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and night they searched a blast on his trumpet and diaper ed
a
y th e people. They asked all the mob. Then they took the boys
am ng
who had left the ghetto during the out.
The Jews of Worms never saw the
'" last few days all sorts of questions.
They appealed to them to tell the boys again. They knew what hap-
, ' truth and save the lives of the corn- pened to them, and in memory of
munity. And amidst these inquiries theri heroic and saintly sacrifice two
they prayed and fasted with the rest candles were lit in the synagogto of
of the congregation. But all these Worms. Several hundred years h the
things did not help. Death and de- passed since then, but the Jews of
struction hut , ' over the heads of the Worms still burn two candles for the
two young, courageous and beaut.ful
Jews of Worms.
On the third day the two heralds souls who saved then fiellow Jews._
came again. As the gates opened to The Young Judean.
r eive
them, the Jews of Worms saw
c
IN THE BOOK OF LIFE
an angry mob of peasants without.
, These had heard that the Jews had in-
"To
be inscribed in the Book of
sulted their religoin, and they were
ready to take vengeance on the cul- Life." This must be understood in
a
spiritual
sense. When a man eliNgs
prits. The hearts of the Jews sank
as they saw the ignorant and preju- to the love of God, and, putting hie
trust
in
His
infinite mercy, takes upon
diced crowd that was ready to kill
them if they (lid not surrender the himself the yoke of the Kingdom of
Heaven—he therewith inscribes bm-
two who had blasphemed the cross.
As the heralds entered, a wail of self in the Book of Life. Whereas
despair rose from the ranks of the the man, a slave to his passions, who
Jews. They saw no escape from de- so loses his belief in the all-embracing
love of God that he fails to repent
struction.
"Oyez! Oyez!" cried the herald on and return to his Father in Heaven —
horseback. "Jews of Worms, have ye this despairing in the love of God is
equivalent to his being inscribed,
the guilty ones?"
There was no answer save weep- God forbid, in the Book of Death--
en 1 y Mennasse and Efraim Israel Baalshem.
ng. S u dd
y
ran over to the herald, , crying:
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"We are the guilty ones!"
Frances White and Taylor Holmes
The Jews were astounded. They
orphans who came here. Welfare Organization has brought
collaborate delightfully in "The Hotel
Demanding the attention of Detroit much for the
knew
the
boys
had
never
left
the
Jewry, because of its accomplishments On the occasion of Rosh ha-Shanah, many orphans to this country. It is
oro e r . e O du u r in so g cit e h ty e ghetto. They knew at once that they Mouse," the musical comedy success
d o obr m in ug chmm
is the European Jewish Women's the society has issued the following prepared t
were sacrificing themselves for the which the Messrs. Shubert will pre.
Welfare Organization. appeal to the Detroit Jews:
sent at the Garrick Theater, Detroit,
As the organization enters on its' 'The European Jewish Women's coming year. But we cannot do it rest of the community. No one dared beginning Sunday night, direct from
third year of existence, the officers an.' Wlefare Organization, a Detroit see- single-handedly. We must have the to say a word. The weeping grew a run at the Shubert Theater, New
louder. One of the heralds put chains
nounce that 84 transportation tickets I iety whose efforts have, during the help of the community.
York, and a long run at the Apollo
"Furthermore, the members enlist. about the wrists of the boys; the Theater, Chicago.
have been issued to European orphans past three years, been entirely for the
ed
in
the
work
at
present
can
not
con-
I
other went outside of the gates, blew
to come to this country, most of them , unfortunate Jewish orphans in East-
settling in Detroit. l ern Europe, greets the Jewish people duct the activities alone. They must
The photograph above shows 13 oft of Detroit on the occasion of Rosh ha- have more members. On Rush ha- /
the orphans who recently came to De-I Shanah, and wishes all its friends and Shanah, as we usher in another year,
troit through the help of the society. supporters a Ilappy and Prosperous we urge our Jewish sisters to join the
society and receive the blessings of
The society was organized in 1919 New Year.
.h in the new those they will be instrumental in
by Mrs. Eva Bloom, who is now int As wep p
Pittsburgh. Among those who work- year, we ask our fellow citizens of De- helping through their wrok.
ed hardest for the success of the or- troit to remember that the situation
"Again we wish Detroit Jewry a
Cohen, res. abroad is serious and that our fellow
ganiza
Jews in Eastern Europe are experien- Happy New Year. May the coming
ent treasurer, one of the charter mem-;
months
bring betterment in the con-
cing frightful conditions. Our Euro-
bers.
pean orphans are crying to us from ditions of our people. And may the
Mrs. Joseph Zuckerman is the pres- I
hearts
of
American Jews be opened
overseas for help to assist them in
ent president of the European Jewish,
that they may bring complete salva-
Women's Welfare Organization. She coming to this country.
tion
to
the
orphans of Europe."
The European Jewish Women's
is a tireless worker and has done I

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like to give him the sum he asks but
it is impossible now. We have had
great losses."
When the abbot received the mea-i
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However, he let the matter drop
for the time being. (low he managed
to continue his banquets in the abbey
he alone knew, but you may be sure
he missed none of his usual luxuries.
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Long, long ago the Jews of Europe
So he sent a messenger to the Jew-
On the day the ghetto of Worms ,
used to live in ghettos. They were ish community ordering them to give was startled by a loud banging on the
shirt off from the rest of the world him some money. Unfortunately, the gates. The old watchman opened the
by huge gates. They could leave the Jews were at that time in a very bad doors wide and his eyes wider, for 1
Jewish quarter only by permission, financial condition. They could not there stood a herald of the king. Be-
and they had to be back at a certain let the abbot have the money, though hind him was another herald seated
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ing from their play, men left their
business and their books. What could
be the matter? they all wondered. I
"Oyez! Oyez!" cried the herald on Lf9MniliBMMEMMMM
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the horse. "It lath been charged by
the priests of the abbey of Worms
that last night two Jews did insult
the church; that they blasphemed the
Savior, and that they did spit on the
cross, which one of the priests bore
in his hand."
The Jews grew pale as death. Each
man knew he was innocent, but he
turned terror-stricken eyes upon his
neighbor. Mothers clutched their
children to their breasts. All feared
the worst.
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"Be it known unto you," he herald
continued, "that those two Jews must
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ernor of the city for punishment.
They must be delivered within three
days, and if they are not delivered
within three (lays your rabbi and your
chief councillor shall be put to death;
the gates of the ghetto shall be
thrown open to the mercy of the
mob; you shall be put to the sword,
your houses shall be burned, no rem-
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places. Thus doth the king punish
the blasphemers of God and His Son,
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the Savior."
The herald turned his horse about,
his companion blew a blast on his
trumpet, and they both disappeared
outside the gates. The Jews remained
silent for a while, then they suddenly
burst out weeping aloud. The cooler
heads went to see the rabbi.
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That night a meeting of the whole
congregation was called in the large
synagogue of the town. The rabbi
made an address in which he ap-
pealed to the men who had insulted
the church to confess and thus save
the whole community.
"If you confess," he said, "only
you two will be punished. But if you
do not confess, then you will be put
to death anyhow, but with you the
whole Jewish community will be de-
stroyed."
As he spoke the whole congregation
wept enough to melt a stone. But
no one confessed, for the simple rea-
son that the whole story was untrue,
but was merely trumped up by the
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This is the story they tell about would then treat the Jews kindly, for
the two candles which burn in the old a while at least.
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Now there was an abbot in the vi-
these candles burg in memory of the
two boys who sacrificed their lives in cinity of Wcrms who liked the good
order to save the Jews of that city. things of life. His vows forbade him
The synagogue is very old and the to drink wine and eat good dinners,
city is very old. You read about but he did not mind his vows, and
Worms every day in the newspapers. used a very merry life. In order to
That is where the new German gov- keen up his feasts he needed money.
ernment is meeting. But the city is That was not easy to get. The abbot
old, and this story took place in the knew of only one place to turn to,
and that was the Jewish Ghetto.
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