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A Daily Religious School.
Jew, Envoy to England,
Has Hopes for Poland
According to a report in the press, a movement is under way by
MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
the local branch of the Federal Council of Churches to establish
(Continued from page 1)
classes for the daily instruction of children in the tenets of their
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religion. Such an undertaking has much to commend it. The time the Gentiles among whom he lives."
Joseph J. Cummins, President.
Now the poor old professor never
at the disposal of our regular religious schools in connection with said
a word about dark designs. Not
Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit, the churches is so limited that it is not to be wondered at that most even, in the midst of his attack on
Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
of our children have little conception of the dogmas and the ideals the Zionists, d,d he say anything like
of the religions with which they are nominally affiliated. Still it is this, the most engaging passage in
the whole of the Morning Post's lead-
General Offices and Publication Building
the business of the Church and not of the secular educational system ing
article:
to acquaint children with a knowledge of their religion.
206 High Street West
"Obsessed by racial pride and re-
Indeed, any attempt to introduce religious teaching into our pub- ligious rancour, they (the National-
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lic schools must be heartily resented. Only two ways are open to ists) have pressed forward blindly to
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the accomplishment of a proper religious education of our children. an unobtainable goal, and have gath-
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ered as their harvest not the fruits
One is the introduction of the Gary system under which children of power, but the contempt and dis-
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their religious training under more competently trained teachers as their weapon, have sought and are
seeking to found a state which they
than
is
at
present
the
case,
during
hours
considerably
longer
than
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
Editorial Contribute,'
fondly hope will some (lay place Jew-
are now at their disposal.
ry over all."
The Jewish Chronicle invite. correspondence on subjects of interest to
Of the two plans, the former may be more practicable, but in Here is nonsense indeed for those
the Jewish people, but disclaim. responsibility for an indorsement of the views the last analysis the latter is to be preferred. At any rate, any move-
of
us who believe that motley is the
expressed by the writer..
ment for the religious education of children along more adequate only wear. Consistency never both-
lines than is generally the case today, is to be commended and ers the Morning Post when it is a
question of Jew-baiting. If a bril-
November 12, 1920.
Kislev 1, 5681. encouraged.
Where Lies the Blame?
Among the charges made against the Jew of this community,
none is more frequently heard than that he is not as hospitable as
he should be to the stranger. \Ve are repeatedly told that new-
comers to the city find it exceedingly difficult to form friendships
or to be received with any degree of hospitality into congenial cir-
cles. Every newcomer to the community, we are told, is looked
upon as an intruder, the people resident here for a considerable
period being so complacent and self-satisfied that they do not feel
it necessary or right for them to put themselves out to extend a
hand of welcome to those coming here from other communities.
We trust that this charge is in fact not justified. We should be
loath to believe that our people are so self-centered and so self-
sufficient that they would not open their doors in welcome to those
coming here to build their homes and to enjoy the opportunities
which a fast-growing and prosperous city like Detroit has to offer.
Long ago, Israel was commanded as a religious duty to be hos-
pitable to the stranger, for it was said: "Ye yourselves know the
heart of the stranger." Indeed, hospitality was traditionally con-
sidered one of the foremost of the virtues and our early literature
abounds in praise of the patriarch Abraham whose tent was always
open in welcome to the wayfaring stranger. So it would be entirely
out of consonance with the Jewish spirit were the accusation of
inhospitality to stand justified against our community in Detroit.
Now, what in truth is the situation? It stands to reason that in
a community that is growing by leaps and bounds like Detroit, it is
impossible for anyone to know all the newcomers to the community.
With the best of intentions, those who stand at the head of religious
and social institutions cannot hope to keep in touch with the hun-
dreds of newcomers who are added to our community every year.
Especially is this true of the large numbers of young men and young
women who come here to enter the business, the industrial, or the
professional field, live in hotels and boarding houses and are with-
out local family ties.
It is to meet this very situation that forward-looking men and
women in Detroit arc thinking seriously of establishing a Jewish
Community Building where these young people may find friends
waiting to receive -them and where pleasant friendships may be
established. Nor is it at all possible for the leaders of the com-
munity to know even heads of families who come here to make their
home. In very truth, the fault lies not so much, we believe, with
the older residents as it does with the newcomers themselves.
Would they enter into the life of the community. they must make
their presence known. They must, to use the old phrase, come at
least half way. \Ve speak with assurance when we say that if there
are hundreds who have found the Jewish community of Detroit
cold and distant, there arc hundreds who have had just the reverse
of this experience.
In nine cases out of ten, those who complain of the inhospitality
of Detroiters have made absolutely no effort to put themselves into
touch with their new neighbors. As a rule, they have not affil-
iated themselves with a congregation though there are congregations
galore in the city and of such character as to meet the needs of
those representing every shade of religious opinion in Jewry. Their
names, as a rule, are not to be found upon the roster of membership
in our philanthropic organizations, where an invitation to participate
should not be waited for. They simply do not do their part in
entering upon the life of the community in which they expect to
live. They shut themselves within the walls of their apartments
and feed upon their loneliness and their resentment. There can be
no question but that those who really make an effort to become
acquainted in our city will have no difficulty in doing so.
On the other hand, there are certain forms of effort that should
be put forth by the people of the community to make the newcomer
feel at home. It is no easy thing for one entering an entirely strange
community to push his way. , Sometimes a sense of modesty restrains
him. For this reason, thedoor of hospitality should be widely
•
open.
This could be helped greatly, we believe, if persons moving from one
community to another would take with them a letter of introduction
from the rabbi of the city which they leave to the rabbi of the com-
munity in which they expect to make their home. However, con-
gregations and social organizations should have Hospitality Com-
mittees that arc not merely ornamental but which really in the
spirit of friendship extend the hand of ‘velcome to the newcomer.
But most of all, the newcomer must make himself known. And
there is no easier or more effective way for him to do so than by
affiliating himself immediately upon his arrival with the religious
and philanthropic organizations in the community. Persons who
have the social spirit and who manifest it in this way will soon
enough be singled out. As a rule, they will have n complaint
against the spirit of hospitality that pervades the community.
The Fiction of the Union in Israel.
liant lawyer named Isaacs becomes
Lord Chief Justice of England, con-
centrating in himself all the fittest
A Last Appeal for the Community Fund.
qualities
of the English legal tradi-
simoi
On Monday next the Community Fund Drive for the year 1921 tion and developed sense of justice,
he
is
a
secret
danger against English
will have started. A host of earnest men and women will dedicate liberties. If another
section of Jews
themselves to the stupendous task of raising more than two and one- show their pride and confidence in
half million dollars for the relief of the sick and the needy ; for the British integrity by seeking a home
care and protection of orphaned little ones; and for the education for their weary and oppressed breth-
under the shield of the British
of those who without proper guidance will be lost to themselves and ren
flag, they are seeking world-dominion.
to society.
If one Jew is in favour of assimila-
No appeal too urgent, no word too mighty can be spoken in tion, he is a sly, fawning and subtle
behalf of this great undertaking. The success of the Community conspirator. If another Jew is against
he is an open sore in the body
Drive means first and foremost the salvation of life in our com- it,
politic. Consistency, almost as rare
munity. It means the saving of childhood. It means the protec- a jewel as fair play itself, does not
tion of the weak. It means the education of the wayward. But bother the Morning Post. Wherefore,
it means also something to the givers and the workers. Indeed, any when that powerful organ pats Pro-
Askenazy on the back, an un-
helpful social service is bound to react beneficially upon those who fessor
easy suspicion seizes me that there
forward it. Man's life takes on a new meaning when he dedicates is something behind the tenderness
it to the service of his fellow-man.
of the caress.
Let us, therefore, answer the call that comes to us this week, in British to Hold Poland to Account.
Fortunately, the British people as
no uncertain way. Let us dedicate to the success of this cause our
a whole are made of such honest and
time, our energy, our means. We cannot afford to permit the 1921 tough material that they will insist on
Community Drive to fail. And it shall not fail if every man and taking seriously the promises of Po-
land's amendment. They will not be
woman in Detroit does his or her whole duty.
(CRASS PLEADS FOR
ACCUSE HENRY FORD
FUNDS TO SPREAD
OF LIBELING JEWS
SYNAGOGUE PLANS
(Continued From Page
1.)
The letter from Mr. Freiberg fol
lows:
Mr. Isaac Goldberg:
Detroit, Mich.
Dear Sir:
You are president of your con-
gregation. You realize more
than any one else the responsi-
bility that falls on its to take care
of our religion. Certainly, the
obligation rests on the presidents
of the congregations to see that
our National religious institutions
have 100 per cent subscribers in
each congregation.
It is of vital importance that
the campaign which we are now
conducting shall not fail. 1 am
making this personal appeal to
you, not only because of the
Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations, which is a national
organization, but for the sake of
your own city. Judaism must suc•
ere(' everywhere.
Will you at least once a week,
get in touch with the chairman of
the catnpiagn and find out what
he is doing; help him if he needs
help and give fines the necessary
encouragement if that will help
hits.
It is very difficult to write a
letter every day to each chairman
because it is too great an under-
taking. However, when you sit
in an I Slice from 500 to 1,000
miles away from a chairman, who
is helping to perpetuate a great
cause or, failing to do so, you
not only want to write everyday.
but in the absence of replies, you
feel like telegraphing and once
in awhile.you even have to call
up by long distance.
Of course, it is every man's
business. but I belies, In appeal-
ing to the presidents of the con-
gregations. I am appealing to
the men W ho have been chosen
by the Jewish people of their civil
city to be the guardians of the
Jewish cause. Everybody has his
own business to attend to, but
it is our additional business to at-
tend to this thing just as a busi-
ness house would conduct its af-
fairs.
('lease do not let the campaign
lag, If we are going to have
Judaism for the future, we must
have workers today. A line from
you about conditions in your cite
would he a great encouragement.
With kindest regards, I am.
Very sincerely yours,
J. WALTER FREIBERG,
President
(Continued From Page 1.)
tial zones and park spaces. Land-
owners are advised to consult with
the local commissions before they at-
tempt building operations, and are
warned that the law already provides
a means by which a certain amount
of control can be exercised over new
buildings and streets within the areas
of the proposed plans, even before the
A star of guidance o'er life's troubled ocean,
A sunbeam flashing tempest-clouds in twain,
The wafted fragrance deepening, soul emotion
The benediction won from heights of pain.
A voice familiar with melodious calling;
A solemn adjuration from on High;
A veiled and tender glory, earthward falling
From unseen altars, 'neath eternal sky.
Pathetic memories of a father's blessing,
When thornless roses crowned the lifted head;
The gentle touch of mother-hands caressing,
Ere Cypress paths to desert-wanderings led.
All-conquering joy of new-found inspiration,
That healing balm pours on the longing breast ;
The life ennobles that in consecration
Keeps evermore the day of holy rest.
-
—A DAUGHTER OF JUDAH.
Palestine Mourns
Loss of Bianchini
— —
Fate of Italian Naval Hero
Wrapped in Mystery; Be-
lieved Held by Arabs.
Jewish Palestine is mourning the
death
. of
. Commandante Alesandro
-el I Bianchini, though it still clings
to the hope that lie may be a prisoner
of the Bedouins who attacked the
Hedjaz Railway train in which lie was
a passenger en route from Damascus
t o Deraan. If he is dead, lie suffered
the fate of an innocent bystander in
a quarrel in which lie had absolutely
no interest, between extreme Arab
nationalists and the moderates who
favored the deposition of Emir Fej,sal
because of his opposition to The
French. The train was attacked be-
cause it bore as passengers the Prime
Minister, and the Ministers of War
and Interior who were gathering peti-
tions for the removal of Feisal.
Commandante Bianchini, a brilliant
Italian naval officer, was returning to
Jerusalem from Damascus whither lie
had gone on a mission for his
GOV -
eminent. Renowned throughout Italy
as the "Savior of Venice" and about
to be appointed an Admiral, he was
A loyal Jew and ardent Zionist. He
was loaned by his government to the
has furnished any evidence that there
is such an organization. And since
the first premise, on which all the
other charges are based, is absolutely
false, all the accusations are equally
false.
"There being no secret or public
political international Jewish organi-
zation, there is no attempt on the part
of Jews for world domination. The
charge is a monstrous lie that has
been foisted upon the world and that
is being used for sinister and selfish
purposes by unscrupulous publishers,
writers, speakers and politicians.
"It is easy, as has been done by
these anti - Semitia;lte collect a few
names, like Karl Marx, Bela Kun,
Ilerzl, Trotzky and ethers, and cull a
few sentences of their writings, di-
vorced from their contexts, and thus
show that the Jews are individualists,
Socialists, Bolsheviki, Zionists and QUIS CUSTODIET IPSOS
what not, who care only for the over- CUSTODES?
throw of all governments in order to
Mr. Arthur Stiebel tells us this
establish their own.
week that the financial position of
Mass of Jews Against Bolshevism the Board of Guardians is desperate.
"These anti-Semites entirely ignore The Board of Guardians has for so
the fact that the Zionists, Socialists many years taken upon its shoulders
and liolsheviki who happen to carry the entire burden of the Jewish poor,
Jewish names are only a handful in that when its bankers will no longer
comparison to the great bulk of Jew- continue their overdraft, and when
ish people throughout the world who there are no funds coming in to put
are not only not in sympathy with matters straight, it seems that some
Zionism, socialism, Bolshevism, but of us must lie forgetting our duty.
who actually denounce these attempts Non-Jews make a point of telling us
at separate forms of governments. how they appreciate the fact that we
And the anti-Semites also ignore the keep our poor off the public rates.
fact that 99 per cent, if not more, of For 60 years the Board has vindicated
all the radicals who seek the over- our communal independence, and
throw of established lawful govern- many a prosperous American family
ments are non-Jews.
today may have cause to look back
"The most vehement writers, teach- withgratitude on the help given to
ers and leaders of Socialism and Bol- an earliergeneration of its members
shevism have repeatedly averred their by the Board when they came to
disbelief in God and religion. They England from Russia or Poland en
do not claim, when they are sincere, route for America.
to be either Jews or Christians, and
The great increase in the cost of
it is therefore the grossest malice for living has made charitable people
the anti-Semites to Class them as more sparing in their gifts, and the
Jews, and then to libel all Jews be- needs of the demobilised Jewish sol-
cause of the revolutionary writings diers have been a heavy drain upon
and ideals of a few who themselves its resources. Mr. Stiebel, who only
repudiate and denounce all affiliation succeeded Mr. Leonard Cohen as
with Jews; nay, who like Trotzky and President of the Board this year, asks
others make war upon the very Jews for 8125,000. Without it, the Board
who are condemned for their doings." must go out of business. An ironical
Rabbi Silverman declared that there touch is added to this situation by
would never be a Jewish nation or a the fact that Mr. Stiebel is a highly
Jewish army or navy with which to placed bankruptcy official. Let us
dominate the world. "And Mr. Ford hope that he will not have to take
and other anti-Semites must have official and professional cognisance of
poor vision if they see red wherever his own honorary duties.
they behold a few Zionists," con-
tinued Dr. Silverman.
"But it is claimed that Jews seek to DOUBT JEWISH ARMY
dominate the world politically and
ORGANIZE IN PROSKUROV
financially and thus make themselves
masters. Not a scintilla of evidimce
Warsa•.—"Olishtoie Delo" brings
is advanced for such aproposition. All
the news of the organization in Pros-
factspoint to the contrary.
JEWS FLEE TO POLAND.
WARSAW—Tn fear of the Bolshe-
viki, Ukrainian Jews are fleeing to Po-
land, local newspapers report. About
200 people are arriving in Poland from
l'roskurov every day, so that the
town itself will very shortly lose all
new regulations are set into force. of its Jewish population.
Zionist Commission to Palestine on
the creation of that body, in Novem-
ber, 1917, by Great Britain. He loved
Palestine with all the ardor of a na-
tionalist Jew and Palestine loved hint
for the wisdom and courage he dis-
played in aiding the development of
the Jewish Homeland. His last act
for Jewish Palestine was performed
at San Remo where he won over the
Italian members of the Peace Con-
ference,
Nitti and Giolitto, to the in-
.
c uston of the British mandate over
Palestine in the Turkish treaty.
A Jewish physician who was on the
same train has readied Haifa dis.
guised as a Bedouin. Ile says Ilion-
chini is a prisoner. An Arab Sheik
tells the same story, adding that the
Italian officer was shot in the arm be-
fore his identity was ascertained. The
"Door Ilaymn" a Palestine newspaper
has sent a man "to climb every hill
and scour every valley" until the fate
of Bianchini is determined.
CHOLERA IN WARSAW.
WARSAW.—A
case of Asiatic
cholera appeared in this city. Its vic-
tim, a working girl, died in the St.
Stanislaus hospital. In connection
with previous announcements of quar-
antine in the territory east of Brest.
Litovsk, Bialystok, and Grayevo, the
matter appears serious to the health
authorities. Typhus and scarlet fever
are also raging in Warsaw.
A Daniel Come to Judgment.
I note with some interest that com-
ments from Mr. Ilenry Goodwin
Rooth upon the morals and manners
of Jews have suffered a slump recent-
ly. Mr. Rooth is Police Court Mag-
istrate at Old Street, a crowded busi-
ness quarter of the City of London.
There is no doubt that he gets his
fair share of unpleasant cases; but
that does not excuse him when lie
asks, as he so often does, "Why don't
you go back to your own country and
settle your disputes there?" The
function of a magistrate is to admin-
ister the law, not to comment on the
presence of Jewish litigants in the
Court. lie above all men should
know that honourable and decent
Jewish citizens are quite busy enough
in safeguarding the good name of the
community, without requiring his
stimulus of general insult.
No fiction is more generally current among our enemies than
that the ho useof Israel represents a union of forcesworking closely PLAN ZONING LAWS
together along every line of endeavor. Indeed it is upon this fiction
FOR ANCIENT CITY No Nation Has "Jewish Vote"
(Continued from Page One.)
that most of the Anti-Semitic propaganda, which is now being so
"In no nation of the world is there
widely circulated, bases itself. Aml yet anyone who knows the he averted in Palestine, which is still a Jewish
vote.
There is ample room for
truth, must recognize that flit great tragedy in modern Israel is the half-empty.
In America political leaders are
new towns and quarters. We have
fact that it represents a house divided against itself.
constantly
in a quandary as to the
in Prof. Geddes one of the world ex-
vote.' They cannot figure on
Not only is this true from the religious standpoint where, despite perts and it is our duty to see to it 'Jewish
it,
and
it
is
well
known that Jews vote
that the new quarters in Jerusalem
our community of faith, there are wide differences of interpretation and
Haifa are built in a manner fit for the man whom they prefer, often
among us, so that the breach between extreme Orthodox and ex- for bunion beings. It is the duty of voting against a Jew if they do not
treme Radical, or, for that matter, between the ardent Zionist and the government to supervise such favor his political views.
the rabid Anti-Zionist, scents well-night unbridgeable, but in mat- things. We may hope to have here o "We never seek to get a Jew into
ffice and frown down upon any at-
ters political, and even social, there is no unanimity of action among noble cities with parks and open tempt
of any one to deliver a so-
Jews whose individuality is and has always been a predominant spaces, designed, not in the foreign called
'Jewish vote.'
extraneous style, but breathing the
"To claim that the Jews seek finan-
characteristic. Would that there were a closer union of forces spirit of the land, representing the
ideals of those who work for its cial domination is just as absurd as
among us. Would that our various organizations might work in hest
upbuilding."
to charge that they seek political con-
truer harmony one with the other. Would that it might be possible The official announcement by Gov- trol. Jews in many countries belong
to have a single spokesman rather than a dozen or. a hundred at a ernment House, Jerusalem, of the or- to the poorest of the poor, for they
time like this, each airing his own views that in many cases are con- dinance creating the city and town are constantly suffering through rob-
planning commission which followed bery, privation and persecution.
tradictory to those held by a majority of his fellow-Jews.
"The Jews, far from seeking finan-
closely in the High Commissioner's
No greater service could be rendered to Israel than to bring the speech states that the plans will regu- cial domination of the world, would
late
not
only
be
content with a competency and
the character and height
warring elements among us into closer cooperation so that we might
at least show to our enemies a united front. We fear, however, that of buildings, the open spaces sur- peace. The motto of the Jews is
'Live
and let others live.' based on
them, but will also define
the spirit of individualism is too pronounced among us to permit us rounding
zones to which specific trades and in- the golden rule of Moses. 'Thou shalt
to indulge the hope of such a happy consummation in the near dustries will be restricted, residen- love thy fellow man as thyself.'"
future.
Our Catholic friends present an example of what a real organiza-
tion of forces can accomplish. They proved it in particular in the
overwhelming defeat of the Anti-Parochial School Bill at the recent
election. Jews could accomplish much did they stand united, but
they will 'not. They think and act as individuals, and, what is
more, there are too many among them who aspire to leadership.
satisfied, when reports come of fur-
ther ill-treatment of the Jews in Po-
land, by the excuse that Warsaw is
being annoyed by the Minority
Treaties. Let the Poles give proof
over a reasonable period of time that
they want to give their 3,000,000 Jews
a square deal, and the moment may
come when the minority statute will
lapse because there is no further
need for the protection which it guar ,
a lit ee s.
THE JEWISH MOTHER
kurov of a Jewish battalion to fight
for Petlura and against the Bolshe-
viki. The battalion will carry its own
blue flag.
Jewish newspapers in Warsaw
doubt the 'accuracy of the report.
They maintain that it would be most
unbelievable that in Proskurov, where
the soil is full of Jewish blood shed
by Petlura's soldiers, Jews should or-
ganize to fight for that same mur-
de ous chieftain.
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