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Americair Awish Periodical Cotter

eurrOu Mat111 CINCINNATI 3o, Otuo

PAGE SEVEN,

iiiEfrutonjnosn ORM !CIL

Let Us Rise and
Build

eg

RED ROSES

By Elm. Ehrlich Levinger.

JUDAEANS START
YEAR'S ACTIVITY
WITH DEBATING


Copyright 1920 A I Rights Reserved.
E dour of us sat at luncheon on and .morning in the old, old prayers of Musical Features and Declamations
the screened porch ot
coun. kis people, RIvkal knew what It was
Give Promise of Interesting
try home. Ellen, who although she to hear the burden of her Judaism.
Pnogram, Oct. 17.
has married a millioaalre, never for- Now, you're chocked, Ellen! Well, I
The last century has witnessed the gets her old school friends; Ruth, didn't ,coin the term myself. It was
Detroit N'onog Judaea, the league of
resuscitation of at least a ,dozen of lately back with a world of tales Heine, wasn't it, who said Judah= the Jewish youth of this city, will start
or apparently .dead na- about her J. W. 11. canteen across the wasn't .a religion but a misfortune? its activities for the year WI with
s enii-defairact the
old world, and the seas; the Doctor Lady, Rae Goldman, And, if you are 'hocked, why don't an entertainment to be given at 2 p.
tionalities of
present century is furthering their whe ,courres a good deal In metal work you get your husband and his friend in. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the Talmud
reorganization and adding more re- nowadays.; and I, who don't count at to start a few more religious schools Torah on Wilkins street, between
awakened nationalities to their num- all. There we eat, four oil school for the thousands of New York chil- Hastings and Antoine streets.
ber. The world's war affected many friends, gossiping over old days across dren who hardly know that they are
The feature of this entertainment
a fatigued nationality long resigned the oak table.
Jews?
will be a debate between two of the
to a fate of dissolution, like a mighty
"Bat
I
wee
telling
yews
about
Itivkah!
circles
affiliated with the league, the
From ray place I could link into
alarm-clock, rousing it from its lassi-
Her people at least observed the Sab-
tude, fanning into life again the al- the sweet July greenness of t Con- bath and her father wouldn't hear of Forget-Me-Note of Zion and the Tik-
vas
Zion,
on the question, "Resolved ,
most extinguished embers of nation- necticut sidles, . There way an Eng- her working on Saturday. She had to
,
that the Marranos were justified in
lish rose garden just below the porch
\ auntie feeling. and urging it on to where we sat, small and print and take the be thing she could. And becoming outward apostates." The
self.assertion. Who ever elpeeted to
our blessed public schools hadn't
-lear a sign of life from the Lithuan- very lovely. Birds chirped and made trained her for anything better. Be- alarranos were the sect of Jews who
accepted Christianity during the Span-
ian, Esthoniam Lethonian or similar love and scolded and gossiped is the
sides she got her working certificate ish Inquisition, in the Fifteenth cen-
nationalities? But even in the midst tall elms. It was all very delightful
turn, that they might retain their
of the terrible rumbling and quaking and peaceful and miles and miles almost as soot as she could read and
the Span-
one perceived their faint small voices, away from grimy, hustling New York. write. After that the only reading high positions of state with
"Ellen," said Ruth suddenly, with she did was when she went to the ish government. They were the neo-
asserting their right to a life of their
captions.
Christians
who,
though
outwardly
read
the
movies
sad
that swift way she has of etuanging
own.
professing Catholicism, continued to
the subject. "whoever arranged your
"She learned at great masy things practice the rites of the Jewish re-
There seems to be in operation a
Process of realignment of human civil- luncheon table? It's quite Prenit." at the movies. Her mother belonged ligion in secret.
to
another
generation;
she
had
no
she
added.
a
bit
of
affectation
she's
ization—a process which apparently
The affirmative side in the debate
tends to clear up the confusion caused been guilty of since her chart sojourn older sisters. The girls at the shop will be upheld by the Misses Sadie
were nearly all as ignorant and many
across the seas.
wanderings
of
nations
and
by
the
by
of them far coarser than Itivksh. If Goodman, Mary Friedenbcrg and Lil-
the sword-traced empires of former
Ellen smiled as she glanced over the
lian Levine. The negative side will
centuries. The process has culminat- center piece a bit of dull blue linen I had dreamed of her danger • • • be advocated by the Misses Rose
ed in a world-war even as the under- almost bidden by the tiny er101B00 but 1 suppose I was too late. A board- Goldfaden, Sophie Dwork and Anna
er
Rivkah's
family
bad
taken
In
when
ground processes frequently culminate roses scattered carelessly across it.
she was about 12 had helped to en- Bookstein.
in the eruption of a volcano.
She picked one of the flowers up now lighten her on many matters. Some
Mr. B. Isaacs, superintendent of the
Civilization has multiplied and var- and smelled it before she answered. day we're going to be really civilized Linked Hebrew Schools of Detroit;
iegated human needs and human "Do you really like it?" she asked, and make it possible for a family of Dr. N. E. Aronstam, president of the
tastes. There is a constant growth sincerely pleased with the compliment, six to keep their two bedrooms all for Zionist District of Detroit, and Mr.
in man's craving for variety, whether since for some reason or other Ruth themselves.
M. H. Zackheim, treasurer of the local
he be bent upon satisfying his physi- lute gained the reputation among her
"I think it was at the movies she Zionist District, will act as judges in
cal palate or ministering to his mental Irfends for having "wonderful taste."
the debate.
met
the
man,
or
rather
the
boy,
for
demands. Nowadays he will despoil "I did it myself. Max (that's her hus-
Other features of the entertainment
the whole world for the sake of a band) wants me to go in for interior he was almost as ignorant and young will include several musical numbers
were
both
They
meal. lie will import his tea front decorating—lust for fun, you know. as Rivkah herself.
by
the Knights of ludace, under the
Ceylon, his wine from France, his I think I'd do well at it because I healthy young animals, overtaxed to leadership of William Lankin, and
the point of breaking by their long
caviar from Astrakhan and his cheese love the work."
the
Roses of Zion, local Young
hours of uncongenial labor, their un-
from Switzerland. And to satisfy
Rae Goldman's somber eyes nar- trained emotions overstimuated by the Judaea circles. The Knights of Judaea
his intellect he will absorb Nietzche
Sextette,
consisting of William Lan-
a little. "Do you think the two cheap thrash they saw every evening
and Tolstoy, Oman Khayatn's wisdom rowed
always go together?" she asked dryly. In the musty, dark little theater. Riv- kin, Abe Torgow, Jack Kitai, William
de
Maupassant's
frivolities,
Gorelik,
Isidore Cohen and Morris
and Guy
treasures, and is "I've known people to do good work kah wouldn't tell his name when the
besides the staple
Moscow, will sing "Mizrocho" (East-
while they hated it."
family found she was 'in trouble.' She
in
search
of
new
"delicacies."
ever
ward, Ho).
said he was 'one of the boys at the
In addition there will be a number'
To satisfy such natural craving a Ellen's sweet face flushed; she's movie show'—which was just as well.
Designed and executed by Detroit Furniture Shops.
variety of human cultures must be told me she always has a secret feel- I've seen so many of these bewildered of English, Hebrew and Yiddish de-
fostered and developed, so that each ing that Rae is being satirical at her
clamations, the most interesting of
of them may contribute something expense. But her voice was very even children forced Into honest matrimony which will be one in Yiddish front
Facilitated by factory association.
peculiarly its own to humanity's com- when she answered: "I really don't that I'm not so enthusiastic over the Simeon Frug, by Rose Duchin, and
mon treasures, and to that extent, lee how anyone can do good work remedy.
another in English by Barney Jaro-
"Rivkah's family said the usual slow.
make humanity richer and happier.
without putting the best of himself
Admission to the entertainment
The desire to create, and to impress Into it. Even If he works for money. things about the horror of having a
Jewish
daughter go wrong. I begged will be free to the public.
upon one's creation one's own per- (I believe Ellen earned her first dol-
sonality, is inherent in the individual lar several years ago when she knit them to let her keep the baby with
Professor Dr. Moritz Sobernheim,
as well as in a nation or a race. It a muffler and sold it at our Sister- her—that might have kept her straight
is therefore reasonable to assume that hood bazaar.) Now look at this," and but, of course, they couldn't bear to of Berlin, has been elected president
masses
to
she lifted from her lap an exquisitely look forward to such a disgrace. It of the Society for the Furtherance of
the efforts made by human
was sent to a home and Rivkah, very the Science of Judaism, the office of
readjust themselves along the subtler embroidered linen handkerchief bag.
lines of racial and nationalistic affini- "I can't help feeling." said Ellen, "that pale and quiet, went back to her which is located at Steglitzerstrasse,
Warren and Riopelle
flower making.
readjustment
is
most
con-
the
woman
who
did
this
was
really
9, Berlin, W. 35.
ties (which
variegated happy in creating—like an artist, you
"But she didn't keep at it long. As
ducive to the formation of
Telephone Melrose 1320
Open
Saturday
Afternoon
such
efforts
are
deep-
know." She looked appealingly around she told me herself, after a girl goes
cultures)—that
the table as though asking us to league wrong once, it's not as hard the next
ly rooted in human instincts.
ourselves on her side.
time. Only now Rivkah no longer
56604920.
The Jewish movement toward Pal-
By street car, via Woodward A7enue
By automobile, via Woodward
"The 'artist' who made your bag," gave without thought of payment. The
estine is a part of that general pro-
and Crosstown cars, east to lUopelle
Avenue, east on Warren Avenue to
cess. It expresses an effort toward the Doctor Lady told her, to that one thing she did not consider was Ruch•ChogoecA Ab
Fri., July 16
Street,
then walk two blocks north.
that
some
day
she
would
have
to
pay,
self-readjustment on the part of the slightly metalic tone she always uses
Riopelle Street.
Sun., July 23
Fut of Ab
Jewish people. The movement still when talking professionally, "might too.
Sun., Aug. 15
Route-Choduoh Eliot
meets with indifference, if not any have been some bedridden old woman
"The life was too hard for her.
36614920.
esec
from influential
Sun., Sep. 12
who was happy in the work only be- Last year when visiting the island I None Year's Eve
more with opposition,
mirimmmivsntvvsettlmanaliiiiitliiiitue 0000001:1000000000(1000NDOPH0(111 Mneninteiniontitimiuum iiiii totrirmno,
Jewish classes. That, too, is natural. cause she knew It would bring her a saw her in one of the wards, lying so rent Kippur
Wed.. Soo. 22
Readjustment means revaluation of few dollars for bread. It might have pale and thin in her cot that I hardly Su000th (First Dry)
Mon., Sop. 27
of the influential
values, and some
been embroidered—if it's imported • knew her. The doctors didn't hold Succoth (Lost Dar—ShimInt.
Jews of our days are afraid that re- and I suppose it is—by some lonely out much hope for her recovery. But
Mon., Ott. 4
Atwell+)
valuation would not rebound to their nun, hungry for the world and stitch- when I asked about her the next time SInicheth Torah
Tue.., Oct. 3
Wed., Oot 1)
advantage. To others the movement ing rebellion into every one of the I visited the ward they said they'd Ruch-Choduch Chertan
is objectionable because it seems to be tiresome bits of linen worked for patched her up and sent her home Ruoh-Chogesch Klelu
Fd., Nov. 12
entirely out of keeping with the con- women she would never know, Don't again. Well, there are a great many Chanukah (Fuel of DedioetIon) Mon., Ow. 6
The Shop where cotutesy
secrated beaten track and the inveter- talk to me about the joy of creative of her In New York so why be semi. Rouh-Chodoech Teboth
Sun., Dee. 12
a workaday world.
and sink. prevail
TuM., Dec. 21
ate humdrum of
Fut of Tebeth
labor—when you do it to keep body mental over it?
Just North of Feted
That men should set out with delibe- and soul alive or because there's noth-
56614921.
"Only I can't forget a little incident
a
Mon.,
Jan.
10
rate will and purpose to redeem
Rosh-Choetach
Shebat
that
happened
the
last
time
I
saw
her.
ing else to do. Why, I knew a woman
historic
country
to
a
new
type
whole
A visitor stopped at her side and drew
once — "
of civilization appears to be a tre-
a great red rose out of a basket of
We pushed back our coffee cups,
mendous presumption.
flowers she carried and tried to put
There are among the opponents of glad to listen, for the Doctor Lady's it into Rivkah's hand. She meant
stories
of
the
slums
In
which
she
well, but Rivkah threw the flower
Zionism many charitable men with
works are always worth while. But
kind hearts and practical minds. They today Rae did not tell us of the settle- upon the floor as though it were a
seem to be willing to make charitable
snake. 'It makes me sick to my
sacrifices for Jews in distress. But ment where she makes her home, or stomach to see roses—even real ones,'
the idea of acquiring a definite terri- the dispensary with Ito long line of she muttered."
dull-eyed men and women. She told
tory and dedicating it to the purpose
• • •
of a Jewish national home seems to us of the girl who made red roses.
We were silent a little while after
be beyond their ken. They appear to
"Seeing those roses made me think that. Then Ellen broke out in her
be incapable of turning their atten- of her somehow," began the Doctor
pretty, remorseful way: "Oh, Rae ,
lien Scientists and other denominations
Governor Sleeper says:
tion to a grand civilizing enterprise
Lady. "She was a good deal like a
can all work together. Our Democracy
which dots not stop at patchwork for rose herself—velvety dark cheeks and Rae, I'm no ashamed. I'll never use
this
hateful
bag
again
or
wear
arti-
I am opposed to the proposed constitu-
should guarantee this privilege.
the sake of petty immediate results, glowing eyes and warm lips. I'm talk- Seal flowers on my hats."
but seizes the whole compass of hu- ing like a poet, but that's what Rivkah
tional amendment abolishing Parochial
I feel that this is a cowardly attack upon
"Don't be a fool, Ellen." childed the
man interests in a single grasp of was—a living poem.
Schools.
Doctor Lady goodnaturedly.
thousands of our best citizens.
imagination.
"I was doing work down at the
Our commonwealth is broad enough to
"But why don't you write up your
And yet, so powerful is the appeal
clinic
over
near
Delaney
street,
and
accommodate all shades of religious belief.
experiences with girls like Rivkah?"
of the present conditions for the na-
e
Regent Frank B. Leland, of the Univer-
It is big enough to give abundant room
tionalistic readjustment of the Jew because I wanted to get close to th e suggested Ruth, as we left the table
people I took a room in one of thos
sity of Michigan says:
for the operations of all the religious de-
and so keenly is the need of it felt, miserable, dirty tenements which were to wander about the rose garden.
"You
really
have
a
wonderful
style."
that even antagonists gradually be-
nominations we have. The adoption of
I do not favor this amendment for many
gin to realize that Zionism does not overcrowded horrors even before peo -
Rae favored her with a glare, for
or ple up on the avenue got excited over
this amendment would engender bitter-
reasons. I think it is un-American and in
necessarily appeal to exceptional
she
hates
gush
of
any
kind.
"I'm
too
ness and suspicion and distrust where
exaggerated emotions of the Jewish the housing problem. Rivkah's peo- busy learning the facts," she answered
my opinion, its incorporation into the basic
ple
were
my
next
door
neighbors
and
now, mutual trust and good feeling to a
heart, but to its everyday motives.
shortly. "The only people who have
law of the commonwealth would be most
Many an antagonist begins by waver- once when the youngest baby had con- time to write about the slums are the
large extent prevail.
unwise at any time.
ing in his opposition and ends by vuleions they called me In to look It lady novelists who pay one or two
over. It was aver I had bathed the
I urge all good citizens to oppose this
lending a hand to the cause.
As a lawyer it is my view that the proposed
little thing and wrapped it warmly visits to the night court."
radical change.
Zionism emerged from the ruins of that I first. noticed Rivkah. She must
amendment would not be constitutional
European Jewries much stronger than have been 17 or thereabouts and was
even if it were passed, therefore it has no
before.
For
in
the
midst
LEON
ZOLOTKOFF
TO
it ever was
Lieutenant Governor Dickinson says:
place on the ballot.
veep beautiful in spite of her cheap
of the debacle hundreds of thousands finery and red, ugly bands. She told
ADDRESS HADASSAH
have learned the value and the mean- me afterwards the dye got Into her
I am impressed that the present proposi-
ing of a life which affords an oppor- skin and she had given up trying to
tion is not one that will conduce to better
Regent James 0. Murfin, of the Univer-
tunity to pursue the activities proper
moral, friendly and charitable relations
keep her hands pretty. Isn't there Will Discuss Jewish Women at First
sity of Michigan says:
to one's nature unhindered and un- something we studied In Shakespeare
Muting
of
Season—Splendid
between
citizens
of
the
state
that
is
so
thwarted in their exercise by any un-
I am against this proposed amendment for
Program Arranged.
much to be desired.
congenial surroundings. They also when we went to school about one's
whole nature getting Imbued in the
number of reasons. First and foremost it
have learned how much peoples are stuff it works with 'like the dyer's
As
an
official
in
the
War,
I
was
proud
of
appears to me it is dishonest; it is contrary
"sililing to sacrifice for such privilege.
Leon Zolotkoff, director of the
land?' But it wasn't only her hands!
the
patriotism
and
efficiency
shown
by
to sound principles and sound ideas, and is
t, he near Orient awoke through the
Zionist District of Detroit, will ad-
de . i
those with whom I associated of both the
"After that I stepped in to look dress the Hadassah society, at its
the most decided step backward. I have
• and cannot lapse back again into
indolence
and
lassitude.
It
over
the
baby
and
to
try
to
bully
Lutheran
and
Catholic
faith.
I:Nbrmer
yet to learn a good sound argument for it.
first meeting of the season Tuesday,
needs energetic man and women. The Rivkahai mother into feeding it prop. Oct. 19, at 8:30 p. m. at the Shaarey
As chairman of the Near East Relief of
distressed Jewries of Europe can sup- erly. I had to give her up as a bad Zedek synagogue. "Jewish Women
while
the
State,
I
have
also
associated
with
promising.
job, but Wettish was more
President Frank S. Kedzie, of the Mich-
Ply human material and labor
and Jewish Hopes" is the subject
these people and admire their spirit of
the better situated Jewries of Am
She was a little shy with me at first— chosen by Mr. Zolotkoff for his talk .
igan Agricultural College says:
loyalty
and
sympathy.
ca and Great Britain are able to fur- like so many of her kind she viewed
the
The meeting will start with
visiting nurses and settlement work-
nish the money.
I am not favorable to the anti-parochical
singing
of
"Hatikvah"
by
Mrs.
A.
Our brave pioneers who produced ers and all the tribe with suspicious Lapin- Cohen, who will also sing
amendment for three main reasons:
Attorney General Groesbeck, Repub-
centers of progress and improvement fear—but when she found out that I several other solos during the eve-
lican Candidate for Governor says:
First: Interferes with religious liberty.
Oat of the rocks and the marshes in was just another girl like herself we ning. Miss Nellie Hoffman will ren-
Palestine have proven to the satis- became real friends. Then ebe told der a group of piano selections. Re-
what me about the flower shop.
The
proposed
amendment
is
in
conflict
Second:
Introduces one more element
the
World's
powers
faction of
freshments will be served to the mem-
with the Federal Constitution and should
tending to unrest.
"No, Ellen, not t florist's. That's bers and their friends.
the Jew can accomplish to that
which
has
only
twenty
where
beautiful
little
Rivkah
belonged,
not be placed upon the ballot. The pro-
wasted land
Third: Would lessen education facilities
Mrs. N. E. Aronstam is President
per cent of its soil under cultivation. or, better yet, she should have been
posed amendment tends most strongly to
Mrs. Joseph Sanders,
for the younger generation.
The leading nations of the world, dressed in a loose green gown and of the Hadassah, Mrs.
foment
ill
feeling
and
acrimonious
dis-
I.
Blumenthal,
for once sympathizing with and favor- dropped into a garden like yours to vice-president,
and Miss Jeanette Stein-
cussion among the people.
ing the natural craving of the Jewish wander about among the roses until secretary,
President McKenny, of the Michigan
berg, treasurer. The society meetings
soul, have put the Jewish people to she grew old and weary like the rest
I hold that the right of the parent to ex-
regularly
at
the
Shaarey
Zedek
to
State Normal School says:
a tremendous lest. They gave them of us. Now I'm talking like a second. sew garments for the sick and needy
ercise
a
reasonable
control
over
the
edu-
the opportunity to rebuild their home. rate poet again—but I always do when
cation of his off-spring during the forma-
This amendment if carried would shut out
The gates of Palestine are gradually I remember Rivkah and her flowers. in Palestine.
tive period of his character, is one of the
thousands of children because of no public
opening for a selective immigration
"You see, she made artiflicial flow
most sacred rights preserved for the indi-
which is to grow from year to year. era from S In the morning until 6 at SCHIFF PARKWAY BILL
school buildings to accomodate them.
The workers are coming and they night. The shop was a hell hole—I
vidual under the Federal Constitution.
Another reason is that there is no more
to
look to their brethren in America
softer
word
for
It—
of
any
can't think
loyal group of men in America than those
furnish the building material. And dirty and ill-smelling without enough Measure to Honor Philanthropist Now
Before Aldermen.
Ex-Governor Ferris, Democratic Can-
who come from pa Toth i cal or private
the world, witnessing the historic air or light. She eat at a long table
schools. One-fourth of the men in the late
event, wonders and asks, as in the
didate for Governor says:
a doyen other girls and wired
days of Nehemiah: "Will they build? with
world
war who fought for America came
she
told
as
Aldermen Louis Zeltner and Mor-
red velveteen roses until,
The amendment should be overwhelm-
Will they revive the stones from the
sick
to
the
stomach
when
itz
Graubard,
representing
lower
East
from parochial and private schools.
she
got
me,
ingly
defeated.
The
recent
war
taught
rubbish?"
she saw even a real one. Yet the Side districts, introduced an ordi-
The amendment is un-American and we
us that Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists,
The world expects to hear from us: roses she gave me as little love gift nance at yesterday's meeting of the
cannot afford to have it carried.
"We will rise and build."
Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Chris-
"for being nice to baby" were really Board of Aldermen to name the Man-
for-
the
of
beautiful.
But
I
know
the
MU.)
girl
hattan
approach
to
the
Williamsburg
Will that be the answer
who was eo much like a rose herself Bridge Schiff Parkway, in honor of
tunate American Jews?
the late Jacob H. Schiff.
really hated flowers.
The approach, which begins at the
"No, Ruth, she couldn't find another
Dr. Emanuel Sternheim, of Chi-
couldn't Improve Bowery and Delaney street, extends
she
plies—at
least
cago, has just received intimation
for
about half a mile to the bridge
attended
she
never
Although
from England that he has been elect- herself.
211 Heiden Building, Detroit, Mickleton
This Advertisement published and paid fee by Educational Mere, League' Heads
synagogue, although she could not plaza and is already parked. The pro-
ed a fellow of the Societe Interna-
posed
measure was referred to the
yellowed
books
a word in the
tionale Philologic Sciences et Beaus read
over which he father swayed night Committee on Public Thoroughfares.
Arts.

BY LEON ZOLOTKOFF
(Director Zionist Bureau of Detroit.)

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