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By REUBEN BRAININ.
the Russia of today know that they
are in a period of self-education, are
naively proud of the fact, do not
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care a rap about official prestige, and
will eventually become efficient and
(Copyright, 1926, by Seven Arts Feature Syndicate)
trustworthy public servants.
(Editors Note:—In the first of a series of articles dealing with Jewish
Since my arrival in Moscow has be-
' life in present-day Russia, Reuben Brainin, dean of llebrew writers,
who is now touring the world as correspondent of the Day and the
come known, by the Jewish popula-
Seven Arts Feature Syndicate, presents an inkling of the changed en-
tion, I have been submerged by old
friends and relatives. Much is to
vironment in which the Russian Jew finds himself. In this article, Mr.
be said about Jewish life in Mos-
Brainin traces the background of his forthcoming writings, gives the
cow. I have realized that very little
atmosphere for an understonding of the radical changes that have
untainted news reaches us in Amer-
affected the Jew in the new Russia. What he has to say of the most
ica about the true status of Jewish
prominent change in Russian Jewish life is noteworthy. It indicates
communal life, cultural and political
the acuteness and penetration of insight which characterize all of Mr.
matters. Many calumnies have been
Brainin's writings, and which gives a peculiarly authoritative counte-
spread, calumnies that have harmed
nance to his judgments and opinions of Soviet Russia.)
our brethren here a great deal, be-
I have come here to view condi- of the exact day of my arrival. I cause the impression was given that
tions, devoid of prejudice. I have went to the hotel, and after deposit- the reports had come from their quar-
tried to strip myself of whatever pre- ing my baggage, started on an aim- ters.
Small unimportant frictions be-
conceived notions I may have held. less errand in the streets. It was
I have tried to adjust my mind to re- late afternoon, and the streets were tween an individual who happend to
semble that of the conscientious jury- crowded, with the mob milling about be a Jew and sonic Soviet official
man, who is only intent on receiving aimlessly. The street signs are most have been transformed in the press
evidence, and cautious not to form erratic. At one corner, there are of Europe and America into real is-
any opinion until all the facts and an abundance of directions, giving sues vitally affecting Jewish life. Sev-
circumstances have been presented on information about streets, crossings, eral strict class edicts, under which
We Wish All Our Jewish Friends and Patrons
both sides of the case. It was in etc.; at another corner, there is not the Jewish element might suffer to-
frame of mind that I entered the slightest symbol to aid one in gether with other elements, have
A Happy and Prosperous New Year.
& that
been pointed out as strictly anti-Jew
Moscow, the stronghold of the So- orientation.
Wandering about, as though in a ish discriminations. I cannot now en-
viet intelligentsia.
labyrinth, I finally landed at my ter into details. In subsequent ar-
It may be said honestly, however,
starting point, although I thought I ticles, I will fully and frankly discuss ACI01=10=01=10=0 1= 0 =10 =10130
that the foregoing was only my
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had moved ahead some distance. And
theoretical state of mind, one into it seemed to me that I had seen and present my observations concern-
which I attempted to conjure my- faces that had wandered with me, ing the status of Jewish culture, 11e-
self by main force, but which did whd had suffered from the some illu- brew education, Jewish colonization
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not actually color my perspective. sion. I am an old traveler, and did and the future of our brethren as
My human weaknesses remained with not ascribe this experience to the Jews in Soviet Russia.
The Jew in Russia has been lib- et
me; I was unable to combat my
usual strangeness encountered in a
subconscious, nor even to govern my foreign city. The more so as I erated from his fear of pogroms.
This
alone struck me as the out-
conscious moods. But what I write know Moscow quite well, having
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here are not judgments, nor even lived and studied here some 30 odd standing change in Jewish life here.
The
new
generation listens to the
opinions. I am still in the register- years ago, when Czaristic Russia
ing process, seeing important and thought itself invincible. This sense tales of Czaristic persecution with as-
tonished eyes. They are growing up
lowly personages, studying statistics,
of disorientation was rather sym-
comparing figures, and, primarily, in- bolic; it indicated to me that I would without any minority stigma. I have
haling life as it surrounds and con- have to revise all my pre-Soviet Rus- seen many types of boys and girls
fronts me, without dissecting or sia notions, and that if I wanted to who reminded me strikingly of our 0
best types of Chalutzim in Palestine.
analysing.
find a way, I would have to concen- A straight, fearless mentality, and
6 0 in ble g
I had not informed my friends trate. I would have to lose my de-
physique. Pogroms under present
tachedness.
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conditions are impossible, is my be-
For a few days I lived all by my-
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new acquaintances. By and by, what concerned
with the youngest genera- ,
had struck me as a lack of orderli- Lion. As soon as the youngest gen- 11
nese, gave me a sense of unhampered eration ceases to be the youngest, it
BALDNESS
freedom. When I visited people, and must sacrifice its privileges for its
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which expect illuminating replies.
Those that suffer economically vouch-
safe the same opinions as can be had
from the some type of individuals
all over the world. But, first of all,
there is to be observed a mass ef-
fort among the youth to learn. Mod-
ern science attracts them, and the
research laboratories, experimental
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were not permitted to enter the Czar-
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generation—but the Jewish thirst for
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When I told some of those students A
Bet. Gladstone and Blaine.
about the fearless architectural and 2
engineering achievements in Amer- 5
ice, they smiled, not in a superior I
way, but sadly; as if to say, we also gi6,,k„szimoinkloxiimmimin0
have ideas and plans, if we only
had the opportunity.
These eager youths reminded me
of an incident while en route to Mos-
cow. I had to stop at a small sta-'
lion to purchase an additional rail-
ticket office located in a small woods
road ticket. I finally discovered the
en hut. A few very young men were
sestsil i• the office. In answer to
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my ri quest, one of them made out
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the ticket. after considerable con-
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sulting of books and catalogues. Then
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started i painful effort to calculate
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the exact price of the fare. The four
young men bent down over t'usr
I ilssks. produe , d elementary whims
machines. perspired profusely, and
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one of them finally yelled out
,amount triumphantly only to have
!himself contradicted by the nest
mathematician. Then followed • d.!
bate, and finally the four young. s.
esrrest officials began counting in
chorus. with the joyful spirit oil
schoolchildren trying to solve a prob. '
hem. After some hard labor. they'!
I arrived at a unanimous result. and,
5 8 2 7
II obtained the ticket to continue my
journey.
' Tnis scene near the corder of Rus-
sia made • deep impression on me. I
liked the youngsters will to serve
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