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"A Good Jew

11

By Elma Ehrlich Levinger.

,,p,,ight, 1920, by lima I.hrlich 1.,•: . -

An Open Letter to Henry Ford

(From "The American Hebrew.")

..

gogue were torn by
and
"allisito"
folded up their the
heart. They
and went MI to the House
'of
' of Rest, They looked at the broken
graves and were downcast. Tears fill-
NVith broken hearts
' eal their eyes.

list' publishers slopped the sale of they begged forgiveness of the dead
their pamphlet and that even such' and recited the Psalms. \\'ith great
Dear Sir:
Vs'e may' disagree on the question anti-Semitic papers as the "Morning sanctity they repaired the broken
sante day they
I dentist," I told my husband one of the authenticity the so-called Post" ;old G. K. Chesterton's "Wit- . graves. on the
evening. Ile say s that everybody in Prococtils. You iron your knowl- mts" dropped their allegations as to began to build around the House of
first a high, strong, beautiful wall!.
town tells hint their troubles because
hrs., them to be Jewish; we the origin of the Protocols?
From time to tittle we have called 1 stood in the House iti Rest with
rabbi; so why shouldn't I bur• front our knowl,Ige know titian to be
he's a
all the others. 1 looked at everybody.
den hint with mine, when he's my .1 +timid. clumsy forgery. You will your attention editorially to &Wier -
ate
lies contained in the articles ap- I looked at the faces of the people in
.
husband ot the bargain.
j , attn .; w oh us, however, that there ex-
hearing
in
your
publication,
such
as:
whom hie overflowed. 1 slid not un-
.
"). bad
with aia, In American journalism a code
"' t
"Kerensky is a Jew"; derstand this:
cheerful air I considered rather un- of thics which may nut be over
"NVIly did Life care about Death?"
very
land
of
the
city
I
Ne
w
feelingly, "you won't have to worry.
-Th,
with impunity.
---
• Isn't it lucky we have a dentist
\Vill you be g,xnl enough to ex- York) is practically holdings of the
I
t the begin-
I loved a w0111311.
Iiiiii
down
right in the congregation?
plain, theretore, why your unillenti- Jew";
ning
of
niy
happiness
I felt that ;
"Every commissar in Russia today
to see. Dr. Jacobs tomorrow and let foil author of the anti-Jewish articles
Ds;ath
had
cast
its
angry
glances at',
him fix you up."
deliberately is a Jew ;
publication
in
your
"I'd rather not go to 11r. Jacobs,"
- It is impossible for the Jew to be hi r. Death began to haint her cheeks
j Mr. ToniorotTs contribution
with
its
own
colors
And
from day j
,
net
in
I objected. "Ile looks awfully t
it our Issue tii September 10; why a patriot";
• to day it fastened its arms more
"The J. ws own Alaska";
and stupid. And last Friday night he he refers to M r. Toojondf as a Jew
"The
Jews
control
the
sugar
sup•
firmly
about
her.
1-took-it
uponanys
slept right through your seintim."
h te xt, Mr. TonjorofT clear.
wall taw j when, in Ili;
self to do battle withthe cold, sullen
"Nlaylie you'll Kee
Iv stilt., that he is a lion-Jew; why ply of the l'tliteil States" :
"The Jews are responsible for the Death. I tried to shelter my beloved
uh his tre at -
thro g
tool s lht
eep rig
'
he
quotes
a signed article as an etre
gas : ,
troubles in Ireland." • front it in my; warm, living heart. I •
ments—without
torial opinion of the Anu;rican He-
rabbi so good-naturedly I wattled to
If, as you claim, you are seeking j blew tiff her face with my hot breath
brew, when, as you know, you would after
the truth, why did you permit j the cold dewa of death. i did battle •
throw a hook at him. For why can't
not tolerate his quoting darling's
these iii s to be retained in the te- it ith Death. I did not want to sur-
a man bear a little natural resentment
the League of Nations
of the articles (Min your n Mier to it. And when the fact• of
even if he is a Minister?
printed in the New York !rime., for publication
My beloved was already dark with the
"I'd rather go to Dr. Crane," I per-
your imprint?
instance, as if it were an editorial journal tinder
ci Ins of death, 1 kissed I er beautiful
sisted. "I don't know much about
\‘'e are hoping for anearl)' ri ply.
hint (we had just moved to town), opinion of The Times itself ?
t'a'r. et lien Death made litr hits
IS.\
AC
IAN
DN1AN,
I he author of your anti-Semitic
but Mrs. Sherman next door says he's
two
thin, cold threads. 1 kissed her
Editor of The American I !dire w.
been doing her work for Years and articles. for which you and your son
cold it hitt. teeth. But Death was the
sponsors, complains pent- \I r. Henry Ford, l'resident,
eland
wouldn't
go
to
anybody
else."
cw . riticror. He tonic her' from me.
•
tautly that the Jews have not dis- Ih. arbOrn Independent,
!The rabbi rost• to answer the tele-
\\Ken they took my beloved from
D•arluorn, Michigan.
phone. Vie were having our Friday peonyd your contention that there ex-
. me and put her into her grave, my
night meal and it was the third call— ists an international Jewish conspir-
gri test wish was that I should be
one is always sure to catch the rabbi acy to control the world. flow can
there, too—there beside her, in the
iu at this time and he's not supposed the Jew s disprove the alleged exist•
arms .ofj,,I)eaath.,It ,veits.ea sy .1ot-woe kik • 0
to be touchy about being disturbed cure of an organization which they
attain my wish. I knew how it could
(Front
the
Yiddish
of
1.
Y.
at his dinner. "I'm afraid you'll have know does not exist? On the tom
be realized. But I remained by the
Anoklin.)
to patronize old Jacobs just the trary, it would seem logical and
side of her grave—amongst the
same," he flung hack over his shoul- reasonable and fair and in the spirit
Fe. -
to sR
eeFlnib
TIM each day I cone to
der. "In the first place, he's a good of Americanism for you, who have Translated by Hannah Berman.
.1 ; AI her grave. .1 bring her &IN-
put forward thin elaini,•to prove it.
hew and ian.awfully influential
In the summer I luring her
• ers.
and can kick tip trouble if 'Ise'
A number of times hater we asked
11 1 . 1.0VE life. I love its colors, I stationer dowers, fresh and rat—red
wants to. And in the second Platt', you a nunilter of questions which yea
restless, creative move- with the color of blood and life. 'In
41
love
its
he's Nits. Cohen's cousin and she have entirely ignored:
mem, am in love with life. But the winter I bring her white flowers
recommended (tint. I'd rather have
I. \VII° are the important urn
I am afraid of it. It frightens me --white with the color of snow and
you lose every tooth in your head
in the world w ho. you ay. r, pos-
to think of it. 1 love life; but 1 ism frost.
than let Mrs. Cohen catching you go-
se.s knowledge of this conspir-
Every day come to the grate of
afraid
to think of it.
ing to another dentist "
acy?
"I hate drat h. I hate its coldness, my beloved. I bring her flowers.
The matter was settled. I had
3.. NVIto are the Jews behind
Can anyone tell time this-
decisiveness.
its
calinness,
its
dun
been in the congregation only three
this conspiracy?
"Why does Life care about Death?"
"\1'1
1 an an enemy of death. But I think
weeks, but I already knew NIrs.
3. \\hat are some of their
of it with anxiety. It draws me to
Cohen and the wide-thing terror of
acts that prove them to be in-
lled
think
of
it.
'fly
thoughts
arch
her influence. With a sigh I decided
volved in this conspiracy?
CONCERNED
with it. I hate death; but always,
to resign myself to the unknown ter-
4. IVIto arc the international
always i think of it
rors of her cousin.
Jews who, you state, could dis-
London. -6'11 ' 4111. '114 e content is
"And neither of them -neither life
Dr. Jacobs not only slept during
prove the existence of this con-
felt in Jewish circles over the prob.
nor death—do I understand."
nip husband's sermons (which he
spiracy?
lems confrontmg relief organizations
praised with hypocritical rapture dur-
You maintain your anti-Jewish 1,0-
boy I had a teacheri in different parts of Russia. The Cen-
ing the first .peoltpigs), but, as the
When I was a
tral Relief recently organized by
sk ion on Ole weranly of the so-called
small boy puts it, Ile also slept on
an old Jew named Isaac. lie was
European Jew's at the Carlsbad con-
1 ,, roocols, and on the proposition that
his job. Life in a small southern
the best teacher in our town. He was ference is extending its activities, but
they are of Jewish authorship. May
town moves slowly, so why should
a man of ninety, tall and thin, with difficulty is anticipated in aiding the
we ask you:
comfortable
dentist
a middle-aged,
lung, snow-white eyebrows and
I. Did you know that these so
Jews of South Russia owing to the
hurry when he has his victim lying
long snow-white beard, and a fare arrangements entered into between
called Protocols was peddled about
helpless in a chair before him, gasp-
a network of the representatives of the Joint Dis-
in Paris in an effort to blackmail the that was covered with
ing and speechless, a rubber gag in
Jews into purchasing them for the quiet, cold wrinkles. it was death tribution Committee and the Soviet
her mouth? Once I thought that the
wkich had woven this web of wrin- government.
sum of ten thousand pounds on the
slowest creature on earth was a
kles. Dead thoughts had left their
southern dinky dusting my living ilin at that, otherwise, they would be mark on him. \Vhen Reb Isaac used
published?
room on a languid afternoon in mid.
2. Did you know that the word to sit amongst people, sunken in
August: without exaggeration, the
thought, everyone felt that death was
dust gathered again on the book- "Jewish," preceding the word Free- in their midst, thinking its moribund
35.110•1920.
case while she draped herself across masons" on page 3 of the English thoughts of an existence on the other
the table and flirted her dust cloth edition, which you are constantly side of movement, on the other side
Juty 1.41
Rosch-Ehodeash aft
quoting,
does
not
occur
in
the
origi-
over the magazines, pausing to look
of our e sistence. Everyone in the Fast of Ab
Sun., July 23
at the pictures and comment on the nal Russian; that it was inserted in town knew that Ruh Isaac was a
Rosch-Chodsoch Ellul
.Sun., Aut. 13
the
English
version
by
those
who
gowns in my Fashion Journal. But I
guest amongst the living—a dead
mentally apologized to my leisurely foisted this pamphlet upon the Eng- guest in the midst of life itself. And N. Yates E. 36214320.
Sun.,
Geraldine (we called her Jerry for lish-reading public from anti-Semitic
Wod., Soo. 22
eVer•one knew that soon, one of these Out Nippur
short) as I Watched Dr. Jacobs fum- motives?
bights-on a dark, still, dumb night Succoth (First Day)
Mon., 244. 17
that
the
refer-
1.
DWI
you
know
ble with his instruments, open a box
—h
e would
disappear
disappe irons among the Succoth (Last Day--Salrolni-
of cocton,• test' his •abosninabk buzz ence to England as having "conitib- living. Ile had already preysared in
Non.. Ooto 4
Ationitfl)
saw. y'poor Geraldine would Itiovo ono] to the deTuction and trans-
place for himself in the House of Slonshath Torah
Tu., Oct. 3
beaten him most securely in ally formation of•e•ery country in Europe"
W.I., Oct, 13
Ekrnit
y.
Ile
had
hail
grave
clothes
Rosch.Chodsoch Chesran
match he..might have proposed from and to "orilioelox and autocratic Rus-
every night he Rssall-Chodosch Nisiss
Fri, Nos. 13
sia" as represented in the Russian made for himself! and
dusting to de mist r)•.
put them on, lay down on the ground Chanukah (F.11 of Dssficallon) blon., Deo. 6
"I expected you'd come in soon." autocrat "as the only surviving de-
and buried himself in thought s of Rash-C/1°44mA Tabsth
Sun, Doo. 12
he began cheerfully. as he tucked a link against the triumph of the
Fut of Tsbsta
21
clean towel under my chin. "I al- anti-Christ," wt re purposely omitted death.
Along with me there were other
56214921.
ways do work for 'the rabbis and by the same anti-Semites from the
taught
by
Reit
Isaac.
were
hoes
who
Rosell-Cno4sch
'Pon.
Jan.
10
Shobat
their famines. I've been a member English Version?
When Ile teas teaching he gave him-
of the congregation for over twenty
4. If you were aware that the
self
up
to
his
work.
His
dead
face
years so they know I got it coming word "Jewish" referred to above was
to me. Most of the board members not in the original Russian version, used to frighten me. But he was in-
come to me, too. They know I do Why do you abuse the Jews only as spired. And w hen we did not un-
good work—especially for a Yeloolah. the alleged authors of the l'rotocols derstand what he was teaching us Ile
became very excited. More than
What's the matter?" as I made a and not the Freemasons?
once his dead hand felt on our faces.
frantic gesture. "The gag bother
5. Did you know that upon the
Ile was so excited and agitated that
you? Oh, you'll get used to it."
publication of these facts, the Eng-
he used to cough. Ills body and his
cubist drawings and pre-

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"Life and Death

Jewish Calendar

A.C.

Next to

digested breakfast foods, I hate and day after Yom Kippur and had me limbs trembled. Ile coughed and
despise having my perfectly good pull three teeth for him. No gas nor, coughed, and barely managed to
teeth bored full of holes, presumably nothing
A man that age, to, A n d catch his breath.
It happened sometimes that who-
for fillings. Yet for once I endured be s aid. h e 'd bee n (wi ng flue—foe
the torture patiently, for while the °, fifty year s. A
h en he ge t s ever stood by would ask him:
when
"Reb
Isaac, what is the matter with
buzz saw buzzed viciously I was through fasting he just takes a nip of
spared Dr. Jacob's personal observa- something and a cup of coffee and a You? Calm yourself. NVell, your pu-
tions on the manners, morals, ser- piece of cake and he's ready for the pils will become rabbis a year later."
He would then open his dead. dead
mons and families of the last four movies. It's a pleasure to pull teeth
eyes, and his dead voice would ring
rabbis. Not that I wasn't dying to
for a man like that."
hear all about my predecessors—but
The telephone bell jangled from with a great heart-ache:
"Surely! They will grow up men
if a rabbi's wife wishes to live long the little alcove. I pointed an ap-
and happily in the land it's better pealing hand to my gag. but Dr. of the atilt! They will not be able
for her to turn all gossipy conversa- Jacobs only smiled reassuringly to to take a Jewish book in their hands!
tion into the safer channels of the
me as he went to answer the call. "I How w ill they live in the world?"
outrageous price of sugar or that
Sonic time went by. I went a long,
chronic tardiness of the negro cook. don't want to take it out just for a
long road. I knew life. I thought
The honing stopped at last, but minute," Ile called over his (holder,
a. great deal on•deatli. But I.did not
me
my dentist's cheerful voice boomed 'J guess atts Airs. +Braun dolling
. %Own her 'Flossie cart Tome up and understand this:
on.
"Why did Death care about Life?"
"Didn't•like it, did yob? Some peo- net her'enoth .ptill•el."
But it wasn't Mrs. Braun. I gath.
plc always make a fuss over the bon
I knew a woman—the wife of a
mg—kinds sensitive teeth, I reckon. end that much from the first five.
man and the mother of children. She
Maybe I hadn't ought to have kept minutes of Dr. Jacobs' animated ruti-
was ailing. She had been bedridden
n up so long. Now there was Mrs. versation—while I lay gagged and
for years. Death was slowly, quietly.
Rabbi Finkelstein—they mere here h e lpless,
calmly folding its wings about her.
hack in 1900. But he didn't last lootc.. "I tell you it ain't right, Rasinsky,"
The last day she w-as no more than a
Too much poker. I say, a rabbi s he protested as be began the second
corpse in the bed--dry and cold, with
only human and it don't do a bit of round of his conversational battle,
dead eyes. That is how Death itself
harm for !inn to sit down and play a "For ten years I've been a member
congregation. of the ll'ii ia Brith in good standing must have looked. Whoever saw her
4,( 0 friendly game with the
thought of death. When one spoke
the
and
I
ain't
going
to
stand
no
foolish-
He can't talk religion to 'tin all
ain't God to her, one waited. Now she would
No, I
time if he pays a call and they re nets. what., that?
1 . a, a past president, speak of death. And at the same
( • ; playing cards. Now it's all right for Almighty, but
won't havy new fellers getting time one thought to obe's self that
\ Si a rabbi to play cards it the luck comes and I
this woman had long ago learned the
...- - way enough; but Rabbi Finkel. hush with Me They'll abide with the
get out—or I will. secret of death.
em never had no good hands and rules or they'll
'
A short while before she closed her
tie didn't know how to play, anyhow. Tell 'um that Rasinsky, and ask !cm
t
ng to run their initia- dull yes forever, she called her hus-
My Rennie—he Was just confirmed how they're goi
,.
band
and children to her. She threw
last year, and such a smart kid!— '
"„!ii"'"i n''''
her glances at them—Death itself
my Bennie could give him cards andtile c ae
back to me after fitteet,
ame
ttl
only
looks
in this way—and she spoke
The
spades now. Well, he kept on losing minutes, . glowing from battle.
you get in a voice of only Death itself.
and losing, and after a while the eon- gag don t er
bother you aft
"In
a
short
time I shell be here no
gregation started kicking. Them that used to i it"
me cheerfully.
tol
More. I shall be the (had one
more.
played cards dichs't care to win from
the e way,. ain't your husband
uble;
.11.Y
amongst
you
who are living. For a
nothing for their tro
jmned our II cat !kith yet? . Ile ought
sional man long time I embittered your lives, I
get the congregation to pay to, you t,•11 him.
ht' ey aw anted
hh
his card debts and them that never
A profes.s good for took your rest from you and dark-
„
played wouldn't do it after the fifth like hoc and ore has to; it
ened your days. Now, when I die
too expensive. his business.
you must live again. Bear my death
or sixth time. It Caine
On the way home I met Mrs.
They tried to raise the dues twice Cohen and soil
at the con• with courage. Let mourning for me
and Old Man Goldberg threatened to get otional disturber. "I ye just been not fill your days with gloom. Be-
and
haw. .Do .not he .sorrowful.
resign; he said -he'd been a member
has tog a ! pleasant visit with your gin 30
for almost fifty years and due atesser iousin, Ur. Jacobs." I told her. live ac you ought In live, my tint.
bad hissrsaigion coat -so swell before.
She shrugged indifferently. "Nu. dren. Bear your loss bravely. no
I dof blame him; they better sot he's all right for young people with not he sorrowful, but live. lave as
try raising dues, especially to us old strong teeth and strong nerves like snit might to live. your mother.
members. I wouldn't stand for it you. Nt r
nee d ex p e rt handling and be g this of you. Do this for me, I
,
neither. •
I've been going to De. Crane for pray you."
Cold tears filled her eyes. A pro.
"What's the matter? Sure, I can years I don't believe in letting Iwo-
they are found prayer was written on her
take the gag out for a minute and in
plc butcher you even
death-like fare.
you rest. But you sure have sensi-
mispocha."
?
s nt Life"
"Why did Death care ab e
tive teeth—just like Mrs. Rabbi
• • •
—
Finkelstein. •A fine lady, so highly
Jacobs,"
a bill from De:
"Here'.
summer's
day—a
fresh,
educated. She wrote his sermons,
It a-as on a
the rabbi told me over the breakfast
poor thing, while he was playing
few weeks later, as he sorted bright, dear day—one of those days
which the living love Life so
poker. People said she was ton sar- table a
"Fifty
dollars
for
your
per.'
on
his mail. -
, passionately. Early in the morning.
castic but I Dent' heard her say any sonal pkasuret again."
worth it," exclaimed after prayers, the keeper of the House
thing out of the way. The only thing
it wasn't
hers
came quietly into the Syna-
she ever said when slue was
indignantly,' "even if he is in 'good of Rest
Rogue. He was pale and frightened.
was, 'For heaven's sake, doctor; get J ew. .
.
.
me.'
Rut
He
was
a tall, strong Jew. His face
itist
killitig
"Except in experience," reminded
through; you're
sal
animated. I knew him for a man
I never worry about what people
the rabbi with all his pulpit gravity. was
dentist's
chair—they
ain't
res
'And thiak of all the congregational —with a straightforward, firm, healthy
in 2
gave mind. And now desolation and pale
Iponsible.
gossip the old ivory snatcher
: Now let me put the gag in again. you Why, yeti' ought to be able-lo fear were stamped on his fare. He
$Ore, you can stand a little more to-
fal
stories
shoat
went over to the R abbi nd said:
- o
t the
he House of
da ' I think people make ton much. a e
The paling aro
to pay at least
themselves
nowadays
and
think
it
ri
and
earn
enough
.Rest has fallen down ! Graves are
•
j
j,
ttf
.
.
se_ r .. ... .sce of his bill.”
th ing. •
open'
i
they can't stand noing,
font time in a long while I 'broken

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