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I ism special importance, he misconceived it
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
still further through his bitterness against
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the Amsterdam College of Rabbis, who
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CHRONICLE
By HELEN ZIGMOND
pardonably enough had excommunicated
An Avalanche of Articles and Books on Occasion of
and THE LEGAL
POLITICAL
RAMBLINGS
Weekly
by
The
herish
Chronicle
INsbilablag
Co.,
I...
Tri-Centenial
Celebration;
Lewis
Browne's
him. Spinoza transferred his bitterness
► liertwell
HOLLYWOOD.—Did you know
Pretty soon you will be saying: "Sonic of my best friends are
"Blessed Spinoza" and Dr. Kettner's Book.
against the community to the whole Jew-
Innen se 5nond-class matter March o 911. at the Poet.
that the President-elect is an en- consuls or ministers to Albania."
I, 1111.
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Mine at Detroit, M kb., nave the A c t March
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ish race and Judaism."
thusiastic movie fan? .. :fact is,
By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
Bernard G. Richards is being talked of for minister to Albania,
he's the author of the "forgotten
General Offices and Publication Building
In claiming Spinoza, it is only right that
for Consul to Jerusalem.
scenario" . . . wrote it when he and Abraham Goldberg is being boomed
525 Woodward Avenue
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Jewry should take this view into considera-
The three-hundredth anniver. I at the same time live a peace- was Assistant Secretary of the
Tedeisinsses CadilIt: 1,10400t6 Cattlo Addreast Chronicle tion. Because Spinoza was not the only eery . of the birth of Baruch
able and quiet life."
,the • Rumanians and those other people
Navy . , . but it was never sold.
But if they go abroadt
The manner in which Spinoza lie knows the names of all the will have to stop having Jewish pogroms, for there will be no one
one to be wronged: Israel also was Spinoza is the occasion for in- inherited
14 Stratford Plae., London, W. 1, England
the Jewish passion for stars ... can tell you which com- in America to make protest meetings. And what's the use of having
numerable books and articles
freedom may be gleaned from pany made which picture ... and a pogrom, if you don't have protest meetings.
Per Year I wronged. Furthermore, in the course of
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dealing with the life and work
IhibecrIption, in Advance.
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the
following
quotation from has two projection machines in
time the Jewish people, through its recog- of the Dutch-Jewish philosopher.
T. Mean publication. all correepondeng sad news matter
"Treatise on Theology and Poli- his home where pictures are un-
The job of being Minister to Albania is a very hard one. Only
Among the books which have
nition,
atoned
for
the
sin
against
Spinoza
ant reach this office by Tuesdny evening of each web.
tics"
which
i
quoted
b
y
.sly
last year, it is said, three Americans accidentally strayed there, mis-
of the paper erd
reeled twice a week.
made their appearance
Inn mailing notice., kindly on one
by the cruel "herem" ban. It was on the already
Browne: "Ile that knows him-
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taking it for Albany, New York.
are Lewis Browne's "Blessed
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Tim Detroit Jewish Chronicle Invitee correspondence on sob-
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self to be upright does not fear
Doug Fairbanks, the elder,
occasion
of
the
two
hundred
and
fiftieth
Spinoza,"
Dr.
Frederick
Kett-
Inn of %tenet to the Jewish people, but diselaim. 'noon+
the
fate
of
a
criminal
and
has
dashed
off
a
book
of
poems
Once, however, you get used to their daily revolutions, there is
''Spinoza the Biosopher"
Nay for an Indorsement of the viewa enreseed by the writers anniversary of Spinoza's death, speaking ner's
shrinks from no punishment; his
which will be published in the nothing like the job of minister to Albania. You can just sit back
Benjamin de Casseres'
at the Hebrew University on the Mount of and
mind is not wrung with remorse
spring. From capers to coup- quietly and write the great American novel.
Sabbath Readings of the Law
"Spinoza, the Liberator of God
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as though he had committed a
lets, so to speak.
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 23:1-25:18
Olives, that Professor Klausner declared: and Man." De Casseres is a disgraceful
deed; he holds that
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And when a revolution• breaks out, all you need to do is hang
Prophetical portion—I Kings 11-31
great-great
grand
nephew
of
"Let the ban be removed! Let the injury
death
in
a
good
cause
is
no
And
Doug,
Jr.,
is
much
inter-
out
the
American
flag
or
your
talith
katan—the
Albanians are not
Kislev
Readings
of
the
Torah
the latter's sister hav-
Rosh Chodesh
— of Israel toward you pass away! Your sin Spinoza,
punishment but an honor—that ested in Rabbi Lissauer's Modern particular and don't know the difference—and everything is fine.
ing married Samuel de Casseres.
death
for
freedom
is
glory!"
Forum.
Doug
and
Irving
Pichel
Or
you
can
whistle
the
Star
Spangled
Banner
or
Ilatikvah, and the
Cheshvan 26, 5693 has been atoned for! Thou art our brother,
Browne's book is perhaps the
November 25, 1932
An important work to which are on the sponsor list and will Albanians stand at attention.
most popular of the trio because
Spinoza! Thou art our brother!"
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Browne
makes
considerable
ref-
act as chairmen at the lectures.
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of the author's well known pop-
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erence is Prof. A. Wolf's "Cor-
The present Spinoza celebration marks ular style. The term "Blessed"
What Jew, especially if he has been at Zionist meetings—doesn't
Honoring Dr. Hershman.
is back know what to do when a revolution breaks out? If worst comes
respondence of Spinoza."
Josef
von
Sternberg
a
tribute
to
a
great
genius
and
a
great
pro-
in
the
title
is
the
translation
of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek is to be
Browne's "Blessed Spinoza"
without that cyclone which he to worst, you just take up a collection for the Jewish Nation'al Fund,
Hebrew meaning of Spin-
congratulated on the manner in which it duct of the Jewish people. It was a Jewish the
was published by the Macmillan
expected to photograph on his and all the revolutionists disperse. .
oza's first name, Baruch.
fountain
which
satisfied
Spinoza's
thirst
6,000-mile trip through the West
Co. (W•
is honoring its rabbi, Dr. A. M. Hershman.
LUCID STYLE
SPINOZA
THE
BIOSOPHER
Indies. Someone suggests that
But why only Albania and Jerusalem? What's the matter with
After 25 years of service with the con- for knowledge and which provided the
To a great extent, Browne
Dr. Frederick Kettner, prom-
he merely film the effect when
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gregation, Dr. Hershman has well earned foundation for his great philosophic genius. bases his biography on the inent among the Spinoza schol- he presents his expense account Pinsk?
earlier works of Jean Maxillien
ars, interprets Benedict Spin-
The Democrats stand for a lower tariff. A Jewish consul at
to the producers.
his recent election for a life tenure of office. Therefore Jewry is justified in claiming Lucas and Johann Kohler or oza
as a practical teacher of
Pinsk
could
help
remove
the
tariff
on
yeshiva
bachurim which Pinsk
But much more deserved is his recent grant him even if the claim is coupled with a Colerus. In a lucid style the life in his "Spinoza the Bioso-
Did you hear about Mr. Cohen, produces in such great quantities. They could take our cotton and
of a leave of absence which will enable rebuke against "the displeasure if not reader is given a picture of the pher," published by the Roerich the theater owner? When busi- Bell us yeshivah bachurim or Ilaman taschen.
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life of Spinoza leading up
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Museum Press, 310 Riverside ness became so bad that the cred-
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him, together with his family, to travel hatred" which biased the judgment of this early
to his excommunication and of
Drive, New York City ($2.50). itors took the seats away, he ad-
Some of the best kneidlach in the world, too, are made in Pinsk.
through Europe and to visit in Palestine. son of Israel against the entire people of his later years which he spent
Nicholas Roerich, in an intro- vertised Chinese night . . . and We could sell them near beer in exchange.
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in residence among Christians.
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duction, writes on "Spinoza" the customers sat on the floor.
There is no doubt that Congregation Israel.
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On many questions Browne
and "Vital Wisdom," and Dr.
And what's the matter with• Lithuania? Doesn't anyone want
Shaarey Zedek is certain ultimately to ben-
differs with Lucas, and is in-
Kettner, in his scholarly work
Sylvia Sidney is again to star to be minister to Lithuania? Are there no Litvacks yet among us?
efit by its latest act of granting Dr. Hersh-
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clined to give greater credence
on Biosopher Spinoza, dis-
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Reform Rabbis and Social Justice.
in a Dreiser story . • . they've
man this leave of absence. Being a keen
At its forty-third annual convention in to the authoritativeness of Cole- cusses the Ethics of the great bought Jennie Gerhardt for
Some people think Litvack is just a cuss word. But it isn't
rus's work. Described in de-
philosopher whose tercentenary
her next.
altogether that. They are people, too. In fact, I am a Litvack.
observer and an able student of Jewish Cincinnati, the Central Conference of tail is the life of Spinoza in is now being observed.
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problems, the results of his studies abroad American Rabbis adopted a set of resolu- Amsterdam, then in Ouwerwerk,
Dr. Kettner proves in this vol-
And Ricardo Cortez, they say,
Several years ago, llenry Hurwitz of the Menorah tried to form
will no doubt be of great benefit to the tions which definitely place the Reform then in Rijnburg, and latterly ume that Spinoza was not mere- was a reporter on the late New an association of Litvacks, on the style of Tygel's Polish Federation.
ly a metaphysician but was in- York World. If all those reported In fact, the plan went so far that a hall was hired, and delegates
The Vague.
congregation. Furthermore, his deep and rabbinate on the side of social and eco- in Browne
terested "in the problems of hu- to have • worked for the World
disagrees with Cole-
devoted interest in Palestine should also nomic justice. The statement endorsed by rus on the viewpoint that the man values ie their essential were laid end to end ... V10, hum, elected.
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to philosophy."
it wouldn't make much difference.
But they made the mistake of having the convention near a
cause him to return from the Jewish Home- the Central Conference was presented to reason Spinoza became an arti- relationship
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In a chapter on "Religion and
san
lens-grinder
is
because
of
delicatessen
store.
The
Litvacks,
passing
the store, saw a herring in
land with a message which ought to prove the convention by its Commission on Social the enjoinder by rabbis that Science" Dr. Kettner states
A new wrinkle in movie•mak- the show window—and never got to the convention.
stimulating for the Jews of this country. Justice, of which Rabbi Edward L. Israel youths must become producers. that "Spinoza's religion is the ing is sound collecting .
religion of true thinking, and
M•G-M has what they call sound
The view advanced by Browne
Congregation Shaarey Zedek has taken of Baltimore is chairman.
Some time ago, a Washington correspondent of one of the New
therefore the religion of prac-
libraries." Bells, surf, gunfire. York papers reported thab Herman Bernstein, the present minister
that the reason Spinoza turn-
the proper action in bestowing deserved
The salient points in this statement re- is
tical idealism. Spinoza chal-
airplanes, railroad .trains, and to Albania, had shown King Zog his Frigidaire, and the king had
ed to lens-grinding • is because
fer to the "inhumane aspects of our present he was gifted with his hands lenges men to become ethical street traffic are among the become very enthusiastic and ordered one for himself.
honors upon Dr. Hershman.
sounds filmed and filed. A new
order" and make the following declara- and was by nature an artist, pioneers."
"Spinoza's Ethics can be said
and that he therefore relished
■ cquisition is the ringing of
But that is only half the battle. What is in the Frigidaire is
tions:
to belong to the heroic litera-
"Big Ben," the famous London just as important as the Frigidaire, Richard perhaps will show Zog
Spinoza and the Jews.
the work. To quote Browne,
ture of the world," the author
clock. Lately for "Flesh" they the gefilte fish and since, as scientists tell us, a man is what he eats,
"Jew that he was, his dominant
The world is agog on the occasion of an
Any , system which can be to characterized
states in one of his conclusions.
imported • can of German King Zog, first thing you know, will be wearing "pay-ass" (cute little
concern was the why of life
interesting anniversary: the tercentenary
is neither economically sound nor can it be
"Spinoza taught men to live
cheers ... seems funny ... but Chassidic curls).
rather than the how of exist-
morally sanctioned. We therefore advocate
an
ethical-sociahlife.
But
ethi-
of the birth of Baruch Spinoza, which oc-
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they aren't taking chances with
ence."
immediate legislative action in the direction of
cal or heroic qualities cannot be
the assorted dialects of the two
curred on Nov. 24. Jews and non-Jews
SAINTLINESS
An economic revolution might result. If we could get "pay-ess"
SPINOZA'S
change. whereby social control will place the
possessed
by
us,
unless
we
are
hundred German actors in the in style, we could all save half our barber bill and pay the saved
In emphasizing the saintli-
everywhere are arranging mass meetings
instruments of production and distribution, as
inspired by heroic motives. The
picture.
ness of Spinoza, Browne quotes
money to the government to build more battleships.
tvell as the system of profits, increasingly
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world has therefore made but
to honor the philosopher's name. Streets
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the
following
reply
given
by
the
within the powers of society as a whole. We
poor
use
of
Spinoza's
Ethics,
Did you know how Felix Adler
And with Abe Goldberz as Consul to Jerusalem, the first thing
are being named in the Dutch Jew's honor.
philosopher when his pious land-
feel by this means alone can there be achieved
because the students of Spinoza actor, writer and producer, first you know, the High Commissioner of Palestine will be reading Gold-
lady
in
The
Hague
asked
him
There is an avalanche of articles and books
an adequate distribution of worldly goods and
have not possessed the heroic broke into the movies? One day, berg's articles in the Hadour and get first hand information about
his opinion of her religion:
an introduction of a system whereby the work-
type of mind."
when seeking a job, he accident-
on Spinoza and Spinozaism.
"Your r eligion is a good one,
ing hours in a machine age can be so adjusted
Further, Dr. Kettner states ally entered a projection room Palestine.
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you need not look for another,
The saintliness of Spinoza is being em-
in terms of time and pay as to make us feel
that "Spinoza's philosophy is an where a group of studio heads
After listening to Goldberg's speeches, I shouldn't be surprised
nor doubt that you may be
phasized and the manner in which Jewish
that we are following our ancient prophetic
ethical-religious doctrine of uni-
one day to see Goldberg returning bringing the High Commissioner
saved by it—provided that while
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mandate concerning man's stewardship of the
versal importance."
writers reverently speak of the philosopher
you apply yourself to piety, you
for a speaking tour for theKeren Ilayesod.
earth for the benefit of all humanity.
his
philosophy
unfortunately
gives
the
and
We feel that our federal, state and munici-
And speaking of Albania again, there are, of course, those
pal governments must take necessary meas-
impression that Spinoza was never rejected
who say that though Albania is, in fact, behind the scenes, as it
ures through equitable taxation to provide ade-
by Jewry, that only the fanaticism of Am-
were,
ruled by Mussolini, that is no reason why anyone should try
quate relief for the suffering. We feel, also,
by Ch arles
to muscle-in-it, since it is at present Bernstein's preserve.
sterdam's elders mars the picture of the
that there must be no abuse by police powers
against or violation of the civil rights of those
time of Spinoza.
II. Joseph
And what will the Albania king "zog" if another Jew comes
who want to express themselves within the
There is another angle which must not
there?
traditional limits of American freedom of
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be ignored. It is the strictly Jewish angle
speech in protest against existing conditions.
But I am very much in favor of this business of making Jewish
encourages intermarriage. T h e
We deplore a tendency to abrogate this free-
with which Jews must reckon and which
HAPPILY INTERMARRIED
to
VYING WITH CABOTS
dom by a growing spirit of economic dictator-
It happened on a letter written freedom of association . . . the consuls. If we had more Jewish consuls, it wouldn't be no easy
must be viewed for the sake of accuracy.
Who's an American? It looks
suppress progrom news. A friend of mine told me that he say, a
ship, the greatest menace to the orderly solu-
I
to the editors of the B'nai B'rith break-down
of former barriers, a
as
if
when
we
have
the
next
war
Jew
plainly
kicked
in
Hungary,
and
it
wasn't
reported
in
the
press.
The elders of the Amsterdam Jewish com-
tion of the problems of our social and indus-
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(if we are to have one) that the Magazine by a reader suggesting I better understanding of Jewish
munity, having emerged from the trials
by continually discussing anti- and non-Jewish life; but more par-
trial life."
Smiths and the Joneses and the that
Of course, the goy claimed that it was accidental, that he fell
Semitism
was
the
surest
way
to
I
ticularly
the
INDIFFERENCE
on
and horrors of Inquisitions, blindly, it is
The conference further went on record Browns and the Cabots will have keep it alive. Specific mention ! the part of Jew and non-Jew to on a banana peel and slipped, and accidently hit a Jew who was
true, adhered to the tenets of their faith declaring that "the more permanent func- to give way to those with so-called was made of the subject of inter-1 organized religion makes it easy passing. But who can believe that a goy would just slip on a banana
names. Just take a look
The writer in question for hundreds and thousands to for- peel like that. It was "rishus.."
and sought to defend it at all cost. But it tion of religious groups is to evoke a social foreign
marri
at this list of promotions by the marriage.
get prejudices that have come
.
must not be forgotten that they acted from conscience concerning the administration City College of New York in its said.
And how it will help the publicity men—if we get more Jewish
Nev-
down through the centuries. Ivy-
of intermarriage
another viewpoint when they pronounced of our economic life whereby, through so- Reserve Officers Training Corps. eYou
, How eptak
about thousands
of Jew- ertheless there is an ADDED ob- ministers and consuls. Now if organizations send out releases with
It reads like the Notre Dame foot-
per-
the
names
of these men, the editors look at it about a minute and
have been married for 15 stacle to be overcome when
the "herem" or excommunication against cial and economic reconstruction, the peri- ball squad:
ish marriages that go on the rocks?: sons marry out of the faith. It is then toss it in the waste basket. If they could attach their dis-
ball
Spinoza. They were merely adhering to odic pauperizing of masses of human be-
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"Edward J. Ilaiprin, Roland ; . , to a Gentile who studied difficult enough to obtain marital tinguished posts td their names, the editors would look at it two
minutes before tossing it in the waste basket.
the commonly accepted concepts and re- ings through charity and relief will become Small, Loeb B. Shelter, Milton years
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Zarchin, David G. Sippel, Maurice for the priesthood, but who left' f con ditions. This is evidenced by
ligious thoughts of the time, and did what unnecessary."
And what about Soviet Russia? There are those Jewish repub•
L. Zaken, Austin J. Bonis, John it because he did not like the the extraordinary number of di-
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every other creed would have done and
To the credit of the Commission on So- J. Tracy, Nathan Bendersky, Al- teachings . .. We have three sons vorces and "unhappy marrieds" lies there that ought to provide places to send Jewish consuls. I
what they believed the community at large cial Justice of the Central Conference of bait J. Altman, Meyer J. Plishner, and a daughter and all learning who remain together for the sake think there are 50 Jewish republics there. Maybe, though, it's the
read and write Hebrew ... The of their children. It is the best Fame one republic, only the correspondent forgot about it, and every
expected them to mete out to an unbeliever American Rabbis, let it be recorded that Ralph I. Jacobs, Sidney Landau, to
story,
Schwartzberg, Hyman Marcus, oldest son was her mitzvah . .
to find domestic happiness among time news was slow retyped the same
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and free-thinker in form of punishment this is not the first time that Rabbi Israel B.
We
both ' attend Jewish service; one's own group ... and I might
G.
Novissirno,
Norman
E.
Jar-
C.
at all times. I have many broth- add that it is easiest. Successful
Don't worry if you've got a foreign accent. Just tell them it's
vitt,
William
J.
Otolaro,
Michael
for his heresies.
and his associates spoke in protest against
Kermit J. Bell Ison, era and sisters and so far my chit- intermarriages ARE EXCEPTION- a southern drawl.
Would it have been too much to ask or sonic of the inhumane aspects of the pres- Christatos,
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Scheckman, W. A. Schat- dean are the only ones who
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expect that Spinoza, the great logician and ent system and against the conditions N.
tales, Alex Osherowitz, John B. able to read and write Hebrew
"291"
I do not consider my case
Probably
no
street
number
in
America
is better known than "291."
thinker, should have taken into considers- which have occasioned starvation and suf- O'Farrell, Alvin Schneiderman,
VALUE OF PRAYER
"
It has become, so to speak, the trade-mark of art in America. It is
Charles 0. Kates, Leo 11. Hecht, exceptional
ton these conditions in his own reactions fering in this country.
Of how much practical value is there that the gallery of Alfred Steiglitz is located. Probably noth-
Maurice Unger, Edward W. Hart- I The subject of intermarriage
Do you think that ing in America has contributed so much to fostering painting in
to the Jewish community? Jean Maximil-
And yet, in spite of evident truths of the man, Elliott Norwalk, Louis Ros- seems never destined to be satis- a prayer? bring
rain, or heal the
ien Lucas, one of the earliest of the Spinoza statements enunciated, there was serious seta, Ralph E. Ricciardi, Stanley I factorily settled. It is true there prayer or can
as the gallery of this Jew.
make
for your good for- America
Leonard R. Litman, are any number of experiences sick,
But "291" is threatened. Some friends are trying to gather up
biographers, relates that at his trial one of opposition within the ranks of an outspoken Gottschalk,
Felix De Giovanni, Stanley S. such as cited by the author of th'e tune? Personally, I frown on so- enough money to enable Steiglitz, who has now grown old, to con-
his teachers, Morteira, urged him to repent. minority against these resolutions. Thus, Pearlman, and Nathan L. Schiff- above quoted letter. But on the called miracles whether they oc- tinue the gallery, and Steiglitz is still putting up a fight, and an-
many "have cur at St Anne De Beaupre or in
Lewis Browne, in his "Blessed Spinoza.'
other hand a great
nounces if he cannot keep his present gallery he will take half a
quotes from Lucas on this point: 'Undis- at a meeting of the Association of Reform man."
th e rocks." The situation a Protestant or Jewish setting. I
That shows America to be in - gone o n Jew in America undoubtedly am prompted to write this because room, or maybe "we will hold forth on the street corners."
of the
deed
a
Melting
Pot.
mayed, the disciple answered him that he Rabbis of New York City and Vicinity,
of an item I saw recently in a
Jewish paper in the Northwest
knew the gravity of the threats and that, Rabbi Samuel Schulman charged the Com- CABINET POSSIBILITIES
mission on Social Service with ''sophomoric
which commented in this fashion
in return for the trouble which Morteira folly in its Socialism," stating that the rab-
Now they are choosing the
on the recovery of a Jewess in the
new Cabinet;
community it represents:
had taken to, teach him the Hebrew Ian- bis supporting its platform were "making president - elect's
An Incident Which Reveals the Type of Humanitarian Work That Is
is, the newspapers are. For
Being Done by the Health Agency Affiliated with
What might be considered a
guage, he wls quite willing to show him themselves a tail to the kite of the Socialist that
the benefit of those who may not
the Jewish Welfare Federation.
modern miracle was wrought by
how. to Perforin the excommunication!' party." Other rabbis asked to be recorded have seen them, I quote the names On the Occasion of the Tercen• prayers for the recovery of Mrs.
re
sug-
u
g
-
we
Bi
rt h ,
tenary
of
His
of
co-religionists
w
o
Granting that Browne is right in discredit- as opposing certain sections of the report.
There was great rejoicing in the baby specialist who confirmed
Samuel Molin who today is con-
1632 - 1932.
Bested in answer to an inquiry
valescing after a two-months' ill- the G. home. The birth of another the orthopedist's diagnosis. No
ing this account of Lucas, the mere fact
It was evident at the Cincinnati convene sent throughout the country by
ness. Prayers for her recovery boy added prestige to the house. wonder the child could not walk.
By DR. NOAH E. ARONSTAM were offered by Jews and Catho- The father was justly proud. The his legs were not strong enough
that jt,was given credence by this writer lion that the division among the delegates the New York Times:
Georgia sends in the name of
serves to justify the statement made by vas between the old and the new schools
baby was stout and cried lustily. to hold him. No wonder he could
lics."
John S. Cohen. Ile really cannot A mere tablet marks his place of
No one can properly question
"We shall call him David, after not grasp anything. Ile had what
Professor Graetz in his "History of the in the Reformrabbinate, between the older be counted though he is of Jewish ,
birth
my father 'olaysholom'," and Ja- is known as "tetany." Ultra vio-
the
heartening
reaction
to
prayer.
Jews" that "Spinoza was so filled with die- and the younger rabbis. Prevailing condi- descent. Major Cohen is now ser- ' In the City by the Dykes,
When we pray for ovine definite cob tried to pierce the curtain of let ray was ordered to all areas
pleasure, if not with hatred, of Jews and lions, we feel, will cause judgment to ring in the United States Senate Just a tablet;
result unquestionably it strength- the future when his boy David of the body—also medications
(by appointment. and is publisher But in that epigraph
ens
and encourages us on our res- would be confirmed and would such as Haliver oil and food such
Judaism, that his otherwise clear judgment predominate in favor of the younger men. of the Atlanta Journal).
What memories arise
olution. , But that prayers of oth- then indeed be a true son of Israel. as prune juice, tomato juice and
To stir the human soul,
was biased."
An order which permits starvation in the f Itil,a. l s isxa cp. ruasne kttfIrs tueprp.ille'rsotfhee ssnoroe
Months passed and young David egg yolk. Mrs. G. kept her ap-
ers
affect our welfare is some-
am of l' Unfolding to posterity
In discussing the Spinoza incidents, midst of plenty must be condemned. and
thing I am not prepared to sub- still cried, and his anxious mother pointments faithfully. No snow
I.aw at Harvard, formerly Assist- I Their ever-growing beauty.
to
noticed
that he never grasped her storm was so great that it pre-
scribe
to,
unless
I
want
to
go
Graetz states that Spinoza's "ardent desire the rabbis have condemned such inhumane ant United States Attorney in Spinoza — intellectual Lover of
the logical conclusion of such finger when she wished to play vented her from bringing David
God;
for truth, pure truth and certainty, led him conitions.
a former assistant ,
New
York
City;
Furthermore,
a
people
whose
in
miracles
with
him.
In fact it seemed im- to North End Clinic.
which ends
d
to the Secretary of War and the 1 Spinoza—liberator of God and reasoning that
to a complete breach with the religion en- traditions contain such revolutionary
God sets aside His possible for him to crook his fin-
meaning
i
Winter approaches again and
p l i air.
man ,
I i4 ah a r o ry.ob ro m r erCh
f
onf
ry
eget
m
S
Ile was different from the again there is great rejoicing in
deared to him from childhood." In Graetz's posals as the Jubilee Year must take ptr°
, Who trod in His sublime imman- own laws in order to answer per- gers.
e e
the
the
other children. Ile did not crawl the home of the G's. They con-
sonal appeals.
care
Board
and
Counsel
to
the
Media-
,
"History of the Jews" we also read :
at the time his sturdier brothers sider that David has really been
lead in urging drastic efforts in removing lion Commission
Inspired. a child of dreamers and
"Spinoza's moral doctrines—ethics in
and sisters had walked. • Ile did reborn. Ile can take a few steps
"S65,000—ANONYMOUS"
thinkers,
existing
evils.
New York contributes three,
-
"$65,000—Anoynmous." I quote not play with the toys that were now and holds on to his father's
the narrower sense—are just as unfruitful
Rabbi Schulman's criticism of the stand the first of whom is Bernard Bar- A Son of Israel.
to babies of his age. His thumb as he never has before.
that
from
the
columns
of
the
Bos-
as his political theories. In either case he taken by the Reform rabbis was ably an- uch, Chairman of the War Indus- Illis mind spurred by fiery intent ton Jewish Advocate. which lists common
fearful mother questioned herself.
course of treatment is not
recognizes submission as the only radical swered by Rabbi Israel, who stated among tries Board; regarded as one of To fathom the very Source of Be- the contributors to the campaign "What have I not done for him David's
finished but he has made such
the greatest authorities on rail- ing,
at
i
have
done
for
th
Philan-
,
th
e
oth
of
the
Associated
Jewish
ers?
great strides that Mrs. G. feels
course.
roads and mines; is an expert on I Eternal without beginning,
other things:
thropies of that city. $65,000—., True, I have not had the means that day would be fist if she were
trade and agricultural problems I And eternal without end,
"With this conception of God and moral
what glorious vistas were his Anonymous! I can easily under-, to feed him as I had the others, to miss an appointment at North
10
d
s
ocial.
The
challenge
now
is
economic
and
foreign
relations.
action, it cannot surprise us that Judaism
stand what prompts a person who a but surely that cannot make such End Clinic.
Jesse Isidor Strauss is a secondlThe Unity of Existence,
Religion's duty is much more closely o akin to
can afford to give sixte-five thou- a marked difference. I will take
found no favor in Spinoza's eyes. Judaism
suggestion. Head of Macy's. A I The All in One and One in All.
the ancient prophetic function of judging a
sand but who gives only six thou- him to the doctor at the clinic.
director
Imparting
unto
us
a
dream,
lays down directly opposite principles— 1 concrete economic situation in the light of
Harvard overseer; state
One hundred doctors and den-
sand, to omit the name. But it They will tell me what is wrong
of unemployment relief in New I Bestowing unto us a hope.
tists unselfishly serve North End
Jewish social idealism. The times demand
beckons man to a high self-reliant task,
shows that somebody is giving a with my baby.
Far
greater
than
what
certainty
York in 1931-32.
Clinic
patients. Your Commun-
something
more
than
the
vague
generality,
sake.
She
bundled
the
child
up
in
good deal for GOODNESS'
could troth,
and proclaims aloud the progress of man-
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., New I
"Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." They
e d" Spin- It indicates a becoming modesty several suits of overalls as he had ity Fund gift has made it possible
York,
publisher
and
agriculturist.1This
is
what
our
"Bless
kind in simple service of God, holiness and
to
thus
utilize their services.
demand specific condemnations of private mon-
and does away to some extent to no underwear nor other suitable
oza has wrought;
State Coneervation Commissioner 1
IclotRes for the crisp February
opoly and private exploitation of the profit sys-
victory over violence. the sword and degrad-
the Advisory And with the voice of the prophet the oft-repeated charge that many weather. Young David was ad-
and
Chairman
of
give to charity just to see their
More than 60 faithful volun-
tem, in the spirit of Isaiah, who warned con-
of yore
g war. This progress has been furthered
Commission of New York on Agri-
names in print. i don't believe jmitted to the orthopedic depart- teers have reduced the cost of
cretely against those who "join house to house
1 His yearning soul proclaimed:
c ulture .
I think most nerving :, ment of the North End Clinic. Ile caring for patients at North End
to many ways by Judaism in the course of
that
because
and field to field."
My own choice would be alter "I am One!
the who give liberally are indifferent , was thoroughly examined and it Clinic, thus conserving your Com-
es. Wanting as Spinoza was in appre-
shown that he I form the light and create
whether their names eo in the was found he had rickets, the munity Fund gifts for essential
The Reform rabbis have acted wisely in Lippman, who has
darkness,
nsion of historical events, more wonder-
posseses one of the best minds on,
philanthropy aftermath of every depression . services. More volunteers can be
er atheleay
and public affairs. national and inter. I make peace and create evil,
From there he was referred to . used.
than the phenomena of nature, and un- their majority decisions on the social
paper t or stay oat.
ne. "
1 are 0
\
in
this
country.
national,
economic
problems
of
our
time.
e as he therefore was to accord to Jude-
IIRONICLE
ELEPLTROITI
f
DEFINING SPINOZA
1
Our Film Folk
•
—
,
RANDOM THOUGHTS
SPINOZA I
AT THE NORTH EN D CLINIC