Aarcricaa Apish Periodical Cotter CUTION Vann{ CINCINNATI 20, OHIO PAGE ELEVEN /i1E,)critorr,/m ,isn Ci Roracm "A Jewish View of Jesus" BY H. G. ENELOW. Cheder --- By Samuel Roth. ti said the little fellow, suddenly lookinj, up at Charlie scornfully. "What makes you think so?" asked II Charlie. "You didn't do anything . when he threw that paper ball at you. Reviewed for this laws of the Chronicle by Hermtnn Rotator. A few days passed and the fateful "But I didn't sec him do it," pro- Because of his birth, his environ. afternoon, to which Charlie had been tested Charlie. The modern Jew who has concltd- "Well, Pinky said you're a coward melt, his broad interpretation of the looking forward with mingled emotions est to regard the gigantic organiza- tion of the Christian Church with its .Mosaic laws Jesus the humanitarian, of curiosity and dread, at last arrived. and he's going to lick you," insisted When Charlie cause home from school a Mosy. various denominations, dogmas, the teacher, the prophet, must find found his mother and Leah en- "We'll see," said Charlie. "Here, du ethics, etc., as nothing more than responsive chord in the heart of he the outgrowth of the gradual every progressive Jcw. By every grossed in a sumptuous arangeinent con- you save marbles, Mosy?" word that has been ascribed to hinlicerning his first cheder-day, which, the "Yes." by the greater part re p t anc c Here "I'll give you two miggles. the civilized world of an interest- in the gospels, the broad minded may moment they caught sight of him, was / they are. Now, mind, that next time read the practical fulfillment of the changed to the subject of the soiled ap- ' ng and stimulating myth, will not be you don't pinch my leg, because you interested in "A Jewish View of Law and the Prophets which is so I pearance of Ins hands and face. His won't get off so easily. And tell Pinky Jesus" (Macmillan) by H. G. F.ne- masterfully and fascinatingly set forth mother had.a way of talking about his low, (author of "The N'llar and the in "Mark 12:28-34. Nor was Jesus : face and hands, that made Charlie wilt. that 1 said he was a red-headed cow- ard, and I want to know what he'll do Bible"). lint the Jew who has al- the only reformer of his time. 'filer: "And you mustn't forget to put on about it." ways been somewhat interested in were numerous mystics and visionar- time new suit," admonished Leah. Mosy threw an astonished look at the personality of Jesus, and who ics who went about Judea preaching, Charlie looked at her Icing and silent- Charlie, took the miggles and ran off. calling the people to repentance, and I). Ile never fully understood the ty- must marvel at the abiding vital pow- When he met dicky and Bones that er and dominating influent.: of this in conformity with the many hopes, ranny which Leah exercised over him. night Bones asked him how: he liked simple, lovable, great and exalted theories and prophecies current at , She was much smaller than he wa.s and teacher, will find in Mr. Enlow's book the time, were looking for a speedy he could quieten her, he thought, with Cheater. "Fine!" exclaimed Charlie with real of 180 pages a most absorbing and coming of God's kingdom on earth.. one blow. But evidently she was un- enthusiasm "It's more fun than play- comprehensive presentation of the Their names have been lost, their aware of his superior powers, for she ing in the lots. I pity you, Bones, that principle facts in the life and teach- words forgotten; but like Jesus, they tominually projected herself and her you don't go to cheder with Inc.'' ings Of Jesus, and a singular inter- suffered persecution and crucifixion opinions into his doings, and by provok- When Charlie returned brain cheder, pretation of his doctrines that must for their seditious propaganda, at the li ng him into paroxysms of despair Leah was in hiding, but in the front meet with the most favorable recep- hands of the Roman soldiery. I di • showed herself altogether indifferent to room. Mrs. Walinsky, a picture-book tion at the hands of those who are these martyrs, Jesus was much ma- • the lavas of rage and vengeance that in her hands, stood in the center of the willing to concede him a place among ligned, his words misunderstood, filmed in the depths of his heart. room, quite as anxious as her little However, that was no time for dis- the inspired prophets and learned his acts ridiculed; so that he hint- daughter, concerning the outcome of self began to question his own char- cuussion with Leah. He allowed his rabbis of Israel. their plot. The unusual absence of Jesus was a Jew and a genius. lie acter and his mission. Nevertheless, mother to rub his hands with soap, Leah, the profound silence and the seri- loved his people and his country, and he continued to preach to the multi- slipped into his new sun, and with a ous look un his mother's face, caused tulle: "The time is fulfilled, and the thin white book under his arm, left the strove continually to better the indi- Charlie to pause a moment. vidual condition of his brethren and Kingdom of God is at hand; repent house. Skipping downstairs, he collided Mrs. Walinsky smiled. "Here, Char- with Micky and Bones, who were raise the political morale of Judea. ye and believe the good tidings! Yet lie," she said, "what do you think of Ile knew the laws and prophets; and he could not explain the nature of swarming up. this picture-book?" Micky, whose stub nose hail been al- yet he was not a bookish man, a pro- that kingdom our could he estab- Charlie took the book with a trem- lish his place in it. When he finally most flattened in the collision against fessional scholar. The rabbis of His bling hand. There was nothing he liked had to answer his disciples and the Charlie's stomach, tried to draw the pic- time were engaged in fierce and con- book from beneath Charlie's arm; but su much as pictures—particularly tinual controversy concerning the in- l'harisces, his definition of the King- to his utter astonishment Charlie drew' tures of foreign lands. 'Ibis book, he dom was neither temporal nor politi- terpretation of the Bible, which was back and exclaimed: "Keep off, Mick; found, contained a most beautiful series of colored pictures of Palestine. "It's then comparatively new and still in cal; it was spiritual. "As for him- lf," so quote the author, "he de- that's a Jewish book. the process of writing. Jesus made e e If anything could be considered free great!" he exclaimed. "Is it going to religion a personal matter, a distinct cided, if to realize inwardly the King- tom of God meant to be the Messiah, property amongst them, it was certainly or mine?" relationship between the individual "Yes. Leah bought it for you She's the annointed of God, God's Son, he their books, which they were always at and God. The ideal of this relation- seas the Messiah." Then in spite of liberty to snatch from one another and Leen saving for it a long time." ship he sought to express in his own his popularity and the great power fling in the air or up the skylights. But Charlie reddened. lie had never been life and acts, while the benefits to be which he exercised, he was brought the explanation that this was a Jewish particularly polite to Leah, indeed, of derived therefrom he brought most to trial before Pilate, and under the book strangely enough satisfied Micky, late he had even been rude to her, es- effectively before the multitude in Roman law was sentenced to death. who suddenly discovered that one of the pecially when she had begged to be al- his parables. In his acts and in his At the very last, he felt more strong bannisters was rickety and began tug- lowed to walk to school with him. The sermons he expressed ideals that trouble was that Charlie disliked noth- ly than ever, that his kingdom was ging away at it. "Where are you going?" asked ing so keenly as to have girls join in his were Jewish to the core,—ideals al- games and Leah constantly clamored to ready familiar to the people through not on this world, that true power was not material but spiritual, that Bones. the preachments of the great prophets Charlie looked long and solemnly at play with him. Charlie had thus been was one with his Father. chewing obliged to treat his little sister in a and now made manifest in the life of he The author answers the charge of Bones, emitted a mouthful of this young Jew who said: "The neglect on the part of historians of gum over the bannister, and said de- most impolite manner. Ile now felt Kingdom of Heaven is within you, that period in not mentioning Jesus ' liberately: "I'm going to cheder. Com- that the proper thing for him to do was to ask for Leah, but he was sure that it and whosoever himself shall know by calling attention to the personal- ing along?" shall find it; and having found ye ity of the man. "Jesus was a man of , "What's the stuff?" asked Bones, to he asked that fatal question the front shall know yourselves, that sons and silence, and such a man is followed ! NOIOIll this seemed like another one of door would open, Leah would bound up to kiss him and expect to walk daughters are ye of the Father Al- by silence when he leaves the world. Charlie's original ideas. mighty, and ye shall know that ye As soon as the multitude observed ' "I'm going to be bar mitzah in a few to school with hint and even are in His precincts, and ye are the t h at ' weeks," explained Charlie. "If I know join him in his games. For that he was different than they, his words were different, that his some Hebrew by that time, Uncle Ben a few seconds he remained silent, city." Renal, the great historian, who thoughts and purposes were different, I will make a party, and present me with staring at the beautiful picture-book in his hand. His determination to keep visited Nazareth, wrote: "No they tamed away and left him to . a gold watch. I'm going to get that Leah out of Isis affairs won. "Mamma," place in the world was made so well himself." Then, because Ile died a watch, do you hear me?" .the lie said, "you must give me something for dreams of perfect happiness." Jew, having had no thought of estab-1 "Then you're not coining down t- to eat quickly or I'll be late to cheder.' disa PP . asked Bones, with The author then describes the Jew- lishing a flew religion distinct from ' lots ? Mrs. Walinsky, who understood the ish environment of Jesus, the country that which he had preached and I me a t' struggle that was going on in her son's that and the people between Galilee and practiced, no immediate attention was1 "No. Come nit along with me." Bones soul, knew that in the next room, little Jerusalem,—the country with its paid to his doctrines. But these, in gave utterance to a sulle "naw," a Leah was straining her ears to hear mountains and lakes and rivers, the hands of a few faithful followers, Charlie was soon trampling his one y Charlie mention her name. But evi- where Jesus meditated upon the were treasured and transmitted to way towards Mangin street where the dently things could not be helped. Char- grandeur and mystery of life; the l'aul, who concluded that Jesus was cheder was situated. lie, having eaten his supper, rushed Cheder was a dark, dreary loft, which people, coming from all known parts the Messiah, and on the strengh of down the street, and did not return till of the earth, either going to or com- his faith in him. his life, Isis death had mice been a shop, and whose black Leah was fast asleep in bed. Charlie ing from Jerusalem, and all seeking and his ressurection, established and floor and planky ceiling showed that felt that he was behaving very meanly saved her pennies in order to buy him nothing had been changed Ill the trans- the spiritual peace which he had and hr organized the Cistian Church. organ istinguishes between formation. From a little coal stove in towards his little sister, but lie con- this present. which he realized was the basis of stantly consoled himself by thinking that The christian author d "She must be beautiful!" exclaimed s sprung from among the center of the loft a system of piping his own unity with his Father. The if he allowed Leah to become friends Rivkah. those truth which he discovered alone the Jews, and the pagan converts. To twisted itself round the room, and lost with him, her tyranny over him would• in an immense, half-fallen-in fur- "She is." itself hills of Galilee lie found from the man. nace choked up with siit and ashes. become unbearable. great cher, former, "Jesus "And you love her?" trampled under foot by the leaders the tea d, a nob o f Davi was a of le Charlie nodded, crimsoning. The following afternoon when he d escended a lover of the poor and poverty, Near the three dirty windows looking who sat in the high places at Jeru- on the red, fire-escaped went to cheder he took his picture-book In the course of the next few' min- salem. Their corruption aroused his who would some day return and finish h mn. dimly upon ouses across the street, stood a long along with him. \Vhen he came in, he utes, Charlie and Rivkah became very just anger, and it was against them the work he had begun and inter- ' IN& which was covered only once a saw Pinky glare at him spitefully from good friends. The former was aston- and their blind, willing followers that rupted by his death. Their name, week for the Sabbath. Around this he furnace which seemed to be his ished at the ease with which she spoke he spoke when he raised his voice: Ebionites, from the Hebrew f or hide were gathered the rabbi and the favorite resting place, and he knew that on things which he had thought could "Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that "poor" probably indicated both their , there was trouble in the air. However, interest only boys. If all girls were eitildren. killest the prophets, and stonest them class and their character. To the' . Charlie instantly compared this with he walked tip to the table calmly and only like that— which are sent unto thee. how often pagan converts, on the other hand,. When he returned home that night, f David , the beautiful school roost which he at- took his place. But the rabbi could only would I have gathered thy children o Da smile at him and promise to come to he instantly asked for Leah. what cou ld a descen ame the '' tended every day. What a difference: together, even as a hey gathereth her "She is in the other room; she doesn't sus be him in a few minutes. Charlie braced him like a prison To them Je . mean? chickens under her wings, and ye actual Son of God, miraculously be- Cleide ,rappeared to laity devised to en- himself to meet the attack which he feel well," answered Mrs. Wallinsky . would not!" Jesus loved his people. gotten, and sacrificed for the Mem- that had he sadly. knew was coming from Pinky and his crush the last spark of trap him and P and hence his great desire to comfort t Charlie entered the bedroom slowly "gang." And so it came to pass. lio n of the World." In the end, the it and help it. But he knew that non-Jewish elements of christianity 1 it, lilt of him. He began picturing himself spending all of his afternoons Attack rishon: A paper ball struck and beheld his sister with her face ender the conditions in which they gained ascendancy over the Jewish, him on the ha& of his head and against the pillows, and her head ban- this dreary loft, and he felt himself were then living external help could and Jesus was removed moieaii " ' M - ' growing seriously angry. Could he, ac- bounded away. He turned around, daged. "Hello, Leah," he called softly. accomplish but little. So he enjoined more from the sphere and the sym customed to spending his afternoons in heard a half-suppressed snicker, but She did not stir. Then he touched her his disciples not to speak of his pathy of the Jews. ' the lets, leaping. running, laughing, sub- could recognize no one in the gloom hand, and she suddenly awoke. "Oh, powers of healing and his marvelous Charlie!" she exclaimed. "I had such Mr. Enelqw concludes his volume mit to 'this? • In such matters Charlie of the cheder. cures—purely the outcome of abso- with a chapter on the "Modern Jew. was positive; he simply wouldn't. a beautiful dream. You and I were Attack shailti: A rubber band burst lute faith—hut to preach the very es- ish Attitude" towards Jesus. There The rabbi at that moment was some- against his left ear vs ith such a stinging going to school together—" sence of Hebraic Spiritual religion, "That's right, Leah," he said. "You never has been the any Jews official coming from as statement a whole, what occupied; he was explaining to force that Charlie half rose in his seat "love. justice, goodness, purity, holi- and I will always go to school together, whether orthodox or reformed; elis- one lad a phrase in Joshua. teaching a and his mouth opened in an impulse to ness." little girl her "aleph-beth," and listen- cry out, so great was the pain. But he and I'm going to take you along with cussmn has been purely individual ing to a recitation of the Sedri by a lit- restrained himself, though his eyes me to cheder. Rivkah, the rabbi's and subjective. But because in the ,tie red-headed fellow, who had a voice watered a little. Again he turned daughter, wants me to bring you." "And we will always be friends?" Jewish mind the messanic age would like a steam whistle and shrieked with around, heard a half-suppressed snicker "Always." he an age of human perfection, of all his might as he read. but could recognize no one. Charlie Mrs. \Valinsky, who had witnessed Charlie decided to take the opportun- gritted his teeth resolutely. human happiness, of justice and everything through the door, turned about him. But he had no peace, as drawn by Isaiah and the icy to look Thus far the work had been done by away with a sigh of contentment. other Prophets; and furthermore for sooner made this decision than a paper- Pinky's lieutenants, and so successfully the reason that the ideas associated in ball struck the back of his head and were they that Pinky decided to make the the Jewish mind with the Messiah, biunded away. Ile turned around a try himself. He, therefore, filled a LONDON —T h e English Postal not only were left unrealized by swiftly, and at first saw nothing in the bag with air, crept up behind the new Administration now accepts tele- Jesus, but have remained unfulfilled gloom of the cheder. But as lie gazed scholar and exploded it right into his graphic messages for transmission to Soviet Russia, according to an an- to this day, the modern Jew cannot keenly ahead of him he espied the fig- sore car. accept Jesus as the Messiah. He can, ore of a boy moving mysteriously about But the noise of the explosion was nouncement made public. Letters, however, accept the ethical teaching the furnace. Charlie turned completely accompanied by a scream coming .from the announcement says, can be for- and the spiritual messages of Jesus around so as to he in a position from Pinky himself, whose nose was helpless warded only through the Crimea and because they are fundamentally Ile- which lie could watch the fellow whom between Charlie's angry fingers. Char- Trans-Caticasia. briac. And because o f thi s , because he now suspected of having thrown the lie clung to Pinky's nose heroically and of the divinity reflected in his char- p a per-ball. This seemed to anger the the whole choler roared with delight to PARIS.—A Warsaw dispatch, quot- acter, the grandeur of his concep- one at the furnace, for he stepped for- see the red-headed kid tasting some of ing an interview granted by the Dons. and the universaility of his ward and remained standing in front of his own medicine. French General Lamarsan to the appeal and sway, the Jew, so the Charlie, staring at him insolently. Just then, Rivkah, the rabbi's dough- "Kurier \Varshawski," relates that the author concludes, "cannot help glory- Charlie looked him over. He was ter, entered, her black curls waving over general speaks in terms of the highest ing in what Jesus thus has meant to much larger than himself, red-headed, her shoulders and her dark, shining eyes praise about the patriotic behavior of the world; nor can he help hoping . with a stupid squint in his right eye. taking in everything in the room. At the Jews in Lemberg during the Bol- that Jesus may yet serve as a bond As he was occupied in making these sight of her Pinky, who was among her shevist advance. of union between Jew' and Christian,' measurements, a little fellow who had most ardent admirers, made one des- once his teaching is better known crept underneath the table suddenly perate effort and succeeded in freeing LONDON—Continuing his investi- and the bane of misunderstanding at called out: "Hello, Pinky!" and his nose. Just then, the rabbi, who had gations into the conditions of the Manufacturers last is removed from his words and pinched Charlie's leg. Charlie took a watched the confusion of the trouble- Retatlers—Wholesalers Jews in Ukrainia, the Kieff corre- his ideals." good look at the little fellow, Lot kept his peace, merely returning the insolent some Pinky with a great deal of delight, spondent of the "Daily I lerald" 212-214 Michigan Avenue look of Pinky. Fortunately, for all stepped up, reprimanded Charlie for brings further details of the Ukrainian CALLS ON ARAB CHIEFS. parties concerned, Charlie was at that what he had done, and, turning to Riv- pogroms. According to his present kah, asked her if she would not see estimate no less than 200,000 Jews — JERUSALEM—Accompanied by M. moment called to task by the rabbi. The lesson was dry: and dull. Chain Charlie through his aleph-lyeth because fell victims to pogroms in Ukrainia, while an equal number died from star- he was too busy just then. lammed, had a way of e , the m Ussisshkin, Dr. Thou and other lead: st ann A moment later, Charlie felt a warm, vation and epidemics. ors of the local community, Sir Her- pulling away at his small box and, soft hand in his own, and he was being at his nose, that irri- bert Samuel visited the Arab village simultaneously, led to the farthest end of the table VIENNA—I w o million kronen of Abounish at the express invitation' tared Charlie, so that a full hour's in- where he found himself face to face have been spent by the Hungarian of the Sheiks of that district. The struction did not even result in his High Commissioner was very cordial- learning to distinguish an aleph from a with One little princess of the cheder. government on anti-Bolshevik and She lit a lamp, for it was rather dark anti-Semitic propaganda in Austria, icy received and spent considerable Beth. when he tett the etteder, the dory- in that corner, and asked him how far according to some correspondence time in the village in friendly con- ' he had studied. made public by the local "Arbeiter urination was even more strong in him versation with the Arab Elders' "The aleph-beth," answered Charlie Zeitung." The correspondence quoted A considerable number of the Ger- never to come back to that dreary loft blushing to confess his ignorance to a is alleged to have been exchanged be- mans who were expelled during the again. But he had nearly reached his tween the official press bureau in war, returned to Palestine within the home when he espied walking innocently girl. She did not wonder at his ignorance Budapest and the Hungarian Lega- past few days. in front of him the little fellow who Ltn. 235 At Tiberias the Jewish community had called Pink•'s name from under- as he expected she would, but merely tion in this city. According to the VanDyke & D. T. Ry. Wal. 247 solemnized the death of Captain ncath the table, and pinched his leg. He said: "You will see how easy it is; correspondence, a large amount of the Warren & P. M. Ry. funds was spent on subsidies to local Trumpeldor, which took place six caught up with him in a second and you'll know it in a few moments." Charlie was astonished to find that in publications. months ago. seizing him by the collar, demanded, "Why did you pinch my leg? I'll Riskah's presence he could memorize five or six letters at a time without dif- Comfort and Service at CHERNO\VITZ — Representatives lick you for that." LATVIA BARS JEWS "I didn't do it," the little fellow ficulty. and fifteen minutes later he was of organized Jewry in Bukawinia have as well-acquainted with the aleph-beth addressed an appeal to the local gov- squealed RIVAL—The Latvian government Corner Earned and Bates Streets "Don't you lie," warned Charlie. "I as he was with Micky or Bones ernment that Jewish refugees be per- deported three hundred Jewish "What a fine scholar you are!" she One block from Electric Depot saw you. Now why did you do that?" mitted to pass through Bukowinian refugees from Soviet Russia despite DETROIT, MICH. exclaimed. "Pinky told me to do it." territory when on their way to othei their local origin because they came And he did not say anything. "Do you do everything Pinky tells you Rates Singie—S1.50 to 92.3 0• countries. The appeal points out that without proper documents. The Jew- Suddenly Rivkah spied his picture- in the case of non-Jewish emigrants, ish representatives are officially tak- to do in cheder?" book. "May I see it?" she asked. no difficulties are placed in their way. The little fellow nodded. 'ng the matter up with the Latvian Charlie nodded and handed it to her " Why ,,, Constitutional Assembly. Rivkah opened it and read from the "He would thrash me if I didn't." CARLSBAD—Alice, the popular tly-leaf : "To my big brother Charlie, "How often does he thrash you?" PARIS—Declaring that the "Bund" from his loving little sister Leah! Now daughter of President Masaryk, has As often as he wants." FREE PRESS BLDG. has been working in alliance with the isn't that beautiful? Did she buy it been married to Dr. Borsky, Czecho- "'What's your name?" General Real Feats, Insurance, Bolsheviki, the Polish government Slovakian ambassador to Rome. Dr. herself "lf osy. 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