• Tif6 *TIT kalSil 103/414AL PAGE FOUR DETEORI EWISI I6f R ONI CIfi MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co.. Joseph J. Cummins, President Inc. tattered as second.elass matter March 3. 1511, at the Postotlace at Detroit, Mich . under the Act of March 3, 111711. Jew and we appreciate Mr. Schermerhorn's comments 1 of upon the Dr. Hough's expression. The editorial referred to reads as follows: It is a good day to stand at the grave of racial and religious prejudice, to forget it rather than remember it, and please omit flowers. The late unlamented is not worth a cabbage leaf. Race, creed and clan were forgotten in the splendor of the na- tion's response when the call to arms resounded through the land. It was enough to know that all were Americans ready to do and dare and die for America. All through the casualty lists that came later were unpronounce- able names that proved to what extent the foreign born had stood by the country of their adoption. While decorating their graces it is a good time to highly resolve that we keep the slow poison of prejudice out of our system. Noth- ing is deadlier in its effects upon that spiritual broadness which makes for brotherhood and humanities. Nothing is more menacing to that oneness which goes to make up a glorious and unconquerable nation. Itlith (Our Tn ntrtninnariro rtiS011. Olf,i445 thr GiAS. i+. c.JOSEPH-,— oo REBUILDING THE WALLS OF ZION (Detroit Times.) Zion has made a noble sound in faith and song. "And so all Israel General Offices and Publication Building shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliver- 850 High Street West Cable Address: er." "Beautiful city of Zion" has Telephones: been chanted by the faithful, their Chronicle thoughts fixed upon the Eternal City. Glendale 8326 Now a new cry has been lifted LONDON OFFICE since the allies celebrated Christmas 1 ♦ STRATFORD PLACE in Jerusalem by virtue of General Al- LONDON, W. 1, ENGLAND lenby's triumphant invasion. "Re- See then today that the intolerance born of a race's material 13.50 Per Teal build the walls of Zion" has resound- Subscription, In Advance success or of a denomination's numerical superiority, is promptly ed throughout the world, chereing the entombed. To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach this hearts of devout exiles. Wistfully the A far better use to make of an ancient people's propensity for most ancient religionists and the un - 'Ere by Tuesday evening of each week. winning out in the business world is to emulate whatsoever charac- changed in the faith have contem - teristics they possess that make for legitimate thrift and gainfulness. Editorial Contributes plated the restoration of Palestine. RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN Much more becoming than deriding another denomination because The cry is upraised here through of its prosperity and cohesiveness, it is for other religious bodies to the visitation of a wise leader of the The Jewish Chronicle invitee correspondence on subjects of interest to the apply to their own upbuilding the methods, loyalties and consecra- Wold Zionist movement, Dr. Chaim Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an Indorsement of the view tions that account for the beslammed body of worshippers being at Weizmann, who was received with an wrestled by the writers. the forefront. acclaim and cordiality that must have It is an old saw that the clubs are found under the most fruitful cheered him mightily and caused him Iyar 26, 5681. tree in the orchard. June 3, 1921. to feel that the restoration of Zion racially, religiously, educationally, in- Dr. Lynn Harold Hough's appeal from the pulpit of Central dustrially, is lacking neither in ad- M. E. church for fair, unprejudiced appraisal of the Jew, his pat- herents nor loyalty in this city. riotism and his works, offers a happier conception of the beauty of Tolstoy heard the quest of his religion than the churchly zeal that reaches out to impugn or defame If in the mind of any American Jew there has been har- spirit answered by the silent humble those of another faith. pilgrims passing his estate in Russia bored a doubt as to the virility and the vitality of liberal Ju- Dr. Hough's disclosure of the flimsiness of the Russian docu- on their way to worship at Kiev. daism, it would have been utterly dissipated had he attended ments upon which recent indictments of the Semitic race have been They had what his hungry soul the significant gathering of representative Jews and Jewesses based, was complete; and he was equally convincing in bringing out sought; they threw light upon the in- the fallacy of condemning a people of a faith because of the lapses that took place last week in the city of Buffalo at the Twenty- trospection of a life that had tasted of certain of its adherents. of the material world and was not Seventh Biennial Council of the Union of American Hebrew The feeling that Detroit gained a notable accession to its ministry satisfied. Congregations. It is fair to say that seldom has there been when Dr. Hough came to the Central M. E. church has been strength- So much for a pilgrimage! Zion- assembled, under any auspices, a gathering more thoroughly ened tremendously by the broadness of his Memorial Sunday plea ism, as it is now taking hold of the for a real brotherhood among Americans regardless of origin or representative of the best for which the American spirit and Jewish race, has in it the highest tes- political or religious allegiance. timonial to the genuineness of faith the Jewish spirit stand. Not a section of the country front that neither the lapse of centuries the Atlantic to the Pacific or from the gulf to the metropolis nor the loneliness of exile could im- of Canada but had its delegates present. Men and women who The formal installation of Rabbi Henry J. Berkowitz as Pair' i stand foremost in the business and professional life of their llenst d f ' or:ico lenrf tu ol nii.eeivrege and communities were present. Many of them came at great per- I assistant minister of Temple Beth El brings to Detroit another u n stiseda wonderful land made scared by the i r aan- Ronal sacrifice, but there was not one among them all who did man who we confidently believe will leave his impress for the nals that this pilgrimage to restored not feel repaid for coming to a meeting so stimulating, so in- good upon the Jewish and community life Of our city. Paestine affords. Te h sentiment and l spiting, so conducive to an appreciation of the highest idealism 111r. Berkowitz, in his frequent visits to the city (luring the In s i e r i i t r u aa i 1 m oi f nt da raen d i nspirti r nug t ti o ve th tz inc sponsored by country and by faith as the meeting at Buffalo. past year, has made many warm friends and admirers who lost ' One note sounded clear above all others. In this country, feel that he will take up the important duties to be entrusted rose who feel that relig i on its hold. To him will be en- conscientiousness. the Jew who is faithful to the faith of his fathers and who lives A Growing Faith. (Copyright, 1921. By Chas. II. Joseph.) essess-e- The irony of fate. The tragedy of history. The unsympathetic judgment of posterity. Disraeli did work so hard to try to wipe off his Jewishness and to root up his Judaism. The Oriental dandy; the political fop; the poet-statesman; the flatterer of the queen; the honey• dew courtier; the amazing contradiction of great clear.headed Prime Minister and • sycophantic sob-artist. But the ooint I want to make is that Lytton Starchey, the brilliant historian, in his "Life of Queen Victoria," just out and the sensation of England at this writing, de- votes • chapter or two on Disraeli and •mong other things he saw "At the Congress of Berlin der ► Ite Jude carried all before him." That stinging sentence is enough to make Disraeli turn over in his grave. Think of it, Disraeli: this historian coils you in spit• of all you did to turn your back on your faith and your people—he calls you der alto Jude. So of what use was all the heartache, the sacrifice, the compromise with one's conscience that even when you are dead the cold, unsympathetic historian insists that the world remember that after all you were • Jew. By the way, if you want to read the most • ever published, fascinating story of Victoria and her reign that was get this book of Strachey's. It will keep you awake all night—it is so absorbingly interesting. I have great respect for Edward Alsoorth Ross, Ph. D., LL.D., and consider him as • sociologist and student of public problems, a man whose judgment is entitled to great consideration. But I may be pardoned if I am skeptical when I read that Professor Ross has at last given the world a book on the Russian Bolshevik revolution, which gives an impartial, objective and well informed history of these Ire- mendous months in Russia between the fall of the Czar and the break- ing up of the Constituent Assembly. Any human being who can give us light on Raisin• has not yet been discovered. Welcome, Rabbi Berkowitz. I to him with vigor and clean of hand and pure of heart has nothing to fear. The trusted in particular the supervision of the religious education' JEWISH-AMERICAN PAT- identity between the American ideal and the Jewish ideal was, of the youth of Temple Beth El and his contacts will be largely RIOTISM emphasized from many angles. The so-called Anti-Semitic' with they ounger men and women of the community. (The Jewish Tribune.) Gifted with a fine spiritual personality and endowed with', In a special dispatch from Boston crusade which has given much concern to many of our leaders — a creditable New York in the past was recognized as being of so little significance the buoyancy and the enthusiasm of youth, he will beyond to Die Zeit ily—it is told that in an cularly it is the ffspring of ignorance and of malice and par- I question exert a telling influence upon the young people who , Yiddish because ddress made made at the convention of 1 ill turn to him for guidance and ins iration. it is obviously un-Clqistian and un-American, the Arbeiter Ring — a Socialist labor because o ti will that it was deemed unworthy of mole than a passing notice , Rabbi Berkowitz comes to Detroit p under very happy aus- brotherhood — Congressman Si e y er London, of New York, advised his at Buffalo. Here the delegates ha&more serious business in . pices. Ile enters the ministry of Temple Beth El at a time comrades to "Read less Lenine and hand. Mdved by an unwavering conviction that nothing save when that congregation is facing the largest opportunities in T hilips.A w braham Lincoln and Wendel ore the unfaithfulness of the Jew himself can threaten the founda- I 11 history. He will receive a hearty welcome on all hands. " In spite of all the attacks upon tions of Israel's faith, the delegates were yet frank and unafraid all That he will be fully worthy of that welcome and the confidence Jewish patriotism, Mr. London's ad- in facing the fact that all is not well with Israel today even as h' h it bespeaks, we have no doubt. vice shows the admiration of the Jew all is not well with our sister faiths of every name. The un- w lc for America, his love for the Land of settlement of conditions following the World War which shook the Free. The Jew cannot forget the A Notable Achievement. m ri idalis; e gret a blessings of , A mecan the moral as well as the physical world to its foundations, has Congregation Shaarey Zedek is to be heartily congratu- r the gat re oppo r- found the Jew as it has found others, engulfed in materialism lated upon its fine achievement in acquiring what promises to th eni stig ply Amer i ca a f has given humanity tisu and in indifference to the appeal of spiritual things. deeply carved in his heart. But the Jew—just because he believes himself to be the be one of the most beautiful cemeteries in this country. The t, lisht9soof pat- Mr. London is ea.Soacnitai: God-appointed teacher of religioncan less than others afford laying of the cornerstone for the chapel of the cemetery last' ir yr a t ;:e t to let his spirit we within him. If as a sponsor of spiritual truth Monday was an event of moment in the community life. The t iisstms. islieuelst iotnh eat rs an ignorant i nd illiterate Jew-baitey fails, he fails altogether and there is no ,jug tification chapel will be a structure of stately dignity and will represent ar self the Jew - styled too per cent Americans , for his living on. This fact was frankly faced and in a num- upon its completion a noble monument to the beloved dead of t hough in reality they possess mor e ber of papers and discussions that were presented to the council Congregation Shaarey Zedek. nl. , of he i r s a s n n a kis em.adv y et than m per . a cent The cemetery itself has already taken on the appearance this same rn it found repeated emphasis. But the very fact that this was - attractive park and it will surely be a source of con true ylnI patriotism a, demonstrated his rue the case is the most hopeful sign in our religious situation. It of a most deep gratitude to and love. rest there to visit their proved is only when we are blind to our own faults and shortcomings fort to those whose loved ones shall for our his ountry, notwithstand br in og thh er is . that betterment is impossible. The moment we are awake to graves amid such beautiful surroundings. The Congregation' affiliation with the Socialist the fact that we are morally and spiritually less than we might has done well to acquire this site and the generosity of those hood. Mr. London has never followed the policy of those cranks who con- be, and as soon as we are clearly cognizant of our failure to • who have made it possible is to be highly commended. scantly proclaimed their supposed 100 realize our potential spirituality, we have made a forward step. per cent Americanism "at the gates, at the entry of the city and at the It is therefore a mistake to believe that any note struck at • coming in at the doors." It is the the Buffalo convention was the note of pessimism. It was true American who cannot see any rather distinctly an optimistic note that was sounded, inasmuch special virtue in serving America; to as even those who painted the darkest pictures of the prevailing him it is a duty and deserves no praise, and it is with the untrue religious situation were clear in their pronouncement that there American, who is so much surprised is a power in liberal Judaism to set things right. What is REPORTS 3,360 JEWISH As the cost of maintaining an at some accidental American act of needed above all else are two things: first, the emancipation orphan for a month is about four his that he cannot forget it and is ORPHANS IN PALESTINE pounds, 6,320 pounds are required as bound to advertise it. This kind of of the people from the thralldom of materialism, of greed for a monthly budget to keep them alive, American is composed of just those money and madness for pleasure and the awakening in them There are 3,360 Jewish war Dr. Pool said. In pleading for funds who build their patriotism upon of a sense of spiritual values, and then a whole-hearted co- fault-finding with th ir betters. Mr. orphans in Palestine, according to a in order that the orphan work will 1 operation between the pulpit and the pew. report received by the American not be destroyed, Dr. Pool said: " ou : London, as all Amer can Jews (with Two addresses made before the conference stand out, we Jewish Relief Committee from Dr. see by comparison with the actual ex- very, very few exceptions), show believe, as noteworthy contributions and, by strange coinci- David deSola Pool, Palestinian relief penditures in recent months how . their Americanism by their acts and we have curtailed our, not by loud talk. dence, they were both presented by gentlemen from Pittsburgh. director for the J. D. C. Dr. Pool drastically the orphans as follows: Full bud •et This, in itself, is a tragedy, Dr. Samuel Goldenson rose to great heights when he made his classifies made necessary by the lack of funds, GIVES UP JUDGESHIP orphans, 1,010; fatherless, 1,850; but there is no describing th tragedy plea for the greater spiritualization of Jewish life and Mr. mot herless, ev,h n, deserted r pa r en t s18 .5 n; d children TO SERVE ZION FUND if the amount we now ask for is not parents Marcus Aaron struck a note that was timely as it was forceful in his paper entitled "What the Layman Can Do for Judaism." are insane, chronic invalids, etc., 315. forthcoming." NEW YORK.—Bernard A. Rosen- L 1,1:t g t i , str ..,hto e si e uts tee r x m p roefd,olflIcse informedd Of significant importance, also, even though it seemed to some to be over-pessimistic in spirit, was the report on "Congrega- g11111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 11 1111 1111 LI: Mayor Ilylan that he will not be a ional AflTation " presented by the committee of which Dr. candidate for the permanent position Harris, of New York, is chairman. Indeed, the outstanding because of his decision to devote him- = self to the raising of funds for the feature of the convention, as already noted, was the absolute — =' Palestine Foundation Fund, in ac- frankness and fearlessness with which prevailing conditions = cordance with the wishes of Dr. confronted, coupled with an unwavering expression of were confronted, Chaim Weizmann, president of the conviction that the untoward conditions are but temporary and = World Zionist Organization. "I have found the work extremely that, yssentially, the Jew in America is stronger and more fer- = pleasant," declared Magistrate Bo- vent in his faith today than he ever was before. For every age, a master mind; a: senblatt in a letter to Mayor Dylan, This expression of conviction spoken with eloquent fervor = 'but I must deny myself the pleasure For every scattered race, a man by delegates from every part of the country is even more sig- of continuing to serve at this time in To reunite—securely bind a . deference to a very important call than the statistical reports of numerical growth and = nificant The ends, by some eternal plan. = which Dr. Weizmann, president of increased synagogue attendance coming from every section of = World Zionist Organization, has made the land. One of the great needs of the hour, it was empha- = For years of woe, come years of calm; = upon me. sized, is a larger number of young men, consecrated in spirit. "I am in the midst of some very = For pains of night, relief of day. important Jewish work which will re- shall take up the ministry as their life work. We need -M who shall For Israel's griefs, the saving balm quire all my attention for some time leaders from among the men who are intensely American and Shall come, with tears all washed away. = to come, including numerous trips yet not less intensely Jewish in spirit. out of town for Zionist purposes, in = connection with the visit of Dr. Much constructive work was accomplished at the Buffalo = When from a people loving peace Weizmann to the United 'States, and meeting to which reference will be made in the news columns There springs a man of genius rare, it would, therefore, not be possible 'of this paper. Several hundreds of delegates came away from –= Whose lightnings crash, that wars may cease, for me to accept any further appoint- ▪ the meeting with a great hope in their hearts for the future ment at this time." And nations pause before they dare; ▪ of our beloved faith and with the assurance that because the = SOKOLOW LEAVES FOR GENEVA world needs the ideals which through centuries the Jew has When, though in darkest chaos wrapped— taught, Judaism shall survive the attacks of all its enemies, a = JERUSALEM.—Sir. Nahum Soko- Attenuated and dismayed; virile, growing and progressive faith. And scheming powers their rights entrapped— = low left for Geneva to be present CHAIM WEIZMANN With every evil force arrayed. At the Grave of Prejudice. As timely as it is gracious, is the editorial published by Mr. James Schermerhorn in the Memorial Day edition of his paper, The Detroit Times. Indeed, so significant are the words of this gifted writer and so amply expressive of the American spirit, that we reprint the editorial in full. And yet, it need not be doubted that in what Mr. Schermerhorn has written, he has but given expression to the sentiment and the conviction of the overwhelming majority of our American fellow citizens. The true American has no patience with the petty prejudices that characterize narrow souls. The true American stands ready to judge every man upon the basis of his individual man- hood. And integrity of character is for him the sole index a- - of worth. This thought was well brought out, too, by Dr. Lynn Harold of the Central M. E. Church. whose words were the Hough, of inspiration for Mr. Schermerhorn's editorial. Dr. Hough, let it be said in passing, is an eminent exponent of the new spirit that is increasingly manifesting itself in the pulpit fo all de-;= nominations. A man keen of intellect, a man intensely spiritual, I = 14,-,oub combines in rare and beautiful a m ass harmony the spirit of the Christian gentleman with the spirit American. We appreciate what he has said To crush her soul and end her day, There rises, as though magic wrought, A mighty voice, that thrills its way To every heart and every port; = during the meeting of the Mandate = Commission of the League of Na- Fr: tions. So many readers have asked me to say something about the Keren Hayesod and the split between the Zionist groups of this country and Europe, headed on the one hand by Justice Brandeis and Judge Madk and on the other by Dr. Weizmann and other big Europeans, that I think it worth while to give a paragraph or two from the statement of the "Zionist Committee of Fifty on Keren Hayesod." Mr. Nathan Strauss is Honorary Chairman of this committee. Other members responsible for this statement are Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. Harry Friedenwald, Professor Horace M. Kellen, Bernard Flexner, Rabbi A. H. Silver, Professor Felix Frankfurter, and others. Here are some of the comments made: The Keren Hayesod, which was chartered in London on March 23, 1921, has rights and powers whereby it can supersede the World Zionist Organisation and its federations. This is in direct violation the Lon- of the constitution of the World Zionist Organization and of don resolutions. The Keren Hayesod is • separate corporation, independent of the World Zionist Organization and of the Zionist Congress. It is con• trolled by seven self••ppointed individuals, self-perpetuating through their power to veto their successors. Contrary to the London resolutions, the corporation is not limited to Palestine purposes and not restricted as to the use of its fund.. It is • corporation which can carry on any business or any t lion in "any part of the world" and expend its funds as this small group sees fit. This small group can surrender the upbuilding of Palestine to in• dividu•Is or private corporations through the power "to enter into any agreement" with "any person, corporation or company" for "any !nisi• nem or transaction: This small group may mortgage not only the present but all future contributions to the Karen Hayesod and forever tie the hands of the World Zionist Organization in upbuilding of Palestine. Some sort of • wizard—I think it is Chief Imperial Wizard of the Klu Klux Klan—tried to justify his organization in the North the other day. Strange the twists that are in mental make - ups. This gentleman is unquestionably well meaning and thinks that his organiv• ation is • valuable asset to American life and will act as • neutralising element in controlling the radicals of this country. But how in the name of common sense and common justice men can advocate mob law to right fancied wrongs in society is a contradiction in terms. I don't like mob law, mob action, mob pyschology—it is mutiny unrea• soning and promotes lawlessness rather than promotes law and order. Jews and Catholics are excluded—that in itself proves the kind of body it is—in the promotion of the welfare of society all good right minded men and women should be enlisted in service regardless of the church they belong to. I like that statement of the Right Rev. Joseph Schremhs, who has just been appointed Bishop of Cleveland by the Pope. "While my scone of mission," he says, "is of course primarily to Catholics, the mmunion. my work must of necessity extend far beyond the limits of co It shall he my constant aim to lend my feeble efforts to every move- people, irrespec- ment that makes for the welfare and happiness of all shall he tive of creed or other consideration. My door and my heart ever wide open to all my fellow citivens. 1 have worked with Catholics, Jews and Protestants and I do not think I can recall one instance of unkindness." Just read and study that statement. It is • wonderful declaration of human principles and human principle. No, a man like Bishop Sehrernbs would find no unkindness anywhere, because hr radiates kindness and good will toward everyone. How different such a state- note of ment from those of many religious leaders who strike the narrow church. The Arab papers are writing in an ugly veing these days when- that ever they have anything to say of Jews or Zionism. It is said which it was due to the Arab miners that the recent riot occurred Aral, resulted in the death of Arab. and Jews in Palestine. While the • of the hand by leading Zionists question was dismissed with a wave in this and other countries, it looks to me as if it will require more menaces than • sweeping gesture to solve a very serious problem that the welfare of Jews. - •-••• • - ■ even 0 u t of the mouth of babes sometimes comes wisdom, and wisdom, from children's pages in the Jewish press one can gain, if not a re at least information. So the "Sabbath Angel" tells me that there because 21,000 Jews in India. And some of these Jews are black Jews have their ancestors intermarried with native women. And the a re played an important pal in building up the city of Bombay. We the told that some of these Jews can trace back their •ncestry to eighth century of the common s era and some say infinitely farther back than that. . — Speaking in terms of international comity, I would say in passing corn- that France is getting rather "cocky" these days and unless I am the world pletely mistaken she will do more to unsettle the peace of country . the kind of peace we have at present) than any othr (at least to Great Britain and America will eventually be the two countries out which the world most look for the bringing of not merely order of chaos, but justice out of injustice. IT'S TIME TO BUILD Herz!, Brandeis and Zangwill, too— All master minds, have heard the call— Have rallied, each a Man and Jew. Shall Weizmann now surpass them all? A Man and Jew, whose mighty soul deep in love of truth and right; Our Weizmann points to yonder goal, That calls with Hope's soft beckoning light. ENOCH MEBS. methods. 1 surely wish that the Russian situation could be adjusted in relation to the other nations—then the Jew would indeed find • place for himself. WAKE Up !! Then destiny has filled her cup With every harvest justice reaps. And truth with clarion call wakes up With sounds of joys, where Israel weeps. Steeped But we don't hear so much of Lenine or Trotsky of late. I heard that Trotsky is dying of cancer, but he has died from so many dif- ferent causes that I have long since despaired of his ever dying of anything. Then, too, he seems to have learned the value of silence, exactly as Lenine has done. Maybe they have reasoned that since the shouting and the melodrama has not achieved a world revolution they will put the soft pedal on the fireworks and use better mannered for the if F4Frui E.:- UTTE15 FUEL Sa. • with , — UPPLY BUILDING SUPPLIES & COAL