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Keeps us fellows busy these days trying to catch up with the truth.
Just when we think we've stepped on its tail it wriggles away, so we again
take up the chase. Reading that very interesting and newsy news-bulletin
that the Jewish Telegraphic Agency issues, I found myself intrigued by a
letter from the J. T. A.'s Rome correspondent. It made me uneasy. The
writer began by mentioning that "considerable anxiety is felt by Jewish
leaders here in view of the changes which have taken place in the Fascist
movement. Fascism, with its ultra-nationalist tendencies and aims, its de-
sire to re-establish the Roman Empire, and especially by reason of its philo.
Vatican policy, has put Italian Jewry in a peculiar position." My readers
will note "philo-Vatican policy." Now let's turn to another journal. This
time the New York World.
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I want to interrupt for a moment to say that I have been watching for
weeks the gradual approach of clouds on the Mussolini-Vati•an horizon,
and I confess that I was puzzled by the J. 'f. A.'s Rome letter. I couldn't
understand what had happened that had so completely changed the com-
plexion of affairs. So it was with some relief that 1, a few hours later,
picked up my copy of the World and the very first head-line that attracted
my attention was:
CIIURCII NEARS AN OPEN BREAK WITH FASCIST REGIME
and reading along I discovered that
The Catholic Church and Fascism are rapidly nearing a break.
Signs of this exist, both within and without Italy. The imminence of
the conflict between these two great forces has been revealed by the
attitude of Mussolini and by Pope Pius in his remarkable allocution
at a Secret Consistory in December. . . The Vatican has entered
upon a passive war against Mussolini and FilSehilll."
Now I know quite well that there has been a bitter feeling between the
Duce and the New York World, but that in no wise lessens my respect for the
value of the World's great news-gathering resources and fur its complete
independence in presenting the results of its invstigations. Therefore, I
am obliged to remark that I shall discount the statements of the Rome cor-
respondent of the J. T. A., and shall go to bed with a mind free from
anxiety regarding the Jewish situation in Italy. Yes, as I said at the out-
set, it does keep us busy day and night trying to catch all with the truth.
gemple Sell El
Nolen
Sunday Morning Services:
On Sunday morning, Jan. 23, Dr.
Leo M. Franklin will occupy the pul-
pit and speak on the subject "Ameri-
can Judaism Versus Judaism In
America." Services begin at 10:45.
On Sunday morning, Jan. 30, the
pulpit will be occupied by Rabbi Leon
Frain, whose subject will be "This'
Believing World." The lecture will
be both a review oft he book "This
Believing World," by Lewis Browne,
and an interpretation of the survey,
on religious affiliation in America just
completed by 150 newspapers.
Women's Gymnasium Class:
The annual joint meeting of the
Temple Sisterhood and the Temple
Men's Club will be held Tuesday eve-
ning, Jan. 25. Dr. Charles Fleischer
of New York City, one of the leading
writers and platform speakers of our
! day, will be the principal speaker.
Dr. Fleischer will speak on the very
absorbing topic "Why Marry."
Beth El College:
Works of Lewis Browne:
Of course, if Myer Landa can sell his idea to the world I am with him.
But I am afraid this Jewish author started a little late to convince the
present generation that Shylock was not a Jew. In a lecture before the
Jewish Historical Society in London he declared that he had traced Shy-
lock's origin to a figure in the thirteenth century anonymous religious poem,
"Cursor Mundi." This poem he described as portraying the insistence on
the "pound of flesh," a horrible mutilation, contended Lando, unknown in
Jewish law or tradition, but practiced under early English law.
I heard Rabbi Silver of Cleveland lecture the other night on "The Ris-
ing Tide of Choler," an indictment of the evils of racial chauvinism as em-
phasized by Nordic propaganda under such leadership as that of Lothrop
Stoddard and Madison Grant. It was the most illuminating discussion of
this pseudo-scientific Nordic-hokum that I have ever heard. The next time
I hear that Dr. Silver is going to lecture on the same subject I am going
to arrange to obtain reserved scats for Dr. John Roach Straton, Hiram
Evans, E. Y. Clarke, United States Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania,
Congressman Albert Johnson, Secretary of Labor James J. Davis and the
hill-billies of Tennessee.
Young People's Temple Club:
Men's Club-Sisterhood Meetting:
"This Believing World" and Stran-
From 'way down in Darlington, S. D., conies a letter from a reader
saying:
ger Than Fiction," the works of
Lewis Browne, may be borrowed at
the temple library. They may also
Enclosed you will find a letter that 1, as a Jew, thought you would
be purchased at the school office of
be interested in. This man is a Christian gentleman and I had to
the temple. Other interesting books
persuade him to let me send you this letter.
now available in the temple library
I am very sorry, indeed, that the limited space in this column prevents are: "The Dybbuk," by Anski;
the publication in full of this genuinely spiritual letter which my reader "The Origin of the Republican Form
encloses. It is written to the Literary Digest and surely emanates from of Government," by Oscar Strauss;
the pen of one who is "a Christian gentleman." Perhaps a paragraph will 1 "The King of Schnorrers," by Israel
Zangwill; "Nathan the Wise," by
interest to our readers.
Loosing; "God of Might," by Toben-
kin, and "Kiddush Ilashem," by Sho-
The gentleman's name is McIver Williamson, and he writes:
lem Ash.
Yes, this man is a Christian and a gentleman!
The gynmasium committee of Tem-
ple Beth El has granted the use of
the gynmasium to the boys of our
high school on Saturday nights, 7 to
10. A basketball league is being or-
ganized. Your boys are invited to
join.
Dr. Leo M. Franklin will occupy
the pulpit Saturday morning, Jan. 22.
On Saturday, Jan. 29, the pulpit will
be occupied by Rabbi Leon Frani,
w hose subject will be "An Eye for
An Eye." Services begin ut 10:30.
Saturday Morning Services:
The Choral Club:
If your child has a singing voice,
encourage her to join the choral
group of the School of Religion. The
club meets Sunday morning after
class hours under the direction of
Mrs. S. Kessler.
Memorial Gifts:
There are several opportunities for
memorial gifts by which dear, depart-
ed ones may be commemorated. You
are invited to consult Dr. Leo M.
Franklin on the subject.
Temple Beth El Sisterhood:
The Temple Beth El Sisterhood in-
vites the members of the congrega-
tion to use the uniongram instead of
the ordinary telegram for all mes-
sages of greeting or congratulations
at weddings, births and such events.
A uniongram costs 25 cents and is
sent by mail. The proceeds of the
sale go to provide scholarships for
students at the Hebrew Union Col-
lege. The sisterhood announces also
Yehoash the Poet
I (Continued from Preceding Page.)
It seems as if the entire Jewish population of the United States has he was living on the quiet, mysteri-
formed itself into a committee of the whole, which holds meetings every ous banks of the Nile.
10 minutes to consider some communal cause. Meetings and committees
Yehoash reads with his oddly me-
and meetings and committees, as numerous as the leaves of the forest. It i tallic, eerily penetrating voice. His
is a real relief to have an opportunity to spend an evening at home or to eat wife—a marvelous woman who lives
one's lunch without being called upon to discuss a community problem. only for him, the creator—listens
Every time a member of a Jewish community thinks of something in a reverently. an enraptured smile hoe-
communal way he immediately organizes a group to carry out his ideas. I (Ting over her prematurley care-lined
can't think of anything that has any relation to life in a group that isn't I face. Yes, it is worth "living" this
taken care of by someone. Really, it is getting to be a pleasure to live these way. Yehoash's only child, a pretty,
days. Everybody is working for you. But I have discussed the question 'slender girl of IS, sits there with
with leading rabbis and they feel that our people are going the limit and ' lowered eyelids, dreaming, fascin-
b . eyond in their mania for organizing and calling committee meetings. It ated. And we, a few young friends,
is very well for gentlemen and ladies of leisure to hold forth for several let ourselves be carried away by this
hours on matters that frequently could be settled in a few minutes, but mood.
rabbis have something else to do than to go chasing around trying to catch
Yellowish is reading to us. The art-
up with every committee meeting that some person happens to think neces- istry of his story overcomes his harsh
sary to call. Vie have community chests, so why not form a community voice, conquers the cold, bare room.
committee to get everything off the community's chest? We could choose We feel an Oriental warmth pouring
a group in every city that likes to function as a committee—men and women over us. When Yehoash stops we
who really enjoy sitting together and talking about problems and drive. remain silent, unable to speak.
and institutions and what not. Men and women who have the time, the
Only when he is seized with an un-
inclination and the ability. And this one community committee should merciful paroxysm of coughing do
meet every day and handle every community question. I hereby place my- we awake from our trance.
self on record in favor of a community committee--who will second the
motion?
Yehoash is dead.
fever
too Cold I
High School Athletics:
'fhe Y01111/1: People's Temple Club
will have an afternoon meeting and
dance Sunday, Jan. 30, at 3 o'clock.
The meeting and dance will be strict-
ly for mentI•rs only and the mem-
bership card will have to be shown
at the door. At this meeting the so-
cial service committee will make its
report and a discussion will be held
as to the type of community service
the Young l'eople's Club shall under-
take.
"What Christianity Drew From Ju-
daism" is the subject now being
studied in the class in comparative
religion. By coincidence the class
in Jewish literature after the Bible
0 taking up the sayings of Rabbi Hil.
lel which Jesus quoted on his ser-
mon on the mount. The class in
A reader from Baltimore writes me:
modern Jewish history is now study-
ing the period of Jewish emancipa-
Mr. Joseph, writing for a country-wide syndicate as you do, is it
tion in Germany which is dominated
not possible for you to shatter these untrue beliefs and let the Ameri-
by the brilliant personalities of Moses
can Jews be revealed as one who is religious and sincere—even to
Mendelssohn and Gotthold Ephraim
the point of being kosher?
I.essing. The class in the five books
of Moses is studying the Book of
That was really the final paragraph of the letter, but I put it first be- Exodus in connection with Egyptian
cause it is impossible for me to publish the letter in its entirety. But the archaeology. The classes in Hebrew
burden of the complaint of my reader is. to use his own words, that
are proceeding by the natural method
and gaining in vocabulary and idio-
Many foreign Jews, coming into this country think that a true Ameri-
matic expression. The class in peda-
can Jew is necessarily one who eats 'trafe,' and they usually proceed
gogy is taking up the practical prob-
to become 'Americans' by living on a diet of ham and eggs, pork,
lems of class management and the
etc. . . . It's high time this thought was removed from their minds.
students are visiting the best classes
in the School of Religion on Sunday.
Now I really think that my Baltimore friend is unduly exercsied. There
are a great many hundred-thousands of Jews, foreign Jews at that (I pre- Fenkell Branch:
A confirmation class has been or-
sume he means recent immigrants), who are quite Orthodox and who 01,
serve the dietary laws with great scrupulosity. Of course, there are a great! ganized at the Fenkell Branch of tine
School
of Religion of Temple Beth
many who eat ham and eggs, which happens to be the great American!
breakfast dish. But even the worst offenders shy at pork. I could never 1E1. There are 12 members in the
'
class
and
they will be confirmed at
quite understand that, realizing the intimate relationship that exists be-
tween pork and ham. I am reminded of that delightful essay of Charles the Fenkell Branch itself.
Lamb's entitled "Mr. 1I—." It seems that a gentleman refused to use
his name and instead resorted merely to the initial letter of his last name ! High School Dramatic Club:
and he went about as. Mr. II—. Finally he fell in love. And the young ! The High S,hool Dramatic Club
lady of his affections weaved fanciful romances about her husband-to-be's meets with Mrs. Alan Kopelson
name. She knew him, of course, merely as Mr. II—. But she felt that Thursday evenings at 7:30. Their
he had a good reason for this, nad that at the very least he must be it noble- next play will be "Three Pills In
man incognito. However, the day came when she refused to marry him un- Bottle."
less he told her his name, and so he confessed with great distaste that it
was Hogg. The lady said that she couldn't go through life as Mrs. Hoge, The Pageantry Club:
'the Pageantry Club, or the Dra-
so they finally compromised on the name Bacon, which, after all, was in
the family, so to speak. So is the Jew wino eats ham and won't eat pork. matic Club of the Intermediate
School, meets with Mrs. Illunmosen
every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The committee on the fitness and character of applicants for admission Parents are advised to encourage
to the Bar in New York makes this stinging criticism:
their children to join the dramatic
club.
Many of the candidates are immigrant boys who, while they have
sufficiently acute minds to cram and pass the bar examinations, can-
The Bethelite:
not speak intelligible English or write grammatically. They know
I
Members of temple are asked to
little and care less about our form of government, and are totally
see to it that their children are sub-
without knowledge of, or feeling for, the history and background of
'scribers to the Bethelite. It is a high-
American and English institutions and government.
ly' important factor in the religious
education of your child that he shall
It is unfortunate that this is the case. There is no use beating about be a subscriber to his religious
the bush. Most of the "immigrant boys" referred to are Jews. And there school paper. The Bethelite is now
is no doubt that many of them are able, by burning the midnight Mazda, conducting a poetry contest. Three
to assimilate enough information to get by in their exams. But they are prizes of $10, $8 and $7 respectively
deficient in other respects that should make them eligible to become a num- are offered by the Temple Sisterhood.
ber of this learned profession. The great trouble these days is that there Parents are advised to encourage
are entirely too many young men, not only Jews but non-Jews as well, who their children to enter the poetry
look upon law and medicine as easy roads to honor and money, and wha contest. All details are found in the
try to take the shortest cut that will bring them within those coveted do- Bethelite.
mains. And they show it when they get there.
"When our preachers fail to demand of their people obedience to
the word of God, not having the courage to tell them the plain facts
of God's word, even though upheld by "Thus said the word," it can
be but small comfort to these people that the preacher is lost even
as they are lost. When the press has not the courage to boldly de-
mand of its readers, after giving them the truth, their duty to the
poor and suffering, then not only are we denied the blessed privilege
of giving relief, but men, women and children perish unnecessarily.
. . . I thank you for calling the attention of your readers to the
pitiful condition of so many Jews across the water, and I enclose
my check for $100.
that the delicious lebkuchen are now
on sale. The proceeds of the sale go
to the Netti Simon Relief Fund.
Women: who desire lebkuchen are
asked to communicate with the chair-
man of the committee, Sirs. Julius
Rothschild, 100 Moss avenue.
Jacob Mazer announces that a spe-
cial class has been organized for the
women of the temple. One of the
best women's instructors in the city
has been engaged for this class. It
will meet Friday mornings, 10 to 12.
The women of the temple are cor-
dially invited to enroll.
Men's Gymnasium Class:
The men's gymnasium classes are
held Monday and Thursday evenings
from 6 to 10.
Boy Scouts:
The pay Scout troops of the t e m-
ple hold their meetings on Wedie:.
day night.
Girl Scouts:
Girl Scout troops meet Monday
night and Wednesday afternoon.
TO ENTERTAIN LODGE
On Friday, Feb. 11, Craftsman's
Lodge, No. 521, F. and A. 51., will
entertain Ontario Lodge, No. 521, at
a Valentine dinner dance in the foun-
tain room of the New Masonic Tem-
ple. This will be one of the first af-
fairs under the new worshipful mas-
ter, William Robertson. Samuel J.
Leve, chairman of the entertainment
committee, and William II. Rosen-
berg, chairman of the reception com-
mittee, have arranged a program of
unusual features. Music will be fur-
nished by Finzel's Country Club Or-
chestra.
Frank Fay at Temple.
Frank Fay, Broadway's favorite
son, headlines the bill at B. F. Keith's
Temple Theater starting Sunday mat-
inee, Jan. 23. Mr. Fay's unique brand
of fun appeals to all who enjoy good
wholesome laughter. Because of this
he will act as master of ceremonies,
introducing in his own inimitable way
the various players composing the
bill. Others billed: Odali Careno;
George Wiest and Ray Stanton, with
Gladys Gerrish, Allen Forrest, Idyls
Shaw, Sandro Stroll and Elsie Davis;
Allen and Canfield; Bert Ilanlon;
Bentell and Gould; Ed and Jennie
Rooney; Jim Jam demo, and the
screen subjects.
If two dogs are quarrelling, let the
, third beware.
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