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to gain world dominance. We said at the time that the Jews
are extreme individualists and that they lack to an unusual
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1 degree that power of co-operation which is the first expression
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of a genius for political government. Indeed, if there is any
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genius for government is lacking in the Jew.
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Now comes the Detroit Journal in a recent issue and very
altered as second-class matter March 1, 1116, at the Postal:lice at Detroit, forcefully and logically bears out our view of the matter.
ROMISTS
Mich., under the Act of !daub 1, 1119.
( The American Hebrew.)
Under the title "Disproving Henry Ford," the Journal editor
says of the Jews that "they made a monkey of Henry Ford's
For the first time in the House of
General Offices and Publication Building
labored endeavors to prove the solidarity of the Jews." Re- Commons the other day, Mr. Lloyd'
850 High Street West
George
took a hand in the anti-Semi-
Cable Address: ferring in detail to the Cleveland meeting, he goes on to say:
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tic situation in England. Mrs. Morn.
nig Post, as Mr. Gwynne's daily is
called in London, attacked the Prem-
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financial experts who considered Ger-
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her debts. Mond, editorialized the
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jolly Mr. Gwynne, is of German des-
dice by Tuesday evening of each week.
cent, and Montague knows nothing
about finances. Touching this criti-
Editorial Contributor
RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN
cism, Mr. Lloyd George spoke as fol-
. lows:
The Jewish Chronicle Invites correspondence on subjects of interest to the
"There are some people whe were
All of which proves two things: first, that Ford's hired saying e have gone too o n
Jewish people, but disclaims responelbility for an indorsement of the view
expressed by the writers.
minions must revise their theories as to Jewish solidarity, and there ere people, I h ave fe doubt,
who will say we have not gone fa;
Sivan 11, 5681. second, that those of us who have claimed that the founda- enough. We have already been at-
June 17, 1921.
tions of political Zionism are utterly untenable must find them- tacked because we have been influ-
selves completely justified. The Journal has diagnosed the enced by Jewish financiers. Well,
there are some people who have al-
case correctly.
ways got this on the brain. They
sing Jewish psalms on Sunday and
for the rest of the week they are pro-
"A prince and a great man has this day fallen in Israel."
flouncing Jewish pogroms. I see
American Israel sits in mourning for one of its great leaders,—
ummer Services.
they suggested that some note we re-
ceived from bankers came from Jew-
a man the major part of whose life was consecrated to the un-
The Department of Synagogue and School Extension has sn nntnc
of tact,
m
matter
rns. A
selfish service of his people. As the son of Julius Freiberg
of i jeee
. r 'ibankers
d istinguished
s a
of blessed memory, it was but natural that he should have sent its annual appeal. to rabbis who plan to spend their vacs- It'wo
were
English,
one
of
them
was
an
inherited a great love for Judaism and that, like his father tion season in summer resorts to conduct regular religious
Irishman, and I need hardly say there
before him. he should have been willing to give without stint of services throughout the summer months at such places as may
90
, M u
i na i s s te re of
a , S i , ' ten en
also
his material resources as well as of his personal abilities and ' have among their guests a considerable number of Jewish men ir iaesa4 h
Mond,
criticised
becauSe
he
assisted
us.
and women. There is everything to be said in favor of this
energies to the furtherance of Israel's cause.
They will be surprised to hear that
Although his interests were by no means narrow, his ener- plan and nothing, so far as we know, against it. There is no he .Nvas the strongest advocate of
gies were centered chiefly in the furtherance of the Union of reason why persons who are giving themselves to pleasure rtrihaa t : nhge son
ttl y t
k
convinced o
American Hebrew Congregations, of which he was president and recreation for weeks at a time should not pause at least
Germany
can
pay.
He
knows
a
good
at the time of his death, and in the Hebrew Union College, the once in a week to join with their co-religionists in prayer and deal more a
n than
tha some
greatest institution sponsored by the Union. On the very day praise to God. The summer services inaugurated by the De-
business "
i _ise
c,'boutt
that his death was announced, we had received a message partment of Synagogue and School Extension and which have of tAhr of which, of course, was greet-
bearing his signature in which he called upon American Israel , been made possible through the co-operation of the rabbis ed with loud cheers by the level-
headed members of the House of
to come to the help of the college at a time when aggressive have grown in number and in influence through the past ten Commons.
Chronicle
The Ziimist movement for a great number of years has been
the most pronounced of the Jewish activities. If Jewish solidarity
should make itself manifest anywhere it should be plainest to the
public in this movement. If there is any plan or hope or desire
or conspiracy for Jewish domination of the world, it would be the
leaders of the Zionists who would be eoncerned in it and would
be engaged in promoting it. Yet since the launching of Zionism
there have been quarrels between the organizers. There have been
factions and rival theories and conflicting and competing schemes
—the poorest possible budding material on which to construct the
ambitious edifice of world control. And now when the Zionists'
dreams seem nearest to realization the Zionists split into warring
camps, as distrustful and bitter toward each other as any division
that rages among Gentiles.
J. Walter Freiberg.
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G-1AS. - H--.
OSEPI-b==--
(Copyright, 1921. By Chas. II. Joseph.)
I em going to let my friend Colonel Schermerhorn of the Detroit
T imes unwittingly contribute two paragraphs to this column. He is
peeking in his paper of a trip he made to the down-town district of
D stroll and he eau , .
"Consider Tulsa•nd East St. Louis, on • small scale and some-
rie c trnoliti.l
.
n . h o
w hat refined, as you pass the downtown corners of eD
of the crowded walk the Dearborn Independent and on the other
A
citizenship,
Pipp's
Weekly,
one
assailing
•
section
of
id.
he
he other saying in outstanding type that there is going to be more
f it in the Dearborn Independent and that the Catholics are going to
etch it, too.
"Incessantly the newsier vending these conflicting wares split the
air with shrill proclaiming. that their publications are ■ •iling into the
Jews or tuning into the sheet that is sailing into the Jews. Beloved,
behold in this the incipiency of the race riot, the logical culmination
of which is • long death list and acres of dwellings reduced to ashes.
The jargon of it is far from agreeable to the me of citizens who feel
that soy accentuation of race or religious prejudice is a calamity."
Said Bernard Rosenblatt to Shephea Wise: "This isn't • Free
Synagogue." and said Stephen Wise to B d Rosenblatt: "Do you
think this is • New York Police Court?"—and then the chairman of
the Zionist Convention rapped for order. These be trying and rasp-
ing days in Zionist circles—what with the hot weather and the Karen
Hayesod, Ltd., of London, our American Zionist friend. are inclined
to break out occasionally—but at this writing—Monday—it looks as
if Weizmann would win out.
It's • good thing that the Jewish journalists didn't sagwhat the
Committee of Rabbis and Laymen said about the Rabbis in their report
on Congregational Membership at the Buffalo Convention. It was
rather tart, to say the least. Accused the pulpit of lack of piety,
that is the occupants of the pulpit. Said, too, that from the standpoint
of scholarship it surpassed the Christian pulpit, but spiritually it aver-
aged • low percentage. As for the pew—well, it said • whole lot
of worse things. All in all, it was the indictment I have ever
read of congregational life in this country. In the meantime I pause
long enough to inquire of somebody: "What are
• you going to do about
it?" That is the most important and significant thing. To have the
report received with thanks and filed would be • mistake. Such a ter-
rible arraignment should not be passed over.
An automobile parade in honor of Professor Einstein on May 23
in Hartford, Conn., was marked by the complete absence of Ford cars
among the 400 machines in line. This was due to • request made by
the parade marshals as • protest •gainst the anti•Jewish propaganda
of the maker of the c•rs. I think that attitude is the right one—
though of course as • corrective it won't help much. But let us not
forget that the Ford Motor. Corporation is directly interested in the
Dearborn Independent. However, the poor Ford engine is coughing
and showing signs of great distress. I remember the famous words
of Gridley in the Spanish war: "Don't cheer, boys, the poor devil.
are dying."
and scholarly leadership is so greatly needed in our pulpits. ears an that todiy, there is scarcely a summer resort of any
THE SALARY OF RABBIS
Mr. Freiberg was a man of rugged honesty and of unim- proportion where Jewish religious services are not held.
We regard this as one of the notable achievements of the
eachable honor. He was a successful business man and yet
(The Jewish Ledger.)
one whose business interests, however vast they were,. were department. As a rule, the summer resorts are situate in
te me no t fh r e n s hob?: iii tehen made
Oscar Straus, who is a man of big ideas, thinks very properly in a
not permitted so entirely to dominate him as to leave him no places where there is no considerable resident Jewish corn- thaTthtehsetasalary
big way concerning immigration. While he admits that present condi-
time nor opportunity for service and interest in the domain of munity and where accordingly there is no organized congre- , try is exceedingly high, as n b compared
tions are
• somewhat "extraordinary," speaking from the standpoint of
with the salaries that ministers of
the foreign born in this country, yet he feels that the immigration law
the intellectual, the cultural and the spiritual. Indeed, what- gation. Even during the summer season, it frequently happens other denominations command. Any
passed by the Congress is contrary to the historical spirit of the coun-
ever made for the betterment of humanity was his concern, that In such places there is no rabbi at hand. Under such con- one e
into
nely the matter
it look
o o tie
rn cares
a t t to
• ounce of brains knows that the immigra-
try.. Everyone who has an
utterly
Intensely a Jew, he was not the less intense in his Ameri- ditions, there is no good reason why a layman may not con-
l earn
tion law is the makeshift and the worst piece of useless legis-
If
there
are
many
Christian
ministers
lation ever devised to regulate ■ an Important national welfare issue.
canism. To him, a divided national allegiance was a thing duct the services. We believe that just as the Union, in co-
who serve at a salary of nine hun-
It was • sop to labor organizations and to reactionary capital, as well
unthinkable. He was in every sense a progressive and he felt operation with the Central Conference of American Rabbis, dred or even six hundred
ed dollars a
to narrow churchism. The day will come when the issue of immigr•-
that the future of Judaism belongs to Reform. For this rea- publishes sermons to be used by the smaller communities on je
more
who
ter proportionately
year,
her m einair seps
t , s there
lion will be handled in an expert manner and in harmony with the
on
l
y
ge
t
son, he was an ideal man to stand at the head of the Union the high holy days, it would be wise for these roganizations
principles of Americanism.
I
two hundred and fifty a year. It is
to
publish
sermons
that
might
be
appropriately
read
by
lay-
of AmeriCan Hebrew Congregations. His message to the recent
true that there is a rabbi who receiv-
The two outstanding figures at the convention of the Union of
conference at Buffalo, written, we are told, on his bed of sick- men at the services to be conducted by them at the resorts es $20,000 a year, that there are
American Hebrew Congregations in Buffalo were Hon. Simon Wolf of
1
some
reform
rabbis
who
get
more
during
the
summer
season.
Washington,
D. C., and the Hon. Josiah Cohen of Pittsburgh. They
ness, was a masterly presentation and a courageous analysis
At any rate, let it not be said to our shame—as it has so , than $10,000 per annum, and the
are the two best known Jews in the United States; each is over 80
of the situation in American Jewry today.
lowest
that
a
reform
congregation
of
age;
each has done yeoman service for more than half •
years
Mr. Freiberg was a man of most attractive personality, often facetiously been said—that during the summer months i i r sen tleie rac llnympa n y r ss in s to1,15 ,e 00e. xteY ne dte, dwohny
century for the Jews of this country; sack has been honored not alone
warm hearted, genial, optimistic. His passing is a loss not God and religion take ft vacation . Life needs a spiritual stimu-
• well. Simon Wolf
by the Jews of the nation but by the non-Jews as
only to his immediate family but as well to the whole house ins as well as the physical reinvigoration which the vacation ly to reform ra obbis? It so happens
and Josiah Cohen are an example to the Jews of this country. They
that
all
of
the
reform
rabbis
who
represent the highest type of American citizenship. We need more
of Israel. Many will be the tributes of love and affection to season brings. By all means, then, let the summer services command high salaries could make
Jews like them these days. Octogenarians, these men are still working
his memory, but we feel quite sure that if his lips, now silent, continue without abatement.
much more than their respective sal-
in the House of Israel; others of the younger g lion ■ re doing
aries in any other pursuit of life. It
might speak, they would say that the tribute that more than
nothing.
happens also that the class of con-
no
any other he would cherish would be the continuance of his
[ gregants to whom they minister is
In mentioning Simon Wolf I am reminded of the effort and the
work by his friends and especially the setting of the Hebrew
quite wealthy and can afford to pay
success which attended that effort in having the B'nai B'rith give to
e
Ion con-
e s he amount
an o utiis does
s t everal
es e
Union College upon a foundation so firm as to put its future
the United States • statue to Religious Liberty which was dedicated
wea l thy Christian
National Conference of Jewish Social Workers, which
absolutely beyond doubt. They who would honor the memory
on July 4 in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The sculptor was Moses
gregations also pay high salaries. It
• Sir
Ezekiel, who later was knighted and at the time of his death was
of J. Walter Freiberg can do so in no more fitting and no convenes
convenes in the city of Milwaukee this week, will bring to- IS only in poor congregations where
Moses. Only recently his remains were re-interred at the National
gather
a
company
of
men
and
women
whose
work
in
the
field
more signal manner, therefore, than by coming to the aid of
ministers are poorly paid. And it in,
Cemetery at Arlington, Va. At this time, when there is so much un-
the institutions that he loved and served. In them, and in the of social science becomes ever more important to our corn- generally speaking, the poor congre-
settled sentiment regarding religious liberty and other quite American
among us that are termed
questions, it is interesting to know that Mr. Wolf was responsible for
greater work that they shall do, he shall live on. He is a munity life. Time was when the philanthropic activities in gations
"orthodox," for the real distinction
the erection of such • statue.
our great cities were carried on by volunteers whose good in- between "orthodox" and "reform"
blessed memory.
tentions far outstripped their wisdom and their social vision. Jews in most cases is not a difference
And I like that letter that President Grant wrote at the time to
Today it is a recognized fact that the trained social worker in belief and practice, not a differ-
Mr. Wolf—and I think the widest publicity should be given to it • at
in intelligence and education , . this time. He said:
finds his chief work in the field of prevention rather than ence
but a difference in the world's goods
"Your letter in the matter of the statue to he dedicated to Re-
of cure.
which difference also entails a din-
ligious Liberty in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, on July 4, has been
Perhaps no other branch of professional activity has made similarity in manners and outward
At this season when Jewish religious schools throughout
duly received. It has imp d me deeply, and I congratulate you and
polish. And among these orthodox,
all concerned for this splendid contribution on the part of American
the country are closing down their activities for the season, more rapid strides in the last decade than has what may be the vast majority of rabbis serve for
citizens who at all times, in war and peace, hove shown their loyalty
the question as to their general efficiency naturally becomes called the science of social relationships. The biennial con- less than $1,500 a year. Why, then,
and patriotism on and in behalf of the republic. I sincerely regret
a subject of discussion. It is altogether likely that a majority ferences that are held are of great inspiration to the workers not compare the salaries of these rab-
that official duties will prompt my attendance. Sincerely yours,
"U. S. Grant."
of persons would agree that the religious school as it is organ- and correspondingly of inestimable value to the communities bis with the salaries of Christian min-
isters?
ized Ind conducted today is not by any means as efficacious whom they serve. It is therefore highly desirable that all
in the ntatter of skepticism regard-
o
Well,
the
Jews
ere
not
abs.
whose work lies within the sphere of social service will be AND STILL IMAGINATION
in its results as by right such an institution ought to be.
ing religious truths. I find in • pamphlet published by the University
Sensing as keenly as any one possibly can the weaknesses given the opportunity of attending these meetings with their
of Chicago for "Members of the American Institute of Sacred Liter••
IS RESTRICTED.
tare" this statement: "An exceedingly disquieting aspect of the
of our present day religious schools, we yet beg to differ with colleagues.
(Connecticut Hebrew Record.)
present religious situation is the deplorable lack of •ccur•te and posi-
the critics and to make the assertion without fear of successful
Some time ago there was offered
tive knowledge of, and belief in, essential Christian truth on the part
contradiction that the wonder is not that our religious schools
three prizes for the best essay on sub-
of the rank and file of the people of our Protestant churches. This
t-
dealing
with
economics
submi
jects
seems to be true in all parts of the country. In the more liberal con-
accomplish as little as they do, but rather that they achieve
' ted by high school students from any
nections there is • marked tendency toward the position that essential
so much. Let this fact sink in. The average religious school
part
of
the
United
States.
In
addi-
Christian truth has been put out of date by scientific investigations,
is in session not more than forty weeks in the year and for a
tion to these, another prominent citi-
■ and that it makes little difference anyway ass to what a person believes,
zen of New York City promised a
period of approximately ninety minues per session. This gives
so long he livesa life of service and good will toward his fellows.
prize if the winner would turn out to
Of course, there is truth in this attitude, but • life of good will and
the teacher about sixty hours' actual school work with her
be a New York City boy.
service, to be really effective, must be founded on great and positive
children Out of these sixty hours must be taken some portion
A few days ago the results became
con•ictions." This sounds like the report of the Congregational Mem-
1114
roll
call
and
the
other
details
of
school
organization
i
e
fi
f
c
atilt;
ej
e
ge
e
f
org,n
p,
e
a
a
r
n
ed
arev
oew
pn
for
bership Commission of the U. of A. H. C.
that
well as for music and assembly, which go far toward the main-
— first and third prizes are Jewish boys
A "columnist" most be a J•ck•of-al•trades and most know SO ITIO•
tenance of school discipline and morale. Not more than forty —
E from New York City. It further
thing •bout everything that's written. At least so the readersseem
hours for actual instruction remain throughout the year a
happens that they are both sons of
to believe. Sir John Lubbock once listed what he considered 100 best
period approximating what is given to about one week in the
immigrants.
books to read. Rather • stupid performance for such • smart man.
Here
we
see
sons
of
immigrants
And others have published lists of 100 best books. The best book for
ublic schools for secular instruction.
a list
securing prizes for the best essays on
me may be the worst book for you. I have been milted to give
Let those then who would criticize the results attained in
= such diffiicult subjects as those found
of good books to read "for the summer." I am sorry that I have never
the religious school but pause to ask themselves the question:
= in economics, and on the other hand
differentiated between summer books and winter books—boob are
= 1 we recall with dissapointment that
"What might be expected in the way of results in the public
..".
good, bad or indifferent.
a ! next week there goes into effect the just books —
schools if instead of about forty weeks at their disposal for
Morning mist,
El new immigration restriction bill,
Here are some interesting books—at least I think so: "Birth," by
actual instruction, they were limited to forty hours?"
And rolling clouds
which will keep out all but a very
Zona Cale; "The Power of a Lie," by Johann Bojer, also "Treacherous
Now the fact is that despite this very limited opportunity
B. Stern;
small percentage of immigrants.
Embracing mountain tops,
Ground," by the same author; "Debatable Ground," by G.
Understood
h deeteh eere hhe n ti- im 11-
=, gr a Vv t 'ie e nl,s otn , d
which is afforded the Jewish religious cshool, it does exert g
And wooded hills.
"Poor White," by Sherwood Anderson; "The Man Who
bright
ns
co
Women," by Leonard Herrick; "Pref•ces," by Henry Mencken;
n
Sunset kissed—
upon the life of the child a tremendous i fluence. Not only E
E1 migrant children as undesirables or
"Twelve Men." by Theodore Dreiser; "Potterism," by Rose Macaulay•
are the facts of our history and to a considerable degree the -SI
Ere night enshrouds--
E.' as a menace?
Of course, "Main Street," and the "Moon Calf," by Floyd Dell; "Cap-
contents of our literature made familiar to the child, butt E.
Green glades and glen and stream,
t•in Macadoine's Daughter," by W. McFee; "Beauty and Mary
E HIAS ESTABLISHES BRANCHES.
by Edith (or Ethel) Kelley; "My Antonia," by Wills Cather; "Adven-
what counts for more, the religious concsiousness of the child
And tinkling rills.
1
tures of a Genius" (Joseph Pulitzer), written by Alleyne Ireland; "Vic-
is deepened and its moral nature is developed to an extent E..
WARSAW.—The Hilts Delegation ,
1
tory," by Joseph Conrad, and—there are • thousand and one others—
that compares favorably with the best results achieved in other
= with Mr. Adolph Held its chief, has
Winding ways,
but almost anyone will find some of these books of interest •s "sum-
just returned to Warsaw from an ex
institutions that work under far more auspicious conditions and
For mile on mile.
mer reading."
=! tended stay in Roumania and Sesser
So deep the valleys dark,
with reasonable time at their disposal.
=!abia where offices were established
The Christian Science Monitor has suffered a big loss in its circula-
But for all this, we must fairly face the fact that if we wish E
Strange fear imbues.
to assist the Ukrainian emigrants in
tion. I wonder whether that is due to the cancelling of the s ubscrip-
those countries. The Hiss head-
the religious education of our children to attain any degree
Shimmering haze—
tions of its Jewish readers when they woke up one day•nd learned
puarters and branches will work in
that its editors were gullible enough to take seriously the Protocol
of real efficiency, we must somehow arrange to lengthen the E
Through which the smile
with representatives of
t conjunction
forgeries.
Of far stretched landscape gleams
period of instruction. How this may be accomplished is a
the Emigrant Committees.
matter that deserves earnest and painstaking consideration at
In varied hues.
our hands. Many plans have been suggested but none as yet
has been hit upon that is entirely feasible. Our Orthodox E.
Starlit nights;
Throbbing silence,
bi .2thren, it is true, have a daily session of their Hebrew schools, =—
but it is an open question as to whether it is desirable to keep
Musical with the chirping
children indoors day after day after the completion of their E.
Of the crickets song.
regular school sessions. The so-called Gary plan of religious Er:
Joyous flights—
-
instruction, under which children are given credit for work 12--
Not dull suspense
Of life, filled fleeting hours,
in their religious schools, if such work measures up to an
accepted standard, has much to recommend it, and yet even
As we rode along.
this plan is open to certain definite objections.
The whole matter is one that deserves the earnest con-
Love and life,
sideration of our rabbis and teachers. It is to be hoped that
And changing scenes;
some feasible plan to lift the standard of efficiency of religious
The great outdoors to teach
for the t2 k' With .-
All sweet nature means.
instruction in our religious schools will be forthcoming in the
Lir7r
tE3 azippiteS
Useful strife—
not too distant future.
Conference of Jewish Social Workers.
Religious School Efficiency.
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