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Sabbath Reading. of the Torah.
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 23:1-25:18.
Rosh Chodesh Readings of the Torah, Friday,
Nov. 21—Num. 18:1-15.
Prophetical portion-1 Kings 1:1-31.

November 14, 1930

Cheshvan 23, 5691

Senator Vandenberg's Statement.

A great deal is being said and written
about the part our own government at
Washington played in guaranteeing the
rights of the Jewish people in Palestine.
Congressional action is recalled, and the
American British Palestine Mandate Con-
vention is pointed to as proof of America's
obligation. Of far greater importance,
however, than this action is the sentiment of
sympathy and friendship now being dis-
played by members of both houses of Con-
gress. Vice-President Curtis has on numer-
ous occasions spoken of his interest in Zion-
ism, Senators William E. Borah of Idaho
and Robert F. Wagner of New York and
other members of Congress have encour-
aged us.

Jewish Nobel Prize Winners.

The award of the $48,000 Nobel Prize for
medicine to Dr. Karl Landsteiner of the
Rockefeller Institute in New York reveals
some interesting facts about the prevalence
of bigotry and prejudice in European uni-
cersities. Although the University of Vi-
enna joined in honoring Dr. Landsteiner,
who was a member of its faculty from 1909
to 1919, it is now revealed that this Aus-
trian institution once prevented hint from
becoming a professor because he was the
son of a poor Jewish journalist.

America gained from Austria's bigotry,
and the Nobel Prize winner, who made
blood transfusion possible with his research
and experiments in medical science settled
in the United States. Austrian papers now
reveal that Dr. Bela Schick, another noted
physician, now of New York, was also pre-
vented from becoming a professor at Vien-
na. Although they were not admitted to
full rights on the faculty, other professors,
including Freud, Ziele and Kraus, remained
as a protest against bigotry.

Professor Albert A. Michelson, physicist,
of Chicago was the first Jew to receive a
Nobel Prize, in 1907. In 1908, the prize
in chemistry was awarded to Dr. Gabriel
Lippman of Luxemberg. A Jew also won
the chemistry prize in 1910, when it was
awarded to Prof. Otto Wallach of the Uni-
versity of Goettingen. In 1911 two Jews
received Nobel awards, Dr. T. M. C. Asser
of Amsterdam receiving the prize for eco-
nomics and law and Alfred II. Fried of Vi-
enna for methods of bringing about world
peace. Prof. Richard Willetatter of the
University of Munich won the chemistry
prize in 1915. For his work with ammonia
gases, Prof. Fritz Haber of the University -
Now comes an important declaration of of Berlin won a prize in 1918. Prof. Al-
friendship from one of Michigan's senators. bert Einstein of Berlin won the physics
The statement we publish in this issue from prize in 1921. Dr. Henri Bergson, noted
Senator Arthur II. Vandenburg is an ex- philosopher, of Paris, won the prize in
pression of the type of humane interest in 1927.
oppressed nationalities which has made this
This is an intellectual representation of
country stand out as the great haven of which the Jew may justly feel proud.
refuge for the world's downtrodden. Sen-
ator Vandenberg's expression of friendship
George Bernard Shaw's Skull Cap.
breathes a spirit of undertsanding and sym-
pathy and reveals that its author knows
Out of respect to his distinguished Jew-
whereof he speaks and feels for the peo- ish audience, at the London dinner of the
ple who have been wronged by the recent Ort and Oze, at which he and Dr. Albert
British declarations. With men like Sena- Einstein were the principal speakers,
tor Vandenberg on the Senate Committee George Bernard Shaw wore a black skull
on Foreign Relations we can look forward cap during the invocation and benediction.
to just action in behalf of the Jewish Na- It was reported that "when the crowd arose
tional Home by the United States govern- for the opening prayer Mr. Shaw was seen
ment, should its intervention become neces- with his white beard and white hair
sary.
crowned with a black cap as if he were
worshipping in a synagogue."

Haym Salomon and the Revolution.

The importance of Charles Edward Rus-
sell's "Ilaym Salomon and the Revolution,"
published by the Cosmopolitan Book Cor-
poration, lies not alone in the justice it
does to one Jew, Ilaym Salomon, whose
contributions as virtual financier of the Rev-
olution it proves conclusively, but also be-
cause it reveals the important part played
by Jews as a group in the colonial war for
independence.

It is not generally known that Jews
formed one of the most powerful elements
in support of rebellion against England.
Jews served in Washington's army, both as
commissioned officers and as privates; they
gave financial aid to the rebels and in every
conceivable manner played their parts well
in gaining independence for the states. Al-
though small in numbers, Jewish residents
in the colonies contributed a great share
to the success of the rebellion.

The contributions of llaym Salomon to
the Revolution were perhaps greater than
that of any other individual, except the
actual leaders of the revolutionary cause.
Mr. Russell does justice to a forgotten hero
by revealing obscured facts in his new book,
in which it becomes known that aside from
aiding the'Revolution Salomon came to the
aid of many of its leathers, including a fu-
ture president, James Madison. Mr. Rus-
sell pays the memory of Salomon a great
tribute when he writes:

If he had done no more than to keep James
Madison and James Wilson in public life he
would have marked American history indelibly,
if unostentatiously, for these men were among
its makers and dirt-otos, . If he had done no
more than to keen Hobert Morris solvent and
the credit of the United States from ruin that
would have been enough, for if the Revolution
had collapsed when it was besot in 1781 there
would have been no it'd States But he did
even more. He testifo d to the world that
Americanism is not a matter of so-called race
of birthplace or dement but of faith and of
faith alone. Its truest exponents might be
born anywhere and still be its indubitable son s .

No reward of glory or eminence or praise or
position waited upon his part and, no far as
we can discover now, he considered them not
at all. He more no uniform. clanked no
sword, bore no title end had no acclaim as he
went through the street , . He was never a
member of Congress; from the rights and privi-
leges of other titizen., he was, even in liberal
Pennsylvania, largely debarred. But beyond
any doubt, he toiled li'se a man on a treadmill
and gave all his possessions for the things he
believed in.

By pleading justice for Ilaym Salomon.
Mr. Russell has also revived the claim of
the entire small group of Jews residing in
this country at the time to their glorious
part in the Revolution. An important, but
hitherto unknown, chapter of American
history is uncovered in "Ilaym Salomon
and the Revolution," a book which is de-
serving of a large circulation.

Were the masculine choice of headgear
among Jews to depend on the same phe-
nomena as the feminine styles, this display
of respect on the part of the great author
and playright might have brought renewed
popularity to the "yarmoolke," the skull
cap. But under circumstances of an in-
crease in irreligion all that will no doubt be
deduced from this incident is that the famed
G. B. S. has as good a sense of respect
towards others as he has of humor.
The wearing of headgear by Orthodox
Jews, it may not be out of place to record
here, was the subject of an interesting anec-
dote about the late M. Georges Clemenceau,
the French "Tiger." Sir Ian Malcolm, pri-
vate secretary to the late Lord Baufour, in
his recently published tribute to his chief,
relates of a visit by Balfour to Clemen-
ceau's bedside following a narrow escape
from an assassin's bullet during the Peace
Conference sessions. Sir Ian relates that
Clemenceau was unafraid of death, but did
fear colds, appropos which the author of
the Baufour tribute writes:
"Ile was perfectly fearless—except of
colds in the heath: one day he said whimsi-
cally to A. J. B. that he thought he would
adopt the Jewish faith, for then he could
wear his hat in church and avoid draughts."
A possible moral: If not out of respect,
at least to aviod colds, wear your headgear
in traditional Jewish fashion.

False Accusations.

We have been accused, by unscrupulous
politicians on the one hand and by miser-
ably uninformed men and women on the
other — misinformed Jews unfortunately
being found in the second category—that
Jews are replacing Arabs in Palestine eco-
nomic and agricultural endeavors, and that
the Aral) people is suffering as a result of
the Jewish "invasion." On numerous oc-
casions these charges were proven false,
the contrary being true that the Arabs have
benefited from Jewish colonization of Pal-
estine. Now we have interesting figures to
corroborate honest facts.
An investigation made by the Palestine
Land Development Company, and reported
in London recently shows that 81 per cent
of 688 Aral) tenants in the villages of the
Emek, whose land was purchased for Jew-
ish colonization. still carry on agricultural
work in the north of Palestine. Thirteen
per cent of the reported number earn their
livelihood in the towns as builders, camel-
drivers and vendors of milk and vegetables.
These figures again indicate that Jews,
when they purchase land in Palestine, do
not fail to look after the interests of the dis-
placed tenants and provide them with as-
sistance to become established elsewhere.

REFORM JUDAISM

BY•THE•WAY

Charles Joseph

Tidbits and News of Jew-
ish Personalities.

By DAVID SCHWARTZ

PERSONALITY PLUS
In his "Outline of History," Mr.
Wells essays to discount the career
of Napoleon. Of course, one can
understand Mr. Well's point of
view. lie is thinking in terms of
the social conscience of the liberal,
and in that lexicon the militarist is
but an aggrandized gunman. Yet
I do not believe that Napoleon can
Ile dismissed as easily as Wells
would have as believe. Napoleon
brought the sward, it is true, and
for that, condemnation awaits him,
but he evidenced also a remarkable
personality that has had few par-
allels in the world's history—and
you just can't wave aside a great
personality.

I MADE A DISCOVERY

Why do I say all this. Because
down here in these tropical regions
of Florida, I think I have uncov-
ered the trail of a vital personal.
ity. Far from Napoleonic, it is
true, but nevertheless unusual. The
man is not living now, but the Jew-
ish Historical Society should get
busy and pursue the trail further,
eon only give 1/r. Adler or Mr.
Kohler, a few clues, and for these
I am indebted to lsidor Cohen, an
old time Miami Jewish resident—
but these clues are enough to in-
dicate that the state of Florida once
had as a member of its lawmaking
body an unsusal Jew.

DANCING AS BOAT SINKS
The man's mime was Michael
and he figured in the annals of
Florida some 40 years ago. It ap-
pears he possessed a rather sharp
tongue, and his fellow members of
the Florida legislature recognized
in him one who was unafraid of
anything below the stars.
Once Cohen tells me, he met
Michael on a boat. "If this boat
were going down," said Michael,
"I'd be dancing." There is Nietz-
sche for you.
At one time in the Florida leg-
islature, he bitterly assailed an-
other member. "I would not con-
descend to spit on hint," he explod-
ed, referring to his colleague. What
he actually said was a little more
unprintable, but it gives the rough

Immediately, the House was in
i Imar. From all sides of the
uproar.
house arose the cry that Michael
must apologize. Finally, Michael
are,I se.w
will take back what I said. I
said I would not condescend to spit
on him. Gentlemen, I take that
back. I will condescend to spit on
him."

A VARIATION OF THE STORY
They tell a similar story by the
way about Thad Stevens, the great
Northern fire-eater of Civil War
days.
On one occasion, he was very
touch opposed to the nomination of
a certain man to a postmastership
Ile went to Lincoln and expressed
in his usual vigorous way his op-
position.
"But," replied Lincoln, "don't you
think he is honest?"
"Well, Mr. President, "he would
not steal a red hot stove."
The story got about and there
were demands that Stevens retract
his statement. Finally, he con-
sented. He went to the President.
"Mr. President, I told you that
Si and so would not steal a red hot
stove. I retract that. Ile would
steal a red hot stove."

MEET MIAMI PIONEER
I have been spending s me time
with Isidor Cohen down here. Ile
is, as I have sill, one of the pioneer
Jews of Florida. Indeed, one might
say, he is the pioneer Jew. For he
was here, when Miami was name-
less, when it was vaguely deschibed
as the region of the Bay of Bis-
cayne. There were a half dozen
other Jews at the time here, but
most of them left. Cohen stuck it
out. Ile has written the official
history of Miami. When Wm. Jen-
nings Bryan resided in Miami—as
he did in the last years of his life
—Bryan frequently visited Cohen
and vice versa. Indeed, it was Co-
hen who induced Bryan to write an
editorial in the Commonet (air ciz-
log Henry Fond for his anti-Jewish
phobia.
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BRYAN AND COHEN
Bryan, Kays Cohen, was a great
friend of the Jews. He really liked
them intensely, It was too big a
man to try to convert them, yet at
times, so intense was his faith in
Christianity, that he would turn to
Cohen and say: "Why, don't you
see Mr. Cohen, that your own Bible
confirms what I have sail."
But he seldom touched on this
note. Evolution however was. con-
stantly in his mind. Colter, took op
the cudgels for evolution.
One day in Cohen's pr,ence, he
turned to M ra. Cohen and atailirgly
said: "Mrs. Cohen, I believe that I
and everybody else wens created by
God, but if your husband anti others
insist that they were descended
from monkeys—why!"
The laugh was on Cohen,

A NEPHEW OF MARSHALL
The town boosts as one of its bus-
iness, men, Marvin Brenner, a
nephew, I am told, of Louis Mar-
shall. During the winter months
of coarse, any number of Jewish
celebrities may be men. Jahn Herz
the millionaire taxi man, Jesse
1.a.ky e f cinema fame and others
of similar type have palatial homes
in the aristocratic northern part
of Miami Beach.
This north beach is controlled by
an individual who is charged with
anti-Semitism. There is said to be
a clause inserted in all property
of this part of the beach which for-
bids the resale of any land to all
but members of the Caucasian race.
Originally, this was intended to
prevent the settlement of Negroes
on the northern part of the Iv ach.
I am told, it ia at present inter-
preted, no as to prevent Jews from

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AMONG

the greatest tributes to Rabbi henry
Cohen of Texas is this one which I found in a
recital of the fine achievements of this leader in
American Jewry, sent to nie by Roselia Horowitz
of Galveston:

In 1928 Galveston Jewry dedicated a hun-
dred thousand dollar Jewish Community Cen-
ter to him. On a bronze tablet is this inscrip-
tion: "This building erected to perpetuate the
name of Dr. henry Cohen, pre-eminent in
Judaism and our teacher for 40 years."

That's a lot more than has been done for most
of the rabbis of this country, many of whom have
given a lifetime of service to their people. 'texas
Jewish communities can show the more "sophisti-
cated" groups in American Jewish life the way to
thoughtfulness.
•
HE re-election of Lieutenant-Governor Ilerbert
II. Lehman with over a hundred thousand plur-
ality than that received by Governor Roosevelt of
New York was nevertheless a real achievement.
Certain circumstances made possible the defeat of
Mr. Lehman but the New York Times sums up the
situation admirably in an editorial:

T

In New York City Mr. Lehman led his oppon-

ent by a plurality of 607,000 votes. . . . It is

a striking evidence of the esteem in which Mr.
Lehman is held in the community which best

knows him More than once during a
period of enforced absence of Governor Roose-

velt he served as acting governor of the state.

In that capacity he displayed marked ability

and an easy grasp of the public business that
came before him. His sound judgment and

firm attitude at the time of the outbreak in

Auburn prison showed hint fit to be chief
executive. And throughout his tenure of office

he has actively interested himself in charitable

institutions and hospitals of the state, becom-

ing a familiar figure in many of the counties
of New York where he has gone to aid citi-

zens in furthering every form of humane work.
Altogether, therefore, the triumphant re-elec-

tion of Lieutenant-Governor Ilerbert Lehman

is a marked tribute to a man who by his

character and fidelity has made his office bulk

than ever before in the eyes of the people of

his state."

If I may venture a prediction I believe that the
next president of the United States will be Frank-
lin Roosevelt, and the next governor of New York
will be Herbert II. Lehman (political seers please
copy).

•

is a reverend gentleman in Little Rock,
T HERE
Ark., who evidently doesn't know that religion

teaches love and not hate. His name is Ben Bo-
gart. Ile was on the air the other night for 30
minutes and I ant told that he breathed hate most
of the time. It seems that a debate or a discussion
was arranged by the Men's Club of the Temple be-
tween Rabbi Ira Sanders and Clarence Darrow:
"Is Man Immortal?" When Brother Bogart heard
about it he wrote to Rabbi Sanders in rather an
an-Christian manner. It has been suggested that
the reverend was annoyed that he could not get on
the platform with Darrow. So he went on and
up in the air. Ile charged that the debate was a
"frame-up" between the Jews and the atheists
against the Bible and the Christian religion. Which
indicates the unreasonable attitude he assumed. 1
am informed that he said in substance that when
"Mr. Sanders had been burning in hell for a thou-
sand years the Christian religion would go march-
ing on. All of which proves that some men are
out of place in a pulpit.

EDDIE CANTOR is a nice fellow but when he
discusses questions that are out of his line he
reminds me of henry Ford. The other day Eddie
gave on interaiew to a special writer of the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency. He covered a multitude of
subjects. Among other things I read this:

M'hat's this about a California board of

rabbis passing a resolution against inter-mar-

riage? Say, those ministers are off on the
wrong foot. Irving Berlin—he's a close friend

of mine—married a Mackay and she's a better

Jew than he is Why, she loves Jews and
everything Jewish. No bluff either—a real

deep, sincere feeling. And I know dozens of

similar cases. Why, the non-Jewish woman

when she's married to a Jewish fellow takes
her Judaism more seriously than he ever
dreamed of doing."

w ELI„

Eddie, all you say is true up to a certain
point. I, too, know several happy marriages of
Jews and non-Jews.
But that doesn't say that
we should encourage inter-marriage.
And the
rabbis, dear Eddie, are "off on the RIGHT foot"
when they attempt to point out the danger of
mixed marriages. It so happens that there is a
Bohemianism among the theatrical, literary, art
and movie groups where men and women of all
religious groups are thrown together which makes
for easy comradeship and better understanding.
In these circles the question of Jew or non-Jew isn't
stressed so much. But what Cantor is talking
about is the exception. Inter-marriage, generally
speaking, brings misunderstandings and heart-
aches dissolution of family ties. and so forth. And
if inter-marriages were to become the rule instead
of the exception Judaism and Jewish life would
suffer.

READER writes to ask me whether it is true
that because of the great service rendered by
Dr. Weizmann during the war to the British gov-
ernment that the Balfour Declaration was immed.
Dr. Weinman, who is a great chemist. did not IN-
VENT TNT, that terrible explosive which was of
so much use to the Allies, but he made it possible
to transport and to use it. Weizmann himself told
nie that. So it has been generally believed that in
re•ognition of his services in that sphere the Eng-
lish government issued the Balfour Declaration. I
ant in no position to answer my correspondent with
any degree of accuracy, but I find this statement
made by Rabbi Stephen Wise at the Cleveland con-
vention in the year 1921, which may throw some
light on the question:

A

Dr. Wise said:

I do not like to say this. I do not wish to

lessen the honors that rightfully belong to
Weizmann. Let me say it openly, for it is a

matter of public knowledge. I think Wein-

mann will be, or ought to be, the first to admit
that the Balfour Declaration would never have

been issued had it not been for the prestige,

power and loyal support of Justice Brandeis
and his American associates. The Balfour Dec-

laration would have remained a pious hope

had we not been able to move the great leader

of the American people of that day, Woodraw

Wilson. . . . The Balfour Declaration was
not secured only through Dr. Weizmann. Ask

Weizmann whether or not we did most to se-

cure that hearing at Paris, when Weizminn

acquitted himself with remarkable skill and
finest service to the cause.

So there you have Dr. W'ise's statement. I have
no comment to Make.

By EDGAR F. MAGNIN

Rabbi of Temple B'nai B'rith, Los Angeles, Calif.

Technically speaking, Reform
Judaism is only a little over 100
years old. It began in Germany,
and while it has spread to various
parts of the world, it has attained
its greatest potency in the United
States.

Reform Judaism was the logical
and psychological result of definite
historic causes. It was the product
of modernism. The growth and
development of scientific research
succeeded schulasticism and ob-
scurantism. Accurate observation
and logical analysis took the place
of superstitious beliefs and prac-
tices. In the political world, de-
mocracy drove out the despotism
of kings and emperors while in the
economic world, industrialism and.
metropolitan iife with its com-
plexity and greater freedom came
into their own. The invention of
the steam engine and the telegraph
made for less isolation and pare.
chialism. Education became wide-
spread with the improvement of
the printing press.

In such a world tolerance was
bound to grow and the Jew was
regarded in a better light. I say
this despite the fact that some will
remind me of the vast amount of
intolerance that still exists in the
world. The fact remains that un-
fortunate as this may be, the Jew
is in the main better off than he
was in the past and the proportion
of thinking and humane Gentiles
is increasing year by year. Every-
thing must be judged compara-
tively.

Many Became Assimilationists.
In such a world ghetto standards
were compelled to give way to
modern thinking and living. Men-
delssohn's translation of the Pen-
tateuch into German marked the
beginning of the decline of Yid-
dish in Central Europe. Greater
freedom and recognition entlo•er
the Jets' with the ambition to be-
come more like his neighbor. Secu-
lar education caused hint to chal-
lenge some of the beliefs mid
practices that had been handed
down unquestioned through the
centuries.

Many Jews became assimilation-
ists. This was not the fault of
Reform Judaism. It had no place
in the philosophy of the movement.
Reform itself, possibly ran to ex-
tremes here and there. It uncon-
sciously imitated Protestantism
and removed from Jewish life a
certain amount of the traditional
element that should have been re-
tained.

Be this as it may, Reform had
to suffer. Judaism was confronted
with the choice of standing still
and rotting, or going forward. The
children would not and could not
live like the great-grandparents.
Reform Judaism made it possible
for the modern Jew to remain
loyal and faithful to the basic
teachings and practices of Juda-
ism, without at the same time for-
feiting his intellectual self-respect,
or causing him to appear liwe an
Oriental or a medieval person. Lit-
tle wonder that Judaism is more
alive in this country today than it
is in Europe, or any other part of
the world. This is an undisputed
fact that will be substntiat•d by
any impartial traveler, who has
taken the trouble to observe Jew-
ish conditions, abroad.

"Pagan Beliefs" Reshaped.
We began this article by stating
that, technically, Reform Judaism
is a little over 100 years old. The
fact is, as every student of the
Jewish religion well knows, that
Reform Judaism began when Juda-

ism first maw the light of this
world. Judaism itself is the prod-
u•t of revolution. The Prophet,
reshaped early pagan Hebraic be-
liefs. They rid Hebrew life an I
thought of many primitive and
crude beliefs and practices. The •
altered the entire God conception.
They emphasized the ethical roe in
religion and lifted it to new
heights.

After the exile, Ezra the scribe
and his associates made many
changes; this was the period, in
fact, when Judaism first saw the
light of day. Ezra'a attitude and
that of those who surrounded hint
were more conventional and for-
mal than that of the prophets.
They combined the ethical with the
ceremonial and brought about a
harmonious blending of the two,
essential and suitable for their awn
day and age.

The sages quoted in the Talmud
and their successors made other
changes. They modified the Incas
to meet new conditions, The Jew-
ish philosophers of the Middle
Ages challenged many an old be-
lief and on the other hand at-
tempted to synthetize Judaism
with the thinking of the Middle
Ages Some of them did it with
great delicacy, others more boldly.

A New Point of View.
Ghetto Judaism of the last few
hundred years had its poetic and
colorful side, but it did not repre-
sent the purest outtlowering of the
Jewish spirit. It must be admired
in the light of martyrdom and sac-
rifices of our people, the cruelties
they endured, the ninny handicaps
set in their way. But ghetto life
was cramping and narrowing.
Without freedom, and constantly
trembling for his safety, the Jew
could not be at his best. Deprived
of secular education and cut off
from the main currents of world
thought, his thinking, like his ac-
tivities, was cramped and crude.

But the hands of the clock can-
not be held back, and so when the
light of modern civilization perco-
lated into the ghetto, it was the
beginning of a new point of view
for the Jew. Blinded by the rays
of the sun he was dazed and could
barely see a few paces ahead of
him. He staggered and groped for
a clearer vision. Hence the de-
fects in his life and religious prac-
tices immediately following the
exodus from medievalism and per-
secution.
Reform Judaism in its modern
form has done very well consider-
ing its youth and the circumstances
of its origin. it need make no
apologies to anyone. It has been
the only salvation for our people
who would retain their Jewishness
and at the sante time live like Oc-
cidentals. I predict a future that
will fully justify the visions of
Hirsch, Geiger, Einhorn and Isaac
M. Wise. Some changes, of course,
will have to be made. I for one
feel that more of mysticism and
traditionalism properly practiced
and interpreted will do us no harm.
Reform Judaism must become less
negative and more positive. It i*
not an excuse to doti the garment ,
of Jewishness at the will and
whims of every person. It re-
quires more of discipline and
should impose more obligations if
it is to command the respect of its
followers. These and other
changes will take place from tim•
to time. But fundamentally, it is
right. Life must move on. Re-
ligion, like every other expression
of human thought and feeling,
must progress. And Judaism is
not afraid to progress.

Children's Book Week

To Be Observed Throughout the United States Dur-

ing Week of Nov. 16 to 22; Parents Urged to
Select Jewish Reading for Boys and Girls.

The week of Nov. 16-22 will be
observed throughout the United
States as Children's Book Week
and much attention will be given
to old and new books published
expressly for youths. As good
taste in reading is formed at this
period in the life of the individual,
too much care cannot be given to
the choice of the books put into the
handl, of children.
In the case of Jewish parents,
there is special need for guidance
in this matter. It should be their
duty to see that the finest and
wisest books appropriate for the
needs of their children are select-
ed for them. There are scores of
volumes, old and new, on history,
literature, poetry, fiction, and
drama written especially for Jew-
ish youth and those books should
become a fixed part of their read-
inst.
Many of these books were writ-
ten long ago but have been adapted
for modern readers; others are of
recent publication, and among the
latter are some of the most inter-
eating and instructive books on
Jewish history in ancient times and
today, Jewish literature, past and
present, Jewish fairy tales, poetry
and on other subjects which should
be of vital interest to the Jew and
should be familiar to all Jewish
children.
The Best Jewish Books.
Leaders who have endorsed Chil-
dren's Book Week and who are in-
terested in the education of the
Jewish youth urge parents to take
an interest in and to guide the
reading of their boys and girls and
to include the best available Jew-
ish books in their book cases.
"Exhibits. as well as lectures, in
the schools, libraries, book stores,
and at section meetings, will be
utilized in behalf of Children's
Book Week," states a report from
the National Council of Jewish
Women.
The best available selection of
Jewish books is to be found in the
catalogues of the Bloch Publishing
Co.. 31 West Thirty-first street,
New York. Parents are advised
to study the Bloch list for their
selections. They are also urged to
follow the suggestions made in

the monthly Bloch's book bulletin
issued by this famous American
Jewish book firm. Hele are a ft.,
of the Bloch publications which de-
serve a place on your library shel
devoted to your children's needs;
A Bible Primer.
"Bible Primer for Tiny Tot-:
by Ethel Fox, is an excellent cal
lection of stories from the Cr,
tion through Moses, especially
for very young children. Bea,'
fully illustrated and simply a ta
ten, this volume will. he found •
great aid ill kindergarten work
well as in home teaching of Bibli-
cal history. IBloch, 75 cents.>
Home, Synagogue Ceremonies.
One of the very beat books of
the year for Jewish youngsters in
"M'ith the Jewish Child in Hon,
and Synagogue," by the wadi,
known Elma Ehrlich Levinta
Having already won the grata ta ,
of young and old for her esci
lent stories and poems, M rs. Levi
ger in this volume reopens ant ,
the storehouse of beautiful
customs and ceremonies. In ala
tpuoreerns ,anin
mes
oc ciasi
d hweorns ii:tah
inimitable style
describing the beautiful tradition
in Jewry, Mrs. Levinger takes Oa
child on an excursion through the
most fascinating Jewish practice.
in the home and the synagogue.
The attractive illustrations and
drawings, the intimate and simple
way of approach to the heart and
mind of the child, the excellent
manner in which explanations are
offered for the Jewish way of-
ing—these form one of the best of
Mrs. Levinger's works in "With
t h: t Jewish C I h s illodch i. n 8111;:me and
S ynagogue "
The Holy Days Explained.
Y Rahlu
"iks ANt This
Bloch
Solomon
Neches, ) another
%"

publication (50 cents), is a clear
and concise presentation of the
rules covering the great traditio. nal
Holy Days of Rosh Hashonah.
Kippur, Succoth, Passover. Sha-
buoth and of the minor festival..
Rabbi Neches, who is nasociated
with the Orthodox Jewish commu-
nity of Lon Angeles. has written a
volume suitable not only for the

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