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Dr. Abrahams is one of the ripest scholars not only in England but
in the world today, and we know of no man better fitted than he to have
selected for discussion the books of practically all the ages in which the
Jewish spirit best expresses itself. A detailed review will be given in
President these columns hereafter.
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co.. Inc.
JOSEPH J. CUMMINS
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Secretarv-Treasurer
The Death of Eleanor R. Porter.
Entered as second-clams matter March 3, 1916. at the Postoffice at Detroit.
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
In the untimely death of Eleanor I I. Porter, an apostle of gladness
has passed away. It is doubtful whether in the past generation any
other individual has breathed into so many lives a spirit of optimism
and of joy as did the author of "Pollyanna." And to have brought
smiles to a generation of men and women whose hearts have been un-
utterably' heavy is no small achievement. Indeed, we can conceive of
no form of service possible for a writer of fiction to render that is finer
and inure worth while.
Her work, though written ostensibly for children, really contains
a philisophy of life for men and women grown old in years. What a
tine thing it is always to be able to forevision the rainbow that is sure
to conic after the rain! What an inspiration it is to be able to tight
down the rebellion that normally rises in our hearts when fortune fails
to smile upon us and to bdMve that there is good in everything!
Eleanor Porter has budded au enduring monument in the hearts of
uncounted thousands of men, women and little children. A blessed
memory is assured her!
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RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
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the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of the
Views expressed by the writers_
Friday, May 28, 1920.
Sivan II, 5680.
The Dearborn Independent and the Jew.
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everywhere have been shocked and surprised to read the ma-
liciously conceived article appearing in the latest issue of the Dearborn
Independent, the so-called Ford International Weekly, under the titl',
"The International Jew : The World's Problem."
Responsibility for the authorship of the article is now being investi-
oted. Further comment upon the matter will be made in a forthcom-
ing issue of this paper.
BICUR CLOLEM, MS.
FIFTY-FOUR CHILDREN
EXCURSION JUNE 6;
CONFIRMED AT TEMPLE
DANCING AND GAMES
The Palestinian Restoration Fund.
Under the chairmanship of Air. Fred M. Butzel, the Detroit com-
nittee on the Palestine Restoration Fund has begun its work of collect-
ng fluids to carry on the program heretofore outlined for the physical
rehabilitation of Palestine.
The time has passed, we believe, when, whatever may be in the
rinds of sonic of the leaders of the movement, it needs to be stressed that
assistance given to the Restoration Fund does not in any sense or degree
mply sympathy with any program looking to the rehabilitation of Jew-
sh nationality or the re-establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.
There are those, we know, who will construe any expression of sym-
pathy or any willingness to co-operate in the restoration movement as
to avowal of affiliation with political Zionism. This opinion, we be-
ieve, will, however, not he shared by those who really have the inter-
!st s of our co-religionists at heart and who are not serving their own
iolitical and selfish interests.
That considerable numbers of our co-religionists now living in
ands of oppression will find in Palestine the opportunity of living fuller
ind happier lives, there can he little question. \Vhile we cannot be opti-
mistic as to the possibility. of Palestine's solving to any great degree the
troblem of the Jew in eastern Europe, we still feel that if it can give life
4nd hope to even a comparatively small untidier out of the vast multi-
tides whose lives are so bitter, any sacrifice that we may make to bring
bout its rehabilitation will be more than justified.
We therefore believe that the appeal of the local committee ought
o lw. promptly and generously answered by our co-religionists. To
vithhold our help in a cause like this for the reason that we are not in
till agreement with every detail of the program of the leaders would
e unworthy of us. Let us do our share in the name of Judaism and
umanity.
When th
magnificent, palatial
Steamer "Tashmoo" leaves the foot
of Griswold street, Sunday iliorning,
June 6th, at nine o'clock, bound for
Yashmeot Park, it will carry a crowd
hat will in point of magnitude surpass
tiny aggrtgation of individuals that
has ever before enjoytil a Incur Choi-
Mil Juniors excursion and picnic. The
The Drive for Nurses.
Dorothy Epstein
What Now?
st one,
one, Manuel M. Rosenthal, Harry
On Sunday last, in every quarter of the land, there appeared before 3'
tovsky and Nathan Metzger,
c shrine of God thousands of our Jewish boys and girls to pledge fealty A
Treasurer—Mrs. Alfred Gach.
Financial Secretary — Mrs. Max
Crabowsky.
Recording Secretary—bliss Eliza-
beth Weisman.
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t it l e, "By-Paths in Ifebraic Bookland." Dr. Abrahams is alwys an of I rs. Alexander Stein to In charge
en t rancing writer, and the brief opportunity that we have had of cur- ass the arrangements. She Is being
sted by Mrs. Rae Fisher. Mrs.
sot Pily reading his latest book indicates that it is fully up to his high ma.
Hartman is president of the so-
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id allegiance to the faith of their fathers. Everywhere, no doubt, the , WISH WOMAN'S CLUB
Closing Sunday Service.
affirmation services were inspiring and uplifting. In every synagog,
OLD PARLIAMENTARY The closing Sunday services for the
season will take place Sunday morn-
e have no questi4m, children were impressed with the sacredness of
CLASS, TUES., JUNE 1. ing of this week at eleven o'clock.
e vows they made and with the new dignity of, religions responsibility
Rabbi Franklin will preach on the
T he Pa rlin mm
at was placed upon them.
eo ry Law Study ('lass topic, "Memorial Day and Its Mes-
But the question arises as to what we may expect logically to follow of the Jewish Woman's Club, which Is sage to the American People."
th c impressive hour of confirmation. It is our own conviction that no i.. , , , npleting its first stason with Mrs.
tuna A. Fox tht noted Parliament.
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el l ill can remain uninfluenced for good by the sacred and beautiful
n connection with the agitation
ar.
Sc rvice of confirmation, and particularly by the period of preparation in, an, as c:rector, will hold an open I or a general strike, large placards
cling on Tuesday morning, June ! ip
at l 41 study that precedes it. But that the hest results may be achieved, Ini at 10 o'clock, at the clubhouse 41:i ' apt neared in the streets of N1'arsaw,
icaling to the workmen not to join
tiii L. example of parents must re-in force the preacher's word. That Juda- Re wenn street
the strike movement, because the
is n may come to be a living, vital force within the lives of our boys c ; members of the .14wish Woman's aver was only Jewish effort to in- Ifs
ail d girls, the home must practice the ideals which the synagog and the p "; tb arc. cordinally invitel. The work
reduce a Bolshevik-Jewish rule into
been of a most interesting and en. 'oland and to enslave all Christian
re igloos school have set before the children.
an
J03 able (tartlet( r and the present Po!es.
Moreover, it must be recognized that the confirmation is purposed mu mil•rthip• is ter
yenthusiastic in
141 be the real beginning, and not in any sense the religious education of ifo
class planned for nex: seascn. It
uti r buy's and girl.. Therefore, parents must co-operate with the author- s hope) that a larg m number may
its .!:44 of the religious school
in the el
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of the religious education
01'4 inemselves of the privilige 01
of their children. If the rabbi obtains this whole-hearted help at the 'h . ; rking under Sirs. Fox and acquiring
ha ads of fathers and mothers there can be no doubt as to the lasting ,,, knowledge and practice which is
emsential to all club women.
int Mena of the confirmation 111)4111 the minds and the hearts of tic
ch Idren.
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As a matter of fact, confirmation is a consecration of parenthood Co, UGHTERS OF
THAN SUNSHINE
as it ell as a sanctification of chidhood. 1.0 parents he awake to this
JERUSALEM WILL
fa .t, and by their example of unselfish devotion to the faith of their
GIVE FIRST DANCE
fa furs let them show the way in which their children should go.
g iv e their first annual hall, Sunday,
Israel Abrahams' New Book.
Ma y SO, at the Hotel Stotler. The
The Jewish Publication Society of America has again put its sub- pro ceeds will be used for the relief
sc r diets and the reading public generally tinder very. deep obligations Of J ewish widows and orphans in Je-
to it by the issuance of a new hook by Dr. Israel Abrahams under the ":: stern.
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Despite the fact that every inch of
:pact In the great auditorium of Tem.
Pie Beth El as well an In the adiohiltlit
lobbies and assembly rooms was oc-
cupied, several hundred Persons had
to be turned away from the confIrma.
Hon services which took place last
Sunday morning. The strvices were
pronounced by those who heard them
to have b4en the most beautiful and
lasplring of any that had ever been
held In the Temple.
A class of fifty-four children equally
divided between boys and girls was
confirmed. After a very brief Intro-
dustory prayer, and the reading of the
!Caddish by by Rabbi Franklin, the en-
tire ritual service was cmiducted by
the continuants.
Two features of particular beauty
were espec ially commented upon. One
was the flower offering when each of
the flit-font einifinnants laid upon the
altar, a symbJlic offering of flowers. i',!
The flowers were characteristic of le-
nding certain cardinal virtues. These . %
floweis were lated distributed among Ett
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the hospitals.
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Anotner outstanding feature of the 1*1
4,srviee was the invocation of blessing
upon the children.
Mt r. Abbas, *
cellist, and MISS Helen Burr-Brand,
harpist, of the Detroit Symphony Or-
chestra, rendered a most beautiful se-
tection, the children-two by two--ao.
pt or ■ died the altar where Rabbi Frank. :4
lin laid his hands upon their heads !Is
and spoke to them the customary rig
blessing. Many hundreds In the vast
congregation were moved to tears at 24
this point In the
A !Mit sermon was preached under RT.,
the title "Childhood's Consecration" =A
n v.rhich the rabbi emphasized the fact f.La
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that it is only insofar as the Jew lives M
the ideals of his religion, that re can irs
hope for self.realization.
The music, which was particularly
le autiful, was rendered by the l'etn-
p13 choir under the direction of Mr.
Wiliam Dowand, assisted by members
of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
One of the most distressing features of the influenza plague before n ecaslon will he the Tenth Annual
'Inch so many men, women and children fell victims during the past i '' uch affair of this organization, and If
4vo years was the almost universal shortage of trained nurses. Rut it t, h e welcome accorded the committee
i not only during an epidemic period that this shortage presses heavily I n tickets by the community can be
ken as a et:inn:4n, overwh dining
pun a great community. Even in normal times it is most difficult to s access is assured. All proceNls de-
.cure competent nursing help in emergency cases. Every nursing reg- r l ve,]from ire affair will he. devoted
,try in Detroit has a long waiting list.
xclusively to lb • relief of the needy
Added to this is the fact that the training classes in our various I ewieh sick In the community.
:hook are very small, so that the number of those who are likely to ,, As previously announced, the (lay
raduate within the next few years, far from keeping up with the need ti ill commence with a three hour ride
rough lake St. Claire to the Island
rought about by our ever-increasing population, will scarcely replace , here tables will be spread by the 'de-
lose who for one reason or another arc compelled to leave the proles- n icers. Dancing will follow In the
.on. The condition is a most serious one and demands the earnest and If miens° pavilion on the island. Dur-
Ip g an MD mission a program of ath.
ncere attention of all socially-minded persons,
It is a rather unfortunate fact that comparatively few of our Jewish :, tic events will be held, in which the
TEMPLE BETH EL NOTES.
citing women have entered the nursing profession. What the reason fl ntestants will compete for valuable
r ites offered by the organization and
Jr this is, is difficult to trace. Among the very best nurses are some of b
Woman's Auxiliary Association.
different individuals. Among the
dr Jewish women. This fact is attested by leading physicians and hos- i,4 v
.\t a meeting held May 20th at the
ents scheduled will be races, dash. Phoenix Club, a luncheon was given
(al authorities as well as by the patients whom they have served.
1 tat-men's contest., shoe.lacing con- by the Board of Directors of the
But we appeal now for more of their kind. Surely there are many t , els, ball-throwing coatests, three-leg- Woman's Auxiliary of Temple Beth
.!ivish young women who are about to choose a career for themselves 1,' d aces and a pie-eating contest, LI to the retiring directors of the
ho might decide to enter one or the other of the nurses' training bi ere will be dancing In the enlarged hoard. At this meeting the following
11-rooms on the boat on both trips.
officers were elected for the ensuing
!hoots. No profession is nobler than that of the nurse. Difficult indeed
Cooperating to make this first ex- year:
is, but the rewards in terms of satisfaction and the joy of service are ei reion of the season also the great.
President—Mrs. Mayer B. Sulz-
try great.
ei, t, are the tallowing, working under berger.
Let it be hoped, therefore, that as a result of the drive now on a al a direction of Daniel E. Shapiro,
First Vice President—Mrs. Wallace
Acidly number of our Jewish women will see their way clear to enter the 74' neral chairman: Dorothy Epstein, Rosenheim.
Second Vice President—Mrs, David
r• toles of those through whose beneficent ministrations the sick shall be •k,. ron Silberblatt, Rate Gordon, Ben- Brown.
ce Solomon, Ruth Goldsmith, Mr.
lu :led and the suffering given relief.
Corresponding Secretor y—Mrs.
Sr d Mrs. Mark Weinbeck, Lillian Ro- Louis
N-Velt.
so ntield, Louis L. Frank -nstein, Harry
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