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Let then this Feast of Conclusion find the Jew inspired by the
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shall inevitably make not only for the enrichment of his own life
Tishri 19, 5681 but as well for the exaltation of the life around hint.
Friday, October I, 1920.
jitEhEnzonjEwistt eiRON
Jacob H. Schiff
The Busy Missionaries
and as a student of national and
world-wide problems. He lost no op-
portunity for urging Jews to the Jews
in religion only, to keep matters of re•
ligion clear from politics and to view
ail political questions from the stand-
point of American citizenship only.
Ile had opposed Zionism as tending
to mix religion with national and in-
ternational politics, but on the crea-
tion of a Jewish state in l'alestine had
viewed It sympathetically as providing
a home for Jewish culture.
The name of Mr. Schiff will be In
separably connected with his time, ac-
cording to Arthur Lehman, chairman
of the Business Men's Council of the
Federation for the support of Jewish
philanthropic societies, who said:
"The first decades of the twentieth
century will be remembered by the
Jews of this country as the Schiff era
of American philanthropy, for the
name and personality of Jacob Schiff
are pre-eminent among the great Am-
ericans of this generation.
"An engineer in philanthropy" was
the phrase applied to hint by Dr. Jo-
seph Silverman of the Temple Em-
anu-El.
SUCCOTH
What offerings can we bring Thee, Lord?
Thy ruined Temple stands forlorn;
Its stones are level with the sward
Or alien altars now adorn.
And bitter desolation stills
The lowings of the stately herds,
The bleatings on a hundred hills,
The shepherd's songs of joyous words.
No fields of corn or luscious vines
The people's toiling hands engage,
And from the Ghetto's dark confines
They make no holy pilgrimage.
To bring their offerings to Thy Shrine
With sound of tabret and of lute;
They pour a draught of bitter wine
And lay before Thee Dead Sea fruit!
Oh, give us back our fathers' days,
The land they trod in festive glee,
When harvestings were acts of praise
And best ripe fruits were gifts to Thee! M. M,
SAMUEL BUSY WITH
TAXATION PROBLEM
Our friends—the missionaries—are busily at work again in this
"A prince and a great man has this day fallen in Israel." Never
(Continued from page 1.)
were these words of tribute more fittingly applied than in this hour section of the country. \\ford comes to us from Flint and Saginaw
when all Israel mourns the passing of a man whose life and works and other of the smaller cities of the state that a band of some seven- are available for closer settlement. merly professor of sociology at the
Jews Reported Slain.
won for him the love and the respect of uncounted multitudes. The teen missionaries are devoting their efforts to the salvation of the The interests of the present outipants University of Editibough, now at the
of
these
lands
are
to
be
protected.
souls
of
the
Jews
of
Michigan.
Strange
to
sav
that
though
their
University
of
Bombay,
has
drawn
up
ODESSA.—The situation of the
least adequate standard by which to measure the success of the
The official announcement reads:
amibtious plans for a modern Hebrew Jews of Odessa is going from bad to
life work of Jacob 11. Schiff is the amount of the vast fortune which game is as old as it is hopeless, they never 'fail to find gullible
To Study Land Problem.
University on the Mount of Olives, worse. It is particularly the intel-
preachers
and
churchmen
who
will
not
only
give
them
a
hearing
but
before
through his busy life he was privileged to accumulate. Other men
As announced in his speech
which have been submitted to the lectual classes who stiffer most. In
. by the scores have heaped up material treasures far greater than who will even spend their gi,od money to support these traveling he Assembles at Jerusalem and Haifa, Zionist Organization. Prof Geddes addition to privations and sufferings,
High Commissioner is appointing went to Jerusalem on commission there is grave insecurity of life and
the bulk of his fortune. But to few men has it been given to sense evangelists. In almost any line of business, results are demanded. the
a Commission to inquire into different from the Zionist organization to de-
as he did, the fact that wealth is a trust to be used not selfishly and But in the business of evangelism, employers seem quite ready to questions concerning land settlement. sign the Hebrew University and to one may find himself arrested and
tried on the gravest charges under
for the undoing Of others but always for the spreading of oppor- pay out their good money for work that shows no results whatsoever. 'The Commission will in the first place devise plans for modernizing Jeru- the flimsiest sort of pretext. Recent-
Frankly, we wish that the works of these missionaries were ascertain the area and nature of the salem and the other cities of Pales- ly three Jewish lawyers were executed
tunity to all classes and conditions of men and women to live their
more fruitful. There are some Jews of the type of the few whom various kinds of land which are at tine, without destroying their ancient on charges of "criminal conspiracy."
lives upon a higher plane.
the disposal of the Government. There
and sacred backgrounds.
Their names follow: Garfinkel, Magi
Mr. Schiff was a humanitarian par excellence. Nothing human now and then they succeed in getting, of whom we would gladly he is at present great uncertainty on historical
The famous Haifa Technical Col-
was foreign to him. Wherever the cry of suffering was heard, he rid. They are the few who will sell their very souls fur the sake of these points. The Turkish Govern- lege, which was acquired by the Zion- dovich and Elisberg.
Mudawara
might be depended upon to give relief in the full measure of his an easy berth. We know of cities not a thousand miles from Detroit ment kept records of the
ist Organization last February,
Land but no proper check appears to through Jacob H. Schiff, who contri-
Jewish Calendar
opportunity. Wherever men walked in darkness and it was in his where missions to the Jews are established institutions but of their have
been preserved of the Mahlul buted 640,000 marks for its purchase,
results
achieved,
nothing
is
known
save
in
the
misleading
reports
power to light their way, he did it. Where there was injustice, Mr.
and Ma•at hind. The Commission will be reopened in the fall of 1921,
5650-1920.
Schiff was sure to raise his voice in earnest protest. Where igno- that their superintendents give to the parent bodies by whom they will consider what steps should be after being closed throughout the war, Roach-Chodesch Ab
Fri., July 16
are
paid
their
salaries.
If
Christian
bodies
arc
satisfied
with
this
taken
to
obtain
an
accurate
record
of
according to the report, In connec- Fast of Ab
Sun., July 25
rance abounded, he did what in hint lay to spread the light of knowl-
make
the
best
dis-
and
to
these
areas,
certainly
have
no
cause
to
complain.
But
the
whole
tion
with
the
college,
a
technical
He-
Sun.,
Aug_15
Roach-Chodeach
Ellul
......
edge. Though his generosity was unbounded, he was not an osten- sort of thing, we
position of theta in the interests of brew dictionary is being prepared,
tatious giver. Nor did he have to be sought out and implored to thing is so absurd! In a time when hundreds of thousands of pro- the country. The Sand Dunes and containing all present Hebrew scienti- New Year'. Eve 5681.1920.
Sun., Seg. 12
Wed., Two. 22
give. lie kept his eyes open to opportunities for helping others and fessed Christians are falling below every standard that is Christ- large part of the bare hill - tops it is fic terms, as well as new terms, where Corn blow
Mon., Sao. 27
where need in any form appeared, he required no urging to come to like ; when even among good church people there is an abounding believed can be reclaimed by plant- it was necessary to create them. This Succoth (First Day)
ing of trees. The Commission will monumental work is to be completed Succoth (Last Day—ShImInl-
selfishness
and
materialism;
when
the
jails
and
penitentiaries
are
its relief.
examine this question, and advise in a year with five Hebrew scholars
Mon., Oct 4
Atzereth)
Unlike so many men of wealth who have become known for full of men and women professedly Christian, does it not scent what can be done to secure the prof. collaborating on it.
Tam., Oct. 5
Slmcheth Torah
their philanthropic activities, Mr. Schiff was not a man of a single ridiculous for seventeen missionaries to the Jew to bombard a town, itable use of land that is now left
Wed., Oct. 1)
Rosch•Chedetch Chmvan
FN., Nov. 12
hobby. His sympathies were of the broadest. Institutions philan- in which there are only a handful of Jews, most of whom are self-
Leo Frieda of New York city, in- RosoluChodesch Kislev
w a ls'Ittet: Commission has also to report ternational canoe sailing champion, Chanukah (Feed of DedlcatIon) Mon., Dec. 6
thropic, educational, and civic are equally indebted to hint for gener- respecting, industrious, patriotic and clean minded?
upon what lands in the country are won the national trophy again at the Roach-Chodeach Tebeth
Sun..
Dec. 12
But then, we presume, these missionaries have to live. So be it. available for closer settlement, !by
ous gifts. Ile was the largest donor to the foundation of the Jewish
Tues., Dec. 21
annual regatta of the American Feet of Teboth
Theological Seminary. He gave to the Teachers Institutes both of We shall put no obstacle in their way. When the money at head- which is meant the more intensiv,t cul- Canoe Association at the Thousand
5651.1521.
Mon., Jan. 10
that Seminary and of the Hebrew Union College, the basic sum that quarters runs out, they will look about for some other way to make tivation of the soil by a larger agri. Islands.
Roach-Chodnch Shebat
cultural population. Large areas at
made their establishment possible. Similarly, he founded the great an easy living.
present in all parts of Palestine are
Semitic Museum at Harvard University. Ile started the Pension
imperfectly cultivated, and could he
Fund for Rabbis and Teachers which is now being forwarded by the
Made to produce a very much greater
The Anti-Parochial, School Bill
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yield if more cultivators were settled
;Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union of American
on them. The Commission will ad-
\Ve
have
heretofore
spoken
in
these
columns
of
what
we
regard
Hebrew Congregations with a most generous contribution. To
vise the High Commissioner on the
611 the war relief funds, he gave with lavish hand. 'these are but as the menace to the liberties of American men and women that is neasures that should he taken by the
involved in the proposed Anti-Parochial School Bill that certain Government to secure the grater pro-
I fs few of his notable benefactions.
Moreover, it is to be noted that while other great capitalists agencies are presently pushing with might and main, and which ductivity of the country. At the sante
time it will make recommendations
for the most part, as some one has pointed out, first amassed their unless the Supreme Court of the state orders otherwise, will find a as to the measures to be taken to pro-
fabulous wealth and only when wealth had become well nigh a bur- place upon the ballot at the next election.
tect the interests of the persons who
Th advocates of the bill tvill scarcely attempt to justify them- are at present tenants or occupants
den to them began distributing it, Mr. Schiff began in early man -
of these lands. There are large areas
.hood to distribute his gifts and to the day of his death, he did not selves by holding that the bill is purposed to advance the standards of
Government lands which have been
of education in this state. That our educational system should and leased
;cease dividing with others all that was given to him.
or occupied for a long period
Nor did he limit himself in his philanthropies to his brethren in must be standardized, no one will doubt or question. But the real by particular tribes and cultivators
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faith. Although an intensely loyal Jew, a man whose whole life was purpose of this proposed bill is an attack upon a great religious of particular districts; and the rights
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and of these people will be protected. The
,controlled by his' Jewish convictions, he yet felt that humanity is a sect and by that token, it is unworthy of the support of men -
Commission will advise also on the
as . .
'Iwo • '
;larger unit that can be concocted by any sectarian or credal division. mnuen who arc truly American in spirit.
measures to be taken to prevent land-
In this instance, we Jews can deeply sympathize with our owners selling land which is now cul-
!With him the test of worthiness was character and not creed and
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$12.50
:there are literally hundreds of non-sectarian philanthropic and edu- friends of the Catholic church. \Ve know above others, what re- tivated by tenants without making ar-
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rangements protecting the interests
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cational institutions in this And other lands who in the passing of ligious persecution means. \Ve know what sufferings We have en- of their tenants.
dured
through
the
malice
and
the
bigotry
and
the
fanaticism
of
those
!Mr. Schiff will mourn the loss of a true friend and a generous bene-
as Advisory Body.
Will
Act
Modern
Sheffield
reproductions
made
in
Amer-
who have made our religion an excuse fur every sort of a ittack
A Commission will also act as an
' factor.
ica are worthy successors of the old English ware. 0
advisory body to the High Commis-
But Mr. Schiff gave to these great humanitarian causes more against us.
sioner
upon any question concerning
\Ve sincerely: huge that the Anti-Parochial Bill will be declared
A Tea Services, Baking Dishes, Sandwich Trays,etc.
than his money—more even than his time. Ile gave himself in a
settlement of land, which may be re-
very true sense of the word. Although one of the busiest men in unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, but should it be permitted ferred to Fir, including proposals for
America, as the man must be who stood at the head of the great to find a place upon the ballot, we trust that it will be voted down the disposition of parts of the Gov.
lands.
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banking institution so closely identified with his name, he yet found by such an overwhelming majority that there will be no question in eminent
The Commission will travel about
time to serve on a great many of the controlling boards of public anybody's mind as to where the majority of men and women in the different parts of the country and
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and private institutions for the care of unfortunates. ; His advice was Michigan stand upon a question of such vital importance.
take evidence on the spot front the
New Location, Woodward at John R
landowners and tenants and from any
always eagerly sought by his colleagues and his judgment was keen
other persons who may be able to
and dependable.
give useful information about land
It has been stated above that Mr. Schiff was intensely the Jew.
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questions. Those who desire to give
evidence will appear personally and
• Not less intensely was he an American. Though born in what
any
landowner
or
other
person
can
through the war was enemy territory to us, his whole soul was dedi-
be represented before the Commission
cated to the forwarding of the American ideal. In this, we believe,
by an Advocate.
• Mr. Schiff typified the Jew in America at his best. For the Jew lives
The Chairman of the Contmisslon
is Major Abramson, who has been
out the conviction constantly that the Jewish ideal and the Ameri- JACOB SCHIFF DIES. PHILANTHROPIST
Governor
of the Area District and
good
Jew
in
this
a
can ideal are one and the same. One cannot be
IS MOURNED BY JEWRY the Hebron District, and has an ex-
country unless he is a good American and by that token, one of
ceptionally wide knowledge of the
Jewish faith cannot be a loyal American unless he lives in loyalty
country and the people of Palestine.
(Continued From Page 1
He is assisted by a Moslem, Feiddi
to the teachings of the religion which he professes.
For all these reasons, Jacob II. Schiff will continue to be an compare with those of the other mu- brats that event. He finally declined, Effendi al Alani, and a Jewish mem-
sificent givers of his time, such as however. The authorized history of ber, Mr. Kalvarisky, both of whom
outstanding figure in our history. He was a man loved by many John D. Rockefeller and the late An Jewish War Relief by Morris Engle- have a very large knowledge and ex•
and respected by all. He stands in his breadth of view, in his love drew Carnegie, is another question. man contains this note:
perience of land questions in Pales.
"Nov. 23, 1916. Union of Orthodox tine.
of learning, and in his never failing sympathy with the ideals lir because they pursued widely different
Jewish
Congregations
of
America
pro-
which this country stands, in striking contrast to certain other men methods In making their benefactions.
saw our advertisement last Sunday
Andrew Carnegie, while a generous poses to fittingly mark the seventieth
richer than he by far in material goods but destined because of their and
The week has convinced us that the sug-
sympathetic man all his life, con- birthday of Jacob H. Schiff in recogni- HEBREW UNIVERSITY
ignorance and of their narrow-mindedness and of the prostitution of centrated In his youth and prime of tion of his personal philanthropy and
TO
OPEN
IN
1922
gestion
to
their high opportunities to base purposes, to lie the butt of men's life in building his fortune to the max- aid to Jewish War Relief. calling a
imum extent, and then, In an imper- conference of Orthodox organizations.
ridicule if not of their disdain.
(Continued From Page 1)
Jacob H. Schiff stands forth an exemplar of what a man should sonal manner. distributed it on the A committee appointed. plans pro-
principle of the greatest good to the posed, Mr. Schiff, having been con- universities of the world, it would at-
be. Truly his memory will he blessed.
was both seasonable and timely
greatest number. John D. Rockefeller sulted. acknowledges the extreme hon- tract pupils from all quarters. It could
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SHINGLE NOW
Getting and Giving
Those accustomed to speak lightly of the sacrificial service of
men in the pulpit should feel themselves rebuked by an act of rare
nobility recently. performed by Rabbi David Marx of Atlanta, Ga.
For a quarter of a century, Rabbi Marx has served his congregation
and community in a spirit of true consecration. He is a mon who
has never spared himself. There is no phase of civic, social, philan-
thropic, or educational work in the city of Atlanta to which he has
not contributed in the full measure of his powers in terms of time.
effort, and money. Especially noteworthy was his activity under-
taken in the face of threats and slanders during the trial of Leo H.
Frank, a,trial that put the seal of ignominy upon the state of Geor-
gia. But Rabbi Marx is that kind of a man. \Vhere a great cause is
to be served, he forgets self.
It is therefore less to be wondered at in hint than in most
that when on the eve of the New Year, in celebration of his twenty-
fifth anniversary of his ministry in Atlanta, he was presented by his
friends with a check for eighty-five hundred dollars, he immediately
turned the full amount over to the creation of an educational hind,
using no part of the fine gift for himself or those immediately de-
pendent noon him.
What an example of splendid generosity is this! What a
lesson it should be to those who, having much, find their joy in get-
ting yet more instead of giving of their largess to those who have
but little. \Ve question whether there has been another gift made to
education anywhere that in proportion to the means of the giver
represents so much of self-sacrifice as this gift of Rabbi Marx. We
are proud to call him friend and brother.
The Feast of Conclusion
The final celebration in the cycle of the Tishri holy (lays occurs
fig week. The Sh'mini Atzereth should serve a two-fold
Retrospectively, it should bid us take stock of the•spiritual
that have been exerted upon us by the great days through
have passed and prospectively, it should urge us to take
ides of our religious life with all the fervor and aggres-
began with his first month's wages to
set aside a port for religious and char-
itable uses, Increasing his gifts front
year to year, but building up the great-
est fortune in history, before he began
to dedicate his great wealth to public
enterprises. His benefactions have
D been made through agents
and boards appointed by hint to make
his millions give the most efficient
service to the present and future gen-
erations.
Personal Benefactions Enormous.
Mr. Carnegie and Mr. Rockefeller
dealt with their money. after they had
dedicated it to mankind. in blocks of
tens and hundreds of millions. Few of
the single donations of Mr. Schiff, on
the other hand, exceeded a million dol-
lars, but, scattered over many decades
and among so many causes. they reach
an enormous total, whether ranking in
total with those of his great compeers
In this meld or not.
Efforts to obtain a list of the major
gifts of Mr. Schiff recently failed. be-
cause of their number, because they
extended on many years back and be-
cause no many were anonymous. Hun-
dreds of instiutions and charitable
causes received gifts from time to
time, so that any list would contain
thousands of items, but few of out-
standing size.
Shunned Public Honors.
Mr. Schiff's daily works of charity.
his life to permit no public honors to
be paid to him, and he carried this out
to the end, leaving directions that
there should be no eulogy at the
funeral services, which were held at
the Temple Emanu El at 10 o'zlock on
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Schiff nearly departed from this
rule on his seventieth birthday when
the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congre-
gations Bought his permission to cele-
or of his Orthodox brethren, but de-
clines public celebration."
The same publication contains the
following note:
"Jacob II. Schiff celebrated his sev-
entieth birthday by donating $700,000
to various charitable organizations and
public institutions, including $100,000
for an ambulance organization for Rus-
sia."
It was stated at the residence of
Mr. Schiff that the list of honorary
pallbearers would not be made public.
Send Message to Family.
The hoard of directors of the He-
brew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid
Society. of which Mr. Schiff was chair-
man, sent a message of condolence to
the family. Mr. Schiff. who had been
devoted to the work of this organiza-
tion since its foundation, had recently
lifted a $50,000 mortgage on Rs prop
erty and followed this with a special
gift of 810.000. Ills colleagues of the
board of directors said in their mes-
sage:
The Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
grant Aid Society, in common with all
Jewry, feels the great loss humanity
has sustained in the passing away of
Jacob 11. Schiff. The great heart
which spoke sn warmly for the op
pressed. the needy and the suffering
alas, Iv now stilled. We grieve with
you for the great leader of Israel
whose voice no longer will be heard
in espousal of Israel's cause. We re
call with heartfelt gratitude his many
benefactions, his sage counsel, his
ever readiness to help and his espe
Mal desire to befriend the immigrant
The memory of Jacob H. Schiff will be
forever enshrined In the hearts of hie
people."
Tributes to Mr. Schiff emphasized
not only his charity but his wisdom
as a leader and counsellor of the Jews
send them back as teachers for Jew-
ish schools and training colleges in
large Jewish settlements."
Collection of books all over the
world is now being made to augment
th old Beth.Neeman library, contain-
ing 40.000 volumes, which will form
tit nucleus of the national and uni-
ve sity library. Dr. Hugo Bergmann,
fo merly of the library of thc Uni-
ye sity of Prague, has already arrived
in Jerusalem, to take charge of the
development of the library.
The report emphasizes how neces-
sa y it is to go slow in developing
th university and gradually increas-
ing its size, until fully equipped uni-
ve sity buildings with all the facili-
tie of a first-class university, are in
Ilse. Prof. l'atrick Geddes, one of
the world-famous town planners, for
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