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PIE9EUROITIEWISII ORM ICIZ
ence only a few years ago and during
this short time has established itself
our constre.
gational life and to the work of the 11
union, Active national work is loving
By LUDWIG VOGELSTEIN.
of it .acre-
planned o u ter thedirection
tart' neently app inted. The union
(Editor's Nots•: Herewith is the message of Ludwig 1'ogtolstein,
looks to the brotherhood movement
chairman of the executive board of the union, delivered at the thir-
' with grant hopes and wishes it and
Beth biennial convention of the Union of American Hebrew' Congre-
its lotlicers success.
gations in Cleveland, at its session on Monday, Jan. 17.1
Fnianci•I Condition.
The progress Of the MUCH Hall the
The biennial Councils of the Union deep interest in reform, o r has it pi',
articipatin
•
with
our
4levelopment
of our institution are
of American Ilelorew Congregations vented us
Of
are events of no small significance in liberal friends' of Europe in an effort seriously hampered by the lack
support.
the life of American Jews From all to unite the liberal religious bodies of financial
There are not 20 congregations out
parts of the country, over 1,000 people the various countries of the world.
Cllairman's Messl(Te
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Greetings of the Season to the Jewish
Community.
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PASSOVER GREETINGS
We Extend to Our Many Friends Best
Wishes On This Occasion.
have come together at their own ex- The full significance of this world of 270 nor 25 individuals nut of 55,000
who show their appreciation of the
pause, at considerable inconvenience motement will be made clear to you
work of the union by generous contri-
and at a sacrifice of their time. They when the committee on this subject
butions.
It is true that from time to
are displaying the pioneer spirit of presents its report to this council.
time we have found loeneliactors who
the founders of the union and their
Good•Will Movement.
have
and
still 110 make liberal dona-
have
we
in still another
presence here disproves the claim
tions for specific purposes, such as I ht
,
liuently heard that Reform Judaism
°ranched out by joining hands with purchases of busks for the library,
losing its hold on the second and third s me of our Christian fellow-citizens
publications, etc. However, this union
generations. I venture to say that who
w
hank
he felt the burden of the great in order to live needs over $500,0olo
Hi's" "re "'""Y "w" "al women ae lo. aisi . o.f anti-Semitism that separates „et. annum at present „„,i „ t en 1 ,,,,.
,_
today whose grandfathers attended
n been cent increase from year to year. We
1 "41 """!' d Jew ' a n d wh" hate
the first biennial councils. I welcome ( of " the
is- 1. hall . bur cut down the budgets for the
. opinion that much of this
you all, but I am especially happy to understanding
s(01er.
. standing can be. removed by a current fiscal year from $500.011.i to
extend greetings to our Nesters,
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and
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to.
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er intoonLiange S525,1100. We incurrell a deficit der.
.ludge Josiah Cohen and Judge Si111011 oaf S
The Twynts -ninth ( outwit ing the lost fiscal year of SulS,Iiio,
W. Rossondale who were present at the ittithoriZt.(1;ng.
the I action which w
er lout
e hat
are which we fortunately could clover
birth of the union and have since then ' now pursuing.
r a te ,1 Ve fond 111TVi011Sly
nm happy to say t
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hardly ever missed a council.
Christian
laced.
during these taw years tau . ltI`.
!however, t lie small balance
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have
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What is the cause that brings to
t "i.e" the ia mice, ""'t loft in the reserve fund at the close
friends
•ether so large and repsysentatite a those 4of us whit
•I I t his • ,,f • tho last tis(al year is exhausted by
Nothing else ino;rini,nt are deeideiti ỳ inia d :. , rntlie t,!.'
group of our people?
ants
b
eon-
es our meer
i i ion nun
than their zeal and enthusiasia fur pression that these efforts are fortuity.- ;negation s and the Jewish m
p ublic at
the eternal truth, their desire to con- ing results which will ultimately'
ultimately' la.
,,, larg
more
germ
coos
ill HSSUIll• a
trill
tribute to the prepetuation of our re- highly beneficial and creditable to •' " iittitude towards the U111011 and the
ligiOTI and the wish to leaf n what 00- those . who are animated by the tr.u4.
,i, wdloge, we shall be unable to main-
ar will give spirit of religion.
counting the executive bod
A full r - (• -- oc‘
vi,u byy ti.l.i ', I i ' i`.iiiii I . IIIIIt Our present ;latrines, not to
of its stewardship. Elaborate reports being i,,,,i iinit ted 10
e x l'""sw" which i' " I "'"I"I'''
a
prepared by the secretary, treasurer, initteto entrusted
entrusted with this work
;I imperative.
4y
noperative.
the chairmen of various boards, and
w s• have b een fortunate in enlist-
'These new activities an a fliliiii i , ti • ,
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ni
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committees are to be laid before you.' u
an, as toev are and far-reach- ;„ , the help
l p Of David A. Brown of
not, a
' . • IIS Chairm n of the laoard 4,1
l'iultor the circumstances, I can direct . ing as they may be ono
have
..avto not
iny remarks toward bringing into re- I howeter delltatt. al oar , q . ,. ,.
finance, but even this past master it,
lief the out s tandin • features of the thoughts . r t non our own i ' ils'f it ' u l t 'i L UTI '• N the aun t of estracting money from the
activities of the union during the last
Hebrew Union College.
. public for hi owtolint and toonimuital
two years. It is gratifying to say in
s
The detailed report of the hoard of Puri seat
has not been able to soften ,
opening that the union is over 5(1 years •
the
hearts of our constituents soili, '
old, it has not grown stale nor sterile, governors is going to he presented t o
,lelilY to assure the continuation Iii
to
the
ideals
of
its
great
Pill
shortly,
and
the
limited
tints.
at
but true
disposal permits Imo to point jog our nook ities. The subject is going to
founders it has adapted itself to the my
a Special se•tional
ever changing conditions of American onlY the most obvious and outstanding he dealt with at
life. !dements .4 progress of our college. It misting this itfterioaiii. I would Is•
JeWish
is worthy of note that the grounds and n idiss in the toe si,.111,111, Of ins duty,
Synagogue Council.
In the early seventies when there , wilding., including the administration • It if I did not bring this iiiii .t
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le.,, than 250,0041 Jews in this building, the dormitory, the tryinna. ter ma=t frankly c. y..ur attentien. A
„entry, these constituted a l arge l y slum find the library represent a valu- huge corfe , lo° nilence is rani.' ''" l'!'
the board of tinanee and its local
lioniogYinous Ludy although divided at lion of $2,000,000.
11'to have 115 students id Cincinnati; agencies ll. II/ quoins, due,: mu! ,,,I,
into Orthodox and 1-ibtoral camps. The
"r NUMIller Seh001 ova-. attended by script , . n-- I great deal of valuable
Liberals are the lending .lows—both
t2 i oili: Teachers' College in New lime is wrested. Instead of question,.
in numbers and standing„. Since the 5
quoit , - assigned le)
great influx of immigration, beginning )(irk City has a registration of 200 ,
a an ioLvr of a liberal congregation
with the hist t „.„
o f th e students. The teaching st•tT has been is Undo
I , l,ilit! III/ It if we want to Inc as
ineastal
re
and we are expanding our
ninteenth century, the reform Jews
r
Te ( in
,, rits
have been outnumbered, 10 to one. We ! , - 'fr:
the
f~
i'rnmsl
of
all
in
sou
sal
lice
Irws in the country, wr must
riftsil apart on account of our re -
d
lace a Union Of CollgreglitiOnS, a col-
delartments.
ligious differences and the good old 0 n,P,'Ltant
givat
progress
and
expansion
of
lege
to
educate tour rabbis and a • De-
('rev-
Jewish doctrine „ f ''K it
crim” seemed to have been forgotten. "tor college activities during the last partment of Synagogue and Schaal
of '50 and particularly the last lo Years Extension. This is it national organi-
throug hthe effort ,
should not obscure for us the throe zillion meeting 0 national necessity.
bread-minded men, both rabbis and
laymen, we have in the last two years great needs of any college, namely, Each congregation should supply its
ot
succeeded in Sliding a point of con- .nloneY, teaf'hers and students. I shall share of the expense. It does n
h tier to us whether you calculate ,
iavint,
,hLi ev ,Leti,.(a;,caasitil inttiteo Idatotae lr with
hour Orthodox and conserva- •
tact
that each of the 55,000 members of
live brethren. We have agreed with i
-s
t h em to ta ke un it e d action w h enever the sectional !fleeting which is to take our congregations has to pay $7 per
this afternoon will deal with the capita, or if you calculate that 10 per
possible without sacrificing or corn- .Plaee
of the SW000010 budget tor the
promising our individual religious other two subjects. May I be tier- cent
rinciples. For this purpose the ;nutted, however, to make an appeal to 2S0 congregations is necessary to sup-
p
ply
the
funds. All we ask tot you is
Synagogus Council fur America was the Jewish community at this time? ply
onishing how few graduates the recognition of the joint responsi-
culled into existence. Under the able
presidency of Dr. Abram Simon of , the religious schools of our temples lathy which (lappets each individual
h I desire enter the Hebrew Union College. If unit to do its full share. I contend
s
at, I . t. it i our
that there is no congregation so poor
that the new (organization will bring graduates of our college are to be-
• „ ' t
flueenricie(:
i .( nstijAarsicawnhoJeLishe that it need be exampled. I contend
1
,,',. !dossing of the !household of Israel by • ti.,t(0,init,o„,in y(
"-O uniting the Jews of America.
I from typical American Jewish homes,
Sesqui•Centennial Exhibit.
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The first official act of the Syna- , from homes imbued with Jewish tra- "WE POLICE THE WORLD"
gogue Council of America was tu pre- .(Litions and enthusiastic idealism.
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7r pare for the Sesqui-Centennial Estill- There was a time when a wealthy Jew Selcrt lour !Medi, UPI lint 11 . 0/141
Jewish ex- was proud to have a son or son-in-law
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.'s's. sition at Philadelphia, a
',0: hibit representing Jewish history in who was a teacher in Israel. If we
Consultation and Advice Strictly
ens.
maintainar(Iitgohcosnttisinn(uinertils
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America
and
Jewish
achievement
in
.(a(urer.s(l4ko
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Confidential.
, pro-
religion and benevolences in America
I ea•Iga;nint
ustheof ivilo(r81,11, that accusation
tion
i s , .,
,4 during
during the last 150 years. The
against
us
was
hibit was highly praised and
cad.
nejuSs otinfiseilo,
a ud ti i lus. l ti shtakt '7 :" .
,,,s, awarded a gold medal by the exposi- • tuh
f th we an d I-ittotislo high
4
7 5. lion authorities.
Parents devote themselves to the study
• , .4c World Union for Liberal Judaism.
iif
Jewish
law,
literature
and
history.
4
Fraternizing with our more con-
..i+
the large
umber of
servative friends has not lessened our „ Li';.o,ti. alerbi unIgs ,h
graduate
ada
u n
t u in
tn
f rh o t r the
h e
5
— . various secular colleges in this country . „
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.it is notable how few clime from the
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• '4olil Jewish-Anwrican
families. Of
COMMERCIAL,
PRIVATE
these only the fewest choose scientific
Call and See
careers or professions unless we in- DETECTIVE WORK
DOMESTIC.
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' elude law, a profession very often
IN ALI.
INDUSTRIAL,
closely a kin to lousiness.
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The Library.
EXPERT MALE
UNIFORMED
Grateful recognition should be given
AND FEMALE
POLICE.
the generous men who were induced
OPERATIVES.
RESIDENTIAL
our never tiring librarian, Mr. A.
HADODW WORK
PATROLS.
S. Me, to contribute largely for the s
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For Broken Windshield or
OT AI .L KINDS,
INDUSTRIAL
purchase of our latest acquisitions,
Sedan Glass •
NVESTIGATIONS,
GUARDS.
the Kirschstein-F'raubegere and Boris
S hat z museum. These were Ben ,
Repairing Apartment Buildings
Cifiro
theimer, taurit•to Falk, Isaac W. (
• Specialty.
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1'rank, Simon Lazarus, B. Neiman
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lien Selling, Nathaniel Spear, A. J. '' EMBER MICIIIGAN ASSOC1A-
2988 SIXTH STREET
Sunstein, Ludwing Vogelstein, and T ION OF DETECTIVE AGENCIES
Bet. Charlotte and Grand River
Joseph Schonthal. Our present space
facilities are entirely inadequate for
Glendale 8513
our possessions—not only for their
display—but for their safe-keeping. I
Lon (llli ■ e
sincerely hope we shall 50011 find a
benefactor who will give us a new
520 FARWELL BUILDING
library building SO that we can make
available for use our many treasurers.
Detroit, Mich.
Synagogue and School Etenesion.
Next to the college, our most im-
mortant and constructive work is don(
by the Department of Synagogue and
io
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School Extension, I wish that I could
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convey to you the thrill, the joy which
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I have received from reading the re-
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'ports
of the rabbis and field agents and
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from the letters received from promi• .
nent members of small communities
after a visit of one of our representa-
tives. Do you realize that under our
auspices over 2,000 visits per year an ,
made to isolated communities, to uni-
versities, to hospitals, prisons, sum-
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Bottles and Supplies.
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mer resorts, etc. Encouraged by the
i
y,
I
progress made largely with the help
,
of volunteers we have appointed a
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regional rabbi in the state of Pennsyl-
vania who in a short time has proven
to as that we are on the right road if
we want to preserve Judaism in iso-
lated communities.
To all the rabbis who have volun- •
leered their services and devoted their
time and energy to this work, I am
extending on behalf of the union our'
Our school work in New York has
sincere thanks and warm anpreciation. I
been further extended anal our pistil,
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oath ns particularly in the field of
text-book ■ and tracts are constantly
increasing in response to larger de,
mends.
Sisterhood..
No religious work in modern times
or 1• successful without the co-opera-
ti n of the women. Our Sisterhoods
affiliating with the union are a tower
of strength to the cause of Judaism,
constant inspiration to the union and
and ever ready source of assistance
through their wide spread organiza-
tion. In the dormitory of the Hebrew
Union College, they have erected a
w. nderful monument to their activity
and devotion. During the past year
they have added to the building at
their own expense, in addition to rais-
ing over $35,000,000 for is mainten-
ance. Our heartiest congratulations '
are due to the sisterhoods and their I
Iowa] officers.
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Brotherhoods
This newer body sprang into exist
f or Economical rronsporto lion
In presenting pictures, we do our utmost to get what we think
our patrons want; however, if at any time you have any sugges-
tions to offer, we shall be glad to hear from you.
ALFRED LANE, Manager.
Woodward at Kenilworth