7hEln.-ntordonsn reetings of the Season from the Merchants of Flint PAGE THREE MCWICIE influences. lhabito which in time become hal- folks who recognize no Jewish! FUNDAMENTAL • I will now depict what I re- lowed traditions, have failed Amer- 1 .Fer.0.1Z,,ciaornnrithm,,caocnctoeunndtst hoar the outstanding assimilatory ican Jewry in this respect. They ASSIMILATION gard r forces. are in fact the standard bearers the Jewish problem. Let the Jews. PROCESSES The first pernicious factor in of complete assimilation. The old cease to be "clannish" and coal- .reetings of the Season from the Merchants of Flint American Jewish life is the "lands- Sephardic families as well as the • esce with their neighbors, and manshaft" habit. When the first old Ashkenazic families have • their troubles will cease and din-, generations of immigrants came largely withdrawn front Jewish af- appear. They obviously constitute Portland, Oregon „ to these shores they huddled to- fairs; they have intermarried with an assimilatory factor. •Aic 4 ; :1'40= gether upon a basis of European non-Jews in considerable numbers; These lox forces are working in4.; The internal assimilatory forces origin. l'eople from the same vil- in many instances they have even our midst. They are breaking: in American Jewish life are teno- lage and town, from the same dis- abandoned the Jewsih faith. Con- down Jewish life; they are largely. • r trict and province and country in- sequently it need be no surprise responsible for the prevailing classify and difficult to describe that our life is devoid of those au- chaos. The movements that con- (,• because they are not exclusive but thoritative influences, without travene these influences are the lusive and intertwined in chore, which community life lacks in cub constructive factors in the Jewish ; they are not individual but thy •• •• ture, in taste, in refinement and scene here. 4.11MIts llective in form. They are an in solidity. These social attributes tricately knotted mass that are not associated with Jewish liv- largely defies disentangling and ing because of this condition. almost annuls appropriae analysis. +h'S A complementary devastating Yet every observer is aware that influence which probably has its sonic ism.- schooner.. SOIIII1 IOW, lime ta , , they permeate and pervade the life With twactick feathers, I luul words. source i n our traditionless social of American Jewry, and that they life is "sine-haaratzuth," vulgar in-some love the lark whose song on high tend to tear down organized life norance of Jewish learning. Here s,,.. . the earth famt to sky.... and the personality of the individ- again we lack the essence which ual Jew. "r .deco Bone giVes to the old country communi- „, The problem is primarily one of tics t heir richness and glamour. individualization. It is necessary Knowledge of Judicious, in its mani- 5 "me lot" ❑ ''..""r• .mitering to single out concretely definite 1 , 151 aspects, is hardly existent ty",'•crr.td, ens'n'-.nun tendencies which underlie our en- among Us. Some love jewels end gems that daze tire mass life and which cause it to 'mi.. chrywnorwie. This is not the place to detail T "' "" ' flow in specific channels. In this t he reasons nor to place responsi— oth ers love that hannia connection it is essential to re- bility. It is necessary, however, In permanent repose of bronze. . . member that American Jewry also to draw attention to a condition possesses constructive forces which For tit hers p n mus a ra ture begins which abets the demoralization of i n notes cn nversingi tend to check the corroding i c wish FLINT, MICHIGAN the Jewish personality. The La- lanche of assimilation. In the pro- Some love anow•fall white wfol. '•awitscher Rebbe recently aptly cess of checking the assimilatory 'till streets .re enameled beautiful .. described us: "Men vert prost, onrush the channels of Jewish life W11:44e1 Vgl .. 1.4 ." " 01" - . -4- .` men vert forgrebt."( One becomes Till moonlit ntreets winter will freeze are modified, buttressed, and built common, vulgar and boorish here./ To coral islands in amber amt. up. Hence the characteristics of ; ! Jewish life, enumerated herein, Others lq:zteal ow., when spring comes A further factor in the assimi- Lark arc only a part of the general lation of Jewish life is the change' RABBI HERBERT PARZEN with daffodils their almanac. scene. But it is a very important in culture patterns which Ameril part because it seems to include • dined to unite for social and re- , can Jewry has undergone. 'Then' A maple's crimson or sumac's lire •■■ the natural inclinations of Jewish ligious purposes. In these HOCIai immigrants come to America they Will kindle in others • torch of desire. life on American soil. The con- forms were perpetuated European are equipped with a specc cul Some love shin.. Some love birds: structive forces, the balance of the prejudices and habits, old country ture. That culture is generally Some love meadows. I love word.! scene, are stimulated, encouraged mannerisms and culture patterns. incongruous with American life.! — LOIUS GINSBERG in l'oetry World. This type of social organizations and inspired by various preserva- Hence it quickly dissipates, and tory group and organizations creates! many negative process, only the vapid phases of American _ A timekeeper for a railroad gang through propaganda and educa- which still cling parasitically to culture take its place. n Missouri asked a new workman tion. They may therefore be de- the Jewish body politic. Sociology This process has also worked in "A- scribed as pulinotory tendencies. teaches that such transplantations the life of Jews. The culture hab- his name. More specifically stated, I believe • of life forms inevitably affect ad- its of the Jewish immigrants de- 1 , "George Washington, sub," re-! ' that the disintegrating features of versely the social organism. And dined and there was no sufficient' stied the dusky son of toil. "You're not the man who cut Jewish life are natural to the the Jewish community in America substitute. Even the American-1 the c h erry t tree, are you ?" j = been an exception to the ized and the American-horn gem- 1 ` own th American environment because sked the timekeeper, jokingly. they are the result of following the rule, JOHN W. NEWALL orations are affected vitally by this, a PIIIL. L BRAUN " wasn t me, This is paths of least resistance. T he con- As the Jewish community in the process of deculturization with de- structive phenomena, on the other course of time developed, this structive results. This largely ac-: le fast wale ah's done foh over a eah." hand, require constant stimulus "landsmanshaft" form of social counts for the "grebkeit" and the from organized effort, and, without life congealed and crystalized. The "prostkeit" of our existence from, Love your enemies, for they this diligence would be quickly prejudices and dislikes intensified a Jewish standpoint. Therefore overwhelmed by the destructive in time into social standards which must this condition be regarded as ell you your faults.—Benjamin Franklin. kept the Jewish community sepa• an abrasive factor in our life. 1 rate and strange. This created new • Everywhere in America, leader- prejudices and aversions. Conse- ship is, or at least has been, in quently Jewish life is basically sec.' the hands of the wealthy and the tional and parochial. Co-operation • well-to-do. It cannot he other- Season's Greetings Established 1886 and harmony between the various' wise. These groups have the elements are fundamentally non- leisure to devote themselves to , ' existent even today. public affairs. They deserve our This condition of affairs cannot irratitude for their interest and • be denied. True, efforts are exert their participation in community (l to overcome the prevailing dif- business. But leisure and desire, Fisk Tires—Wholesale ferences. This only proves their, I submit, are not suflicient quail-, and Retail potency and their stranglehold. fications. There must also be • • !knee this characteristic of our knowledge, understanding and 807.808 Flint P. Smith Bldg. sympathy, in leadership, tit, Automobile Accessories and life must definitely be placed, Phone 2.9164 among the destructive forces oper- achieve a positive functioning of Radio Hardware Judaism among American Jews.! ating in our midst. FLINT, MICHIGAN The lack of traditions in our These qualifications are not ac- • Lockwood Outboard Motors communal life is another active quired automatically They are factor which undermines Jewish only attained through an aflirma- 702 N. Saginaw Street survival in America. Phone 2-9118 American live Jewish education. Very few Jewry is an entity, and its compon- leaders, particularly local leaders,• FLINT, MICII, FLINT, MICH. ent communities have failed to es- have, cur have had, a decided Jew-1, tablish definite forms and patterns ish education. This type of lead- which should serve as standards of ership I regard as deleterious to Jewish New Year Cards emulation. Perhaps our only tra- Jewish preservation. Professional assimilation is the • , dition, revered throughout th• Holiday Greetings United States, is that no Jew final pernicious force to which I should become a public charge wish to allude. There are groups, The effectiveness of tradition in both on the fight and the left, that From the Marts of the World communal living is well illustrated Profess to be avowed assimilators. Appropriate for the Holidays Every locality is They, consciously and purpose- by this fact. proud of this tradition and strives fully, aim to limit the range of But one such Jewish living, with the expressed to live up to it. custom is not enough; it is insuf- hope of complete absorption within DRUGS—PAINT ficient to inspire pride and comma- the general life of mankind. These groups occupy the ex-. We invite you to come in and GLASS—VARNISH nity of interests. It does not give look around the community the power to imbue trent., peripheries of Jewish life. the individual with aspirations fur On tho one side are the radical ROSH HASHONAII Jewish solidarity and for Jewish folks who desire to merge with GREETINGS loyalties. There can be no doubt "the conscious working class" to CATHRYN HEINE 502 South Saginaw St. that the lack of a code of such au- achieve the social revolution. They 105 East First Street thoritative usages intensifies the contend that just as the revolution • Phone 2.3456 will bring salvation for humanity Phone 9-5221 dissolution of Jewish life. "Cobb Insures Everything That Is Insuraote• so will it also bring salvation to' We Carry • Complete Line of Unfortunately the old families, FLINT, MICH. Jewish New Year Cards who everywhere set in motion the Jewry. On the other side are the By RABBI HERBERT PARZEN G ran Life ' Insurance Co. GREETINGS TO THE. JEWISH PEOPLE OF FLINT -2. Craw ford & Zimmerman E. Where Society Brand Clothes Are Sold I LOVE WORDS We wish to announce to our Grange Life =- a.- friends that as the Grange Life has merged . ▪ with the Michigan Life Insurance Co. of =! a' Detroit, thus making a good, strong corn- pany. We will be delighted to meet our policy- ;=-; holders and friends at our new quarters, Michigan Life Insurance Co., 405-6 Dryden building. Legal advice freely given to our clients on all matters concerning life instil.- ante. = -1. -: E a-- E. U. HOOVER D. E. WOOLLEY J. A. LITTLE D. M . GREEN General Agents 1). E. WOOLLEY, Agent 414 South Saginaw IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL --E: = . - . LA- Rosh Hashonah Greetings ',v 1 . -., Sanitary Laundry 3211 AVON All Branches of Laundry Work Finished Family Washing a Specialty SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Flint, Mich. Telephone 9.3732 (grretings Sent in Sincere and Friendly Appreciation 7-=- _ = of the Only Asset Money Cannot Buy ...a —Your Good Will NEWALL BRAUN Wright's Tire Shop Independent Dairy Co. INSURORS =II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIuIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIr Holiday Greetings The Merchants and Mechanics Bank SAVE WHERE YOU EARN MOST ON SAVINGS Pays You 5% on Your Savings Flint, Michigan 120 West First Street Season's Greetings GIFTS F. D. BAKER The A. E. COBB Agency Pewter — Glass China — Pottery Leather — Lamps GENERAL INSURERS i A Happy and Prosperous New Year to Our Jewish Friends and Patrons J. E. SILLS EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL Construction and Wiring. Chandeliers and Mazda Lamps Complete Line of Appliances Telephone 2.8012 702 Harrison Street FLINT, MICHIGAN 1606000-00-00000 00430-0-0-000.0.0000-00-00 -0-000400-00-0-0 0 00 00' 's-00040 0-00000 0 0 0 0-0* *0-00 0-00-00-0-000O000-00 0 00400 00 O• Roberts floral P. 900 N. SAGINAW STREET Regent Theater Building We have a way of doing things that never fails to satisfy. W. B. WARREN, P. A. Slo Genesee Bank Bldg. Phone 2-6841 GABRIEL SNUBBERS SALES AND SERVICE Phone 2.0311 Phone 9.5211 517 S. SAGINAW STREET The Season's Greetings COMMERCIAL TRUCK CO. GENERAL TRUCKING AND COMMERCIAL STORAGE OFFICE: GRAND TRUNK LOCAL FREIGHT HOUSE Foot of Harrison Street Res. Phone 3.1296 Main Office Phone 3-8111 FLINT, MICHIGAN Fine China, Glass and Gift Things Phone 9-5121 00000000000006000000606o06**0000660 o*****000004.. - - - - - - - - - - - We Wish Our Jewish Friends a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year Flint Cornice & Roofing Company Associated Die & Tool Company FOURTEENTH and BEACH PHONE 2.3321 Season's Greetings Season's Greetings J. P. Burroughs & Son Westenfeld & Wiebeck Foot Grand Traverse Street General Repairs on All Makes of Cars DAY AND NIGHT WRECKING SERVICE Telephone 2-2181 FLINT, MICHIGAN 1117 Stewart Avenue FLINT, MICHIGAN 601 Water Street Phone 3-6933 FLINT, MICHIGAN FLINT, MICHIGAN All Kinds of Mason Supplies al We Wish You a Very Happy New Year FLINT, MICHIGAN Brick — Cement — Plaster Coal — Coke — Wood Phone 24722 FLINT, MICH. i The China Closet Opposite D. U. R. Freieht root,* coo *000 a o o 000 oo o on 000 on00000000****000004. ,00 40-009aa 0 OiXI0 0 CI0 00000004H) 0-0*0-0 00-0* 0 0000 0 000 t 4-0 4-0000-0-0-04300#400-0-0 0-04:1-0-0A0-0 0'00* 0-000 GI>i,:)-0-00-0-0-0 0 0 McLogan & Austin 1708 North Saginaw FLINT, MICHIGAN FLINT, MICHIGAN WEDDINGS A SPECIALTY FLINT, MICHIGAN Brake Service PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND TAX CONSULTANTS • Phone 2-0101 Compliments of Raybestos W. A. ZIMMERMAN CO. W. A. ZIMMERMAN, P. A. Phone 3-7441 A Happy New Year to All Our Jewish Friends A HAPPY NEW YEAR Plumbing, Heating and Engineers' Supplies Crapo Place and G .T. RY. FLINT, MICHIGAN Just as the ties of friendship are strength- ened at this holiday season so may our busi- ness associations grow in mutual accord and confidence, with best wishes for EDWIN STERNER CO. 127 Lewis Street 209 Dryden Bldg. ROSH HASHONAH GREETINGS We Wish the Jewish Community of Flint a Happy and Prosperous New Year High-Grade Sheet Metal Products NEW YEAR'S GREETINGS 1 10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0-0-0 00 tX1•0 0 0-04)0 0-0 0-00 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0'00 0 0-000 00* 0 0-0 ',D0x:100 0 0 GO GO-0400000 0 tX2 cH) ao o at> °ova ao-o o *0 oi, Go cocr Phone 3-1731 Holiday Greetings Jerry Yates School of Music We Will Sell You the Instrument and Guarantee to Teach You to Play It Doyle Bldg., at First Ave. FLINT, MICHIGAN Phone 3-9236