PAGE SEVEN
THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
NATHAN STRAUS HEADS
THE JEWISH CONGRESS
THE NERVOUSNESS
OF THE JEW
play of somatic activity, in which
blood vessels, glands, great viscera,
and skeletal muscles all take part. Au
emotion may disturb the functions of
the organism, or perhaps it had better
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be stated that a pathological emotion
mercantile life as a sort of usury, the is a pathological function—as a loss of tenure of a permanent American Jew-
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Jew shifted to mercantile life, and if appetitie, a spasm of intestine or ish Congress, and that before this Con-
not the greatest factor in establishing bladder, a drying up of milk ducts, gress do adjourn proper steps be taken
!41.1
international banking, was at least etc. Fear emotions especially bring to effectuate the intents and purposes of
exceedingly prominent. As time went about disorders in function of a per- the resolution."
on, with the rise of the kings into sistent type, such as those seen in
Judge Mack Defends Ruling.
power and the crumbling of the the psychoneuroses, and may, so far
The basic principle referred to by
feudal system, the Jews became the as Ak e know', produce little by little
fudge Mack was read hater by him from
tax collectors of Europe, and thus,
permanent structural changes in the a booklet setting forth the principles of
while exceedingly useful to the kings, organism. That
That the liability to arterio- the congress. The paragraph is as fol-
became their scapegoats. What I wish sclerosis and diabetes that exists lows:
to emphasize in this is that here was amongst the Jew can be related to
o
No resolution shall be introduced. +
a factor that tended to make a race hiS unfavorable emotion-engendering
Er
of inferior physique, in that all those environment may he a far-fetched as- considered or acted upon at the con- .;
occupations that tend to develop sum p tion which I believe , neverthe- gress which shall in any way purport
tend to comma the Congress as a
or
strength of body and hardihood were less, to be
to the adoption, recogni- !y.
forbidden. The Jew became a sort of
Now eve
very race--all human beings, l''(1).
sedentary adventurer, living by his 'n fact-- may be classified roughly
"t u
Wits. Having a full share of brains mio two groups--the extrospective theory or philosophy of Jewish life, or nil
he was quick to see his t advantage and and the introspective, the objectively any , theoretical principle of its racial, g%
political, economic or religious charac- ep
to form a dislike for
occupations minded and the subjectively minded.
, ter, or which shall involve the perpetua- :4 14
front which he was excluded.
It is conceded on all sides that to be th
in of such a congress."
This brought about another factor 4ijectively minded is healthier froml
149
lodge Hartman appealed from 11w
psychological standpoint, though
in the life history of the race and that
of the chair. 1/r. \Vise imme-
its urban character. Until the nine. this life is not, perhaps, so rich in
teenth century became distinguished genius, in artistic and creative ability. 1 watelY took the place of Judge Mack
24-;
by the great urban movement, all of \Vhatever introspective Iendcucy ,„. and gave the fluor to Judge Hartman,, .
who made an impassioned plea for the ei
the races of Europe have
av been largelt
adoption
of
his
resolution.
rural agriculturists and peasants. Tile and in its individuals was exaggerat-
Dr. \Vise then called upon Judge . $
cities Were small and inconspicuous. d by the exclusion from play, sports,
comparativ e ly s p ea ki ng , an d li n• vas , tiplitary life, and from occupations \lack to defend his stand. 'Die judge
,„.
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reiterated
his objections, adding.that the p:
bulk of the people lived on the land. , .,;. 11 as the handicrafts.
adoption of the resolution would mean
That urban life develops neurasthenia'' 'l to be introspective became
Dr. \Vise
and this Introspection was deeply dis immediate resignation.
and the like conditions is an old story.'
an effort to put the question Eli
Any nervous organization that stands . ipprehensive and melancholy. .\
country life may go to pieces when as.. i—ensity of character developed, an as to whether Judge Mack's rulingt 4; ■•
sailed by the extraordinary stimuli of , d ..traurdinary eagerness and over. Ishould be sustained or not to a vote,
. but it was impossible. Groups of dele-
the city. Now the Jews became ex- sdrioustiess of purpose which led
elusively an urban people. I hey lived It t, o directions in so far as the fate ' gatse jumped to their feet in various ..
Wi
in small towns, perhaps, but in crowd- of each individual was concerned. It corners of the room.
s a.
wi
ed, dirty, disagreeable towns. In this led to great success, and I need not
Dr. Wise and Soldiers Aid
offint
out
IMW
urban life, not only Was a sedentary
Fez
marvelously successful I Finally Dr. \Vise shouted:
life neces4ary, but the race developed iti many directions the Jew- has been.' "Vim will sit down and come to or II
a curious antipathy to exercise and In our own profession, since the Jew : d i,,. or I w ill „ i i .i iiiirii thi s „,i0 „ and
even to play. For centuries the Jews h" been allowed I° participate in i t ■ abandon the coneress for all time."
were a race that despised sports and within t he last hundred years, there 1 'Ilielt the Jewish veterans of the Pal-
discountenanced play. 'The importance have arisen the commanding fi g ures lestine campaign jumped into the breach.
of basal movement—i. e., the large of Heine, Cohnheint, \Vcigert, Ehr- Thesoldiers rushed to the delegates
j,
movements of sport, and play—has Itch. Freud and Barany, to say notn-
who refused to stop shouting Cr to sit CV
b een wonderfully emphasized by Stan- ing of the Rombergs. Flexners, Loebs, , do „„ .„‘,
a 1 pushed
, . them
tnem
their seats.
ley Hall. They form an incomparable and the innumerable lesser light: ..
Their persuasion was effective with all
avenue of discharge for nervous ten. without whom no medical account of , of them except a dozen, who fought
sion. They breed confidence in one - the nineteenth and twentieth, centuries , ,.,,,
ti
sou . ners. These were carried bodily
self. Being extensor in their charac_ would be complete. But while the
out of the ball.
ter, they allow for the rise of pride intensity led to great succors, it also
Dr. Wise then put the question to a
and courage. Circumstances excluded led to poignant failure. The Jew who ,
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the Jew from their wholesome influ. has not succeeded or who is strug- .vote, and. to the surpi:e of many,
ince, and the children of the race gling feels his situation the more : lud ize Mack was sustained. 14' votes
grew up to be v ery serious, very earn- keenly because of the intensity of against 60. The temper of the meeting
also reversed itself, becoming again
est, too early devoted to mature ef- purpose that has been frustrated.
How quickly racial characters can I P l easant and peaceful. As if by com-
forts, and not sufficiently strenuous
mon impulse, the assemble broke forth
physically. In other words, the Jew, be changed under a fostering environ-
into the singing of "flatikwali," the na-
through his restrictions, was cheated ment may be exemplified by the de-
velopment of the last generation in Bona! anthem of of Palestine.
out of childhood.
It was 5 :10 o clock when Mr. I\ far-
countries of
'rids urban, sedentary trend would Jewish life in the free l ntermarriage
Europe anti America.
, shall came forward and, amid silence.
in itself have sufficed to change the
his report, as he had been called
especially in Germany, Scandinavia
character of the Jew. In addition, be-
and France, are so extraordinarily on to do two hours before. and the con-
cause of their exclusion from friendly
prevalent that, unless checked, the gres , Prweeded with ils appointed pro-
and wholesome contact with other
Jew will disappear in these countries, gram.
races, the Jews became more clannish.
to be merged into the general popula-
The ghetto life was not only unwhole-
lion. The intensely religious charac-
some physically, but unwholesome
mentally, emotionally and spiritually. ter of the Jew disappears in America
Living in constant dread of massacre, in one generation. He gives up his
kosher, his Sabbath, his traditional
exposed to ridicule, degradation, and
more serious disaster, the race devel- religion in general, as if by magic.
What persecution could not do
oped an apprehensiveness and ac-
quired a lowered threshold for fear throughout the centuries, toleration
stimuli. The ghetto life developed does in a generation. The alleged
stinginess and miserliness of the im-
an over-intimate and close family life.
On its plus side, this family life was migrant Jew can certainly not be
characterized by devotion and purity, charged against his children. Of all
the prodigal spenders in America, the
and on its minus side was a re-
verberating emotionality whiCh In- American Jew stands foremost. Noth-
. is too good for hint or his and
tensthed the neurasthenic trend of the ing
Jewish, child. There was little rest he is a sport of hue first water, totally
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April 15
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Day ss
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Phabnoth (Comansostioa Day)
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or quiet in the small dwelling crowd- and eolunietvlY different from Loss
bather. The dislike of the lett. he-
eil with children watched user by ap-
athletics, and especially for all ctnt.
preliethdve parents; guarded so well,
, batant forms has been supplanted by
indeed, that the Jewish infant and the
the surprising phenomenon of the
child death rate for centuries has been
Jewish prize fighter, who in the
the lowest of any race, but with the
weights, front the lowest up to die
evil result that this intense care and
light-heavyweight, outclasses propor-
solicitude inerza3ell the fea; attitude
tionately to his numbers any race.
of the. Jew. Thus we may add to ttb;
urban, sedentary, cerebral character The race that produces no many Phi
Beta kappa scholars likewise pro-
of the Jew an apprehensiveness and
duces the champion prize fighter. Nor
an emotionality that arise from the
can any lack of gameness he charged
conditions of life to which his Chris-
to these representatives of Israel.
tian neighbors subjected hitn.
Shrewd, scientific, and powerful, the
I need not go into detail concerning yellow streak is surprisingly uncom-
the persecution of the Jew. Every mon amongst the boxers of the race
untoward event that occurred in the that once wore the yellow gabardine.
town or country in which he dwelt
The dissolution of Jewish life that
was in part. ascribed to him, often has taken place in America is also re-
directly to his evil and even magic's sponsible in part for the psychoneuroses
efforts, indirectly because God was that we witness amongst the American
angry that Christ killers lived and Jews of the first generation. A stir-
were prosperous. For example, the prising change in ideals and in life-
black plague was a pestilence that oc- governing notions works havoc with
cured as the result of their evil ten-
the less stable of the race. But the
dencies, and they were accused of second generation, broughtlp in Ameri-
starting the great London fire. The
can methods, learning early to fight
most disastrous accusation of all was
physically, taking part in athletics in
the infamous blood-ritual accusation.
ever-increasing numbers, discarding the
Some day historians will follow the
Intensely communal life of the past,
lead of the anthropologists such as
coming into contact with the less emo-
Frazier and correctly ascribe to super-
tional, more controlled life of the
stition the leading place in the de-
neighboring gentile, is being changed in
velopment of ideas. That historian
character, has much less liability to the
will trace a good deal of the character
psyclioneuroses. A lover of his race
of the Jew and much of his unhappi-
will counsel control of emotion in the
ness to this superstition of his neigh-
family and the bringing of discipline
bors that the Jew's required the blood
Into the home, participation in sports,
of a Christian child to celebrate the
less intensity upon scholarly and finan-
Passover ritual.
In addition, of course, to the per- cial success, more handicraftsmanshin,
secution that was expressed in mas- and more manual motor effort. The
sacre and instill and restriction of urban life of the race is now fostered
occupation, there was the liability to by the urban trend of the entire world,
expulsion from the land of his birth and it would be impossible to make the
at any moment. The Jews were suc- Jew into a rural dweller except, per-
cessively expelled from England, haps, in his own home land. But it
France and Spain in the years 1190, seems to me possible, as well as emi-
1291 and 1492, and they were expelled nently desirable, that the steps which I
from various cities in Italy at dif- have outlined above will bring about a
ferent times. Gold, cash, became the new social heredity for etc Jew, one
only stable goods of the world to the that will not rob him of his great vir-
Jew because he had no other property tues, but will lessen his liabilities to
that he could be sure of. The hate the psyclioneuroses.—Mental Hygiene.
of his Gentile neighbor for the Jew
was fully returned. He did not wish
to be like him in any way. lie re-
jected his learning, his art, and his
sports together with his food and his
At the annual meeting of the Young
religion.
But the feeling of hate and con- People's Society of Temple Beth El,
Sunday
night, May 30, the following
tempt was not the main emotional
trait that arose from the centuries of officers and directors were elected:
President, Arthur Manshach.
persecution. Apprehensiveness I have
Vice-Pres., Rose Edloff.
already spoke of, but in addition there
Treasurer, Herbert Kohn.
was a melancholy which expressed it-
Rec. Seep., Dorothy Weinstein.
self in motto, in song, and in the
Con. Sec'y., Rose Samter.
Jewish literature, "Der Yid hat kein
Fin. Sec'y., Mildred Nadle.
maser —"The Jew has no luck"—was
Miss Marion Weinberg, Miss Francis
the opinion of the Jew himself. De-
Netzorg,
Miss Rose Benjamin, Milton
spite an occasional ephemeral pros-
perity, the bulk of the race was un- Aronheim, Harvey Vehon, Frank Elie!,
dernourished, underdeveloped and Dr. Harry Kohn and Chester Schwartz
overstimulated mentally and emotion- were named on the board of directors.
Plans for the ensuing year are now
ally. Here it is well to emphasize
what is well known, yet commonly in the process of development and the
most
ambitious program ever under-
overlooked. Emotion is not a matter
of mind; it is something that concerns taken by the Temple Y. P. S. is prom-
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