THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
MICHIGAN'S JE\VISH HOME PUBLICATION
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc.
JOSEPH J. CUMMINS
NATHAN J. GOULD' -
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President
Secretary-Treasurer
Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit,
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
saviour, not a God but a man, subject after death in his physical nature
to the decay and the dissolution which is the portion of all flesh.
We concede as we took occasion to say in a previous editorial upon
this subject, that Epstein's statue represents a daring break with tradi-
tion. It is a representation that cannot comfort the souls of devout
Christians nor satisfy their conceptions of ;1. God of salvation. No
doubt only a Jew could have come to such a presentation of Jesus of
Nazareth. Whether all Jews would agree as to the justice or the is is-
(loin of such a presentation is in itself open to question. Epstein --in
the first analysis- speaks through his statue as an individual. So long
as the work is nut the result of a public commission, and so long as it
is not placed in a public institution, we question the right of any One
puticularly to protest against it. Alen may dislike it and take umbrage
at the humanizing of a figure to NV bo in the thought of deity has :ittached
in millions of minds. But certainly they have no right to read into it.
as Father :\lcClorev has, an idea which certainly was not in the minds
of the sculptor. Above all, they have no right to make the work of ;III
111(116111al an excuse for indicting all Jews. This is a course that has
heel, but too frequently' pursued by churchmen ss Ito :re suppossil to
stand for right and justice.
THE VALIANT MEN BOWED DOWN
Joseph S. Bloch, the Champion of Israel's Cause
Suspends His Paper.
A Contribution to the History of Anti-Semitism
By Dr. Gotthard Deutsch
The year 1870 marks an epoch in body, and so the agitation continued
modern Jess ish history. On Septem- for fifteen months until a jury Ten-
ber 2nd the battle of Sedan was dered a verdict of not guilty. 1)uring
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fought. Napoleon III. was compelled this agitation Rohling, who had mean-
to surrender, the French troops had time become professor in Prague,
$3.00 per year
Subscription, in Advance
to be withdrawn from Rome, and the published a pamphlet in which he
pops whose throne was unity main- claimed that authoritative Jewish
To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach
torough the military aid. fur- books taught that the killing of Chris-
this office by Tuesday evening of each week.
nislied him by France, chiefly owing Min virgins was a most acceptable
to the influence of the bigoted Ent- sacrifice. Ile at the same time con-
Editorial Contributor
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
pre.: Eugenia, retired poiltingly to tinued his attacks on the moral teach-
his imaginary and self-imposed prison ings of the Tallinn'. In his campaign
The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to
the
in the \'atican with its 1,100 rooms Of slanderous his lie was assisted b y
disclaims
responsibility
for
an
indorsement
of
the Jewish people, but
and miles of parkways, while the some born Jews, one of them, a
views expressed by the writers.
troops of the Italian kingdom march- former Rumanian Hasid, named
ell through the breach of the l'orta .\ aron Brimaim, going by the psto-
Nissan 28, 5680
Friday, April I6, 1920.
Pia on the memorable day of Sept. donyin of JUSOIS, and another bird of
Few of the official acts of Governor Sleeper have Called forth such 2m1, 1870. It k one of the pranks of the s;iiiie feather who called himself
expressions of universal approval as his selection of lir. Harry Keidan history that the first troops entering Pains Meyer and whose actual name
Rome, was commanded by the Jewish is said to have been David Leib Ash-
as one of the judges of the newly created 'Municipal Court.
Judge Rebhan is a man whose record speaks his worth. During artillery captain, David Segre. The kenazi, the son of a Soler from 1Vloz-
The World Alliance for International Friendship Through the
new order uf things abolished the last lawek. Both served terms in pew-
Churches is launching a campaign throughout the country for the en- the long period that he acted as As;(istant Prosecutor, he established a ghetto of Europe which had long tentiaries and have not been heard
well-merited
reputation
for
fairness
in
the
administration
of
the
law
been a disgrace to civilization. At the fro n t for a long time. They arc prob-
rollment of representative taco ;old women upon its roster of member-
ably dead, and the latter is supposed
ship. The object of the Alliance is in effect, among other things, to and for the utmost conscientiousness in fulfilling the duties that devolved same time the new empire of Ger- to he identical With the Jean de l'avly
many was ruled by a Protestant
quote its own words, "to enroll men and women of good will for the upon him. By temperament he is particularly well fitted for the judicial dynasty. Clericalism had to admit who translated the Zollar into French.
great tasks of world reconstruction and to enable America to take its office to which We feel assured he will bring the dignity that should its defeat and to prepare for a new Rabbi Block, Courageous Defender
It must be acknowledged with grati-
battle. Its handiest weapon was the
place and make itself felt in world affairs; also to stimulate discussion attach to so high and important a
fhe Jews Of the community are particularly happy that since one charge, this time as always, that the tulle that some Christian scholars dc-
with a view to intelligent judgment on the problems of world organiza-
things
seas
made
by
the
fended
Christianity from being iden-
of their co-religionists has been selected for an office of such high new order of
tion and world justice."
tilled with such a lying attack on
Keidall ' S eh:Vallee J , `" and for the Jews.
responsibility,
he
should
have
been
a
man
of
'Mr.
Itulaism and foremost among them
To this end, it is thought that the churches of all denominations
Rohling, One of First Leaders
was the great scholar and orthodox
can greatly help. But unfortunately, as so frequently happens, those and caliber. •
One of the first leaders in this war- Lutheran. Franz Delitzsch, but the
responsible for the Alliance do not make a clear distinction between
fare was August Rohling, professor in most courageons and impressive
the Catholic divinity department of champion of Judaism against Itold-
followers of the Christian doctrine and those who enrolled in other
the Academy of Nhienster. This man, ing's malignant ignorance was Joseph
churches, have equally high civic and social ideals.
bon] in 1839 in Neuenahr on the Samuel Bloch, then rabbi of a suburb
Because of this lack of discrimination, they inevitably fall into
!thine, the same village in which near Vienna, called Florisdorf. Bloch,
inconsistencies, as witness the fact that the writer—no doubt with others
Isaac LeeSer, the pioneer Jewish au- born in Galicia in 1850, and educated
a
thor of America, was burn, was quite in Germany, had previously written
of his colleagues—has been addressed by the representatives of the
cussing or refusing, he boldly goes unknown before. Although teacher of on scientific topics, but began now to
Alliance as one of those nominated to participate in the organization. HARRY KEIDAN TO
back to the hospital and brings to his Hebrew, he was so ignorant that he devote himself exclusively to the de-
The letter addressed "Aly dear Rabbi," states the plans and purposes of
BE JUDGE IN NEW
comrade the symbol of the Christian could not read a line of an inivocal- fense of Judaism against anti•Seinitic
the organization in some detail. Needless to say that with the broad
faith. Just at the moment when he ized Hebrew text. It is, however, not slander. His criticism of Wiling ap-
MUNICIPAL
COURT
principles of the organization, all right-minded men and women are in
is laying the Crucifix on the soldier's necessary in the eyes of the public to peared first in a Vienna daily, the All-
lips, he is killed by another shell. He kis w anything about Judaism When gemeine Zeitung, which afterward.:
keen sympathy but because of the loose use of such terms as Christian
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dies in the arms of the Catholic chap- you Write about it, Provided You vilify turned anti-Semitic. this articles cre-
and Christianity, it is impossible for Jews and others who are not iden-
lain, Father Jamin, of the Society of it. Rohling knew that, and so he
tified with the Christian churches to enroll themselves as members of Ile was assistant prosecutor of Jesus, who has kept the beautiful rec- wrote his pamphlet "Der Talmudjude" ated a sensation and made him so
popular that upon the death of Rabbi
Wayne county at a time when the
the Alliance.
executive head was almost constantly ord of this scents Is not this sacred in 1871, which is a very careless ab- Simon Schreiber of Cracow, whom
Perhaps our position in the matter may be made clearer by quoting confined to his bed through illness, union the best sign of our hope in tract of Eisennienger's bulky volume, the Poles nominated member of the
the letter which the writer has sent to the Secretary of the Alliance. It and on his shoulders fell the full re- humanity! We Frenchmen of !Thris- c n t i t led "Entdecktcs Judenthum," Austrian IZeichsrat for the district of
sponsibility of that office. Undoubt- tian religion, are deeply proud of which appeared in 17111. Eiseninenger Drohobycz, he was in 1884, nominated
reads as follows:
edly this influenced the Governor these three modest, • but immortal possessed some Jewish learning. al- and elected for the same district in
'I have your kind letter of April 7th inviting me to membership in your greatly in making his choice. Third, heroes, whose memories will he cher- though his book contains a number spite of the oppositii a of the Polish
organization for the current year. I need scarcely tell you that the objects of
ished forever in our national history. of ridiculous errors which are not un- party. In the Reichsrat lie continued
your association appeal to me in fullest measure and that there is absolutely Mr. Keidan's personal character and
\laity leading American Jews, many common with Christians who cannot his 1,,,,Ipion,bip of the Jewish cause
manhood are too well known to be
nothing that I would not gladly tin to further the purposes for whicb you are
worthy of further comment. Ile is a dailies and weeklies are often and so readily penetrate into the meaning
organized.
success,
the Jew-
'di-
justly complaining of the persecutions of rabbinic terms. Rohling copied not with
orals marked
who did
not like although
to sec thy.
'However, I feel constrained to call your attention to one sentence in your fearless man's-sized man all through. still inflicted on the Jews of Central mity Lisennienger s mistakes, but add- ish question being given such prom-
letter as well as to the opening phraSe in the membership application blank, which lie is neither to be scared nor Europe. Ilave they realized the in- ed some of his own because he wrote inence also antagonized him.
stampeded.
practically make me ineligible to a place in your organization. You say: 'We are
"It is a matter of the most vital comparable moral value of the sacri- Cu carelessly that he did not always
Attacks Rohling
more interested in securing a group of Christian men and women in America who
importance that the new law relating fice: of those three heroes of all the understand Eisenmenger's antiquated
will stand together for the best things in international life than we are in securing
German. As one instance, we may
Ilk attacks on Rohling culminate('
to the reorganization of the municipal Jewish communities in the world?
large funds.' Again, your application blank begins: 'Desiring to co-operate in
quote,
that
he
makes
the
Talmud
say,
in
the
statement
that the professor
Today and tomorrow, all the peo-
courts be initiated properly and that
Christianizing international relations.' Surely you will see the inconsistency of the law be given a full and fair test, ples of the earth will respectfully go a snake swallowed the head 01 a could not read a line in the Talmud
rabbi
as
one
of
a
group
of
Christian
men,
particularly
when
Christian
regarding a
rather than a half-hearted one. Mr. in pilgrimage to pray at the tombs of rabbi, mistaking Eiseninenger's ex- correctly and that having offered him-
is spelled with a capital 'C.'
Keidan is one of the few men in De- the millions of dead, who are buried pression "Rabin" (she raven) for self to the prosecution in the Tisza
"Now, I know full well what your answer to this objection will be. You will
Eszlar trial as a witness to prove that
troit on whom the citizens may well in France. Christians and Jews, be- rabbi.
say that you use the word Christian in the broadest sense of the term; that you
lievers and tin-believers. will not re-
the Talmud contained a law justifying
Crisis of 1873 Brings Change
rely to bring this about."
refer to men and women who arc high-minded, who have proper social and civic
fuse the tribute of their admiration
The pamphlet WaS a success from and prescribing ritual murder, be had
Trustee of Shaarey Zedek
ideals and for whom religion is an inspiration to service, to right living, and to
Mr. Keidan graduated from the De- and of their prayers to the three noble the publisher's point of view and was 5olunteered to commit perjury. Upon
high thinking. I trust that I and many of my colleagues and co-religionists might troit College of Law in 1904, begin- ministers of our faith, Rabbis Rueff, several times reprinted within a few this statement, made in the public
come under such a definition. But may I not urge that without undue sensitive- ning his career as an attorney with 1Veil and Bloch, who are sleeping in years. Abstracts of it were constant- press. Rohling instituted action for
ness on our part, we do feel that the word Christian men and women should not James II. Pound, Henry C. Walters Alsace-Lorraine soil under the demo- ly published in the Catholic papers of libel, NI arch 18. 1884. The difficulties
be used as synonymous with upright, clean-minded, service-loving, humanitarian and Louis C. Wurzer. Ile was ap- cratic d'ri-Color Flag of France.
all countries and embodied in anti -I of the case, and especially objections
men and women.
Semitic pamphlets written in all lan- on the part of Rohling against sev-
pointed assistant prosecutor of Wayne
"I am sure that just a little thought in this matter would serve to create a , county, Feb. I, 1912, and was re-
guages. The first years after the eral experts—all of them, of course
real friendship and pave the way for a fine co-operation between the followers of tained in that capacity by Allan II. GERMAN SOLDIERS
France-German war were not favor- Christians, and some Catholics—as
church and synagog.
able to anti-Semitic agitation. The prejudiced, delayed the proceedings.
Frazer and Charles II. Jasnowski. Ile
"I would be most happy to join in the work of the organization along the resigned the office in 1918, later ac-
movement was reactionary, and the It is quite po—ible, judging by the
lines which I truly believe you wish to follow, but you can readily see that I could cepting the Republican nomination
world was in a stage of liberalism. nature of . \ ii,trian prejudice in gov-
not conscientiously sign an application which indicates my desire to co-operate in for the position of associate recorder,
A change began slowly with the finan- ernment circles and in the population
Former Service Men Reject Jewish cial crisis of 1873. The world needed from which a jury would be chosen,
'Christianizing international relations.'
but was defeated by Judge E. J. Jef-
Nationalist Policy, to Remain
We shall await with interest the reply from the officers of the fries.. \Vhile in office Mr. Keidan
again a scapegoat, although numer- that Bloch would have been guilty on
Loyally German.
ous members of the highest aristoc- technical grounds for having over-
earned an enviable reputation, secur-
World Alliance.
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racy whose names were utilized as stepped the limits of propriety in
ing data for the grand jury which
Berlin.—To
stem
the
tide
of
the
bait by frenzied finance, were more polemics, but the unexpected happen-
!rough( about a reorganization of the
police department and the county ad- anti-Semitic movement which has prominently involved in the fraudulent ed. Rohling, whose ignorance surely
been
vigorously
spreading
all
over
schemes than Jews, the latter were would have been exposed, withdrew
ministration. It was due to his efforts
Front time to time, complaints are registered against public school that proprietors of disorderly cafes Germany, an organization of Jewish made the target of an attack of which the charge, Oct. 20, 1885, and Bloch
ex-soldiers has been founded to pro- a German author, Otto Glagati, was had won a decisive victory for Juda-
were
prosecuted,
resorts
frequented
teachers who insist that the percentage of absences from school on the
tect Jewish rights in Germany. At
leader. A few years later came ism.
part of Jewish pupils due to the celebration of religiOus holy (lays is so by young girls closed, quack doctors its first meeting it was proposed by the
Bloch Publishes Paper
the decisive move of the anti-Semitic
forced to leave Detroit, and peddlers
great as to seriously interfere with the efficient work of the schools. of drugs brought to conviction.
some of the soldiers who are strong- forces through the organization of the
Even
before that time Itloch had
ly
nationalists
that
the
organization
We have no word of justification for any teacher who would set any
"Christian Socialist party" under the
Mr. Keidan is a trustee of Shaarey
begun to publish a weekly paper,
pupil at a disadvantage because of his conscientious observance of the Zedek congregation, and has always place itself upon a solid Jewish na- leadership of the Prussian court- called
"Ousterreichische \Vochen-
tionalist basis. When the proposal
tenets of his religion. On this subject, we have expressed ourselves manifested a keen interest in Jewish was put to a vote it was rejected by chaplain, Adolph Stoecker in 1879. schrift," which was devoted chiefly to
The movement began to assume a
affairs in Detroit.
on other occasions clearly and unambiguously.
a great majority, upon the claim that political shape in Hungary, where a the defense of Judaism against anti-
only a loyal thoroughly German body distinct anti-Semitic party was formed Semitic attacks. It became quickly
What we say Isere, therefore, cannot logically be subjeci to mis-
will be able to fight German anti- in the parliament, and it led to a most popular, placing its rival, the "Neu-
interpretation. Time and time again, when the matter has been under THREE HERORIC RAB-
revolting case of ritual murder charge zeit" entirely in the shadow, although
OS LAY DOWN THEIR Semitism.
discussion, it has been held by school authorities that children absent-
the latter had the backing of Adolf
in Tisza Eszlar, 1882.
ing themselves front school ostensibly for the purpose of celebrating .
ORTHODOX
COMMUNITIES
Jellinek, the celebrated preacher who
LIVES FOR FRANCE FORM UNIFIED BODY
A "Blood" Accusation
wrote its editorials. One of the great
religious holy days, in reality very often spend their time upon the
This case, which together with
streets, simply loitering and playing and that they never see the inside
Halberstadt. —At a convention of those of Konitz, 1899, Poland, 1900, achievements of Bloch and his
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"Wochenschrift" was the exposure of
Jewish
Orthodox
Communities
of
of a synagog during the day' supposed to lie set aside for religious ob-
and Kiew (Mendel Beilis) 1911, is one another clerical plot in the ritual mur-
the Jewish Temple and tried to force
servance. They hold that under such circumstances, children ought the Assistant Rabbi, Dr. Weil, to Germany it was decided that these of the darkest blots on modern civil- der charge. Vienna had about thirty
organize themselves into one distinct
not to be excused from school and that they have a perfect right to abandon his daughter to them; this body. It shall be the purpose of this ization, and has recently been made years ago an anti-Semitic leader in a
demand of children upon their return, information as to whether in brave citizen, devoted father, refused new organization to limit its scope the subject of a south-stirring tragedy priest called Deckert, who supported
by the Vienna poet, Arnold Zweig. the afore-mentioned apostate Paulus
fact, they have spent the time upon the streets or in part at least, in with indignation to surrender to this to strictly religious matters. In all The poet gives the facts with historic Meyer whose attacks on the Talmud
ignoble order. Ile was immediately other questions which may not bb accuracy, although interspersed with
worship.
arrested, and as he was standing in termed religious the Orthodox Com- scenes of allegoric mysticism. A and rabbinical literature were publish-
While we hold that school authorities have no right to prescribe the street in front of the Synagogue munities
ed in the clerical daily "Vaterland."
will take independent action
girl, Esther Solytnosi, was In these contributions this scoundrel
the manner in which any religious sect shall fulfill the obligations of its he saw suddenly his young daughter in common with the rest of the Jew- young
raped by an anti-Semitic estate owner, went even beyond the charge that the
religion, there is yet touch to be said in favor of the position that is seized by other soldiers of the Ba- ish population.
choked to death and thrown into the Talmud prescribed ritual murder, and
thus taken by some of our teachers. At the very least, it behooves varian,. units. .' By a refinement of
river. As it happened shortly before
that this practice still exist ,
cruelty which •snust be known by our
Egyptian Jews Plan Reforms. Passover and as the country had been claimed
Jews who do keep their children out of school on the holy days, to see American friends, the representatives
among the Jews of Poland. Bloch
stirred up by anti-Semitic agitators, in his "11'ochenschrift" called him a
it
that
whether
or
not
they
attend
religious
services
as
they
should.
of
the
German
Army
after
having
to
Cairo.—The Jewish Kehillah of the charge of ritual murder was liar, and demanded that he name the
they do not avail themselves of the -days' freedom to indUlge in sports committed a first'erime, took the fa- Egypt
has decided to establish a spread. The anti-Semites would not place and the time when he had seen
and pastimes that if not positively vicious, are randy not inspiring ther and daughter, pushed them into democratic voting system in its do- give up their game when the body such a practice. The clerical patrons
the 1 mimic s cellar, closed them in,
was found and the postmortem clear- of this scamp felt pretty certain that
and elevating.
dud put the whole house on fire. They main, and also that hereafter all its
ly showed that there was no trace of
formed a circle around it, prepared official documents and communica- any wound which could justify the no prosecutor would take up a case
to shoot on either of their two vic- ions are to be written in the Ifeb-
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charge that blood was taken from the
tims who should try to escape. The ew language
Synagogue of Luneville, sanctuary of
The eminent Father McClorey in common with most Christians, Israel in Lorraine, Rabbi Weil and his
naturally finds much to distress and disgust him in the representation martyred daUghter will always remain
of "The Risen Christ" as conceived by the sculptor—Jacob Epstein. He in the history of the war, as the
finds in the crude, almost harsh figure of the man, nothing whatsoever touching symbol of the sacrifices of
akin in form or spirit to the gentle Christ of whom the church has the'Jewish men and women of France.
Heroism of Rabbi Bloch
taught. Rather lie finds in it, the spirit of Bolshevism risen from the
Offices, 1334 Book Building
Judge Keidan
A Bit of Correspondence
It
ORGANIZE AGAINST
JEWISH DETRACTORS
Work and Worship
ai
•
Father McClorey on Epstein's "Christ"
grave and goes to the pains of saying that the name of the sculptor
On the 29th of August, 1914, south
bI Luneville, in the village of Tain-
rather suggests the idea of Bolshevism.
Of course, one needs not read below the surface of such a statement trux, amidst the dark fir trees of
Vosges, the ambulance of the French
to get at the gist of the Reverend Father's idea. Like many another,
in
Corps
s i a s n.shelIedbbyn the
ma
, ,
he has absorbed the foolish and wicked thought that all jeW S art Bob- 6
tey and is so
1:ItiliAu
,artillery
fi
so
i
ss
All
published
statistics
to
wounded
soon
.
About
1-50
Bolshevists
are
Jews.
shevists and that all
the contrary notwithstanding, it seems well nigh impossible to disIodgC are quickly taken out by the orderlies;
bullets are falling down by
this notion from the minds of many of our good churchmen, who are '",ihril,,
of. the fire
thousands,
anb d thtetetisTifovke th
ti
spreading the doctrine in season and out of season, that for the nefarious co ntributes
e
wounded, sudden l yfta rt n ic ic k
doings of the Bolshevik clique, Jews and Jews only are responsible. ' fi)' -n e
a
shell,
begs
his
orderly
to bring
by
Here is perhaps the germ of another "classic lie" that like the talc
which holds the Jews responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus, will g2, him a Crucifix. It happens that the
orderly is the Great Rabbi of Lyons,
down the ages gaining strengths by repetition and destined to son every- Dr. Abraham
it. Bloch, who has been
where the seeds of hate and anti-Semitic prejudice.
renth Corps
. mobilized with the Foute
ili
tary
m
mistaken him for a
Of course, Epstein's Christ has nothing to do with the Bolshevik
without dis-
and,
Catholic
Chaplain,
idea. It is simply the conception of one man who finds in the Christian
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