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us,
organize a pogrom against the Jews.
soldiers obeyed every command of and largely because of him, peace w a s
er W eis ber • "Ways
Ile went to the Mayor of Btjcharest, their aged general.
established between the various lac-
,ii Service for the Jewish Girl of To-
,„ the Ministie of the Interior,
"' Goo,
and i0
Mies Pauline Fineberg.
It was toy ptivilege to meet NIr.
Adolph Solomon's. life was an ex OF WEEKLY nnrs nn • a•c•
In
In addition to much instructive lit-
ihe Prefect of the Pollee and de- Solomon when I visited Rumania
. „ I ample of self-sacrifice and devotion llf VV Gr..111. 1 PRO
•,: work this organization has also
mantled protection for the Jews. spent much time conversing won
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to
the
interests
of
f
his
unfortunate
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ei active socially. So far this sum-
When these refused him and pretend• and attended several meetings at
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BY LEO WOLFSON
in Rumania. Honor to his
titer
two very enjoyable outings have
ed that nothing was going to happen, which he presided. His was a ss.in- brethren
., ady „ ,
During the summer months regu.: been held, one at Orchard Lake and
he turned to the Allied Command. P"
character, Ile had a gentle
"
'
tar
meetings
of
the
Young
Judean
the
other
at Put-In-Bay. These have
could not voice and mild eves
Ilk face ex-
News of the death of Adolph Sol,,
.11e ", he was,tol,d
'
Literary Club are being held every proved so . successful . that s another is
pre , -eil hi, kindliness.
neon, one of the leading R0111;1111:01 'Werner! with the Inter n' `thaw
Ile never
' `n
Rumania.
So
he
orga
evening,
8:00
p.
in.,
at
the
n ized a Jewish spoke of himself Or of what he ..0.111
Jews, ha
reached
this
count ry
RELIEF CONGRESS IN s haarey . Zedek Synagogue. 'Ile pro- ti Iil ls' it I7Id acti.. );Ct Il ll 'eellve•Tnslien. g Sunday, to
RELIEF
through the Rumanian pre„
Ile ' let''' . guard . and warned that the 'dished. His manner bespoke it -, I. ,
Je'w'ish Voting People between the
grants for these meetings consist of .
and control. The wealth of i 0 ' I
died in Bucharest last Jo., 15111. J ew ' we r e gnInK
ther
discussions on various topics related ages of sixteen and twenty ate itivit-
timein the his- ence that was his made it a ple.1•.[I ,
the newspapers also nom' that all selves. For the first time
, , , ,
,
and eil to attend the meetings.
gs. rem, - to the history, customs, prof le
the Jess.s of Rumania are mourning h")I of Rumania' the Jews organized to hear hint speak. I shall never t or. ,., „ '' : • 0 .' ` -‘ ' , iv deleate
hum . ' that on the day of his ititterat and armed themselves to stave off
-:,,‘ oreattizations from dif- general welfare of the Jews.
The
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for
get the old Jewish tighter and sled! , ,
all the
IAA ', rt. .11 the globe. have al- subject s on the program of last
Jew" business 1‘•tt ,d. , it , brutal attack. 11 hen the pogrom did always he grateful to the °optimu ms t
NO HOLIDAY LEAVE
i
idt
reached
here
on
their
way
to
Thursdays
meeting,
July
29,
were
as
'
s
come.
the
Jews
bravely
defended
that enabled me to meet him
Bucharest were closed, and that th u
FOR JEWISH SOLDIERS
i.ti nil the Jewish World Relief Con- follows: "Life and Customs of the
e;
sands gathered at his grave to do hint themselves. The authorities !tormed
Last September he visited America,
which has been called b • the • Jetvs in Africa," Miss Fannie Agree;
e deli, and threatened, but Adolph Solomon and was received by the leaders of coillIllittre
final honor.
\V—Itt spite of the prom-
l'a " e gY rir s wer
Of Jewish Delegations in
Spanish Inquisition, Cause and Re- is,•, of the Minister of 'War, a num-
tred by the leading Rabbis and the stood his ground like a steel pillar the 'Joint Distribution Committee with P.m.
The conference will open at
foremost Jewish citizens. In orally of and demanded justice and protection touch respect and recognition. Ile de- IL. Kitrhatts, Carlsbad, on August 1. stilts." David Shupe; "Instances of 'Ii e r Uf military camps refused to grant
Jewish Exile," Joseph Forman; "The • furloughs for the holiday, to their
the other cities of Rumania memorial for his brethren. His stand was the scribed to them the great need of the
tea di liberate on ways and means
'fen Tribes of Israel." Sam Blonds:: Jewish soltlitus. Anti-Semitic officers
meetings were held. Everyone mourns worthiest and proudest ever taken by Rumanian Jews, and much of the
constructing war-and-pogrom-
"Probable Effects on America of and I simply declined to carry not the
the irreparable loss which Rumanian the Jews of Rumania and aroused the work which the Joint Distribution toI ll,,
East European Jewry.
Extensive Jewish Emigration to Pal- 'orders of their generals. they
Jewry suffered through his demise. In greatest admiration. To their credit Committee is 110W doing to ameliorate •
Leading Jew, from every part of
estine." J. Shurly Horwitz; "I lenri- be punished for their insubordination?
hint all have lost a staunch defender it may be said, that the other cons- their conditions is due to his influence'
, Europe, including every portion of
•tta Szold," Lillian Mark: "Emma I In Poland offenses and even crimes
of their interests; the orphans and inunity leaders and the Jews of Iluch- Ile was accorded a hearty welcome I what was previously the Russian Ern-
Lazarus," Sadie Garclick; ''Extent of 'which may be explained by anti-
widows—a protector; the destitute— arest stood with him and like loyal by the Rumanian Jews in America,' Aire, will he in attendance.
Jewish Participation in the French ISernitism are not punished.
a friendly, helping hand; and the hot
deeds of scholars who attended his
trade school—a good friend and
teacher.
Adolph Solomon was one of the
most interesting personalities in Ru-
mania. Ile was a self-made loan.
Born of poor parentage, 70 years ago,
his educational opportunities were
most meager. Altogether, he only
completed two grades of the primary
schools. As a buy he worked as an
apprentice at iron work. After learn-
ing the trade thoroughly he opened a
factory of his own, the first modern
iron factory in Rumania. It was he
that introduced and developed the
hearth process of producing iron. In
time he became a great manufacturer
and employed many workers.
But Adolph Solomon's interests
were by no means limited to iron and
steel production and the accumulation
of wealth. Ile educated himself, mas-
tered a number of languages, and for
the last 40 years took a keen interest
in all Jewish affairs. During the last
number of years, especially since the
war between Rumania and Bulgaria
in 1912, he had devoted his time and
energy to Jewish interests. Having
worked hard all his lifetime, he sought
to instill in the Rumanian Jews a re-
spect for manual labor. In Rumania
the workers were regarded as mem-
bers of an inferior class, and it was
against this prejudice that he fought
with all his might. He felt that the
position of the Jews in Rumania
would improve when they would
tease to be ashamed of honest handi-
work. At his own expense he built
a manual training school where hun-
dreds of young men learned a trade
and were enabled to earn a respect-
able living through their work. For
years he kept up this school at his
own expense, and at a great sacrifice
of time and energy. His is the only
manual training school for Jews in
the whole Rumania, and it will remain
a monument to the benevolence and
generosity of Adolph Solomon.
So dear was this school to him dur-
ing his lifetime that hardly a day
passed, rain or shine, however busy
Ile might have been with other things,
that he should not have visited it to
encourage the teachers and pttpils.
There were periods of depression.
Sometimes there was a lack of money.
hl r. Solomon was not one of the rich-
est Jews of Rumania. He put himself
into debt. lie borrowed money--
that the school might continue, and
$45
that Jewish children might receive an
education.
In Bucharest there were many Jew-
ish poor, and many Jewish children
were dying away, because their par-
ents could not afford to buy then, the
necessary medicines. Adolph Solo-
mon loved children, especially chili
dren of his own stricken people. It
hurt his great heart to see them suf-
fer, and hr was determined to save
their young lives at his own expense,
to he built a magnificent children's
hospital and furnished it with the
most modern instruments and im-
provements. He got for it the finest
medical experts and nurses. Now
there are thousands of Rumanian chil-
dren who are alive to bless him, be-
cause of its existence, This children's
hospital is one uf the finest institu-
tions in Rumania and hears the name
of Nit. Solomon's wife.
liming the war when there were
many suffering war victims, he organ-
ised the first relief committee. He
gave much from his own funds and
collected soli laterr stuns from ethers
and aided the war stricken as far as
be could. In co.operation utth oth•
ers he later established public kitch-
ens %hie!, di-triftwed millions of
plai ts of sotto and portions of bread.
Thousands were saveil from the cruel
fangs of starvatian through his ef-
forts.
When the work of the Joint Dis-
tribution C ioninittee extended to Ru-
mania. .adololt Solomon was unani-
mously elected chairman of the local
committee. and he devoted his days
and nights to the relief work.
The war orphans were not for-
gotten by him. either. Thr000h his
initattive, and at first with his money,
the Bucharest Jewish warren founded
one orphan asylum and later another
Dependable Quality—Refined Environment — Prompt and Courteous Service
orphan asylum, especially for girls,
where several hundred destitute Jew-
ish children are given a home and a
real Jewish education.
Adolph Solomon was a versatile
genius. His forceful character made
him a leader everywhere. He was
one of the foremost leaders of the
Rumanian Jews in their struggle for
emancipation. In the absence of the
president of the "Federation of Ru-
manian-born Jews," who was abroad
for several years, the whole work of
this organization devolved upon hint
as Vice-President, and several other
leaders. During the German occupa•
lion of Bucharest, he represented the
Jewish interests, It was a difficult,
critical period which demanded the
utmost loyalty and devotion, much
tact and great personal sacrifice.
Adolph Solomon did his duty honest-
Is: and faithfully.
Never will he forgotten Adolph
Solomon's heroic courage during the
period after the Germans evacuated
the city and the Rutnanians began to
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