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to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, the Jews of Poland
to meet the financial obligations of living,
not only find it burdensome
dying
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well. The burial fees at the Gemsha Cemetery have
but in
been inc eeeee d to 300,000 marks—and even allowing for the low ruble
of the mark it is an excessive charge.
According
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'The Wisdom of Fools
and the Folly of Wise Men:"
railer this title Rabbi Franklin
will thscuss next Sunday morning a
theme of vital and timely interest to
all the people of our community. A
large congregation should hear this
important message.
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Charles Eisenrnan died as he lived. For 20 sears he devoted his
life to federated charity work of the Jewish community of Cleveland.
H e gave liberally of his money as well as of his time. And he left the
kind of a will that one would expect from • man of his type. Two.
(birds of his estate of $250,000 will go to charit y at the death of his
w id ow . He left $50,000 to the Cleveland Jewish charities; he left
$10,000 for • Jewish home for poor children; he also remembered the
cause of education with bequests of $2,000 for the Jewish Publication
Society and $2,500 for the Hebrew Union College. I knew Mr. Eisen•
man and I have never known a man who was more iincere in a desire
t o render service to his fellow man. In his death American Jewry
lies lost one of its noblest members.
To indicate to what crazy lengths the monarchical group in Gee.
many will go to disrupt the present government I need only all atten-
tion to the conepiracy to blow up the richest synagogue in Frankfort.
When one redizes that the conspirators were brainless enough to
make the proposition to the French to aid them in their nefarious
magined what bran of brains is to be found in
scheme it may bet
the ro yalist camp. The blowing up of the synagogue wee to be
signed for • general uprising against the government.
The net re•
suit was that the conspirators were
Janie. Bradley, the New Jersey philanthropist who died in 1921
and whose will was filed the other day, did a very unusual thing—he
left about $7,000 to the Jewish synagogue at Asbury Park. But he
re membered not only the synagogue but every other reliious insti•
lotion in the city—white and colored. Strange that so few wealthy
Jews leave anything in their wills to synagogues.
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All members of the :Ben's Temple
Clug should take careful note of the
date of the closing dinner meeting
orthe season, on April 17 I alt April
18, as wrongly announced before).
Dr. Leon Harrison of St. Louis, one
of America's foremost pulpit orators,
will address the members of the
Men's Temple Club on the very im-
portant subject of "'rho Gospel of
labor and the Cultural Opportunities
of Leisure Hours." Reservations for
the dinner should be made promptly,
its this meeting will in all probability
attritid the largest attendance of the
year.
smart elec..
The board of managers of the Art s
announces that it is desirous
of encouraging the play-writing abil-
ity of its members. In order to stimu-
late this literary activity, the three
plays to be given in May Will be se-
lected from the original plays sub-
mitted by the Arts Society. Several
very good one-act plays written by
members of the society have already
been submitted. Other original plays
are solicited.
The members of the.congritgation
are also asked to present to the Arts
Society any kind of furniture or brie-
a-brac that would be useful as stage
properties. The Arts Society is try-
ing to build up its department of
stage properites and any contribu-
tions of this nature will be put to
very excellent use The April pro-
gram is now in rehearsal.
The honors belong to Dr. Nehemiah Mosessohn, editor of the
Jewish Tribune of New York, whose seventieth birthday was cele-
brated recently in New York by prominent rabbis and layment. Dr.
Mosessohn has been for over 50 year. connected with Jewish public,.
lions. I congratulate this eminent colleague who has been one of the
forceful writers in the Jewish press of this country and trust that he
will be spared for many more years of useful service as a leader of
Jewish thought.
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There have been five men in Jewish journalism in this country
to whom I have ■ Iw•ys looked un as the most agressive and inspiring
writers—of course, the late Isaac M. Wise was to my mind the greatest
of all Jewish editorial writers, and his son, the late Dr. Julius Wise,
whose column, written over the pseudonym of "Nickerdown," was the
best of its kind that has ever appeared in this country. "Nickerdown"
was my ideal of • paragrapher. Then the late Dr. Solomon of the
Hebrew Standard was another of the real worthwhile editorial writers
who knew how to write without preaching sermons. His erudition, his
biting sarcasm and his been wit were always an unfailing source of
delight and interest. And Dr. Mosessohn is another of the men who
wields • vigorous pen and who can "get under your skin." When he
was connected with the Portland (Ore.) Tribune, I used to enjoy
occasionally "crossing pens" with him. And the late Dr. Hirsch was
a marvelous writer, though he did not enjoy a real editorial style of
expression—nevertheless his editorials were wonderfully well written
and were a genuine asset to Jewish journalism.
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A reader of "Random Thoughts" now living in Vienna writes to •
a friend that he recently attended a meeting of Jews held in one of
the biggest halls in that city--there were over seven thousand pieaont
—to protest against certain anti.Semitic manif rotations on the part of
groups unfriendly to the Jews. There were feeble attempts on the
part of certain prejudiced police elements to prevent the gathering, but
they never had a chance. After breaking a few heads the Jew. demon.
eteeted that they were in no mood to tolerate any foolishness and they
met and made themselves heard. The writer said that it was a won.
der(ully heartening evidence of the fighting spirit of the Jew and a
convincing demonstration of the fact thnt the Jews of Vienna had
made up their minds to make it hot for their enemies.
Rabbi Stephen Wise was talking to a few friends in Pittsburgh the
other day about the progress of his Jewish Institute of Religion and
he unfolded some very interesting facts. He indicated that the Jews
of America, Reformed and Orthodox, spend some 5200,000 a year for
the support of the theological schools that supply the pulpits of the
country with rabbis and Dr. Wise took the position that it was a nig-
gardly sum to spend for such a necessary purpose. He contended that
$1,000,000 annually should be the minimum expended for the educa-
tion of rabbis. We have 4,000,000 Jews in the United States and only
two training schools for rabbis to supply the pulpits for that number.
Of course there are now three. He thinks that even three are not
sufficient; that it won't be many years before there will he other
Jewish theological schools. He is right. The Jr ws have foiled lament.
ably in supporting these institutions from which must go forth the
future spiritual leaders of our people. The Jewish Institute of Re.
ligion has over 25 students, a remarkable enrollment for the first year
of a new seminary.
There is one religious group that seems to he so well organized
that it is constantly increasing in strength and influence. According
to the publishers of the official Catholic Directory, there are now over
18,000,000 Catholic. in this country, an increase of 155,000 over the
figures in the 1922 directory. There are over 22,000 Roman Catholic
priests, an inc eeeee of over 400. There are 8,778 young men in semi•
naries studying for the priesthood and there are almost 2,000,000
All this truly a remarkable demon•
pupa. in Roman Catholic schools.
stration of the virility of the Roman Catholic Church.
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One wonders if there will ever come an end to the misery caused
by the w•r. We in America are in Heaven; those in most parts of
Europe are living in Hell. Almost any publication I put my hand to
carries a melange of suffering. I notice that a committee is engaged
in collecting funds for "six thousand children of Russian refugees in
Berlin without proper food, clothing or shelter," a nd who "•re learning
in their daily torment what it means not to belong." The New Re-
public says:
"These poor waifs are left to huddle together in Berlin
‘to , sements and pick their living out of the offal of a population
too poor to throw anything away."
Yet most of us kick because we have an income tax to pay. The
whole thing is too horrible to contemplate. If you want to do some.
thing decent with $10, send it to the American Committee for Relief
of Russian Children in Germany, Room 526, 15 Park Row, New
York City.
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Every Good Spring Style—Every Wanted Color
Sizes to Fit Every Man.
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Thy next affair to
be given by the
Young People's Temple Club on NVed.
11,41:IV evening, April 25, is called
"Country Club Night." The ball-
room will be appmpriately decorated
and those attending will be attired in
simmer sport clothes, Attendance at
tills very novel alTair, as at all Young
People's Temple Club entertainments,
will be limited to members only.
One of the Most Complete Assortments of Clothing
We Have Ever Seen,
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Single Breasted Suits—Double Breasted Suits—Sport
High School Suits.
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Models—
It is the way of this store to do unusual, unexpected things. And
what could be more unusual (right at the outset of the Spring season)
than a sale of men's clothing in which you are offered your choice of
any two of more than 2,500 Spring garments for $43,
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You can buy two suits for $43 —two topcoats for $43-
one suit and one topcoat for $43—or, if you
do not want two garments, bring a friend
and each of you buy one.
Arts Society:
such a comprehensive sale that every man should be able to
Sind what he wants.
It is
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Suits of Worsteds—Tweeds—Cheviots—Scotches-
Cassimeres.
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Plain colors, mixtures, cheeks and plenty of pencil stripes —suits
in models for men, young men and high school fellows. Longs, shorts,
stouts, slims, regulars—and sizes 32 to - 46.
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Handsome Topcoats, Whipcords, Gabardines.
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llere are more than 1,000 coats—raglan and plain shoulders, full
or half belts, and box models. Tweeds, coverts, whipcords and
gabardines. Sizes 33 to 411.
Frank & Seder—Men's Store—Third Floor.
Special Entrance and Elevator at 1413 Woodward Ave.
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State Sisterhood Meeting April 30:
The State Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods will meet here on April
30. A program covering the entire
day is now briar planned. The Rev.
of sew Haven,
Dr. Louis L.
Conn., has been procured as the
speaker of the afternoon. His sub-
ject will be "How to Get the Must
Out of Life."
ZION COMMONWEALTH PRISONERS FURNISHED
WITH SETS OF BOOKS
WILL CANVASS HERE Among
the many noteworthy ac-
Israel S. Privul Represents Palestine
Land Development Company.
Thursday Movies:
On lhursday afternoon from 4 to
Israel S. Privul, sales manager of
A o'clock the motion pictures will be the American Zinn Commonwealth,
shown as usual to the children of the arrived in Detroit this week for a
School of Religion.
short stay to organize the sales pos-
sibilities of Palestine land in Detroit.
The Zion Commonwealth is the
ADATFI B'NAI ISRAEL
sole American agency of the Pales-
CONDUCTS CAMPAIGN tine -Land Development Company.
Oct. 1, the settling of 30 fami-
FOR NEW MEMBERS Since
lies as permanent settlers and the
building of 30 new houses with barns
Adath ll'nai Israel, a religious or-
ganization of young men, announces tuns commenced at a total outlay of
about $75,000 by the Zion Common-
a campaign for membership.
This organization, which was wealth, $10,000 by the Kenn Hoye-
by the settlers.
formed recently, conducts regular sod and $10,000
The $75,000 invested by the com-
Friday evening lectures and Bible
monwealth
is
in
the
nature of mort-
classes at the Farnsworth Street
Synagogue and has services entirely gage loan; advanced to watch settler
on
his
home
and
barn,
to be repaid
its own on Saturday mornings. One
of the members acts as cantor and with interest at fi per cent per an-
num
in
20
years.
The
colony of
the reading of the scroll is - also done
lialfouria, built by the Zion Com-
by one of the members.
monwealth,
is
along
the
lines
of the
Candidates fur membership are
urged to get in touch with the tem- town plan system adopted by the
Palestine
Land
Development
Com-
porary secretary, Max L. Subar, 5039
Hastings street. Mortimer .1. Liss is pany and the Jewish National Fund
fur all future colonies.
temporary chairman.
Mr. Priviil, in explaining the pur-
poses of the Commonwealth, says
CONVENTIONDELEGATES that
after the buildings of Balfouria
ELECTED BY ZEIREI ZION are completed, the present commun-
ity buildings and large barns will be
The Detroit Zeirei Zion, at their available for other purposes and will
last meeting, elected Zalman Wasser- be especially suited for a poultry and
man and Abe Weintiaub to represent dairy farm.
them at the national Zeirei :Zion con-
Mr. Privul will be here for a few
vention being held in Rochester, N. days longer this week to organize
Y., April 13 to 15, inclusive. A re- the Commonwealth activities and to
port of the convention will be given meet Commonwealth members. He
at a banquet next week by the dele- is staying at the Stotler Hotel and
gates.
will be glad to confer with Zionists
Mr. Weintraub, who was chairman and others interested in the rebuild-
of the hall given recently at the ing of Palestine and the acquisition
Kirby Center, announces that the af- of land in that country by Jews.
fair was a success and expresses the
thanks of the organization to [hose
JR. HADASSAH TO HEAR
who co-operated in making it so.
B'nai B'rith Auxiliary Resumes
Dances at Graystone,
Perez Hirachbein to Speak
Here on Friday Evening,
"Question: If at dinner I am asked what part of a bird or
joint I prefer, is it polite to make choice of any part which is
esteemed a delicacy?
"Answer: Young persons are, in general, too apt to use
that common but improper phrase, 'Any part will do, sir,' or
'I have no choice, madam.' when in fact they have a preference.
From false delicacy they thus violate truth, one of the brightest
virtues of the human soul. It is not improper, therefore, to
make a choice, though you ought on no account frequently to
select the choicest pieces."
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sons who refused to contribute to his support. The court soon settled
this. There can be no doubt that this court has proved • blessing to
• great many poor people.
of All." And therein I found the proper answer to the "white or dark
worried many folks since the
problem, for it seems that it has
beginning
b•ginning of time.
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maker to correct the mistake by putting the epitaph over the right
grave sod charge the correction at cost price to the plaintiff. The
other case involved the complaint of ■ father, aged 80, against his two
At het a question that his bothered me since early youth has been
cleared up to my complete satisfaction. I have always had the an.
fortunate habit, through timidity and bashfulness, when asked whether
I wanted "white or dark meat," to invariably •nswer: "I hay. no
source of relief
preference." For this reason it has always been ■
to we when I find on the table that international Jewish fowl, the
duck. Elisabeth Drew, writing in the Atlantic Monthly, mentions that
sh e picked up • book in • second•h•nd English book store, which was
published in 1847 and entitled "Instructions in Etiquette for the Use
1,500 New Spring Suits
1,000 Topcoats, Gabardines
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Lodge No. 34, I. 0. B. B., announces
that the monthly dances that were
given at the Graystone are being re-
sumed. The next dance will be held
on Sunday evening, April 22, and the
final dance of the year will be held
on May 13.
Through a misunderstanding, at
the last dance, tickets were sold by
both the auxiliary and the Graystone
people. At the next two dances there
will he no general admissions and
the affairs will be strictly 'Ladies'
Auxiliary of B'nai B'rith dances.
I notice where the Jewish Court of Arbitration in New York's East
Side celebrated its third anni y. One can easily imagine the
wide range of disputes that are settled by this court, which has arbi.
trated some 600 cases in the past three years, by instancing • couple
that were settled at this time. A man by the name of Lowenberg
an epitaph he had ordered on • double tombstone
complained that ■
which was to be placed at the head of his wires grace and his own,
had been placed on the wrong half. The court ordered the tombstone
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In order that mothers id small
children may attend the Sabbath
services and at the same time have
their chibiren properly cared for, a
Story Telling Hour has been intjo-
duced on Saturday mornings at•4iir.30
o'clock• Children from 4 to 7 years
out will be cared for and entertain.]
in the kindergarten room until the
time of the dismissal of the Saturday
morning congregation.
Young People's Temple Society:
A Great Clothing Sale
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In Which 2,500 Men's and Young Men's Spring Gar-
ments Will Be Offered to the Public at an
Extremely Low Price.
Study Hour Saturday Morning:
A little excitement was created in New York University the other
day when there appeared in the dormitories sign. bearing the inscrip•
ti o n, "Strictly koshers are not wanted here." The offending legends
were immediately removed by the authorities but not until they had
been read by a large number of the student body. Captain Hathaway,
director of the student welfare, issued a statement denying the pres-
ence of a nti•Semitism, though it is admitted that inquiry among the
students developed the fact that there is considerable feeling against
the presence of a goodly percentage of Jewish students. But investi•
gation failed to disclose any organized movement among the non-
Jewish students to prompt the display of the insulting signs, which
Was probably the work of one or eteo students who wanted to be
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Perez Ilirschbein, noted Jewish
writer, who has just completed a
world-wide tour, will speak here on
Friday evening, April 20, at the La-
bor Lyceum, under the auspices of
the Greener Winkel. Mr. Hirschbein's
topic will be "Jews in Far Lands."
A series of articles on his travels is
appearing in the Yiddish daily, the
Day.
OPEN DIABETIC CLINIC
The Jewish Institute announces
that a diabetic clinic, under the di-
rection of Dr. Gilbert Israel, will be
opened on Tuesday evening, April 17,
at 7:30 p. m., at the Jewish Institute,
6)17 East High street. All those in-
terested are invited to attend, par-
ticularly those who are in any was
afflic'ed with the disease.
sults attained through its prison wel-
fare committee, which was instru-
mental in furnishing each of the 10
complishments of the Young Peo- Jewish prisoners at Marquette prison
ple's Temple Club. of which Harry S. with a set of books called "The Mas-
Scheineman is president, are the re- ter Key Series." This committe, of
MISS ELEANORE HUTZEL
Proceeds of Series of Bridge•Teas to
Go for Orphans.
Miss Eleanorellutzel, director of the
Women's Division of the Detroit Po-
lice Department, will deliver an ad-
dress More the Junior Hadassah on
Wednesday evening, April 8, at the
Shaarey Zedek. Members are urged
to attend and bring their friends.
Members of the Junior Hadassah
are giving a series of bridge-teas at
their homes, the proceeds to be turn-
ed over for the maintenance of the
l'alestinian orphans.
Monies for sponsor memberships
should be turned in at the meteing of
the society on Wednesday evening.
ORPHAN HOME CARD
AFFAIR ON MAY 2
Cass avenue. The enter_
tainment committee prorni.•es that
this affair will be one of the unusual
ones ofthe season. Tables will be ar-
ranged for ladies and gentlemen. A
The support of the community is
appealed for by those in charge.
Those wishing tickets can secure
them at the Orphan Home, 47 Ro-
wena, or from members. Entire pro-
ceeds will go towards the upkeep of
the institution.
MEMBER
FEDERAL
RESERVE
BANK
At the Close of Business, April 3, 1923.
I.—Cash .
$
ee
1,377,343.90-
(Gold, Bank Notes and Specie) and with legal depositories
returnable on demand.
402,168.47
II.—Checks on Other Banks
These checks are payable in one day.
III.—Loans to Individuals and Corporations . . 7,860,810.47
This is the amount we have loaned after a thorough in-
vestigation) to individuals and corporations on their notes
and against approved collateral.
5,054,252.59
IV.—Mortgages on Real Estate, and Bonds . .
These are salable securities issued by the U. S. municipali-
ties and other corporations of first quality; also first mort-
gages on high class real estate.
96,000.00
1,025,682.00
V.—Stock in Federal Reserve Bank
VI.—United States Securities
This
includes U. S. Government Bonds, War Savings Cer-
tificates, Revenue Stamps and United States Certificates of
Indebtedness.
VII.—Banking Houses and Furniture and Fix-
tures ..
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1,119,391.59
Thirteen of these branches, all located in the city of Detroit.
708,677.22
VIII.—Other Government Securities
Left with us for safekeeping.
$17,644,326.24
Total Assets
Deposits Entrusted to Us, Apr.
$13,921,724.84
3, 1923
350,000.00
Bills Payable and Rediscounts
Other U. S. Government Securi-
ties Left with Us for Safe-
708,677.22
keeping ..
$14,980,402.06
Total ..
This Leaves Capital Stock, Surplus and Undi-
$ 2,663,924.18 •
vided Profits of.
Which becomes the property of the stockholders after the
depositors are paid in full, and is a guarantee fund upon
which we solicit new deposits and retain those which have
been carried by us for many years.
Established 1853
First State Bank of Detroit
Main Office Lafayette and Griswold Street.
Thirteen Branches.
number of voluntary committees have
been formed and through their ef-
forts beautiful prizes have been se-
cured for presentation at each table.
prisons.
An
Understandable
Statement
The annual card party o fthe De-
troit Hebrew Orphan Home will be
given on Wednesday evening, May 2,
at the Detroit Lodge No. 2, K. of P.,
Hall, 3153
which Irwin Hamburger is chair(
is receiving splendid co-operation
from the Pathfinders, a national or-
ganization that stands for the better-
ment of conditions among inmates of
Gratiot and Hastings
Chene and Gr•tiot
Mack and Mt. Elliott
Woodward and Eliot
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Hamilton and Webb
Ferndale end Springwells
St. Clair and Mack
Jos. Campau and Newton
Forest and Van Dyke
Linwood and Vicksburg
Grand River and Virginia
Shoemaker and Montclair
Buchanan and Scotten
Park