AROZOGIL
PAGE TWO
YOUNG JUDAEANS
PROPOSE FORMING
PALESTINE COL'NY
ed to find that such an intelligent
body of American Jews as the Cen-
tral (inference of American Rabbis
should have fallen into a grievous
misunderstanding of the purport of
the Balfour Declaration. In a reso-
Convention at Lab:, Hopatcong, N. J.,
(Continued from Page 1)
lutilin adopted by them, they assert
Pledges Support to Zionists
that the declaration says: "Palestine
life; as a seeker after religious truth, is to be a national home-land for the
■ and Karen Hayeeod.
as a practical business man, as an ac- Jewish people." Not at all! The ac-
LAKE HOPATCONG, N. J.-The
tive participant in politics, as one tual words of the declaration (I quote
who has experience in international from the official text) are "His Maj-
annual convention of National Young
atTaris, and as a Jew who has at heart esty's Government views with favor
Judaea, which closed here Tuesday
the best interests of his co-religion- the establishment in I'aleatine of a
evening, adopted a resolution to form
ists.
a Young Judaea colony in Palestine.
national home. for Jewish people."
First, let me trace briefly the ori- These two phrase's sound alike but
This resolution was adopted at the
gins of Zionism. I shall not attempt they are really very different. I can
suggestion of Dr. Chaim Weizmann,
with whom leaders of Young Judaea
to give a complete resume of these make this obvious by an analogy.
origina, but shall sketch only a broad When I first read the Balfour Dec-
conferred prior to his departure from
picture of the facts.
laration I was temporarily making
these shores.
Zionism is based on a literal ac- nip home in the Plaza Hotel. There-
Other resoltuions adopted were to
ceptance of the promises made to the fore I could say with truth: "My
the effect that Young Judaea co-
Jews by their prophets in the Old home is in the Plaza Hotel." I could
operate with the newly elected execu-
Testament, that Zion should be re- not say with truth: "The Plaza Ho-
tive of the Zionist Organization of
stored to them and that they should tel is my home." If it were "my
America nail that support be given
resume their once glorious place as hdime," I would have the freedom of
the Keren Ilayesod. It was also de-
a peculiar people, singled out by God the whole premises, and could occupy
cided. to make a campaign for 1,400
for His especial favor, exercising any room in the house with impunity
adult members who should help place
dominion over their neighbors in His Quite obviously, however, I would not
Young Judaea on a sound financial
name, and enjoying all the freedom venture to trespass in the rooms of
basis.
and blessing?, of a race under the my friend. John B. Stanchfield, who
The following officers were elected:
unique protection of hte Almighty happened at the same time also to
Samue J. Borowaky, president; Eman-
Of course, the prophets meant these have found "a home-land in the
uel Neumann, vice-president; Mrs.'
things symbolically, and were dealing Plaza," nor in the private quarters
BARNEY DOKTOR.
Boris Grabelsky, treasurer. The fol.'
only with the spiritual life. They did of any other resident of that hostelry,
lowing were elected on the executive
Mr. Barney Doktor of New York
not mean earthly power, or material- whose right to his share in it was as
committee: Rabbi Max Arzt, L. Gri-
istic blessings. But most Jews ac- good as mine, and in many cases of City, formerly a resident of Detroit,
betz, L. Goldstein, I,. Lang, J. Neu-
cepted them in the physical sense; much longr standing. died last Monday following a pro-
mann, Fannie Rutchik, J. Schwartz,
and they fed on this glowing dream
It was a politic move of the British tracted
David Scheneeberg, Abe Tannen-
of earthly grandeur as a relief from Governmnt to name a Jew as the
Mr. and Mrs. Doktor lived in this
baum, J. Deutsch, L. Schwefel, E.
the sordid realities of the daily life first governing head of l'alestine city for a number of years and had
Elenbogen, II. Seligson, Mrs. Bernard
which they were compelled to lead.
when the British began to fuction un-: a wide circle of friends here. A few
Zionism arose out of the miseries der this mandate. But this appoint.' years ago they moved to New York, Rosenblatt of New York; Esther Zal-
kind and Morris Bufferd of Bridge-
of the Jews. It was offered as a rem- mint of Sir Herbert Samuel was only where they made their home.
port, Conn.; Rabbi Kohn and Sylvan
edy, a release, a plan of action which politic, it was not political. It has
Mr. Doktor is survived by his wife,
II. Kohn of Newark, N. J.; I. Silver-
would provide a road to happiness. no general significance.
Fannie, his parents, three brothers
stein of Rochester; Rabbi Feldman
This is the secret of its hold upon its
Misunderstood Declaration.
and a sister, all of New York City.
and
Edith Grossman of Philadelphia;
adherents. Te promises which it of-
As I have said, some of the Zionist The funeral was conducted Weilnes-
fers are so dazzling, that Jews every- leaders woefully misunderstood the clay from the family residence, 676 Rabbi Samuel Benjamin of Cleve-
land;
Miss Sarah Cooperstock of
where have rushed to embrace its Balfour Declaration. The terms of Riverside Drive, New York.
Boston and J. Ileyerfeld of Balti-
faith, without stopping to examine the mandate now leave to them no
more.
them closely, or to calculate wheth- room for misunderstanding. Other
Miss Blume Slomovitz was De-
er they can be made good.
Zionist leaders, however, wilfully
troit's representative at the conven-
Not • New Ida..
misrepresented it. They knew that it
tion. Miss Slomovitz presented $150
Zonism is not a new idea, but it meant what it - said, but they did not
at the convention as Detroit Young
gained a fresh impetus following the dare to tell their followers what it
Judoea's initial contribution toward
outbreak of wholesale massacres in meant. They chose rather to let them
the national Young Judaea fund to
Russia beginning with Kiev and Kish- think that it was only another phras-
Met, and all through that ghastly ing of their original program of the •••• ■ •••• ■•■ •4/44/WW/4,44/444.444W44444/ 444W•044/ 44444,444. sistain the organization.
hs antes,:
trail of bloodshed following the re- erect ion of x sovereign state or that
ab b at
crudescence of anti-Semitism. The it would lead to it. These misleuders,
DETROITER WILL TAKE
Services at the Temple will be held
Jews, in their agony and peril nought being more vociferous than their more -
TRADE PROMOTION TRIP
hroughout the summer or until fur-
afresh for a path toward safety. honest colleagues, have had the ear of t
her notice, on each Sabbath morn-
Zionism was then restated as the the great mass of Jews throughout t
As a straw that indicates the di-
ng at 9:30. This week, the sermon
remedy. Theodore Herz' gained new the world. This mass now believes
will be preached by Rabbi Franklin. rection in which the foreign trade
power as its fiery apostle, and Jews that Zionism, as a national ideal, is T
hereafter, during his absence from wind is blowing, so far as Detroit is
the world over embraced the doctrine presently attainable, if, indeed, it is
concerned, an announcement -of S. J.
as a drowning man grasps at a !draw. not actually attained already. These! t he city, the services will be conduc-
Hoexter, Inc., importers, manufac-
This largely accounts for the present Zionistic apostles are culpable, in that t ed and the sermon preached by Rab-
turers' agents, exporters, 416 East
i
Berkowitz.
intense agitation of the Zionists.
they have failed to , undeceive the h
Montcalm street, is of interest.
Let me now define Zionism more masses of this error. Instead, they
Three months ago, Samuel J. Hoex-
Rabbi
Berkowita'
Address:
fully. To the average Jew, unread have capitalized this credulous faith,
in other histories than his own, ig- and are collecting funds in America
Rabbi and Mrs. Henry J. Berko- ter, a Detroit man, started to study
the
foreign trade situation as it af-
norant of the great currents of and in Europe, ostensibly to finance witz are now permanently located at
world progress in science, industry, what they call the establshment of 7750 Third Avenue, corner Delaware. fects the city. He discovered many
new
and good articles of merchan-
and the art of government, it is a their dream, although really, as I be- Rabbi Berkowitz may be reached
blind and simple faith in the immi- lieve, to finance further propaganda there, or at the Temple, Glendale dise made abroad for which virtually
unopened
markets existed in this
nence of realization of the dream I for their unattainab e ideal.
345.
country and also many Detroit and
have just described, of the re-erec-
Havin disposed of the fallacious
Michigan-made
articles, greatly need-
tins of Zion as an earthly Kingdom. assumption that Zionism has been,
JUDAEAN DRAMATIC CLUB ed abroad, for which no serious at-
By those intellectual leaders of Jew- or is about to he attained, let me now''
tempt
had
been
made to establish
ish thought who have embraced this return to my main argumnt, namely,
Through the courtesy of S. B. foreign markets.
fallacy of a panacea, Zionism is de- that it never can be attained, and that
Goldsmith
of
Port
Huron,
the
girls
Mr.
Hoexter
made
up his mind to
fined in more subtle and in more it ought not to be attained.
of the Young Judaean Dramatic Club establish a policy of building up im-
plausibly rational, terms. There are,
Let us examine the pretensions of
will
spend
the
last
two
weeks
of
July
ports
only
of
non-competing
classes
first, those intellectual Jews who con- Zionism from three esential angles:
ceive of "Zion" (that is, Jerusalem Is it an economic fallacy? Is it a poli- at one of the beaches near Port Ilu- of goods. In other words, to set up
ron.
Many
preparations
are
being
an exchange of manufactured ar-
restored to the Jews) as being a phys- tical fantasy? Is is a spiritual will-
made and the girls are looking for- ticles and materials which each coun-
ical symbol of spiritual leadership, (f-the-wisp?
lifted up before their eyes and inspir-
First, its economic aspect. I assert ward to the appointed time to be try involved would be best qualified
ing them all to a common purpose; positively that it is impossble. Zion- spent at Port Huron with pleasant to produce. Thus American-made
no a demonstration of Hebraic civil- ists have been working for 30 years expectations. Mr. Goldsmith is the straight-line, continuous production
ization; a center from which should with fanatical zeal, and backed by brother of Miss Sylvia Goldsmith, machinery would be shipped abroad
proceed instruction and exhortation millions of money from philanthrop- leader of the Young Judaea Dra- for sale in European industrial cen-
to the Jews of all the world.
ters, whie such things as small tools,
ic Jws of great wealth in France, matic Club.
The members of the club have for hardware novelties, industrial chemi-
This analogy, however, is not com- England and Amerce, and the total
plete. For these leaders conceive result of their operations, at the out- the past few weeks assisted Mrs. Z. cals, dental and surgical instruments
Ehrlich in the collection of boxes for and watch-making instruments would
the Jews to he, not merely a religious
(Continued On Page 5.)
the Jewish National Fund.
congregation, but to be, besides a na- c
be brought to this country.
tion. They think that not bluely
Plans are under way to hold the
He also foresaw the necessity of
should spiritual power be centralized
weekly meetings of the club on Wed- awakening Detroit and Michigan
in Zion, but temporal power as well.
nesdays out-of-doors. The first of manufacturers to the desirability of
In their view, the discrimination
the series of out-of-doors meetings establishing markets abroad, and
against Jews in other countries will
was held Wednesday, June 29, when especially in the central European
MRS. JENNIE MICHELSON.
greatly diminish, once there is erect-
the members met on the Belle Isle countries, including Germany, Aus-
ed a Jewish state in Palestine.
Mrs. Jennie Michelson, 47 years boat.
tria, Holland, Belgium and Czecho-
Now Accept. Ideal.
Slovakia, as well as Denmark, Nor-
old, wife of Jacob Michelson, passed
I say that this is the program of away Wednesday, June 29, following
way and Sweden.
the Zionists: perhaps I should say a brief illness . The funeral was con-
Mr. Hoexter has opened a foreign
was. It is true that they have, for the ducted Thursday afternoon from the
office, in charge of an executive, at
moment, altered the structure of their family residence, 169 Winona ave-
Potsdiamer street 45, Berlin W. Ile
dream, to accept the compromise held nue, Highland ('ark. Rabbi A. M.'
Announcement has been made at will leave early in July to visit the
out to them by the Balfour Declara- Ilershman °Mended. Interment took the national office of the Jewish Wel- countries listed in the preceding para-
tion. They have stepped down from place at Clover Hill ('ark Cemetery. fare Board that students are now be- graph. There he will arrange to rep-
their plans for a soverign Jewish
Mrs. Michelson is survived by her ing enrolled for the Training course resent in this country a list of manu-
state in Palestine: they now accept
husband, two daughters, Lucille and for Jewish Center Workers, which facturers and merchants.
the ideal of a "National Home for the
Birdie; two sons, Sidney and Harry; will be conducted by the organiza-
Jewish Peoples-to quote the words
tion during the summer, beginning
three sisters, Mrs. A. F. Weinberg,
MACK AVENUE JUDAEANS
of that declaration. This is, however,
ending September
Mrs. Meyer Berman and Mrs. S. B. with July 11 and
only a temporary compromise- a
3. It will be an intensive course, and
Kahn, and two brothers, Charles K.
The Shomrim and the Garden of
truce. Nothing short of the full glory
students will lie required to devote
of their Zion will long content the am- Sandorf and A. I. Sandorf.
their entire time to it. In addition to Judaea, Slack avenue circles, Monday
Mrs. Michelson took an active in-
bitious apostles of Zionism.
those who desire to enter this field, evening assisted in the Flower Day
terest in Jewish charitable organiza-
It is worth while at this point to
Jewish ('enter workers at present em- collections and collected $50 for the
digress fur a moment from my main tions and was a member of the La- ployed will be afforded an opportun- Jewish National Fund.
argument, to point out that the Bal- dies' Auxliary of Shaurcy Zetlek, the ity to study the principles and organ-
four Declaration is itself not even a Eastern Star, Jewish Woman's Club ization of Jewish Center work. The
compromise. It is a shrewd and cun- and the Curlander Aid Society.
Training Course is a part of the pro-
The Michelsons came to this city gram undertaken by the Jewish Wel-
ning delusion. I have been astonish-
10 years ago from Harrisville, Mich. fare Board, as a result of its amal-
Mr. and Mrs. Michelson were mar- gamation with the Council of Young
ried in Bay City 27 years ago.
Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associa-
NEW YORK.-With the opening
tions. Justice Irving Lehman, who of the offices Friday, of the American
has just been elected President of Jewish Physician Committee, at
PI GAMMA SORORITY
the Jewish Welfare Board, and who 1225 Broadway, there is begun the
is also chairman of the Board of fulffillment of a promise to Dr. Al-
One of the most pleasant affairs Trustees of the School. for Jewish bert Einstein, discoverer of the Theo-
of the past week was the informal Communal Work, regards this effort ry of Relativity, by prominent Jew-
dancing party given by the Pi Gam- as one of the most important to he ish Physicians and surgeons of the
ma Sorority at the home of Miss undertaken by the Board. In this United States, that the medical pro-
Rose Klein of Hancock avenue, Wed- connection he said:
fession of America would contribute
"All our efforts in Jewish Social a fully equipped Medical College to
nesday evening, June 22. The offi-
cers of the sorority, Evelyn Rosen- work will prove more or less futile Palestine.
thal, president; Ethel Steinborn, sec- unless we succeed in developing a
Dr. Einstein, before leaving this
retary, and Doris Wolfgang, treas- traines1 personnel who will regard country, addressed a gathering of 100
urer, formed the reception commit- Jewish social work as A career and distinguished Jewish physicians and
tee. Mr. Joseph Staub and Miss not as a stepping stone for some ot- surgenos, to NOM he related the
Ethel Klein won a fox trot contest her occupation. • Jewish Centers are hardships of thousands of young men
and were the recipients of a beauti- now being established throughout the and women students in Europe. lie
ful prize. At midnight a buffet lunch- country, and trained leadership will said, "They are being driven from
eon was served to the following have to be provided for them. I feel pillar to post, living on only with the
guests: Misses Ethel Klein. Shirley confident that once the need is hope that America will help them con-
Kukes, Rose Klein, Ethel Steinborn, brought to the attention of Jewish tinue their studies."
Fan Pleasant, Evelyn Rosenthal, Do- young men of good education and of
The physicians, after hearing his
ris Steinborn, Doris Wolfgang and strong Jewish sympathies, there will plea for the students of Europe,
the Messrs. Joseph Staub, Mannie be an adequate reimonse."
promised to meet at a future date,
Mr. H. I.. Glucksman, the Execu-
Rosenthal, Sydney Wolfgang, Dave
Manufacturers
and discuss plans for the formation
Kreegun, Art Benson, Nat Apsel, tive Director, has announced that the of a committee to raise the funds with
Retailers - Wholesalers
services of Prof. Julius Drachsler, of
Sam Abels and. Nathan Metzger.
which to create a Medical School in
660 Michigan Areau•
Smith College and former secretary Palestine.
of the school for Jewish Communal
The committee is national in scope,
Work,
have
been
securest
as
Director
BICUR CHOLEM JUNIORS
and has already succeeded in organi-
of this Course.. The students will
zing sub-committees in several states
visit
Centers
in
and
near
New
York
The committee in charge of the
of the Union headed by the leading
twelfth annual moonlight, to be and will study Jewish ('enter work members of the medical profession in
given Tuesday evening, Aug. 16, is by actual contact with all phases of each community. The fund is not to be
700
now making arrangements for this it. Among the subjects included in used for administrative purposes, or
DESIGNING
COLOR PLATtS
unique affair. Full particulars will the curriculum are Americanization, for any other mission except the
PhOTO.RCIOUCHINS HALFTONES
immigration, boys, girls and adult
be announced later.
building and equipping a Medical
activities, religious programs, clubs,
School.
r classes awl dramatics. No charge
Among those on the Executive Com-
will be made ter tuition, and every
mittee are: Doctors Sigmund S. Gold-
effort will be made to place in posi-
water, former Health Commissioner
tions those who satisfactorily com-
of New York City; Nathan Ratnoff,
plete the Course. Applications are
President of the American Jewish
HENRY MORGENTHAU
DECLARES ZIONIST
AIM IS SURRENDER
FORMER DETROITER
DIES IN NEW YORK
"Quality
First"
Bridal
Gifts
t
Begins Friday, July First
The most substantial kind of reductions on Table Cloths, Nap-
kins, Towels, Toweling, Table Damask, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Bed
Spreads and Fancy Linens. Merchandise marked during this sale
shows-
Prices 50% to 100% Lower Than Last Years Prices
Table Cloths
Odd All Linen
Dinner Napkins
Table Cloths, 2 yards size,
and offered in eight different
designs. Because we have no
Napkins to match and because
some are a bit soiled, the
$12.50 and $16.00
Table Cloths
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go at
Extra heavy quality and of-
fered in numerous designs.
Formerly priced at $10.50 to
$12.00 per dozen. This is a
rare opportunity to buy fine
Napkins at a portion $ 6
of their real worth
•
Dozen
8, "
Table Damask
yard, now yard-
$3.95
Hemstitched Linen
Huck Towels
All linen, hemmed Huck Towels, plain white
Towels, size
20 x 38 inches; some tirade with space for mono-
grams. The regular $2.25 Towels are
llemiatitched, all linen Huck
or with red borders. The quantity is limited, so
six towels is all we can allow to each A
customer. Friday,
each
0
itoc
vo c
featured in this July Sale at,
Double Damask
Dinner Napkins
Hemistitched Damask
Extra fine double damask
Dinner Napkins in odd pat-
terns. They are all Linen, Irish
make and mostly round de-
signs. The regular $18.50 Nap-
kins are now $ 12
priced in July Sale,
per dozen
All Linen Lunch Napkins in
15-inch size and finished with
satin band designs. These Nap-
kins were formerly sold at $26
per dozen, now in the July
Linen Sale, price $
reduced to,
I
dozen
1100 Bath Towels
Lunch Napkins
General in size - 21 x 40
inches in plain white only
These Bath Towels are priced
nr
.50
much higher, but in July25
linen Sale, special
at
LteU J
Double Damask-Pure Irish
Linen Pattern Table Cloths-
Now $10.50
Please Note
Every Table Cloth and Napkin in our
Extra fine Table Cloths in distinctive, round de-
signs and two yards square. The regular $16.00
stock, including hand-woven Damasks,
values are represented.
and all are marked at great reductions
$14.50 Napkins to Match, Now, Dozen,
during our July Sale.
$9.95
LSI
An extra heavy, fine quality,
pure linen damask that was
originally priced at $5.60 per
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Remarkable Sale of
Straw Hats
J. W. B. WILL TRAIN
COMMUNAL WORKERS
Here is a great, big, straw-hat buy opportunity. It's one saving-
chance for a new hat for the balance of the season. Every hat
in the sale is strictly first-class, marked especially low for quick
clear-away.
All $3. Hats, . . $2.25
All $4. Hats, . . $2.85
All $5. and $6 Hats, $3.85
All $7. and $8 Hats, $5.65
AMERICAN DOCTORS
PRESENT MEDICAL
COLLEGE TO ZION
Included in this big sale are fine
At Marks'
you will find
the most
cmnplete and
finest selec-
tion of furs
and fur coats
in Detroit-
you will find
it pays to
buy of the
Makers.
Panamas, Bangkoks and Balibuntals
values run from $6 to $10,
AT
yi
Every Hat in the
Sale Will Carry
Original Price Tag
H. & B. MARKS
$4.
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