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CLIFTON AMU' • CINCINNATI 20, OHIO
MeDerRorrintisn Olgamas
November 10, 1939
HISTORY OF AN ERA AS REFLECTED
IN THE LIFE OF JULIUS ROSENWALD
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000 fund to be raised was to go
Of Palestine. He was in the thick for work in Palestine. But Rosen-
of the battle against the creation wald insisted that his contribu-
of a Jewish state and the rebuild- tions should go entirely for work
ing of the Jewish nationality. Ile in Russia. Right now there is note
preferred to give large sums of of irony in the fact, related in
money for Jewish colonization in Werner's biography, that Mr. Ro-
Russia. Neither Dr. Schnmrya senwald got his information from
Levin nor Jacob Schiff could dis- the Icor, the pro-Communist
which dwindled so rapidly
suade him from his views in the group
in the last few years. The gift of
days of the Balfour Declaration.
Mr.
Rosenwald's
views may be
This biography therefore provides
controversial material and will be summed up in this sentence in Mr.
Werner's
book,
in
relating
Rosen-
an excellent subject for debate
in re-evaluating the Zionist wald's interest in Russian coloni-
zation: "Ile was not so much in-
ideology.
terested in the preservation of
Anti-Semitis m in U. S.
Judaism as he was in the preser-
Wernees biography of Rosen- vation of Jews." Would Mr. Ro-
wald in apparently endorsed by senwald say that now, or would
the philanthropist's survivors. As he admit that Schmarya Levin
a general rule, fancily-inspired and Aaron Aaronsohn were right,
biographies have their weaknesses and not he?
and ought not to be encouraged.
He was wrong also in evaluat-
But in the present instance the ing the rise of Nazism. There is
author did not hesitate to intro- reference in this biography to the
duce into his record material that fact that Hitler was already on
was critical of Mr. Rosenwald. the German scene spreading
The Harper book therefore ought hatred against the Jews, and that
to be accepted as a fair chronicle Rosenwald was asked to make his
of the life of this great humani- contributions to German causes
tarian and the events that in- conditional upon a check on race
fluenced his actions.
hatred. But Rosenwald replied:
One need not be fooled on the "My opinion is that this disagree-
extent of anti-Semitic propaganda able thing will subside of its own
even in this country, and the accord as rapidly as it would if
Rosenwald biography recounts any form of propaganda were re-
ninny details of occurrences in sorted to." It was a false hope,
his lifetime. But even 60 years and the reprinting of Hinden-
ago prejudice was felt here. burg's letter to Rosenwald for his
Rosenwald's biographer quotes generosity to sufferers in Ger-
from a letter written by Ju- many may be accepted merely as
lius's father, Samuel Rosen- a piece of vanity.
wald, on June 23, 1881, to his
A rich life was marred by a
fancily in Germany: "I quite for- lack of vision insofar as Palestine
got that you wanted to be exactly is concerned.
informed about the Jewish ques-
There is much to he learned
tion, although there is not much from the biography of Rosenwald.
Richus (anti-Semitic prejudice) Ile teaches a lesson in generosit y ,
here, yet we are not on the no me in business acumen, in honestY
level with the Christians, es p e. and sincerity. And the reader will
molly since one reads so much also learn wherein this great
in the papers about Russia. In philanthropist blundered. Mr.
business one hardly ever hears Werner's biography is a good one
anything like that, but the chil- —and a timely one,
dren often hear about it, and that
is unpleasant enough." An inci-
dent that stirred world Jewry 40 MILLION GIFT FOR
years later—the publication of
JEWISH EDUCATION
the atrocious lies contained in the
so-called Protocols of the Elders
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of Zion in Henry Ford's Dearborn
Independent—is occasion for ad- tee of New York is a merger of
ditional comment on anti-Semi- several existing religious educa-
tism in America, in this instance tional agencies and will have the
involving active interest in de- responsibility of carrying out the
fense work by Julius Rosenwald purpose of the gift and administ-
as a member of the American ering the fund, Justice Rosenman
Jewish Committee. This biography said. The concern of the commit-
refers to the protest by Louis tee is tke broad field of Jewish
Marshall and the insulting reply religious education, he pointed out
that came from the Dearborn In- —not any particular type of reli-
dependent. Mr. Werner also gious school; and its membership
quotes Rosenwald's comments on is made up from among the sev-
Mr. Ford's subsequent apology, in eral religious groups wititjn the
1927.
Jewish faith. It will seek to
Those who are concerned over work with and assist all types
of
religious schools and to this
the orthodox-reform disputes will
find interesting material in Mr. end will plan its activities in con-
sultation
with representative rab-
Werenr's biography. Mr. Rosen-
wald was an avowed adherent of bis, teachers and laymen.
Although a substantial major-
the Reform movement in Jewish
life. He contributed liberally to ity of Jewish children in New
the Union of American IIebrew York receive religious education
Congregationg and to Hebrew at some time during their forma-
Union College, and was an ardent tive years, Justice Rosenman said
admirer of Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch that many of the schools, particu-
in whose Temple he worshipped larly the smaller institutions,
and whose anti-Zionist views he need more closely to approximate
shared. The student of political desired standards of American
science will also find a mass of educational practice to insure con-
attendance over a longer
material for study in the record tinuous
period of years.
of Mr. Rosenwald's participation
In
fostering
higher educational
in political reform movements and
standards, improved methods and
efforts for the betterment of so- better organization, Justice Rosen-
ciety.
man said that the committee hoped
The Palestine Issue
not only to attract a larger con-
But the conflict over Palestine tinuous attendance but also a
provides the most interesting more generous and widespread
source material incorporated in financial support of the schools
this book. There is reference to for which there is urgent need.
the movement that was inaugurat-
Dr. Dushki n the Director
ed by the Rev. William E. Black-
Justice Rosenman disclosed that
stone, Chicago clergyman, in 1891 , the Friedsam Foundation gift and
in behalf of Jewish colonizatio n the formation of the Jewish Edu-
of Palestine, and the condemns _ cation Committee have been tin-
tion of this scheme as "visionary' , der consideration for some time.
and sentimental by Rabbi An informal committee represent-
Hirsch. The biographer describes ing all religious groups within the
the attempts on the part of Dr. Jewish faith was constituted un-
Schmarya Levin to convince Mr. der his sponsorship about four
Rosenwald and the sadness with years ago to make an extended
which he admitted his failure survey of the entire field of reli-
Mrs. Rosenwald, we are informed , gious education among Jewish
in spite of her close friendship youth in New York and to de-
with Miss Henrietta Szold and velop a comprehensive program.
other idealists who worked for
The program, it was announced,
Palestine, "was never a Zionist will be in charge of Dr. Alex-
herself." Considerable space is de- ander M. Dushkin, executive di-
voted to a description of Mr. Ro- rector, who returned recently
senwald's friendship for Aaron from Palestine where for some
Aaronsohn, the discoverer of wild years he held the chair of pro-
wheat and member of one of the fessor of pedagogy at the He-
most picturesque pioneering brew University in Jerusalem.
families in Palestine. Aaronsohn, Prior to that time Dr. Dushkin
too, failed • in his efforts to con- was executive director of the
vince Rosenwald. After the issu- Board of Jewish Education in
ance of the Balfour Declaration Chicago. The offices of the Com-
Aaronsohn, who died in an air- mittee have been established at
plane flight in 1919, wrote Rosen- 1776 Broadway.
wald from Washington on Dec.
21, 1917: "Unfortunately you Goldie Myerson Group of
have reached the stage when you
Pioneer Women's Organi-
are afraid of being pickpocketed •
zation to Have Dinner on
whenever anybody approaches
Nov. 12
you. It must be very uncomfort-
able state of mind. But I can
The Goldie Meyerson Group of
assure you of one thing: We Zion-
ists are not after your money. the Pioneer Women's Organiza-
Not I at least. It is the salvation tion will serve a chicken dinner
of your soul we are interested on Sunday, Nov. 12, at the home
of Mrs. J. Nakelsky, 1935 Clair-
in .. ."
Rosenwald was adamant in his mount Ave. Dinner will be served
stand. No one could sway him. from I to 8 p. m. All proceeds
Louis Marshall and Jacob Schiff will go towards maintenance of
came close to the Zionist cause, the training farms in Palestine,
but not Rosenwald. Werner's which are filled with refugees
biography quotes an interesting from war-torn Europe.
letter from Mr. Schiff written in
December 1919, in which the Mizrachi Organization Con-
great New York philanthropist venes Leaders of Orthodox
argues eloquently in behalf of the Jewry in National Emer-
Palestine haven, although he did
not approve of a political state. gency Conference in Chi-
cago Nov. 17.19
Rosenwald remained aloof.
The Zionist question arose
again when the proposal was made
An emergency conference of
for Jewish colonization in Russia. leaders of orthodox Jewry, to con-
A battle raged at a conference sider the special problems of reli-
in Philadelphia. Rosenwald was gious-national Jewry in Palestine
unmoved. The Zionist spokesmen and the diaspora arising out of
argued for Palestinian priority. the war situation, has been sum-
Rosenwald WAS all for Russia, on moned by the Mizrachi Organiza-
the ground that Jews must be tion of America.
This conference, first of its
saved in the land in which they
reside. There was a compromise kind, is to convene in the city of
—and one-third of the j16,000,- Chicago, Nov. 17, 18, 19, at the
LaSalle Hotel.
The call to rabbis. Mizrachi
leaders and presidents of ortho-
dox synagogues was issued by
Rabbi Wolf Gold. chairman of
the Mizrachi World Central (now
visiting
in this country), Leon
FURNACE OIL
Gellman, president of the Miz-
rachi
Organization
of America„
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Gedalia Bublick, hone • ry presi-
dent. and Rabbi Max Kirshblum,
executive secretary.
ARGO
and THE LEGAL CHRONICLL
NAZI NEWSPAPERS
ASSAIL WEIZMANN
FOR CZECH AMITY
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ported here by time headquarters
of the Jewish National Fund.
The proceeds for that period
represent a 39 per cent increase
over the suni raised in 6698 when
£403,000 was provided to the
Jewish National Fund in Jerusa-
lern. The major increase during
the past year was registered in
the United States which gave
£361,000 or 64 per cent of the
total raised, while 195,000 or 17
tier cent of the total came from
the British Empire.
The expenditures of the Jewish
National Fund during the same
period exceeded £1,000,000, the
balance of the money being de-
rived from loans and debentures.
Collectio n of Emergency Tax
on Jews Begins
Beginning Nov. 1, all Jews in
Palestine able to do no are being
called upon to pay emergency the history of Jewish achievements
taxes, on graduated scales, which , in the past 2.2 years is the surest
are part of the Valid Leumi pro- proof of the essential rightness
gram to enable the Jewish tom- of the declaration.
inanity to meet the emergency' Ilatzofeh decl are d that Jews
situation.
share in the sufferings of mankind
z Four hundred
Czechoslovak i ' and that their hopes too are bound
Palestine wil l leave c f
up with victory. The Palestine
r o a vn a c ke soon t o join t
ze c h
Post stressed the irrevocability of
now trai n i ng
the declaration which, it says,
France, it was officially, an - Igave to Jews the impetus to self-
nounced here. ;reliance.
Borglum, Famous Sculptor, Junior Hadassah to Con-
to Speak Sunday at Art
•
eider 30 Per Cent Higher
a
Budget for Palestine Proj•
LASALLE
Gutzon Borglum, famous sculp-
ecta
tor, will tell the story of the
sculpturing of the giant heroic
NEW YORK.—Recognizing that
heads in the Black Hills of South the continued development of
WINDOW SHADES
Dakota and show motion pictures I'alestine to enable it to absorb
of the sculptures when he appears European refugees depends now
MADE TO ORDER
in person at the Detroit Institute chiefly upon the support of Ameri-
Cleaned and Repaired
Balfour 22nd Anniversary Elicit.
of Arts, Woodward at Kirby, next can Jewry, the national board of
Press Comment
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12, at Junior Hadassah, the Young
LINOLEUM
The 22nd anniversary, on Nov. I Business and Professional 3:30. His motion picture lecture Women's Zionist Organization of
Inlaid and Battleship
2, of the issuance of the Balfour' Women and Louis Marshall is entitled "Great Stone Faces." America, will recommend a 30 per
Mr. Borglum's lecture at the cent Increase in the 1940 budget
Declaration elicited editorial com-;
CARPETING
ment from the Hebrew press that Lodge of Bnai Brith Plan Detroit Institute of Arts will be of the group at its 16th annual
Rugs and Furniture
accompanied
by
motion
pictures
stressed hopes for the Jewish Na- Hike
convention, to be held in the
telling the complete story of the Lord Baltimore Hotel, Baltimore,
VENETIAN BLINDS
tional Home after the end of the
war,
Drapery Hardware
All members are invited to at- sculptures from the start up to Md., Nov. 23 to 26,
The Dever, labor daily, hoped tend the joint hike of the Louis the present time. The lecture is
Get Our Fri,. and Nave
Errs Latimatee rumba.'
that the outcome of the war would! Marshall Lodge and Business and sponsored by the World Adm. ,
Benno Frank, formerly of the
produce a revival of the spirit Professional Women's Auxiliary tore Series, the public lecture
8625 LINWOOD
Hebrew University, and director
of the declaration, Haaretz I of Bnai Bri t h on Sunday, Noy. course at the Institute.
Call TYler 5-1230
of a sprightly Palestine revue,
thought that it would be the 12. at 1:30 p. m. All those attend-
has accepted the post of pro-
world's duty after this war to ing should meet on Tuxedo and
Greta Garbo has been picked to
complete what was started in the Linwood, at Central High School. play a comedy, and her role will fessor of theatrical science at
Leslie Howard's son, Ronald.
the University of Scranton, a is in active service in the British
last war. Haboker remarked that Bring wieners or lunch.
be that of a woman Nazi official. Catholic institution of learning.
navy,
Window Shade Co.
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