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Haham Gaster and Zionism

solemn meeting at London s
Opera House, told his audi-

once that a man he had met
two years earlier had made
clear to him the meaning of
Zionism. "His name is well-
known and has its place in
the annals of Zionist history—
I am referring to Dr. Gaster."
It is difficult to say whether
Gaster, who together with Nor-
dau criticized Weizmann's pol-
icy, was forced out of the Zion-
ist movement or withdrew vol-
untarily. Be that as it may, he
continued to serve the Jewish
people in every sphere and
strengthened them in their be-
lief that the Jewish State would
become a reality.
Little men nurse their griev-
ances and emnities and there*
are some who still try to belit-
tle Gaster's achievements. No
gust is strong enough to extin-
guish the flame which Gaster
kindled for Zionism.

Bavarian Community Re-t1

Radio Council Representativ

MUNICH, (JTA)—The chair-
man of the Bavarian Associa-
effort
to
unite
all
Zionist
By JOSEF FRAENKEL
BONN, (JTA)—An extensive
tion of Jewish Communities and
forces, for the benefit of the
Moses Gaster was a brilliant Jewish people. He felt that
z report on the extermination of
deputy president of the State
Jews in Minsk, Byelorussia, man. His capacity for work was the English Jews considered
indemnification Agency, Heinz
during the Nazi occupation of prodigious. He was versatile, themselves to be superior to
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Meier, was re-elected to the
RI the city, is published in "Das talented and creative, a scholar the Jews of Russia or Ro-
Parlament," official organ of the whose contributions to the study mania. Zionism, he said, is
Radio Council of the Bavarian
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German Federal Government. of theology, science, philology the vocation of our people, the
Broadcasting System to an-
Tens of thousands of Jews were and history have earned him a whole of our people, among
other two-year term.
O killed by the Nazis in the little- permanent place among the whom the English Jews rep-
By virtue of the statute that
E-1 known Minsk extermination great. He was an expert on resent "but a drop in the
establiShed t h e broadcasting
folklore and Romanian litera- ocean."
system, shortly after the war,
W camp. Only nine survived.
Author of the eye-witness ture. His name is for ever linked
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the Association is entitled to
Gaster
was
one
of
the
found-
account is Dr. Karl Loewenstein, with the history of Zionism.
nominate one member of the
of
ers
of
the
Zionist
Federation
now 69, the only inmate ever Three times he helped to light
Radio Council.
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to have been "discharged" from a torch in the service of the Great Britain and Ireland and
M i n s k. He is a half-Jewish Zionist idea, the Hovevli Zion, was appointed vice-president at
several Zionist Congresses. He
Christian.
the creation of political Zionism
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advocated a form of political
Dr. Loewenstein had been on and the Balfour Declaration.
Zionism intended to bring about
friendly
terms
with
the
German
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Dr. M. Gaster (born Sept. 16, the renaissance of the Jewish
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Crown Prince, whose naval ad-
1856, in Bucharest, died March people.
Formerly of Dexter
jutant he was at one time. Be- 5, 1939, in London) was one of
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Today, the "Community of
cause of this circumstance, some the first to plead the cause of
Is Now Open in
5 9) , members of the German nobility
Spanish and Portuguese Jews"
Zionist aspirations and Jewish in London is justly proud of its
OAK
PARK
intervened on his behalf after settlement in Palestine. Dr. K.
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at
Haham
Gaster
and
his
position
his disappearance from Berlin. Lippe often stressed the fact
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13901 W. 9 Mile Rd.
According to Dr. Loewen- that Romanian Jews were the as one of the standard-bearers
Hugo Haas, now completing
es
vo stein's account, about 7,300 Jews first Hovevei Zionists to form of the Zionist idea. At one time, "Lizzie" for Kirk Douglas' in-
Coe. Kipling
;14 from the Rhineland, Hamburg, an organized body dedicated to however, there was an entirely dependent firm, will prepare
the Same Fine
Offering
Berlin, Bremen, Vienna and the fight for a Jewish home- different picture. At a meeting three features for his own
Class
Service!
First
Brno (Czechoslovakia) were land. At that time, Dr. Garter of the "Board of Elders" in 1899, company.
killed at Minsk in 1942-43 as was about 24. He got in touch a Mr. J. de Castro demanded
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were a much larger number of with Lawrence Oliphant, whom that the salary of the Haham be
reduced by 20 pounds because
Russian Jews.
he invited to Jassy and Bucha- he was a member of the Zionist
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rest to address meetings and to
Organization and addressed Zi-
Check for $178,000 Given
propogate the creation of a Jew-
shampooing
for
Nothing beats on expert
onist meetings. Mr. de Castro
to Yeshiva University Fund - ish Palestine. As a result, Zi-
freshening up dull, faded rugs. The bright,
also declared that "Zionism
chron
Jakob
and
Rosh
Pin-a
original colors are restored, naps are springy
NEW YORK, (JTA) — A
would pass without leaving a
again, rugs wear longer too. Let Leader
check for $178,000, the first in- were founded.
trace." After a stormy debate
freshen up your soiled rugs ... NOW!
stallment of an estimated $500,-
Garter's enthusiasm m e t it was finally decided to ask the
000 legacy left by the late Mor- with the disapproval of the Haham either to refrain from
ris Miller to Yeshiva Univer- Romanian government. In making Zionist speeches or to
Let Leader beauty-clean your
sity, was presented at the uni- 1885 he was expelled from make it clear that he was speak-
wall - to - wall carpeting with
versity's 28th annual scholar- Romania, made his home in ing as a private person and not
Karpet Kare.
ship dinner to Yeshiva presi- England, and, in 1887, he, the in his official capacity. Garter,
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The money, Dr. Belkin said,
nity in London.
for the Zionist cause and was
would be used for scholarship
received with great enthusiasm
In Moses Gaster, Theodor
and academic purposes. Max .1.
and applause wherever he ap-
Etra, chairman of the univer- Herzl found a veteran Zionist
peared. And, as if to spite his
and
an
experienced
fighter
for
board
of
trustees,
report-
sity's
enemies, the British press re-
the
cause.
On
July
13,
1896,
ed that a record total of $744,-
ported his Zionist speeches, giv-
(Announcing
000 would be spent this year Herzl addressed his first large
to provide scholarship assist- meeting in London (White- ing his full title—Haham of the
ance to 83 percent of the stu- chapel). Members of the "offi- Sephardic community in Lon-
dent body. A total of 2,660 cial Jewish community" who don.
Like Menahem Ussishkin,
students from 25 states and 18 were asked to take the Chair
1523 S. MAIN STREET
foreign countries will benefit at that meeting refused the Gaster was a man of forceful
personality, high principles
from the scholarship fund
(1 Block north of East Ten Mile Road)
4 this honor, but Gaster, who had the and iron determination and
courage of his convictions, ac-
year.
ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN
cepted. Soon the "Protest-Rab- did not suffer contradiction
bis" raised their voices against complacently. It is not sur-
Lincoln 7-2177
Zionism and the first Zionist prising that clashes of opinion
Congress. Garter resisted his were frequent between him-
Cash and Carry on
"rabbinical colleagues," w h o self and his Mends, including
• DRAPES
rushed in alarm to the police Herz!. These differences be-
and to the government and de- caine marked at the time of
• LAMP SHADES
Equipped to care for post-operative,
nounced Herzl, thereby denying the Uganda conflict. "Demon-
• BEDSPREADS
the words of the Prophets. Gas- strations do not frighten me,
Chronic, Senile, Alcoholic and Cancer Cases.
ter called these rabbis "hereti- be they inspired by Gaster or
• BLANKETS
cal judges" who were prepared Ussishkin," wrote Herzl in De-
Physician on call at all times.
to wreck the hopes of the Jew- cember 1903. A few months
• CURTAINS
ish people. Herzl, Nord-au, Rab- later Herzl died. Caster car-
24 hour nursing care.
• Table LINENS
bi Ruelf and Haham Gaster suc- . ried on with the lifework of
(Cleaned and Hand Finished)
Wholesome Food — Cheerful Atmosphere
ceeded, by their united efforts, Herzl, whose last wish had
in warding off these distasteful been "A Jewish State in Pal-
Reasonable Rates
attacks by the "Protest-Rabbis." estine." At the 11th Zionist
Congress
in
Vienna
(1913),
Dr.
Admittedly, t h e Hovevei
CLEANERS &
Gaster related how Lawrence
Zion in England also raised
CURTAIN LAUNDRY
Oliphant, supported by Eng-
objections to Herzl's move-
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land and France, had asked
ment: They refused to send
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the Turkish ruler to grant the
delegates to the first Zionist
Jews a Charter for settlement
Congress in Basle and re-
PICK-UP and DELIVERY
in Palestine. Gaster stated
mained
outside
the
Zionist
IN DETROIT, OAK PARK
that this had been Herzl's task
Organization. It was their
AND VICINITY.
RABBI MOYSHE FEINSTEIN, the dean of YeShivath
and it was the road to be fol-
ambition to act "independent-
Tifereth Jerusalem of New York City, will on this
lowed.
ly." Haham Gaster made every
Sabbath, December 15, 1956, be the guest of Detroit
During the first World War,
Jewry. RABBI CHAYIM FEIFER, executive vice-
Gaster was still working for the
president of Tifereth Jerusalein, is accompanying
Charter. He rendered invalu-
able service in helping Weiz-
Rabbi Feinstein to Detroit.
mann and Sokolov to bring
THE VAAD HORABBONIM and various Ortho-
their work to a successful con-
dox religious organizations of the Detroit Jewish
clusion. Had Weizmann not
Community have prepared a "KABOLAS PONIM"
been in London in those days,
on
SATURDAY EVENING,' at 8:30 P. M. at the
Gaster would undoubtedly have
YOUNG ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE, DEXTER at FUL-
become the leader. He was a
LESTON. The entire Jewish Community is cordially
member of the political commit-
invited to attend and to listen to an important and
tee and the historical meeting
All Second-Half 1956 City Tax Bills
stirring message by' the guest rabbi who is one of
with
Sir
Mark
Sykes
took
place
Have Been Mailed
in Gaster's home on Feb. 7, 1917.
the greatest Talmudic scholars in the world and very
The Balfour Declaration was
famous for his untiring and devoted religious leader-
If you pay City taxes by the two-payment plan, and
now within reach. There were
ship. For "KABOLAS SHABOS" this FRIDAY EVE-
have not received your second-half bill, please request
still some offensive letters to
NING, he will be the guest of AGUDATH ISRAEL
duplicate by phone, WO 5-4200, Extension 551, mail,
"The Times" from the "Protest-
OF DETROIT at DOVID BEN NOCHUM SYNA-
or hi person on the first floor of the City-County Build-
Presidents" of the Board of
GOGUE, DEXTER at STURTEVANT.
ing. TO FACILITATE PHONE CALLS IT IS RE-
Deputies and the Anglo-Jewish
QUESTED THAT THE WARD NUMBER AND ITEM
On Saturday morning, the venerable guest will
Association, but "The Times"
speak at the BNAI ZION SYNAGOGUE.
NUMBER BE KNOWN.
also published letters from Chief
Rabbi Hertz, Haham Gaster,
Saturday Afternoon at 3 P. M. — he will deliver
Second-Half Payable to
Lord Rothschild and Weizmann.
a "SHIUR" on the "DAF-YOMI" at the MOGEN
Gaster underlined that the real-
ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE.
January 15, 1957
ization of the Zionist program
During his visit here, Rabbi Feinstein will stay
in Palestine was the ambition
(Interest must be added after this date.)
at the home of Rabbi Leizer Levin.
of every Jew on earth:
Following the Balfour Dec-
CHAS. N. WILLIAMS
laration, in December 1917,
City Treasurer
Sir Mark Sykes, addressing a

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