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Sabbath Chol Hamoed Passover Readings of the
Torah.
Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 33:12-34:26; Num.
28:19.25.
Prophetical portion—Ezek. 36:37-37:14.
The Song of Songs is read.
Readings of the Torah for Chol Hamoed Passover.
Sunday, Ex. 13:1-16; Num. 28:19-25; Monday,
Ex. 22:24-23:19; Num. 28:19-25; Tuesday, Num.
9:1-14, 28:19-25.
Readings of the Torah for Seventh Day of Pass-
over, Wednesday, April 27.
Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 13:17-15:26; Num.
28:19-25.
Prophetical portion—II Samuel 22.
Readings of the Torah for Final Day of Passover,
Thursday, April 28.
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Pentateuchal portion.—Deut. 15:19-16:17; Num.
28:19-25.
Prophetical portion—Is. 10:32.12:6.
April 22, 1932
Nisan 16, 5692
Passover.
We are in the midst of celebrating one
of the most joyous, one of the most inter-
esting festivals on the Jewish calendar.
Passover is the great Jewish Feast of Free-
dom. It is the festival marking deliver-
ance from slavery and oppression. It is the
festival of springtime, of song and merri-
ment and joy.
Peculiarly enough, like practically every-
thing else on the Jewish calendar, the fes-
tival is tinged by marks of tragedy and
despair. The infamous blood lie has from
year to year raised its hoary and stupid
head at this season -to make libelous
charges against the Jews. Fear of per-
secution has marred the occasion. Today
fear of economic and political insecurity
adds to the gloom. The manner in which
Passover's joys have been corrupted is de-
scribed in A. S. Sachs' "Worlds That
Passed," and the author, in his chapter on
"Passover," states:
"At certain times, especially in the last
decades, Passover, the Festival of Free-
dom, that has been the source of happiness
to the Jew, has been converted into a sea-
son of fear, and terror. This great and
beautiful freedom festival of the Jew, the
Song of Songs of the Jewish nature poetry,
has been seized upon by various dark and
savage elements as the season for the most
shameful calumnies and the most blood-
thirsty Persecutions. The birthday of the
Jewish nation has become the season of
Jewish misery. The season of Freedom has
become the season for Jewish persecution.
At the very time when we are refreshing
our souls with joyous recollections, our ene-
mies are preparing for a fresh attack. The
festival of Jewish Springtide, of Jewish sun-
shine, has become darkened by the slaugh-
ter of Jews. The very season of love and
joy has become the season of destruction
and death. At a time when the Song of
Songs was to be chanted, the doleful 'Echah'
had to be intoned. The present has become
the bloody abyss between the past and the
future. The Guarded Night has become a
Night of St. Bartholomew.
"Yet, Israel the Eternal, who has been
celebrating Passover for four thousand
years, who has carried the holy Jewish
traditions treasured in his heart for so
many generations, will continue on his path,
the old wanderer's staff in his hand, un-
til Mankind will come to see its great
springtime, the 'Passover of the Future. "
But in spite of all the disappointments
which accompany the festival, Passover
continues to have one dominating feature
to make up for discouragements. Just as
it is the occasion for marking the anni-
versary of the liberation of a people from
exile and slavery, and as a foundation stone
for the principles which led to the Ameri-
can, French and other historic revolutions,
so it is still a reminder to the Jew that there
is still a great deal to battle for in this
world. Passover has an answer to bigotry
and infamy; it speaks defiance to discrimi-
nation and injustice. Passover bids the
Jew carry on because as the Jew triumphs
in his survival, so does he serve as a symbol
of truth and of ultimately succeeding
against the ruling elements of bigotry and
hate.
"Handsome and Magnanimous."
"Handsome and magnanimous" is the
manner in which "Quidnunc," columnist for
the Palestine Bulletin, Holy Land's daily
newspaper, describes Jascha Heifetz's fa-
vors to Palestine's Jewish colonists.
Heifetz was to appear in concert at Na-
halal, one of the model colonies. The work-
men informed him they could not afford to
pay more than 30 mils (15 cents) a ticket.
He agreed to the price. More than 1,000
persons came to the concert, at which Hei-
fetz announced that their mils would be re-
turned to them in the form of a gift of a
piano to the colony. Quidnunc also informs
us that Heifetz left all his Palestinian pro-
fits In Palestine.
Handsome, indeed. And evidence of
the magical attraction that the soil and the
air and the spirit of Zion has over man-
kind.
Who Will Build Palestine?
The Jewish pioneers in Palestine sing a
song which opens with the words, "Mi Yi-
vne Hagalil?"—"Who Will Build Gali-
lee?" Subsequent lines answer the ques-
tion by enumerating the builders : God
will build Galilee, sons and daughters of
the colonists will build Palestine, the Cha-
lutzim will build Palestine, etc., etc. It is a
beautiful song which finds an echo not only
in the hearts of Palestinian Jews, but also
among our people in the Diaspora.
Recognizing that the Jewish workers in
Palestine stand in the vanguard of the
builders of Zion, our people are beginning
to realize that another element must step
in to join in the building of the Jewish Na-
tional Home. And when that element comes
into its own, a new line will be added
among the answers to the question "Mi
Yivne Hagalil?" And that line will read :
"The private investor will help build Pal-
estine."
That Jews throughout the world are be-
ginning to think seriously of their respon-
sibilities to Palestine is evident from the
news that comes to us through the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, to the effect that the
Czecho-Slovakian shoe firm, Bata, is deter-
mined to build a plant in Zion, occupying
2,000 dunams of land, with provisions to
produce 2,000 pairs of shoes daily and to
employ 700 workers.
Of unusual Interest in this connection also
is the report recently submitted to the
American branch of the Jewish Agency for
Palestine by its treasurer, Dr. Werner Sena-
tor, who stated in part:
Palestine is a country in which large sums
have been invested, not In the form of short-
term loans, but as public and private investments
of a long-term nature. Furthermore, part of the
investments made in the last 10 years now begin
to bear fruit, in the literal sense of the term. I
allude to public and private colonization. Many
of these colonies have already reached the pro-
ducing stage. It may interest you to know that
, the first trial shipment of eggs from the Jewish
Agency colonies was sent to England a few days
ago; our bananas are sold in Greece; our vege-
tables will shortly appear on the European mar-
kets. I am, therefore, thoroughly hopeful for the
future of the work we have started here. In a
talk with Lord Reading, who was recently here,
we tried to explain to him that while the Jews
are politically disappointed, they are psychologi-
cally happy in Palestine and economically on a
much sounder basis than in moat other countries.
Although I am one of those who have stressed
from the beginning of my work the necessity of
concentrating more and more on economic activi-
ties, it is my firm belief that we should not neg-
glect those cultural, values which Jewish educa-
tion in Palestine will give to world Jewry.
There are also the needs for new immigration.
We cannot and will not be satisfied with the
present state of affair. of immigration being
practically at a standstill. The Jewish Agency
will have to do something to facilitate and to
strengthen the immigration of middle-class peo-
ple, not of people with $2,500 only, but of peo-
ple with considerable means from Eastern and
Central Europe and from America.
As regards colonization. While there are
doubtless some colonies which find themselves in
a very difficult position, which will have to be
reviewed in the light of the present financial
situation of the Jewish Agency, I venture to
state that most of our colonies are successful.
Spurred on by the tremendous courage and per-
tinacity which characterizes our people, the set-
tlers have managed to survive and to create
real constructive work under most difficult -
conditions. Their achievements in the face of
the greatest odds are really amazing, and you
may assure American Jewry that the money
which they have given so freely and liberally has
been used to transform the swampy Valley of
Esdraelon and the sandy Plain of Sharon into
vegetable fruit gardens, cultivated by a proud
and laboring Jewish population.
Palestine provides a new romance for
the depi-essed and harassed Jewish people.
In reality as well as in song and story, there
is being enacted an historical pageant on
ancient soil deserving of the participation
of Jewry's noblest sons. How will our peo-
ple, in the face of tragedies elsewhere, re-
spond to this romance? Only time will tell
whether Jews will realize the importance
of the present opportunities in Zion.
"Share — Their Lives Must Be Saved."
This is the slogan of this year's Allied
Jewish Campaign for $163,000, which is to
be conducted here from May 8 to 18. It
is a cry directed at every Jewish man and
woman, and must be honored.
This appeal does not involve human
lives alone. It pleads for the preservation
of important institutions in Jewish life,
without which the existence of our people
is shallow, empty and void. Without our
Hebrew schools, without the House of Shel-
ter which perpetuates the tradition of
"Ilachnosas Orchim," without the numer-
ous agencies in the local, national and inter-
national life of our people, we can have
no claims upon a place of honor in our in-
dividual communities or in the covenants of
nations.
The leaders were wise in emphasizing
the importance of sharing our possessions in
the present crisis. The time when people
used to give in proportionate measures,
guiding their generosity by the size of con-
tributions their neighbors gave, is long past.
Now is a time to share with those who have
nothing, with the starving and homeless,
and—as the appeal rightly puts it—with
the hopeless. To prevent further hopeless-
ness and despair we must share, and share
nobly.
Greetings to the Jewish Exponent of
Philadelphia which is observing its forty-
fifth birthday. The Exponent's healthy edi-
torial policy is a credit to the publishers and
to the profession.
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A Palestine Passover
Our Film Folk
By MEYER LEVIN
By HELEN ZIGMOND
(Editor'. Note: Meyer Levin I. s well known author who *pent ...... I
year. In Palestine a• a Chaluk. 116 novel, "Yebuda," is considered the
best Zionist novel written thu• far, Among hie other work* are The
Golden Mountain," recently published by Cap. A Ballot]: "Reporter' . and
other works. H e as
h
written • number of Important artkles which were
published in The Detroit Jewish Chronicle and In other periodicals.),
(Copyright. 1932, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
Down by the Wailing Wall the
English have posted a few extra
guards, who loll with stolid
boredom upon some camp-chairs
they have net up in the passage-
way. "The usual crowd" today,
nothing more. A dribble of wor-
shippers in prayer-shawls, a few
eccentrics, and a constant
stream of Americans with cam-
eras.
An officer comes, observes
the scene, decides that trouble
is unlikely, gives a few orders,
departs. Ile winds through the
smelly ravines of atone walls,
emerges into the darker but
broader lanes of the old-city
market, and finally breathes
lear air again on the open
street. Perhaps an armored car,.
sent buzzing importantly and
ominously up and down the
streets, may be added as a final
reassurance of a safe and sane
Passover in Perusalem.
All of the better hotels have
advertised a special Passover
dinner including wine and all
the fixings (save turkey!) at
price ranging from 25 piastres
to a pounds.
Queen Esther, that charming
damsel who this year won the
New York beauty contest en-
titling her to a trip to Palestine
and return, gets out the charm-
ing lacy dinner frock, the wear-
ing of which is to be the cul-
minatory effect of her trip.
Somehow she had had visions of
riding on the back of an ele-
phant, or a camel at least, up
and down the streets of Jeru-
salem, of ravishing, in the frock,
the hearts of all the high society
of Palestine, on this Passover
Eve. At least the Seder should
have been a great banquet in
her honor.
The huts of the Yemenites
are off on an unpaved street.
The street ends in sand. Their
huts are made of odds and ends
of discarded boards, roofed
with the tin of gasoline-cans.
Tho pack-carriers and shoe-
shiners of Palestine, the little
hard-limbed Yemenite Jews,
have lit candles in their huts,
and they are making their Pass-
over. In the evening, many of
the European Jews will stroll
over that way, to "see what the
Yemenites are doing"; to hear
their high, nasal, Arab-sounding
singing of the Passover.
The Sephardim, with the gor-
geous Oriental robes and furred
hats go proudly through the
streets of Jerusalem; in Tel Aviv
many of them have already dis-
carded the long brilliantly pat-
terned silken garments, and
taken the European suit upon
themselves. But in Safed there
are still Jews who follow the old
ways, Jews who come to Pales-
tine to follow the old ways, and
to die; in Safed and Tiberius
and Hebron (they are indeed
returning to Hebron), there re-
main old families of Jews, read-
ers of the holy books. Many
have lived for generations on
the contributions sent from all
corners of the world for the
support of these religious com-
munities, they have long mail-
ing lists, and each year letters
are sent to the generous ones in
Poland, in America. At the holi-
day season, for Yom Kippur in
fall, and for Purim and Passover
in spring, the contributions
come thicker. But each year,
alas, there are still fewer gener-
ous souls who remember to send
a check or a money order to
the old-fashioned Jews of
Safed.
THE BIG DANCE
IN THE COMMUNE
But there will be the big
In the commune, the white
dance at the hotel in the eve-
table-cloth is brought out and
ning, that ought to provide a few
put upon the table, that on
admirers for the lacey creation.
simple days is bare. The mat-
Later, late in the evening, she
zoth is a delicacy after the rough
will hear singing in the streets,
daily bread. - And there is wine,
and perhaps see an occasional
and cake! Several of the com-
spurt of dancing by a group of
rades have gone to the city, to
workers; who, arms linked,
Tel Aviv or to Jerusalem, to
swing around in a circle, stamp-
spend the holidays with friends,
ing their feet, having a good
There are new faces, faces of
time, acting as if they owned
visitors, for this is a time for
the place. It might be fun to
going
from one place to another,
join them, dance in the street
comrades from one commune
like that, but not in her high
to another, or brothers, sisters,
heels.
come from the city to spend the
In Tel Aviv the Passover is
holiday in the commune. It is
somewhat less decorous. The
a lazy day. Those who are par-
Whole day is white, with people
ents take their children out of
going up and down the main
the common nursery and spend
street, walking in droves along
the day with them. Others
the beach. At night the street
stroll up the road. Some, find-
will be filled with youngsters
ing nothing more alluring to do,
singing; with hands joined they
walk over the fields, to see how
will form circles stretching
things are doing.
clear across the street, and walk
along singing. There is not so
The new village is nearly de-
much of the old and traditional
serted. Orange groves are be-
seder, when people sat for hours
ing planted here, and many
and lours around the table eat,
workmen are employed to help
ing, singing psalms. Now the
the settlers. But the workmen
seder is a holiday meal, followed
have all fled to the town for
by a holiday in the streets, a
Passover, there are as yet only
party at some one's house.
a few dozen houses in this set-
There is also as much celebra-
tlement, and only a few settlers
tion in the air as for Purim,
have moved their families into
though the spirit is more joyous
the new town.
than carnival.
Many of the settlers them-
SEPHARDIC OBSERVANCE
selves have gone to Tel Aviv to
In a workman's eating club, a
pass the holidays there; after
hundred healthy fellows are
the holidays, they will move in,
settle in earnest.
crowded on benches around the
long tables. There is back-
Now, on the day of Passover,
slapping, calling across the
the village seems utterly' de-
room, horse-play. • No make-
serted, but for Amnon and his
shift pretense at a religious
young wife, Shoshanah, they
service. The meal is served with
were married only a few weeks
the expediency of a cafeteria.
ago, they have a small day, that
Soup, chopped liver, chicken,
they have the entire town to
and the infallible stewed prunes.
themi3elves, the entire world.
No lingering over the table.
They rise early; at first, hear-
They get up, stand around in
ing no voices about any-where,
groups, go outside, in front of
they feel lonesome. Amnon
the building. Someone begins to
goes and looks to his mules, his
sing. Two, three, a dozen join
two big mules. Then they go
in the dancing circles. After-
out, they walk to the border of
wards, the crowd will move
the land, where the earth is
down to the poet Bialik's house,
still unplowed, where it is wild.
singing and dancing all the way,
It is • holiday, they will do no
singing , there in front of the
work all day, but will be to-
house, until he comes out to
gether. The whole settlement,
them. Every year.
the whole country is theirs.
HOLLYWOOD.—Are the Ta
madges Jewish? How many times
have we heard that question! Our
Research Department reports thus-
ly: Mr. Talmadge, the father, was
a Connecticut Yankee. Mrs. Tal-
madge is of Irish-Spanish blood
and is a Catholic. Looks like "no "
is the answer.
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ribits and News
Ti
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
By-the-Way
(Copyright, 1932. Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.)
CONSIDER THE KING
We Jews sometimes think that we have a disproportion of the
world's troubles, but really is it so? Consider the case of the English
king—for that matter—of all the present European royalty.
Not enough are they harassed by the growing democratic move•
ment, but it appears that there have been insidious rumors, taken very
seriously, that there is a strong strain of Jewish blood flowing in their
veins. People, it seems, have been saying that King George's grand-
father, Prince Albert, the royal consort of Queen Victoria, was half-
Jewish.
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It was a gala night at the Uni-
t Studio when Eddie Cantor,
Roscoe Ates, Joe E. Brown, Wallie
Beery and many others performed
to help raise a fund for the Los
Angeles Jewish Sanatorium at
Duarte. The Michigan Duarte
group, who were greatly respon•
tibia for the success of the affair,
include some well-known Detroit-
er. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Metzner, Mrs. George Srere, Joe
Cummins, Mr. and Mn.. Harry
Rabwin, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nathan
and Morris Friedberg.
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THAT NEW BOOK
That deal between Junior
Laemmle and Elmer Rice over
"Counselor-at-Law" involves 100,-
000 pieces of silver, if you please
. . . that is, including the play,
screen adaptation by Rice, and
percentages.
THE KING IS A JEW—LONG LIVE THE KING
It will be recalled that Lytton Strachey, some time ago in his
"Queen Victoria," hinted at the Jewish lover, being the father of
Prince Albert. Ile wrote:
"There were scandals: one of the court chamberlains, a charming
and cultivated man, of Jewish extraction, was talked of."
What Strachey only hinted at was more explicitly stated by a Ger-
man author, who wrote:
"Prince Albert of Coburg, the Prince Consort, is to be described
without contradiction as a half-Jew, so that since his time, Jewish
blood has been circulating in the veins of the English royal family,
as well as in the veins of the Hohenzollerns."
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THE QUEEN'S JEWISH LOVER
But this new book by Bolitho takes up all the rumors and while
admitting that Prince Albert's mother was very attached to a fasci-
nating army officer, Lieutenant von Hanstein, declares some intimate
members of the then court have told him "that there could have been
no misdemeanor until at least four years after Prince Albert wee
born."
Thus, Bolitho admits the affair between Albert's mother and the
Jewish army officer, but contends that the affair dated from after the
birth of Albert.
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A "scoop" that the p. a.'s (press
agents, to you) missed . . . The
real life of Anna Appel, the
mother in the "symphony of Sin
Millions," almost parallels the
story of the picture. Her hus-
band was Dr. Zigmund Ben Art,
who lived and worked among the
Jews of New York's East Side.
Anna urged their moving uptown
. . . • better practice . . . more
opportunities for their two chil-
dren. Always he refused . . . be
could not leave those who needed
him. And the story will be enact-
ed again in her son, now 15, deter-
mined to follow his father's foot-
steps.
..Anna Appel, too, is • woman
of ideals . . . In • choice between
the "Cohens and Kelly. in Holly-
wood" and the "Symphony" she
chose the latter at a smaller sal-
ary because of the opportunity to
do • dine piece of work.
A charming lady . . .Anna Ap-
pel . . . violet-blue eyes framed
against black hair . . . a strong,
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sincere character . • . a
, playing comedy or
tile ac
drama, portraying Russian, Ital.
ian, German, or Yiddish women
equally well. She began her stage
career at the age of 14 . . . has
been • featured player of the Yid.
dish Art Theater for 13 yearn,
many times in roles opposite Ru-
dolph Schildkraut and Paul Muni.
"Heart of New York" and "Sym-
phony" are her/first talkies, and
—well, see her for yourself.
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We Jews now and then hear such reports—refer to them, perhaps
get a little kick of amusement out of them, and dismiss them, but such
a report is not a light matter to their majesties. The best proof of
this is the fact that a new bbok has just been published, apparently
with official approval, whose main thesis is to deny the story of Queen
Victoria's husband having been a half-Jew.
The book to which I refer is "Albert the Good," by Hector Bolitho.
How important the book is deemed may be regarded by the fact that
the New York Times gives a whole page in its book supplement to
its review.
The proofs of the book, says the Times, "have been read by the
Grand Duke of Hesse, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and the
Dean of Windsor, and the Times plainly states "that the real purpose
of this book is to dispel the assumptions" of Jewish blood.
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SO WHAT?
To all of which we can only say—so what? Suppose King George's
grandfather was half-Jewish. Is it anything to write a book about?
The New York Times calls attention to the fact that Queen Victoria
used to like to think that she was a descendant of the dynasty of
King David.
But the lesser members of the royal family seem very much
worried about their peppy being a Jew.
It is amusing anyway to see a good writer like Hector Bolitho wast-
ing good literary talents on such a defense.
Yet, I am afraid, he has not altogether proven his point. The evi-
dence he adduces against the Jewish father is not any stronger than
the evidence for it.
I am afraid we will have to go on thinking of King George and
Prince Edward as maybe being a little Jewish. Now and then we
should invite them to "achul" to make them feel at home.
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KIPLING AND ISRAEL
Our English friend, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, apparently is not over
fond of Jews.
He has just written a new book of poems, and one of the poems,
dealing with Hollywood, runs:
"And here come tired youths and maids that feign to love or sin
In tones like rosty razor blades to tunes like smitten tin . . .
And every word that taints the speech and show that weakens thought
Can you believe this? Henry And Israel watcheth over and does not watch for naught."
Ginsberg is the sole member of
In other words, we Jews are responsible for the actresses who love
his race on the Hal Roach lot, of and sin on the movie reels, and even for their "razor blade voices."
which he is vice-president! Not a
Well, Mr. Kipling ought to be less harsh now with the Jews, since
single offspring of Abraham even Jewish dominance of the movie industry is largely a thing of the past.
among the "Our Gang" cherubs!
But why, might we ask, doesn't Mr. Kipling write a poem about
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some of the evils of the English. It is a generally known fact, for
Some of the Yehudis at Yehudi instance, that imperialistic England is much responsible for the con-
Menuhin's concert were Von tinued use of opium in the Orient. That might make a good poem,
Sternberg, Irving Pichel and Ed- too, for Kipling, and we presume if the Jews were the guilty party in
ward Robinson.
that matter, instead of the English, the poem would be written.
Groucho was there in a new
tuxedo, and came near not hearing RELATIVITY
the second half of the program.
Apropos of the depression, writes Slomovitz from Detroit, "you
. . . After intermission, instead might quote one of our kibitzers as saying:
of giving the doorman the usual
"Before the war, you needed $50,000 to be a millionaire; during
red readmittance ticket, he insist- the war and inflation periods, $100,000; now $10,000 is enough."
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ed on handing him the price-tag
from his new suit!
KICKING THEM UPSTAIRS
Quite a number of Jewish members of the faculty of Columbia
Groucho has his trouble. . . • University have signed the protest against the expulsion of Reed
He wants to join an exclusive Harris, editor of the Columbia Spectator. One of those signing is
beach club, but he's a Jew . . . Prof. Bernard Stern, who, it will be remembered, following his
you know, it's the old problem. graduation at the Hebrew Union College, turned Communist and
Anyway, he argues, his wife i s a abandoned a rabbinical career for sociology.
The expulsion of Harris, by the way, recalls the similar expulsion
Gentile and the mother of his two
children . . . Now he's trying to during the war of Rifkind. What will happen to Harris? Probably
something
similar to what happened to Rifkind. Let me tell you that
convince the dub that his children
should be allowed to join if they the years since his expulsion have been very good to him.
Refkind, as you may know, is one of the authors of Of Thee I
promise to go into the water . • .
Sing," one of the musical hits of thq New York stage.
only up to their knees!
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Carl Laemmle was host to Lade- DEPRESSION AND DIVORCE
Depressions are not all to the bad, if we may believe Dr. Alfred
rewski at Universal last week.
Wonder how, in the twilight of his Cohen of Columbia University. Dr. Cohen cites figures showing that
days, the great musician feels since the depression set in there has been a decrease of about 10,000
toward. Jews . . . He tolerantly cases from the usual number.
In the prosperity period, just before the slump, there was a
predicts that Horowita will be the
divorce in the United States, says Dr. Cohen, every two minutes.
greatest of coming pianists.
A new acquisiton to United Ar-
tists is Jean Sorel. Between our-
selves, she was Jean Wollinsky be-
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RANDOM THOUGHTS
RADIO BROADCASTING
IN SYNAGOGUES
by Chart
set in JUDAISM. It is unfortun- lief to the extent of restricting
ate that in many cases no funds our civil progress. It seems that
Mr. Hartogensis once proposed that
The American Israelite sent out are available for this purpose.
the Central Conference of Ameri-
a questionnaire to the Reform Rab-
can Rabbis make a servey of the
HARTOGENSIS
OF
BALTIMORE
binical group to get their views
I must say for B. II. Hartogen- religious disabilities of the Jews
on radio broadcasting of sermons
throughout
this country. The Con-
and services. Most of them feel sis of Baltimore that when he gets
that it is • splendid medium for his mind SET on something it's ference after • discussion agreed
the promotion of goodwill and to SET. For years he has been writ- to the survey in principle but ap-
give the non-Jewish group a better ing on the subject of the Jewish parently not in fact. Mr. H. feels
understanding of Jewish worship. disabilities throughout the history that such • survey should be made
Some think that it throws interest of our country. Ile has delved and a questionnaire used for each
away from the synagogue into the deeply into the subject and has state that would bring all the facts
home: that is, the lazy ones can exhumed much interesting and to the surface so that intelligent
make themselves comfortable at startling information. His articles constructive corrective action
home on Sunday mulling and at- on discrimination against our pea might be taken. He mentions one
tend service and listen to the ser- pie have found their way in many or two interesting sidelights on the
mon without effort. It is interest- important publications tending to subject by quoting a decision in
ing to note that in Pittsburgh when- ahow that while we are IN PRIN- the Girard Will Case (Penna.), in
ever Rabbi Goldenson has • sub- CIPLE EQUAL RELIGIOUSLY which Judaism is referred to as
ject like "Mourning Becomes Elec- speaking, yet in fact there is a a "form of infidelity," and that is
tra" that that sermon is not broad. denial of freedom of religious be still the law of Pennsylvania. Ile
further states that in no school
cast. lie MAKES them COME to
for which money is bequeathed
TEMPLE if they want to hear it,
"must Christianity be impugned or
because after all such a subject
repudiated," this -also is in Penn-
appeals with more force to the
sylvania. Ile says that In Mary-
occasional Temple-goer. The others
land they must still believe (un-
come because they want to go to
"Sad yet exultant, earnest
der penalty) in the divinity of
the Temple feeling some religious
yet playful, filled with a mighty
Without doubt broadcast-
urge.
truth, yet graced with poetic Jesus, the basis of the Sunday
was "established
ing eervicee promotes decreased
fancy, is the character of the law being that it
In commemoration of the rise of
attendance. At the same time isn't
Passover Eve festival; and the
Saviour
from
the
grave." So Mr.
it better that thousands should
traditional chant with which the
H. wants encouragement in his
"listen in" at the expense of prob-
head of the family intones the
campaign
to
demonstrate
that the
have
Haggadah, accompanied by the
ably a hundred who might
Jew is NOT equal before the law
gone to the Temple if the services
choral response of those around
and
to
endeavor
to
bring
the
sit-
him, is peculiarly touching. It
had not been broadcasted? Ah-
uation more in harmony with the
other tremendous advantage to my
thrills the heart as though one
principles
of
the
founders
of
our
mind Is that Jews living in small-
heard the lilt of some sweet,
lullaby. Even those Jews who: Government.
er communities are provided with
an opportunity to bear the lead-
have fallen away from the faith
THE J.
J. T. A.
ing rabbis of the country. I no-
of their fathers in their mad
I have always entertained such a
tice that one rabbi was rather con-
pursuit of other joys and other
high regard for the value of the
temptuous in his answer seeming
glories, are moved to the very r Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and
to consider radio as merely another
depths of their beinewhen by
for the integrity of its managing
avenue for self-advertising. That
chance they hear again the old
director, Jacob Landau, that I am
I think is rather • foolish attitude
Passover melodies once so deari very glad indeed to quote from a
,to take. The radio is an Important
to them.—Heinrich Heine, "Tbe I letter received in answer to • era'.
I medium and can be used to good I Rabbi of Baeharaeh."
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advantage in promoting an inter- •
Poetic Beauty of the
Seder
I
Now, there is one about every three minutes. Of course, people are
hoarding everyhing these days—money as well as husbands and wives.
They're throwing nothing away—even if it is a spouse.
Divorces have been continually increasing in the United States,
continues Dr. Cohen (making allowances of course for the depression
period) and the doctor estimates that at its present rate of compound-
ing by 1965, 61 per cent of American marriages will be ending in
divorce.
Of course, one must be a little careful about this type of predic-
tions, but the problem is a serious one. Not so much, it seems to me,
because of the number of divorces in itself but because the figures
show how far we are from settling the great problems of happy do-
mestic relations. As for the increasing number of divorces them-
selves, they might even prove that we are getting along better at this
larger problem than before. The real issue, it seems to me, is not
the number of divorces, but the soundness and happiness of our home
life.
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THIS AND THAT
Though the Magician Houdini is long dead, two new books about
him are soon to appear.—Irving Fineman, author , is engineer by
profession and for some time was in the navy.—Silly Rose, husband
of Fanny Brice, and Fanny no like each other when they first met
but now like a lot —A visitcr to New York these days was Jacob
Turner of Chicago, probably the only person who ever took the com-
plete rabbinical course at the Hebrew Union College without the
remotest intention of pursuing it as a career—Roger Wolfe Kahn
suffers great mortification because people speaking of him always
refer to his papa.—Wants to be a personality of his own right and
really is, but people never leave out papa when referring to him.
ONE ONLY KID
A Passover Story.
By RAYMOND NIVEL
(Copyright, 1932, J. T. A.)
Marylynn (as she called her-
self) had acquired a Nordic. He
was indeed a beauty: six feet all,
hair like sunshine, a grin that
should have been in the movies,
and on top of everything a basket.
ball player! His name was Larry.
Lawrence Chaplain.
"She's • Jewess," Larry told his
fraternity brethren, with an awe
in his voice that enshrouded the
word with a sort of mystic nobil-
ity, and the girl with the romantic
halo of Ivanhoe's Rebecca; when
there arose the slightest indication
of disapprobation among the com-
rades, tarry would add, "You
know—quite high born. Her
grandfather was a rabbL A chief
rabbL" Aristocracy is, after all,
aristocracy,
How the idea about Passover
ever came Into Larry's head, the
Lord only knows. Some Nordics
are that way. They have to con-
vince themselves. So one cold
spring dawn while they were neck-
ing in Larry's sedan, the Nordic
observed suddenly, "Say, doesn't
your Easter come pretty soon?"
Marylynn said, squeezing his
hand, "We call it Passover, darl-
ing."
"That's right. When the angel
of death passed over, or passed up
the Jewish homes:" (These Nordic
children go to Sunday school.)
"Well, when is it?"
"It's pretty soon," said Mary-
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