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other well known Jews should let the Austrian government get
money somewhere else.
This position of ours was attacked by some other papers
echo objected to the idea of a "boycott."
We were not interested in "terms"; what we are interested
in is results.
It is high time that the Jews of the world, served notice
on those governments that make an indoor and outdoor past-
time of persecution and should have the doors shut in their
faces whenever they come with hat in hand for financial as-
sistance to the very people they outrage.
We understand perfectly that this is not the "Christian"
attitude. We should, of course, turn the other cheek when we
are slapped on the one. But being fairly observant in these
matters we notice that the Christian in like circumstances seems
content to have only one cheek slapped. The other fellow
never gets a chance to get in a second slap, so we feel the same
way. They call us names; they revile us; they object to our
having money. They say we are hard bargainers; and all the
rest of us.
But after all is said, the fact remains that the Jew is not so
eager to make money that he will be a traitor to his people
and offer money at any interest to nations that persecute his
people.
CHARLES H. JOSEPH

-Tammuz 22, 5683

July 6, 1923

EDITORIAL NOTE

During the absence from the city of Dr. Leo M. Franklin, during the
months of July and August, the editorials will be contributed by Charles

H. Joseph.

Marc Schwartz: Jewish Artist

By J. ZIPUR (Warsaw).

(Copyrighted, 1923, Jewish Correspondence Bureau.)

Now It's the College

Liberalism semis to be forging to the front.
Reactionary forces have alienated millions from the church
in spirit.
We are not so much concerned with attendance as we are
with what those attend are thinking about.
We would like to see a census taken of church-goers be-
cause of convention or habit.
We think it would be a big census.
The church is having its trouble§ to gain the hearts and the
minds of the thinking people.
Now comes-the college.
Thirteen graduates of Amherst refused to accept their de-
gree because the President, Meiklejohn, had ben forced to re-
sign through reactionary influence.
Meiklejohn, rather an old man in years, is evidently young
in spirit—so he is a liberal.
Liberalism is apparently not relished in colleges.
The fault Is that there is too much conservatism and too
much wealth represented behind the line.
Most of us seem to look upon a higher institution of learn-
ing as something that has always been and always will be.
Like the moon and the stars and the seasons.
We send our sons and take the college for granted.
It's there, and seems to have always been there.
We have never troubled much about who runs the , colleges
or why they are run thus and so.
Our interest has been centered in sending our boys to col-
lege, or our daughters, and we select the colleges through sen-
timent, location, or because of the supefiority of some in the sub-
jects we think our children would be interested in.
But as the spirit of the college.
Whether it is liberal in thought.
Whether it is forward looking.
Whether it is promoted and influenced by progressive men,
or by the forces of reactionaryism, we don't seem to know, and
care less.
But the college plays an important part in the life of the
nation.
Much more than we apparently give it credit for.
The big conservative interests of the country recognize it.
Colleges cannot run without money any more than auto-
mobiles can run without gasoline.
So the great leaders of capital who are on the boards of
trustees and other control bodies of the universities, undoubted-
ly exercise a powerful influence upon the character of the
teaching.
This is particularly true in the sphere of economics.
That is why there is today a well-defined trend to combat
the standpat rule that obtains in most colleges.
Meiklejohn, of Amherst, is a liberal. He showed this during
the controversy over the Jews at Harvard.
He is a liberal in everything.
Amherst trustees don't like too much liberalism. So they
say to Meiklejohn, "You resign as president and we will give
you your old job back of teaching Logic and Metaphysics."
So Meiklejohn says, you can take your old job and your new
job—I don't want either.
So members of the henior class have sacrificed their honors
in the interest of what they deem to be truth and justice.
The world is moving!

Sir Herbert Samuel

We don't envy him his job. He seems unable to satisfy
either the Jews or the Arabs—to say nothing of the British
government.
Then, too, Sir Herbert says that his troubles are increasing
because of the anti-Zionist agitators living in England, who are
constantly encouraging the Arabs to refuse to stand still; so
Herbert is reported on his way to England to demand support
from the government in his difficult position, or he will offer
his resignation ah High Commissioner of Palestine.
He has proved to be a real "find."
The British government could have traveled throughout
the length and breadth of the British Empire without finding
a man - so peculiarly well equipped for the exacting require-
ments of the Commissionership as Sir Samuel Herbert.
The Arabs have complained; the Christians have complain-
ed; even the Jews haven't been over-nice to hint.
If he leaves, all will miss him. He will be difficult to re-
place. We hope he stays.
It is said that even if he resigns, he may remain in Pales-
tine. That's better.
In any event, he will be of value in the community.

The Game and the Name.

A few weeks ago we expressed surprise that Kuhn, Loeb &
Co., would assist in pulling Hungary's financial chestnuts out
of the fire.
We took occasion to mention that if Jacob II. Schiff were
alive we questioned whether Kuhn, Loch & Co. would enter
into such a negotiation with the Hungarian government.
We recalled the time when Schiff refused to assist the Rus-
sian government when they wanted money and how on the
other hand Kuhn, Loeb & Co. were always friendly with the
Japanese.
In other words Mr. Schiff always took the position that coun-
tries which made a business of persecuting the Jewish people
could do no business with him when they were in financial
trouble.
Therefore, we are gratified to note in recent news des-
patches that Felix Warburg has denied the statement that Pre-
mier Bethlen, of Hungary, has been negotiating with Kuhn,
Loeb & Co. He goes further and says that the traditions es-
tablished by the late Jacob Schiff will be honorably maintained
by the company.
This is as it should be.
When Henry Morgenthau was occupying his time and at-
tention with trying to help Austria with financial aid, we took
the same position, believing that so long as Austria permits the
International Anti-Semitic groups to have their headquarters
in Vienna, and so long as they do not make any serious efforts
to 'vent the constant anti-Semitic outbwlit ikkat are a fea-
,iha nubile life of that country,
message f roils loathe nd

•

nags serves notice on you -
o preach today." The rabbi jr...e.

For over a year there has been a
permanent Jewish An Exhibition in
Warsaw—the only Jewish institution
of its kind in the world, seeking to
spread among Jews an appreciation
of plastic art. There are capable
Jewish artists in must countries of
the world, but there has been lack-
ing a permanent home in which to
show their works. It became the aim
of a group of Jewish artists in War-
saw to remedy this state of affairs.
They had placed at their disposal the
beautiful building of the Warsaw
J ewish communal organization, and
the permanent Jewish Art Exhibition
ame into being.

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QJIC Ultclt 8 Nctus

Aithreit's Tomer

MOM

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

The approaching visit to London of
Sir Herbert Samuel, the High Com-
missioner for Palestine, will be watch-

ed with the greatest of interest by
Jews everywhere. it is of much

MOM _

The

Man Who Broke Idols.

Abram stood musing In the midst of
greater significance to our people tnan the deserted room. Everywhere he
most of us imagine. From good au- turned his gaze was met by a fixed,
thority it is gathered that the visit wooder stare, A smile of scorn play-
of Sir Herbert to London at this time ed about his lips as he recalled hte
is not so much for his planned vaca- charge of Terah, his father: "I will be
tion as it is to demand from the Brit- gone but a short while. Do thou see
ish government give full support for to it that no harm comes to these our
the carrying out of the Balfour Dec- gods." Gods? These ugly images, the
laration in Palestine for the creation handiwork of Terah and his slaves, of
in the Holy Land of a national home- which he strangely stood in awe?
land for the Jewish people. The mere
Suddenly Abram became conscious
rumor of the High Comniisisoner's go- that he was not alone. An old man
ing to London to demand "support" had entered (luring his revery, and
for the carrying out of a policy of the was standing before one of the images.
very government he represents cre- Seeing that the boy's attention had
ates a scandalous situation that does been attracted, asked the price of the
the Jewish people no good and cer- idol which had taken his fancy. Ab-
tainly does not speak well for Britain. ram told aim, and then said: "Be not
On Nov. 2, 1917, the Gritish govern- angry if I ask thee the number of thy
ment issued a statement, through our years."
great friend Arthur James Balfour,
"Three-score," was the proud re-
as a result of which Jewish hopes ran
ply.
high and the millions of Jewish suf-
"Three-score years has thou lived,
ferers throughout the world began to and yet thou payest reverence to this,
look forward to a Jewish revival and the work of man's hands, and dost
rebirth. The disappointments that worship as thy lord the creation of a
followed the Balfour Declaration re- day?"
vealed conspiracy and intrigue within
Shamefaced the old man turned
British circles for the nulification of away from the reproach of the boyish
the British pledge. Anti-Semites sud- eyes.
denly joined hands with Arab agita-
As he left the place without his in-
tors and aside from the few outbreaks tended purchase, there entered a wom-
in Palestine that resulted in bloodshed an. In her hands was food, a prayer
the position of those within the Holy offering to the gods. With Abram's
Land who were determined to carry consent she placed it at the feet of the
out the British pledge and to keep the image Nebo, her favorite deity.
promise made to Israel was made mis-
As she turned to go, Abram with-
erable. They were not only not given held her.
the support of the British officialdom,
"Tarry, but a little, so that thou
but many of the latter actually inter- mayest see how eagerly the god eats
fered with the Jewish aims and offer- thy ffering when his hunger is a rous-
ed encouragement to Arab banditry, ed,"o
The feelings of no other nation on
It was bew ilde r ed glan ce that fell
earth, we are certain, would have been on Abram as she left the place.
trifled with as much as were those of
The youth laughed aloud. A mo-
the Jewish people. Official decrees for ment more and he seized a hammer
the Zionist program were overnight and broke in pieces all the images
made void by the acts of some officials, save one, that of Bel, the largest. In
and the government always remained its hands he placed the hammer and
silent. Sir Herbert Samuel, a much waited his father's return.
lauded leader and executive, was him-
bei.srashonbe
held the
self subjected to great criticism by rui N no thsa ltr he called T
Jews because of his leniency with "What work is this?" he demanded
(well Arab acts. And now he him- angrily. "I% hat impious wretch has
self comes to demand that his govern- dared to do evil to the holy gods?"
ment do the right thing by'Sbiin and
"Father," Abram made answer, "in
by his people. It is better tha
his thy absence there came a woman with
demand he made late than never, r i- taSV. food which she placed before one
it is well that it is to be mad am t Is of the lesser
gods. When he stretched
time.

the great name of artist. Many au-
thorities prophesied a brilliant fu-
ture for him and in 1913 the present
Soviet Minister for Education and
Fine Arts, Lunarcharsky, lecturing
in Paris on art, devoted a consider-
able•part of his discourse to the work
of Schwartz.
Soon afterwards Schwartz traveled
to Spain and then to London. The
outbreak of the war found c him in
Odessa, where he sculpted portraits
of Biailk, Mendele Mocher Sephorim
and Frog. At a later period of the
war he settled in Lodz, where he or-
ganized an important exhibition and
founded the "Young Yiddish" group.
It must be admitted at the outset At the time of the Russian revolu-
that a great part of the credit is due tion he drifted to Kieff, where he
to American Jewry. Three years continued his work. Ile was then for
ago a number of Jewish artists in some time in Germany, after which
Poland were literally starving; they he returned to Paris, which is still
had no canvas and paint even with his home.
Gustave Kahn, an art authority of
which to to their work. They ap-
plied to the Peretz Yiddish Writers' note, who has numerous art mono-
graphs
to his credit, has in the Mer-
Association in New York for aid.
The Peretz Association is purely a cure de France devoted much space
to
Schwartz's
work. The American
writers' organization, but it came to
their assistance. A committee was Yiddish quarterly Schriften has also
formed, headed by Dr. J. L. Maces, given him considerable attention. At
and an exhibition was held at the the great International Art Exhibi-
offices of the B'nai Writh in New tion in Dusseldorf in 1922 Schwartz
York. It was a godsend for the Jew- was one of the chief exhibitors.
The Union of Jewish writers in
ish painters in Warsaw. The sale of
forth hi shand to partake thereof, the
their pictures in New York gave Poland celebrated his coming to War-
others in their greed and envy, de-
them the means of going on with saw for the exhibition by organizing
manded
a portion, which he arrogant-
a
banquet
in
his
honor.
The
leading
their work for some time, and it was
Homeland, Community of What?
ily refused, bidding them wait for the
this which realy brought about the Jewish writers and artists in Poland
offerings
of their own worshippers.
were
present
to
welcome
him,
among
formation of the permanent Jewish
The Balfour Declaration pledges Then they strove to take it from him
them men like Sholom Ash, Opato-
Art Exihibition in Warsaw.
Britain's
support
for
the
establish-
by
force,
sad
there was a mighty up-
schu and Peretz Ilirschbein, who
There have been altogether five ex-
were in Poland at the . time on a visit ment for the Jewish people of a "na- roar, till the big gad bade them cease
hibitions so far, at which the exhibit-
tional
homeland."
Time
and
again
their
wrangling,
terming it a fashion
from the United States.
ors have included several of the mas-
men in Zionist ranks have been de- unseemly for the rulers of the world.
ters, men who are looked up to with
mending
from
the
government
that
But
they
heeded
net his voice, where-
Warsaw is proud to have Schwartz
pride, that great artist, Professor
in its midst. Alas, that Warsaw can an explanation of the meaning of the upon in his wrath the mighty god did
Ilenry Glicenstein, Maniewitch, Min-
term
"national
homeland.'
The
Lon-
lay
violent
hands
upon these others
do no more than show its pride! Con-
kowsky and others. There have been
ditions today in Warsaw do not make don Jewish Chronicle, considered the and destroy them even as thou seest,"
the members of the advanced group,
leading
Zionist
weekly
in
the
world,
"Post
mock
thy
father?"
demanded
it possible for its population to buy
"Young Yiddish," which brought ex_
works of art. The organizers of the has uttered criticism after criticism, the wrathful Terah. "Surely this fig-
pressionism into Poland—men like
practically
from
the
very
(lay
of
the
ore
of
wood
that
my
slaves
have made
Jewish exhibition had to borrow the
Marc Schwartz, Yankel Adler, Yitz-
nails for hanging the pictures from Balfour announcement, of the manner lean stir neither hand nor foot."
chok Brauner and Barczanski; the
the commissaire on the building of in which England played with the "Yet," said his son, "thou dost bend
genre painters, Weinles, Trembatch,
the Jewish communal organization. Jewish hopes in the carrying out of thy knee before It, and lost call upon
Mindlak, Friedmann and Adolph Ber-
Warsaw can give every encourage- the Palestine pledge. This paper has it to help thee, and •ouldst have me
man, and young artists who have not
made demand upon demand for an ex- likewise worship it."
ment to the artists, except to par.
yet attached themselves to any move-
planation of the meaning of the term
"Ah, that I will," said his father,
chase their works. Once again, hope
national homeland.
ment, men who are still finding them-
That explana- i "I see now it is thy profane hand that
is placed on America. Prices which
selves, like Weintraub, Berlevi, Hen-
tion has not been forthcoming. On thelhath •huoght this havoc. Down on
in Poland are prohibitive are in
rfic Gottlieb and others, all artists of
contrary, there was issued, not no very thy face before the mighty Bel and
America ridiculously low.
whom we may be justly proud.
long ago, a "White Paper," which pray pardon for thy sin."
practically nullified everything that
The popularity of the Warsaw ex-
"Nay, father," said the boy, "I
was promised us. The White Paper would not fail in honor to my parent,
hibitions has even induced Jewish
spoke of the creation of a "Jewish and in naught else would I refuse to
artists in other countries, men of
community" in Palestine, something heed thy command, but this will my
wide reputation, to send in works for
new in the way of "putting it over" soul not let me do."
exhibition. And invitations have
MRS. YETTA ALEXANDER
on the scapegoat, the Jew. The White
been received from the organizers of
"Then will I take thee before Nim-
Funeral rites for Mrs. Yetta Alex- Paper was a most unheard-of manner rod, who has means to induce obedi-
important exhibitions outside Poland
ander, who died at her home at 1997 of trampling upoh Jewish rights. And ence."
asking the members of the Warsaw
Gladstone avenue on Thursday, June again this official document gave heart
group to exhibit. All this is but a
So Abram was led before the king.
211, were held on Sunday morning in to our enemies to interfere with and After hearing the story of the irate
beginning and how far things will
the chapel of Temple Beth El, with plot against the dream of our people Terah, and Abram's refusal to wor.
ultimately go no one can foresee.
Rabbi Leo M. Franklin officiating at for territorial rights. While the sit- ship images that coubl be made and
the services. Mrs. Alexander, who within in Palestine is gradually im- broken by the handsel men, Nimrod
The most important works at the
last exhibition were those of Marc was the widow of the late Jacob Alex- proving and the Jewish ideal is cer- said: "Yet must there he none in my
Schwartz. A remarkable man of ander, was apparently in her usual tain to triumph in the end, it is high dominion that refuses all worship
good health and her sudden death time, in view of the opposition to the to the gods. If images please thee not
whom much has already been written.
was a distinct shock to her many British Palestine policy that still worship the mighty powers—adore the
A man of great charm and personal
friends. Born in Germany 70 years flourishes in government ranks, that Fire."
magnetism. There is an air of the
ago, Mrs. Alexander came to America I an uil erstanding be reached and a
aristocrat about him. One is struck
"May the great king live forever,"
at an early age and settled in Cincin- !true ( .finition of "national homeland" answered- Abram, "and pardon thy
by his dignified appearance; he gives
nati, Ohio, where she was united in
be ex ctes1 from Britain. At a time servant if he speak too boldly; but if
one the impression of being chiselled
marriage by the late Isaac M. Wise vsphieli
out of fine marble.
n a people is in the course of re- we seek the mightiest, were it not bet-
to Jacob Alexander, who died 24
Marc Schwartz was born in years ago, after which Mrs. Alexan- b ng its cradle-land, it ill- be- ter to pray to that which is stronger
our self-respect to allow our- than fire—the water which quenches
Sgenzcz, near Lodz, in the year 1092, der came to Detroit, where she has coos
set ec, to be trampled upon. it?"
the son of a well known Hebrew since bade her home. A elevated
please thee better, worship
scholar and writer, Issacher Schwartz. mother and friend, a woman of ster-
In his boyhood, Schwartz showed ling qualities, her death will be
"Pardon, my lord king, but it has
Not That Britain Matter,.
strong inclinations for sculpture. At mourned by hosts of friends. Surviv-
come upon me that the cloud carries
the age of 17 he settled in Paris, ing Mrs. Alexander are her children,
One thing must, of course, he under_ the water, and is therefore more paw-
where he exhibited frequently and Theresa Alexander Marx, wife of
stood, and that is that whether Brit- erful."
became quickly known.
Benjamin Lee Marx, and Milton M. suirnainaupndtsbiisttoorrbilalt,rilg'ablte must
b, t-, ,
, bynz
Then if that seems good to thee,
"Eve," a female sculpture in the Alexander, and three brothers, Max
worship the Cloud."
nude, was his first important work. , Ms, of Detroit, harry May of Los the
home of the Jew. And in the
"Nay ,my lord thy servant has yet
The l'aris Journal, Le Courier Eu- Angeles, Cal., and Jacob May of Min-
building of that home only one ale- another word, for, behold there is a
ropean and La Revue des Arts, all neapolis, Minn. Those who came from ,n,ile‘.harip
uni,t
t—ts
e hek•
ei Jp entsehn
hne.i(1. 1 farce that is greater even than the
had enthusiastic. notices of his work: out of the city to attend the funeral meat will[
La Revue Moderne, a leading art were Mr. and Mrs. David Kleinmeyer we again quote from the great
Dr. before its fury."
publication in Paris, declared that of Marion, Ohio. and Mrs. Sidney T
yph, efo a e liorry ftlaelr ez ;
"Then worship ,!he Wind:
"Eve" proved its creator worthy of Marx of Cleveland.
1"tifisy7uhewwilii llito'fitthieslI Nimrod impatiently.
lew that counts and will count in the
"May the king in his Ref at goodness
Ipotinlge :tonne. sWhatever
tbe
p has e jeenw 1:us bi I t eifn_ , grant me to speak but ' , ace more;'
resu l t
said the boy, "and I have done. Fire
fort. .,Parpo,gr,e)ssib‘eva o‘
in,taroni,liun
ce;dt by
eannot worship, to watts. can I not
H o l y
.law,
Pray, Neither to the cloud nor yet to
Arab, or
Briton. Irtnos,s, can_ Power
the wind will I how down. There is a
ish
built b, roads,
Power mightier than ell they. To
structed schools, irrigated the soil and Hilo alone will I bend my' knee—El
ishelping to introduce health condi- Shaddai, the One Almighty God, fre-
When the Friday , sun has set
t i nns i n th e land. Millions upon mil. awe of heaven and earth, who gave
In the glowing west,
lions of Jewish dollars were poured life to thee and me."
into Palestine since the Balfour Dec_ i "Where does thy God hide hmiself?"
And the stars begin to shine
laration And millions will no doubt he asked the king. "Never hay,. I beheld
On the dark sky's breast,
poured in during the years to come. Him. Point IIim out to us that we
Then the old brass candlesticks
Because of the Jewish effort, because may see }lie power. Maylsip thus can
On the mantel there
of our men and our money that will gain him worshippers."
go to build the homeland, we have a
Tapering white candles hold,
"Eye cannot see His glory. Tongue
right to demand that Britain be true cannot tell Ilis might. Yet lift up
Standing tall and fair.
to her word and "use the best endeav- thine eyes aroud about and behold the
ors" not only for the carrying out of earth, the heavens above, the waters
Then mother's hands are gently spread
the pledge of 1917 but also to prevent below and all therein. At Lis word
interference on the part of irresp in- came all these."
Before the candle light;
si a
pi
blped atflibcb,isls. It is our duty to de-
Loud laughed the king and those
She softly prays that Sabbath peace
that served him. "What madness is
May come to us this night!
this? Can a go(hlurking where no hu-
And God must surely hear the words—
man eye con find his above have made
Always, at her prayer,
the gods that rule the world, the sun
Th. Women Pi
s,
whose
rays strike terror by day the
Something sweet comes to our hearts
Miss Henrietta Scold, president of moon and the stars that held sway
And seems to linger there.
Hadassah, in an address at the last over the fate of men, the hungry fire,
convention of the women's Zionist or-'the destroyer of all life? Can he have
Hands are idle FriCoy eve;
ganization, gave an interesting de- formed men ,both rulers and slaves?
scription of the woman's part in the Noy,, the boy mocks us.
We watch the candle flame,
reconstruction of Palestine. Upon
"1 es, and the blessed gods," cried
And hear the tales of long ago
reading Miss Szold's story one is thril- one of the councillors.
With many a quaint old name;
led at the great romance that is being
"Blashphemer, mocker," shoutwl the
And when we slip away to bed
'eyed in the history of our people court.
N ot only the men, but the women are
Then, in a smooth voice, which ill-
We know all will be right—
working on the fields, building houses, concealed his wrath, the king said,
We read God's promise written in
carrying hods on their shoulders up "Dort thou still defy the Fire?"
The Sabbath candles' light!
"Never will I prostrate myself to
and down the ladders. There are
among the women of Palestine, to another save El Shaddai," again said
quote Miss Szold, bacteriologists, Pa- then,b b o eyn.
ISABELLA R. HESS
tholigists and technicians. Miss Szold
if thou wilt not entreat the
says Dr. Rubinow, the director of the Fire's favour, thou shalt feel thi

OBITUARY

Sabbath Candles

(Tara I. last pap.)

Fire's wrath," said Nimrod.
At a signal powerful slaves

mhed

Abram, and east him int othe sacrifi-
cial furnace.
All stood with heated breath listen-
ing for the victims cries of anguish,
his call for mercy. No sound was
heard save the roaring of the flames.
"Approach the furnace and see if
the blasphemer be consumed," order-
ed the king.
The servants obeyed and saw Ab-
ram standing, in the midst of the
flames, alive and unharmed, with calm
countenance.
At the command of the astonished
king he came forth. Not a hair of his
head, not a thread of his garments,
was singed.
Then Nimrod and his officers ac-
knowledged that the (God who protect-
ed Abram was mightier than the gods
of Chaldea.
Hence, say the sages, is it •riteen
that Abram "came forth from ISr-
the furnace—of the Chalciees."

THE JERUSALEM SLIPPERS

The little Jewish orphans in Jeru-
salem are very poor. When they
should be playing, they often have to
work hard to make things to .sell
With the money they buy clothes and
food. A man once sent to Jerusalem
for a pair of slippers made by the or-
phans.. They were made of leather
and the inside was of wool. To his
surprise he found a poem in one of the
slippers written in English:
A wooly shoe-pad now I am,
But once I was a wooly lamb s
And in this costly coat of mine-
I roamed the hills of Palestine.
The little boy or girl who made the
slippers WAS sorry for the little lamb
whose fleece was used for a shoe-pad.
The Jewish children in Palestine
talk Hebrew. One day a visitor ask-
ed a little girl three years old, "What
is your rame" in Hebrew. But he
made a mistake. Ile should Mive ask-
ed "Ma Schmiech," but instead he
asked "Ye Schmeeho." The little girl
ran to her father and asked, "Are
these people Jews?"

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LETTER. B OX

Warns Against Un-Authorized

Solicitors.

Editor, Detroit Jewish Chronicle:
It has come to the attention of this
body that certain individuals, to us
unknown, have been making solicita-
tions from merchants and others in
this city by using the name of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars as bene-
factors.
Now, while there may be occasions
when the Veterans of Foreign Wars
may desire to place before our citizens
an opportunity to give, as for example
through the Community Fund, or in
the endeavor to establish the wearing
of poppies on Memorial Day, our or-
ganization as a whole through this
central body desires to have it known
generally that it does not authorize
or approve of the practices mention-
ed in the first paragraph.
We further desire to advise that in
the event of this body's giving its ap-
proval for solicitations of any kind,
that such approval will tie given only
after due deliberation at a regular
meeting (weekly), and that all indi-
viduals, concerned will be provided
with and required to carry on their
persons, duly authenticaled creden-
this body, the
tials bearing the seal
Wayne County Council of V. F. W.
JOEL R. MOORE,
Chairman, Wayne County
Council, Veterans of For-
eign Wars.

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Manager of Yiddish Theater

Thanks Supporters.

Editor Jewish Chronicle:
I want to take this opportunity of
thanking Detroit Jews, through the
columns of The Detroit Jewish
Chronicle for the co-operation they
gave me during the theatrical season
that closed the past week. I want
also to thank the Jewish press for the
valuable co-operation.
It is no secret that the past sea-
son was a successful one, financially.
The reasons are many, but I particu-
larly ascribe this to the general con-
dition of the Yiddish theater in
America during the past few seasons.
I have had occasion to convince
myself that a great number of the
theater-goers did not come to the Yid-
dish theater because of the local sur-
roundings and the theater's location,
and I have therefore planned that if
the Yiddish theater is to function
here during the coming season, it is
to be in a surrounding suitable for
the Yiddish stage and attractive
enough for the lovers of the Jewish
art theater. I am happy to announce
that I have secured for the next sea-
son the use of the Orchestral Hall for
shows to be played weekly ,oe semi-
weekly, and am making arrangements
for the best talent on the Jewish
stage.
During the past three years that
I have spent in Detroit I have made
many friends to whom I want to ex-
press my particular thanks for their
assistance'.
ABRAHAM COGUT,
Manager Detroit Yiddish Theater.

10,000 MOURN ROSENFELD

NEW YORK. — (J. T. A.) — The
high esteem. in which the Jews of
New York held Morris Rosenfield,
famous Yiddish poet, editor and play-
wright, was evidenced when more
than 10,000 persons turned out to
pay tribute to him at the funeral
services held in the auditorium of the
Jewish Forward building, 175 East
Broadway.
From 7 o'clock in the morning un-
til 11:15, when the services began,
thousands filed past the bier, which
lay in state in the center of the audi-
torium.
The ceremonies began with chant-
ing of Psalms of the Jewish burial
rites by Cantor Herschman, after
which there were addresses of eulogy
by many of the best known Jewish
writers and editors in New York, all
members of the Jewish Writers' Club,
under whose auspices the services
were held.
Among these were H. Rogoff, presi-
dent of the club; Morris Winshefsky,
Jewish poet; K. Marmour, Leo Kob-
rin, Alexander Harkavy, A. Sachs,
Menachem the poet, Reuben Brainin
and others.