PAGE EIGHT THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE PNEUMONIA FATAL TO PROMINENT CLUBWOMEN AND SOCIAL WORKER 'Wife of Dr. I. Z. Taub Dies " After Brief Illness; Had Come to Detroit From Otta- . wa, Canada. ;.• Pneumonia. following a brief illness, ;!(!:1113.•1 the death of Mrs. I. Z. 'fault, 25 yearn old, wife of Dr. I. Z. Taub, as- sistant superintendent of the Detroit House of Correction. Mrs. Taub had come to Detroit fours years ago from Ottawa, Canada. and p,itip• that lithe had allied herself with l-fferoua worthy charitable enter- In : prises and Jewish organIzationo. She was a member of the Young People's HARRY FREEDMAN OF PHILADELPHIA DIES AT HOME OF COUSIN An attack of influenza, later de- %doping Into pneumonia, caused the death of Harry Freedman, 21 years Old. who came to Detroit four months ago from Philadelphia. lip was emr ployed by the Standard Ignition Co. of Detroit and while in the city had nude his home with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gross Of 1869 West Grand Boulevard. lie was a cousin of Mr Gross. During his stay in the city his win- ning personality and splendid charac- tei had made for him many friends who deeply mourn his loss. Mr. Freedman is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freed_ man of Philadelphia anesisters and brothers of that city and Shenandoah PH. Interment took place Sunday, Feb. 8 at the Royal Oak cemetery of the First Hungarian Hebrew Congrega- tion, Rabbi Thumlin and Cantor Loewy officiating. HADASSAH SAMOVER TEA PARTY, FEB. 17 MRS. I. Z. TAUB !. Auxiliary of Shaarey Zadek. the Ili cur Cholem, and, as a monitor of the :'..newish Women's Club was largely in- strumental in inaugurating the idea of penny lunches for the school children of the poorer districts. She rendered invaluable service during the Pang- . c tic Fund drive In the solicitation of Funds. Death took place Saturday, Feb. 7. Funeral services were conducted from the home of her parents, Mrs. and :N:rs. Jacob Weinstock, Rabbi A. M. Hershman officiating. Burial was held in Clover 11111 Park Cemetery, Mrs. Taub Is survived by her husband, her mother and father and one brother and sister. A Lovely Little Girl "Ilene and There," the short play which teatured the si ming Judaea en- tertainment g:veii last Sunday at the Shaarey tedek 011 the OcCaS1011 of 1 'ale St 1 Ile Week and Chamisho Osor ll'Slivat, which feature; Esther Ja- cobs.n in the role of "Sammy," will be th• main feature of the Samovar Tea Party of the Detroit branch of fladassah, to be given Tuesday even- ing at the Shaarey Zedek. The lia- flassall Palestine 1Veek program was originally scheduled for Feb. 3, but was postponed on account of the "flu" epidemic. In addition to this number oil the flailassall program, several other Young Judaea numbers will be of- fered, including two Hebrew songs and a recitation by Lally Drapkin, of the Daughters of the \\ 'bite and Blue, a Young ludava branch. Kathleen Pereira will appear ill a classic dance number, ;11111 the songs 011 the pro- gram will be accompanied on the piano by bliss NI. Ilirshinan, who will also give several piano selections. Zionist readings will be given by 'airs. J. H. Ehrlich. PLAY TO BE REPEATED. The short play presented by the Buds of Judaea, "Here and There," will be repeated at the Samovar Tea Party and Chamisho Osor B'Shvat celebration of the liadassah, to be given Tuesday evening, Feb. 17, at the Shaarey Zedek. This play may also be repeated at the Jewish Insti- tute at one of the weekly Sunday lectures. Several hundred toys were col- lected at the entertainment Sunday to he sent to the Palestine Supply Department of the Zionist Organiza- tion of ..1inerica for distribution among the children of Palestine. After the 'Mass celebration, the Young Judaea Literary Club contrib- Med $15 for Jewish Relief, this being the second highest sum contributed by an individual Young Judaea cir- cle. the highest sum having been con- tributed by the Forget-Me-Noes of Zion. FORUM SPEAKER SAYS r. JEWISH MUSIC SHOWS LITTLE ORIGINALITY Hermann Hoexter, in Address, "The Jew and Music," De- clares Genius Lies in Rendi- tion, Not Composition of Orchestral Works. That while fully 90 per cent of the world's great musicians were Jews, few, if any of them, have iteldeved fame as composers, was pointed out in nil Intensely Interesting talk by Her- mann Hoexter, speaking on "The Jew and Music" at the Forum Luncheon of the Waal Brith Club Tuesday noon. The reason for this, the speaker de. clared, was due to heredity and en- vironment. Having been forced from time immemorial to struggle for exist- ence, the Jew has been Inclined to show a want of seriousness and in- terest In the musical art, contenting himself with applying his talents in execution of the melodic chants hand- ed by his father. Waiving the mooted qu , stion as to whether the Hebraic melodies now be. come an inalienable part of the Jew- ! ish ritual are rho compositions of j Jews, alr. Hoexter declared that mu- sical history pointed definitely to the furl that the Jews were the first to make use of harps, horns, and other orchestral instruments. The speaker pointed out that the Jews, wholly set apart from their neighbors by radical differences In ens- toms, laws and traditions had found. ed a school or type of musical compo- sition which had remained free from all other extraneous influences for a ges. "From the very earliest times," said Mr. Hoexter, "the Jews were perform- ers, rather than composers. Their tuu• 'de therefore Is melodic, not harmonic. They have shown a peculiar fondness for stringed instrumente, especially, in later times, becoming proficient artists with the violin and piano. These stringed instrument s seemed best fit- ted to give their interpretive 'Inpuls- er scope. "There is a honeyed sweetness in the interpretation of Jewish artists, which Is lacking in the performances of their Christian neighbors. During the past 20 or hi yens, it is of pecu- liar note, the greatest musicians have come from Russia. Persecution and suffering always make for great sin- cerity and great depth of feeling which manifests itself In sympathetic renditions of the classic composers. Niendelssolin, great as he was, would have been a greater musician still, it is generally believed, had it been his lot to suffer during his earlier life. 'I he fact that he wits loved, respected mid pampered Is mirrored in the col- orlessness of his music." The speaker for Tuesday, Feb. 17 will be Bernard Rosenblatt of New York City, president of the Zion Com. monwealth, Inc. Ho will deliver an address at the Forum Luncheon while in the city its a guest of the Detroit Zionists. Arab Prince Favors "Entente" Between Palestine and Arabia LEO KALLMAN WINNER London—Prince Feisal, of the Arab OF FIRST PRIZE AT Kingdom of the Iledjaz, has pledged ORATORICAL TILT full co-operation with the Zionists in MADELINE RO.VE KA 17 Ar ( -harming eighteen-month-old daughter of Alr. and Mrs. Philip Kahn, of 2476 Lust Jefferson avenue, . . _ Britain Awards Indemnity For Damage to "Gevath Saul" JERUSALEM—An indemnity of £1,446 has been awarded to the Jew- ish colony "Gevath Saul" of I'ales- tine by the British Military Gover- nor of Jerusalem. The indemnity which was secured through the Zion- ist Commission is to pay for the dam- age which that colony suffered at the hands of the English army during the battle of Jerusalem. establishing a National Jewish Home- land in Palestine, and creating an "Entente" between that country, Arabia and liberated Armenia. Fol- lowing is the message from the Emir which he sent just before leaving Paris fur Arabia a few days ago, to lIerbert Samuel, former British Post- master-General and Blockade Minis- ter, who is a leading Zionist of Eng- land: "I am firmly convinced that the mutual confidence established be- tween us and the complete agreement of our point of view which permitted complete understanding between your leader„ Dr. Weizman!' and myself will maintain between its that har- mony so necessary for the success of our common cause." The project for such an Entente was broached by the late Sir Mark Sykes, British Foreign Under-Secre- tary, on December 2nd 1917 and the Zionist, Armenian and Arab leaders have since then been working toward this goal. dna sot in Leo Kaltman, speaking on 'The Unfinished Task," a topic dealing with Reconstruction, was the winner of the first prize, a gold medal, and Nfax Schuster, with an oration on "America at War," was the winner of the second prize, a silver medal, at the Sixth Annual Oratorical Con- test of the Philomathic Debating Club, which was held Tuesday even- ing, February 111th, at the Shaarey Zedek before, an audience that filled the gymnasium, the scene of the con- test. Honorable mention was given to Harry Baiter for his speech on "'flue Test of American Ideals," The other contestants and their re- spective subjects, all of whom were good and made the competition keen, were Ralph :Aron start, "The (dory of Nations," Nlax Cohen, "'Hie Goal of the Ages," and Harry Platt, 'AN'ar and Its Effects." Mr. Platt substi- tuted for Irving Iskowitz, W110 was to have spoken on - The Hope of the Polish Jew," but was unfortunately taken ill. 't he judges, consisting of Judge Clyde I. \Vebster, Harry II. Keidan and Chas. P. O'Neil, in brief ad- dresses warmly commended the speakers for their excellent showing and extolled the value of the train- ing that members of the Philomathic receive in their weekly debates and discussions and in public speaking. A pleasing musical program sup- plemented the oratorical contest. Miss Bessie Steingold and brother, Maurice, entertained with songs, and Robert Drews, accompanied by Miss Ilelen Krause, gave violin selections. Paul Goldstein was chairman of the es erring. The gold and silver medals are annual awards through the kind- ness of Herman August and Maurice Nfoscovitz, respectively, honorary members of the Philomathie Debating Club. LOUIS COHANE TO GIVE ADDRESS AT THE JEWISH INSTITUTE, SUN., FEB. 15 Louis Cohane, well known Jewish attorney of this city, will speak at the Jewish Institute, 239 East High street, Sunday evening, February 15, 1920, on "Glimpse of American States- men in 1776-1861-1920... Following the admire so by Mr. Cohane there will he a concert, music by the Ganapol School of Music and the Detroit lo- st tute of Musical Art. These lectures and concerts are free to the public and everyone is core dially invited to attend. Sallan Woodward at Gratiot cs-crx-nriropa:C=WpcMpaaxcizoxrcpx . ti Following the recommendation of its superintendent of schools. the Montclair (N. J.) hoard of education has petitioned the New Jersey State Board of Education to make Hebrew an elective study. 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