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25 Years of Abe Kabibble

A Tribute to Judge
Arthur C. Denison

An Interview

with Harry Hershfield, Author, Actor,
Cartoonist and Art Collector.

Attorney Lauds Liberal Opin-
ions of Retiring Jurist.

By FRIEDA R. BIENSTOCK

By NATHAN MILSTEIN

(Copyright, luau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)

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(Editor's Note: lion. Arthur C. Den
on. retiring judge of the United State

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DAVID SCHWARTZ

(Copyright, 1532. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Inc.)

HE WOULDN'T GIVE
There is one business man in Chicago who would probably t
interested in this Rosenwald story. But he'll never know it.
But maybe—who knows—he may have suspected it himself.
Well, anyway, this business man, whom we shall call X, was
problem for the Jewish charities of Chicago. They had asked hi
for a contribution of a thousand dollars. But he could say no in a
kinds of languages to a charity appeal.
Mr. Rosenwald, it will be remembered, not only gave heavily t
the Jewish charities of Chicago, but took an active inteyest in gettin
others to give. When Rosenwald heard of X's refusal; he said, "Li
me handle X."

Circuit Court of Appeals, to who, pod
Harry Hershfield, beloved of
to their own, actually send me ion Judge Charles C. Simons was ele
toastmasters and known through-
ated last week by President lierbe
suggestions for my comic strip
louver, was one of the outstanding lib
out the country as one of the
When mailing notices, kindly nee one elde of the Pero, ode.
that would disgrace the charac-
ral jurists in this country. In the to
most popular cartoonists and
, wing tribute, Nathan L. Milstein. •
ter
of
Abe
Kabibble,"
he
said.
The Detroit Jewish Chronicle in•ile• correspondence on sub:
Congratulations, Judge Simons.
creator of Abe Kabibble, is not
ornay, associated with Levin. Levin •
hots of Interval to the Jewish people, but disclaims responsb
Is interviewed Mr. Hershfield
WI.
of 5020 Barium Tower, r view
merely an after-dinner speaker
bUlty for an Indorsemsnt of the flews •lp
d by the writers
of the liberal opinionsg the
Federal District Judge Charles C Simons nor a noted cartoonist! That's in his studio in the Chanin /eni
of 'J Ci
udg
:oneson on questions efectin
e
Towers
Building.
I
came
on
a
Sabbath Readings of the Torah
has been chosen for promotion to the Sixth only the beginning of his di- usual afternoon, Mr. Ilershfield lemento in this country.)
BUT A TRAP IS SET
Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 10:1-13:16.
versified
talent.
Ile
is
also
an
United
States
Circuit
Court
of
Appeals
at
assured
me.
Ile
was
not
ex-
Humanizing
the
enforcement
o
One day Rosenwald ran into X at a club. "Ran in" is not exact!
Prophetical portion—Jer. 46:13-28.
actor who played 35 weeks in
Cincinnati. Naturally, Judge Simon's fel- vaudeville last year and is the traordinarily busy. But despite existing laws relating to admission the word, for, on Rosenwald's part, it had been premeditated. "Hell(
Mr.
X," said Rosenwald .
my
appointment
and
Mr.
Hersh-
and
deportation
of
aliens
has
be
January 15, 1932
Shvat 7, 5692 low-Jews rejoice at the honor thus accord- owner of one of the largest pri- field's sincere attempt to attend come a serious problem confront
X was plainly excited by Rosenwald giving him such a generou
ed him. It is a recognition of his ability as vate collections of paintings in to my questions at once, it was ing social leaders throughout th greeting,
the country. But he doesn't
"How is business?" asked Rosenwald.
a judge, and is a tribute to his high-mind- stop there. For Mr. Hershfield almost an hour before I could country. In the present delirium
The Hitlerite Menace.
he admitted. In that time, Mr. of unemployment when a cagy
The truth is that business was then pretty good with X, but t
edness,
to
his
judicial
temperment
and
to
also
has ambitions in the liter-
More and more, Jews are beginning to
Hershfield had answered a half terror seizes the nation, this lea Rosenwald he described it as even much better than it actually wu:
ary field. In port he has already
dozen telephone calls, inter- is translated into alien hatred. Pub- X went into raptures in his description of how the money was floss
realize how serious the Hitlerite menace is his devotion to duty. His promotion reflects realized
them. For the publish-
viewed a publisher and signed a lic discontent must be directed away ing in.
for our people. With the Nazi platform con high honors upon the Jewish people.
er's figures on the sales of his
contract, turned down or ac- from the cause of unrest and to
"Glad to hear it, indeed," said Rosenwald. "And, by the was
first novel, "Super-City," were
taming several planks directed against th e
cepted a few invitations to ad- accomplish this, a counter irritant have you thought of your contribution to the Jewish charities? I an
42,000, a total ,not to be
dress
various
dinners,
asked
a
is
administered.
The
ever
oppres-
Jews, and with the German National So-
on
the
committee this year and would like to bring it in. I was coin:
The World Loses a Great Man.
sneezed at by many an experi-
couple of messengers to return sed alien is again victimized. The to ask you for a $3,000 contribution, but from what you tell m.
cialist spokesmen becoming more brazen in
The death of Julius Rosenwald robs the enced novelist! And "By Ap- later with the proofs of work 'term alien becomes synonymous about your business, I think you ought to make it $5,000."
their anti-Semitism, Jews are now com- world of a great man and of a philanthro- pointment Only" is to be pub- he had turned out earlier in the , al undesirable. Deportation
"W ell, no—$3,000 is enough, ' replied X. "I have to help out
lished shortly. Both are
week, and made engagements to "drives" and "spectacular raids" you know, my wife's Mishpacha."
Oiled to look upon the possibility of Hit- pist who will be counted among the most length, serious works, and full-
this
see half a dozen other people than become common occurrences.
And so it was $3,000. "And they only asked me first for a thou
ler's triumph as the most serious danger fac- benevolent men in all history ,
Mr. Hershfield admits is a draw-
later in the day or subse- Wholesalg deportation follows as a sand," X must have mused to himself, as Rosenwald left.
back. "A lot of people expect-
•
ing any group of our people today.
Not only Jewry, but the world at large ed a gag-book when they mu, d quently. By that time some un- panacea for what ails the nation. TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
erstanding was beginning to This national hysteria influences
The account given several days ago by is the loser. A hurried glance at the list chased my first book, I guess," penetrate
my brain as to why, the action of public officials and
One does not feel like listening to new proposals for religiou
Philip Adler of the Detroit News, of a of causes which have benefited from Mrs. he remarked ruefully. "At least under his name- late on the finds expression 111 more rigid and peace
at 2 in the morning. But what can you do, when you an
critics seemed to have. And
door, Mr. Hershfield has writ- relentless enforeements of deporta- sitting in a Second avenue cafe, and it's pouring cats, dogs ande197ttle
gathering of Germans to discuss the Nazi Rosenwald's benevolence will reveal that . the
they were quite annoyed with
in bold letters the warning tion laws. Even the courts are snakes outside. So until the rain subsides, we listen. Beside the
program, revealed with what venom the Institutions of learning in this country and me because I had written • ten
that he can "see no one without sometimes swept into the whirling apostle of religious peace has a queer look and we are a littl afral(
leaders of this, now powerful, German abroad, Jewish and non-Jewish; numerous serious novel."
an appointment. Please do not cyclone, marring the annals of juri- of him. We think of the ancient. mariner at once, and in our mine
One interviews Mr. Hersh-
loiter in the hall."
dical science with unprecedented de. there begins to rotate: "By thy long gray beard and glittering eye,'
party speak of Jews and Judaism. Should relief efforts, scientific enterprises—these field
in his private studio in the A
visions. To espouse the cause of etc. Not that he has a long gray beard. Ile had merely the stub!
REMARKABLE MAN
Hitler triumph, anything, not even short of will lose a great friend.
Chanin Building in New York
Running long nervous fingers the under-privileged requires great of one—a face that looked like it had needed a shave for about three
But one is amazed even
pogroms, is possible ip Germany. Certainly,
courage. Those who bear the aw- (lays. But the glittering eye is there.
An outstanding leader in Reform Jewry, City.
through
his
sandy
hair
Mr.
if forewarned at the number of
the civil and political rights of Jews in Ger- Mr. Rosenwald was nevertheless the bene- people who are continually at- Hershfield assured me, when I 1 age of their convictions and refuse
finally penetrated into the ' to be swayed, belong to the school MEZUZAS AND HARMONY
many are now in grave danger.
factor of causes in other wings of Israel, tempting to see the cartoonist,
"You are a writer," he said, "and I have a plan for bringing about
studio, that he hated to turn any of Holmes and Brandeis. So few
Recent reports that two-thirds of the His $5,000,000 endownient for the Jewish CREDIT TO NATHAN STRAUS one away from the door but do they number that a loss in the a great fusion of Catholics and Jews. If you help,
we can both win
Harry Hershfield is too mod-
"the other tenants complain." ranks is keenly felt by liberty-lov- immortality."
German students are National Socialists, Theological Seminary proves that.
ing citizens.
est to accept all the credit for
"I
would
be
more
interested,"
I
replied,
if
I
could
win less im-
When
he
first
came
there,
he
, the virtual exile of thousands of Jews from
His contributions to Jewish foreign re- creation of his masterpiece. In informed me, the hallway out-
The recent resignation of Judge mortality and more cash. You may have heard that there are hard
German cities, the attacks upon Jewish lief have earned for him the love and grati- fact he attributes the entire side of his door was crowded Arthur C. Denison of United States times."
The apostle continued unmoved, with his glittering eye focussed
synagogues and the desecration of ceme- tude of the European Jewish masses, The idea to Nathan Straus, who, as every hoar of the day with peo- Circuit Court of Appeals for the on nie.
intimate friend of Arthur
ple who had legitimate reasons Sixth Circuit, is such a loss. As a
teries add to the tragic situation. There one regret has always been his failure to an
Brisbane, broached his idea to
"Men," he said, "live by symbols. Men give up their lives i n
for seeing Mr. Hershfield at student of social conditions , he has
are'some who are inclined to minimize this take an interest in the historic work for the Mr. Brisbane, who immediately once "for his own sake" or more clearly recognized a festering con- for a flag—a symbol. It was not slavery, but the firing at the flag
saw its possibilities "And what
often, theirs. And he is a man dition to which the Congress of the at Fort Sumter which brought on the Civil War---"
danger. But the manner in which the wild redemption of Palestine.
is more," Mr. Hershfield told me
A couple of tables from me, a pretty young woman had just
who hates to turn away any one. United States has closed its eyes.
fires of hatred are spreading, and the ser-
A great deal is now being said about Mr. earnestly, "during his life time He is interested in all human Dwelling above the sound of pas- given a good-bye kiss to a man—maybe it was her brother, fiancee—
iousness with which the situation is becom- Rosenwald's belief that a man's fortune Mr. Straus sent me hundreds of beings and loves to listen to sing Shibboleths, he has refused to I don't know who. The stranger pointed to that. "You see she
kissed him. The kiss is a symbol."
ing more aggravated by the economic prob- should be spent in his life-time. Many men ideas for the cartoon he first th em on any subject. However, harken to the murmur of the
"I wish," I remarked, "she would come over to this table and do a
thought of. lie always retained
his friends, and most probably ment. Recognizing that immigra-
lems, give reason for anxiety rather than and institutions have adopted this attitude. his interest in Abe Kabibble."
little symboling."
tion
statutes
are
very
drastic
and
the building authorities, spoke
optimism.
deal arbitrarily with human liber.
The stranger went on as grimly sober as before. "Men live by
tr.
Straus
first
thought
of
to
him.
So
that
now
there
are
But this is only one of the great lessons that the idea, Mr. Hershfield believes,
only two or three peo- ty, he has found it necessary to re -- symbols. What the world needs for religious harmony is some sym-
What is needed in this hour is ,:ourage, were taught by this eminent Jew. In his because a cartoon that Mr. usually
ple waiting,
mind immigration authorities that bol to unite the various creeds. I have such a one."
"Yes?" I asked.
and a sample of the type of courage that is relations with his workers, in his participa- Hershfield had run had included
The man's appeal, outside of aliens are human beings and as
"I have such a symbol," he repeated, fixing his eye on me with a
have rights in any country in
Jew who spoke dialect and
being displayed by some young Jews is con- tion in charitable efforts, he has shown an a probabl
his comic strip popularity, is re- such
stare
even more grim
h"
y wore the property
are ( omed, not onl y
tained in the story which Hilda Kassel!, in unselfish and devoted attitude which has beard without which no Jewish markable. His personality ap- under the y principles
icil
"Would you care to whisper it to me?" I asked.
of natural jus-
pears to be made up of such
He bent over. "I will. Let us combine the mezuzah with the
her article in The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, made him stand out among the greatest men character appeared in vaudeville diverse traits that he appeals at tics, but under the Constitution it-
crucifix—and make a mezuzafix."
20 years ago. Mr. Straus
once to the average theater-goer ' self. Aliens help to create the
under the heading "Music Has Its Charms," of this generation, and as such he is now of
With that, he suddenly upped and left me.
wealth
of
our
nation;
they
are
sub-
thought it was time to introduce
and the man of intelligence,
told about the great young violinist, Yehudi being honored.
I still don't know whether he was a practical joker or an obsessed
a Jewish character that repre-
who is interested in art. For , jest to its laws and must comply maniac.
with all its demands of taxation.
Menuhin. The story runs:
To the great credit of Mr. Rosenwald it sented the American Jew and Mr. Hershfield has the reputa- , Aliens,
•
•
•
therefore, who have become
put him in a more understand-
tion for being a "wisecracker"
MORE JEWISH COLUMNISTS
may now be said that he not only lived a ing light."
and man possessed of a wit and part of our household and who have
Speaking of Ernest Bloch recalls to mind a
Harry Hershfield's contract with the Hearst papers is up, and I
noble life, but that he died a noble death. A HOUSEHOLD FRIEND
humor even keener than Mayor cast their lot permanently with understand
story Moshe Menuhin, the father, related to me
Hershfield is now negotiating with the New York Daily
must be accorded the protec-
James J. Walker's , who, f ame ours,
only a short time ago. Yehudi has a great
Because his children, having acquired the
How well the idea succeeded
t i on of law that is
News.
But not only for a comic strip, but for a daily column as well.
granted
our
as
an
after-dinner
speaker
is
too
affection for Bloch and his music, and it is an
one can judge by questioning
nobility
of
his
charitable
nature,
are
carry-
To
the
new
columnist, we say in the language of our forefathers,
citizens.
To
quote
Judge
Denison:
well known to admit of argu-
unwritten principle with him to play at least
any 100 adults, Jew or Gentile,
urg • long period, with refers "Baruch Raba." There is also a new Jewish columnist on the Sun-
ing on his work, with the result that his ef- as to who "Abe Kabibble" is. ment. On the other hand, he is ,
one selection from Bloch's compositions at each
day Mirror—a young man by the name of Alderman.
ore
noted for his art collection, oped • pproving,
one of his concerts. About three years ago Men-
forts promise to survive him.
Almost immediately after its
Another newcomer to the field is Bernard Bergman, at one time
o r rather condonin
ninny samples of which may be I great laxity in the pre
uhin was to play in Munich. The entire city was
the comic strip con-
ee ry a li on to .g.
Like the late Nathan Straus, Mr. Rosen- conception
n editor of the late Jewish Tribune, who conducted a very good column
seen in his studio. lie is said • Ilen of rights which In the ca
' placarded with bill-posters announcing the forth-
taining this most sympathetic
of • in that paper when he was its editor. Bergman edits the anonymous
(then
would
be
considered
essent
wald
has,
in
few
terse
words,
expressed
to own at least 1,500 remark- due process of law , joy the Act se ial to
coming violin recital of the American wonder-
Jew became practically a house-
of March column of the New Yorker, which is captioned: "Talk About Town."
y good paintings, among 1.92,...2Ji.br.eirri,bend,edfoby,,AX bof Ju
child. The first number no the program, it stated,
philosophic thoughts on life which are now h old friend. And it certainly
d ner 24, After leaving the Jewish Tribune, Bergman, who is a Columbus, Ohio,
which may be included a self- re-entry, even if •fter arresr
helped
to
make
the
Jew
a
more
was to be "Niegun," a selection from Ernest
being quoted as guides to better living and sympathetic character to his portrait by Goya and a Rem- ! Io wed , toanA dogs go out voluntarily. isr°T- boy, became publicity man for Benjamin Winter. Continually, we
Bloch's "Baal Shem."
Not urged him that proper metier was columning.
more optimistic outlooks on life. The fol- Gentile neighbors. For there brandt head. But don't get the imprisoned
only hat . but if he returns he is to be
A long distance call was hurriedly put through
Finally, he appears to have conic to the same conclusion.
• felon.
hus deport•tion
to Switzerland where the Menuhin family were
•
•
lowing are perhaps the finest quotations are certain topics, long cher- idea that Mr. Hershfield is in- becomes as to •liens
•
who have established
terested in names and reputa- t
then holiday-making.
ished by the anti-Semitic or ig-
THE WALDMAN TOUR
from
the
departed
philanthropist's
views
antrhnmIn't
hiTe,11e
-tre'srarillesrorn
tions.
He isn't. As a student f (ambit
:
:: 1
norant jokester, that Mr. Hersh-
"Man alive, do you realize what you are do-
and
b 1
nusiness
The
country
as
a
whole
will
soon
have
ties
and
connections:
the opportunity of meeting
on wealth, charity and business:
of art who at one time planned I and it more el early carries a . hsavy bur- a
field refuses to associate with
ing?" the excited voice of the manager asked
who to me is one of the most interesting figures in the world
to do classical work, he is inter- den of pi, ssible human woe. Whether of man
his kindly Abe Kabibble, To be
the father. "Munich is the hot-bed of anti-Semi-
Jewish
social
life.
I
refer
to
Morris
Waldman,
secretary of the
in view of this change in the results of a
ested notably in quality. Per. deportation
sure Abe has his faults, but
tism. You can't start a program with a Jewish
Rich men are not smart because they got rich.
t order. he courts will con
Jewish Committee, who is taking off for a trip that's going
haps 60 per cent of the paint- strue more liberally, i w s • question tha t American
they are not the faults of a
piece like that."
Don't ever confuse wealth with brains.
to
be
quite
extensive.
cal l for consideration: here
ings now in his collection are it ill is eventually
criminal, a degenerate or
enough to aii that, in applying the
"Sorry," was'the calm reply. The program
Some very rich men who made their own for-
The extensive itinerary which is scheduled reminds me of my own
the work of artists whose repu- supposed statutory y grounds
scoundrel. And this, Mr. Hersh-
of deporta- early wanderings in the begining of my distinguished newspaper
will be played as announced."
tunes have been among the stupidest men I have
tion t
, one rightfull
tations
still
remain
to
be
made,
field feels, is not sensed by the u
ever met in my life.
When he hung up the receiver, father turned
ciled here, the applicati on mus y domi- an-her—and of a story in connection therewith.
wind can no t rn
est ,dHoubtful t be clear.
average Jewish readers although n IS ETERNAL YOUTH
to his eon and asked:
In these earlier (lays, I was very much disposed to roam. Now, I
Having made money, my problem now is how
45 interpreta-
(B r ow ne-1O,
Zo:0
ton."
'•• . might be
they would be the first to pro-
Tall, slender, sandy-haired 991
to use it so as to give and get happiness out
"Well, Yehudi, what do you think of that?"
.)
in Fargo, North Dakota, and next week, the chances were,
of it.
test any slurs on their race.
and with the thin, sensitive fea-
"You are right, father," the 12-year old child
I
would
be in Denver or Omaha.
Thus clearly do his decisions dis-
"Why some of the Jews who
tures of an artist, Mr. Hersh-
replied. "If I give in to them now, the next
No one was more surprised at my sudden
Well,
at
any rate, one acquaintance, so the story goes, asked the
play a deep and sympathetic under-
would protest loudly any insult
landing in the midst of America's multi-million-
thing you know they will expect me to change
father of this columnist as to his son's whereabouts.
(Turn to Next Page).
(Turn to Next Page).
aire class than I was myself.
"Well, I don't exactly k
my name. I shall play "Baal Shem" and I dare
replied the pater, "but
there are two towns in Okla m just now,"
them to throw anything at me."
The millions that came to me at 50 could not
h e m issed."
restore a tooth which I lost at 30.
•
Thus it came about that in the city of Munich,
•
HIS LIGHTER VEIN
Rich men are neither better nor worse than all
there where the Brown House holds its nefarious
other humans.
away over the populace, a little Jewish boy, as if
Similarly, Mr. Waldman plans to miss few of the cities between
by some potent magic, played as though he were
I can see the futility of accumulating money.
by Charles
New York and the western coast. The chances are that wherever
I feel confident that the generaitons that will
indeed inspired by a divine power, and so trans-
you are, he will see you. It's a part of the new policy of the
follow us will be every bit as humane, enlight-
H. Joseph
ported and dominated his audience, that the poi-
American Jewish Committee—to get closer to its constituency.
ened, energetic and able as we are, and that the
sonous fumes of Ilitleristic anti-Semitism was
But don't let Waldman just talk to you about serious problems,
—
needs of the future can sefely be left to be
JULIUS ROSENWALD
dissipated to the extent that the crowd rose in a
although
he knows how to talk on these themes as few can. But
11uctant to give out the news. But ties, hospitals, and it is
met by the generations of the future.
body and cheered and applauded until the young-
there is a decidedly more humanistic vein to him—if you know how
To me the most interesting aid
interesting
e
we
have
enough
to
know
that
in
that
only
a
few
years
ago
he
be-
to
tape
those
resources.
From the standpoint of both social morality
ster had. to repeat "Baal Shem" not once, nor
of Julius Rosenwald was his i
and business efficiency, I hold that the fortunes
twice, but three times. Yes, music has its'
I recall Waldman once winding up a discussion of the theme
terest in the advancement of th n- critical periods in the history of came deeply conscious of the need
"— charms.
,
the
Sears-Roebuck
business,
as
for
Jewish
education.
He
also
be-
which men have made in his day and age should
whether
religion
has been on the whole a good or an evil influence.
colored people. In this he wen
as crises in the affairs of the lieved that if Jewish life were to Waldman finally won the case for religion by pointing if it
be employed by them in the support of such
against the popular trend becaus t well
employes that Julius R osenwald
in
educational,
benevolent,
or
humanitarian
enter-
uo
But even more charming is Yehudi's cour-
with very few exceptions the co showed that so far as he was con- would
its sources had not been for the church, we would not have the delicious Bene-
prises as will benefit their contemporariee-
have to be nourished . So dictine liqeurs—an invention of the Benedictine monks.
ored man is left to shift more o r earned there should be SENT(
age.
them and their children, no more..
less for himself. And most folk s MENT in BUSINESS. And far - he became the most generous sup-
I hate a stingy man.
Perhaps some good will yet come as a
porterf e ha s
who interest themselves in hi and wide his fame spread as
Co
a man lege. o Il
Inheritances extended to the third and fourth
supported art and
problems usually have more en . who tried to do as much as
result of the present spiritually and econo-
he music; he was a nerous con-
generations have proved a handicap rather than
thusiasm
than
money.
But
Ro
mically depressing times, and if it does, it
_ could for those in his employ. lie tributor to every
an Incentive.
senwald had both and used the
worthy charitable
will be thanks to the type of spirit which
I hope to keep my wealth from being a mill-
to good purpose in promoting col mnever advertised what a wonderful cause; he inspired the Jews of the
stone about the neck of my children.
A Review of Books for the Jewish Reader.
ored Young Men's Christian Asso _ employer he was, as Ford does nation with his million-dollar gift
was displayed by Yehudi Menuhin.
The generation which has contributed to the
ciations, colleges and other educe _ every time he gets a press agent to foreign relief; so it went,
making of a millionaire should be the one to
tional and cultural institutions. II . to write it. But he PROVED he always the leader in recognizing
By BERNARD POSTAL
profit by his generosity.
was the target of criticism from , was by his acts. he was merely a trustee for the
The New Shaarey Zedek Synagogue.
Benevolence today has become altogether too
wealth that came t o hi m . And
some of the religious (?) Klans - PUBLIC SP IRITED
The impressive exercises which marked
huge an undertaking to be conducted otherwise
For
Jewish
Diabetics.
through the organization of a
men to whom brotherhood mean
by pious diabetic Jews. Each men
than on business lines.
One could go on writing col- foundation by his children the
the dedication of the Shaarey Zedek syna-
something to read about, bu t t
That many Jews who unfortu- is prefaced by a teble indicating
I believe that success is 95 percent luck and
which to Rosenwald meant some . umns about this outstanding citi- name of Rosenwald in the world of nately suffer from diabetes have the protein, fat, carbohedrate an
gogue revealed to the community that the
6 per cent ability.
benefactions will be continued.
thing to LIVE. I noticed that hi 5 zed
lull in this congregation's activities in the
I was in luck, not a genius.
the United States and this While it is not always true "like always had the additional burden calory content. He alah- devote
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son-in-law living in the South i s great of leader
some 20 pages to listing recip
in Jewry. I remember father like son '' yet in the
There are young merchants operating in
also interested in an educati ons I
past few years was merely temporary, and
f (spared their non-Jewish co-suf- suggestions of a typical Jewish
America today on slim capital who will make
institution for the colored people that Louis Marshall and Jacob II. Julius Rosenwald his children have fers) of being unable to follow out diet. There are recipes both in
•,that this congregation remains a potent fac-
anything I have done seem small.
So it seems that the good work o ' Schiff gave on half of their tirne, certainly shown by their deeds that their strict diets with equally strict milchig and fleischig.
or in the life of Detroit Jewry.
the great philanthropist carried on and I think in late years they ga
his life has been their guiding
gave light T he nation has lost a valu- attention to the laws of Kashruth.
in
his life time will be continued . F p almost all of their time to Jew-
Here
is
a
guide
well
worth
studying
Particularly encouraging in the revival
..
abl e • citizen; the world a great This has been a bitter pill for many
Once
I
recall
that
even
some
Ne-
eases.
Mr.
Rosenwald
most
of Shaarey Zedek's efforts is the fact and emulating. A great Jew has handed gro physicians criticized Mr. Ro- have devoted the greater part of soul, and Jewry a friend that will pious Jewish diabetics. In like man-
Sun Yat Sen, Friend of
that youth dominates the congregation's down an interesting code, and for these senwald, or at least the adminis- his time during the few years pre- not be replaced for generations to ner physicians treatingJewish dia-
Zionism.
betics are all too often puzzled
ceding
his death to public service. come.
Biographies of Sun Yat Sen,
leadership, and that young'Americati Jews ideas as well as for his benefactions he will trators of the Rosenwald Fund
about placing their patients on first
president
of the Chinese re-
When
one
considers
the
many
na-
which
had
to
do
with
Negro
edu-
and Jewesses are at the head of practically be honored by generations who survive him. cation. It was an extremely im- lion-wide interests he had in wet-
diets that will lead to a degree of
success in treating the ailment and public, have been plentiful, but all
every branch of the synagogue's work.
pertinent, ill-mannered criticism, fare work he surely could not have MR. HITLER
have contained inaccuracies and
at the same
Aide from the fact that the new syna- The Excessive Number of Synagogues. which might have given one less given much of his thought or Mr. Hitler reminds me of the kashruth. time no conflict with mis-statements and none h
given us the real story of his
fair or understanding than Julius energy to his own business. person who would start a his
is
gogue is modern and inviting in every re-
The Diaspora is not alone in its excessive Rosenwald an excuse for with- Through the Rosenwald Founda- open-air fire without makin
Through the efforts of Dr.
early
the formative period
spect, providing facilities for educational as numbers of synagogues. From Jerusalem drawing his activities in Negro tion, he was able to expend some sparks fly. The other day two o lam S. Collens of the diabetic clinic during years,
- which he developed his
well as recreational activities, its comple- comes the report that there are 255 syna- behalf.
of his millions for the welfare of his followers toppled over nom of United Israel Zion Hospital, New greatness for democracy out of
all people. He gave to universi- gravestones in a Jewish cemete e York, the burden of the Jewish which was to come his immortal
tion has instilled new courage and new gogues in the Holy City, the investigation FAIR IN BUSINESS
in Hamburg, Germany, and we rY
service to China not only as the
r e patient and the problem of his ph
hope in the membership, assuring the re- having been conducted by the Jewish
arrest ed and sentenced to jail.
One thing I always admired
sician will henceforth be non-x
ex- awakener of his people but as their
The
plea
about Julius Rosenwald was that
istent.
Dr.
Collens
was
that
tention by this group of the position Houseowners Association.
has
liberator.
These early years of
they were
MY HEARTS MUSIC
compiled a
he did not adopt the role of an
drunk. The Hitler leaders said "Manual for the Jewish Diabetic" Sun Tat Sen'a career are stressed
of leadership it has always held in the com-
Comparison of this number of synagogues angel in public and remain a devil
that
they
condemned
such
prac-
(Bloch
Publishing
Company),
in
in • new study, "Sun Yat Sen," by
ay SALMAN SCHNEUR
munity.
tices and didn't want such fools in which the subject of diabetic needs Bishop Henry Bond Restarick
with the 55 Jewish religious schools, re- in his business. There are many
men that all of as know who are Translated by Theodore Hers! Coster. thei r party. Of course such an at is discussed from the standpoint of (Ysle University Press, $2.50),
While Shaarey Zedek was fortunate in ported in the same investigation, reveals the
mean, contemptible, penurious,
titude on the part of littler show Jewish patients. That this little which appears almost simultane-
the choice of speakers for the dedication tragic condition of many Jewish commun- unethical,
and unjust in their atti- I would no stranger ...bed my dreams that he is either a fool or a fa a volume will fill a pressing need be- ously with the elevation of Sun Fc,
111110,17.
services, Dr. Louis Finkelstein being an ities throughout the world. While the
tude toward those they employ,
natic.
He must know that wisest • cornes apparent when he learns Sun Yat's son, to power in a China
'255 but who parade in public as bene- Le t my heart's m usic b. • desert air! he himself
talks like a demagogy that diabetes is five times as fre- beset by foreign invasion, internal
especially impressive and inspiring speak- Jerusalem synagogues may be well attend-
Be in my own heart bum and burled
factors
and
angels
of
mercy.
For
and
arouses
hate and prejudice e quent among Jews as Gentiles and di ssension and natural diameter.
er, the sermon delivered by Dr. Abraham ed daily, whereas those in the Diaspora are such double-faced "philanthrop- ifels tumult and this broidery of song! and loud-mouthed
that in New York alone there are
outbursts
Bishop Restarick has had access
M. Hershman, rabbi of Congregation three-day-a-year institutions, the fact that ists" have no use. Mr. Rosenwald O h rare the SOD, Milt in Inv spirit .tarts, his followers are going to take that
the over 100,000 Jews suffering from to much unpublished
with light (Willed and high cu e and attack the
material
Shairey Zedek, stands out as one of the there are so few schools compared with the was as fair and as generous and as A spring
Jews. This is diabetes.
p e
concerning his subject and for this
sympathetic
with
those
with
whom
a
all
ll
the
not
the
first
time
that
Hitler
loneliness of mysterieel
most masterful addresses heard from a De- synagogues is the saddest commentary on i e was asso cia ted i
has
Dr. Collens' manual discusses reason his book will probably be-
But when It breaks. to water alien A...rt., expressed himself against
p
riots
troit pulpit. Shaarey Zedek has reason to an evident decline of cultural values, That ! i My. as hee s it hl t 1 :troafn;eT; Then surely. murdered of
and other destructive measures. diabetes and how it can be recog- come a source book for future
m, handl it
nized, its causes and treatment. The biographers. Sen's life, like that
rejoice in the great scholarship of its rabbi. such ratios should exist in the Holy Land ' n the larger world outside. It is Of 1117 d ies
At the same time he continues to manual's
ifficult to g t the whole of
hands
*lain,
•
loathing
in
or
eyes.
chief value is its chapters of other revolutionists, Is replete
e
a story
appeal to mob passion and then dealing with
The praise for Dr. Hershman, spoken by is one of the puzzles of a puzzling age. ; rom the average newspaper
—London Jewish Guardian.
menus and recipe au - with failures and then the ulti-
(Selman Schnell,: Is well known •• • after he has aroused the people
ac-
gestions
for
Jewish diabetics. The mate triumph In the face of terri-
Russ-Jewish Poet. no. resident Is D•334 he expect s them to exercise
oust where the principals are re- who
:
re-
wee bore la 13.7.)
author
has
prepared eighteen menus fic obstacle& As a youth he maul-
straint!

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