American lavish periodical Cotter CLIFTON AVENUE • CINCINNATI 20, 0100 t git4iic 0 Ica Work oix 0 .6 5 41 ,5 I Thirty Frye Years Of aoacio******* **********00000-oo000000000*00000000 000-0000-ot 00000eo 00*************** By H. B. SLIOSBERG 0 Thirty-five years will soon be passed within a very short time under the auspices of the lea a considerable sea lace the foundation of the Jewish ( 01- of Jewish agronomists and agricultur- onization Society, or Ica, by the late al experts who went to work in the Baron Moritz Hirsch. It always was colonies with loyal devotion. Depots and still remains the only large and By Chas. H. Joseph.) of agricultural implements were es- ICapywright, 1921. !permanent organization rt•ndering all tablished, and new branches of agri- In one or two European countries they have a new pastime: throwing manner If assistance to Jews in coun- raising culture—fruit and vegetable from moving trains. Naturally it has become annoying to the vie- I tries where they sutler persecution, —were started. In Bessarabia, in the Jews At the outset, when the stock com- rims, though it affords much pleasure and enjoyment to the kindly intro- environs of the city of Orgeiev, an ag- tioned Gentiles, who indulge in the hilarious amusement. They throw girls ,any known as the Jewish Colonize- ricultural experiment station was off, too. That they are seriously injured simply lends zest to the pastime. Lion Society, with a stock capital of opened, devoted largely to the produc- And they sent missionaries to "barbarians" in "heathen" countries to , 50,000,000 francs, was organized, tion of Kurth, seeds; this institution fashion them into Christians! Roumania and Hungary can use all the miss . Baron Hirsch had in mind the coloni- i var- Was considered unique in the whole of zation of Jews upon the land in sionaries that can be spared from other fields. Russia, supplying seeds and saplings ious countries. Already at that time not only to the Jewish colonies but al- the intention was to acquire large Well, its too bad. Isn't this a pathetic statement: so to the peasants of South Russia in tracts of land in Argentina and Bra- getseral. On this seed farm were zil, there to establish colonies of Jews n hurts me, yes, to lose, but it is not so much the money. They trained hundreds of efficient Jewish from Russia. aren't taking any of that away from me, because I never had any; gardeners and vegetable growers, and ! father that's told he The promise having been given that a what I feel the paused helplessly) is-- is like they took their knowledge to every ''4,000,1100 Jews would be taken out of can't have his own child. Jewish farming community and wher- Russia within a relatively short per- - ever there was an opportunity to ap- with the aid of Baron Hirsch's It was Jacob Sandler, the tired old man, the weary, worn-out composer ply it elsewhere. The Jewish colon- It , gov- Russian of New York's East Side, who had just lost his suit before Federal Judge enormous resources, the ies began to prosper, the value of cat- Knox in the United States District Court to establish his authorship of the ernment was persuaded to grant per- tle and inventory rose, and in the col- famous Jewish song, "Eili, Eili." The judge said that if Sandler did com- ! , mission to open in Russia the "Jewish of Novaia Pultavka the Ica was Central Committee," and to take out of I pose the masterpiece as he contended, in 1896, he had put off asserting his' his Central enabled Ti, open a Jewish agricultural ownership too long "for the purpose of legal credulity." We surely cannot the country all these Jews, including school which liecame, as it were, the expect men of the Sandler type to be as efficient in such matters aS a even such as were liable to render mil- center of agricultural education and graduate of the School for Business Babbitts. itary service. It was, however, stipu- training aiming the Russian Jews. lated that all those who were granted A special and, I feel safe in saying, The Rev. Dr. Walter Duncan Buchanan of the Broadway Presbyterian permission to emigrate should lose the most conspicuous place in the history Church, New York, in a recent sermon "stressed the importance of faith in right to return at any time to Rus- sio. of Jewish social welfare work will be- the supernatural"—and discussed the progress of Christianity, saying that ', "Christianity has progressed until today 535,000,000 persons call them- , During the first few months of the long to the network of cosoperative in- stitution created by the 1,-a, forming selves Christians." You are right, doctor, when you say they call them- existence of the Jewish Colonisation !Society, Baron Hirsch turned over to the best system of Jewish self-help selves Christians. • the society more than 400,000,000 and far, indeed, from the often de- • moralizing methods of philanthropic While on the subject of Christianity, let me have your attention for a francs, to create a fund for the colon- assistance. The plan to reconstruct moment longer to quote from a sermon of lit. Charles ('otter of New York, mullion of the Russian Jews in Argen- Jewish economic life from above and delivered last Sunday: tins, the additional income of this I fund to he used for other needs, also to alter the existing class relation- I largely of the Russian Jews. We must ships among the Jews is a mere illus.! Let it be recognized that the God of the Christians today is Jesus !hear in mind that the policy of the ion. of Nazareth, a man. The people of that time took a man, a human, The task may be defined, without !Reumanian aovernment at this time as their God. We have always done this in the world. We project ' had not yet become openly anti-Semi- fear of contradiction, as one of help- our own images upon the sky and call them God tic, and this explains why the solid- ing the Jews with loans, not in the tulle of that unforgettable Jewish phi- form of "(inning Khesed," but in the What a wealth of truth there is in that statement! lanthropist, Baron Moritz Hirsch, was form of well organized, self-support- Only six rabbis graduated from the Hebrew Union College. Not nearly directed exclusively towards the relief ing co-operation. The fact is that, as I soon as the Russian laws permitted enough. The rabbinical field offers opportunities today undreamed of two of the Jews in Russia. What arc the results of the 35 years the establishment of such co-operative rents discourage their sons . decades ago. it's unfortunate of work done by this largest and organizations, in the form of loan and from entering the rabbinate. They prefer to have them take up a more saving societies, the Jewish communal I "practical" career. You see, a "rabbi isn't a business man"--well, thank strongest Jewish organization? The Ica is a stock company whose leaders of Leningrad who were God for that! Yet I venture to say that many rabbis have a far better statutes have been ratified by the affiliated with the central committee of understanding of fundamentals in the field of economics than most business the Ica took advantage of this oppor- men. What so many business men fail to understand about themselves is British Parliament. It is the first tunity and found but little difficulty that they are merely traders. If your son shows a desire to enter the Jewish organization which may and must have a definite budget. It neith- in convincing the leaders at Paris of Jewish ministry, encourage him. We have too many "business men." er solicits nor receives any adt itiona the blessings which the establishment Irving Berlin, who today is America's foremost exponent of "jazz," means. The sources of its income of these co-operatives brought to the but 4 venrs old. His father, re clearly provided and they can he Jews of Russia. Suffice to say that in • . . came to this country in calculated beforehand, in drawing up the course of some 15 to 16 years, in who died when Berlin reached the age of 8, was a Russian cantor. Berlin's the annual estimates. But the expen- spite of all the obstacles raised in later first experience at song writing came when he served as a singing waiter ditures are likewise settled in advance. year shy th egovernment, there was in an East Side dance hall, owned by one "Nigger Mike." Berlin's first This is why the lea cannot respond to created a network of sonic 500 co-op- called "Marie From Sunny Italy." There song was written in 1907 and was I "Alexan- the unfortunately frequent calamities erative organizations of that type 2 as then followed from his musical pen . such well v. Hate to , known t . t. numbers f Jewish existence in Russia. Only with a turnover of many millions, and . , • "Oh llo I i . greatest f der's Ragtime Band, one o i Berlin it degree may the ice a supplied with capital in the shape of written while Berlin was serving in I in a very limed Get Up in the Morning," which was the army; "When I Lost You," "You'd Be Surprised," and two of his latest !devote some funds out of its budgetry loans by the Ica. The co-operative o?" and "All Alone." It was n 1909 that Berlin I provision for unforseen expenditures loans quickly brought life into the des- i overwhelmed by ert of Jewish economic activity in numbers, "What'll I D went to work for the Snyder Company. Since then he has fashioned more , to the relief of Jews Russia. At the central committee of than 300 songs. More recently Berlin has been engaged in putting out his such catastroph es. exriments of the the lea a special banking institution ria ! The trials Argent in annual "Music Box Revue," for which he writes the music. a demonstrated was created which had formal charge Made of beautiful indestructible French !first yea rs in Ag pe ----• ■ •-s— that it was, of course, idle to talk of this branch of work; the central strands of beautiful imported pearls, some with large rhinestone clasps, Clarence Darrow and Scott Nearing had a fine time not so long ago 1 !about shipping millions of Jews out of committee maintained a large staff of pearls. Three small pearls in center, gradu- some with pretty pendants; others in sunburst debating whether the human race is progressing. I'll say it is. And Irving instructors and inspectors; the busi- It became evident that ef- • in saying what Russia ating in sine to very tiny ones at the ends. b liever effects. ,, is Berlin will second the motion• seems that music has a soothing effort on I fective help for the Jews of Russia, ness was placed upon a sound basis,! • has to say "with music." that makes the heart beat faster. I penned up within the vicious circle and had it not been for the destructive dition resu. nd the still more destructive rev- women; it lulls them into 'patio, nee- As a result the daughter of Clarence Mackay of the Postal Telegraph mil- created by the Count would he olution, it is certain that the economic , 108 2, lions has pledged her hand and heart to Irving. But Irving, even in his cations of May within Russia life of Russian Jewry would have been wildest flights of imagination, never dreamed that the day would come that rosary and po2ssible These are made of large size pearls, the his marriage would be of such outstanding importance that he would have itself. Only thanks to the insistent definitely reconstructed and stabilized. 1111,1 36-inch strands French cube inde- kind that are in great demand at present. structible pearls in rich creamy color, finished u that is what demands of the Central Relief Corn- Today the lea is resuming this work the l'ope and Cardinal Mayes "sit in" on the conference. Bt Orchid, pink,jade, corn. Spring ring clasps. memory isn't mittee of the Ica at Leningrad, in the in Soviet Russia. with Sterling Silver clasp set with colored happened. Miss Mackay is a Catholic and Irving, if my Wonderful values. agreed person of its president, the late Baron Hand in hand with the work in Rus- stones. playing me a trick, is a Jew. But the l'ope and the Cardinal have to waive church objections so long as the children will be reared in the Horace Ginsburg, did it become pos. siaproceeded the work of the Ica in te R ussian govern. Argentina. The administration of the I Catholic faith. Well, there are many things, as the writers tell us, in life sible to induce as it its eyhe that are stranger than even the fiction we have to contend with these days. ment to shut s, were, to the Ica in Argentina'svas subjected to the And among the strangest is Irving Berlin becoming a Catholic in order to other activities of the Ica in Russia, loudest complaints and even today we with any exportation of hear some very hitter complaints I Beautiful indestructible French pearls in not connected w wed the daughter of Clarence Mackay. 44 and 60-inch strands of indestructible soft, creamy colors. All uniform size, per- emigrants. against it. Just how much these --•-••-•-•-- pearls in uniform size. Can tie worn around fectly matched. Finished with Sterling Silver The executive council of the Ica in charges are justified we cannot say. How do you feel about it? Shouldn't there he one spot left on earth neck or as a bracelet wrapped around wrist. clasps. free from the invasion of the hideous trapping of what we choose to call Paris approved a budget for the open- It may he that there are shortcomings Milky white with high lustre. ! What civil- ing and maintenance of trade sch evenn which, perhaps, are due to the fact civilization? Now we are to have a sky scraper in Jerusalem that the administration of the Ica in nd Argentina is composed of elements today. first thing we know them will have sirens (those on automobiles), Ph generally known that the ex- that have no relation to the ngricul- I seller., graphs, a Kiwanis society, a Rotarian group, radios, firecrackers, best It is ons of a revival of skill ed tural population which it has to ad.! cars, aeroplant s, pectati • popcorn, peanuts, the Elks, poison gas, telephones, street minister. There are frequent charges Childs restaurants, automats, mah jong , women's clubs, George White's , trades among the Russian Jews h scandals, square hair cuts, safety razors and all the other dreadful improve- through the work of the trade scools that the administration regulates too ments that make civilization such a nightmare. Oh, my soul, and I almost have not been fulfilled. But on the strictly the daily life of the settlers, d of reserv- which interferes with individual in- ha nd, there was nee forgot jazz! Jerusalem jazz! How romantic! I am afraid the Holy Land !, other . at all costs the Jew i sh farm ng itiative. Still, the results of more than , ing St reet. i colonies in the Provinces of Kherson a quarter of a century of work in that is going to be turned into a Main ---• ■ ••-s--- the field cannot but be recognized as bril- Ekate rin oslav, as well asf the Hindenburg hasn't done what was expected of him; for that matter I and Bent. Suffice to say that the colon- 19-00-00-0-000000000000-0-00-000000** 00000-00000no00-00-00***000-0-000-on 0-0*0 00 00 0000000G0 0000 , other agricu itura l settlements o !Jews scattered in various sections of ists, in general are in a very prosper- ! _— a__ neither has Coolidge. A luncheon was given the other day in New York in honor of Dr. David', the former Pale of Settlement. There oils condition, well able to reimburse ! the money spent to set them up and Yellin, principal of the Hebrew Teachers' College of Jerusalem, as well as was need of obtaining c an accurate situation of provide them with land, and today the , icture of the is one of the world's outstanding I phe allot- the funds Dr. ty re-nayments of these sums by the col- Jews. Thanks to Ti vice-mayor of the same ci. YellsinRosenwald contributed $50.000 to . t ed for this purpose by the Ica, such nista form the principle source of Jewish scholars. I notice d that Juliu (Continued fr o m last page.) d of X150,000 for the erection of new buildings for the college. What. more than ting during , investigation became possible, and ducational as Ian o , revenue for the Ica, amoun e a .1 g 10,000,000 ! in 1000 and 1/189 there was publis Impressed me is this: Mr. Rosenwald Rives recent years to Built, Buick Will Build Th•i ■ we can prevent boys from becoming Better Automobiles Are sc well as philanthroPis causes in Jewry. Some of our wealthy co-religionsts tion There are a few . ' in two volumes, msterial deribing francs a yea . !el ,. • The work of the lea, because of the : real criminals. For if we can do this give very li erally to philanthropy who either do both. I may be mistaken, but Julius Rosenwald and Felix Warburg . the economic conditions of Someone Jewry, tending to throw a flood of seem to me to be most generous but, givers in American Jewry. may give more to the single institutions, speaking of giving in its broadest light upon various aspects of Jewish peculiarities of its organization, must then our problem is solved. The real t. Whether it's a "T," or a hos• life in Russia of which even the pro- necessarily continue along the same , criminals are only human. In another s had lines. It would ow grare bran without appear to top the two Men seminary, • scope, these insist that th pital, or theological or a Hebrew school, or to Purchase a library ' tensional communal worker leaa penw of Russia Russia, . re ason or knledge. They originalls ay-matter lodged little books, or a home for the aged—everything worth while is supported by ' It was made evident that the Jewish current relief to are the now Jes in desperate i possess farming colonies and settlements, with even though they farmers, situation. On the other hand it would under the skull, but it is raw and un- ' over 60,000 a population of ov these men, in a generous fashion. chool law decision, just handed down were doomed chiefly because of the he unfair to ignore that relief work , developed. If you bring up a child ---•-• ■ •• • --- s States, will not have an influence in Ignatiev regulations (the so-called which the lea recently undertook in ' in a good environment, 99 times out by the Supreme Court if of the United I have been asked the Oregon t plant Suppose you the Scopes evolution trial in Tennessee. Not being a lawyer, I do not pre- "May Regulations,") if no measures aid of the scores of thousands of refu- I the of 100 ironment. he will react satisfactorily to hould be adopted to intensify the gees stranded in Roumania and Po- env s in banana to Green- grow? tend speak I on the subject any degree of authority. But using corn- In farming and train the Jewish agri- land who were in danger of forcible a seed. Can ant mon to sense, cannot find the with slightest analogy between The two cases. you ignore seed the ground? s evacuat and Oregon the state undertook to make it obligatory upon parents to send their ' culturists in new farming methods. ion, with the alternative of de- Can I l and Can you plant up banana ortation to Soviet Russia. - -- you bring a child in a had neighborhood, with had habits, with no children to the public schools only, completely eliminating private and :The result was t at there grew up p — restrictions or manners and expect parochial schools. The Supreme Court held that this was unreasonable him to be a repectable citizen? The interference on the part of the state with the rights of parents to the con- k - . - Club of Detroit answer is evident. Children are horn trot of education of the children. This is so evident that only lawmaers an ihe statute books with with clean minds and any impres- . H . A The Y . M a L eague : re u d ice co old ever have stained t b ■ ll . Indoor B ase by pj blinded b held will hold an open meeting for all sinus made on them are in our con- w was The first game of the Jeish Insti• • trot. absurdity. ••••••-•-- -- tro Parents hold the key to their League boy's future. For when the child is But in Tennessee the issue is obviously different. There we have the lute Indoor Baseball state taking the position that it has the right to determine what shall be at the Balch School Sunday. June 14, pledges on Tuesday, June 23, at the raw and undeveloped, until at least The arrange- at 10:30 a. m. The Central Institute Y. W. o'clock II. A., sharp. 09 Rowena street, at . 8:30 undoubt- taught in schools that are supported by the state. The he legislature detriment of the score of 6 to in J. a well played by and defeated the 2 D. I. Midgets the went committee is planning a large , harmitzsah age, parents have enough Arthur k-end in July time to train their boys. fns or as i truction is concerned, to e over public schools insofar o edly has co operate to t asco, Jake Serat and Milton requests interested be Brisbane centends that we are all re- game. Julius Coleman, Is- and camp outing that for a all we where such con trol does not h the point wntrol o n th e p erso nal rights , exci ti ng played splendidly for the win- present. It desires to eull the opinions latol rather closely to the monkeys public welfare,and, I would imagine, a clear trespass l T of the individual. The legislature has compelled in some states the reading rae of the members for suggestions. and the "missing link." And those Harris ' who have seen monkeys act, know that of the Bible in public schools, and as in the state of Tennessee it has under- I Definite plans will be outlined at this y are trained to act as they do meeting for its autumn campaign and taken to eliminate a study which it deems inimical to the Bible story of nets, ' the we can not deny that environment the club will be divided into various shapes our lives. But now I base West W•rrensi creation. ._--•-•••••••-- The West Warrens invade the Fast campaign committees to canvass the , neither space nor necessity to prove city. Scopes is on trial charged with having violated the law of Professor That is the only issue that can be determined. If he is acquit- Side next week and we fennessee. will the have an The Y. M. II. A. again sends out is it. Fortunately, Jewish fathers in. what West o pportunity to sec y of the act has an opportunity of being Site can do. The game will be played plea for active members. The move- stinctively raise their Imps under their ted, that ends the controversy f or the time being. If he should be found ment is a movement of the youth and personal supervision and restrictions. States. at the Balch School. say that all Jewish hs, are and socially mind- Nt t g uilty then the co nstitutionalit Court of the se. As George , aggressive I requires orge determined through an apnea o We • ssi But to contend that Jewish chil- good ca en r its "(Te ss Jam .. Solid . et y seem to agree that both sides have a tainly the state has a , All authorities icle as ore of our mediums for pub- jean, at least most of them, receive a com- men and women has are using The Detroit Jewish Milton of the Chattanooga News points out: "Cer e Chon- fair start in life by rec iving a ittsal A new Jewish Institute club but certainly no state legislature has the nosed of young reader upbringing• in a good environment, right to control its own agnecies, h terry slightest right to throttle the freedom of speech or prevent te have freedom of , been formed in the Delray section. At Iiieity and we again ask written influenced by religion, which would this column to pass it one to his , " In any event, the lawmakers of Tennessee m eeting last Monday the following of ' aca President, friends. more than anything else impart hen- elected: themselves down as the enemies of progress. ) their mmt W • officers were tidy and respect may not be able to fight the real crim- We have heard many expressions of commendation on the career chosen Frieda Steinberger; vice-president. fact we can't. But we sure- I der of a jazz orchestra. I could Bells Gross; secretary, William Stein- In , µ " (h am Ro•en- Provident Mutual Life Incur• inals, vent Isiss from becoming by son, Roger, not Otto join Kahn's in the paeans of praise that floated to the heavens Now the young bargee, tree ons ramount eres of the in is tt ante Company Increases line. He berg. The pe real criminals if we only give them a dd "dectectativin" as a sid round Gn.ral Moho. Co. ► . and fair chance in life, the same as other r. Kan 1),i• ■••■ that som e of us have: club will be dramatics h announces that he will a L n Dividend Scale. Glendale. ♦ 000 h life. We it the of J ew yst discussions hands! society yin table animals get—a good training. ! GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING M G wants o sol ve o much time o n our in our pockets and to truthg Detroit Br•oeb expect to hear much of this club in - PFENT & DECKER -- — o much entirely to BEMB•ROBINSON CO. ! 5740 Mack Am er agent the future. Nathanie l R sear, genal ERECTS SKYSCRAPER 444 East Jodtwoes Aye. STANLEY KRAJENKE the Provident Mutual Life Insurance evening. July 3, to Sunday night,, s: Tones Fol I LOUIS-ROSE BUICK CO. 11520 Jos. Campos Ay• the ■ arey Tephill ■ 12595.99 Woodward Ave.. Highland Fmk July 5. Full particulars may be had Sh The Young Folks league of the i Company has received word from TELOTTE BUICK CO. T. A.) is — being The at the clubhouse, 89 Rowena street.i Shaarye Tephilia met last Thursday I home office that the dividends distrib• I JERUSALEM.—(.1. s kyscraper in Palestine HARLEY BUICK CO. 5911 Gnaw/ Amur A.. East Jefferson Community Cen- uteri during 1026 will be nearly • half I first rected by Mr. %%rank, an American 3752 Cass Mc e BUCHBINDER-BUICK CO. nt tat ter million dollars greater t a CO. Jew. The building, which will Summer Camp: thorough educe- SIEGEL-ZECKENDORF 6534 Waal a ter and planned rot achedule calls for. 4234 Woodward Ave. Don't forget to register in time for CI ■ a•e• i This company has increased its divi- tallest in Palestine, ten stories high tional program for next season. They 1 the "Y" camp. Delay means that you The class work has discontinued , are planning an outing early in July dend sc ale three tims in the last four ie located in Jerusalem at the corner e amount set aside I of Ben Yehuda street, near the Zion will not have your choice in selecting for the summer, but other activities and the first meeting of the literary your vacation weeks. The opening of interest are being arranged for branch has proven that the club is years. In 1925 the . I Theater. dividends was $5,979,034.2 9 the for of the camp will take place on July 4. those who are going to remain In i supplied with talent. A special Fourth of July week-end town. has been arranged, beginning Friday 1 OSEP 12Ot,S . A A ARLS _ _. a The most complete and loveliest va- rieties in Detroit of fashion's smart- est jewel--at prices that are in keep- ing with the event. 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