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at which Judge Julian Mack spoke on "The Truth
the
about Palestine."
We sympathize with the complainant and join with
•
an
wawa.
■
om
Is• OM,
her in the wish that many more should have heard
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Judge Mack. He speaks with the authority gained
Joseph J. Cummins, President and Editor
from actual study and observation in Palestine, as well
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By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
as with the added authority which he carries based up-
1151,1haVpgostotlice
at
Detroit,
At t 2,,,f 1
Entered as Second-ci!lailinua,ltd.r, stre
on his training in weighing evidence derived from his
"what! where the hanged man
experience as Judge in the Federal Courts.
ENIN'S death deserves more than
A GOY IN THE GOOD PLACE lies?" cried Anton, in horror.
General Offices and Publication Building
The cause of her displeasure is manifestly due to
passing mention from the Jewish
"Ach, yes, this life is a vale of sor-
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towards Bolshevism and the Sov-
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rewar
let regime; whatever Jews may think
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hundreds failed to attend the meeting where from her of the Russian workers' republic, one
I.
and the priest sighed, and undid the
$3.00 Per Year
That
The first they knew of it in town
point of view the concrete vital, present question of thing must be borne in mind:
middle button of his coat, which drew
Subscription, in Advance
during the darkest war and p
was through Lottchen Schmidt, who
an uncomfortable crease after meals.
publication, all correspondence and news matter must reach this
Palestine
was
the
subject
for
discussion.
the
European
periods,
the
only
spot
in
To insure
hail
been
playing
at
the
river
bank,
office by Tue. ay evening of each week.
The old man expostulated and en-
We may agree that many like to be amused, and
Hell where the Jew was secure
was and
Soy- and came home with a sock in her
treated in vain.
The Detroit Jewivh amulet. Invites correspondence on subjects of mutton
iet Russia.
del
not need fear pogroms
emotionally
edified,
which
may
account
for
the
failure
hand.
"Put thy trust in Cod, my son, and
respo nsibility for Co indorsement of the
sclaimo
di
ary and Poland,
to the Jewieh people, but
Hungary
\,
"A good sock," said her mother, in
pray to the blessed Virgin," said the
view . gap ee eee d b y the writers.
of a certain number to attend. But that still does not Roumania and Germany, Ukraine and astonishment,
0
and upon examining it
priest, leading Anton to the door, for
Shevat
26,
5684
account for a large number who would have attended Bavaria, have plundered and massa- more closely she found the letters "A. he wished to be alone, that he might
February 1, 1924
ounded,
and
Jewish
F" marked at the top. Everyone
bred. killed
close his good-natured eyes, which
if the protagonists of Palestine had done their part in
like w water. But in Soviet
knew that these initials stood for An-
blood flowed and
were drooping fel. the wont of his eve-
the proper presentation of the subject.
Russia it was different. The Jewish
ton Flegel, and the double cross-stitch
A Philosopher.
sing nap.
spiriay have been attacked; Jew-
Some teachers like to blame the pupils for their
in which they were worked, and for
III.
ish learning was prevented and the
which his mother had long been fam-
of New He
York,
his business
Evening had descended still and
I. C. Herman,
Mr. faithful
to two
employees.
has gives
accumulated
all failure to be promoted. The educator who understands
sh
religion
discriminated
against.
ous, completed the evidence.
Jewi
dark over the town, and the stars
"I wonder how this came by the
But the Jew s were not exceptions in
glittered coldly in the sky, as Anton
the money he can spend, and to add more to his already the
of blames
education,
studies
the holds
plastic
minds re-
of
these instances. They were the vie-
river," mused Lottchen's mother, but
the purpose
children,
himself
and
himself
stood hesitatingly before the Protes-
tints of an antnational
and anti-re-
i-
her
halting at the sock,
tent parsonage, and it was with fear
large pile is only increasing the lot until it is mere sponsible if the child does not show the proper inter- ligious movemen t, and were not sing- she imagination
hurried across the street to con-
GI
and misgiving that he finally walked
led
out
for
a
blood-bath
as
in
the
other
suit
the
blacksmith's
wife,
who
imme-
est and appreciation.
junk.
along the stone path u p to the dark
Europe. So that if the
dintely opened wide vistas of probe-
rk
Perhaps better results would be achieved if a little couies
ntr of Euro
he
da
Not long ago another of our co-religionists turned
nd
s
ls
a
bare
wal
ho u se , with
of the world, is right when it
bilities.
windows and knocked timidly.
self examination, a little self criticism were indulged press
over his factory to his employees for the same reasons
refers to "Lenin as Bolshevism," and
Before the gossip had spread a
"The pastor is busy at his sermon,"
that "Bolshevism was Lenin,"
quarter of a mile, they carried the
Mr. new
Herman.
said the woman who opened the door,
as given
Will by
these
owners succeed? This is the quest in, rather than this fault finding and denunciation. The says
en we have much to be thankful for
but the old man pleading earnest bus-
to this departed leader. At least, un- young
man's
body
up
the
street.
They
tion most people ask and neglect the most important fact remains that hundreds did come to hear Rabbi Sil- then
had found it caught in the rushes by
Mess, she lead the way through a dark
der his influence Jewish life was as
aspect of these acts of generosity. ver and did not come to hear Judge Mack. What are
the willows where the river bends.
Aon m follow ed, staring va-
p assage. thnt
sacred as non-Jewish life. What is
"Yesus Maria!" cried the women.
her tall,
Our people are charged with gross materialism and the underlying causes? Who is actually to blame? A
cy
antl at e di outl ine of
in countries neighboring on
"So it has to come."
thin figure and wondering vaguely at
critical searching analysis of all the causes and factors more,
Russia, pogromists were forced to stop
"I always knew he'd come to a bad
the low paper-like rustling, until he
crass greed. This charge is not without foundation. will perhaps shed some light upon this rather perplex- their murderous attacks on our peo- end."
discovered that a came' from Emu
pie under threats from the Soviet. So,
"Always running after that Protes-
We have however a philosophic strain that frequently ing situation.
Pastorin's stiffly-starched white sprout.
memory of Lenin, reisardless of
tent girl."
The pastor sat at his desk writing
You know many a banquet has been spread with the
sets us apart. Some of us in the very midst of the bat-
the man's economic and political viewa
"Or sitting in the tavern." ,
by the light of a lamp, which threw
tie's roar, where all are stridently and madly shriek-
will not be tainted in Jewish history.
"Ile must have drowned himself."
a
circle
of rays upon a plain pine floor
ing sit down and calmly take note of all that is happen- wines
appetizing,
delicious
food of
in the
abundance,
with
"Alas! his poor old father."
to please
the palates
fastidious,
and rare
yet H
scoured to such a degree of whiteness
least
we
suffered because of him, at may
have
"We had better send for the old
that
Anton
feared to tread upon it. He
ing and come to the conclusion that all this is corrosive the guests did not come. Sometimes the guests are at were not singled out to be martyrs. man," some one suggested after they
turned as the old man entered, and
ting.
Mr.
Herman
does
not
wait
unti
The
Jewish
spiritual
struggle
in
Rus-
had
laid
the
corpse
upon
a
bed,
and
s
fault;
Sometimes
the
host
is
to
blame.
and devasta
said in a cold though kindly voice:
If we proceed to discover the cause, with reason and sia w as made easier because it was•a covered the young face, in which the
dath overtakes him to make known his will. He do to
"Good evening; pray be seated."
part of a country-wide struggle.
blood still tinted the cheeks, with a
The old man gazed diffidently into a
not
watt
until
age
has
robbed
him
of
the
capacity
to
--
enjoy. He looks about him; he transvalues accepted dispassion, in a scientific manner, we may be able to
sheet.
stern, thin face, whose deep-set eyes
Claus volunteered to go.
the glint of pol-
Some Interesting Figures.
s like mated
values and says: "I do not accept your philosophy of prevent the repetition of such disappointing meetings
t l
ouighthich
threw
"lie will break it gently, said the
strangely
ste el , w
ROM Palestine comes extremely
i
in the future.
11
cum t
rj
pcop
e,
with
his
gentle
tones.
We
too
have
experienced
the
sense
of
frustation,
interesting information on Jew-
life. I shall live as men are told to live, and as they
Claus _was best * fitted for a delicate
"My son Is drowned, your sever-
of futility, of depressing disappointment when the ish schools and their pupils. We are errand, for he read books and knew ence," he assayed, trembling at le ngth.
should live."
that out of a total of 19,213
what's what.
"What, what—indeed! I ant deeply
And what is more, he will not handicap his chil- cause we advocated failed 'to receive the proper re- informed
l
dasr
h
h
nt
s:
e
o
r
t
-
h
ti
i
ow
en
,
s
i
c
s
h
spee
t
u
e
o
i
t
eih
srtho
tn
hhr
n
n y nym
i e
The host prominent landmark in the
regi eor t t roi e n, ; u l onai i r i t5ida t 2l s i5 t w5n e 7s5.1 g ,1 6, o:b
grieved to hear it cried the pastor.
dren with the burden of inherited wealth. He refuses sponse and appreciation. But we are trying to be re-
large bareness of old Aston's mind
good
a
s
t
issse
.
';o
rt
i
er
st
a
nl , what can I do for you, my
e
R
a
rm
s
tr r, o n uly tIt e s so
alists, and are trying to adjust our emotional states, to
to make bums of them. Mr. Herman acts are a living
.
y
a
t h e ev ti.s o i t t i notfr
' i vZith
"I thought perhaps—I beg of you-
philosophy and an irrefutable answer to many of the
the prevail in g realities. If zeal, complaint, denuncia-
e d since that event, but he had not
b ury hm
if you would kindly
i ."
slanders
lev h ut then
some th ing dents
forgotten, for it was the one time in
eled at our people.
dent in schoo l s supp orted b y other
tion will perhaps
n ot bring tem o,
'Are you not a Catholic?" said the
organizations
and
individuals.
These
his
life
that
he
had
been
called
from
The psychology of the mass is an agglomeration of
astoni shment.
tor,
in
else will.
pas
facts were brought out in connection
his work in the mills.
the psychologies of the individuals composing it. With
" Yes your Reverence."
with the bequest of 100,000 pounds
Thus when Claus came to him that
" A nd ' you come to me?"
made by Ellis Kadouri, a Jew, for
day, saying simply: "Flegel, thou
more individuals like Mr. Merman,who has glimpsed
s Yeh, what's to be done, your Rev-
Who Next?
Palestine schools. The Jewish cone
•
shouldst go home, " the old man cried:
says he is
the dawn of a new clay, we may expect a humanity
ro in .
erence? Our err
l i ue s4 maintains
"What! Is she here again?"
Lenin is dead. Trotzky is deposed. These are the , m
uicide, butHhe ass not bad—only
a suicide,
without the tiger, hyena and ape dominant.
•
vitionvitYofefhPealexsctn
e
"Nay," said Claus; "it's one y An-
t
little
wild;
they
found
him
in the
We are happy that such examples are of our peo- latest bits of news from that most interesting, baffling dance in the government rn schools it h to
a
know how it i s—h e died
river. ut Yohu
t
would be unjust to use this Jewish
The old man paled a little.
he is
now
t,
and
le May we be ever in the vanguard which makes for country—Russia.
ramen
withoe sac
"Y h " sighed Claus, folding his
in comes Co no great surprise. He fund for a similarly unequal diatribe-
damned and cannot lie in consecrated
Th e death of L en
hands as does the priest, so it goes
g J ews and Arabs. T e
a better, happier humanity.
tion shmon
a
has been sick for a long time past. The retirement of Jewi c laim is that the Ka dour i he-
ground; oh, yeh!"
ut hat can one do? .
The pastor's lip curled, he viewed
in tots
world. little
B w dead, Anton."
Trotzky, due to physical and nervous breakdown, quest was intended for the promotion
He's
a little—a
l:
the old man with contemptuous silence
e
jtuhsetrlythmeiPsuas
hn
is
Wo
tu
sr
oet.
ru
nl
m
g
eow
„rc
l
e
sbr
o ss f fl in
for
a moment and then burst forth:
Wanted, More Tolerance in Jewry.
comes rather unexpectedly.
71.
"Idolatry! bigotry! 0, the horror of
Time alone will tell whether Lenin was an emanci- ing the bequeathed sum, or whether
Of
all
the
pretty
sights
in
town
Our esteemed contemporary, The American I srae-
it—the
benighted, priest-ridden mass!
c-
or merely a th he e will of Mr. Kadouri failed to spe
there was none more charming than
Do you really believe o
that a sinful
the $ e 5,- pator, genhis and prophet of a new day, his
t l iy the exact Hebrew purpose o f hi s
f
anaica
lite, uses n uncertain language in describing as
of
the
priest,
standing
in
its
d
destroyer
No
one
questions
base
mortal can absolve another's sins? Do
a m n- b ung l er an
eshiva
benevolence, is a question that will acne theou
000 ,000 drive of the Isaac Elchonon Y
you really believe that the lack of a
sincerity, but many do . question his . wisdom and under- doubtedly find an answer in the course sunny garden next to the Catholic
ace. The acrimonious , hostile tone of the advocate of
presently attempted arbitration. church. It was almost covered with
heathenish rite can exclude a sinner
blooming vines, out of which shining
front Christ's mercy?"
reform Judaism finds no response in our minds. We standing.
significance at this time are the
Of
We
as
Jews,
however,
are
much
more
interested
ofits
He had leaped from his chair, and
figures which show the strength of the windows peeped like laughing eyes;
fine grape vines clustered on the gar-
cannot take this intolerant attitude toward any under-
was striding the floor in great per-
Jewish schools which,
in Trotzky, and despite the fact that we may disown ds
taking that has for its aim and purpose the teaching
many
pupils
as
den
walls,
turbation,
the words of the proseltiz-
as
almost
him, condemn him, yet the world insists upon calling b d b
mfortably.
orm in spite of the waddled i o and
in the yard fat geese
ing harangue with which he had for
of Hebraic wisdom, law and commentary.
oe me t sch ools,
"Frau Kochin," who kept house for
years
assailed
obstinate Orientals fall-
only
bout
17
What handiwork of God surpasses the cultivated, him a Jew, even though he insists that he is an inter- mats th at
tews
J
f
ernhe
the priest, was as plump and comfort-
ing glibly from his lips, while Frau
cent of the Palestine populatio in.
per cefit
Reese, oa sy d though
learned man or woman? And who can deny that those nationalist.
o
,Le
o
s
v
.
e
Pastorin's
knitting
needles clicked a
r
r
figures
with ug rollin e g -
This firebrand of the revolution fires the imagine-
b
fierce accompaniment.
an re ce :;i eJe ew y ig c:ltpu
preSomin g division
i
who spend their l ves in the study of Hebraic learning
between
the
govern-
lis,baloedsaswetrhee
ever
"They
keep
you
in ignorance and
in the Yeshivoth of Europe have these attributes of Lion of even the most phlegmatic and prosaic. A jour- m
as : as i r i l c e :
o as p r l bod
,:,;ail,nrkteasdot d
pd her
darkness, for they know that, like
nalist, a man without any military training, a man
r i , u a t w ei sth o s tc hh eoo ,flo s w a are, ili d si tsio o n - always s a sn a d ms ire:I.: as /i n d s s ar tnue n , o
those
poisonous
night-blooms
that
„
y
r
a
for a
t s l i
i ehat
wisdom and cultivation? Among the most engaging
known as the greatest antiilitarist of Europe becomes
; of his own institutions, indepepn: pins and stewing-Pans, her hair was
wither at the first gleam of dawn,
and magnificent
figures we have met are those who
pos y
e
egg
newly
shelled.
their false gods will shrink and die
the greatest military .genius of the whole world. He dently of the mandatory power. it is boiled
She had two little red-cheeked chil-
have drunk at the living springs of the Talmud. These
in the first ray of truth," he cried.
millions of hungry, illiterate tramps into a a refutati on of the charges made fee-
d r est Un
led the
called
cit
versTonc
n _ he
a who
"They keep you from the blessed light
f
them—
men possess acumen, discri mination, fine reasoning fac- transforms army, fired with the highest patriotism and quently in England that the Jews are
'
l i ) o
1
of the Testament. Throw off the bond-
.
ccilre7
a charge to the British government
ulties, tolerance, gentility and patience in an extraor- disciplined
lit-
age of ignorance and superstition
national idealism. And the man is a Jew, whose tea- In this case figures help to nail an- very fond, indeed, he was of these
because
n
dinary degree. With them learning was a passion, and
be one of us, brother. Join the true
lie frequently broadcasted by
background, training, are all distinctly opposed other
eyes, which
were
blu and e mer-
Britain's enemies of the Jewish na- tee their
children.
Was it,
perhapl,
oris.
and only Church
f Ch t Her e, take
they devoted their best energies and most valuable dition,
e
facts
so
that
one
s
h militar y creed. We recite the
this Testament, my friend: rea
banal cause.
years to acquire this learning, and possess th e rare mod- to t e e a distinct
rYi'sheeinsuetethinrgesesun was gilding the
of
the
love
of
the
Saviour,
it shines in
picture of the man.
pebbles of the priest's neat gravel
Anton
may hav
esty whuch much understanding gives. They realized
n , whil b uague-
every fine," and th us e m
The anti-Semites call him malevolent. They charge
sr sr with s b lo ow we l e stared
Is the Menorah Society Dead?
d Anton
An
Flegel,
n
nt,
s
old
o
dbe
ds
walk
sl
a
in
dumb
ama
zeet
ha lf
their own short-comings and unsatisfactoriness. They
shoulders
HURWITZ,
chancellor
of
v
bent
him with sinister influences in the Russian government,
the head
understanding, and wondering
continued to study to the very last, and engaged in
As-
the
Intercollegiate
Menorah
upon
hint
when
he
confessed
to
having
and would have it appear that the Russian government
disputations until the very end. With this equipment
ly what penance the priest would put
sociation, does not mince words in tak-
ao loln ie g. went to the side door, which
pened into the dining-room, judging
they were able to apply themselves to the study of is a Jewish government; that all their mistakes and
exception to a statement we made
ork ing
w the inviting fragrance of brown- listened.
from
When the pastor finally ceased, An.
in
a
recent
issue,
to
the
effect
that
modern affairs and not without advantage to their fel- misdeeds, their hatreds and bloodthirstiness is
ed butter which came from there that
ton rose and placed the Testament,
ganization he heads was "dead". Mr.
and he
of the Jews. All because Trotzky is a Jew. We can
the
priest
was
at
his
supper;
a
letter
to
the
editor
follows:
which
the former had forced into hie
lfurwitz's
low The
men. Isaac Elchonon Yeshiva proposes to continue never credit one individual with such superhuman and
judged aright, for the half-pen ge Rev-
ev- hands, upon the chats.
disclosed the portly form of his
"My
attention
has
been
called
to
supernatural
powers,
even
though
he
may
be
a
remark-
o
"Keep it, you may take it with you,'
in the best sense. The Yeshiva will sac P
seance seated at the table with Frau
an article in your issue of January
this tradition
Kochin and the little ones, where they urged
the pastor.
America with these men of great mental stature, able man, an indefatigable worker, a skillful organi-
's
Week
"I thank
you, but it is not allowed,'
'Digesting
the
nth ,
ply
zer. Ile has the limitations imposed by nature as does
had just finished eating a lar dish
said Anton, simply.
N ews ,' by Philip Slom ovitz, which
with a curriculum as broad and satisfying as the classi-
t
ssr.
s
g
o
u
a
r
a
y
kpi
r
saotrisl
o,
saos
n
f
o;fm
e
d
The pastor uttered an exclamatioi
o f A b s u f t o t enr
Ze ta t il-i se I surprising a ti e
ed with hat in
cal curricffli of our best universities. We cannot be per- every man.
of impatience and flung himself int
Now that he no longer plays an important role in
t
the
classical
Hebrew
learning
will
unfit
Association
is
dead,
dead
'since
the
is
dead."
his
chair. Anton viewed him wi t
evaded tha
the affairs of Russia, what will the anti-Semites do for
(L our reverence, my son
ha r•Y
sinking heart.
s s t
pri
these men for the understanding of the ethical and phil.
invitation.
ie
d
the
p
r
u
without
We are certain that in Russia there will
u f r th e a d „ s o out
"Then you will not bury him?" h
Is e ,, blurted
wa "Really, whether your writer will
hence,"
rather cal problems of the America of today. We are a scapegoat?
be glad or sorry to hear it, this re-
osophi
asked pleadingly.
from their program of the past
in compassionate and melting tones,
convinced that this classical Hebrew training be no radical departure
port of our death seems to be ex-
"It is impossible unless you joint 1
though he wiped the butter from his
At all
six
• years. They will continue many of the practices
g
ceedingly exaggerated.
able
of
handlin
p
f
men
ca
mouth with care and folded 17-nap- Church"
Svill develop a group o
events, if our going activities at 61
The old man fumbled his hat, tin
the vThich have made them odious, or at least undesirable.
Americ n nd Canadian colleges
kin neatly.
for a mome nt looked shy.
difficult and engrossing pro ems o f American Jewry.
Trotzky has really done the anti-Semites a disserv-
"The funeral—" began old Flegel.
"I will pay well," he said.
know
comparisons
are
odious
and
often
irrele-
and unlver:ities are any criterion
We
not " Bost
lie in not know th at a suicide can-
"A Catholic cannot lie in our cen t
of life. And, in addition, the Me-
vant, but yet we feel impelled to make one. Is not Jew- ice by taxing his powers too much and by permitting
consecrated ground?" inter-
norah
Summer
School.
And
the
Me-
tery,"
said the pastor, and turning
himself
the
luxury
of
a
physical
and
nervous
collapse.
•
j
rupted his reverence in the same ten-
ry more respected by the intelli g ent unpre udiced
his desk continued at his sermo
norah Journal.
,,
f the gentile world for its learned rabbis and But perhaps they enjoy the game of creating scape-
"I do not know how seriously your .
whose text was, "Blessed are the me
a r voice.
t' e
"A suicide!" cried Anton, aghast.
"
readers take such a reporter or di-
ciful."
scholarly laymen of orthodox persuasion than for the goats. Perhaps they would be unhappy
"Ile was no suicide. Ile was walking
I am sure you will be
Old Anton reeled as he turned o
gester,
but
blatant, crude members of our synagogues and tern- of theirs should be ended. We are awaiting the cre-
from Muldorf, probably hot and
glad to serve the interests of truth
night , and walked under t
in
into
tired,
and
took
a
cramp
while
bathing
ples who have no learning? We wish to impress upon ation of their malignant hatred with no little interest.
by publishing these lines from the
ld th ge litt ering s tars.
boly
'dead' that has never been more
his
feet.'
IV.
the minds of those who read as they run this one fact,
"Ai, al, Flegel," said the priest,
alive and growing."
It was on a dim, rainy morning,
with a significant nod; "everyone
that any movement which has as its purpose the spread-
narro w stre
a
dark
yard
of
a
dirty,
knows, too, why he went to often to
Now, really, Mr. Hurwitz, no one
ing of learning, the keeping alight the torch of scholar-
that old Anton stood gazing perp text
Muhldorf—a Protestant wench."
could be happier than the writer of
ly
about
him,
staring
alternately
ship has our fullest and unreserved support and co-op-
"Ile would not have married her,"
these lines, even though he may be a
Upon a atone, in old time,
s h p ofl, d little t ob u h iti
i R hs d peak-roofed
a wh dingy,
cirked
poor reporter, endowed with weak di-
ed
eration, This Yeshivah proposes to improve t e qual-
pprro
A wanderer sank to rest.
lad," said the
ietitatreckless,
gestive
powers,
to
learn
that
Menorah
ben di r e l r i t
ity of humanity and we gladly encourage it.
thhoeo rs e s y tnoa o is e, h a: dh had crooked
is "going" at 61 colleges. We are anx-
A wondrous vision soothed his heart
gwhich
We believe in an United American Jewry, but want
ious with you "to serve the interests
How strangely was he blessed!
" He was it good son to me, your
as the rabbi's dwelling.
of truth," and we beg your indulgence
reverence," pleaded Anton.
to keep alive the spirit of criticism within the existing
f roTtwhe the powda,sllefsulolf
"It is but a just punishment from
for an explanation. During our col-
tohr a at i '
f c y s t' p that
o water
divisions and against each other. We cannot endorse
The arched sky was his coverlet,
Heaven," cooed the priest, mournful-
lege days there was none more enthus-
about, while through them the sp
sentiments which give rise to the feeling that those who
ly,
lifting
his
hand
as
he
did
when
he
iastic for Menorah. So much so, in fact
The night-wind cradle song;
preached on Easter. "He was a great of a neighboring tannery and the .
that our fellow students thought us
have not our particular point of view are a menace to
ghost of Frau Rebbetzin's ho
A ladder mounted heavenward
sinner. Ile had not been to mass or
worthy for election to the presidency
confession for years; he spent his "Kraut Strudel" struggled for sal
Which bore an angel throng.
Jewry.
of the University of Michigan chapter.
macy.
money on a Protestant wench and
In the final analysis, Jewry is greater than any of
Then came the war. Many attempts
Anton heard voices in the house,
gave nothing to the church, and there-
were made to strengthen the Menorah
its schisms and divisions. It is only through tolerance,
saw no way of entering, for bein
Ah, in these sober days of ours
fore he died like an outcast, without
organization at the above college. All
stranger, he did not know that
understanding and good will that we shall create and
When we softly close our eyes,
absolution and the blessed sacrament.
attempts have failed, at least at Ann
door was down the crevice by
Arbor. And the general impression,
Alas! Anton, thou'lt need buy many
develop an American Jewry.
No lofty ladder climbs above,
fence, where fat people went in s
he
is
damned
one that still prevails among our col-
asses for his soul, for
ways.
No angel hosts arise.
lege men in this part of the country,
and will burn in hell fire."
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What Is the Real Cause?
We received a communication from one of our sub-
scribers in which a bitter, almost querulous complaint
is registered against the Men's Temple Club, the officers
and spiritual leaders of Beth El. The cause of the
complaint is the failure of these mentioned to attend
the meeting held under the auspices of the Men's Club
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And though our bed be richly draped
And royal fares our own,
reshed —
The pillow's changed t o atone.
ABRAM S. ISAACS.
, ,i10/S 31,1. /PS
is that Menorah is dead! 1 have in
from a former
my possession a letter
president of the University of Michi-
Menorah,
who
did
his utmost to
gan
revive the movement during its dying
days. I reproduce it herewith as the
reaction of a student who expresses
(Turn to last page.)
Old Flegel paled and looked up with
sad, bleared eyes.
"Yesus Maria! what shall I do?" he
moaned. "Is there no place to bury
him?"
"The town has a place for such as
he," replied the priest, in the same
tender tones.
soepnetlnyr<tiheanb:licak
irores
goP
thin,
m
carpet slippers and wearing an
emerge
silk hat u n his hd.
st?" ventured
"Are you
u p the prieead
ton, doubtfully.
The rabbi smiled, drew up
(Turn to last page.)