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'JEWS OF SOUTHERN
Oil 0 u5-riT5 RUSSIA FORM ARMY
FOR SELF-DEFENSE
01AS. 1÷. JOSEPH-,
(CepwrIehti 1921.
Br Om. 11. Joseph.)
"Cornmerci•lieing Christmas" is now the theme of many writers
eligious leaders. They say the true spirit of the occasion is lost
r
and
in the orgy of giving and unrestrained celebrating. I am sure that the
Christians can take with advantege at least one leaf from the Jew's
book, and that is the spirit and reverence in which we approach
note
acred holidays. Contrast the c elebration, for example, of the
our s
ear with that of the Jewish New Year. The Jews look upon
civil new y
New Year as an occasion for pause, reflection and solemn communion
• with God. The other new year is ushered in with dancing, cabaret
exceises, elaborate and indigestible eating orgies; the whole business
probably as stupid and as thoughtless as one can possibly conceive of
Chicago Tribune Correspond-
ent Says 500,000 Soldiers
Organized.
STRONG JEWISH FORCE
, PUTS END TO POGROMS
Army, Founded by Young
Zionist Groups, Protects Peo•
pie from Bandits.
Iempir iiirthil
Notre
On Sunday morning of this week,
Dec. 31, Rabbi Franklin will preach
the sermon under the title "Is There
Hope for Humanity?" The address
will be appropriate to the new year.
In it Rabbi Franklin will discuss and
interpret certain phases of modern I
life in a manner that should not fail
to arouse the interest of all our mem-
bers. Services begin promptly at
10:45. You and your friends should
be present.
Sabbath Services:
The sermon next Sabbath morning
will be preached by Rabbi Berkowitz.
The Chicago Tribune correspond- The lesson will be founded upon the
ent in Russia, in a special article from Scriptural portion of the week.
Odessa last week, tells of the organiz-
ation by South Russian Jews of a Chanukah Play to Be Repeated:
strong army of 5011,000 soldiers for
On Sunday afternoon, Jan. 7, at 3
purposes of self-protection. The cor- o'clock, the Chanukah play written
respondent further states that this and produced by Mrs. S. S. Weinman
army has succeeded in putting an end and acted by 100 children of the
to pogroms and in protecting towns School of Religion, will be repeated
and villages from bands of bandits in response to numerous requests.
that are ravaging the country.
This performance will enable the par-
The Jewish army. which was or- ents to see the play, which was no
ganized by young Zionist groups, ac- eminently successful at its initial
mention of it in the prefects.
cording to the correspondent, has the showing. All adults of the congre-
opposition of the Soviets. The latter gation ore invited to take advantage
But merely to indicate that porcelain
recognize the worth of this army in of this charming treat which the chil-
digress.
to
I didn't intend
pie
and
putting a stop to banditry, but oppose dren of the school are eager to give
tubs, grand opera, phonograph records, telegraphy,
bath
of commerce,
it on the ground of principle, the or- them.
the
Rotary
Club,
the
Kiwanis
Club,
chambers
c h e ese,
ganized Jewish force being national-
cafeterias, the B'nai B'rith, the Y. M. C. A., the Ku Klux Klan, Henry
istic and anti-communist. The Tri- Mrs. Wooley to Address Sisterhood:
dining cars, traffic cops, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks,
Ford,
bune correspondent's report follows:
On Jan. 8, at 2:30 p. m., the Sis-
William Jennings Bryan, bathing suits, the Follies, Kokomo, Ind; Zion,
"For the first time since the days terhood of the temple will listen to
III., and the Blue laws are not net sssss ily civilization.
recorded in the Bible, the Jewish peo- an address by Mrs. Helen T. Wooley,
ple have a large army, capable of head of the Merrill-Palmer School of
I think the Friends of Soviet Russia need someone with common
protecting the lives and interests of this city. Mrs. Wooley, who is an
campaign to raise funds for the million
5,000,000 of their race living in Rus- authority in her field, will discuss
sense to take charge of their
hungry orphans in the Federated Soviet Republics. I any common
sia.
some phases of psychology. This is a
sense advisedly. Here is •n organization appealnig to the American
Organized Year Ago.
great opportunity for the members
people for food for these little ones and they go about it in this way:
"It was organized in secret a year of the Sisterhood to become informed
ago, and this army, which in many along the lines in which this educator
"Their fathers and mothers were killed (in the war) by
respects parallels Michael Collins' is an expert.
those who do not agree with the Declaration of Independence
Irish army before the Free State
in its claim that peoples have the right to determine their own
days, "the Jewish defense army" has Temple Arts Society:
forms of government, or their parents (lied in the famine."
grown until it approximates 500,000
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 2, the
strong. It is well equipped with Temple Arts Society will give a special
men are fanatics and intellectuals-but they certainly must
rifles, munitions and machine guns. invitational performance of "The
These
think others stupid to believe that the onus of this misfortune can be
Branches of it exist in every city of Valiant." This performance, which
blamed entirely upon the allied nations; as if their own leaders were
the Ukrainian Republic having Jew- is given by request, will be attended
not in the greatest measure responsible for the misery and the auf•
ish populations.
by members of the society and their
fering brought upon the people of that unhappy country, Russia. It
"These astonishing facts were dis- invited guests. Only a limited num.
impertinence to calmly assert that they,
covered by the Tribune correspondent ber of such guests can be brought to
is n othing less than sublime
the leaders of Soviet Russia, are in no way responsible for the million
on a trip to Odessa from Moscow. this evening's entertainment, and all
The first rumor of the great Jewish members of the Arts Society are urged
starving orphans.
army came from Kharkov, where the to select those of their friends who
information and directing centers of are interested in the work which this
Thanks. Even small, very small, favors are •ppreciated. A writer
the army are established. In Kiev very active organization is carrying
in the Saturday evening Post makes • desperate effort, worthy of a
the secret was not so carefully kept, On.
better cause, to fashion • hero out of a Jewish money lender who
and in smaller cities, such as Zhitomir
charges 12 per cent interest. Near the end he really makes quite a
and Berdichev, the activities of the Quiet Hour of Music:
decent chap out of him and he almost invites, if not our admiration
secret Jewish army are openly seen.
our consideration. I suggest that the same author
Next Sunday afternoon, Dec. 31, at
least
and respect, at
Every man from 18 to 50 is enrolled, 4 o'clock, the second of the quiet
now turn his attention to the presidents of those banks who are not
giving it a total of 500,00 bayonets, hours of music will be held in the
Jews, who charge in in so many ways that by the time the total
but the young members number at temple, with Mr. Tyler at the organ
amount is figured they make Shylock look like • piker. Maybe he
least 100,000.
and Mrs. Walker as the soloist. Mr.
can glorify them • little, too. We are getting on, we are getting on.
Founded for Protection.
Tyler's programs are always very at-
Maybe a tear can be squeezed for the bootlegger.
"The organization of the Jewish tractive and this being Miss Welker's
army was caused by the continuation last appearance in the temple, our
Christian piety when
of massacres in Southern Russia, members are urged to take advantage
Professor Max Margolis recognizes and values
Christians recognise and value Jewish
which surpassed anything ever known of this musical opportunity by at-
he finds it. He also asks that
play
in human affairs.
during the Czar's time and did not tending.
piety. Each has its purpose and its part to
There is need for both. Of course, the trouble is that we don't see
end with the Soviet dictatorship. Uk-
enough of Christian piety and may we he treasonable enough to sug•
rainian Jews today are living in the Confirmation Class
gest that Jewish piety is not sufficiently in evidence. But it is com•
same fear of pogroms as during the Meets Every Tuesday:
forting that a great Jewish scholar takes a position that could he fol.
days of Denikin and Petlura. Evi-
The sessions of the confirmation
lowed with profit by great Christian scholars. It might even influence
dence of the Poles supplying money class have begun for the year and
those Hebrew.Christian organizations to cease laboring under the de.
and munitions to the bandit bands will be held every Tuesday afternoon
lusion that all Jews are aimed straight for hell unless they enthrone
which at times have grown so large at 4 :15. The clanswill be held in
as to plan to overthrow the Southern the Oscar Rosenberger Memorial As-
Christianity at the coat of, say, $100 a head.
Russian Soviets was another reason sembly Room on the third floor of
for the formation of the secret army, the school building. Rabbi Franklin
Professor Margolis also said another very significant thing. That
inasmuch as all these hands, using has complete charge of this class and
as the land
Europe-the Europe of all peoples-looks upon America
arms from across the Polish borders, all applications must be passed on by
of dollars. As for American culture! Ugh! Like the famous care of
continued the massacres which Pet- him personally.
So, too, the Jews of Europe look upon
the apple, "there ain't none."
givers of
lura's bands began.
their brethren in this country more or less in the light of
"When not engaged in big actions Registration Completed in
swing
money-of "angels" in time of distress. But he predicts that •
with their enemies, detachments of Religious School:
is soon to come from that position. Europe will find in America some-
the Jewish army are systematically
The time for registration for new
thing that has always been here, but which they in their blindness
reclaiming villages and parts of cities children in the School of Religion has
never perceived-an American culture that makes for a genuine
where their people were massacred now passed and no additional pupils
brotherhood and en idealism that Old European Diplomacy could well
and deprived of their belongings. ran be taken. The only exception to
astray. And
absorb to advantage to the peoples it is so blindly leading
Throughout the journey from Khar- this rule will be made in favor of the
sun" and already Eu•
Jewish scholarship is finding • place "in the
kov to Odessa I have heard hundreds children of members of the congre-
ropean Jewry is beginning to and to us for scholars; and, whisper it,
of stories if this contiuous action gation who have been out of town
even Palestine, so Professor Margolis believes, will one day come to
and have seen some of the results.
or have been ill during the 12 weeks
America for its Jewish scholars. Thank you!
"In a town called Spalla, for in- in which the school has now been in
stance, the Jewish volunteer army, session.
"Oct with the Frenchman!" was the hostile greeting hurled at the
engaged in guerilla warfare with a
well known French violinist, Henri Marteau, by a Munich audience
band of several hundred bandits, Rabbi Franklin's Bible Class:
when he appeared in the concert hall of a leading hotel to play a pro-
which ended with the Jew's entering
On Friday evening, Dec. 29, at B
gram. That news item makes one feel very much U. S. A., doesn't it?
the town. Immediately order was es- p. m., Rabbi Franklin will give the
and travels very rapidly. I think Hate
tablished and several thousand for- third of his series of lectures on "A
They any • lie goes a long way
mer residents who escaped a series Literary Study of the Bible." These
travels even faster.
of massacres two or three years ago lectures have proven to be most popu-
onsiderable leniency in Germany,
began streaming back from all parts lar as well as enlightening, and it is
They surely treat assassins with c
if the victims happen to be Jews. Those who attacked Maxmilian
of Russia and Roumania. Today urgently recommended that our mem-
convicted
Were
Spalla has a larger population than bers take advantage of this oppor-
harden last July and almost brought about his death
few months and
it had before the war. Glatopol also tunity to study the Bible under Rabbi
last week and one was sentenced to two years and a
is the scene of a big victory for the
the other to four years imprisonment.
Franklin's direction.
secret army.
• co :lined people.
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No wonder that • sly Englishman with an uncommon share of
humor and • tongue atuck in his cheek wrote "The Letters of • Chinese
Official," in which he contrasted western civilization and its culture
with that of the older civilisation of the so-called "heathen." By corn.
the older groups of the East did not suffer. It was so well
prison
written and so completely "Chinese" in style and character that Wil-
fooled and wrote a book in reply. It was
liam Jennings Bryan was
only after he had written his book and it was ready for the press diet
yan learned that an Englishman was the author of the "Letters."
r
B
I recall that Bryan was travelMg, I think in Egypt, and while on board
of the vessel he learned the truth and cabled his publishers to make
If intense Polish nationalism were to recognise the need of recon•
riling all elements in Poland to the end that some stability and order
could be brought about to the advantage of the republic, there would
never have been the ination of Gabriel Narutowics, who had the
support of the so-called non-Polish elements, Jews, Germans, etc. The
scene attending the induction into office of President Narutowicz were
a disgrace and • reproach to Polish leadership. As a result of all this
flamed fanatic should kill the president
it followed naturally that an i n
Yes, Poland has its rights, but sipper.
after • tenure of only five d•ys.
ently doesn't know how to use them.
must be, to "Fair Har•
Hands across the sea! Heartening, this
yard:"
Prague--Widespread fighting broke out on the campus of the Ger-
man University between Aryan and non-Aryan students following the
strike of the former against the retention of Professor Steinherz, a
Jew.
Vienna-German national students held • mess meeting at which
they resolved to join their colleagues in Prague in the fight against
the Jews. The ultimatum also asked for an enforcement of a per.
centage resrtiction against Jewish students.
Wars•w-A number of Jewish students were mistreated at a rally
of anti-Semitic students add d by the Reverend Lutoslawski, which
passed • resolution demanding the strict enforcement of the per cent
norm limitation against Jewish students.
Clemen• ce•u, in one of his sketches on Jews, took occasion to re-
mark that the somewhat rather grotesque physical actions on the part
prayers are in
of Jews in Orthodox synagogues while reciting their
no wise different in degree than those of Christians. He says it is no
more strange to shake your head like a duck than it is to see a Chris.
tian woman kissing the foot of • plaster figure of Jesus, smeared in all
sorts of horrible colors. But many of us are quite sensitive to those
"peculiarities," especially when exhibited before strangers of a dif•
ferent faith. But the Catholic church holds parades of its dignitaries
through the streets, and these ecclesiastics are garbed in vestments
and prayer
that, to any the least, are as "peculiar" as the Jew's cap
shawl. Yet they are not in the slightest degree self-conscious in mak•
feel a little uncomfortable
ing such • display. But some of our Jews
when they see en Orthodox rabbi wearing • hat while add • g an
assemblage in which Christians are present.
The Pope is officially against the British Mandate for Palestine.
He referred to this in the secret consistory held Inst week for the ele-
vation of eight new cardinals. lie stated that the case of Palestine
offered one of the gravest dangers to the peace of the world. He said:
"The Catholic Church has so many interests there (l'ales-
tine) that she must insist on protecting them, not only against
Jews and infidels, but also against all non.Catholics to what-
ever creed or nation they belong."
Sounds a little as if the Pope wants to start • holy war. Regard•
Zionism or
less of what anyone reports as the Vatican's position on
Palestine, these statements may be taken as its authoritative attitude
towards those questions.
Two great American merchants have passed away within a few
weeks of each other-Jacob Gimbel, the Jew; John W•n•maker, the
the principles
Christian, and each exemplified in the highest degree
of his faith. Gimbel was • leader and • worker among his people and
Wanamaker likewise contributed a good portion of his time to pro-
moting the religious and philanthropic welfare of the Christian world.
Each lived according to his lights; each was a credit to his people.
Each was God•fe•ring, and Jew and Christian will receive same favor
from the God of all.
FAN.S T
Sunday Services:
Supreme Force in Some Cities.
"In cities with a majority of Jew-
ish population this army, although re-
fraMing from taking up governmen-
tal control or in any other way mani-
festing its power, is actually the su-
preme force. In the villages the
troops are continually on guard be-
cause whenever heavy taxation is
placed on the peasants the latter join
small bandit organizations fur the
'purpose of attacking the villages and
L making the villagers bear their taxa-
tinny. In order to protect the vil-
lages the Jewish army has built up
a big courier system.
'The existence of the Jewish army
continues with great difficulty, owing
to the complicated situation in the
Ukraine and the fact that the Soviets
look upon it much as Great Britain
looked upon Michael Collins' Irish
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Dancing Classes:
Dancing classes are held in the
temple dance hall each Saturday af-
The I
ternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock.
enrollment has been completed and
members of the class are urged to
attend regularly. arents are request-
ed to see that their children take full
advantage of this line opportunity.
Gymnasium Cl
Start:
On Monday, Jan. 8, the various
gymnasium classes will begin their
work. Preliminary to the actual start-
ing of work, a meeting of all men, i
women and children who are inter- 1
ested in gymnastic work is called for
the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 3, at
8 o'clock, when a full schedule of ac-
tivities will be arranged. A brief ad-
dress will be made by Dr. B. C.
Lundy, president of the Detroit Ama-
army.
teur Athletic Association. It is hoped'
To begin with, the Jewish army
that a very large gathering will be
was founded by young Zionist groups
and therefore had religious as well as present on this occasion.
racial significance. This was incom-
BROMBERG JEWS IMPERILLED
patible with the Soviets' plan to
WARSAW.-(J. C. B.)-Alarming
stamp out religious organizations
everywhere. On the other hand, the reports from Bromberg reaching here
indicate
that the Jewish population
Soviets soon realized that the new
forces were useful in dea'ing with of that place is in danger, as a result
of
incitement
to violence preached by
banditry, which had reached danger-
ous heights under Machno and Pet- the l'olish Nationalists.
.lewish
deputies
here have appealed
lura, and endangered the Soviet rule
to the Minister of Interior, who has I
in Southern Russia.
ordered
precautionary
measures to be
Soviet Opposition.
"Still, as the Zionist were decided- taken to prevent disorders.
ly nationalistic and not communistic,
the government continually sought to
check the movement. Leading Com-
munists of Jewish origin, who in
adopting the Communist formula re-
nounce their religion in favor of athe-
:sm or materialistic agnosticism, have
bitterly opposed the Jewish army, and
even today, when the army has be-
come a great force, its future remains
precarious, however, the army lead-
ers declare it will resist any oppres-
sive measures.
"One leader, whose name and vil-
lage cannot be given on account of
the mentioned circumstances, said to
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JEWISH WOMAN'S CLUB r 1/4
"'Now it is different. ih'e have de-
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L WISOHN
those who
cided that heaven helps those
WILL
help themselves, so everybody, some-
times even the women, have taken
the country is filled,i In "Up Stream," Ludwig Leiwsohn, h
arms, with whic
and is ready to fight until death rath- author, scholar and critic, has sac-
er than go through another massacreceeded in producing an autobiography
which in interst and vvorkmansup has
without lifting a hand.'
"In one village I found a serious brought him a popularity equal to
conflict with the Soviet authorities, i that of the best fiction writers. Con-
st attaches to
e
who demanded that the Jewish troop- sequently great inter
ern enforce a grain tax on the peas- , Mr. Lewisohn's appearance here on I
ants. The Jews refused, declaring Jan. 15, at Temple Beth FA, under /
of the Jewish Woman's
they already were blamed by the the auspices
me:
Club.
" 'Under the Czar's regime the peasantry for all their ills.
Mr.
Lewisohn's
many years' experi- '
"In another village there was a
and those that desire to Become Scouts. please come.
Jewish people submitted and had only
conflict because the Jews had killed : once as a college professor assures 10 All Scoots,
one method of retaliation, namely,
success
of
his
platform
appear-
calling upon American and other just several Soviet soldiers, recognized as ; the
ance, and the varied reactions that
peoples to protest. All invasions of pogrom leaders.
•
"Everywhere where Jewish army his book have occasioned add to the , A
of the Troop Committee, Assistant Scoutmasters and all
Russia by anti-Soviet forces were ac-
Members
ma " fascinating incidents which he
contingents
guarded
villages
I
found
I
companied by appalling massacres.
ted or that desire to be connected with Troop 76 please come.
sents
in
his
talk
'
o I pre
pe ple vi ic one
e
There is not a single Jew alive today a spirit among th people
Di- I
SCOUTMASTER.
said never before had ex- He has chosen for his topic "Tlie Di-
who has not lost from two to 20 rela-
milit i ry successes seem
a lemma of Education." The meeting
tives, which percentage of losses is sted.
will begin at 2:15 p. m. aharp.
to
have
regenerated
the
villages.
They
ng
higher than the Germans and French
in the World War. But those were are going ahead, afraid of nobody."
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