2 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Judge Charles C. Simons To Speak On American Constitution, Nov. 24 November 20, 1942 MODERN HEBREW LITERATURE come to that country with mor o epics. In their eagerness to din- or less established reputations a s play the influence of America on By JOSHUA BLOCH Hebrew writers. The large num their verse they have turned to - Indian mythology and drawn Editor's Note:—The beginnings of modern Hebrew literature in this ber of Hebrew periodical publica - from it abundantly for their pee- Lions which have appeared inter country are traceable to the efforts of a few pioneers. Mr. - try. It was Saul Tchernichovsk•, Judge Charles C. Simons of Bloch points out the importance of this development which mittently in the United State s who, by rendering into Hebrew the United States Circuit Court records the deepest life of the Jewish people in the tongue of since 1871 testify to the tena - Longfellow's Hiawatha, first in- cious efforts to give the Hebrew troduced Indian life and legend of Appeals will address the De- their ancestors. The following article is published here through language and literature a foot - into modern Hebrew literature. s troit Philosophical Society on special arrangements with the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. Tuesday, Nov. 34, at 8:15 p. m., hold on American soil. Menahen I This inspired Benjamin Nahum ballroom floor, Hotel Statler. His The first World War era pro- Jawitn endeavored to represent Mendel Dolicki, Naphtali Herz Silkiner, perhaps the outstandin subject will be: "The Philosophy duced a group of Hebrew writ- the position of a nationalized Imber and Isaac Rabinowitz are American Hebrew poet, to write g of the American Constitutional ers who endeavored to portray orthodoxy. On the other hand, in among the early poets. Gershon his Mul Ohel Timurah (opposite System." A discussion will follow the upheaval brought about in the philosophical writings of Rosenzweig, satirist, George Sel - the Tent of Timura), an epic in by the members. Jewish life in the aftermath of Jacob Klatzkin one meets with a ikowitz, essayist, Alexander Ko - which the struggle an Indian Judge Simons has been a life that war. Representative of that view of Jewish life based upon hut, lexicographer, Abraham Hay- tribe to maintain its existence long student of our constitution group are: Meir Smelansky, two single values: Land and lan- im Rosenberg, author of a great depicted. The example thus set Is and its history. He is regarded whose writings largely deal with guage. id Einstein, anthologist and edit- was soon followed by Ephraim as an authority on the subject. the horrors of the pogroms in or of the Otzar Yisrael, Henr ' Lisitzki with a like epic, Medu- The stormy tides of activity Biblical encyclopedia, Judah Day- roth Deachoth (Low Burning Members of the Bar and others the Ukraine in 1919 to 1921; interested in the subject will be Hayim Ilazaz and A. Steinman, engulfing Palestine in the years Gersoni, Ephraim Deinard, Moses Fires). It deals with Indian life admitted. whose characters are as a rule intervening between the two Shinedling, Perez Wiernik, M. L. before the arrival of the Whites Jews who, though forcibly re- world wars found repercussion in Rodkinson, Arnold B. Ehrlich, and of the struggle that ensued. moved from Judaism, still retain the dashing verse, often free, of Abraham Baer Dobsewitch (Dob- Israel Efros, scholar and port, enough of it not to become com- many young poets. They are sevage), Z. Wolf Schur, M. likewise drew upon Indian lor e Mlaver Verein Sells pletely dejudaized; Asher Barash, numerous and their verse is vig- Reicherson, A. S. Waldstein, Is- for his Wigwamim Shothekini $7800.00 of War Bonds who depicts Hasidic life with a orous. Abraham Schlonsky sings rael Davidson and the brothers (Silent Wigwams). Without neg- of love for the soil, while Isaac Max and Jacob S. Raison are lecting distinctly Jewish themes, On Sunday evening, Nov. 15 wealth of detail; Avigodor Meiri Latndan, in his dramatic poem among the pioneers of Hebrew these and other Hebrew poets in (Feuerstein), who both as novel- the Mlaver Umgegend Verein at its open and social meeting sold ist and poet is wont to dwell on Masadah, reechoes the religious literature in the United States. the United States have drawn The fact is that little progress upon native themes for their $7800.00 in United States War the horrors of war as he himself fervor that animates the builders experienced them, and, like Uri of Palestine. The joy in suffer- was made in the field of creative verse and given that country a Bonds in 10 minutes. The inspiring appeal made by Zebi Gruenberg, to lament and ing. for Palestine is expressed in Hebrew literature until the early durable place in modern Hebrew its president, Benjamin S. Gold- denounce the shortcomings of the poetry of Judah Karni and years of the 20th century. With literature. en and Jacob Rosenblatt, one of his people. J. Burla is the first in the lyrics of Mordecai Temkin the wave of immigrants from American Hebrew literature its active members, were respons- of the Hebrew novelists to deal and M. Z. Wolfovsky. The cross- Russia there came then to the produced a host of essayists and currents of Palestinian Jewish United States a goodly number ible for this most wholehearted with the life of those native Pal- response on the part of the hand- estinian Jews whose ancestors life are likewise reflected in the of enthusiastic Hebraists. Soon journalists. In addition to the men of letters who had come to ful of people present. were among the exiles from Spain prose of contemporary Hebrew they became the leaders in every Organizations and Landsman- when they settled in the Holy writers. Such authors as Dob movement for the advancement the United States with established Kimhi, A. Reubeni and Judah of Hebrew culture in America. reputations and some whose shaften, take note, and do your Land. Dart. Yaari have endeavored to deal With the help of those who pre- names have already been men- Hebrew literature also has a with the intruding effect of Occi- ceded them, and encouraged by tioned, Menahem Ribalow, an able number of authors who have dental life upon the hallowed tra- the frequent visits of eminent editor and stimulating critic, BALE—APARTMENT PROPERTY made themselves known in vari- ditions of Palestine. Nathan Bis- Hebrew writers and leaders in Meyer Waxman, Joseph Reider, ous types of letters. The talent trizky, Jacob Rabinowitz, S. Ze- Jewish cultural activities from S. B. Maximon, A. Epstein, A. It. of David Frischman extended mach and others, although their Europe, a band of young writers Malachi, A. Goldberg, Daniel over the domains of the feuille- works vary in literary merit, have began to make their contributions Persky, Shalom Spiegel, M. ton, the short story, poetry and one thing in common; they deal to modern Hebrew literature in Meisls, J. S. Frishberg, J. J. Offsets criticism. Brainin was considered with life in the remotest cor- the form of poems, novels, Wohl, Hirsh L. Gordon, Isaac Apts. In particular—add up to Im- the finest stylist, but his literary ners of Jewish settlements in dramas and other prose writings Rivkind, Pinhos Churgin, S. Bern- pressive savings—Important in these times. Better Investigate. See Mr. ideas and tastes were largely dic- Palestine. Many of the Hebrew in which they gave expression stein, J. Orsay, Chaim Tcherno- Bedford for Filets and Figures. tated by external influences, to writers residing in Palestine in to their experiences and observa- witz, N. 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It is not altogether kin, in addition to fine verse and readers everywhere. there are no duplicates in all De- certain amount of historic insight, surpritling to find that often the keen criticism, is also a novelist. Brief as this survey of the troit. Profitable Income tax saver. although he exhibits scarcely any background of much of their S. L. Blank, though drawing up- swift development of modern INVEST $40,000 CASH Sit back originality of thought. Fishel creative work is laid in countries on Jewish life in Bessarabia, is Hebrew literature necessarily is,- with $500 monthly after all taxes, Lachower, too, is active in many other than Palestine. In fact, the author of several novels and its outline of the salient features operating & !Mgt, paymts. . Choice property location of enhancing fields. Hillel Zeitlin, gifted with some of the finest prose works a number of short stories. Joh- of its theme will at least reveal values. 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