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Sabbath (Chamisho Osor b'Shvat) Readings
of the Law
Pentateuchal portion—Ex. 13:17-17;16
Prophetical portion—Judges 4:4-5:31
January 18, 1935
Shevat 14, 5694
Palestine Day
This Sunday's observance of Palestine
Day marks the^inauguration of a new cus-
tom which should be the signal for in-
creased interest in and activity for the up-
building of Palestine as a Jevish national
homeland.
It is interesting to note that while Pales-
tine is showing great'signs of progress, the
movement responsible for the propagation
of the reconstruction efforts in the Jewish
homeland is not receiving the support and
backing that it deserves. The observance
of Palestine Day should serve not merely
to create even greater interest in Palestine
but also to arouse the devotion and co-
operation that should be given to the Zion-
ist Organization. 4.
Palestine Day is being inaugurated at a
time when the ancient Land of Israel is
assuming a place of prime importance in
Jewish life. Perhaps the setting aside of
a special period in the year during which
to honor the memories which are awak-
ened by the history of the Jewish home-
land and the, achievements that are being
brought about to rebuild the neglected
country will serve as one of the means of
strengthening our people's security in the
world.
We commend to the attention of our
readers the special article on this page
on the question of Jewish education, writ-
ten by Mrs. Arthur Brin, national president
of the Council of Jewish Women.
This article should have a particular
appeal to the Jewish women, not only be-
cause of the important position which is
held by its author, but because of the em-
phatic manner in which the appeal is
made in behalf of Hebrew as a "source
of idealism."
The article has an element of timeliness
so far as the Jewish women are concerned,
because of the effort that is being made
by the Women's Auxiliary of the United
Hebrew Schools of Detroit to raise a sum
of money for a specific purpose in behalf
of our local schools.
The donor event sponsored by the Jew-
ish women in behalf of the Hebrew Schools
deserves all the support that can possibly
be given it because the proceeds of this
fund-raising function make it possible for
many boys and girls who live quite a dis-
tance from the schools to be driven to their
classes in buses financed by the Women's
Auxiliary.
If Mrs. Brin's article will serve to secure
greater support for whatever functions
may be sponsored in behalf of Jewish edu-
cational movements then it will have
served an excellent purpose.
Federation's Agency Meetings
;I!
Annual meetings of the various agen-
cilio affiliated with the Jewish Welfare
federation, held in the past two weeks,
attracted such enthusiastic and interested
audiences that we feel satisfied that we
were right in urging that these meetings
should not all be held at one sitting but
should rather be subdivided in order that
a better opportunity be afforded the mem-
bership to become acquainted with each
group's activities.
Until two years ago, the Jewish Welfare
Federation, together with all its affiliated
agencies, conducted their meetings at one
afternoon's session. The uninteresting and
routine manner in which these meetings
were conducted was reflected in the audi-
ence, which never exceeded 100 people.
For several years we propagated the divi-
sion of these meetings into sectional gath-
erings, and the results again find encour-
aging echoes in the attendances at such
meetings.
Thus, the three sectional meetings of 11
agencies thus far attracted a total attend-
ance of about 800 or 900, and a large at-
tendance is also certain to turn out for the
annual meeting of the Federation on Sun-
day afternoon, Feb. 10.
The benefits from the new type of meet-
ings are obvious. Our various agencies
are given an opportunity to illustrate their
work and to enlighten the community on
its activities. It is true that even the
present method does not provide sufficient
time for possible discussion of certain
problems. But such discussions can easily
be arranged throughout the year, or when-
ever special problems arise. In the mean-
time, however, sufficient interest and en-
thusiasm is injected in these meetings to
emphasize the improvement in the present
method over the dry and chilly meetings
which previously marked our annual ac-
countings.
Advice Offered by Dr. Einstein
Dr. Albert Einstein, in an address at the
annual meeting of Congregation Keneseth
Israel in Philadelphia, offered interesting
advice on Jewish responsibility to the
youth.
It is characteristic of Prof. Einstein that
he does not limit himself to one aspect of
the question he discusses; that he aims to
embrace practically every angle of an
issue which claims his attention.
In his Philadelphia address he pointed
to the obligations for the building up of a
spiritual background for the Jewish youth.
He indicated the importance of emphasiz-
ing the importance of acquiring a feeling
of self-respect, when he stated:
If we as Jews can learn anything from
these politically and times, it is the fact that
destiny has bound us together, a fact which
in times of quiet and security we often so easily
and gladly forget. We are accustomed to lay
too much emphasis on the differences that
divide the Jews of different lands and differ-
ent religious views. And we forget often
that it is the concern of every Jew, when
anywhere the Jew is hated and treated un-
justly, when politicians with flexible con-
sciences set into motion against us the old
prejudices, originally religious, in order to
concoct political schemes at our expense.
The most important lesson which we can
learn from these tragic occurrences is, ac-
cording to my view, the following: we must
not conceive of the Jewish community as one
purely of religious tradition; but we must
so build it up that it still shall give to each
individual composing it a spiritual purpose,
protection against isolation, opportunities for
educating the youth, and, in times of individ-
ual need or external pressure, also the needed
material protection.
In this fashion we shall regain that spiritual
balance and modesty which .frequently we have
lost in the isolation of the assimilation pro-
cess. Self-respect together with a modest
reserve toward the outside world, instead of
an inner isolation and characterlessness, In
conjunction with external ambition and lust
for power, must be our motto. In order to
achieve such a convalescence, we must give
the individual, by the aid of the community,
a definite spiritual purpose. If prudently and
with enthusiasm we can learn to find this way,
without falling into our earlier error of spirit-
ual isolation from the outer world, not only
will our children be made more secure and
happier, but they will prove more useful for
the larger human community than our present
Jewish generation.
It is clear that Dr. Einstein's advice is
an outgrowth of personal experiences. It
will be recalled that he suffered from anti-
Semitism, and that at the advent of Nazism
he was made a target for such brutal un-
fairness that he became extremely nation-
alistic Jewishly.
Naturaly, Prof. Einstein is anxious that
whatever training is given the Jewish
youth should help to make him a useful
citizen of his country and a credit to the
Jewish people. His advice carries the
weight of personal experiences and deep
The Old Folks Home Conference concern over his people. It is a statement
More than the usual importance is at- deserving of study.
tached to the conference of Jewish organi-
zations called for Sunday afternoon, Jan.
The Nazi Yardstick
27, at Hotel Statler, for the purpose of
A few weeks ago, Mendelssohn's music
discussing the issue raised by the need for
was banned and condemned in Germany,
a new Jewish Old Folks Home.
The issue at this time is not whether or being labelled by the Nazis as Jewish.
not a new home for the aged is needed. On
Now we learn the reason for the con-
this score there is no longer division of demnation of anything musical created by
opinion. The question rather is how to Jews. Prof. M. Unger, acting director
raise the necessary funds in order to bring of the Cologne Musical Academy, in an
nearer to realization the much-needed address on German music delivered in
structure.
This is where the convening of respons- Cologne, declared that Jews always cre-
ible representatives of leading organiza- ated "catchy salon and operetta music"
tions becomes a matter of importance and and are "responsible for the jazz music
of necessity. A great deal of agitation which Negrofied the soul of the German
emanates from many of these organiza- people." To quote this musical genius
tions in favor of a new Old Folks Home. further:
There are demands for immediate action
Music created by Jews never had the quali.
and the impression to be derived is that
ties to be found in the vast traditional and
there is indifference and negligence.
devotional music. How much more seriously
As a matter of fact, responsibility is not
does the German musician take his art. The
sufficiently distributed. and to charge the
German musician may be inclined to become
philosophical, but he always manages to link
present community leadership with being
up with his people. Above all he is chiefly
indifferent is unfair. The organized com-
concerned with the purity of his art.
munity, which in this instance is the Jew-
ish Welfare Federation, is responsible for
This is the new German yardstick. Any-
the support of numerous important agen- thing from the pen of an Aryan is good;
cies. Considerable difficulty is being en- everything else created by non-Aryans-
countered in raising the necessary funds
for the communal structure as it exists to- meaning the Jews especially—is bad.
Which provides added reason for sbe-
day, and if there is to be an added respon-
lieving that this can't continue; that the
sibility it must be shared by all groups.
A free discussion of the question by Germans must rebel sooner or later. Surely
responsible leaders who realize the diffi- a sensible people will not continue to toler-
culties involved should serve considerably ate such stupidity which first condemns
to clarify the issue. Perhaps a sufficient the classics of a man who forsook the Jew-
number of organizations will signify a de- ish faith, then turns to the other extremes
sire to guarantee a major contribution for and assails the lighter music written by
the support that is needed in the construc-
tion of a new home for the aged. Certainly, Jews—the only reason being Jewish au-
a clarification of the numerous issues in- thorship.
We are still inclined to believe that
volved is desired, and it is to be hoped
that the conference on Jan. 27 will make whom fate would destroy the gods first
possible a clearer understanding of the make mad. And Nazism is nothing but
entire problem.
insanity
■
Q. Who was William Van
Praagh?—T. 0. II.
A. William Van Praagh was one
of the pioneers in the introduction
of lip-reading for deaf mutes, and
was the first to introduce the sys-
tem in England For over 30 years
he trained teachers who made
known his system in every English
speaking country. Van Praagh
was born in 1845 and died in 1907.
• • •
Q. When did Solomon Schechter
die?—L. A.
A. Dr. Solomon Schechter, presi-
dent of the Jewish Theological
Seminary of American and noted
for his original investigations in
Hebrew literature, died in New
York in 1919, at the age of 72.
•
•
,
Q. How many people live on
Jewish National Fund land in Pal-
estine?—H. W.
A. 20,300 live on J. N. F. land
in Palestine, gaining their liveli-
hood by their own labor; 4,000
have been provided by the J. N. F.
with building lots in the cities.
• • •
Q. What is the Jewish attitude
towards vegetarianism?—T. S.
A There were numerous rab-
binic objections to meat eating but
there were from an economic rath-
er than a moral standpoint. It
was claimed that the longevity of
the generations from Adam to
Noah was due to their vegetarian
diet There have been a number
of exponents of vegetarianism
among the Jews who have chosen
as their Biblical text, "lie that kill-
eth an ox is as if he slew a man"
lxvi. 3) ;
Q. Who were the Tannaim?— P.
M. 0.
A. "Tannaim," or teachers, was
the name given to the authorities
living during the first two centuries
of the common era, commencing
with the schools of Shammai and
Hillel and terminating with Rabbi
Judah the Patriarch, a great-
grandson of Their great
work was the Mishnah. They were
followed by the "Amoraim," or
"Interpreters," whose main activ-
ity consisted in expounding the
Mishnah.
Contributions to
Medicine by Jev
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By Dr. Solomon Kagan. Hot
Medical Publishing Company.
Nationally Prominent Jewish Woman Declares That
"Hebrew Should Again Become Source of Idealism"
By MRS. ARTHUR BRIN
National President of the Council of Jewish Women
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mrs. Brin, the author of this article, has been chosen, along
with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, as one of
the ten outstanding women of the year, on the annual list selected by Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt, noted peace leader.
NE of the problems which has greatly con-
cerned Jewish leaders and educators is
how to maintain a group life that shall
be of value both to us, as Jews, and to America.
Recent events have brought this problem home
to even the most indifferent Jews. Stirred, on
the one hand by the promise of a new creative
life in Palestine, and on the other by the threat
of racialism and illiberalism to his hard-won
freedom, there is scarcely a Jew who is not
aware of the fact that he must consider anew
some fundamental problems.
What of group life? The indifferent Jew
would probably be willing to dispense with this.
But when he realizes that the alternative is not
assimilation but degradation, he seeks again
affiliation with the group. The problem is how
shall we retain in our group life the real values
in our Jewish heritage; how shall we enrich our
personalities by a full realization of these social
and cultural values and how shall we, no enriched,
integrate our lives into the common life about us?
The identification with the finest in the history
of our race which is necessary at all times for
full,harmonious, creative living is of a special
need in the present crisis. Deeper understanding,
psychological poise, inner spiritual strength alone
can help us to withstand the hositilities and
harsh realities of our environment.
For a finer group life and a fuller self-realiza-
tion, the home, the school and our various or-
ganizations must set up definite educational aims.
We must reinterpret and revitalize our traditions.
Our dazed, vague, negative conceptions of Juda-
ism must give way to a clearer conception of
its intrinsic values. We must bring order and
meaning to the impressions and ideas out of
which our Jewish consciousness is built up.
We must seek again the humanistic values in
our tradition and our literature which can con-
tribute to the life of the Jew and the non-Jew
O
The Jewish Community of Bombay
By MILTON J. SILBERSTEIN
alike. We must recapture something of the
spirituality and idealism of our forefathers, to
whom the "study of the Torah was more im-
portant than the building of the Temple." We
must make real our kinship to those to whom
Zedakah was one of the highest virtues and who
believed that
"More than the master does for the poor
man
The poor man does for the master."
We must look again to the history of our
people, searching those portions which deal with
adjustments made by our people in the past when
new situations confronted them. The struggle
between Hellenism and Hebraism the cultural
glory of the Jews in Spain should reveal to us
the spirit and the genius of our people and be
a source of wisdom and guidance to us. We
must seek again the cultural and aesthetic values
by which we can beautify our Jewish life, The
Hebrew language should again become a source
of idealism and Jewish music and poetry bring
new meaning and beauty to our lives. Certainly
we must find a place for the study of the Bible
so that the glory of its literature and its moral
inspiration shall not be lost to us.
What definite technique and methods shall be
devised is the problem of the educator. As Mor-
decai Kaplan says, "The heart of this problem
is to motivate conduct by sanctions and inspira-
tions which, while they are in direct descent
from those that animated Jewish life in the past,
are at the same time in line with the most ad-
vanced ethical and spiritual strivings of man
through the ages."
The reinterpretation of values so that they
can become a living force. in every phase of our
private and public life is no simple task. The
recognition of the need is the first step, ,Maxi-
mum cooperation of the home, the school and
organizations must follow.
A Proposal for
A. New Method of
Honoring Herzl
At this time, when the Je
constantly vilified and put
the pillory of shame, degrade
and exile in Nazi Germany,
when anti-Semitism is insidic
creeping into the fabric of
social life, such a book is a ti
reminder of what.tabe Jew in
country has done and is doir
a special field of human
deavor.
Dr. James J. Walsh, in
foreword to the book, rem,
"Dr. Kagan's work will be a
tinct addition to our histor
medicine in America, For I
not hitherto familiar with
brew medical accomplishmer
will be a source of great sur
to note how much their inte
intellectual capacity and
genius for hard work with
centration of attention upon
subject which they take up
enabled them to accomplish.
Columbus'. Physician a
it
This book is monumental i
discovery of what the Jew
contributed to the science
medicine in America. It disc
that on the Caravel of Colas
were Maestre Bernal, the
ship's physician, and Marco
ship's surgeon. Again aloe
century later we encounter
Spanish Portuguese Jewish
aicians of note in Brazil:
Alvarez of Lima, Peru, and
varo Nunez of Braganza, bo
whom suffered martyrdom
cause of adherence to their
A similar fate befell Dr.
cisco M. Silva.
Throught the English co
of Georgia, South Carolina
Virginia we meet such nam
Jacob Lumbrozo, one of the
practitioners of medicine it
country described as "the
doctor native of Lisbon o
Kingdom of Portugal," wh
tablished himself in Marylan
built up a lucrative practic
Georgia we find as early as
Dr. Samuel Munez Ribiero
Governor Oglethorpe praise
his medical work in caring fi
sick of the colony during e
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Detroiter Writes Important
Story of Austrian Empet
Editor's Note; The author of the following article is the son Zionists Urged to Observe Birth-
day Rather Than Anniversary Saul Padover's "The Revolutionary Emperor" Is Biograpl
of Mrs. Nathan Silberstein of 55 Rhode Island Ave., Detroit. The
of Leader's Death and Thereby
author is at present making a tour of the world and will describe
Joseph II, One of Moat "Enlightened Despots"
Establish Precedent.
his 'experiences in • number of Jewish communities in occasional
of 18th Century
articles which will be written especially for The Detroit Jewish
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By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ
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publisher. 2 W. 12th Ill, New York (82 60)
In spite of the wealth of many that arise the tales of fabulous
of the individual members of the wealth so often associated with
Jewish community of Bombay and the Far Eastern Jew,
despite the moat ardent efforts ,
The Bens: Israelites
of a few of the socially minded
Of the others. more than 15,000
i compose the Bene-Israelites a peo-
of the group, Bombay Jewry, in
these functions in which it con- ple who came to India shortly af-
siders itself a communal Jewry, ter the dispersion of the Jews,
exists solely and completely upon settled on the coast originally as
charity and charitable contribu- fisherfolk, and who today form a
tions. This seems strange to any- distinctive and an accepted Indian
one who has viewed the hand- caste and who live in much the
some shops, the luxurious homes same manner, except for formal
and up-to-date factories of men, worship, as the merchant gentry
who boast of their Hebrew an- of India. To an American Jew,
cestry, that such a condition pre- it seemed strange indeed to speak
vails, but a study of the environ- to a dark little girl, Indian in habit
mental background is necessary and wearing the native sari and,
before an appreciation of this un- upon inquiry, to be told that her
usual, and exceedingly unfortun- name was Bathsheba, her sister's
ate, situation may be made.
Naomi, and that her brother an-
In the presidency of Bombay. swered to the name of Boaz.
which includes, in addition ..to
There are only 200 European
Bombay proper the communities and American Jews included in
of Poona and Ahmena-bad, there the census, of whom half are re-
are approximately 22,500 Jews. cent arrivals as a result of the
(This figure is merely an estimate, Nazi regime in Germany. The
as no authentic figures have ever rest are only transient residents,
been released by the British gov- employed by outside organiza-
ernment . . . it being in keeping tions, and these spend most of
with the British policy of "divide their leisure momenta anticipating
and rule.") Of this number, 7,000, the day when they shall return
are Sephartics, who have lived for a holiday to their native land.
in India about 200 years, having
The two classes of Jews are
migrated at that time from Irak, distinctly reserved in the presence
Constantinople, Mesopotamia and of each other, and any sort of
Persia, and it is of this group intermarriage or social gathering
is frowned upon. Each proudly
,admits its heritage and each sep-
arately maintains an exceedingly
orthodox worship. The only unity
(From the Pester Lloyd of Buda- concerns the endowments for sep-
pest, of Dec. 21, 1934.)
arate religious organizations and
on that score both are parasiti-
Who was Jesus Christ? If you cally dependent upon the same
do not know who Jesus Christ charitable bequests.
was, apply for instruction to the
The Sassoon Family
periodical "Religious Revolution"
In the van of Jewish migration
appearing in the Third Reich, from Irak to India came David
which is edited by Arthur Dinter, Sassoon, founder of the house of
the head of the "Deutsch Kirche." Sassoon and long remembered as
This Mr. Dinter states simply that the Rothschild of the East. Com-
the Catholic and the Protestant rmencing as peddlers and small
churches, including the strongly !merchants, the Sassoon fortune
Aryan - strained German Chris- gained until today the House of
tians, do not teach true Chris- Sassoon is the greatest millowner
tianity, but Pseudo-Christianity. in the Orient. Its branches ex-
All of them, says Arthur Dinter, tend as far as Shanghai and to
do not spread the original doc- the coolie Indian the word "Sas-
trine, which "the Aryan hero and soon" even today, in a land of un-
saviour Jesus Christ brought to imaginable extremes of poverty
mankind 2,000 years ago." What and wealth, stands for the height
do they proclaim? The answer is, of material possessions.
they teach what the Jew and
Like their western contempor-
Rabbi Paulus manufactured for aries, the Rothschilds, the Sas-
himself, "because as a Jew he soons were imbued with the pro-
was unable to grasp its deepest gressive spirit of aiding their own
Aryan-heroic sense." The original people, and very early in the his-
doctrine, which, according to Dr. tory of the house they established
Dinter, is intrinsic to German the Sassoons Fund, a large sum
blood and being, it alone is of rupees, to be kept in control
Aryan-heroic through an d of an elective board of trustees,
through."
the interest of which was to serve
Now we know why the Chris- as a basis for the establishment
tianity of the Catholics and Prot- of Hebrew institutions of worship,
estants, and even that of the learning and culture.
That happened some 200 years
"German Christians," must be
considered—only a Pseudo-Chris- ago and with the continued rev-
tianity. But even then the ques- enue from this fund the Bombay
tion remains unanswered: • Who community grew sleek, lazy and
was Jesus Christ?
utterly unconscious to the need
The periodical of Mr. Dinter in which the money had been
does not hesitate to approach this donated and, today, while the Bas-
question apodictically, namely: soon trust is still in existence, in-
"Jesus was the first and greatest stead of retaining its beneficial
socialist of all times."
values, it has brought a stagnant
There you are. Apostle Paulus, and strangling feeling upon the
who has heretofore been acknowl- Jews of Bombay. One young and
edged as the real founder of energetic Senhartic ably summed
Christianity, was, as "Jew and it up as a "benevolent curse."
Rabbi," only a falsifier of the
Religions Program Curt•ilesi
original pure Aryan-heroic doc-
The synagogue is owned by the
trine. Jesus, according to Mr. Bassoons, now ■ disinterested
Dinter, was only the predecessor Pamily, and administered by the
of Hitler, Goering and Goebbels, board of trustees of the funds.
namely. "the first and greatest This board is composed of a
national socialist of all times." wealthy group of men who only
What will the non-Aryan heroic- in the instance of death, nomin-
ally-minded faithful Christians of ate and elect to their official posts
the world
• • think of this elevation men of their own family and
Aryan View of Jesus
The new conditions in Pales-
tine and in Zionism call for
new methods of observing our
traditional Zionist days.
It is clear that we need a
re-evaluation of Zionist prin-
ciples and that whenever pos-
sible we should introduce new
methods of observance and
should not fear to be shatter-
ing the established traditions.
Perhaps the most discourag-
ing of all traditional Zionist
days is just the one that should
be the most inspiring. The an-
nual observance of the Herzl
Memorial Day has become an
obligation and has lost that ele-
ment of a natural mass expres-
sion of honor which would un-
doubtedly be felt if the required
change were made in observing
this day.
It is clear that the reason for
the lack of spirit with which
this day is observed is due to
the fact that Dr. Theodor }feral
died during the hottest period
of the year and that the moss
of Jews are not concerned with
honoring even one of its very
greatest leaders on the day
when they are most anxious to
cool themselves from sweltering
heat.
HERZL'S 75TH BIRTHDAY
ANNIVERSARY MAY 2
While it is true that Jews
have established a custom of
observing memorial days—yahr-
zeits—rather than birthdays of
great leaders, the time has ar-
rived for a change in estab-
lished tradition.
An excellent opportunity for
the introduction of such change
presents itself with the ap-
proaching anniversary of the
birth of the late Dr. Theodor
lierzl. On May 2 we are to
observe the 75th birthday of
the departed Zionist leader who
was the founder of the Zionist
Organization of the world and
the World Zionist Congress. It
would be only a natural thing
to plan the observance of this
day with a suitable nation-wide
—perhaps world - wide — ob-
servance in tribute to the out-
standing Jewish leader of the
past several centuries.
But even a more natural thing
to do at that time would be to
mark the observance of this
birthday anniversary with the
establishment of a new tradi-
tion—the tradition of honoring
Dr. Theodor Herzl on his birth-
day rather than on the anniver-
eery of his death.
OPPORTUNITY TO CAPITAL.
IZE ON AN IMPORTANT DAY
From this point of view of
honor for the world Zionist
leader this proposal should be
of sufficient interest and im-
portance to Zionists to encour-
age its adoption, but there is
another reason which carries
with it the element of selfish-
Saul Padover, young Detroit Joseph warned his subject:
Jew, first came into public notice violence committed against
about three years ago, when he would be "sternly punished,
wrote "Let the Day Perish." In
Dr. Padover further tel
this story he expressed his protest that "for the first time in h
against the horrors experienced Jews were compelled to sei
by Jews in Poland during the po- a Christian army under Jo :
grom period which followed the The oath for Jews was chant
war. Himself an eye-witness to comply with their religious
these massacres, having been ciples. Furthermore, forced
compelled to flee from the bestiali- elytizing was forbidden.
ties with his family, Padover
Numerous other facts fil
wrote a moving story of factual interesting chapter.
occurrences, in novel form.
The entire book is replete
Since the publication of "Let
historical data.
the Day Perish," Padover has fascinating
Padover has written a great
earned his Ph.D., in 1932—at the about a great reformer o
age of 27-11 years after coming 18th century.
to this country and commencing
to study English in the public
schools of Detroit. Ile is at pres-
ent a member of the faculty of
the history department of the
University of California.
STORY OF THE 02,1i
Dr. Padover's present work is TIIE
WENT. Hy Edgar J Good/flies
the result of extensive research
verelt y of Chloaso Press,
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onicagn ttO.
work in European history, with
emphasis on Austria and Poland.
In a highly scholarly manner he
Dr. Goodspeed's history a
has described the dramatic atory planation of the Old Test
of one of the least known but one in this very fine little bo
of the most significant and one 187 pages is a valuable ad
of the greatest of the Hapsburgs. to the Biblical criticisms y
Joseph II the "revolutionary by Christians. Jews and
emperor," is presented to us as a Jews alike will find much t
very disappointed man, but as a illuminating and valuable i
very intelligent, the most signifi- Goodspeed's story, and eve
of the 18th century "enlightened most difficult portions of th
despots."
Testament are made more
Referring to the poisoning of prehensible after reading 11
Charles VI, which brought Joseph planatory book.
II to his reign over Austria and
The material as arrang!
the Holy Roman Empire, Voltaire Dr. Goodspeed is outlined
had said that a pot of mushrooms to enable the reader to st
changed the history of Europe. in the order of origins, co
This emperor served as the sym- lion and authors. Thus,
bol of political reform and of un- is the subject dealt with.
selfish aspiration to better the followed by Hosea, Micah,
condition of the masses of his Zephaniah, Nahum, Deuterc
people. But his own class opposed Iiabakkuk, Jeremiah, E
him. He found himself bucking Books of Samuel and King
against a stone wall when he Thirty short chapters deel
sought to emancipate his Jewish as many books of the Old
subjects. It is no wonder that in ment, and each is traced
his disappointment, shortly before origin, with the political,
his death, he wrote his own epi- and economic conditions of
taph, as follows; "He lies Joseph to explain the significance o
II, who was unfortunate in all period.
his enterprises."
"The Story of the Old
Joseph II was ahead of his time ment" makes interesting r
and, as the young Detroit author and it is also a fine schoo
puts it, he "failed heroically" in book. Each chapter ends
his reform efforts. His hope to references and a series of
emancipate the Jews was one of tions. The author is one
his tragic failures. Dr. Padover country's lead ing Bib
describes it in a fascinating man- scholars
ner in the last portion of his chap-
ter on "Church" (pages 252 to
A Story That Teach
257)
Understanding of An
The author tells us that there
were 200,000 Jews in Galicia,
70,000 in Bohemia, 80,000 in Hun-
Macmillan Co. has just
gary and 10,000 scattered In vari- one of Re best children's
ous provinces. We are informed by the popular artist-a
that "Joseph had no love for the Berth and Elmer Hader.
Jews, but he did not hate them."
"Midget and Bridget,"
One of his first steps was to stop 1 the Hader's latest, not one
the body-tax which Jews had to ;a fine story for youngster!
pay for existing. In spite of the I to 10, but it also teacher
danger of opposition to his plan pathy and understanding c
for the liberation of the Jews mals.
from the violent Catholic anti-
It is a story of two I
Semitic quarters, Joseph outlined their sale and separation,
his project in May, 1781. It met hardships under their new n
with opposition on all sides, and and their final reunion c
the Council of State was against sunny desert.
it. Instead, therefore, in Janu- 1 The fun derived from tt
cry, 1782. Emperor Joseph issued !burros by youngsters. th
a Toleration Patent for Jews By- treatment given Midget by
! ing in Lower Austria. Padover Jane, the process of namin
describes some of the unfavorable get. Bridget's young corn(
provisions of this decree—the and many other fascinating
Jews being prevented from form- ' dents add to the interest
ing a communal organization or the young boys and girl
building synagogues in the capi- surely find in this story.
tol. But there were favorable
In addition to the nut
points. The public school system black and white drawings
was to be open to Jews.. They illustrate "Midget an,' Br
were granted full liberty
_ in tom- there are six pages of fou
Illuminating Old
Testament His
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