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I am sorry, Sinclair Lewis, if I said anything i shouldn't have said. But
I on willing to make amends by publishing the following letter from a well-
known Jewish leader, written to me from Kansas City:
Dear Mr. Joseph: In Random Thoughts of last week you com-
ment upon the Sinclair Lewis pulpit episode and I hasten to correct
the impression you evidently received through the newspapers as to
what was actually said. I heard the address in Kansas City, Mo. In
, ubstance he took occasion to flay Fundamentalists who viewed
Luther Burbank's death as a direct result of his so-called heresies.
Lewis went on to say that if such were the case 111.0111e must believe
that God Himself is a Fundamentalist, and if he struck Burbank
dead so should Ile do and more also unto Sinclair Lewis for his
blasphemies. To one who heard the speech there was nothing of
bad taste in it. It was all done with the lightest kind of a touch
and was just so much good-natured foolery. Lewis has been in
Kansas City for many weeks preparing a new novel which will deal
with ministers and churches. There are going to be some red-hot
that book and you will have some juicy ma-
sermons preached on
terial for your column when it is published."
Dear friend, please tell Lewis to hurry along that book.
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Last week I received a threatening letter from a gentleman living in
Philadelphia who took exception to my suggestion that he should be re-
moved from office because he was using his position to further the political
candidacy of one of the United States Senators. He is going to make me
"eat my words." If I ate all the words that I write I would have been dead
a long time ago. If he wants me to eat my words I wonder what he will
ask the writer who contributes a column to the Philadelphia Times under
the mime of "Grouch" to do yhen he reads this statement which appeared
in last week's issue:
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ilies; in Radansk, out of 70 families
29 registered, '75 per cent of these
being tradesmen and storekeepers,
The Mother and Daughter banquet and the rest artisans; in Ilomel, 700
given by the Fenkell Women's Credit
Union last Saturday night at the
Jewish Women's Club was • huge suc-
cess according to all those who at-
tended. In addition to the good things
to eat, which consisted of kreplich,
taiglach, gefilte fish, ice cream, cake,
etc., there was a very fine prorgam.
The presidents of the various Moth-
era Clubs extended greetings and
brought messages of good will from
their respective clubs; 3Sias S. Sel-
minski of the Franklin Street Settle-
ment gave a talk on the relationship
that should exist between mother and
daughter; Mrs. A. Stollman and Mrs.
K. Wolf rendered several vocal selec-
tions, and the little daughter of Mrs.
Goldman showed the guests assem-
bled how to do the Charleston. As
a climax to the evening the members
of the Credit Union presented their
president, Mrs. Sarah Avrin, with A
beautiful set of Rogers silverware
and the Oakland Mothers Club, to-
gether with the Institute Mothers
Club presented her with a lovely rub-
ber plant. Mrs. Avrin thanked her
co-workers and her guests. Miss
Blume Levin acted as chairman of
the evening. Dancing followed in
the Little Theater.
Due to the fact that the new cen-
ter is not ready, the Shabuoth pro-
gram has been postponed until
Thursday evening, May 27, at It
o'clock. The following is the pro-
gram as it will be presented: Or-
chestra selections by the Jewish Cen-
I see our friend Charlie Joseph took up the subject of a circular
ters Association Orchestra, led by
letter coming from some deputy grand master of the Independent
Jack Weissberg; an address on the
Order B'rith Abraham advocating in it his favorite for United
significance of Shabuoth; tableaux,
States Senator. . . . If he knew the man as most of us know him,
"The Jew Before Mount Sinai,"
doubt
that
he
would
have
paid
him
the
honor
here in Philadelphia, I
"Ruth and Naomi On the Way to
of mentioning his name in his (Joseph's) widely read column. That
Judaea," "The Pilgrimage," The
man has nothing except "brass" or, in ordinary words, "gall." He
Exile (Coins)," "Shabuoth In the
is really not to blame, he knows no better.
Palestinian Colony." There will also
be two (lances symbolizing the holi-
Some of these paragraphers certainly use harsh language.
day and a play called "Mounting
Among the Immortals whose busts, with academic ceremony, were un- Mount Sinai," written by Abraham
veiled and inducted into the Hall of Fame in New York University last Burstein.
week was Roger Williams, the protagonist of religious liberty. But the
There will be a meeting of the
one who had been accorded the honor of unveiling this bust was missing.
The man in question had been so great an admirer fo Roger Williams that Oakman-Davison Mothers Club on
Saturday
afternoon, May 22, at 2:30
he had written a book about him. And when a son was born he had named
him Roger Williams. But he was not present at this ceremony which he o'clock, at the Longfellow School,
Indiandale
and Twelfth. Very inter-
had looked forward to for a long while. Death had claimed him. His name
esting Shabuoth and Mother and
was Oscar Strauss.
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I do not blame the Negro for wanting social equality. That is
a noble inspiration. The only obstacle is that it will never come to
pass, because the white race has done more for God, for civilization
and humanity than all the other races combined.—Doctor Evans of
the Ku Klux Klan.
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schools want to cater to Gentiles or Jews. It is apparent that they
cannot cater to both. The prejudice is on the part of the Gentile
students and their parents and not on the part of the owners of these
schools." This is only too true. These schools, whether for boys or
girls, simply would not exist if they did not follow this policy. The
experiment has been tried any number of times of taking all corners
including Jews. It has invariably resulted in a loss not only of
non-Jewish patronage, but when this has occurred the parents of the
Jewish pupils have withdrawn their children and the ruin of the
school has followed. It is mainly the parents of Christian children
and the children themselves who are to blame for the Jewish
exclusion.
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It is unfortunate that anonymous letters can not be answered privately.
So far as I am concerned, all of them find a peaceful resting place in the
trash heap. But occasionally in the interest of truth and justice it is neces-
sary to reply publicly, disagreeable as the task may be. So without further
waste of words I am going to say to the writer of the letter who suggests
several contemptible reasons why the prize in the oratorical contest held
at Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa., participated in by district winners
not awarded to the Jewish con-
of the schools in Western Pennsylvania, was
testant, that the real reason in my judgment is that he wasn't entitled to it.
can
answer
in
this
manner
because
it
so
happened
that I heard each of
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the orations on Constitution and that I was in absolute accord with the
decision of the judges in awarding first prize to the young man named
And importance
Robinson. This paragraph has more than local interest
because I want boys and girls who attend high school to know that they
are very unsportsmanlike and show a yellow streak when they attempt to
attribute base motives to high-minded men, who in judging a contest do
not render a decision which meets with their approval. This is plain
sneaking and I hope it will reach the ears of the person or persons guilty
of 'he mean insinuations contained in the letter sent to me.
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Membership:
There is still an opportunity for
girls interested in Junior lladassah
to become members of the organiza-
tion,
Miss Ethel Steinberg, chair-
man of the membership committee,
may be reached at her home, 1518
Edison avenue.
Junior Iladassah needs members to
widen the scope of its work for the
children's village, Meier Chfeye; to
strengthen the youth movement
which binds Jewish young men and
women all over the world to the pio-
neers in Palestine; to further Jewish
National Fund activities for the pur-
chase of the land in Palestine, the
inalienable possession of the Jewish
people.
Any girl wishing to bceome a mem-
ber of the Detroit chapter will please
do no at once, as an increase in our
membership will entitle us to a
larger representation at the Zionist
convention, which will open on June
27 in Buffalo.
Jew in Soviet Russia
(Continued from last page.)
families (9 per cent) had no means
whatsoever to help them migrate to
the soil; 2,240 families (48 per cent)
possessed 10 rubles each; 19 fami-
lies had about 50 rubles each; 185
families had 10 rubles; 1,120 fami-
lies (24 per cent) had 150 rubles
each; 177 families had 300 rubles
each; two families had 400 rubles
each; 22 families had 500 rubles
each; only one family had over 500
rubles.
The majority of families, 57 per
cent (we cannot possibly consider 10
rubles per family as any aid towards
their re-establishment on the soil)
has almost nothing with which to
Society wants to render a real religious service to the settle on the farm. Of the remain-
If the Gideon
Door benighted sinners who are forced to spend a night in some hotel it der only one-half can gather about
little booklet that has just 200 rubles, this amount including not
should place in every room alongside the Bible a
called "The Golden Rule." It was compiled by only money but also household pos-
Come to me from Chicago
Orville Brewer. It will at least have the virtue of acquainting some of sessions.
The above figures speak eloquently
our travelers with the fact that the "heathen" are not such a bad lot after
all. King Asoka, Buddhist, in 250 B. C., said: "There is no higher duty of the great poverty that rules the
world." Another heathen "Chinee," in town population.
the
than to work for the good of
men is to delight in
And here arises another difficulty;
the year 313 B. C., remarked: "To love and serve all
God." Another "furriner" by the name of Mohammed said something that the Agrojoint and other similar or-
aught to appeal to the Rotarians: "One hour of justice is worth 70 years ganizations stipulate that Jews desir-
of prayer," And a heathen Persian once said: "Every soul that maketh ing to settle on the land must meet
choice of justice shall attain unto God." Yes, I am sure that all of us would all traveling expenses involved, and
better understanding of the must pledge themselves to establish
acquire a liberal education in religion and a
a copy of
their farms on a collective and not
remainder of mankind who live outside the Tennessee belt if
an individual basis.
the "Golden Rule" were read every day.
And yet tome Jews who have the
great wealth of -,500 to 2,000 rubles.
Center, 275 East Ferry avenue. All wherewith they could "do wonders"
members are requested to be there in town, are nevertheless ready to
promptly at 3 p. many matters drop all such "fortunes" and enter
of
importance will be discussed. Only upon the hardships of farming.
Youn g People's Society:
members i good standing will be ad-
The general registration of Jews
A get-together meeting of the mited Refreshments will be served. desiring to settle on the land is also
Young Peoples Society of the Jewish
witness to the fact that trade pros-
Old Folks Home will be held at the
perity is unexpected. It must be ob-
home of Mrs. M. P. Fisher, 236 Tux- AUXILIARY OF SHAREY
served that at the present day the
edo avenue, on Monday, May 24, at
ZION
TO
HOLD
CONCERT
number of those who have registered
a p e.m r . . All members are urged to
litt
their desire to leave the town and
The Ladies Auxiliary of Shaarey settle on the land is already two and
a concert on Sunday, a half times as great as the existing
Zion
will
hold
Card of Thanks:
May 23, at 7 p. m., at the Oakman agricultural organization expects to
3 irs. Rose Cowan, chairman, wishes Ballroom, 1J728 Oakman avenue.
place during the coming year, and
to thank all the committees, workers
A very interesting program has it must be observed a great number
a nd guests who helped to make the been arranged and will include an of those registered are from such
card party held Sunday evening, May address by Joseph Chaggi, recita- cities as Kiev and Odessa, where con-
Brith Community tions by Morris Dombey and violin ditions are better than in the small
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Center
selections by Murray D. Cohen, as- towns.
In going through the records of
sisted by Miss Goldman at the piano.
Electio n of Officers:
those desiring' to settle on the land,
The Northwestern Branch of the
Let the honor of thy neighbor be we find in Brezovke, near Odessa, 127
2,1 4.41 Old Folks Home will hold
families registered; in the small town,
dear unto thee as thine own.—
election of officers on Tuesday, May as
Bear, Mogilev-Podolsk, over 300 fam•
25 , at the B'nai B'rith Community Talmud.
Old habits will persist. A reader sends me a copy of a Buffalo news-
paper containing an account of the annual conference of the Hebrew Chris-
tian Alliance of America. An interesting incident of the conference was
the appearance of the Rev. John Mark Levy, of whom I have had occasion
to write in this column. The Rev. Levy appeared on a most interesting
and unique mission. He asked that he be absolved of the et urge of being
, ver and other
untrue to Christianity because he observed the Feast of Pasr.
quoting the newspaper article). And to show that
historical events (I am
the Jewish spirit still persisted despite the change of outer-credal garments,
the Alliance passed a resolution asserting that individual Jewish Christians
should be at liberty to continue historical customs of the Jews if they so
desired. Well, that's something, of course. But for the benefit of my co-
religionists (who by the way know this as well as I dot, I might say that I
know many devout Gentile-Christians (have to be accurate) who eat
matzoth/1 not only during Passover, but all the year around.
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The Delray Mothers Club will hold
a meeting on Wednesday afternoon,
May 26, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Del-
ray Synagogue, Bourdeno near Cary.
Reports will be given on the results
of the United Jewish Campaign and
a very interesting program is being
planned, which will include musical
numbers, an interesting talk, etc. All
mothers living in Delray or its sur-
roundings are cordially invited to at-
tend. The presidents of the various
mothers clubs will be present at this
meeting.
There is but one solution to this
families registered, of which 400 are
In some little towns the situation: the Jewish masses must en-
artisans.
gage
in productive labor. The outlet
entire Jewish ppoulation registered
is two-fold: the Jewish masses can
its desire to settle on the land.
enter the proletarian trades and they
can settle on the land to engage in
farming. Both of these are gradual-
ly being tried out now.
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You had better begin to look up your life history and see whether it
amounts to anything. For there is piing to be published for the first time
in the history of American Jewry a real, standard, authentic, worth-while
"Who's Who in American Jewry," formed "for the purpose of pointing
out the total contribution the Jew in contemporary life has made in every
field of human endeavor." It is under the direction of Dr. A. A. Roback
of the department of psychology at Harvard University. In addition to a
small advisory editorial board, editors of various papers have been asked
to select those qualified to be included. As one who has been invited to
assist in this work, I take this opportunity to urge upon my colleagues in
other cities that they approach this task in a spirit of high responsibility,
to the end that we may obtain what has been so badly needed by Jewish Next Meeting:
The final Junior Hadassah meet-
leaders in every walk of life, a representative "Who's Who in American
Jewry." It is not to be devoted to long and fulsome articles but to brief, ing of the year will be held early in
condensed biography that will be merely an unvarnished statement of facts. June. Members and their friends are
urged to attend, as the entertainment
I am glad to see that the American Israelite gives editorial approval of committee has prepared a social and
the position I have taken on the question of discrimination against Jewish musical surprise for this meeting.
The date and meeting place will be
children by private schools. Says the Israelite:
announced in a later issue of The
Detroit Jewish Chronicle. A small
Mr. Joseph, in speaking of private schools conducted by Chris-
fee will be charged each member at
tians who bar Jewish admission or take only a very limited number,
this meeting.
says in part: "It is simply a question whether owners of private
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