PAGE SIX a 02__ 41aL TRELETRDIVEMSRR list of the leading people of the community the very first week coming here. ORON 1 CIE of their TIFIE*FROITJEWISft Now this statement a bit exaggerated of course. points to a Pill! Our real condition that ought to be faced rather frankly. There is Contemporarie5 no question but that every effort ought to be made by the Jew- Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc. Ish community of a city like ours to make those wh ocome to us Joseph J. Cummins, President as strangers feel at home. Especially our congregations not Intered as second class matter March 3, 1916, at the Postoffice at Detroit, only ought to have but in fact they do have hospitality commit- THE JEWS OF LITHUANIA By Judith Ish•Itisbort (Copywright. 1921. Mich., under the Act of March 3, 1879. tees whose duty it is whenever feasible, to call upon the strang- A YOUNG FOLKS' PAGE CONDUCTED BY JUDITH ISH-KISHOL ; ers and to give them such assistance as they may in finding a The ne(wTe Jewish Dr. SiLe olod)gTeiclik, Min- General Offices and Publication Building place in the community and in fitting themselves into their new ister for Jewish affairs in Lithuania, 850 High Street West who are over six, of course, go to Pub- has resigned from the cabinet because surroundings. How Little Miriam Was Saved Cable Address: lic school; but they return to the Day of the anti-Semitic measure which the Telephone: But there is a limit to the possibilities of work of this char- for Her Mother. Nursery after school hours, and their Seim recently passed is both sad and Chronicle acter. Let it be remembered that Detroit is a very large cit.!, Glendale 8326 meals are provided for them there. cheerful. It is sad :cause Lithuania LONDON OFFICE and that the pressure upon its people is far greater than upon And these older children are taught has since the war been the only coun- By Rufus Learsi. 14 STRATFORD PLACE their Hebrew and their obligations as try aiming those that the allied vic- those of the small communities from which most of the new- LONDON, W. 1, ENGLAND in special religious classes held tory made independent to accord t o comers arrive. They cannot therefore expect that the condi- Little Miriam Rubin was the dar- Jews in the Day Nursery after public the Jews full rights and just treat- $3.00 Per Year tions to which they were accustomed will obtain here in the ling and pet of the dwellers of Scarif- school Subscription, in Advance time. ment. And it is indeed said to think ied street. Iler great, laughing same degree. • In fact the nursery houses the chil- To insure publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach black eyes, and the smile that lit her dren, feeds them, looks after their that even this country would now, We do not in any wise minimize the difficulties that beset this office by Tuesday evening of each week. face and nuide the pearls of her little health and comfort, educates them, through Polish propaganda, be re- ceptive to anti-Semitic measures. Yet, the path of the average newcomer into a great community. But mouth sparkle, were like flashes of and even provides many of them with the news of Dr. Soleveichik's resigna- Editorial Contributor we do hold that those difficulties may be very greatly reduced sunlight on that street of gloomy tene- RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN clothing. These children will most tion has a cheerful aspect, for it shows ments. likely grow up healthy and bright; that some of our men feel sufficiently The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on subjects of interest to by the stranger himself. Such people, would they become a The parents of little Miriam were since they have the love of the their Jewish responsibility when plac- the Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for an indorsement of the part of the community life, must be willing to go at least half poor in the goods of the world. The and one parent left them, they will have a ed in high positions to sacrifice their way. In the first place, they must remember that in nine cases father worked hard, when work could chance view expressed by the writers. to do as well as happier chil- advantage and advancement upon out of ten, nobody knows of their being here, unless they them- be found, at painting the walls of dren, who have lath dear parents and own the altar of their people. houses from a hanging scaffold. But Sivan 13, 5682 selves take pains to make the fact known. Actual experience comfortable homes. June 9, 1922 Unfortunately, this is not always, wealth could possibly have given I thought that you lucky boys and shows that by far the majority of those who complain about the no them the joy that they found in their girls might like to know what is be- not even usually, the case with mem- bers of our race and faith who achieve I inhospitality of our city are people who have simply held them- little daughter. ing done for the less lucky Jewish political or social success. In many " Christian " Kindness. selves aloof, expecting the approach to them to be made always But one day something terrible children in America. For if you think instances the Jew who reaches the top happened. Little Miriam's father fell about it now, you will be ready to There are all sorts of ways of making a living and when one from the side of the old resident. from the hanging scaffold on which lend a hand and to help the Jewish rung upon the ladder of success is so On the other hand, persons who coming here have identi- desirous of being distinguished from he worked, and was killed. For a long Day Nurseries in pour turn, when you is not intellectually or temperamentally fitted to do great work, the rest of his people that he is ready he must stoop to tasks of a more menial kind. Now the "Rev- fled themselves with the Jewish life of the city; who have join- time, the tastily was overcome with are all grown up. to sacrifice their interests in order t Who would now provide for erend" Henry Singer who according to report conducts a mis- ed a congregation; the women of whose circle have become grief. retain the standing •hcih he has at- the mother and little Miriam? Some members of one or the other of the Temple sisterhoods; whose tained. In some instances, there i, find sion for Jews in this city, is a man of family and he must RIDDLE BOX of the neighbors advised that the child even a conscious and deliberate effort a way of supporting his wife and children. Hence, his mission young people have joined the young people's societies; who should be placed in a home for or- made to keep other Jews from attain. have taken a share in the educational and social work that is phans. But the mother could not hear Is there anybody her who can pick similar success. It is possible, of work among the Jews, being find comparatively little difficulty in becoming ac- the thought of parting with the little out the Palestine fruits buried in ing On Sunday evening of the past week, done, this gentleman, no course, that such pensions become so one. She was a brave woman, so she sentences'!—If you can you are blinded by their success that they re- doubt to let those who pay his salary know that he is on the quainted and making friends. These various institutions arc determined to find work for herself these entitled to eat them! ally conic to believe that they are la t- job, gave a lecture at the Woodward Avenue Christian Church here and the newcomers may be fairly expected to know it. and her little daughter. And all the I. I don't see Mamaie any more. ter than the rest of their people and were glad that little Mir- She went to live in Chicago. in the course of which he is reported to have said: "It is oat- Let them but make known their presence and their willingness neighbors forget the debt of gratitude they owe would continue to be with them. 2. You need only water the palm on to their own ancestry who transmitted oral that a Jew who has made money on Hastings street should to bear a share of the community burdens, once they are here, iam and it is entirely likely that if they are right spirited, they will But now the great question was: days when the sun is very hot. to them the traits that enabled them would take care of the child 3. They looked like fairies or an- wish to live on Boston boulevard. Jews like tolive among, find friends readily enough among persons of their own social Who when the mother was at work? She gels in their white and silver gowns. to achieve the very success which they Christians. They know a good thing when they see it." regard as a reward for their own mer- class. couldn't he left to play about in the The Reverend gentleman then went on to tell of a Jew who 4. If ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to its. But be the reason for this pecul- mud of the streets, under the very be wise! All of this of course must not be taken to imply that the con- iarity what it may, the fact remains, had made such a move when he became wealthy. "The whole wheels of the automobiles and wagons When we came out of the rotunda notwithstanding the contention of neighborhood," he said, "was in a ferment except the woman gregations and other organizations should not make every pos. that crowded the road. And it would tea 5. was served on the terrace. Ford and his ilk that all Jews are who lived next door and she went in and welcomed them in the Bible effort to reach the stranger in our midst. There is no eon- tie too much to ask any of the neigh- The Jumbled Bible Names that Her- united in a conspiracy against the to take care of her, for they were schel Kriger sent in have given us lots name of Christ who was himself a Jew." All of which is very dition that weighs more heavily on the soul of a man or a worn- bors world, that when the Jews grows big, all poor, with children of their own to interesting, if true. Report does not say what the Jew, newly an than lonesomeness. Time and time again we have urged look after. That was a dreadful of fun. A good many girls and boys he not infrequently turns his back up- have guessed them, and the answer to on the very people and the very faith rich, said to the good neighbor who came to him in the name of that letters of introduction be sent to the ministers of congre- question. the puzzle is, Isaac, Ilannah, Sarah, that endowed him with certain traits Christ. That we may leave to one's imagination. Leaving the gations in the cities to which persons are going by the religious But the answer to that question had Rachel, Leah, Pharaoh. and capacities which enabled him to been provided. It was pro- story unfinished, it perhaps served Mr. Singer's point and deep- leaders of the communities which they leave. This would already Now we'll print Amelia Weinberg's success. For this reason, it is greatly help to solve the difficulty which surely exists in other vided by the far-seeing, big-hearted Pesach poem. That was the one I liked attain ly touched the emotions of his good "Christian" hearers. nien and women of the Jewish Com- next best after the poem sent in by indeed encouraging to find a man like Dr. Soloveichik disregarding his own Incidentally, Mr. Singer went further and protested against cities as well as in Detroit. munities of every large city. These Harold Farkas. Amelia is 10 years Hospitality has always been regarded as a virtue among people knew that there must be many old, and I think you'll agree with me interests when the interests of he , people are at stake. "the law which permitted any recognized member of a sync- Jews. But under existing conditions when life has become very children who needed care while their that her poem is a credit to her. gogue to keep ten dollars worth of intoxicating wine in his eel- complex, the exercise of this commendable virtue in any high mothers had to be at work in the As far as Lithuania is concerned, the anti-Semitic measure that was re- tar." Ofcourse, Mr. Singer is not supposed to know very much shops and factories. Accordingly cently passed is undoubtedly but tran- about Jews or for that matter, about anything else. It is not degree is possible only when there is co-operation between the those men and women had gotten to- PASSOVER sient and a short-lived back-sliding necessary for his sort of preaching. But even a missionary to newcomer and the older resident. With this fact better under- gether and established the Kinder- on the part of Lithuanian people and stood, those who are ready to criticize the people of a commun- and Day Nurseries for the the Jews ought to know and if he knows, he ought to be bon- ity like ours will perhaps come to see the matter in a somewhat gartens the Lithuanian Government. The "Why do you keep this holiday?" purpose of caring for such children. est enough to say it when preaching in a "Christian" pulpit — ' So now little Miriam is taken by Ask non-Jews; and what do we say? people of Lithuania are entirely dif- ferent in ninny respects from other Because it is the Feast of the Lord, that the ten dollars worth of intoxicating wine which he speaks different light. her mother every morning to the neat people that inhabit what was at one little building on :Montgomery street, And because the Angel of Death of is supposed to be used for sacramental purposes only and time Russia. In the first place, the Passed over the blood on the board. in one of the most crowded parts of what is of much more importance, he ought to know—if he Pharaoh said: "Get you out of my Lithuanians are by nature and dis- New York's lower East Side, which A Canard Refuted. position easy-going and liberal. They land, knows anything—that the leading synagogue authorities, Re- is the home of Hebrew Kindergarten It was a very happy circumstance that almost before the ink and do not share the but temperament nor form and Orthodox, have protested to the government against Day Nursery. There the child is I beseech you to go away." the vanity and selfishness of the Poles. strapped on their backs their an interpretation of that section of the Volstead Act which per- was dry on the papers that published the report, the authorities left and cared for during the day, and They Then, too, they have, even during the belongings, in the evening her mother returns, mits Jews to buy even a penny's worth of intoxicating liquors of Harvard University denied the rumor that preparations were and Russian regime, been depending to a takes little Miriam home, where And went astray. very large extent upon the Jews for for sacramental use or for any other purpose, so long as the; under way to limit the number of Jewish students who might the child chatters away all evening, Soon they came to the Red Sea, be admitted to that great institution of learning. Anyone who work that required either skill, sup- before going to bed, of the games she While they were resting, one said: Prohibition Act is in effect. at all acquainted with the history of Harvard could give lit- played and the toys she saw and the "What do I see?" "It is Prahaoh!" erior intelligence or education. And It does not always suit the purpose of the missionary to the is what is more, they have always shown she looked at and the things "What shall we do?" They blamed Jews, however, to tell the whole truth. And one cannot there- tle credence to such a report when it appeared. Indeed we be- pictures themselves grateful to the Jews for Moses. that she learned at the nursery (lur- lieve that it is fair to say that no great college or university in fore be greatly surprised at Mr. Singer's lapse. What is a bit ing the day. And so the child is en- Ile lifted his hands to the heavens, the spirit of service and helpfulness which the Jews have manifested to- commenced to pray, surprising, however, is that a church calling itself "Christian" this country could be so traitorous to every implication of true abled to feel the love of its neither, And wards them. It is not likely, there- Americanism as to lend itself to the policies of the old Russia while the mother can forget her grief As Pharaoh came that way. should welcome to its pulpit, a man whose labors have been so fore, that the Lithuanian people will The Lord heard Muses' prayer, the joy and love of her little daugh- signally futile in results as those of Mr. Singer and that its peo- according to which a man's right to academeic privileges should in now suddenly turn against the Jews. And the waters then did part. ter, and in her pride at being able to What will be necessary, however, for Pharoah appeared in his cart, ple should listen with patience and even with enthusiasm to the be limited by his religious faith. up her home. Should it, however, at any time happen that such bigotry keep the Jews of ljthaunia to retain the In the Jewish communities of the And, turning to his mighty band ridiculous rot which he preaches. Is it not about time that respect and confidence and liberal He cried: "The Israelites are on dry should penetrate into any of our educational institutions, there big cities where ther are so many Christian churchmen awoke to the fact that these missionaries treatment on the part of the Lithaun- land. more poor people than well-to-do, is a way of meeting and of overcoming it. That way has been to the Jews are in business simply and solely for the shekels ian Government will he a continuation Speed, or we shall lie too late." there are of course, many mothers— that they can wheedle out of the narrow-minded and short- pointed out by Arthur Brisbane. Such an institution, he says, and fathers, too, who find themselves But in the muddy waters Pharaoh met of the service they have been render- should no longer be exempted from the payment of taxes. It his fate. ing to the Lithuanian people and at in sail situations, like that of the sighted Christians who believe that to save the soul of a Jew is proves itself to be unappreciative of the American spirit. Why mother of Miriam Rubin. The hus- Then Moses and the people sang a the same time, constant vigilance that the supreme act of faith? song, will enable them to retain the rights or the wife of the home, may be Moreover is it not time that before attacking the Jews, they then should it enjoy an exemption for which the American spirit band sick, or (lead, or gone. The mother Unto the Lord. Their voices echoed which have been accorded them. loud and long. should see the wisdom of sweeping before their own doors? is responsible? must become the bread winner of the family, or the father may have no- And once more they started on their 5,000 JEWS ARE MADE Certainly the time has come when "Christians" should look way— body to care for his children while he HOMELESS BY FLOOD first to the conversion of their own. We Jews are pretty well is earning a living for them. It must That is why we celebrate Pesach to- day. able to take care of our own spiritual salvation. be clear to everybody that such fam- It --- abbat MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION - — A Cowardly Attack. Several weeks ago, when the matter of the endorsement of the Balfour program was brought before Congress by means of the Lodge resolution, those who were interested in the passage of the bill had a large and influential representation to plead in their behalf. Those who were opposed to the bill were not rep- resented in anything approaching equal numbers. Those ho spoke for them were Dr. David Philipson of Cincinnati, Rabbi Edward N. Calisch of Richmond, Va., and Rabbi Isaac Land- man of New York. These men need no defence at the hands of anyone either for their sincereity, for the character of their manhood, or for their loyalty to Judaism. These men, earnest and sincere in fighting for a cause that they believe to be right and just,— a conviction which is shared by hundered of thousands of their co-religionists,—appeared before the Senate Committee in charge of the Lodge resolution and in forceful and logical fash- ion presented their side of the case. Their addresses were, however, interrupted at many stages by hisses, catcalls, and the cry of "traitors." Indeed, it has become a very common practice among certain classes of Jews to brand as traitors those who do not agree with them in their religious theories or who do not follow their political methods and who are not willing to become their tools in forwarding measures that are not al- ways wholly ideal or even unselfish. It was a sad and unholy exhibition which these men made of themselves in their attacks upon those who were opposed to the endorsement of the Bal- four program by our government. Their virulence was exceed- ed only by that of the Yiddish and a certain portion of the En- glish-Jewish press in their bitter attacks upon these men. But even that was not the worst. These people at least came out in the open. One could lay his finger upon them and know who they are. What words, however, shall describe the miserable cowardice of the man or the men or the organization that gathered these vicious clippings together and printed them anonymously for distribution throughout the entire country? Rabbi Landman against whom these attacks were particu- larly directed, should give himself no concern about them. The foe who hides behind anonymity, whether he prints the writ- ings of others or whether as an anonymous letter writer he wields the "poison pen," is a creature so vile, so low, so lost to every sense of decent manhood that the persons attacked by him lowers his own dignity by giving so much as a passing not- ice to his scurrilous onslaught. Rabbi Landman, Rabbi Philipson, and Rabbi Calisch as stat- ed above, need no defence against their enemies who have at tacked them in the issue under discussion. But least of all do they need any defence against cowards who in attacking them are not brave enough and manly enough to stand up where they can be pointed and counted. The Stranger at Our Gates. One of the most persistent complaints that reach the ears of Jewish leaders in this city is that Jewish people coming to Detroit from other cities, find it very difficult to make friends with their co-religionists who have lived here for many years. They say of Detroit Jews they are cold and snobbish and inhos- pitable. They seem to believe that a hospitality committee ought to meet them at the station upon their arrival in the city or that at the very least, they should be put upon the calling YESHIVAH CAMPAIGN FOR 25,000 MEMBERS Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theolog- ical Seminary Starts Drive For New Members. The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Then- logical Seminary (the Yeshivah), the Institution for the training of Ortho- dox rabbis and teachers at 301-303 East Broadway, New York, is appeal- ing for 25,000 new members. The Yeshivah has over 500 students in all its departments, preparatory, inter- mediate and rabbinical. Its gradu- ates occupy important nulpits in all parts of the United States and Can- ada. The Yeshivah is now urgently in need of funds. Its annual budget is $250,000 and the income now is only about $160,000. The Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada has is- sued a strong appeal for support. The membership campaign is being conducted by a national committee headed by harry FischeL Rabbi Aarron Teitelbaum is the executive director of the campaign, the head- quarters of which are at 100 Fifth avenue, room, 1211, New York. Rabbi Dr. Bernard Drachman, honorary president of the Union of Orthodox Congregations of America and president of the Jewish Sabbath Alliance of America, speaking of the place of the Yeshivah in American Jewish life, made the following state- ment: "The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theo- logical Seminary, more familiarly known by the traditional Hebrew term, the Yeshivah, represents an earnest and determined effort to grapple with the chief spiritual prob- lem of Orthodox Judaism in America. The crying need of Orthodox Judaism in this land today is, on the one hand, profound and thorough knowl- edge of the intellectual treasures of Jewry, the Hebrew language, Bible and Talmud, and the wonderful Ile- brew literature, combined with sin- cere loyalty to the Torah, and on the other hand, a thorough knowledge of the language and culture of Amer- ica and true devotion to the ideals of Americanism. We must combine these both in order to be true Ameri- can Jews. "The Yeshivah is earnestly endeav- oring to reach this goal by a curricu- lum in which thorough instruction in Hebrew lore, as given in the great Yeshivah and seminaries of Europe, is combined with a broad secular edu- cation as given in the schools and academies of America. The rabbis who have graduated from this Yeshi- vah are well fitted for their task in this modern age. "The Yeshivah is therefore thor- oughly deserving of the support of every earnest Jew, concerned for the welfare of his people and faith. I sincerely hope that the drive for the acquisition of 25,000 new members will be successful and will bring to the Yeshivah the financial strength which it needs for the successful car- rying on of its great work. Come Not, 0 Lord Come not, 0 Lord, in the dread robe of splendor Thou woreat on the Mount, in the day of Thine ire; Come veiled in those shadows, deep, awful, but tender, Which Mercy flings over Thy features of fire. Lord, Thou rememberest the night, when Thy nation Stood fronting her foe by the red-rolling stream; On Egypt Thy pillar frowned dark and desolation, While Israel basked all the night in its beam. So, when the dread clouds of anger enfold Thee, From us, in Thy mercy, the dark aide remove; While shrouded in terror the guilty behold Thee, Oh, turn upon us the mild light of Thy love! THOMAS MOORE. ilies should be saved somehow. They should not he broken up still further. And the ones who should help them are not any single person, or any small group of persons, but the Jew- ish community as a whole. In many cities, therefore, the Jews have pro- vided a pleasant, healthful place where the children of busy parents can be left during the day. These nurseries are clean and well-kept, and as beautiful as the Jewish people have money to make them. For everybody admits that the Jews provide gener- ously for their sick, or helpless, or needy brothers. That is one of the virtues that their worst enemies do not deny them. Take the Hebrew Kindergarten and Day Nursrey in New York as an ex- ample. Many of the children brought here are mere infants, who need con- stant care and attention. The health of the children is looked after by a doetor and nurses. The little ones between the ages of four and six are organized into kindergarten classes They spend the day in playing games and singing songs, both in English end Hebrew. For these children are brought up to be good Jews, and from the earliest age are taught Hebrew as well as English. Those children By Amelia Weinberg, (age 10) SUN TIME Tomorrow morning I shall wake As early as can be: I want to see the sun come up Behind my apple tree. Each (ray he comes up from the East He looks so fresh and fine, Because he spent the happy night Away in Palestine. By Sulamith lsh-Kishor. RADEK, SOVIET SPOKESMAN, RATHENAU'S BROTHER-IN-LAW BELGRADE. — tJ. T. A.) — Karl Radek, one of the Soviet's spokesmen, is reported to have obtained a di- vorce from his wife and to be en- gaged to be married to a sister of Dr. Walter Rathanau, Germany's Foreign Minister and heiress to the Rathenau millions, says a dispatch to the local Russian language paper, Novoie Vremya. The report has it that the couple intend visiting America on their honeymoon. RIGA.—(J. C. M)—Five thousand Jews have been made homeless by the flood which swept over Dwinsk when the Dwina overflowed its banks, latest reports state. The number of Jews drowned is estimated at 200. Five children were found dead in one house when the debris was cleared. The flood occurred on Friday night when most of the inhabitants were asleep, taking the population una- wares. It was the Friday night pre- ceding Passover and the flood inun- dated the houses, sweeping away the Mazoth and the supplies the Jews had prepared for Passover. 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