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nterest of the individual in special BRITAIN ATTACHES
interest
FEDERATIONS SOLVE
. netitutions, around which his or her
COMMUNAL PROBLEM l'activities may center. There has MUCH IMPORTANCE
created a unity Of spirit and a
TO ZIONIST PLEDGE
OF CHARITIES' WORK been
harmony of operation among its aflili-
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ated societies which goes far towards
,
taken as their central thought that the ultimate unified organization of ment on many points. Will His Ex.
the care of the poor is distinctly a, every form of Jewish philanthropic cellency permit us to make the trip?'
High Commissioner: I have no de-
community problem and should be activity in the City of New York.
sire to put obstacles in the way of
handled as such, and that, moreover,
the delegation's trip, but I want to
COMMEMORATE
TISHA
s contributed for charity shall
upon you that the British
be given specifically for that purpose, I
be
B'AB FAST ON SUNDAY government views the question as I
not indirectly in the form of pay-
saw it six months ago; that is, that
ment for tickets to bazaars, card
our Declar
annul the Balfand
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the plea
will ac-
pa rties or any other form of enter-
ation w ill tobring the
tainment, which formerly made such . ius, or exile, of the Jew was, how- complish nothing.
drains upon the time and energy of 1 , . t ver, of short duration, lasting
a 48
Mogan Bey Al Madi: I th nk you
the individuals who conducted the y
For with the conquest of for the step that has been made to-
same. This leaves a very much great-
is. on by the Persian King Cyrus wards giving the country a constitu-
t' 1 I
er degree of opportunity for those m
536,
on and ex Yeas
my regret that the
6, B. C., the Jews were permit- lion
I
who previously labored in behalf of ' tad to return to their land and re-
representative assembly was not
these entertainments to devote their build the Temple.
Nevertheless, I should
called earlier. Nevertheless
entire time to the direct support
and
Under the leadership of the Prophet like to ask His Excellency some de- ■
,
..
government of the
tne cnarita le activ- –
Ezra, the Temple was once more re- tails concerning this assembly—its
built
and rededicated and a Jewish activities and prerogatives.
ties.
The funds received from individual • kingdom re-established offering a
tOBABLY the flocks of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were the same
Iligh Commissioner: From the very
subscriptions of members are usually homeland for the Jew for another six beginning it was the intention of the
breed as the Persian of today. Is native to Persia, India and Russia.
augmented by receipts from other centuries, until the year 70 of the
government to create such institu-
sources. In some cases, state or mu.
This valuable skin is naturally chill black. We enhance its beauty
en. present era, when Tisha ll'Ab was tions and I so declared in an address
ugai nto p ay an unfortunate port in I delivered lust July—but these
e ic ipal governments make subv
by black dyeing. The lamb of a few months' age is the Persian. The
lions fur the care of individuals roc- Jewish independence. It was on the tlhaings cannot be accomplished in a
lamb of a few days' age is the Broad Tail. The war well-nigh prohibited
enized as legitimate public charges. 9th of AL of th
th 1
that year that
th
the
t e- t
In addition, it will be remem-
o
Substantial sums occasionally come theft tnion of the.aSeco
land tiered
. y
importation of Persian. This year, however, they are with us in large
Ad-
that at the opening of the Ad-
to the individual institutions in the th . Ii ai dispersion of I t.11
th e Jews, l ast-'
Council I declared that that
quantities and at low prices. I recommend Persian for beauty and durability.
shape of legacies or endowment mg unto our own day, s ,eas to ta ke body would be temporary. I find that
funds.
ll ospitals are in receipt of place when the Roman Ism 1 ieror Ti- the hour has not yet arrived to dis-
me from private patients, from tus, the Terrible, led an army against cuss the character of the new assem-
i 1 aboratories, X-ray and similar the Jews and put an end to l'alestine bly, nor the rights that will be given
i snpN
tional so-
Ed
inicl
es. Educational
i iti
a act v
as a Jewish state .
to it.
c linical
times receive modest fees a
Curious Co•Incidents•
cieties
• sometimes
Moven Bey: Will the assembly
for their class, club and gymnasium
Twice commemorating the destruc- have a legal right to make new laws
lion of the Temple, Tisha B'Ab is a for all departments of the govern-
work.
The New York Federation.
m eked by many co-incidences. ment, to carry out works in the coun-
aYa
In the case of the New York Fede. flay
on this day that the revolt try and to determine the budget?
of Jewish, It was
ration for the support
b roke ut against Borne in the year Iligh Commissioner: It is neces-
philanthropic societies, the total ex-
60 years after the second dis- nary to enter into these matters very,
itures of about 90 institutions 130, sion. Simon Bar Kochba, perhaps thoroughly before the rights of the
pend
make up the grand total of approxi- Per
the gre atest hero in Jewish history, assembly are determined. One thing
mately $5,800,000. Of this amount, led a ha ndful of Jews against the Ro- is certain—that the constitution will
about one-half represents the sub-
mien and inflicted defeat upon contain the fundamental principles
scriptions of individual members for man
ar o n the unconquerable Romans. according to which the elections will
defeat
the year 1921, obtained through the
ht; sisa'arst.t finally defeated, however, by be conducted. But I cannot say, in
Federation, while the remainder is !is
er numbers of his opponents, the space of a moment, what measure
the estimated income from other and die d a soldier's death. of responsibility will be placed upon
he
sources, as above enumerated. The
Tisha B'Ab in general seems to have the assembly.
large sum of close to $3,000,000 (the
been m arked as a day of misfortune Ilaj Tufik Hamad: His Excellency
present approximate income of Fede- for the Jews. It was also on this said that if the delegation sails to Eu-
ration) represents voluntary subscrip.
hilesul or tiny of the year 1492 that rope it will net be officially received
lions and donations from over 35,000 tPrtic wish Inquisition broke out„ and will not be able to discuss mat-
contributors. These contributors are
t ban 5011,000 men, women and tees except with some officials in the
from every walk o flife and Federa- More
p were either driven from the Colonial Office. I want to bring to
children
lion is gradually widening the boun. land or forced to accept Christianity, His Excellency's attention that we
t
is
o f income as it
thousan its upon thousands being speak in the name of all the inhabit-
d ary of its source usefulness.
its
at the stake during the hor- ants of Palestine, Moslems and Chris-
the sphere of
amount referred to does not include burned ays of the Inquisition. liens, and should like to know whether
such bequests as may be received by note d World War
His Excellency is of the same opinion.
■ Anni
.
either Federation or by the inidvidual
Curi ously enough, the World War, High Commissioner: It is possible
the very necessary religious educa-
institutions, which are usually re- one of the results of which wits the to be officially received only if you
enough Sabbath Schools or religious great experience in Jewish educe- tion, would do so.
of perm anent
tain ed in the formyieldin g an annual assuran ce of a Jewish state in Pa es- are the representatives of some goy-
schools to care for the religious needs tional matters, this shocking situation
There is one other angle to the
.--
tine, a ncl the re-establishment of the ernment. The Colonial Office merely
dow ment funds
■
of the children. Statistics prove this. is directly traceable to the parents. question which we believe is deserv-
e ancient people in their traditional says that it will not receive the defe-
income.
Allow us to cite two examples: the The parents have been frightfuly ne-
The New York Federation is, of
of thought. If part of the re-
nd—this greatest of all wars gation officially.
ing
glectful of their children's religious
Bronx, N. Y., and the northwest sec-
course, the largest of its kind, and broke o
on the Tisha B'Ab
'Ab of 1914,
ligious education of the American
H adj. Tufik: We are not the rep-
tion of Detroit. In fact, there can- training. It is beside the question child was to be had in the public
i nu t altoget h er
by virtue of its size, is
the Jews were in their syna- resentatives of a government, but we
not be adequate means for the re- whether this neglect—on the part of school, there would be bound to fol-
typical of the Federations throughout while
i •st reading Lamentation and speak in the name of the inhabitants ADVOCATES RELIGIOUS IN-
tuurn
the parents—is due to indifference, to
ligious training of the child until
the country, but for the same reason ismotir
ng over the misfortunes that o Palestine.
low a greater respect for one an-
STRUCTION
IN
PUBLIC
there are as many and as large re- ignorance or whether it is due to other's religion. In the next genera-
it represents the widest extension of befellt hem. The Tisha B'Ab of 1914
High Commissioner: I think the
ligious schools as there are public mean stinginess, poverty or adverse tion these mean, contemptible, in-
Jewish philanthropic work, and some be aY b e said to have marked one of London government is fully aware of
SCHOOLS
schools. This is self-evident, as every conditions or to all the five factors tolerable feelings and hatred would
brief statement of its activities may m
cutest tragedies in Jewish his- the form adopted by your congress
enumerated. The truth remains there
child of school age should receive a
therefore be made in order to show the
c
tory gr
in that close to 3,000,000 Jews and it can therefore ome to its own
is a decided lack of parental influ- vanish.
:
the diversity of services rendered to are eat imated to have been sacrificed conclusions, as I have come to mine. Editor The Detroit Jewish Chronicle religious training.
We have not touched upon the sub-
ence exerted over the child's religious
b y the organ-
on
the
battlefields
or
as
a
re-
But
you
cannot
be
official
represents-
In
your
issue
of
Aug.
5,
under
the
Even
though
there
were
the
requi-
the either
the Jewh com
ject of whether the child would be
education.
through
izationsis functioning
suit of the famine in Eastern Europe, lives till you are chosen at general heading of "Random Thoughts," we site number of religious schools, we
taught
more in conformance with
We do not waver to assert that if
and th ousands have been slaughtered elections. It is the methods for these noted that adverse comment has been would hesitate to condemn the pro-
Federation.
pedagogical principles, for we believe.,
groms that were daily occur- elections that I am now preparing. made to the suggestion of certai n posal, which we are sorry to learn the secular education of the child
Cares for Children.
g
Sabbath and ;
that
the
were left wholly to the discretion of
It contains within its membership bY
Po in Itkrainia, Poland, Galicia
Musa Kazim Pasha: Our most im- prominent church people in one of might be defeated.
rences
a polo"
the parents there also would be a schools are improving (run+
12 child-caring institutions, providing andRe umania. pedantpurpose is to bring the peo- our larger cities that one hour of the
Facts cannot be denied. In the deplorable emptiness in our public gogicals viewpoint.. •
institutional, outdoor and after-care an The Jewish red-letter day was not pie into intimate connections with the public school day be devoted to re- city of Detroit, for example, the per-
In conclusion we also wish to state
ther on of sorrow and mourn- government and to bring both these ligious training under the supervision centage of Jewish children attending schools--though we must admit it
service for orphaned children from
suc-
birth to 16 years of age; three day altMse For it was on the Tisha B'Ab to an understanding. of the various religious denomina , religious schools is very small. W e would not be as alarmingly great as that if this movement had been
cessful or if in time it will be suc-
nurseries care for the children of °lg. 62 that the` Jews once more High Commissioner: That also is tions. The reason advanced is that can safely venture to assume that a in the religious schools.
8
it would in no way affect our
cessful
eastward
to
their
homeland,
my
wish,
but
the
British
government
there
are
enough
Sabbath
Schools
to
working mothers during the time that °I
Constitutionally, it is our opinion
turtle( I
like condition prevails in other cities.
Schools
ine, with the idea of rebuilding attaches great importance to the Bal- care for the religious training of the We can further safely venture to as- that religious training cannot be Talmud Torahs and Sabbath
same are employed; 10 general and
or the religious schools of other de-
special hospitals provide medical Palest
t ai r e-establishing their land. On four Declaration and as long as your children.
sume that this deplorable condition forced upon anyone. But, if religious nominations.
The religious training of the child does not only obtain with the Jewish training were permitted in the public
treatment of every kind, five of these that d ay a number of Russian-Jewish movement aims to nullify that declar-
Jewish parents, your nakedness has
sity students, under the leader- ation it will be difficult to establish' —and especially of the Jewish child religious training, but also obtains schools under the supervision of the
having ladies' auxiliaries doing spe-
cial work in hospitals; in addition, 'mires f Israel Belkind, a student at closer relations or to work in oar-' —is a very serious problem to us in the religious training of children minister of the municipality, we are been exposed. Will you take heed?
and, we have every reason to be of other creeds. certain that many parents who wil- We wonder!
there are six agencies for hospital ship o niversity of Charkow, banded' mony.
Musa Kazim Pasha: We will be lieve, is a problem to which ever Y
service, extending the work of the the
U er in the society of "Bilu" for
(RABBI) JACOB BIENENFELD.
ogeth
To us, who analyzed the questions fully do not, or by force of circum-
hospitals beyond their walls; five so- t
urpose of l'alestinian colonize- able to find the solution to this ques- minister gives serious thought.
thoroughly, and who can speak from stances cannot, give their offspring 2676 Blaine St.
We cannot agree that there ar e
cieties render institutional proven- the P The result was the founding tion in England.
tive, probationary and after-care the n• e first Zionist colony, Rishon High Commissioner: I hope so,
boys and girls; of th n, which served as a foundation and I think the entire matter is really
work for delinquent
LeZio
dica -
for the hanp
topping stone for 47 more colo- one of translation (of the Bafour
i
four soceties
cripple etc. One and _ at hat were established in the last Declaration). 1 wish to declare once
e
ped, the deaf, the
sm 8
more that the constitution which will
agency providing for the needs of
acs.
ye
55
be issued for the country will be
Bury Wooden Sword.. .
Jewish youth receives a subsidy. ;
There is a home for the aged; two, It is an old tradition among the based on the Balfour Declaration, and
IJ
h boys to go to the cemetery that the second part of the declare
agencies render unique community
of employ. Jewis isha B'Ab and ury "n
mi
nen . lion, which insures the
rights of non-
service, one in the f orm
ed for Sabbath on T e there. For it was on this day Jewitsh residents is as fundamental'
ment especially provid
word
observers, and one devoting itself to s that the Jews buried their swords, al- as th e first part. '
the apprehension of deserting hus.' thoug h they have not given up the
bands and the assistance of the fami- fight. The Jewish sword is buried,
lies that they have deserted. Direct but t he Jewish fighter lives. The lin.
chable spirit of Judaism in the
relief is furnished by the largest Jew-
ish relief agency in the world, as- Own
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fee of disaster is once more evi-
sisted by several smaller organize-fie ne ed by the old tradition of the
in making the Saturday follow- I those still interned are maintained at
tions, one of which exists solely for
the pensioning of widows in order to rase isha B'Ab a day of consolation, the expense of the Joint Distribution
enable them to retain their children ins T ath Nachamu. Forgetting their Committee.
The Interned Refugees.
at home, instead of placing them in : Sabb rings and tragedies, the Jews
an institution. There is a free loan , suffe more place trust in their old The refugees are at present in-
society, supplying without interest ' once and read "Nachamu, nachamu I terned in the following places: In
the funds that obviate the need in hoPS: --"Comfort ye, comfort ye, my I the Police Depot at Budapest there
Jewish refugees. In
many instances of resorting to relief anti . le," from the fortieth chapter of are about I30
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agencies; seven large religious schools PeoP h. Even as in the darkest days the l'ilishiva Camp, not far from
are supported to provide the children Isola the deepest gloom of exile, the , Budapest, there are several hundred
and mice more becomes heartened by refugees, who came there after 1914.
with that form of Jewish training Jew
tromise of the prophets that they There is a third camp in Zolsher.
most in accord with their wishes, and
these at the same time for the most the 1 again to be returned to their gesheg, six hours' ride from Buda-
e
pest, where about 255 "foreigners"
part help in bringing the children arnd
aving outlived the Babylonians. —Russian, Galician and Roumanian
in their care to a realization of Amer-
II the Merles, and the Persians, and .Jews—are confined together with po-i
icon standards. The recreational,
d Romans, the Jews congregate litical and criminal prisoners.
educational and social needs of the
e
The interned in all these camps are
Jewish population are met by IS the y Tisha B'Ab to shed tears over
numerous tragedies of that day, fully maintained with clothing, shoes
Young Men's and Young Women's e
to
rise
up
swain
as
hopeful
as
I
and
medical supplies at the expense
II e b r e w Associations, settlement the
only
o
that the traditional homeland of of the Joint Distribution Committee,
houses, recreation rooms, synagogue ever
stine
is
to
be
ebuilt
again
as
a
whose
representatives also attend to ,
sisteroos,
•
h d etc. Two institutions for
education, one for either l' alt ish commonwealth. And 2,507 . their liberation and transportation.
techn ical
s
after
the
destruction
of
the
first
Since
July 1, when the immediate re-
sex, represent the most advanced type
Jew
se a year
years after the de- lief work of the Joint Distribution
of this work done in America;
and 1.850
1 Temple
truction
of
the
Second
Temple,
the
Committee
was liquidated and din-
lastly, five vacation homes provide i e
healthful summer recreation for Jew is now more than ever full of , continued, the care of the interned
hat
the
Promise
is
soon
to
be
refugees
has
reverted to the Jewish
working boys and girls and for tired
P et
Relief Committee of Budapest, which
mothers, while one unique institu- hoS. tt
fill
is to receive for this purpose from
re
thin, located at the seashore, pro- ful
the Joint Distribution Committee a
cedes all-year-round for the care of ANNUAL YOUNG
monthly subsidy of 1,000,000 kronen;
children whose mothers have been
TRACK MEET AUGUST A 28' this subsidy will be continued until
compelled temporarily to place them
the last Jewish refugee will have left
—•
in the hands of strangers, while they
rest
Young Judaea's third annual field the internment camps.
themselves go to hospitals or
day will take place all day Sunday,
Dr. Kahn, after having carefully
homes for physical recuperation.
Aug. 28, at Belle Isle, under the ass- studied the situation, does not believe
Women'e Support. I
The Ha.
Federation, by reason of its pices of the Detroit Young Judaea that the situation in Hungary in re-
been Council , in co-operation with the gard to relief work should become
inclusive community allies], has
enabled to enlist in its management Recreation Commission. less favorable. On the contrary, tak
David Racoosin, director of ath. ing into consideration the gradual re-
and in the operation of its various
repre- letics for local Young Judea, Wednes- cuperation of the country from a po-
affiliated societies, the most business day received permission from city au- litical and economic point of view,
sentative professional and
men of the great Jewish community thorities to use the Belle Isle track the situation of the Jews there will
of New York and has the enthusiastic and baseball diamonds for the occa- become more normal; the actual re-
sion, in addition to the necessary lief work will naturally end with the
support of a large group of earnest,
zealous and intelligent women. equipment. liberation of the interned refugees,
Mr. Racoosin announces that 16 and it will be possible then to begin
organization, en-
There is a junior
'he interest o f the 20 local Young Judaea circles real constructive work in Hungary. ,
rolling the services ana
commun- are making arrangements to place
of the young people of the
in this track meet of the or- WASHINGTON ELIMINATES
ity. Through its Business Mens numbers
Council, representing all lines of busi- ganization. Baseball games, various
"MERCHANT OF VENICE" ,
d professions, there is track events and novel features for
'ii feature the
Mrs. Charles Long of Wilkeabarre,
conducted a continuous, all-year- the younger clubs wi
day's sports. A baseball game be-
round activity for the enlargement
Pa., who served the Counci of Jewish
in- tween the leaders and the Defenders Women for six years as chairman of
of th funds at its disposal. It
mak- of the White and Blue is planned for its committee on education, has just
tainse budgetary department, mak-
been informed by Mrs. Josephine Cor-
ing a careful study of the requests the day.
ing
liss Preston, state superintendent of
of all the affiliated societies and ap-
ADOPT UKRAINIAN ORPHANS
public instruction in Washington,
portioning the funds on the basis of
general of-
the Washington State Board of
very intensive study. Its
PARIS.—(J. T. A.)—The Jewish that
to
Education has removed the "Mer-
fices are conducted with a view
communities of Jugo-Slovakia are
securing the utmost efficiency com-
chant
of Venice" from the list of re-
concentrating their efforts in the in-
quired readings in high school Eng-
bined with economy of management.
terest of the Jewish orphans of Uk-
lish. This action was taken in re-
In the five years of the Federa-
raine. Many of these have been
tion's existence, it has undoubtedly adopted by well-to-do families or sponse to a national appeal made by
brought about a community spirit
Mrs. Long. This feature of the coun-
placed in the care of public institu -
cil's activities is now being furthered
such as did not formerly exist. The
tions. The propaganda for the adop -
by Mrs. Alexander Wolf of Wash-
Jewish people in New York City are
orphans is being conduct-
now interested In the charitable prob- tion of the
ington, D. C., who has succeeded Mrs.
ed
by
the
newly
organized
Jewish
no t les-
does
this
Long as chairman on education.
but
ole,
lem u a wh
observed, the World Relief Organization.
sen, as far as can be
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Tut butt but to Heti. our K..rf v.
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lowest prices prevailing this year. Buy now and
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