November 5, 1937

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Mrs. Ehrlich's Promotion

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Sabbath Scriptural Selections
Pentateuchal portion—Gen. 26:10.28:9
troit in behalf of Iladassah and propa-
Prophetical portion—Mal. 1:1-2:7
gated for her cause with zeal and devo-
Kislev 1, 5698 tion. She earned her promotion, and her
November 5, 1937
many friends rejoice with her that she
should have been given national recogni-
Armistice Day
tion by one of the most important move-
Nineteen years after the signing of the ments in Jewish life.
Armistice finds the world in greater danger
of renewed conflict than ever before. Many
"Acid Test of Zionism"
hopes have been shattered and ideals for
Miss Henrietta Szold, prophetess of
lasting peace are completely destroyed.
Suspicion dominates over reason, and the Zionism, told the delegates assembled for
the Iladassah convention that "the Arab-
world is a camp of hate.
The Jewish people is especially sorely Jewish relation is the acid test of the
afflicted and more than six million of our Zionist movement."
There is no disputing this statement.
flesh and blood cry out continuously in
Those who have bitterly resented stab-in-
quotation from Jeremiah:
"And they heal the breach of the the-back methods of Arab rioters and
daughter of my people very lightly, say- their leaders never denied the truth of this
ing, Peace, Peace, where there is no assertion. Furthermore, even the rabid na-
tionalists in our midst have been anxious to
peace."
meet with Arab chieftains for round table
For almost half of the entire Jewish discussions in order to attempt to solve the
people throughout the world the future mooted and serious question. Unfortunate-
holds forth little promise of improvement ly the Arab leaders have refused to nego-
for the future, and the sorely-tried in Is- tiate for the common good of the entire
rael turn to another passage in Jeremiah people of Palestine.
and cry forth:
Right now there is greater hope for
"Hast thou entirely rejected Judah? or peace and cooperation in Palestine than
hath thy soul loathing on Zion? why hast there has been in years. Until the British
thou smitten us, so that there is no heal- authorities took firm steps to deal with
ing for us? we hoped for peace, and there the situation it was dangerous for an Arab
is no mercy, we hoped for the time of heal- to express a viewpoint that would lead to
ing, and behold, there is terror!"
peace. Those who did speak their minds
Instead of finding hope in Scripture, our freely were victims of Arab assassins. But
people have found the Prophecy of Doom. the instigators to riot and to murder have
`They turn to Ezekiel dnd there read: "My mostly been banished, and there is some
people build a protecting wall, and lo, hope that the moderates among the Arabs
they plaster it with unadhesive mortar will now negotiate peacefully, calmly,
. . . Gone is the ,wall, and gone are they with consciences that will not be stained
that plastered it, namely, the prophets of with blood,
One thing is certain: it is impossible to
Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusa-
lem, and who see for her a vision of peace, deal with men of the Mufti's ilk. Further-
more, it is next to useless to think in terms
when there is no peace."
But while these are themes that domin- of using the American Arabs, or the Mos-
ate Jewish life in time of despair, there lems in India, or the Iraquan leaders, as
is also the hopeful side. The Jewish peo- intermediaries for negotiations. The Pal-
ple could never have survived the trials of estinian Arabs alone are involved in our
2,000 years of suffering if it were to sub- problem, and only their moderate and
sist on a philosophy of doom. The domi- peace-loving leaders are to be trusted.
Miss Szold said another significant thing
nant element has been one of hope and an
aspiration for a lasting peace which will at the Iladassah convention, and it must
embrace the entire world. That is why be recorded with emphasis for the sake
the most famous selection in the Bible is of impressing upon the minds of American
the Prophecy of Isaiah:
Jews the necessity of carrying on the work
"And the wolf shall dwell with the in Palestine without the least recess or
sheep, and the leopard shall lie down with respite in our activities. Miss Szold stated
the kid; and the calf and the young lion that "the positions we have won we must
and the fatling shall be together, and a maintain," and declared that "we main-
little boy shall lead them." And this uni- tain only if we add." 'This is in line with
versal aspiration for peace that shall in- the appeals that have been repeated again
clude not only all peoples but also the and again by Zionist spokesmen. If we add
beasts is complemented by the famous to our positions, we strengthen those we
prophecy of Micah: "And he shall judge now hold. The redemption of more land
between many people, and decide for in Palestine will make possible the crea-
strong nations even afar off; and they tion of additional,colonies. Every new set-
shall beat their swords into ploughshares, tler will mean the addition of greater se-
and their spears into pruning-knives; na- curity for those already there.
tion shall not lift up sword against nation,
and they shall not learn any more war."
A Polish Roll of Honor
It is this philosophy that must and does
When Poland was in a state of depend-
dominate Jewish thought and the aspira-
tions of our people. There is no greater ence, Jews fought side by side with their
guarantee for destruction than a policy of Polish neighbors for the country's libera-
despair, and those who hope and strive for tion from the yoke of the Czars.
Liberated Poland gradually forgot this
peace must be confident and determined to
carry on the fight against war and its de- kinship. Reaction, imported from Nazi
structive forces. If it were not for this Germany, found root in the hearts of Po-
aspiration the forces that battle reaction lish officials and spread its poison among
and destruction could never continue their the masses.
But not all Poles are anti-Semites. The
struggle and would be destroyed in the ef-
labor ranks remain loyal to a tradition
fort to assure peace for the world.
The Jewish philosophy of hope must be that found Jewish and Polish citizens
perpetuated. Especially because there is fighting side by side for the same cause.
so much suffering and tragedy, we dare Liberals refuse to be drawn into racial
not be despondent. Only the confident brawls. Many intellectuals staunchly de-
triumph. The faithless fall by the way- fend a decent viewpoint in dealing with
Jews.
side.
The establishment of the"ghetto
benches" in Polish universities is the most
The K K K in Politics
humiliating act perpetrated by the reac-
The election is over, but its aftermath tionary forces in Poland. Its effects are so
carries with it sad auguries for the future. damaging that this shameful movement is
There were too many KKK imprints on beginning to spread to the high schools.
campaign literature and on billboards.
But out of the fight for decency against
The campaign, in addition to its elements this shameful segregation movement is
emerging
a new alliance, based on an old
of class conflicts, saw the injection of reli-
gious issues which do little good to a free Polish tradition. Progressive Polish pro-
fessors and students have joined with
American community.
There was too much capitalizing on the Jews in the fight against the "ghetto
fight against the alien registration bill of benches." There is an honor roll of Polish
1931. With the exception of the labor can- leaders that must be recorded as that of
didate for mayor not a single one of his men who know right from wrong and who
confreres had anything to do with that im- refuse to see their own country shamed.
portant battle. But the entire slate claim- We name a few of them:
M. Kulczynski, president of the Lwow
ed credit for it, and the person who was
primarily responsible for the triumph over Technical College, forced to resign for his
reaction—Theodore Levin—was not even refusal to establish the benches segregat-
mentioned. This, we suppose, is the price ing Jews from the rest of the student body.
Prof. Mieczyslaw Michalewicz, director
one must pay for staying out of politics.
It is true that as a general rule we can of the Children's Diseases Clinic at Pilsud-
expect greater guarantees against such re- ski University, Warsaw, refused to submit
actionary measures as the alien registra- to segregation orders and invited Jewish
tion bill from the liberal groups than from students to sit wherever they pleased;
old guard elements. But the battle is more served notice on the ministry of education
difficult to carry on when it is not based on that ha will not lecture at the university if
Jewish students are forced into segrega-
factualities and actualities.
The injection of the Klan issue, the cat- tion.
Professor Kotarbilski, who was boycot-
ring to the sentiments of the masses
ased on fear, the appeals to passions ra- ted by the nationalist anti-Semitic students
her than to reason are not new stunts in for lecturing while standing as a mark of
°Utica. They are as old as the ballot box. sympathy with the Jewish students.
These are a few of the men who are ob-
But it usually takes time to wear off their
II effects. In a trying period like the pres- serving the noblest traditions in Polish
ent, with reaction, motivated by fascistic history and refuse to be tools for. reaction.
tlsonht, knocking at our doors, liberals Their names will be recorded as those of
must be careful to sponsor causes and to defenders of their people's honor and will
meet to methods that are as flawless as be referred to with pride when reason is
pagulde. The democratic groups cannot restored in Poland and reactionary rule

'14F

SYMBOLIC LEGEND

Story of Wondering of Menorah
Fascinatingly Told by Stefan
Zweig, Master Narrator

T H E BURIED CANDELABBCM. By
Stefan r wrlr. Translated from the
German by Edenand Ceti. Paul.
Illuetrated by Berthold Wolfe. Pub-
Indeed by Viking Pre., la Emit lath
M., New York (KW.

Legends usually assume the
aspect of fairy tales—mostly for
children—unless they are so inter-
preted that they carry with them
lessons for future generations. The
person who is able so to interpret
the lesson must be not only a good
narrator but an excellent artist.
Stefan Zweig combines both
qualities so magnificently that it
is unnecessary to speak of his
mastery at great length. If it were
only for his earlier great work,
"Jeremiah," he would already have
made a permanent place for him-
self in recording Jewish history,
but his newest book, "The Buried
Candelabrum," so enhances his
reputation and so enriches Jewish
literature that his creation must
be ranked among the most brilliant
contributions made in recent years.
Mr. Zweig took the legend of the
lost Menorah and the quest for it
by the Jewish community of the
6th century, and made of it a fas-
cinating story with an impressive
moral. It is a tale of the conquest

Vast Jewish Literature
Made More Accessible by
Rabbi Goldman's New Book

"The Golden Chain" Is a Remarkable
Contribution to the Jewish Library
by This Brilliant Scholar

PRAGUE (WNS)—A frag-
ment of an ancient Menorah
believed to be part of the Meno-
rah that stood in the Temple in
Jerusalem at the time it was
destroyed by the Romans under
Titus has been found in the fa-
mous Jewish Museum of
Prague. The discovery was made
by workers assigned to assort
the various exhibits.

Part 1, Torah and Earlier Prophets. Tubliehed by

Bloch Publishing Co., II Weld 31i4 Street, New York

eilr (LEAL

Wherever Rabbi Solomon Goldman served Jewish
congregations, he has left hosts of admirers who
literally and figuratively follow him wherever he
goes. In a literal sense, they absorb everything
he writes because , he has been accepted as their
Rabbi—as their unchallenged Teacher. Figurat-
ively they flock to him whenever he appears before
them.
In Chicago, where he is now the rabbi of Con-
gregation Anshe Emet, he is loved and admired
for his mastery as teacher. as preacher and as
guide. But to be able best to judge his power
one must go to Cleveland to hear the echo of the
influence of his words. All that is necessary is
to announce to the Jews of that city that Rabbi
Goldman will deliver an address, and no hall is
large enough to accommodate the throngs that
come to hear him.
The reason for such admiration becomes ob-
vious after some acquaintance with Rabbi Gold-
man. Ile is one of the masters in American Jewry
today, in the spoken as well as the written word.
He is the creator of a new literature, and is the
frank and eloquent critic of his people.
"The Golden Chain," a new five-volume work,
Is one of the echoes of his creative genius. Ile
explains its birth in his preface:

some

IS year. I have been conducting roue.. In

Jewish hietory. The weekly attendance at the lectures

Is well nigh over SOO. My audiences are composed of

the acreage man and amen Interested in the story

of the Jewish people. That Marty, 'Indents are swam,

can be found In cuetome, folkways, ideate, • rich
Synagogue ritual, soul, oho. all, In books. To the

layman, the books are not easily accessible; they etist

In a language or langunices foreign to him; they are

for the meet part too bulky and taloned, If not for

the laymen's Intelligence, then for his patience. But
among the hundreds of men and women whom I hate

seen at my lectures, I have alasys di...red a per-

sistent Interest in juet Motu inucceesible books. They

want, as It were, to feel the book., to know their au-

thors, their contents, their striking paesnres, pithy

aphorism., their influence on life and thought, I found

of Rome by Genseric, king of the
Vandals. Among the valuable ar-
ticles taken from the city was the
Menorah which had been moved by
the Romans from the Temple of
Jerusalem. When the Jewish com-
munity learned that the Menorah
was to begin its wanderings anew,
a committee under the leadership
of Rabbi Eliezer followed it to the
boat, accompanied by seven-year-
old Benjamin, in order to take a
last glimpse of it and in order to
have a youthful witness of the ex-
istence of the Menorah. The legend
deals with the life of Benjamin
w h o was named Marnefesh-
meaning the sorely tried one—be-
cause he had tried to grasp the
Menorah away from the Vandals
and as a result his arm was brok-
en and became withered for the
rest of his life as a symbol of it
having been stricken by a Su-
preme Power.

Benjamin became a symbolic fig-
ure, according to the legend, in
Jewish communities throughout
the world. When the Vandals were
conquered by Byzantium and the
Menorah again began its wander.
ing as a symbol of Jewish home-
lessness, he betook himself to the
Greek emperor to plead for the re-
turn of the Menorah to the Jews.
A supremely touching story is re-
lated by Mr. Zweig regarding the
plea that was made by the man
who survived 80 years from one
quest to another in order to be able
th carry on the plea in behalf of
the Jewish people. The emperor
granted the request that the
Menorah be given up, but instead
of presenting it to the Jews, de-
cided to turn it over to the Chris-
tian Church as a further symbol
of Jewish subjection. But another
miracle occurred—the miracle of
the Jewish goldsmith who had
come close to Benjamin and who
was given charge of making a
duplicate of the Menorah. Through
a miracle, the original fell into the
hands of Benjamin who decided
that as long as peace and rest is
to be found only underground, in
death, the Menorah must be bur-
ied, He took it with him to Pales-
tine, buried it in an unknown spot
and became the last person to
know its whereabouts, himself dy-
ing in his 88th year immediately
after the Menorah's burial.
Significant in this story are the
conversations between Benjamin
and Rabbi Ellezer in the course of
which the Rabbi condones the boy's
doubts regarding the Almighty.
Significant also is Benjamin's
dream in the course of which he
utters the following impressive
comment relative to the wander-
ings of the Jewish people:

"No one should be kept a-
wander like this, always through
the darkness, and know.
ins whither. No people can con-
tinue to live thus without home
and without goal, always afoot
■ nd always in peril. A light must
be kindled for them, ■ way
must be shown them, or else
this hunted lost people will
despair and will wither into
nothingness. Someone must lead
them, must lead them home,
throwing light on the path for

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myself dnawn to my audience as much to a discussion
of the reeords los to the consideration of the historic

data. I nee compelled to prepare outline. and cm-

merles, and frequently to mod to the class long cita-
tions from the sources. The material accumulated, and

1 have been urged to prepare it for publication. Tile

book Is the result.

The reader of this set of books, judging by the
first volume which has now come off the press,
will feel indebted not only to Rabbi Goldman but
also to his classes. By inspiring him to this work.
his students have also inspired him to set down
in brief, interesting, fascinatingly written books
the contents of 15 years of discussions with syna-
gogue classes.
Rabbi Goldman approaches his subject in popu-
lar style and in a most novel manner. Ile does
not concern himself with periods in the history of
Jewish literature, or with certain schools of
thought. He rather concerns himself with specific
books, and analyzes them—explaining the con-
tent, quoting important passages, speaking of the
author or authors and then stating briefly their
influence on their contemporaries as well as suc-
ceeding generations.
The first volume, for instance, deals with the
Torah and Earlier Prophets. The Five Books of
Moses, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings are
under consideration. After his discussion of Ber-
eshis-Genesis as to contents, oft-quoted phrases,
authorship, style and philosophy, he has a con-
cluding page on the influence of this book. lie
points out that its influence is so pressing that "as
late as 1934, the world's greatest contemporary
novelist, Thomas Mann, found the story of Joseph
irresistible." lie states: "The book has influenced,
perhaps beyond any other work, the art and litera-
ture, religion and life of untold peoples. It is
ever vivid, living, verdant and inimitable."
Thus, concisely, in simple terms, he approaches
the subject of the first Biblical Book in language
that will be understood by every one. A subject
hitherto strange is certain to become more acces-
sible to the average reader as a result of Rabbi
Goldman's-new books
His evaluation of the influence of the Fifth
Book of Moses is especially interesting:

By PHINEAS J. BIROt•

Most popular pastime in Jewish
circles these days is guessing
who'll succeed Felix M. Warburg
. . Our answer is: No one .. .
Only one of his four sons, Paul
Felix, is active Jewishly Her-
bert H. Lehman has the prestige
to fill Warburg'a shoes if he's so
inclined when he leai,es the gover-
nor's mansion . . . There'll be a
flood of schemes for Warburk
memorials, but the family will
no doubt veto most of them .. .
The Joint Distribution Committee
stationery now bears a black bor-
der. It'll be that way for 30 days
to mark the period of mourning
for Warburg We don't recall
offhand how many actual nephews
Warburg had, but many of the
younger men who worked with him
for years and loved him always
referred to him as Uncle Felix...
On the day of his funeral the New
York Times carried nearly three
full columns, under the heading of
advertisements, resolution of re-
gret by the various organizations
with which Warburg was asso-
ciated.

A WILLING BOYCOTT

Did you notice how some of the
ten-cent stores that have always
resisted attempts to get them to
chuck German goods have hurried
to announce cancellations of orders
for Japanese merchandise? . .
The Hollywood Anti-Nazi League,
whose members number many of
the leading screen stars, many
have a big scrap on its hands be-
fore long ... As a result of screen-
land's boycott of Vittorio Musso-
lini, II Duce's son, the film mag-
nates are considering putting a
special clause into contracts to
forbid the actors from saying or
doing anything that could be in-
The rea-
terpreted as political
Elementary, my dear
son? . .
Watson .. The producers fear
the ire of Hitler and Mussolini
may interfere with foreign sales
Kluxers and Nazis in the
Northwest have a new secret em-
blem by which their members rec-
ognize each other It's the sym-
bol of a certain 'vetch company
pasted on an automobile wind-
shield.

WE TELL THE WORLD

Arab terrorists would be a lot
more worried over the coming of
Sir Charles Augustus Tegart as
head of the Palestine police force
if they knew his amazing record
of running down political conspira-
cies in India ... The f oreign
propagandists backing the Arabs
will have a Tartar on their hands
In Tegart, who is a crack sleuth
. .. The Ramat Hashawim colony
is nicknamed "Cockle-doodle-do
village" because its chief business
is poultry farming.
One of the basic tenets of, the
Mormon religion is that the In-
dians are descendants of Jewa
who came to America long before
the birth of Christ

DUPE OF WINDSOR

WHY CHANGE
YOUR NAME?

By MILTON WRIGHT

mained the inspiring force of what
has come to be known as the Jew-
ish Red Cross. A great part 'of
the task of saving hundreds of
thousands of Jews in post-war
Europe from famine, disease and
every form of economic and so-
cial dislocation that came in the
wake of the war fell on him. It
was Warburg who became the
dominating personality in the ex-
penditure of the tens of millions
of dollars that made possible the
rehabilitation of Russian Jewry,
the provision of relief, credits,
medical care, schooling, economic
assistance and other forms of
constructive aid to the Jews of
Poland, Rumania and other coun-
tries of Eastern and Central Eur-
ope. When tragedy befell the
Jews of his native land be again
led the way in mobilizing the re-
sources of American Jewry,
through the J. D. C., for the ti-
tanic task of succoring those who

Twa wake or. • Weekly" Jew by the
nom. of Alfred levy obtaleed
prernission to chimer his MOM to
Barrier Alfred Dowels. became Ise
maintained Levywas not dignified
enongh. In this ertiele, Mr. Wright,
author of .111e Art of Conyers-
" D.,"Peewee. the •Iewpoint of the
cultured non-Jew ...ermine the
manes commonly retarded an .Jevr-
and the (cadency to Aryanl.
them.

Frequently there is resent-
ment and ribald comment,
among Jews as well as Gentiles,
when a Jew changes his name.
As a Gentile, I'd like to make
a few remarks on the subject
Let's take first names first
We Gentiles have no cause for
complaint when Jews take
names like William or Charles
or Robert, for we have been
appropriating Jewish names for
a long, long time. I am 'not

•
Jewish Heroes of Our Time

There are many Jewish heroes in the world
today. It takes great courage to attend classes in
anti-Semitic universities in Poland. It takes even
greater courage to remain standing in the classes
in these universities and to refuse to occupy the
"ghetto benches", set aside for the specific pur-
pose of humiliating the Jewish students.
It is an act of heroism for a Jew to fight his
battle for life and to carry on his activities—pro-
fessional or business--in Nazi-land.
When a group of Jewish boys and girls, some
of whom have not reached the age of 20, set out
to conquer new territory for the Jewish people
by establishing a new colony in the midst of hos-
tile Bedouin surroundings, on land purchased by
the Jewish National Fund, it is not sheer reckless.
ness. It is a type of bravery that is frightening
because there is very little else in the world today
to compare with such danger. It is pioneering of
the most heroic type.
Too few appreciate the courage of the Jews of
Palestine who not only faced danger bravely, but
who displayed the greatest element of heroism by
practicing Havlagah—self-restraint--in periods of
most serious destruction. By refusing to be drawn
into a state of retaliation, the Jewish settlers in
'Palestine won the admiration of the civilized world
during the riots of the past year and a half. It is
true that the restraint is beginning to wear off and
that Jews in some instances are striking back. But
the example for strength of will has been shown
the world.
•

Heroes of the War

Not in defense of Jewish heroes, but as a mat-
ter of record, let it be stated that we do not need
to go back to the Maccabees and the heroes of
Bar Kochba'a army to recount Jewish bravery.
Krotoshinsky of Lost Battalion fame is an example
of unsurpassed heroism. Sir Ronald Storrs, in his
memoirs, relates this incident about another hero
of the World War: "A British General command-
ing one of the detachments which took Jerusalem
told me at the time that the most reckless bravery
he had ever seen was shown by a young Jewish
lance-corporal of a London regiment who, mount-
ing over a ridge into sudden sight of Jerusalem,
seemed to be transported and transformed, rushed
alone against a Turkish machine gun, killed the
entire crew, and captured the gun." It is no
wonder that when speaking of this act of bravery
Sir Ronald condemns as unfair the tendency to
"ignore the magnificent dedication of heart and
brain, of strength and strain, of time and treas-
ure lavished by World Zionism upon the Lend of
their soul's desire." It is equally understandable
why Sir Ronald Storrs, who did not leave Pales-
tine with the affection and trust of all Jewry,
should at this point have uttered one of the strong-
est pleas for Jewish national rebirth: "Is this a
time for the Mandatory of the Nations to show
herself laggard or ungenerous in offering not mere
sympathy but their destined and appointed refuge
to the helpless victims of that pogrom of Central
Europe which is compelling the horror and indig-
nation of the civilized world?"
•

The Tradition of Maaser

The Peale Zion convention held a few days ago
in Philadelphia pledged every labor Zionist to
donate a week's income for causes devoted to the
upbuilding of Palestine. This is the most self-
sacrificing decision reached thus far in behalf of
the great cause.
But a week's wages is only 2 per cent of one's
income, and the Jewish tradition asks for M
the tithe—a tenth of one's income for aid to the
poor and to assist worthy causes. How many Jews
in our time actually give Mauer?
The late Dr. Solomon Schechter, in his "Studies
in Judaism," records the interesting story about a
16th century Jew who resorted to self-taxation
and strictly adhered to the rule of paying Mater.
Far from being an ascetic, this man loved his food
and his wine, but he made it a point to give a
gold coin to charity for every extra glass of wine
he Consumed. The story goes that he paid a simi-
lar tax—always self-imposed—on other occasions,
including "the enjoyment of a tasteful dish, or a
good bargain, or the birth of a child, or the marry-
ing of a daughter." He "salted his wealth with
charity" by fining himself two gold pieces if he
omitted reading the Sabbath Scriptural lesson three
times, and paid another voluntary gift if he failed
to eat three meals on the Sabbath. Dr. Schechter
quoted this benevolent Jew's pledge to give M .
It is a vow for charity that ought to be read by our
rich—especially the cabaret-frequenters. It may
do them some good, and may move their hearts in
the right direction.

•
The Limit of Charity

It is worth mentioning at this point that the
Talmud fixed the amount of one-fifth of one's
property as the limit of giving to charity. But
a Jewish moralist, Joel Shamariah, writing in his
Ethical Will, declared: "No man ever became poor

through giving too much in Charity."

Numerous testaments in Jewish history make
reference to the tradition which obligates every
Jew to give a tenth of his income to charity. The
complete story of adherence to the tradition of
Mauer is one of the greatest tributes to Jewish
ethical rules.
The Peale Zion vow to give a week's income for
Palestine's reconstruction is a laudable step that
may lead all Jews to retrace their way to the ad-
herence of the traditional method of giving the
tithe for important causes. Perhaps labor will
also in this instance lead capital to acts of greater
generosity.

By JULIUS H. GREENSTONE, Ph. D.
Principal of Gratz College, Philadelphia

Jewish Surnames Are Poetic

By BERNARD POSTAL

Isador Gennett of the Bronx has suddenly be-
come a hero. By securing Nazi consent to place
a wreath next to Mussolini's at the Berlin me-
morial to those who died in the World War, as a
tribute from the Jewish War Veterans, he sud-
denly captured the limelight. It was a smart
stunt.
It is easy to be brave when you are protected
by the Stars and Stripes, With American citi-
zenship as your armor you can travel far—and
as in the instance of Isador Gennett you some-
times even have an honor guard composed of
Nazis to accompany you. It is not so easy to be
brave when rou are surrounded by danger and
must invoke the power of a stout heart and a
brawny body to protect you. Therefore, smart-
ness must not be confused with bravery.

Jewish Corrimentary to English Bible

The Jew and the Humanitarian

When Schiff died in 1920 the
mantle of Jewish leadership in
America was divided. half of it
being draped around the shoulders
of Warburg and the other half
around the shoulders of Louis
Marshall. Another nine years
were to go by before Warburg
became the unchallenged leader
of American Jewry. Between
Marshall and Warburg there was
a sort of tacit understanding that
the former spoke for American
Jewry in matters affecting every-
thing but philanthropy, while in
this vital sphere Warburg was
supreme. Fortunate for Ameri-
can and world Jewry Warburg
was not an autocrat. Under his
leadership the Joint Distribution
Committee expanded from a war-
time emergency agency into a
permanent institution functioning
on an international scale. For

Jewish Bravery

Tidbits from Everywhere

That's what they're calling the
former king of England in Europe
as a result of sensational disclos-
ures by the British and French
secret service concerning the real
reasons for his visit to Germany
and his forthcoming tour of the
United States .. As pictured in
London and Paris, the Duke's
highly publicized visit to Naziland
was the first step in a sensational
scheme for the development of a
The Influence of Deuteronomy hoe been deep and
Fascist international . Charles
lasting. Here the Jew found his great declaration of
Bedaux, multi-millionaire efficiency
faith, "Steer, 0 Israel, the Eternal is our God, the
expert and the Duke's patron, is
Eternal Is One.. Here too the Jew learned that reli-
the father of a plan called "social
gion Is synonymous niih lose, mercy, Bantle, Joy, glad-
appeasement" which has been de-
new, humaneness, op:rituality. This book, too, per-
scribed as economic Fascism sans
haps more than any other, ha. taught the world that
righteousnees must be at the b.!, of ...let, or Its
racialism The Duke has been
etrueture will topple Into rain.
cast in the role of chief of the new
His "Summary of the Torah" warns against blind movement, which is designed to
popularize Fascism by giving it
acceptance of Biblical criticisms:
A Century Of est•ovolloo has evklently guided on
the prestige of his backing and
▪ Ions way from polychrome editions of the Torah.
thus removing the curse of Hitler
Perla.* then we would do well to salt another few
and Mussolini . .. Further revela-
&castes before we superciliously reject tradition and
tions indicate that Bedaux got his
dogmatically accept criticism.
idea from Joachim von Ribbentrop,
Every book discussed by Rabbi Goldman is en- Nazi envoy to England .. And
Ribbentrop Is a great pal of the
chantingly introduced and dissected. He presents
both the traditional and critical viewpoints. He Duchess of Windsor ... So great
a pal that shortly before Edward
explains hoieopot,sproosac!Li,1,1„iiisosprtfago:oonss,
so
our
abdicated she had agreed to co-
arrogant critic. I men neither believe that every word
operate in a Nazi propaganda
In the Torah Is from the pen of Moser, nor will I con-
show to be put on by Putzl Rant-
cede that It Is a barbaric termination of Platiorieme
staengl and Ribentrep in the
from Egyptian and Babylonian doeumenta If the lest
home of Lady Cunard .,. Those
two decades of escalation here not vindicated tradi-
who feel that Windsor has been
tion, they have not brought much comfort to Iubilnd
duped are also wondering what is
Crilleilm. The open-minded student of Biblical Arch-
the meaning of the sudden trip to
eology though he will not abandon the methods, he le
Berlin by the Arha Khan• spirit-
yet sure to reject moot of the conclusions of Biblical
ual leader of millions of Moslems,
Criticism. To deny literary to Moees• or to rob the
who had a powwow with the Duke,
Jews of Ave eentoriee of hi , tory arc DOW Meisel. of •
Hitler, Goebbels and Alfred Ro-
detA suet. It Is well they died, for they owed their
senberg ... If Windsor thinks his
WEIL much more to and-Jewieh prejudice them to criti-
visit to Naziland hasn't affected
cal scholarship. The deriding noire rests with the fut-
his popularity here he ought to
tire, • fotoer that will be free from the narrow doom.
hear the hisses that greet him
of fundementallet faith and the solo boasting. of
when he appears in the newsreels
Aryan conceit.
. . . 'Ti, said, however, that Na-
Rabbi Goldman's new work, as indicated by the than Straus. new United States
first of the five volumes, opens up the storehouse Housing Administrator, will give
of Jewish literature for readers for whom it was Windsor the glad hand in Amer-
hitherto inaccessible. "The Golden Chain"'appears ica . Straus is an old friend of
at the outset to be one of the great contributions the Duke's, and the two hold simi-
to modern Jewish laterature. tar views on housing problems.

FELIX M. WARBURG

(CONOLVDED FROM LAST WEEK)

By PHILIP SLOMOVITZ

WARBURGIANA

TIIE GOLDEN CHAIN. sty Solomon Goldman. Volume l,

Joe

Find Menorah Fragment
From Jerusalem Temple

PURELY COMMENTARY

Strielig
Confidential

Long before the English trans-
lation of the Bible was issued by
the Jewish Publication Society,
the trustees of the society planned
to publish a series of comments.
ries on the books of the Bible.

While there is no dearth in com-
mentaries that have been coming
out at frequent intervals, these
are written for the most part by
non-Jews, so that the Jewish tra-
ditional standpoint could not pos-
sibly be represented in theta. The
appearance in 1908 of the Book of
Micah, with a commentary by the
late Dr. Max L. Margolis, was in-
tended to be the forerunner of the
series and it called forth the en-
comium of erholars and the grati-
tude or many • layman. Mean-
while, however, the society launch-
ed upon the arduous tub of pro-
ducing the translation of the Bible,
a work of great magnitude that
engaged the attention of all its
workers for a period of several
stirs The Bible was finally pub-

7

lapse of a score of years, the first
volume in the proposed series has
come to light. This achievement
marks an important step in the lit-
erary and religious development
of American Jewry.
At the annual meeting of the
Jewish Publication Sceety in 1921,
Dr. Samuel Schulman, who to-
gether with Dr. Solomon Solis-
Cohen, Dr. Alexander Marx, Dr.
David Philipson, Judge Mayer
Sulzberger and Dr. Max L. Mar-
golis, formed the Committee on
Bible Commentaries, which was
presided over by Dr. Cyrus Adler,
made a strong plea for the speedy
publication of the series of Bible
commentaries. "We cannot allow
others to explain our Bible for us,
no more than we could remain con-
tent to have them translate it for
us If our people in this land
L to be won again to the reading
of the Bible, if it is not to perish
in exile for lack of knowleolse, it
can only be restored to the roots
of Jewish culture, which carry the

