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MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
REVISION
EMOTION GIVEN AS COMPLETE
OF BOOK OF PRAYER
REASON ACTUATING
INTEREST IN ZION
Will Be Published Before Holy Day.
For Use in Reform Temples.
Rabbi Abbe Hillel Silver
Speaks on Palestine at
Temple.
ASKS JEWS TO AID IN
ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
Fred M. Butzel Other Speaker
Before Large Beth El
Gathering.
'Back of the movement to rebuild
Palestine is not so much a reason, as
there is an emotion, a passion, a
will."
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleve-
land, speaking at Temple Beth El
Monday evening on "Palestine, Pres-
ent and Future, thus explained his
interest in Palestine and the interest
of those who were working with him
in the interest of the rebuilding of
the Italy Land.
In his masterful address, Rabbi
Silver outlined the different points of
view that actuated different elements
in Jewry to work for the rebuilding
of their ancient homeland. He point-
ed out that there were people who
wanted Palestine as a haven of refuge
for the oppressed. There were others
who wanted Hebrew culture recon-
stituted and the genius of the Jew
broadened, while another class wanted
to put into effect the great economic
visions of the Hebrew prophets.
Love for Palestine.
NEW YORK—After five years of
irieessant labor by distinguished rab-
bis, the second volume of a revised
Hebrew Union Book of l'rayer was
completed Monday night. It will be
published before' the holy days in the
Jewish calendar. More than 300 lib-
eral congregations will use it.
The rabbis were in session all (lay
in Temple Emanu-El, Fifth avenue
and Forty-third street. They dined
and completed their work at the City
Club near midnight.
Rabbi David l'hilipson of Cincin-
nati is chairman of the special com-
mittee. The other members present
were: Rabbi William Rosenau, Balti-
more; Rabbi (tarry W. Ettelson, Phil-
adelphia; Rabbi Samuel 11. Golden-
son, Pittsburgh; Rabbi H. G. Enelow,
and Rabbi Ephriam Frisch of this
city.
The revised Book of Prayer con-
tains the ritual and prayers for the
Jewish New Year and Day of Atone-
ment. Volume I was completed two
years ago, being a revision of the
ritual for Sabbaths and week days. It
is the first revision in 30 years. The
volumes have been adopted collective-
ly by the Central Conference of Amer-
ican Rabbis, representing the liberal
congregations of the United States.
B. B. WILL HOLD
Temple Honors
1.0. B. B. Council ' I. 0. INITIATION
MONDAY
Persian Minister
Honors Organizer Will
Second Nomination
(Speaks at Shaarey
Zedek This Monday I
Also Hold
of Officers.
Adolph Freund Paid Tributes
at State B'nai B'rith
Meeting.
Adolph Freund, organizer and first
president of the Michigan Council of
B'nai 1Prith Lodges, was unanimous-
ly voted an ex-officio officer for life
at the annual meeting of the Council,
held Sunday, Dec. 11, at Flint, Mich.
Tribute was paid Mr. Freund by the
visiting delegations. A gavel, gold-
mounted and appropriately inscribed,'
will be presented to him as a mark
of esteem. Mr. Freund declined re-
election.
Ben F. Wiener of Flint was elected
president; Ilenry J. Jacobson of Pon-
tiac, first vice-president; Joseph B.
Wolf of Jackson, second vice-presi-
dent; William Hauser, Flint, secre-
tary-treasurer. William Wolsey of
Saginaw and Edward Litchtig of Bay
City were named on the executive
committee.
Seventy Detroiter. Attend.
Pisgah Lodge played an important
part in the day's festivities. A spe- •
cial interurban car, bearing 70 De-
Pisgah Lodge No. 34, I. 0. B. IL,
will hold an initiation of new mem-
bers at the meeting to be held Mon-
day evening at the lodge rooms on
Broadway. The initiation ceremony
will start at 7 o'clock, due to the in-
teresting program prepared for the
evening and the other important busi-
ness.
The second nomination of officers
will take place at this meeting. The
program of the evening will consist
of the debate on the question of can-
cellation of war debts. The debate
was postponed from last Monday be-
cause of the illness of one of the par-
ticipants.
A resolution passed by the lodge
at the meeting held last Monday even-
ing expressed the sympathy and con-
dolence of the members to the fami-
lies of the following leaders in Jewry
who passed away receptly:
Dr. Gotthard Deutsch, professor of
on College;
history at the Hebrew Uni
Dr. David Hoffman, German Talmud-
ical authority; l'rofessor Ignatz Gold-
zieher of Budapest, prominent Orien-
talist; Dr. Abraham Idelson, Hebrew
literateur; Misha Joseph Berdyczew-
sky of Berlin, great Ilebrew. writer;
Dr. Abraham Rosmansky, chief rabbi
of Poland.
DETROIT EDUCATION
SYSTEM IMPROVING
WILL SETTLE 100,000
JEWS IN PALESTINE
Prof. Courtis Tells Men's Club
Zionist Manifesto Tells of Im-
mediate Need for Holy
Land. .4
of Benefits of Teats in
His own interest in Palestine Rabbi
Schools.
Silver explained to be emotional and
spontaneous. "Because I ant a Jew,
because my ancestors of 3,000 years
Prof. S. A. Courtly, dean of the
have lived there, there are in my soul Detroit Teachers' College, prominent
the stirrings of the past," Rabbi Sil- as the author of the ('ourtis mental
ver exclaimed. "I love Palestine for tests used in the schools of the coun-
the past, simply because I am a Jew." try, Tuesday evening delivered a most
"The movement for Palestine is not interesting educational address before
an artificially stimulated movement," the Men's Temple Club, at a meeting
Rabbi Silver continued. It is not a which was preceded by a dinner at the
movement of propagandists, but em- Phoenix Club.
anates from the depth of our souls.
Prof. Courts was introduced by
There are two outstanding reasons Frank Cody, superintendent of the
why we need Palestine. One is physi- Detroit schools, who was also a guest
cal and the other spiritual.
of the club at this meeting. In his
"The first reason why we need introductory remarks, Mr. Cody ex-
Palestine is because our people is go- plained that "we are trying in our
ing through an experience unparal- schools to make our children better
leled in our career. At no time in our than we are by giving them the best
history has our people been subjected of training." he said Prof. Courtis
to such burning misery as it is to- represented a most vital part of the
day. The highways of Europe are school system—that of the training of
choked with Jewish refugees, broken, teachers.
hungry, starved, miserable, almost
Address Illustrated.
hopeless. A whole people is on the
Prof. Courtis' address was illus-
march, and all the doors hitherto trated with stereoptican slides show-
open to them are closed. And one ing the use of tests and measurements
place they'd like to go to is Pales- in the schools. The slides illustrated
the tests used from kindergarten
tine."
classes up, revealing a system fol-
The Spiritual Reason.
lowed in the local schools that is con
In outlining the spiritual reason for
sidereal the best in the country.
the need of Palestine, Rabbi Silver
In the course of his remarks, Prof.
spoke of the educational institutions
('ourtis paid tribute to the studious-
in the land, and particularly empha- ness of the Russian Jewish children
sized the inspiration given suffering
whose ambition in the schools he at-
Jewry by the proposed Hebrew Uni- '
tribute to their inborn appreciation
versity of Jerusalem.
of learning. He pointed out that while
• "This is the one hope that kept the
the average age of pupils in the fifth
Jews from becoming completely de-
grade was II Vs years the Russian
mobilized," he said. "The spiritual Jewish children reached that grade at
means more than bread to them. The
, the age of 11.
Balfour Declaration has inspired and
More attention is being paid in the
refreshed Jewry. It was the very es- schools today to the physical training
sence of life for our people—it meant I of the child for the sake of those who
even noire than life to them."
I get no training outside the school,
Referring to the charge made Prof. Courtis explained. He also
against those in the movement for pointed out that the Cody program is
Palestine that they are impractical, Ito have the children know what is go-
Rabbi Silver said the Jews have al- , ing on in the community so they may
ways been the most impractical of
be posted on the current topics of the
peoples. "We have been torn asunder day and on the communal activities
for 2,1100 years and gave up every-
of their city.
thing for the sake of a vision—truth
Get Good Results.
as we saw it and God as we felt Him,"
The efforts being made in the local
he declared. "The Balfour Declara- school system, according to l'rof.
tion is the best example of our im- Courtis, are producing greater and
practicability. For 700 years the
better results. Greater progress is
Irish have been torn asunder and being shown in the Detroit schools
have suffered Hell on Earth, but they than in any other school organization
have conquered in the end. You can't in the country. Prof. Courtis com-
conquer an ideal. You can conquer pared the school organization to that
an idealist by destroying his body,
of a factory and showed where the
but you can't destroy his soul."
two organizations were similar, those
The Balfour Declaration.
in charge always profiting by results
"The Balfour Declaration was made of experiments.
possible not because we were diplo-
Explaining that "education is the
mats, but because we willed and kept ' process of helping children to help
the fires of our idealism burning."
themselves," Prof. Courtis advised the
Speaking briefly on the claims made people to go to the schools, see how
on Americanism by opponents of the , the system in effect is being worked,
Palestint movement, Rabbi Silver la- and help by encouragement to make
belled their "overemphasis of patriot- it even more effective. Be said that
ism a. a confession of weakness and ' the 160,000 children in the Detroit
doubt."
schools were toeing given individual
"Our rights in this land have been attention, at the same time being
won by us by our labors and sacrifices kept together as a group.
for this country," Rabbi Silver de-
Two school films shown following
clared. The Jew here is as loyal as the lecture sketched "Democracy in
any group. He was here as early as Education," serving to emphasize the
any group, has responded in a crisis significance of things done in the
at much as any group, and owes no
schools. Prof. Courtis explained that
the tests used were not inhuman in-
(Continued on Page 2.)
struments for torturing the children
but were a means of finding out the
I best that can be done for the chil-
' dren.
Musical Program.
Owing to the illness of Melville S.
Welt, president of the club, Sidney
Rehearsals for the Junior Hadas- hi. F'echheimer, vice-president, acted
sah Minstrels, scheduled for mid-Feb- as chairman of the evening. The
ruary, are under way. Again the chairman announced that the mem-
gymnasium of the Shaarey Zedek is bership of the club has increased by
alive with color and atone with mu- between 60 and 70 since the last
sic, while the better than half a hun- meeting. The program was opened
dred members of cast and chorus go by the singing to "America" by all
through drill and lines and business present. Mr. McLean gave three song
of what promises to be an event of selections.
o ut - of-the-ordinary merit.
Jacob Nathan, for the program
committee, reported that an open
Prominent among the talented
meeting is planned at Temple Beth El
Members of Junior Hadassah who
the latter part of the month. On Jan.
will take part in the 'revue" are the
6 Judge Ben B. Lindsay will speak
Misses Frances Weitzman, Freda Le-
at the Temple on "Why Boys Lie,"
vin, Leah Sinaico, Gertrude Ruffkuss,
the ladies to be invited to this lecture.
Sonia Sinaico, Florence Stever, Libby
Norville Hawkins will address the
Miller, Ruth Goldsmith, Helen Blum- club on Jan. 21 on "Salesmanship."
rosen, Ida Velick, Sadie Friedenberg,
The ladies joined the men last Tues.
Bessye Barnett, Rose Zuieback and day evening to hear the lecture foi-
the Levitton sisters.
1 lowing the dinner.
A committe composed of Messrs.
William B. Levy, Josh Sarasohn,
SHAAREY ZEDEK LADIES
Fine and Louis Bass and the
CELEBRATE CHANUKAH
Misses Lillian and Freda Levin are
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Shaarey
responsible for book, music, staging
Zedek will have an afternoon with
and publicity.
25.
The next rehearsal will take place their children, Sunday, Dec.
There wlil be a Chanukah enter-
at Shaarey Zedek Sunday at 2 p. m.
by
the
Sunday
School
chit-
There are still several gaps in the tainment
at-
line-up of principals and chorus. Tal- , dren. Appropriate ceremonies will
tend
the
lighting
of
the
first
candle.
ent in the ranks of Hadassah not yet ,
bring a Chanukah
enrolled has this last opportunity to 1 Each child will
try out for places among the cast.
gift for some poor little one.
JUNIOR HADASSAH
MINSTREL ACTORS
REHEARSE PLAYLET
Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1921
VOL. XI. NO. 4
ADOLPH FREUND
troit delegates, left at 10:15 in the
LONDON.—(J. C. I3.)—The Ex-
ecutive of the World Zionist Organiz-
ation, the members of which are lo-
cated in Jerusalem and London, has
issued a manifesto to the Jewish peo-
ple declaring that the immediate pur-
pose of the Zionist Organization is
to settle 100,000 Jews in l'alestine.
After referring to the legalization of
the Zionist institutions and their
recognition by the powers, the mani-
festo declares that the Zionist ideal
is now in the forefront of Jewish life
and says:
"The question confronting the
movement at the moment is the pus-
, sibility of settling 100,000 Jews in
Palestine.
"The difficulties that have arisen in
the last two years have enabled the
enemies of Zionism to-incite the Arabs
against the Jewish aspirations.. Acts
of violence have been caused; by this
incitement and innocent:Jewish blood
has been shed.
morning. Pisgah's degree team and
glee club officiated at the impressive
initiation ceremonies that followed
the close of the official meeting. Can-
didates from all lodges in the council
were inducted at these ceremonies.
Mrs. Freund opened the council
meeting with the reading of a com-
prehensive and exhaustive report re-
viewing the first year's activities of
the organization. The purpose and
aims of the council, the first of its
Attitude Towards Arabs.
kind in the country, were emphasized
"The last Zionist Congress at Carts-
by the retiring president. The four
, bad decided what the attitude of the
meetings of the council, two of which
Zionist Organization towards the
were held in Detroit, one in Jackson
Arabs shall be. It has declared be-
and another in Kalamazoo, were dis- fore the whole world that the Jewish
cussed by the speaker. Mr. Freund's settlement does not constitute an at-
address met with a warm response tack upon the Arab nation, but the
from the visiting delegates.
maintenance of the Jewish people. It
Ladies Entertained.
is also solemnly affirmed that any
The splendidly arranged program understanding with the Arabs has to
of the Flint lodge opened with a be based on the historic title of the
luncheon ni the grill room of the Jewish people to Palestine and its
hotel. An entertainment for the right to erect its national home there.
ladies was in progress during the The cultural and economic develop-
council meeting and initiation cere- ment of Palestine by Jews will also
monies.
elevate the Arab population. The
The banquet, beginning at 6:30, prosperity of Palestine restored, will
marked the climax in the day's fes- redound not only to the benefit of the
tivities. A program of interesting Jews, but also of the Arabs.
speakers, splendid musical numbers
"Our chief instrument towards the
and other forms of entertainment achievement of our ends is the Keren
continued until 10:30, when the visit- Hayesod. We therefore call upon all
ors left for their respective homes.
Jews to work for the restoration of
S. S. Pearlstine, president of Flint Eretz Yisrael and declare it the duty
Lodge, No. 656, gave the address of of Zionists as well as non-Zionists to
welcome. Bernard Ginsburg, past contribute towards this huge fund.
"Zionism has dispelled the sceptism
president of the Detroit lodge; Louis
Cohane; Mrs. Curt Weinberg, presi- and the doubts which enveloped Jewry
in
the period following the war. Af-
dent of the Women's Auxiliary of
Pisgah Lodge; Charles Rosenthal, ter the first political successes, the
masses
of Jews in Eastern Europe
president of Pisgah Lodge, were
among the Detroit speakers.
Mr. proclaimed the Zionist leaders as the
leaders
of
entire Jewry.
Freund delivered the principal ad-
dress of the evening.
Zionist Program.
The next meeting of the council
"The Zionist Executive now pro-
will be held in Lansing in February. , claims the following program:
200 VOLUNTEERS
SOLICIT ANNUAL
FLAG DAY FUNDS
Organization Being Perfected to Make
Collection for Jewish National
Fund • Success.
Plans for a city-wide collection for
the Jewish National Fund on the oc-
casion of the annual Flag Day, occur-
ring this year on Dec. 25, were laid
at a preliminary meeting held Sunday
morning at the Jewish Institute. Rep-
resentatives of the Young Judaea
Council, the Zeiri Zion organization
and the Junior Hadassah were pres-
ent.
The collections for the Jewish Na-
tional Fund, on the annual Flower
and Flag Days, were originally in
charge of the Young Judaea organiz-
ation. In order to enlarge the scope
of the movement and to increase the
sums collected annually, this organ-
iztaion has now taken steps for the
organization of a city-wide National
Fund movement having for its object
continual work for the fund. In ad-
dition to the two annual days, said
organization is to have charge of the
box collections, collections on the
Ilerzl memorial days, Tisha B'Ab and
other occasions.
The organization will be perfected
at another meeting to be held this
Sunday morning, at 11:45 o'clock, at
the Jewish Institute, when, in addi-
tion to the delegates from the above
mentioned organizations, there will
be representatives of other bodies
that wish to participate.
Meanwhile volunteers are being so-
licited for Dec. 25. It is expected
that at least 200 volunteers will visit
the majority of Jewish homes in the
city and will participate in the col-
lections on the streets. One hundred
senior Judaeans alone are expected
to be out that day. As many mem-
bers of the Zeirei Zion and members
of other organizations are expected.
Only those over 16 years will be al-
lowed to participate as volunteers.
"Political action looking to the final
realization of the Palestine aspira-
tions must he continued, and the po-
sitions gained in Palestine secured.
Especially must the Yishub be de-
fended, safeguarded and prepared to
receive and absorb a mass immigra-
tion.
"The Zionist Organization must be
reorganized and the movement so in-
tensified as to bring the whole people
into the organization.
"The work for the Palestine re-
storation, both by the Zionist Organ-
ization and general Jewish bodies,
should be so regulated as to unite all
sections of Jewry.
"The best vehicle of propaganda
for the Jewish national home are the
economic achievements in Palestine.
"All Zionist groups and unions
should enter upon closer relations
' with the whole Jewish life, influenc-
ing all Jewish bodies.
The financial activities of the Zion-
ist Organization must be strength-
ened, the ideal of the Maaser payment
made clear to all Jews.
"All powers should be diverted to-
wards inspiring the Jewish hearts to
leave nothing undone for the creation
of the Jewish Palestine.
"All Jews should now have one
thought and remember the Jewish
fate is now in 'their own hands."
WELFARE ORGANIZATION
HEARS MISS M. HULBURT
Miss Mary Hulburt, head of the
Girls' Protective League of Detroit,
Tuesday evening delivered an inter-
esting address before the Junior Eu-
ropean Jewish Women's Welfare Or-
ganization, oultining the activities of
the league. Mist; Hulburt told of the
progress made by the Detroit branch
, of the league during the past few
years and spoke enthusiastically of
the work. Miss Hulburt is the sister
of Judge Ilulburt of the Probate
Court.
Miss Hulburt's address was follow-
ed by a number of vocal selections
by Miss Emma Lazoruff. Refresh-
, ments were served following the pro-
gram.
Rabbi Kornfeld Is Presented
With $10,000 Purse by
His Congregation. '
COLUMBUS, 0.—Columbus Jewry
will long remember the remarkable
gathering held at the local Temple
li'nai Israel, on Bryden Road, last
Sunday morning. The usual morn-
ing services were turned into an im-
promptu farewell meeting in honor
of Rabbi Joseph S. Kornfeld, the new-
ly appointed minister to Persia, who
will shortly leave for his new post at
Teheran.
It was an outburst of communal
pride and enthuisasm, tinged with
sadness at the departure of a leader
and was a popular demonstration of
the esteem in which Itabbi Kornfeld
is held by Columbus Jews and Gen-
tiles. Every Jewish organization ac-
tive in the community participated
in the meeting and presented resolu-
tions of gratitude and farewell greet-
ings to their spiritual leader. Joseph
Schonthal, the well known local phi-
lanthropist, through his personal and
arduous efforts, unknown to the cele-
brant of the occasion, started a per-
sonal campaign among the members
of the congregation to raise $10,000
for a purse for Itabbi Kornfeld. A
$10,000 check was presented to Rabbi
Kornfeld at the meeting. Ile was also
presented with a golden plate which
bore the inscription: "This golden
plate is an evidence of love and af-
fection for Dr. Joseph S. Kornfeld,
who has in his 15 years of faithful
leadership in Temple Israel endeared
himself into the hearts of every man,
woman and child of his congrega-
tion."
The Temple was decorated with
American and Persian flags for the
occasion.
Rabbi Kornfeld was visibly touched
by the tributes and responded warm-
ly to addresses delivered on this oc-
casion. He is the first American Rabbi
upon whom the distinction of repre-
senting the United States in a for-
eign country has been conferred.
The new American minister to Per-
sia is 45 years old. He graduated
from the University of Cincinnati in
1098 and from the Hebrew Union
College as a duly ordained rabbi in
1899. lie further pursued his studies
in Semities at the University of Chi-
cago in 1905-1906 and took a post
graduate course in English literature
and history at McGill University in
Montreal, Canada. In 1898 he re-
ceived a call to Pine Bluff, Ark.,
where he served as Rabbi till 1904.
The two years following he occupied
a pulpit at Montreal, Canada, and
since 1906 has been with the B'nai
Israel Congregation of Columbus. In
addition to his purely religious work,
Rabbi Kornfeld has been prominent
in many communal affairs. He has
rendered valuable service as a mem-
ber of the City Charter Commission,
City Department of Recreation and
Board of Trustees of the library. For
years he was a member of the Board
of Education and in 1918 was elected
president of that body, which posi-
tion he still holds.
U. OF M. STUDENTS
DONATE LIBERALLY
TO JEWISH RELIEF
Ann Arbor's Contribution Is
Feature of Week's
Returns.
14 PORT HURON JEWS
SUBSCRIBE $3,500 SUM
Numerous O t her Michigan
Cities Make Returns
to Fund.
Liberal contributions by
students
at the University of Michigan, many
DR. BAER EPSTEIN
Dr. Epstein, who is one of the
world's most prominent Zionist lead.
Sr., will address ■ meeting of the
Detroit Zionist District to be held
Monday evening at the Shaarey Z..
dale.
PROPOSE AMERICAN
JEWISH MEMORIAL
Washington, D. C., Young Men
Taking Leading Part in
Movement.
By MAX RHOADE,
Our Special Correspondent at Wash.
ington.
(Copyrighted by Jewish Corres-
pondence Bureau.)
WASHINGTON—In Lafayette
Square, opposite the White House
in Washington, stands an heroic
statue of Koscziusko, the Polish gen-
eral, who aided the American Revo-
lutionary forces during the struggle
for independence. On it are inscribed
the words of Longfellow: "And free-
dom shrieked when Koscziusko fell."
A Jew visiting the National Capital
and passing by the statue, experi-
ences conflicting emotions when read-
ing the inscription paying tribute to
the Pole. One's unconscious thought
runs at once to the ides of freedom
as put into practice in Poland.
There is no monument of stone in
Washington to remind Americans of
the noble sacrifice of Hayim Solo-
mon, the Jew who financed the Revo-
lution, and as some say, enabled the
final victory of the Colonies. Neither
is there tangible testimonial of the
of whom have to work their way
through college, is the outstanding
fea tore of returns made this week-to
the Appeal for Jewish War Relief in
the state of Michigan.
Under the leadership of Prof. I. Leo
Sharfman, vice-chairman of the state
committee, Ann Arbor students re-
sponded nobly to the appeal for help
to their fellow Jews in Central and
Eastern European countries. Corn-
plete returns will not be in from the
University town for a week, but the
expectations are that at least $2,000
will be contributed by the students.
Another feature of last week's ac-
tivities on behalf of the fund was the
response made by Port Iluron Jews.
At a gathering held last Friday after-
noon, the 14 men who attended con-
tributed the sum of $3,500. Fred M.
Butzel, chairman of the state com-
mittee, addressed the gathering.
Louis A. Weil, chairman of the
Port Iluron committee, said he look-
ed for $1,000 from Port Huron's
non-Jews and that the balance would
be raised among the Jews. lie said
he looked for an oversubscription of
his city's quota of $5,000.
Miles M. Goldberg, general director
of the Michigan state appeal, who left
Wednesday for St. Louis to direct
the Missouri campaign, pointed out
that, in spite of the present financial
depression, most of the contributions
have so far been made in cash.
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin addressed a
meeting last Wednesday evening at
the High School of Alma and a sub-
stantial sum was raised. The drive
there, as in most other cities in Mich-
igan, is conducted on a non-sectarian
basis.
The Wyandotte committee, at a
meeting last week, also pledged to
raise its complete quota.
Other Michigan cities that have
made returns to the fund include
Cadillac, Rapids City, Charlevoix, Al-
pena Onaway, Kalamazoo.
The complete Michigan returns will
not be in for a few weeks due to the
postponement of the Appeal in a num-
ber of the state's districts. A num-
ber of committee's have agreed to
postpone their appeals until some fu-
ture date in January, in order not to
conflict with community drives plan-
ned in those districts.
quite respectable part played by the
Jew in the Civil War, or the Spanish-
American War.
Skeptics can wave away Ilayim
Solomon as being out of the class of
a Koscziusko, and may also minimize
the role of the Jews in the two later
American wars. But shall the Jews
of this country also remain indiffer-
ent to their 3,500 dead who lie under-
neath the soil of France next to their
American brethren of Christian faith Local Nationalists to Elect New Offs-
(whose civilization 'tis good to say,
cm; Prepare Reception for
The educational department of the
translated for the Jews the word
Sokolow.
United Jewish Charities and the De-
"freedom" in a much different way
troit department of recreation will than
the descendants of Koscziusko),
Dr. Baer Epstein, world-known
hold an exhibit showing the work of and shall no permanent remembrance
Jews in arts and crafts, drama, lit- be set up in the chief city of the na- Zionist leader, will address a general
erature, science, music, etc., at the tion to those 200,000 or more Jewish meeting of the Detroit Zionist Dis-
Jewish Institute, High and Ilastings sons who wore the Khaki of Uncle trict at 8 o'clock Monday evening,
Dec. 19, at the Shaarey Zedek.
streets, Jan. 29 through Feb. 12.
Sam in the Great War-6 per cent of
Dr. Epstein is a graduate of the
The Art Committee of the Jewish
the army out of a 31/2 per cent of the
universities of Ileidelberg and Mar-
Institute and the Detroit department total population?
burg, where he studied medical chem-
of recreation met Monday evening,
First Steps for Memorial.
istry and philosophy, the latter sub-
Dec. 12, under the direction of Miss
Back in 1920, the first known ar- ject under the famous leader of phil-
Mary Caplan, educational director of
the United Jewish Charities, and bliss ticulate effort to enlist public inter- osophical thought in Germany, Mer-
Jessie Talmadge, art director of the est in the idea of a war memorial man Cohen. Dr. Epstein had been
was made by a young Jew holding a devoted to the Zionist cause
Detroit department of recreation.
since his
Among the artists present were: post with the government in Wash- youth and was for a time one of the
Samuel Cushwan, sculptor (who was ington, Leo B. Kagan. A graduate leading Zionists of Wilna. About
recently awarded second prize at the of Harvard law school, aide in both eight years ago he was persuaded to
Michigan artists' exhibit); Gus G. speech and pen, Mr. Kagan made his devote his oratorical talents and or-
Coplan, artist, and Mrs. David B. first proposal to the local Young ganizing ability to the cause of the
Men's Hebrew Association, which
Werbe, artist.
Jewish National Fund. Since then he
Through the courtesy of Hyman unanimously adopted his suggestion, has traveled a great deal over Rue-
Lewin-Epstein and harry Shuldinger, later publishing it in the form of a ' sia, United States, South America and
pamphlet.
the exhibition will have numerous
Kagan's idea is not that of the con- England, stimulating everywhere
brass and silver articles, as well as 27
Zionist sentiment and organizing the
varieties of rugs, direct from the ventional war monument. Ile does activities in behalf of the Jewish Na-
not propose an equestrian statue or
Bezal-EI Art Institute in Palestine.
tional fund.
that
of
a
military
figure
in
any
form.
A number of additional artists,
By his vast knowledge, high intel-
whose names will appear in a subse- Ile asks for a truly Jewish memorial ligence, oratorical gift, and his ea-
--a
house
of
learning
and
a
center
quent notice, were augmented to the
,
pacity
for organizing, Dr. Epstein oc-
present committee, who are already for the Jewish consciousness; not only cupies a prominent place among the
at work in the preparation of material a museum wherein to permanently I
best
known
propagandists for the
for the exhibition, which is to be spe- preserve the record of Jewish mill-
Zionist cause. He is now visiting this
cifically Jewish in character.
(Continued on page 5.)
country a second time, having arrived
recently from England, where he has
been in close touch with the leaders
' of the Zionist movement.
'
Officers for the Detroit District will
be elected at this meeting and ar-
rangements will be made for the re-
ception to be given the Sokolow dale-
' gation on its visit to Detroit on Feb.
Types in Moroccan Community
5 to 7.
PLAN ART EXHIBIT
JAN. 29 TO FEB. 12
DR. BAER EPSTEIN
TO SPEAK BEFORE
DETROIT ZIONISTS
Jewish Group at Fez
LADIES' AID SOCIETY
CELEBRATES ITS 10TH
ANNIVERSARY DEC. 11
The tenth anniversary of the He-
brew Ladies' Aid Society was fittingly
celebrated Sunday, Dec. 11, in the
vestry rooms of the B'nai Moshe
Synagogue.
Mrs. Harry Kline, president of the
organization, was in charge of the
affair. The Young People's Society
of B'nai Moshe assisted.
The principal address was made by
the toastmaster, Joseph Hartman,
who urged the members of the or-
ganization to extend their work and
I their numbers to farreaching heights.
Rabbi Joseph Thumim and Rabbi
Samuel Socha spoke on related sub-
jects.
Mrs. Kline explained the purpose of
the organization in an inetresting ad-
dress and outlined its activities dur-
ing its 10 years of existence. Peter
Vass, president of the B'nai Moshe
Synagogue, and Joseph L. Staub,
president of the Young People's So-
GROUP OF JEWS AT FEZ
ciety of the congregation, were also
(From a photograph by Count S. Adelman.)
among the speakers.
Jews lived in Fe; the capital of Morocco, as early as 808 C. E.. It new
Dinner was served in the dining
has • Jewish population of 9,000. The people Sr. by preference, shoemakers hall where decorations in pastel col- '
and grocers.
ors were effectively used.