• WIC ikTRorr,Anso 1•1111111 ■ In UiVigi=i;-71YinViYhteer 1-I sl M inzici zt PEDETROIVEIVISII &RON IGLE Entered as Second-clang matter Much 5, 19111, at the PostoffIce at Detroit. Mich., under t Art of March •rch 5. 1879. Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co, Ise. General Offices and Publication Building 525 Woodward Avenue Cable Address: Chronicle Telephone, Cadillac 2040 London Office. 14 Stratford Plate, London, W. 1, Waist $3.00 Per Year Subscription, in Advance. To loom publication. all tortes minden. and 111.1•11 matter must roach this ones by Tuesday evening of each week. When mailing notice.. kindly use o to side of the paper only. The Detroit Jewish Chronicle Inv use commpondence on subjects of Interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims .mponnibility for an Indorsement of the view* MI by the writers. Sabbath Readings of the Torah. Pentateuchal portion—Num. 19:1-25:9. l'rophetical portion—Micah 5:6-6:8. Fast of Tammuz, July 25: Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1.10. Prophetical portion—Is. 55:6-56:8. July 19, 1929 Tammuz 11, 5689 Herbert H. Leh man—Practical Idealist. Herbert H. Lehman I, Lieutenant Governor of New York State, is more tha n a philanthropist. Ile is today among the leading soc ially-minded Jews in the world who are not only giving f of their time and their money, but are proving most p tactical idealists in helping solve the social and economic problems of the day. Last month Mr. L eliman subscribed the sum of $1,000,000 to a new N ew York banking group which he was instrumental in forming for the purpose of sav- ing the deposits of po or people in a bankrupt trust company. This act, u nheralded and unhailed, is Be- serving of more praise t han all the other charitable acts of New York's Lieute Governor,—and Mr. Leh- man has, by his recen t contributions, placed himself among the leading Je wish philanthropists of the day. Now comes anothe r accomplishment to the credit of Mr. Lehman. Actin rag as Governor Franklin Roose- velt's representative, 1 l e was largely responsible for bringing peace to the garment industry of New York and ending the strike of 30,000 workers. For such services he has earned the gratitude of the largest corn- munity in the world, a nd has added another point to his credit as a fine and public spirited man. - SC, SC, YC:6Z, SC YL SCYGM' b'CYCSCSG 6% .6% ,Tht 3Z:St -St YCYC YCNEb Prof. Otto Warburg's 70th Birthday. One of the most lov able Jewish leaders will be sev- enty years old tomorroN ✓ (July 20), and throughout the world Jews will, in som e form or other, make a holiday of this occasion. For Zionists particularly the birthday of Professor Otto Wart burg will be a signal for jubila- tion and well-wishes t ) a man whose contributions to the upbuilding of Pales tine are among the finest monu- ments to Jewish genius in the Jewish Homeland. Professor Warburg ,—botanist, author, professor, for many years consid ered the outstanding botanical authority in the world ,—member of an assimilationist family, was won over tc ) Zionism very early. A scheme of his for the formation of an Agricultural Experiment Station in Palestine wi is accepted by the Sixth World Zionist Congress in 1 906, and proved an important landmark in practical o agricultural effort in the Land of Israel. In 1911 Profes sor Warburg became a member of the Inner Actions Committee of the World Zionist Organization, and late r succeeded David Wolfsohn as president of the world movement. In the course of his activities for the cause of a Jewishly rebuilt Palestine he, like the founder of the movement, Dr. Theodor Herzl, sacrificed his e afire fortune. Nothing was too menial for him in his efforts, whether it was to travel as propagandist or as resident of Palestine where he placed his great scient ific knowledge at the service of his movement, especial ly for the advancement of colon- ization work. The intense love of ' Palestine of this noble and un- assuming man was not confined to sentiment, but was also translated into wo rds of great practicality. Proof of this is to be found not only in the works he estab- lished, but also in his iddresses at World Zionist Con- greases. Professor Wa rburg believed,—and this belief later became the rule in Zionist quarters,—that Jews must earn their right to Palestine economically. At the Seventh Congress he expressed this policy in the following words: Their right to the Is ind by reason of their having pos- teased it two thousand years ago is not a sufficient claim; they must create a mod ern title, which would consist in the fact that Palestine depe nded economically upon the Jews, owing its progress to Je wish Initiative and resources. Practical expressio • was given to this view when there was founded, um her his chairmanship, the Pales- tine Commission, whic guided all Palestine activities before and during the war, and which preceded the formation of the presen it Palestine Zionist Executive. To' Professor Warbt irg indirectly goes the credit for having been the first t co be responsible for interesting in the Palestine project ; a group of American assimila- tionist Jews, some bitte r anti-Zionists. When the Sixth Congress accepted his proposal for the formation of an agricultural experi ment station, the late Aaron Aaronsohn, who was ki lied in an aeroplane on his way to Paris in May 1919, was commissioned by Professor Warburg to study the hybridization of wild wheat. We are told by Nahum So folow, in his "History of Zion- ism," that, after painst aking investigation, Aaronsohn found a few ears of wil d wheat growing on the declivi- ties of Mount Hermon, Ind that the scientific world was much interested in this discovery because of its rela- Lion to the possibilities of dry farming in arid regions. As a delegate of the Zionist Organization Aaronsohn traveled in Northern Africa, Southern Europe and other parts of the glob e, in the interests of this scien- title mission, and in 19 10 came to this country and in- terested the United Sta tes Department of Agriculture in his project. He col laborated on this subject with this department which published an official bulletin by him on "Agricultural an d Botanical Explorations in Pal- estine." The direct result of Aaronsohn's activities, and in- of Professor Warburg, w.as the directly therefore those 18, 1910, of the Jewish Agricul- formation on February iyiztzing tz hiztzkylvtil, tural Experiment Station, a New York corporation, with Julius Rosenwald of Chicago as president; Morris Loeb of New York, vice-president ; Paul M. Warburg of New York, treasurer; Ilenrietta Szold of New York, secre- tary. The corporation outlined as its objects the establishment, maintenance and support of agricultural experiment stations in Palestine and other countries; the development and improvement of cereals, fruit and vege- tables indigenous to Palestine and neighboring lands, the production of new species therefrom and their distribution elsewhere; the advancement throughout the world, and the giving instruction in new and improved methods of farm- ing. Thus, almost two decades before the formation of the Jewish Agency, through the scientific efforts for Palestine of Professor Warburg, men like Mr. Rosen- wald, who even today is an outstanding example of stubborn enmity to the Palestine ideal, were enrolled in a practical effort for the Holy Land, and through this American corporation demonstration fields were situ- ated at Atlit, at the foot of Mount Carmel, and sub-sta- tions were established at Chedera, in the neighborhood of Petach Tikvah and elsewhere, Professor Warburg's vision told him that through practical effort must come success for Palestine, and his contributions to the movement have been among the most practical. Thanks to his experiments and ef- forts, great progress has been made not only in Pales- tine colonization work, but also in the establishment of unity among the Zionists and those who opposed their dreams. Accomplishments like Professor Warburg's have earned the worldwide greetings this modest and truly great man is certain to receive on his seventieth birth- day tomorrow. , 'WhiyipytrimiyMktictz.43 4 4 Cum r4D wl A Battle Over Jewish Beauties. It is interesting to note in connection with the choice of Miss Goldarbeitter as "Miss Universe" that Jewish papers were over-hasty, as usual, in proclaiming her a full-blooded Jewess. The American Hebrew of New York, for example, referred to her as "a modest, soft- spoken brunette, the daughter of devout Jewish par- ents." As a matter of fact Miss Goldarbeiter, as we refer to her, is only a half-Jewess. To quote from a Jewish Telegraphic Agency report: "When Miss Gold- arbeiter arrived in New York with her mother, Mrs. Goldarbeiter denied to newspapermen that her daugh- ter is Jewish. Miss Goldarbeiter, herself, insisted she is Jewish. The genealogical tree of the Goldar- beiter family, according to the J. T. A. report, shows that Miss Goldarbeiter is the offspring of Christian- Jewish marriages for two generations. Her paternal grandmother was the daughter of a prominent Chris- tian family who embraced Judaism. List's mother is a Christian. Echoes of the Ford Case. According to testimony by Paul Siewert, German secret agent, at the trial in Berlin of Vladimir Orloff, Peter Pavlonovsky and others accused of forging Rus- sian documents, Henry Ford, through a New York at- torney, paid Pavlonovsky $7,000 for documents which were to be used in the suit brought by Herman Bern- stein against the Detroit automobile magnate. Accord- ing to an Associated Press report: Siewert testified that Boris Brasol came to Berlin in 1925 to negotiate with Pavlonowsky, who furnished him with much material. Some of this he thought was genuine‘, while some was falsified. He expressed a belief that the fabricated material came from Orloff. Among the documents was one signed by the head of the foreign department of the Gaypayou, whose signature also appears on one of the documents included in the so- called Borah letters shown to be false. While the peace pipe has been lit on several occa- sions, and smoked by Jews and Mr. Ford, it is well that we remember that the unpleasantness of the entire Ford affair, as well as of dozens of other anti-Semitic occurrences, were the results of forged documents, among them the forged documents which were hailed as the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion." Peace be- tween Jews and Ford, therefore, need not check what- ever steps might be taken to uncover all the outrage- ous libels caused by forged documents. The truth has partially come out of the Berlin trial, which resulted in Orloff and Pavlonovcky receiving 4-month prison sen- tences, and the mightiest anti-Semitic swindles may yet be bared in all their nudeness and meanness. WASHINGTON JEWISH MIRROR , Charles If. Joseph ONE night in London I climbed into a Cook's Tourist bus to "take in" the East End of London. That included, of course, the Limehouse district that every detective story writer has used at some time or other in his career to thrill us detective story "fans." But what I wanted to ITC more than anything else was the widely advertised Whitechapel district which is the ghetto of London. Then I remembered that Zangwill was born in Petticoat Lane and thought that I would like to see that street. Well, the entire trip was a complete disappoint- ment. Once you have spent some time in New York's East Side, the Jewish district of London seems a village compared with it. I had been carried away by the vast- ness of London, a great, huge, sprawling, ungainly figure of a city and forgotten that the number of Jews in all England was less than 300,000. And it didn't (limn on me until the bus reached the ghetto (which the guide insisted nn referring to as the "jetto"). It was clearly evening, about 9 o'clock, and there were no more Jews about than one would find in the state of Maine (except- ing camping season). • - I MISSED the discrimination that one finds in this land of the free. One doesn't have to inquire about in gum- shoe fashion, so to speak, to discover whether Jews are wanted at this or that hotel. I heard practically nothing of the sort. In the United States that is quite as keen and important an keno as prohibition, the blue laws and teaching of evolution in the public schools. But appar- ently English people have other things to think about than to exclude Jews from this or that hotel or apart- ment or what not. The only time throughout the entire trip that I reminded myself that I was a Jewish journal- ist was when a lady on board ship told sit that she over- heard the millionaire husband and manager of an ex- movie star remark that he liked the boat but he was annoyed because there were so many Jews aboard. I looked at him and then I decided that he really was not worth while getting annoyed at. That was the only time that I heard a discourteous word from any person on the subject of Jews. WIZEN The selection of Miss Lisl Goldarbeiter, 20-year-old half-Jewess of Vienna, as "Miss Universe," at the Gal- veston, Texas, international beauty contest, recalls the participation in beauty contests throughout the world of other Jewish girls. Miss Elizabeth Simon, who won the title "Miss Hun- gary" in the contests in her country, was particularly subjected to abuse when it was learned that she was a Jewess. Wherever Miss Simon made an appearance, she was hissed and told to "go back to Palestine." What a pity that the feelings of Hungarian anti-Semites should continue to be hurt by the selection of another girl, in whose veins flows Jewish blood, as the cham- pion beauty of all the world. Miss Simon, it will be recalled, was since chosen "Miss Europe" and did not participate in the American contest, but now objects to the choice of a "Miss Uni- verse" at Galveston, Texas, saying that "Miss Universe" can only be chosen at a contest at Deuville. But in Poland Jewish beauties fared much worse. There prejudice against "zhidovkas" was so strong that Jews—and our people will imitate!—held a beauty contest all their own. Thus Miss Sophy Oldak, 20-year- old daughter of a Warsaw merchant, was not so long ago heralded as "Miss Judea," with which title she was dubbed when she won the Jewish beauty contest. "Miss Judea" is a perfectly fine title for a champion beauty in Palestine, but the fact that Jews in Poland chose a beauty of their own does not speak so well for the mimicking and imitativeness of Polish Jews. But this, of course, does not absolve the Poles from their sins. 14,a, ,V2Imiratts1. so exvntmk:mtumt.:vItz5.11,:,,,mmtennAv.z44,,xmce I reached this country and had nn opportunity to read the newspapers I discovered that the Yiddish press had taken objection to the attitude of the officials of New York, as well as that of the nation at large, toward Schreiber, the boy who stowed away in an airplane, thus endangering the lives of the aviators. I knew very little of the entire incident and had not followed it while away. It so happened that Schreiber was on board the Levia- than on my homeward trip. Of course, he became the subject of general conversation but the attitude of nearly all the passengers was that of complete indifference, mixed with resentment at his escapade. I then began to piece the story together. I didn't know until I reached home that he is a Jew. If I had known that while on the ship I certainly would have had a talk with him. But I can assure the editors of the Jewish press that the boy was criticized as much by Jews as Gentiles. That the question of his being a Jew was never mentioned, because very few must have been aware of that fact. Therefore, no prejudice could be charged against his critics. I am surprised that Jewish journals should charge anti-Jewish feeling against those officials who refused to show him honor. Why should they? He did a foolhardy thing which, if the risk had been entirely his own might have carried praise, but when by doing what he did he jeopar- dized the lives of others, it was quite proper that he should have been treated as he was. It is the veriest stuff and nonsense to say that the Jews are not wanted in the air just because Levine and this boy were not honored as Lindbergh or Chamberlain or Byrd. There was no reason why they should. I saw the stowaway the last night on shipboard. Ile was an intelligent, well-mannered chap. I thought entirely too intelligent and alert to pull off such a fool trick. But I assure my esteemed Yiddish con- temporaries that there is no Jewish question involved. following letter was received early T HE publication was unavoidably delayed: in June but I read in your most interesting column, ''Ran- dom Thoughts," in the California Jewish Review of May 31, 1929, the comment made by Dr. Jacob Katz, re Cardinal O'Donnell and Dr. Einstein. With all due respect to Dr. Katz and to his ideas, it seems to me that Cardinal O'Donnell can very well express his opinion of the Einstein theory, the same as Dr. Einstein can express his conception of God, without being accused of hand- ing down dicta outside their jurisdiction. Theirs, were individual opinions, as such, and as individ- uals, they surely have a right to their opinions. But, you commented in saying that you were puzzled in that Dr. Einstein could be a Zionist, and yet not believe as a Jew in God. Can't a Jew be a Zionist without believing as a Jew in God? And, what is this belief as a Jew in God, that you re or to? Must a Jew, to be considered a Jew, belie in a God who is concerned with the actions and affairs of men? Is this the Jewish conception of God? And, as Dr. Einstein's more magnanimous and reasonable conception of a God who concerns Himself with maintaining the harmony of the universe, the wrong conception of God, and non- Jewish? Must all the minds interested in Zion- ism, believe in a personal God, in order to be ac- cepted as JEWISH minds? In fact, what is the conception of God, a Jewish mind must have, in order to be recognized as a JEWISH mind? Can't a Jew have a broad conception of God, as he sees fit, and be a Jew at the same time? What is a Jew, then? Must one believe in a personal God, in a cruel god, also in "Geinam," in order to be recognized as a Jew? I have had the same conception of a God, as Dr. Einstein has expressed, and I have believed in such a God for many years. Likewise, there are thousands of Jews who, in my estimation, have the same belief. And, for this very reason, have we all lost our identity as Jews? I consider myself so infinitesimal in comparison with God, that I am not as conceived as to believe, or even dare imagine, that God is concerned with me, concerned with my actions, concerned with If the my actions, concerned with my affairs. human mind can hardly conceive the magnitude of the universe, how can it conceive the God, who is the Master and rules this universe? I would very much appreciate your comment in this matter, as I am anxious to know if I can still call myself a Jew, even though I believe in a God, quite different from the personal God, most Jews belie:e in. Very truly yours, J. H. HABIF. IT SO happened that one of the very first periodicals I read after this letter was received was The Reflex, that exceptionally interesting magazine edited by Dr. Melamed. And on the cover page I saw "Albert Ein. stein's God"—an editorial. I read it with considerable interest and found that Dr. Melamed had answered my correspondent's question insofar as it related to Einstein as a reliigious Jew, and I have taken the liberty of using a portion of it: Jewish religion is indissolubly connected with a belief in a personal God and he who denies the personality of God may be a good Jew in every other respect but a religious he is not, and Albert Einstein, in spite of the Hechsher given him by the Gaon of the New York Institutional Synagogue, is not a religious Jew and should not be considered as such, and if Judaism were religion only, as it is not, Albert Einstein would not be a Jew at all. Although he is not at all a religious Jew he may yet be considered by many a religious man. THAT statement of Dr. Melamed's I agree with com- pletely, insofar as it relates to the definition of a religious Jew. But I am not yet satisfied that a Jew who is not a Jew religiously can be considered a Jew. I con- fess it is one of the most puzzling questions that has been raised at least in American Jewry. It a Jew gives up his faith, leaves his people and becomes a Christian, is he still a Jew? If he is, then the only test of whether a man is a Jew is by birth. That question has never been answered to my satisfaction. To me it is still an ano- maly that a Jew who doesn't believe in a God can be a Zionist. By Hillel, The Observer WIZEN we told you recently about the resolution of Mrs. Kahn to pay $25,000 to the heirs of each person murdered through the enforcement of prohibition, we did not realize what a storm her bill in Congress would arouse. The drys are up in arms, insisting that the lady has made a veiled move against prohibition. She makes the claim, of course, that her opinion on prohibition has nothing to do with the justice of her plea in behalf of the fami- lies of persons sent to the grave through enforcement. Neverthe- less her dry enemies have bitterly attacked her nod attributed her ad- vocacy of the bill to her wet incli- nations. Letters are piling it, sonic with compliments, many with se- vere criticisms and bitter castiga- tion. Worse than that, she has been scored because of her Jewishness, too. "What else can you expect of a Jew?" was one of the phrases put in writing by a mid-western dry worker. "I hope the country will learn not to send any more Jews to Congress," was another of these vicious comments on her pro- posal. Those unreasonable remarks dis- turb the lady not at all, but they're not pleasant fruit to reap for a humanitarian effort. As a matter of fact, some claim that even a hundred per cent dry could vote in favor of her bill, which is strictly humanitarian. Her views on prohibition are not a secret, but they have nothing to do with this bill. "My stand on the prohibition question is so well known that it is hardly necessary for me to state that I most heartily favor a modi- fication of the so-called Volstead Act, and in taking this position I am not attempting in any manner whatsoever to interfer or tamper with the Constitution of the United States. "The eighteenth amendment of the Constitution . prohibited 'in- toxicating" beverages, the eigh- teenth amendment also placed defi- nitely upon the Congress the duty of stating what beverages should be considered 'intoxicating.' Con- gress passed the enforcement act —popularly known as the Volstead Act—in pursuance of the duty thus imposed upon it. It will read- ily be seen, therefore, that the mi- celle(' Volstead Act is merely the enforcing act of the eighteenth amendment, and like any other act of Congress the Volstead Act is subject to amendment." Thus has Mrs. Kahn spoken many times, not only to her own con- stituents, but in the public prints and before the House. "What can you expect of a Jew?" A bitter pill to swallow. AND still they keep asking for "more Hershfield stories on Very well, then immigration!" here is another good one. It con cerns a Jewish boy who has been in this country fine' years as : "student," and wants to stay a little longer. Isidore Hershfield, the Washing- ton representative of the Hies, ex- erted his efforts in behalf of this young man in order that his five- year permission for studies in this country might he extended another two years. The board, in exam- ining the history of the ease, no- ticed that the Jewish youth had spent his first four years in the Yeshiva, evidently preparing to be a rabbi. The last year, however, was devoted to pharmacy, and he now fished for two more years in order to be able to finish his course in the latter subject. Said one of tha judges of the Immigration Board of Review to Mr. Hershfield: "I can't under- stand this case. Is this fellow go- ing to be a minister or a druggist? What relationship is there between theology and pharmacy? Is chem- istry a post-graduate subject to di- vinity?" "Well," said Mr. Hershfield, with a twinkle in his eye, "this young man has observed American Jewish life carefully and has no- ticed that quite frequently wor- shippers fall asleep during the rabbi's sermon. Perhaps ho is studying chemistry to find some formula with which to keep them awake." "Not a bad'idea," said the chief of the board of review. "we will grant his extension if you think he is studying pharmacy in all seri- ousness." WISE will meet him in S TEPIIEN Zurich, as will Dr. Weizmann, Sokolow, Lipsky, Richards; Musso- lini will greet him in Rome; Lon- don, Paris, Vienna, I'rague, Bel- grade will see him; and others, not listed, will know that Major Julius I. Peyser has forsaken his birth- place and home town for a Euro- pean tour of two months this summer. The commander-in-chief of the American Legion has appointed Major Julius I. Peyser as one of the delegates to attend the dedi- cation of the American Legion home in Paris next month. A lit- tle later the major, who is a past commander of the D. C. depart- ment, will attend the sessions of the FIDAC, federation of veterans' bodies in all the lands of the al- lies. This FIDAC congress takes place in Belgrade, Serbia. The "commander's tour," as the trip is known, will take 25 repre- sentatives of the American Legion through various countries of Eu- rope, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the organization of the FIDAC. Although Major l'eyser is no longer chairman of the executive committee of the American Jew- (Turn to Next Page). IN THE REALM OF SONQ and LAUGHTER By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ MISERS, TAKE NOTICE For those who are too tight in their lifetime, and leave no wills after death, the Spanish have written a proverb: Shrouds eta. are made without pock. TILE PRACTICAL FELLOW The Practical Fellow went to a drug store to buy a bottle, and was told that its price without contents would be five cents, with contents, free. "Put a cork in, then," said our Practical Fellow. WAKE, MY DARLING, FROM THY SLUMBERS From the Ilebrew of Judah IlaJevi, Twelfth Century Poet. Wake, my darling, from thy slum• ben, Wake and fill my day with bleu; Didat thou dream some daring lover Ravished from thy lips • kiss? I am skilled in dreams and omens, And thy vision, love, means— this. TALE FROM THE TALMUD Once a man journeyed from Pal- estine to Babylon. While at his meal he noticed a fierce fight be- tween two birds, which ended in the apparent death of the one. When the other, however, noticed Cj that its companion was dead, i hastened to search for a specie kind of herb which it brought and laid on the beak of the corpse, am soon thereafter the dead bird re vived. The traveler saw this with as- tonishment and procured a sample of the herb on journeying further, he met with a dead lion, and con- cluded to make the experiment on him. He succeeded in reviving the lion, but no sooner had the latter regained his strength than he tore his benefactor to pieces. SPACE IS CURVED To L. I. G., the Chronicler of the Chicago Jewish Chronicle, space, thanks to Einstein, is now curved. Ile gives cheer to science in the following lines: Till Dr. Einntein breezed along. A fanlight line was • thing to swear by. Itut now we learn how very wrong We were to rule our conduct thereby. For if you start at Flunking. sor, And out through starry OWna go rushing And keep on traveling thrsight Zee,. You will arrive at last in Flushing! When Relativity dawned on me. ''Farewell!" I shouted. "Where's the pistol•• Yet now We simple a• ran be; They make it all as clear as cryntal Straight lines •re circles, gat is curved. A Thnou•re is • snide appliance-- A Vernon feel. • hit unnerved, But still, three 'poising cheer. for Science! We Observe That--- S. With the Scandinavian quota of immigration cut down to one-half this year, it looks as if Minnesota's population will begin to shrink. A professor advised college graduates to be snobs. Judging from treatment some Jewish students get they don't need that lesson. American immigration laws will cut down considerably the number of foreigners, yet when it comes to putting on a heavyweight fighting match they import a German like Schmelling and a Basque like Uzcudun. The days of the Roman arena are surely upon us. The Apples for Health Association will conduct a million dollar campaign to further the eating of apples. Considering the experience of Adam and Eve, what a sinful world this will be if the campaign succeeds. The Key Men of America is dying out as an organization. is the latest report. Next step will be to organize the Skele- ton Key Men of America. Applicants for citizensh!p must now pay $5 instead of $1 as form- erly. Uncle Sam is bound to collect that foreign debt somehow. 4; lij