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as we are to }Hilaire Belloc for his more e
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My Program For the Next Zionist Congress
Nazism, it would be sheer folly for us to
Comment
accept the views in his book as "chari-
toollohod Weakly by T. Jowled. Chroaicio ?What., Co.,
By PROF. SELIG BRODETSKY
table" and fair, when as a matter of fact
B, HENRY W. LEVY
Meter e d as Second•elass matter Much I, 1916, at Om Pods
Tidbits from Everywhere
sae s •t Detroit, Mich., under t• Act of lid•rch 3,
his The Jews" is an outstanding anti-
(Copyright, 1935, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, toe.)
IOTA epsatal CorrosoondaatI
By PHINEAS J. BIRON
Semitic textbook.
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The Catholic reviewer does us an in-
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While financier Bernard Banish
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we control certain educational and pro-
Rabbi Abram Simon of the
and
Kingfish
Huey Long have
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Palestine from the problem of the Jewish pea
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Per
wise
favorable
review
of
Mr.
Bernstein's
is
one
of
the
most
popular
men
in
the two of them stood face to
Bubscripti on, in Advance
book a suggestive and damaging para- the Reform rabbinate. So when tion—these are the three problems before the pie is something we cannot allow At bottom face in a Senate Office Building
es, so,ea publication, all correspondent. and cows mallet
forthcoming Zionist Congress and before the
absorptive capacity depends not only on the con-
elevator the other day. . . The
graph
can
be
interpreted
in
only
one
the president of his congregation,
tr-ot reach this °Mrs by Tuesday evening of each week.
bit of byplay tesulted
when rn•ili ear notion, kindly us. one aid. of tits 95110, oat/.
sense: that the reviewer harbors a hid- Joseph Salomon, took the occa- Zionist movement. It is a mistake to place all stant factors, like the size of Palestine, and the following
. Baruch, recognizing lluey,
emphasis
on
politics
or
on
economics,
and
to
sion
at
the
recent
Washington con-
amount of available land, but it depends on the
To Detroit Jewish Chronicle lathes correspondenc• on salts
den
grudge
which
he
could
not
suppress
started to speak to him, changed
tercet to tit. J•wtsb people, but diedooni. msPonsis
ignore organization. To me the greatest of the variable problems of the development of the
losU of int*
vention of the Union of Ameri-
while handing out a compliment. His is can
betty for an indorsement of the views tap ..... d by lb• writers
his mind and fixed his gaze on it
Hebrew • Congregations to
problems is the organization. What will at
country and the capital put into it. if Jewish
spot above the Kingfish's head ..
the
type
of
negative
advice
which
merits
take
his
rabbi
publicly
over
the
bottom make the success of the Jewish nation immigration were to be stopped, the develop-
Sabbat .h Hegodol (Greet Sabbath) Readings
Long, in the meantime, had taken
condemnation. •
coals in his message of greeting
of the Law
is the Jewish nation itself.
a good look at the financier, but
ment
of
the
country
would
stop.
Out
of
this
fact
to
the
delegates,
he
got
more
than
This review deserves to be placed in a
Pentiteuc hal portion—l.ev. 14:1-15:33
didn't realize who he was until
Nobody can help but be gratified by the
he bargained for.
certain problems arise: problems like Jewish
Prophetic al portion—Mal. 3:4-24 or II Kings 7:3-20 class with the statements that were made
a companion whispered the name
growth of the Jewish population of Palestine.
Attacking the social justice
labor The problem is how to assure that what-
Readings of the Torah for First Day of P
by "The Third Party" candidate for Mayor
into his ear . . • Then Louisiana's
policy of the Reform rabbis--in
Thursday, April 18
A Jewish population like that of Palestine today,
ever absorptive capacity created by Jewish work
Baruch-baiter also started to
in Chicago, Newton Jenkins, who set out which
the ill and absent Rabbi
Pollak , uchel portion—Ex. 12:21-51; Numb.
is a great thing, but it is a very small thing and Jewish faith which should be enjoyed by
speak—and also changed his
to
attack
a
"small
band"
of
Jewish
office
28:16 25
Simon has been a leader—Mr.
compared with what Zonism means. We have
mind. . . . At the first stop of
Jews is being used up by others After all, we
holders but by singling out a Jewish group Salomon made remarks that went
Prophe tical portion—Josh. 3-5-7; 5:2-6:27
the car Huey made a beeline for
Readies. of the Law for Second Day of Pa
in reality attacks all Jews. It was ex- against the grain of the attend- come out of a preparatory stage and are in a are in Palestine building up a Jewish land.
the door and disappeared from
stage of expanding. But it must be approached
Friday, April 19
ing rabbis. The resentment was
Then there is the problem of land. It would
plained
that
Jenkins
resented
an
attack
view. . . . And the story goes
and through a sort of
from n broad point of view. Palestine has be-
Pentatet ichal portion—Lev. 22:26-23:44; Num.
be a mistake On our part, because there is a lull,
that as the Kingfish rushed down
upon him at a meeting of the Jewish chari- widespread
28:16-25.
whispering grapevine it made the
come the most important Jewish problem. There
the corridor to escape an em-
to
think
that
this
problem
has
been
settled. The
ties—an attack fully justified if Jenkins rounds of the auditorium. Some-
Propheti cal portion—II Kings 23:1 (or 4)-9;
is nothing else to compare with it. Out of about
barassing situation he ran smack
Hope-Simpson
Report
and
the
French
Report
21:25
actually alligned himself with Nazis and thing should be done, the rabbis
into the arms of—General Hugh
27,000 Jews from Germany who have established
felt. It was.
did not have their effect. But the problem of the
S. Johnson.
Nisan 9, 5695 anti-Semites. This "Third Party" candi-
themselves in overseas countries, 22,000 have
April 12, 1935
land still exists, as it did.
Rabbi Samuel Goldenson of
date charged that "a ring of Jewish mas-
INP
S r lD
ofE s S IT a. UFR F
established themselves in Palestine. Palestine
Temple
Emanu-EI
got
to
his
feet.
It
was
a
commonplace
to
renounce
land
spec-
Reinhardt and Lad-
Lud-
ters (in chancery), receivers and lawyers
remarks had been
has become the main issue in Jewish life.
wig Lewisohn were supposed to
ulation. Not all economists were sure that spec-
Dr. Zhitlowsky's 70th Birthday prey upon Jew and Gentile alike"—lan- Untoward
made, he said, and as president
be
the
two
chief
guests
of
honor
But the Zionist movement in the last two
ulation was a bad thing in itself. But irrespective
When Dr. Chaim Zhitlowsky comes here guage easily recognizable because it seeks of the Central Conference of years has not risen to the occasion. I do not of right or wrong, anything that raises the price at the recent dinner of the lie-
Rabbis he felt an an
brew University at the Hotel
this Sunday to address the celebration also to make Jews victims of other Jews, American
say that Palestine has not risen to the occasion.
ewer should be made. He would
of land against Jewish settlers in Palestine is a
New York. . . . Both were
in his own honor on the occasion of his but nevertheless accomplishing its purpose be brief, he said, and he would But the movement as such has not taken in crime. If a Jewish settler who comes to Pales- Plaza,
unavoidably detained, and could
by
branding
Jews
as
bad
men
and
un-
be
hoped
that
70th birthday, it is to
read a few quotations from the
not
appear.
. . . And, strangely
Jewish
life
the
place
it
should
have
done.
There
tine with a small amount of money finds the
spokesmen of every group in the commu- scrupulous officials. His statement con- Bible. So in answer to those who are some Jews who hold definite opinions that land closed to him because of the speculation of enough, for almost identical rea-
tains other references which are typical believed that rabbis had no bust.
nity will be found in his audience.
sons. . . . Lewisohn cannot come
are not Zionistic—anti-Zionists and non-Zionists.
This eminent journalist and leader has of the prejudiced mind that generalizes ness dabbling in social justice But there is a vast movement of millions who his Jewish brothers, then those Jewish brothers to New York till his first
it was unbecoming to Jude
are guilty of high treason. The question of
wife's alimony suit is straight-
earned the tribute which is to be accorded and hands out left-handed compliments that
ism, Rabbi Goldenson read from
are attracted to Palestine. Nevertheless, the
Jewish labor is very similar. There may be two
ened 'out. . . . And Reinhardt's
him by his people. A scholar of note, one which in turn do great harm and add in- Isaiah and others of the great Zionist movement as a movement and the Zion- sides to the question of cheaper labor. But any- first wife, Elsie Heims, chose the
Prophets.
who has made contributions not only to sult to injury. Said candidate Jenkins:
day of the Hebrew University
ist organization do not seem to have become
one who is using labor that keeps out Jewish
I agree with Edmund Burke that you can't
Yiddish literature but has also written in
FASCISM INEVITABLE
dinner to arrive in New York
what they should have become.
indict a whole people and I do not desire to
labor is guilty of a crime against the Jewish
from Europe, all geared up to
Russian and Hebrew, Dr. Zhitlowsky must
Professor
Harold
Laski,
econo-
do so when I know that the great mass of
national home.
While I ant not of the group of alarmists, we
contest the divorce proceedings
mist of London University, is now
especially be honored for the fact that
the Jewish people are not to blame. Not all
• • •
which Reinhardt is instituting in
must
take
into
account
the
fact
that
conditions
in
this
country
on
a
lecture
tour.'
of these Jewish public officials are corrupt.
he acted as the prophet of Jewish nation-
At the basis of all our policies there must lie Reno . Even the 10th anniver-
The brother of the president of
in the world change. The particular relations
Among them are shining examples of persons
slim in the Diaspora.
sary of the Hebrew University
the
Board
of
Jewish
Deputies
of
,
this conception, that what we do must be based
who are loyal to the public interest. These
established between Great Britain and Palestine,
It is no exaggeration to say that with-
was not enough to induce the
London, Neville Laski, he has just
have a right to be distinguished from those
on the conception of a Jewish political status in famous producer to risk complica-
and the Jews and Great Britain and Palestine,
out the consistent efforts of Dr. Zhitlowsky
had issued a new book, "The
who are not.
Palestine, which means a Jewish national life.
can be regarded as something stable, both be-
tions.
State
in
Theory
and
Practice"
the national cultural efforts of Jewry
The Jews deliberately move in to assume
I ani not opposed to Jewish settlement in Biro-
cause of our own achievements in Palestine, and
(Viking Press), in which he points
political domination as they have in Chicago,
would have been diminished.
Twelve-year-old Sammy Can-
out that the power of the state
Bidjan, or anything else. I am not opposed to
also because of the way in which British inter-
in Cook County, in Illinois and in the nation;
Dr. Zhitlowsky has succeeded in inject-
tor lost his legs in a railroad
is always used to benefit those
they must take that domination upon the same
settling
Jews anywhere they find opportunities
ests have developed in that part of the world.
ing an important Jewish note in the Jewish
accident some years ago, but he's
who
own
the
instruments
of
pro-
terms as others always have taken public
• • •
to live. But in Palestine there must be some-
got plenty of spunk. . . . Just re-
labor movement. lie has made the social-
duction, and that the struggle for .
responsibility.
thing more. In Palestine there must be a Jew-
cently he hitch-hiked across the
We have the opportunity now to do a big
ism of Jewish laboring masses consistent
This is the type of ranting which must state power can never cease un-!
country from his Philadelphia
ish
political
status
that
must
never
be
reduced
til
those
instruments
are
commu-
with Jewish nationalism.
be condemned even more severely than nally owned. He foresees fascism' thing, to establish on a sound economic basis to that of a minority receiving rights at the home to the Pasadena, Calif.,
It is interesting to note that although outright attacks by full-blooded anti- as inevitable "unless capitalism the future of a large section of the Jewish peo-
training camp of the Chicago
hands of a majority, that must never be reduced
ple. It would be a crime if we should after-
White Sox—and now he's the of-
he emphasizes the need of using Yiddish Semites. We know where the latter stand, learns to reason."
to that of individual Jews immigrating into a
ficial of the team. . .. John Ro
wards
have
to
look
back
and
realize
that
we
as the Jewish medium of expression, Dr. and we can deal with them as our enemies. NEW ANTI-NAZI PLAY
country. In Palestine immigration must defin-
han,
• Roman Catholic of Irish
did
not
take
full
advantage
of
our
opportunities,
Zhitlowsky is at the same time a Hebrew But the man who chooses to advise us re-
The Hollywood star, Franchot
descent,
one of the most fluent
scholar, one of his earliest literary at- garding "bad Jews" and who at the same Tone, one of the few non-Jewish that we failed Jewry at a time when the oppor- . itely mean the coming back of the Jewish nation singers of is Hebrew
in the city of
Palestine far building up a Jewish national
tempts having been the translation in the time poses as a friend—at a time when his members of the Group Theater, tunities were greater than for many centuries. into
St. Louis, Mo. . . . He's been a
life.
the "angel" of "Awake and I
That corner of 1Vest Aisa is not going to wait
Hebrew of the Yiddish version of Uncle generalizations are simply the common is
member of the Temple Israel
Sing," the Clifford Odets Jewish'
That is why we are opposed to taking away
choir for 39 years.. . . The great
Tom's Cabin.
practice of recognizing only the bad and folk drama that is one of the hits' for us.
citizenship from Jews in Palestine. Everybody
Russian chess master Alekhine
It would be a mistake, therefore, to consider
So many elements in Jewish life owe labeling it as Jewish—is a more dangerous of Broadway. Like another
likes to tell the tale of a game
is
agreed
that
laws
must
be
obeyed
and
breaking
Hollywoodite, Doris Warner, who
the coming Zionist Congress only from a narrow
their strength to Dr. Zhitlowsky that it person to deal with.
of chess that saved his life . . . .
laws must be punished. But a Jew who has
"Men in White" last year
point of view.
would be an act of injustice-if high honors
It seemed that shortly after the
By their own admissions, we have made angeled
the group, Tone will turn a
gone to Palestine and has made his home there,
Bolshevik revolution Alekhine, AS
were not paid to him on the occasion of certain contributions to the professions and for
Immigration. I hope we shall never get rid
nice profit as a result of his con-
no
matter
what
he
has
done,
must
'not
be
de-
a
member of the old Russian no-
his 70th birthday. We join in greeting to public life in this country. But these fidence in the theater that gave of the problem of immigration. I hope the
bility, was imprisoned and sen-
prived
of
his
citizenship
in
the
way
in
which
he
problem will grow. It is not merely necessary
him and in wishing him a great many more so-called "friends" are inclined to tell us him his start.
tenced
to death by Trotsky, then
can have his naturalization withdrawn in any
to demand greater immigration. It is necessary
years of health so that he may be able to that we are "overcrowding" public offices
Meanwhile Octets has added to
in the height of his glory
country. Palestine must be regarded as
carry on his work in behalf of his people. and the professions; they ignore the ele- his laurels with the presentation to do all the work politically possible to get a other
But when Trotsky realized NOM
his home.
the anti-Nazi play "Till the
his prisoner was he came to' his
large immigration; but also to do everything in
ment of merit; if it were left to them, of
Day I Die," and his drama of the ,
The complete identification of Palestine citi- cell and invited him to play a
Palestine
that
makes
large
immigration
inevi-
they would apportion to us a percentage New York taxi strike of last year. '
The Goyim Dish Out Advice
game of chess, a diversion of
zenship
with
being
a
Jew
has
not
yet
been
The great fact is that the Jewish people
which the Red war lord was pas-
Once again some Goyim have turned of jobs and a percentage of opportunity "Waiting for Lefty," which the table.
achieved, but nothing must be done that is con-
needs this large immigration.
Group Theater is now presenting
sionately fond .. , And after the
to
earn
a
livelihood.
Theirs
is
the
method
advisors. And the bad taste that is left
trary to this principle.
I PLEASE TURN Tn NEXT PARE
Any divorcing of Jewish immigration into
game
Alekhine was set free and
of
the
European
bigots
who
would
estab-
causes us to express resentment.
(PLEASE TURN TO NEXT PAGE)
(KAMM TURN TO NEXT PAOEI
It appears to us that it is about time lish the "Numerus Clausus" in trades,
that those of our non-Jewish neighbors professions and in public offices.
Lights of New York
In' principle we fight such an attempt to
who are inclined to psychoanalyze us and
to evaluate our position stopped ascribing introduce the "Numerus Clausus." It is
By MARTHA NEUMARK
faults to us while handing out back-handed impossible to interpret the rantings of
(CopYrigh, 1935. Seven Arta Feature
A Tribute to the Man, the Thinker, the Jew, on His
compliments. If, as a people, we are con- those who pay us left-handed compli-
titudirate).
70th Birthday
ceded to have in our midst the good as ments in any other sense than an effort to
OJ /1117/".• /(Arogv
CANTOR VS. FREEDMAN
well as the bad, then it is ridiculous to limit the activities of Jews. We resent the
By SCHMARYA KLEIMAN, M. D.
WASHINGTON.
—Of
f
I
c
i
a
1lGermany
there
exists
a
"deter-
Like
Gilbert
and
Sullivan,
like
generalize while making charitable ad- references we have quoted, and we feel Washington was treated to a spec-lioration of business sentimen ."
Chairman of the Detroit Zhitlowsky Jubilee Committee
missions that we also have some good justified in declaring that we shall fight tacular piece of diplomatic plan- That this is true is backed up by Barnum and Bailey—so were
people among us. But the implications the introduction of their bigoted views euvering during the past week (a report from the United Ste es Eddie Cantor and David Freed-
Dr. Chaim Zhitlowsky, whose national activities among the Rus-
are, when our charitable advisors single whenever and wherever we are compelled when the Ambassador of Ger- 'Department of Commerce which man. But now that most fam- 70th birthday we are about to sian and Jewish masses.
many, Herr Hans Luther, staged says that business in Germany is
ous friendship of the amuse- celebrate in Detroit, on April 14,
out the bad, that most Jews are bad, and to face them. •
Formed Revolutionary Party
one of the most elaborate diplol getting worse, unemployment is
ment world has gone on the is as active, so full of revolu-
we therefore feel justified in expressing
In 1893 Dr. Zhitlowsky laid the
matic functions of the year while increasing, and the unfavorable
rocks and created the most tionary spiral as he was 55 years foundation of the Socialist-Revo-
Youth Conference
occasional resentment and in denying the
his boss, Hitler, was beating war trade balance of the country is
ago, when, at the age of 15, he
lutionary Party in Russia, which
Several questions present themselves on drums more than 3,000 miles mounting. In the mean time colorful story of the week along joined
right of certain critics to "ventilate" our
the "Narodnaya Volya "
Radio Rod—which is approxi- Russia's embryonic revolutionary played a great role in the history
homes for us, and to make negative an- the occasion of the Jewish Youth Confer- away.
!Hitler talks about increasing Ger-
of
that country.
Approximately
1,500
persons,
many's
militafy strength.
mately in the neighborhood of party.
ence which is to be held during this week-
alyses of our position.
• • •
representing every
In 1096, Zhitlowsky organized
a
Rockefeller Center.
Throughout his stormy life, he
We are especially unfavorably im- end in the Jewish Community Center. • group atthe nation's C diplomatic
the Group of Jewish Socialists.
The New Deal's statistical
The commendable purpose of the Con- well as those high In
Goggle-eyed Eddie and wise- remained the logical theoretician, and since that time Dr. Zhitlow-
pressed by the comment which is append.
the official wizard, Dr. Isadore Lubin, head
sentimental idealist, the crit•
ed to a review of Herman Bernstein's ference—to stimulate Jewish thought circles of this government, at- ! of the Bureau of Labor Statistics crack - inventing Dave are the
sky gave all his time and energy
ical economic and social analyst,
"The Truth About the 'Protocols of Zion' " among the youth and to increase cultural tended Herr Luther's blowout., in the Department of Labor, is through with each other after the scientific rationalist and emo- to all Jewish Socialist and nation-
Held
in
the
swankiest
hotel
in
the,
engaged
in
developing
new
statis-
al movements, not severing his
efforts
in
the
ranks
of
the
coming
genera-
eight years of the firmest and tional nationalist.
which appeared in the Catholic weekly,
connections with the Russian
It may seem inconsistent to the
America. We were always inclined to tion and the future leaders—is marred by city, the feature attraction was, tics on family budgets and the most successful friendship of
Revolutionary
Movement. Ile at-
Dresdener Kreuschor. This , cost of living. Information now
which their fickle business has man outside of the realm of Zhit- tended the first Zionist Congress
consider this very important periodical as doubts. Those who have witnessed the the
chorug, composed of very young being used by the bureau, Dr.
lowsky's influence and mode of
a fair commentator, and we are indebted bitterness which marks the activities of German men and boys, presentedlLubin has discovered, is out- record. When Eddie picked up thinking,
Basle,
and
although opposed
but once you hear him,
to its editors for numerous kindnesses. But some of our present leaders, their quest a program of lieder, which to dated. In other words, he has Freedman, the latter was earn- see him, and understand him, you l Ito to Beres political Zionism he.
surprise of many, included, found that life is not what it
ing a few hundred dollars roy- cannot help agreeing with him, !however, stimulated the interest
the present review in many respects nul- for publicity, their personal aspirations, the
numbers by Mendelssohn. The used to be 20 years ago when
I in Jewish colonization and tern
are moved to ask whether the youth will
lifies many of its previous kindnesses.
alty on that boringly funny even if it might seem illogical or torialism among the Jewish
program opened with "The Star the figures now in use were as-
inconsistent at first.
novel of Jewish life, "Mendel
"Calumniated Jews" is the title given prove above such small practices.
Spangled Banner," which was im- rembled. In those days women
,masses.
A ruling principle in Jewish life has mediately followed by the sing- ' took no haircut, made very little Marantz." And now, after tag- • Dr. Zhitlowsky's Ideal
to this review, which concludes with the
At the same time, Zhitlowsky
Zhitlowsky
always
was
and
still
quotation from Mr. Bernstein's introduc- been that the ideal is greater than even ing of the Nazi anthem. use of cosmetics and they did not ging along with Cantor, Freed-
became one of the outstandine
Is the personification of synthe- ' Socialist journalists in the world.
Herr Luther certainly did smoke. The radio and the auto-
tory chapter: "Israel has no secret pro- the idealist; that the purposes to be ac- things up in true Nazi style. He mobile were distant from every- man records his income in the sis—synthesis of Internationalism
tocols, no hidden designs. Its dream is complished for the general good of the did not forget to display the , day life. A man chewed tobacco high brackets. But Freedman, and Progressive Nationalism, Ma- His articles, essays and books
were published in Russian, Ger-
full of peace, of justice and of human community are much more important than swastika which was molded into, for which the statistics allowed frequently called "the human terialistic Marxism and Historical , man
and Yiddish.
• cake of ice and illuminated by ' 20 cuts of plug a year, and al- joke factory," feels that he
Idealism, Economic Determinism
brotherhood. The Holy Scriptures are the some individuals in the community.
His Sejmist Party
It was most disappointing to know that small electric bulbs. The German'slowed him an overcoat every four hasn't shared adequately in the and Idealistic
only authentic protocols of the Wise Men
Dissatisfied with the attitude of
flag also was incased in ice and,' years, one winter and one sum-
Class-Consciousness and National- the "Bund" to the Jewish ques-
even among the youth groups there were close
of Zion."
comedian's fortunes. He says Consciousness.
by, in • similar setting, was mer suit each three years, and 10
t tion, with Zionism and Territor-
Then comes the following comment by a number who hesitated to enroll in the the Stars and Stripes. Conspic- haircuts, six shirts, two neckties that Cantor earned $3,000,000
All these philosophical and so- ialism as insufficient remedies for
Conference deliberations because they uous among those assembled were' and 12 pairs of socks each year. and he wants ten per cent of cial problems, to some controver- the
the reviewer himself:
solution of the Jewish psi:h-
The reviewer does not doubt the sincerity
were not among the first to be invited to • number of Nazi government No allowances were made in the that. Eddie laughs—but Freed- sial, find their place in the har- i lem. he conceived the idea of es-
monious structure of Dr. Zhit-
of this statement; he believes that most Jews
lay plans for the proposed sessions. Evi- representatives who, by their' average family's budget for shoe man says: .
' territorialism and Sejmism. and
lowsky's ideal — Individual Free-
can endorse it. But Mr. Bernstein seems to
close cropped hair and foreign; shines, magazines, insurance pay-
dently the young learned too fast from dress
"Up until now radio writers dom, embodies in National Re- organized the Socialist Jewish
looked as if they had come ments or highballs.
assume that all anti-Semitic feeling is utterly
Workers Party—SERP or Sejmist
their parents, and that constantly misused into the country just for this To correct the situation and have been overshadowed by the naissance, founded on Interne. Party.
baseless. In it? Can he deny that Jews largely
word "Koved" thereby came in for addi- special occasion. Some of them bring the figures more nearly in glory of big name performers tional Brotherhood of Mankind. The principles of national au.
direct Communism' Can he fail to show that
An Active Revokitionary
actually did, although there was line with the requirements for and the public forgot that we
Jews are Influential in Latin Freemasonry?
tional abuse.
tonomy which were laid out b.•
The Jewish question requires frank and
who came to this country a "a more abundant life," Dr. Lu-
Born in 1865 in a small town
It is an old Jewish admonition that "He one
were the men behind the scenes
Dr. Zhitlowsky were later at,
near Vitebsk, raised in Vitebsk,
few weeks ago to settle an estate bin has assigned some of his best
charitable ventilation. To deny the existence
eepted by many post-war coun
who
seeks
honors
("Koved")
finds
honors
who
made
humor,
tragedy
and
Chaim Zhitlowsky entered the
for his wife.
of a Jewish problem is to become an ostrich.
statistical assistants to the task
tries and found their expression
escaping him". Perhaps the current Con-
drama possible. The funny men Gymnasium in 1879, and left it
Hitler certainly has his boys of overhauling the information.
The Hebrew nation (for it is a nation) is
in the organization of Jewish
never really amalgamated by the peoples
ference will sound a note of encourage- trained for the purpose of visit- A survey in 59 cities throughout were funny—with the lines we in 1881 to join the "Narodnaya ministries
in the Ukraine, Lithu-
Volya."
among which it dwells. The apostate Jew who
ment to the community, assuring us that ing folks in other countries. They the country will be started by wrote."
ania, Latvia and Soviet Russia.
His Orthodox Jewish back-
has renounced the God of Israel and the Code
are well behaved, likeable chaps. Dr. Lubin in order to obtain the
the
youth
are
able
to
elevate
principle
And if Cantor didn't have ground and Chassidic emotional. The principles of it were also ac-
But through all of their con- necessary facts. Several months
of Sinai Is a menace to Christian ideals. Can-
above personality.
enough worries now, George ism of his father did not permit cepted by the Peace Conference
versation there runs an apparent will be required before the work
did Hebrews realize this. Again, it cannot be
at Versailles in the Minority
We realize that we are striking a nega- thread of uncertainty as to their is completed. • • •
him, however, to assimilate him-
Givot, another Hebrew dialec-
denied that In both high finance and in the
Rights Treaties.
self and to accept the cold atti-
Third International, in the press, and in the
tive note in making these comments on the future status. Take the chap who
tician who disguises it as Greek,
In 1904, Dr. Zhitlowsky came
theater and cinema, in education, and at the
occasion of this conference, but we feel came to this country to settle an Representative-at-Large William is threatening to sue a member tude of the "Narodnaya Volya" to America, together with the
program towards the Jewish
estate for his wife. He is one of H. Citron of Connecticut is con
Bar, Jews exert • power out of proportion to
that
it
is
not
necessarily
out
of
place
be-
"Babushka,"
and spent two years
of the Cantor troupe. Givot, question.
the Hitler regime—has some ves-
worried these days
their numbers. This is due in part to their
cause we have suffered from negative tiges of the nobility in him. He siderably
He then published his first es- in this country, to return again
about the future of the cotton who became famous several
natural talents and indomitable energy of the
1908, when he started the pub-
leadership, and if we are to help build up says he owns property in Ger- textile industry in the United years ago in the Shubert "New say, called "Thoughts of the His- in
race. But Is also attributable to other
lication
• monthly, "Dos Neic
The leaders of the Jewish people
the positive in Jewish life then it is well many but is in constant fear that States, particularly in the North- Americana" as the "Grik Am- torical Faith of the Jewish Pew. Laben," of
noses.
which stimulated the de-
should examine their conscience and see how
that the faults be known as well as the governmental policies there may eastern group of states. He points * bassador of Good Will," feels pie."
velopment
of Yiddish culture.
During the next six years.
change so that he may lose his out that the number of active
far certain elements in their race give reason
virtues.
that the Boston Einstein who
Zhitlowsky was active in the Rus- Yiddish literature and Socialist
property. spindles in the United States de-
for distrust
• • •
In greeting the conference we urge that
is doing the character of "Park- sian revolutionary circles in West- ideas among the Jewish masses.
creased from 36,260,000 in 1923
Though he aroused ■ storm of protest on
"Father of Yiddishism"
its leaders should not content themselves
How long will Hitler last? For to 27,742,000 in 1934, the great- yakakas" on the air is an imi- ern Europe, and continued at the
Left and Right, Belloc tackled the Jewish
Since that time. Dr. Zhitlowsky,
come,
pro-
brilliant
a
same time his studies at the Uni•
considerable
time
to
est
portion
of
this
decline
taking
problem some dozen years ago in his
with the sessions to be held this week-end,
tation of his own style.
the
father
of Yiddishism, made
volume "The Jews." Almost alone among con-
but that they should aspire to make this viding nothing happens to end his place in New England. As a re-
Well, if Eddie loses to Freed- versity of Berlin, Zurich and his home in this country, with
career.
Uncertainty dominates sult, this industry has suffered
Berne. Economics, history and
temporary authors he has striven to discuss
conference
a
permanent
function
in
De-
man, there will be woe in more philosophy were his subjects. He short interval visits in Europe
the whole German picture. The several losses in employment and
It'frankly, charitably and sincerely. As Lin-
troit Jewish life in order that whatever internal situation is tense. But wages. In order to get at the places than radio. Will that was asked to remain at the uni- and Palestine on lecture tours.
coln once said, "The first step to the solution
He is actively engaged in jour-
decisions
are
to
be
made
this
year
may
every effort is being made to put heart of the problem. he has in- mean that the famous states- versity after he received his Ph.D.,
of a problem is to realize its nature.
nalistic work and in every phase
up a bold front for the view of troduced • bill which seeks to men, public speakers and econ- but he refused to accept the lu-
be
perfected
and
continued
during
the
reviewer,
Laurence
K.
Patterson,
The
of Jewish. political and social lif
other nations of the world. set up a commission to obtain the
omists will have to share their crative position of a professor,
lets the cat out of the bag when he refers years to come, for the benefit not only of the Confidential
lie published several books
reports received by facts of the situation so that ■
preferring to devote himself en-
glory and their income with the
the
youth
of
today
but
also
of
the
youth
Belloc's
"The
Jews"
as
a
charitable
, tirely to the social revolutionary among. them "The Spiritual Struc-
to
United States government nee" - solution may be worked out.
gle of the Jewish People for
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movement, and to political and
discussion of the Jewish problem. Indebted of tomorrow.
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