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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL. VII. No. 3.
PISGAH LODGE
ADDS HUNDREDS
TO MEMBERSHIP
Over One Thousand People At-
tend "Adolph Kraus Class" Ini-
tiation Ceremonies at Stealer
Hotel Lad Sunday.
CAMPAIGN BEGINS FOR
TWO THOUSAND MEMBERS
Rabbi Franklin, A. B. Seelen-
freund, Julian Gusfield, Milton
Alexander, Speak at Big Ban-
quet—Dance Follows.
Per Yew, $2.00; Con', 5 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919.
J. D. C. GUARANTEES
FUEL TO DESTITUTE
POLISH JEWS
WARSAW, — Partial protection
against rigors of a Russian winter
has been guaranteed to a portion of
l'oland, according to a cabled report
whichhas been just received by the
Joint' Distribution Committee for
American Funds for Jewish War Suf-
ferers. Mr. lierstield, its representa-
tive in l'oland, cabled from Warsaw
that more than 7,000,000 Marks had
been appropriated during September,
October and November for fuel to be
used in towns throughout Poland. lie
also stated that high prices and the
difficulty of hauling fuel had made
the condition of the sufferers still
more miserable.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
LODGE STARTS BIG
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
CHANUKAH
BY ENOCH MEBS
The IMaccabees, long years ago,
Whose mighty deeds at valorous heights
Had set a darkened world aglow,
Have given is the "Feast of Lights."
The temple, built of stone and lime,
Whose desecration spread dismay,
Is now symbolic of the time—
Bears now its moral for the day.
The trampled temple of our hearts,
Throughout the ages crushed and bled,
Still stands secure in all its parts;
Whose quivering soul is not yet dead.
CHOIR OF 125 VOICES
TO FEATURE BETH EL
CHANUKAH SERVICES
In celebration of Chanukah, the
Feast of Dedication, a great musica l
service will be held at Temple Beth
El on Sunday morning of this week,
on which occasion selections from
Handel's Oratorio "Judas Mecca-
beus" will be rendered by a choir of
one hundred and twenty-five voices
under the leadership of Mr. William
'lowland.
The service promises to be one of
the most inspiring ever held in the
Temple. As appropriate to the sea-
son, Rabbi Franklin will preach a
brief sermon on the topic "When Will
the Messiah Come" The services
begin promptly at 11 o'clock. Every-
body is invited.
PERFECTION LODGE
INSTALLATION IS
BRILLIANT AFFAIR
LANSING OFFERS
LITTLE HOPE FOR
JEWS OF UKRAINE
Meyer Berg Becomes Worshipful
Master of One of Detroit's Most
Important Fraternal Organiza-
tions, Wednesday, Dec. 10th.
LOUIS DANTO LAUDED
FOR LODGE SUCCESS
Organized by Small Group in
June, 1917, Granted Charter as
Perfection Lodge, F. & A. M.
No. 486, Following Year.
solemn and impressive
Amidst
ceremonies, attended by several high
dignitaries of the Grand Lodge, the
newly-elected officers of Perfection
Lodge, No. 486, Free and Accepted
"I have never been a believer in
miracles, but within the last two years
Masons, were formally installed into
a miracle has happened. A thing
the Order at the Masonic Temple,
dead has been made to live—a thing
Wednesday, December 10. A gather-
that seemed entirely beyond the pos-
Tells
Protesting
Jewish
Delega-
'
Detroit
Lodge
No.
55
to
Hold
Big
of several hundred attended the
sibility of resuscitation has shown it-
tion Country is Still Unsafe to ing
installation ceremonies and were also
Class Initiation at End of Cam-
self to be full of life and vitality."
Send
American
Commission
to
guests at the 6:30 1'. M. banquet.
Thus did Rabbi Leo M. Franklin in
paign on January 28.
,
Aid People.
Meyer Berg, an active and en-
a masterly address at the banquet that
thusiastic worker and one of the
followed the record-breaking class
Rejuvenated in spirit and filled with
WASHINGTON.—Delegations of
initiation of Pisgah Lodge No. 34, a desire to be of greater service to the
prominent Jews from New York,
Independent Order of Irnai Brith, at community, Detroit Lodge No. 55,
Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Boa-
the Hotel Statler, Sunday evening, Knights of Pythias, whose activities
ton, Newark and other cities, repre-
have been in a dormant state for the
senting the American Jewish Con-
past several years, due to the active
gress, laid before Secretary Lansing
participation of many of its members
the terrible situation in the Ukraine
in the prosecution of the war, has en-
and protested against the recent po-
tered On an intensive membership
grom in which 40,000 Jewish men,
campaign with the slogan "Over One
A.
LURIA
women and children had lost their
ETTA
TRANSLATED FROM THE YIDDISH BY
Hundred More Members."
lives in that region.
It is planned to make the culmina-
on
a
chair,
push
The delegations presented to Mr.
how a I They place a stool
tion of this drive the occasion for the
Let me tell you the story of against I it over to the stove and at the risk of Lansing also the resolutions adopted
largest class initiation in the history Jew, whose luck had turned
Louis XIV at the mass meeting held in Carnegie
climb
their
lives,
they
of the lodge. Impressive ceremonies. hint, lo aleichem, was once saved by 1
on u ps to in legs, Hall, New York, on Nov. 24, which
I groans, trembles
followed by a banquet and dance, will a Chanukah Lamp.
moment that while the wife supports it from below. was addressed by Secretary Daniels,
take place at a suitable ballroom in
Senator Medill McCormick, Lieut.
And don't think for a
Grimy wit dust, the lamp is used
one of the hotels or large halls on i was made of gold, or even of silver.
. Walker, Mgr. Lavelle and other
t was simply a. broken bit of brass, for the Chanukah prayer, the first day, Gov
January 28, 1920.
public men, and which was preceded
till
the
eighth
second day, and so on,
It
The entertainment committee is crooked
and twisted, an old heritage t
not at by a procession in which 150,000 per-
making a special effort to make this from ancestors dead and gone. ; To retire to bed famished is
up, sons took part.
prop- all pleasant, so they remain
affair a notable one hi the career of
Included among the delegations
Formerly this man had owned
Pythianism, and calls upon every erty. He had become wealthy sud-I Shloime Zalman at one side of the were:
member of the lodge to become active denly. How, you ask? Alit that's I table, his wife at the And
From the American Jewish Con-
dream.
in attaining the success of the event.
gress—Louis Marshall, Chairman; Ja-
another story._
bell
suddenly
rings
and
both
The assistance and hearty co-opera-
The
cob Shill, Nathan Straus, Dr. Stephen
Rumor has it that a soldier had a I
tion of each member is requested to piece of iron to sell. Our friend jump up. The door opens and a fa- S. Wise, Colonel Harry Cutlet, and
the extent of procuring at least one bought it very cheaply and carried it miliar young moan, an agent, enters.
B. G. Richards.
LOUIS uANTO
candidate. The encouraging response home. When Ile filed off the top layer,
Baltimore—Israel S. GOitgiov,
Past Worshipful Master.
"What's the matter?"
already evident from many of the 700 he discovered that it was solid gold!,
Boris
M.
Spector,
and
Dr.
I.
Heffgott.
He can hardly control his laughter.
members of the lodge insures the de-
Boston—Dr. Henry Norman and N. founders of the organization, was in-
gl ishman has
Now when a Jew becomes rich, Ile
sired quota for the class initiation.
✓
is clean shaven Feinberg.
stalled as Worshipful Master. In the
casts out the old to make room for ' •••1
eccentric
untie En
*se
t o War
MYER S. FINK
course of the ceremonies, he was pre-
The committee in charge of arrange-
Newark—Bernard Wttkstein. -
broken
ware.
.,
•
am, en buy o$d
„
Ma-
Chairman, Arrangements Committee. ments for the big affair consists of the new He turns his home top
Philadelphia — Messrs. Ginsberg, sented with a beautiful diamond,
Even now Ile is waiting to come in.
Curvy, changes his style of tat.ss,
Freeman,
Berman,
Lipshitz,
Ruben-
Abe Goldman, chairman; Frank Ber- becomes a Deutscher and his wife a
sonic ring, a gift of Mrs. Berg. The
"May I enter?” Probably he will
December 14, term the phenomenal
other officers are as follows:
man, vice-chairman; Emanuel Lewis, Parisienne. Their two sons are taken
growth of the local lodge within a
pick up something in such an old stein, and Prenowitz.
Senior Wardell, Aaron J. Illumenau;
Chicago—Judge Hugo Pam, Joseph
Wilford Goldman, Ben Shiffman and front cheder and put into college.
cottage.
brief period.
Junior Warden, Maxwell H. Wein-
David,
David
Fisher,
Julius
Rosen-
William Berman, who will assist as They change their home—the book-
Of all Pisgah's social enterprises,
The old pair gaze at each other. wald, M. 1'. Ginsberg, K. Mariner, M. berg, Treasurer, Samuel Schnabel;
captains. This committee announces case is sent to the synagogue, for who
perhaps none was carried out with a
What sort of old ware have they? In Shuchter, and II. \Volf.
Secretary, Charles K. Sandorf; Chap-
will he pleased to furnish ap-
has need of books now
greater faithfulness to detail, a more that it
the
meantime, the Englishman comes
For the Committee of Protest lain, Joseph J. Cummins; Senior Dea-
plications or call upon prospects if re-
The old closet, a gift, is chopped
marked consideratiop for the comfort
in, takes off his cap and spies the Against the Massacre of Jews in con, Louis Streamer; Junior Deacon;
into kindling wood. His wife puts
and entertainment of its guests, than quested.
The order of Knights of Pythis is into its place a mirror. She suddenly Chanukah lamp. Like a hungry wolf, Ukrainia and Other Lands—Morris Louis II. Wolf; Stewards, Louis I.
was the last initiation, banquet and
he seizes it in his hands, trembles, his Rothenberg, Chairman; Herman Zuieback and Maxwell W. Benjamin;
national and non-sectarian. It is
develops a desire to see herself re- eyes sparkling.
dance, dedicated to Honorable Adolph
Bernstein, Sholom Ash, Mr. Wein- Marshal, George Epstein; Tyler,
founded on the broad and humani- flected from head to toe.
Kraus, in commemoration of the
"Simply crazy," observes the agent, berg, Abraham Schomer, J. Bashein, Joseph F. Feirer.
tarian principles of Friendship, Char-
An old clothes man is summoned,
seventy-fifth natal day of the Grand
Louis Danto, past Worshipful Mas-
Dr. A. Rivensky, Dr. Charles Worts-
ily and Benevolence, and its tenets and they dispose of the old furniture aside.
Master of the Order. It will go down
and objects are of a nature worthy at half the value. They purchase a
"How much, how much do you want man, the Rev. Joseph Sett S. Pol- ter, was accorded an ovation and
in the annals of Detroit's Jewish com-
paid
high tribute by the speakers of
of the support of every loyal Jew in set of Louis XIV: small, graceful, up- for it?" eagerly asks the Englishman lakoff. Max Hollander, Michael Schar-
munal life as one of the biggest and
loff, Samuel Cohen, and William S. the evening, for his indefatigable ef-
Detroit. The chapter was organized holstered. The legs are crooked? Ahl in broken German.
history.
most successful events in its
forts in behalf of the Lodge. Mr.
about 35 years ago with a handful of but they are of bronze. The chairs
To make a long story short, the Sindey.
Glee Club Is Big Feature.
members and has grown steadily until are on wheels? Delightfull One is Chanukah lamp is sold. They rely
In the presentations of the resolu- Danto was credited in large measure
for the unprecedented successes en-
Several hundred new members were
tions
adopted
in
New
York
and
other
it numbers today over 700 members. afraid to sit on them.
upon the Englishman's honesty and
by Perfection Lodge during his
initiated into the Order with solemn It has prospered proportionately and
They had had some old silver, take as much as he is willing to give cities to Secretary Lansing addresses joyed
and beautiful ceremonies by the ex- now owns and occupies its own beau-
were
made
by
Louis
Marshall,
Dr.
term of office.
esrug-boxes, spice containers. These them.
cellently trained Degree Team con- tiful castle hall at 553 Cass avenue.
Stephen S. Wise, Morris Rothenberg,
they sell to second-hand dealers;
The Englishman and the agent
and Judge Hugo Pam.
The Detroit lodge has been identified their wedding gifts are distributed
leave. The old pair remain alone:
with many Jewish philanthropic move- among poor relatives. Crystal glass-
LANSING'S STATEMENT.
"Crazy!" declares Shloime Zalman.
ments in the community and during ware, flower-pots, vases, of the latest
Secretary Lansing, in replying said:
"And perhaps," timidly adds the
the war gave evidence of this spirit design, are substituted for them.
"Your
commission here today,
wife, "perhaps he is our Elijah? A
by turning over its building for the
But the wheel of Fate turns—in a reward for our Chanukah prayers?"
which lays before the Government the
exclusive use of the local Jewish Wel- short time our subject's fortune is re-
Whatever it was, they now have terrible situation in the Ukraine and
versed. His sons journey to foreign money for necessities, for food, for enters its protest against what is
fare Board.
The officers of Detroit Lodge No. lands; there is no money to send them
being done its that region, voices a
clothes.
55 during the present term are: Frank when they are in need; in fact, there
protest, I am sure, that is in the
(Continued On Page Four.)
Berman, Chancellor Commander; is hardly enough with which to renew
heart of all humanity."
Emanuel I.ewis, Vice-Chancellor; their loan notes, and it is impossible
"These outrages have been known
Joseph Burak. Prelate; N. S. Shell- to get a fresh loan anywhere.
to us, though indirectly. We have
COLLEGIATE
ZIONISTS
fish. Keeper of Records and Seals;
Things go front had to worse. There
sought constantly ways in which to
TO MEET IN BOSTON suppress them if it were possibility.
William Moskowitz. Master of Fi- is even nothing now to pawn. Louis
nance. Past Chancellor Morrey Men- XIV becomes shaky; the glassware
The difficulty lies in the fact that
delsohn is acting as chairman of pub- and crystal break.
Boston—Intercollegiate Zionist As- Western Russia, particularly South-
So they live in poverty. But in their
licity for the present drive.
sociation will hold its annual conven- western Russia, is in such a state of
poverty they come bac to Judaism.
tion this year in Boston during the turmoil and anarchy that we have
The wife borrows a prayer-book from
college mid-year recess in December. been unable to even send representa-
one of her neighbors and devotes her
tives there because there has been
Delegates from every part of the
spare hours to it. Her husband, Von country are expected to attend this no stable Government with which to
Solomon. who has returned to his old
convention which will last three days deal. There has been no certainty
name of Shloime Zalman, occasional-
that a Government would continue
NEV YORK.—Field secretaries ly prays in his talis and tephillim. or more.
One of the features of this conven- for any length of time; and I believe
have been sent to Poland and other And when Channah comes, he gets a
our Commissioners' lives would be in
tion will be announcement of the win-
parts of Eastern Europe to prepare desire to light his Chanukah candles.
ners of the Brandeis Prize Essay Con- danger if we sent them there for any
MEYER BERG
They manage to borrow candles
for the arrival of a large unit of wel-
test of $100. The judges, Prof. Felix purpose.
Worshipful Master
fare and relief workers, it has been from somewhere and hurry to the
"Until there is a change in the
HENRY O. MARKS
Frankfurter, Prof. Mordecai H. Kap-
e
e.
kitchen
for
a
bundle
of
wood.
But,
announced by the Joint Distribution
Chairman, Propaganda Committ
lan, and Prof. David Amram, are now political situation in the Ukraine we
Perfection Lodge, organized but a
Committee for American Funds for alas, there is not even a stick.
picking out the three best essays from are almost helpless. We have no
far-
It then occurs to Shloime Zalman
one to whom we can send a protest. few years ago by a handful of
sisting of Milton M. Alexander, Rabbi Jewish War Sufferers. The organiza-
among the very encouraging harvest
can visioned, earnest men, today ranks
Samuel S. Isf ayerberg, Charles Rosen- tion stated that Leo Gerstenzang, that in the days of prosperity he had of this year. The essay of the winner There is no one with whom we
Jewish
thal, Morris Garvett, Leon Gold- who served with the Red Cross thrown an old Chanukah lamp in the and a few noteworthy essays will be reason. The heads of their armies as one of the strongest the
state,
scent to be more of a mediaeval type. fraternal organizations in
smith and Nathan J. Gould. Undoubt- abroad during the war, and assisted back of the stove.
printed in Kadimah, the I. Z. A.
a
membership
of
several
hun-
"Shloime
Zalman,"
his
wife
pleads.
They
are
not
modern
in
the
way
in
edly the most interesting feature of in Jewish Relief work in Poland, has
with
annual.
which they conduct their hostilities. dred. The Lodge was organized in
the ceremonies, and enhancing ines- returned to Poland to prepare facil- "take it down."
June,
1917.
It
received
its
dispensa-
It is difficult to tell whether they be-
timably the beauty and effectiveness ities for a large staff of workers who
was
long t9 the Bolsheviki or whether tion on October 23, 1917, and
of the ritual, was the splendid singing are now being recruited to sail for I-
by the Grand Lodge
granted
a
charter
they
Selong
to
the
reactionaries.
It
Poland
in
January.
Mr.
Gerstenzang
of the Pisgah Glee Club.
is difficult to find out where their of Michigan at its Grand Rapids con-
The choral society, organized sev- is also working out, with Mr. Isidore
leaders stand politically. We know vention in 1918.
eral months ago under the director- Hershfield, in charge of Jewish Re
ship of I. Leonard Braun, rehearsed lief in Poland, a plan whereby pack-
they are being pressed on every side
enter the
and fighting with everybody.
do not believe they could
zealously for the occasion, and proof ages of food and clothing may be
WITHOUT POWER TO HELP. Ukraine.
of its excellent training was evidenced transmitted by American Jews direct
After January 1, 1920, the subscription rate
On the other hand, as far as the
of
at the first public oppearance of the to their relatives in Poland.
"And of course, in such a state
a Government in the
of The CHRONICLE will be $3.00 per year.
—______
singers. "Su Shorint Roshecltem'
anarchy as exists there, we are with- recognition of
be
From out the ruins of the past,
Its gloom•, its grim and rankling plights,
Shall rise Judea, free at last,
With soul aflame with feasts of lights.
A CHANUKAH STORY
By I. L PERETZ
J. D. C. SENDS RELIEF
WORKERS TO POLAND
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MAIL COUPON NOW
—Save One Dollar—
(Open the Gates. Ye Leaders), taken JEWISH BOY WINS HIGH
from the legend of King Solotnon,
HONORS AT HARVARD
was sung by Dr. H. W. Goldstick and
Manfred Linick as the candidates filed
into the room. The song typifies the
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Alfred Ben-
spirit of the initiates who bid en- jamin, 20 years old, son of David Ben-
trance to the Order in the name of iamin, of Kansas City, Mo., holds the
the "King of Glory," bringing their highest record of any student in Har-
offerings of service and of sacrifice.
vard and on Monday night, Decem-
The Official Ode, contained in the ber 1, was one of twenty-two mem-1
ritual. which had been set to music hers of the 1920 class to receive in-1
and distributed among the members. itiation into the Phi Beta Kappa So-
Ben-
during the ceremonies by
t at the annual banquet. Mr. Ben-
was
:
has been congratulated by A.
sembly. The music
the asming
this, as of the other songs introduced, Lawrence
was composed by Mr. Braun and ded Lawrence Lowell, president of Har-
vard, for his proficiency. He is in
(Continue d On Page Four.)
his senior year.
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Name
Address
The
Ukraine is concerned, you can
out the power to help the unfortunate
sure that, whatever Government is
inhabitants of that stricken region.
all
recognized—and recognized in
We have established a Consulate at
see
gather
Russia, because I do not wish to be
Odessa and from there we will
Russia dismembered—there will
information as rapidly as we can.
certainly a very decided movement
"As to what steps further can be for the proper protection of minor-
taken I cannot tell. The United
and the rectification of wrongs
States has generally avoided joint ities
that have been done insofar as that
commissions with other nations. Our
ossible. Of cour••.:, life we can-
y has is
own
been to send our p
Po tic
t at not restore, but we can restore the
independently
and
living, and that will be
commission
the only solo- rights of the
at present
,eems to be
tion.
the
purpose with which this Govern-
will approach the recognition
time to send limit
"But whether it is the
much doubt. I of a Government in Russia."
a commission, I very
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