THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
Tribe of
RESTORATION FUND African Warriors
May Be
Sprung from Jews
BEGINS DRIVE IN
DETROIT ON MAY 2
. —
City's Quota is $100,000; Details
of Campaign Planned at
Thursday's Meeting.
MIZRACHI ZIONISTS TO
AID LOCAL COMMITTEE
Rehabilitation of Palestine, Aim
of Prominent Men on Na-
tional Advisory Board.
With Detroit's quota of the Pales-
tine Restoration Fund fixed at $100,-
000, those engaged in raising the sum
to be used in the rehabilitation of
Palestine announce that all is in
readiness for the opening of the local
drive, May 2. This date was decided
upon at a meeting of the committee
held last Thursday afternoon at the
Statler Hotel, called for the purpose
of making preliminary arrangements.
Fred M. Butzel is chairman of the
Detroit committee.
At the meeting Louis Dann and
David Stocker were elected first and
second vice-presidents respectively.
Mr. Dann represents the Nlizrachi
Zionists on the conunittee. M. II.
Zackheim, treasurer of the Zionist
District of Detroit, will act as treas-
urer for the committee, and Philip
Slomovitz and Miss Fannie Wets-
man, recording and financial secre-
taries of the Detroit district, will act
in the same capacities for the Res-
toration Fund committee.
Per Year, $3.00; Copy, 10 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY APRIL 9, 1920.
VOL VII. NO. 19.
Colonel von Rucktaschel, of Cas-
sel, Germany, in a lecture on his war
experiences in East Africa where lie
fought with the German army
against the English, told of having
come upon a tribe called the Nlassai,
who are descended from ancient
Jewish stock, and that this tribe had
not helped the Germans in the war.
A Jewish war veteran, who also
fought with the German army in East
Africa, answered that if, as scholars
maintain, this Massai tribe is really
Jewish, the Jews have no reason to
be ashamed of them. For of all the
clans in that region, the Massai are
the only ones who are invincible. All
the others yielded to the English or
to the Germans; only this tribe
fought always for its freedom and in-
dependence. Physically they are
sturdy and handsome and they are
exceptionally fine marksmen.
NEW YORK RABBIS
OPPOSED TO WINE
WILL VISIT DETROIT NEXT SUNDAY
Orthodox Jews at
Ellis Island Hold
Passover Ceremony
.
,„„.
ELKUS TO RELATE
EXPERIENCES OF
WAR TIME ENVOY
YORK— For the first time
"ilICC the war broke omit in 1914 about
10h Orthodox Jews front Russia and
other parts of Eastern Europe de-
tained on Ellis Island were enabled _ __
to observe the Feast of the Passover Famous Jurist and Diplomatist
through arrangements made by the
Talks at Temple Beth El,
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant
pril 18.
Aril
Aid Society of 229 East Broadway.
.
.
hie
.. ! l iss
et the )society
i:d. ailics.ii secretary,
Sonia UNDER AUSPICES OF
eland,laemy
Moointz, had prepared matzoths.
PISGAH LODGE NO, 34
Wine, fish, horseradish, bitter herbs
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and other accompaniments' of the H
as peen Associated With NO-
seder were served, and one of the nas
jetty for _ A
rabbi.; on the island read the Pass-
over ceremony. The fog forced the
World Je
Jewry.
society's delegation to remain on the
island over night.
Honorable Abram I. Elkus, Asio-
ciate Justice of the Court of Appeals
of New York and former United
States Ambassador to Turkey, will
speak under the auspices of Pisgah
Lodge No. 34, Independent Order of
ll'itai
With, Sunday, April 18, at II
--
Community Seders Held by Temple a. tn. in the auditorium of Temple
Beth El, on the sitbject of "Incident,
Beth El, Pisgah Lodge and
in the l.ife of an Amer', •;:n Ambassa-
Shaarey Zedek.
for in War Tunes."
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d
DETROIT OBSERVES
FEAST OF FREEDOM
Last Speaker on Program.
In full accord with the spirit of
The address, which is the fifth and
that first Passover, conducted in the last in the lecture series arranged by
wilderness, in the simple fashion set
forth in the Book of Numbers, De- tit' Intellectual Advancemet . Corn'
millet of the I. 0. B. B., under the
troit Jews on the first night of the
S.
NEW YORK—While a Govern-
week just passed, bowed their heads directorship of Rabbi Samuel
Nlayerberg, will be offered free o il
ment regulation allows each Jewish
in token of the great deliverance, and charge to the public through th e;
■ ......
family in the country ten gallons of
lighting the holiday candles, broke
together the unleavened bread. courtesy of the members of Pisgah
alcoholic liquors for sacramental pur-
poses, providing the order for the
Whether in the quiet of their homes, Lodge who are defraying the expenst
Jew-
beverage has been made by the
or at the tables of the three cum- of bringing national leaders of
Ohm thought to Detroit through the
clergyman of the synagogue, prob-
!nullity Seders held in the city, hun• purchase of course tickets. Other ad-
ably no reformed rabbi in the coun-
dreds joined in Israel's Feast of dresses in the series were delivered
try obtained wine for any member of
Freedom.
by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Rabbi
has temple.
Temple
p Beth El at Phoenix Club
Nathan Krass, Dr. Leon Harrison
Many of the conservative rabbis
Although
hundreds
of
the
members
and Dr. Abba Hillel Silver. Rabbi
Press Committee Appointed.
also opposed the privilege bestowed
HON. BRAM I. ELKUS
of the Temple Beth El and their Mayerberg is arranging for the en.
The Yiddish Press Committee ap- upon the Jews and it was said by
households took part in the festivities tertainment of Justic Elkus during his
pointed by Mr. Butzel is to consist one of the principal semi-orthodox Justice of New York Court of; Appeals, who speaks at Temple Beth El, held at the Phoenix Club Saturday s ta y .
of Mr. Zackheim and Capt. H. Wails. rabbis here that action may soon be Sunday morning, April 18, at 11 o'clock, under the auspices of Pisgah Lodge, evening, lack of seating room in the
Judge Elkus is one of the most
Mr. Butzel also appointed a resole- taken asking that the regulation be
Phoenix Club hall made it impossible prominent lawyers in New York state
No. 34, I. 0. B. B.
tions committee to consist of J. II. abolished.
to accommodate all who wished to and is held in high esteem in the
Ehrlich, Louis Stoll and M. II. Zack-
Rabbi Joseph Silverman of Temple
'holds
throughout he c o un
s soi
a. l plrioe f e "i
attend. legal
t positions
heist. Among the members of the Enianu-El, New York, said lie had
The large dining hall, appropriate-
Detroit committee, in addition to Mr. flatly refused to sign his name to any
ly prepared for the ceremonials, pre- in a number of organizations of
Butzel, are Rabbis A. M. Hershman, permit giving wine to a member of
sented a festive appearance. The tional importance. He is als,
J. I.. Levin and E. Aishishkin; his synagogue, because he felt that
rabbis of the congregation, together known as a social worket, 46einif ei••
Cants. I. Levin and H. Waiss; Miss by being instrumental in obtaining an
with the officers f the congregation pecially interestx4. itr 'Jewish educa-
Fannie Wetsman, Mrs. N. E. Arons- alcoholic beverage he would be "in- State Department Can Not Pronilso Problems Arising From Transfer of and their wives, as well as the officers tion and charities. He is president
and
Ukrainian
Mission
Dead
tam, Mrs. Ralph Davidson and Louis directly violating" the law. His rea-
Protection to Ukrainian Relief
of the affiliated 'Temple organizations of the Free Synagogue of New York,
Must Be Solved.
Dann, Jacob Miller, J. II. Ehrlich, son for this, he said, is that Jews
Commission.
and a few of the oldest members of vice-president of the Jewish Publics-
M. Zackheirn, David Stocker. Louis have no right at all to demand wines
the Temple, occupied the main table tion Society of America, president of
NEW
YORK—In
an
interview
to
Granet, Louis Stoll, Dave Robinson, with alcoholic content for ritual par-
W'ASHINGTON—The State De-
on the stage. Each table, stretched the Hebrew Technical School of New
Max Lieberman, J. Levitt, Louis porses, as it is not justified by the partment has granted permissIon to the press, Colonel Harry Cutler, 'la- the entire length of the room, bore York and a trustee of the Baron de
James Rosenberg and Dr. N. ,E. laws governing the synagogue.
the Joint Distribution Committee for tional chairman of the Jewish Wel- a seven-branched candlestick whose Hirsch Fund. In recognition of his
all Jewish relief funds to send its fare Board, stated that both the Army lighted tapers fittingly symbolized public services Judge Elkus received
Aronstam. The complete committee
Fermented Liquor Not Compulsory.
that is to work for the raising of
Ukrainian Commission into Soviet and Navy departments are anxious the occasion. the honorary degree of Doctor of
"There is no compulsion, so far as Russia at their own risk, the Db(part- to have the-Jewish Welfare Board
$1110000 in this city will be announced
A member of the Religious Corn- Civil Laws from St. Lawrence Uni-
the pres-
Judaism
is
concerned,
to
use
ferment-
within a week.
ment having stipulated that it could continue its activities —MI(1er
mittee of the Woman's Auxiliary Ac- vcrsity in 1913.
Co-operate With Mizrachi Zionists. ed liquor for any religious purposes not issue passports or otherwise af- ent conditions and in the developing sociation, under whose auspices the
Prominent in Social Work.
whatsoever," Dr. Silverman said. "For ford them any protection. of a new peace-time army. Briefly Sedar was arranged, presided at each Judge Elkus took deep interest in
The campaign in Detroit will
be that reason I consider it an indirect
The Joint Distribution Committee he outlined sonic of the immediate
h the
i
t
w
table.
Mrs.
Leo
M.
Franklin
is
chair-
the
work of the New York State
conducted in co-operation
Mizrachi Zionists, the latter being violation of the law to obtain it for has accepted these conditions on be• problems of the Board.
by
A great problem is the removal of man of the religious*committee. Mr Factory Commission, appointed 1911,
the members of my synagogue. I half of the commission, which is now
well represented on the local coot- Relieve all the other reformed rabbis in Poland. The members are Judge the bodies of t he American dead in Frank R. Hamburger was in charge the New York Legislature of
of the general arrangements for the of which he was counsel. Tbis com-
mince. Arrangements have been in this city, and perhaps in the coun-
Eisner of Chicago, Professor France to American soil. In reply occasion. mission investigated working condi-
made whereby the Orthodox Zionists try, agree with me, and if the Harry
Israel Friedlander, Max Pine and to a questionnaire sent to nearest
The ritual service was read int- tions, especially affecting women and
are to receive a fair percentage of the orthodox ministers demand the al- Maurice Kass. relatives, between off amid 70 per cent
report and
moneys collected in Detroit.
The application for permission to favored the transfer of the bodies to pressively by Rabbi Leo M. Franklin children, and presented a
The Detroit campaign for $10,000 coholic liquors, it is because of their
this country, 10 per cent failed to and the traditional melodies were 35 separate bills which revolutionized
was
send
the
Commission
into
Russia
sung by a splendid choir of 20 voices, conditions under which women and
is part of the national campaign for conscience."
Rabbi Silverman said that Rabbi made to the State Department by reply, and the rest wished the dead including several members of the children worked. The bills, drafted
$10,000,000. When the national drive
Louis Marshall, of New York, who to remain where they died fighting.
was inaugurated, Louis Lipsky, sec- Leo M. Franklin, dean of American
Pisgah Lodge Glee Club. Following by Judge Elkus, have frequently
retary of organization of the Zionist reformed rabbis, and President of the explained that thousands of the Jew- The Graves Registration Division is the introductory service, a delicious served as a model for other states in
ish population of Russia had been to give 30 days' notice to the next
the
Organization of America, pointed out Central Conference of American Rab-
killed and famine and typhus were of kin, with the information and in- Pesach meal was served, after which the enactment of laws mitigating
t hat it meant a transition from the his, had sent a bulletin to all mem-
grace was said and the traditional evils of child labor, and harmful work
prevailing
to
such
an
extent
that
con-
structions
as
to
when
and
where
the
ideal to the actual. He pointed out hers of the conference to the effect
ritual concluded. More singing fol- for women and protection from fire,
that it was a bard struggle to carry that Dr. Kaufman Kohler, President ditions could be ameliorated only bodies are to be brought here.
To Deliver Two Other Talks.
lowed at the close.
Judge Elkus was elected a Regent
out the Zionist idea so that it should of the Hebrew Union College at Cin- "by finding a way whei eby medical "The Jewish Welfare Board has
Social Hour Follows
cinnati, had issued an authoritative aid and food supplies can be dis- lust completed the examination of
of the University of the State of New
some 400,000 records in the Red Cross
opinion to the etTect that unferment- tributed forthwith.
.
(Continued on Page 6)
Although no specially arranged York in 1911. Ile was appointed
In
a
letter
to
Mr.
Marshall.
Frank
and
over
80,00(1
records
of
the
Graves
ed wine may be used for ritual pur-
program haul been prepared for the Ambassador to Turkey in July, 1916,
poses. Dr. Franklin, said Rabbi Sil- L. Polk, Under-Secretary of State, Registration Department in order to social hour that followed, practicall• succeeding
Nl o r gendtuhrainug,
iii
romHenry
s ig,,
examine records, establish religious
verman. had urged all members to laid down these conditions:
the
entire assemblage remained and signing from this position
"First—The
purpose
of
their
going
affiliations,
and
to
locate
the
next
of
use the unfermented, rather than the
friends enjoyed to the full the opopr• war . Judge Elkus' address has been
fermented wines. The Association of is solely to extend relief to the suf- kin of those typo died- I" addition tunity that was thus afforded them set for the morning to permit him to
Reformed Rabbis of New York City tering and that they will not talcs to this survey in Washington, others of greeting each other tinder such address one or two public meetings
Reports From Paris Delegation Tell and Vicinity, of which Rabbi Silver- with them supplies which if seized, have been made in France and local happy auspices. in the afternoon and evening, in the
relatives and
With
communities
of Recent Horrors in Odessa
man is President, has not taken any might be diverted to military use.
.\ Pleasult feature of the evening interests of the Detroit Patriotic
"Second—That as this Government others, and we plan to co-operate
Region.
action on the matter, he said.
v.:as the presentation to the Temple F un d,
Dr. Jacob Kohn of Temple Ansche maintains no representative in the with the War Department in this by the Woman's Auxiliary Associa-
Reports received at the office of the
territory in question, and has no re- matter," said Colonel Cutler.
American Jewish Congress in New Chcsed, a semi-orthodox congrega-
Ile also discussed the problem of tion, of a magnificent pulpit Bible as
lations with those who are there in
York City from the Committee of lion, also said that some other wine, control, it will not lie in a position to Jewish relief in the Ukraine. Relief a memorial to the boys of Temple
Jewish Delegations at the Peace Comm. not coming under the prohibition law, extend any protection to your repre- commissioners find it extremely diffi- Beth El who had fallen in the World
ference in Paris tell of massacres of such as home-made rasin or grape sentatives. If they go, it must be at cult to gain admission into that coun- War. The presentation address was
an, presi-
Jews that have again taken place iti Mille, might he used hip Jews.
their own risk, and under such ar- try and must do so at their own peril. made by Mrs. Adolph Slom
a Auxiliary Asso- Moslems Draw Swords Killing Teo;
"It would be better if the regula- rangements as they can make with "Our people," he said, "must go dent of the Womn's
South Russia.
Civilians Forbidden City; Trouble
On December 24 a band of 750 tion granting the Jewish people ten the local authorities, without involv- there, if they can, at their own risk dation, and a fitting response was
Reported From Cairo.
ga..ons of wine had never been pro- ing the Government of the United and under such arrangements as they made by Isaac Goldberg, president of
claiming to belong to the Volotchanskit
the
Temple,
may lie able to make with the local
Regiment entered the town of Eli- mitigated," Dr. Kohn said. "Front the States in any way.
In
the
preparation
for
the
evening's
,
as•
authorities
of
the
Ukraine
without
in
of
Elisavet-
beginning
many
of
the
conservative
"In a general way you may h e
voie-Ozero (province •
London.—At least 10 persona were
grad). Shops were looted and de- rabbis have opposed this action be- sured that it is the desire of the De- any way involving the United States. affair, the Woman's Auxiliary Asso-
in fighting between Jews and
slroyed, the pharmacies included, cause there might be some misunder- partment to facilitate the distribution The latter government has no objec- ciation had the co-operation of the killed
Nfoslen* •it Jerusalem Sunday, ac-
women were assaulted and about two standing on the part of our non- of relief to innocent sufferers in Rus- lion to the distribution of relief in Men's Temple Club. Grape juice was cording to a news agency dispatth
.
Jewish neighbors who, seeing this al- sia. It is necessary, however, to Bolshevist Ukraine through any other used at the Sedar service.
hundred killed.
from Cario today. A Jew procession
• • •
In Golta, Olviopol and llogopol the coliolic liquor coming into our homes, take every possible precaution agency than our own commission, but
was nearing the Jaffa Gate when Mos-
pogrom lasted five days. In Golo- might believe it would lead to abuse. against the misuse of supplies which such an arrangement would mean that PISGAH LODGE HOLDS
lents from Hebron, lb miles distant,
vaneysk the number of killed exceed- There are many beverages not coming may be furnished." our commissioners should not take SEDER SERVICES FOR 72
The cry spread that the
entered.
with them any supplies that might, if
ed fifty. The greater number of under the prohibition 'regulations
dtin Tgli: e Mos-
oslettit:waTr,ea
Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, I. 0. It, It., 1,1ll
1‘'is
then dattacking.
be diverted to military uses.
,cited,
these points are in the region of w hich can be substituted."
CONFERS
L
I..
D.
advanced
shou
C.
H. U.
provided an old-fashioned Seder serv-
The strictly orthodox rabbis, on the
(klessa.
people
Friday
night,
April,
"We
won
the
country
with the
ice for 72
ON JACOB H. SCHIFF
BOLLAGI, APOSTATE
A cable dispatch from its London other hand, said they were glad the
2. in their lodge roo m 25 Broadway.1 sword and will keep it with the
saw lit to allow them al-
correspondent to The Jewish Morn- uovernment
,
JEW, TO RESIGN IF
AND LOUIS MARSHALL ,
The roos, rejuvenated and newly I sword."
coholic wines.
ing Journal of this city says:
ATTACKS CONTINUE decorated, st provided an appropriate 1 British soldiers finally appeared.
"News received here through Bess-
"Tradition," Say Conservatives.
Cincinnati—Jacob II Schiff and ,
setting for the ceremonies. A. Lapin- A proclamation has been issued for-
arabia is to the effect that Denikin's
Louis Marshall of New York will re- I III. . DA PEST . — President
Bollagi Cohen read the ritual and the "I•our bidding civilians to enter Jerusalem.
hordes have massacred most of the "We are following our traditional
ceive the degree of Doctor of Hebrew has declared that if the attacks
a • •
ks upon Questions" were propounded by the i
inhabitants of the towns of Rashkov custom through centuries in having Laws from the Hebrew Union
ion Col-
(province of Podolia). Kaminka, Grig- regular wines for the Passover, which lege at its graduating exercises in he Jews at the University of Ituda• seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and'--
LETTERS
NO
I
is ill resign his Mrs. W ilfreoldman.
d G
oriopol (province of Kherson), and begins tomorrow night, and for the June. Mr. Schiff and Mr. Marshall pest will not cease, e he
LEAVE PALESTINE.
Kusutza, Trastianitz, Miaskovka and Sabbath and other holy days," said will be the first men to receive this position.
Melodies Sung in Hebrew
1 London. — There are grave rumors
itollagi
is
well
known
as
an
anti-
Pestchanka. The Yevreiskaya Tri- the Rev. Bernard Drachman of Con-
Semite who often incurred the dis-
An inspiring feature of the festival current in Cairo regarding the situa
tonna (Jewish Tribune), which ap- gregation Ohab Zedek. Dr. Drach- degree.
pleasure and wrath of the Jews by was the singing, in Hebrew, of the lion
I
in Palestine, says a dispatch 1
pears in Paris, prints a heartrending man, who was formerly President of
The
censorship
in
Morocco
has
his
scurrilous
attacks
upon
them.
The
old
Seder music, by Joseph Stramer,' the Exchange Telegraph from t
description of the condition in which the Union of Orthodox Congrega-
the Jews of Odessa were left when tions, said that it was laid down in banned the performance of "D'Israel," Jews have always been particularly Morris Strainer, Sam Goldblatt and, Egyptian capital.
bitter toward him , because he is an Nathan Lichterman.
i The dispatch asserts that all
the Denikin forces evacuated it." religious codes that wines be drunk by Henry Bernstein.
apostate Jew the son of the Hun-
Morris Reiss, a sailor, stationed on mite to Palestine have been stm
The Jewish Daily News gives the for ritual purposes, but did not say
PERFECTION
LODGE,
NO.
486,
garian
philologist,
llortiz
Block.
the
U.
S.
S.
"Morrow,"
and that the troops are being
was
the
guest
;
following account from its London that they had to contain alcohol. In
F. & A. M.
mergency, when wines can-
I called to their stations on the
of the deb for the evening.
correspondent: cases of e
— -
The Seder, the first given by Pisgah I ern bank of the Suez canaL
PERMIT BERNE JEWS
"Patriotic organizations and Dent- not be had, he said, fruit juice may
Special Ladies Night.
TO OBSERVE SABBATH Lodge in its own clubrooms, was ar- I letters are arriving from Pai
kin's volunteers organized pogroms, be taken. but, he added, there is no
ranged
for those members and their
Nay refugees who have reached Lon- case of emergency at present.
Regular communication, Wednesday,
Bertie—In the large 'Folder choco- families who preferred to attend a
don from Odessa. The Jewish in-
Professor Sylvain Levi, of
April 14, at 1 p. m. sharp. E. A. De. late factory the work has been limit- I community Sedar instead of holding
habitants of entire tenements In a
t
has been commissioned by the .
B -ien
n gtue t an ad
Mr. S. B. Joel and Mr. J. B. Joel re . • will be exemplified. nm
five
days
in
the
week.
The
the
ceremony
in
their
own
homes,
ed
to
number of Odessa streets were have given £20,000 to endow a uni -
Minister of Public Instruction
. ai
C ; l'h rffi 5 h art). Entertainment
reform will enable the large number and for their friends, visitors, and
butchered outright. Jews dared not versity chair of physics, tenable at the
and those without home affiliations in the ganize the department of C
venture forth into the streets and as Middlesex Hospital Medical School. sreakers. Each member of Perfection of Jewish refugees from Poland
in the recon.
Languages
Russia who work there to observe
there was no food, light, fuel or wa- The professorship will bear the name Lodge may bring a lady.
(Continued On Page 6.)
I French University of Strasboe
C. K. SANDORF, See'Y.
the Sabbath.
ter in their homes many of those who of the donors.
were not killed died from hunger."
Leaders Say Alcoholic Beverage is
Unnecessary; Quote Dr.
Franklin.
WELFARE BOARD TO
MAY ENTER SOVIET
CONTINUE SERVICE
RUSSIA AT PERIL
I
SOUTH RUSSIA SCENE
OF JEWISH POGROMS
JEWS ATTACKED
AT JERUSALEM