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PAGE SIX

Our ReligioUs Schools .

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IIEDETR0111,AWIRII {ON ICL[

Throughout the length and breadth of the land, our religious
schools are resuming their activities for the year. The bare state-
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBUCATION
ment of this fact means little perhaps to the majority of our readers,
signifi-
and yet it should carry to them all a message of no mean
Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc.
cance.
The
religious
school
is
and
must
remain
the
most
important
Joseph J. Cummins, President.
of our congregational activities. The Biblical writer spoke great
second•class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit, truth when he said: "Train up a child in the way he should go and
Entered as
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
when he is old, he will not depart front It is true, the religious
school cannot by itself, insure the fealty of our children to the faith
Offices, 1334 Book Building
of their fathers. It must have back of it the whole-souled support
Cable Address:
and the full co-operation of the home and the parents. But the
Telephones:
Chronicle, U. S. A. standards of the religious school must be as high as possible. After
Cherry 3381.2689
knowl-
all, it is in the Sabbath School that a child obtains most of its
$3.00 Per Year
but of the history of our people, of its
Subscription, in Advance

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S1MCHAS TORAH

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past, has been their disciplined
imagination. This has been fortified
by their integrity, amplified by their
knowledge and directed toward ends
which concern the general welfare.
"That prince among us, who has
gone to his rest, that honored leader
of men, Jacob H. Schiff, exemplified
this characteristic in pre-etninent
measure. He was one of the small
but powerful group who have made 0
the higher commercial life of New
York City what it is today. Some of
edge, not only of the Bible
them have passed from the scene in
literature,
and
of
its
philosophy.
It
is
here,
too,
that
what
has
been
recent years, some of them are with
insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach this
To
as still in active life. The future
called
the
Jewish
consciousness,
is
created
and
deepened.
It
is
here
office by Tuesday evening of each week.
historian of American business and
that
the
child
is
prepared
to
take
its
'full
part
in
later
life
in
the
Editorial Contributor
industrial affairs must set forth their
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
religious leadership of the community—a leadership that must be careers as dominating an apoch
which, with all its faults, had been O
Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to divided between the rabbi and the layman.
The Jewish
less than majestic in its power, its
esponsibility for an indorsement of the Views
The difficulty with our religious schools has been that we have no
the Jewish people, but disclaims r
depended too much upon volunteer teachers, mostly young women, distinction and its forward movement
expressed by the writers.
among the ages."
Nathaniel Phillips, President of the
Tishri 26, 5681 well-minded enough but utterly unprepared for their responsible
tasks. They, themselves, have not been sufficiently permeated with League of Foreign Born Citizens,
the Jewish spirit to impress that spirit upon the children coming said in a message to the family in be-
of the League:
under their care. They, themselves, have not been familiar enough half
"The League of Foreign Born Citi-
give
with the very facts that they would impart to their pupils to
zens expresses its sorrow at the pass-
them to them with enthusiasm, and with understanding. And all ing of Jacob H. Schiff, one of Ameri-
called attention to a letter this is true in face of the fact that the Jewish religious school is ca's foremost citizens. He was at 0
Some weeks ago in these columns, we
all times the friend and supporter of
sent out by the Bureau of Foreign Language of the American Red recognized by educational leaders as being more efficient in its par- our organization. He knew no race,
asked, as Jews, to ticular work, than is the Sabbath School of practically any other no creed, in his devotion to fields of
Cross and addressed to Jews, in which they were
human betterment. In his passing
give their support to the American Red Cross both in acknowledg- denominational church.
But comparisons such as this bring little comfort with them. If the cause of Americanism has lost
ment of the services rendered by that organization to their co-
one of its most devoted champions. e
religionists and in order that as Jews they might receive full we wish our religious schools to attain a high degree of efficiency, His achievements typified America as
they must be standardized exactly as the secular schools are stand- a land of opportunity. His years of
acknowledgment for their contributions to the cause.
At that time, we protested against the spirit and the letter of ardized. A carefully worked out curriculum must be followed by private benevolence and public ser-
vice exemplified his earnest feeling
this communication, on the ground that Jews, like their fellow Amer- teachers as accurately trained as are the teachers in the public that America has the right to expect
a
icans, were giving generously to the support of the American Red schools. Mr. Jacob H. Schiff clearly recognized this need when
reciprocal obligations from those who
Jews but as Americans who were interested in the few years ago he endowed the Teachers' Institutes in connection with had adopted it as their permanent

Full oft has the ark been opened
And in the sad procession,
Our Fathers bore the sacred Law
Their one most dear possession,

a

While unto the foe abandoned
To ravish and to spoil,
They left their rich and plenteous store,
The fruits of a life of toil.

And into the regions unfathomed
They bore the previous scroll,
Tu shield it or to die for it,
To pay the exile's toll.

Yet in to-day's pageant procession
Of banner and scroll and light,
The Jew clasps tight' the self-same Law
Ile bore through oppression's night.

Friday, October 8, 1920.

The American Red Cross and Its
Bureau of Foreign Language

Rejoice then, 0 Israel! Thy praise
Unto thy Maker give.
No more the Torah bids thee die;
Tu-day it bids thee live!

a

To live for it, and to cherish
Each sacred memory,
Which time has woven in a crown

Of glory unto thee.

1

Let revelry hold its sway, then,

And the hour be given to cheer;
For the cycle of reading is ended

On the happiest day of the year.

Cross not as
saving and humanitarian work of the Red Cross and we resented our two theological colleges. But the idea of the Teachers' Insti- home."
And lest the mocker, derisive,
The Executive Board of the Na-
Avow you delight to be through,
the implication both that we should give special thanks for what tutes must be further extended. In every large community, there tional
Council of Boy Scouts of
Lovingly wind it from end to start;
was done for sufferers who happened to be of the Jewish faith and should be in connection with the religious school, a normal depart- America, of which Mr. Schiff had O
Begin to read it anew.
that we should receive thanks as Jews for what we were doing for ment where teachers might be adequately prepared fur the respon- been a liberal supporter, sent the fam-
great humanitarian and non-sectarian organization. sible tasks that are theirs. To put the religious training of our ily a resolution yesterday expressing
C. DAVID MATT.
the support of a
profound sympathy and referring to
0
Within recent weeks, we have had further communications from children into the hands of persons without such preparation is to the life of the philanthropist as "an
the Director of the Foreign Language Department intended to ex- undermine the foundations of the religious life of the future.
inspiration to those seeking to serve
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They who have serious concern for the progress of Judaism well their fellow-men."
plain the attitude taken by the Bureau, but which in fact only tend
say that a understand this and whether as parents or as teachers. they will do
JACOB KLAEIR EXECUTED
writer
says:
"I
may
Wise Praises Schiff As a Jew.
to deepen our resentement. The
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, instead of
first sent out to you was sent by every what in them lies to put the religious school upon the highest pos-
I
letter similar to the one
I.ONDON—Warsaw advises re-
preaching on ''Why the Interchurch
one of our sections to prominent leaders among the Czechs, Slovaks, sible plane of efficiency. To fail to do this is to acknowledge a lack World Movement Failed," as he in-
ceived here state that Jacob Klaeir
Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Jewish, Serbs, Croats, of interest in our sacred faith, not to say a thorough disregard for tended, devoted his sermon before
was sentenced to death charged with
the Free Synagogue in Carnegie Hall
the receipt of documents relating to
Slovenes, Lithuanians, Norwegians, Polish, Russians, Swedish and the spiritual welfare of the children of Israel's hottiehold.
to a eulogy of Jacob H. Schiff. Dr.
the war office which lie was alleged
Ukrainian. You will also notice that each of these groups, most of
Bulk of $300,000 Browanky Estate
\Vise will deliver the Interchurch ser-
to have obtained from messenger
to Benefit Poor in County.
which naturally include Jews, will each be given credit for their
boys. An investigation on the part
mon on Oct 17.
"Jacob Schiff was a Jew," said
national contributions. It would therefore, it seems to me, be a gross
bulk of an estate of Jewish leaders proved that the
Pittsburgh—The
the
editorial
columns
of
Rabbi
\Vise.
"1
do
not
merely
mean
injustice to the Jews of this country, of whatever nationality, were they
of $300,000 is set aside for the es- accusation was unfounded, where-
The following lines, which appeared in
he was a good Jew, or a high-
free loan fund, unde r upon members of the Jewish Seim
not permitted to contribute as Jews should they wish to do so. Frankly, a recent issue of the Detroit Times, contain as keen a bit of satire that
tablishment of a
minded
Jew,
or
a
great-hearted
Jew.
Scher-
direction of the Federation of Jew- Club effected an order through Min-
I cannot quite understand upon what basis you can object to this as we have had the privilege of reading for sonic time. Mr.
I mean that he was great as a Jew. ish Philanthropies, in the will of ister l'ilsudski for a revision of the

WILL PROVIDES
LOAN FUND FOR
JEWISH NEEDY

A Suggestive Bit of Satire

merhorn, the editor, senses the issue of the Jew as a "world power"
very keenly. What he says of Mr. Schiff would be equally true of
most of the great leaders in finance who happen to have been of the
ewish faith. The names of Baron de Hirsch, of Rothschild, of
Montefiore, and others are more intimately connected with works of
philanthropy and benevolence and education than they are with the
amassing of great fortunes. Indeed they suggest certain compari-
sons and contrasts with other financiers not of the Jewish faith. Mr.

He thought as a Jew; he felt as a Marks Browarsky, who died in his trial. By the tic mthe order was
Jew; he lived as a Jew—not merely home, 447 South Atlantic avenue. issued, however, it was found that
an outwardly conforming Jew, but a Another bequest was that of $22,000 Klaeir had already been executed.
spiritually affirming Jew. Schiff was to the Jewish Home for the Aged,
so great as a Jew that he would have Breckenridge avenue, of which Mr.
PROTEST POGROMS
perished sooner than do what not a Browarsky was founder and one of
few mean-hearted, little-souled Jews the chief benefactors.
are doing today—namely flinging
The will was read at memorial
VIENNA—The Ukrainian govern-
themselves and their children into services in the Tree of Life Syna•
ment in Eastern Galicia has issued an
Fifth avenue baptismal fonts.
gogue.
official protest against the recent
"I believe Schiff would have gone
The Beth Hamedrosh Hagedol
Schermerhorn's editorial reads as follows:
of a world•wide Semitic to the stake it it had been necessary Congregation, one of the oldest and pogroms which are reported to have
The esteemed Dearborn Independent's disclosures
been made by Petlura's troops. The
Jews might be included.
sti of Christendom in the sooner than do that. Ile would not largest synagogues of the city and
na
cabal,
for
the
purpose
of
holding
the
fincial
deny
protest expresses compassion for the
But aside from this gross misrepresentation of the place and
racial group, hollow of an international Shyloek's hand. is confir med by the passing of Jacob crawl in at the back door of a which Mr. Browarsky helped found, is Jewish victims and accuses the Po-
Fifth avenue club, not suffer himself bequeathed $1,000. The Tree of Life
the Character of the Jew as a religious rather than as a
Other lish authorities of responsibility in
Schiff,
banker
and
philanthropist,
of
New
York.

,350,000,
rt
$1that
to
be
endured
in
certain
social
circles.
nd
Congregation receives
there is another consideration involved that is of no mean import- H. His will bestows upon philanthropies, settlements, education a
univ aerse
As a Jew he. bore himself with just bequests are: Montefiore Hospital, these pogroms, since they failed to
ance. If it is the purpose of the Bureau to make acknowledgment which of course is only to conceal the fell designs against
the the
as much self-respect as any non-Jew $2,000; United Hebrew Relief Associa- intervene although they were in a
balance
of
the
estate
will
be
devoted
to
under
the
direction.
of
his
son
and
to the Jews for their contributions to the Red Cross, then they could
in our city or nation ever bore him- tion, Gusky Home and Orphanage, position to do so.
chosen, defeat their
self. It never occurred to him that Irene Kaufmann Settlement, Hebrew
in no more effective way than the one they have
daughter.
Jacob Schiff's share in the exploitation of the world is not only international
he could put Jewish life behind him, Institute, House of Shelter, each
own purposes. For if it be acknowledged as it is by the writer of
but intercollegiate. inter-denominational and inter-racial. New York University, that he could forswear the Jewish $1,000; B'nai B'rith Orphanage, at
the letter, that there are millions of Jews who wish to give as Harvard College and the black students of Tuskegee Institute arc the victims of
faith. Proudly and rejoicingly Jew- Erie, $500; the Emma Farm Associa
if moreover, there arc Jews in each
ish was he throughout his days.
tion, $100.
Americans and not as Jews, and
his great-hearted benevolence.
As a conspirator Schiff seems to have been audacious ad clusi. It is
The remainder of the estate, largely
of the seventeen groups enumerated by him among the alien popu-
"Schiff was the first Jew in Ameri-
in desire to serve
and
Fri., July 16
an earnest acei prejudice, ca to take account of rightly to under- real estate, is given in trust to the RoulbChodmch Ab
lation of America who will give as members of these groupsontri- hard to get his viewpo'nt, unless one credits him with caldumtnies
which
Sun., July 25
federation,
the interest to be used 25 Fut of AS
amount of c
stand
and
adequately
to
honor
the
the age in which he lived, quite unmindful the a
not as Jews, does it not stand to reason that the
a
free
loan
fund
to
be
lent
to
the
S.., Aug. 15
East European Jew in America. He
Rosch.Chodoech Ellui ...... —
iven by Jews will be utterly disproportionate envy and covetousness have heaped upon his aftring nhrifty r
5661.1920.
was the first American Jew of distinc- Jewish poor of Allegheny county and
w n as g
butions set do ow
Sun., Soo. 12
tion born in Western Europe who to be known as the Marks and Rosa New Year'. Ere
not only to our total population but as well to our total gifts?
Wed., Seo. 22
Anti-Semites who arc always ex-
broke away front the anti-East Eu- Browarsky free loan fund. Ills widow Yon) Slam,
And what will the result be?
Mon.,
Sm. 2/
ropean Jewish attitude which led some sole survivor, and A. J. Sunstein, of Succoth (Fled Oat)
pert at twisting statistics will make use of the fact to show that
Pittsburgh, are made executors.
Succoth (Last Day—Shlmini.
they I
to disgrace American Israel.
During
his
lifetime
Mr.
Browarsky
Mon.,
Oct. 4
while the Jews are among the beneficiaries of the Red Cross,
Atnreth)
"Schiff is gone, and with him passes
undo this great:injus.
Tues., Oct. 5
the Schiff era. The fittest way in gave liberally to charitable organiza Sirnchath Torah
are among the least of its contributors. ' To
Wed., Oct. 13
open: one. iS that eve r y contri-
which to honor hint is not to name tions. He contributed more than Rosch-Chod.ch Cherran
e60,000 to the maintenance of the
tice, there is only one of two courses
Fri., Not. 12
\Veil, of Pine Bluff, Ark.;h1. Rauh, A. his successor or successors. The Home for Aged. He erected a chapel Romh.Chodesch Kislev
'bution given by a Jew should be credited to him as a Jew whether
66).., Dec. 6
Chanukah
(Fast
of
Dedication)
fittest
way
in
which
to
honor
Schiff
any other na-
J. Sunstein and A. Leo Weil, of Pitts-
at
the
Trce
of
I.ife
Cemetery,
Sharps
Sm.,
Dec, 12
he be a Jew of American, of German, of French, or
Roach-Chodeech Tebeth
burgh: Wm. New-corn and lb Schwed, were that all American Jews solemn-
burg.
Ow. 21
Tel,
tional extraction; and the other is that no contributions be credited
ly
resolve
that
no
man
shall
be
com-
Fast of Tebeth
of Plainfield. N. .1,; 11. Feinberg, H.
M. h1. Mazure officiated at
America
Rabbi
5681.1921,
Schneider and Dr. Leo F. Schiff, of pelled nor permitted to bear the the services. Judge Joseph Buffing-
to Jews as such. The former course, the thinking Jews of
Mon.,
Jan. 10
the poor and
whole
burden
of
his
people
and
that
Roach-Chod.ch Shebat
Plattsburgh. N. Y.; Mrs. Caesar
resent. While Judaism insists upon their support of
ton also spoke.
Misch, of l'rovidence; Wm. Perlstein. all Jews give of themselves. of their
or religious group
(Colitinued From Page 1)
unfortunate and while it is a fact that no social
possessions
and
of
their
utter-most
of Raleigh; E. I. Kaufman and L. J.
cause as the Red Cross more generously than the
in America. to revive interest in the Sondlieim, of Reading, Pa.; S. Has- devotion for the sake of the security
gives to such a
their giving. Therefore, Hebrew religion and thought, so that senbush and H. Block, of St. Joseph, and the honor of their people."
I
they
do
not
wish
special
credit
for
ews,
The Downtown Chamber of Com-
but the one course that remains open is to credit, if credit must he our people, particularly the x oung Mo.; S. J. Russack and E. Mayer, of
people, may understand and love the St. Louis; lion. J. Kahn, H. I.. Mayer, merce will present to the Board of
given to different groups at all, the contributions of the Jews to the faith of Israel, and America may ap- J. C. Altman, Judge I. Isl. Golden and Estimate a petition requesting that
national groups of which the donors happen to be a part.
preciate Israel's enrichment of her Col. Ilarris Weinstock, of San Fran- the unnamed strip of parkway on De-
"IV . vrAs;
cisco; N. Eckstein and Emanuel Ro- laney street, extending horn the
All this does not at all militate against the right of the Foreign life and ideals."
Those Who Participate.
senberg, of Seattle, Wash.; G. NI. Sal- Bowery to the Williamsburg Bridge,
Language Bureau to address non-English speaking Jews in their
Among the members of the "flying err, of Springfield, 0.; F. A. Levy, be called "Schiff Parkway," in honor .
appeal for funds in any language—Yiddish or otherwise—which squadron" who will carry this mess- of Syracuse; H. A. Kaufman, of Ta- of the late Jacob IL Schiff. The peti-
these people may understand. Of course, they must be reached age are: D. Ellis, L. Kcrstein and F soma, Wash.; J. Hirsch. of Vicksburg. tion reads in part as follows:
"In loving remembrance of the late
through a language which they read and speak. But that has no Vorenberg, of Boston; Judge J. Bren- Miss.; J. 1. l'eyser and M. D. Rosen-
ner, M. B. Schmidt, M. Steinbrink,
Jacob II. Schiff the east side respect-
bearing upon the matter at issue. We hope that by this time the of Brooklyn; T. Moldier and H. \Vile, berg, of Washington; M. Sonneborn.
of Wheeling. W. Va.; M. Jacobi, of fully petitions your honorable body
whole situation is clear to the manager of the so-called Jewish sec- of Buffalo; M. Friest and A. V. Wil-
to approve our application for a
Information Service of the American liams, of Charleston, S. C.; I. Cohen. Wilmington, N. Car.
'Schiff Parkway.' Mr. Schiff has been
tion of the Foreign I.anguage
great beacon light that has em-
Red Cross and that upon the information given him, he will act N. Herzog, II. Id. Engelhard, J
GREEKS DISPUTE ITALIAN the
blazoned the Ghetto, shedding forth
Rosenwald, J. Schnadig and C. Wein-
CLAIMS
quickly and in no uncertain way.
its illuminating rays as an inspiration
feld. of Chicago; Morris Westheimer,
to all men and women.
A. hl. Cohen, 0. Berman, R. Mack,
PARIS---The Greek press is seri•
A. Mack, \\'m. Ornstein, E. 1'ollak,
"This appeal emanates from the
M. Seasongood, S. S. Strauss and L. ously concerned over the destiny of hearts of thousands of men, woman
-
"Unity"—the organ of the American Unitarian Association--de Wise, of Cincinnati; Fred E. Brumb the Upper Room in the Caraculum and children who use the parkway
Buy with confidence from
Leventhal, B. Lowenstein and Id where Christ and his Disciples are above mentioned as a resting place.
serves the grateful appreciation of the Jewish people for the gracious A.
Mahler, of Cleveland; S. l.azarus and said to have had their last supper. We trust that our application will be
a Firm You can Trust
editorial that appears in its issue of September 23rd and which is of Max II. Rieser, of Columbus, 0.; as well as other holy places. In view approved. for which you will receive
its reprinting in full
sufficient significance, we believe, to warrant
I. Hirsch, of Cumberland, hid.; J. K. of its presentation by the Turkish the eternal gratitude of the people
Nexter and A. L. Kramer, of Dallas; Sultan to the King of Italy, the of all nations." •

in these columns.
M. Sam. Italians seem to feel that they have
The attitude taken by the editor of "Unity" is, however, exactly Harry Lehman, of Dayton;
ish, of Des Moines; Milton M. Alen. particular claims upon this spot. The Will of Schiff Leaves
what we might expect not only from its fair-minded editor but as ander and I. Goldberg, of Detroit; Greeks in disputing this claim. de-
$1,350,000 to Charities.
well from every man who is truly American in spirit. Of course, L. 1). Freiberg, H. D. Fuerst and M. mand that the whole matter should
The will of the late Jacob II. Schiff
will be influenced Krohngold, of Akron; C. M Stern be left to the settlement of the British
who
there will always be some bigots and fanatics
gave $1,350,000 to charity, mostly to
S. Rosendale, of Albany; I. High Commissidner, Sir Herbert
by the Anti-Semitic attacks that are whipped into shape by the paid and
institutions on New York's East Side.
Schoen, of Atlanta; M. Schwartz and
since the Hebrews are en- The amount of the Schiff fortune was
servants of one who is laboring under a wicked delusion, but the G. Zork, of El Paso; M. Schaffner Samuel,
tirely neutral over the matter and
great masses of American men and women will take the very posi- and 1. Sobel, of Erie, Pa.; S. 'chew. are hest in a position to consider the not made known in the will, although
friends estimate it at $30,000,000. The
tion that is taken by the editor of "Unity" in the item which we hauser and I. Salm, of Evansville,
residue of the estate goes to Schiff's
Worth; rival claims justly.
Ind.; H. Gernsbacher, of Ft.
two childre,
n Mortimer L. Schiff,
quote herewith and which reads as follows:
E. Sternberger. of Greensboro; Felix
Dearborn
lode-
in these columns to the articles in the
IMMIGRANTS Oyster Bay, and Mrs. Paul M. War- I
Kahn, of Hamilton, 0.; kl. Fried- FEAR JEWISH
not referred
\Ve have
attacking our Jewish comrades, for the reason that we have not hitherto
bu g.
tendrni,
lander and J. Hyman, of Hazleton,

regarded these diatribes with any seriousness. \Ve have felt regret that to excel- Pa.; G. G. Altman, of Helena, Ark.;
VIENNA — Government instruc-
lent a man as Mr. Henry Ford should allow himself to be so deceived and misused, Maurice Hirsch and Maurice Epstein. tions have been issued to all Austrian
have marvelled at this one more bit of evidence of his feeble innocency. But of Houston; M. Broh, of Huntington, authorities to supervise the strictest
and
this regret and wonderment, we have not thought about the matter at all. W. V.; G. A. Efroymson and S. Kiser, control upon Jewish emigrants pass-
beyond
Now, however, there is coming to us word that the Jews are seriously disturbed of Indianapolis; D. Benjamin of ing through Austria and to make sure
anti-Semitic outbreaks in
Jacksonville; J. L Lorie, Al. C. that these will under no circum-
actually fearful of
by these malicious attacks, and are
Dearborn Independent articles an extension of Wormser and T. Lyons, of Kansas stances remain in the country. Par-
this country. They see M these
in Europe, which in other places than merely
the
Jews
City, Mo.; Chas. Mayer and R. I'. ticular attention is directed to the
the campaign against
Poland has taken the form of persecutions and pogroms. It seems at first sight Pepperberg, of Lincoln, Nebr.; M. movement of "Chalutzim." Not only
impossible that such medieval barbarism should make appearance here in America. Newmark, of Los Angeles; I. W. must the "Chalutzim" be kept out of
the War against Bernheim and B. S. Washer, of Louis-
the country but they cannot obtain
And yet. when one thinks of the madness perpetrated during
alleged Germans and pro-Germans, the present hatred of all so-called "Reds," and ville; M. Michael, of Macon, Ga.; E. food even during their temporary
traditional
American
practice
toward Negroes, Gates, of Memphis; A. L Salzstein stay and must therefore bring their
the savagery which has become the
friends, long taught by dreadful experience, may and C. L Aarons, of Milwaukee; J. own food with them.
one is given pause. Our Jewish
be right after all. At any rate, they should be given the benefit of doubt. and Weil and I. H. Ruben, of Minneapolis;
every attack be met by emphatic rejoinder. If there be any such thing outside L Schwartz, of Mobile; Maxwell
WARNED AGAINST ADS
shown toward those Goldstein, of Montreal; Nathan Cohn,
the New Testament as Christian brotherhood, let it now be
in history. and who now, of Nashville; Herman L. Karpeles,
7.FRICII—The Jewish Emigration
who have suffered injustice beyond all other humans
in what seems to be the universal reversion of the world to former cruelties of of Newark; Harry W. Asher, of New Commission of this city has issued a
a small journal—its influence Haven, Conn.; Daniel P. Hays, N. H.
hate and lust, are threatened once again. Unity is
warning broadcast to beware against
is not large. But all it is and has is at the disposal of our beloved and honored Levi, F. L Guggenheimer, M. L advertisements in which girls are of-
Schiff, M. L. Schallek, Ludwig Vogel-
as ser-
Jewish brethren in this hour of their distress.
YLL
stein, Benj. Altheimer and Max J. fered remunerative positions
With our appreciation of the splendid spirit of this editorial goes Kohler, of New York City; Moe Levy, vants in America and Argentina. The
0.1.1e. Pe I. Y.11..15 bare.
the assurance that wherever the cause of justice is outraged and of Norfolk; Leon Levy and G. A. commission delares that these adver-
tisements are generally nothing more
wherever any social or religious group is unrighteously attacked, Paul. of Oklahoma City; M. Simon, than enticements on the part of
all that we are and all that we have," are at the disposal of those of Paducah, Ky.; A. Wolf, of Phila- white slave dealers.
delphia; Sam L. Levine and B. B.
wilsn suffer.

arrangement."
paragraph shows a gross ig-
Upon the very face of things, this
norance of the Jewish situation on the part of the writer of the
letter. When he is ready to send letters similar to the one addressed
to Jews, also to Catholics and to the various churches of Protestant-
ism—though we should deplore such sectarian divisions in the Red
Cross—we would make no protest against his similarly communicat-
ing with Jews. But we do most emphatically protest against our
being included with racial groups in every one of which, perhaps,

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