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SCHOOLS' CAMPAIGN
Is MEETING WITH
HEARTY RESPONSES
Gentile Is Inspired
By Jerusalem Hills
ENTHUSIASM MARKS
MEN'S CLUB'S ,FINAL
GATHERING OF YEAR
[Former Detroiter Will
Occupy His Old Pulpit
J. Ramsay Macdonald Tells of
Traditions that Made Jews
Seek National Homeland
Meeting on Monday evening at the
Shaarey Zedek to review the results
of the first week of the campaign for
$25,000 for the local Hebrew schools,
captains and workers of the 11 teams
that were picked to cover the city
were enthusiastic over the response
so far made by local Jews.
Judge Ilarry B. Keidan, who
opened the meeting with a short talk
on the progress of the campaign and
the prospects of raising the complete
turn needed during this week, said
he was confident local Jews would
respond with a subscription that will
assure the continued existence of the
schools and further expansion of lie-
brew learning in the city.
Telling of the sacrifices made by
the workers during the first few days
of the drive, Judge Keidan urged all
present to get all they could reach
on the rolls of the United Hebrew
Schools as members. lie urged that
both young and old be gotten as sub-
scribers, and pointed out that not
only parents but also children should
be placed on the rolls by their par-
ents as members, thereby stimulating
the work of the local educational
movement.
t Story.
Human Int
The reports of the captains of
teams on their experiences in connec-
tion with the campaign contained
many human interest stories. Most
of the workers sacrificed their busi-
nesses for days to help raise the quo-
tas of their teams. One of the so-
licitors told how he went from office
to office in a local building and con-
vinced the majority of Jews he met
that the proposition he was "selling"
was for the best interests of the Jew-
ish people.
Announcement was made by Judge
Keidan that the list of subscribers
was headed by David A. Brown, who
heartily endorsed the campaign and
urged that Detroit Jews prove them-
selves worthy by over-subscribing the
lam asked for the cause of Hebrew
education. Mr. Brown's subscription
was solicited by Mrs. Rose Marshall
Lipson and was to the amount of
$500.
The captains who reported for
their teams included Louis Duscoff,
Harry Greenberg, henry Meyers,
Robert Loewenberg, Samuel Heyman,
Charles Goldstein, Samuel M. Levin,
William Wachs, Charles Rubiner, Abe
Doper, R. Zuieback and Theodore
Levin.
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Directors in Lead.
The team composed of the direc-
tors of the United Hebrew Schools,
headed by Louis Duscoff and Harry
Greenberg, brought in the largest
sum of money in the first week of
the campaign. The team headed by
Robert Loewenberg was a close sec-
ond.
The reports showed great enthusi-
asm and keen interest in the drive.
The volunteers, without exception,
declared that they were being met
with the utmost courtesy and encour-
agement. People who never inter-
ested themselves in Jewish affairs re-
sponded to the appeal by the Talmud
Torahs and expressed themselves as
being heartily in favor of the work
of the schools.
Captains and workers will meet
again Monday evening at the Shaarey
Zedek for final reports. It is expect-
ed that the sum needed will be sub-
Scribed for in time for the Monday
evening meeting.
PISGAH MEMBERS
WILL CELEBRATE
WITH BAY CITY
200 Detroiter, Also Expected to Go
to Pontiac Meeting of Michigan
B'nai B'rith Council.
Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1922
Workers Encouraged by Inter-
est Shown in Drive by Local
By J. RAMSAY MACDONALD, M. P
Jewish Community.
Judge Keidan Confident Sum
of $25,000 Will Be Sub-
scribed This Week.
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MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION
VOL. xi. NO.
DAVID A. BROWN HEADS
LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
Telephone
GLENDALE
Melville S. Welt Re-Elected
President; Other Officers
Chosen.
Editor's Nots•-•We present
our readers with the second of
the two articles by this noted
leader of British labor, summar-
ising his impressions of his re-
cent visit to Palestine, and which
we are able to reprint by a special
arrangement with the Jewish Tel-
geraphic Agency,)--
I have described Jerusalem else-
where, so in this article I am to say
nothing about streets, crowds, sights,
holy places, and feelings which they
awoke within nee. In Jerusalem I net
the leaders of the New Return," the
leaders of the "Present Occupation,"
and the leaders of our government. So
I found in the holy City of the holy
Land ❑ st only walls that were ruined
and palaces that are shrines, but
ideas, movements, conflicts that belong
to the future, and these I discussed
with many who mayhap will be spoken
of in long days to conic because of the
work they have in hand in these
Jerusalem was essentially a place
of defence. Perched 2,500 feet on
hills, itself cut by the valley between
Mount Moriah and Mount Zion, de-
fended on three sides by deep river
heels, it drew within its walls warriors
rather than worshippers, but being
upon a road that led trade north and
south, and on one that went east and
west, it also became a market. Thus it
nisei became a capital of the united
Jewish State, and the holy place of
Jewish patriotic devotion and faith.
It is a cold and a bleak place, and,
in consequence, an invigorating place.
When the people of the plains were he-
ing softened, Jerusalem remained "the
lair of the lion of Judah." It symbol-
ized in itself the fact that the Isralite
nation was to take upon itself the
character of a hill people. In the poe-
try and spiritual thought of the Israe-
lites, the hills are a constant inspira-
tion, and their minds seeking symbols
by which to express their ideals al-
ways found them in the hills. If you
stand on Mount Olive and survey the
mass of heights which gather around
Jerusalem, and see Jerusalem itself
standing on its high perch, you under-
stand the history of the people whose
political and religious capital it was.
Here, you gain a conception of the
Jew as a warrior, not as a money
lender or petty trader; a wild, untam-
able mountaineer living in fortified
towns; a patriot, not a cosmopolitan,
one who would fight to the last hill-
top, and then surrender only to fight
again.
Moral Values of People.
But when one has taken the hills
into one's heart and felt how much
they meant to the people, one has then
to think how the strength supplied by
nature only partly explains the his-
tory of the tribe of Judah nod the cap-
ital of Israel. Physically geography
is much, but not all. Jewish leaders
knew that their land could be co -
quered, and whilst they extolled its
strength, and translated its hills int o
moral values, these values themselves
became independent inspiration.
His circumstances playing upon the
mind of man create forces that are
quite different in their modes of action
from the circumstances themselves.
So, whilst the physical surroundings
of the people had an influence upon
their religious mentality, that mental-
ity made food the weaknesses of their
surroundings. Praising Jerusalem for
its beauty and strength, a Jewish
singer nevertheless sees hostile kings
gathered around her, but "They saw
it and so they marvelled; they were
troubled and hastened away," because
"God is known in her palaces for a
refuge." There was a spirit in the
hearts as well as weapons in the
hands of the soldiers of Israel, and
without the former the latter would
never have made Jewish history. The
Jewish religion was itself a strength
equal to the hills, giving assurance
when their hills failed them and their
enemies were at their gates.
So, from that standpoint on Mount
Olive, you must also give due value
to the Temple, the ruined courts and
walls of which you can see across the
Kendron as a noble space open with
the Dome of the Rock in the midst of
it. No one ran explain Jewish history
without the hills of Judea, nor can any
one explain it without the Temple on
Mount Moriah. Both have to be un-
derstood.
The Spiritual Tradition.
So, no explanation of the Zionism of
Members of Pisgah Lodge No, 34, today is adequate which leaves out of
I. 0. B. B., have been extended an account the spiritual traditions of Ju-
invitation to attend the fiftieth an- daism. True, the Jew is persecuted
niversary celebration of the Bay City and needs a home, but if you wish
lodge, to take place this Sunday. It to understand the minds of the little
is expected that a large number of
(Turn to last page.)
local members will go to Bay City
to attend this important event.
The celebration will be featured by
a banquet and dance at the Ridatto
Hall in the evening. During the af-
ternoon, a smoker and initiation will
take place at the Winona Hotel. Vis-
iting ladies will be entertained at a
of "Humoresque" Fame to
theater party during the initiation As
Speak at Mother and Daugh-
ceremony.
ter Supper.
An important B'nai B'rith event of
the month will also be the rally at
Vera Gordon, called "the greatest
Pontiac on May 21, under the aus-
mother in the world," will give a talk
?lees of the Michigan Council of
B'nai B'rith Clubs. It is expected to the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Shaarey Zedek at their supper, to be
that from 150 to 200 Detroiters will
to to Pontiac on that day to attend given for the members and their
daughters on Mothers' Day, Sunday,
the state meeting. Pisgah Lodge
rnmebers who are planning to go are May 14.
Miss Gordon became famous
urged to make reservations with Elias
Goldberg by calling the clubrooms, through her fine interpretation of the
mother
role in "Humoresque" and it
C herrY 3070, to go by special car.
Mr. Goldberg is also in charge of the is because of these wonderful por-
r
trayals
of
mother that she has become
eservations for the banquet at Pon-
the famous "Mother of the Screen."
tiac on May 21.
Mrs. Spiegel of New York, execu-
Members holding stubs of bazaar
tickets are urged to turn them in at tive secretary of the Women's League
of the United Synaggoues, will also
once, the drawing for the car being
ti mPorarily delayed until all the be a guest at the supper. She has a
message of importance for the moth-
Webs are in.
Mts. Vera Gordon, the movie star, ers and daughters.
A fine musical program has been
will address Pisgah Lodge at this
Monday's meeting. Mrs. Gordon is an arranged, with Mrs. Weingarden of
Flint
as soloist. Miss Kathleen Pe-
honorary member of the I. 0. B. B.
riera will render dance numbers.
Lodge in Seattle.
MRS. VERA GORDON
GUEST OF SHAAREY
ZEDEK'S AUXILIARY
LARGE SUM SUBSCRIBED
FOR TEMPLE MEMORIAL
Interesting Program Headed by
Vera Gordon of "Humor-
esque" Movie Fame.
PASSOVER MATZOTH
CAUSE RIOT OF JOY
Minsk Rabbi Thanks American Ro-
lief Administration for Food.
NEW YORK.—(J. T. A.)—Rabbi
N. Telushkin of Puchovichi and Du-
kor, Minsk, has sent a letter express-
ing appreciation for the food pack-
ages received by means of the food
remittance operation, says a com-
munication of the American Relief
Administration.
"The packages of the A.' R. A.
have brought into our ilisrtiet a panic
of joy," the rabbi writes. "Just think
what it means for all our people to
have received for the whole Passover
enough flour, rice, milk, sugar, tea
and fat. Only God can see how full
our hearts are with gratitude to our
generous American brethren. The
big America has displayed during the
terrible time of the war many beau-
tiful traits and the A. R. A. is one
of them. Everything that is being
sent through the A. R. A. is received
here in perfect order. Their organiz-
ation is perfect. They have ware-
houses at Minsk which contain every-
thing and whoever gives an order for
a friend of his may be certain that
his friend will get the equivalent of
his money in the shortest possible
time."
Mother-Daughter U.S. SENATE PASSES
Week Celebrated MEASURE FAVORING
Jewish Women Join in City-
Wide Affair; Mayor Issues
Proclamation.
Mother and Daughter Week was
celebrated by numerous Jewish or-
ganizations throughout the city dur-
ing the week, following the custom
of the past few years of setting aside
a day in the year as Mothers' Day
and a week as Mother and Daughter
Week.
In co-operation with other nation-
alities, the Jewish mothers and
daughters will join in a city-wide
celebration this Saturday evening, at
the Northern High School, where the
28 different Department of Recrea-
tion centers will join in a big rally
that is to feature the week's celebra-
tions. Saturday evening was chosen
instead of Friday evening, the orig-
inal date, for the convenience of the
Orthodox Jewish mothers who would
not attend on the Sabbath eve,
Marked by an excellent program,
much pep and enthusiasm, the Men's
Temple Club, at the smoker Tuesday
evening, held at Temple Beth El,
closed the most successful year of its
I career.
The feature of the evening's fes-
RABBI SAMUEL S. MAYERBERG
Jewish Institute Program.
tivities was the submitting of the an-
A mother and daughter program
Who will preach at Temple Beth El I nual reports by the members and the
will be presented at 3 p. m. this Sat-
this Sunday morning. Rabbi Mayer-ielection of officers for the coming
urday at the Jewish Institute as part
berg will address the Jewish Student year.
of the individual celebrations con-
Congregation at Ann Arbor Sun d ay
By a unanimous vote of the mem-
ducted
by the various centers.
evening.
hers, Melville S. Welt was re-elected
Proclamations for the week's cele-
president, Jacob Nathan was elected
brations
have been issued by Gov-
vice-president, Morris Garvett re-
ernor Alex J. Groesbeck and Mayor
elected secretary and Harry R. Solo-
James
Couzens.
Mayor Couzens'
, mon and Wallace Rosenheim re-elect-
proclamation follows:
ed financial secretary and treasurer,
"I wish to call attention to the plan
respectively.
for a "Mother and Daughter Week"
Sidney Fechheimer, J. Mazer and
from May 8 to 14. The plan is an
Edmund Sloman were elected mem-
bers of the board of directors for Keren Hayesod Issues Special admirable one and a great deal of
benefit will naturally accrue to both
Dr. Jacob Mann Picked to Suc- the two-year term. Harry Brown
Appeal Following Pass-
mothers and daughters.
was elected to the board for one year
Women's Associations.
ceed the Late Prof Gott-
age of Resolution
to fill the vacancy caused by the elec.
"Since the advent of equal suffrage
tion of Jacob Nathan as vice-presi-
hard Deutsch.
mothers and daughters should have
dent.
The news of the unanimous adop- considerably more in common than
Mr. Welt's Report.
tion by the United States Senate of
The apponitment of five new pro- 1
In presenting his report for the the resolution favoring "the establish- before, because their associations
should not be confined to govern-
fessore to the faculty of the ]lebrew year, Mr. Welt declared that the
ment in Palestine of the National mental affairs. They can frequently
Union College of Cincinnati has just Men's Club has outgrown its in-
Home for the Jewish people" reached inform each other of their observa-
fancy. He declared that the work the thousands of workers who are
tions of government and, in this way,
Mann of the Baltimore Ilebrew Col- must now proceed on broader lines
campaigning for the Keren Ilayesod
lege of Baltimore, as professor of and urged that the work be conduct- in New York at the height of the one or the other will be better equip-
Jewish history and literature, to suc- ed on lines of service to the temple drive and reports from the campaign ped to exercise their franchise.
"The week will suggest many ways
ceed the late Dr. Gotthard Deutsch; and the community.
headquarters at 55 Fifth Avenue state
Dr. Israel Bettan of Charleston, W.
Mr. Welt's report read in part: that the news evoked the keenest en- in which mothers may gain more com-
Va., as professor of homiletics and "At the last general meeting, three thusiasm among the workers. The pletely the confidence of their daugh-
midrash, to succeed Dr. K. Kohler, lines of endeavor were recommended chairmen of the various districts, at ters, with all that means of effective
retired; Dr. Henry Slonimsky of Cin- by you, the social, the cultural and a special meeting, unanimously decid- guidance and unreaented control.
"I feel that the movement is very
cinnati, professor of Jewish education the religious. We have attempted to ed to extend the period of the drive in
and ethics, to succeed Dr. Louis meet the social needs of our meetings order to take advantage of the added commendable and of vital importance
Grossman, retired; Dr. Abraham through informal dinners. We have interests which the adoption of the and therefore call upon the mothers
Cronbach of Chicago, professor of provided programs that have appealed Senate resolution aroused among the and request that they co-operate by
attending, with their daughters, at
Jewish sociology, a chair newly cre- to your cultural desires, and the Fri- Jews of the city.
least one of the meetings to be held
ated in the college, and Dr. Louis B. day night lectures have been along
Mr. Unterrnyer, asked to comment
during the Mother and Daughter
Wolfenson of the University of Wis- strictly religious lines.
on the passage of the Senate Resolu-
Week.
consin, professor of Hebrew and cog-
"We are, of course, fully aware tion, issued the following statements:
"I hope the women who have no
nate languages. At the same time that we are an auxiliary organiza-
"We are gratified and grateful not
Rabbi Jacob It. Marcus, at present a tion of Temple Beth El and I will only for the action taken, but for the daughters will befriend the girls who
have
no mothers."
member of the faculty of the college, say, at this point, that we are indeed generous and princely way in which
has been given an indefinite leave of proud to be associated with an insti- it was done. I take it that the favor-
absence to continue his studies in Eu- tution that occupies such an outstand- able report of the resolution to the MOTHER OF DR. COFFEE
rope. The faculty of the Hebrew ing and dignified position, not only House on the 10th instant, its prompt
MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
Union College will, accordingly, con- in this community, but among all the passage there, and its approval by the
sist of 11 members, the largest fac- congregations in the country. Our President are now a foregone conclu-
Killed in Automobile Truck Accident
ulty of any Jewish theological semi- primary and most vital aims at all sion.
in San Francisco.
nary on record, at least in modern times must be to promote the best
Will Hearten Leaders.
times. The newly apponited profes- interests of Temple Beth El. As a
"It will greatly hearten and simpli-
The sad and tragic end is reported
sors are all men of profound scholar- club we can accomplish many things fy the work of the leaders on the other
ship and authoritiy in their respective along lines that no congregation side in securing from the Allies the of Mrs. Rose Coffee, who was killed
on Monday, May 1, in San Francisco,
fields.
could function because of the charac- reconfirmation of the Balfour Declar-
Dr. Jacob Mann was born in Ga- ter of the institution. For instance, ation, thus clearing the way for the while proceeding on an errand of
licia in 1888 and studied in the Jew- we can undertake work of a purely carrying out of the great construc- mercy. She was struck by a reckless
auto driver and died soon after with-
i8h institutions of learning of his na- philanthropic nature. It seems to me tive plan in Palestine.
out regaining consciousness.
tive land until he was 20 years of that the Mena Club should be ready
"The effective work of the reverend
Mrs. Coffee was well known in this
age. Then he went to London and next year to sponsor and to resume gentlemen who spent their money
completed his education in London responsibility for some social service traveling to Washington for the ma- city, as was her son, Rabbi Rudolph
University and Jews' College. Ile re- in this community of wide scope. lign purpose of misrepresenting and I. Coffee, who was located in Toledo
ceived his degrees of B. A., M. A. Many opportunities of this kind are discrediting our great humanitarian last year at the Collingwood Avenue
Temple. She is survived by four
and Litt. D. from London University waiting.
cause has evidently borne rich and other children, Harry and Jesse,
and the degree of Jewish Minister
early fruit. It now takes it place in prominent merchants of California;
S uggests Open Platform.
from Jews' College. In November,
"With the wonderful facilities that the scrap heap alongside of many sim- Mrs. Ilarry f..lpiro, wife of a well
1920,1 he came to America and since
ilar adventures. The sanction that
January, 1921, has been instructor we will have at our disposal begin- our movement has thus won from the known San Francisco heart specialist,
ning
with the new year, it is my am-
and Mrs. Henry Newburgh, whose
in Bible, Talmud and Jewish history
government after a most searching in-
at the Baltimore Ilebrew College. Dr. bition that we should make our club vestigation, will, I am sure, greatly husband was recently presidnet of the
an
avenue
through
which
any
man
District Grand Lodge No. 4, I. 0.
Mann is the author of many works
aid in the task we have at hand."
of high scientific merit and has estab- or woman with a real message could Morris Rothenberg, associate chair- B. B.
make
his
or
her
appeal
not
only
to
The funeral took place in San
lished for himself a position as the
man of the New York campaign said:
foremost living authority in Gaonic our members, not only to the mem- "We are deeply grateful to the Senate Francisco, with Rabbis Martin A.
bers
of
Temple
Beth
El,
but
to
the
Meyer
and Herman Lissauer officiat-
literature and the history of the Ga-
city at large. Let us take the broad- and to the American people for whom ing. Rabbi J. Nieto recited the pray-
onic period.
it has spoken. The Jews of America ers at the grave.
est
possible
view
of
our
responsibil-
Dr. broil Bettan.
can show their gratitude in one way:
Dr. Israel Bettan was born in Rus- ity and of the service which we are by supporting the Keren Hayesod. Let
sia in 1889 and came to this country to perform. Let us throw open our the Jews of New York set the exam- FORM NEW B'NAI B'RITH
when 17 years of age. He gradu- platform to the community. A pol- ple."
LODGE AT MT. CLEMENS
ated from the Hebrew Union College icy of this sort will crest a marvel-
Half-Million in Two Weeks.
in 1912. Since his graduation he has ous reaction which will redound to
Application was completed on Fri-
Further
reports
state
that
the
first
occupied the pulpit of Temple B'nai the credit of the Jews and will do two weeks have brought the sum of day, May 5, for a charter to form
(Turn to page 4.)
Israel of Charleston, W. Va., with
$500,000 in cash and pledges. Thin a new B'nai Brith lodge in Mt. Cle-
marked ability and gratifying achieve-
money, it is reported, has not been mens. The application was submit-
ment. The degree of Doctor of Di-
gathered through a few large contri- ted to the Grand Lodge headquarters
vinity was conferred upon him by the
butions, but through the persistent at Chicago and the lodge will begin
college in 1915. During the World
efforts of the thousands of volunteers functioning as soon as the charter is
War he served as chaplain in the
who knocked at the doors of many confirmed.
United States army with fine distinc-
more thousands of Jews and secured
The Mt. Clemens lodge was formed
tion for himself and credit for his
$25 and $50 contributions, which rep- through the efforts of Edward Lich-
alma mater.
resented, in most cases, a large sac- tig of Bay City, assisted by State
Dr. Abraham Cronbach is a native Famous Organizer of Jewish Legion rifice on the part of the giver. The Deputy Joseph Hirschfeld of Bay
of the United States, having been
work of these volunteers is being re- City and Louis Levinson of Mt.
and Great Orator to Talk Under
born in Indianapolis in 1882. He is
Clemens.
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Auspices of Koren Hayesod.
also an alumnus of the Hebrew Union
College of the class of 1906 and a
Doctor of Divinity likewise of 1915.
Vladimir Jabotinsky, who is known
He was an honor graduate of the
University of Cincinnati of the class throughout the world as the "Jewish
of 1902 and a member of the honor- Garibaldi," will be a guest in Detroit
ary society Phi Beta Kappa. lie stu- on Sunday and Monday, May 28 and
died at Cambridge University in Eng- 29, under the auspices of the local
land in 1911-12 and at the University Keren Hayesod committee.
Jabotinsky, one of the organizers
Of the Amsterdam Sephardic Synagogue
of Berlin and the Lehranstalt fur die
Wissenschaft des Judentums in 1912. of the Jewish Legion and one of its
commanding
officers
in
Palestine,
lie was rabbi in South Bend, Ind.,
1906-15, associate rabbi of the Free ranks as one of the world's greatest
Synagogue, New York City, 1915-17, Jewish speakers. He is a linguist and
rabbi in Akron. Ohio, 1917-19, and speaks as well in English as he does
has been chaplain of the Chicago in Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Italian
Federation of Synagogues since 1919. and several other languages.
The visit in Detroit by the Zionist
His work has always been character-
propaganda
ized by . a fine spirituality and noble leader will be part of ■
campaign
for the Keren Hayesod. No
and self-sacrificing idealism. Par-
collections will be made here during
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the Jabotinsky visit.
The committe in charge of arrange-
RABBI MAYERBERG TO
ments for the Jabotinsky visit is
PREACH HERE SUNDAY head by J. Miller, who is assisted by
J. Friedberg, Dr. Peter Bernstein, Jo-
It will be welcome news to the seph Chaggi, A. J. Koffman, J. Levin,
many friends of Rabbi Samuel S. M. Weisswasser, M. Steingold and P.
Mayerberg of Dayton, Ohio, that he Slomovitz.
Announcement will be made next
has accepted Rabbi Franklin's invita-
tion to occupy the pulpit of Temple week of the place chosen for the big
Beth El next Sunday morning, May massmeeting for Jabotinsky.
Mr. Miller, the regional director of
14. Rabbi Mayerberg is well known
esod for the state of
to the people of Detroit. For three the Kerne Hay
years previous to his accepting the Michigan, announces that the cam-
pulpit at Dayton, Ohio, he was the paign is progressing in the state of
assistant rabbi at Temple Beth El. Michigan and that numerous con-
While here he was active not only in tributions are coming in from • num-
the affairs of the congregation but ber of the cities throughout the state.
Mr. Miller visited Bay City on
as well in the social work of the
larger community. His subject on Tuesday and received • hearty re-
(After Picart.)
Sunday morning will be "The Moral sponse to his plea for the Palestine
Power of Faith." Services begin at Foundation Fund. The Bay City
picture shows the scrolls placed in the ark In the famous Sephardic
This
11 o'clock. The public is cordially committee Is headed by Louis Harri-
synagegu• at Ameterdase
son, city chemist, and Alex Kahn. "I
invited.
ACTION OF SENATE
HEARTENS ZIONISTS
CHOSEN FOR H. U. C.
1
JABOTINSKY TO
SPEAK HERE ON
MAY 28 AND 29
Ark of the Law
JEWISH HOMELAND
Agreement of Foreign Reiss-
Lions Committee Followed
by Unanimous Vote.
BILL ADOPTED IN FOUR
MINUTES; NO DISCUSSION
House of Representatives to
Act on Resolution May 16;
Will Go to President.
WASIIINGTON.—(J. T. A.)—The
resolution declaring that the govern-
ment of the United States favors the
establishment in Palestine of the Na.
tional Home for the Jewish people
was unanimously, without discussion,
adopted by the Senate on Wednesday.
I'rompt passage of the resolution
followed the meeting of the commit.
tee on foreign relations of the Sen-
ate, which met in the morning and
unanimously agreed to report the
Lodge resolution favorably to the
Senate.
Although Senator Lodge had pre-
viously indicated that he would ask
for unanimous consent for adoption,
the ease with which the resolution
was passed came as a pleasant sur-
prise even to Senator Lodge himself.
The unanimous vote of the Senate
was obtained within four minutes,
soon after Senator Lodge entered the
Senate with the committee's favor-
able report. Senator Fletcher of
Florida was addressing the 50 Sen.
ators who were in the chamber on
the tariff bill. The Senator from
Massachusetts interrupted Senator
Fletcher with the request to yield,
announcing that he desired to report
and secure action on the Jewish Pal-
estine resolution. Senator Fletcher
said he would be glad to yield in or-
der to permit the Senate to act on
the resolution, which he regarded as
"very desirable and wise." Senator
Lodge thereupon read the resolution,
asking (or unanimous consent. There
being no objection, it was passed by
a viva voce vote. Not a single ques-
tion was asked and there was not the
slightest discussion. Without anyone
hardly realizing it, the Senate placed
on record its approval of the Jewish
Homeland. Had there been a single
objection raised, the resolution would
have had to gcr on the calendar, with
little prospect of being considered for
several weeks.
The Resolution.
The resolution as adopted reads a3
follows:
"That the United State. of
America favors the establish.
ment in Palestine of the National
Home for the Jewish people, it
being clearly understood that
nothing shall be done which may
prejudice the civil and religious
rights of non-Jewish communi-
ties in Palestine, and that the
holy places and religious build-
ings and sites in Palestine shall
be adequately protected."
The following members of the Sen-
ate foreign relations committee were
present:
Senators Lodge, McCumber, Bran.
degee, Johnson, Moses, Kellogg, Mc-
Cormick, Hitchcock, Williams, Swan-
son, Pomerene, Pitman. Senator New,
absent, recorded his vote as favoring
the resolution. Senator Wadsworth
of New York was also absent, but is
understood to have favored the reso-
lution.
Prompt passage of the resolution
was made possible by: (1) Uniani.
mouse action in committee, which im-
pressed the senate; (2) by Its hav-
ing been placed in the able hands of
the Republican majority leader; (3)
by having the Democrats on the com-
mittee lined up in favor of it by Sen-
ator Hitchcock, ranking Democrat
member of the committee; (4) by
the hundreds of telegrams which
poured in on all Senators from Jew.
ish citizens supporting the resolution.
Will Go to President.
The foreign relations committee of
the house is expected to meet and act
on the resolution on May 16, when
Chairman Porter returns from Pitts-
burgh. If passed by the House, the
resolution will go to the President for
his signature.
The resolution as adopted differs
from the original draft as introduced
on April 10, in that all references
to the mandate or the Balfour dec-
laration were excluded. This is un-
derstood to have been done because
of Senator McCormick's stand, the
Illinois Senator having argued that
mention of the British government
or the mandate would involve the
United States government in an im-
plied approval of the mandate sys-
tem. The phrase concerning the con-
tinued enjoyment of their rights by
Jews in other countries, which is one
of the provisos of the Balfour declar-
ation, was also struck out, Senator
McCormick having said that he could
see no reason for making such a pro-
viso.
The representatives of the Zionist
Organization of America in Washing-
ton at the time, Louis Lipsky, general
secretary, and Ab. Goldberg of the
administration committee, issued ■
statement expressing the appreciation
of the American Jews over the Sen-
ate's action.
WIRELESS TO JERUSALEM
LOWER THAN CABLE RATE
LONDON.—(J. C. B.) — Wireless
telegrams to Egypt, Palestine and
Syria may be sent from England at
a smaller cost than cable rates, an
announcement by the postmaster
states. Jerusalem is now equipped
with a wireless station and telegrams
from London are accepted at 3d.per
word, which is considerably below
the table rate.