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CLIFTON AYLNUZ • CINCINNATI 20, ONIO
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CENTENARY OF
SABATO MORAIS
member of its board of trustees and
I delivered a lecture in its first course.
Contrary to the opinion generally
held as to the aloofness of the
I Sephardim, Dr. Morals was the lead-
ing spirit in aiding the Russian Jews
to establish themselves in Philo-
Birth
delphia
and its neighborhood. Ile
Hundredth Anni
of
His
y
knew practically no German, and of
Celebrated by Jewish Theo•
course no Yiddish, and yet his in-
ay Chu. H. Jesub.)
(Conrwrtsht, t921.
logical Seminary.
,terest in the Russian exiles was no
great and his sympathy with them
A f ee li n g of relief and satisfaction has been occasioned by the announce-
d
episode
is
now
•
satisfactorily
closed
On Ipril 18 (Iyar 21 the one hun- was so deep that though he could
men t that hie unfortunate li
Incident. The decision of the board of overseers of H
d that there dredth anniversary of the birth of nut communicate direct, except with
d.41 be no racial or religious discrimination in the admission of students is Sabato Morals was commemorated at those who spoke Hebrew, they came
that meets with general approval on the part of the press and the the Mikveh Israel Congregation in to regard him as their best friend in
see
thinking individuals of the nations. As the New York Times well says:
Philadelphia, by the Jewish Theo ; Philadelphia and with good cause.
Theological Seminary of America in Aids Agricultural Colony.
-The misunderstandings created last year by the injudicious
New York and during the week in
Before the Baron de llirsch fund
publication of letters from President Lowell indicating his belief that
many pulpits in the land.
was formed, he secured through his
the racial problem could not be ignored has now been dispelled.
In Philadelphia, Dr. Marais is re - friend, Chevalier Veniziani, aid for
Harvard has shown that no single individual or small group may
vered as a faithful minister to his the establishment of an agricultural
commit the college to a policy not in accord with its long-established
congregation fur upwards of 46 colony in New Jersey, and although
traditions."
years, as a great spiritual influence not accustomed to business, he ac-
to the Jewish people of the city for tually handled the funds himself for
Thin action of the board of trustees will surely exercise a salutary effect
whose welfare he labored, as an in- Baron de Hirsch in this pioneer et,
pon those other educational institutions that had been encouraged to con.
spiring teacher and as an important fort.
u
eider similar discriminatory measures.
After 1882, when the Jews began
member of that distinguished group
composed gif Isaac Leaser, Marcus coming to Philadelphia in much lar-
Jastrow
and
Samuel
Hirsch--men
of
ger
numbers, there was no occasion
It seems that the news of the reported authorization of the Palestine
government to excavate the site of Zion and what is generally regarded different views, all working together in which they were concerned that
for
the
good
of
Judaism
in
Phila.
was
not
marked with his presence.
as the tomb of David, is causing considerable feeling, particularly in Italy,
where it appears that nothing shall be done until "the claims of the King delphia. The affection which he inspired was
Sabato
Morals
was
born
in
Leg-
evidenced
by the many thousands
f Italy have been established." The tomb of David in the shrine for Jew-
o
Christim and Mohammedan worshippers, which makes the suggested horn, Italy, on April 13, 1823, de- who came to pay him the last respect
scended
of
a
Portuguese
family
upon
the
day
of his funeral.
xcavation one that is likely to lead to many disquieting controversies. One
e con now begin to appreciate the feelings of Egyptians—that is, some of which fled to Italy to escape the ter-.
Ile Wag very careful and methodi-
rors
of
the
Inquisition.
The
imme.
eat
in
all
his
work,
wrote out his ser-
them—with regard to the disturbance of the renting place of Tut-ankh.
Sabato Morals mons, which he collected together in
Amen. The superstitious now are sure of their position in view of the diate' forebears ill.
contributed to the
illness of Howard Cuter, the co-worker of the late Lord Carnarvon. After were ardent Republicans and his cycles, frequently
the topics of the day, was
bit we may expect the sentiment of the superstitious to prevail to so‘ch a father suffered imprisonment for his Press on II ii
a
degree that they make it illegal to excavate the tomb. of ancient monarchs, political views. This passion fur free the principal means of interesting the
government was evidenced by Dr. Jewish population in attaining knowl-
interesting to note that some women are so imbued with the belief
edge of Italian Jewish history and
ikat a "curse" rests on anyone who is in any way mixed up with the dis- Morals often in his later career.
He carried on his Hebrew studies literature, translated Luzzatto's Pro-
covery of Tut•ankh•Amen's tomb that they will no longer wear the Egyptian
INI.ISCri. 8.71.14:145
dosE
COMMEMORATED
ht.=
style of apparel that has come so ouddenly in vogue this season.
There is so much interest among Jews in matters educational that any
statement made by a president of a great American university which is
fundamental in the attitude to be taken by • university toward a matter
involving the right of free thought and free speech on the part of a member
o f th e faculty should find • plate in this column. Assistant Professor of
Latin at Columbia Dino Bigongimils the head of the New York group of
the Facisti. This has moused resentment on the part of the liberal Italians
in this country and in response to • protest by the secretary of the Italian
Chamber of Labor, President Butler among other things says:
under the direction of distinguished legamena to a grammar of the Ile-
rabbis of his native city, at the same brew language and many other works
time pursuing his secular studies. lie in Italian and English and translated
was an accomplished linguist, speak- the Book of Jeremiah from the Bible
ing not only his native language, of the Jewish Publication Society as
Italian, but French and Spanish with originally plannest.
Dr. Morals was a man of medium
great ease, and while he lived before
the so-called Hebrew Renaissance, he size, spare build, and with dignity,
used Hebrew freely as a language of simplicity of manner anti carriage.
Ile labored unceasingly for many
conversation.
re years in England hours of the day and gave himself
Ile spent f o
Hebrew but a few meant hours of sleep at
from 1846, where he was
night. Modern methods did not exist
master
in the
orphan's school
the in his day and his numerous lectures
Portuguese
congregation
and of
during
"I beg to say that tahe president of Columbia University has not
•
ce
and never has had leny'rnore power to discipline a member of the
that time he formed a close friend- and
a arthAes
large corr
t!pon
' I! :Irn ote
t.'.he • is
tha'
' the man' y
and sermons
faculty for an offense, real or imaginary, than he has to discipline
ship with the great Italian patriot, for the press were all done with his
a member of Congress on like grounds. in each case he may, if he
Joseph %mini.
own hand.
chooses, cast one vote. In addition, it is not unbecoming for me
He rigidly lived a Jewish life ac-
Friend of Y. M. H. A. •
to point out that Columbia University has through a long and honor-
in 1851 he was elected minister to cording to the Jewish law and was
able history lived up to the highest ideals of freedom to seek the
the Congregation Mikveh Israel in an opponent of all changes and inno-
truth and freedom to teach . . . to attempt to discipline a university
Philadelphia, and he held that office vations. He labored in common with
teacher for his private or political opinions would be most unbe-
until his death in November, 1897. other men for a common cause and
coming."
His congregational life was a busy had aspirations for a union in Israel
one—he conducted the services with and even for the adoption of a book
It must be • source of intense dissatisfaction to own a newspaper that dignity and beauty, preached fre- of common prayer.
Ile married Clara Weil and the
nobody wants to read. The toughest job Henry Ford ever had is to get a quently and also used his pulpit for
respectable number of respectable persons to read the Dearborn Indepen• educational purposes, principally for couple had seven children.
He was entirely selfless, without
dent. There isn't anything that he has stopped at in order to have that instruction in Jewish history. Ile .
He never mode
paper get into the hands of the public. He has used his tremendous power was grealy interested ni the Hebrew personal ambition.
Education
Society
and
the
Hebrew
any
attempt to collect together his
f
Ford
agencies
to
solicit
subscription.;
he
has
made
it
even
compulsory
o
for his agents to get subscriptions for the sheet. He has hired men—some Sunday School Society of Phila. multifarious writings. It is proposed
of them very undesirable citizens—and paid them so much per day to stand delphia, which he visited regularly, now to bring together and publish at
on street corners to sell the paper; and in addition they were given the and in the former he engaged in ac. least his writings bearing on Italian
Sometihots, in co- Jewish history, as very little is or-
profit of each copy they sold. Exactly as the idle and curious minded would tuol teaching.
purchase any other disreputable sheet that lowers itself to a gutter level operation with the other rabbis of the cessible on this subject in the Eng-
to attack reputations of individuals, to broadcast scandals and to promote city, sometimes alone, he taught the lish language.
The strongest impression that was
religious and class hatred, in they bought from some of the plug-uglies • older students, whose life and Ca-
races he greatly influenced. Teaching left upon the minds of those who
was a passion with him and he was knew Dr. Marais was his saintly
willing to learn. Although no longer • character. He exhibited the piety,
a young man when the Young Men's . humility, simplicity, self-denial and
Hebrew Association was former, he genuine goodness which we are ac-
was one of its staunchest friends and customed to ascribe to the saints in
Don't become impatient. This is going to be quite interesting if you frequently spoke before it. . all ages. It is an interesting fact
have the patience to read on a bit. Some ask me why I spend so much time
During the early years of his in- that by his character he attracted to
writing about Ford; that I should have enough other things to do. On the cumbency of the Mikvey Israel pub himself and sometimes to his con-
face my critic. are right, but when a man who is reputed to be the richest pit, a new synagogue was built and gregation, and indeed reclaimed to
in the world, who has interests greater than any other man, who is so great d e di cate d in 1859, this b e i ng t he Judaism men who had strayed very
that he actually attempted to stop the great war single handed—when such fourth synagogue of the congrega- far, even to the portals of free
a super-man can afford to take his mind off his business to campaign against tion, and in this building the congre- thought and atheism, and this never
my people, then whatever time I spend in discussing him and his 57 varieties gation worshipped for 50 years. by propaganda or argument, but
During the fight for the abolition simply by his goodness, which shone
of gum-shoe artists is, to my mind, well spent—if only to let them know
we are not asleep on the job. Ford and his ventriloquist dolts—Cameron of slavery, at a time when the cause out through every act of his life.
And so this man who had no am-
and Liebold—who only open and shut their mouths when Ford p the was far from popular, even in his own •
lever in the hack of their necks, didn't fool anybody but themselves when congregation, he ardently espoused bitions for himself nevertheless erect-
di unto himself an enduring monu-
their master's voice (talking through their mouths) gave out the idea that
the cause. Feeling ran so high that
which he found-
Ford was not going to continue the campaign against the Jews in his papers. fur a year he was inhibited from meat in the seminary
The fact is, as I continually pointed out—the public wouldn't take the paper speaking from the pulpit, but he cal and in the hearts of those who
were
permitted
to
enjoy
his teaching
gift—they
were
disgusted
with
it.
He
couldn't
sell
it—he
couldn't
as ■
nevertheless maintained his views and
and his friendship.
give it away—the circulation dropped like • stone from the top of a sky-
even in the great excitement ' iof the
so
the
pious
Henry
gave
some
other
than
the
real
reason.
scraper and
period prior to the Civil War, and
during the Civil War, was a fearless
Did you ever see a mean soul? Perhaps you think you ham, but you preacher. The Onion League Club of
have something to look forward to. Just read this, gentle reader, and then Philadelphia, the most important po-
after reading it remember that the people of the United States have poured litical organization of the city, elect-
ed him to honorary membership.
their wealth into the lap of this mean soul. Think, too, that this sensa-
Dr. Marais, however, early recog-
tional egoist and egotist preaches from tire to time to the people of the
nized that higher Jewish education
United States; that this man is being cone/fired for the Presidenty of the
• w
was imperatively needed in the , tiadatihia o —A
book Review:
United States! God, what is thin nation timing to!
United States in order that we might ;
In a town near Pittsburgh Ford's representatives went to the individual
Next Sunday morning, Rabbi
HMI
produce
an
educated
ministry
Franklin will base his sermon on
members of the school board and by offering a moving picture machine or
further scholarship on the new con-
books for the school library to the high school, tried to tempt the school
. Paul's widely read novel,
tinent. He was professor of Bible
A tare
congregation
l
authorities toe
n141 .4 the services of the pupils, composed of Jews and non-
"Indelible."
and Biblical literature in the Malmo-
Jew., to solicit su criptions for his Dmrnborn Independent. I am glad to
should take advantage of this oppor-
nide College, which was established
say that the school authorities recognized that • public school was not to be
in 1867 in Philadelphia, the first Jew- tunity to hear the discussionn and ex-
position of one of the most worth-
exploited by Jew-hater..
ists college in America to open its
while books of the past year. Serv-
doors, and he remained at his post
until
the
college
suspended
in
1873.
ices are at 10:45. All are welcome.
Now comes the final chapter of what reveals a mean soul. This loud-
In the succeeding years he gath-
mouthed Ford representative, in order to tempt the children and those con-
f Sisterhood Meeting This Monday:
mu
o
nected with the school to sell their self-respect by soliciting subscriptions ered around him a small
for the Dearborn Independent, invited them to see the moving picture young men whom he taught in sea- On this Monday, April 30, the Sis-
machine in operation and when the audience had assembled the Merchant son and out of season and later in terhotal of the temple will hold both
co-operation with Dr. Marcus Jas. . morning and afternoon meetings. On
of Venice was thrown on the screen. If these things happened, and Ford
says he doesn't know anything about it—then he4ught to stop talking his trove, Dr. Samuel Hirsch, the Rev. i that day, the Michigan Federation of
head off on the front pages of the newspapers and fake enough time to find George Jacobs and the Rev. Ii. El- Sisterhoods will hold its annual con-
out something about his own business and what is being done in his name. kin, established a series of private . clove at our temple. The morning
And I wish to call the attention of the state school authorities in Pennsyl- courses to which a number of young session, which begins at 9::lo, will be
vania as well as other states that the Ford mouthpiece said that • plan was men attended for a considerabledevott.t1 to reports and discussions of
I Sisterhood affairs. The delegates
under way to get as many schools as possible to solicit for the Dearborn period of years. Among his students
Independent. Can anyone imagine such monumental nerve. Why not turn in these days were Dr. Cyrus Adler, I from neighboring cities will tell of
Dr.
Solomon
Solis-Cohen,
Rabbi
I
their
year's activities. The afternoon
over the country to Ford at once and be done with it and change the name
Charles I. Hoffman, David 'kerner Meeting at 2:45 will be featured, by
It's pretty near time that the common
to the Ford States of America?
an
address
on the topic "flow to Get
I
Amram, Professor Isaac IlusiW* and
sense of the nation asserted itself and put an end to this Fordmania.
others who through the inspiration the (lust Out of Life," by the brit-
then received have become important liant and gifted young rabbi of New
Anzia Yezierska has writen "Salome of the Tenements." I am afraid factors in the cause of Jewish learn- • Haven, Conn., Dr. Louis L. Mann,
that this really excellent writer must have come under the influence of Mg in America. The alliance Israel- At the afternoon meeting, the Sis-
"The Sheik," Theodore Dreiser, Ben Hecht, Sherwood Anderson, the spirit ite and its schools were also one of terhood has invited the members of
all Jewish women's organizations in
of Ella Wheeler Wilcox and the newspaper files of the period when Rose his preoccupations.
the city. A reception will follow in
Pastor and Stokes the millionaire uplifter were married—all these must
Founds Seminary.
had hopes when the Hebrew the dining hall. It is sincerely hoped
have influenced her. Mr. Sumner will get Anzio if she doesn't watch out.
Ile
It is an interesting story, but there is an unrealneso about it that detracts
Union College was established that it that
the members
the Temple
Beth
El Sisterhood
will of
attend
both these
from its value. I can eerily understand how Sony Vrunsky, the "Passion
would serve as a college for all the meetings in large numbers.
Flower" of the East Side, could vamp Manning, the straight-laced, cold-
Jews in America who desired to enter •
blooded patrician millionaire philanthropist. Better men than he have fallen
the rabbinate and that the studies I
under the spell of homlier girls than Sonya, the fascinating Russian Jewess. there would be pursued without bias Quiet Hour of Music:
Sonya has such • passionate love for the beautiful that she sweeps aside
On Sunday afternoon, April 29,
or partisanship, butas the years went I
everything and everybody that stands in the way of realizing her desires.
, Abram Ray Tyler will give his regu-
on, he recognized that this was not
lar monthly Quiet limn. of Music
the case, and in 1885 the Central
o'clock p. m. The soloist
from 1 to
Th e author says that "Sonya, my heroine, and Mannine, tricked into Conference of American Rabbis in for this occasion will be Miss Ruth
matrimony, were the Oriental and Anglo-Saxon trying to find s common Pittsburgh made declarations which Nichols. Our members should take
he
considered
subversive
of
histori-
language. The over-emotional Ghetto struggling for its breath in the thin
advantage of this opportunity to hear
lie immediately initi-
air or Puritan restraint. An East Side savage forced suddenly into the cal Judaism.
strait jacket of American civilis•tion." Miss Yezierska has treated the sub- ated, with a few friends a movement our splendid organ in recital.
Ject over-emotionally—so it seems to me. The realest thing in the book is to esatblish the Jewish Theological!
pre, Story Hour Saturday Morning:
the reception that Manning and Sonya give in their town home immediately Seminary of New York. lie was
Our mothers can no longer make
after their marriage.- He invites his friends from the "400"—Sonya her ident of the faculty and professor of
friend s from the East Side. It resolves itself into a social goulash. Thank Bible in this institution and he served I their small children an excuse for
in
both
capacities
until
his
death.
The
non-attendance at the Saturday
soodness there is no "Jewish problem" in the book. If you want to pose
University of Pennsylvania conferred I morning services, for a Story Hour
an evening pleasantly read "S•lome."
upon him the honorary degree of 1 has been organized to meet in the
Doctor td Laws. I kindergarten during the hour of serv-
ile came to louk upon the seminary I ice. This Story Hour Class is under
Walter Hurt devotes two columns in • recent issue of the Menace to
take ICCII with me on my paragraph entitled "Please Leave Us Alone." as the most important undertaking the direction of trained and compe.
It begins at 10:30,
H. u m
of his life and always referred to it tent teachers.
as his Benjamin—the child of his old which is the time of services, and
continues
until
services are over.
a
time
when
railroad
travel
age. At
"From Mr. Joseph's present all-inclusive disapprobation of Gen-
between New York and Philadelphia Children from 4 to 7 years are elig-
tile discussion of Jewish matters I must conclude that he bas altered
was much slower than it is at present,
his appraisal of my work, although my methods remain the same.
he went regularly once or twice a ible for the clam.
I regret to have forfeited his favorable opinion, and hope he may
week, spending entire (lays with the Dancing Exhibition Planned:
again in a measure revise his views."
students, endeavoring to secure the , The dancing classes have proven to
I did not have Mr. Hurt in mind when I wrote my criticism. If I thought scanty funds which were then needed be a great success and parents will
of him at all I thought of him as one of the very few Gentiles who under. to maintain the institution, which was have an opportunity of seeing an ex-
stand the Jews and the Jewish question well enough to write about them first housed in a few rooms at . hibition of the work which Mrs. Mann
u
nderstandingly. In fat I have no hesitancy to say that in a quarter of • Cooper Union, and later in a convert-, has accomplished. She is now re-
century devoted to Jewish journalism I have never known • Gentile con. ed dwelling on Lexington avenue. lie hearsing a dancing exhibition of her
tributor to the Jewish press whose article have been of more value than taught, he labored, he pleaded for the pupils and will present this exhibition
those of Walter Hurt. And I hope he will continue to "annoy the Jews with seminary in season and out of season. on the evening of May 13. All the
Ile also lived to see the establish- members of the congregation will be
attentions," What I had in mind were the Hearst articles, the World's
invited.
meat of the Gratz College, was
Work articles on "The Jew in America," and so forth and no on.
copy of thin Ford product. He named his car after himself and his tractor
for his son and it's too bad that he didn't have ,a Ford name on his news-
paper. Maybe that was too much for even For}d to stomach, and goodness
knows that he has a pretty strong stomach.
1
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Notes
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of a
noti-
on!!
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the
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erg ■
Th.
ipon
all
nos(
t.
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t lis-
mind
your
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PAGE FIVE
RoN c
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1 110
TWO
1 'ARS
OLD
11 UM
01
rrWO years ago, on April 21st, there was great excite-
' ment over the opening of the Frank & Seder Store.
At an early hour Woodward avenue, between Grand River
avenue and Clifford street, overflowed with shoppers. At 9
o'clock the doors of the store were opened, people poured in,
and a new business was successfully launched.
of the long
It is customary in reviewing the past of it business, to speak
instantaneous.
toil upward to meccas. Here the growth was not gradual, but
The store did not have to find itself and to work out its policies and methods
as it went along. It was launched like a battle cruiser, thoroughly modern,
fully equipped, ready for action, with a trained organization in charge of
its affairs, and a clear and definite purpose ahead. Its orders were:
"Sell the best Goods as low as they can be
sold at all times and give yOUr customers com-
plete satisfaction."
There, in twenty words, was our complete business policy. It will be
recalled that the year 1921 was the year of the "Great Adjustment,"
thousand men were out
liquidation was in full progress. Three has
of work in Detroit. Business was almost at a standstill. A bad year to
On
the contrary, Frank &
said.
open a store, almost anyone would hS)...
Seder considered it a very fortunate yt ,ar.
This store definitely stood for ECONOMY. It sold goods every day at
lowest prices. Here was it moment when the city needed such a store and
would take it to their hearts.
That was exactly what happened. ('rowels came. People shopped, corn.
pared. The news spread throughout the city that Frank & Seder's were
selling dependable goods at the lowest prices seen in years. Business
came with a rush. l'eople were only too eager to avail themselves of the
low prices.
Then, on top of that, in the Fall, we opened our great "Prosperity
Sales," to help the employment situation and to keep manufacturers mak-
ing goods. Finally we began our famous "'No Profit' Sales," which for
two weeks distributed a half-million dollars in merchandise at its exact
cost to the store.
People, other merchants, thought w vere crazy, but the store became
one of the most talked of institutions in e country, and merchants came
here almost daily from other cities, just to see it . Thus the Frank & Seder
Store was born.
It is said upon good authority that the Frank & Seder
. Store of Detroit does a - greater volume of businessin the
amount of space occupied than any other store in the
United States.
That is quite a record for a two-year-old, isn't it?
Our Second Birthday Sale Begins
Monday, April 30th
' 1'
The work of preparation behind a great sale like this extends over a
period of many months.
It is not easy to secure line, clean, desirable merchandise to give to the
public at prices often less than the goods ordinarily cost at wholesale.
The merchandise is marvelous. Every bit of it from women's gowns,
coats, wraps, millinery, shoes, gloves, hosiery, underwear, silks, wash fab-
rics, domestics, men's and boys' clothing, children's apparel is fresh, new
and of the best quality, and the prices at which we shall sell it will create
a buying wave in this city that will exceed anything yet known, we are sure.
ready to come the first
Remember, the sale opens M.snday, April 30. Be
day, for it will be • shopping day that Detroit will not forget.
i
•
nental Rugs
Only a Few Days Left to Buy
AT
UCTION
BUY AT PRACTICALLY YOU OWN PRICE
In all the world no finer collection of its size to be found. Every
rare antiques have been
piece is absolutely perfect. Even the very
well and
I have secured the service, of the so
restored to perfection.
favorably known Niel auctioneer,
George H. Weigert
To Personally Conduct This Sale,
27 years, but the
This stare has been in business in Detroit for
quickly and so offers his entire stock
proprietor must raise money
at • sacrifice.
K. B. Bonahoom
2446 Woodward Avenue, Between High and Winder