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"ALL IS BEAUTIFUL"
(A Cantonist's Tale)
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By I. L. PEREZ
Rendered into English by Elbert Aidline-Trommer.
(Editor's Note:—In the dark reign of Czar Nicholas I, during the
second quarter of the nineteenth century, Jewish boys, even at the most
tender age, were liable to be torn away from their parents and home, sent
to distant provinces, and there made "Cantonists" or boy-soldiers, to suffer
for years and years, for even adults had to spend 25 years in active service
in those days. The boys were subjected to all kinds of torture in order to
compel them to adopt Christianity, but, while weaker spirits gave in, many
a Jewish boy, even though tortured unto death, would remain loyal to his
God and people. Perez, the Bard of Chassidism, in the story that follows,
tells of one of these boy-martyrs as but he alone knew how.)
You would like to know what it And yet the words would not come
back to me.
was that helped me remain a Jew?
"0 Lord!" I exclaimed with all my
It was the vision of the celebrated
Rabbi of Shpola. True, when I first soul, "give me one word, just one
met him he was not yet the far- word!" And God heard me. At
famed scholar he became in after once I recalled "U-Netanneh Tokef"—
years, but was still young and wan- "Let sanctification ascend unto Thee."
dered from one place to another. For Great joy imbued me. I felt it was
a long time he had traveled with a filling all my being, was endeavoring
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band of heggers from community to to leave the confines of my body, was
community, from tavern to tavern, radiating from the depths of my soul,
poor, ragged,—just like the rest of —and I was still pacing to and fro,
them, and no one could have guessed gun on shoulder, and chanting these
sacred Hebrew words before the snow-.
what lay hidden in his heart.
Arid this
Even when the time of his wander- white, enchanted world.
ing was over the day of revelation did prayer emanated from my spirit like
Ile
went
to
the
Vilno
Rob-
a
golden
chain,
like
a
string
of pearls,
come.
not
binical Court and obtained license to —oh, you cannot, comprehend, cannot
slaughter fowl and cattle in accord- realize what it all meant to me.
ance with the Jewish ritual. He gave Meanwhile the storm, abated, the
up wandering and settled near Vilno. flurries ceased, the clear blue sky be-
But the Misnagdim scented him Out came visible in all its glory, and the
and began to persecute him, slander whole world, clad in dazzling white,
him, accuse him of breaking the law began to sparkle with myriads of
—what not! diamonds. It was white and silent all
I was then six years old. Ile would around, a limitless expanse, limit-
often come to our house to slaughter lees whiteness, quiet, smooth, sweet,
a calf or a chicken and—sometimes— endless whiteness—And over this
just for a night's lodging. I was very burderless whiteness I perceived some-
fond of him, and of whom, besides one, even more white and light and
my parents, could I have been fond radiant.
Ile was treading lightly on the'
of but him? My Hebrew teacher was
a man with a terrible temper—while snow, clad in shroud and praying
the young Rabbi was a good natured, shawl. The- shawl..was on his should-
sincere man; one glance of his soul- er, and the trembling silver beard was
ful eyes sufficed to gladden one's glittering over the soft fabric, his
like two-fires, and over them
ul. The informers , however, had eyes were
achieved what they were after, and shone a sparkling crown and a hat
with
silver
and gold galloons. Ile came
' he lost his position. I suspect, my
Hebrew teacher must also have had nearer and nearer and when he ap-
proached
me he uttered but these
' a hand in it for he was the one who
had thrown him out of our house. words:
"All
is
beautiful."
a
This act cut me as though with
It sounded as though a violin had
knife, but I feared my teacher worse
than death. A few minutes later, breathed a magic strain, and an in-
stant
later the vision vanished.
however, I stole out of the house with
• • •
the intention of overtaking the young
On
my
way, a year later, I stopped
Rabbi on the highway. Exactly what
I wanted with him—I did not know at Shpola and went to see the great
I myself, but something urged me to Rabbi. We immediately recognized
him fre- each other.
I see hi m once more, to bid
well, to gaze once more into his kind-
eyes.
I ran and ran, bruised my feet on
the stones, but there was nobody to
be seen ahead of me. I turned to the
"S right, towards the woods and was
about to sit down and rest on the so
earth when I heard a familiar voice
from the thicket. I rose, walked in
the direction of the voice—and saw
my friend. He was standing under
Marble and Granite
a tree and chanting. I listened closely
and recognized the Song of Songs. I
noticed that the tree under which he
stood was not like the others— leaf-
less, naked. His tree was all green
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And flocks of birds were soaring
g n the
d hinig
'among the branches an
Song of Songs with him. I w as ta ken
aback and stood with mouth and eye.
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wide open.
But as soon as he gut througi
chanting the Sting Songs, the leaves
on the tree turned yeduw and wither
ed, the birds vanis,.ed, and he him -
self turned to me and said with a
in his voice:
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SAYS AMERICANISM AND
ZIONISM INCOMPATIBLE
NEW YORK.—(J. C. B.)—"The
Use of the word 'Jewry' has no right
to exist in our country." - "The word
'synagogue' or 'temple' has no re-
ligious meaning for us." " . . . let
us proceed logically and practically
to the formation of the Reform
Church of American Israelites."
" . . . break with our weak-kneed
Library Park Hotel Bldg. something."
"Good," I answered with joy, think- truckling to mere tradition and bold-
ing he wanted me to get him some- ly declare that American Israel will
thing to eat. And I was ready to henceforth observe Sunday as its day
le e run back home and empty mother's of rest and worship." "Here is our
mg. woommowl
cupboard, full of Saturday provisions. Palestine and we know no other .
But, instead, he said:
Zionism and Americanism are not
"Listen, don't tell anybody of what now, and never will be, synonymous."
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you saw here."
In these words we give, to our
My joy fled, and solemnly and firmly mind, fairly, the gist of the practical
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And hear me out, Yudel," he con- made by Isaac W. Bernheim of Louis-
°animal Real Estate. Insurance
"You will soon leave you' ville, Ky., in a pamphlet entitled
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Choice Homes. Two.FIsts is
on a far, long journey."
timed.
"The Reform Church of American Is-
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vestments and etfl
PHONE CHERRY 1155. And while I was wondering how in raelites," which is being widely cir-
the world I would be gone on a long culated in this country.
Mr. Bernheim quotes the latest
journey, he spoke on:
"Your teacher's lessons will be editions of the Century and Stand-
forced out of your head, you'll forget ard dictionaries to prove the world
your father and mother—but, remem- considers "Jew" a synonym of what
ber, keep your name. Your name is is corrupt, crafty, mean. "In brief,"
'tidal, see, then, that you remain a he says, " . . the word 'Jew' in its
general 'application and acceptation
.ew."
A Sa•ing P opoBition.
I W so frightened, but from the very no longer denotes a religious and
We take care of bo ,ss of accounts; ' d ,ohs of my soul something exclaim- ethical platform, but has degene-
install easy systems of book- . ed:" Yes, I'll remain a Jew, I swear rated into a term of reproach or has
."
become a mere nickname."
it .11 my life
keeping.
A week later our home was raided,
Submitting as supporting evidence
I was taken away and sent to a can- Morgenthau's statement in World's
Work "that Americans see in the
tonment.
• • •
Zionist movement a menace to Amer-
Public Accountant
Years had elapsed since that mem- ican solidarity," Mr. Bernheim re-
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orable meeting, and I had forgotten moulds a worn argument on the in-
everything, everything had been compatibility of Zionism and Ameri-
forced out of my head. I served in canism and bespeaks his readiness
northern Russia, near the Arctic "to turn over to them (Zionists), to
Circle, in the land of snow and cruel their heirs and assigns forever, the
frosts. I never met any Jews there. exclusive use of the word 'Jew' and
I knew no Sabbath, no holidays, no
the term 'Jewry.'"
fasts —everything was forgotten. But
The pamphleteer understands the
I did' not change my religion. The history of Reform Judaism as hav-
more of my past I forgot, the more ing been "a process of disentangling
did the Evil Spirit incite me to rid the universal from the original na-
myself of all my sufferings by becom-
tional or Oriental." To change the
ing a Christian. But, whenever evil
Saturday Sabbath to a Sunday Sab-
thoughts came to me, I heard distinct-
bath would be but another step in
iur
ly another voice: Don't give up y ,
the same direction, according to the
faith, remain a Jew!" And I knew
it was nut a hallucination, for every writer.
A United States post card is in-
, time I also saw the speaker, and every
serted in the pamphlet urging read-
time he grew older, his beard and ear-
ers in agreement with Mr. Bern-
locks—whiter, but his eyes were still
heim's propositions to signify their
the same—as kindly as once upon a
intention of joining his "church." It
time, and his voice—melodious as a
appears that the author of the pamp-
violin's.
Once, as I was being flossed, he let is making a serious attempt to re-
took his place near me, wiped the cold place the present Union of Hebrew
perspiration off my forehead, patted Congregations, before whom his ad-
me on the face and whispered: "Do dress, now printed in pamphlet form,
was originally delivered, by a "re-
not cry, it is worth suffering to re-
form church" in whose official title
JEWISH
main a Jew." And I went through
the torture without a cry, without a the word "Jew" is not to appear.
Henry the Hatter
Gratiot at Library.
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One day late in autumn—it was
during the last year of my military
service—I was assigned a sentry's
post at the arsenal. Twilight deicen-
ed, a snowy flurry was raging. Win-
ter Cunies early in that part of Rus-
sia. The wind lifted large snowdrifts
and •mashed them into thousands of
needles. and C e needles and snow dust
pricked my face so that I could neither
open my eyes nor breathe. Suddenly
I heard a.ineene pass by and a voice
say in Je vish:
"T -slay is Rosh Bastions F. e."
Wrether it was a voice tram Heav-
en or a human voice—I el, mt know
to this day, In t Pew words fell on
my heart like lead. An inexpressible
sadness seized me. I strained my
men ry to reAlleA rt last a fey
words from the Ne v Year's se: vices—
had I net known them by heart owe
upon a time? And I reit teat if I
recalled but one word, the rest woule
come of th.ernFelies, would Iv. from
my sail's restage' like • flock c'
sleeping bi rds from
under the max
WANT DR. NORDAU
TO COME TO AMERICA
FOR KEREN HAYESOD
NEW YORK.(—J. T. A.)—The
'ditors of a majority of the Yiddish
dailies of this city, together with
prominent journalists, met last week
at the invitation of the Keren Ilaye-
sod Bureau of America and decided
to cable to Dr. Max Nordau asking
him to come to America to work for
the Keren Ilayesod. A message was
likewise despatched to Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, urging him to use all his
efforts to get Dr. Nordau to come to
the United Staten in the fall as •
member of the Keren Ilayesod mis-
sion which, an announced, consists of
Jabotinsky, Bialik and Sokolov..
Reuben Brainin was supported by
narneh Zeekerman of the Zeit and'
William Edlin, editor of the Day, in
explaining the great services Dr.
Nordau could render to the Zionist
esress if he came to America.
Among the new overcoat shipments (just being unpacked as this is
written) are some extremely handsome belt-back and Chesterfield
coats, full silk or serge lined, and some of the heavy service street ul-
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melton and friezes.
The clothing in these new shipments is exactly
the same fine grades as those we had previously
and nothing better could be said of them.
The ball is rolling — Men are coming for this
Clothing and we are seeing to it that a stream
of highly satisfied purchasers are leaving this
store to go out in the City to speak a good
word for us.
Sale Prices Continue the Same as Before
$23.50 and s34.50— for Suits and Over-
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