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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1928.

VOIXXXIti NO. 11,

IMMIGRATION LAW
CHANGE ASKED IN
NEW SENATE BILL

Quotas for Canada and Mex-
ico Planned in Newly
Proposed Measure.

FAMILY VISAS FEATURE
INCORPORATED IN BILL

Ship Owners Failing to Turn
Over Stowaways to be
Fined $1,000.

ZIONISTS, PISGAH
TO BE ADDRESSED
Students Charge Government with Complicity in Transyl-
vanian Excesses; Rumanian Professors Shielded Anti-
BY NOTED ORATOR
Semitic Students, Bucharest Report States.

Agitation Will Harm Jews of Roumania
Louis Marshall Writes Senator King

DON'T CHANGE NAME

Congressman Jscobstein,
Who Succeeded by Keep-
ing Hi..

Say.

WASHINGTON, D. C.—(J.
T. A.)—Apropos of the current
discussion aroused regarding

the change of names of Jews,
an interesting experience was

NEWARK, N. J.—(J. T. A.)— in Congress would occasion the

related here by Congressman
Meyer Jaeobstein of Rochester.

When Jacobstein finished his
university course, he informed
one of his professors, a non-
Jew, of his intention to choose
the teaching of economics as a
career. The professor warned
Jacobstein of the difficulty he
would encounter because of his
Jewish name and advised him to
change it to a non-Jewish one

Jews of Rumania serious injury
and would certainly not be produc-
tive of good results." Senator

Senator King quoted a letter of
Louis Marshall who expressed the
opinion that "the introduction of
further resolutions on this subject

represents the Jews in important
matters. Ile writes me, with refer-

King's letter to Rabbi Silberfeld
in which-the Senator declined to ad- read:
"Since seeing you I have received
dress a meeting planned by local
organizations to protest against the a letter from Mr. Louis Marshall of
New
York City. As you know Mr.
anti-Jewish excesses in Rumania.
In refusing the invitation to speak, Marshall is an eminent lawyer and

WASHINGTON, D. D.— (J. T.
A.)—Preference within the quota,
before submitting his applica-
instead of exemption from the
tion for an appointment.
quota for the wives and children
Jacobstein refused, declar-
under 18 of declarants, as was orig-
ing: "This was my father's,
inally proposed, was recommended
grandfather's and other ances-
by the Senate Immigration Com-
tors' name before me. My
mittee, it was learned when the of-
grandfather was a rabbi. I am
ficial report of the committee was
proud of the name and don't in-
fried by Senator David Reed of
tend to change it even if I am
Pennsylvania.
unable to obtain a position."
The misunderstanding in the
The professor shook his head
press reports, which stated that ex-
dubiously.
emption from the quota had been
Shortly afterwards, Jacob-
recommended by the Senate Cum-,
stein applied for an appoint-
mittee, was due to the fact that the
ment, to the economics faculty
committee's action took the form
of tla. University of North Da-
of a vote On the resolution intro-
kota and was accepted. Later
duced by Senator Royal S. Cope-
he harped that about 15 appli-
land of New York, providing for
cations had been received, all
the exemption, but that instead of
except
his own from non-Jews,
acting favorably on this resolution
with qualifications about equal.
as it stood, the committee amended
The
president
looking through
it so that it now provides for pref-
the applications, noticed that
erence within the quota.
Jacobstein was a Jew. "That
settles it, this man gets the
WASHINGTON.—(J. T. A.)—
job," he said, "surely a Jew
A new bill combining the 2 per cent
ought to know a little more
quota law on the basis of the 1890
about economics than those
census and the National Origins
other fellows."
Act was introduced in the senate
Jacobstein, in relating the
by Senator Watson of Indiana.
story, remarked "You RI, a Jew
The bill, while it introduces the
does
not always lose by retain-
quota system for the western hemi-
ing his own name."
sphere would change the immi-

gration law to provide greater
flexibility so that separation of fam-
ilies may be avoided and would au-
thorize the Department of Labor to
admit 10,000 immigrants from Can-
ada and Mexico in 1929 and 1930
to relieve the seasonal labor situa-
tion.
The new feature of the bill in
the creation of family visas. A
provision is incorporated by which
immigration visas would be al-
lowed to families as a unit. A man
would not be allowed to get a visa
unless it included also his wife and
minor children under 18 years of
age. One year is the maximum
length of time that would be al-
lowed for a visa, except that it
would not be allowed for a longer
period than the visa granted to the
father.
Minimum Quota.
The minimum quota would be
fixed at 2,000 for Canada and
Mexico, Newfounland, Nova Sco-
tia. Haiti, the Dominican republic
and independent countries of Cen-
tral and South America. Otherwise
they would be permitted a quota
each year fixed at not exceeping
10 per cent of the total number
of the nationality of each country
in the United States in 1890.
Al alternative basis is provided
for fixing quotas from other
countries, by which they may be
determined either at 2 per cern.
of 1890, as at present, or on the
basis of national origins, which-
ever admits the greater number.
Status of Dependents.
Wives and dependent minor chil-
dren of aliens who were admitted
to the United States for permanent
residence prior to July 1, 1924,
would receive non-quota status to
the extent of 30,000 in number.
This is to take care of a situation
in which many familjes become
separated.
A fine of $1,000 would be im-
posed on ship owners or operators
found failing to turn over stow-
aways found on their ships to the
proper immigration authorities.

Rabbi Julius Silberfeld of Temple
11'nai Abraham, this city, has made
public the letter he received from
Senator William H. King of Utah

BROWNE TO SPEAK
AT FORUM SUNDAY

"Is Religion Inevitable?"

Topic of Noted Writer's

Is

Address.

as elsewhere.
Best Not To Agitate.

LEWIS BROWNE

at 3 p. m., at Northern Iligh
School. His topic will be "Is Re-
ligion Inevitable?"
Mr. Browne is considered one of
the most successful Jewish writers
in recent years. His first hook,

"Stranger Than Fiction," has been
printed in nine editions. "This Be-

lieving World" sold in the neigh-

Mr. Browne, who addressed pre-
vious Open Forum meetings, at-
tracted large audiences.
He is a

convincing speaker and is, as a
rule, the master of his subject.

SAYS OLDEST FORM OF

and II. Rosenstein.
WRITING WAS HEBREW
At the banquet, Mr. Levy spoke
of his trip through Palestine and
BERLIN.—(J. T. A.)—The
described conditions there. Ad- sending of a German expedition to
dresses were also delivered by Jo- the Sinai peninsula to co-operate
seph Black, Alex Gerson, Rev. G. with the expedition of Boston Uni-
Zakuto, Max 1. Fliess, District versity to further inquire into the
Deputy Harry Rosenstein, A. Metz- meaning of the tablets found by
ger, Charles Meltzer, and harry Sir Flinders Petrie is being urged
L. Dermer.
by Prof. Hugo Grimme, who
Free Scholarships.
claims to have deciphered the in-
To encourage higher education scriptions on the tablets. The ex-
among the children of its members, pedition would join the Boston ex-
the Independent Order Brith Sha- pedition in 1929.
lom, one of the youngest and at
The opinion expressed by Pro-
the same time one of the foremost fessor Grimme, with the support
Jewish fraternal organizations in of new evidence found in Asia
this country, announces that a Minor that the Sinai tablets are
number of scholarships to leading probably the oldest form of writ-
universities in the country will ing, thus showing that the ancient
again be given this year. This Hebrews were the originators of
will be the second time that the art of writing, has aroused
scholarships are awarded. The ex- wide attention here. Professor
periment, tried for the first time Grimme announced that he will
(Turn to page two.)
I soon publish a book on the subject.

Seminary Secures
Site For Library A. J. Koffman Elected President
Of Detroit Jewish National Fund
Dr. Adler Announces Parcel

of Land Purchased Totals
45,000 Square Feet.

NEW YORK.—Dr. Cyrus Adler,
president of the Jewish Theologi-
cal Seminary of America, an-
nounces that the seminary has pur-
chased for its own uses and for
the use of the seminary library a
parcel of ground immediately op-
posite the present seminary build-
ing, fronting 192 feet on Broad-
way, occupying the block between
122nd and 123d streets and about
250 feet back of both streets, total-
ing over 45,000 square feet.
It is the purpose of the semi-
nary to erect on this piece of
ground a building for its library
with accommodations for event's-
ally 200,000 volumes, with appro-
priate reading rooms, study rooms,
an exhibition room for its museum
collection and another for collec-
tions for the American Jewish His-
torical Society.
On a portion of this site there
will be erected the Louis S. Brush
Dormitory from one-half of the
fund totaling nearly $1,600,000,
bequeathed by Mr. Brush for the
erection of such a dormitory, for
the creation of a fund for its up-
keep and for the general aid of its
students, This fund has recently
been turned over to the Seminary
Corporation by the executors of
the estate.
It is also intended to erect on
this site a building for the Teach-
ers' Institute of the Seminary from
a fund donated by Mr. Israel Un-
terberg in memory of his parents.
For the time being the present
seminary building, 531.535 West
123d street, will be retained for
classroom purposes.

Louis Duscoff Heads Registration Campaign To Enlist All
Detroit Jew's in Permanent Record of Palestine Builders;
World Leaders Inscribed in Golden Book.

The Jewish National Fund Com-
mittee of Detroit, at a meeting on
Monday evening, elected A. J.
Koffman president; Solomon Cabot
was elected vice-president; Abe
Lachover, vice-president and gen-

LOUIS DUSCOFF

•

eral secretary; Rabbi Reuben Hur-
witz, treasurer; Morris Soloway,
recording secretary; M. Michlin,
financial secretary.
The important decision for the
year, reached at this meeting, at
the suggestion of the new chair-

Y. P. L. CONVENTION
ATTRACTS LEADERS

ITTAMAR BEN AVI

"If I could do or say anything to 34, I. 0. B. B. Jacob Miller, a
make their burden less severe or close friend of the visiting lec-
stay the hand of opposition or per- turer, who has befriended him dur-

uty, was chairman of the mass- borhood of 100,000 sopies, and
meeting, and in the evening acted "That Man Heine" won nationwide
praise.
as toastmaster of the banquet.

Levy Addresses Banquet.
David Hurwitz, state deputy
grand master, addressed the mass-
meeting, and the initiation was
conducted by the degree team,
with the assistance of District
Deputies II. Rottman, A. Woronoff

ence to my statements concerning
the Jews and the situation in Ru-
tine publicist, son of the late to the extent of 122 per cent,
mania, that in his opinion 'the in-
Eliezer Ben Yehudah, will be the
troduction of further resolutions on
speaker at two massmeetings here
this subject in Congress would oc-
on Monday and Tuesday eve-
casion the Jews of Rumania serious
injury and would certainly not be nings.
On Monday evening, Mr. Bee
productive of good results.'
Avi will address Pisgah Lodge No.
Suggests Peaceful Method.

cept the kind invitation tendered
me to speak at Newark in the near
future on the subject mentioned in
our conversation. As you' know I
am deeply interested in this subject
and would he glad to do anything in
my power to ameliorate the condi-
tion of the Jews in Europe as well

Scholarships.

Martin 0. Levy, grand secretary
of the Independent Order Brith
Shalom, was a Detroit guest on
Sunday o n the occasion of the ini-
tiation of 65 new candidates into
the local branches.
The festivities on Sunday, at
Jericho Temple, began at a mass-
meeting on Sunday afternoon. Isi-
dore Escann, former district dep-

During 1927, the Hebrew Free
Loan Associations granted to 1,088
persons loans aggregating $97,640,
--
according to the annual report pre-
PALESTINIAN PUBLICIST Rented by David S. Zemon, chair-
TO BE LUNCHEON GUEST man, at a quarterly meeting held
at the Kirby Center on Sunday,
sum exceeded by
Speaks for B'nai B'rith Mon- Feb. 5. This
$50,065 the total amount loaned
day; Zionists to Hear
during 1926. During that year
Him Tuesday.
494 persons were accommodated.
As compared with 1926, the num-
Elmer Ben Avi, noted Pales- ber of applicants in 1927 increased

inence and his service in behalf of
the Jews, I feel disinclined to ac-

Brith Sholorn Order An-
nounces Series of Free

Sum Exceeds by $50,065 the Total Amount Loaned During
1926 by Hebrew Free Loan Association; Only $100
Regarded as Uncollectable for the l'ast Year.

Meetings Here on Mon -
day and Tuesday.

tered into and he has kept in close'
touch with the manner in which the
various European countries enter-
Lewis Browne, the noted author,
ing into these treaties have dealt
will be the speaker at the Jewish
with them. Ile suggests that in his
Open Forum un Sunday, Feb. 12,
opinion it might be better to seek ,
to bring about action upon the part
of the Rumanian g o v e r nment
whereby it would recognize ita duty
in the promises.
"In view of Mr. Marshall's prom-

1.0. B. S. Initiates
65 New Candidates

1 088 Persons Granted Loans AggregatingICALIFORNIA RABBIS
$96,646 In 1927, D. S. Zemon Reports URGE WITHDRAWAL

Ittamar Ben Avi To Speak at

"Mr. Marshall states he was
largely responsible for the adoption
of the so-called Minority Treaties,
including that which Rumania en-

secution, it would give me great ing his two years' stay in Pales-
satisfaction. I suggest that you tine, will deliver the introductory
confer with Mr. Marshall because address. Doors will close at 9 p.
I know he has been and is now m., and those planning to attend
deeply interested in this matter are urged to be on time.
Mr. Ben Avi will also be a lunch-
and his judgment as to the wisest
course to pursue is entitled to very eon guest of Pisgah Lodge at noon
Monday.
great consideration.
"I would not feel like further ex-
Zionist Meeting Tuesday.
pressing myself upon the situation
On Tuesday evening, at the
in Rumania in view of Mr. Mar- Philadelphia-Byron Talmud Torah,
shall's letter until I was in posses- Mr. Ben Avi will address an open
sion of further information. If Mr. meeting of the Detroit Zionist Dis-
Marshall's position is correct, and trict. This meeting, as well as the
I have no reason to doubt it, then one of Pisgah Lodge, will be open
it would seem that the best policy to the general public. This meet-
would be to not agitate the ques- ing is intended to stimulate the
tion, at least for the present, with Zionist membership drive now in
a view to determining whether the progress under the chairmanship
Rumanian treatment of the Jews is of Morris Fishman.
changed and their rights respected.
Born 42 years ago in Jerusalem
As stated in view of Mr. Marshall's to the greatest father in modern
letter, I feel constrained to ask you Jewish history, Mannar Ben Avi
to excuse me from speaking at the had to struggle hard to push
proposed meeting above referred to. through and attract the attention
I need not assure you of my desire of his people. He was handicapped
by the fact that up to his seventh
(Turn to next page.)
year his father, the famous Eliezer
Ben Yehudah, the reviver of the
Hebrew language, shut him up a
closed home away from any con-
nection with the surroundings, for
fear that he might learn any other
language spoken in Jerusalem at
that time, but Ilebrew.

Center's Band To
Present Program

Children to Play Under the
Leadership of Director
I. M. Glass.

The Jewish Center Band, direct-
ed by I. M. Glass, following daily
rehearsals, has prepared an unusu-
ally rich and complete program
for the concert which will be given
at the Jewish Center on Sunday
night, Feb. 12.
The band is now in its third
year of existence and numbers
over 40 children who have studied
under Mr. Glass for a number of
years. The band devotes itself to
the training of children especially
gifted for the instruments which
they play. It is the aim of the di-
rector not only to train the indi-
vidual player but also develop a
strong organization. In this task,
Mr. Glass succeeded.
The experience and the quality
of their playing has already been
established on more than one oc-
casion when the band presented
programs. Many remember the
concert given in Mt. Clemens for
the benefit of the tuberculosis
sanatorium of Los Angeles. Since
then, Mr. Glass has been teaching
his children new music and the
program will consist of many
numbers never before presented
by his band.
In addition to the band concert,
several other local artists are par-
ticipating to make this concert an
affair that will be remembered. M.
D. Margolis of the Halcvy Singing
Society will sing a number of Yid-
dish folk-songs, amongst which will
be "The Old Watchman" and "Tan-
chum," by Golub. Moishe ben
Moishe, well known Yiddish reader
in Detroit, will give several selec-
tions of Yiddish readings.
• • •

man, Mr. Koffman, was to conduct
a census of Detroit Jews for the
Jewish National Fund, and all in-
terested in the work of the up-
building of Palestine will be regis-
tered in the course of this census
in a permanent record of the Na-
tional Fund.
Louis Duscoff, prominent local
Zionist, who is in great measure
responsible for the success of the
United Hebrew Schools, to whose
growth he has contributed with his
untiring efforts, will be chairman
of the registration campaign.
Additional plans for the ensuing
year will be made at forthcoming
meetings of the J. N. F.
DR. ALEXANDER MUKDANI
WILL DISCUSS JEWISH ART
• • •
"What Is Yiddish Art?" is the
FOURTH VOLUME OF GOLDEN
topic which Dr. Mukdani will dis-
BOOK OPENED IN JERUSALEM
cuss at the Yiddish forum spon-
JERUSALEM.—The fourth vol- sored by the Educational Council
ume of the Golden Book of the of the Jewish Center. This lec-
Jewish National Fund, which lists ture, to be given on Sunday night,
the names of the most prominent Feb. 19, will be the fourth of the
Jews and non-Jews who have been series of Yiddish lectures inaugur-
associated with the upbuilding of ated by the Jewish Centers this
Palestine as the Jewish National fall. Dr. Chaim Greenberg, Sh.
Homeland, was officially opened by Niger and Dr. Margoshes were the
the board of directors of the Jew- first three speakers in the series
ish National Fund in Jerusalem. of Yiddish lectures.
Dr. Mukdani is an outstanding
The three previous volumes were
no rich in names of distinguished authority on the theater in general
personalities that they were called and the Yiddish theater in particu-
by one prominent writer "the roll lar. Ile is considered the best dra-
of honor of contemporary Jewry." matic critic among Yiddish journal-
The opening of the fourth vol- ists today.
Those who are interested in the
ume was celebrated with the in-
scription of the names of '10 or- Yiddish theater are urged to hear
Dr. Mukdani discuss the drama and
(Turn to page two.)
the theater of today.

Early Hardship..

His first years in school in Je-
rusalem were for him a great hard-
ship. He nevertheless quickly
learned French, Arabic and Turk-
ish and at the age of 16 was sent
to Paris to the teachers' high
school of the Alliance Israelite
Universelle, from which high
school he was subsequently ex-
pelled because he organised a se-
cret society among the pupils for
talking Hebrew and propagating
the Zionist idea. After a year in
the Sorbonne at Paris, he returned
to Palestine and began there his
whirlwind career as a public man
and as a writer.
When the Turkish revolution
broke out, he was studying, in Ber-
lin, philology and Oriental lan-
guages under Professors Sachau,
Hartmann and Hart. He was
called back to Jerusalem by his
father, and founded, together
with bins and his mother, the first
Hebrew daily of Palestine and the

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RABBI FRAM REPLIES
TO EUROPEAN CRITICS

Per Year, $3.00; Per Copy, 10 Cents

while the increase in the total
amount loaned was 105 per cent.
Figures showing the trend which
the work of the. association will
take during 1928 were also pre-
sented in a report of its activities
for 1925. During that month 131
persons, as compared with 100 in
January, 1926 , secured loans
amounting to $11,607. In Janu-
ary, 1927, the total amount of
loans was $9,700.

Usefulness to Jewry.

OF 'KING OF KINGS'

Claim "Revised Version"
Contains Only Insigni-
cant Alterations.

SAY PICTURE REMAINS
THE SAME AS BEFORE

Further Revision of Film is
Made in Portland by
Jewish Committee.

The chairman's report included
SAN FRANCISCO.—(J. T. A.)
a statement showing the number
of loans made and the amounts al- —The Board of Rabbis of Northern
California
voted to continue its ob-
lowed since 1921. During that

year, 755 applicants were loaned jections to the film "King of Kings"
$24,953. In 1922, 535 applicants at its recent meeting. The board
borrowed $14,372; in 1923, 405 decided to send the following let-
ter to rabbis throughout the coun-

persons borrowed $15,490; in
try:
1924, 593 persons negotiated loans
Sixth Annual Conference to amounting to $32,595; in 1925, "We desire to call your attention
640 persons borrowed $42,316; in to the following statement concern-
Be Held During Feb.
1926, 494 applications were passed ing the so-called 'revised version'
10 to 13.
upon and $47,581 was loaned out. of 'The King of Kings.'
Picture S•mts as Before.
The year of 1927 reveals the as-
"This 'revised version' has been
NEW YORK.—Prominent Jew- sociation at the peak of its useful.
ish leaders, lay and rabbinical, are ness to Detroit Jewry. Owing to seen in person by rabbis of leading
planning to participate in the Sixth a substantial increase in its capital congregational on the Pacific Coast,
Annual Convention of the Young funds, it was able to cope with who, having also seen the original
People's League of the United Syn- the unusual demands made upon version, have given us specific in-
agogue, which will take place dur- it. Virtually all the loans granted formation as to the so-called 'revis-
ing the Lincoln's Birthday week- during the year were made to per- ions' of the film. The so-called
end, from Feb. 10 to 13.
sons who refuse to accept chari- 'prologue' or 'foreword' is a brief
An important event of the con- table relief and who would have paragraphing stating that the
vention will be a symposium on been reduced to suffering had it everts portrayed in the picture
"Reciprocal Relations Between not been for the facilities of the happened 19 centuries ago when
Judea was in complete subjection
Youth and the Developing Syna- association.
to Rome and even the High Priest
gogue," which will be led by Dr.
Only 8100 Uncollectable.
was appointed by the Roman Proc-
Jacob Kohn. This will take place
Of the nearly $100,000 loured urator. There are a few very mi-
at the Society for the Advance-
out during the past year, less than nor changes, particularly in cap-
ment of Judaism 15 West 86th
$1110, or not quite one-tenth of 1 tions. Except for these insignifi-
Street, New York City, on Satur-
per cent, is regarded as uncollect- cant alterations, the picture re-
day afternoon, Feb. 11.
abie.
mains the sense as before.
Later discussions, the leaders of
Owing to the constructive na-
"The obiections to the further
which are yet to be announced,
t ure of the work of the Hebrew
will include methods of assisting Free Loan Association, there has showing of the film remain un-
changed.
We urge you, therefore,
adolescent youth activities. It is
been an increase in the number of
desired to reach that large body of persons who believe that the asso- to continue your earnest efforta to
forestall
its
showing in your com-
young people who have left the ciation's working funds should be
munity.
Hebrew School or the Sunday re-
increased to the point where it can
Ask Complete Withdrawal.
ligious school, and who, in their
m eet the needs of the community.
"Efforts at securing the complete
middle teens have, as a rule, been
The goal of the association is a
under no direct Jewish influence. capital fund of $100,000, which withdrawal of the film should not
be
abated, and we urge you to lend
The League is thus extending it s would enable it to issue loans not
influence downward, so that there only to workers but to small busi- your support to the movement to
bring
about the complete withdraw-
be no hiatus in the religious lif e ness people who have no banking
of young Jewry. The modern ten- connection or who would be com- al of the film. Notwithstanding
any
statements
to the contrary, we
dency to break away from the re- pelled to pay usurious rates of in-
ligious training of one's youth is to terest when in need of essential have not accepted or endorsed the
be combated not alone for the pur- funds. With such a capital the as- 'revised' version, and we urge you
pose of creating better Jews, but sociation will, under normal con. to make clear, also, that you and
in order thereby to maintain th e ditions, be able to extend loans other rabbis have not approved it."
The letter was signed by Rabbi
high standard of Jewish citizenry amounting to $400,000 a year.
Jacob Nieto, president of the board,
in the future. The church and
Urge Bequests to Society.
Rabbi
Michael Fried, secretary,
church organizations have long
The association is of the opinions and Rabbis Elliot M. Burstein, Ru-
recognized their efficacy in this
dolph
I.
Coffee, Harvey 1M, Franks
e y s and atrnu ost.
that Detroit
regard.
attornperform
companies would
no- lin, Louis I. Newman, Morris J.
Urich
and
Cantor Reuben It. Elder,
table service to the community if,
when drawing up wills for their
RABBI A. M. HERSHMAN
TO ADDRESS MENORAH clients, they would recommend be- PORTLAND, Ore.—(J. T. A.)—
quests to be made to the associa- Further revision, following certain
Will Speak on "Conservative Juda- tion. A bequest of a considerable changes made by Cecil deMille,
sum of money to the association were ordered to be made in the film
ism at Meeting on Sunday.
"King of Kings" following a pre-
was recently reported.
The association issues loans of view of the picture by a group of
At the next meeting of the
representative Jewish citizens be-
Menorah Chapter of Detroit, on varying moderate amounts with- fore the showing
of the film here •
Sunday, Feb. 12, at 3 p. m., in out charging interest. All loans
At the invitation of Mayor Bak-
the assembly room of the main are properly secured by competent
er, members of the City Council
indorsements.
library building, Rabbi A. M.
and the censor beard, a committee
Hershman will speak on "Con-
composed of Ben Selling, chairman,
servative Judaism." General dis-
Rabbi Ilenry J. Berkowitz, Alex E.
cussion will follow the lecture, in TO UNVEIL PICTURE OF
Miller, Charles F. Berg and Samu-
which all presents may participate. NEW K. P. BUILDING AT el Weinstein,
witnessed the show-
The Menorah Chapter of Detroit
ing
of the film and asked that cer-
DINNER-DANCE FEB. 22
is progressing very rapidly, and its
tain objectionable sequences which
influence on the Jewish university
still remained in the picture be re-
A picture of the newly proposed moved. The scene in which Caia-
students of the community is be-
coming noticeable. The enthusi- clubhouse of Detroit Lodge No. 55, I phas, with clutching hasnd, dangles
asm with which the leading Jew- Knights of Pythias, will be un- I the silver pieces before the eyes of
ish topics are accepted by the veiled at the formal dinner-dance Judas and two other portions of the
members, and the interest shown of the lodge on ‘1, ashington s Birth- picture were deleted by order of
in the discussions which follow, re- day, Feb. 22, at Hotel Statler.
the Portland Board of Censors.
fute the widespread impression
The entertainment committee,
The committee expressed aissat-
that the Jewish university student under the direction of Jack Alter isfaction with the entire film, but
has no interest in anything Jewish. and Al Foreman, promise many in- asked for the changes since the
The Menorah serves as a stimulus teresting features for this party. film could not be kept from being
in creating such interest.
Many of the features promised are exhibited here.
A debating team is being organ- being kept secret as surprises for
ized, which will meet the Menorah the evening. Reservations should
teams of the leading American be made through Mr. Alter, 718 Pe-
' nobscot building.
universities.

Reform Judaism, Liberal Christianity
Teach Similar Lessons, Rabbi States

Dr. Krass Declares, However, at Kohler Memorial Service,
That He Is Opposed to Assimilation
and Amalgamation.

NEW YORK.—(J. T. A.)—Re- ices for Dr. Kaufmann Kohler,
form Judaism and liberal Chris- who was rabbi of Tem ip. leforBet-IF, 1
before
Foreign Strictures on American tianity teach practically the same death
fo er athilm
two years ago.Dr.
s.
L -ass.
Life To Be Theme of
ethical and spiritual lessons, Rabbi extolled Dr. Kohler as one of the
Beth El Sermon.
greatest exponents of reforms
Judaism in America.
"What They Say About Us," will
In his sermon on "Reform Juda-
be the subject of Rabbi Icon
ism and Liberal Christianity," Dr.:
Pram's sermon at Temple Beth El,
Kress said reform Judaism was '
Sunday, Feb. 12; at 10:45 a. m.
simply historical Judaism which
Rabbi Pram's lecture will deal
recognized the fact that change
particularly with Andre Siegfried's
was one of the elements of every
"America Comes of Age," C. M.
living faith.
Joad's "The Babbitt Warren," and
a considerable number of other
"Judaism, because of its rela-
Minks, magazine articles and inter-'
tionship to a specific people called
views which have recently appeared
Jews, maintains a historical con-
on the striking theme of European
tinuity, and gives the Jews a spe-
criticism of American ways of life.
cific consciousness," Dr. Krass
Our educational system, our indus-
said. "Liberal Christianity, while
trial methods, our imperialism, our
teaching practically the some
recreations, our personal habits
ethical and spiritual lessons which
have all been under the fire of Eu-
reform Judaism inculcates, has a
ropean pens.
different background.
In his sermon, Rabbi Fram will
"Therefore reform Judaism
try to estimate to what extent these
does not believe in assimilation by
foreign criticisms are sound and to
or amalgamation with liberal
what extent they are merely the
Christianity, but stresses the need
accidents of misunderstanding or
of co-operating with it in helping
the unconscious expression of envy.
to bring about a nobler civiliza-
He will compare the impressions of
tion.
America given by these present-day
"Reform Judaism is apparently
critics with those presented in a '
an anomaly, because while it is in
previous generation by ../kmbassa-
one sense a universal religion, in
ilor Bryce in his "American Com-
that its teachings and principles
monwealth" and "Modern Democ-
racy."
have reference to the entire hu-
Rabbi Fram has selected this
man family, it is at the same time
subject as especially appropriate
an ethnic religion, born of the
DR. NATHAN KRASS
for this Sunday in view of the fact
genius of the Jews people. Jeers
that the day is observed as the
are Jews by birth, whereas Chris-
birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the Nathan Kress declared at Temple tians are Christians by confession
Ideal American.
Emanu-EI during memorial sere- or conversion."

Palestine Leaders
To Be Guests Here

Mrs. Ben Zwi Speaks Feb.!

19; dD es r. s I C ■ l o em re m m gin iNsik a y,
re11 1 3::

Rachel Yenait Ben Zwi, leader
in the Palestine labor movement,
will be a Detroit guest on Sunday
afternoon, Feb. 19, at Littman's
People's Theater, Twelfth and
Seward. Mrs. Ben Zwi will ad-
dress the local meeting under the
auspices of the Detroit organiza-
tion to co-operate with the Clla
i ut-
zoth (women pioneers) in ale
s.
tine. Mrs. Rose Margolis is secre-
tary of the local organization.
Mrs. Ben Zwi, like her husband,
a leader in the Homeland labor
movement, is here in the interests
of the girls co-operative settle-
ments in Palestine. She is an out-
standing figure in the women pio-
neers' organization, the Month
Hapolot, and is head of the girls'
kvutzah in Jerusalem.
The girls' co-operative settle-
ments are a recent development.
They function as a training school
for life in the general kvutzoth.
So far 450 girls are making this
preparation. There are two types
of these settlements, the purely
agricultural, the rueshek paelot, of
which there are now six, and the
semi-agricultural kvutzoth, the
chavuroth hapoalot, which num-
ber 12.
Dr. Israel Mereminsky, native
of Tel Aviv, Palestine, executive
secretary of the Workers' Federa-
tion of Palestine, and Joseph
Barondess, well known American
Zionist leader, will be the speak-
ers at the opening of the Gewerk-
schaften or Palestine Workers'
campaign here, at • massmeetiag
at the Philadelphia-Byron Talmud
Torah on March 4. M. Margolis is
chairman of the campaign and of
the arrangements for the MSS..
meeting. -