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ABI)rntorKkwunet RON 1CLE
Sabbath Readings of the Law
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 44:18-47:27
Prophetical portion—Ezek 37:15-28
Fad of Tebet Readings of the Law,
Sunday, Dec. 16
Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 32:11-14; 34:1-10
Prophetical portion—Is. 55:6-56:8
December 14, 1934
Tebeth 8, 5695
The Federation Symposium
The symposium of agencies affiliated
with the Jewish Welfare Federation of
Detroit, which is being concluded in this
issue, is an interesting commentary on
community affairs.
In taking stock of the achievements' of
our important social service agencies, it
is well that we should remember that
there is no yardstick for measuring serv-
ice when human values are involved.
The Federation has been compelled to
work with a constantly decreasing budget
in caring for gradually increasing obliga-
tions. The needs have increased—the
dollars have decreased.
In the face of such a condition, there is
reason to be doubly satisfied with the
Federation's efforts.
A cross-section of the communal pic-
ture as presented in the reports of local
agenciea reveals a maximum return on
a minimum of investment. The child
care problem is being solved admirably
tinder existing conditions. .The Jewish
Social Service Bureau, burdened with ob-
ligations and responsibilities of such vary-
ing natures that we ought to feel fortun-
ate that able experts are serving on its
staff to care for our relief problems, is
accomplishing a super-human task.
Under existing circumstances, every
agency has similarly made a definite con-
tribution to the community's needs, and
all are accomplishing the maximum that
can possibly be expected with the present
financial handicaps.
Such efforts deserve commendation—
and the central body, the Jewish Welfare
Federation. must especially be commend-
ed fur its notable achievements.
Undignified Entertainment
Over the signatures of Judge Otto A.
Rosalsky, its acting president; Samuel
Rottenberg. chairman of the board of d -
rectors, and Bernard Semel, honorary sec-
retary, the Jewish Education Association
of New York has addressed the following
plea for a guarantee of dignity and sanc-
tity of Jewish public life:
On Sunday night, at the Trocadero Res-
taurant, Shaftsbury Avenue, W., there was
held one of the most lavish Bar Mitzvah cele-
brations that have ever been indulged in to
mark the entry of a Jewish boy into his four-
teenth year. Invitations were issued by the
parents "on the occasion of the confirmation
of their eldest son," and bore the following
time-schedule: ''Celebrations, 6 p. m. to 6 .
a. m.; Cocktails, 6:30 p .m.; Dinner, 7:30
p. m.; Breakfast, 4 a. m."
The guests arrived from 6 o'clock onwards.
Precautions were taken to avoid gate-crashing,
every guest being required to show the invita-
tion. Cocktails were provided ad lib. Neapoli-
tan singers sang vociferously, but seemed to
attract little attention from the throng of
guests. The mother of the Bar Mitzvah, beau-
tifully attired and wearing a collar of diam-
onds, received the visitors.
Dinner was served at half-past seven in a
room specially decorated in Venetian style.
The top table was shaped like a gigantic gon-
dola and bore the name of the Bar Mitzvah
in large letters. The color scheme of the dec-
orations was the boy's school colors, and the
waiters were in the costume of Venetian gon-
doliers.
Four well known orchestras provided the
music, three of them playing in turn during
the dinner; while a group of singers wandered
among the tables giving items from time to
time. The catering was lavish and champagne
glasses were not allowed to remain empty for
more than a few seconds, the meal concluding
with choice liqueurs and expensive cigars.
Following a speech by the Bar Mitzvah, the
headmaster of the boy's school gave a short
address in which he dwelt on the problem of
the persecuted Jew; and the Bar Mitzvah's
mother also spoke. The guests, who numbered
some 400, then adjourned to another room
where more drinks were provided, proceeding
. thence to the ballroom. Here a tableau was
staged, the partition dropping to reveal the
family grouped in a gondola.
Dancing, Interspersed with cabaret acts,
continued until 1:30 a. m., when the N. C. an-
nounced that the whole party, by now swollen
to some 700, would be transported "to a secret
destination." Luxuroius motor-coaches carried
the guests to Sunderland House, Mayfair,
where again gate-crashing precautions were
taken.
The interior of Sunderland House was got
up to represent a London street scene, com-
plete with lamp-posts, boardings, posters, boot-
blacks, postmen, policemen, United Dairies'
men, roast chestnut vendors, and coffee-stalls
serving all kinds of delicacies. Barrel organs
played, while even such details as traffic lights
were included In the "set." In the magnificent
marble ballroom on the first floor the guests
danced to music provided by two orchestras,
while special dance hostesses were provided.
A surprise feature was staged when news.-
boys suddenly dashed among the throng giving
away copies of the Evening News, in the
stop-press blank column of which was printed
a description of the celebrations, concluding
with the words: "The novelty of the arrange-
ment made the party an outstanding event in
this season's social diary." Included in each
copy was a photograph of the party assembled
at dinner which had been taken only a few
hours previously.
The merry-making continued until dawn
when breakfast was served and after further
revelries everybody joined in singing: "Auld
Lang Syne," which concluded what must be
one of the most astonishing entertainments on
such an occasion that has ever been given by
Jewish people whom, as reported elsewhere in
this issue, Sir Ilerbert Samuel has describe(
as "very like other people, only rather more
so."
Metropolitan
Comment
By HENRY W. LEVY
(JTA Special Correepondent/
1
RANDOM JOTS
S. N. Behrman's new play,
"Rain From Heaven," the one
from which Ina Claire withdrew
because her German fiance ob-
jected to some of the anti-Nazi
implications in it, will open at
the Guild Theater on Christmas
Eve . . . Franz Werfel's "The
Forty Days of Musa Dagh," the
December Book of the Month and
Catholic Book Guild choice, is al-
ready in its 70th thousand, a
phenominal best seller .. . Ger-
trude Stein, the unintelligible,
was intelligible enough when she
told reporters that her new book,
"Portraits and Prayers" was one
of the three best of the current
year . . . . Stark Ilellinger's film
story, "Broadway Bill," was a big
hit in New York, it being held
over at the Radio City Music Hall
for another week.
Mervyn Le Roy, ace • mega-
phoner, and Warner son-in-law,
has drawn the directorial assign-
ment for "Anthony Adverse." The
present cast line-up includes two
and a half Jews, Edward G. Rob-
inson, Ricardo Cortez and Aline
McMahon. Robinson is slated for
Napoleon, Cortez for Ouvrard,
Miss McMahon for Faith. Head-
ing the cast will be Leslie Ilow-
ard as Adverse, and such other
stars as Warren William as Broth-
er Francois,' Bette Davis as An-
gela, George Brent as Vincent
Nolte, Ann Dvorah as Neleta, Kay
Francis as Dolores, Guy Kibbee as
Bonnyfeather and Henry O'Neill
as Don Luis. This LeRoy opus
should be an all star production
surpassing anything previously at-
tempted by the movies.
Jacob De Haas's Monumental Work
"Encyclopedia of Jewish Knowledge" is a Valuable Collec-
tion of Information on Most Important Jewish Person.
alities, Facts and Achievements
J
ACOB DellAAS's "The Encyclopedia of Jew-
ish Knowledge," promised us for more than
a year by his publishers, Behrman's Jewish
Book House, 1261 Broadway, New York ($5),
at last made its appearance. The number of
topics incorporated in this volume, its all-in-
elusiveness as an informative work, explains the
delay in publication. But it is certain to be wel-
comed as a volume which will fill a long-felt need
by the average Jew who is not inclined to go to
a 10-volume encyclopedia for Jewish information,
and who desires a compact volume from which
to gather the facts he needs for the clarification
of Jewish issues which perplex him.
This newest Jewish encyclopedia has the
additional value of being within the mewls of
the average person. While it in no way substi-
tutes for the 10-volume encyclopedia, it fills just
this very important need of becoming accessible
to those who would not buy the bulkier set.
Furthermore, even those who own the larger
work must of necessity acquire also this work
because it is up-to-date and handily supplements
the earlier volumes which appeared almost SO
years ago.
4,000 Years of History
Jewish Contributions to Civilization
Of particular interest in this volume is the
article "Original Jewish Contributions to Civili-
zation." In a little more than five and a half
pages, or 11 columns, Mr. Dellaas has incorpor-
ated the important Jewish achievements by orig-
inal contributors to acoustics, agriculture, arche-
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colonization, communications, cosmography, eco-
nomics, education, exploration, humanitarianism,
ichtology, industry, journalism, judiciary, lan-
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merchant marine, munitions, music, navigation,
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politics, time, typography, trade and commerce,
translations, transportation, weights and meas-
ures.
Turn at random to almost any page, and the
Dellaas encyclopedia presents information so
interestingly described that it is impossible to pass
up this one-volume storehouse of knowledge
without recommending it highly. It is natural
that some minor errors and omissions should
creep into a volume of this size and scope, but
these are so insignificant that the major value of
it must be emphasized.
Mr. Dellaas, who has already made an im-
portant mark in English-Jewish literature, had
as collaborators in this volume 168 writers, in-
cluding Dr. Noah E. Aronstam and Philip Slomo-
vitz of Detroit.
The lives of great Jewish men and women are
mingled in this one-volume encyclopedia with
experiences in Jewish history totalling 4,000
years. The compression of a maze of facts and
figures into about 700 pages is in itself a great
achievement. A perusal of the subject matter
coveted at once stamps the volume as an excellent
reference work deserving of a place in every
English-speaking Jewish home.
It's All Inclusiveness
-
BY-THE -WAY
Tidbits and News
By DAVID SCHWARTZ
(BoSyriglit. 193A
J. T. Al
PICKETING THE LABORITE&
Man is a queer animal, If you
still don'L, believe it, consider the
incident that °cursed last week at
the recently concluded convention
of the Pottle Zionists (Labor
Zionists).
I did not attend the convention
but as I walked into a restaurant
that night, I chanced to meet one
who had Just come from it — and
he informed me that the left
wingers had picketed the conven-
tion.
"Ah, so our communist breth-
ren can't go for the mildness of
the Laborites economics," I said.
"No, it isn't that," he replied.
"They were picketing the conven-
tion because of the fact that Yid-
dish is not supported in Palestine,
while Hebrew is."
• • •
THE SEA OR THE
CEMETERY
I have been told a very inter-
esting story by a Palestinian
in this connection. It seemed
that a meeting of the Beth Am
recently took place in Tel Aviv in
a building peculiarly situated.
On one side was the Stediter-
renean. On the other, a ceme-
tery.
A number, small but vociferous
of Yiddishists, had come to the
meeting determined to raise a
rumpus. They protested that the
discussion be in Yiddish. '
The chairman listened and then
announced. "This meeting will use
Hebrew as Its language. Those
who want Yiddish can jump into
one or the other aides of the
building—in the sea or the ceme-
tery.
And the great throng, who
were for Hebrew, thunderously
applauded.
And had I been there, I
should have applauded.
We turn, for instance, to a page which de-
scribes the Jewish interest in Corfu. Mingled
with the story of the Jewish life in this island
is a description of the persecutions which took
place there, and to make the description as com-
plete as possible in the brief space assigned to it
is a quotation from Dubnow which at once gives
the article the importance it deserves as a de-
• • •
scription of a center which played an important
NO JEW
role in Jewish history.
Strange that no one of the Hol-
We turn, at random, to another page, and we
lywood's Jewry is included on the
find a well-written article on Jewish education,
list compiled by the Motion Pic-
THAT PERVERSE STREAK
quoting Proverbs (i. 2-4) to elaborate on the
ture llerald, trade paper, of the
But what is it after all that
"Then Biggest Money -Making
importance of learning in Jewish life.
led these Yidishishts to picket the
The Journalist to the Fore
Stars of 1934." Nine thousand ex-
Labor Zionists convention?
At random, also, we turn to another page, and
hibitors throughout the country,
Is it actualy because they are
It is Dellaas the journalist who comes to the find an important, although very brief, outline
voted on the list that was headed
so fond of Yiddish?
by Will Rogers, and included, in fore in this volume. After reading his recently of Emancipation of the Jews, giving dates and
I myself doubt it.
numerical order, Clark Gable, published history of Palestine, it is interesting facts which shed light on the subject.
I think it is due to nothing but
Janet Gaynor, Wallace Beery, to find Dellaas settling down to a compilation of
Turning to another page, we find articles on a perverse streak in their make-
Mae West, Joan Crawford, Bing details of an entirely different nature. While Names, giving names of places and snrnames; up.
Crosby, Shirley Temple, the late here, too, he is the historian who evaluates data
That same group years ago
Joseph Nasi, the Duke of Nazos; Alfred Naquet,
Marie Dressler and Norma Shear-
were protesting against Zionism
er . . . . The recent successful dealing with the story of his people, he emerges, Names of God, etc.
altogether, but now that Zion-
recital at Carnegie Hall of the however, as the newspaperman who is not tired
The articles on Palestine and Zionism have ism and Jewish Palestine ac-
11-year-old Jewish violinist, Paul by tedious details and minute bits of information the advantage of being written by one of the quired a substance and a mo-
Musikonski, recalls other noted without which his volume would be incomplete.
ablest exponents of the Jewish national move- mentum that cannot in toto be
Jewish musical prodigies of the
There are approximately 700,000 words in ment—Mr. Betting. The article on Palestine is dismissed, they have taken to
past. There were Ileifetz, El-
this mode of venting what is
man, Zimbalist and of course- this volume, and the topics covered appear under accompanied by a two-page map.
really psychological malaise, which
Yehudi Menuhin. To name a few about 6,000 captions. The author and editor
There is an interesting article on Polish and should be psyched by Dr. Freud.
still with us in all their youthful- does not confine himself to modern history. As Russian Jewry.
ness, there are: Grischa Golub-
WE STILL NEED RELIGION
Thus, ad infinitum, this volume contains an
off, Max Rosen, Ruth Slenczinski Mr. Delius points out in his prefatory remarks,
I myself believe that we find
and Yehudi's younger sister, "the biographies of all those who lived prior to unusually interesting collection of information. 'these perverse streaks in Jews be-
Hephzibah, who just made a suc- the fall of the Jewish state in 70, if arranged in
The article by Dr. Aronstam is on the Jewish cause there was a too rapid re-
cesful debut in London and who chronological order, will provide a fairly detailed dietary laws, and Slomovitz wrote the histories lease from religions doctrine. It
will make her New York debut review of Jewish history to that date."
may be true that religion is not
of Detroit and Michigan.
,
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KOENIG
S A RESULT of intensive ac- a result of the Senate munitions
A
tivities among those who de- investigation now under way. A
sire to move greater quantities of
cotton Into export channels, a
barter agreement between the
United States and Germany now
seems inevitable. Announcement
of conclusion of negotiations is
expected any day.
The deal is expected to involve
an outlet for at least 500,000
bales of American cotton, and
perhaps 800,000 bales. Around
Permit no to call to your earnest attention
$30,000,000 is involved, In return,
a matter that concerns the dignity and good
The same issue of our London contem- Germany will send to this coun-
name of our people, and that has a special
try nitrates, now being obtained
bearing on the Jewish education of our chil-
porary in which appeared this interesting from Chile, and such other prod-
dren and our youth. The matter has to do with
as American importers think
description of lavishness also carried the ucts
Jewish public assemblies, and with certain un-
they can dispose of in the United
seemly types of entertainment that are, un-
States.
following
editorial
comment
on
this
cele-
• • •
fortunately, making their appearance in some
bration:
of them.
At first it was reported that the
Treasury Department looked upon
Not to be misunderstood, let on state at
It is difficult to read of this orgy of waste
barter between the United States,
the outset that we do not suggest or intimate
especially as regards to nitrates,
that your organization has utilized such forms
and display without a feeling of hot indigna.
as constituting dumping. The Ger-
of entertainment Our aim in addressing you
Lion and shame. It was a sheer nightmare of
man nitrates would replace those
and other important Jewish bodies is to be-
wanton
extravagance.
The
functiofi—or
func-
bought now from Chile at the
speak your co-operation in this matter.
price ordinarily paid for Chilean
tions, for there was a succession of them—
Jewish assemblies, large or small, public
nitrates. This price is said to be
or private, should be and, in fact, have been,
was contrived with an ingenuity which was
below the domestic price in Ger-
distinguished by an atmosphere of refinement
astonishing. There was not only "a sound of
many.
and sanctity. Jewish life, in its social as well
revelry
by
night,"
but
well
into
"the
morning
The treasury department has
as personal aspects, drew its inspiration from
after." Nothing was left undone to dazzle
been making an intensive inves-
the Torah, and this source guaranteed its
tigation.
The latest information
the guests with the opulent and the unex-
integrity and dignity. For our children and
is that treasury lawyers were
young people, these gatherings have been •
pected, and the cost of these garish and bar-
drafting
an
opinion which would
measure of the quality of the faith and tradi-
barian high jinka must have run into thou-
say, in effect, that the trade of
tions of their people.
sands of pounds. For what? To mark a
cotton for nitrates with Germany
We can not permit this measure to be viti-
would not violate anti-dumping
purely religious occasion. A moment when
ated. It is unfortunately true, at many of
statute&
some
German-Jewish
refugees
are
hungering
•
our functions, forme of entertainment are in-
• • •
troduced that violate the traditional dignity
for bread, and piteous appeals are coming
The southern cotton boys are
of Jewish gatherings. These functions in-
particularly pleased over the way
from starving Russian Jewry, is chosen by the
elude those of a private character, such as
things are developing. At first
accursed love of parade and "show" to run
weddings, birthday and bar mitzvah parties.
they feared they would be left
riot in this reckless fashion, and to flaunt the
At weddings, in particular, popular Bono are
with all the cotton in their laps.
being introduced that are unworthy of being
wealth of the organizers in the marble halls
What made the situation worse
part of our solemn and beautiful marriage
for them was the prospect of fur-
of Mayfair. What, one asks in bewilderment,
ritual. The functions include also those of a
ther increased production next
had these people to gain from it all? Was it
public character, such as synagogue and holi-
year, and a greater cotton carry-
the admiration of their guests, who should
day functions, Talmud Torah exercises, par-
over. George Peek, president of
have been ashamed to attend? Was it a height-
ents' meetings, organization dinners, etc.
the Export-Import Bank, is doub-
ly pleased because barter with
"It is needless to enlarge on these deplor-
ening of the religious and moral sense of the
countries unable to pay in cash
able innovations. Let there be nothing cheap
young hero of the occasion? Or was it the
is a pet idea of his.
or vulgar at Jewish gatherings. Let these
respect of their non-Jewish fellows? We
In the event the cotton barter
gatherings maintain unblemished their tradi-
denounce, with all our power, this gross mis-
agreement with Germany does go
tional quality for our own Bake, and, even
through, and there is but little
use of wealth. We protest against this prosti-
more, for the sake of our children.
likelihood now that it will not, the
"We cannot expect our children to be im-
tution of a hallowed religious ceremony to
next problem will be the actual
premed by our precepts if they see these pre-
purposes of vulgar ostentation. We repudiate
collecting
of what is due, wheth-
cepts violated by their elders. Judaism, they
the whole sorry and deplorable exhibition as
er it be in the form of goods or
are truthfully told, is the highest way of life.
rash.
At
the
present time • num-
an effront to true Jewish feeling and a menace
Certainly at Jewish assemblies they should find
ber of European countries are
to Jewish interests- And we hope that never
confirmation of this truth.
having
great
difficulties
with Ger-
We do not, of course, suggest that joy and
again will it be the duty of this journal to
many in, getting her to pay for
merriment have no place at our gatherings.
sully
its
pages
and
shock
its
readers
with
the
what
is
received.
On the contrary, Judaism is • religion of joy.
• • •
record of a function so wretched and hu-
Jena are commanded to rejoice in their fes-
Negotiations between France
and
humor
are
wholly
dance
miliating.
tivals. Song and
and Germany over the Saar Vol-
in niece. but they should be refined, not vulgar
et' came as a pleasant surprise
Further comment on the dangers of un- to Washington because it re-
—d'enified, not cheap.
We are sure that in our effort to maintain
move, one of the dangers of an-
dignified
Jewish
entertainments,
against
f". ).'eh level of our public life we will have
other European conflagration. I"
the enerl-will and co-operation of your or-
which the Jewish Education Association •iew of the agreement between:
ganisation.
he two -c-otintries there is no
makes its emphatic appeal, is unnecessary. doubt
now who will be in posses-
Unusual stunts. lavish entertainments, t is to be hoped that Jewish institutions sion of the Saar after the Jan.
13
plebiscite.
re-"v displays and the lack of tact so often and Jewish individuals will be careful not
• • •
mark Jewish private and public affairs
American arms manufacturers'
o commit the indignities which must re-
MeV find themselves under more
that this statement of the Jewish Educa-
tion Association deserves more than pass- act unfavorably against the entire people. rigid governmental regulations as•
number of senators believe that
legislation should be introduced
during the coming session of Con-
gress to place armaments makers
under government control.
The Senate Committee is irked
at the movement of arms into
Germany in spite of the Treaty
of Versailles. The committee has
revealed that the rearming of the
Hitler government was used as a
lever to increase military appro-
priations in other European coun-
tries.
• • •
Senator Vandenberg has point-
ed out that the rearming of Ger-
many involved not only direct
profits to the munitions industry,
but indirect profits resulting from
the fear in other countries of a
rearmed Reich. British as well
as American armaments menufac-
turers have sold arms to the
Nazis in violation of treaties made
effective after the World War.
When the new Congress con-
venes the munitions investigat-
ing committee will request more
funds with which to carry on the
probe. The original fund of $50,-
000 has been spent and commit-
tee workers are now working
without pay. Committee mem-
bers say that. in spite of the many
revelations already made public
they "have only scratched the
surface."
(Copriyht. less.
J. T. A
The Greatest Lie in History
Subject of New
Bloch Book
A Famous Classic
In a New Edition
FESTIVAL STUDIES. By Israel Abut-
harns. Published by Edward Gisil-
70.c. 11,5., E,2, 5 g Zii ssi t T i6 St d .;. London.
For more than a quarter of
century, Dr. Israel .tbrahams'
"Festival Studies" served as
the most important collection of
esays about Jewish customs
and holidays.
This volume, being exactly
what the sub-title connotes—
"thoughts on the Jewish year"
—has been an outstanding ref-
erence book in schools, and
students of Jewish customs and
celebrations have prized it.
Now this volume is making
its appearance in a new edi-
tion—and once again it must
command wide interest, and
should find a wide reading
public among those hitherto
unacquainted with it.
The late Dr. Abrahams in
this volume reviews the charms
of Jewish ceremonials, and the
traditions of our holidays are
described here by a scholar who
was himself so deeply imbued
with the glories of Jewish
idealism.
All the holidays—minor and
major—are viewed from their
traditional angles Various
forms of observances are de-
scribed. There is, for instance,
an essay on ;Some Succahs
I Have Known;" another on
"Chanukah in Older Times,"
etc., each describing types of
adherence as well as the tradi-
tions themselves.
"Festival Studies" should
find a place in every Jewish
home.
OUR SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES: HOW
THEY FUNCTION IN PRESENT EMERGENCY
(coersurien mow
LAST WEEK) difillte
the care of the transients
with the general social service pro-
gram
of
our community.
Family Regulation
Another important step was
Of Mother's Clinic taken
in the fall of the some year,
which illustrated the community-
The Mothers' Clinics for family mindedness of the board, and the
regulation are now housed in the ability of such ancient institutions
North End Clinic and Parkside as Ilachnosas Orchim to adapt
Hospital for the Colored respec- themselves to new conditions. The
tively. Each holds one session per depression resulted in a consider-
week the former on Tuesday, th e able number of men, both young
latter on Thursday morning. The and old, Jewish men, legal resi-
work of these clinics is to advise dents of Detroit, who were without
and prescribe contraceptives for the family connections, and without any
limitation or spacing of families income to majntain themselves, The
where there are medical or eco- House of Shelter agreed to care for
nomic indications for same. The this group as long as there was a
purpose of these clinics is to raise need for it.
the standard of living of the under-
In the summer of 1.133, the House
privileged family, provide more of Shelter absorbed the work of
leisure for the care of living chil- the Kosher Kitchen which had bees
dren, save the health of the over- in operation for about a year. The
urdened mother, preserve the Ism- task of feeding one meal a day to
ily and conserve the resources of that group that had been served by
all socal service agencies in the the Kitchen is now being perform-
community. ed by the House of Shelter.
These clinics, formel conduct- During the year endin October
ed under the aegis of t e Detroit 3 1, 1934, the House of She ter cared
elm elfare Federation are for 166 transients; housed 83 home-
now supported by contributions less residents; gave 3,451 nights
and a minimum charge to patients, lodgings; and served 12,419 meals.
below the level of the private fee. During Passover, Seder services
All welfare cases are free. There are conducted at the Ilouse of Shel-
is a lay board of directors, but the ter and meals given to approxi-
medical side is in charge of physi- mately 110 men daily during the
cians. Three thousand cases have holiday week. Meals and religious
been cared for to date.
services are also provided for the
The Mothers' Clinics were insti- Jewish inmates of the County Jail
tuted and are conducted by Mrs. and the House of Correction, this
Mayer B. Sulzberger and Mrs. being a function and a responsibil-
Harry Farbstein When opened in ity maintained by the House of
1927, these clinics were the only Shelter for many years.
birth control service between Chi-
The House of Shelter is conduct-
' cago and New York. Since the ed in the spirit of traditional Jude-
. vital need has been demonstrated ism. It is a living example of the
I many others have been opened in idea that Orthodox and Reformed
the city and state. Jewry can co-operate harmoniously
in the interests of a united com-
munity.
Offering Shelter in
The House of Shelter is governed
Traditional Spirit by a board of 27 men elected each
year at an annual meeting. The
By ISAAC ROSENTHAL
routine tasks of administration are
President, House of Shelter
in the hands of a house committee.
The so-called "Protocols of the
Elders of Zion", now the basis of
a public trial in Switzerland, have
been exposed beyond question by
Benjamin Segel, a German scholar
Youngsters of 10 and older who l ferile er lpisin pgerthhae stranger and way-; The Family Care Agency
who, knowing with all sensible men
ps the oldest Jewish
that these writings have been only love the frontier story, will be charity. It traces its origin t
h
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By THEODORE LEVIN
The
polit ical reaction,
story of his hospital ity raham.
President, Jewish Social
Fr
to the
th ree s trangers is mvingly
spent years investigating the sour: i ) grateful
o
Service B
record-
ces and methods of the lying, Jew stance Lindsay Skinner (Mac- ed in Genesis 18: 2-9.
baiting authors.
Imillan, $1.75). Illustrations in this
The
beginning
of
Jewish
inirrii-
An English translation of Segel's volume are by John Rae.
I The Jewish Social Service Bur
gration to America created the eau is a family care agency whose
work by Dr. Samba Czaczkes-
In this story no one speaks of need for temporary rived
shelte rs to principal Object is to preserve and
Charles, an Austrian scholar now
for the newly arrived take
m improve the level of Jewish life.
in America, will soon be issued by the McPhail twins as Rob and care
grants
they were able to
the Bloch Publishing Co., New Roy. It is Rob Roy--and ao care
Because in the past the most oh-
This
ViOUR method of preserving the
is
in
the
York, under the title: "The Pro- such they are inseparable heroes ori gin of of themselves.
every „ Ilachnosa s
tocols of the Elders of Zion: The of the present volume by an au- Orchim" nearly
family
unit was the extending of
in this country.
Greatest Lie in History." Segel thor who knows history and pion-
financial aid, the bureau is still
The Jewish II
Sh el ter in regarded by many as a
exposes the forgeries of the various ear l i fe .
Detroit WAS organized in 1097.
relief or-
fly ganization. This belief must now
authors and translators of these
Added to the element of ad- 1917, the problem of the tranoi-nt,
spurious documents; he discloses venture there is also an interest-
be
deemed
not
entirely
correct s
hid
ro
the inconsistencies and plagiaries ' ing angle of animal life in the due to Detroit's rapid growth,
such proportions that it since in the total number of cases
of their compilers; he points out hook—and the twins' wild cat— aosumed
handled
by
the
bureau
only
about
was necessary to move te larger
the vagueness of their presumed Toddy Thompson—is one of the quarters, Brush and
Winder Ste. 20 per cent receive financial Resist-
"authorities"; he uncovers the true most important heroes of the Rob later moving to ito present build- ance.
origin of these charges which we Ron story.
The primary work of the agency
Mies Skinner's story has the ' ing at . •-81 Alger St.
first applied in 1505 by Henri ,•
1931 an important de- might be said to be the treatment
Joist, a Frenchman, against Naps- added interest of an historical cities Early
was in
leeched
of
social problems which threaten
.by the
board of
leen III and had no referent.• background — Andrew Jackson directors of the House
of Shelter.
whatsoever to the Jews, This he lt making his appearance in the first when they decided to affiliate with the unity and wholesome life of the
family.
Among those disrupting
is irrefutable proof of the fol•'tv
of the book. 'the Jewish Welfare Federation. elements are unemployment and ill-
of the greatest and moot damnable episodes
Rob Roy is • story with charm i This WI done '
ness , and f
p
t e
forgery in human history.
and many a thrill.
i bud getary staliiiit order to insure bureau, as • rule. acts in a ems
refer-
y, and to co-or-
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