MNIMPOI. PAGE SIX fifElkrizonslirisnoi IRON ICL4 FLEDEFROIVEWISii of R ON ICLE 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 Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc. 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- Telephones: Cable Address: lic schools must be heartily resented. Only two ways are open to ists) have pressed forward blindly to Glendale 8326 Chronicle the accomplishment of a proper religious education of our children. an unobtainable goal, and have gath- LONDON OFFICE 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- 14 STRATFORD PLACE LONDON, E. C. 2, ENGLAND in the public schools would receive definite credit for work done in like of the Nationalists whom they their church schools, which, however, would have to be properly sought to make their victims. As if Subscription, in Advance 33.00 Per Year standardized and supervised. The other is for the churches them- the example of Prussia were not a sufficient warning, another band of To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach this selves to devise some means by which the children might receive Junkers, using religion as well as race office by Tuesday evening of each week. 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. 1861 1 "di 'lawless —/DiamoOs "Tor Christmas Diamond Rings, Bar Pins Brooches a n d Pendants Goods desired for Christmas will he held for later delivery upon a reasonable deposit or If charged, will upon request, be payable in Jan- uary. 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