PAGE SEVEN THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE " ', "4" ' HOW I WAS CURED OF ANTI-SEMITISM MOTHERS' DAY PROCLAMATION By Thomas G. Masaryk. 1• ■ 11111=1V President of the Guseho•Slovids Republic. In the fifties lit the last century, every Slovak child in the vicinity of Gilding was nurtured in an atmos- phere of antiSemitism--in school, church and society at large. Mother would forbid us to go near the 1,t.C11- IceS', because, as she said , lest, wcr, using the blood oi Chri , tian children. I would therefore avid• luta to avoid passing their house, and so did all nly schoolmates in Czejko- wit?. In church and school we were often warned against the Jews. \•henever \I r. Kaplan felt in good litimor he Woulil ask the teacher to start the "Jewish chorus," a street sung in %%nch the praying manlier of the Jew was imitated on the mode R S The superstition of Chris'ian blood used for passover cakes had become so much part and parcel of Inv ist- •nce that whenever I chanced bat coin, near a Jew---1 wouldn't do it 011 mg- pose--1 would look at his lingers Is For a see if no blood were th....re. long time I continued at this prac- tice. Nevertheless I liked 'dr. l'a 11,1, "our Mr. Fuchsel," as nu u.e l to call him at home. 1 can rrc,sIl that our family anti-Semitism p, 1111;1i) d a philosophical exception; being a child I was not conscious of the fact Ow NIr. Fuelisel also was a lex Mr. Fuchsel was as peddler in him. \toting used tit buy linen In From time to time Mr. Fuelisel would al- out 1101Ise and We were come to ways glad to see him. Ile tt mid display his wares, tell us where they ‘‘ ere manufactured. and how much of them he had sold: he would tell us what was going on in Goding what stains there was in the vicinity, etc. It goes without saying that soli confidences were nut exchanged without some gossip upon the as- sumption that the listeners would keep it secret. Touaril the end lie would also present me wall \Vt- liked Nil- . Euelisel. of a pencil. Ile was our Mr. Fuchsed By becoming acquainted with .•:1: 1 1 other, by living together, by economic d will he for mutual relation , . blo o 0 gotten. This stow related only to such Jews a, one would 1101 C0/111• n contact with; every believer in the murder of Christian children for ritual purposes would concede that there was a Mr. Fitchsel. Jewish hildrcn had their own school, sr their own teacher, and we Children grew up separated from one another and strange to one another. 'I hey had their Jewish ghetto and we Christians , had ours. At the high school of Anspitz I had a single Jewish fellow student. I used to pass him by and look at his fingers. \Ve would torture him H. & B. MARKS 212-216 Michigan Ave. "Vistinctiveness of Workmanship , I , Ills clothes that come from my shops possess beside that exclusiveness of style, also the distinction in workmanship that well dressed young men desire. J. LIEBER Men's Tailor 209 B'way Market Bldg. CHERRY 2236. Maloney-Campbell Realty Co., Inc. 504 FREE PRESS BLDG. General Real Estate, Insurance, Choice Homes, Two.Flats, In- vestments and Store Property PHONE CHERRY 1195. GOLDMAN & ULLIAN CIVIL ENGINEERS SURVEYS—LanJ Subdivisions, Muni- cipal !.ayouts. STRUCTURAL DESIGNS—Flans, Es- timates, Reports, Supervision. Tel. Halo 2043 225 Farwell Bldg. surveying within 24 hours. iu tin-Christian manlier, even though ""l'I' 1115 "' dal" hack \ 11 I"'" 141 ' most good natured Ile was years, Motile's . Day hiss * lie teas not very clever, was one of bul a test a national institution alreadyheroine an d the pourer . vele- fel- :Ind is fittingly and tenderly vietvs on juilai,m, won, of ,• • St iani \ h . assay from low student converted l au d • • anti-Semitic ideas. „II t h a t it \Ve once took an excursion into the .; t way bark amid the hurry and hits' 1,. of life li Polin N 1011111,1i 11 `. (ill 55e rested in an inn at 1/unajowitz• and let our thoughts go back to the the • tool: stir repast. We drank day,l ung ago, „isu.re left • • wine and herr. use .oinked,. our leash' memory Of the mothers sill., have the i r zz I , 5, Nvhik, t h ey II , Sr. enjoyed all with us, and the 1.,r ■ our jokes "I'"P".1d. - ffit II Can recall hi- face. but I have n Isr The ,tut teas about gotten his nano- to set when la opold disappeared. 8c Each larger so that prejudice vanished into 1.f cheer and greeting. Ily this the thin air, even though my stolid mothers know that in the rush id at hood days would claim their toll trout fairs, they are not forgotten. time to time. Past experience is In accordance with a re...110km of mighty and dreadful. United :',5tcs, I new generation brought up ill a the congress of the further request the people of then' public school cannot conceive of anti- gap on the day aforesaid to display Seinitism in the form in which use the United States flag in their homes had conceived it. 12ifference between and in other suitable places, as a fit- le.conie Jew and Gentile tend, is 1,t• We delve . ting expression of their desire to pay matter of in theory as expressed ny \\ agner. homage to American motherhood. Nietzselta. Latittard and Gobineau. Given under my hand and the Our anti-Semitism was based Great Seal of the State this thirtieth perstition, was of the clerical ape. day of April, in the year of our lord , one thousand nine hundred and twen• C Is it not strange that we Czech have no theories of anti-Semitism: • ti. and of the commonwealth the In the - Affair Mistier" primitive. an- eighty-fourth. cient raw, anti-Semitism showed its ALBERT E. SLEEPER, hand and carried with it a great part Governor. of the Czech intellectual classes. I CDLEM AN C. VAUGHAN, often thought then of the praying Secretary of State. Leopold behind the Ihinajowitz gate --would that I may unmake all that anti-Semitisin caused me or led tile to do in my childhood day.. Copywright, 1920, by I. I . I'. ner guests, but act promptly in this matter, please. li.,11,1;ly (d) Evening Dinner, 6 P. M. :\t S I,. tit., under the auspices of th e Voting People's Slut:illy, a brief but delight ful entertainment will be given in the 'Fronde, and this will be . followe d lie a dance in which the students will participate. :111 the young folks of our Congreg..tional household arc most cordially invited to be present on This occasion. Lel Ils make' the Student Day of 19211 a day long to be remembered I.) Subjects of Sunday Discourses Statile Epstein . . Nlay Called 'The Risen Christ' a sac- rilege?" STUDENT DAY AT TEMPLE BETH EL I. It. MAYES. Prot. and Mgr. R. O. IRWIN. Supt. HENRYfrifliATTER DETROITt EXCLUSIVE HATTER 0 ORATIOT AVE. COR. LIBRARY AVE. ft.G.DuN THE A-I MILD HAVANA CIGAR zs as Rosen's Bakery Hot Rolls - Poppyseed Horns Begel - Rye Bread - Pumpernickel same Rosen who formerly owned the Warsaw Bakery. This is my new establishment. Bread baked hero This is the three times a day-9:30 A, 111.-2 P. M.-5 1'. M. — SHIPMENTS MADE UP THE STATE — 408 HASTINGS STREET (Opposite Robinson.Cohen's) (e) Entertainment and Dance, B P. M. and einharras•inent. The Secretary may be addressed: Mr. M. .k. Hirsch- feld, 253 Hazelwood avenue. Local sod rtenecal Sua,11...h Nuissilge Electrical Treat monis, Inciudina Vi- ittl- 1 Its>, for l'o1114. ralgia. Neuritis. Nervole-n , . ,, .ola , ity. Stomach. Kidney and Slain of forms all and plaint,' Troubles Cherry 7754 ca. ■ We find that what our customers tell their neighbors is the secret of our business growing bigger every month that may be provided for in their automobile.. The cars Will by r.•• miffed from 3 to h p, m. fhr et ening dinner for our guests Serv ice; at the Temple will take will be served at the Temple at O is. phi,' during the month as usual on tn., tinder the allspice', Of the Young Sabbath morning - at 10:311 and on People's Societv of the Temple. In Sunday morning at II ...clock. All the preparation and ser•'ng of ills members and their friends are erg- meal. the Young People's Stieletu d'ally invited to attend all services will hose the co operati011 Of Illy \\ 0- al the Temple. Illall ' S • \ \ .\-.515ciation of the Temple. It n tit:owed to make Ihls Change of Address affair, Ilioroutthl , fhe Secretary of die Congrega- a moo deligilliul and enjoyable. Member , )5 tion urgently req u ests that members informal changing their residence address the Young People', Society expecting -hould kindly notify him promptly. to attend this function should notify Faillire on the part of members to the officers of their organization at do this leads to endless confusion once. bratory. High Freq.) n , )- , rui is WEEKLY USED CAR BULLETIN Beginning at 3 p. in., the students , will be the guests of members of the Mens Temple OMb foot" a ride around the city and 'Mimi,. Those desiring to furnish automobiles for this pur- pose are requested to communicate • promptly with NIT- . Walter S. Fleaven- rkli, care of So-se:isms Hotel, ativi•••• ing him as to the nutubrr of guest , .5 Divine Services Min, ral.Til.,11-Tonie sand El vier bl " rue next •eason. oprn Day and Night Sleeping Accommodations for Gentlemen ■ zz This afternoon. Nlay 10th, at 2:30. meeting is the last of the year and all members of the \ uxiliary are urgently requested to be present. An es5 ellen , program 115 , been prepared All- I , I 1,1' followed he a social hour. 1111111 report , will be read and plans for the work of ,, , , I still lie di•en end and Front Stn. adj. 55',one Hotel Departments for laidics ;Ind gent lemon * I rolls that situ-, nest. as Nlothers' Day and I all forget his praying. to 42 molt on, my anti-Suomi-10 suffered • our people, both Young and old, gather in their several place , i- rf a ,lock, ewes though It w a, not filly: 1 ship atodtake part in ...r.1..e..1111/1 I 1- overt. ..nil' 15 , yet. lily parents again moveil to Goding, I priate to the day, and. by the scear- r.4E hier for the living ! III! ..1.• *meow* ;I nd I had oce.i•ion to study the ing of a red tss: ; ghetto of that time and a number of mother and a schite for the dear de- . ; ti r t *" former ex parted, to symbolize their love and Irtcs living th en .. = reverence for the mothers of the na - perience scout,' cause estrelne preni. an ghetto. lily acquaint - nun. dice against the too, that ahcrnt anus. , with the Jews brought about a Let me suggest, 2013 - 210 GRISWOLD St feeling of friendship, a friendship, sons amt daughters take this oce;ision to visit, if possible, the mother both faithful and lull 1 , 1* beauty. . , 1 . me. or. soh ., sod, 111'1111n and Vicuna 1 11/ . cirt o f me I d. IH tstiki timifilimeirA i Hin temosimEgi sen d a pituratiefig ash friends became larger and impossible, that th; , Especial attention is .11r...ted to the• \\;,, titati . , A ux ili a ry \ ssoe iati011 The Same a. Mt. OHmens But to Detroit At Warn• Bath ECM.• * Chief concernWa , 0111' al , 11 ire t ■ hd (c) Afternoon Entertainment, 3 P. M. SULPHUR MINFRAL WATER • w• Woman's Auxiliary Association Meting shish Will be held ER the Ws a d liappin••.•, comfort and FF itt „ t h,, r , of t o d ay are a n i m a t e d his the • .: same spirit of desotion and sacrifice. Ts_ I Indeed, muss here else in human life (runt.1 11c tail • we r a t; i" 11511 him behind a is the spirit of unselfish service Si, for him; 11 esemplifiell as in the devotion OtItt-c boy , ' 11151 gate, as 11 also went out i" am Iof mother, to their homes and fain' ' tease him at his ,raver. I also went , to look at him. I shall never forge) Therefore, that tie tray par a sPc - 211 how Leopold startled me. He stood tribute of alTectiiin to the motheri behind the gate in an unclean spot,: vial n the memory m a--;;.! 01).ervA. who still live ; old horror apparently , 11 as out to he Winu have guile from us, of those Ile kept on bowing and praying. An a t ,,,,„e I forgot to t ea ,. bills . \ lingt E. Sleeper, governor of the k: Michigan, is hereby ile•ig- stair and poke fun al him \\Mile we ere enjoying ourselves Leopold did not nate and set aside Sunday. Ma , 194! TEMPLE BETH EL NOTES. Miss Detroit Cigar ER "Meet Friedberg Wear Diamonds" BY THE GOVERNOR. gut "4'aik ; - May 16th, 1920. BUICK OLDSMOBILE LIBERTY CADILLAC STUTZ all who participate in it. The above dale ha, this year been set aside for our ammal Student Day celebration. anti if plans now under sway are successfully carried out it will iindoubledly be the most aus- picious celebration of this occasion that we ha, had in many years. A program cm ering practically An annual feature of the Student every hour of the day and evening has been arranged for the occasion Da) entertainment, to be held at , Iti, is 1 and nothing will be hit undone that Temple Beth El. Sunda), NIA) , the day a meat- the supper sirs II III the will tend 10 arable one in the histors of our Con- by the Young People', Society and " gregation and in the lois of the the \Voimin's \ usiliar) \ •-11Ciation :err to hr In prey inns se irn Ills , has proved ihr TEMPLE BETH EL Y. P. S. HOLD ANNUAL STUDENT DAY MAY 16' l'i‘e"p"rit'ig‘r‘lit't.n) ))11ii"rggulensell.. and the follow:lig items: (a) Temple Services, 11 A. M. happy day. , USED CARS It is then that all I .r nality is dist ruse,' wit R. I he college shout their well , and .ing their Temple services will begin, as usua l Alma Nlater songs. .\tid the throng , • CM this occasion all joyously 1011I. „. I ne MIppet Will he SurVell at 1,3o, student, Will he the guests of the Congregation. The sermon will be p in., by the girls of the Voting Pe.. , This nreached by Rabbi Franklin, scholia {tie's Society. -hoses as his theme "An Objective by oy a short musical priozram. At is ill lie &mein.; It both View of the Pauses of Religious 111 . Ih•re Preititlice. With Sonic. Suggestions as the gymnasium and sestry room:. memberr, be Every '1 or earlier part of the ills to a Possible l'ore.” the Congregation should partici- , nevote.1 'to dinner in the home t , 1 and :intomobile ride , pate in Illi• SCI, ICC. the guests, the last arranged h s I P. M. THOMAS J. DOYLE at 11 o'clock. will (b) Home Hospitality, 732 Woodward Avenue ow.. The sisiting students will he the Men's Temple as hosts to one ,r dinner guests of our 'mintier, in sire to act to their homes. In order that arrange- stmlents for Sunday dinner, NLiu arc requested 10 ...lid their IlallleS to ale - ments this year may he more \\ ,• •1 (plate than heretofore, it is requested Mrs. Benjamin L. Lambert. 150 en ali that all of our members who desire Hancock avenue, or phone tild to ac t as h o stesses shall send their 4337. Nlembers of the Young People'• names, immediately upon receipt of who wish 10 resent- Islam • ths Bulletin, to the Chairman of the Society for the simper are urged to d i so at Hospitality Committee. Mr, Ben- Lambert. 1511 \Vest Hancock once as the seating space is limited.' 1 amin 1.. Kindly advise Mrs. Lambert ffesersations can be made by phon- I -entie (Glendale 43311 as to hose many stu- hg Miss Frances Netzorg, Markel 1, a. to and I p. dents sou care to have as your din- 1 448. between Glendale 7117 MEMBER D. A. D. A. • • Merchant Tailor The Shop where courtesy and service prevail 925 Woodward Ave. Just North of Forest Ave.