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rtisPentorrjEwisitakarictE
JUNE 9, 1922
The number of Chaluzim admitted to Palestine in the first quarter of
1922 reached 2,452, according to figures published in Jerusalem.
A group of Jewish students and their teachers have bought a tract of
150 dunama of land near Jerusalem for the purpose of settling on it and
becoming independent farmers.
• • • •
The new railroad between Petach-Tikvah and Jaffa is now in operation.
The management of the colony has undertaken to guarantee a certain
amount of income to this new railway.
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Posters urging a boycott of Jews have been placarded by the Roswoj
party in Preszmal declaring, among other things, that the "Yiddish jab-
layers" should be made to go to Palestine.
According to final figures now published in the Moscow press, 37,570
Jews were killed in 50 towns in Ukraine, 3,340 houses burned, 1,222 shops,
896 factories and 765 workshop! destroyed.
Furniture Lit e This
Swamps in the Valley of Jezreel will be drained by Jewish labor co-
operatives executing a contract undertaken by the "Raananja" Company
from the Jewish National Fund, the operation to cost about $100,000.
in Our Great
A favorable report has been received in Jerusalem from Mr. Giderman,
who was sent to India in the interests of the Palestinian wine producers.
Ile informs them that the prospects of establishing a market for this Pales-
tine product in India are excellnet.
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Of the 11,585 immigrants entering Canada through Quebec during the
last few weeks, only 263 were Jews, figures just published show. This
number represents a great decrease compared with the same period last
year, when 1,165 Jews were admitted.
Warehouse Close-Out
it
All restrictions on the entry of persons having relations in Palestine
have been removed, accordnig to an official announcement made in Jeru-
salem. Similarly, the restriction on immigration of persons with definite
prospects of employment have been abolished.
SALE
. Signor Gipali, Consul General of Ataly, visited several Jewish colonies
' as well as several places where the Chaluzim are employed. The consul
showed his deep interest in everything, asked many questions and expressed
himself as deeply gratified with what he saw.
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.
At a meeting of the inhabitants of Tel Aviv it was decided to act favor-
ably upon the request of the nearby village to be uited with Tel Aviv, so
that they may share in the advantages of that progressive township. By
this decision Tel Aviv has gained 3,500 in population.
A wonderful sale of over a half million dollars' worth of high-grade
homefurnishings including the finest creations in such period styles as
Renaissance, Chippendale, Adam Bros., Tudor, Hepplewhite, etc. We
are forced to close out the entire stock in our two warehouses regard-
less of cost, because we do not intend to move a single piece of furni-
ture to our new warehouse, ready for occupancy July 1st. Tremendous
price-cuts! Sensational sacrifices! Marvelous values that have taken all
Detroit by storm!
The Jewish bakers of Warsaw, entering the sixth week of their strike
for higher pay and improved working conditions, have announced that the
minimum raise acceptable would be 55 per cent over the wages paid before
the walk-out.
• • • •
Attempts to eatabliah a leper colony in the Jewish quarter of Krakau
will be strenuously opposed by the Jewish community, who had made repre-
sentations to the authorities pointing to the danger to the Jewish inhabitants,
as well as the moral indignity involved in such a step.
• • • •
Sholem Ash is referred to as a Communist in the new avowedly anti-
Jewish Pachud of Warsaw, which attacks the Jewish author because he
• failed to protest against the publication in a French journal of a "libelous
cartoon" of President Pilaudski of Poland side by aide with his own portrait.
• • • •
Miss Curzon, daughter of Lord Curzon, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for
the British Empire, was guest of Rabbi Cook of Jerusalem at the first
Passover Seder this year. The following Passover day she dined at the
home of Rabbi Jacob Meyer, thus irett ‘inga a unique and novel experience.
Jewish and Arab merchants of Palestine, according to a cable dispatch
to the Jewish I'ress Association, have founded a bank to look after the
interests of Palestine trade and industry, with a capital of £250,000. This
• flttl thei- very first 'considerable business enterprise in which representatives
bdth nations ire participating.
• • • •
A letter by 1Mustafah Kemal, head of the Angora government, predict-
ing that the Turks will reoccupy Palestine, is quoted in the London Morning
Post. The Poet fails to recall a previous statement of Ferid Bey, the Paris
•representative of the Young Turks, who had asserted that his government
had renounced all claims to Palestine.
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Dispatches from Bukarest report that Dr. Victor Adler, who represents
the Jewish World Relief Executive, as well as the Nansen committee, arrived
on May 17 in Tiraspol on the Russian side of the Dniester, while Dr. Hell-
mann, another representative of the committee, has remained in Bendery
on the Roumanian side in order to organize the transport of the relief pro-
visions across the Dniester.
• • • •
The Polish government has temporarily withdrawn the order for the
%mmediate deportation of 606 Jewish refugees from the Ukraine who had
been previously ordered to the Russian frontier, their terms to remain in
Rovno having expired after numerous renewals. The order staying their
deportation is understood to have been issued in view of the possibility
that the American consul may reissue visas.
Bishop Deciderius Balthazer, clerical president of the Reform Church
of Hungary, called on President Harding, conveying the respects of the
Hungarians to the chief executive. Bishop Balthazar, it will be recalled,
had considerable difficluty in obtaining a passport, the Budapest authorities
having attempted to prevent his visit to the United States because of his
repeated defense of the Jews and denunciations of the Awakening Magyars.
• • • •
A warning to American Jews that parcels sent through private agencies
to persons in Russia are dutiable is sounded in the Moscow Emmes, which
cites instances of food and clothing parcels arriving at Revel (Esthonia)
and Odessa being held at the customs houses. It is also alleged in the same
paper that, at the instance of Dr. Boris Bogen, rations are being drawn)
from the American Relief Administration stores not only for rabbis but
' communal Jewish workers generally.
• • • •
One hundred and twenty delegates representing the Polish Socialist
party, 30 Communist delegates, 25 representatives of the Bund and 13
Poale Zionists are participating in a congress held at Cracow of Polish
trade unions looking to the amalgamation of the various "professional so-
cieties." Included among the 30 communists are three Jews. German
Social-Democrats in Poland sent no representatives to the congress, com-
municating their greetings in writing.
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PALESTINE MOVIES
IMPORTANT ZIONIST
EDUCATION FEATURE
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As a result of the trial held in connection with the disturbances which
, occurred at Shua at the time of the confiscation of church valuables in that ity for organizing, Dr. Epstein occu.
town, two clergyment and two merchants have been sentenced to death for pies a prominent place among the
having been concerned in excesses verging on a pogrom. It wil be remem- best known propagandists for the
bered in this connection that the mob gathered in front of the church shout- Zionist cause. He is expected to have
ing: "Let us defend the church against the Jews," at the same time throw- an interesting message for Detroiters
ing stones, order being restored ony after • "Red" regiment had been when he comes here to explain the
called out.
interesting features of the movie.
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Prepare Musical Program..
Replying to questions in the House of Commons, Mr. Harmsworth, Under
The Palestine movie will be shown
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said it was true that the Vatican
was apprehensive about the protection of Catholic interests in Palestine, here under the auspices of the De-
but the government had no official information concerning the mission in troit Jewish National Fund Commit.
England of Patriarch Barlassini of Jerusalem. Asked if the patriarch had tee, a nominal admission fee being
been seen by a representative of the government or whether the govern. charged to help defray the tremen-
ment cared to contradict Barlassini's allegations, Winston Churchill said dous expense involved in its showing.
The committee urges those planning
he would inquire.
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to see the movie to buy their tickets
Delegates to the Oriental Congress, held in Rome, representing a number in advance at the advertised places,
of Eastern races, holding their sessions in camera, protested against the in order to assure for themselves the
occupation of territories in any form by any of the European powers. The chance of seeing it, as the McCollis-
protest is understood to be directed against Great Britain and France, to ter Hall accommodates only 500 at
whom territories of the former Turkish Empire have been entrusted under one time.
In addition to the movie and the
mandates, although no special reference was made to either Palestine or
Syria. The Congress on the whole attracted little attention, due probably explanations by Dr. Epstein, an in-
teresting musical program has been
to the fact that its sessions were executive.
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arranged for the evenings of June
That the Warsaw orthodoxy is becoming more and more militant and 11 and 12. Alexander P. Strauss,
is organizing special groups in every town and village of Poland to compel well known local violinist, will ren-
der several violin selections, accom•
backsliders to observe the Sabbath, is the charge made in the Volkszeitung,
the organ of the Bund party. The Bundists complain that the orthodox nanied on the piano by Mrs. Strauss.
are interfering with individual freedom by closing the shops of those who Miss Goldie Goldstein, young vocal-
ist, will render two songs, accom•
would keep their places of business open on the Sabbath. The paper also
prints a report from Siedliez that the local Chevra Kadisha had refused to nanied by Miss Mollie Chabensky.
officiate at the funeral of a Jew who had shaved his beard. Other numbers are in the course of
preparation.
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The Detroit Jewish National Fund
A strong movement is on foot in the Warsaw Jewish press that the goy-
ernment immediately undertake the re-trial of the case of Rabbi Shapiro, committee has secured the assistance
who was executed by the Polish regiment which entered Plotzk after the of a number of Detroit organizations
Bolshevik invasion. The government had postponed the trial of Rabbi for the sale of tickets for the movie.
Shapiro In the winter for technical reasons. and has not even now displayed The Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society,
any inclination to have the re-trial commence. The Jewish press in Poland through the courtesy of the presi-
declares that the case of Rabbi Shapiro is growing to be a second Dreyfus dent, Mrs. Harry Klein, has mailed
case and demands that the government should cease to postpone the trial out special invitations to the seem•
any longer. berg, urging them to see the movie.
• • • •
The Zeirei Zion, Hada/mall, Young Ju-
Israel Zangwill, in a letter to the London Times, declares emphatically daea and others are co-operating.
that modern Zionism is nothing but political, both Balfour and Lloyd
Flower Day Collection.
George having intended that Palestine shall be established as the Jewish
This Sunday, June 11, will also
state. Declaring that Jews do not lack a spiritual center, but a local habi- mark the ninth annual Fi,wer Day
tation, and that spiritual Zionism is therefore no solution, the famous author of the Jewish National Fund. About
lays it was "reckless" of the British to promise Palestine to the Jews if 150 volunteers will canvass the city
• they did not mean to disregard the Arabs living there. If to create a Jewish for funds through the sale of flowers.
Palestine were Britain's object, drastic measures which no Jewish governor A special showing of the Palestine
would ever take can only accomplish it, but Britain being honor bound to movie for the volunteers has been
fulfill the promise made to the Zionists, and its undertaking to the Arabs, arranged for Sunday afternoon.
the utmost that is possible now is a Semitic Switzerland with Jews recog-
A committee, headed by Miss Lil-
nized on an equal national status with Arabs. Such a combination would lian Levine, has been organized in
rid asset, may be a British asset, but as a Jewish asset or a solution Mt. Clemens to take charge of the
of the Jewish problem it is compaiktively worthless, Mr. Zangwill maintains. Flower Day collections there.
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The Flower Day appeal by the Jew- reduction of the present high taxa-
tion. The Jewish constituencies are
ish National Fund reads in part:
"If you wish to see Palestine re- accordingly advised to bring pressure
stored as the Jewish Homeland, you to bear upon their representatives in
must support the Jewish National Parliament, with a view to securing
modification of the new drastic re-
Fund.
"Palestine cannot become the Jew- strictions limiting immigration to
ish Homeland until the larger part farmers, agricultural laborers and
of its soil will come into Jewish pas- maid-servants.
session. The Jewish National Fund
A new resolution amendment to
aims to redeem all available soil in the immigration bill introduced in
Palestine as the inalienable property the Dominion Parliament provides
of the Jewish people.
that immigrants apply in writing to
"Palestine cannot become the Jew- the immigration department before
ish Homeland unless its Jewish soil leaving the country of origin.
will be cultivated by Jewish labor. 'The mover of the bib, which has
The lands of the Jewish National passed on first reading, claims that it
Fund are open to every Jew who is is intended thereby to prevent injus-
willing to settle on it and cultivate tice to immigrants who are frequent.
it with his own hands.
ly being excluded at the Canadian
"Palestine cannot become the Jew- port of arrival.
ish Homeland until the Jews form a
majority of its population. The way
to form a Jewish majority is by mass-
GARRICK THEATER
colonization on the free and pre-
pared lands of the Jewish National
"Honors
Are Even," the Roi Coop-
Fund.
"Sunday, June 11, is the ninth an- er Megrue comedy which will be of-
fered
at
the
Garrick Theater next
nual Flower Day of the Jewish Na-
tional Fund. If approached by the week by the Bonstelle Company,
might
be
called
a satire on modern
National Fund volunteers, accept the
love and proposals. Belinda Carter
flower and contribute liberally.
is
a
much
sought
young woman and
"The Jewish National Fund is a
fund 'by the people, for the people.' proposals fall at her feet at a rapid
pace;
in
fact,
Belinda
is one of those
Every contribution is thankfully ac-
cepted. But the greatness of the anticipating types of women who be-
lieves
that
all
men
simply
must fall
cause requires unstinted support.
Upon your donation, as well as on in love with her and of course a
proposal
is
the
natural
consequence.
all other donations, will depend how
well the Jewish National Fund is to And just as naturally Belinda says
no. She had refused Vaughan Outer-
fulfill its gigantic task."
bridge and Ralph Kingsland in rapid
and was toying with Nigel Gor-
MEXICO TO WELCOME order
don when John Leighton appeared
on
the
scene. She was really inter-
JEWISH IMMIGRANTS
ested in Nigel, but a woman s intui-
ences
with
temperamental and "prid-
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tion seemed to tell her that all would
issue a statement to that effect.
not
end
well.
Despite her many af-
In quarters close to the initiators
of the idea, it is considered likely fairs, her heart almost immeditely
went
out
to
John
Leighton and she
that Israel Zangwill may become in-
terested in the movement, eventually began to use her every wile to win
him
over.
John
is
a successful play-
coming to America to assume leader-
wright who has had several experi-
ship thereof.
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CANADIAN JEWS TO
FIGHT IMMIGRATION BAN
TORONTO. — (J. C. B.) —Every
Jew in Canada is urged to wire to the
Parliamentary member of his district
protesting against the new immigra-
tion law, in a communication issued
by the Canadian Jewish Congress.
Free immigration is urged in the
interests of Canada itself, since a
larger population would result in •
ing for a fall" women and resolved
to go carefully and slowly. Belinda
attemps to make him jealous, in
which she succeeds admirably, though
her ruse nearly leads to serious con-
sequences.
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The engagement of "Three Live
Ghosts" closes Sunday evening and
"Honors Are Even" commences Mon-
day night. There will be the usual
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
matinees.
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From the President's Desk—Talk No. 99.
Carry a Compass
or Travel in Circles
If you are traveling through
life without any objective in
view—no set goal to attain—
you might just as well be lost
in a forest—for you will even-
tually find yourself back where
you started from—no farther
ahead at 70 than you were
at 20. ,
A Savings Account is the
successful man's compass. It is
ever pointing to the position he
hopes some day to attain—a
goal he is sure to reach in time.
At 50, 55 or 60 his life of effort and striving will
lay behind him—before him will lie comfort, inde-
pendence, affluence—enjoying the fruits of a well-
ordered life.
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