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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

SUCCESS.

songs intoned in part by the choir and in part by the vast congrega-
tion might have been sting with equal effectiveness and appropriate-
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
ness by any assembly of Jews or Christians.
On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Graduation of a Colleague.
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co.. Inc.
Detroit is to be congratulated, not only upon having pioneered
By ENOCH MEBS.
this movement for a Community Thanksgiving Service and upon
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President having carried it to the notable success which it has attained, but
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JOSEPH J. CUMMINS
With youth and hope to back your dreams
Secretarv - Treasurer. especially upon having inspired other cities to follow in its wake
•
NATHAN J. GOULD -
Of fame and wealth, and all that seems
and thus arouse a spirit of brotherhood that spends itself not merely
To fill the hr ending hearts of men,
Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit,
1'05 took your sheepskin, and you then.
as an empty phrase upon men's lips but that lives itself out at least
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
l'nfurled your banner in the fray—
for a little while, in the mutual contacts of men. Such a service
Just twenty years ago today.
cannot take place in any community and leave the religious life of
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its citizenry untouched for good. It is an experiment that should
In retrospect we often find
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The seed that grew a noble mind.
be tried out on other occasions than the Thanksgiving Day.
Then, you of honors had your share;
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RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN

got your

A Hope Fulfilled.

And started on your honest way,
Just twenty years ago today.

For many years it has been the dream of some of the leading

And though your friends rejoice with you,
And colleagues come and laugh with you,

Editorial Contributor spirits in the Jewish Woman's Club that that organization might

have a home of its own in order that it might the more effectively
No.gain of fa Me or wealth as such
The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to carry on its present work and widen the scope•of its activities. At
Can love of Illfe and Children toads.
the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of the
For them to say, success or
last that dream is about to be realized, and with the formal dedi-
views expressed by the writers.
In twenty sears of work and Au.
cation of the newly acquired building on Rowena Street it is safe
KISLEV 13, 5680 to predict that the Jewish \Voman's Ctub will enter upon a new era
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1919
ll'e know success is yours in truth—
of useful service not only to its own members but to the entire
Its seed was 5(15(51, deep grown in youth.
Your friends are legion, and they hold,
community.
But love of home will oft be told,
Practically the oldest organization of Jewish women in this
Though other virtues fade away,
country, the Jewish Woman's Club has undertaken and carried out
Another twenty years today.
It is not many years ago that a convention of the Ethical Society
many an ambitious plan for the deepening of the womanhood spirit
such as took place in this city last week, would have set the Jewry
among the Jewesses of our community. No organization of which
of the community agog with interest and enthusiasm. Strangely
we have knowledge has from year to year undertaken and success-
enough, however, even the presence in the city of so notable a figure
achieved. So he went to Denver, pay-
fully carried out a more ambitious or a more helpful program of
ing his expenses out of his profits on
as Dr. Felix Adler, the founder of Ethical Culture, passed practically
activities than has this society. Moreover, it has catered to no par-
newspapers which he was selling at
without notice.
one cent each. He remained in Den-
ticular
social
or
religious
group
within
the
Jewish
community.
It
What does this mean? It means, we believe, nothing less than
ver a week. Every day he was in
has been a leveling and equalizing force. Its membership has been
this: that the Jews of America are at last awake to the fact that
Judge Lindsey's court. The judge
recruited from the avenues and the boulevards as well as from the
had a chair placed next to his own
Ethical Cuhurt, though in times past it may have lured some Jews
city.
No
line
Our
more squalid homes in the crowded sections of
official bench and the Omaha news-
to its ranks, has not in it the potency to hold them for any consid-
of distinction has been drawn between the Orthodox Jewess and Jewish Boy, Crippled and Sup- boy . occupied this position at every
erable length of time, or with any degree of steadfastness. Under
bCSS1011 of this court.
the one who has come from the so-called Reform Jewish home. The
porter of Family, Aids Other
the stress of the scientific spirit of the age and in the reaction against
mere fact that a Jewish woman was true to herself and was willing
ceremonial religions, it was perhaps natural whets Ethical Culture
Boys Thru School—"Father" JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA
and eager to make some sacrifices for the sake of her sisters, was
first appeared, that some Jews, rebelling against that formalism and
of Omaha Juvenile Court.
SOCIETY TO MEET
sufficient to open the doors of this great organization in welcome
ritualism which they. had been taught to be synonymous with re-
to
her.
ligion, should have hailed as the evangel of a new day, a cult in
Here's the story of a crippled
Active plans and preparations are
And let it be said in passing, that had the Jewish Woman's Club
which ceremonalism played no part and in which right living alone
Omaha newsboy Indio so lived his life
not held its weekly or monthly meetings, with its inspiring and that Mayor Ed. 1'. Smith, District being made for the Twenty-eighth
was emphasized. Moreover, the personality of 1)r. Adler was in
Annual Assembly of The Jewish
stimulating programs and lectures; even if it had not established Court Judge Lee Estelle, Victor Chautauqua Society, to be held in
itself a tremendous factor in the upbuilding of Ethical Culture and
and successfully maintained its Scholarship Fund, through which Rosewater, editor of the Omaha Bee; Baltimore, Md., December 26 to 31,
it is no secret that the Ethical Society in different communities
Rome Nliller, proprietor of the Rome 1919. An unusual and elaborate pro-
many a splendid woman has been enabled to complete her educa-
Hotel; T. \V. McCullough, associate gram will be given, which will be of
exerts an influence just in proportion to the attractiveness, the elo-
tion; even if it had not established the Penny Lunch, through which editor of the Bee, and men of that
great assistance and benefit, not only
quence, and the intelligence Of the partiEular leader in charge of the
hundreds of children in the, crowded districts of our city have been class were speakers at his funeral. to Sabbath School teachers and others
movement.
kept in physical health, nor done any other of those countless things One hundred newsboys of the city actively engaged in religious instruc-
But as a philosophy of life, Ethical Culture will never satisfy
passed resolutions bemoaning the tion,.but to all who are interested in
which have meant SO much in our community life, the Jewish
the Jew. It is nttt merely to turn a phrase that we say that there Womn's Club would yet have justified itself by the mere fact that death of their "pal" and extending phases of Jewish knowledge and edu-
sympathy to his family.
is nothing worth while in Ethical Culture which is not also a part
cational problems.
His name was Mogy Bernstein. To
it had brought into social contact hundreds of our Jewish women
The secretary of the society is now
of Judaism. But Judaism is Ethical Culture plus something else.
and established friendships that must have spelled happiness and newsboys all over the United States touring the States of New Jersey and
Religion and ethics are not co-extensive terms. Religion implies
lie was known as "Nfogy."
New
York, and upon her return will
Some years ago Mogy married and
God as the great inspiring a,nd directing power in the 'shaping of the inspiration to many of them.
Now, however, the Jewish Woman's Club is about to enter upon took a wedding trip to a number of make a second tour through Western
destinities of individuals and nations. Morality does nut grow out
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
a new phase of activity, the importance of which can scarcely be Eastern and Southern cities. While Virginia.
of the ground. It is the effluence of that Spirit Who is all-perfec-
overestimated. In its new home provision is to be made to furnish on the trip, instead of seeing the
An outline for the lectureships in
"big" sights, Mogy spent most of his
tion, that men call God.
every possible home comfort to a considerable number of Jewish tints among the newsboys of those the summer schools of the universi-
In the thought of the Jew, the God idea is so ba'sic and so fun-
ties
for the season of 1920 is in prep-
girls and women, who employed during the day, are now frequently cities, investigating the conditions
damental that he cannot outgrow it. At tittles, he may fool his
aration. The results of the 1919 ses-
compelled to live in unpleasant boarding houses and amid thor- tinder which they worked, talked sion were so great in the far-reaching
neighbors by identifying himself with cults that claim to have no
oughly uncongenial environment that offers no stimulus whatsoever with them, being with them.
extent of its magnitude and influence
' need of God, Ina in the supreme hours of his own life, he does not
Through his efforts a juvenile court
to their higher natures, and that gives them no opportunity for was established in Omaha, where all that a further extension of the work
even attempt to fool himself, and the confession of faith as embodied
offenders of a tender age were is contemplated.
wholesome recreation.
During the course of the year, the
in the Shma Yisroel springs naturally to his lips.
\\'e know of no local need that has been more pressing during brought instead of being taken be- Tenth Anniversary of the educational
By these things may be explained the fact that neither Ethical
recent times than the provision of just such a home for Jewish fore the regular district court. Nlogy and Americanization work in the col-
was the first probation officer of the
Culture nor Christian Science nor the Iligher Thought nor any of
onies of South Jersey will be cele-
The rates to be charged will be exceedingly
W0111C11.
city.
the so-called new creeds hold the Jew for long. As a faddist, which business
modest as the Club does not expect to make this a money-making
Mogy brought his family to Omaha brated, and a special program will be
he undoubtedly is, he will take up the new things for a little while,
arranged.
proposition, but will be entirely content to put it upon a self- when lie was twelve years old. They
The revised edition of thy course
but he will as certainly drop them when the novelty wears off.
sustaining'MtsiFr; 'On the other hand, no taint of philanthropy will came from Louisville, Ky. There book of the Correspondence School,
were
a
number
of
children,
some
Nothing proves this more Whitely than the growing indifference
"Teaching
the Jewish Religion in Ju-
attach to the institution. The girls and women who will choose this older, some younger, than Nlogy.
of the Jew to Ethical CUlture. It seems a bit foolish, therefore, for
Dr. Jul-
as their home will pay their way. But in addition to mere board
Mogy west nil the street selling nior and Senior Grades," by
some of our rabbis to devote as much time and energy as they do
Greenstone, will soon be ready for
and lodging, as the term goes, they' will obtain that which cannot be newspapers. Clubfooted, he could not ius
distribution.
to combatting the supposed growth of this movement. In doing
paid for—the environment of it true home with all those incentives get around like the other newsboys,
but he soon had a regular line of cus-
so, in nine cases out of ten, they are only putting up a straw man
to better things which Jewish family life would ordinarily give to tomers, which none in town could
for the sake' of knocking it down.
the daughters and sisters of the household.
touch.
• The Jew may stray from his ancestral moorings for a little
His brothers needed educating.
\Ve predict that all the available roosts in the new home of the
while, but lie is always sure to come back. Ile may prate about
Mogy helped them througit high
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Jewish Woman's Club will be taken almost immediately, and that
school and through college. One be- New I viten Lte
ethics and right living, but the Jew', above all men, cannot put God
Wed., Sept, 24
the need will soon appear either of enlarging these quarters or of came a teached in the Omaha High I
Rot., Oct. 1
hIppor
out of his life.
Thorn., Wet()
Succoth trivet My)
opening (alters, once the demand for them has been in a small school. Another became a rabbi.
Succoth I Loot any—Shemlnl
Was Newsboys' Abitrator
measure satisfied.
Thorn, (Wt. 16
lh
A
Nlogy did not have time to go to
Fri., Oct. 17
\\'e congratulate the Jewish Woman's Club upon its noble school much himself. Ile won his RInteboth Torah
It One It-1 hodeneh (hen.nn (Wt. 554
undertaking. Not only the women who will enjoy its splendid hos- own education from the newspapers Itoneh-Chodench Kislev.. Run, Nos. 23
"Unity," the organ founded by the late Jerkin Lloyd Jones and
pitality, but all in the community to whom Jewish womanhood is and from the streets. And lie was Chanukah (Front of DedlentIonl..
weed., D.C. IT
which is the most representative organ of the Unitarian Church,
Roneh-Chode•elt Tebeth, lion., Dee, 1-
14 lasting obligation to those who are "square."
publishes an editorial column that is usually well worth reading. dear, are placed under a debt
The other newsboys found out this
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responsible fur having made the new home possible.
quality. They came to hint with their
In its latest number, it has a trenchant paragraph calling upon
Thorn.. Jan.
small disputes. Mogy settled them, Cant of Tebeth
Clergymen to have the courage to boycott congregations that have
Uoneh-Chodeneh Sbebot Wed., Jan. 25
and no boy refused to accept his de- Itomeh-Chodeneh Adar•.Thurn., Feb,
"violated every standard of freedom by ousting a 'taster for daring
Purim IFront of Exther).Thorn., Moe, 4
cision.
to speak his own opinion on controversial moral issues of the day."
He became street circulator for one Itoneh-f hodeneh Nboson...54515., Mar. 20
•
Rat, A pelt 3
Pannoser
be
directed
not
only
to
clergymen
of
the
newspapers
and
lie
made
good.
The suggestion might well
Fannoler (Eighth Ilar)• ..Sot., AprIl 10
He opened a shoe shining shop with Honeh-Chodeneh AOrll 1 5
of the Unitarian denomination, but as well to those of all the
Thorn., May fl
half a dozen boys working for him. Lag 1, WWonr
Mny IR
churches. To this, rabbis are no exception. While we believe it is
Beneath the shop was a large base- Hoorh-('hodenrh
Shabuoth 1ConflentatIoo any)
true that, as a rule, Jewish congregations are exceedingly generous,
Sun., Mar 23
Auxiliary it Temple Beth El at a ment. If ogy filled this up at his own
Peace
Treaty
Discussed
by
Dr.
not to say indulgent in their attitude toward their rabbis, it does
Chatintikah entertainment which be- expense into a sort of dormitory, hooch-Chodench Tammuz
Wed..J R. I S
where boys could sleep without cost.
Hayden Before Jewish
gins in the temple at 8;43.
happen now and then, especially in the smaller communities, that
Run., July 1
Homeless boys were given a home. Fast of Tammuz
Fri, July la
Itonelt-Chodeneh Al,
The beautiful new home of the
the "congregational boss" who, in other days, played so prominent
Woman's Club.
Judge Ben S. Lindsey, in Denver, Font of Ab
Run., July 25
Woman's
Club
recently
pur-
Jewish
Rot., Aug. 14
a part in our Jewish life, still asserts himself. A single man in a
about this time started a juvenile Itoneh-Ckodeneh Ello1

"Ethics, Plus—!"

Omaha Mourns Death of
"Mogy" Bernstein, News-
boy Philanthropist

JEWISH CALENDAR.

"Unity" Suggests a Boycott.

congregation may make the life of the rabbi utterly miserable and
render his work ineffective. \Ve know of more than one instance
where because of the domination and unfairness of the President of
the Board of Directors of the congregation, men of consecrated
spirit have not only been driven front some particular pulpit, but
in despair and disgust, have left the ministry altogether.
Where that has been the case, a wholesome lesson might be
taught if self-respecting rabbis would refuse to till the pulpit that
has thus been vacated. We do not, as a rule, endorse the principle
of boycott, but we arc not entirely sure that "Unity" has not sug-
gested an effective means of meeting a situation that is not only
deplorable in itself, but that—if left unchecked—is bound to make
for the disintegration of congregational influence and fur the weak-
ening of religion's hold upon the hearts of men.

A Notable Service.

The Eighteenth Annual Community Thanksgiving Service,
which filled to its capacity the auditorium of the New Detroit Opera
House on Thursday of last week, was an event of more than passing
interest. Participated in by representatives of nine great religious
organizations, the service was deeply spiritual in character and yet
so fine and big and broad in spirit that not a word was sung or
spoken that might by any stretch of the imagination have offended
against the religious sensibilities of a single person in the great
congregation that had assembled to participate in the morning's

worship.
It is no small thing to have been able to maintain this service
amid the ever-changing personnel of the Detroit ministry for a
period of almost two decades. But it is a greater thing so to have
built up through this service the spirit of true fraternity that every
participating minister, of whatever denomination, feels it is not
merely his duty but his joy to forget for a little while the things
that divide men and to lay his stress upon the great spiritual bonds

Prof. Joseph Hayden, assistant
professor of political science at the
University of Michigan, discussed
with clarity and understanding that
mooted triangle, ''The President, the
Senate and the Treaty" at the regu-
lar afternoon meeting of the Jewish
Woman's Club on Monday, Decem-
ber 1. at Temple Beth El.
Prof. Hayden in a clever delinea-
tion of this subject showed a keen
insight into this political struggle that
has embodied the world. Differentiat-
ing between constitutional and incon-
stittitional treaties, the speaker cited
the experience of Washington who
sought the advice of the senate be-
fore opening negotiations in an effort
to avert war with Great Britain. Not
successful in obtaining the approval
of his projects from the senate,
Washington fornuilated the custom of
submitting his bills through the Sec-
retary of State and appointed a
standing committee of five on foreign
relations, which remains today the
oldest known committee.
l'rof. Hayden defined the three
steps in the formation of a treaty,
first the process of apportioning;
second, the signature by proper rep-
resentation, and thirdly, the step of
ratification, performed by the Presi-
dent in other countries, but carried
through the senate in ours. The
speaker discussed the opinions of the
various groups in the senate in their
attitude toward the peace treaty and
stated it had taken a firm stand in
insisting that the public know inti-
mately the provision of the covenant.
Mr. David Gracov, one of the first
violinists of the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra, rendered several classical
selections, accompanied by his
brother. Mr. Kracov, repeatedly re-
called, was generous with his encores.

that unite them.
The sermon preached by an eminent professor of Homiletics in
a Presbyterian Theological Seminary, inspiring, uplifting and sug-
gesti•e as it was, might have been preached not only without offense
but with high 'inspiration to auy congregation and_fropLaity_de- • Wednesday .evening, December 17,
nominational pulpit. The prayers, fervent and earnest, might have the Jewish W oman's alb members
been uttered from the pulpit of church or synogog alike, and the will be guests of the Woman's

chased is in the hands of the deco-
court for the young offenders. Mogy
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rators and will soon be in readiness
cad about it in the newspapers, which New Tear', rye
Ron.. Rept. II
to open its hospitable doors to
le still sold. Ile wanted to see how
'The day heelon at •onnet of the do,
Jewish girls who arc employed and
the court worked and the results preredlna
have no homes in the city. .A house
warming is being planned, the date
to lie announced in these columns
when definite arrangemets have been
made. A player-piano and Victrola
have been presented to the home by
Mrs. Leopold Wiseman and Mrs.
The Offices of
Oscar Rosenberger, respectively.

Announcement

THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

A conference of the leading Jews
and rabbis of various cities in Lithu-
ania was recently held at Vilna for
the purpose of laying the foundation
for a Mizrachi organization in Lithu-
ania. Rabbi Rubinstein was chair-
man of the conference, and a num-
ber of prominent Jewish leaders and
rabbis participated in the discussion

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