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THE PART PLAYED BY THE JEWS IN
THE FOUNDING OF THIS REPUBLIC

(CONCLUDED PROM PA0

■ ONMI !promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
the families of Gomez, who kep t 1 He later achieved the rank of
copious business and genealogic a li commodore.
records, and of Levy and Simso n,
On the evening of the day
Another Jewish sea-fighter in
who were successful merchants
we bore my father to his final
were generous contributors to th . this war was Captain John Ordor-
rest, I took from the shelves of
e
neaux,
a French Jew. Ile captured
support of the colonies.
my library that remarkable
book "Five Years of My Life"
In Pennsylvania, too, Jews playe d 1 nine Prizes, valued at more than
and the admirable "Historic de
an important part. Meyer liar $3,000,000, in one month, besides
l'Affaire" by Joseph Reinach.
who in 1763, a year before he wa 5 , capturing the British frigate, "En-
Erase..
I read again long chapters from
naturalized, was paying the bi g - I
dymion," and eluding 17 enemy
It is a matter of history that gest county tax in Easton, lot
both. I had witnessed my father's
last moments, outwardly un- Picquart did not carry his secret served as David Frank's agent fo er ships that gave chase.
Since 1800 the list of great Jew-
moved. I had controlled my to his grave. He himself arrested, victualling British prisoners du r-
feelings all through the heart- deprived of his rank in the army, ing the Revolutionary War. Jose') h ish Americans is long. Beginning
breaking final rites. But as I but was later rehabilitated with Simon, of Lancaster, Indian trade , at this period with such men as
read those pages in which the honor, and his name is recorded merchant and land owner on 'f s ' Rabbi Seixas who was one of the
story of his long and terrible in one of the noblest pages of vast scale, was one of the mo at founders of Columbia College; I
ambitious Jewish colonial entr e- Mordecai Manuel Noah, journalist l
suffering lived again, I wept French history.
s,
like • child. What, I asked my-
It is impossible to do justice to arenours. The Gratz brother and diplomat, judge, visionary,1
self, underlies human motive.? "The Dreyfus Case" by the father Bernard and Michael, included th lawyer, and prophet; Judah Tours,
's the giant of New Orleans, whose
whole
of
North
America
and
th
Why should men, respectable and his son in a review. There is
by conviction and reputation, drama on every page—and every West Indies as the range for the it charities made him a national fig-
operations.
ure,—to the present, an almost in-
torture year after year a vie. chapter records intrigue and falsi-
... they'll stay clean
tim whom they knew to be in- fication that was resorted to as a
Although the Jew is by natur numerable list of Jewish soldiers,
sailors,
statesmen, merchants, cant-
nocent? Why did they refuse to means of condemning an innocent a lover of peace, Jews were n e1
grant him those elementary man for the sake of false army lacking in even the first major wa talists, artists, and government
longer and look better
rights which the law gives even pride.
to take place on American soil. I r officials is displayed upon the
n American scene, It is difficult, in-
to the guilty? Why, for no rea•
This book is valuable for the the French and Indian War i " deed, to imagine American history
son, did they • to and Dramatis Personae which records 1764, Isaac Myers, a Jewish citize
prolong his suffering? Were the names of all the actors in this of New York, organized a com n 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 e H. Schiff, Lewis Dembitz and
Were they, like Schwartskop- numerous important letters that Jews are known to have fought i r Louis Dembitz Brandeis, Guggen-
pen, smitten with remorse •5 were addressed to Captain and this war, and in 1755, after Brad n helm, Lewisohn, Kahn, Warburg,
the end.? And did those of them Mme. Dreyfus by very important dock's disastrous defeat, Benjami Lehman, Sarnoff, Baruch, Fox,
Laemmle, Goldatn, (Horowitz,
who had religious convictions men and women from every por- Cohen, attorney of Pennsylvania Steinmetz.
reflect thee they would one day tion of the globe; for the impor- took a leading part in hastening o •
Since space does not permit, even
be summoned to account for tant documents in the case which t he war.
the briefest sketch is not possible.
their misdeeds?
About 60 Jews served in the wa ✓ If, however, the reader is interested
appear in the appendices.
for independence, 24 of whom wer e 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 lieuten • 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 , we heartily recommend "The Ha-
tt 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
ness—by a love which was strong encouragement that truth need were members of the Franks fam- Come to America," by Masserman
and
Baker, from which most of
enough to endure almost un- never die as long as those fighting ily, who have previously been men-
it never give up the battle for tioned as merchants and traders. our information has been taken.
believable suffering for the Bake 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
nocense, to clear the name of his
1781 he made his entrance into the history with which he has here- 1
children from whom all knowledge
field of diplomacy, when he was tofore been unfamiliar, and if we
of the affair was kept for molly
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 part the Jews have played in 3
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
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him strength, and the portion of
were in Madrid and Paris, respect- the founding and upbuilding of
1317 GRISWOLD BLDG.
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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- 0
son—who was three years old the Nazi campaign to crush Juda- missioned as a lieutenant-colonel paid for the labor and research 0123456678
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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 R
d Person
United
Hebrew Schools of Detroit
every Jew in Germany, "The Cen-
most important Jewish hero
But Dreyfus was not emotional. tral Verein further condemni Emil of The
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
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why he kept to himself, why he Judaism."
Washington; fiscal agent to Cheva-
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The Verein and its sister organi- her de la Luzerne, French minister
the affair as he did before it. We
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zations elsewhere have protested to the United States, and financial
are told by Pierre Dreyfus that against the murder of Castoff. That agent for Holland and Spain. Salo-
TO A GOOD STARTI
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, 'Merci.' " 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 Hendon, 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 virtue in our day?
who, but for his aid would have
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Two hundred protests a year s ervice. Among them were James
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It was generally held that Drey- against Hollywood films depicting 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
no role at all but simply remained David Frankfurter. Not the slight-c ailed by the late President Taft:
JEWISH PEOPLE.
himself. His shyness was mistaken est move in favor of a boy who was "The Jew who stood by Robert
for coldness. His full heart was overwhelmed by the shame and Morris and financed the revolu-
sorrow
of
his
humiliated
brethren
tion."
thought to be empty because it
in Germany. Applause for a politi-
Proceeding directly to the war of
did not overflow."
cian who hurls vulgar epithets at 1812, we find that of the 40 Jews
Pierre Dreyfus reviews the fa- the head of Hitler, but never a
who
fought in this war, 13 were
mous case from beginning to end, grain of realization that it is the
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
THIS YEAR MARKS THE THIRTEENTH YEAR OF
try. But from the very beginning into an object slave-camp and the remarkable when we consider the
he suffered for his Jewishness. At Jews of Germany into "untouch- fact that at the time of the war of
QUALITY, FRESHNESS AND KASHRUTH IN
the time of his graduation from ables," the Jews of Poland and 1812 there were but 3,000 Jews in
the United States.
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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. He was commissioned
Dreyfus, and his excuse was that women who araiously 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 THIS THOUSAND WINDOW BAKERY OF LOOSE•WHIS 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:

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What le It to VOli It that Jew
Devil's Wend!"
-(tut, General, he is Innocent.
-. It le a rose vie can't reopeW
General Mercier and General ham.
Her are Involved In 112'
'dent since hr's Innocenti• .
-If Lou my nothing, no une 1011
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abomination, General! I don't know
what I shall do, but In any event I
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(CONCLUDED from EDITORIAL PAGE) the arrogant men of the world and

the darkness of the earth shall be
him from the rabbis, but he 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-
nista the prophetic gleam in what- dreams, for he is one of those im•
ever Jew is courageous for right- practical persons who still believe
eousness.
in the authority of prophets even-
I ask the review of my case,
Yes, says 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
the more proudly Jewish on ac- eventually to dissuade even the in its integrity, for my children
clergy that prays for the success of and for myself, and because I
count of Jesus.
fascists.
have never failed in any of my
Should he say: "Not Jesus is
He believes that in this purpose duties as a soldier and as •
not of us, not of our spirit, not
Frenchman.
Jesus
should
be
more
potent
than
of our Minyan." Wherever he goes
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. Ariel, i n 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. He is so the first Dreyfusard.
of justice in the place of poison far from sophisticated that he be-
Throughout the book there is
gas,
lieves in the ultimate victory of
reference to the manner in which
Oh, says Mr. Segal, they and the ideals that are Jewish and Dreyfus' enemies resorted to the
Jesus are dreamers together, Jesus; to believe this is to set one's 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
penes right, are also a man be- Ariel, as an idealistic Jew really the bordereau, he was told by
mused by the good dream. Mr. are walking with Jesus, too; with Bertillon, handwriting expert
Segal is very happy to include you Jesus and all our other prophets.
and Mr. Slornovits (editor of the So what is all the argument about? whose testimony was used against
Dreyfus, that the Jews trained
Detroit Jewish Chronicle) with he asks.
some one to imitate the Imputed
Jesus in the Minyan of the Jewish
He is happy, however, to make handwriting. Later Gonse is
dreamers.
you conscious of this
CORP
Mr. Segal didn't ask for permis- pony you are keeping. rO) u d must, quoted as charging that the Jews
"had chosen to saddle Esterhazy
sion to take you in because he knew says Mr. Segal, see that it is for with the crime of their co-religion-
You belonged there with all Jews Jews (as well as for all other men ist." On the floor of the French
(among whom Jesus marches) who of good will) to defend Jesus the
strive toward a more just and love- Jew from his many enemies in the Chamber, Reinach had the charge
at him that (to quote
ly world.
world. We can't leave him to the hurled
Dreyfus) "he had formed a
Mr. Segal does not worship mercy of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco Pierre
Jewish
Syndicate'
of which he was
Jesus, as you suggest, nor does he and musguided clergymen.
t he head, and which possessed un-
propose that he be another God for
Cane on, Mr. Ariel.
limited
funds
for
the
purchase of
(Copyright,
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F
us. Mr. Segal thinks Jehovah is
adherents." In answer to the
enough, inasmuch as in the full-
charges
"he
shrugged
his shoul-
ness of His time He does grant an Contribution to Woman's
ders and continued in his own
Interval of peace for Jews and in-
undeviating
path.
Few
men have
Auxiliary
of
United
asmuch as Ile has been comforting
been no insulted, no unrelittingly
Hebrew Schools
enough. He must, indeed, be a won-
reviled.
To
the
elevation
of mind
derma God who can sustain people
The Women's Auxiliary of the and the heroism of this great and
in affliction off and on for 2000
years
United Hebrew Schools acknowl- distinguished man, adequate trib-
No, says Mr. Segal, I do not edges the contribution from Mr. ute has never been paid. It is
only just that we should do no
embrace Jesus as • god, but my and Mra. Louis Davidson of 1983 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 Is 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. lie went to
On the contrary, Mr. Segal says: take place on Sunday, May 9, at General Come, deputy chief of
"Brother Jesus, come let us go to- 1 p. m. at* Clover Hill Park the General Staff. and pointed out
gether, we, you and all our other Cemetery. Relatives and friends the judicial wrong and moral ob-
ligation to rectify It. The follow-
Prophets. We shall trample down are invited.

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