Lucy Robins Lang's Autobiography
Tells of Rise of Labor Movement

THE JEWISH NEWS—17

Friday, December 31, 1948

Sanitarium Patients Enjoy Lounge

The present generation of Jews wife, even asked her to marry Arlazaroff Israeli
and Americans has much to learn him. She was one of Gompers' Evening Wednesday
from Lucy Robins Lang's "To- most loyal co-workers and was a
morrow Is Beautiful," published close friend of Debs.
An Israeli evening is planned
by Macmillan. It is an autobio-
Her opinions of President for the meeting of Arlazaroff
graphical w or k Woodrow Wilson, who, refused to branch of Jewish National-Work-
by a woman commute Debs' sentence, are far ers. Alliance, to be held next
labor leader who from complimentary. She relates Wednesday evening, • Jan. 5, at
takes her read- how President Harding •inally the Labor 'Zionist Institute.
ers back to the freed the great Socialist leader.
David Sislin, chairman of the
days of the
Emma Goldman way among her branch, announces that an Israeli
sweatshop, to the first and lifelong friends. Many movie will be shown and that a
famous Haymar- prominent leaders in the radical guest speaker from the Histadrut
ket case in Chi- and labor ranks were among her will address the gathtring.
cago, to the era co-workers. Her book makes an
Last Wednesday, Arlazaroff
of the anarch- interesting reference to a former branch honored Ben Rosenthal,
ists' activities in Detroiter, Jacob Margolis, at- one of its first presidents, on the
Mrs. Lang this country. She torney fcir the anarchists, who
concludes her story with a de- was called upon to plan the de- occasion of his 60th birthday.
scription of personal experiences fense of an unfortunate victim
in Palestine and with the labor of the anarchists, David Caplan. Mrs. Garelick Reelected
builders of the Jewish State.
Describing how Margolis and his
Mrs. Lang's book throws light cohorts wanted Capla..i to become Home Relief President
on the rise of the Jewish labor a martyr and to help create a
Home Relief Society re-elected
movement, on activities of Jewish "revolutionary" trial, Mrs. Lang
Patients at the Los Angeles Sanitarium at Duarte, Calif., enjoy
unions in defense Of political writes as follows with reference Mrs. Maurice Garelick president
the recreational facilities. Patients are taught art and crafts as part
at
a
meeting
and
luncheon
at
her
prisoners, in support of Eugene to Margolis' attitude: "What kind
of a general rehabilitation program. The Detroit Auxiliary of the
V. Debs' fight for freedom and of principles were these, I asked home Dec. 27.
Other officers includes Mes- sanifariurn is now completing a $150,000 drive for the hospital..
the place in the American labor myself, that would so cold-blood-
dames Barney Newman, board
movement of Samuel Gompers.
edly sacrifice a man's life?"
.Born in the Ukraine and
Mrs. Lang tells of the import- chairman; Joseph Rottenberg,
brought to this'country at the age ant role she played in the labor Frank J. Winton, John Herman,
of 10, Lucy Fox was married to Zionist movement and in the Murray Adelson, Ralph Levy,
Robert Robins, radical leader establishment of the Leon Blum vice presidents; Sydney Tauber,
with whom she tr a veled through- Colony in Palestine. She speaks recording secretary; Joseph J.
Vases, urns, pitctiers, flasks, candle sticks, figurines, statuary
out the country. She was only in glorious terms of the achieve- Jacobs, treasurer; Sam Goldman,
and other keepsakes converted into artistic table lamps.
Oil lamps electrified.
10 when she began to work, upon ments of the Zionist movement financial secretary; W i 11iaa m
LAMPS MODERNIZED,
LAMP SUADES MADE
her arrival in Chicago, in a cigar and especially of the Histadrut. Bonin,' corresponding secretary;
REPAIRED 8a ItEFINISHE1i
AND RECOVERED
Old style floor lamps made Custom made and recovered.
factory. She • studied English in
"Tomorrow Is Beautiful" is a Irving H. Small, publicity, and
into indirect lamps and
Styled to your lamp. Large
night school, became interested most significant book. It throws Sam Arkin, auditor.
torcheres.
stock on display.
in social betterment movements. light on an important chapter in
PICKUP AND DELIVERY ALL PARTS OF DETROIT
Later she studied at the Univer- American-Jewish his tor y and
BOMBAY (JTA) — The gov-
sity of California at Berkeley, will retain an important place in ernment of India announced the
and Hunter College, New York. the .library' dealing with the story establishment of surface I mail
16841 Livernots Ave.. 1/2 Block South of Six Mile
Her excellently written story of the rise and development of and telegraph service with Is-
Open Thursday to 9 P.M.
Phone UN. 1-8338
shows how an able person can American Jewry.
rael.
perfect knowledge of the lan-
guage through determination to
'become a factor in society.
Her marriage to Robins, con-
tracted , to Robins at the age of
15 for five years, shocked "pub-
lic opinion" and became a cause
celebre. She continued to live
with Robins and was married
of the
years later- to Harry Lang, 'who is
the Sunday editor of the Jewish
Daily Forward.
Her major activities, which in-
cluded delivery of important
public addresses in defense of
political prisoners and especially
in behalf of Debs, were in the
labor ranks. She has consistently
EXTENDS ITS SINCEREST SEASON'S GREETINGS
opposed Communism and the
story of experiences in Soviet
AND GRATITUDE IN BEHALF OF THE SICK
Russia are full of horrors of the
type of system perpetrated by the
Communists.
AND NEEDY GUESTS OF THE L.A.S. TO
At first an opponent of 'Gomp-
ers, she became his strong ad-
THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTORS
mirer when she learned what he
actually did to assist the im-
FOR ITS GENEROUS CONTRI-
prisoned during the war. Gomp-
ers, after the death of his first

HOUSE OF LAMPS

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