Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1923-09-14

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAI€R]fOR THE JEWISH HOME
Volume VI —No. 17
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PALESTINE A LAND OF BEAUTY SAYS JUDGE J. W. MACK
Asserts that National Homeland Cannot Be Rebuilt by Charity ,
DECLARES IT IS A
BUSINESS PROPOSITION
JEWS NOT WANTED IN
AUSTRALIAN STATES
NEW YORK—Impressions of Pales- Miie, formed in a vacation tour of the country, recently wcre received by the Palestine Development Council in a letter from Federal Judge Julian W. Mack, its president.
"Wc motored from Petcll Tikwali, and it certainly was a wonderful sight," Judge Mack wrote. "Wc went through plain at d valley and up hill and down hill,, bne view more beautiful than an¬ other. Again wc saw a Jewish colony or two and paw how, >yjth irrigation, even tlic mountain sides could be made fertile. ' Indeed, it seems to me that there will be no difficulty in utilizin, almost the wliole of the land. We w so delighted with the views th.it When we reached the hotel here (Jerusalem) we dropped our valises and drove on around the hills to Mount Scopus and the Mount of Olives, past the magnifi¬ cent government house, built originally for the Kaiser, so as to get the view of Jordan and the Dead Sea, thirty miles away, and the superb view of Jerusalem lying just at our feet.
"Mrs. Mack -Was Just as thrilled as
I was. Neither of us -can understand how any traveler can go back and talk only about the dirt of Jerusalem and the desert, instead of being enraptured with the blue of the sea and of the heavens,  the  beauty of  the .stars,  the
1.splendor of the crescent moon as we ' saw it last, night, the thrilling interest of everything."
His visit to the historic "wailing wall" in the ancient city is described "in another letter, written several diys "later.
He VuiU "Wailinar Wall"
"Wt had postponed visiting the 'wail- uig wall,' because last night was the . ' one night in the year pre-eminently .1^3grtytc|j|,,heinK',l%>"<!ginning of ^ last of - -TjscliavB.'^>,-;the >atiiitWiM(ri^7*^,'H)^^ structipn of the Temple, 'oti account of which the Jews lament at this wall, which stjll contains, they say, a small part of t;he foundation of the original Temple of Solomon. Wc went at 0 .o'clock and wc had to piish our way through crowds of Jews in the little streets of the old city with more energy than is needed during the rush hours in the subway. At times it was almost impossible to move a step forward in several minutes, hut we succeeded and got to the end of the wall.
"The sight, however, was not as im¬ pressive as  I had been led to expect.
II took on the appearance of a picture; 1)11 one side deeply religious old people with some pious middle-aged, and even young, pouring forth their sincere lamentations', on the other side a mass of Jewish spectators, apparently with¬ out 'much sympathy, apparently entirely devoid of the feeling that inspired the worshipers, coming down merely to see a spectacle. I shall go again some time at sundown, when one finds, at this time of year, but fevv onlookers as com¬ pared with  worshippers.
CalU  Jerusalem   Cleah
"But, as a picture, it was of cour.se very interesting. There were old men and young men sitting in the street next to the wall with bits of candles in their hands, reading out the prayers and, as I am told, especially the lamen¬ tations. The first quarter of the moon was out and I agree that there is nothJ ing like the moon through these old streets and ancient walls of Jerusalem — at each new turn a new landscape, and each time a thing of real beauty. While from time to time in the old city one 'gets- some ^mells, nowhere was there any of the dirt of which 1 had heard .so much. Streets were cobble- stoned, but clean. The new water sys-^ tern, even though' as yet inadequate, has made a world' of difference for Jerusalem.
"On July 1!) a delegation of Jewish merchants came'to tell me about gen¬ eral conditions in Jeiriisalem and their many needs. On the whole, they are a conservative . and optimistic group^ Their relations with the Arabs always have been peaceful and harmonious. They pointed out that while Jews arc in the majority, they have always elected an Arab i mayor; that in the chamber ¦of • commerce directorate there were three Jewish, one Christian and two Moslem representatives. They say they have always gotten along amicably and that real friendships exist between them. Some backers whp visited me told me substantially the same thing. j
"Whe;i 1 was in Palestine with Jus-1
tice Brandeis I thought for a tndmcnt.
(Concluded on pagt 4) '
MlCW YORK (J. T. A.) —"The Aus¬ tralian govcinmcnt is not in a position al iiri'sciit to offer an) special cncour- agenu'iit lo Jews at present resident in sonllieni ICuropean eountries to iniiirate Id Australia."
. 'Ilii-. slateintnl was made to tho,J. T. A. ill ,1 letter replying lo the Agcncj's recent iiKiiiiry in regard to the intrti- duetion of .lewish iminigranl^ to'Aus- Iralia.
William Jennings Bryan,
Darwin l^nd tJie Rabbis
By DR. MtSLAMED
JEWISH EMIGRATION BANK STARTiS IN LONPON
"The Auslralian assisled immigration activitiis of the Comnionwealth are for the present being confined mainly to the introduction of iarmfers, farm work¬ ers and female domestic serv<ints from Great Brilaii|' and the British govern ment is co-Jffcrating with the Common¬ wealth Government in facilitating such immigration," states the official secre¬ tary to the New York Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Australia.
Jews Have^Given Modern Literature Variety and Life
Literary   Critic   Presents   Novel
Theory of Jewish Influence
On American Culture
Charles Darwin has been dead iai'. cofisiderahic length of time, but Jhll .theories, the theory of natural selection!? and evolution, are alive. From tithe tcji time, however. Christian leaders ' f<S5B*, get both that Darwin is dead and, jthj^j^ his theories arc alive, and thcy ta, war against the dead Darwin and;!)' living  theories.    The  greatest  one i
^efogiie. The accusation often leveled i^Jlgaiiist the Jews by the representatives fi^f llic church, that they are heretics mi have something to do with that. We cannot substantiate our suspicion. Kit we have a feeling that the reprc- eiilalives of llic church have al\<fays 1is!il;cd this attitude of apparent indif-
         „ !forc!icc on the part of the representa-
the war in America today is Wiuia^^^ives of the synagogue toward the con- Jennings Bryan, a gentleman' with >no^ '^Mtisions of modern science. The reprc- kindncss than understanding. MpJ; j^fiitaiives of the synagogue have re- Bryan cannot leave the old Darw^ [fiiBed to join with the representatives alone and cannot reconcile himself't^rf^ fiiL the church against science and the his theories. -' ,'^': atler   must   always   have   resented   it
His fight against Darwinism rctiiitlfflli! greatly, us  \ery  much  of., the good  old  4^J     The fact in itself that the rcpresenta- whcn pious men waged war against-iffi tives of the synagogue have never par- seicnttfic "innovations,   .igainst 'GalileiS? ticipatcd in the warfare against science Copernicus, Lamarck, etc.    It alsoi.^ must fill us Jews with pride.   It is true
RATIONALE ESTABLISHED WHEREBY TO JUDGE
,\EW YORK —Burton Rascoe, lit¬ erary, editor of the Nevv York Tribune, .writes in the August issue of the Me¬ norah Journal:
The hotly human element in the Jew¬ ish contributions to American literature stand out constantly against the delib¬ erate, unimpassioned, decorative, and non-utilitarian writings of the non-Jews. The tendency of the Jew is to blow always hot or cold with love or-hate. Like Heine, he gives voice either to the loftiest sentiment or to the bitterest dis¬ illusion ; sometimes, as Heine often did, in the same poem. The Jew is never serene. He comes of a race of prophets and malcontents, he is always either por-
"sively. humble'brTfinT'or'arrogaiice, de¬ pressed or exalted, challenging the social order or patiently awaiting the coming of the Messiah. He never takes things easy or lets well enough alone; his bent is ethical; he cannot forbear to inter¬ fere with other people's affairs; he jiidges the world of peoples in relation to himself; his own peculiar problems and idiosyncrasies of taste; he has, in short, bad manners as the Greeks would define that term. Alcibiades was the Greek ideal of the good and gracious man, hecau.se it. was said of Alcibiades that he made himself one with whatever company he encounterfcd ; he was martial among military. men, scholarly among scholars; he ate and dressed like the barbarians when he was with them, and he accommodated his preferences in all matters to the situation in Which he found himself. It is unthinkable that a Jewish Jew could ever be an Alci¬ biades; he is too jealous of his personal identity for that, too insistently egotistic, too readily contemptuous of  modes  of
minds us of the fight carried on Germany, by the Germans against ES stein's theory of relativity and the figl against Haeckel. One would haVj thought that in Anno Domini; 1922( normal-minded man would challen the fundamental theories of cosmolo; and I biology, because any. such chi Icnge is sure to end in dcfeat,-',b.ut; fact remains that the kindly Mr.,"* liam Jennings Bryan is now wagititgi
fthat vve have often disturbed the traffic, iibut vve do not want and we should not nvant to be disturbers of the traffic' of icicncc. There was one great man who charged us with ¦ being disturbers of the traffic of science — Voltaire — but .It the time when he made this silly accusation against us in his philosophi¬ cal dictionary, the greatest skeptic the
Jewish    people - ever_    produced,    the author   of„,tlic'..f»mpiisJ.6ook'  "Quod war against Darwinisifi.   'N?.'-,]'?ls"&^^*'^''"'' Scitur," was already dead and the scientist   himself,''Mr.   Bryan-  cai1«^wgreatcst. critical mind the Jewish 1
LONDON (J. T. A.)—The United Jewish People's Bank, Ltd., has been registcretl in London on August MO by the directoriuln of the United Jewisb Kmigralion committee.
T he bank, which, according to itsj articles pf incorporation, will seek to promote the development of handicraft industries and agriculture, among Jevvs starts with a capital 'of £r>00,000.
It will aim to foster in particular alt kinds of co-operative undertakings and assist in the emigration and immigra¬ tion of Jews throughout the world.- , While its ultimate objects are of a social nature the institution is authorn ized to conduct a regular banking busi-i ness.
the   subscribers   are   Latzki
Advocate    Sloisberg,    Leo
Dr.   L.   Bramson,   Vladimir
Rabbi   Jochclman,   and   Dr;
Thd directors, of  the bank
Among Bertholdi; Motzkin, 'Tiomkin, Brutzkus.
have not yet been appointed.
Modern Business Men's Clubs Are An Antidote for Prejudice
rhe   Introduction   of   a   Truly
Religious Spirit Among
the First Needs
NEW IDEA WILL
PROVE VALUABLE
has been figHtirig~modefn'"screiicJe the time in the name of Jewish'cos¬ mogony. The representatives of -Juda¬ ism, however, have never protested aginst modern science in the name of the Bible. In his great book on the History of the Struggle between Reli¬ gion and Science, Fraser cannot men¬ tion one single case in which a repre¬ sentative of the Jewish religion fought modern science. The fighting has been done by Christian representatives only. It is rather a strange phenomenon that the Jews, who have a cosmogony of their own, do not dispute the latest conclusions of modern cosmology and biology, while the Christians, who have no cosmogony of their own, do in the name of the Biblical, that is to say, Old Testament cosmogony, ot course. In the rabbinic philosophical literature af all the ages, we may find allusions to certain prevailing philosophical doc¬ trines and also clear statements regard¬ ing certain prevalent philosophical the-
,. . u- 1   1     .1 • .     .  r    . ,ories and principles, but never can one
living which  he thinks  inferior  to  his^^^j ,„y J,^,;^;, „, ,„y inclination of
a controversial nature regarding scien¬ tific cosmology and , biology. Of course, the rabbis of all the ages had their own cosmological ideas based on the traditions of tlic Bible, but they did not participate in any warfare against science. More than that, the great rab¬ bis throughout the ages have never waged a war even against philosophical doctrines.
This is very characteristic of the re¬ ligious philosophy of the Jew of the Middle Ages and also of modern times: that it is not polemical nor controver¬ sial, but positive in nature. The riibb's never dealt with Streittragen, althonuh they often had opportunities to do it. If a rabbi was an adherent of Aristotle, he confined himself to an elucidation and explanation of the theories and doctrines of Aristotle, but did not fight Plato, and vice versa. Whenever there seemed to be a conflict betvveen a certain philosophical school of thought and Judaism, the representa¬ tives of the synagogue, instead of fight¬ ing the opposing school of thought, tried to mediate between Judaism and the one or other system of philosophy. Phila of Alexandria tried to mediate between Iflato and the Synagogue. Maimonides tried to mediate between Aristotle an^ the synagogue; etc. One] can thus readily see that if .the rabbis failed to display aggressiveness toward certain philosophical doctrines, they have surely never taken a hand in dis¬ putes of modern science. Thousands of books have been written by repre¬ sentatives of the Christian church against Copernicus, Galileo, Darwin, but none of these books have been written by representatives of the syna-
own.
Ihis, mind you, is not disparagement, but the establishment of a rationale whereby lo view the Jewish contribution to American letters. It is to pose points of difference with the non-Jewish writers. The Hellenic rule of the'golden mean tends, to be colorless, vapid, trivial and uninteresting when it is ad¬ hered to by writers who have hot shin- iu'i qualities of the intellect and emo¬ tional perception. On the other hand, the writer who considers his own re¬ actions in the light of, universal laws, is by that very face likely to be in¬ teresting, because his work has behind it an,intensity of feeling. It is for that reason, 1 believe, that contemporary American, as well as French, Italian and German literature, is strongly colored with Judaism. Some of the outstanding versal note at the advent of our high writers—James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence Marcel Proust (although he is said to have been part Jew) May Sinclair, Dor¬ othy Richardson, Virginia Woplf and T. S. Eliot—are. essentially Jewish in char¬ acter, how(:ver modified by other cuU tures. It is possible that the Judaic strain' in' modern letters may eventually break down to a great extent thiat chill barrier of austerity the Englishman has erected about him, that traditional self- isolation wHich keeps the Englishman's thoughts pretty much to himself, and his troubles out of the shop-windows of life. Whether it will or not, that strain has ineradicably crept into,the English and American literature of the period. It has given that literature variety and new life; it has intensified the critical element in literature; and it has opened new  avenues  of  vicarious  experience.
race liver produced-— Solomon Maimon — ivas, just growing np to manhood. When we read today-. Voltaire's tirade ugainst Jevvish fan'aticisni, we cannot help but smile, for...as regards science the. Jews have .proved to be even in the darkest ages,- the most tolerant of all peoples. Thcy have always accepted uncritically everjr new scientific doc¬ trine, but. they, have never - waged a war, against-any great principle of sci¬ ence and they have never profaned the Bible in a war against ^ science. One cannot, of course, maintain that this attitude on the part of the Jews th;<»9s^out the ages towards science is
contest Darwinism on purely scientififj* grounds. He can but- do what all th|j enemies of modern science have dpn6|i; call the Bible to witness. ','   'A-^^
The   representatives   of. the" chu^ have often attempted to challefig'e rn^ ern cosmology and biology on,,^C>.e»)tm grounds and Jlpe made fools, pfthfeml, selves.    They! rio .longer use 's<itenttfi^ arguments, buf they do it in-th'e"nar of religion, in the name of the Bit or to be more correct,, in the'name'; the Old Te^^tftent
¦Christianife'has'no cosmogony of, own.    JudaSm has. .Christianity -ineMly-accepied..Jcwl»Ti cosmoSbrtir,.;.!^     ,'¦-.-   ,...„-   ,.     - .      .'^^vi
Ernest Renan, who never made a se¬ cret of his anti-Semitism, had to admit that for the five hundred years of the dark ages, the Jews, and the Arabs were the guardians of the white man's civilization and the white man's cul¬ ture. For more than five hundred years, the Jews have been the trustees of the white man's culture, and even our enemies have often given us credit for the way in vvhich we have carried out the trusteeship. Nor is it true that the rabbis have never taken a purely scientific interest. A young French scholar who recently translated the "Sohar", the fundamental book of caballah into Fr.ench, has noticed how deeply interested even the great mystic author of the "Sohar"' was in the most complicated scientific problems. Among other things, he discusess in his book whether light is matter or energy, and incidentally he comes to the same con¬ clusion regarding the .question as does the  ultra-modern   Einstein.
The position of the representatives of the synagogue in regard to science is thus clear and it can be summed up in the following way: Firstly, they have never waged war against science; secondly, they were always interested in matters scientific; and thirdly, even in matters of philosophy, they have never been controversial and polemical, but positive. Even the greatest representa¬ tive of anti-rabbinism, Baruch, Spinoza, begins his great system of philosophy, his ethics, not in a controversial or polemical manner, as all philosophers do but with positive statements. He philosophizes geometrically. Instead of proving that the theory of his main opponent Leibnitz was wrong and that there is nothing to the doctrine of mo¬ nads, he begins with his famous Sub Substantiam intellego, etc.
Hovv is this phenomenon to be ex¬ plained? If the cosmogony of the Bible is part and parcel of Judaism, why did the representatives of the syn¬ agogue fail to defend it? If it is tiot part and parcel of Jiidaism, why have the. representatives of Juda¬ ism failed to discard it, and why should the representatives of the church go out in defense of a cosmogony that is Jewish in origin and which has only been attached to Qiristianity to give Christianity the appearance of. a histor¬ ical continuity and tradition, while the Jews who have l)een the creators of this cosmogony make no attempt to save its honor. We have only one explana¬ tion to offer, and this explanation is that wliile the great representatives of synagogue throughout all the ages have always admired and respected cos¬ mogony for its religious side, they have (Concluded on page.i)
HOOVER LAUDS AMERICAN JEWISH PHILANTHROPY
Says   There   Is   No   Brighter
Chapter in the History
of Philanthropy
GREAT MEASURE
OF PERSONAL SERVICE
By RABBI HARVEY B. FRANKLIN
A recent state convention of the Na¬ tional Exchange clubs of California re¬ vealed a new field of endeavor for the so-called "luncheon clubs." On the program were a Catholic priest, a Rabbi and a iMethodist minister, all members of the same fraternity. While there was much business transacted, one of the most noticeable features of the gather¬ ing was the splendid spirit of fellowship among the "sky pilots" as thcy are termed. Many of the delegates ex¬ pressed their delight' upon seeing the close association among the clergy" of these various denominations.. The Methodist "pastor, who is a le^er in a nearby city and is prominent in civic circles, offercfl tp help the Rabbi enlist so'me-Je»tsWS<te^~fliere1EflMJ#ni)«*^ agog. While these good Jewish folks have so far remained indifferent to the appeal of Jews who have visited them in the past, it is not likely they will fail to respond to a broad-minded Christian minister who ' is associated with the Rabbi in the same fraternal order.
These observations are interesting and worth while for they emphasize a new function of the fellowship gatherings of our modern business men. .We may ".ometimes win these men back to or¬ ganized religion quicker through their luncheon clubs than through the church. The reason for this lies in the splendid morale that is aroused in these circles. Men are real men when they brush elbows around the table with their busi¬ ness associates. It is more than an eat¬ ing society or pleasure provoking con¬ viviality. Fellowship, fraternity, un¬ selfishness, mutual aid, generous under¬ standing of one another, unity for ser¬ vice are tauu[lit in the ethical codes vvhich these men adopt. We refer to such splendid groups as the Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, National Progress, Na¬ tional Exchange, and the various other merchants' associations. • As a matter of fact these groups of business men have united to serve the best interests of the city, state and na¬ tion, and to pursue their occupations with good vvill and harmony. After thei luncheon tbey return to their desks re¬ freshed and inspired through these con¬ tacts with their fellows. The objective of their clubs is purely ethical, and it is closely-akin to the message of the modern church and synagog.
The business man welcomes the clergyman into his fellowship.when the latUr takes his place as "a real fellow" and joints in heartily with the expres¬ sions of good will which come forth spontaneously around the table. The jolt whii:h the business man receives, comes wheii he attends church and finds an environment most often which is nPt conducive to the formation of high ethi¬ cal ideals. It is hard for the businiess man, whom, we must admit very often possesses , niuch intellect, to conclude that a higher tnoral tone pervades the gloomy edifice where creeds are ex-^ tolled and theologies exalted,^ than around his luncheon table, where, amid good fellowship; a drive is launched to help the Boy Scouts or the community chest, or some other splendid civic en¬ terprise.       . .
The modern business man, who is a member of these societies, is not always a materialist. It is he that supports every good move in the city. He may not giye as much of his wealth as he ought to, but he stands out in wonder¬ ful contrast to the large number of (Concluded on pctge i)
NEW YORK —The extraordinary generosity iiild liberality of the Ameri¬ can Jew is glowingly praised by Her¬ bert Hoover, secretary of commerce, in a statement for the Rosh Hashanna number of the Jewish Tribune.
Writing on "The Jew As a Philan¬ thropist," Mr, Hoover pays special tribute to the Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee, which co-operated with tho American Relief Administration. Mr. Hoover's statement follows in full:
"During the nine years that I have been actively connected with the larger American measures of relief to Europe I have had intimate association witH various Jewish organizations engaged iif these labors. I have frequently hadi cause to comment upon the extraordi* nary generosity and liberality of the, American Jews in their charitable con-^ tributions. Indeed their voluntary con¬ tributions exceeded - that of any other American group, and ranged from the| stinted savings of the poorest workman to the full outpouring of those in more fortunate positions. , ,,
"During the acute periods in Europe, in order to assure the niaximum sav-j ing of life and preventk|g,.of suffering within our resources, it Was necessary* to establish the closest co-operation in administration of American relief.meas¬ ures, and this co-operation has been given by the Jewish Joint Distribution) committee with unexampled breadth of vision and singleness of purpose.
"While the larger voluntary Jewish funds have in the main been intended for their own religious folk, the Ameri¬ can Jews have subscribed royally td general funds, and in the administratiort of their own special funds have pur¬ sued steadily the broad-minded policy of co-operation in relief of all suffering and literally hundreds of thousands of non-Jewish ¦ peoples were 'embraced., 10, „4h«W!ffe»t*mijaUx-v!»lfeith<ss^^^ brisad synfliatiliy so impressed the many* countries in Eastern Europe as to shame the persecution of the Jews, which, ^ur-s ing the periods of utter chaos, was incipient in many communities.
"Not only has there been this great outpouring of generosity, but there has been a great measure of persotial' ser¬ vice. I have served with the reprtsen-' tatives of Jewish groups in joint ef-J forts. I have had many Jewish meiil and women upon my own staff in such work, for we, too, covered much relief of Jewish suffering with other funds. There is no written appreciation that can form adequate tribute to the ser¬ vice these men and women have given! so whole heartedly, so efficiently and at great personal sacrifice. The real appreciation and gratitude to those who i;avc of their means and service fomes from_ the hearts of the millions whom they have served.
"There is no brighter chapter in the whole history of philanthropy than that which could bevvritten-of the work of the American Jews during the last nine years."      ¦	
MAX WARBURG TO SUE "ARYAN" PAPER FOR LIBEL
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BERLIN (J. T. A.)-Max 'War¬ burg, the well-known Jevvish banker of Hamburg, lias announced that he will file a suit for libel against the anti- Semitic organ "Der Hammer."
The paper, which is the organ of the so-called "Aryan faction", charged that Warburg's banking firm had profited greatly by the war.. The "Hammer" fur¬ ther charges that Warburg had been very intimat'ely connected with the Ger¬ man military and official headquarters and had exploited the knowledge gained from these sources for his own profit.
Warburg brands both of these charges IS absolute lies, declaring that his bank¬ ing firm, far' from making money through the war, had actually suffered a considerable loss as a resultof it.
Mr. Warburg is a brother of the New York banker and social worker, Felix Warburg, of whom the "Hammer" spoke as the leader of the "banking world in America." This assertion, too, Herr Max Warburg characterizes as false. ¦¦¦
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HUNGARY LEGALIZES
V       ZIONIST ACTIVITY
BUDAPEST. (J, T. A.) -.-The pun: garian government, has promised tP legalize Zionist activity in Hungary,  r
The change of attitude on the part of this government was announced by Israel Cohen, General Secretary of the British Zionist organization, following •lis conference with the Hungarian offi- rials. ,   ' :' ¦¦'
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