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ESTABLISHED 1883.
ROUMANIAN JEWISH
SITUATION IS WORSE,
Lucien Wolf Reports That Anti-
Semitic Campaign Threat-
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LONDON.—(J. T. A.)—The situ-
ation of the Jewish population of
Roumania is if anything worse than
last month, declared Lucien Wolf,
secretary of the joint foreign commit-
tee at the monthly meeting of the
board of Jewish deputies here.
"The Jewish population is panic
stricken and apprehensive. The anti-
Semitic agitation is more inflammable
than hitherto. The attitude of the
anti-Semitic press and several organs
which are in close touch with the
Roumanian government is shameless.
One paper incites its readers 'to kill
all Jews at sight.' Such incitement
is against international law. The re-
sponsibility rests entirely with the
Roumanian government; the Rouman-
ian government will be responsible
for the results," Mr. Wolf declared
in his report.
"The agitation now being carried
on in Roumania is perhaps intended
to intimidate the Roumanian Jews in
order to prevent them from appeal-
ing abroad, but this is not a matter
of concern to Roumania alone. It is
a question which concerns the pro-
tection of national minorities and is
an international obligation. These
attempts to intimidate the Jews is
but another reason to take strong
steps.
"Meanwhile, the joint foreign com-
mittee continues its courteous rela-
tions with the Roumanian govern-
ment, awaiting a reply to its protest.
The joint foreign committee is also in
touch with our American and Euro-
pean co-religionists with whom we
are working in this matter," Mr.
D
Wolf said.
Asked whether it would be advis-
able to organize a protest meeting in
London against the Roumanian gov-
ernment, Mr. Wolf stated that the
joint foreign committee is unable to
organize such a meeting but "there
would be no harm if such meetings
against the treatment the Roumanian
government accords the Jews would
be held."
Tribute to the late Paul Nathan
was paid at the session by D'Avigdor
Goldsmid. "Ilis death is a loss for
the whole of Jewry. He was one of
the most distinguished Jews of our
time," Mr. Goldsmid declared.
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KISIIINEFF, Bessarabia. — (J. T.
A.)—An embarrassing situation for
the Kishineff Jewish community has
arisen as a result of the visit here of
Col. Hammond, an American who has
arrived here for the purpose of in-
vestigating the situation of the mi-
norities in Bessarabia.
Col. Hammond, instead of collect-
ing data privately, appeared at pub-
lic meetings and asked for replies to
his questions. At ft meeting of the
municipality, he asked a few ques-
tions to which Rabbi Zirelson, Chief
Rabbi of Kishineff, replied that he is
prepared to give the information, but
is unable to do so at a public meet-
ing. This caused the anger of the
Roumanian councillors who induced
another Jewish member of the coun-
cil to declare that "everything is all
right in Kishineff."
The Kishineff Jewish community i
entirely in sympathy with the atti -
tude of Rabbi Zirelson.
to place at the disposal of the student
the material with which he may in-
fluence himself. After all, in the fun-
damental problems of religion, all of
us are alike on unfamiliar ground.
We speculate, we theorize, we believe.
We cannot adopt any air of authority.
An official attitude is usually an of-
ficious attitude. The late Dr. Eliot in-
troduced a vital idea in the educa-
tional field, namely, that of spontane-
ous, personal interest and enthusiasm
rather than compulsion, as the driv-
ing force in education. We ought to
AT HIS BEST
accept this principle in teaching re-
ligious values to college men and
There was a great convention i n
women. Let them grope, let them Cleveland recently of Jewish layme n
stumble. We need not be frightened and rabbis. It assembled men an d
that they will lose their faith. Us- women of intelligence, culture, corn
ually they will remain actively inter- mercial or professional success, to th e
ested in Jewish values. But, at the extent of many hundreds from al l
worst, every progressive in religion over America. Its sole object wa s
would rather have intelligent sceptics to promote a nobler Jewishness to the
than ignorant pietists.
end of a larger and better world.
Changes of the right sort, reform service. It exemplified the very op
Judaism has always welcomed. We posite of the claim that billionair e
have never wished to cling to formu- bully who is as much a rattlebrain o r
las that come to no grips with life. the subject of the Jews as his car i i
Progressive religion stagnates when on a rocky pavement. That mechani
it crystallizes too firmly. Let the ized mannikin of Michigan has main
younger generation develop a religious tained that the Jews are confederate
attitude of its own, which is honest to exploit the world. To the Cleve
and meets the demands of modern life. land convention came the cream o
We may say of religious values what Jewish life at considerable cost o
Santayana said so well of human val- time and money to reformulate ane
ues: We ccmmit the blotted mono- reinvigorate their ideals and method
script of our lives more willing to the of serving humanity. But why wo rn
flames when we find the immortal text about a Hennery who in his opposl
half engrossed in a fairer copy." lion to the relatives of Jesus show ,
Such an attitude will establish confi- only chicken sense? A few mor e
dence between guide and guided and, Humans, lierods and even billionair e
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in the long run, there will be more bullies only make Him that sitteth i t
genuine faith based on intelligent in- Heaven laugh, as long as the Je
vestigation.
maintains his religious loyalty. Th e
This brings me to another point of Jew at his best and most beneficen
contact with the student—through lit- is not as merchant, professional, o
orate him from his neighbor. And i erature. Every interest which a stu-
i s desirable that he should be in such dent has can be vitally stimulated by preacher but as delegate to religion
a mood. The plastic age of studen his reading. Patriotism comes from and other idealistic conventions t i
l ife is a period in which every kin, knowledge of the best in a nation's which he goes for information an
of intelligent thinking, of earner past and not by ballyhooing about its inspiration unto better conduct.
The Supplement.
searching should he encouraged.
superiority. Mazzini rebuilt the Ital-
I have often heard objections to ian people by appealing to the youth
He does the crime who profits by i
such an approach. The American of his country through history and lit-
student, it is said, even the serious erature.
Useless laws diminish the authorit
student, cannot Ix fed on such a diet.
Vie have learned to teach history in
He is not able to stomach it. Ile is the universities through attractive of necessary ones.
not bred in the disciplined F:uropean text hooks and biographies that stimu-
Men are the reason for women di,
culture which develops students with late interest, getting away more and
a mature outlook, with the funda- more from the stodgy, indigestible Ger. liking one another.
mental seriousness, with a weltan- man type of a generation ago,
schaung• The American is differently crammed with dates and isolated
equipped. Only on the rarest excep- facts. We have learned to introduce Many a life has been changed by th
tion is he capable of thinking for him- even historical novels in history appeal of a good book.
One final word on the attempt n
self. Whatever religious stability he courses. For they make an era vivid
has may be unhinged by opening new and colorful. Scott's "Quention Dur- organizations to do student woe
doubts to him. It is better to coat his wood" is much more valuable for a With a problem so difficult, it is na
loyalty with armor to strengthen it.
student than ten formal "Lives of row for any organization to begrud
any other the work which it doe .
If it is true that he must be treated Louis XI."
It would be well if we could turn The problem of each is the proble
as a fragile object, then it is largely
our own fault. We coddle him. We the Jewish student to browse in the of all. No energy may be wasted.
wrap him in intellectual swaddling Jewish cultural field. But, unfor- is sad to think of any institution
clothes. We treat him as a high tunately, at present the feeding is so littling another because its work 0
school boy and coped him to respond scanty there. Jewish students, who the campus is conducted in a warml
as an adult. We amuse him with have been stimulated to know more religious spirit, or for another inst i
funny stories. We take third rate about their past, often come for sug- tution to belittle the approach that
novels of Jewish interest as cross sec- gestions on what to read. I have had purely intellectual and does not belies
tions of Jewish life and use them as students who were anxious to deal in mass effort. There have been
approaches to our problems. Perhaps, with some Jewish subject in their stances where organizations mold
if we treated him like a man he would term papers in courses in general Eu- rather duplicate work already don
tighten up. Ile is usually quick to ropean history. The field is broad, than allow another to get credit fi
respond to honest influences. And the packed with picturesque and impor- its efforts. This policy is usually u
fact remains that he insists upon dig- tant personalities, fully as stirring as conscious—loyalty to an ,rganizatin
w
ging deeper. The haphazard, patriotic Bismarck, or Garibaldi, or Gladstone. blending it to the larger needs of Je
attitude which treats him with plati- But what books are available for them ish life. It ought to be more co
cerned
with
the
work
to
he
done
tha
tudes has left him cold. Perhaps an that are both scholarly and attractive?
with who is to do the work.
earnest approach, uncovering funds- They may be counted on ten fingers.
The present college generation is a
The union has fortunately taken this
mentals, teaching him why he should
he loyal and to what he would be loyal, problem in hand and, through its com- important one to influence. It stan d
at
a turning point in American Je
mission on education, is earnestly try-
may produce better results.
But it must be guiding and not ing to develop the field of Jewish his- rah history, when old traditions a s
becoming
obsolete and new values a n
goading. The tone of authority can- tory, literature, essays and fiction.
not be used with advantage to a col- This work must not he a side line, being created. With • good, clear pr
gram,
summing
up just what there
lege group. The teacher, the rabbi, however. It is the one field of supreme
the lecturer, whoever it is who is to importance today. open for the initia- to be done and with the co-operatio
of
every
agency
in Jewish life,
extend his influence, should, indeed, tive of every organization. The in-
come to his subject brimful of enthu- fluence of a good literature cannot be may guide our youth and ourselv
into
a
Judaism
that
is both nation
siasm, zealous as • crusader, to win estimated in numbers. It works sub-
converts. But his chief aim must be tly, but it often works profoundly. and virile.
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