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VOL. XXXIII. NO. 4
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1927
CALL CONFERENCE Jewish Chautauqua Society , SOLDIERS ESCORT
OF STATE U. J. C. T o Convene Here Next Week
TO AID CAMPAIGN
CHAIM WEIZMANN
Prominent Rabbis and Educators Will Gather For Thirty -
Ninth Annual Assembly, Dec. 25 to 29; Temple
Fred M. Butzel and Bernard
Beth El to Entertain.
Ginsburg Call Meeting
On January 22.
ACT ON APPEAL OF
NATIONAL OFFICE
David A. Brown In Tour to
Collect $7,000,000
In Cash.
Fred M. Butzel and Bernard
Ginsburg, respectively state chair-
man and state treasurer of the
Michigan United Jewish Cam-
paign for the relief. of Jews in
Eastern Europe, announced this
week that a state conference will
be held on Jan. 22 for the purpose
of speeding up collections on
pledges to the relief campaign.
The following telegram was re-
ceived from the executive secre-
tary of the United Jewish Cam-
paign in New York:
"National Chairman Brown con-
sents to another tour country be-
wining January to stimulate pay-
ments pledges and organize cam-
paigns where none yet held. Thia
tour fifth made by Chairman
Brown at tremendous personal
sacrifice to obtain largest response
to plea our people Europe. Ne-
cessity securing $7,000,000 cash
to enable Joint Distribution Cum-
mitte complete its 1920 program
reconstructive relief Poland, Rus-
sia, other countries where Jews
bitterly struggling for self-support
causes him assume this burden.
I'lease urge all co-workers arrange
state-wide or regional conferences
which Mr. Brown will attend. Let-
ter follows.
"(Signed) JOS. C. HYMAN,
"Executive Secretary, United Jew-
ish Campaign."
A year and a half ago $2(),000,-
000 was pledged by Jews through-
out the United States to help the
Jews of Poland to meet the wide-
spread economic-crisis and also to
assist our co-religionists in other
parts of Europe to recover from
the crushing effects of the war, po•
gums and commercial inflations
and depressions which they had ex-
perienced in that country, Rus-
sia, Roumania and other neighbor-
ing lands.
David A. Brown, national chair-
man of the United Jewish Cam-,
paign, declared:
The Joint Distribution Corn-1
mittee, the organization carrying
on the work, has been unable to
frame a budget for the ensuing
year because all of the available
funds have been exhausted and
the relief body now is nearly $1,-;
000,1)00 in debt. In order to carry
out a minimum of the program
planned, the Joint Distribution
Committee needs at least $750,-
000 before the end of this month
and no less than $3,000,000 by
March of 1028.
The American Jews have re-
sponded nobly to the appeal on he-
half of their unfortunate broth-'
rm. The difficulty is that the
money is not coming in fast
enough to keep up with the huge
task that is facing us in the elit111-
tries where our brethren have suf-
fered from famine, war and po-
liticaland economic upheavals. If
we should he forced to abandon
any part of the constructive re-'
lief program, it would not only
plunge hundreds of thousands of
men, women and children into mis-
ery and despair, but would nul-
lify much that has been accom-
plished with great effort and ex-
penditure of money."
K. of P. Monthly
Dinners Popular
Judge Marschner Addresses
Lodge; Next Dinner
On Jan. 2.
Beginning with Divine Services
at Temple Beth El on Sunday
morning at which Rabbi Ferdinand
M. Iserman of Toronto will preach
the sermon, and continuing
CZERNOW1TZ.—(J. T. A.)
-- Dr. Chaim Weizmann, presi-
dent of the World Zionist Or-
ganizatior, whose visit to Rou.
mania on behalf of the heren
Ilayes od coincided with the
anti-Semitic outbreaks, was es-
corted to the train by a strong
force of police.
Roumanian soldiers accom-
panied 11r. Weizmann on the
train until he reached the bor-
der.
; board of directors of Temple Beth
El, the Sisterhood of the temple,
the Men's Temple Club, the Young
People's Temple ('huh, the Temple
Arts Society and the Phoenix Club.
Several hundred delegates are
expected to attend the meeting. The
general arrangements are in
charge of Miss Jeannette Miriam
Goldberg of Philadelphia, field sec-
retary of the Chautauqua.
1
Dr. l.eo M. Franklin, In a state-
ment given out this week described
the aims of the society.
"The Jewish Chautauqua Soci-
iAlbert Williams Wins First
ety," said Dr. Franklin, "has
through the almost two-score years
Prize With Oration On
of its existence, been a very potent
"Kingdom of God."
factor in the spread of Jewish edu-
cation. Ni,: (nay through its sum-
mer sessions, which have been a
The Philomathic's D eb•ting
great stimulus to the teachers in , Club's fourteenth annual oratorical
the religious schools throughout the contest was held Tuesday evening,
land, has it functioned. It has done Dec. 20, at the Shaarey Zedek syn-
very telling work in sending speak- agogue, Brush street and Willis
ers to many of the larger universi- .asenue at 7:30.
ties of this country, thus bringing
The gold Medal donated to the
the message of the Jew and Juda- best speaker by Herman August
ism to thousands of young awn and ! was won by Albert Williams, whose
women of all faiths. It has pub- suhiect was "The Kingdom of
lished a number of text books God."
through which the home study of.
The silver medal donated to the
the Bible and other subjects having second best speaker by Maurice
RABBI LOUIS WOLSEY
to do with Jewish culture, has been Morse was won by Nathan Shur,
made possible. It has carried the' who °rated on "Machine Fettered
through Thursday, Dec. 20, the message of the Jew into villages
Mon."
Jewish Chautauqua Society will
Howard Berger speaking on
hold its thirty-ninth annual assem-
"Crime" received honorable men-
bly in this city. This will bring to
Detroit preachers and teachers of
' ti()n
h judges of this contest were
The
nation-wide prominence.
Lawrence Lipton, editor of The De-
The service,' at the temple, to
troit Jewish Chronicle; Judge Guy
which all are invited, will be pre-
A. Stiller
of the Wayne Co nty Cir-
u
ceded by observation of the sessions
cuit Court; and Louis S. Cohan,
of Temple Beth El Religious School
preminent Detroit attorney, and
which, incidentally, is the largest
honorary alumnus of the Philo-
Jewish Religious school in this
mathic.
country. A feature of the mora-
Silver handed gavels were pre-
ines program of the religious
sented to Norman Rem and Hymen
school will be the presentation of
Golden, recent speakers of the or-
a Chanukah ploy in the high school,
ganization as a t o ken of the club's
the intermediate and afternoon
esteem.
schools. On Sunday evening the
Judge Guy A. Miller spoke for
first business session of the confer-
the awarders.
ence will take place.
Speaker Ira Stone presided.
The program of the assembly,
which is given in full in another •
column id this issue, includes ad-
dresses by many phominent men of
Reform Jewry, and informal recep-
tion and dance at the Phoenix Club
and a banquet.
DR. LEO M. FRANKLIN
Council of Women
Honors Mrs. Welt
President of Detroit Section
Made Member of Na-
tional Body,
That Mrs. Joseph M. Welt, pre:-
idea of the Detroit section of the
National Council of Jewish Wom-
en, has been chosen as a member
of the national organization was
PHILOMATHIC IN
ORATORY CONTEST
Niebuhr Lectures
Arouse Interest
Men
The complete program of theme and hamlets all over the country, Women Invite Business
useably will be found on Indeed there are few organizations
To Talks On Interna-
that have so much to their credit
page five.
tional Problems.
as has the Jewish Chautauqua So-
ciety. It should he generously and
The Woman's Council for Edu-
The committee of arrangements willingtly supported both in a ma-
cation in International Relations is
includes representatives of the terial and moral sense."
to launch a project in January
which ought to prove intriguing to
thinking men and women. The
council has arranad a series of
talks on international affairs to be
given each Tuesday next month by
Dr. Reinhold Niebuhr following
luncheon at 12 :15 o'clock at the
Stotler Hotel.
Alth oug h t h e counc I s i ma d c up
Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein Harry Slavin, Henry Abram- of representatives of prominent
Is Third Symposium
ovitz and Sol Blum-
, women's organizations in the city,
I including the Wayne County
Speaker.
rosen Named.
League of Women Voters, the
On Monday evening, Dec. 28, American Association of Univer.
What are the tenets of Orthre
city Women, the Catholic Study
Pisgah
Lodge
No.
34
I.
0.
B.
It.,
don Judaism? How does it differ
club, the Y. W. C. A., the Council
from Conservative and Reform Ju- will elect the following officers: of Jewish Women, the Detroit Fed-
President, first, second and third
daism? How does the Orthodox
eration
of Women's Clubs, the
vice-presidents, secretary, treasur-
Jew of America view the problems
er, assistant monitor, warden, Woman's Interdenominational Stns•
of adjustment to modern condi-
sionary
council
and the Woman's
guardian and three trustees for a
tions? What does he believe and
period of six plumbs. The by-laws Christian Temperance Union, still
what is his outlook on life?
in
this
undertaking
the women hope
provide that the officers be elected
These and other questions will
at the lost meeting in December to enlist the co-operation and in-
receive authoritative treatment at and June, and that nominations be terest of business men. Instead of
the hands of Rabbi Herbert Sam- made at three meetings preceding having the lectures in the after-
uel Goldstein, president of the the election.
noon when only women of leisure
Union of Orthodox Jewish Con-
The following have been nomi- might take advantage of the oppor-
gregations, in an address to be de- nated: President, Ilarry Slavin, tunity afforded, the council has
livered before the Detroit Jewish Ilenry Ahramovitz, Sol Blumrsesen; chosen a convenient hour for both
Open Forum on Sunday, Jan. 8, first vice-president, Morris Shatz- men and women and has extended
at the Northern High School, en ; second vice-president, Ilarry an invitation to the various men's
Woodward and Owen avenues, at Slavin, Sol Bluntrosen; third vice- luncheon clubs to join the larger
3 p. m.
president, Ilenry Gottlieb; secre- group for these talks.
After deciding to lend its inter-
This lecture will be third of I tary, Ilarry Yuelkoff, Rudolph
series aimed to give the Jewish Meyersohn; treasurer Philip F:ttin- ; est in presenting to men and worn.
public of Detroit a fair and com- ger; assistant monitor, Silas Fine- I en an enlightened view toward in-
prehensive version of each of the berg, Rudolph Meyersohn; warden, ternational affairs, the council set
principal denominations of mod- Abe Lenhoff, Paul Lieberman; out to find a speaker who could in-
ern Judaism as interpreted by an guardian, Rudolph Meyersohn. terpret this subject and secured Dr.
FORUM SPEAKER TO PISGAH LODGE TO
DEFINE ORTHODOXY ELECT OFFICERS
In an endeavor to further the
I'ythian spirit and the fellowship,
of its members, the entertainment
committee of Detroit lodge No. 55,
of which Jack Alter is chairman,
with the able assistance of A. A.
Forman, initiated a program of
monthly dinners some months ago.
So well have these taken that the
dinner meetings have beceeme an
established feature with an ever
increasing attendance. The next
of these dinners will be given on
Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 8:30. A speak-
er, whose panic the committee will
announce later, will address the
gathering. The gentleman is a re-
nowned Jewish scholar and teach-
er, well known in social and civic
and educational circles.
On the eccasion of the last din-
ner given Tuesday, Dee. 13, the
speaker was the Hon. Judge Adolph
F. Starschner, who gave an inter-
esting and inspiring talk an -
ianism and fraternal fellowship.
Judge Mars.chner Is himself n mem-
ber of the Pythian order. Thirty -
two candidates were advanced to
rank of Esquire, and these were
further advanced to the rank of
Knight, Tuesday, Dec. 20.
The roster of Detroit Lodge No.
55 is ever growing, numbering at
thin time some 2,200 members and
Sol Kaplan, secretary. deplores the
fart that many members, who are
indifferent in their attendance,
move from place to place without
notifying the lodge of change of ad-
dress with the result that it is im-
possible to keep them acquainted
with the activities of the lodge. ex-
cept through the medium of these
columns.
Mr. Kaplan hopes that some
Detroit lodge members reading
these columns will awaken to the ,
authority in each field
Notable C
Rabbi Goldstein is a native
American, having been born in
New York City on Feb. ht, 1890.
lie attended Columbia University,
where he received the degree of
Master of Arts. He received his
rabbinical training at the Jewish
Theological Seminary and was or-
dained by Rabbi S. E. Jaffe in
1013. Ile is now rabbi of the In-
stitutional Synagogue of New
York, assistant professor of homi-
letics in the Isaac Elchanan Theo-
logical Seminary and president of
the Union of Orthodox Jewish
Congregations of America. lie is
the author and compiler of a num-
ber of books on religious subjects.
The last meeting of the forum
was held last Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Julian Morgenstern spoke be-
fire a large audience on the sub.
ject of Reform Judaism.
"Reform Judaism," Dr. Morgen-
stern said, "is a historical netts.
airy. It is 'traditional J . d . '
There is no difference between the
twn. What is now called 'Reform
Judaism' was brought about by re-
peated repetitions of great world
changes—changes in which Juda-
ism has been compelled to rein-
terpret and re-express itself to
the world at large."
"Ghetto Judaism."
The first great world-wide per-
secution of Judaism, the speaker
declared, began at about the time
Columbus discovered America. In
that year. he said, the Jews were
expelled from Spain and in 1497
were expelled from Portugal.
The Jewish ghetto began in
Venice early in the sixteenth cen-
tury and for approximately 300
years the Jews of Western Eu-
rope were denied the right to par-
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trustees, Adolph Freund, Bernard
Ginsburg and Herniate Weiss.
Sternberg Declines.
President Samuel Sternberg an-
nounced at the last meeting that
he does not choose to run again for
president and declined when he was
nominated, emphasizing his pre-
vious statement that he is not a
candidate for re-election.
President Samuel Sternberg an-
nounced that the reports of all com-
mittees embudving the work accom-
plished during the past adminis-
tration will he read on Monday,
Dec 28 and urges every member to
be present.
At the meeting held Monday,
Dec. 10, farther nominations were
for all offices. This meeting was
the second in which nominations
were made and at the next meeting
on Dec. 26, final nominations and
the election of officers will be in or-
der.
At this meeting the by-laws Sec-
tions -12 to 82 were read and allept.
ed. Julius Deutelliaum for three
terms president of Pisgah Lodge,
presided while the by-laws were un-
der consideration. President Sam-
uel Sternberg presided over the
regular order of business. Many
candidates Were by Ber-
nard Ginsburg and president Sam-
uel Sternberg.
Committee. Report.
Professor Mark fiuberg
m
an-
nounced that the next free concert
by the B'nai B'rith Symphony Or-
chestra was• given on Dec. 22 in
the Nerthern High School auditor.
ium. A very delightful program
had been arranged for this concert.
The Americanization committee
are hi,Iffng classes in citizenship
regularly and anyone who desires
instruction will receive it free of
charge.
The athletic committee are hold-
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page.)
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Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents
CONFERENCE CONVENED BY AMERICAN
JEWISH CONGRESS DIRECTS PROTEST
TO ROUMANIAN GOVERNMENT ON RIOTS
JEWS OF ENGLAND
CONDEMN PICTURE
LONDON.- I.I. T. A.1—The
first showing in England of the
Cecil deMille production, "King
of Kings," at Covent Garden
Opera House, has called forth
overwhelming critical opinion,
The majority of those who have
witnessed the film declare that
they consider it a dull presenta•
lion, historicaly inaccurate and
greatly distorted.
Many prominent 1. es n d o n
Jews who saw the film consider
that it contains unfriendly fee.
lures.
The "lie of lies" is the epi-
thet used by the Jewish World
to define the picture. It is
striking that all the unfavor-
able figures are presented as
Semites, while the saintly and
devout are depicted as Aryans. ,
B'nai B'rith, B'rith Sholom, Zionists, Free Sons, Hadassah
And Roumanian, Polish and Ukrainian
Jews Participate.
DR. STEPHEN S. WISE CONDEMNS ROUMANIA
FOR IGNORING MINORITY RIGHTS OF JEWS
Adopt Resolution Demanding Action Against Rioters
Requesting U. S. to Exert Influence; Hon.
Carl Sherman Presides.
NEW YORK.—An emphatic protest against the recent
recurrences of excesses and outbreaks against the Jews in
Roumania was voiced at a Conference of Jewish Organi-
zations convened by the American Jewish Congress on
Sunday afternoon, Dec. 18, at the Town Hall Club and at-
STATES WELCOME
DAVID A. BROWN
tended
Jews of U. S. Wire Welcome
As Nation-wide Tour
Announced.
is
by about 300 delegates from national as well as local organiza-
tions. The representatives present were appointed by organizations
which are affiliated with the congress, as well as by others unaffiliated,
hich, in occasion, co-operate with the congress, Anton); the more
important central bodies represented were the Independent Order
• B'nai nab, District No. l• Unit-
ed Synagogues of America; Free
Sons of bared; Hadassah; Inde-
pendent Order Brith Shalom; Fed-
eration of Polish Jews of America;
Federation of Ukrainian Jews and
similar other landsmanschaftea
and associations.
AID EMPLOYEES TO
OBSERVE SABBATH
Anno ncement that Dav id A.
Brown,
national chairman of the
United Jewish Campaign, has vol.
announced this week by the local) unteered to make another trans- Will Find Jobs For Those
section. The statement given to continental tour, his fifth, for the
Refraining From Work
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle fol•, purpose of a:curing the largest
On Saturday.
lows:
possible payment in the shortest
"The Detroit section of the Na.! possible time on account of pledges
Under the auspices of a group of
Donal Council of Jewish Women obtained in the effort to raise $25,-
has been recognized as one of the 000,000 for the reconstructive re- members of Congregation Emanuel,
important and outstanding sec. lief of overseas Jewry has aroused an employment bureau to accomo-
tions of the national organization tremendous enthusiasm. East, date men and women who wish to
and a national board member has , west, north, south, state after observe the Sabbath on Saturday,
been chosen from the city of De-, state and community after corn- will be founded, according to an an-
troit. Mrs. Joseph 111. Welt, the munity have wired to national nouncement made this week. The
president of the Detroit section,! headquarters hailing Mr. Brown's announcement declares that:
"Owing to the feet that there are
was last week honored by election tour and pledging themselves to
to the national board of the Coun- 1 make his visit to them fruitful on a certain number of young people
and
elderly men who have a sacred
oil of Jewish Women.
a scale commensurate with the
"Since Detroit's affiliation with tremendous responsibilities of the regard for the Jewish Sabbath Day
and
would not under any trying
the National Council of Jewish . Joint Distribution Committee.
Women, two years ago, Mrs. Welt
The messages received at na- circumstances condescend to violate
the
sanctity
of the Sabbath, a de-
has been in close contact with the tional headquarters express sins
national organization and has serest admiration for the man mand was thereby created to look
out
for
their
welfare.
brought the spirit of the national who, after two and a half years
"An initial step in that direction
home to the 1,200 Detroit mem- of unremitting labor as leader of
has
been
taken
by a number of peo-
bers, and in turn has interpreted the United Jewish Campaign, has
the Detroit membership and its assumed this new and arduous ple in Congregation Emanuel to es-
tablish
an
employment
bureau for
problems to the national organiza- burden, disregarding personal end
the purpose of securing: positions
tion in such a splendid way that business considerations.
and occupations for such scrupu-
both the national and the local sec-
Mr. Brown has undertaken this
lous employees with certain firms
tion have benefited thereby. Mrs. tour because, as was announced
that would allow them this just
Welt's keen, logical mind and in• at the Chicago Constructive Re-
privilege.
telligent understanding of council lief Conference last October, sit
"Such conscientious individuals
problems became manifest both least $7,500,000 would be needed
surely deserve the fullest support
at the Triennial in Washington a by the Joint Distribution Commit-
of the community, so that while
year ago and at the recent Tri- tee to carry out its cvel t'1 ■ 4 pro-
gram through 1928. This, it was they are willing and eager to work
for an honest livelihood, they
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pointed out by Felix M. Warburg
should not be forced to go idle and
chairman of the Joint Distribution
be subjected to suffering on account
Committee; by Ilerbert II. Leh- of their religious scruples.
man, vice-chairman, and Paul
"A temporary bureau for that
Baer•ald, treasurer, was the mini- purpose has bet n established where
mum requirement. Without at employers and employees can meet
least this amount of cash in hand, and find each other. The commit-
,
it would be impossible to continue tee earnestly solicits the co-opera-
the agricultural colonization of tion of err co...eligionists to help
Flying Squadron Reports En- the Jews of Russia, to extend loans along in this effort for maintaining
to the credit kassas in that and the observances of the Sabbath day.
thusiastic Responses
other c ountries or to stimulate
"We appeal to all employers that
Everywhere.
the growth of the Gemilath Ches. would accord the privilege of a free
sed Kansas in Poland; to maintain Sabbath slay to their employees to
Reform congregations through- the work of the American Joint apply to our bureau, where they
out the country are pledging finan- Reconstruction Foundation in will be supplied with reliable and
cial support to the work of the Eastern Europe, or to maintain
competent people efficient in their
Union of American Hebrew Con- the religious schools, yeshivas and various trades."
gregations, according to report, other cultural institutions as well
The Sabbath Observer's Employs
received by David A. Brown,
chairman of the finance committee (Turn to Page Three)
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of the union, from members of
the flying squadron who are ad-
dressing mass meetings in Reform
temple's throughout the land.
Meetings, luncheons and dinners
are being arranged for members
of the flying squadron and follow-
ing their addresses on the work
and achievement of the union, the
Succeeds Samuel Sternberg As Active
Hebrew Union College and the
Ginsburg, Chairman of Arbitration Committee
other affiliated bodies, pledges of
support are being made by the
Outlines
congregations and in many in•
stances quotas assigned to them
have been over-subscribed. Co-
Bernard Ginsburg, chairman of this tribunal. While Mr. Lappin
operating with Mr. Brown in this the Arbitration Committee of the enjoys a large general law practice,
effort to secure sufficient funds to Jewish Welfnie Federation, an- he has always urged resort to arbi-
meet the budgetary needs of the nounces that this committee, at a tration and conciliation wherever
union is the Alumni Association recent meeting, accepted the resig- possible in the true Jewish spirit."
of the Hebrew Union College, of nation of Samuel Sternberg, who
which Rabbi Morris NI. Feuerlicht was the active director of the Arbi-
tration Tribunal and persuaded A.
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C. Lappin, who held the office of
II n4rary Director, to become ac-
tive director.
MRS. JOSEPH M. WELT
TEMPLES PLEDGE
FUNDS TO UNION
Death of Dr. Chajes, Chief Rabbi
Of Austria, Mourned by All Jewry
I Gained World Renown as Scholar and Zionist Leader;
Funeral M , Ht Impressive "Since Ilerzl's;"
Leo Iotzin Delivers Eulogy.
-- (J. T. A.) — Not
Deep mourning prevailed in the
since the funeral of Dr. Theodor Jewish quarter of the city. All
Ilerzl, founder of the Zionist or- stores and shops were closed dur-
ganization, has Vienna seen such ing the tinie nf the funeral.
an impressive Jewish funeral as
Nahum Sokolow who 55,15 ex-
that of Dr. Zev i Perez Chides, pected to arrive Wan prevented
Chief Rabbi of Vienna.
from coming because of an audi-
Th" funeral march lasted five ence with President Masaryk of
hours, thousands following the bier Czecho-Slovakia which could not be
to the Great Synagogue and the postponed. •
cemetery. The street lamps were
lighted although it was noon when
Dr. Chajas was born in Bredv,
the funeral started. A guard of Galicia Oct. 13 1876. He was the
honor composed of the Jewish sea- scion of ore of the prominent Jew-
' demic youth maintained order. The ish families in Eastern Europe
Jewish stores and offices were which has given a large number
closed for half an hour.
of religious leaders and scholars to
impressive exercises were held the world. His grandfather, Zevi
, at the Great Synagogue where the Hirsch Chajes, was the author of
body of the late scholar was the "Attereth Zvi" and of "Intro-
brought. The services were at- duction to the Talmud" and other
tended by President Hainisch, Herr works.
Schnitz, member of the govern-
Esiten.i•e Education.
ment, Herr Schober, chief of po-
Dr. Z. P. Chajes gained fame at
lice. and Emmerling, vice-mayor an early age as an "Illui," (lad of
of Vienna.
exceptional ability.) tiffs education
Fifteen speakers eulogized the was extensive both in Jewish and
late Chief Rabbi, among them were secular studies, having graduated
Dean Schwartz and Leo Motzkin, from the l'neversity of Visa, and
I whn ,peke in the name of the Zion- the Jewish Theological Seminary
! ist Executive and the actions com- there. AA a student he published
mittee. A message of condolence two works, one one medieval Jewish
literature and the other on the New
was sent by Chancellor Seine].
To Rest In P•Iestinc
Testament. liespec:elm-4 in the
The remains will sewn he trans- critical exegesis of the Bible, being
(erred to Palestine, it was announ• ore of the strongeet onponerts of
red here. (Turn to Page Three)
A. C. Lappin Will Head Arbitration
Tribunal of Jewish Welfare Board
Director; Bernard
History of the Court.
"The committee considers itself
ver y fortunate," said Mr. Ginsburg,
"that Mr. Lapped accepted the ac-
tive directorship. As everyone
knows, Mr. Lappin is undoubtedly
the hest posted man on the subject.
It was he who interested the board
in the tribunal in the first place and
later submitted the plan and rules
under which the tribunal is flier.
sting.
"Mr. Lappin is responsible for
the creation of the only other nub-
ile arbitration tribunal in Detroit,
which has been operating success-
fully for the past year as a depart-
ment of the Hoard of Commerce.
That tribunal has, in its brief his-
tory, tried shout a hundred cases
involving more than E1,000,000.
The Jewish tribunal, during the
Few months of its existence, hand-
led several eases but this expert.
ence is no different than the begin-
ning made by the Board of Com-
merce tribunal in its first months.
Once the public knows of the pres-
ence of the Jewish tribunal in its
midst and learns by experience of
its successful and economical oper-
ation, satisfactory results are sure
to follow. Wide publicity and the
co-operation of attorneys and mer-
chants are very essential. Steps
looking towards that end are In
contemplation.
"Mr. Lappin is the author of a
number of mare:ins articles on ar-
bitration and has appeared before
many audiences. The committee is
unanimous in the belief that under
Mr. Lappin'a direction the Jewish
tribunal will grow from strength to
strength. In order not to convey
the wrong impression, I want to
add that Mr. Lappin will devote
only such time •. is necessary to
and
A. C. LAPPIN
Mr. Lappin is a well known com-
munal worker, having been active •
in most of the larger campaigns in
Detroit during the last 17 years,
and has to his credit two success-
ful campaigns as former director of
the United Palestine Appeal. He
leaves for Florida in February for !
a two weeks lecture tour, under the
auspices of the Florida Open For-
um, during which he will discuss
our system of justice with particu-
lar reference to the law's delay.
The arbitration committee of the
Jewish Welfare Federation, besides
Mr. Ginsburg, consists of Messrs.
Friedman, Gross, lilmelhreh , Kro-
lik, Lappin, Srere and Waldman..
! For information, epeakera, liters-'.
tore, forms, etc., phone the Jewish I
Welfare Federation, Glendale 1800, .
. or Mr. Lappin at Cadillac 4642.
The Hon. Carl Sherman, chair-
man of the administrative commit.
tee of the American Jewish Con-
gress, presided and in his opening
address stated the purposes of the
meeting, which were to deal with
the new emergency arising out of
the Roumanian disturbances and
reviewed the activities of the cons
great; for the protection of the lives
and rights of the Jews in Rou-
mania during the last two years.
Last year about this time, he point-
ed out, the assaults upon the Jews
in Roumania made it necessary to
hold a large mass meeting in New
York City and to arrange similar
protests in other countries. A del-
egation representing the American
Jewish Congress and asociated or-
ganizations went to Washington at
the time and presented the facts
with regard to the sad plight of the
Roumanian Jewry to the Secretary
of State. Other attempts were
made to interest officials of our
government and leaders of public
opinion. At that time, action was
taken tending to impress upon the
Roumanian government both the
wrongs which were being commit-
led against the Jews and the harm
which is likely to come to Rouman-
ia herself from the pursuit of such
• policy of oppression and failure
to check the anti-Semitic agitation.
Confirmed Reports.
The chnrges which were then
made and facts which were present-
ed to representatives of our govern- .
merit, have since been confirmed by
a non-Jewish and impartial depu-
tation of the highest atanding
which has made an investigation
in behalf of the American commit-
tee on the Righta of Religious Mi-
norities, made up of about 60 prom-
inent Ann-deans. "It may have
been hoped that the publication of
such a report would prevent the
recurrence of the events of last
year, but contrary to all anticipa-
tion, we are again forced with the
most distressing and unfortunate
conditions and confronted with the
necessity of once more appealing
to the enlightened conscience of the
world against these outrages, said
Mr. Sherman. Ile referred to a
cable from the Geneva Bureau of
Council for the Righta of Mi-
norities, which confirmed the re-
ports of the riots in Roumania.
Mr. Leo Wolfson, president of
the United Roumanian Jews of
America, reviewed the recent po-
litical developments in Roumania
and instanced various occurrences,
showing how the Jewish population
of Roumania was being exposed to
the fury of mobs without being giv.
en the protection which the govern-
ment could easily furnish.
Mr.
Wolfson further said the student
attacks since 1922 could not have
happened if the Roumanian gov-
ernment had not instigated them or
allowed them to he perpetrated.
Bernard Richards Speaks.
Mr. Bernard G. Richards, execu•
tive secretary of the American Jew-
ish Congress referred to various.
steps taken ley the congress to first
ascertain all the facts with regard
to conditions in Roumania and then
cell them to the attention of the
leaders of public opinion to the end
that the demand for justice may
ultimately he heard and heeded by
those who have the power to reme-
dy conditions. lie referred to the
splendid service rendered to the
cause of the rights of minorities
through the survey of the commis-
sion headed by Dr. Ilenry A. At-
kinson.
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, Rtesident
of the American Jewish lowers,
said: "These outrages are the in-
evitable result of 50 years of de-
liberate violation of promises made
by the Roumanian government and
embodied in the constitution of the
land. The minority rights guaran-
tees are written into the preamble
to the constitution of Roumania.
These outrages are but the latest
of the acts which are the result of
the policy of repression of the Jews
which began in 1875. For 50 years,
a systematic, deliberate and con-
tinuous campaign against the Jews
has been going on. It will not be
enough to punish a handful of stu-
dents. Putting in jail some stu-
dents or student ringleaders may
prevent outbreaks tomorrow or the
day after or • week after, but out-
rages will occur again, unless a
radical change in the attitude of
the government toward the minor-
ity peoples is brought about."
Draft Rushdies'.
Other speakers at the conference
were Dr. A. Coralnick. president of
the Ukrainian Jewish Organiza-
tion and Mr. Z. Tygel, secretary of
the Polish Federation.
A committee appointed to bring