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. Be Fair To Yourself . DON'T BUY ANY CAR... AT ANY PRICE 'TILL YOU GET A DEAL FROM LEO ADLER WORLD'S LARGEST DeSOTO PLYMOUTH DEALER 3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS • 3000 FENKELL • East of Livernois • 7 MILE ROAD Just East of James Couzens • WOODWARD. AT LOTHROP One Block North of Grand Blvd. - 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." 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