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cause of the free loan societies and
I Provident Loan associations, founded
by the immigrant Russian Jew. In
every state, save perhaps Nevada, we
Abstract of Address Delivered Before Faculty end Students of Pacific
find Jewish farmers and thus we oh-
School of Religion at Oakland, C•I., Oct. 26.
serve the wonderful phenomenon of a
people divorced from the land for well
By RABBI RUDOLPH I. COFFEE.
nigh 20 centuries, still hungering for
America has mightily
Jewish immigration to America Egypt to protest against human I the soil.
may evily be divided into three peri- slavery, has urged him to oppose un- blessed the Jew and we add that
Gds. First, there were the Portu- sanitary dwellings and fight for clean Judaism has splendidly helped to de-
guese Jews, some of whom financed tenements in New York. ' veto)) this glorious nation.
Si... think of the ancient prophets as
the journeys of Christopher Colum-
bus, while others accompanied him. ethical leaders above all else and the . 1
The actual settling in the United Jews of America have certainly em-
OPENS ITS SECOND YEAR
States dates from 11155 when some 23 phasized the ethical side of life. They i
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Amsterdam, but were denied admit,- munal, state and national movemental NEW YORK.--The Jewish Insti-
sion by bluf old Peter Stuyvesant. which stress the ethical galas in lifeltute of Religion began its second
The immigrants, who had come II p for more than the 3 per cent which year on Oct. 4, established in its own
way of Brazil, appealed over the goy- their quota of the population might . home, a home made possible by the
Opposite Interurban Station.
error's head to the Dutch home office he expected of them. Without their building of the Free Synagogue
and were allowed to remain on con- aid and encouragement, music and the • House, which the Institute occupies,
dition that they care for their own drama could never develop so won- including a beautiful chapel seating
poor," which obligation American derfully in America. By a strange one hundred, where the morning ser-
coincidence, in those two industries vice for students and Faculty is held,
Israelites have ever since accepted.
Direction of Miss Blanche Haley
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Among the historic names in this which stand at the lowest rung of the a well-appointed library with provi-
Complete Line of Hair Good,
period, which embraced the 17th and ladder in enlightened treatment of the sion immediately for ten thousand
Marinello Preparations.
Ifs
18th centuries, was Ilaym Salomon workers—steel and coal—iust there and ultimately for thirty thousand
ill
Superfluous Hair Removed Painle
Permanent Waving.
and
ten
Faculty
and
class
of Philadelphia, who loaned all his Is we find Jews almost entirely miss-
Fredericks and Eugene Oil Wave. Dyeing end Bleaching.
money to Governor Morris during the ing from the management of affairs. rooms.
In the matter of faculty, in addi-
We next come to the question of
Revolutionary war, when the colonial
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treasury was bankrupt, and was soon Zi o nism. While the orthodox ritual, Lion to the teachers who served the
after put in prison for debt. Nor has for centuries , has offered a daily institute during the past year, includ-
the government ever repaid this debt prayer for the return to Jerusalem, ing the chaplain, the Reverend harry
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to the heirs. In New York lived that the modern phase of Zionism dates Lewis, Dr. Sidney E. Goldstein (So-
patriotic minister, Rev. Mendes back but to 1890 when Theodore Herz! cial Service), Dr. Joel Blau (Mid-
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Seises, who closed his synagogue wrote his historic treatise emphasiz- rash), Dr. Nathan Krasa (Homil-
sooner than offer prayer for the king in • the need for a Jewish homeland. sties), Dr. Maurice H. Harris (His-
of England during the War of Inde- The few Portuguese Jews in America tory), Dr. Louis I. Newman (Apol
have taken no pronounced stand, but ogetics), Dr. Joshua Bloch, Rabbi J.
pendence.
Max Weis, and Dr. George Kohut.
The second wave of Jewish immi- the German Jews, and particularly The Institute has secured the per-
gration commenced rather roughly their Reform Rabbis, have assumed manent services of Dr. Julian J. Ob-
JOHN CHIERA, Manager
with the beginning of the 19th cen- a hostile attitude, insisting that ermann, who has accepted the Chair
tury. This may be called the era America is our home and we wish no of Comparative Religion and Phil-
when "German" Jews settled in divided allegiance. The emphasis ology. Dr. Obermann, late of the
America because most of the Jewish upon loyalty appears strange when University of Hamburg, is one of the
newcomers arrived from Germany. even presidents of the United States better known of the young scholars
A large number arrived about the have expressed their sympathy for of Central Europe.
middle of the century, drawn here Zionism. The Russian Jews have ar-
Among the visiting teachers of the
MODERN STAG HOTEL
chiefly by the freedom which this dently supported Zionism for the past year, some of whom have begun their
country offered from military service quarter of a century. Very likely, it work, are Dr. Chaim Tachernowitz,
and taxation. They started hospitals, was their religious and spiritual an- who has accepted the post of Visiting
The Largest and Best Equipped Institution for Swedish and
orphan asylums, homes for the aged chor since so many of them were ut- Professor of Talmud for 1923.24,—
and other charitable institutions as terly unable to continue the orthodox Dr. Tschernowitz's ultimate place is
soon as they were economically inde- leanings they had imbibed in the old to be head of the Department of Tal-
pendent to look after their needy. country. Finding religious hate both mud in the Ilebrew University of
With their increasing numbers, anti- in Russia and also in this land, Jerusalem. The Bible chair for the
Semitism arose in America as in Eu- though in a lesser degree, they have year is filled by Reuben Levy, Lec-
rope, aided somewhat by the fact that longed for n land where Jews could turer at the University of Oxford,
Portuguese and German Irma did not express their ideals and dreams with- England, one of the gifted younger
mingle fraternally and the new immi- out spending so much energy in self- men in the field of biblical scholar
grants, bringing a foreign tongue. defense. At the present time, Jews ship. l'rofessor Julius Guttmann of
did not mix with the citizenship of of America are agreeing to send the Judische Hochschule, Berlin, will
100-Room Hotel With Use of
money to Palestine for educational
their day.
purposes, as the founding of a He- be a member of the Faculty for the
The third epoch of Jewish immigra- brew university in Jerusalem, and for Spring term, January to May, 1924,
tion began in ISM when the cruel the development of schools, chiefly his specialty being Jewish philosophy
"blue" laws of Russia were enacted.
along wzricultural and manual train- and the philosophy of religion. Pro-
This group of newcomers was com- ing lines. The new Palestine will de- fessor Harry A. Wolfson of Harvard
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posed therefore, in a very real sense, velop through industry and agricul University is to fill the chair of Jew-
of religious exiles who left the land tare, and Zangwill's hostility has ish History and I'hilosonhy, dividing
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of their birth, just as did the Pilgrim really served as a challenge to those his time between the Institute and
Fathers, to worship God sa their con-
who still hold fast to political Zionism. Ilarvard. Among the visiting lec-
science dictated. The "Russian" Jews,
His plea for a surrender thereof has turers for the year are to be Profes-
as they were known, had marked dif- cemented many contendinig factions sor Kirsopp Lake of Ilarvard Univer-
ferences from the earlier generations
who nledged $700,000 for strengthen- sity, Professor David G. Lyon, of Har-
who arrived here. The Portuguese oh-
vard University, Professor F. J.
ing their labors.
served the orthodox ritual, while the
Foukes Jackson of the Union Theo-
Religiously, the Jews of America logical Seminary and Dr. Israel
German Jews brought the beginnings
of Reform Judaism to America. The divide into three broad classes; (1) Abrahams of the University of Cam-
Russian Jews transferred their ritual, those who are orthodox, holding fast bridge, England.
which was the orthodoxy of the to the traditional ritual and aiming
The Samuel and Emil Hirsch Lib-
Ghetto with its orientalisms and med- to continue the historic customs of the rary of the instute contains about
iaeval survivals. Thousands of Rus- oast centuries; (2) those who insert 8,000 volumes, including the Pro-
sian Jews showed early signs of English prayers into the ritual, accept fessor Brann collection of Breslau.
breaking away from this traditional the liberal ideas of science and mod- the Rabbi Mendelssohn collection and
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interpretation, and we find them, ern thought, and see in religion a con- a goodly part of the library of the
while overwhelmingly in the majority tinuing process of revelation; (3) a Acting President. There are shortly
in the orthodox synagogues, also join- large group who stand in between to be presented to the Library a con-
ing Reform Temples, supporting So- these two extremes. The first two
number of volumes from
cialistic movements, organizing Work- oroups are strongest, the orthodox siderahle
the collection of the late Emil G.
"Just what you want — the way you want
ingmen's Circles, and also developing in number and the reform in influ-
Lib-
whose name, in part, the Lib-
atheistic groups. In other words, the once. with both sides inclined to be Hirsch,
rary bears. Messrs. M. J. and S. M.
We also sell the Buckeye Incubators, Security Brooders and Standard
Russian Jew is highly individualistic conciliatory toward the other so that Stroock have recently made a gen-
Colony Brooder. Also agents for Globe Feeds.
in his ways. Due to centuries of per- they may co-operate in such (mimon erous gift for the purchase of refer-
secution, he is high strung and de- problems as European relief and fight- ence volumes in memory of their
Come and see us when in need of Poultry Supplies,
velops individual traits which take ing religious prejudice. Reform Jews nephew, Lawrence Shrier. Professor
him to all fields Of thought and activ- drink no wine for sacramental pur- Richard Gottheil has lately presented
ity. Intensely eager for higher learn- poses, using, grape juice instead, and to the Library some of the volumes
1$101gMCKWOINKWal l i
ing, he has filled our colleges and uni- orthodox Jews have gradually com- from the collection of the late rabbi
versities, winning prizes in all lines menced to take a similar stand in view
of academic thought. This is equally of the scandalous abuse of the wine of Temple Emaqu•El, the Reverend
Dr. Gustave Gottheil, who, manu-EI
many
true of the Russian Jewess who is privilege. Careful investigation shows years
ago, founded the E
also most eager for advanced learn- that non-Jew's must share the respon• Preparatory School for the Jewish
ing. They have entered every profes- sibility of this shocking disrespect for Ministry.
sion and trade, bringing especially to law through joining so-called syna-
Professor Tachernowitz will give a
the latter, a wonderful brother-love gogues as members at one dollar per series of Extension lectures on The
year solely for the purpose of obtain- Introduction to the Talmud," the lec-
and altruistic spirit for the group.
The above expressed spirit of sol- ing wine from a "paper" congrega- tures to be given in conjunction with
Northway
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idarity explains why just among the tion. One such synagogue in San the Ilistadruth Ivrith, Thursday eve-
Jewish women of the East Side of I.eandro had 201 members last year, nings at 8:15, at the Jewish Centre
though
only
seven
Jewish
families
New York the first labor union for
of the East Side, Stanton Street, be-
women should be organized, with Rose live there, and another in Alameda ginning Thursday, November
8.
Schneidermann at its head. In Illi- had 520 members, most of whom never These lectures, like those of Profes-
nois, Agnes Nestor successfully led passed a night in their lives in Ala- sor Lake, are open to the public.
the fight for reduced hours and a mM- meda. Beth "ministers" were com-
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imum wage for women. The Yiddish pelled to stop selling wine, when this
papers in New York are among the abuse was uncovered.
hest labor periodicals in the land, and
In the Center of Town.
The question of anti-Semitism also
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both Samuel Gompers, president, and separates into three parts. The first - - f=
THIRD AVE., Opposite Burrough Adding Machine Co.
Frank A. Morrison, secretary of the cause of this unhappy religious oppo-
American Federation of Labor, are of sition may he gathered around the =._
FRED C. STANGE, Sec. and Mgr.
WM. ZIMMERMAN, Pres.
Jewish parentage. The idealism of name of Jesus. Because Jews are =
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OSCAR LAMSENS, Treas. and S
the Jew, which led his ancestors in wrongly accused of having crucified
LEO TAUBE, Vice-Pres.
visaiWO:WaWaWisSisalawaVavoi.
the lowly Nazarene religious preiu- . 0
lice exists in the minds of many pro- --
mmeoessis oem.oessmet
fessing Christians. The sole negation '01
to that view is the preaching by lib- , 0
oral Christians of the truth concern- 0.
ing the life and death of Jesus.
Christian ministers must explain that
Jesus was a Jew, lived a Jewish life,
and died a martyr while protesting .._--
SUCCESSORS TO
against abuses in his day. It is trat-
ifying that Christian preachers, in
ever increasing numbers, do explain
that .lews did not crucify Jesus who 0 -
(lied at the hands of Roman soldiers, E..--:
EXTEND TO
under sentence inflicted in a Roman !..0
court, following trial by Roman pro- 0-
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cedure.
The sceond cause of religious preiu-IN
dice falls around the name of Shy- I - 7
lock and is due to ignorance. Thou-,,
sands of otherwise intelligent Ameri-
cans accept Shylock as synonymous IR
with the Jew of history , whereas=
Shakespeare seldom saw a Jew, if -M-
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eyer he met a single one, and his ,7.
Griswold, Corner State
knowledge of Judaism was twisted to ' -0-
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suit
the
needs
of
the
vaudeville
stage
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00m0e100•04....oem00mems0....04emeamomo of his day. To negate this form of
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anti-Semitism, Jews and Christians
must fraternize freely and learn to 0
know one another. The idea of the '
rich Jew is nonsense, for we have roil-
lions of Jews in Europe who are de-
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-
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pending on charity this very hour to M I
keep them from starvation. Were it F. -- -
not for the six millions of dollars
m-
which the Jews of this country sent —
oversea since the world war began,
millions of our brethren would be M
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dead today. M
The third source of anti-Semitism
arises from economic causes but if the
Jew is more successful and smarter
in business than his neighbor, the
lazy and slower thinking competitor 0 -
has only himself to blame. Hundreds
"-;
of years of persecution have sharp- - - a7
ened the business acumen of Jews
who could only exist in peace by brib- 14
ing their cruel persecutors in Eu- . 0
ropean lands. To live, therefore, Jews :,-_--
had to possess money and ability to
obtain cash has remained among their r_...
assets to this day.
Finally, America needs the Jew. S.
He brings a wonderful ethical equip- i 0
ment which is lifting and helping ; 0
America. The old shop of the second-
hand clothier, with its many dangers
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to health, is no more, thanks to the IS z-
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