PAGE THREE THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE American Jews and the Alf airs of European Jewry BY MEIR GROSSMAN. ich 01 bit as to (1 . all he is It) in he at tie lal lie it. till to ed rl tg nal 1111 he he where no sense of obligation is felt toward that body in Paris which speaks also in the name of American Jewry. Small wonder indeed that the American Jet% ish Congress is now embodied in a •inall bureau on the 'Intirteentli door Of the kletrop•ditan From the very outset, the idea of generating creative Juss'ish won k in .1nierica \ea , scouted, and with the ,! ■•■ lice of any representa- tive in 1 1 .,,,-. all 'ouch ha. been lost smith the a ,.1i world-center there. \\ hat el- , 1 1 ,t-re left to do: That ihe :el, the letvish C,olgress ' to the ent Jewish ut - orld- , 1, hos oinl belief. po on ion this is Pict rdii , 14inentally and !' ,unts for the in- 1 -,ion of 1 1 1esidine ^der the it e League oi Nations in Leon 11toirgeots, speaking of the special chair reserved for the United State; of America. said, "1,Ve want America to route and the the not honored place in the League it !licit she cham- pioned so valiantly." the representatives of the Itul United States are still absent add the special chair reword for them stands • ■ •, 1 , 11 1 vacant. hearing •ilent testintions to .a mer i c a'• separ'ation III the Sell:Ite 1rrn America In not d , h,ites over the wan I lettishi institution WiiSh1114tri. at NI, '1 - 11 , ■ to 11111 kr III a 111,1(1,11 • Peace Treaty are . ti ll indulged in, and .11 the name of all Jew.. least means for protecting America against the possible influence of the League of all , I.• they want an institution have a voice in the af- are tinder discussion. America, yott tt lo, realize, i• a country for itself and fair , , i American Icutry and its forms still not toleiate a foreign voice in of national life. American Jesvi•li leaders think to her council. Thus the idea of a 'League of N a . theinselt es. The Jewish masses ere- tions originating in America has been ate.' a national democratic forum over furbish we hair attained leader- weakened. jtlqt then when Ihe world hut its work i• done, the war need for closely-allied ronstinctive ship. relief in devastated Europe i• iuo.t is over.leNvish rights have been guar- pressing. anteed, and the forum together with This incident with America': ta, ant the Jewish masses can well go. Jew- chair in the Ilall of the League of ash leadership can well return to its Nations unwillingly reminds me of good old state of former days. Hence the desire to let the delega- another 11611 in Paris. a smaller and I t he d e . much more modest Hall. the llall lit,, lion die ou t quietly. Place sire that the Jewish quarter should Delegations in the Jewish FA Ionard VII where for the better aalui down and cease talking o f a ewish national half of a year reserted seats are kept Jewish' nation, and q ue•tious a n d th e •\ merican lento., rights, language for the dekdate• Here. too, ate Ihr fundamental: of like. :oil chiefly to see the cessation a League. a I e of the., poisonous and h onc i, s , unite all br.o., '•• . •I sections of the I dreams fostered knimig the boyish unified ina...e. , 1■ 1,1r people I .! -,1,1 pal, Amen,. i s, Inn for itseli and lett ish attitude I , • in In III/ watt in nerd of the opinions of This 1.e.t im. t tel -mid lruvey. merica is not to be tonight for and “iii, - ,• , nipare,1 tt ith , thee countries an d i ii result of the strenno.1- 1 , 111 , 1 not interfere tvith Jewish af- war. and in this I.e,4 ,, , 1. I hi. seems to be , ,,1,- .1•1...••• inn Europe. the United States I s ! , ,I.e prevailing idea in certain intlni- the chain of the AIII , . e•,1,11 circle.. are vacant. \ nd this is the true explanation 1.I ■ ture of :, And the stinholi , • 1 , II- .., •rl, of the Paris delega- represented by the l'ilited Jew I , r • , • ,...,,,,.ied here, why there is no Paris deleg.,•,. I.- i• marred. marred ,,,,,• p•itniii in them, and ts hy the he the • 1 — , •• •• ••' ,, , ,crican few, who 1 •no•t ;is soon a- 1 , ,s1. 1•, idea of in \\ „ r id c ongress left the I e,..• e ■ ,..-, 1,- , 1 61! , I .\11,I yet. it tai. the enthusiastic re- then ram , ,,... - ..:, -,,se ,t1 , 1, I, , ,, 111,1 hat e been ex- in America 1 1, .,• , I.r• idea of an all wor ld J ew ito, i --, ... , , s , ante into be :•, • 1 , , l 1,- , n1 the country wherein the ing. and th e ji,,,.. - I .., Jul :dl-world 1 .,,,,,, ,.11,1 ,, riginatetl. It is de- levvish national 1 , ••• e k Illation It.,. .1 , , ! I., "di-interest" the American it in the national politics Of Euro- furthered. .knd Paris is ilot the milt pt, c p an Jewry. I ■ ■ -,parate limn the rest w h e . •,,•,, .,, 1, ,. : . 1, ,., .I.. IIII t•1 . 11'S\ II I . . III,' Ili escape the oldiga- r , i i.,.,.., .,,,• 1, 1 . - .•, C.• . :. ,, a Hon. intoltc,1 in being a part of a i I :r 1 'r1 ,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, \\ •.., • . -,. , ,,: \Vorld-teary. n , '■ ! ! , I . , II most. however, he understood right(, ,r ,, 1• ,.. '•I ,, sem ,it , s ,.„ .., ,• . '. ••• • , III , - •,'' ',.•1 tt idiom a closely-knit alliance -.:,.: I , . :. - , , I-, Its the Jew ish world-centers in Ett- r e. ,-", Zionist al in the con , ,,,.., ,,, ,, ,., ,.,I -,• -.. o • • ,,, pc. whether it be through delega- 1 1 .11111 III .'; Ill , ■ II , or through a world-congress, tion dealing with l'iiII , I / I , matters. r i„,,,, whom. •e,ent 11 , -',- ,, :I , \ Int-Clean Jewish Congress must ,m,,,iiied as our I,,, i . ,,, rs ai , -ti' 1 , 111 1111 a dead factor, and all efforts I-. reorganize political representation sent. this country are I fear that ,,t t 1 ,- 1,-st ish Relief • i the Jews in Jewish Conference to he ,,,: ..ent , 1 in llol - , I ,,,,-,! to' failure land towar d, the em l \lard , . P , ' 1.1 , lq America will shrink and wither , 1,1 , t I . , 1 ■ ••• it partake of the c creative foun- "..\.` c hairs of the Anted, a., ,I• I , ..! , 1 , be found empty. Net , . , ,Is'i ,.,, ,, -.! I ■ el impettn-islv carrying onward is displayed tow c '. C ,- t ohleien , e I. tt ish life in 1..astern Europe. whith has for ,,,. .,',• , • the rebuild- I he .amt is true of the Zionist , --,,,,nization width has failed to send ing of the old II- . ,- Part " 1 ,!, hest men 1,, London, in order to all cen- ,, operate ss it li the administration .kiiteil,.o , ,,,,,, • : :.,,..,, s at /1 mists from Russia. Austria, 'sing- "he": III" _ ___. ters • , 1• , s'tt• '," ' L II ' 1, 1i 1 , , I• • !e- •: e "I . H.'' •'• "II ; 1 1 ' -I 'H 1.•11 , 1. the Ukraine and even from Ger- (Continued rroin Page 2.I lentil ,,, ,.1, ',L.'. or is it .$) -,.• iny are seated its London. 'lie stair. I • it a deliberate cam I 1 , -,terful Zionist organization of 11.,t the lb-Iron show will embrace teniatic' towards .\ inerica alone could not find inilitid- soie.• 43 different makes—represent. based o11 a c ernain attitude Iran in world centers or is it , merely mils to represent her in I.ondon and ing a large majority of the standard is thus unite anti co-ordinate Zionist tralosport ' , nits that the facories of an expression of imlifference: Or result of "AInFr - activity. On tine contrary, a certain I teroit and the rest of America pro. it pert- 1 , 111 , e the III.. .t . unt of "Americanization" is at Ares- doer. Await- it 1011g lie . . , 1 and :is - icanization. a ...le I i., no t re p r e.ented at the League nut ent to Inc noticed in the policy of the ex,i,.11 h a lation , 11 (ni. alitoIllintiVe equip- Nations. American Jews have moth- ktiterican Zionist organization, Etirope, and are not to n'ilal ii i, ui m r.i,ii' mk, mi .ueePr - • "'„;:,,, " . .,u,g,,ir i form of Americanization which ia 1 1 ;1?: 1 4:„. . s in ,,7, r nt ing to do in participate in leis ish D e legations, .111 doubly painful and dangerous, be cial car displays. This department , f t h e A ct i on , co mmittee Of cause circumstances have placed a motor car show is alwass most in- Organization or in the Relief \\ 'meld .\merican Zionists in the position of teresting .f or it is here that the many Conference? being the "donors." new things which make for motorinti ‘•hatever the explattatitin, we see If it is now desired to raise a cam- com fort are first seen. V. lit m before us the splitting up of letvish paign for the Jewish Congress, let these features under one roof, the unity into tid-bits. that Unity for this categorical demand be forma- et ent will unquestionably he the most which we battled and created timing late& there must be an end to this comprehensive held this year. the central the war. Each day sees us recede "disinterestedness" in 12ealizing that public interest in the from our previously-held positions Jewish w'nrld institutions, The de ' show may safely he calculated to be and we are seeking fresh motives to main' must be made that a delega- on a oar with exhibitors' eagerness to satisfy these steps, as if we in en e don of the American Jewish Congress show their wares. the I). A. D. A. scared by our bold plans tor a Jewish be sent to Paris forthwith, there to management is making rtes' possible participate in all matters pertaining preparatidn to handle rerunnil-break world center. . ng life. Only in congress this wise bind can Thi. seems particularly olnvions in to e Jewish crowds. An efficient plan of handling nil th American Jen, kit the attitude of American Jew ry traffic to the upper floors where pas• hr more correct, iii the attitude of re-birth and attain its crowning point. senger cars will be shown has lice , , L eas isolation and a m ore intimate , American Jewish leaders towards the neviscor r.levators will carry show delegations in Paris. In a moment of relationship with European Jewry, goers to the fifth floor and ample enthusiasm an American delegation with world-Jewry, with all those in- was sent to Paris Where it did its stitutions speaking in the name of the ,ta,rw,• pro\ided so that they may Nay'', dOWII to the lower , share of work very energetically, but whole Jewish people, irrespective of tittrk their stages. This plan how unpleasant it is for some to hear Iltin'rs by env no so o ner was the spur of the mo- went gone than the delegates went the repetition of "the Jewish people" works out well in Grand Central Pal- ace in New York where the elevator back without leaving a solitary rein- or "the Jewish nation," that is what capacity is not nearly as great as it resentative behind. It were almost is wanted. Many of those who per- Rauch•Lang Ehctrics I. th, ..! - ,• ,,, ii , \\y F.V.Neuniann & Sons 0 ITAr.ITY MOTOR ORS 1341-1352 WOODWARD ♦ Ve.1.1 E Milburn Elecirics 19TH ANNUAL D. A. D. A. SHOW BIG SOCIAL EVENT OF WEEK. like the proverbial rich uncle coming milted themselves to be swept along is in the Ford building. . Ile,nvy trucks and commercial down to his poor relatives, spending by the popular stream have now , . •quipitient will be exhibited on the le time with them, 'eating be- taken fright at their own comage a n d ' i i . little a floors, while the accessor y I I i 1 fOI SI IWO er 0 old 'holograph and departing wish quietly "to retire to their 1 hey thus take „I van _ division will embrace a part of the positions.' never to return. It is true the Peace Conference is tage of the shadows of "Americaniza. second. The other three floors will at an end. but the work in Paris has tion" in order to poison the mind of hold the passenger and light commer- means ended. Such rights as the Jewish mass with suspicion, and eial cars and special body and t on by no have been gained must be secured, to create a fear of a world-Jewry exhibits, of whic.li they will he a large Jewry interests must be constant- which might undermine the J ewis h number. and . I II order to make the show as - ly guarded. Problems affecting fun- existence in America. If all this has not been stated !•, s ni.t a,spectacle as possible, the damentally all Jews, both those living , - , •iitent has provided, aside from in happiness and prosperity in Amer- plainly, it is obviously manifest in the • - • ..,t• decorative scheme. the ica, as well as those who have fallen deeds of those at the head and helm, h • . it talent available and will victims in the purgatory of Eastern for were it otherwise the scats of the 1 • ,. -nr orch estras, rine on each Europe, have to he solved. and not American Jew kit delegates in Park • ' —or floors. Entrance to the a week passes without bringing for would not have been vacant. a I be by way of the Gran.i . consideration urgent questions vitally Ample parking fa ' s •le i affecting Jewish life. --,.•t hl•d For those who Jews front every part of the world ' . and the police il . - are still represented in dr! delegations 11, the trafiir s i at Paris, Russia, Roumania. [kraine, II i c re nored to the Lithuania, Poland and Czecho-Slo- et car service to this 1)r. Charles I'. Steinmetz for many ,. vakia are represented st ithout a ", i t and in f let a Illo, break, while Turkey. Bulgaria, Greece Years consulting engineer for the , , ■ 1 for a show my - m id and Jugo-Slavia sent their represent. General Electric Co., announces the'. , perfection of an elec-1 1 , ! as this building is lo ines to Paris every little while. Eng- commercial , Ito• geographical center of tot dcii ■ ery vehicle (rim w h ich he has fish Jewry, which stood aside for I h II, •i some time, has sent her representa. been at work for the past 15 years. The new car is remarkable for it: lives to join the delegations in a common effort to protect Jewish ill- light weight and simplicity of design Jewish Woman on Committee requires 311 per cent less storag , • It terests. America alone is absent. To Promote Study of Torah Theoretically, the American Jewish battery than other.cars of the. same Congress is certainly a part of the load tarrying capacity. Dr. Stein- B ER LI N.—The Synagogal Council delegaticms hating taken its full part metz has also developed a regenera- in the earlier work. but fur the last live system under which his car gen- of the Jewish Community in Berlin.' few months communication has al- Crates electric current on down has elected for the first time a woman most ceased. Each day local interest grades and recharges the storage bat- as a member of a commission which in the work of the delegations grows teries, thus materially adding to the has the task of promoting the study 1 less until a point has been reached mileage of the car. of the Torah in the community. Dr. Ste:nmetz Perfects Ncw Electric Vehicle . c.) 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