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TURKISH ONLY LANGUAGE

CONSTANTINOPLE.—(J. T. A.)
—All instruction in the Turkish ele-
mentary schools is to be given only
in the Turkish language, according

OHIO RABBI AND MOHEL
TO RESIDE IN DETROIT

to instructions issued by the Angora
government. As a result of this de-
cision of the government, all foreign
schools and those of the national mi-
norities in Turkey will have to be
I closed.

ORIENTAL CAFE

Rev. Jacob Silverman, who for 22
years was a cantor and mohel in To-
ledo, Ohio, has moved with his fain-

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and His Famous

Those who used to support the school
now need support for themselves. We
Dancing and Broadcasting Orchestra
are at the end of our strength. We I
are exhausted. )low long will we be,
of Nine Men.
The Talmud Torah is quartered in able to hold out?" 1
Bialystok's Kehilla building. Five
Six children alone in a cold, bare
hundred and eighty-three children go room through which sweeps a chill,
there. They study, Hebrew, Polish, penetrating wind.
history, geography—and the institu-
The father went insane. The ac-
tion has the status of a government
cumulation of horrors, the war, the
Dancing Daily, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. to la.m.
school.
pogroms, the hopelessness, the hun-
Five hundred and eighty-three chil- ger of his wife, his children, his own
Saturday Matinee Dancing 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.ni
l
dren and 24 teachers—all
hungry,
al
a time—it seems a hunger, drove him mad. Sometimes
cold.
Once
upon
terribly
long
time ago—the school you can see him roaming the narrow,
crooked streets, talking to himself,
was maintained by taxes partly, and staring, staring. His children have
"Fine Food Served Fine.”
by donations. Parents paid tuition- left his mind—everything has left his
REV. JACOB SILVERMAN
fees. But the parents are of the mind.
poorest. Now the parents, too, are all
The mother died 15 days ago. She ily to the city of Detroit and will `4.
hungry, all cold. But they still
reside at 1635 Calvert avenue. While
struggle to pay something for their died as she was crooning over the in the city of Toledo, he was con
children's tuition. Forty per cent of baby's cradle. Her heart smashed. nected with Congregations B'nai Is-
Her
body
was
just
bones
and
skin.
DISTINCTIVE
them are still paying. It all amounts
rael and B'nai Jacob, where he offici-
to 500 zlotas. And 600 zlotas are only She had been hungry for months, she ated as cantor. As a mohel, Rev. Sil-
mApW
pAERALIILINI(..;t:,,z
Ilkley', for („NaMy
10 per cent of the 6,000 zlotas which had cried her eyes out because the verman comes very highly recom-
it costs to operate the school per children were hungry. Yet, maybe, mended by Raymond C. King, head
o'
BUY!
today, tomorrow, he would get work.
month.
of the department of obstetrics at St.
But when he went insane—
How does the Talmud Torah main-
So the older children took the Vincents Hospital, and L. A. Brewer,
"
he 'mml.
tain itself?
chief of staff at Mercy Hospital.
younger ones in charge.
During his long stay in Toledo his
How? On the sacrifices of the
A girl of ten was rocking the baby
WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
services were often required at St.
teachers the Talmud Torah maintains in her arms.
Adij•iaissi Hots( Stalin
itself. Months that the teachers have
"Poor baby," she said. "If they'd Vincent, Toledo and Mercy Hospitals .
not receiver any pay. First comes only take her into the orphan asy - Rev. Silverman offers the same ex -
pert service which he gave Toledo
general maintenance. Teachers' sal- lum. She is so hungry."
aries come last! And taxes must be
A youth of 17—now the "father' Jewry.
paid. If taxes are not paid, the Tal- —wanted to know:
mud Torah will close. So, that instead
"Can't you take my sisters?
1
of paying the teachers their monthly
"It's months that I've been out of children. Gaunt, with that look i i
salary of 120 zlotas (about $18 now) work. This won't do. I can stand their eyes that betokens hunger—lon g
•
.
they are given one-quarter of it— it. But the girls are so hungry ..." hunger. Of the six, five had bee
and on that the teachers and their
The girls were huddled in a bed, home workers. They had been tough
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families live.
one warming the other. That was the trades in the vocational school. The
These Showings
only warmth possible. The stove was used to earn something—just enoug
"How can they stand it?" I ask.
The principal shrugs his shoulders. dark, cold. They were too weak to to keep from starving. But no
of Ne10
He doesn't know. No one knows. go to school. How can one go to there is no work for them, for any
They starve. Sometimes they faint school without clothing. And outside body in Bialystok.
No work—no help—no hope. Bi t
from hunger, but they don't leave it was below zero.
Spring Suits
)
But the 10 year old "mother," and by bit every last stick of furnitur
their desks.
the
17
year
old
"father"
were
making
was
sold tp buy bread. Now it is a l 1
"What will become of the children?"
I ii
& Topcoats
they demand, loudly, furiously, when a brave fight. As I closed the door, sold. And Yankele, who doesn't kno rs
she
was
rocking
the
baby,
crooning
is
the
breadwinner.
Ile
is
you
g'
it is suggested they go home.
Hungry, cold, but they won't leave to it. He was in a corner, head down- enough to be entitled to the hal
pound of bread which the Kehill
cast, as if ashamed.
their desks.
"I'd like to die," sighed Hannah doles out. And on this the who e
Once upon a time—oh, no long, long
Geier,
as
we
entered
the
attic.
The
family lives. How long will the do
ago—the Talmud Torah had a dining
hall. A thousand meals a day were walls were caving in, the ceiling last? How long will these eight live c
groaning
under
the
weight
of
ice
and
The older children have made pea
furnished for the children. Hot
Will interest the man of particular tastes. lie will like th,
meals. Now—a glass of tea, without snow. Icicles, long lugubrious icicles, with their fate. They don't cry
smart styling, the expert tailoring and the air of refinement
if they realize it is useless to cr f
reflected the sun's rays.
sugar. That's all.
The stove in the corner was highly There, on that heap of rags, they a .
that every Ilickey garment possesses,
I passed through the rooms. Most
of the benches are bare, empty. Of polished, clean. Not even a cinder. silent, waiting . . . waiting!
t
There
hadn't
been
any
fire
in
it
for
They
know
for
what
they
are
wai
one class of 45, only 10 were present.
a long, long time. On the wall hung ing.
In another class of 41, only 15.
some pots. They looked as if they'd
But Yankele doesn't know. Yanke le
"Where are the rest?"
They have no shoes, no clothes. They been hanging there forever. Not an- a doesn't know that one must ma 'e II 1-04:14-001:11:14:intXlein****************00-**0-0901:100**000 0 uc
other
piece
of
furniture.
Not
even
pence
with hunger. So, he cries.
are so weak they can't walk, they
"I wish I were dead," sighs ti
bed. Not another stick.
can't stand on their feet.
A
heap
of
rags
in
a
corner.
Torn
mother.
"Then my eyes would n
And those whom I saw? They
r
were pale, emaciated, ragged. The quilts, blankets. And on this heap have to see this any longer. A
sat Yankele, five-year old Yankele. He maybe that would help them."
Greetings!
rooms were so cold, so cold.
What
can
one
say
to
her?
Be
was
struggling
with
a
hard,
black
"If we can only hold out?" sighed
the principal. "Otherwise, what will crust. Struggling and whimpering to remain silent. To go away.
And Yankele cries.
become of the children—their educa- because the crust was too hard for his
tion? Are we doomed to raise a gen- little teeth. The mother was trying
to
help
him
with
a
cup
of
cold,
bitter
eration of barbarians? But what can
ALLEN SIGNS
lwe do? We are all drowning—drown- tea. But it was useless.
Near him were huddled six other
in the same sea of misery. Once
I

By Irma May.

AN.1\10 U NCEc./'
The openinQ of our nicw and
original Shoe Shop for Juvenile,'
—located in the Worsens Qty Club
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SPECIAL

CHARLES F1TZ-GERALD

were some people with means in
CHILD LIFE IN BIALYSTOK there
Bialystok. Now they are all beggars.

thodox Congregations, comprising
congregations Shaarey Zedek, B
Jacob and B'nai Israel. His artivit
in this city began in the Ilebr
month of Eliot, corresponding to
gust, of 1897.
During the first years of his stay
Detroit, Rabbi Levin succeeded
strengthening the Agudas Hakehi l 05,
the organization of the various J
ish groups and congregations, and a ll
his activities centered around the
hillah idea.
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Among his first activities was the
agitation for a Ilebrew school, and the
Division street Talmud Torah was the
result. The Jewish Old Folks' II MIS
was next organized, with J. Levin RS
first president. Mr. Levin has been
president since its organization c lose
to 24 years ago, always the has lest
worker for the idea.
HOOD SOLID TIRES
In addition to the educational and
synagogual activities, as well as his
work for the advancement of the
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Kashruth and dietary law pract i ces,
Rabbi Levin was also active in sat 1t
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Zionist workers in Detroit and an tog
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the most respected leaders of Or
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position on the American Miz r achi f--
executive committee ever since the
founding of the movement.
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1901. With the assistance of I rabbi M.
P. Zarchi of Louisville, Ky., Rabbi
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for the organization, which is ,,day -=
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Rabbi Levin is active in the Zionist
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movement here, in the American Jew-
ish Congress movement and in thc-
Keren Ilayesod (Palestine Foundation
Fund)

WILL SOON RETURN FROM
TRIP THROUGH ORIENT

About April 15, Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Freeman, with their
daughter, will land in New York after
a delightful trip of two months
through the Mediterranean countries
and Palestine. 2=2
While abroad the Detroiters visited M
the Madeira Islands, Gibraltar, E=2-
Naples and Algiers on the way to
Palestine. After a stay in Jerusalem
and other interesting paces in the M
Holy Land, the party visited Athens:_
in Greece and many spots of historic
interest.
Prominent in Detroit business
circles as the president of the Right
Stores, Inc., and of the Manhattan
Hat Company, Mr. Freeman is also
extensively interest in
business property. He has recently
been made a director of the Com-
monwealth -Federal Savings Bank,
which has ■ number of branches in
important community centers in the
city.
Besides his many business activi-
ties, Mr. Freeman is active in yell-
„ions and Masonic circles. Ile is a

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