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November 7, 1930
Cheshvan 16, 5691 the rest of the nations, both now and in the
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The New Jewish Children's Home.

The laying of the cornerstone for the new
Jewish Children's Home, at Burlingame
and Petoskey avenues, this Sunday after-
noon, will mark more than the mere begin-
ning for the construction of a new institu-
tion in Detroit. Having united the Hebrew
Infants Orphan Home with the Hebrev Or-
phans Home, the new institution, now func-
tioning under the guidance of the Jewish
Child Care Council of the Jewish Welfare
Federation, is eliminating duplication of ef-
fort and is on the road to efficient handling
of the orphan problem in Detroit.
Not only will a modernly constructed
building add to the comfort of the orphaned
children, but the new location promises to
provide for the youngsters much needed
recreational facilities, with an environment
far superior to that of the old homes. The
ceremony on Sunday therefore becomes a
communal event in which all public spirited
Jews should participate.

An Impressive Demonstration.

The impressive demonstrations of last
Sunday night, reported from every part of
the world, should do a great deal of good
in bringing to the attention of the Labor
Government of Great Britain the injustice
of its latest statements. The solidarity dis-
played by Jews in the present emergency
promises to turn a threatened calamity for
the cause of the Jewish National Home into
a boon.

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Detroit's dignified protest of last Sunday
night was evidence of what may be accom-
plished by careful planning. and united ac-
tion. The excellence of the arrangements
speaks well for the committee in charge.
It is to the credit also of the leaders that
they should have emphasized that the griev-
ances are against an of f icialdom that tries
to thwart Jewish effort, rather than against
the British people.
With leaders of the minority parties defi-
nitely opposed to the Passfield White Paper,
there is little ground for despair, and con-
fidence must be retained that the planned
restrictions will be nullified. An example
of honesty in political expression is to be
found in the statement of the Rt. Hon. Win-
ston Churchill, who, after criticizing the
Passfield statement, makes this interesting
declaration:

No one could claim that the British nation
is bound for all time, irrespective of events or
of their own physical and moral strength to
pursue the policy of establishment of the Jew-
ish National Home.

But from the moment that we recognize and
proclaim that we have departed from these un-
dertakings and are regarding the Zionist cause
as a mere inconvenient incident in the colo-
nial office administration of Palestine, we are
bound to return our mandate to the League of
Nations and forego the strategic moral and
material advantages arising from the British
control of, and association with, the Holy
Land.

ROXICIE

There is another barometer, a human in-
strument which tests the kindness and devo-
tion of man to man. Einstein, acclaimed
by an admiring world, might have followed
the examples of the legion of great men be-
fore hint who forgot their people in their
devotion to their science. Not so with Ein-
stein. On every occasion he pleads for the
welfare of his less fortunate brethren. Not
only does he not forget them; he aligns him-
self with them and acts as counsel for their
cause. An editorial writer in the New York
Times, on the morning following the Lon-
don dinner, paid hint this deserving trib-
ute:

"Einstein himself obviously disagrees
with the fourth-rate little Nietzches who
will tell you that the life or death of ten
thousand Russian and Rumanian Jews must
not be allowed to intrude upon the calm of
Einstein's scientific researches. He is an
interesting contrast to the horde of little
would-be artist 'creators' who cannot spare
the time or energy to be good parents, hus-
bands, citizens, or for any other interest
outside of their strictly personal selves."
And the Jewish people is proud of its
Einstein.

The Jewish Farmer Is Fortunate.

The Jewish farmers are fortunate in
being able to combine a healthy outdoor
life and independence plus an opportunity
to exercise their natural business ability,"
Dr. Samuel Joseph, professor of economics
and sociology at City College of New York
told the National Conference of Jewish
Farmers which convened in New York last
week.
Admitting the hardships and inconven-
iences encountered on the farm, one is com-
pelled, by comparison with the conditions
among the urban Jewish populations, to ad-
mit that there is much reason in the appli-
cation by Professor Joseph of the term "for-
tunate" to the Jewish farmer. We are ex-
periencing a crisis which is somewhat more
serious than the emergency situation among
non-Jews because of the position of our peo-
ple as a middle class element. The success
of the Jewish farm movement in this coun-
try in the past thirty years, during which
100,000 Jews were colonized on farms, is a
happy relief from the tales of woe that are
heard on all sides from Jewish communi-
ties everywhere, the depression causing this
cry also to become a genuine wail in house-
holds in this country.
All we have been hearing since the war
from communities abroad was marked by
grief and despair. To this day the mass of
Jewry is oppressed by a fearful economic
depression. We are in receipt at this writ-
ing, for instance, of a report, through the
Allied Jewish Campaign national office at
New York, to the effect that the number of
Jewish bankruptcies in Poland during the
year 5690 was far in excess of those in 5689.
Nearer home, we hear regularly now of
Jews - who, to use a colloquialism, are ready
to "throw up the sponge" in business. What
a joy, therefore, to read of Jews who are
competing for prizes in agricultural exhi-
bitions, winning trophies for their best pro-
ducts.

If the present government should insist
on carrying out its newly proclaimed pol-
icy, there will remain for Jews to demand
that either Britain honors her obligations
to the Mandate or she gives up the Man-
date ; that either Britain stays in Palestine
to honor the justice of Jewish aspirations
there, or she gets out of Palestine. But in
view of latest developments we have rea-
son to believe that the Labor Party will
The effort of the National Conference of
force its government to change its pro-
nounced policy and to honor a sacred Jewish Farmers to bring together the co-
pledge to Jewry.
operative and other Jewish farm organiza-
tions in this country deserve commendation.
Gabriel Davidson, pioneer manager of this
Professor Einstein—A Very Great Jew. work, is worthy of highest praise for his
At the dinner in London in the interest of and his association's achievements. The
the Ort and the Oze, George Bernard Shaw projected union of farmers, tentatively
classed Professor Albert Einstein with known as "Federation of Jewish Farmers
seven others whom he called "makers of of the United States," should be encouraged
universes." It was a great tribute from a in its of to "coordinate the various Jew-
great man. But Shaw. had he heard Ein- ish co-operative and other farm associa-
stein's address before he delivered his own, tions and develop a larger and more satis-
might have added an even greater compli- fying rural life, to get the organizations to
ment: that Einstein is a very human and work together to improve the material. so-
very kind person ; that he is a man who does cial and economic conditions of the nearly
not permit the glory that has been show- 100,000 Jewish farmers in this country."
ered upon him by the scientific world to
overshadow his interest in his fellow men,
With the discrimination against Jewish
and in his fellow Jews.
students in colleges reported on the in-
Einstein's address was a plea for his peo- crease, there is at least one possible solu-
ple:
tion: let the Jewish boys prepare for the
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Tidbits and News of Jew-
ish Personalities.

By DAVID SCHWARTZ

GREETINGS FROM MIAMI

Long lint, of palm and cocoa-
nut trees. Men and worsen in
light, summery attire. Barkers
for red hot chili. Hotels and auto-
mobiles and then more hotels and
more automobiles. The ultra-vio-
let rays streaming down in such
profusion as to cure a carload of
cases of rickets in one minute.
Alligators and pineapples and Bac-
cardi rum. That's Miami now.
At last, we have had our revenge
On those forces of nature or hu-
man nature which conspired to de-
prive us of our summer vacation.
We have taken our winter vacation
while even the swankiest aristo-
crats are bottled up in the chilly
northern climes. We are in
Miami!

PALESTINE AND FLORIDA

You know those lines of Goethe
—"Kennt ihr die lande WO die
orangen bluhen." "Do you know
the land where the oranges grow?"
My German may be wrong, but the
thought is there anyway. Goethe
was of course referring to Pales-
tine. But it might have been said
of Florida as well. It, too, is the
land of oranges.
Florida, climatically and botani-
cally speaking, has much in com-
mon with Palestine. One would
think that the Jews in Florida
would scarce be staunchly inter-
ested in l'alestine. After all, it's
the same climate—the same
oranges, etc. Yet the first ques-
tion that was put to me by a Jew
upon my arrival here was: "What
do you think of the Palestine situa-
tion?"
So that, I presume there is more
to the Zionist movement than
mere geography and climate. it's
really, I suppose, a movement in
psychology.

THE SUPERIORITY OF PALES-
TINE

But even climatically, with all
respect to the chambers of com-
merce of Florida, and with person-
ally the highest admiration for the
Florida product in the way of
weather, flora, etc., I think that
Palestine topographically and cli•
matically is superior to the south-
ern tropical paradise.
Within a few hours' time, so I
have been told, in Palestine, one
can get a sample of all sorts of
weathers. Southern Florida has
however, only one weather—that
of June, in say, New York or Cin-
cinnati or Milwaukee.
Need I argue that, spiritually
speaking, a diversity of climates is
preferable?
We are all products of topogra-
phy and climate. We relax as the
sun's rays pour down and grow
stern and intense as the chill wind
blows. And that, I think, in some
measure accounts for the extra-
ordinary richnes of Biblical imag-
ery. It mirrored a life which en-
compassed all shades of climate
and hence of life. Palestine is a
microcosm—a small land, but it is
a pocket edition of the whole
world.

ORANGES AND OLIVES AND
IDEALISM
I remember years ago meeting

Prof. l'atrick Geddes, designer of
the Hebrew University of Jerusa-
lem. Professor Geddes is also a
great botanist. Incidentally, he is
not a JC•, but that is neither here
nor there.
We got to speaking about the
conspicuousness of the Jews in the
various idealistic movements.
"Well, it's all simply explained,"
said Geddes to me.
, "How so?" I asked.
"Why, it's all because of olives."

OLIVES AND THE GIRL

"Olives," I replied. "Professor,
have you ever heard the story of
the girl who said that she was
glad she didn't like olives?" di
"Why are you glad you don't
like olives?" the maid was asked.
"Well," she replied, "if I liked
olives, I would have to eat them,
and I don't like them."

A BOTANICAL INTERPRETA-
TION OF HISTORY

Professor Geddes turned aside
my jesting to outline a botanical
interpretation of history for me.
The Jew is an idealist, he repeat-
ed with emphasis, because of
olives.
And then he went on something
after this fashion. "It takes seven
years between sowing and reaping
in the cultivation of olives. That
develops a type of population
which looks far ahead into the fu-
ture. In other words, it develops
a type of mind which ponders and
broods over the remote years
ahead.
"In the United States, on the
contrary, we are a wheat. a corn
and cotton growing population.
We plant and expect to reap with-
in a few months. That type of
agriculture develops a type of
mind of a more practical nature.
one which is not vastly concerned
with what is going to happen in
the remote future.
Well, oranges take about the
same time to grow as olives, and
maybe on the Florida soil we shall
some day see Isaiahs arise to thun-
der the message of justice, Ho-
scabs to tell of God's love and
Davits to sing new psalms.

LAND OF BB OO
OO M M AND BOOM

As to whether the rising young
Jewish generation in Florida
evinces any such promise, i can-
not say. This is being written on
the first day of my arrival in
Miami. One couldn't even go to
Palestine two thousand years ago
and find them in one day. And
there is another trouble. It's the
same disease New York suffers
from. Scratch • New Yorker, and
you find an Ohioan. a Missourian.
a Geargian or what have you. In
Florida, too, the native is difficult

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Harry Newman of Michigan 1

Charles If. Joseph

IT LOOKS very much as if the American Jewish
Congress has the thought of a Jewish university
behind its earn. It better stand off a bit and look
at the matter from every possible viewpoint. I have
seen this idea grow until now scarcely a month
passes but sonic Jewish writer or Jewish speaker has
something to say about a Jewish university. This
question has become a matter of discussion in
responsible Jewish quarters because of the attitude
of most universities towards Jewish students who
wish to gain admittance. Whether it would help or
hurt the situation is something that no one can
determine at this moment. But I know that it
would require millions and millions of dollars to
establish a first-class university and then it would
require millions of dollars to keep it going, and
then after all the millions necessary were obtained
I think it would be a serious mistake to have a
Jewish university.

I WISH

to publicly acknowledge with thanks the
courtesy of Mr. William Sultan, president of Dis-
trict Lodge No. 6 Independent Order of B'nai B'rith,
who sent me a copy of the"Reminiscences of Adolf
Kraus," the great leader of the order and one time
famous Chicago lawyer. This volume by the late
Mr. Kraus contains references to the conference
held with President Taft regarding the Russian
situation and the abrogation of the treaty. But
they cast no light on the now much discussed Archie
Butt letter. But I did find something of interest,
namely, that the B'nai B'rith at one time (I wonder
if it still does?) awarded a gold medal to that per-
son who, in the opinion of the executive committee,
has done the most for the Jewish people and for
humanity in any one year." And in 1912 at a meet-
ing of the execntive committee held in Berlin the
medal was awarded to President Taft, and pre-
sented to him in January, 1913. At the present
time a medal known as the Richard Gottheil Medal
is awarded by the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity to the
Jew or Gentile who has rendered the most dis-
tinguished service to Jewish life in any one year.
But it seems to me that the B'nai B'rith, interna-
tional Jewish organization as it is, would be the
logical body to offer a medal to any one, either in
this country or in Europe, on the basis of the
award to President Taft.

I

RECEIVE many letters like this which does me
a grave injustice. Years ago I buried my feelings
and made myself immune to criticism. But because
the letter I am going to quote is so typical of a
thoughtless Zionist attitude that I want to set my-
self right by saying that I have spent, too, many
years in Jewish service and have the welfare of my
people too much at heart to ever "gloat" over any
incident that involves suffering for them. When
they make such statements they make themselves
ridiculous:

Dear Mr. Joseph:

You, as a radical anti-Zionist, no doubt gloat
over the temporary setback suffered by the
Zionist movement, through the present policy
of the British government in regard to Pales-
tine. Of course as an outsider, it is impossible
for you to understand the spirit of the Zionists.
The present critical situation will cause a dras-
tic strengthening of the Zionist forces. It will
be the tonic that the Zionist movement has long
needed. Zionism is too powerful a force of
destiny to push pack. It might be halted tem-
porarily, but it will never retreat. Zionism
represents the courageous and vital faction
of the world Jewry. It is the Jewish future.
It will continue the march towards the goal of
a Jewish state in Palestine regardless of what
foolish and irresponsible people like you may
whimper about.

(Signed) A Steadfast Jewish Youth.

T HE letter comes from Los Angeles. And while
the youth is steadfast it might not hurt him
anything to progress a little. Ile talks Big Words
but usually young men who use Big Words belong
to the Doolittle family.

I WONDER if the members of the B'nai B'rith
fully appreciate the value of the B'nai Brith
Magazine, the National Jewish monthly? Some-
times I think it is too bad that such a readable and
well edited Jewish publication that has such a wide
appeal to every section of Jewry should be limited
to the names of any organization, and this is to a
great extent the limited scope of its reading public.
The Menorah Journal is the intellectual Jewish
magazine of the nation, and comparable to the best
of the higher grade magazines published for the
general public. But the B'nai B'rith Magazine is
edited in a lighter vein, and carries articles of
human interest that are unusually well written and
most interesting. I look forward to its coming with
pleasure and it is one of the very few magazines
that I take time to read. I don't know whether it
has a large or a small circulation but I do know
that every member of the B'nai B'rith should con-
sider it a privilege to subscribe for it.

THERE is such a sensible article in the Syna-
gogue Bulletin of the Madison Avenue Temple,
Baltimore, on the Hitler situation in Germany that
I feel justified in publishing this excerpt:

This much of comfort we may take to
selves—and it is not considerable: the !IRV
it-se are looked upon by the European chancel-
leries as trouble makers and potential disturb-
ers of the peace. They would flout the treaties
and the Young plan. They threaten war. It is
just as well that this is the group who mouth
anti-Jewish prejudices. l'erhaps if they are
condemned on the one count they will be on
the other. There is, too, a fine exhibit of fair-
mindedness shown by leaders of other parties
who in burning words rose in the Reichstag
and, defending the Jew, held Hitler and his
gang up to scorn. We are dealing in a situa-
tion like this with the imponderables of preju-
dice. It is only a little more than a hundred
years ago that German Jewry heard the Ilep!
llep! move on. Perhaps this, too, shall pass
away.

Responsible for Success of U. of M. Football Team in
Conference Championship.

By GEORGE JOEL
Sports Editor of Detroit Jewish Chronicle and J. T. A.

This Fall up at Ann Arbor, the
seat of the University of Michigan,
the boys didn't have much faith in
their football team. It was a medi-
ocre outfit at best and it was not
considered to have any chance to
win the championship of the "Big
Ten," but that was before they saw
Harry Newman in action. Just tie.
cause that little Jewish boy can
throw a football the campus is now
all pepped up and it looks as though
the Wolverines are headed for a big
season.
Harry Newman, the boy respon-
sible for it all is a sophomore quar-
terback and has already earned the
right to be called a "second Benny
Friedman," that other great Jew-
ish quarterback. Harry can toss
the pigskin like nobody else and if
he continues the pace he has set in
the early games he will be a serious
contender for "All American" hon-
ors.
Let Hal Totten, special corres-
pondent for the New York Eve-
ning I'ost tell you the hest of the
story.
"Against I'urdue, Newman began
to show his stuff. He had made so
many mistakes in previous games
that it was thought that he might
he benched during a greater part of
the tussle with the Boilermakers.
But Coach Harry Kipke had confi-
dence in his young star and kept
him right in there.
"Newman developed almost over
night. Sitting on the bench he
watched Purdue roll through to
two touchdowns the first period.
Then he raced into the game. The
difference in the Michigan team
was noticeable at once. His hand-
ling of the team brought back its
confidence. Before the half-way
mark Newman had driven his
charges across the goal line twice
and Purdue was licked, 14 to 13.
"That was the tonic needed by
the mediocre M'olverine team. It
entered the lists against Ohio State,
touted as having the best sopho-
more material in the conference,
with Newman again at the helm.
line. But when Newman cut loose
with those bullet-like passes it was
all over, and the Kipkemen returned
home in triumph.
"Last week, aginst Illinois, Mich-
igan showed a total loss in driving
attack. But Newman threw four
passes during the game. Two of
them resulted in touchdowns, and
cambined with a field goal, ran up
a total of 15 points to 7 for Illi-
nois.
"Newman's rapid development
brought to light a really unusual
episode which preceded his appear.
ance on a Michigan gridiron. It
developed that last summer, in a
summer encampment, where Benny
Friedman was working, Benny
heard of a at who was going to
play football for his alma muter.
The lad was Newman. Friedman
sought him out and voluntarily
drilled him for many hours on con-
trolling and throwing a football.
That this foundation has borne
fruit is beyond question."

Mid•Weistern Football New..

II. A. Hayden of Chicago informs
me that Lew Gordon of Illinois,
one of the Jewish players picked
by Knott. Rockne as All Jewish
Tackle, is playing with the Chicago
Cardinals, a professional team. Ile
also puts in a word for Sammy
Ilehr of Wisconsin who ran through
the whole Pennsylvania team last
week for a touchdown. Horwitz,
the big Chicago University guard
is another boy that deserves credit
according to II. A. IL, although he
is playing on a weak team.
Another informer from Chicago,
Bernie Feinstein, tells me that at
Wisconsin two sophomore backs:
Goldenberg and Schneller are get-
ting into action with success and
on the line Tobias is playing hirs,
usual competent game. Chicago,
says Mr. Feinstein, is fortified
with Kanne, Strickler, Riewitch
and Wiemare, all of whom he says
are playing regularly. Greenberg,
Rabenstein and Fried are doing
their stuff for Ohio and at Purdue,
Deutsch is a sub back. Northwest-
ern is using Bernstein in the back-
field.

Notre Dame an Irish Legend.

The presence of three star Jewish
football players on the Notre Dame
football team, Schwartz, Brill and
Kaplan gives the appelation "The
Fighting Irish" a trick meaning.
Notre Dame is under Catholic su-
pervision but the student body is
40 per cent non-Irish. About seven
percent of the student body is Jew-
ish. Even the faculty is not all
Catholic. At least three professors
are outside the pale and one of them
is a 33rd degree Mason. Knute
Rockne, himself, coach of the foot-

NOTICE where Lord Passfield, colonial secretary
for Great Britain, wrote a letter to Dr. Weizmann
saying that the latter had misconstrued the purpose
of the government policy toward Palestine. Dr.
Weizmann says he hasp t. I see much hope in
this letter writing. I find that when men are will-
ing to talk with each other about a disputed issue
there is always the opportunity for modification.
But when everybody sulks in his own corner and
talks to himself, that's bad. I trust that some of
the wild-eyed suggestions that have been made by
irresponsible Zionist sympathizers will never be-
come realities and thus still further irritate an
already delicate situation. I have no doubt that
through an exchange of friendly notes and the
holding of friendly conversations that the Labor
government may begin to see the error of its dip-
lomatic ways and will endeavor to create a better
understanding between it and the Jews. Then it's
always a good thing to remember that today Eng-
land has a Labor government, tomorrow it may have
a Conservative leadership, next week the I.iberals
may be in the saddle. There is one thing I admire
about the Catholic Church—it has patience. It
never grows hysterical. That's the secret of its
great power. It feels that it is ETERNAL. while
others change. And if it has patience it gets what
it wants.

ball team is not of the faith.
is a master Mason and one mus
either he non-Catholic or remount
his faith to join that lodge. Th
football team is made up of th
Jews mentioned and such Iris
-monickers as Carisdeo, 3letzer,
Savoldi, also appear in the linen(
(Copyright, 1090. J. T. A.)

•L ETTER- B 0 Xi

Confident of Good Results
for Jewish National
Home,

Editor, Detroit Jewish Chronicle:
If "Our I.etter Box" is not over-
filled for your next publication
permit me to comment on your
editorial question, "Is This Our
Third Destruction?"
The Medrash relates that when
Haman informed Mordecai that he
had in his possession a decree
sealed with the king's signet-ring
proclaiming a law in every prov-
ince to destroy, to kill, and to ex-
terminate all the Jews, Mordecai
stopped three boys who were corn-
ing from their Hebrew school and
asked them (Psoyk le psokoch) to
recite the Biblical verse that they
have studied that day. The first
boy recited "Thou needest not to
be afraid of sudden dread, neither
of the tempest of the wicked when
it cometh." The second boy re-
cited "They have counsel together,
yet it shall come to naught, they
spoke the word, and it shall not
stand firm, for with us is God."
And the third boy recited "And
even unto old age I am the same,
and even unto the time of hoary
hairs will I bear; I have done it.
and I will carry you, even I will
bear, and deliver you." When
Mordecai heard these recitations
he turned to Haman and joyfully
said, "Good news have these boys
just told me. I shall not fear your
vicious attacks upon us."
Considering the sufferings and
the humiliations that we Jews, as
such, are constantly subjected to
and some of the outstanding events
that have taken place in life within
recent years, the World War, for
instance, with its suffering conse-
quences on mankind, the downfall
of the mighty Russian empire, for
many years the "rod of God's an-
ger" to millions of our people, and :
the present unusual economic de-
pression even in this wealthiest
country of the world—considering
all these circumstances at this
most critical period in our Jewish
history, many !serious minded peo-
ple, like Mordecai in his days, ask
is there a Biblical passage that
.1
would explain how and why these
events came about and what atti-
tude we Jews should take toward
them?
I prefer the following words of
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Isaiah, "Go, my people, enter thou
into thy chambers and shut the
door behind thee, hide thyself but
for a little moment, until the in-
dignation be passed away. For
behold! the Lord conieth out of
His place to visit the iniquity of s;
the inhabitants of the earth on
them; and the earth shall disclose
her blood, and shall no more be
cover over her slain."
Having this thought in mind I
say to you, my friend, fear not.
Great Britain's attitude toward. ,
the Jews might delay but can not
prevent the building of a Jewish
National Home in Palestine. Re-
garding the new Passfield state-
ment and the British White Paper
I repeat the recitation that the sec-
ond boy recited to Mordecai:
"They counseled together, it shall
come to naught; they spake the
word, it shall not stand firm. for
with us is God!"
A. M PREGERSON.
2080 Gladstone.

Lauds Dr. Hershman.

Editor, Detroit Jewish Chronicle.
In these days of insincerity in
the pulpit, whether Jewish or Gen-
tile, it is indeed refreshing aril
stimulating to have such a man as
Rabbi A. M. Hershman in the Jew-
ish pulpit. Pulpits, of late. have
fallen into disrepute since the ad-
vent of ministers and rabbis int ■
the field of politics and various
other secular activities. Rabbi
Hershman has helped to keep th. ,
plane of the rabbinate on a high
level. He has endeavored to keels
the synagogue free from those po-
litical and commercial influences
which characterize so many of
them.
Rabbi Hershman has been it
true rabbi to his people. Accord-

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Eugene Meyer, Jr., governor of the Federal Reserve Board, ha
been selected by President Hoover, together with six members of the
cabinet, to act as a committee to work out plans by means of which the
government can aid in meeting the unemployment situation.
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Rabbi Louis J. Schwefel has just been elected to serve the Hebrew
Institute of New Rochelle, N. Y., for the next year, having conducted
services as guest rabbi during the High Holy Days. Rabbi Schwefel
has been especially active in Washington, D. C. Ile is a former chair-
man of the United Palestine Appeal drive there, and former president
of the Washington Zionist District. Ile has been a lecturer in Jewish
history at Cornell university.
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At a meeting of the board of higher education of New York, MAR,
J. Stroock was unanimously elected chairman. This is the fifth time
in five successive years that Mr. Stroock has been thus elected, he hav-
ing been chairman ever since the board was created by act of the
Legislature in 1926. Prior to that time Mr. Stroock was for five years
chairman of the board of trustees of the College of the City of New
York. He has been an active member of these boards for the past 20
years.
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Circuit Court Judge Joseph B. David of Chicago turned down an
assignment to the Appellate Court to fill a vacancy caused by the death
of Judge Jesse
lloldom. This appointment by the Illinois Supreme
Court is considered a promotion. The Supreme Court withdrew it..
nomination at Judge David's request and in his place named another
Jewish judge, Judge Hugo M. Friend of the Circuit Court.

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