'HE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
PAGE FIVE
To Honor Memory of Rabbi
Killed Aiding Christian
Paris.—On the 28th of August, 1914,
a barn at Traintrux, in the Vosges,
which was serving the purpose of a
temporary hospital, caught fire in the
course of the military operations.
While the wounded were being evacu-
ated, one of them, seeing the Chief
Rabbi of Lyons, Abraham Bloch, who
was attached to the 14th Corps as
Chaplain, and believing him to be a
Catholic priest, asked for a crucifix
in order that he might kiss it before
he died. The Rabbi did not undeceive
the wounded man, but, with the shells
falling around him, went to a Catholic-
chaplain to borrow a crucifix front
him. Immediately afterwards the
Rabbi was himself struck by a shell,
and thus died while engaged in an
act of signal broad-mindedness and
valour. His remains were buried in
the cemetery of St. Die, where, as yet,
no monument to his memory has
been erected. The Central Consis-
tory of the "Union des Associations
cultuelles Israelites de France et
d'Algerie" have, however, now taken
steps to raise a subscription so that
such a monument may be erected, On
the monument will be engraved the
story of the Rabbi's death and an ex-
pression of the gratitude of his co-
religionists. In the appeal for sub-
scriptions, which is made to the Jews
of France and Algeria, Baron Ed-
ouard De Rothschild, President of
the Central Consistory, and the Chief
Rabbi, Israel Levi, recall the beauti-
ful lines in which M. Gabriel Seailles
glorifies the act of the Rabbi:
"The Jewish priest had nothing to
learn from the Good Samaritan. Like
him, he has found his revelation in
his own heart. Ile knew that the
term "neighbour" meant the man
whom his Law commanded him to
love as himself. To hint "neighbour"
meant every man, and above all him
whose suffering calls for pity and de-
mands the work of mercy. Suffering
is the great fatherland where all men
are neighbours and brothers. \\'hat
we feel most deeply in the action of
Abraham Bloch is that we find in it
the best embodiment of the Jewish
spirit. His action rose far above dog-
mas, rites and symbols. His act dis-
played relation in its purest form,
without fanaticism, without the spirit
of domination, beyond everything the
unity of the human soul in love and
in pity."
In order to give this manifestation
its true character, and to enable all
co-religionists of the dead hero to
have a share in it, the Central Con-
sistory has fixed a maximum of
subscriptions at ten francs.
Pre-Inventory Sale of
Winter Footwear
Shoes for Men, Women and Children
At SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS
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This sale comprises hundreds of styles and patterns of footwear selected from our
stock of shoes. In every department you will find great opportunities to procure shoes
of this season's style at money-saving prices. All sizes are included in every price
allotment, but not all sizes in every style.
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Showing Few Styles In Women's Shoes
Fourth
Floor
Style
$9.85
$11.85
$13.85
COLUMBUS AND THE JEWS.
BY RICHARD B. MORRIS
In 1472 Christopher Columbus, a
young Genoese of Jewish extraction,
went to Lisbon. That he was no
stranger to the Jews is seen from his
own statement of his constant rela-
tionship with many Jews, among
whom were 13ehaim, mathematician,
and Vecinho, royal physician. Re-
fused assistance in his so-called
"chimerical" project of exploration by
the ruler of Portugal, he secured ac-
cess to the Spanish sovereigns, Ferdi-
nand and Isabella. It was Luis de
la Cerda, a Spanish nobleman of
Jewish extraction, who gave Colum-
bus shelter in Spain and upon whose
initiative Columbus gained permission
to present his plans to the Spanish
court.
In Aragon and Castile, the seats of
government of the two rulers, were
many Jews, living under the shadow
of the Inquisition, forced to adopt
Catholicism. These "Nlarratios," as
they were called, exerted no inconsid-
erable influence on the government of
the community. They held the most
important posts in the royal councils.
Jaime de la Caballeria was Vice-
Chancellor of Aragon and the confi-
dential friend of Ferdinand; Martin
de la Caballeria was commander of
the Mallorian fleet; Luis Sanchez was
president of the highest tribunal of
Aragon, and Gabriel Sanchez and his
brother Alfonso were deputy-treas-
urers.
In 1492, after the victorious war
with the Moors and at the beginning
of the bloody period of the Inqui-
sition, Columbus once more applied
to the Spanish court, only to have his
plan again rejected. Among those,
however, who championed Columbus'
cause was one Abraham Zacuto, a
prominent Jewish astrologer, the im-
portance of whose contributions to
science Columbus fully acknowledged.
Not only was Columbus personally
acquainted with Zacuto, but with the
two most distinguished Jews of Spain;
Abraham Senior and Isaac Abravan-
el, who was one of the first to render
financial assistance to Columbus' un-
dertaking.
Among the prominent men of Jew-
ish extraction who stood out as Col-
umbus' sponsors, even when his cause
seemed lost, were Juan Cabrero, Ga-
briel Sanchez and Alfonso de la Cab-
alleria. Luis de Santangel, the great
statesman, known as the Beaconsfield
of Spain, was the leader of those who
interposed in behalf of Columbus.
Profoundly impressed by his argu-
ments, telling of the benefits which
could be enjoyed as a result of the
proposed expedition, Queen Isabella
gave her consent to the undertaking.
Since at that time the crown had not
at its disposal sufficient money to
equip a fleet, Santangel, the most zeal-
ous of Columbus' patrons, advanced
the required sum. Thus it was that
the long-cherished plan of a voyage
was realized.
Among the Jews who accompanied
Columbus on his first voyage was
Luis de Torres, a Hebrew interpre-
ter. The first to have sighted land
is reputed to have been a Jew. In
truth, to the Jews of Spain must go
the credit for championing, support-
ing and financing this great project,
the result of which was the discovery
of the New World.
Numerous have been the specula-
tions of historians as to the origin of
this Christopher Columbus. Vicente
Blasco Ibanez, the great Spanish con-
temporary writer, who has a profound
knowledge of the history of his coun-
try, in "Los Argonautos," freely dis-
cusses the Columbus question, Isidro
Nfaltran speaks for the author him-
self when he says: "That extraordi-
nary man (Columbus) possessed all
the traits of the ancient Hebrew; re-
ligious fervor, to the point of fanati-
cism; belief in prophecies; a facile fac-
ulty of Mixing God in affairs of
money. In order to discover India,
as he says in his letters to the king
and queen, "I was aided by neither
reason nor mathematics; it was mere-
ly the fulfillment of what Isaiah
prophesied. • • • And what Isaiah
had said in one of his prophecies was,
according to Columbus, that before
the end of the world all men would
be converted and out of Spain should
come he would would show them the
true faith. In addition to the author-
ity of Isaiah he invoked that of Es-
dras, a forgotten Jew, and in several
of his writings there figure letters
from converted rabbis. When already
an old man he wrote his famous book
'The Prophecies,' a mystical vagary
in which he made calculations as to
the life of the earth, taking as his
basis the prophecies of the Bible. And
the result of his reflections was the
announcement that there remained to
the world only 150 years of existence,
since it must perish certainly in
1656."
Women to Stimulate
Arthur W. Heintzelman
Work for Success of
Etching Displayed Here
Zion Ball, January 25
The initial efforts of the Jewish
National Fund Committee to secure
active co-operation in the work of
the Zion Ball took definite form when
over fifty young women, prominent
in Jewish activities, met at the Ilotel
Statler last Sunday, January 4th, and
with an enthusiasm worthy of the
cause took upon themselves to "put
across" the Zion Ball. A committee
of which Miss Rabinowitz is chair-
woman and Miss Frances Wolfe and
Miss Edith Twersky are Secretaries
was appointed at this meeting.
Louis D. Miller delivered a stirring
address as to the necessity of inten-
sive effort for Palestine. Subsequent
to this address, various committees
were appointed to insure the success-
ful carrying on of the work prior to
the (lay of the Ball. Four advertis-
ing committees were appointed„ and
the respective leaders of these com-
mittees are: Nfiss Sophie Lehrman,
Miss E. Barrack, Miss S. Berman and
Miss S. Sleitsky, These young ladies
will head teams that will canvass the
city thoroughly for advertisements
for the l'rogram. The Captains and
their teams will have an organization
and plan meeting at the Hotel Statler,
Sunday, January nth, at 2:30 p. m.
RABBI THUMIN WILL
LECTURE ON TALMUD
Beginning
Wednesday evening,
January 14, at 8 o'clock, Rabbi Joseph
Thutnim will begin a series of lec-
tures on Talmudic lore at the B'nai
Moshe Synagogue, Garfield and Beau-
hien streets.
The course is being given in re-
sponse to the requests of many mem-
bers of the congregation who are de-
sirous of becoming familiarized with
the text and the spirit of the Talmud,
that priceless heritage of the Jews.
Those who are interested are cor-
dially invited to attend the first lec-
ture Wednesday evening.
The selection included within these di-
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leathers at the price you wish to pay,
Third Floor Style
Values up to ISO In
black, tan and mouse
hid, satin and buckskin.
Liter or button.
There a r e about
",toll pairs Included
in this allotment front
nor high grade shoe
deist. Louis, Cuban,
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heels.
‘Vomen'n pure silk
--colorn and black
81111 white, $1.79.
NVollIPII'M Lisle
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Nlett'a pure silk—
colors and black, 65e.
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selection being combina-
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ray or m ouse upper.
Ifeels are of Louis, Cuban
and French type: either
lace or button Myles.
sizes in Very
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price allotments. They represent values
up to $18. In, hiding black cordovans,
rlrl kid shoes in black or tam some
Brogues, in all the
intent 111,11iein
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LADIES' Footwear in offered in this dept.
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come in black, brown or gray kid, high, me-
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oft, In this
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13., In button or lace style, $1.35.
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RUBBERS, 79c
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Woodward and Adams Ave.
Son-in-Law of Mr. and Mn,
s Adolph
Sloman Promises to Rank Among delicate portrait drawings and the
Major..
light and sure handling of his draw-
ings and etchings of children.
Detroit was given a treat unusual
It is this same quality that gives
for the past ten (lays, in the display such varying treatment to the ascetic
of most exquisite etchings by Arthur "Rabbi" and to the fine portrait of
W. Heintzelman. Practically an en- the stocky old balloon man next it.
tire room of the Museum of Arts His work has still the charm of that
was devoted to his works, which for which is swayed by all that the artist
their versatility alone arc most admires—Rembrandt, or Paul Potter
laudable.
—and his quiet cattle are drawn with
The accuracy with which Nfr. the same infinite care and express
Heintzelman treats the delicate, the the same spirit of peaceful pastures
pompous, the majestic, the pensive, as those of Potter himself. A land-
the youthful, as well as the venerable scape of the Gloucester country and
subjects which were his choosing, people gives added expression to his
wins for him a place among the meri- versatility and his skill, for here he
torious. That he will soon rank depicts, not merely rough and knotty
among America's major artists is cer- tree and foreground, but delicate at-
tain.
mospheric distance. The work of
The following remarks by our con- Heintzelman has that elasticity and
temporary Marion E. Fenton in versatility which, combined with his
"Vogue" are worthy of reprint:
fine feeling for delicate line, his
A new etcher, Arthur \V. Heintzel- sympathetic understanding of his
man, with all the unspoiled freshness subject, and his knowledge of draw-
of youth in his art, showed his work ing, should carry him far in the
for the first time in the early autumn world of etchers.
exhibition at the Keppei Galleries.
Only a cursory glance at the exhibi-
tion was necessary to an appreciation
of the sensitiveness of the artist to
the subject he represents, whether it
is a small study of a child knee-deep
in water dazzling in the sun, or the
portrait of some old man or lisp-wo-
man who might have stepped out of
the art cf seventeenth-century Hol-
The annual Scottish concert in
land.
honor of the birthday anniversary of
That lie is an ardent admirer of Robert Burns will be held in the Ar-
Rembrandt and works often under cadia auditorium Thursday evening,
the spell of that great Dutch master January 15. Clan Campbell, director,
is evident in much of his work. It is has secured excellent talent for the
visible in the lights and shadows of concert, including Edith Scott Mag-
his interiors and in his portraits, not na, soprano, and Theodore Martin,
merely in the subject, but also in his tenor, both New York favorites.
treatment of his subjects—in the
Highland dancing will be a feature
careful drawing, the sensitive line of the evening's entertainment and
that expresses the varying textures the Clan's far-famed Bagpipe Band
of skin and beard and heavy woollen will be present. Following the con-
cloak. ..owhere, perhaps, are the cert, there will he dancing until 2
sensitive quality of his feeling for his a. m. Scats may be reserved at Grin-
subject and its reflection in his tech- nell's, 243 Woodward avenue, on
nique more noticeable than in the M onday. January 12.
Robert Burns' Natal
Day to Be Celebrated
With Scottish Concert
$5.85
MRS. SADIE NEDERLANDER
Beatrice Benson, Detroit
Girl, Passes Away After
Mr:. Sadie Nederlander, wife of
Nederlander, of the Hotel Ad-
Long Illness in Tacoma Joseph
dison, passed away after a brief ill-
Nliss Beatrice Benson, 18-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ben-
son, of 303 Frederick street, passed
away on Sunday, December 8, at Ta-
coma, Wash., at the home of her sis-
ter, Mrs. Joseph Sussman, formerly
Miss Minnie Benson of this city, with
whom she had been visiting. Miss
Benson was a victim of the influenza
epidemic which developed into pneu-
monia and terminated in her untime-
ly death after a lingering illness of
ten months.
Miss Benson was born and raised
in Detroit. Before coming to Ta-
coma, she attended the Cass Tech-
nical High School and later resumed
her studies at Stadium High School,
Tacoma, until she contracted the ill-
ness that resulted in her death. A
bright and lovable girl, known for
her sweet and sunny disposition, her
loss is mourned by a host of friends
both here and in Tacoma.
Mr. Louis Benson, father of the
deceased, spent four months in Ta-
coma last summer at the bedside of
his daughter. Mrs. Benson, who is
still with her daughter, Mrs. Suss-
man, expects to return to Detroit
early in February.
Surviving the deceased beside her
parents are two sisters, Mrs. J. Suss-
man of Tacoma, and Miss Anna Ben-
son of Detroit, and two brothels, Ar-
thur and George, both of this city.
MRS. SARAH E. COHEN ."'
Mrs. Sarah Esther Cohen, formerly
of Ness' York city, died suddenly at
her home, Tuesday, January 6. The
funeral was conducted from the resi-
dence, Thursday, January 8. The de-
ceased is survived by three sons, Jack,
Meyer M. and Benjamin Earl Cohen.
ness, Tuesday evening, January 6.
The deceased, who was 51 years
old, had been a resident of Detroit
for the past 30 years and took a
quiet, though active interest, in all
works of a charitable nature. She
was a member of the Jewish Wo-
man's Club, the Fresh Air Society
and other kindred organizations.
The funeral was conducted from
the residence of her stepdaughter,
Mrs. J. Caffel, of 369 John R. street,
Thursday afternoon, Rabbi I.co M.
Franklin and Rabbi Samuel S. Mayer-
berg officiating. Interment took
place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery.
Beside her husband the deceased
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. A.
Light of Kansas City, Mo., Mrs. Da-
vid Langer of Chicago, Ill., and four
brothers, Louis Langer of Denver,
Colo., Dave Langer of New York,
Jack Langer and Abe Langer of this
city.
REQUEST IMMEDIATE
RELEASE OF JEWS
VILNA.—Rabbi Rubenstein of Vil-
na has presented a memorandum in
President Pilsudsky requesting that
the civilian Jews who were still in the
concentration camps should be at
once set free. He recalled the fact
that hundreds of Jews had been ar-
rested by the Polish troops on their
occupation of Vilna last April, and
that though about 298 of those in-
terned had been released there were
still a large number of Jew's detained
in the various camps. Ile therefore
requested the President to look into
the matter.
A parchment factory is being
opened by the Society of 'Writers of
Holy Writ in Palestine,
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