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interrupted. But when he rose his
mind was made up. That very night
he sent a secret message', by means of
certain faithful servants, to all the
chief Arabs of the city. The message
said, "God is sometimes better served
by those in hiding than by those who
pray in the mosque."
The Arabs, puzzled by this message
—for Joseph dared not make it any
clearer—hurriedly met, and consulted
and finally they arrived at its true
The participation of Detroit Jews
meaning. They most not go to the
chief, and the king made him his Viz
OUR JEWISH HOME
mosque on Friday (the :Mohammedan in a nation- wide effort to raise an
icr (chief minister.)
annual maintenance fund for the
Sabbath) but must hide themselves.
Beloved as he was by Jew and Mo-
By Eva C•minsky.
Friday came, and the king, pacing Beth Israel Talmudical Academy of
hammedan alike for his generosity and up and down with hip ministers on the Slobodka, Lithuania, was determined
kindness,
he
committed
the
fault
of
There's a land across the ocean
terrace of the palace, was informed upon at a conference of rabbis and
favoring Jews at court, and appoint- that his troops haul already surround- laymen at the Kirby Center last Mon-
That's being built up today;
The building may cause some commo- ing as many Jews as possible to high ed the mosque, and would attack it as day evening. Rabbi Isaac Sher, di-
positions of state. In those days there soon as the Arabs had all assembled. rector of the academy, outlined the
tion,
But the buildings are there to stay. was no especial prejudice against Jews But what was his annoyance, and fi- history of the academy, which is one
in Spain; the terrible opposition which nally his wrath, when hours passed, of the oldest in Eastern Europe, and
resulted finally in their expulsion, did and his spies reported in surprise that discussed the problems with which it
This land far across the waters
is confronted. Rabbi Sher declared:
Is built tip with a purpose in view; not begin until a long while after. But no Arabs had come to prayers!
"It is the task and the opportunity
A home for the sons and the daugh- the great power of the Jews was na-
Baffin, his face dark with fury,
turally resented by the native popula- turned to Joseph, who stood, very pale of the Beth Israel Talmudical Acad-
ters;
emy to promote originality in Jewish
tion.
A homeland for every Jew.
at a little distance from him.
There raged, at this time, a terrific
"You are the guilty one!" he thun- scholarship and religious leadership.
Among the several hundred students
Some day that land will be ready;
internal struggle between the Arabs dered. "You have warned them!"
are
Some day we will join in a band, who had formerly owned the land, and
"I said no word about this to the which attend the academy there
And God will guide us over the sea the Berbers, who had conquered them A rabs," answered Joseph. "They many who hail from every part of
To our own Jewish land.
and now ruled them. The king, whose must have guessed your plan, because Lithuania, Poland and Russia and
minister Joseph was, was of course a they saw troops gathering in the city, represent the flower of Jewish intel-
Some day we'll see that land we love; Berber. Squabbles and fights between and they feared that you would take lectuality. In order to make possible
Some day we'll cease to roam,
Arabs and Berbers occurred every revenge upon them for the slaughter the full development of the spiritual
talents of these young men and to
And God will watch us from above; minute of the day.
of the Berber ruler."
insure the continuance of Jewish
Ile rules our Jewish Home.
"Nay, you warned them, I know it,"
At last, a very serious thing hap-
learning and of an authoritative rab-
pened; a Berber ruler was slain by stormed the king.
binate qualified to lead Jewish com-
WHY THE MOON IS PALE the Arabs.
"If I did, you should thank God,"
munities in many parts of the world,
The king's rage was mingled now answered Joseph boldly, "for if they we must call upon the generosity of
By Jeannette Simonson.
with something more serious—fear. had been slain, the Arab states would American Jews. The Jews of Lithu-
If the Arabs could murder one ruler, surely have made war upon you."
ania are sadly impoverished. They
On the very first day that ever was, why could they not murder another?
"He is right, he is surely right,"
cannot appeal to their brethren in
God made the sun, the moon, the He felt that some final effort must be murmured the other councillors stand-
Russia or Poland. Realizin" , hat the
heavens, and the earth. And the made to get rid of the Arabs, at least ing near, King Badis looked around in
Jews of the United States t • just as
moon was just as bright as the sun, in his capital city, where his palace vexation, but every face seemed to say,
interested in upholding the study of
only the sun's light was warm and was. So he sent an order to Joseph "Joseph is in the right."
the Torah in all its phases as are the
golden, while the moon's light was cool ibn•Nagrela to come to him at once,
Radio turned away in anger, and
Jews of Europe, the academy has
and silvery. In the daytime the whole for he would do nothing without tell- strode back to his chambers. Ile could
delegated me to come to this coun-
world blossomed and ripened in the ing Joseph, and asking his advice.
not punish Joseph for having saved try and to voice its needs as well
heat, while in the night the forests
The young minister hurried to the him his kingdom, but he bitterly re- as its opportunities for high Jewish
and the rivers shone and glimmered in palace, and came before the king, sented his independent action.
service."
radiant silver light, as bright as day.
Front that time on, he showed in
whose name was Badis.
The conference voted to make an
The
h sun was a jolly, happy fellow;
"T is is my plan," Badis announced. many ways that he no longer favored appeal for funds for the academy.
he enjoyed shining and making things "I shall order my troops to surround his brilliant young minister as he had
Six committees, each consisting of a
grow, and listened to the songs of the the mosque (Arab church) on Friday, done before; he (lid not tell him his rabbi and laymen, will call upon rep-
birds when they awoke in the morn- at the time of prayer, when all the plans, and he did not consult him fre- resentative members of the commun-
ing; and his big, golden face smiled all Arabs will be praying within, and at quently. Joseph's enemies, chiefly
ity to solicit their co-operation. From
day long. But the beautiful moon was a given signal, my soldeirs shall enter people who were angry with him for
840 to $50 a month is required to
a jealous creature; she did not like and slay everyone of them.
appointing Jews to office, or who hated maintain a student who lacks inde-
the sun with his heat and glow, and Joseph's bright face heroine a pic- him because he was a Jew, began to pendent sources of income. Owing to
did not want him to shine with as ture of surprise and distress. He op- plot against him; he was finally ac- the fact that a considerable number
much light as herself. She wanted coed his mouth to beg the king to re- cused of treachery, and slain by a mob of students of extraordinary talent
everyone to say, "Oy, yes, the sun is consider his cruel intention, but Badis, at the gates of Granada.
would be required to eke out •
handsome enough, but the moon is seeing by his expression what he Was
He was too noble to be a minister wretched existence in petty trade in
much brighter and much more lovely!" going to say, exclaimed:
of such a king. His death was deeply a land steeped in poverty, the acad-
So she planned and planned how to
"It is of no use for' yoct to argue; mourned not only by the Jews, but al- emy deems it imperative, from the
persuade God to give some of the sun's no matter what you say, I shall carry so by the 51ohammedans, and an Arab standpoint of Jewish cultural inter-
glory to her. While the sun was away out my plan. Now, you are the only poet wrote a song of mourning for est, to provide for their food, cloth-
shining, she went to the throne of the person I shall tell of this; do not, him.—Young
ing and shelter and, if they are mar-
Angel of the Lord, and spoke:
therefore, breath a word about it, for
ried men, for their families.
"Oh Lard of the Universe! How I want to be sure that all the Arabs
The committee which will conduct
great, how wonderful, how beautiful, will be in the mosque, as they usually "Abie's Irish Rose," After Play- the solicitation consists of Morris
are the works which Thou host made! are at that time."
Shulman, chairman; Jacob Becker-
ing 15 Weeks, Is Still
Why didst Thou create the world with
Joseph bowed and retired. But the
man, vice-chairman; J. Levin, sec-
Very Popular.
the letter Beth?"
awful fate of the Arabs never left his
retary, and Joseph II. Ehrlich, treas-
And the Angel of the Lord replied: mind. When, passing by in his splen-
urer.
"Because Beth stands for two, and did chariot, he saw the Arab men chat-
"Abie's Irish Rose" continues to be
I wish my creatures to know that ting in the street, or making bargains
the sensation of local theatricals and
Greatness is only one of the sensa-
there are two worlds, this world and in the market-place, or talking to their
continues to pile up a record for long tions of littleness.
the world to come."
little children, a pang went through runs in all parts of the country. A
And the moon bowed her lovely his heart. "By Friday," he thought
long line is perpetually forming at
Poverty is not a thing to be
head and went on:
"they will all be murdered."
the box office and seats are being gob- proud of.
"Oh Lord, which of the two worlds
At last he dicided to risk making bled up two weeks in advance. The
is the greater, this one or the next?"
the king angry by pleading with him. show starts its sixtenth week Sunday
Nothing can be unconditional; con-
"The world to conic is far greater." He easily found his way into the
at the Garrick.
sequently nothing can be free.
"Oh Lord, Thou host made two king's presence, for he was the chief
worlds, one greater and one lesser; and favorite minister, and nobody
Thou hurt made the heavens and the dared to stop him. Ile did not try to
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surely is it right that one of these two I the Arabs might resist, and then a
great many Berbers would also be
should be the greater!"
slain, and secondly, that even if the
"But," replied the Angel, "which
troops did succeed in killing all the
The Mogen David Club held a sue-
one of the two wouldst thou have me
Arabs in the city, the neighboring
Palmer Park on
make greater? Would it be fair to the
kingdoms, which were all Arab states,
Sunday, Aug. 9. At the last meet-
sun if I made him less great than
ing, held on Wednesday, Aug. 12, the
would be furious, and would probably
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attack Granada, and perhaps drive out
But the noon persisted and said
Chop Suey or Chow Mein
ing this year. In a debate on the
the Berbers.
"Oh Lord, I am sure the sun would
question, "Resolved, That Women in
"Silence!" exclaimed Badis. "Am I
not mind; he is very good-natured;
Palestine Should Be Given Suffrage,"
the king, or are you? I shall do what
and besides, his light is not so beauti-
Aaron Karp, Morris Blechman and
I please. My orders are given, and
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Jerard Neckelski upheld the affirma- ful as mine."
the slaughter of the Arabs must take
But even while she spoke, the moon
tive, which was the winning team,
felt that her face and form were grad- place."
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and "Red" Sobolow, Abraham Moses
Despondently Joseph went away.
To the Rhythmic Tune of
and David Cohen upheld the negative. ually losing more and more of their How could he save the Arabs ithout
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practically meant risking his life?
before. Then she knew that God was
For if the king became angry with
very angry with her for her jealousy.
him he would not hesitate to kill him.
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She sat down and let her beautiful
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made at the opening session of the bless the evening and the twilight.
Seventh Conference of the Paole Zion And there shall be the sunrise and the
Organization of the World here, by sunset."
Kaplanski, president.
But still the moon wept. And the
In his opening address Mr. Kaplan- Lord said:
ski discussed the question of Jewish
"Be comforted; in the World to
workers in Palestine and expressed Come I will forgive thee, and thy light
the hope that their interests would be shall be ten times brighter than it was
given proper consideration at the before."
forthcoming Zionist Congress.
Then the moon lifted her face, ra-
Congratulatory telegrams were re- diant with joy and thanks, and her
ceived from the Amsterdam Interna- beauty was marvelous as she praised
tional, the British Labor Party and the Lord. But almost at once, a dim
Edward Bernstein, socialist leader of cloud passed before her eyes, and she
Germany. The conference was ad- said:
dressed today by Hamlin of America,
"Oh Lord, in the World to Come,,
Ben Zwi of Palestine and Malkin of shall not my light be greater than the
Poland, all of whom discussed various sun's?"
Paole Zion problems.
"What! Thou art still so jealous and
The conference will consider ques- greedy? Therefore the sun shall shine
lions relative to Palestine reconstruc- seven times greater than the moon in
tion and will present a number of pro- the next world!"
posals to the Zionist Congress.
Before the moon could reply, she
felt herself falling down and down
through the darkness, so swiftly that
De Roy Says Unprecedented her hair streamed out above her, and
Including
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