America% ffewisk Periodical eater GUNTON ORSON •• CINCINNATI 30, OHIO lifEl PAGE FIVE ir, Tr /QM Of RON 1c 11 1 IIIIIIIII I IIIIII I IIIIII I IIIIII I IIII I IIIII III IIIIII I IIIIII 11 BOOK REVIEWS1-------- El-11 111 1 1 1 1 111111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11111 1 1111 1 1 1 1 ' &min= Notrs Wi elders BIAS. ( iy S• as of of act a in ire it :he re- da- of ;tic nch )icy !est • roil with us )01i- PSI- ter- hint om i- 'airs wad :able than tires, and t the tined thins ;, for n Po- :er in a re- WiOUS CWS— all is an for y jus cpedit- pence osition of Eu- Kalman Deutsch sailed from New --- - - May 17, on the S.S. THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS York Saturday, Majestic to o spend several months on Tharaud. New Y•rk.' ro and Jeme fly J n tuur. a Europea lred A. K nopl. Al lean .lean and Jerome Tharaud, who Mr. and Ws. A. L. Goldstein and Saginaw children of Flint motored to the ho W011 the coveted Goncourt prize see- me erns years ago, are Frenchmen who Sunday, spending the day at Mrs. Saul have been occupying themselves with of their uncle, Mr. 1111 , 1 =_- elucidating the Jewish soul in East- Goldstein. ,--2_,---- blasters of sheer terra- ro E iris urope. =- =--- =-- flee, skillful wielders of the literary The Misses Klein and Monroe Klein brush and analysts of the mental of Flint were guests Sunday of the processes of the people of whom they blisses Helen and Eleanor Goldstein. treat, the Tharauds achieve brilliant -- 2 __ _ The Jewish Young People's Society results no matter what happen s to be =_- - _ hd its monthly business meeting the subject of their collaboration. el dnes.dav, May 14. Following the In the case of "The Shadow of We the Cross," they have produced a meeting ing a . marshniallow roast was friends and neighbors. hook that evokes a mystifying variety - reactions. They are devoid of i Y ' of reactions. , fhe Temple Beth El Sisterhood A prisoer in San Quentin, California, writes this concerning Rabbi sympathy for the situations which n of the rabbis of this country who has real social vision: ery successful rummage sale 14. they seem to understand with a well• held a ay very Wednesday, blay 13, Ceffee, one nigh perfect discernment ; they depict the strange (strange as much to the , fuesd "The scene, grim San Quinn!), Mrs. Jacob Thal is spending the Western Jewish reader as to the non- The time, some Saturday; Jewish reader), mystic and vividly week in Detroit, the guest of her son The cast, we that are pent in. exotic conditions of Chassidic life in and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. And some time have to stay. the Carpathians with a remarkable ,,,, , deftness and sureness of touch, The ' 'th “ "To the chapel we are pipe, David Racoosin was the guest of story of the boy who is born and To Judah's God to pray; brought up in the midst of a Chassi- Some hearts are overflowing die community that, for all its aloof- - . . , -- With words they cannot say. Owing to the weather, the com- ness from the main currents of Jew- - -- .7.- ish and general cultural striving, „runny picnic was postponed, but will "All eyes in expectation might be huddled among the moon- be held the first nice Sunday. Are bent upon the clock, _--...- tains of Central Asia, i s superbly And midst joy of antic i pat ion told, The progress of the lad's early Friday evening services were held -- E- Forgotten are bars and locks. years is recounted with amazing de- M ay 16, Mr. Gordon's sermon being — "The Conquering Hero." scriptive powers. _ "Waiting all, until we see, - _ --_- The Jewish reader of "The Shadow — Entering upon the grounds, Mr . and Mrs. Adolph Greenbaum of the Cross" may lay down the book Ourfriend, Rabbi Dr. Coffee, --- -_ -= with a heavy feeling in his soul, but have returned from Ann Arbor. They Our happiness knows no bounds." he will nevertheless feel a certain were chaperones at the Kappa Mu glow of pride in the fact that, after , house party, , There has been poety written technically far superior to this, but there all, the very unseemliness of the life Mrs. Adolph Seidler and is a wealth of feeling, of joy, of hope, of resignation, of faith that must which is depicted expresses a con- Mr. h Benner spent the week.ellel move us all. And it must be a source of great satisfaction to Rabbi Coffee sistency of faith and a persistency of of gratitude and appreciation. Such courage that not even the ever frown- Josepn Arbor. to have provoked such an expression ing shadow of the cross can cause to in An tributes repay the sacrifices that are n ade in behalf of the unfortunate. waver. Though love was not in their Charles Marienthal was in Detroit hearts, the Tharauds have produced for the annual meeting of the 'Acid- one of the strangely fascinating and I am glad to see a position I have taken for many years past with regard I gen Council of B'nai B'rith Lodges. to the situation in American Judaism so completely corroborated by Rabbi compelling books of recent years. Felix Mendelohn in a recent issue of the Chicago Sentinel. I commend his s NEW MAGAZINE APPEARS the consideration of thoughtful minded: statement to The first number of the Jewish So- tie Service Quarterly published by "Conservatism is a movement towards reform in Judaism and all the National Conference of Jewish those who are willing to see things with open eyes are fully conscious Social Service, has just reached us. It of this fact. We make bold to predict that a time is coming when is an attractive and interesting maga- conservatism and reform will cease fighting one another and will zine containing articles on subjects of interest to social service workers by of expression for like.minded Jews in instead merge into one body. Conservative rabbis are corning more Morris D. Waldman, Maurice B. Ilex- ways that seemed imperilling and de- aism , and more to realize that theirs is a reform movement in Jud oth er ter, Dr. Frank F. Rosenblatt, Dr. I. structive. I do value this testimony 1M . Rubinow and Maurice Taylor, in of my fellow-Jews tonight because I since it is constantly branded by such by Orthodoxy. On the at I believe that these unde rstand hand, it is worthy of notice that reform is becoming more and more addition to editorials, notes and cam- dare would not undo aught which th conservative in its tendencies. The time is therefore fast approach- talents. is of value in Jewish life, but rather t vh em4il y, ing when the two bodies will realize that there is hardly any differ- build uiii o l t ,u,rp oafl I m that strengthen to the contribute ence between them and they will then be ready for a merger—a step and the penetrative power of its re- --_ from which American Judaism is bound to profit immeasurably." R- ligious life. Twelfth Street Mothers Club: The Right to Differ. I would also call Rabbi Mendelsohn's attention to the fact that the Re The Twelfth Street Mothers Club "Differ we shall in the future, as form congregations are recruiting members from so-called Conservative will hold its monthly meeting Satur- shall congregations in such numbers that at this very moment the control of most day evening, May 24, at 8 o'clock, at we have differed in the past. to I speak the New Talmud Torah, corner of continue to reserve the right Reform congregations is in the hands of conservatives. my mind on all great pro blems w .-_ Philadelphia and Byron. :• Bernard Isaacs, superintendent of and without Israel. I shall not more .- l inquiries, I publih s the cuts in those quotas which the United Ilebrew Schools, will dis- consider that I am muzzled by the have fiends and relatives resid- on to several In respse d muzzled within interest the Jewish people who particularly ing in Southern and Eastern Europ. Under the present law Polan the is the section in which it is located. Mrs. Congress than I a n of the Wayne County the pulpit of the synagogues to which ermitted to send 30,970 immigrantes, while under the proposed law , can come Max law Women Voters will speak I minister. Nor shall I be afraid to P quota is reduced to 8,972. Front Russia, under the prese nt come. Onl out to Israel its transgressions, on "The Significance of Women's point 24,405 immigrants, while under the new law only 1,892 can Votes." Mrs. Abe Cohane will ren- nor to Jacob his sins. Least of all 730 Roumanians can come under the new law, while almost 7,500 are per- mitted to ardersent law. Only 1,000 Austrians are allowed der several vocal selections, amen- shall I be silent when I behold my e 7,342 have been arriving under the present nanied by Mrs. Samuel Shauflander. country in danger of forswearing the rive un bill, while perogative of service and noble- under the Johnson law. From Hungary only 584 can come under the new quota, while almost Dancing of Russian folk dances and high it is my calling as Jew 6,000 rrived yarly under the present quota. Thus does one begin to the Virginia reel will follow the ness which s alike to urge my law will affect our people abroad. a meeting. Refreshments will be and as American f ellow.Americans to maintain and to realize just how drastically the new served. magnify." — The pacifists are coating into heir own. One recalls the articles that Neighborhood Improvement incountry'ts representative publications during the Association: appeared in many such of the war—publications as the Atlantic Monthly, in which the war was cited The need for a neighborhood im- m an indcaion of the breaking down of the Christian church, in fact of provement association in the Oakland - -- .S-1 g: that this challenge to the Christian church district was discussed at the North Monthly Meetin-- SC0119 Sunday, May 2•, is the last month- ty It Christiani i t itself. has not gone unheeded, because I find that at a recent conference of the End branch of the Jewish Institute standing committee on he stat e of the blethodist church, by a vote of last Wednesday evening by men- ly meeting of the year. Because of Methodist Episcopal General Conference chants and representatives from vari- the significance of the meeting, we n expect a large attendance. Instead 76 o n 37, recommendedt to the ous organizations of that district. "refusal of the Methodist church to take part in war." Clarence T. Brazington of the De- of the usual program, there will be 5 for Miss Sara Landman, the trait Tuberculosis Society gave an il- reception t,. Th e g i rls on t he This is an epochal position and one that should invite ought the attention of lustrated talk on the relation of flies new soc i al di rec in self-de- defs f cept war council will receive Miss Landman - to disease. John Knight, commis _. .,._- This means shiner of the street cleaning depart- and will take charge of the refresh- the entire world. Even an amendmen r actically e ated. fense or the defense Church of humanity, was p that the Methodist without qualification and refuses meet, reported on the clean-up cam- rnen ts. con emns war do with it, and that the individual an ything to naign that he is conducting in that as an organization to freedom have Plays at Temple Beth El: should be permitted to follow the dictates of his own conscience. district. The G. G. Players of the Dramatic Ths item translated mean s that s o far as the Methodist Church is concerned, It was suggested that one of the ever again be imprisoned or punished in i first items to be undertaken by the Club will give two plays at Temple should conscientous objector no improvement association is to co- Beth El on the evening of Wednes- o promotion of war. There can an way for refusa to lend imself t the h bodies of the world follow the path l m ay 28 . "Pygmalion and Cala- y operate in the clean-up campaign day, religious no question that if all the tea" and "Will o' the Wisp" will be be of the Methodists, that there will be no war. Such action is fur avvard more prac- e peace tun' which has already begun. An offer of $20 for prizes of $5 presented. Music between the plays tical in bringing about permanent peace than the Lea gue of N ut all 01 th ered by Al Dewey's Or- each was made to stimulate the gar- will he rendered that were submitted. Going in or staying e co ncerned. The only way to work of the organization: One chestra. This should be an interest- means nothing so for as preventing wars is ulations, but by A conviction den for the best flower garden; third, ing and enjoyable evening. nd regv stop war is not by speeches and rules atrue ciilization. We may delude but after all is for the best vegetable garden; third, that organized killing has no place in m for the best new 1924 garden; fourth, Hik er ourselves with fine phrases that the cause of right triumphs, There will be a hike on Sunday, said and done, it is the side that has the most soldiers and the best devices for the best window box. Another that wins. It is heartening that the forces of religion are beginning to item of importance to be considered June 1, if the weather is favorable. by the organization is the plan for If, however, the weather is doubtful. appreciate their responsibilities. early closing of stores during July please call the club-house. We will and August. meet at the club-house at 9 in the A diary belonging to Christopher Columbus has come to light. lie Owing to the lateness of the hour, morning. to put ection le seems to have four things in mind when he came to this wha go td and it w as decidedd to leave the of get counttry: com- S ummer Camp: clothes on the natives, convert them to Christianity, of officers an appointin g Watch for information concerning other valuables they had and annex them and their lands to Spain. One mittees for the next meeting, which is to take place Friday evening, May camp in next issue of The Chronicle. gets a view of the Orthodox mind when we discover that— Westminster. — 23, 8 o'clock, at 1111 three commit- "They (the natives) love their neighbors as they do themselves There will be at le tees, one on clean-up work, another everything is practised with such decency that it is highly pleasing on gardens and a third on early clos- . . • . They were so liberal and generous they were • _ _ -- to witness it to oblige their ing. . . ready to rob themselves of every article of property J. H. Harper, manager of the Bank Ner Num b er ot Jews Entering U. S. To. guests. . I have observed that these people have no religion, of Detroit, Westminster branch, h as tale 1,681,683 in 42 Years. accepted the temporary chairmanship neither are they idolaters, but are a very gentle race, without the of the organization. KIEV.- - IL T. Ad—Plgures have knowledge of any iniquity; they neither kill, nor steal, nor carry — been published here which show that Memorial Day: weapons." A Memorial Day celebration will in the period from 1881, when the s too k pl ace, to pogrom681 So Columbus promptly converted than to Christianity and in a spirit of be held at the Jewish Institute Thurs. firfst 1923 en d 603 J ews em th e rate religious fellowship saved them the trouble of robbing themselves. day 8 o'clock. An o, app evening, May 29, at being ar- from Russia to the United States. appropriate program as ranged. One of _the special features From 1801 to 1884, 74,310 Jews to the United will be the awarding of certificates to emigrated from Russia Says a reader of Collier's: the graduates of the Jewish Institute States; from 1885 to 1891, about the aver- all inals 25,- notoriouss crim age annual emigration Was to be em citizenship class, "The names of the dozen or so of the most show 000. In 1892 it was 60,325. After -- apprehended in New York within the past ye that the emigration wave consistently of outh or Eas Europen a oriin. From this and other investigations g which Council of Clubs: 1899 the number was 16,- to base legislative action." t S The semi-annual election of offi. fell. In upon cers of the Jewish Institute Council 021. In 1901 the figures began to we have plenty of facts on rise ga ain. The y reach ed their high- Righto! But why stop at New York? Why not carry on the investga- Sunday Ins titute 1908 the 18, was held at May (the and at which est pot int between 1904 ton as far as Washington, D. C.? Perham the reader of Collier's may find of Clubs morning, -J the following were elected: Harry period of the Russo-Japanese war, other facts "upon which to base legislative action." Thuman, Better Boys Club, presi- the pogroms, the revolution and the ____--;; a $10 bill to the dent; Nathan Kaufman, P. J. I. Cubs, reaction). In 1901, 58,098 Jews emi- An American in Colombia, South America, presented vice.president; Miss Rose Cornfield, grated from Russia to the United 748. F rom 1906, 153,in, Banco Mercantil American° at Bogota to bear interest, compounded semi- Ern El Social Milers, secretary; bliss S tates, an rea ching annually for 1,000 years, at the end of which time the capital and interest 909 th e figures fell aga Mary Caplan, treasurer. an annual average of less than 60, is to be evenly divided between overnments of the United States and y to further the mutual interests of these — 000. In 1913, the figure's rose back ra t Colombia. The idea is primaril the g Kultur League: n 1914 it e 130,05 1. two countries. It is pointed out by a statistician that the $10 bill will, The Working Men's Kultur League to 101,312. it f ell th the end of the 1,000 yeare, with interest, grow to a sum equal to five times will celebrate its first anniversary With the beginning of the war 0 In the cost of the world war. This should be an incentive to our youngsters Sunday evening, May '25, 8 o'clock, again. In 116 dit wa s 23 ,18. to3 ,0 55. In at the Jewish Institute. The dra- 1919, it went own to begin to save! back to 119,036; in 1922 matic, choral and literary sections of 1920 it rose the league will participate in the pro- it fell again to 49,726, and in 1923 J ew!, It's about time that members of the Klan, as well as those of any other d orgnization s, masker o unmaskd, wh o commit lawless acts, shoul of gram and a review of the year's work to 45,443. The total number of RUe- recognized is seen in the fine be d will be submitted by the officers. Re- 1,68103, who emigrated from a is beginninge to be pub- sia to the United States between 1881 ished. That this keagle Pun $400 placed on the of the Cortland county section of the New York freshments will be seed. The and the end of 1923 was 11 per cent ited. State Klan. RobertlRice, Jr., is the man convicted of leading a raid on lie is inv ry of the total immigration into America -- a hotel in Maraton, N. 1'. e occasioned the anybody raid, but W do't n kno what authority to raid for the period. h has nonlegal Educational Department: Between 1901 and 1923, 87,487 Klan n the Ku Klux that when we do knot w and The educational department of the or nything they take such steps they are acting beyod is the law getting Jewish Institute acknowledges with Jews emigrated from Russia to Can- a and should be arrested like any other lawless mob. The nation piano ada (9 per cent of the total immigra- a 1910 fed up with these self-appointed censors of everybody's morals but their many thanks the gift of Sarah Ro. tion into Canada). Between th a own doorsteps donated by Mrs. 40,651 Jews emigrated They wouldn't have to go very far from ith eirfum fumigating k- which was of 2540 West Philadelphia' and 1923. ONT. per (4 senthal Ru)sais to the Argentine ofsatisfaction to every right-minded, law- avenue for the benefit of one of the ferooumntry f $400 The fi Jewish Institute Music ' cent of the total immigration to that • a sour mg overtime. It is se abiding citizen to are justice meted out to the violators. violator in New York State, p u p il s School. a Klan rs that has ever been paid by 400 is the fit days. he had to pay It or go to jail for y but By the Vice-President and General rs.' of the FRANK & SEDER ST('k, A Very Definite' o-i.d to the Patrons of this Store andthe Public in General BELIEVES AMERICA WILL STILL CHANGE IMMIGRATION VIEWS INSTITUTE NOTES :ER re Jews am the Rufus, emelled an wor- to the suffer is told us Jew- aen Ne- As they resisting e latter Rabbi her and ,nly two and the yet thou plied: "I doubtless ust God, hose Ce- 1 to die. ath dese- nse I am I weep, my life." on, "thou shes Ills ist trivial wart eat. ants have hed to in- truths; or any ques- lent with ut by thy t y punish- ing bliss." e time of tkiba was surround- disciples. Wings they began to addressing rs, bidding 3 righteous s nities that those who death; and and pride. peedily and lance broke is followers ver of the its prime, n mourning y and lea-t- This reed. time of the and Pente. ,picious and ,f the Omer. ssion on his people and . Ever since 1 commemo - r, when tw- ice and mar- led and all are eschewed. e Omer (the ince been ob- i. net occurred was observed 1 many homes ities. 's end! JOSEPH-- -- By Chas H 100004.1 .............----------s'w .............-.--.-.-----• ---- stand- from in sit- ss. clan; send , span- ti'. 1921. Well, Pious flank is coming in for consider.d... publicity these days, for which he is nt payig a cent. Senator Reed of 11,o,uri remarked in a loud in the Senate the other day that Ford was unfair in his deal- tce,e of voi Ws with his not sales agencies, that he was a tax dodger, and finally "that all this slobbering and frothing over Henry Font makes me sick." Shake on fist'Senator! Millions of people who have been fed on Ford pap by press e agents are just as nauseated as you are. I on glad that others have the super -egoist. co,,rage to come out in the open and speak the truth of th ent to the Lincoln stock- statem Since the Lelands have exposed him in theifr l ng other old Ilti n k "savi" holders, we don't see Si( ninny pictures o'iou r. d stress Capy•right, of a Merciless Liter ary Brush. feel that in on ours, inasmuch as we the people of Detroit. A great majority have made it their store (taken it to their hearts, so to speak) and in the short period of three years gi hearts, us a volume of ten million dollars annually. For this we are justly proud because Detroit has GOOD MERCHANTS SPLENDID STORES AND COMPETITION IS KEEN fast. and will Giving WONDERFUL VALUES built this business continue to do so, for we are growing, and growing Now comes our secret. This store is a unit of The National Department Stores, Inc., doing a total annual business of over seventy-three million dollars. A call was recently sent out from headquarters for our buyers to come to New York and other Eastern markets to join in one of the greatest underprice buying movements ever undertaken by our group of stores. Owing to the backward season and the general slowing down anufacturers, importers and jobbers found them- of business, m selves with heavy stocks and many canceled orders. They were eager to sell cheap, take big losses and convert their surplus stocks into cash. The purchases of our entire group of stores ran into the mil- lions, our share alone being over $500,000 (Five Hundred Thou- sand Dollars) Buyers for all departments report most unusual purchases at 25c'e, 33 1-3% and 50% reductions. These reductions will be passed along to you from day to day in a great sale beginning tomorrow morning. You are invited to come to our store and share in tremendous savings on women's and misses' apparel, men's and boys' clothing, pparel, shoes, millinery, men's furnishings, girls' and infants' a under-muslins, lingerie, hosiery, sweaters, blouses, silks, wash goods, linens, draperies, domestics, etc., etc. ualities, new and fresh, Merchandise of the finer and better q will be offered at prices that will create a sensation in this city. The presentation of this merchandise at savings of 25%, 33 1-3% and 50% comes as a fitting climax to our Third Birth- Y. W. H. A. NOTES day Sale. dvertisements in the daily papers for wonderful Read our a offerings throughout the entire store. H. L. WARE, Vice-President and General Manager. Signed, 111 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1111111111111111111111111111111111 11 1 1 1 1111 1 11111111 61111 1111 FIGURES ARE GIVEN AS TO IMMIGRATION e l you secrets and we are going to let this store really belongs to Every store has its trade 1111 ir Make This Toio - `Bank A bank can be of great value to you mean little. The service it gives you ir, your business life or it can risfs lard. ty with yourself. in the develop. oportdmties to assist The Bank of Detroit welcomes our customers of long y of a ment of sound business enterprises. llo they receive more than per- standing bank here, they say, because functory service. lie ro i t you are cordially sin( ie. friendly and complete If you are not a customer of the B. -sit of invited to come in and learn what our co-operation will mean to you. hav, thought of all the ways in If you are a customer you may not discuss your affairs 0 1.r amers of let one which we can serve you.. with you B A NK DETROIT FIFTEEN DELRAY BRANCH I•1 alai wos J•fferson Avenue. Car') WEST END BRANCH 7960 Weet Fort 51r00 (Near West End/ HASTINGS BRANCH 2705 Hastings S('' (Near Division) MICHIGAN BRANCH moturee Avow tat Chrep(•) GRAND RIVER BRANCH Grand River Avenkv (at 5601 7164 JEFFERSON BRANCH 12500 E. Jefteroon Avenue lee Conn...) ti I .C gbi . AN . 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