THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL. VI. NO. 24.
PALESTINE WILL BE
PROSPEROUS LAND
SAYS CAPT. LEVIN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1919.
POLISH JEWS WILL GET
Head of Pogrom Investigating Commission Back Home
EQUAL RIGHTS, SAYS
NEW AMBASSADOR
NEW Y OR K.—Prince Casimir Lu-
Immirski, the first -Ambassador front
Poland 16•• the- United States, has
arrived in New York with his family.
The new Ambassador declared that
the food situation in Poland had he-
Audience Fills Shaarey Zedeck
me l u nch improved recently, but
Synagogue at Public Reception that the country was greatly in need
ot
o y materials, in order to reestab-
to Young Zionist Advisor and
lish her industries and furnish em-
Soldier.
ploym•nt for the workers. On being
questioned about the Jewish situation,
REPORTS OBSERVATIONS
I Prince Luboinirski said that the Jews,
who form eleven per cent of the
OF TRIP TO HOLY LAND population
of Poland, would as a
matter of course receive exactly the
Detroit Jewry paid a signal tribute same rights and privileges as all other
to Capt. Isadore Levin at a public re- Polish citiz , lis. For information
ception held Sunday. November 9, at about the Iii li h pogroms, he referred
the Shaarey Zedek synagogue. A his questfunrrs to Mr. Morgenthan.
welcoming audience, which tilled the
:iuditorittin, gathered to greet ( apt.
Levin on his return from Palestine
as a member of the Jewish commis-
sion, and as legal advisor to the d ele-
of the Zionist Organization
gatin
o
of America to the Peace Conference.
The meeting took the form of a pub-
lic testimonial in recognition of the
service rendered by Capt. Levin in Rabbi Krauskopf Likens Model
the furtherance of Zionism, as well
American to Elijah — Kermit
as his military contribution during
Roosevelt, Oscar Straus, and
the war in the United States and
Dean Pepper Pay Tribute.
France.
Fred M. Butzel, acting as chairman
of the meeting, introduced ('apt. Philadelphia.—Temple Keneseth Is-
Levin. who acknowledging the tribute rail, expressing its admiration for
paid him by the Jewish community Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated a me-
of this city in a few simple phrases, morial window in his honor last Sun-
launched immediately into a clear ex- day. A number of men of national
position on "The Practical Aspect of prominence took part in the impres-
the Jewish National Nlovemcnt." sive ceremonies. Colonel Roosevelt
was described as a man who had be-
Outlines Zionist Progress.
LECTURE OF RABBI WISE
— —
Owing to the fact that this issue
of The Detroit Jewish Chronicle went
to press on Thursday afternoon, a full
report of the address of Rabbi Stephen
S Wise will be given in next ',week's
issue. "Rabbi Wise' 'delivered ;Mt ad-
dress on "Personal Impressions of the
Peace Conference" at the Elk's Tem-
ple on Thursday evening, November
13, under the auspices of Pisgah
Lodge, Independent Order of Band
Brith. It was the first lecture In a
ieries of live to be given by the
11'nai With under the direction of
Rabbi Samuel S. Nlayerberg, Chair-
man of t h e Intellectual Advancement
Committee.
Jews of Memphis, Tenn.,
Start $350,000 Drive
for Jewish Hospital
PHILADELPHIA. TEMPLE
DEDICATES MEMORIAL '
WINDOW TO ROOSEVELT
Capt. Levin outlined the progress come one of the "immortals."
The window, a superb production
made by the Zionist movement since
of English antique glass, reminiscent
heodore Ilerzl and
the days of Dr. 'Theodore
of the tmest windows in thirteenth
the training of the Basle platform,
century. English and French cattle-
which defined Zionism as aiming at d
"'a publicly secured, legally assuredrals, portrays outstanding events in
cap ,. the life of .Elijah, the hero-product of
Jewish homeland in Palestine."
Israel, as it was cnsidd
o
ere that the
the'
Levin pointed out l. tha t
and cou rage to assail eyil
been
not
'Turkish treaty
in high places of the prophet of old
signed nor the actual mandatory
stamped hint as the prototype of
given to Great Britain, no European Roosevelt, 'the great leader of the
power, from the point of view of in- Atnericanyeople."
ternational good will, could afford to
Had Elijah been born in our day
break its promise made to the Jews'
lie would have been a Roosevelt; had
late in 1917 and early in 1918 to use Roosevelt been born in Ahab's day
its best endeavors at promoting
he would have been an Elijah," Rabe?
Jewish interests to the end that alt n Josep h
in his address of
antonomous homeland may be estab-
consecration told the large congrega-
lished in Palestine.
"We said to the representatives of "n•
Likened to Elijah.
the great powers assembled at the
"One could almost be tempted to
Peace Conference," said Capt. Levin,
•
that
the deathless prophet o f
"that the Jewish movement for the believe
revival of Jewish life in Palestine was Israel of old had suffered himself to
one that had its origin in the strength be reincarnated in our own days in
w i s h the form of Theodore Roosevelt.," he
f the
ant fiber . nd will
people that there was no power that said. "How many times in our own
ooseve lt c a ll e d by the
could pernianentie Prevent the real- days was not R
Iconscienceless trusts and combines as
nation of that object. conscienceless
Elijah had been called by the unscru-
Two Alternatives.
polous kings of his day, 'the troubler
Per Year, $2.00; Copy, 5 Cents
Campaign Inspired by Yom Kip.
purSermon by Rabbi Fineshriber
—All Elements Combine to Es-
tablish Needed Institution.
HON. AND MRS. HENRY MORGENTHAU
This photograph was taken on board the White Star Liner "Adriatic" on
rrival in this county of the noted former United States Ambassador to
urkey and his wife. Mr. Nlorgenthau Wits head of the American Commission
investigate the reports of Jewish massacres in Poland. Despite many
Boors as to his findings, Mr. Morgenthau has not yet made his official re-
art. It is expected to be released soon .
"TAPS !!
By Dr. 0. W. KATZ.
Memphis, Tenn.—A campaign to
r aise $350,000 for a Jewish Hospital
is in full swing here. The inspira-
tion for the drive was furnished in
a sermon delivered by Rabbi II.
Fineshriber on Yom Kippur Eve in
the Poplar Avenue Temple. Rabbi
Fineshriber told of the needs of such
mu institution in this section and ex-
plained in detail hose its erection
could he accomplished. The Temple
was crowded to the doors on this oc-
casion and there were many expres-
sions of assent to the project.
An organization was soon formed.
At a recent meeting of sympathizers
in the movement held at the local Y.
Nf. H. A. building, Mr. Charles L.
Haase was named general manager of
the campaign. Committees were
formed representing every Jewish or-
ganization and element in the district
both Orthodox and Reform.
The building planned calls for the
most modern 100-bed hospital that
can be erected. The feature of the
hospital will be a Kosher kitchen con-
ducted in accordance with the Mosaic
law of cleanliness and will be con-
structed especially for those Jews of
strictly orthodox belief who find it
difficult to obtain this service in other
hospitals. The hospital, while being
tinder Jewish auspices, will be non-
sectarian. The institution will in-
clude a convalescent pavilion, old
folk's home, children's hospital, and
an isolation hospital. It will directly
serve Eastern Arkansas, Northern
Mississippi, and NVestern Tennessee.
Of the MI beds, 25 will be devoted to
patients who are unable to pay.
The sub-committee which reentered
its report through the chairman,
Elias NI. Gates, estimates that the
maximum cost per diem of mainte-
nance and operation will be $3.71.
The rent for rooms at the hospital
will range from $28 to $50 per week.
It is planned to solicit subscriptions
directly from the Jews, but any vol-
untary contributions from other sects
will be acceptable.
Dr. O. Ir. Rat:. a Kansas (•ity, Kas.,I
That night Abe went over the top,
physician who was a newspaper reporter ,alone, looking for his friend, and
in A'ete Fork before he began the study hours later he found hint in a shell
contributor to the hole, unconscious from loss of blood,
of medicine, is
Medical Brief, a magazine for doctors. with a bullet hole in his side.
Abe tried to reach his own lines. A
The Afedical Brief, for the most part, is
hider' zt•itli heavy rssays ore seirrdifi flare sent up by the enemy gave a
!tear
view to some German sharp-
ago
decided
Katz
/any
topics, but /)e.
flint there ought to be something in "The shooters of Abe with his burden, and
when at last he rolled down his own
Brief" ta break the dull monotony of
trench into the arms of his comrades,
'science, so he began writing human in-
he also was sent to the hospital with
stories for its pages.
Jerry, only Abe's tag said "Hopeless."
The following story, founded on fact, They put them together in one ward,
appears in the October number of "The next to each other.
"You have two alternatives," we of his people ' only to fling back, as I , Iledical Brief." It is called "Taps," and,
Only a Few Hours.
told them, "in dealing with the Jewish the prophet had done, the counter- I naturally, it is a war story, but a very
problem. You can thwart ever). charge, 'It is ye who trouble the h„„,„ n „„„
Jerry was improving: Abe's life was
measure taken, following the example people. It is ye who arc their enemy.' Abe Levy and Jerry Sweeny were ebbing away from the bullet wound in
:
of autocratic Torke ■ , for colonization i It is ye who deny them justice, who neighbors. In the big city very little his lung. And then Jerry heard, one
of the Holy Land, thereby forcing the, violate their rights, who rob them of distinction is made, in the slums. night, the doctor telling the nurse
Jews to continue their old p o licy o ' their "I'staLre• who make slaves "d where Italians, Irish and Jews live that it was only a matter of a few
quiet • but very effective colonization vassals of them.' Like Elijah, he together in perfect peace, ()nee in a hours; and so Jerry, weak and shaky.
of their own accord; or you can aid knew no fear.
while a little row is pulled off among crawled out of bed to be near Abe in
the Jews of the world in rebuilding
..Had he hued in ancient days he themselves, but Mrs. Cohen will take his last hour.
"Abe!" he called, softly. "this is
homeland,
thereby
would
have
been
included
among
the
care of Airs. M cCartie's kids when
their ancient
;
i
i
speeding the realization of the ittevit-
i i n
H a d
ans h g ,s
o ei ts h o,ti Itu ct (it, she your old pal. This is Jerry. Abe, is I. 0. B. B. THANKSGIVING
worth
tl' e ,,. eye
,,,(1',„'s.
lie
Wm
t
there anything you want? Tell Tile,
able—the rebuilding of Palestine as a igi°
'I'l't.1 have Lech
Lech iii'leedhiled‘e'•afil liver
wkly a
national homeland for the Je wish among the saints of heaven. /laving supports herself, and Mrs. McCartie is there anything I can do for you?"
DANCE WILL BE SEASON'S
.1be shook his head.
people. Decide which you choose. lived in our days we may keep him has sat up many a night with Mrs .
BIGGEST SOCIAL EVENT
"Good-bye, Jerry! Give my love to
The Jewish purpose will prevail. with ens here on earth, where we have Cohen to nurse some sick child back
the folks when you come home. But,
"The powers decided to help. It need of him, especially at the present to health.
The
Jewish community of Detroit
maybe, ferry, try now and say a
approved the giving of the adminis- tom.
'When the call to arms came, that prayer for tne."
is looking forward with keenest an-
tration of Palestine for the present
In similar vein, Oscar S. Straits, of crowded international settlement gave
was a little puzzled. How ticipation to what bids fair to prove
to a mandatory power of the League New York, who was a member o fJerry
its sons—some of them gladly, some
the biggest and moat - interesting so-
of Nations until such a time when Roosevelt's cabinet, told the audience of them under protest, but they all can a Catholic say a prayer for a
cial event of the season—the Thanks-
Palestine is ready to become a self- that Roosevelt has taken his place , went. Abe Levy and Jerry Sweeny Jew? But he kneeled down next to
giving dance to he given by Pisgah
governed land. In the meantime it among the immortals." ' found each other in a muddy, filthy his friend, and in a trembling. shaky
Lodge, No. 34, I. O. B. II., in the ball-
voice, he said:
shall be the duty of the mandatory
Captain Kermit Roosevelt, son of trench, about 200 yards from the
"Jesus, and Holy Mary, Mother of room of the Statler Hotel, Thursday
power to do everything possible to the limner President, spoke briefly at eo , o„..
evening, November 27. Added inter-
God,
this
Jew
who
is
going
to
be
with
further the development of Palestine the
conclusion of the program,
••1111 o , Abe r
you is no Jew at all. He believes in est is centered about this dance as it
as a Jewish national home. Thus. thanking Rabbi Krauskopf and the
-H e ll o , f en,. r.
you like I do, only he calls you a marks the first distinctly social event
when Palestine is ready to become in- Temple congregation in behalf of his . They both inunediately sat down on
different name. Take him to you like given by Pisgah Lodge, heretofore
dependent, it will become sclf-gov. , family.
an old ammunition box to play pitch
you would take me. 0, Holy Nlary, its public functions taking the form
erning as a Jewish state. And the
Dean George \N'harton Pepper of and talk about old times.
he gave his life for me like Jesus did. of elaborate class initiations. Having
question of whether it becomes a the University of Pennsylvania de-
One night Jerry, whose Irish fight- Ilave mercy on him! Have mercy on set a precedent of staging eminently
li% erect a brief introductory statement ing blood could no longer stand the him!"
Jewish land lies with us.
successful communal events, Pisgah
in w hich he said that the Roosevelt inactivity of trench life, invited Abe From far away the wonderful sweet Lodge promises to surpass itself at
Colonists Did Big Work.
NI emorial was a compelling summons to an expedition to the German lines. tones of taps came floating through the Thanksgiving dance.
"'flue great achievement in Zionism
to unselfish service.
Atte advised against it.
Finzers orchestra has been engaged
the open window, and when the nurse
has not been wrought by Dr. Chaim
"There isn't much to gain, and a ,passed she found Jerry still on his to furnish the music. An interesting
Weitzman or Judge or Felix Frank-
whole lot to lose if they get you."
BUKOWINIAN
JEWS
program
of entertainment will be ren-
knees and Abe passed away with a
forter or by the entire Zionist dele-
Jerry could not see the point.
smile on his face—gone to the God dered during intermissions by local
BOYCOTT ELECTIONS
gation," declared Capt. Levin, "but
"G'wan!" he said. "You Jews are of all.
artists of note. The affair is infor-
the Jewish colonists over in Pales-
always afraid.
mal.
Eucharest.—As a protest against
tine who fought the battle by deeds
Abe flushed in the dark.
Exerting every effort toward the
must the administration for not allowing
111(1
WC,
too,
GANGS
ANTI-SEMITE
and not by words.
No Use to Get Shot.
success of Pisgah's first social ven-
• k in Palestine and them to carry on their own propa-
CLASH WITH POLICE ture are Joseph J. Cummins, chair-
carry on the nor
"Not that. Jerry. You know I'm
ganda and for shutting them off front
achieve the results there.
not a coward, but what good will it
man, Bernard Ginsburg, Nathaniel
Capt. Levin was eloquent in his real representation. the Jews and do for Its two to get shot? It is no
VIEN NA.—Sharp clashes between Goldstick, I. L. Braun and Myer S.
praises of the fertility of the land of other national minorities in Bukossina service to the country."
the police and gangs of rowdies oc- Fink. 'rickets may be procured from
Palestine and of its scenic grandeur. have resolved not to participate in the
But Jerry would not heed, and that eurred in Vienna as a result of num- members of the committee and lodge
Persuaded by writers that Palestine coming elections to Parliament.
night, supplied by Abe with good rd. erous cases of Jew-baiting. In the members.
most be either a desert, an amulet or
and chocolate, he crept on his fighting a number of heads were
an archaeological relic, Mr. Levin
OFFICIAL LODGE NOTICES. vice
broken.
stomach toward the German line.
was dumbfounded to find himself in a
For several Sundays past bands of !.
As morning came. and no Jerry ap-
•
land whose beauties have remained
PISGAH LODGE, I. 0. B. B.
peared, Abe became restless. lie went voting roughs had taken stations on .
unsung—a land where a healthy ag-
A regular meeting of Pisgah Lodge, to the captain for permission to go bridges and insulted or manhandled
ricultural life prevails, the home of Lidependent On ter of It'ne.. lirith will over the top and look for his friend. Jews in orthodox garb. Sometimes .
modern schools maintained by mod-
be held at the lodge rooms, 25 Broad- The captain told him he would see the Jews were accompanied by a;
ern teachers, social service classes,
bodyguard of young Jews, in which Later Modifications Are Promised to
him in hell first.
public health clinics, scientifically - way on Monday evening, November
Safeguard Interest, of English Jews.
"What good will it do to lose you cases fights were frequent. The situ-
cultivated farm land yielding rich 17th.
London—Commander Kenworthy,
too, because one damned fool went to ation became such that the police had
The Forum Luncheon on Tuesday do a heroic stunt?"
crops of olives and tropical fruits.
to intervene.
one of the leaders in Parliament, has
Interesting is the information noon, November will begin
stated that he expects the present
brought by Capt. Levin that the head promptly at 12:15 o'clock at the club
anti-Immigration bill to be adopted
of the Judiciary department of all of
in the near future. However, Ken-
25 Broadway. Mr. Julius Deu•
Palestine is a Jew, that there are
worthy has declared that he and Mr.
telbaum will be the speaker. His
Jewish police not only in the colonies
aVedgewood were looking after the
but in Jerusalem, that Hebrew is one subject is "Causes of l'resent Social
interests of the Jews. and that if the
of the official languages in Palestine, Unrest". Ladies are cordially invited.
The Offices of
bill should work any hardship to
of the official proclamation being
them, later modifications would be in-
JEWISII
CHRONICLE
published in Hebrew, that two nude
THE
DETROIT
troduced to offset any such tendency.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, NO. 55.
I . h el i n
modern newspapers are pub is
The Jews ought to support the
Detroit Lodge No. 55, Knights of
are now permanently located at
alestine in Hebrew. The iladassah
League of Nations plan, because the
medical unit has done tremendous Pythias will exemplify the long form
League will constitute a tribunal be-
1334 BOOK BUILDING
work, reports Mr. Levitt. not only in second Degree on Wednesday even-
fore which the Jews may bring their
relieving sickness, but in preventative hog. November 19, 1919 at their Castle
problem. in Mr. Kenworthy's opinion.
Washington Boulevard
medicine. One of the most recent Hall 513 Cass avenue.
The latter also repeated the assurance
developments is a school for nurses
Sunday Night Dance, Nov. 16, 1919.
that England fully intends to keep her
Telephones.
Cherry 3381-2689
which opened in lune in Jaffa and is
N. S. SHELLFISH,
promises to the lee's, and will stand
attended by Jewish girl students.
K. of R. & S.
by the Baffour Declaration.
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FUND DRIVE TO GO
ON UNTIL ENTIRE
AMOUNT IS RAISED
$3,029,967 Is Total Reported
at End of Official Campaign
Last Tuesday — 200 Picked
Workers to Continue.
DAVID A. BROWN AGAIN
HEADS JEWISH DONORS
Perhaps because the city was not
'sold" on the proposition, as one
speaker aptly put it, perhaps because
the consumer is paying $14 for a $4
pair of shoes, perhaps because of the
name, or the insidious propaganda
directed against it—but more likely
because Detroit hasn't yet learned to
give freely without such inspiration
as the war offered, Detroit has not
gone 'over the top" in its sec-
ond annual Patriotic Fund drive for
$5,250,000.
Detroit's volunteer army of work-
ers in the mercy campaign finished
its enlistment Tuesday night at the
final meeting held at Arena Gardens
where total subscriptions of $3,029,-
')07 was reported after nine days of
the hardest work ever done by public
subscription solicitors in the city.
"We'll get this $5,250,000 if it takes
another week, two weeks or a year,"
said Abner Larned, speaking for the
board of directors of the Patriotic
Fund, Tuesday evening, at the Arena
where several thousand persons had
gathered to hear the final results of
the campaign and to celebrate the
anniversary of the signing of the
armistice.
Picked Workers "Carry On."
The phalanx of campaign workers,
including veterans of every financial
drive held during the war, and the
force of aggressive and indomitable
W011101 who have been the backbone
of this latest effort, cheered lustily
at the announcement. Officially the
campaign closed Tuesday evening,
but it re-opened under a new plan of
procedure by which 200 picked men
of financial and business power in the
community, and a selected group of
•cmen, whose work in the past has
stamped them as indefatigable and
undefeatable, will drive ahead stead-
ily.
This group will be organized and
from day to day will continue its
labors until this city has been combed
from end to end, and every cent ob-
tained that it is possible to get. If
the quota is raised within one or two
weeks, the campaign will be closed,
if not, it will be continued until
Christmas.
The present headquarters at the
Board of Commerce will be aban-
doned and the workers will turn in
their reports at the main offices, 100
Griswold street.
As a prominent worker explained,
Detroit has never learned the art of
giving until war time necessities
brought to the people a new vision
of community' service. War cam-
paigns brought into focus over 70,000
organized givers, whereas before the
war, the largest number of contribu-
tors to charities did not exceed 7,000.
Brown Scores "Slackers."
David A. Brown, vice-president and
a director in the campaign, advocated
yellow-flagged district for "Civic
Slackers" at a noon-day meeting held
at the Board of Commerce. Mr.
Brown declared the campaign was
not predicated on the generosity of
people of humble means. It was
carefully conceived, he said, by a
group of men with the facts of De-
troit's very large wealth before them.
"They put capital down for $2,000,-
000," he related, "individuals for
$2,900,000 and the working people for
$1,000,000. Now, if capital and rich
individuals who were depended upon
for the bulk of subscriptions come
through, there would be no question
for a minute of the success of this
campaign.
"The money is in Detroit. Corpor-
ations and individuals have piled up
enormous profits. They can't fail to
see their duty at this hour. For those
who don't measure up we had best
establish a yellow-Ragged district; at
ENGLAND EXPECTS
SOON TO ADOPT ANTI-
IMMIGRATION LAW
Announcement
least, we should go at them hammer
and tongs, talk long and long, and
use names, if needs be."
Dr. Franklin Speaks in Drive.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin, speaker be-
fore workers at the Board of Com-
merce this week, suggested that cam-
paign officials ask pastors of churches
to again appeal to congregations to
subscribe to the limit of their ability.
"Sonic of the reports -I have re-
ceived," Dr. Franklin said, "make me
feel that some wealthy persons in this
city, who have refused to do- their
fair share, ought to stiffer social
ostracism. However. I believe the
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