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Sunday Lecture on "Upstream:"
By Chas. H. Jewish.)
wish the many thousands of readers of Random Thoughts
want to
and in Europe • very happy New Year. A great
country
in this
helpful suggestions and • sympathetic interest, have
thieligh
me feel that these more or lees intimate weekly conversations
ms a e
sided, of course) have struck ■ responsive chord, and are of
f o ps
t least, in stimulating discussion on subjects of Jewish
a
some value. Nothing affords me such complete satisfaction ss the appre-
interest.
ciation thrt comes to me from the very small communities comprisi ng
sur
coney lenience. only • handful of families. And I want to ase
ip
that I appreciate the brickbats as much as I do the
all ray rr .ders
When some fellow kicks me I know he is alive and he
bouquets.
recognizes likewise that I, too, am alive. That niches it interesting.
liy special request Rabbi Franklin
will devote his discourse next Sunday
morning to a discussion of Ludwig
Lewisohn's book, "Up Stream." Spe-
cial interest attaches to this man and
his book because of his approaching
visit to Detroit. The Sabbath ser-
mon this week will also be preached
by Rabbi Franklin.
I intend to set aide one week during the coming year when I shall
tura over this column to my readers. They will be privileged to send
is their Random Thoughts on any subject that may prove of interest
The only ones who will be barred from entering will
so the public.
be those chaps who are allotted four minutes for • few remarks at
gathering and talk for an hour. In other words, fellow jour.
say
mints, "make it snappy." If anyone has something on his mind he is
privileged to unload it right now. His paragraph will be filed and held
veil "Readers' Week." I am prepared for the worst. Let me hear
from you.
otice where Heard is supposed to be behind Ford in his presi-
I n
dential ambitions. I don't believe it. Hearst his too much sense to
tie himself to • sure loser and to help foist on the American people
an erratic mind. It would be • red menace to the welfare of this
nation and to the world at large to have a man with the t of mind
of Henry Ford in the White House. It is too bad that • lot of "plug.
gers" and ''boosters" for Ford are permitting themselves to be blinded
by Ford's millions, and doing that which is an insult to the intelligence
of the nation. We want no fan•tics, no breer of hates as the head
ation. And this is 100 per cent Amerric•nism.
of this n
Pi tt sburgh,
ben of att
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I am asked to give some data on "Rabb"
e ndin g •
reurne
R d from
who, a ccording to • daily paper, recentl Y
Jewish conference in the South. The "Rabbi" Ruben referred to is
presumably the R d Maurice Ruben, formerly an Orthodox Jew,
Inter • liberal Jew, then finally no Jew at all, and last becoming a He.
brewth a i aa i•n missionary. I really don't know the results of Rev.
Reuben's efforts to convert Jews to Christianity. I never took much
stock in this misguided missionary business. I suppose Mr. Ruben is
quite in earnest and fully convinced of the justice and correctness of
his position, but I am quite sure that Mr. Ruben will take no offense
when I say to him that I am from Missouri when it comes to convert-
ing Jews to become real Christians. What I would do with all these
Hebrew-Christian missionaries would be to use them to convert Gen-
tile. to Christianity. When that is finally accomplished, then it will
be plenty of time to bother over the lost Jewish souls. If my cor-
respondent wants to know more of Rev. Ruben, I am sure he will be
delighted to furnish all the information if • letter is sent to him.
At last! A Jewish army is reported to have been formed in South-
e rn Russia to the number of 500,000 strong, the first to be created
since Biblical days. This army is an army of defense against a con.
tinuation of the massacres that have made Jewish life in Russia •
hideous nightmare. It is • well equipped army •nd its influence is
already beginning to be felt in Russia.
"One leader said to me that under the Czar's regime the
Jews submitted (to oppression) and had only one method of
retaliation, namely, calling upon America and other just peo-
ples to protest. All invasions of Russia by anti-Soviet forces
were accompanied by appalling massacres. There is not it
single Jew alive today who has not l u st from two to 20 rela-
tives. Now it is different. We have decided that heaven helps
those who help themselves, no everybody, sometimes even the
women, have taken arms, with which the country is filled, and
is ready to fight until death rather than go through another
massacre without lifting a hand."
The whole world of right minded people will applaud this bold
step on the part of the Jews to protect themselves against being
butchered like • flock of sheep. It is interesting to note that the
Soviet government is not pleased with this Jewish Army for Defense.
New York City wants to be 100 per cent English-speaking, hence
the attempt on the part of the Allied Patriotic Societies to force en
ordinance through the Board of Aldermen to prohibit speaking in
public squares and streets in any language but English. The trouble
with this is that in New York even the natives, particularly the mem-
bers of Tammany Mil, speak such • peculiar English that no good
purpose would be served by prohibiting public speaking in other un-
understandable languages. The handful of foreign speaking persons
in New York breathed • sigh of relief when the measure was defeated.
I understand that there is to be an American Jewish exodus to
Palestine next year — some 50 or 100 American Jews to go over wtih
a certain amount of cash with them. Maybe my informant is incor-
rect, but I am under the impression that each is to take $10,000 for
some specific purpose. But I think that the residence there is not
intended to he permanent. I am really glad to one the olive branch
being extended between the Brandeis and the Weismann groups in
this country. This may lead to • broader platform for Palestine, which
eventuall y may lead to • wider interest in the movement in this
country.
11 with the prominence of the Jews in the theatrical
imp
profession by meeting the other day three well known Jews interested
in the same play. Max M•rcin, whose "Eyes of Youth" is • pleasant
memor y , is the producer; Aaron Hoffman, who wrote "Welcome
Stranger," the play that was looked upon apro-Jewish propaganda,
is the author of this new play, and George Sidney, who was the
Jew ish stranger" in "Welcome Stranger," is the star. The name of
the play is "Give and Take" and it is • satirical, at times bordering
en the farcical, di.cusBion of the capital and labor question. If any
it's well
of my readers see it advertised in their city, go to see it —
written, well staged and well acted.
This letter is before me:
- Dear Mr. Joseph:—Now that a New Year is at hand. I
h a very good resolution for you to make would be: 'I
shall stop knocking my own people.'
"(Signed) A WELL. WISHER."
this
y ou are
Thank you, well wisher, thank you. But I wonder whom
wishin g well, You surely cannot wish the Jewish people well if you
imagine that Jewish undesirables should be criticised only by our
Christian friends.
Th
"Well Wisher" represents • considerable element of Jews who
sal: "Oh, what's the use of criticizing the Jews and playing into
the hands of the anti-Semites; we have enough knocking from the out-
us
sub without having more of it from the inside." That is • dangero
position for us to take. Unfortunately those who make such state-
!tents d o not know that the charge frequently made •g•inst the Jew
s that he refuses to ever see anything wrong with any Jew; at least
he will not admit it. On the contrary, they "mime that every time •
Jew is criticized that he doesn't deserve the criticism and the one mak-
ing the criticism is anti-Semitic.
■
h
think the best thing to do is to recognize that we have evil forces
wi t hi n our
to show the world tht we are as relentless
own ranks semi
•
our antagonism to undesirables among our own people as our neigh.
*" or , The other day Rev. John Straton called upon the Christians
to clea n their own doorsteps before trying to clean somebody else's.
rhe Jew. need to clean up, too. I am sorry that I cannot meet "Well
Vi ' t h't's" New Year wish — I shall have to do what Abe Lincoln did
retarding slave owning—every time I can hit that thing I em going
lode it--and "that thing" in my ease happens to be those undesirable
things practiced by
■ minority of the Jews which bring odium upon
the nam e
and place us in • false light before the world. If
"Jew" —
owe who don't do decent things would resolve to do things decently,
what a wonderful resolution that would be for the year 1923! Don't
lou think so, Well Wisher?
1
The most thorough investigation should be instituted not alone by
the J,„;
synagogue in Boston that is accused of giving
t h o u
o sands
sands of
of graft to members of the Boston City Council to influence
votes in the porch"e of the synagogue by the city, but the en•
lire Jewish community should busy themselves with the investigation.
We cannot afford to have such • stigma placed upon • Jewish congre-
gation. And there should be no whitewashing; if the officers of this
"sltreg•tio s are guilty, they should be exposed and receive the fullest
punishment. Furthermore, their punishment should not be limited
merely to that prescribed by the state, but all self.respecting Jews
should
ntment of such reprehensible conduct by
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. 1 di. ndic tat e e
resentment
them.
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By All Means Attend This
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Men's Club to Hear Lewisohn:
On Monday evening, Jan. 15, Lud-
wig Lewisohn will be the guest of
honor at a dinner meeting of the
Men's Temple Club. The subject of
his address will be "America and the
New Nationalism." No member can
afford to miss this meeting.
Gym Opens:
On Monday evening, Jan. 8, regu-
lar gymnasium classes under com-
petent leadership will begin their
work. A schedule of classes for men,
women and children has been ar-
ranged and enrollment will be started
at once. The gymnasium promises to
be one of the very popular activities
of the social center. Get into it at
the start.
The January Coat Event continues all this week with extraordinarily
fine garments put in from higher-priced stocks
Confirmation Close:
The confirmation class has been or-
ganized and meets each Tuesday af-
ternoon at 4:15. Pupils desiring to
enter this class must enroll not later
than Tuesday of the coming week.
;.'
Arts Society:
This society has three one-act plays
in rehearsal. These will shortly be
presented to members at an evening
entertainment. It is hoped that all
who are interested in dramatic art
will join this organization without de-
lay.
Fine Coats,
Including Models
of Bolivia, Avalon,
Normandy, Delysia,
Suedine and
Silk Plush
Fur-Trimmed
With Manchurian
Wolf, Fitch,
Caracul
and Beaverette
nY
Informal Evenings in
Men's Club Room:
Ilere is something new for the
members of Men's Temple Club. It
should prove one of the most enjoy-
able features of the club's most ex-
' cellent program. A series of infor-
mal evenings will be inaugurated in
the club's parlors on Wednesday, Jan.
10. On that evening the club's quar-
ters will be dedicated and an infor-
mal discussion will be held, led by
Hon. Alfred J. Murphy. On subse-
quent dates, other speakers will be
present and the discussions will be
as delightfully informal as the home-
likeatmosphere of • the parlors can
make them. The members of the
club will do well to mark Jan. 10 on
their calendar.
Sisterhood Meeting:
The correspondent of the New York Times writes:
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Attention is once more called to
the taxi that Dr. Wooley of the Mer-
rill-Palmer School will address the
members of the Sisterhood next Mon-
day afternoon, Jan. 8. There should
be a very large attendance to hear
this woman, who is an authority upon
the subject on which she will speak.
Women Who were here yesterday and bought these coats at $20. went out with smiles.
The sale still goes forward, with large additions of new coats put in to keep assortments at
Frank & Seder—Fifth Floor
high pitch. Come today and get one.
221 Women's Winter
Suits, $8 & $17
Closing Out 670
Dresses, $12.75
As we have no suits on our fifth floor
for less than $25, it can readily be seen
that these values are remarkable. The
suits are fur-trimmed or plain.
92 Velvet Dresses
184 Poiret Twill Dresses
76 Tricotine Dresses
47 Jersey Wool Dresses
110 Canton Crepe Dresses
41 Matelasse and Silk Dresses
84 Crepe de Chine Dresses
36 Taffeta and Lace Dresses
NOTICE TO LARGE WOMEN:
35 Suits in Sizes 42 to 52 Will Be
Disposed of at $25 Each.
(Fifth Floor)
(Fourth Floor)
Chanukah Play to Be Repeated:
Charge Accounts Invited.
Do not forget that the beautiful
Chanukah fantasy recently given by
100 pupils of the School of Religion
will be repeated on Sunday after-
noon, Jan. 7, for the benefit of those
parents who could not be admitted
to the auditorium when first it was
given.
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Additional Dancing Classes:
Attention is called to the fact that
the scbodule for dancing classes has
been revised owing to the very large
number of enrollments. It will be
noted that instead of two classes on
Saturday afternoon, there will be
four. In addition, two Wednesday
classes have been added, one for
esthetic dancing for children of 12
years of age and over, and the other
for adults and adolescents. The com-
plete schedule, which, however, is not
final, is printed herewith:
Saturday Afternoon—From 2 to 3
p. m., ballroom dancing for children
12 years of age and under; from 3 to
4 p. m., esthetic dancing for children
7 years of age and under; from 4 to
5 p. m., esthetic dancing for children
from 7 to 12 years of age; from 5 to
6 p. m., toe dancing for children of
all ages.
Wednesday Afternoon—Front 4:30
to 5:30 p. m., esthetic dancing for
children 12 years of age and over;
from 7 to 8 p. m., ballroom dancing
for adults and grown up children.
.1Flitit Nuirs
Rabbi I. L. Bril was the speaker
at an enthusiastic meeting of the
Flint Zionist district on Tuesday
evening a the Jewish Community
Center. More than 500 attended and
many enlisted for Zionist work of the
district. J. Safer, president of the
district, acted as chairman. Mrs.
Harry Weingarden sang several solos
and Miss Katheryn Londe recited a
Zionist selection. Refreshments were
served. Officers of the Flint district
are: J. Safer, president; Morris
Weiss, vice-president; Sam Wein-
stein, treasurer, and Mrs. Louis Lob-
ster, secretary.
P. Slomovitz of Detroit spoke at
the Friday evening service in the ab-
sence of Rabbi Bril, who spoke the
same evening at the Shaarey Zedek
in Detroit. Mr. Slomovitz referred to
the historic happenings of the day,
with the Gentile nations watching the
developments in Palestine, and de-
clared that the success of the Pales-
tine work depends on the amount of
educational a c t i v i ties conducted
among the young. Ile urged a more
unified Jewish youth movement and
particularly advocated the strength-
ening of Young Judaea work. Israel
Solomon conducted the services. Mm.
Harry Weingarden is leader of the
choir.
Y. We H. A. NOTES
Decorative Arts Class :
"Y" members who registered for
the second course in decorative art
are asked to bring frames and ma-
terial for the making of silk lamp
shades. The course will begin on
Monday evening, Jan. 8, at 7 o'clock.
7,000 LEAVE CONSTANTINOPLE
LONDON-1J. T. A.—Seven thou-
sand Jews have, within the last three
months, fled from Constantinople ow-
ing to the uncertain political condi-
tions, according to reports which
have reached London.
To accept excuse shows a good din-
position.—The Talmud.
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BALCH SCHOOL SWIMMING
ROSENBERG TO ADDRESS
POOL OPENED TO PUBLIC
Y. P. A. THIS WEDNESDAY
Louis James Rosenberg will ad-
dress the meeting of the Young Peo-
ple's Auxiliary of the Shaarey Zedek
on Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, on
"Benjamin Disraeli, pro and con."
Mr. Rosenberg's activities of many
yearg in the diplomatic service and
'n the Michigan Authors' Association,
of which he is a past president, makes
him speak with authority on this sub-
ject. The entertainment of the even-
ing will include recitations by Sarah
E. Levin.
SEPARATE SCHOOL PANEL
HOPE OF MONTREAL JEWS
MONTREAL. — (J. C. IL) — The
present agreement between Jews and
Protestants of Montreal permitting
Jewish children to he taught at
Protestant schools in return for the
payment of school taxes to the Pro-
testant Board of School Commission-
ers, has been extended for a further
period of a year and a half. This, it
is hoped, will enable the Jews to ar-
range in time for a separate Jewish
panel with Jewish schools througout
the Province of Qubeec. This exten-
sion, regarded by Jews as a notable
achievement, was obtained through
the efforts of a delegation sent by
the Montreal Jewish Community
Council to Quebec to fight the bill
introduced by the Protestant board
to break the contract between Jews
and Protestants and divert the Jew-
ish school taxes to a neutral panel,
presumably the government, the lat-
ter paying $60 to the Protestant
board for every Jewish child taught
in their schools.
The deputation which went to Que-
bec cons'sted of two representatives
each of Jewish labor, the congrega-
tions, of the fraternal and other so-
cieties. Representatives of the Re-
form Jews did not join this deputa-
tion, having supported the rotestant
proposal, to the despair and indigna-
tion of the rest of Montreal Jewry.
The Protestant bill was said to
have sought to prevent the formation
of a Jewish school panel and, simul-
taneously, no weaken the position of
the Jews in the schools that the de-
mand for representation on the Pro-
testant School Board would be aban-
doned. This would have meant that
14,000 Jewish children attending the
Protestant schools would be brought
up in the Protestant spirit with no
one in a position to utter a protest.
The Catholics, hoping that the en-
forcement of this ruling in the Pro-
testant schools would throw the Jew-
ish children into their arms, also fa-
vored this bill.
The fight waged by the majority of
the Jewish population here against
the Protestants in Provincial Legis-
lature was thought to be in vain, as
all forces appeared to be arraigned
against them. It was due in a large
measure to the fact that the Premier
of Quebec strongly supported the
Jewish demands the Jews were able
to frustrate the Protestant scheme.
The Balch School swimming pool
has just been opened to the public
by the Department of Recreation.
Classes for men and women are now
being formed. Gymnasium classes
are also still open for registration
for men and women.
The swimming pool schedule is as
follows: Mor.day—Men, 6 to 8 p.
m. Tuesday—Boy Scouts, 6 to 7 p.
m. Wednesday—Women, 6 to 10.
Thursday—Women, 7 to 8; men, 9
to 10. Friday—Men, 6 to 8; women,
8 to 9.
WEBSTER DEBATERS TO
HOLD MODEL MEETING
These classes are in charge of com-
petent instructors. Special attention
is given to beginneta in the 7 to B
o'clock classes. A special class in
hand work meets every Monday even-
ing from 7 to 9:30 in the women's
club room. All kinds of embroidery
and the art of simple dressmaking is
taught.
Business girls' practice basketball
every Monday evening from 7 to 9
and the women's gym class meets
Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.
The second annual model meeting
of the Webster Debating Club of
Central High School will be held on
Saturday evening, Jan. 6, at 7 o'clock,
in the school auditorium. The ques-
tion that will be debated during the
meeting will be "Resolved, that the
United States cancel the Allied war
debts." Louis Cohane and Charles
D. Cameron will be two of the judges.
The meeting will be followed by
dancing in the girls' gymnasium. The
general public is invited.
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