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(CONCLUDED FROLI PAGE ONE)

ing historic dialogue is incor-
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THE PART PLAYED BY THE JEWS IN
THE FOUNDING OF THIS REPUBLIC

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promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
the families of Gomez, who kept He later achieved the rank of
copious business and genealogical commodore,
records, and of Levy and Simson,
On the evening o of the da
Another Jewish sea-fighter in
who were successful merchants
we bore my father to his fina I
were generous contributors to th this war was Captain John Ordor-
rest, I took from the shelves o
e
; neaux, a French Jew, He captured
support of the colonies.
my library that remarkabl a
book "Five Years of My Life'
In Pennsylvania, too, Jews playe d nine prizes, valued at more than
and the admirable "Historic d e
an important part. Meyer Har 1 , 1 $3' 000 ' 000
' in one month, besides
l'Affaire" by Joseph Reinach ,
who in 1763, a year before he wa gicapturing the British frigate, "En
grove."
I read again long chapters from
naturalized, was paying the big
dymion,"
and eluding 17 enemy
It is a matter of history that gest county tax in Easton, late
both. I had witnessed my father'
last moments, outw
outwardly an . Picquart did not carry his secret served as David Frank's agent for r ships that gave chase.
Since 1800 the list of great Jew.
moved. I had cont rolled m y to his grave. He himself arrested, victualling British prisoners dur-
feeling s all through the heart . deprived of his rank in the army, ing the Revolutionary War. Joseph ish Americans is long. Beginning
breaking final rites. But as I but was later rehabilitated with Simon, of Lancaster, Indian trader, at this period with such men as
read those pages in which the honor, and his name is recorded merchant and land owner on a Rabbi Seises, who was one of the
story of his long ■ and terrible, in one of the noblest pages of vast scale, was one of the most founders of Columbia College;
ambitious Jewish colonial entre- Mordecai Manuel Noah, journalist
French history.
suffering lived again, I wep
like • child. What, 1 asked my -
It is impossible to do justice to preneurs. The Gratz brothers, and diplomat, judge, visionary,
self, underlies human motives ? "The Dreyfus Case" by the father Bernard and Michael, included the lawyer, and prophet' Judah Touro,
Why should men, respectable and his son in a review. There is whole of North America and the the giant of New Orleans, whose
by conviction and reputation , drama on every page—and every West Indies as the range for their charities made him a national fig-
ure,—to the present, an almost in-
torture year after y ear a tic • chapter records intrigue and falai- operations,
... they'll stay clean
tint whom they knew to be in . flcation that was resorted to as a
Although the Jew is by nature numerable list of Jewish soldiers,
nocent? Why did they refuse to means of condemning an innocent a lover of peace, Jews were not sailors, statesmen, merchants, capi-
tali
sts,
artists,
and
government
grant him those elementary man for the sake of false army lacking in even the first major wa
longer and look better
I.
rights which the law gives even pride.
to take place on American soil. I ; officials is displayed upon the
n American scene. It is difficult, in-
to the guilty? Why, f or no rea•
the
French
and
Indian
War
This book is valuable for the
son, did they aggravate and Dramatis Personae which records 1754, Isaac Myers, a Jewish eitize n deed, to imagine American history
prolong his suffering? Were the names of all the actors in this of New York, organized a con devoid of such names as those of
these men, most of whom are drama; for the chronology of the pony of bateau men, of which h Oscar and Nathan Straus, Jacob
now dead, completely heartless? case and of Dreyfus' life; for the became captain. At least two othe 0 H. Schiff, Lewis Dembitz and
Were they, like Schwartzkop- numerous important letters that Jews are known to have fought i r Louis Dembitz Brandeis, Guggen-
pen, smitten with remorse at were addressed to Captain and this war, and in 1765, after Brad n helm, Lewisohn, Kahn, Warburg,
the end . ? And did those of them Mme. Dreyfus by very important dock's disastrous defeat, Benjanu Lehman, Sarnoff, Baruch, Fox,
Cohen, attorney of Pennsylvania, n Laemmle, Goldstn, Morowitz,
who had religious convictions men and women from every
por- took a leading part in hastening on Steinmetz.
reflect that they woul d one day tion of the globe; for the impor-
Since space does not permit, even
the
war.
be summoned to ac count for tant documents in the case which
the briefest sketch is not possible.
their misdeeds?
About 60 Jews served in the war If, however, the reader is interested
appear in the appendices.
for independence, 24 of whom were in discovering for himself the
Here is a remarkable book officers
Pierre is mentioned in several
in the Continental army.
of the letters exchanged between which ought to be in every Jewish Four reached the rank of Neuter; - wealth of accomplishments of Jew-
Captain and Mme. Dreyfus which library—public or private. It will ant-colonel, three became majors, ish figures during the last century,
are reprinted in this volume. He be valued by every one who pos- and there were at least half a we heartily recommend "The His-
tory of the Jews in America," by
is referred to as Pierrot. Every sesses it, and will be treasured dozen Jewish captains.
Peter Wiernik, and "The Jews
reference is marked by tender- by those who will find in this book
Foremost among the fighters C ome to America," by Masserman
encouragement
that
truth
need
ness—by a love which was strong
were members of the Franks fam-
enough to endure almost un- never die as long as those fighting ily, who have previously been men- and Baker, from which most of
it never give up the battle for tioned as merchants and traders. our information has been taken.
believable suffering for the sake for
justice.
This letter has but partially
of protecting the honor of the
David Salisbury Franks served as presented a short period in Jewish
—P. S.
children. Dreyfus lived for one
aide-de-camp to General Lincoln, American existence. If it has made
purpose only—to prove his in-
and later to Benedict Arnold, In
clearer to the reader a portion of
nocence, to clear the name of his
1781 he made his entrance into the history with which he has here-
children from whom all knowledge
field of diplomacy, when he was tofore been unfamiliar, and if we
of the affair was kept for many
sent as a special messenger to John have made a little better known 2
years. It was a cause that gave CONCLUDED FROM EDITORIAL PAGE Jay and Benjamin Franklin, who the
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
part the Jews have played in 3
2
him strength, and the portion of
were in Madrid and Paris, respect- the founding and upbullding of 0
1317 GRISWOLD IILDO.
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Cadillac/ 53311
3
the current book written by his proach to their own great problem, ively. By 1789 he had been com- America, we shall feel amply re-
son—who was three years old the Nazi campaign to crush Juda- missioned as a lieutenant-colonel paid for the labor and research 01234566789
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when his father was first arrested ism the world over. What did we in the army. His cousin, Isaac necessitated by its composition.
—is a great tribute to this ten- hear? The Central Verein re- Franks, was aide-de-camp to Wash-
Respectfully yours,
minded the world that the murder ington, and was appointed lieu-
derness.
The Junior Alumni of the
of Gustloff was condemned by tenant-colonel in 1794.
A Reserved Person
United Hebrew Schools of Detroit
every Jew in Germany. "The Cen-
The most important Jewish hero
But Dreyfus was not emotional. tral Verein further condemns Emil of the revolutionary war was Haym
He was a very reserved person, Ludwig and the League to Combat Salomon. In addition to his private
and "five years of solitude and Anti-Semitism for their interfer- affairs, he was broker to the
of suffering had made him even ence in the Frankfurter affair as French consul; treasurer of the
more so." This perhaps explains being harmful to the interests of French army that came to aid
SOUPAND SUNSHINE
why he kept to himself, why he I Judaism."
Washington; fiscal agent to Cheva-
KOSHER
CRACKERS
associated with Jews as little after
lier
de
Is
Luzerne,
French
minister
The Verein and its sister organi-
the affair as he did before it. We zations elsewhere have protested to the United States, and financial
GET ANY MEAL OFF
are told by Pierre Dreyfus that !against the murder of Gustoff. That agent for Holland and Spain. Salo-
TO A GOOD START!
when Reinach, one of his chief was fine and noble, But Frank- mon served as the financial link
defenders, first met Dreyfus, "my furter they forget. The point is between the United States and
father held out his hand and said this: the Jews must live tranquil Europe, negotiating loans from
to him simply, 'Herd.' " Reinach lives, eat, drink, sleep, make love France and Holland, and securing
is quoted: "And that was all, that and enrich themselves in all tran- the secret support of Don Fran-
single word by way of salutation, quility under the watchfully pro. cisco Rendon, the secret ambas-
and I was proud to believe it tective eyes of their spiritual and sador of Charles III of Spain.
equally worthy of him and of me. communal leaders. As long as the Aside from purchasing $350,000
But many of his supporters, to sheep are grazing in peace, the worth of government notes, which
whom he expressed his gratitude abattoir does not matter. - were never redeemed, he supported
with no more show of feeling,
Who said Israel retains some many of the revolutionary leaders,
were offended . . . To the minds prophetic
who, but for his aid would have
virtue in our day?
SUNSHINE KOSHER
of most men simplicity is the least
been forced to retire from public
Two hundred protests a year service. Among them were James
accessible of spiritual beauties ...
CRACKERS ARE MADE
against
Hollywood
films
depicting
It was generally held that Drey-
Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Ed-
ESPECIALLY FOR THE
fus continued to play his role Jews in a more or less unfavorable mund Randolph, Arthur Lee, and
ENJOYMENT OF THE
badly precisely because he played light, Not a word in behalf of General Steuben. He has been
David
Frankfurter.
Not
the
slight-
called by the late President Taft:
no role at all but simply remained
JEWISH PEOPLE.
himself. His shyness was mistaken est move in favor of a boy who was I "The Jew who stood by Robert
for coldness. His full heart was overwhelmed by the shame and Morris and financed the revolu-
thought to be empty because it sorrow of his humiliated brethren tion."
in Germany. Applause for a politi-
Proceeding directly to the war of
did not overflow."
cian who hurls vulgar epithets at
Pierre Dreyfus reviews the fa- the head of Hitler, but never a 1812, we find that of the 40 Jews
mous case from beginning to end, grain of realization that it is the who fought in this war, 13 were
tracing his father's devotion to Fascism within ourselves, the de- officers. The record of the Jews in
France and to the army and his sire to remain safe and tranquil, both the revolutionary war and
determination to serve his coun- which has turned half the world the war of 1812 appears even more
when we consider the
THIS YEAR MARKS THE THIRTEENTH YEAR OF
try. But from the very beginning into an object slave-camp and the remarkable
that at the time of the war of
he suffered for his Jewishness. At Jews of Germany into "untouch- fact
QUALITY, FRESHNESS AND KASHRUTH IN
1812
there
were
but 3,000 Jews in
the time of his graduation from ables," the Jews of Poland and the United States.
SUNSHINE KOSHER CRACKERS & COOKIES
the Ecole de Guerre General de Rumania into cowering creatures
The most colorful Jewish fighter
Bonnefond gave him a zero in his in a pogrom atmosphere and the in this war was Uriah Levy of
general estimate of candidiate Jews of America into men and Philadelphia. Ile was commissioned
Dreyfus, and his excuse was that women who anxiously scan the as sailing-master from the United
he did not want a Jew on the menacing horizon.
States Navy, and by 1817 had been BAKED IN THE KOSHER DIVISION OF THE THOUSAND WINDOW BAKERY OF LOOSE-WILLS BISCUIT CO.
General Staff. And yet, Dreyfus
was consistent in his patriotist. in
his cry "Vive le Republique," in
his constant plea that he was in-
nocent and that he was devoted
to France. He concludes his re-
quest for an appeal on Nov. 25,
1903, with this sentence:

tibia of the moving qualities of
this story:

the vintage where the grapes of
wrath are stored. We shall humble
(CONCLUDED from EDITORIAL PAGE) the arrogant men of the world and
the darkness of the earth shall be
him from the rabbis. but be knows dispersed by the dazzling light of
him as prophet just as he knows our prophets."
Isaiah, and Malachi, just he recog-
Thus Mr. Segal muses in day-
nizes the prophetic gleam in what- dreams, for he is one of those im-
ever Jew in courageous for right- practical persons who still believe
eousness.
in the authority of prophets even-
I ask the review of my case,
Yes, gays Mr. Segal, he is one tually to stop even the bombs that
of our prophets. Mr. Segal feels fall night and day on Madrid , because I must have my honor
eventually
to
dissuade
even
the
in
Its integrity, for my children
the more proudly Jewish on ac-
clergy that prays for the success of and for myself, and because I
count of Jesus.
fascists.
have
failed in any of my
Should he say: "No! Jesus is
He believes that in this purpose duties as a soldier and as ■
not of us, not of our spirit, not
Frenchman.
of our Minyan." Wherever he goes Jesus should be more potent than
among Jews Mr. Segal finds the our other prophets, since, after all,
Major Ferdinand Forzinetti,
kinsmen of Jesus. They dream of he does get considerable lip-serv- governor of the Cherche-Midi
saving the world, or they dream ice, and everywhere stand churches Military Prison, befriended Drey-
of building in Palestine a land of in his name.
fus during his imprisonment there
Please be assured, Mr. Arid, in January, 1895, and Pierre
justice for the meek and the lowly,
or they dream of the arrogant that Mr. Segal is no smart-aleck Dreyfus refers to Forzinetti as
brought to humility, or they dream sophisticate, as you say. Ile is so the first Dreyfusard.
of justice in the place of poison far from sophisticated that he be-
Throughout the book there is
lieves in the ultimate victory of
gas.
reference to the manner in which
Oh, says Mr. Segal, they and the ideals that are Jewish and Dreyfus' enemies resorted to the
Jesus;
to
believe
this
is
to
set
one's
Jesus are dreamers together,
so-called Jewish myth in order to
dreaming the Jewish dream. Mr. self apart from all the smarter strengthen their false case against
Segal wonders in what Jesus is people.
Mr. Segal says that you Mr. him. When Picquart first began
alien to you, Mr. Ariel, who, if he
to question the authenticity of
guesses right, are also a man be- Ariel, as an idealistic Jew really the bordereau, he was told by
are
walking with Jesus, too; with
mused by the good dream. Mr.
Bertillon, handwriting expert
Segal is very happy to include you Jesus and all our other prophets. whose testimony was used against
and Mr. Slomovits (editor of the So what is all the argument about? Dreyfus, that the Jews trained
Detroit Jewish Chronicle) with he asks.
some one to imitate
Jesus in the Minyan of the Jewish
He is happy, however, to make handwriting. Later the imputed
is
dreamers.
you conscious of thiscom- Tided as charging that Gonse
the Jews
Mr. Segal didn't ask for permis- pany you are keeping. fol must,
sion to take you In because he knew says Mr. Segal, see that it is for had chosen to saddle Esterhazy
the crime of their co-religion-
You belonged there with all Jews Jews (as well as for all other men with
(among whom Jesus marches) who of good will) to defend Jesus the ist." On the floor of the French
Chamber,
Reinach had the charge
strive toward a more just and love- Jew from his many enemies in the
hurled at him that (to quote
ly world.
world. We can't leave him to the Pierre
Dreyfus) "he had formed a
Mr. Segal does not worship mercy of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco
'Jewish Syndicate' of which he was
Jesus, as you suggest, nor does he and musguided clergymen.
the head, and which possessed un-
propose that he be another God for
Come on, Mr. Ariel.
limited funds for the purchase of
(Copyright. 113'. a. A. F S)
us. Mr. Segal thinks Jehovah is
adherents." In answer to the
enough, inasmuch as in the full-
ness of His time He does grant an Contribution to Woman's charges "be shrugged his shoul-
ders and continued in his own
interval of peace for Jews and in-
Auxiliary of United
undeviating path. Few men have
asmuch as Ile has been comforting
been
so insulted, so unrelittingly
Hebrew Schools
enough. He must, indeed, be a won-
reviled. To the elevation of mind
derma God who can sustain people
and
the
heroism of this great and
The Women's Auxiliary of the
in affliction off and on for 2000
Year/
United Hebrew Schools acknowl- distinguished man, adequate trib-
ute
has
never been paid. It is
No, says Mr. Segal, I do not edges the contribution from Mr.
embrace Jesus as a god, but ray and Mrs. Louis Davidson of 1983 only just that we should do so
here."
mind and heart accept him as man Edwin Ave., in memory of Lois
An Historic Dialogue
and Jew who walks in the direction Rattner.
Dreyfus' son describes h o w
of Jews and who speaks the lan-
Picquart first believed Dreyfus
guage of Jewish idealism. There
Unveiling of Monument guilty, then came across incrimi-
are stones enough thrown at Jews,
nating evidence and finally
sighs Mr. Segal, and I am not
An unveiling of a monument in learned of the frame-up against
going to be like an anti-Semite and
throw stones at my kinsmen Jesus. memory of David Rubenstein will the Jewish officer. He went to
take
place on Sunday, May 9, at General Gonse, deputy chief of
On the contrary, Mr. Segal says:
"Brother Jesus, come let as go to- 1 p. m. ate Clover Hill Park the General Staff, and pointed out
tether, we you and all our other Cemetery. Relative. and friends the judicial wrong and moral ob-
ligation to rectify it. The follow.
prophets. We ahail trample down are invited.

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Was. on
Island?"
"Dot, General, he Is Innocent.
nit I. a row or can't moped.
General Merrier awl General NNW.
Orr are booked In It..
"Hut More he's Innocenti' .
"If sou any MANTIC 00 one will
be olser,..
"W h at
Gen'
h entljr1 don't il!nos;
what I .hall do, but In any event
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