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1><Pifrr, REVIEWS PALESTINE
PROGRESS OF YEAR
jSriS 011.
At the weekly meeting of the Ex-
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tCsorwright, 1921.
By Chas. H. Joseph.)
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change Club, Rabbi Louis Wolsey o
and gave an interest ing talk on
s Clevel
migration and reconstructive effort
The Revolt of Youth." Rabbi Wo l-
' in the land."
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
Greetings from the United States sey is
of this city.
W
iam lolaeY
and British governments were ex-
1
Houdini's real name is Weis. Ile is a German dew. I was very much tended personally by representatives
The Tuesday Club met at the
interested in an article on Houdini appearing in a recent issue of the New' of the Department of State and the
of Miss
Hadassah
and Grotto Country Club for its weekly
Republic, written by Edmund Wilson. It reveals a new Houdini. One who' British resident
Embassy.
Ilenrietta
luncheon. Mrs. Gerald Goldfarb held
S Id
k
has graduated from the arena of escapes from
strong boxes, etc., into the realm of scientific investigation of spiritualistic vice-chairman of the Zionist Organic- high score.
phenomena. I quite agree with Mr. Wilson, as I have on previous occasions ation, delivered an address in meal-
.
h sicista are ory of the Zionists who had died
Honoring her guest, Miss Mae Sol-
.
taken pains to point out, that doctors, p y
during the year, while the first clay' s
of Bassett, Nebr., Miss Stella
no better qualified to check up on spiritualistic phenomena than lawyers, ,
tables 24.
of
artists or clergymen." They surely are as easily deceived by magicians onIsessions closed with a discussion of Thal entertain ed with three June
the homeland L move_
the stage as anyone else in the audience and it is equally easy for then, to ' various phases of f
bridg e Wednesday
went, led byProfessor
Max . Mar.
Pro
be deceived by magicians as mediums.
isolis, Maurice Samuel and Dr. Schm- ,
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Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Seitner were,
I have contended that Sir Conan Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge are as :lyre Levin.
hosts to the college set at a delight•
Keren Hayesod and Other Fun ds.
incompetent to judge the validity of spiritualistic phenomena as the veriest
Morris Rothenberg, national chair- ful dinner and dance at the Saginaw
ignoramus. Houdini is far more competent to pass on the value of a seance
Canoe Club. The guests were the
because he knows all the tricks of the trade. And Mr. Wilson asserts that man of the board of directors of the
Misses Helen Seitner, Jeanne Seitner,
Houdin' as a result of his study of the supernatural has come to the con- Keren Ilnyesod, reported that the Re-
Emilie Oppenheim, Stella Thal, Lu-
clusion, unqualifiedly; he believes spiritualism is completely fraudulent, ren Myosin! has raised $7,600,000
Irene Philippe,
because in all the cases in which he is acquainted, in which expert witnesses since its establishment in the United cille Greenebaum,
Helen and Eleanor Goldstein, Caro-1
have been called, their testimony has gone against the mediums; he asserts , States four years ago and that each
line Levy of Bay City and Mae Sol-
that telepathy is impossible and that he can himself reproduce by trickery , year has seen its influence increase
son of Bassett, Nebr.; Edward Seit-
and telepathic phenomena of which he has ever heard; that Hindu miracles' among American Jews as a result of
ncr, Joseph Seitner, Dan Seitner, Jay
of which the legends are always reaching us from the East—the Indian rope . its outstanding accomplishments in
Lenick, Alvin Weil, Milton Greene-
trick, the stopping of the pulse and the Yogis who allow themselves to be Palestine. Miss Scold, reporting for
baum,
Lionel Ginsburg, Morris Gross,
b magicians or travelers' Hadassah, said that since Jan. 1
buried alive—are either tricks long understood y
Iladaasah has raised about Martin and Sidney Goldstein, Lionel
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other
supposed
i
d h
stories that have never een au e
activitien,
and
Howard
Hirshberg of Pigeon,
various
5,000 for its the Ha
supernatural occurrences are to be put clown either to coincidence or to 887
dassa h Medi- , Junior Marks of Jackson and Clar-
chif
e of which is
hallucination on the part of those who reported them.
cal
Organization,
to
whose
support
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The reason I am devoting so much space to this subject is because many , it has given $525,000. Dr. D. J. Ka-lence Levy of Bay City.
llow-religionists have been duped by trickery into believing that ' liski, chairman of the general univer•'
Nlr. and Mrs. A. S. Levinsohn are
of
our
f e received messages from departed loved ones. And it is perfectly sity fund, announced that as a result motoring through Northern Michigan.
they
have
I
f
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ic
useless for men and women untrained in the ways of legerdemain to attempt of Dr. Judah L. Magnes' visit to this
to beat the other fellow at his own game. It is unfortunate that men dis- country, the university was assured
The Misses Thalia and Leah Hirsh-
tinguished in science become as easily duped as the average layman, because of an annual income of $82,500 in berg of Bad Axe spent the week as
the magic of their names dignifies, in the minds of the less intelligent, the addition to contributions of $500,000
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hirsh-
tricks of fakirs to the degree of making them appear the result of super- , from Felix M. Warburg and $100,000
o thers o f his 'I from Frederick Brown. I. II. Rubin, berg.
natural power. Remember, my dear readers, that Houdini and
craft can tell members of an audience whom he has never seen before their I director of the Jewish National Fund,
Mrs. Max Schonman of Chicago is
names, their addresses and facts about their private affairs. If told to you reported that the Jewish National -
Fund has completed the , most success the guest of relatives in the city.
at some spiritualistic meeting you would go away convinced that you had
wit h an i n-
hi
ful year in i
& real communication from a real spirit.
come of $300,000 as compared with
—
Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Rosenberg have i
N. $200,000 the year before.
Quite right, I say. Supreme Court Justice Seeger of White Plains,
, ; Following the discussion of the returned from College Corners, Ohio. :
Y., granted a permanent injunction restraining the school board of Mt. Vet
Bernstein ,
non from allowing children to take 45 minutes one day a week from their various reports.
amiss to be a mania on the rector of the Palestine Bureau of the
.
Miss Jeanne Seitner has left for ' ,
a
school hours for religious instructum. Th ere
Madison, Wis., to attend summer
part of some zealous church men to introduce religious instruction in the Zionist Organization, reported
the back door. I wonder' during the past year over 1,000 school at the University of Wisconsin.
public schools either through the front door Or
, American Jews had emigrated to
what's the matter with the religious instruction in the Sabbath Schools?
Palestine, taking with th en, an aggre.
.
of $5 ,000,000, including
a
for,
ate caital
p
ls
i
eir
pup
to tutor thxams
am
sure
that
many
teachers
who
have
nd , I o over $3 0 0,000 in machinery .
I
■■•
" will rise up
b • I "e
the many more pupils who have n a
Public Investment Fund..
rocrustes
Redsus,
arnes. Uner
d the title of
S. J. Weinstein, president of th's j w ant J e ff erson:
and thrice bless Morgan B
ai sns in the July issue of the Atlantic Monthly this Enrdizing
of
ore , in deed when American Zion Commonwealth, re-' The West Jefferson Institute Club
am
tudent's capacity for a college education. t I did not have with me the un- ported that the flourishing colonies of held a meeting last Tuesday at the
'
1 met Professor Barnes the other day tha
wonen's colleges Balfouria, Herzlia and Afulah had home of Mrs. Danto. The program,
f
utterably stupid "intelligence" test of one o the foremost
call such
sic
a bodge- been built and colonized during the committee is planning an outing for,
' in telligence t o
ult
. of Jul 4 at Palmer Park sir in some I
of
the a country.
It wasins
podge
test of one's
intelligence. 'the only question that the originators past year and t at a se
W111, "W ho land had been purchased for future I near-by resort and asks all young
of the test apparently overlooked. in a moment of carelessness
projects.
Eighty
thou-
, Jewish men and women in the West
tiongle, Bringing Up Father and colonization
Their'
are the creators of Mutt and Jeff, It
sand dunanis near the port of Acco
.
, represented the largest single land , names
Jefferson
district
to attend.
can
be handed
to Bernard
Andy Gump?"
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Professor Barnes is a master at the 'Flinches School of Ojai, California, purchase ever made in Palestine. Cohen, 687 East High street. The
and I do not think I am violating a confidence when I say that Professor , American Jews purchased $900,000 , constitutional committee handed in
is i n a position worth of land for Ilerzlia in less than . a complete outline of a constitution
.
with few exceptions nc-
Barnes took the college board examinations last year. So he
. •• B t I am not going to disslose the in• a year, while Balfouria represented, and this Was
• e •
•
pted
generally.
Dramatics
and
de-4
and
investment
of
$500,000
on
the
Sc discuss the subject
It. is impossible to quote at
'
part of American Jews. bating will constitute the greater part'
formation whether he passe ( i
length from his most interesting and penetrating analysis of this inadequate
Judge Bernard A. Rosenblatt,
f the West Jefferson Club's pro -
measure of a boy or girl's qualification for college-opportunity. But this president of Palestine Securities, ,
Inc., described how the company had g ram '
sums up his case rather well:
been reorganized this spring in order East Jefferson:
erson:
Aside from consideration of inadequacy and inequity, the empha-
to cope with the acute housing short-
On June 25 at the East Jefferson
sizing as final of what should be incidental, and the constant stress
One thousand homes will be
age.
upon the utilization of acquired facts fur immediate ends are reduc-
sale of Community Center the Young Folks
built in Palestine through
upon
of the Shaarey Tephilia held
mort gage ' L
ing learning to the level of the pseudo education of the crossword
$1,000,000 worth of first the
r-
per cent. Over their bi-monthly socal meeting.
puzzle, and knowledge, like the isolated and unrelated word, is sought
' bonds, paying 6%
Be us
religio
not for its own sake, or for its bearing upon mental anad spiritual
$500,000
of
the
bonds
have
already
ner
all arbitrarily created
been disposed of. A continual flow aspects of Judaism and will continue
develonment, but merely to fill for the moment
I
, of capital of from $3,000,000 to $5,- every other week his general course
gap in a more or less artifical scheme.
"Pr es Speak
Louder Than
Words"
INSTITUTE NOTES
As there are thousands of young men and women among my readers ' 000,00 a year from America to Pales- of lectures on various aspects of Jew.
who are interested in education, I urge them to read this article of Dr. i tine was predicted by Judge Rosen- ish life. After a piano solo and sons
Blatt, once the American public is light social entertainment by sonic
convinced of Palestine's splendid in- of the talented members, the club in-
Barnes.
dulged in social dancing.
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It is inconceivable that the President of the United States will review vestment opportunities. bership.
st.
The
'
Education an d Mem
n Washington in Augu
l,
president
'
.1.
S. D . c .:
Dr. David de Sole Poo
th e Ku Klux Kause
reviewed
the demons tra ti on of e President bec lan in the fact that he had
The J. S. D. C. of the Jewish 7n-
a parade to of influ
the ence
Holy th Name Society of the Catholic Church will, I am sure, of Young Judaea, told of its growth
attempt
146 citiementbership
of today.
800 clubs
Mrs. in stitute held a meeting at the home of
with
a s in 3R states
come to nothing. A massed organization that hail be be smoked out in the
open and which has been guilty of innumerable overt acts, surely
an I Frieda Silbert Union, chairman of anti Levine last Monday evening.
to he has
Placed
, Junior Hadassah, said that it now A and
large
attendance
and
a socitible
Jolly
atmosphere
prevailed.
The
immense impertinence to expect the stamp of respectability
• d a ,
c u enjoyed
numbers 103 units, 127. groups and previous Sunday the e club
President.
'
upon it by the presence of the
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4,625 members and that during the
canoe party committee
at Belle Isle
entertainment
is
A Palestinian victory in Ireland. I note where the Aga Khan's "Zion- next year it will contribute $30,000 ' successful
and the ente
ts
' ^
ss I ,a 1* i '
ist" won the Irish Derby of f5,000, run at Curragh, Ireland. This is also annually for the support of a girls' i 00,,,,,, 1anning
an outing
to
Ca int
p
intriguing: Zionist is by Spearmint-Judea. All this should he very helpful i school in Palestine. Miss I.otta Le-'
vensohn of the Palestine Youth dale- . ettereth Teat Seniors:
-
to the cause.
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pastime thiS season is discussing the Bible. Bryan has done I gation reported that the Jewish youth
The A. Z. Seniors had an outing
The i of America had adopted a quota of
ll e
indoor
The to
$100,000 as their contribution for the for all members and friends at Be
much
advertise the book. Genesis is coming in for some attention.
tre- •
So ,
upbuilding of Palestine during the Isle last Sunday and enjoyed it
suggestion has been made that "days" mean perhaps "a million years."
when we are told that God created the world in six days it is meant 6,000,000 next year.
years. Which leads the small boy with the inquiring mind to
interrupt
with mendously.
given
to a under-
Isaac
Meister, treasurer
of the stand We
that are
the boys
plan
baseball
this poser: "If it took 6,000,000 years to create the world and on the , Zionist Organization, reported that team for the summer on the stipule-
'seventh day' God rested, and therefore we are expected to rest
on that for the first time in its history the or. lion that the girls do the rooting.
0 0 years each
ganization's income shows a surplus All meetings henceforward will he
'day,' it means that we shall have a fine long rest of 1,000,0
over its expenditures. The total in- held in the Atkinson Community Cen-
week!" Please hand me a hot towel!
, with a surplus ter Park and this we hope will add
y. Na - , come Was 1228,607.7 3
t oday a s well as yestthe
of almost $10,000. The income from to their jollyness.
it+
orala
a
erdadriver
—..
but driven
it hashomemby
It's nn old stor y,
was
cabby and he gave
membership dues was $145,000, the
.
thaniel Rothschild
b League:
modest tip. "Mr. Walter Ithe son) always gives more than this, my lord, bn greatest in its h istory. Samuel Blitz, Institut. Baseall
expostulated the driver. "Ah, yes," reflected Lord Rothschild, "but the 1' director of the departm ent of organ-
Next Sunday at Balch School there
he can afford it, he has a rich father." Many sons today can afford
to one ' ization, reported a membership n f - will be a double-header. The D. J. I.
when
114,000 for the various branches of Midgets will play the West Warrens
more liberal than their fathers for the same reason. In fact,
looks about and sees the glorified loafers in every
community
one is
n thank
God that their
fat wn-
ers . the Zionist Organization, an increase and the Central Institutes will play
'They can
of 34,000 over the preceding year. the Sampson Boys. The games start
'dandy reminded of that old saying:
In addition there were 75,000 Keren at 11 a. m. sharp and will he officially
were born before they were."
contributors this year, not umpired. Don't forget to be on time.
Ilayeso d con
No use talking. One's pocketbook seems to be the tenderest part of the included
announced
a goal membership.
of 200.000 The North End Institutes have al-
in the general
and run-
will
average human's anatomy. We read that the "Polish Government Grants li e
ready forfeited two games the
Jews' Demands" fso ru n the headlines). Does the l'olish government grant i members for 1926.
.., hos, grand secretary have
they are just or humanitarian? Oh, dear nie, nol
to Such
be considered
out inexcusable
of
nine.
defaults are
.1 aco b Ish-las
these
demands
because
That sort
of thing
is bad form. Governments aren't influenced by such
those i of
, the Order Sons of Zion, announced and will stand against the N. E. I.
minor
considerations
as
justice
and
righteousness.
They
talk
about
things in the churches. It seems that Poland's credit isn't so good among : that the order has established the Ju- in future tournaments.
nt created by her ilea Insurance Company in Pales-
butes to the resentnieof her representa- tine, the first Jewish insurance corn-
at Pola nd attri needs money and one
the nati ons, and thJews.
good pang ever formed. It opened for
Poland
toward the
attidue
tives is coming over here soon to see about it. Ile wants to gain the
will of the American Jews. So preliminary to his visit the Polish govern- business May 1 and during May
,000 insurance was underwrit-
meat has made important concessions to our people, which will ease the $375,000
The week-end outing plan by our
ten. The order during the year has
also established the Judea Indus- outing committer has matured. A
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strain somewhat.
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Why delude ourselves? Poland
is no different than any other country. trial Corporation with an authorized splendid 30-acre farm near Birming.
capital of $100,000, which already , ham hiss been procured and all camp-
bars are has been oversubscribed by $900,000, ' ing facilities seem to have been
When the economic condition is such in the United States that dthen
immigration
m ark:t
tii,1 epsertae- with only. $250,000 of the over-sub- placed there by nature. Swimming,
may create a little too much competition
in the
haven
for labor
the oppreste
he scription issued thus far. fishing, tramping and ball playing, all
that a
Americanism—idealism—a
put up.
are at our disposal. Get your in—
ruled—democracy—all
these are conversation. The finger ha p .h
formation from the outing commit-
land.
on-
cash register rules the
y ne u, ibir, ianpgpyy21,rpos:tiim
o Tai n t: m
H IS STORE is building
its reputation in De-
troit by the integrity of its
methods, by the character
of its merchandise, and by
living up to its slogan -
"Lowest Possible Prices
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Y . M. H. A. NOTES
OFFER FELLOWSHIPS
AT HEBREW COLLEGE
tension for at least two years, if such
• position is vacant at the time of
rn ,Tn . g ,, , ,:it s
Cl ub t
Y oung
J ud aea
Notes
O
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and you are sure to enjoy yourself.
graduation.
Those interested should apply to
At the last meeting. held Tuesday,
Rabbi George Zcpin, director of syn-
June 23, at the Y. A'. IL A., a com-
f th
.
mittee on collections was appointed
Congregations Es- agogue and school ex
Stars of Judaea.
Union of Hebrew
Union of American Hebrew Congre..
which in the course of the next few
tablishes Three $1,500 Fellowships•
gations. Merchants Building, Cincin- , The last meeting of the Stars of weeks will visit all pledgers to collect
•
Judaea was held on Saturday eve-
front them the sum of $1 for the pre-
nati, Ohio.
' ring, June 27, at 310 Ilendrie ave.
CINCINNATL—Three fellowship.
ar "Y" fees. Receipts will be
nue. Sim Bcckie Zaem spo
in pedagogy are now being offered
HARD MEASURES FOR
"President Coolidge Praising the mailed to all. This is the first we-
by the board of managers of syna-
Jews"
and
Esther
Schiff
spoke
on
sion
on
which the "Y" has come to
SABBATH VIOLATERS
gogue and school extension of the
The Youth Organizations Aiding..›.rembers for financial aid and the
"
Union of American Hebrew Congre-
oney
collected is absolutely neces-
A.)—Represents- Palestine." It was decided that the, I lo sary to cover our expenses.
gations. These fellowships, which
KOVNE.-1. 1 . T
wnsand villages in Lith- next meeting be held ateltelle Isle on
yield $1,500 each, are open to gradu-
.
s es o
ates of the Hebrew Union College and U
uania participated in an all-Lithuan- Sunday morning at 9 e te'
s tock, u y 1 .
Within a week or no Y. M. II. A.
such others as are similarly qualified. inn Rabbinical Conference which took
transports will be sent out to all
Guards.
Two of the fellowships will be award-
ing
officer'
were
elected
pledgors,
giying them the news of
olive
here.
ed immediately for the scholastic year
The foil
Questions of organizing the rabbi-
ieeting of the Balfour i our activities and exharting to fur-
beginning September, 1925.
nate and education were discussed. A at the last
ther concentrated action Pass them i
The requirements for the fellow- particular feature of the conference Guards: I rry Gruber, president;
vice-president; Sidney. on to your friends and acquaintances j ,
ships in pedagogy are: The pursuit was a resolution adopted by the rabbis Leo Matins
retary; Samuel Robins, and distribute them as widely as you ;
of courses of studies leading to • doe. with regard to the growing number Krakofaky, .
Robert Trepeck, addl. can.
three degree in pedagogy at Teach- Jewish merchants who violate the Sah- treasurer, a
ers College, Columbia University, bath because of the pressure of the twat men,
of the hoard of direr.
Veiswasser spoke on the A. C. Lappin, who spoke to the !
covering a period not exceeding three compulsory Sunday observance law in tors. Aver
nmissinner of Palestine club on Tuesday, June 23, and on
years.
sky talked on Lord Bal- behalf of the Keren Hayenod, prom•1
At least two years of teaching in a Lithuania. new High
The resolution warned the mess and Leo Te
talfour Declaration. At i-ed the Y. M. H. A. his aid and ex-;
religious school during the fellowship chants who violate the Sabbath that four and th
pleased to I
period and one year of direction of they would be excluded from religious a previous
p
eting Robert Trepeck.faience.We
are very community
sky spoke respectively find that some of our
educational activities.
functions. would not be called to the and Leo A
Hayesod and the Jew- leaders realize the validity of owl
Obligation to accept positon in the
Torah, and that religious weddings on the Ke
movement.
educational department of the de-
ish Nation
•und.
and funerals would be denied them.
partment of synagogue and school ex-
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