Martin Freud's Path. to Zionism
Worcester Center Foregoes
New Building To Aid UJA
WORCESTER, Mass., (JTA)-
In order not to interfere with
the raising of the maximum
funds needed - by the United
Jewish Appeal's $100,000,000
Emergency .Rescue Fund, the
board of directors of the local
Jewish Community Center voted
to postpone plans for a fund-
raising drive for the construc-
tion of a new center.
The board has informed the
Worcester Federation that it
believes "the situation is so
perilous that all considerations
for building programs should be
delayed until the current emer-
gency has passed." In its res-
olutibn, the board urged "that
all other Jewish institutions
contemplating n e w buildings
consider similar action at this
time."
Son's Experiences in Relation to His Famous Father, Sigmund Freud
By JOSEPH FRAENKEL
Martin Freud, the eldest son
of Prof. Sigmund Freud, studied
law at the university of Vienna.
In 1909 he witnessed an anti-
S e m i t i c demonstration. As
usual, some hundreds of anti-
Semites fell upon a small group
of Zionist students with • the
cry: "Out with the Jews." About
300 . of them tried to drive a few
dozen Jews, belonging to the
"Kadimah," "Ivria" and other
Zionist student societies, out of
the university. In spite of being
so heavily outnumbered, the
Jewish students resisted bravely
and succeeded in remaining in
the Aula.
It was then • that Martin
Freud said to himself: "I am
a Jew and I shall help to de-
fend Jewish rights." That
same day he went to the "Ka-
dimah" clubhouse in the Por-
zellangasse and became a
member.
The.student group "Kadimah"
(1882) is the oldest 'Zionist, so-
ciety and is frequently mention-
ed in Zionist history. When
Theodor Herzl published "The
Jewish State" (1896), the "Ka-
dimah" members became his
closest collaborators.
At home in the Berggasse
Martin Freud told his father, al-
ready at that time known the
world over as a distinguished
Professor of psychoanalysis, of
the incident at the university
and of his joining the "Kadi-
mah." The Professor declared:
"Your decision was right. That
is fine and I am pleased about
Freud for some years. He used
to come to the "Igul," a group
-of old members . of Zionist Fra-
ternities of Austrian Univer-
sities. Modest and unassuming,
liked and respected by every-
one, he showed real understand-
ing of Jewish affairs and par-
ticipated in the discussions. We
became friends—in Huyton, not
far from Liverpool. Here Ger-
mans and Austrians were in-
terned for a time during the
last World War. Martin Freud
and I as well, though I hail from
Galicia, were considered to
be Austrian. In Huyton, I
founded a Zionist organization
with over 1,000 members. We
were soon visited by an official
from London seeking recruits
for the Pioneer Corps. There
were heated discussions. Our
speaker was Martin Freud who
insisted upon o n e condition:
should a Jewish Legion be form-
ed in England, those of the
Pioneer Corps who wished to
do so should be allowed to
transfer to the Jewish Legion.
Very soon the camp administra-
tion appointed Martin Freud as
Recruiting Officer.
The Zionist organization in
Huyton arranged meetings al-
most. every day and Martin
Freud, too, was persuaded to
give a talk. He chose as subject:
"My Father-Sigmund Freud."
Over a thousand professors, doc-
tors and scholar s, amongst
them a Nobel Prize-winner, had
reserved their places long before
the meeting was to begin. They
expected him to speak about
Freud's psychoanalysis.
His younger brother,
Ernest, too, was an active
Zionist and was well-known
as one of the leaders in the
y out h movement "Blau-
Weiss."
I have known Dr. Martin
Dr. Martin Freud began
with the words: "The Freuds
come from Galicia. . ."
Freud's grandfather was a
Galicianer," Sigmund Freud
was born in Freiburg (Mor-
avia) and Martin in Vienna:
Usually, Jews who were edu-
cated in Vienna refrained
from mentioning their Gali-
cian origin. They soon con-
sidered themselves to be
"true" West-European Jews.
But the Freuds were proud of
their East-European origin.
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At this impressive meeting he
spoke of Freud—the Jew, about
Freud and Hebrew, about his
grandmother who used the Yid-
dish language, wore a Sheitel
and lit candles on Friday nights.
Once, Martin Freud went on
to say, the Professor was on
holiday with his children at the
watering-place Reichenhall. One
afternoon a group of anti-Sem-
ites blocked a street and began
to demonstrate against the Jews.
Prof. Freud threw himself 'upon
them with a stick and scattered
them. He turned - to the children
and said: "We are Jews...You
will often have such e-xperi-
erices. Prepare yourself for it
in time."
Prof. Freud belonged to a
Bnai Brith Lodge where he
felt at home among the Broth-
ers and there as well as in
the Jewish Academic Read-
ign Room he sometimes gave
• lectures.
Dr. Leo Goldhammer, in his
article "Theodor Herzl and
Sigmund Freud" (.T h e o d o r
Herzl Year Book, edited by Tulo in his honor by the Jewish stu-
Nussenblatt, Vienna, 1937) de- dents as his health would not
votes himself to a lecture by permit him to be present.
Freud on "Dreams and the
As one of the "Kadimah"
Meaning of Dreams.", In this delegates handed him the red-
lecture Freud mentioned that purple-golden -sash he asked:
Herzl "with infinitely sad eyes" "May I put it on?" "We did not
had appeared in- his dream. dare to ask you to do so, Herr
Later he met Herzl for the first Professor"—answered one of
time in a bus and was able to the- "Kadimah." He, thereupon,
convince himself that he really with the help of Dr. Lifczis, put
had seen him in his dream.
the honorary sash across his
Herzl and Freud knew each chest.
other personally but only fleet-
To be elected an "Ehren-
ingly. Naturally Herzl knew bursch" was the highest and
who Professor Freud was and rarest distinction which the
Freud sent one of his books "Kadimah" could confer. Un-
to Herzl in September 1902,. til 1936 the. "Kadimah" had
with a dedication expressing the only five "Ehrenburschen":
esteem in which he "had for Dr. T. .Herzl, Dr. Max Nor-
years held the poet and fighter dau, Dr. Ruben Bierer, Dr.
for the human rights of our Karl Lippe, and Perez Smo-
people."
lensky. The sixth was—Pro- i
Martin Freud told me that fessor Sigmund Freud. •
after Herzl's death his daughter
Martin Freud has often been
Trude became -friendly with
the Professor's children and urged by his friends to write the
visited . Freud's home. The Pro- reminiscences of his famous fa-
fessor was also interested in the ther. Now his book is soon to ;
Hebrew University and belong- appear in London, giving in-
ed to the Board of Governors. teresting sidelights and details,
He had a particular sentiment vivid episodes and personal re-
for the Hebrew language, collections not to be found in
though he understood very little any other book written about
of it. When his works were re- the Professor. It is to be hoped
printed, he was strict in matters that his book will also be pub-
of copyright. But never when lished in other languages, in-
they—even without previous cluding Hebrew. Dr. Martin
consent—appeared in Yiddish or Freud intends to visit Israel, to
Hebrew. He did not even ask see the country and also many -
for payment and in some re- of his friends, particularly of
spects the Professor was satis- the "Kadimah."
fied that his works were pub- .
lished in Yiddish or Hebrew. Ike Doubts Movements
One event, unkown even in
of Saudi Arabian Troops
Zionist circles, should be men-
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —
tioned here.
On the occasion of the 80th President Eisenhower dis-
birthday of the Professor (May counted reports of a threatened .
1936) the "Kadimah'.' sent him move by Saudi Arabian troops
a congratulatory greeting. He to deny Israel passage of the
replied a n d signed himself Gulf of Aqaba and the Strait
"Your Freud, who would like to of Tiran.
belong to your `Alte Herren'
He told his news conference
(Old Boys)." This reply was that he did not know just what
discussed in the "Kadimah" and the movement of these troops
they wanted to elect him as meant but that he would doubt
an "Ehrenbursch" (honorary that it has any great signifi-
member). After Martin Freud cance so far as the use of the
had informed the "Kadimah" Gulf of Aqaba as an interna-
that his father would be pleased tional waterway would be con-
to accept the honor, a special cerned. He noted that the ac-
meeting was called for the 1st tual passage through which
July 1936 and the motion pro- shipping would make its way
posed by Dr. Hugo Lifczis was is much nearer the western
was unanimously passed: to con- (Egyptian) than the Eastern
fer upon - Freud the honorary (Saudi Arabian) shore.
title of "Ehrenbursch." On the
Asked to comment on reports
6th September 1936 a delega- of a new Syrian raid on Israel,
tion called upon him at his he said that there has been a
villa in Doebling to present him long history here of disorder,
with the "honorary sash" of the riots, raids_ back and forth and
"Kadimah," Dr., M. Silberberg different kinds of moves ih the
made a short speech. Freud re- .war. of .nerves.
plied and said that although not
politically active he had follow-
ed for many years with inter-
est and the greatest of goodwill
the Jewish-national endeavors
of the "Kadimah." He was not
religious but' he had always
had a strong feeling of belong-
ing to the Jewish people and 4)
had also encouraged this feel-
ing in his children. -All the fam-
ily had remained true to the
Jewish faith. Thus his son Mar-
tin had at the beginning of his
studies found his way to the
"Kadimah."
Prof. Freud was not in favor
of a festive banquet being held
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