RAGE FOUR THEPEntortiarisa GRAND RAPIDS The Patten Monument Co. GUARDIAN MEMORIALS 1219 Plainfield Ave., N. E. Phone 71893 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SEASON'S GREETINGS H. F. WELLS MOTOR CO. CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE 2044 S. DIVISION Phone 3.2246 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Corner Garage ll's the tear•oe on the cnenee thr aqua,. •rhat doe+ Patiently wsiting In hear roue troebleg, Phiate14n.1 we'll ...Ill he then ferert. w 11 tall 11111 for and deliver, Which I. another e treagule. To geese 111,1 make ,ou aatiafied. 1.4 what we call a Pleasure. Smith Auto Service 234-236 Market Ave., S. W. Phones. Shop., 6.6093 — Reswirnen, 7.2245 IlltAND RAPIDS. 4411111 SEASON'S GREETINGS Facts About Grand Rapids. ' OLD SLOBODKA AND AMERICAN JEWRY fiROX IC LE MUSKEGON, WEST MICHIGAN'S BUSINESS CENTER Population Jan. I, 1928, esti-. mated at 1140,300. Population- By RABBI I. L. BRIL ),re wth, 13,000 annually. Greater Muskegon, according to . pact clay subsoil, which tends to Slobodka! The 1928 city directors enti• 1 To the average American Jew it the 1920 census, is the fastest grow- keep the overlying sand moist and mates population of Greater Grand ' mg community in Western Michi- productive. means nothing at all. Rapids at 192,25t1. gall. From 1910 to 1520, the coifs- Huber. But what is Slobodka? Ranks second among the larger Well, Slobodka is, if you must ty had the fourth largest popula- Muskegon's landlocked harbor is cities of the Uniteid Staten as to percentage of home ownership, know, a suburb of Kovno, the thin increase in the lower Michi- the best on the east coast of Lake gun peninsula, being preceded Michigan. It is formed by the 50.2 per cent of its homes being famed Lithuanian city. Well supposing it is, you ask, "olE by Wayne (Detroit), Gene- lower end of Muskegon river and owned by the families occupying we and Oakland. During the 10- Muskegon Lake, the latter con- them. what then? 'rhea I have to go further and Year Period Muskegon county's fleeting with Lake Michigan by One of the very healthiest cities, according to U. S. government tads- tell you that in Slobodka there is I Population increased 53.7 per cent. nitians of a channel a mile long The population of Greater Mus- and 300 feet wide, dredged to a tistics. a world-renowned Yeshiva by the Illls absolutely pure water sup- name of the Slobodka Yeshiva. kegon in 1921 is approximately minimum of 20 feet. The harbor new light may dawn upon 50,stiO, of which 10,000 is in Mus- basin is five miles long and from ply. Now a Leads all cities in the country in yOU• kegon Heights, silo in North Mus- one to two miles wide, being deep infant welfare work. in the suburban enough to permit Boating of the Let me tell the story if that kegon, and I.000 i.. Zoning plan, effective since y es hi va , largest lake vessels. It is open at additions to the three cities. March 2, PJ 2.1, sets aside sections all seasons of the year. Area. to be used for residence, business Greater 7Itisktigon has an area Industry. Rabbi Israel Salanter. ,, f approximately 12 square miles. and factories. :Muskegon ranks fourth aiming Exports from the 1:niversity of Fifty years ago. Rabbi Israel The municipal corporation of 71us. the cities of the state in the nun:- Chicago have declared the school I 0 i ani . er Who , real name W11 , keg, II has an ar ea of t; 2 - 3 ,,,,,,.• 444.14 111 industrial employes and in system of Grand Rapids to be one Israel Lipkin, ' founded the Ye'- miles, .11,200 acres. Of this the wages Paid. if the best in the COuntry. Greater Muskegon industries, water area is 1,730 acres and the shiva ill Slo Slobodka,. City's assessed valuation in DJ2/4 ' •isroel Salanter, so called after net land area 2,5311 acres. 'rhe which include more than 200 state- is $267,690,240• of residence Salanty, was area of Muskegon Lake is 1,330 inspected factories, employ more his - ' ' City's wholesale business is es- not only a great scholar, but an acres. than I 11 ,01111 work errs,whose an - timated at $75,000,000 a year, The area 11f NIuskegon county is filial wage ill:I:regale , al 1 1 11.11 x 1. , author, an organizer and an ad. 111 Combined li llilit1.11 - SUrpillS 5112,3 square miles, this mileage in_ 'nattily $211,000,000. Th e valu e o f minis( rotor. , . building and loan assoc iations, i lsroel Salanter, we are told, eluding lake,. Of this total. 29u manutactured products is $911,000.- $24,000,0110. 000 Labor C 011 tlaillrls was considered ion. of the most squat,• mile.-are in farm lands. alinuallY• Capital, surplus and undivided eminent Orthodox rabbis of the :--7.1 per cent of the total land area .l ' e l ' I ' lld, bo th fr"i" the standpoint profits of bank, and tru:t com- nineteenth century, because of his i f the county being devoted to ag - of worker and employer, and pinks Oct. 3, 192S, $11,03921:2. broad Talniudic scholarship, his rieulture. Of the farm land 5:13, strikes virtually are unknown. T otal bank deposits Oct. 3 . 1928, deep piety, and his personal influ- or al per cent of the county's t o tal 'nu. citizenship is composed large. $8.1,.139,762. ence for good. He was probably land /flea, is improved. A consid- ly of the descendants of Scandi- Bank clearings for 1028 totaled the. only rabbi of his tim e th a t erable part if the land in :Musk,- MIVitIll, 11 , 111111141 and Anglo-Saxon $446,960,168. Building permits issued in 1922 exerted a wide influence on his fel- got! county is covered with a coni- stock. The majority of them are home owners. All excellent school low rabbis and on the Jewish nom- totaled $8,2311,285. system and unlimited opportuni- Postoflice receipts for 192S niunities throughout Russia and ties for 1110111111r l i elirtlititin rontrib- even beyond that country. were $1,1:63,1:16. ate toward making Muskegon a It is not, therefore, at all sun- Ilas largest of all carpet sweep- l esimble city in which to live fr"m ere school seat, window sash pal- Prising that there should have the average man's viewpoint. lay's, excelsior, sticky fly paper, Rocked to Slobodka students from the land. To have studied all ilVer Industry Diversified. .•liow case, and refrigerator foe- at the Slobodka Yeshiva, to have tories. Another important factor con- "Furniture Capital of America." identified with Yisroel Salanter Police and Clergy in Polish t. miri ng to the development of and WAS a life- Le/Ids all cities in the output of gave one standinand Village Act to Calm 71uskegon as an industrial center Its 1:tt furni- long source of pride even handed quality furniture. is the diversity of its Illiltillfactur- Population. tare factories employ 13,000 ar- down 11S an heirloom. ing interests. Muskegon is di no From Slobodka have (4 0111e some lists and craftsmen. sense cone-industry its although W A If SA W. - ..A.)1 — T he Largest producer of high grade of the most learned and greatest the automotive predominates. This The police and clergy acted in Unison printing in the way of direct ad- rabbis of modern days. has a tendency to equalize the lit- vertising literature Of any city its graduates of the :Yeshiva, rabbis to 44(4/1 Its Well as prevent further ben demand durin g ( he veer And and laymen, have left their impress ilkturlianies of an 1111(1...leWiSh un- size, preduce steadier employnnict, store Employes in all factories nuns - upon Jewish life in the last three there is considerable varialice in day, March 27, during Purim cute- her upwards of 30,000 men and and four decades. the pdakload demand fur labor in isroel :mations at Bialoczow, district of First the influence of women. the NACiolls lines of iirlustm'. In Government statistics show that • Salanter and that of the leaders Several scores or the Jewish CPS- short, NIuskegon escapes :hi• feast the average annual wage in taand who sotTeedell him created in She or famine in labor supply (4c1 gen- idllas wellr Rapids in 1925 was $1,429, which boilka an atmosphere. fostered an reported to have been erally i, found in the on •. iiillosti) average was greater in 11 1 26 and environment that left an siverlasr. the vietinis of attacks which Were city. 1927. Mr impress upon those who lived the result of t•Nellt Dien( 1 4 ,11l1S44 of During winter months h • heel Pennsylvania, Mirhigiul Central, within it. the traditional Jewish Purim plays. supply of labor is atioeiiiittil I.:. New York Central, Pere Nlarquette In this country there are thou- Several err, unts are current as to Worker.; f1,111 the lama. 4111,110 4 - and Grand Trunk 11'estern rail- sands of old Slobodka Yeshiva the origin and cause of t ho tliS4111144 .4M I he entire NIusk•giiii trail. roads enter city. Bochurim who lovingly look back area. hundreds of fat, iic. Tier: Street railway won the Charles upon the days spent in the old Ye- Tile Slott, 1{41iloile..kie. 1111 4111i1 Worker, find laotitald.• en" A. Collin Award for outstandine shiva. These memories are So 1,41 paper, Published a sensa- pli.yment hire during th . season achievements in 1927. and ecru the rush tumid account of the event which precious that City owns 902 acres of park and the noise and the hustle and hustle led to coati-ration of the is$the by when they lire not needed in di: I I- boulevard lands in or contiguous if modern American life have been the authorities, acconlin,.... to the cultural pursuits. to municipal limits. There is a unable to obliterate them. Pulish 'rut, graithh. Ageney. Tht park or playground within 15 min- There in brief you have the paper reported that the di:tut -fi- utes' walk of every home. ❑ nc•s were caused by "a lielAi l/lia• story of Slobodka. Ample hotel accommodation: t i ll, eaten 1111 the part of the Jew- Not Interrupted by War. make Grand Rapids it favorite con- ish populatien." The Slobodka Yeshiva always vention city. To the correspondent of the bochu• Semi-annual furniture markets had between 300 anti 400 Jewish Telegraphic AfrelicY the conducted in May and November. rim. And even during the war district Chief of Police stated over to the Yeshiva went 011. (loving the long distance telephone that war conditions it had to move to the riots were the result of a skir- Krementchug, but that was only The City of God. mish between Purim players and temporarily. As soon as circum- "Do not seek for the City of God stances number of Polish )'rung men in permitted the Yeshiva re- on earth, for it is not built of the street. The pollee intervened turned to Slobodka. wood or stone; but seek it in the immediately and restored order, he But Eastern European Jewry soul of man who is a loser of true stated. has fallen upon evil days. wisdom. The district chief of police if It has become a supplicant in- If a man practices ablutions of stead of being self-supporting. Opuczno headed a commission Phone 22-869 the hotly, but defiles his mind if which proceeded to Bialoczow to in- I heard the story of Slobodka he founds a temple, adorns a shrine vestigate the matter. The Catho- from two visitors who are now in MUSKEGON, MICH. and does nothing to make his soul this country, to-wit: Rabbi Baruch lie authorities instructed the local beautiful—let hint not he called . tpii,itili tu3latthharti eIteri gt yttti,i ,( s.nt ti nfli ,alit.ai hfyt,dtlti,ttt Ilurwitz, the Rosh Yeshiva of So- H religious. He has wandered far bodka and president of the Agu- from real religion, mistaking ritual lath Harabbonim of Lithuania, the events were the result of a for holiness; attempting, as it were, and Rabbi Isaac Ogulnick, known Plai,"itIt'."ilmliimf.ifiisrto,(.)LI,tti:f(titht. Interior at to bribe the Incorruptible and to as the Passvoler Ran, and a stem- The issued a statement giving flatter Him whom none can flatter. bar of the executive committee of God welcomes the genuine service some details of what occurred. Ay- the Lithuanian Agudath Harrah- of a soul, the sacrifice of truth; cording to that statement the tit- bonim. but from a display of wealth He It is a sad tale. In the course lagers attacked a group of Purim turns assay. of years Slobodka has accumulated players who e arried an effigy of Will any man with impure soul a deficit of $50,000. Approxi- 1111111111/. Which they used in the and with no intention to repent, , mately $36,000 annually are re- inlay they beYholuIr,ft',seifintetilhe tf(tiiroagliti(fr,;;: i dart( to approach the Most High quired to maintain the Yeshiva. house God? The grateful soul of the The leaders (lid not bother much planner. When attacked the Pur- wise man is the true altar of God." about the deficit. But at last they 1 ,11 players fled leaving the effigy Floorrro for Srrr y Orrosioa nthlt; street. Unknown provoca- Philo-Judaeus, First Century. had to, things simply could not along. picked up the g' ilors elligy and nailed 1411 Pine Street prass a .4,10i(l arranged tibreanitgaed a . A perfect vase never came from And so Rabbis Ilurwitz and I nit tt( r(a,s,ptill..ite thus a had potter's wheel. °Rolnick have come to America. Phone 23.532 players pro- sum that the Purim m Where else could they go? There The only way to have a friend are so many Slobodker here and faned the synilsil of the founder of Christianity. When this false ru- is to be one.—Emerson. NIUSKEGON, :MICH. the center of Jewish lift. has shifted to the United States, that mor was spread in the village the it was the only logical place to population was aroused and the at- tack on Jewish homes ensued. come to. • Wintbovs in 17 Jewish homes And here are these rabbis and leaders, not pleading for them- were smashed. No injuries to per- selves, but for their beloved insti- sons were reported, according to For Men, Women and Children the Ministry's statement. tution. Torah scholarship, IA•arning, know no frontiers. They are world-wide. Flor,rN of Quality U. S. Jews Must Pay Debt. 311111111111111ffiN 11111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111 11111111111111111 111111 PASSOVER GREETINGS BENNETT PUMPS CORPORATION Cor. Manahan and Lethen PURIM PLAY LEADS TO DISTURBANCES ' M USKEG () N HEIG HTS 7111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 — SEASON'S GREETINGS CLOCK FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE SERVICE PHONE 23-721 Grand Ave. at Sanford COMPLI MENTS Central Service Garage WASHING, POLISHING, STORAGE THEATER PARKING 211 Ottawa Ave., N. W. Phone 61255 Grand Rapids, Mich. • Why Do So Many Dodge, Chevrolet, Hudson and Essex Owners Replace Their Old Pistons with New Light-Weight Cast Iron DELUXE PISTONS? SALES AND SERVICE Quality Automotive Parts, General Motor Rebuilding and General Service Garage. For Complete Information CALL 6.2555 Yonker & Mieras 12.14 Commits.. Ay..., N. W. "RESTLAWN" Memorial Park 'i-MILE SOUTH OF CITY LIMITS ON EASTERN AVE. ROAD G. R. Memorial Park Association R. TRUST BUILDING C. C. JAMES ROOFING CO. For Personal Service call GREETINGS AUTO CAR & TRUCK 1011 G. MUSKEGON, 311(11. 1:2) Dial 8-1456 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. MUSKEGON FLORAL CO. Arthur F. CRABB SAMUEL DEUTSCH LEFT $2,500,000 I recall that in days gone by Dr. Israel Iliblesheimer, the head of 13 JEFFERSON AVE. the famed Rabhiner Seminar in Berlin, would turn to Russian GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Jewry for financial aid and receive it quite liberally. Telephone 9-4234 And yet German Jews could have maintained the Iliblesheimer Yeshiva quite comfortably. Choice Rows Our SPeuidtf 'the Jews of A 'erica have not received, thank Heaven, do not need any material aid from their brethren in other countries. but they have received, and that quite lavishly, spiritual sustenance from these old Yeshivas and these note poverty-stricken scats of Jewish learning. American Jews are in honor bound to repay the debt. And so the appeal is going to go out first to all the old Slohodker Yeshiva Bochurini who arc in this country and then to all other Jews High•Grade Automobile to wipe that debt. Fifty thou4iind Pam nt ins dollars is nit so great an amount that it cannot hr quickly raised. "Lacquer Finishes" Rabbi 71. S. Margolis, Rabbi Is- rael Rosenberg, Rabbi E. Silver, We specialize in touring and Rabbi .1. Kahanowttz, Rabbi J. commercial car painting, letter- Siegel, Rabbi J. II. Levenb•rg, and ing and general pictorial work. other leaders of the Union if Or- 2301 Division S. Phone 3.0208 thodox Rabbis are behind this movement. Grand Rapids, Mich. A strong committee of represen- tative laymen is being organized. May I appeal to all those wh ♦ are interested and want to help to communicate with either Rabbi M. S. :Margolis, 27 F:ast Eighty-sixth street, New York, or with the re lief committee of the Sillh11111:11 Repairing and Rebuilding shiva, :tti Canal street, New York. CHICAGO.—J. T. A.) — Be- quests of $10,000 to the Jewish Charities of Chicago, $2,500 to the Chicago Monte for Dovish Orphans and 5500 to the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Association were contained in the will of the late Samuel Deutsch, former president of the Jewish Charities of Chicago, who died here at the age of 63. The will, filed fur probate yesterday, estimated the estate of the late Mr. Deutsch at $2,700,000. Hygeia Baths Mineral Fume Bath System PAUL L. O'NEILL 'Ralph James Talberine MUSKEGON, illiiill'1181111111111111.1111111.11111.111.'11111.111.141110.41111.1"11141110:111.1140 ,1111.10111..i..1114..1.114i.1111.4".14.101.11..11101.1(141141111. ,(01111.11.Olie HOLIDAY GREETINGS WINNER BAKING CO. "Say It—We Nlakt. It" Chiropractor BREAD 993 Terrace Street Phone 23-474 MUSKEGON, MICH. Phone 23-436 1660 Sixth Street Muskegon GREETINGS e Louis Ebling Horseshoeing, Auto Spring Work Acetylene Welding General Blackamithing Commercial Body Building Ornamental Iron Work 1034 WEALTHY ST., S. E. Dial 2.1961 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. RADIO IS AN ENJOYMENT AT ALL TIMES OF THE YEAR VALLEY CITY AUTO PAINT SHOP Body and Fender Duce Finishing LET US SUGGEST PHILCO—SPARTON—FADA WE WILL GLADLY DEMONSTRATE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY EASY TERMS EKKENS-TAYLOR RADIO SHOP 11 W. Burton St., Near Division Ave. Dial 3.1255 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Commercial Auto Painting Co. Phones 3.2681-6.4054 259 Jefferson NI. Paw 1562 Madison Pr..p. Grand Rapid,, M.ch. Learning has come inte the world not merely to clear men's eyes and give them mastery ii,er nature and human circumstacces, but also to hemp [Mtn young, never staled, always new like the stars and the hills and the sea and the Nagrant Winds, which make nothing of times or 014(•1144 14 ■ 115 141.1( live al- ways in serene freedom fr o m any touch of decay. the •oUrceS ..f their being (aime high lase wh.. we cannot disturb.— Windrow "KRUSE SYSTEM" HOLIDAY GREETINGS SULPHUR VAPOR BATHS & MASSAGE TOWNER For Colds, Rheumatism, Nervousness and Poor Circulation "Most Perfect Health Bath in the World" Separate Department for Ladies and Gentlemen Phone 25-490 947 Terrace Street MUSKEGON. M1'11• • SEASON'S GREETINGS Murphy Bros. Laundry Wet Wash, Rough Dry and Finish 1154 Seventh St., Heights Telephone 32-070 AIUSKEGON. 311Cfl. HARDWARE CO. SHEET METAL WORK MILL AND FACTORY SUPPLIES 253 Western Avenue Telephone 22-653 MUSKEGON, MICH. COMPLIMENTS CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH MOTOR SALES KOELBEL MOTOR CAR COMPANY 905-11 Third Street MUSKEGON, M1( H. Phone 23-546