A merico iewish &riotlied Carter CLIFTON AT•NU1 CINCINNATI 10, OHIO TheVerRonfEwun of RON ICLE and MINOS WITH SECURITY • Pltvw. ION NM PROPIT • I SATI1103 WITH Xtogrre AHEAD "BROOM HAMM" Aren't You Making as Much Money Greeting of Welcome to Delegates to Annual Con- vention of Mizrachi Organization of America as You Think You -Should? CHARLES K. HARRIS COMPANY OF THE CROWD There is no need to be shackled by financial worries. There is no reason why you should take years to shake off the effects of the depression. At one step you can build up a substantial estate for your family's protection—an estate almost twice as great as you could afford through ordinary life insurance. • Metropolitan Comment CONUIAJDED FROM EDITORIAL PAGE almost every other magazine editor had rejected it. Other well-knowns who appeared in Smart Set early in their careers are Dorothy Can - nation is divided into two U field, Floyd Dell, Lord Dunsany, F . 0 camps, the Venizelists and the Scott Fitzgerald, Llewellyn, Powys 1 By RABBI ISAAC STOLLMAN James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence, Rich- Tsaldarists. And the fight be- President of Mizrachi Council of Detroit and Chairman of 2 Your certified public accountant can assist you in 2 ard Le Gallienne, Christopher Mor- tween these two political fac- Convention Reception Committee making profitable corrections. ley, Elinor 1% ylie, James Stephens, 3 3 tions constitutes the basis of Arthur Payson Terhune, Jim Tully 4 4 Be blessed, Mizrachi delegates, who arrive in our city the modern history of Greece. Deems Taylor and an endless pro- to take part in the 18th annual convention of the Mizrachi 5 cession of others. 5 The party of M. Venizelos, Organization of America. JEWISH CONTRIBUTORS 6 6 which was in power during the Welcome to our great guests, "Malachey Hasholom," the CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS And in this procession of new first part of the Greco-Turkish 7 7 messengers of peace, the messengers of harmony and unity talent was • goodly share of Jews. 1317 GRISWOLD BLDG. — CAdillae 3338 war, after the World War, made within Jewry. It is Interesting, pow, to note, their 8 8 itself rather unpopular and suf- Charles K. nuns. O. P. A. Welcome to the great leaders in Orthodox Jewry who contributions. Ludwig Lewisohn, fered a heavy defeat in the elec- 9 9 come to us with the sacred message of a united effort to certainly one of the major prophets tions of 1920. As soon as it came in Israel today, is represented in strengthen our ranks for the holy cause of rebuilding our to power again in 1924, it tried holy land "Erctz Israel" in the spirit of "Torath Israel." the anthology with a short piece to change the electoral districts entitled, "The Story Ashland Told," It is the Mizrachi which through its ideals and great to its advantage. Mistrusting the published in Smart, Set in Febru- achievements restores and secures, like the holy Sabbath Jewish voters of - Salonica to whom ary, 1919. As he gave permission day, the "neshomo yesero," the high spirit of sacredness the Venivelists attributed a mark- to use it, he requested that they among Jewry, here and in Palestine. Like the Sabbath which ed hostility, the separate electoral prominently mention his "philoso- through its spiritual abundance gave to the Jew "Sholom," har- college, which attained so much phical repudiation of these scrib- mony and unity, with provision for the rest of the days, as is fame, was introduced. The Jews blings of my earlier years." Mr. the Mizrachi the "neshomo yesero" of Zionism. inthis manner were forced to Lewisohn pointed out his own dis- "Bruchim Lesholom"—may the Lord grant us that the vote apart from the other popula- taste for his earlier work as an spirit of Sholom prevail at the convention with great efforts tion, had to limit themselves to example of a period of style and and accomplishments for the high ideals of Mizrachi, the ideals the election of two members of point of view which he has since of our holy Torah. the Chamber and one Senator, outgrown. a We, Mizrachi members of Detroit, pray that the great whereas the non-Jewish popula- With Mr. Lewisohn's misgivings honor bestowed on us by having the convention here be of tion of the same voting district in mind, I eagerly read the story. much avail to us, as a great stimulant for furthering our was able to cast their votes for What manner of philosophy did it work, and uniting the various Orthodox groups here. about 20 Deputies and 10 Sena- subscribe to that caused the noted My thanks go to those Mizrachi members who made the tors. author and critic to "philosophi- convention here a possibility, and who devoted all of their This measure, which was rec- cally repudiate" it? The story was time and energy to make the convention a success. My grati- ognized as an expression of dis- a cry for bravery in the face of tude goes also to my friend, Philip Slomovitz, editor of The trust, was vigorously opposed life and love. And "The Story Ash- Detroit Jewish Chronicle, for his kind assistance and co- and hated by the Jews. The land Told" was one of domestic in- operation. fidelity in which the woman de- will enable your relatives in the whole Jewish community rose as May the Lord bless all the friends of Zion! "Bruchim nied her lover his due because, she one man to protest against the liaboim Beahem Haahem!" U.S.S.R. to buy heavy clothing, herself, was married. motives which had caused the I, of course, am only free to speak shoes, underwear, foodstuffs, government to segregate the Jews Tombs Ostia* ow your t•N4 for myself, not for Mr. Lewisohn. into an electoral ghetto, denying bask or s•tberl•oll wet, But the story seems to me to be household utensils, tobaccos them the right to -participate in • pungent, true and engrossing. It is and countless other domestic the political life in the same way nothing of which Mr. Lewisohn as other citizens. An imposing or imported articles. These need be ashamed. And the editors movement made itself felt among of the anthology can offer it as a gifts will be doubly valued with the Jews, for a total abstention story of distinction, as I gather from the elections. This strike I CONCLUDED ritom PAGE I ) Weiswasser, Louis Dann, Israel they do, and not as • museum piece the oncoming of the long Rus• at the polls, observed with an Omni RorollonlatIvo In U.S.A. II. Goldstick, presented only because of the au- scan winter, impressive unanimity, is one of at the Statler Hotel at 2 p. m. Liss, Nathaniel AMTORO, 131 Fifth Av1, N.V. the moat important and most on Monday, and will be featured Harry Cohen, Abbe Keidan, lion. thor's later greatness. Mr. Lewi - stirring chapters of the Jewish by reports on various important Harry B. Keidan, Hon. Charles sohn, I imagine, repudiates this story today because its theme seems political life in Greece. topics. Leon Gellman, a national Rubiner, Kurt Peiser, Hyman Alt- trivial. Ile no longer is concerned During the following 10 years, vice-president, will give an ad- man, Mrs. M. Singer, Mrs. M. with the artistic problem of the the Jews continued to demand dress on "The Place of the Miz- individual; the woes of a people, the abolition of the separate elec- rachi Organization in the Zionist Shaw, Israel Cohen, Mrs. I. Fax- his people, now concern him. toral college; but in vain. At Movemnt." "Orthodox Judaism ztein, Mrs. E. Rosenzweig, Mrs. And I can't help but wonder last in 1934, the Supreme Elec- and the Building of the Land" M. Grace, Max Temchin, Harry how Lewisohn, the eminent critic, toral Court, which has its seat in will be the subject of an address Schechter, Abraham Shore, Mrs. would view this story if he could OF DETROIT Athens, and which, under the gov- by Rabbi Ephraim Epstein of I. Rosenthal, Max Somberg, Isaac detach himself from his pre-occu- ernment of the Popular Party had Chicago. I. M. Kowalsky will Vellick, Louis Levin, David Edel- ation with Jews and their prob- CLARENCE L AYRES, President regained its power, ruled that speak on "The Palestine Fund of man, Aaron Fisher, Isadore Sos- ems. It occurs to me that quite Michigan's Oldest and Largest Life Insurance Company the Jewish electoral college was the Mizrachi." nick, Mrs. S. Schnitz, Mrs. I. Vel- possibly he will earn a permanent SHOWS A GAIN of $2,400,000 in new Intakes, in contrary to the Greek constitu- At the same session reports by lids, Mrs. I. Cohen, Mrs. J. Sklar, place in American literature for Michigan during the first ten months of 1934, com- tion. It declared the decree es- the other two Mizrachi organize- Florence Edelman, Sylvia Ruthen- himself by reason of his earlier pared with the sense period in 1933. works, and his notable critical es- tablishing this electoral body void tions will be given. Mrs. A. Sha- berg, Lillian Temchin, David Der- and ordered new elections for piro, the president of the Ladies ris, Meyer Wiesenfeld, Irving timates, rather than by his later Paid Policyholders and their Beneficiaries during studies of Jewry's problems. Salonica. the depression years of 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933 and Mizrachi movement, will report Schlussel and Ily Cohen. I, for sure, wouldn't know about 1934, over $9,000,000. At this point c.hinga took a for her organization, and the re- The convention of the Ladies' turn, dangerous for the Jews. The port of the Mizrachi Youth will Mizrachi Organization of America this. Check up on me 25 years Opportunities for Agents — Liberal Compensation hence. It might prove interesting. election returns of Salonica are be given by Seymour Zambrow- will officially open at Hotel Stat. Dorothy Parker is represented of utmost importance to the par- sky, its executive director. ler on Saturday evening, at 6 For further information call on or write to in the anthology by "Such a Pretty ties, and a new casting of about Greetings will also be extended o'clock. M. E. O'BRIEN, Michigan Supervisor The Mizrachl Youth conference Little Picture," one of her earliest 12,000 Jewish votes added to the at this session from the Zionist and a hitherto unpublished work. or Samuel Schubiner and Samuel Lieberman Agency others was liable to bring about Organization of America, Hadas- will be held Sunday at the Statler. Like the great majority of her a decisive change in the results. sah, the Revisionists, the Jewish Isidore Epstein, national president, later works, it is a portrait of a 600 GRISWOLD ST. The Venizelists, who during the National Fund, and from the local will speak, and Rabbi S. Zambrow- female Babbitt. This example of whole time had held a majority Jewish Welfare Federation. sky, national director, will also de- Mrs. Parker's art, though, is in Salonica, were afraid that the The third session will take place liver an address. couched in gentle irony; it is not Jewish votes would cause them to Monday, at 8 p. m. Rabbi Saul the vicious, vindicative portrait of lose their victories at each parlia- Silver of Chicago will speak on boring womankind that has char- mentary and municipal election. "The Mizrachi and the 19th Zion- acterized so much of her prose. The Tsaldarists, thanks to their ist Congress"; Rabbi H. Wohl- Thyra Samter Winslow, des- political attitude which is favor- berg will talk on "Torah V'Avo- cribed by Burton Rascoe, as "a able to the Jews, hoped to win dah Movement in the Mizrachl"; brilliant adornment to the old the Jewish votes—the more, as and Rabbi Aaron M. Ashinsky, Smart Set" is represented in the some Venizelist organizations dur- formerly of the Emanuel Syna- anthology by "Orphan Annie" pub- . ing the last years placed them- gogue in Detroit and now of lished in June of 1923 in the Smart selves at the head of the anti- Pittsburgh, will address the con- Set under the editorship of Menc- Semitic movement in Greece, vention on the "Role of the Miz- ken and Nathan. Mr. Rascoe states evoking, of course, a reaction rachi in the Diaspora." that nearly all of her best works appeared in the magazine and par- against their party among the The final day of the convention ticularly commends her "acid ob- Jews. will also have two sessions, at servation on the cattiness of wo- It was quite natural that, under 10 a. m. and at 2 p. m. They will men towards one and another; her these circumstances the Venire'. be devoted to committee reports realistic treatment of domestic ists tried to obtain an annulment and general debate, followed by difficulties, and her keen sharp per- of the new electoral law. At the th election of officers for the trayals of human vanity, selfishness elections of 1934 they presented coming year. I an dambition." These qualities, he a "Christian list" as opposed to The convention will be cli- states, "give her high ranking the "Jewish list" of the govern. maxed by the banquet which will among modern short story writers." ment and, increasing their anti- be held at the Stotler Hotel at "Orphan Annie " a long short Jewish propaganda, they met with 6:30 p. m. on Tuesday, Jan. 1. story, is given the ' honor of leading success. The Jews had no repre- The main speaker at the banquet That is the reason our off the anthology. sentative in the Chamber. But the will be Rabbi Wolf Gold. Tickets Ben Hecht, of course, is among Colonial Room is becoming danger was not passed for the for the banquet may be obtained those present. Of him in his intro- increasingly popular — that Venizelists. The suburbs, inhab- until Sunday by phoning Long. duction, Mr. Rascoe writes: "I re- ited by Greek refugees, had been fellow 7771, or may be purchased and prices which will be membber Ben Hecht of the fertile detached from the voting district at Chesluk's Bookstore, 8663 12th sure to please your sense of imagination, the macabre inven- of Salonica. The Jewish voters, St.; Plotkin's Bookstore, or at tion, the coruscating adjectives and economy. thus, had become the arbiters of Edward Ruthenberg's Jewelry a whole posse of creditors, turning the situation. The Venizelista Store, 8927 12th St. , out two or three short stories • We serve a seven-course were of the opinion that about The convention committee is I week, accepted and paid for by dinner for $1.25. 10,000 of them voted for the headed by Daniel Temchin, chair- Mecken and Nathan, and run under Tsaldarists, 2,000 for the Com- man; Zelda Rosenthal, secretary, three or four different names made munists and only en insignificant and Isaac Gendelman, treasurer. up in the office. Ilecht has as many number for the Republican list. The committee chairmen are: as four stories in one issue, only The truth of these figures is un- Rabbi Ezekiel Aishiskin, chair- one signed Sy his own name." known as the Jewish and Chris- man of the synagogue committee; Ilecht is the author of a fine RABBI SAUL SILBER tian votes are cast together in Rabbi Isaac Stollman, reception novel, "Erik Dorn." With Charles MacArthur, he wrote the play, the urns of their electoral dis- committee; Isaac Rostnthal, fi- "The Front Page" and otters. Now, tricts. But it is nevertheless cer- nance committee; Mrs. I. Ruben- with the same MacArthur, he is tain that the majority of the Jew- stein, women's committee; Samuel making motion pictures, written, ish voters would not vote for Schnitz, in charge of the journal; directed and produced by the duo. Venizelos, who transferred the Mr. K. Spivak, in charge of ac- "Crime Without Passion" is the electoral campaign to the na- commodations; Edward Ruthen- most recent. Hecht is represented in tional-religious field, and who ex- berg and Max Chomsky, publicity the anthology by a story, "Humor- cluded all Jewish candidates from committee; Solomon Edelman, esque in Ilam" which appeared party lists. decorations committee. The mem- originally in Smart Set of April, After having used all legal bers of the executive committee, 1918. means in trying to obtain the re- besides the aforementioned, are: There are other Jewish names. establishment of the electoral Rabbi A. M. Hershman, Rabbi Myron Brinig, who this year gave college, the Venizelist embarked Joseph Eisenman, Rabbi Samuel us "Out of Life" is represented by upon the terrorization of the Fine, Rabbi Moses Fischer, Rabbi "Blissful Interlude," a short story Jews, in order to force them to Jacob Ungar„I Rabbi Abraham that appeared in August, 1921. The ask for the reintroduction of this Schechter, Rabbi Joseph Thumim, DETROIT, MICH CASS BAGLEY Theater Guild's Theresa Hepburn body themselves. This movement Rabbi M. Zager, Rabbi Joshua S. is represented by a poem, "Resur- brought about an unheard-of Specks, Jacob Levine. Moses rertion," vintage, December, 1915. 0 0 0 - 0170tXHINXI011 press campaign, in which the Waldo Frank, on this year's list leaders of the Republican bloc, nd nobody confirmed his declar- with "The Death and Birth of Da- who up to then had kept them- a tion. an elaborate Purim ball, to take vid Markand" published in July, selves in the background in the place on March 17. Organizations 1915, a story called "The Fruit of The Zionists of Greece are anti-Jewish campaign, came for- d ivided about the question of the are asked to refrain from making Misadventure." ward and in which even Venizelos a lectors' college. The majority any affairs on that day. George Jean Nathan, one of the MAX ADLER himself played a leading role. a f them have always fought National treasurer of Misrachi, editors of the Smart Set, is repre- The branches 2 and 3 of They all said to the Jews: You a gainst it for practical reasons. Poale-Zeire Zion will celebrate who will present his annual re- sented with some of his critical writings, a few selections from his have to ask for the reintroduc- T hey say: the Jews would not New Year's Eve jointly. A fine port at • the convention. Aremican Credo series and an ar- Two Branches to Raise $700 program is being prepared. A tion of the electoral college your- h eve the power to raise any ticle on Paris Night Life in 1914. self. If you don't do it, you will a )aims, if they had to be satisfied limited number of tickets is left for Gewerksha f ten Charles Yale Harrison, a Commun- suffer terrible reprisals, as soon with only two votes in the Parlia- 1 , for sale to members and friends. C4..npaign istically - inclined novelist, who as we get into power again. Caill Abraham J. Lachover, Town- ent, a number too small to be wrote the anti-war, "Generals Die ; send 7-0828, or Townsend 7-1070 This campaign assumed a char- t aken into consideration. How- in Bed," is represented by a short The 11th annual Gewerkshaften for reservations. acter which was really hideous. e ver, by influencing the election anecdote, "The Treasure," which campaign of the Poale-Zeire Zion It is therefore easy to understand o f 20 deputies, they could exhort The next meeting of branch 2 he wrote at the age of 15 and is has been launched. The members that the Jews sighed with relief t hese deputies to defend their will be held at the Jewish Center, his first published work. of Poalei-Zeire Zion, branch 2, with the postponement of the r ights and their interests. The Louis Untermyrr contributed a have net the goal to raise $700 as Sunday, Dec. 30, at 7 p. rn., at elections calmed their minds, and m inority of the Zionists declare !which time Morris Lachover will poem, first published in 1913, their contribution to the cam- deliver a lecture. the storm that threateted them t hemselves in favor of a separate called "Lilith." Catherine Brody, of paign. Every nember of the or- abated. lectors' college, as thereby the Abraham .1. Lachover ■ • a recent fame, wrote "Saturday ganization undertook to raise a 'Abraham Freedman were elected However, these events have ex- q ualities of a Jewish national Night Blues" for Smart Set back minimum of $25 in order to raise as delegates to the Zionist con- errised their influence as regards m inority are upheld. in October, 1920. The late Arthur The Jews are, however, power- the position of the Jews toward Schnitzler made one of his early this sum. The following under- ference, which will take place at the electoral college. Although I ess in this question. The electoral appearances in America with "The took to raise more than $25 each: the Jewish Center, Sunday, Dec. Abraham J. Lachover, $100; 30, at 2:30. nobody is prepared to humiliate c ollege is • trump in the hands Dead Are Silent." In 1911, Smart himself by asking its reintroduc- o f the Popular Party, as well as The first issue of the Jewish Set published Felix Reisenberes Sol Kannet, $100; Morris Lech- over, $50; Bernard Linderman, Frontier, a monthly magazine in n the hands of the Venizelists, tion in order to evade future po- i "Slapdasher the Artist" And a gloms, it seems, nevertheless, • 'though in a reversed sense. It poem, "S ilenc e," by Babette $50; B. Lerman, $50; Aaron Kut- English, edited by Dr. Milieus that many have changed their is certain that this electoral body Deutech appeared in October, 1917. nik, $50; Harry Mondry, $50; Greenberg, was received. and • standpoint Characteristic is the will be reintroduced, as soon as This is not • roll call of Smart J. Stone, $50. large number of subscribers ob- Sunday, Jan. 27, was set aside tained. declaration by Isaac Sciaky, the M rs. Venizelos should come to the Set's contributors. Just a listing of those represented in "The Smart by Bernard Linderman, chairman only Jewish Senator, who asserted h sad of the government again. Set Anthology," 840 pages of fine of the social committee. u a so- Other people expect you to that the Jews were willing for T his question has thus become a reading, one of the best literary cial evenine for members and get your troubles and lister an entire generation to renounce p roblem of great anxiety. The osible 10 all civic rights rightsif such a step o nly possible solution is the Briny. CANTrR J. H. SONENKLAR buy. of the year, or any year for friends. Popular Iotal talents will theirs. for love be invited to take part in this helped to bring about peace be- t ion of a proportional electoral Who will dir.ct the local cantors that matter. in rmsicat s•Pset;oos at social, cultural and musical pro- ■ the Love is rem:mettle foster to look tween the parties. This attitude eystem, which would render the eating The world has no love for the noises before gram. Preparations are being many frosts in was disapproved by certain sec- special electoral body of theete ....searse resides of the Misread lover is ho loves only himself. made by the sem, committee for few hot waves in winter hand. tions of the Jewish public opinion of Salonica useleetent bereavement ler left forte. CONCLUDED FROM EDITORIAL PAGE STEP OUT *CY Electoral College Of Salonica Is An Anti-Jewish Weapon THE LEGAL CHRONICLE The GREAT-WEST LIFE "Double Protection" policy is a special policy for men who are just getting established or re-established financially—men whose families require the maximum amount of pro- tection. This plan enables you to buy twice as much insur- ance forjust • little more tn ha the regular cost of ordinary life insurance, shoul d death occur before age 60. Get the facts today about this double value in life insurance. 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