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The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, 1921-10-07

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saw and old, old man;
"Perhaps," said Itzig, as he fitted lis eyes were sad; 1 stopped my play,
At this, everybody rushed forward
in winter and the heat in summer.
NEW YORK.—Twenty-five Jewish
unhappinss
into
on
his
own
red
hair
again,
since
we
And to his side I no,
One day, when the weather had been and threw his own
Orphans arrived September 12 on the
basket. There Was not a single must have troubles, it is better to have Upon his back, a heavy sack;
very hot, and the people had been the
man or woman in the town that did our own worries after all! I wouldn't His beard was white, his eyes were steamer Latvia, and are now at the
grumbling more than ever about the not bring sonic worry or complaint change my red hair for Avrohom's
Home of the Hebrew Sheltering and
black.
heat, a strange visitor came into town for the stranger's basket. The strap- shortness of breath, that bothers him
Immigrant Aid Society of America,
just before sunset, dressed in a ger raised the heavy basket on the so whenever he had to walk up-hill.
425-437 Lafayette street.
coarse cloak an carrying a large rope between the pillars of the gate. That must be a dreadful nuisance."
I touched this traveller's staff; I said:
These orphans came here chiefly
basket upon his shoulders. For a
through the efforts of the War Or.
It began to move slowly, swaying as And Avrohom said to himself: "What have you in cur bag?"
long time he stood near the well at it went. As it moved along, the true- "Better my little trouble with the lle did not smile; he shook his head: phans Bureau of the Joint Distribu.
the village gate, watching the setting tiles fell out one by one, and hung shortness of breath, than Itzig's red "My people's load I drag;
tion Committee, of which Miss Jessie
sun, which made the mountain peaks across the rope. \'hat a mixed 1(d hair, which would make me look like The staff of faith is in thy hand;
Bogen is the Executive Secretary.
(Copyright, 1921. By Judith ish-Kishor.)
shine like gold, while the rays shed of troubles they were! Chaim Man- a wild fellow, or a thief! I will never My son, I seek the Holy Land."
The orphans were temporarily dis-
a golden glory about his white hair del's lame leg, which was his chief make fun of ltzig for having such •
charged to the Hebrew Sheltering
FOLKS' PAGE CONDUCTED BY JUDITH ISH-KISHOR
and long beard.
A YOUNG
misfortune, Itzig'a red hair, his chief hair again. That must be a dreadful "And who is King," I wondering said, and Immigrant Aid Society of Ameri-
ca by the immigration authorities an.
Presently the town: :wsiple gathered worry, an old woman's aching tooth, misfortune!
"And rules the land you seek?"
And the old woman with the ach- The old man smiled and shook his til such time as they are C;(1111101141
ill "Jerusalem," but you must around him, and asked him who he and ever so many more queer things.
Why the Rabbi Came Late "e's,"
by the Ellis Island officials and dis.
not give me words with two "it's," or was and where he came front, and Every cause of happiness and dis- ing tooth said to herself :
head;
The
tributed throughout the country.
"Shame on you for fussing about "His name I dare not speak-
had in his bits et.
content in the town was crowded upon
(A Yeas Kippur Story from the
And don't give in both a word and what he smiled gently, but he
a little thing like that, when you have
there my sack and staff shall fall,
Hebrew.)
I r e crowd had with..
grown up sons and daughters who But
is p ura .
answer until
And
I'll
grow
young
and
straight
and
ASK EVICTION OF
"Now," smiled the old man," sines love you an dtake cafe o f yo
u! Thank
It was eve of the Day of Atone-
4 . end around him. Ile looked at their
tall."
ment, and the aynagogue was crowded
You may use names, whether of discontented faces, he heard them I promised to exchange all your wor how you would feel if you had the
JEWISH REFUGEES
with people. The old men were dress- people or places. ' quarreling and saying sharp words ries for happiness, I will do my best ti trouble of the little widow who keeps
ed in long white shrouds, while the
Let's see who will win!
Bible as they pushed their neighbors aside help you. "Each of you take from the the oil store. To have lost her hus- With age he trembled as he *poke
WARSAW.—(J.
T. A.)—The Po-
Call
younger men wore their Talissim Names
band to early! I must see that she And said: "I shall not (lie."
week I gave a Buried
Last puzzle
in order to get a better vie w of him. line the very smallest trouble he
lish anti-Semitic society of Lemberg
find."
. Now to sho w our new At last he spoke. Ile said:
(praying shawls.) All stood ready
has some of nip strudel this Sabbath. Though worn and ragged was hi. at a recent conference adopted a
Everyone dashed forward, and tried She needs a little sweetness in her
for the impressive service, reading the readers how you work out sut
cloak,
"I am bringing you happiness, good
resolution petitioning the Polish gov-
to snatch the very smallest thing he
prayer which comes before the singing puzzle, I am going to give the answer people!"
Ile said: "A prince ant I."
ernment to expel all Ukrainian Jew.
life."
or
she
could
find
upon
the
line.
And
"My
son, this wonder you shall see," ish refugees resident in their city. A
to
the
"Buried
Names"
that
we
had
And
what
did
the
little
widow
say?
of Kol Nidre.
"Then you have mote to the right while they scrambled and pushed and
The congregation had already fin- in "The Sabbath Angel" recently.
--"I have my health and nip baby, He said, "for you'll be there with me." recent dispatch indicated that 10,000
ished the prayer. Every voice ceased That will help them to guess [esti place,," cried everyone, "for we need struggled to reach the smallest trou- and my husband died an honest man.
refugees are now in Lemberg.
I happiness here!"
bles, the stranger with the empty bas-
and silence reigned. It was now time wok's
By Jessie Sampt•r.
eek's set.
The old stranger set down his bas- ket on his back slipped quitely away We have done nobody any harm. God
to begin the Kol Nidre, The Chemin
HUNGARIANS ATTACK JEWS
ket. The people saw that it was em- between the shadowy rocks of the will take care of us!" And in the
and his choir stood facing the Reading t. Do you want this orange,
new happiness that had coins to all
pty. Then they noticed to their as-
mountain.
(This poem has a hidden meaning.
Desk. Where was the Itabbi?—Every-
Ben? Oh, no! • half
her neighbors, she found that her
VIENNA.--(J. C. B.)—Soldiers of
tonishment,
that
a
rope
suddenly
ap-
When the people who had once been
Noah
Can you find it? Who is the old man
one looked at his neighbor. What was
was right.
will do
Admiral Ilorty's army attacked the
, peered to be fastened between the two discontented turned to look for hint, faith in God
supposed to tie? And who, do you Jewish quarter of the city of Schalk
delaying the old Rabbi?—He had 2. Oh, Anna, how can you nay
Hannah' posts of the village gate. They looked he was gone. Then each man anti
never been late before. Ile was never
think, is the King of the Holy Land? on the occasion of the annual fair
that?
HOMELESS
!at one another, wondering, silent.
woman looked to see what little trou-
late at any service, much less to this, :1. Didn't you hear ■ bell ring
It will be fun if you can find this out
"You see that sty' basket is empty," ble he had won. Anti lo and behold!
being held there. A Jewish merchant

the most important service of the
and write me about it in a letter. Then
here? No, it was next
of Lederer was killed
said the stranger. "bring me all of
(By permission of the Bloch
Abel
Ile
had
only
taken
back
his
own
trou-
year. What could be keeping him?
I shall know that I have clever by the name
door
Publishing Co., N. Y.)
your
miseries
and
worries,
and
I
will
and many others wounded.
The Shamaish (care-taker) was sent 4. We left ,,Rebecca la the
ble, which after all did not look as
readers!)
exchange them for pieces of happi-
Oh, Mother, in the street today
Cain
to look for him, but he found that the
dreadful
as
he
had
fancied
it
to
be.
school room
ness."
door of the old Rabbi's house was 5. The car is in a rut; how
Ruth
locked. He peered in at the windows
can we go on
but could see no one. He returned
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u
pe rlexed
to the synag
and tro-
Al exa end er .ShaW, of 2223 Carson -
e
sent in the _...
bled. Where could the Rabbi hav street, Pittsburgh, '
Dorothy
Waranth
=
gone?—
right answers.
Now the old Rabbi had left his (?) had them all right except one. =
house some time before and had start- She will now be able to tell where Fr-
p
ed out for the synagogue. But pass- her mistake came in, am
ing by a poor little house by the way- next time she will get them all cor-
side, he heard a baby crying. And rect. There is nothing like trying,
mingled with the infant's wailing, is there? Helen Myer especially, wt I
came the sound of a little girl's voice. know what I mean.
"0 dear me! What shall I do?" it
Now fire away, and build your !=
cried. The old Rabbi hesitated, re- words out of "Jerusalem."
=
membering that he had only a short
time in which to reach the synagogue.
THE THREE FRIENDS
Ile did not wish to be late, yet he
This is a story that is good to
could not pass by a house in which think of at Yom Kippur time, because '=
children seemed to be in trouble. Ile it makes you understand what things , =
pushed open the door and entered.
are really worth trying for in life.
A ragged little girl was walking
up and down the floor. She was about Listen!
There was a certain man who had =
ten years old, with bright eyes and threefriends. One of them he loved
long, tangled hair. She carried a very very dearly, the other he loved also,!=
small baby in her arms. The little but not so much; and the third he' =
fellow's face was red and wrinkled loved only a little. One day, the mss-i i =
from crying. His tiny fists were senger of the king conic to hint hur-!=
doubled up, as though in anger.
riedly, to take him to the kingg'm pal.
"What is the matter, little girl? ace. The man was dreadfully fright , =
asked the Rabbi.
ened at this sudden order to come to
e
"My father and mother have gon the king. "Perhaps some tale-bearer E.
to the synagogue and left me with my
little brother, she answered. "Now he has told a lie about sic, the king will
put me to death," he thought, "I had !=
is crying, and I don't know what to
better bring my good, old friend in =
do!"
-5-
"Go, child and call your mother," whom I have so much faith to speak
said the Rabbi, "and I will stay here on my side."
Ile went to call his first friend, =
with the baby."
The baby screwed up its face to whom he loved the best of the three. =
cry again, then, attracted by the Rab- He explained the matter to him, and
bi's long white beard, smiled through begged him to conic with him to the
Its tears. The Rabbi, mulling and king. But he would not come. Break- =
chuckling, and making queer noises en-hearted, the man went to his second .71
In order to amuse the child, began to friend, and begged him to come with
walk up and down, carrying the little him. "I will not go with you to the
king," said this one, "I will just ac- =
fellow over his shoulder. The baby,
no longer fretful, forgot his troubles company you to the palace, and then
as he dug his tiny fists into the Rabbi's I will leave you." Ile then went to
long white beard, and crowed with de- the third friend, of whom he had =
thought so lightly, and told hint how =
light.
Once in a while, the child whimper- the other two had treated him. "Do E.
ed, as though he were grived at the not he afraid" said the third friend,
absence of his mother, and were mak- "I will conic with you. Anti I shall
ing up his mind to cry again. Then speak before the king, and plead for
the Rabbi would pause, rock him in his you. I shall do all that I possibly
arms, pretend to toss him to the ceil- can to save you." Immediately he
ing, and, when he was at last happy set out and went with him to the
and smiling, he would continue to king, and spoke eloquently in his fa-
walk the floor with him. Or when vor, and saved him from harm.
Now who do you think these friends
the child would become restless, he
were? The first "friend" whom he
would pause, and stand swaying to
and fro, as his people were at that loved so dearly was his money, which
moment swaying during their prayer he wished to bring before the king
in synagogue. And while he swayed (God). His heeond "friend" was his =
he sang the Yom Kippur chant: "Let kindred, his children, relatives and —
us forgive the entire congregation of good neighbors, who went with him
to the grave but were obliged to leave
Israel."
When the frightened mother re- him But the the third "friend" who
turned home, she found the old man pleaded so eloquently in his fawn, , =
dressed in his white garment and was none other than the good deeds, -• .
which go with a man after he dies, .F
Tails still rocking the child in his
and appear with him, before the
arms, and singing him to sleep.
"Rabbi! Is this where you were?" throne of God.
she cried, "How can I thank you?"
A Stranger Who Brought '=
He smilingly waved aside her thanks,
$197
PEASE
gave her the baby, and hurried to the
Happiness
$325
LUDWIG
synagogue.
At the foot of a great mountain
$212
As he entered, the worshippers clustered a number of little houses.
FARRAND
turned towards him and stared at All the people who lived in them were =
$293
HUNTINGTON
!—
him in astonishment, while the Gabbai grumblers, and never satisfied, no =
$154
GILBERT
(president of the congregation) and
matter what happened. i=
$235
ANN ARBOR
several of the older men came curi-
"Ours is such a small village saiiVE:
$163
ously to meet him.
NORDHEIMER
the tradesmen, that visitors never .=
"What has delayed you, 0 Rabbi?" come to us, nor buy from our stores. 7
=
$395
GRINNELL BROS.
asked one of them.
"It is such an ugly town!" cool.=
$136
DECKER BROS.
The old Rabbi smiled gently. "It
plained others, for we have no fine =
$473
Is necessary that we older people who
VOSE
buildings, and the ugly mountain
have sinned during the year, should overshadows us and makes our vie-
$190
STERLING
pray and weep. But I could not bear
$410
very gloomy."
SOHMER
to see the tears of two little children, lege
"It is very hard to live in a town
$168
who have never sinned at all!"
FISCHER ..
where everybody is equally poor" =
$525
In other • al
STEINWAY
growled the village idlers.
RIDDLE BOX
towns there are rich people who can
$140
CHASE BROS.
help one out in time of trouble. Here.=
$233
This week we shall have a Word-
WEGM AN
there is no one to give us charity. •=
$177
building Game.
R. S. WILLIAMS
And so we have to work, work, work
Take a pencil and paper, and write

$188
in order to make a living!"
WHITNEY
down the word "Jerusalem."
Taking
a
lesson
from
the
grown-up
$263
WOODWARD
Now see how many other words you people, even the children sulked and =
$275
can make out of the letters in word
SOHMER
and pitied themselves a
"Jerusalem." (We are especially in- forgot to play
$197
NELSON
because they had such plain toys and,
terested in the word ".lerusalem" be-
because they only had cake once a • =
$292
•ERNER
cause it is the name of the Holy City
week,
and
because
their
school-work
which was once our capital city,
too hard!
when we lived in the Jewish country, was too
They sold, originally from
Nobody noticed the beauty of the
See who can get the
Palestine.)
green fields stretching out at the foot
$300 to 900. Learn of the com-
. largest number of words, made out of
of the mountains; nobody noticed the -5.•
plete protection afforded you
the word "Jerusalem." I shall print
the names and addresses of the boys beautiful white snow on its summit. —
through our FREE EX-
No one cared to hear the birds sing,
and girls who send in the longest list,
or to listen to the music of the brooks, =
CHANGE TRIAL PRIVILEGE.
At the same time, you must keep these
or to gather flowers from the fields.=
. rules, or the game will be too easy:
Don't use a letter twice, unless it and little valleys. The foolish people —
comes twice i tithe word "Jerusalem." did nothing but grumble about the
hard work they had to do, about their =
For instance, you may send in words
uncomfortable homes about the cold
with two "e's," for there are two

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resort season in summer
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Naturally, the people rent-
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high-grade Pianos — and, it
is from our own matchless
line; STEINWAY, GRIN-
NELL BROS., SOHMER,
VOSE, STERLING, SHON-
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WOODARD, etc., that they
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These contribute to the
summer joys—then with the
coming of cool weather, the
summer homes are speedily
vacated, and by auto, train
and boat these rental Pianos
come back to us; nearly all
of them reaching us within
a very brief period. New
stock has, of course, taken
the place of that on rental.
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these rental Pianos would
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MANY OF THEM CAN-
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