Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1925-09-18

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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER tOK THE JEWISH HOME
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and
Jembh Ideals
Volume VIII — No. 38
COLUMBUS, OHIO, J^EPTEMliER 18, 1925
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Anti-Semitism In America Is Amazing Declares Dr. Rappard
Member of the Permanent Man¬ dates    Commission    of    the League of Nations Makes Significant     Statement Before Sailing for Europe
DISCUSSES COLONIZATION AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH J. T. A. REPORTER
NEW YORk.—That anti-Semitism the United States is evident and ca not escape the observation of a casual visitor was the contention made by Dr. V^illiam E. iKappard, member of the permanent mandates commission of the League of Nations, in an interview granted to the representative of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, before his departure for Europe on Saturday.
"I was indeed surprised," Dr. Rap¬ pard said, "at the many expressions of violent anti-semitic feeling encountered among cultured and hi^h-placcd persons in the United States. Thc main reasons for an anti-Semitic movement in the United States arc, I suppose, to be found in the increasing unmbcr and power of Jews, notably in the cities of the east¬ ern United States. But besides this, there seems to be quite a wild but fanatic belief among many, even educated per¬ sons, that Bolshevism is< at bottom noth¬ ing but a Jewish movement, having as its aim the destruction of thc Christian population of Russia, so that room may be made for the Jews. Some even hint at a connection between Jews in Wall Street with tlie Bolshevist forces. Al¬ though this belief strikes me as ab¬ surd, based on no well-established facts, I have nevertheless found it rather 'wide¬ spread in certain American circles.
"I notice from the newspapers that there is now a plan under way for the colonization of Jews in Russia. Speaking as a disinterested outsider, it, sems to mc fortunate that there is Jewish opposi¬ tion to this plan. This will destroy ir the public mind the feeling this plan is likely to arouse that there is intimate and friendly relationship between Jews and Bolsheviks. I must confess I have not been in Russia and do not know conditions at first hand, but it seems me that this plan is fraught with many dangers. The Russian government has repudiated the obligations of Russia towards other governments and does not recognize the right of private property. I therefore fail to see how any faith can be placed in any agreement with the Russian government.
"I find that in some countries there is opposition among certain Catholics against the League of Nation's because they believe that it is a Jewish or Protestant invention. There are present in Geneva representatives of the Zionist organization and of the com¬ mittee of Jewish delegations, and I was interested to learn that the American Jewish congress had appointed a repre¬ sentative in Geneva. The League of Nations deals at present with the Jew¬ ish question in two aspects—Palestine and the minorities question. It is true that the Jews have at this moment no direct access to the League of Nations as far as action is concerned, but their petitions are of course always consid- ei-cd by the competent organs of the League," Dr. Rappard said.
"According to the constitution of the, League of Nations only a government can formally ask the League of Na¬ tions to take action, while Jewish groups have only the right to petition the League of Nations. I do not doubt that in a case of emergency, like pogroms, governments would be found who would underUke to ask the League of Na¬ tions for action. But I must admit that in minor matters, Jewish groups in east European countries are placed in rather difficult position jf they want move the League of Nations to action. Most likely, if they asked the govern¬ ment of a neighboring country to take such a step, they would be considered disloyal by, the government and co-na¬ tionalists of their country. One Jew¬ ish case has already been brought to thc attention of the League of Nations. I refer to thc numerous clauses in Hun- refer to the numerus clausus in Hun¬ garian government resented the action and replied that by giving the Jews of Hungary access to the university in pro¬ portion to the percentage of Jews in the entire population, they did not com¬ mit any injustice to the Jews, a view¬ point which I, personally do not share. "I was pleased to learn of the re¬ cently concluded agreement between the Polish government and its Jewish citi¬ zens. It certainly indicates an inter¬ esting change in the attitude of the Pol- fCcncluded on l>age i)
Rabbi Joel Geffen of New York to Speak at
T. I. Services
Koliday Services at thc Tifereth Israel congregation,   13<Vt   Kast   Broad   Street,
ill be held as follows:
Friday evening at 7:45 P. M. The rabbi will preach on "Thc Call of Rosh Hashanah."
Saturday    morning    services    will
immencc at 8;;»0 A. M. At 10:30 A. M., Rabbi Geffen will preach on "The Power of  Self-Kenewal."
Saturday evening services will be held at 7 ¦.¦K) P. .M.    No sermon.
Sunday morning services will take place at 8:30 A. M., with a sermon al 10:30 A. M., on "The Voice of the Sho-
$15,000,000 Campaijgn to Aid Russian Jewry Is Decided Upon At Big Philadelphia Conference
Creation of Overseas Chest Detef'inined Following Dramatic Devel¬ opments   in   American   Jewry's   Representative   Gathering — $1,300,000 Subscribed by Rdsenwald and Warburg — 750 Delegates from 100 Cities of America Participated — Commission of Inquiry Asked by Opponents of Rosen Colonizatidn Plan in Russia
far."
It Is interesting to note that Rabbi Geffen is a speaker of unusual power and is well-versed in Jewish lore and tradi¬ tions. He recently completed an exten¬ sive survey of Jewish communities in- the South for the United Synagog of America.
President Petitioned to Grant Leave of Absence to Jews on Holidays
Jewish Employees May Take Annual Leave On Holidays, Civil Service Commission Declares; Execu¬ tive Order Not Customary
CONFERENCE ENDS WITH UNITY WHEN HAR-
MONIOUS RESOLUTION Is ADOPTED; RECOGNIZE
REBUILDING OF PALESTINE AS GREAT TASK
1 of $15, Russian
WARSAW, (J. T. A.)—The Polish Jewish agreement again became a mat-
of public discussion today when the first meeting of the Club of Jewish Dep¬ uties in the Polish Sejm was convened
the end of the vacation period. Doubt of the effectiveness of the agi cement in connection with the pro¬ posed journey to American of Dr. Leon Reich, president of the club, was ex¬ pressed by several members of the club. Deputy Kirschbraun, representative of thc orthodox Agudath Israel moved that thc club ask Dr. Reich to postpone his trip to America to attend the in¬ ternational parliamentary conference which is to take place in Washington Dr. Reich's presence is necessary in view of the fact that there is a possi¬ bility of a change in the Polish cabinet, [which would require the resuming of negotiations with regard to the agree¬ ment. Dr. Reich pointed out the im¬ portance of the American conference and declared that he was due for a number of conferences with Polish government members during the day. The meeting was then postponed.
In the afternoon Dr. Reich conferred with the' prime minister, Wladislaw Grabski, Minister of Education Stanis¬ law Grabsfci and' Minister of Justice ZycKinski. The subject of these con¬ ferences was the carrying out of the agreement, the present extraordinarily difficult economic situation of the Jew¬ ish population in Poland, thc cultural questions in connection with the opening of the newr school year and the Steiger trial in Lemberg. According to Dr. Reich, the members of the Polish,gov¬ ernment gave assurances that all postu¬ lates of the Polish Jewish agreement will materialize. Several points will be put into effect during the next few days. Following these statements re¬ ported by Dr. Reich, the Club of Jew- Deputies rejected the motion ot Deputy Kirschbraun and endorsed trip of Dr. Reich to America. During Dr. Reich's absence, the policy of the club will be directed by the vice presi¬ dents. Deputies Farbstein, Rosemarin and Kirschbraun.
Thc club also instructed Deputies Farbstein and Rotenstrauch to inter¬ vene with the tax collector to postpone the actions on property for unpaid taxes, as well as with the director of the state bank on the question of credit for Jew¬ ish  merchants  and  manufacturer?.
Dr. Reich in an interview with the correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency declared that he will be the only Jewish member of the Polish delegation the Washington conference and in¬ tends to cooperate with the Polish dele¬ gation. He will, however, prepare independent report on the national norities problem which will not meet with the opposition of the Polish dele¬ gation, he stated. Dr. Reich is sched¬ uled to sail for America on Sunday.
(Jewish Daily Bulletin) PHILADELPHIA.—American Jewry pledged itself to raise the 000,000 in the next three years to bring reconstructive   aid  mainly
This historic decision was reached After a bitter struggle and dramatic de¬ velopment at thc Philadelphia conferencd called by the joint distribution commit¬ tee in which over 750 delegates from ovSr 100 cities in the United States partici¬ pated. The gathering which was termed the most representative in the history I of American Jewry witnessed unparallelfed scenes in which expression was given with unequalled intensity to arguments on the proposed $15,000,000 campaign and the purposes for which it was to be designated.
Leaders ConteBt Isbue in Bitter Fight
Two groups consisting of noted Attierican Jewish leaders, one having members Felix M. Warburg, chairman df the joint distribution committee, Louis Marshall, president of the Amcrictm Jewish relief committee. Col. Herbert. H. Lehman, James N. Rosenberg, Julius Rosenwald and Dr. Joseph A. Rosen, head of the Agrojoint in Russia, the agency of the American Jewish joint distribu¬ tion committee in charge of its agricultural work, and the other. Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president of the American Jewish congress, Jacob de Haas, former secre¬ tary of the Zionist Organization of America, Joseph Barondess, vite president of the American Jewish congress, Maurice feamuel, writer, Jacob Fishman, editor of
Jewish Morning Journal",' Carl Shferman, former attorney general of New York, contested the issue: was American Jewry to commit itself on a larger scale in Soviet Russia or was it merely to continue reconstructive relief in Rus-
and to recognize the importance and priority of Jewish resettlement in Pal¬ estine?
Barondess Motion Shows Way
The fate of 25,<000 JeVlrish families consisting of 100,0001 souls, victims of the social upheaval in Russia, bung in the balance when a committee consisting of Felix M. Warburg, Louis Marshall, David A. B'rown, Nathan Straus and Dr. Stephen S. Wise, went into session late Sunday afternoon on a motion made by Joseph Barondess, when the conference reached its height.
During the meeting of this committee the decision of the future policy of the American Jewish community with regard to Jewish relief work abroad, the enlargement of the Jewish agency,and,the unity-of American Jewry was awaited with great suspense by the delegates among whom feeling ran high following the discussion of a full day and the preceding evening.
Mingled feelings of uncertainty and'gratification prevailed in the hall of the Benjamin Franklin hotel when, after an hour's deliberation, Mr. Louis Marshall submitted to the conference the following resolution as a result of.the commit¬ tee's deliberation and agreement:
"This conference, called by the joint distribution committee and its constit¬ uent organizations, Sunday, September 13, 1925, Philadelphia, herewith resolves that we call upon the American Jews to initiate and carry thru at the earliest possible moment the campaign that has been inaugurated for the securing of the sum of fifteen millions of dollars to be expended by the joint distribution co mittee along the lines of relief and rcconstructipn pursued by it heretofore i up to this time.   This conference believes that it is necessary and inevitable continue the work initiated by the joint distribution committee four years ago in the field of industrial and agricultural settlement.   Such work can be extended and this conference believes that such necessary political and moral safeguards may be accorded as will guarantee to American Israel the practical and service¬ able extension of those activities.
(Concluded on page 6) '
"Siyum Torah'' Is Held
'rat Beth Jacob Synagog
Over' 1-W men and women assembled the auditorium of the Beth Jacob Synagog last Saturday to celebrate thc impletion of a tractate in the Talmud by the study circle conducted by Rabbi Grcenwald. The chairman for the eve¬ ning was Mr. G. Goodman and the toastmaster was Mr. C. H. Furman, the president of the congregation.    The
eakcrs were as  follows:
Dr. B. W, Abramson, Wm. Cohen, Mr. Friedman,' David Grecnwald, secre¬ tary of the congregation, Mr. Mendel, and the rabbi.
During the evening a loving cup was presented to Rabbi Grecnwal(i as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by the members of the Beth Jacob Syna¬ gog. On the motion of Mr. Mendel, the cup was filled with dollar bills. The learned rabbi responded to the beauti¬ ful gift in the most eloquent manner, stressing the importance of the study of the Torah, as it alone has been the guide and shield of Israel throughout the centuries of the Dispersion.
Talk bf Polish Jewish Agreement Is Renewed As Parliament Opens
Deputies  Urge Government to Take
Steps    Toward    Realization    0
Agreement; Dr. Reich Leaves
for   America    Sunday
Rosh-Hashonah
By CHARLES FREUND
(Jewish Press Service of New York, Inc.)
The summer is now nearly gone. The seven mourning weeks of "Sefira" and the month, of Ab vvith its sorrowful nine days, ^ are making their departun
Congregation Agudath Achim
DR.  ISAAC  WERNE, Kabjii
Saturday, the 1st doy of Rosh- I-Iashanah — Sermon at 10 A. M. Sub¬ ject: "Our Preparation for the New Year."
Sunday, the 2nd day of Rosh Hash¬ anah—Sermon at 10 A. M. Subject: "The Call of the Shofar."
Both evening services begin at 0:30 P. M,    Morning services at 6:80 A.M.
Cantor J. E. Zantzky and his choir will officiate.
Soon will come the days of  festivals and celebrations, days of joy and holi¬ ness, days of physical and spiritual joy. This is the 'beginning' of the season, during which thc religious emotiot)s of the Jew  find  their  highest cxpres.^ion. The observance   of   the   first' day   of Tishri as  Rosh^bas-Shanah,   the, most solemn  day  next  to  Yom   Kippur,   is based principally on the traditional law, which its  "Memorial day" and the ference of  Ezra  to  the day  ai "holy to the Lord" seem to point. This first day of the seventh month as appointed by the law to bi of blowing the trumpets".   There was to be a holy convocation, no servile work be done, and special sacrifices be offered.   This day was not expressly  called New  Year's day,  but was evidently so regarded by the J?ws at a very early period.
The mention of the Bible referring the solemn feast which is held on New Moon day, when the shofar is sounded, as a day of judgment of "the God of Jacob", is taken to indicate the char¬ acter of Rosh ha-Shanah. Rosh ha- Shanah is the judgment day, on which all the inhabitants of the world pass for examination before the shepherd, cording to one leiend three books opened on Rosh ha-Shanah wherein the fate of the wicked, the righteous and those of an intermediate class corded. The names of the righteous are immediately inscribed; and they sealed "to live". The class of the mid¬ dling are allowed a respite of, ten days till Yom Kippur, to repent and become righteous.   The wicked are "blotted out
of the book of the living".
Only the first day of Tishri was cele¬ brated as New Year's day in Palestine prior to the time of Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai.
There are many Omens of good luck ascribed to' and observed on the two .Vew Year's days. One and the most important is, the greeting of one an¬ other with "Maycst thou be inscribed for
good year", which custom has no rec-
d of old, but probably was introduced the middle ages.
Morally, Rosh ha-Shahah is of great significance to every Jew, for it illus- : Jew in his altruistic form, ir contrast to the description that his ene- give of him. It manifests the iron cliaractcr and strong will power of the Jews \yho neglect and desert their wordly affairs, giving their time and attention the synagogue and prayers, for fully two days. It is the Jewish instinct and feeling, implanted in them thousands of years ago, that is called out and awakes them by the blowing of the shofar, by the signal of danger and by thc call to duty.
The Jew is always a Jew, irrpspecti of his ideas antl views of life, it matters not whether he observes all the Jewish traditional laws or not. On Rosh ha- Shanah, thc Jewish heart, the Jewish flame is ablaze, and no power world can extinguish them.
The Jew will always remember the song with which his mother sang him to sleep, the song of Shofar Shel Mosh- iach, the song with that oriental touch¬ ing melody. That song is inscribed upoii his heart and mind, and wherever a Jewish trumpet is sounded, he is ready to show his altruism, he can not but obey the dictates  of  his  Jewish con-
WASHINGTON, D. C-An execu- i^e order concerning the granting of leave of absence during the Jewish high holidays to Jewish employees the federal government was petitioned by Morris J. Mendelsohn, commander- in-chief of the Jewish Veterans of the Wars of the Republic in a letter ad¬ dressed to President Coolidge.
The petition, which asked for leave of absence for Jewish soldiers, sailors and marines in the United States army and navy and Jews in the federal em¬ ploy on September 19, 20 and 28 was referred by the president for consider¬ ation by the heads of the various exe¬ cutive departments, Mr. Mendelsohn was informed by Emery Sanders, sec¬ retary to the^ president.
As a resillT of this the United States civil service commission in a letter signed by John T. Doyle, secretary, de¬ clared: "The commission is in receipt of your communication, forwaraed trom President Coolidge, in which attention is called to certain Jewish holy days during the month of September. The president has doubtless referred your communication to each department and independent establishment for individ¬ ual action, as it is not customary for an executive order to be issued on these occasions.
So far as cerned, this office is glad to have any of the Jewish employees under its juris¬ diction take annual leave at such times, and this practice has always proved to be mutually satisfactory to the commis-
on and to the employees themselves."
James W. Baldwin, chief clerk and administrative assistant of thc depart¬ ment of justice, replied in the follow- later : "The secretary to the presi¬ dent has referred to this department a copy of your letter of the second in- relative to granting leave of ab¬ sence to Jewish employes on Septem¬ ber 19, 20 and 28. I have to advise that annual leave for the above-mentioned dates will be granted to those employees
laking application therefor, provided, of course, the public business will per-
Congratulates! Zionist
Congress On Attitude Toward Russian Project
David A. Brown Issues a State-'
ment Commending Stand
Taken by Zionist Leaders
Anent Colonization
Work in Russia
"25,000 JEWS ALREADY
SETTLED ON THE SOIL"
NEW YORK.—David A. Brown, chairman of the united Jewish campaign committee, has just issued a statement from his headquarters in the Pershing building, congratulating the Zionist Congress for refusing to consider a resolution opposing the plan of the joint I distribution committee, the American Jew¬ ish relief committee, the central Jewish relief committee and the people's relief committee, who have united in a- cam¬ paign under his direction to raise $15,- 000,000i as ^n "overseas chest" for con¬ structive relief in various foreign lands, as well as for the stiinulation of the "back to the land" movement by which it is expected that 100,000 Jews will have been settled as farmers on the Russian prairies by the end of 1927.
Reports received in this country from Vienna indicated that an effort was be¬ ing made to persuade the delegates to the Zionist congress that the proposed $15,- 000,000 campaign which will be launched , at a conference in Philadelphia on Sep¬ tember 12 and 13 is an effort to rival the Zionist work in Palestine.
"The action of the Vienna Zionist congress, which did not permit any res¬ olution concerning the proposed $15,- 000,000 campaign to be presented for its consideration, indicates clearly that the great mass of Zionists the world over see nothing in it that is in the slightest degree inimical to their interests.
'The attitude of the Russian Zionist delegation to, the Vienna congress, which declared itself in favor of the plan to colonize several hundreds of thousands of their brethren as farmers in their na¬ tive land, was. a telling factor. They made it clear to their fellow-delegates -that, the success .of .the proposed $15,- 000,000 campaign is a matter of life and death for Russian Jewry. Most of them are merchants and traders, and as such are being crushed by the economi:: poli- of the country; Their only escape from slow starvation, from utter moral and economic destruction, is on the fer¬ tile acres, ¦ freely offered to them bj' the Russian government, where, by tilling the soil, they can become self-supporting and self-respecting. In the face of this (Concluded on Page A)
Brown Leads American
Legion Drive in Detroit
Chairman   of   $15,000,000   "OverseaB
Chest" Campaign Drafted to Raise
, Home State's. Quotd for Care of
War Orphans and Disabled
Soldiers
DETROIT.—Unable to withstand the pressure brought to bear on him by leading citizens of Michigan, David A. Brown, leader of the united Jewish campaign to raise an "overseas chest" of $15,000,000 for reconstructive relief for Jews in foreign lands, has consented to become the chairman of a campaign to raise his home state's quota of $250,- 000 for the endowment fund of the American Legion for the care of or¬ phans of the World War veterans and Ml.'      »    »L    T   I I disabled men.
Notice to tne I. l. Bearing in  mind his commitment to
Sisterhood Members tl>e united Jewish campaign, Mr. Brown
  I launched Michigan's   American   Legion
Due to the illness of the president, I eff°«'t with characteristic despatch. The Mrs. L. Levin, and the vice president, meeting, at which the chairmanship was Mrs. J. L, Ifeiner, the,regular Septem- /orced on;him,'*as held on a Thursday- ber meeting was ¦ postponed and will'By Monday the entire machinery had take place on Monday evening, Septem-1 been set up, personnel selected, officers ber 21st, at 7:30 p. m., at the Tempi*
building.
This is the first meeting of the year and election of officers as well, as other important matters will be taken up, making it most urgent for each member to attend.
Obituary
THERESE HYMAN
Funeral services for Mrs. Therese Hyman, 889 E, Rich Street, who died Sunday at her home, at the age of 79, were held last Tuesday alternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence. Rabbi Ja¬ cob Tarshish of the Bryden Road Tem¬ ple officiating.
Mrs. Hyman was the widow of the late Isaac Hyman and leaves to sur¬ vive her three sons, Edward, Morris and Harry, a grandchild and a brother, Isadore Altman of Lincoln, III.
committees assigned and the campaign in full swing. Mr. Brown plans to have the campaign" over with and out of the way by September 26th.
"Having consented to direct this drive, much against my will, though I am in complete sympathy with its purpose, I will l>cnd every energy to bring about speedy and successful conclusion, and I will expect of all my associates the fullest cooperation to that end.
"I am committed to a bigger job— speaking in terms of arithmetic—the job $15,000,000. My headquarters for that campaign have already been installed in the Pershing Square build- [, in New York City, and the work gaining momentum with every pass¬ ing day. After the Legion drive is ended I will devote every day and every hour of every dfty during the next six or eight months to the $15,«X^0OO drive, and permit nothing to come betvt'een me and its success."