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PIEfrAiLt ongEmsnffiROXicus
A Jewish Art Temple
By MOSES REUBEN
If You Would
Consider
Exchanging
Your
Upright Piano
design, the stage is of the most mod-
ern type, taking into account the lat-
est theatrical and mechanical inven-
tions. The ideas of Max Reinhardt,
the theatrical genius, have been fol-
lowed strictly; it will be the first time
in the history of the Jewish theatre
that it will have a revolving stage.
Another of Mr. Jaffe's interests is
indicated by his regard for the movies.
"The motion picture industry at-
tracts nisi from a Jewish angle," he
declared. "The movies today consti-
tute the most potent factor in educa-
tion; they ran exercise a tremendous
influence in the conciliation of races.
It is my ambition to aid the finest and
truest Jew ish art 011 the stage and
screen. I feel that if Jewish art is
"When the first shipload of Jews ties of New York life. There were
arrived in New York via Brazil in moments in struggle when the "Ye-
1654, they came in spite of Peter Stuy- rope; despair gripped him not infre-
vesant, governor of New Amsterdam. quently. The law student finally
The latter had requested the home graduated, however, from New York
authorities to refuse Jews permission shivah Bochur" was at the end of his
barrister.
to reside in any part of the New university as a full-fledged
At the age of 21 he had already dis-
Netherlands."
tinguished himself by his brilliant
The speaker, a slim, restless man, analytical powers, a result no doubt
approaching the forties, startled me of his early Talmudic training and
with the combination of bitterness and innate keenness. Jaffe's law office
tolerance with which he uttered those saw him rise from success to success;
Jews as
sentences. There was a far-off, remi- his phenomenal rise was as consist- made accessible to our
niscent look in his eyes, us he stared ent as it was deserved. Now he is also to the non-Jewish world, the Jew-
past me into time and not space. the head of a noted law firm and sine ish consciousness will undoubtedly be
I under other circumstances that bit of of New York's most astute realtors. strengthened. Jewish a rt exhibits
historical information would have Jaffe has now come into his own; he the Jewish people at their highest and
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seemed quite in place coining from a has reached the position where he noblest, and it should therefore be
reach the
be the areal agricultural acti•ities of Palestine,
person with the cultural background
These are destined to
can nape(' his boyhood dreams—lo provided with the means to
photograph shows •
of the speaker. But at the time it strive for a better understanding be- non-Jewish world."
according to the eminent expert, Dr. S. E. Soskin. This
Karen Hayeaed
surely seemed incongruous. Either tween Jew and Gentile and to acquaint
•
A few hours with Mr. Jaffe con. woman colonist looking alter her flourishing garden in •
the man did not hear my question or all American Jews with the riches of vinces one that within a few years
colo ny.
•
he was giving historical background .lewish culture.
—
Louis
N.
Jaffe
will
be
as
popular
a
STEINWAY* —Come in, phone us (Cherry
for his answer.
Mr. Jaffe has very definite, spe- name as Morris Gest or Carl Laemmle
or send in accompanying
It was interviewing Louis N. Jaffe, cific aims in mind. lie has made a The difference between Jaffe and Gest
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prominent lawyer and successful real- happy combination between social al- will be that the former will do his
coupon. and let us give you
tor of New York, and my query had truism and personal duty, about which utmost to bring Jewish art to the fore,
Any room of yours
VOSE
FREE estimate of exchange al-
been: "What prompted you to under- he is frank and honest. Most of his while the latter will continue employ.
can gain a new and
take
the
building
of
the
new
home
ing
his
Jewish
gifts
in
introducing
lowance. You, of course, pre-
the Jewish Art Theatre"? ideas i have a tinge of communal serv-
distinctive character
of
ice; certain it is that many of them continental a rtistic achievements to
PREMIER fer a Grand, with the unequal-
I could only listen, as Mr. Jaffe will not be immediate financial suc- America. Both will be doing noble
and charm if it is
work as Jews. In any case, Amerl•
continued,
struck
by
his
sincerity
an
Mr.
Jaffe
declares:
led
beauty,
distinctiveness
and
cesses..
STECK
done right.
integrity of purpose. "None of the
"I considered the proper housing can Jewry has found its Jewish art
musical joy it brings the home,
Jewish nation should be permitted to of the Art Theatre as the first plank patron. All those who have been hop-
WEBER
higher
and
more
• thetic
and you will find you can just
infest this country," he said. "Those in any planned program of coinmunial ing ( or an ass
—Grand. of the
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were exactly Stuyvesant's words and activity. Note the use of my word refined expression of Jewish creative
as well have one immediately.
art will rejoice, because Louis N.
Grinnell line.
while I always took pride in the fact activity—and not hobby."
Free Hand Work — Fresco Painting — Paneling — Blending
Jaffe
is
not
an
idle
philanthropist,
but
that he referred to us as a nation,
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the epithet "infest," however, clung now in the process of erection in the an active, forceful worker who will
to my memory for years. The mere heart of the Jewish East Side of New strive with all his resources and ener-
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thought of the name revulsed me; in York will be a permanent tribute to gies to replace the vulgar, bowery art
fact, I could never run across the the achievement of Jewish art in of the stage with the finest art that
name in a directory, or hear of a America and to Louis N. Jaffe, its Jews can produce.
Copyright, 1925, by Seven Arts
thoroughfare called Stuyvesant street new-found patron and savior.
Feature Syndicate.
The architecture of the building is
without thinking of the Dutch gov.
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4368 Larchmont Ave.
cupolas.
Al-
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with
two
oriental
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Where there is no knowledge, ig-
"When I came to this country and though the achitect has based the plan norance calls itself science.
heard of various anti-Semitic symp- of the building on an old Jerusalem
Gentlemen:-1 have a._
toms, I was not as surprised as I
might have been, had I not once read
years
old.
What
will
you
upright piano
a history of America and heard of
allow me for it in exchange on a Grand?
Stuyvesant's antipathy towards Amer-
. lea's first Jewish settlers."
NAME
Mr. Jaffe was undoubtedly giving
vent to the bitterness which many
experiences with anti-Jewish incidents
ADDRESS
had bred in him. Rack my brain as
I would I could find no link between
this resurrection of a forgotten though
regrettable incident in American his-
tory and the astounding story which
the building of a Jewish Art Theatre
must surely conceal.
The irony that had seared lines in
Mr. Jaffe's face cleared away; he
Michigan's Leading Music House.
smiled at me and begged forgiveness
for delving into limbo.
"No, I really haven't forgotten your
question. As a matter of fact 1 have
merely begun my explanation of how
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uals interested in this new theatre
some to me, asking me for support,
I was somewhat undecided as to my
course of action. I happened to over-
hear, however, that the lot which was
under consideration had once been
s
part
of the Peter Stuyvesant estate.
i
That coincidence removed all doubts
from my mind. The purchase was
• immediately concluded."
"The Art Theatre, under the direc-
tion of Maurice Schwartz, has spon-
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sored the highest form of Jewish dra-
matic art in America, a fact which
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I know to he recognized in Europe
even. The productions of the Jewish
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"It has iven me a
= pleasure to feel that a temple dedi-
= cated exclusively to Jewish art is to
= rise on the Stuyvesant estate; there
= is a boyishly malicious satisfaction
= in knowing that the builder and di-
= rector of which are two of the im-
= migrants who have 'infested' New
York."
Louis N. Jaffe originally intended
-
to become it rabbi. Ills early life
to
= was a studious, secluded devotion
= a future career as a Jewish religious
leader. He was a retiring youth who
-
= was interested, however, in all Jew-
= ish problems. He not only became
= thoroughly familiar with all Jewish
= questions, but he gained an intimacy
with problems of an economic-social
a pre-
, nature. Life struck him as
arranged happy adventure only for a
= '
devised
minority; the youth of 17 suffer-
= I schemes of aiding the rest of
-a; ' ing humanity. He was, of course
the
= especially intent on coming to
= . rescue of his own people. To this
end, he thought of having somebody
= convoke a world conference of rabbis
=whose decisions would he regarded as
=' laws by world Jewry. Some of the
difficulties in which Jew's found them-
•
selves would be eliminated in these
the young visionary
E; conferences, organized
world Jewry
El thought. An
=, would be better able to protect their
and mobilize their resources
MI interests
contribute to humanity.
Ei to But
Louis Jaffe grew older, his phi.
' losophy became mellower and worldly-
=
America as
ac
is When he rehed
immigrant he of
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= ! a young, idealistic
ambitious
a I course abandoned his most still
intent
scheme, although he wan
▪
= on entering the rabbinate and thus
= help in the reform of Jewish condi-
Lions.
Jaffe's father, also a rabbi, was
E naturally interested in having his son
- continue the family tradition. But
E! circumstances decreed otherwise. It
= ' , began to seem to Jaffe that reform
• through his capacity as religious lead-
= er would be arduous, slow process;
=' his inevitable lack of money would be
= a real barricade to extensively planned
= humanitarian work. And thus, Jaffe
the idealist and dreamer, who had
= never concerned himself about mate-
rial prospects, but who was always
the
= scheming for the furtherance of
world's welfare, decided that the sur-
El
=est, quickest means to reform was
▪ through the practical manner—the
=' gain of money.
= , The tribulations of all immigrants
= are almost all alike; the refining proc..
ess leaves many • scar, physical and
F.:
—
Ell spiritual. Jaffe, too, had to tread the a
mill. But he had a wider vision,
etermined purpose than many
determined
= of the other immigrants. He was
working
for • purpose. He took up
▪
insurance; by night he went to school,
▪
= studying law. His father had died
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