrow if you dared:
his successors, Casimir III. (1337-
because you imagine that if Garyism gers in the city. Vie want to estab- 1370), whom Polish historians call the their independence with the aid of follows:
lish
a
place
with
homelike
surround-
Napoleon,
their
great
patriot
Kos-
"For the cargo of food and cloth-
can win unionism will be doomed and
Great, and Casimir IV. (1447-1492),
all workingmen's organizations ings where they can inert each other in the first year of his reign. The ciszko, called upon the Jews for as- ing shipped on the Jacona and con-
and develop any latent talents they
sistance. Among those who respond- signed to Rumania, $239,786.27; He-
smothered."
Jews are given autonomy in internal ed to this call was the Jew, Derek
may possess.
brew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
Defends Attitude as Jew.
"To accomplish this, we need a affairs, and the legislation shown Josilovitch, who equipped a regiment Society. toward the maintenance of
throughout their importance in the of Jews at the head of which he was
the Refugee House in Yokohama, $5,-
Referring to the charge that he Jewish Woman's Club House. \‘'e economic life of the country.
killed in action near Kotzk, May 5, 000 per month in June, July, August
said had been made, that his utter- must extend the scope of our work.
1809. A Polish noble placed a mon- and September; $70,000 a month was
Age-long Settlers.
ances hurt the Jewish name, Dr.
e most have a permanent home.
ument on the spot where he fell, and sent to Palestine for general relief
\Vise made this declaration: "If I am Flue home that see have under con-
The Jews, therefore, are no new-
to be silent on every great moral is- temptation will enable its to do even comers in Poland. Their actual ex- in Lemberg a monument was erected in July. August and September, while
sue because I ant a Jew, if my lips more than we had anticipated, for it istence dates back over a thousand in his honor on the centenary of his an additional 575.000 was sent to Pal-
are to he sealed when truth and con- contains not only spacious rooms on years, and their historic importance death. Derek's son, Joseph Berko- e stine for the relief of Jewish war last week calling for volunteers to
science bid use speak lest I hurt the the first floor, adequate for meetings as a factor in the economic develop- vitch, followed in the footsteps of orphans, and $111,000 a month for the aid the big drive. There will be no
Jewish name, then I wish to live in and study classes, a large dining men of the country- is proven by un- his father and in 1831 organized a maintenance of the Dreyfus and teams made up of Jews alone. The
some place, small or large,. near or room and kitchen, but ten large bed- disputed evidence for the last 700 Jewish legion in the renewed futile Straus soup kitchens and health bu- Patriotic Fund makes no distinctions
remote, where a man can live with- rooms on the second and third floors years. \\Then western Europe either attempt to resuscitate the kingdom reau during September and October. as to class of participants in the Fund.
out wholly forfeiting his selfrespect. which would afford sleeping accomo. expelled the Jews (England, 1290; of Poland. When in 1846 again an Nor were the Jewish refugees in Con- \Yorkers will be distributed in the
attempt was made to regain Poland's stantinople forgotten, $4,000 having
Of this I would feel utterly reft, if dations for no less than 25 girls.
districts in which they can do the
France, 1:394; Spain, 1492; Portugal.
"The securing of a club house of 1496; various German states and independence, the first insurgent bat- been sent to help them."
1 had to shape my course and go•-
most effective work. Volunteers
talion in Cracow counted 40 Jews,
our
own
is
a
vital
necessity
today.
It
ern toy speach at every moment by
should communicate with If r. Krolik,
numerous cities, especially the free several of whom fell on the barri-
the thought and the fear that some will mean a rebirth of the club, a cities, in the course of 15th century), cades fighting for their fatherland. USE RUMANIANS TO
24(1 E. Jefferson, elephone Main 5040.
one might take offense at or become greater Jewish Woman's Club that the Jews migrated in large numbers Czynski, the Polish patriot, believes
Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, Independent
PERSECUTE JEWS
hostile to my people because of a will become a power for untold good to Poland, where they furnished the that the failure of the revolution was
Order of B'nai Brills, unanimously
in the community."
missing middle class. The Poles. due to Catholic fanaticism.
word honestly spoken.
BUDAPEST.—Even when no or- pased a resolution offering the serv-
"My life and ministry have-1
then being a primitive people, had
The Jewish poet, Moritz Hartmann ganized pogroms take place, the Jews ices of its volunteer workers for
trust I do not unduly flatter myself GEN. ALLENBY PRAISES
only peasants and nobles. The Jews
here
are forced to suffer all sorts of whatever purpose the Fund organiza-
(Continued
On
Page
Seven.)
furnished the mechanics, merchants
--not been unserviceable to my peo-
shameful annoyances. It is a com- tion sees fit to employ them. The
JEWISH LEGIONNAIRES
ple's honor and my people's name.
mon practice for Hungarian officers resolution was introduced by Mr.
If for a moment sonic non-Jew take
to guide Roumanian soldiers into Jew- 'Morris Garvett, and was discussed
offense to my word and choose to
LONDON.—The Jews here gave a
ish homes and give them permission only as to the best way the memebrs
feel toward my people be-
hearty reception to General Allenby
to rob and beat and arrest the Jews. of the order could be used. Other
cause 1, one of their teachers, have at a meeting in his honor in Guild-
Even in the court-rooms, Jews are fraternal and communal bodies are
spoken as I have spoken, then my hall, at which Chief Rabbi Hertz was
beaten without redress, and there expected to pass similar resolutions.
people must for the moment bear chairman. General Allenby spoke and
have been instances Where the judge (Organizations taking action should
the consequence.
and the court-attendants have taken communicate the facts to the Detroit
praised the heroism shown by the
Were I perAuaded that right or Jewish legionnaires. who he said were
a hand in the attacks. Many of the Jewish Chronicle at once).
wrong, true or false, my word would the equals of the soldiers of any oth-
professors in the Budapest Univer-
New Hospital Facilities.
pertnanently and irremediably hurt er nationality.
sity and in the technical high schools
Two million dollars of the $5.250.-
my people, I would not be silent, but
have refused to conduct their recita-
would instantly take myself out of
tions, because of the fact that Jew- 000 will be applied toward providing
the Jewish pulpit. I ant ready today GALICIA BANS JEWISH
ish students were not allowed to en- new hospital facilities, orphanages
Drive
for
the
remainder
of
,nd
The
Detroit
Patriotic
F.
and other institutional buildings, the
ter the courses.
to make the test. 1 offer my congre-
DOCTORS AND LAWYERS
1919
and
for
1920
begins
on
November
3
and
will
last
six
erection of which has been held up
gation the privilege of passing upon
by the war.
days. It will be a short but intensive campaign to raise $5,-
the question Whether or not I ought
PISGAH LODGE NOTICE.
LONDON.—Emigration to Amer-
This was made known at a meeting
to remain as their leader and con-
250,000 for purposes of which you are all familiar. Inas-
or to Palestine has come to lie
of several hundred campaign workers
tinue to lie free to speak as I have ica
over $500,000 of this fund is apportioned to ex-
much
as
the only hope left to most of the
Lodge, in the auditorium of the Board of
A
regular
meeting
of
Pisgah
spoken. I shall not be offended by
former Jewish officials and profes-
clusively Jewish purposes, it is the duty of every Jewish man
No. 34, Independent Order of B'nai Comerce Tuesday noon, when Emory
any action which my people may
i sional men in Galicia. The lawyers
Brith. will be held at the lodge rooms, W. Clark, president of the fund, an-
and woman in the city to devote as much time as possible to
• choose to take. If it seem best n spend their time in enforced idleness
evening, nounced that the fund directors had
Broadway, Monday
25
their sight that I withdraw from their in the streets or in the libraries. None
help raise the entire amount for the Patriotic Fund.
)ctober 20th, at 7:30 p. m.
I voted to include this sum for the pur-
ministry, as God is my witness, and of the civil or military hospital's will
will be poses mentioned under the head of
The
next
Forum
Luncheon
as I believe that God will judge, be- admit Jewish doctors. Jews who
21, at capital expenditures.
held
on
Tuesday
noon,
October
tween me and them that assail me, have spent the greater part of their
•he club rooms, 25 Broadway. Miss
The $2,000,000, it was explained, is
I will withdraw with nothing but lives in government service now find
Rosetta Stone will speak on "The the beginning of a five-year building
friendship and good-will and affec- themselves dismissed, and have to
For detailed information apply to Mr. Julian H. Krolik, 240
begins program designed to take care of the
Better
Problem."
Luncheon
tion for every member of my congre- resort to peddling cheap articles, or
E. Jefferson, Telephone Main 5040.
•••••••••ntiv at 12. Ladies are cordially
gation, whether I continue to serve it become waiters in restaurants in or-
(Continued On Page Four.)
I
invited to attend.
der to keep from starving.
(Continued On Page Four.)

New York. In reply to the criticisms

$2,978,991 SUPPLIES GOES
TO JEWISH SUFFERERS
IN EUROPE IN SEPTEMBER

JEWISH WOMAN'S CLUB
PURCHASE SITE FOR A
PERMANENT CLUB HOUSE

AN HISTORICAL REVIEW
OF THE JEWS IN POLAND

200 Public Spirited Jewish Men and
Women to Help Put the Jewish
Patriotic Fund "Over
the Top"

WILL YOU HELP?