Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1922-04-21

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COLUMBUS, OHIO
Permit No. 68
Volume I — Number 9.
COLUMBUS, OHTO, Al'RIL 21, 1922.
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SENATOR LODGE TO ASK U.S.TO ACT ON JEWISH HOMELAND
Promises Zionist Delegation He
Will Present Resolution
to Congress
SEEKS ENDORSEMENT OF BALFOUR DECLARA,TION
' .WASHINGTON.—A committee rep¬ resenting Zionists of Mussachuscts ac¬ companied by Speaker Gillett of the House, at a conference yesterday with Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of Foreign Relations Committee, pre¬ sented a resolution passed unanimously by both branches of the Massachusetts Legislature, March 29, urging the Gov¬ ernment of the United States "formally to recognize and approve the yearning desire of the Jewish people for a na¬ tional home in Palestine, the land of their forefathers."
Expresses Sympathy
In reply Senator Lodge expressed his sympathy with the Zionist movement and pointed out that he had sent a letter to the Zionist Organization of America in 1919 in which he had said" in part:
"I should be glad to see action by the United States in line with the Balfour declaration. I, feel that the effort of the -Jewish people to establish a nation¬ al home in Palestine is not only natural, but in all ways to be desired."
Will Lend Support
Senator Lodge also told the committee .  that he would lend his support to action- on the pa'rt of the American Govern¬ ment to  facilitate the definition of the status of Palestine as the Jewish Na- . tional Homeland.
Following the meeting with  Senator .Lodge,   the  committee  called  on  Vice President Coolidgc, who also expressed sympathy with the Zionist effort.   The resolutions  adopted  by   the  Massachu¬ setts legislature on motioil by Senator Lodge have been spread on the minutes of the  senate.    In placing this matter ''•  • before,the senate. Senator, Lodge said: •¦'^v ,      '*Mr. President, I. desire to offer res- "-— "6lBfioii/"o'f';the' Lcgifs'lat'tirc 'Oi ivfas^a- chusetts with regard to recognizing Pal¬ estine ' as the honieland  of the Jewish people.   I ask that they may be printed in the Record and referred."
Referred to Committee
The resolutions were referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, as follows:
"Whereas, the supreme council of the Allied Peace conference meeting at San Remo recognized the right of the Jewish nation to a national existence in Pales¬ tine and conferred upon Great Britain a mandate over Palestine; and,
"Whereas, the various great nations of the world have approved the estab- (Conlinued on page 8.)
FAMOUS JEWISH VIOLINIST TO APPEAR HERE APRIL 27 AT THE MEMORIAL HALL
Issay' Mitniszy, the Russian violin virtuoso and composer, will appear in Columbus in recital at Me)norial Hall on Thursday evening, April 27th.
Mr. Mitnitzky has established a world¬ wide reputation as an artist of rare abil¬ ity and genius. Wherever he appears large gathering's welcome him, for his fine and splendid renditions of the mas¬ terpieces in the world of music are ex¬ traordinarily impressive. Although still a comparatively young man, he has been recognized in musical centers as one of the unique violinists of this generation. The leading musical critic's' of both Europe and America have expressed in most complimentary terms their high regard for Mitnitzky. In his recital at Memorial Hall, Mitnitzky will be ac ' companied on the piano by his brother, Maximilian Mitnitzky, a well-known local musician. '
On Issay Mitiiitzky's last visit here the Columbus   Dispatch' said among other
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BRISBANE TELLS GERMAN JUNKERS TO REVISE THEIR VIEWS OF JEWS
NEW YORK. —Arthur Bris- bane, loading' editorial writer of the Hearst papers, comment¬ ing on March 24th on tho Jew¬ ish Telegraphic Agency de¬ spatch that Frankfort will name a principal street for Ja¬ cob H, Schiff, born there, writes:
"The City of F;rankfort will name a principal street for Ja¬ cob H. Schiff, born there. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency says tho Schiffs, with a longer recorded lineage than any other living Jewish family, have lived in Frdnkfort since tho four¬ teenth  century.
"That takes them back near the time when the original Hohonzollem was thriving as a money-lender in East Prussia, a small, unimportant noble no¬ body.
"Look at the Hohenzollerns liow, crushed and down, and the Schiffs still going strong, with money in the bank. This ought to teach some German Junkers to revise thdir views of Jewish inferiority."
Belloc's "The Jews" Precipitates Anti- Jewish Propaganda
British PreJss Stirred — Belfast
Telegraph Blames Lloyd
George
Madam Chairman, Honorable Judges, Ladies and Gentlemen: The subject of our oral essay tonight is, "Why I am Proud to be a Jewish Girl." With Tennyson/ "I wish that my tongue could utter the thoughts that arise in mc.
I will try and show you why I am
proud to be a Jewess, and in order to
do so I will take you back to the time
when the Jews were slaves in Egypt,
with  Pharaoh as their king.    At that
time Moses was the most outstanding
figure.   He was the first man to redeem
an   enslaved    people   and    give    them
freedom.      Can   anyone   imagine   thd
anguish   and    labor   that   man    went i „.    ,  ,.,   ,       -i     t        • i »    n... .,.       1   •     ^ J     .111.. t«5 ,.'^""   "   I  perish,   I   perish.''    These
through  in  order.to  help  his  people?!,'       ,  . ' ' ,   .     „ , ,„
A   , .   .. ,      t, ,. ,.,,      • v«,i i!''^'"'"s   were   uttered   in  the   year  473
And in the end, what did he convey and to   „ ,      ,    , ....
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contribute to the world?   The true idea , '. f      ,    . ,   . ,. ,
e n   i        1  i.1     T      r- t„„„». J-.nieiiiories today for their unselfishness
of  God,  and the Ten  Commandments. >'    , ¦' .i. .,
V        ¦II r  J xt. .. •    ' I- • _ »< r^"'* greatness morally.   All these men
You will find that in every religion of.j '   , ,. ' , ^,
., YI    T    • i_ T     •!     it.l*"<l  women were  Jews,  and they are
the world,  Jewish or non-Jewish,  the J- <      i.     t t j ^
,,_..,. ^ .t     n'     /•«.'_ k^u"y words when I say I am proud to
fundamental points are the Ten Com-fi ,   .     .    • t i
,.%_,, ..    «,« (be  one .ol  the Jewish   race,   only my
mandments.  . These laws,  never to be t        ,, ,        ,     •'    ^  , '       f
,       .^^ .,1.1 .ivocabulary does  not  happen to  be as
forgotten,  were especially given to us
Jewish people, but they have since be¬ come the property of the viforld.
The Sister of Moses
LONDON (J. C. B.)—An extensive wave of anti-Jewish propaganda is sweeping over the British press. This is' best exemplified by Hilaire Belloc's latest book, "The Jews," which, al¬ though hardly considered a serious treatise, is^ excerpted by numerous newspapers, a .few quoting huge ex¬ tracts. , Belloc's thesis, is that; la wjr, 'tjchveen. t)ie ~ Christian world'^ajid 'the Hebrew race is imminent, and that tliis conflict will be precipitated by Jewish "exchisiveness."
"Loyal to Themselves Only"  .
Belloc contends that during the war it was discovered that the monopoly of all things essential to existence was in the hands of a people who did not care who won or lost. Jews are loyal only to • the children of Israel. They are possessed of the highest courage, gen¬ erosity and loyalty only for Jewish needs. Zionism is no cure for the Jew¬ ish ills since Palestine is not to be re¬ established as an independent state, but is to depend wholly upon British sol- diers,  British courage and sacrifices.
The first Swaythling to sit in the House of Lords said the Jews only wanted to be let alone, Mr. Belloc re¬ calls, yet his family is responsible for one Parliamentary scandal after another. His readers are reminded of the "Sil¬ ver Scandal" btought on by Sir Stuart Samuel, involving Edwin Montagu and Sir  Herbert Samuel,
Two Alternatives
The author opines tbat there are two ways open for a solution pf the prob¬ lem—the elimination of what is alien in the Jews, or their complete segregation from the rest of civilized nations. ' It is significant that even papers which • usually pooh-pooh the possibility of the,rise of anti-Semitism in, lands are concerned over the recent hostile manifestations. Thus, the Belfast "Tel¬ egraph" says that during the Dreyfus trial Englishmen wondered at the anti- Jewish feeling in France. In so far as Russia was concerned, Jew-baiting there was ascribed to Muscovite barbarity. Now it must be acknowledged that anti- Semitism is widespread even in Eng¬ land, prominent people being unashamed to advocate it.
Jews Good  Citizetas
Continuing, the "Telegriph" asserts that Jeiys are good citizens. Referring to Disraeli as a "great iiiiperialist," this journal reminds its readers that 10,000 British Jews enlisted in the army be¬ fore conscription went into effect, and that many won distinctions in the field. While it is true that s6m4 Jews are the leaders in the Bolshevist movement, the race should not be held responsible for its wastrels.
In conclusion, the "Telegraph" makes the remarkable discovery that this unr popularity of the Jews is in a large ineasure due to Lloyd George's. "pen¬ chant for Jewish favorites." The fact that he has advanced Sir Alfred Lord. Reading;, Sir Philip Sasoon, Sir Her- beirt Samuel and others has, in the opinion of the "Telegraph," Invited the hostility of many non-Jews.
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chosen examples of all Jewish womeit.    ,        .  io   -^r ^ •   i-i '   ., ~i      ..i   ..   * ¦lAi.'t- ,¦' ,'/-..,''....'i... ,-¦-'•-   .i^-^'-. jjjiwtivcrtcd?-you'^<rlii-remember that-at
* 1 heir iOliirs  were" anionL' ttiR fir.';* rnn--T^,    ¦    . -       .    ,,  - - .       ',
that time practically every nation that
tried  to  desroy the Jew  went  under.
"Why I Am I^roud to Be a JewisK; Girl"
Prize Winning Oration by Thelma Goldberg, in the Toronto *c. Y. M. H. A. Oratorical Contest
land kept holy, and in its pl.ice he made an ofi'cring unto the true God of Israel. There were many other men, Abime- Icch, Jair and Jephtha, and a good .fliaiiy years later there came to us Hadassah, or Esther, as wc call her, Vlioso nicinory we will be celebrating in '<t very short lime. There was a woman ;V*tio', thougli a queen,, and with .every ,'!hxury in ibe world, did not think of herself, but upon learning of the dan- •fcr of her people, went before the king i-tiid gave her pet'ition.
Strong Will Power
,1 Before entering her will power was l^.n'o great tbat she whispered to herself
large as my feelings.
; JI am now coming to an age when •tytry nation in the world, big or small, 'Ijad  that  one  great  desire,   to  banish To go a  step  farther,  you .will  re-, ine Jew off the face of the earth.   You
member  that,   after  crossing the  Red f>vill remember at the time of the de- Sea, Miriam, the sister of Moses, ra'n
along joyfully and sang songs of praise
and    thanksgiving.      Another    woman
whose   songs    we   remember   is. the
Prophetess   Deborah,   the   heroine   of
Israel,   one of the bravest and wisest
women in the history of the Jews.   No
woman at that time had the courage.to
go to battle,  but there was Deborali,,'
a Jewish girl, who, with love and feel¬ ing   for  her   people,   went  into ba,ttld
and came back victorious.   Miriam 'ancf'
Deborah   are  the  first  two   Israelitish
women   who^e   mel'oflies', thrilled   and
.even  thrill ifs-,, todaj^' '  They are. the
struction of the Temple the Jew was scattered to every nook and corner of tile world, particularly to Greece, Tur¬ key and Spain.
They Had a Will
As commonly said, where there is a vyill there is a way. And because these stattered handfuls of Jews had a will tliey tried as fjlr as possible not to allow the one thing to happen that meant cer- .tdiu destruction, namely, intermarriage, imagine a number of families, living in a foreig'n land, fearing to celebrate tlieir Yoriitoivim under the penalty of
RABBI SCHUSSHEIM TO BE   MEMORIAL  SPEAKER AT B'NAI B'RITH MEETING
Rabbi Morris Schussheim of tho Tiffereth Israel Synagogue is scheduled to bo tho memorial speaker at the B'nai B'rith Mo-, morial Day services to be held on Monday evening, April 24th, at the Woodmen's Hall on East Main St.
B'nai B'rith Memorial Day has become an annual event of Zion Lodge No. 62, I. O. B. B. — one which is always looked forward to with much anticipation by all local Ben Briths. A special program has been arranged for the meeting and every member is urged to be present to pay his respects to his departed brethren and to hoar tho splen¬ did address which Brother Rabbi Schussheim will undoubt¬ edly deliver.
Rabbi Silverman, whose beau¬ tiful and touching rendition of "Eli, Eli I" eVokcd much favor¬ able criticism at a former meet¬ ing, has consented to sing this selection again Monday night.
Besides th6 regular program, tome very important business will be placed before the meet¬ ing. So don't fail to be present. REMEMBER — MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 24TH—AT WOODMEN'S HALU
Noted Jew" Appointed Referee for Cleveland Labor Organization
Which   Adjusts   Disputes   Over
Hours and Wages Between
Capital and Labor.
Their'ioiigs were''among trio first con tributions of music, and going through the ages you will find that, though tho Jew was harassed and persecuted, he has worked his way up, up. Until at the. present moment the Jews outnum¬ ber the leading men in the musical world. I
.   Strength of Character And just as another simple example of Jewish strength of character,  there
i but the Jew remained. Why? Because the Jew has a true religion. Faith in his - people and strength of mental ability.
Terribly Punished In Spain, however, the Jew was ter¬ ribly punished  in the most cruel way, and was eventually driven out. ' Think
„., , , , ,    i of  these  poor families,   homeless  and
was   Gideon.      A   poor   laborer   who i r •     n t, l   t^ ¦ t-i    e
,,       ,, , '      , ,     ^   ,        ,   friendless.    But after securing a bit of
thought he was prompted by God, and It,     •      11^1 ...i j   1 t> ^
,      , ^ .    '       .    .    ^    . , .1 Rus.sian land they  settled down.    But
dared to go in the dead of night and 1...      „      •    1       c.      j • ¦      ..t      t J   ,        .1        , f   V.    . . the   Spaniard,   after   driving  the   Jew
destroy  the  altar  of   Baal,   an  image,     . i-    1  .,     r n       r  .1   ¦ 1
,      \, ,      r     ¦    , ,.      ,   out.   realized  the  folly  of  their  work
whom   thousands  of  people   worshipped | (Continued on page 8)
A. OCHS OF THE     ! NEW YORK TIMES VISITS PALESTINE
RATIFICATION OF THE PALESTINE MANDATE URGED
Is Deeply Impressed with Loyalty | and Self-Sacrifice of Pioneers
SAYS TEL AVIV IS
GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
Jews and'Nori-Jews Unite In De¬ manding That Palestine be   , ' • Made Safe for Jews.
JERUSALEM.—In 'a special corre¬ spondence to the New York Day, pul)- lished on Sunday, April 2nd, Mr. Zal- man Kutler, Jerusalem correspondent of that paper, tells of an interview he had in Tel Aviv with Mr. Adolph Ochs, publisher of the New York Times. Mr Ochs, ho says, was kind enough to give him a whole hour in which he discussed with him Palestinian problems. The following, which is translated from tlie Yiddish, was authorized by Mr. Ochs according to the statement of the corre¬ spondent :
Not a Zionist
". . , . O.f course," said Mr. Oc'is "I am not a Zionist. What I have seen in Palestine has' not made me an avowed Zionist. But I can no longer be! the anti-Zionist I was before I vis¬ ited Palestine, although even now, 1 do not believe that it is nfecessary or even possible to create'a Jewish state in Palestine. I believe, however, and I am convinced in that, that those who do believe in the necessity and the possibility of creating a Jewish state in Palestine deserve no criticism and, far less, condemnation. . "Their belief, their sincere Jewish de¬ votion and idealism, coupled with hard labor, sacrifice of care,ers and often of their very lives, th^ir devotion and ideal¬ ism, in niy ojpinion, deserve the greatest respect and consideration^
Manifestatioii of. Pride
"I   am convinced, that there  is  not a Jew who has been to Palestine and
(Coatiuusd on vug* S)
THE MATTER IS UP TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
(Special to Ohio Jewish Chronicle) NEW YORK, April 18.—A number of prominent American Jews and non-Jews have issued statements about the threat¬ ened disturbances in Palestine, caused through the delay in the nitificition of the Palestine mandate. The rights of die .Jewish ¦ people of Palestine are warmly defended hi those statements and warning is given to the Arabs to withhold their unjustified wrath against the rightful claim of the Jewish people to Palestine.    The -statements follow:
Hamilton Holt's Statement
Mr. Hamilton Holt, the executive di¬ rector of the Woodrow Wilson Foun¬ dation: The Balfour declaration in favor of "The establishment in Pales¬ tine of a national home for the Jewish people," without infringing upon the rights of the other inhabitants of the holy land, , should be ratified without further delay if peace and order are to be restored in the holy land. , ,
"This is a matter of supreme impor¬ tance not only to the Jewish people, but ,to s^U lovers of law and order in whatever" land and of whatever race.
Dr. MacFairland's Judgment
Dr. Charles S. MacFarland, general secretary, of the' Federal Council of the' Churches of Christ in America: It is, my judgement that immediate provision should be rijade for t^e maintenance of law and order in Palestitre. Indeed, I believe it to be the - duty of our own (Coiftlnusd on p«s« 8)
CLEVELAND, April 18.—Jacob H. Hollander of Baltimore, professor of political economy at Johns Hopkins Uni¬ versity, has been appointed to the board of referees Jfor' ,the women's .garment industry in Cleveland, to'succeed Sam¬ uel J. Rosenohn of New York, re¬ signed. He also succeeded Major Wil¬ liam J. Mack, who resigned as imperial chairman.   He is 31 years old.
Will Serve With Mack
The new referee will serve with Fed¬ eral Judge Julian W. Mack of New York and John R. McLane of Man¬ chester, N. H. The board, which is maintained at the joint expense of the Qeveland Garment Manufacturers' As¬ sociation and the six locals of the In¬ ternational Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, was established to adjust dis¬ putes on questions of wages and condi¬ tions of the garment industry. •,
By the terms of the agreement, both sides are bound to abide by the board's decisions.
Agreement Three Years Old
"Tlie Cleveland non-strike garment agreement, now three years' old, has come closer to the problem of reliev¬ ing unemployment's hardships than iny industrial relations step yet taken," Dr. Hollander declared. "The pact may be¬ come an example for the world."
The Cleveland agreement's insurance against unemployment was particularly praised by Dr. Hollander,. who said no other industry had taken such a stride as the Cleveland garment trade.
Employment Guaranteed
Under agreement,- the garment work¬ ers are guaranteed employment during certain periods of the slack season in the industry.
. Dr. Hollander has filled. several gov¬ ernment commissions to South Ameri¬ can countries, where he studied and re- vise<l finance methods, and is author of the "Hollander law," the revenue system of Porto Rico. He also is the author, of the book, "The Abolition pf Poverty,"
B'NAI B'RITH NOW
HAS 94 LODGES
IN GERMANY
BERLIN, (J. T. A.)—The fortieth anniversary of the formation of the Grand Lodge of the B'nai B'rith was celebrated with due solemnity in leading circles of the Order here. There are 94 in Germany, a statfcment issued on the occasion of the celebration says.
APPEALS FOR SOVIET
FAMINE VICTIMS
VIENNA, (J. C. B.)--Orthodox Jew¬ ry is asked to' come to the aid of the famine victims in Soviet Russia, in an appeal signed by leaders of the Agu¬ dath Israel, including Mr. Laudau of London; Pinchas Cohii and Mr. Rosen¬ heim of Germany and Mr. Hornstein.
REJECT DR. WISE'S PLAN FOR A NEW
SEMINARY IN N. Y.
Declare That There is No Need
for Another Reform College
in the U, S.
ALL SHOULD UNITE IN
SUPPORT OF H, U. C.
CINCINNATI, O. —The Union of American Hebrew Congreg.itions ii in receipt of a proposal from the Free Synagogue of New York City suggest¬ ing that Dr. Stephen S. Wise's proposed Rabbinical Seminary be taken under the wing of the Union. 'The terms of the proposal include a budget of $15,000 to be provided by the Union, complete in¬ dependence on the part of the new seminary, a 20 per cent rcpresentatiosi for the Union of a self-perpetuating boar<l, and Dr. Stephen S. Wise to be president of  the  new  school.
This 'proppsal is the most recent de¬ velopment in the negotiations that began in May, 1921, when the Union was first appraised by the Free Synagogue of its intention to establish a new rabbinical seminary. ,
Committee Appointed
Upon receipt of this information last May the Executive Board of the Union appointejl a committee to confer with Dr. 'Wise and to ascertain the reason' for endeavoring to establish an addi¬ tional school for the graduation of re¬ form rabbis. This committee con¬ sisted of Messrs. Dahiel P. Hays, Adolph S. Ochs, Ludwig Vogelstein, Ben Altheimer and Judge David Lcventritt, all of New York City, and Mr. Alfred M. Cohen of Cincinnati, the President of the Board of Governors of the He¬ brew Union College. This committee met with a committee of the Free Syna-' gogue, of which Dr. Lee K. Frankel was chairman and 6f which Dr. Stephen S. Wise was a member. The two commit¬ tees discussed the situation at length. Mr. Hslys' committee representing the Union endeavored to dissuade Dr. Wise from embarking on Jhis^ venture,'setting,^ forth the' "lifter"lack^'of^necessity* for another reform rabbinical school in ¦America at 'this time.
The committee of the Free Syna¬ gogue could not be dissuaded from its original purpose, but offered the pro-. posal above mentioned as a basis of- co-operation between the Union and the Free Synagogue.
Conference   Held '
The committee representing the Union placed this proposal before a conference of members of the Executive Board of the Union and members of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College, which took place in Cincinnati on the evening of April. 1st. This con¬ ference unanimously adopted a resolu- 'tion which expresses the firm belief that the interests of American Judaism can best be served by a greater and more adequately supported Hebrew Uiiion College, rather than by starting a new institution.
Mr. Hays' committee embodied this decision in the form of a letter which was sent to Dr. Lee K. Frankel, chair-
(Continlied on page t)
PROMINENT LAWYER
TO ADDRESS MENORAH
SOCIETY SUNDAY
A meeting of unusual impor¬ tance will be held by the Me. norah Society of Ohio State University at the Ohip Union Building at 3 P.. M. Sunday, April 23. It is expected that a goodly number of local people, as well as students of the Uni¬ versity, will turn out for this meeting.
Mr. Isadore Levin, of Detroit, Michigan, a prominent lawyer who has been very active in Jewish public work, will address this meeting on the subject of "Anti-Semitism." Mr. Levin is forceful and interesting speaker and his words will not fail to impress all his auditors.
An open discussion of "Anti- Semitism" will follow Mr. Levin's address. Everyone pres¬ ent will be invited to take paft, A special musical program has, been arranged to precede the meeting.
On May 7th the last Menorah meeting of the season wilt taka place. Rabbi Solomon Goldman of Cleveland) Ohio, will be the chief speaker at this meeting. OSicers for th« coming year will be elected.
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