WiEVETROnIEWISil (ARON PAGE SIX r re:if t. 14, ror ICLE r (e-... 114, rie; ; 11121_, *„. " -W,1„g} -fil„1...goA 14,1 .."111, 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 Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc. Judge Mack. He speaks with the authority gained Joseph J. Cummins, President and Editor from actual study and observation in Palestine, as well Jacob H. Schakne, Business Manager 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- 850 High Street West the fact that hundreds came to hear Rabbi Abba Hillel press. Regardless of the Jewish atti- Cable Address: Chronicle rows but the righteous will reap their By Martha Wolfenstein. Telephone: Glendale 9300 towards Bolshevism and the Sov- d in !leaven. Kathi, bring the London Office: _ Silver speak on "Is Progress a Myth?", and these same tude rewar let regime; whatever Jews may think poor man a cup of coffee and a bun," 14 Stratford Place, London, W. I, England 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." door r , i : a t rthe sa: do DIGESTING WEEK'S NEWS' &RON IC11 VglitOrr mavo•• EWISII 76.1 rasNIAD 0.1,11ilbryn's 0.1orner L d 14 ENRY PILLOW OF STONE 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 1e0) 1e0,114, A 1 /PA 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