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MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL VIII. NO. 26.
FIRST SERMON BY
0) ASSISTANT RABBI
IS GIVEN NOV. 14
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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1920.
Holds Service Here
Death Ends Career
) Of Jacob Wertheim
Large Contributor to Jewish Char-
ities; Active in War
Savings Plan.
Declares Basis of Judaism Lies in
Conduct, Not Code; in Deeds
Not Dogmas.
ARTICLES AND BELIEFS
CONSPICUOUSLY ABSENT
llenry J. Berkowitz of Cincinnati,
selected as assistant to Dr. Leo M.
Franklin, following his graduation
from the Hebrew Union College, de-
livered his first sermon, "Judaism—a
Program for Life," at Temple Beth
El, Sunday morning, Nov. 14.
Mr. Berkowitz took as his text, "In
all thy ways thou shalt know Him."
(Prov. 3:6).
The Jew, he declared, stood often
confounded when asked for the arti-
cles of his belief. for the reason that
Judaism is, primarily, based upon con-
duct, not creed; Jews must perform
their religion, not codify it: they must
act it, not confess it; live it and not
memorize it.
Unlike the Christian Church, Jewry
has no Thirty-nine Articles of Beliefs,
no Westminster or Augsburg Confes-
sion. It is ungoverned by the pro-
ceedings of any apostolic council.
Opens Discussion.
"To say that we have no creed is
erroneous. But to say that we have
a creed opens the way to endless dis-
cussion," said Mr. Berkowitz. "Dare
we take for our guidance the bulky
tonics of the ancient Talmud, full of
legalistic twistings and abstruse law
codes? May we consult only the
Shulhan Aruk, the work of one Jew,
who, because he could put the Tal-
mudic Law into a handy edition won
popular favor even to this day? Can
we quote the thirteen articles of the
philosopher Maimonides and say that
they are the things that a Jew be-
lieves?"
"No, we cannot, for we will find
a whole group of equally earnest Jew-
ish thinkers of the past who reduced
the Maimonidean code to only five
beliefs and even to three! Do not
these old dust-covered volumes speak
eloquently of the attempts that Jews
have made for centuries to give some
definite things which they can repeat
when asked point blank, 'What do
Jews believe?'"
"Our text, in poetic form, gives the
single answer to this dilemma. 'In all
thy ways, thou shalt know Him' means
only that 'In all thy life thou shalt
know God is there' and in that reali-
zation we accept the responsibility
of righteous conduct. We worship
God by right living, not by rote for-
mula."
RABBI ABBA HILLEL SILVER.
MEMBERS OF PISGAH
LODGE GIVE $5,400
Community Fund Benefited By
Contributions of 120 Who
Attend Men's Party.
Five
thousand, four hundred dollars
was pledged to the Detroit Commun•
icy Fund at the "Stag" given by
Pisgah Lodge, No. 34, I. 0. B. B.,
Monday, Nov. 15, in its club-rooms,
25 Broadway.
Contributions to the Fund began to
pour in following a stimulating ad-
dress by Louis Cohane, a volunteer
worker in the campaign. The amount
pledged represents the subscriptions
of only 120 members.
Mr. Cohane explained the workings
of the Detroit Community Fund
which this year will care for 61 local
institutions and charities, The con-
solidation of money-raising efforts,
Mr. Cohane showed, minimized the
overhead and saved the citizens of
Detroit the annoyance of recurrent
appeals. Of the $2,560,000 that the
Fund hopes to raise in the third an-
nual campaign. approximately $80,000
will he used for distinctly Jewish pur-
poses, Mr. Cohane stated, the United
Jewish Charities receiving $79,859 and
the Fresh Air Society, $9221.71. The
Joint Distribution Committee will also
he provided for in the $500,000 budget
allowed for the Foreign Relief work.
. Great erOusiasm was manifested
at the disk of Mr. Cohane's talk.
The amount pledged was subscribed
within a •few minutes. Individual
No Pithy Sentences.
subscriptions by members not present
at the meeting will more than triple
"In all our ways we are commanded
the figure it is thought.
to know Him, not man-made dogmas
concerning Hint. This is the thing
Dr. I. Kaufman Speaks.
which makes Judaism unique. Surely
A feature of the evening was an in-
our literature leaves us no doubts as
teresting talk by Dr. I. Kaufman, of
to what constitutes right living. It is
the Jewish Publications Society. Dr.
the same for all Jews. There is a
Kaufman discussed the anti-Semitic
common fixed, immovable standard
artciles appearing in Ford's "Dear-
of, right conduct which is the most
horn Independent." He termed them
powerful dogma of all. Granted that
a menace to American Jewry and
it is not formulated in pithy Sen-
urged steps to combat them.
tences, easily memorized. Yet there
A program of entertainment was ar-
is no latitude allowable in a definite
ranged by Leon Goldsmith, chairman
and prescribed type of moral life."
of the entertainment committee. I.
"Those who say that Judaism is, Leonard Braun, director of Pisgah
for them, open to the greatest breadth Lodge Glee Club, sang ''Eili, Eili."
of interpretation must mean that they A light lunch, soft drinks and smokes
are granting themselves too much If- were served.
cense in the type of life they are lead-
ing. Since Judaism is a religion of
conduct and not of creed, it becomes
doubly hard to be a true Jew."
"l'erhaps that is why our rabbis
made the outlook so unpleasant for
those who wished to join the Jewish
fold. They knew' that it was difficult
Will Speak on "The Jew'. Th•nkegiv-
for a man to say to himself, 'My life
ins" at Morning Service; to
is in my hands to do with as I may.
Young People in Evening.
If I steal, if I murder, if I commit
all the crimes in the calendar, 1 ant
blaspheming God and declaring open-
l'rof. Max L. Margolis, lecturer on
ly that I am heretic. I am respon- Bible literature at Dropsie College.
sible for my acts and as I live so is Philadelphia, will he the speaker at
the allegiance I have to my God.'"
the special Thanksgiving service to
Judaism Harder.
TURKEYS TO BE GIVEN
AT B'NAI BRITH CLUB
CARD PARTY, DANCE
Thanksgiving turkeys of the pre-
war variety will be distributed In
Prizes at the special card party and
dance to be given by the B'nai Brith
Club for members only and their
ladle. next Tuesday evening, Nov. 23.
Mr, Jack Langer, chairman of the
Entertainment Committee, Is exerting
every effort to make the evening an
enjoyable one.
rinses orchestra will furnish the
music for the dancing. Wilfred Gold-
man, member of the Pisgah Lodge
Glee Club, will entertain with popular
Wig bits.
Founded Big Cigar Firm.
Mr. Wertheim was the salesman
and head of the firm, disposing of the
output. Mr. Kerbs was the factory
manager and tobacco buyer. Schiffer
(Continued On Page 4.)
SEEK FUNDS FOR
MEDICAL AID OF
EUROPEAN JEWRY
Detroit Society Plans Dries for $10,•
000 Nor. 23-Dec. bj Has
Collected $1,500.
Represent. Jewish Community at Nine,
tecnth Annual Service
Jews of Detroit will be particularly
interested in the nineteenth annual
community Thanksgiving service
which is to take place at Orchestra
Hall next Thursday morning, because
of the fact that the sermon is to be
delivered by Rabbi Abbe Hillel Silver
of Cleveland. Rabbi Silver is recog-
nized as one of the foremost plupit
orators in this country. He is a very
keen thinker and a leader in the civic
and communal affairs of his city.
The community Thanksgiving serv-
ice, which is now itt its nineteenth
year, was started by a small group
of liberal clergymen of whose orig-
inal number Rabbi Franklin is the
only one still resident in Detroit. The
service as usual will be participated in
by representatives of the various 're-
ligious denominations.
As it is expected that Orchestra
Hall will he filled to Its capacity, it is
suggested that those wishing to at-
tend the service should come as
promptly as possible, for the service
will begin promptly at 10 a. m. The
general public is cordially invited. ,
CHALLENGES FORD
TO START INQUIRY
Editor of American Hebrew De-
mands Proof That Race Aims
To Rule the World.
NEW YORK—Isaac Landman, edi-
tor of The American Hebrew,, made
public here a challenge telegraphed to
Henry Ford demanding an investi-
gation of the charge that a conspiracy
exists "to establish a Jewish imperial-
ism the world" and a publication
of the findings.
The American Hebrew offers to
defray the expenses of such an in-
vestigation conducted by detectives
named by Henry Ford, provided the
detectives are approved by the Chief
of the Secret Police of the United
States. The publication agrees to
hind itself to obtain publication of
the report in 100 leading newspapers,
provided that Mr. Ford makes a re-
traction in The Dearborn Indepen-
dent, if the charge cannot be substan-
tiated. The charge is as follows:
You allege that there exists a con-
spiracy "to establish a Jewiph im-
perialism over the world."
You state that "if such a program
of world imperialism exists today it
must exist with the cognizance and
active support of certain individuals,
and these individuals must have some-
where an official "
You assume that your allegations
and statements are true, and all the
articles that have appeared in your
publication have been based on these
assumptions.
American Jews have no knowledge
of such a conspiracy, are entirely out
of sympathy with such a cause, would
oppose it with every means at their
command.
If you can prove your assertions,
the Jews of America will help you to
fight such a conspiracy. They will
even accept your leadership in this
matter.
The American Hebrew makes this
offer to you:
We will raise and place at your dis-
posal a fund, adequate in size, to de-
fray the costs of engaging the serv-
ices of the world's leading detectives.
to unearth this conspiracy and bring
to light the conspirators. The de-
tectives you select, however, must be
approved by the Chief of the Secret
Service of the United States govern-
ment.
We agree to publish the findings of
this investigation in 100 leading daily
newspapers of the large cities of the
United States, provided, however, that
true copies of the original report be
furnished The American Hebrew.
Should the investigation fail to sub-
stantiate your charges:
1—That a Jewish world-imperialism
exists (locating its center);
2—That certain individuals have
cognizance of it (giving their names);
3—That certain individuals are ac-
ively supporting it (specifying their
nets); and
4—That there is somewhere an of-
icial head of this world-imperialism
'exposing hima
mu agree that you will publicly admit
hat you are mistaken and will reveal
he influences brought to oear on you
publish the articles in your paper.
The Jews of America demand that
nu either prove your assertion, con-
eetely, or admit your error.
We hope you will accept this chat-
^nge.
At a meeting of the Jewish Medical
Relief Society, a newly organized
body, held at the residence of Dr. M.
Benmosche, Thursday, Nov. 11, plans
were formulated for the launching of
a $10,000 drive for funds to purchase
medical and surgical supplies for the
sick in Russia, Poland and Ukrainia.
The drive will begin Nov. 23 and will
end Dec. 5.
The Jewish Medical Relief society
was organized a few months ago and
is composed of Jewish doctors, den-
tists, druggists and nurses. The so-
ciety meets every Thursday at the
homes of its members. Dr. Ben
mosehe is president, L. J. Small, re-
cording secretary and Morris Schech-
ter, financial ecretary and treasurer.
The society, which is operating in-
dependently of any other foreign re-
lief agency, has already collected
$1,500 for its purpose.
An Ultimate Purpose Committee
appointed by Dr. Benmosche and
composed of Dr. L. Altschuler, Mor-
ris Schechter, Mark Mitslikun and Dr.
Joseph 11. Kass, has been instructed
to determine the most expedient and
efficient method of purchasing the
supplies and transporting them to
foreign countries. Whether they
will be purchased in this country and
be given at the Shaarey Zedek shipped abroad or the money simply
synagogue. Thursday morning, Nov. forwarded for the same purpose has
25, at 10:30 a. tn.
not yet been determined. The com-
l'rof. Margolis has chosen for his mittee will report at the next meet-
subject "The Jew's Thanksgiving." ing to be held Thursday, Nov. 18, at
A special musical program will be the residence of Dr. I. B. Goodman.
randered by Cantor Minkowsky and
The society has pledged its co-op-
his choir. The public is cordially in- eration in the consolidated drive of
vited.
the Federation of Ukrainian Jews of
Prof. Margolis is also scheduled to
klichigan and the People's Relief for
address the Young l'eople's Auxil-
clothing and medical supplies to be-
iary of ShaarevneZcedek attvheirregular gin Nov. 23.
Wednesday,
' I da y. No 24, , Men
he will lecture on "The Truth About
MIZRACHI MEETING AT
Jews and Judaism."
THE. AMERICAN HEBREW.
BALTIMORE SUCCESSFUL
The Auxiliary meeting begins at
Isaac Landman, Editor.
R:30. In additibn there will be an
Mr. Landman issued the following
unusual program of entertainment.
One of the most enthusiastic and
tatement with his challenge:
Successful conventions in the history
"The time for equivocating has
of the Ntizrachi organization was con
assed. Effective action must be tak-
eluded Thursday, Nov. II, following
to put an end to anti-Semitism in
three-day session at Baltimore, ac
.merica.
cording to Rabbi Judah I.. Levin
"The only head that has lifted itself
member of tbe Executive Board, wit,
igh enough to attract real attention
was in attendance at the meet.
that of Mr. Henry Ford of Detroit.
Representatives were present frost
Jewish Spirit Intensified With Rabbi's
"The American Hebrew places be-
every ld izrachi branch in this coun • are the Jews of America a definite
Gaming, Is Report.
try and abroad. Dr. I. Epstein, o
an to counteract the baneful effects
The Hague, Holland, a into
c
Mr. Ford's anti-Jewish propaganda
The Detroit friends of Rabbi Sam- the National Fund Committee, an
td to reveal its source.
uel S. Mayerberg, who until recently one of the outstanding figures at th
'It takes the form of a challenge—
challenge which, if accepted, will
was Assistant Rabbi of Temple Beth convention, emphasized the necessit
.ove conclusively that Mr. Ford's
El of this city, will be interested In of acquiring land in Palestine wit'
out
delay.
He
was
supported
in
It
atements
are patently untrue—prob-
reports coming from Dayton, 0., the
fly vicious, malicious, if not crimi-
stand by G. Bublick, .editor of tl
seat of his new pulpit.
"Tageblatt," in a report of condition
Rabbi Mayerberg is reported to
"Accompanying this statement is
in the Holy Land. Steps were on
have capacity audiences at all of his lined for a land campaign to be he
e concrete way in which it is atte-
7riday night services where he by by every Mizrachi society in the U.
sted that Mr. Ford be called to ac-
ant.
begun a series of sermons on "A
Rabbi Meyer Levin, of New Yor'
'Every Jew in the world knows that
Modern Application of the Ten Com- was elected president of the nation
e assertion of a worldwide Jewish
mandments".
organization. Rabbi Levin of th
.tion is a damnable lie invented by
A Men's Temple Club has been or- city was re-elected on the Executi•
nspira'cy of any kind arra , nst any
'tanked by Rabbi Mayerberg in the Board. Rabbi Aishiskin was nom,
cation is a damnable lie invented by
Dayton Temple with a membership on the Propaganda committee.
e anti-Semite. It is nor bet ef that
Other Detroiters who attended we
of over 100. Bible classes and normal
e disinterested
sag-
I. Levin, president of the local orga
classes bare also been successfully
est and the wide publication of the
izatien, Rabbi Thumin, Rabbi Aisl
dings 'will nail this lie for all time.
started. A general re-awakening of
skin and L Dann.
we fight in the court of American
Jewish interest is said .to be felt
A complete report of the conve
blic opinion we are assured of fair
throughout the Jewish community of tion proceedings is printed elsewhe
a square deal and an honest vet.-
Dayton.
in this issue.
ict."
MARGOLIS, DROPSIE
COLLEGE LECTURER,
AT SHAAREY ZEDEK
"Such statement is much harder for
a man to make than to have him say,
'I accept the dogma of a Savior who
lied to save all mankind from sin.
believe in Him and on my deathbed
I will acknowledge His sovereignty.
and although I have broken the ten
commandments repeatedly in my life-
time, yet my evil conduct is wiped
out solely because I believe.'"
Mr. Berkowitz declared that "we
dare not use the Temple as a mask,
and attendance at its services as .a
substitute for religious practice. We
can not come into this place of wor-
ship with the consciousness of a life
outside that is full of absolute denial
of those things for which the sanc-
tuary stands."
One of the largest audiences of the
year attended morning services to
hear Mr. Berkowitz, who will return
to Detroit from time to time until
his period of graduation, to acquaint
himself with the needs of the com-
munity and his future duties as as-
sistant to Dr. Franklin.
NEW YORK—Jacob Wertheim,
for many years one of New York
City's foremost Jews, died at 9:30
o'clock, Sunday morning at his home,
182 West Forty-eighth street, in his
sixty-second year. Mr. Wertheim
had been ill for several months. He
would have been 62 years old tomor-
row. He retired front business in
1913, but continued to take an active
part in many charities, notably the
Federation for the Support of Jewish
Philanthropic Societies and the Joint
Distribution Committee.
Mr. Wertheim from a humble be-
ginning became the head of the larg-
est independent cigar manufacturing
concern in this country. He also had
an active share in the development
of the automotive industry And at one
time was a director of the General
Motors Corporation.
He was born in Hartford, Conn.,
the son of Baruch and Henrietta
Wertheim, both of whom emigrated
from Germany in 1850. Ilis father
soon after became a hide merchant
in New York City. Jacob attended
the public schools of this city and
when fourteen years old started out
to make his own way in life. Ile cast
about for several years to find the oc-
cupation which suited him best, leav-
ing one job after another as unsuit-
able. Friends yesterday related that
at the end of a trip across the conti-
nent Mr. Wertheim found himself in
San Francisco with but $25 in 'his
pocket.
After working there was a short
time lie returned and opened a tiny
cigar store at Third avenue and
Fifty-fourth street with his brother,
Solomon, who later succeeded his
father as a dealer in hides. Jacob
made the cigars which were sold in
the little shop. Then additional work-
ers were employed, and in due time
hr formed a partnership with the late
Walter A. Schiffer. Soon he effected
a series of consolidations, the first of
which was the bringing in of the firm
of Kerbs & Spies on Jan. I, 1889,
forming the firm of Kerbs, Wertheim
& Schiffer.
RABBI SILVER WILL
TALK THANKSGIVING
Per Year, $3.00; Copy, 10 Cent.
Envoy Pledges Aid
To Jews in Poland
Prince Lubomirski Admits Per-
secutions, But Says Death
Penalty Is Exacted.
NEW YORK.—A conference be-
tween representatives of American
Jewry and I'rince Casimir Lubomir-
sky, newly appointed Polish ambas-
sador to this country, relative to al-
leged persecutions of men and wom-
en of the Jewish faith in I'oland, has
taken place, at the request of the am-
bassador, at the \Valdorf. For the
first time, a l'olish official admitted
that Jews in that country have been
maltreated by citizens and soldiers,
but the ambassador added that his
government was so anxious to end
these conditions that already l'olislt
soldiers have received death penalties
for their treatment of Jews.
The men who talked with Prince
Lubomirski were Judge Julian W.
Mack, Louis Marshall, Rabbi Ste-
phen S. Wise, Morris Rothenberg,
Gedalia 13ublick, Judge Gustave Hart-
man, Bernard G. Richards, Jacob
Ginsberg, Solomon Bloomgarten
(Yelloash), and William Edlin. With
the ambassador was Stephen Grotow-
ski, Polish consul-general in New
York.
Would Carry Out Treaty.
The Jewish delegation made an
earnest plea that the so-called minor-
ity treaty promulgated on June 28
and confirmed by the Polish Diet be
carried out. To do this they deemed
the following action to be necessary:
"To issue immediate orders to the
Polish army forbidding attacks upon
the persons or interference with the
property of Jewish inhabitants in
Poland.
"To issue similar proclamations ad-
dressed to all civilians and to take
such measures as shall bring the same
to the attention of the entire public.
"To prohibit the display or dis-
semination of all posters, signs and
placards and flue circulation of all
newspapers and other publications
that may incite or tend to provoke at-
tacks upon the Jews.
"To take such measures as shall be
necessary to enforce the several pro-
visions of the Minority Treaty, a
especially such as guarantee the ra-
cial, religious and linguistic minorities
of Poland freedom from political or
economic discrimination.
"To take especial precautions dur-
ing the period of demobilization of
the army to prevent excesses against
the Jews."
After the reading of the resolution
by Mr. Rothenberg, a discussion took
place lasting a few homers, in which
the Polish ambassador gave the dele-
gation assurances of fraternal good-
will on the part of his countryman
toward theirs. .
nd
RESENT ATTEMPT TO
PROSELYTIZE JEWRY
Leaders Unite in N. Y. in Blocking
Presbyterian Programs.
NEW YORK—Leading Jews of
America united during the week here
in protest against the announced pro-
posal of the l'resbyterian church to
undertake an evangelization campaign
among the Jews of this city. Through
the Unicn of American Hebrew Con-
gregations, a national organization of
Jewish synagogues, whose New York
headquarters are at 24 East Twenty-
first street, they issued a statement,
calling upon the Jews here and
throughout the country to reply to
the attempt to convert them, by
strengthening their allegiance to their
own religion and supporting its in-
stitutions more vigorously than ever
before.
The fact that the Presbyterian
church has nearly $200,0(X) available
for Jewish proselytizing while the
L'nion is at present endeavoring to
raise $3,500,000 in ten years for a fund
for revival of Judaism among Jews, is
stressed in the statement, made on
behalf of the Union by J. Walter
Freiberg of Cincinnati, president of
the Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregation s.
DRIVE STARTS FOR
UKRAINIAN RELIEF
Jewish Federation and Allied Or-
ganizations to Seek Cloth-
ing, Medicine.
incited to action by the tales of
suffering of their Jewish brethren in
foreign lands, the Ukranian Jewish
Federation will begin an intensive
drive for clothing and medical sup-
plies, Sunday, Nov. 21. They will
be assisted in their campaign by the
People's Relief and the Jewish Medi-
cal Relief Society.
A mass meeting will be held at
the Labor Lyceum Sautrday, Nov.
20, for volunteer workers to perfect
the plans of the campaign. The city
has been divided into districts, ac-
cording to Henry M. Abramovita,
chairman of the campaign committee,
each district to have its captain and
workers who will canvass their neigh-
borhoods thoroughly for contribu-
tions of clothing and medicaments.
Volunteers will meet Sunday morn-
ing, Nov. 21, at 9 o'clock, at Ettinger's
Income of British Institutions
Drained By Appeals for
Palestine.
SYSTEMATIC SPREAD OF
ANTI-SEMITISM IS SEEN
By Hon. Leopold Spero.
(London Correspondent, The Detroit
Jewish Chroniele)
LONDON.—Without prejudice it
may be wondered whether the Zion-
ists are not overdoing their appeals.
The various Palestine Restoration
Funds with their off-shoots for the
relief of our oppressed brethren 41
Central Europe and their transfer to
the national home in the Holy Land,
have an emotional appeal both to the
foreign and acclimatised elements
which the important communal chari-
ties lack. And yet it is grossly or(-
fair that the work which the Board
of Guardians, and the various homes
and orphanages which are kept up
by the charitable subscriptions, and
which for the past two generations
have preserved the social credit of
Jews in Great Britain, should find
suddenly that all the income upon
which they had grown to rely is be-
ing drained away by the appeal of
Palestine. These are days when peq-
pie are .very careful of their money,
even when it comes to giving to good
works. Again and again recently co-
religionists have left a statement in
their will, explaining why they have
made no charitable bequests, the ex-
planation being that they have given
willingly and freely during their lives
and could not afford in these days of
heavy taxation and expensive living
to penalize their own families.
Pity the Poor PhUantropist.
But, of course, it is this very in-
itt the cost of living which
crease
adds a further difficulty to the dis-
tracted philanthropist who is trying
to carry on double the work he did
before, with double the expense, and
without any increase of income.
There is still no response to the S. 0.
S. of the Board of Guardians., Those
who would give, apparently have
nothing; those who have to spare,
are keeping it. It is rightly being
said that if the work of the Board of
Hall, 614 St. Antoine street, corner Guardians, which has shouldered
for
of Brady street, and from there will
leave in automobiles and trucks to
the districts assigned. • •
A special canvass of , the business
districts will - take place Tuesday,
sixty years the entire relief of the
Jewish poor, is allowed to lapse for
want of funds, • new cause for J3rit-
ish anti-Semitism will be created;
The Zionists have a great task
Wednesday-and Thersdayi Nov. 23, before them, but they must not be
24 and 25. The drive. in the reef
Envoy Promises Changes.
in too much of a hurry. They can
The Polish minister later made the dential districts will continue indefi- congratulate themselves on a new re-
nitely. M. Shetzer is in charge of cruit who now appears upon Zionist
following statement:
"I endeavored to make clear to the
conference that for nearly two years,
owing to the war with Soviet Russia,
an abnormal state of affairs has ob-
tained in Poland and that such things
as those of which these gentlemen
complain were held by the govern-
ment in deepest reprobation. Now
that peace has Castle to Poland my
government, in accordance with its
traditional good-will to its Jewish
citizens, is sure to put forth every
endeavor in order to prevent any ex-
cesses and indignities against the
(Concluded on Page 5)
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the business district, while J. Schnei-
der will superintend the collections
in the residential neighborhoods.
The need of volunteer workers ano
of automobiles and trucks is empha-
sized by Mr. Abramovitz. Contri-
butions may, be brought at any time.
to Ettinger 's Hall, 614 St. Antoine
street, or will he called for if a re-
quest is phoned to Cherry 6000-J or
Cadillac 2061.
Cash donations for medical supplies
May be sent to the treasurer of the
Jewish Medical Relief Society, M.
Schechter, of Schechter's Pharmacy,
477 Hastings street.
At Home With Sammy
■
Little Chess Wizard Amazes Visitors
By M. F. Seidmann.
EW YORK—It is not a fairy
story or pure newspaper talk,
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out the real, earnest truth. It is the
story of a genius in the little body of
Samuel Rzeszewski.
I did not believe it at first. I was
under the impression that newspaper
reporters must have exaggerated a
great deal. I thought they might
have reduced his age and exaggerated
his work, and in such a manner cre-
ated the impression of a wonder child,
a great child genius.
Now lie is with us in America. I
saw him and observed hint and I
must apologize for my previous skep-
ticism.
Before I went to see hint, I met the
well known chess master, Charles
Jaffee, who told me that he had al-
pert players of the first rank and mag
nitwit-. Given any chess problem
which an expert player could no
solve in less than 15 or 20 minutes
the wonder-child will solve it withou
difficult) in two or three minutes a
the most, and add his own variations
to it.
"Ilis blind games are wonderful.
Ile plays quickly, originally and with
platforms regularly. This is Sir Al-
fred Mond, the war millionaire alkali
manufacturer of South Wales, and
political chief of the great Department
of Works which acts as a sort of
housekeeper to the Crown. Sir Al. ,
fred's father, the famous German
analytic chemist Ludwig Mond, was
born a Jew, but was converted. His
sons Alfred and Robert, the latter
one of the most eminent men of
science in this country, the former
one of its keenest business men and
politicians were brought up it the
Christian faith. Lady Mond is a
Christian. Until fairly recent years,
when his political opponents on the
Conservative side thought that he was
heating the all-British drum too loud-
ly for one of his origin, Sir Alfred
gave no public acknowledgment of
Hebrew birth or any hint of Jewish
sympathies. Lately, however, having
been subjected to a certain amount
of vulgar personal criticism and abuse
of his race, the First Commissioner
of Works has begun to feel reaction
towards Judaism, and within the list
year has come out openly as a cham-
pion of the Ziorist cause. claiming
his Jewish nationality even though
he has no claim to admission to the
Jewish religious fold. Sir Alfred has
opponents as well as supporters
among the Jews, but certainly the
Zionists will not reject so powerful
an adherent. Yet it is curious how
general the acceptation is that the
genuine cause of his new adherence
is those very personal attacks uppn
hint which have been made by those
who regard his Jewish descent as' a
disqualification for the full capacities
and privileges of British citizenship.
Here is an ancient moral brought up-
to-date for those who can read it
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PROPAGANDA AND
ANTI-SEMITICISM.
The decision of the Board of Depu-
ties of British Jews, which defends
the cause of oppressed Jewry through-
out the world by representations to
the British Governmees through its
Foreign Office, besides taking up the
domestic cudgels against such of our
fellow citizens as are too fond of dis-
sembling their love for us has decided
to establish a press 'agency and a
publication department to deal with
what they regarded as the perilous
INTERESTING REPORTS
OF RABBI MAYERBERG
COME FROM DAYTON, 0.
investigation we
BELIEVES PRESENT
NEEDS OF CHARITY
HURT BY ZIONISTS
growth of anti-Jewish propaganda in
this country. Opinions are divided as
to the wisdom of this course. Since
the war there have grown up a num-
ber of gutter publications supplement-
ing the old British anti-Semitic press.
The latest of these is called "Plain
English," and is a literary weekly
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ready met the boy. Jaffe spoke of
little Rzeszewski with a great deal of
enthusiasm almost the enthusiasm of
a young poet over his lany-love, Ile
described to me the wonderful con-
tributions of the young genius to the
theory of the royal game.
Here is
his statement:
Shows Remarkable Ability.
In the, game of chess, Samuel
Rzeszewski shows remarkable ability.
his own peculiar ideas and sugges-
tions. A few minutes will suffice for
him to find the hardest move and the
most complicated position." .
After this statement, we went to
SWISS PEOPLE DECIDE
QUESTION OF SCHECHITA
PARIS.—The Swiss government is
preparing to take a referendum on
the disputed question of "Shechita"
(the Jewish ritual form of killing ani-
mals), according to a dispatch from
see the wonder-child.
Zurich.
Considerable opposition to
We found him as he was playing the Jewish form of killing has been
with a little friend of the family, who raised and the government has been
came with him from Poland. Samuel called upon to suppress it, a number
R
ski was engaged in knocking of leading men of science and learn-
He surpasses in his mastery of the down his friend, jumping around and ing have publicly declared that they
upon
him and shouting that he would favor it, and the government has de-
game not only other players of his
cided to leave it to the decision of
own age, but the wisest and most ex-
(Continued fen rage
the people.