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Denver Jewish News
Vol. V.
Solomon Schechter--
Master Builder
IAHRKEIT ADDRESS DELIVERED
AT DROPSIE COLLEGE BV DR.
ELIAS L. SOLOMON.
All of U 8 admired him; all of us
stood in reverence t>t Ills genius, in
admiration of his noble character; all
of us loved him for Ids great heart.
He was such a remarkable type, rep
resenting such a lmppy blending of
rare gifts, intellectual and spiritual,
lie was, as Dr. Cyrus Adler puts it.
‘unique in ids generation.” The long
series of articles and papers already
written concerning him aud the vari
ous phases of his character and his
work by n host of scholars aud admir
ers. have not exhausted the many sides
of the man and ids achievements. This
thought is aptly plirasea In the follow
ing quotation from a letter of one of
l»r. Schrchter’s ardent admirers, Sir
■lames <J. Frazer, famous author of the
"Holden Bough,** widen quotation is
cited in I>r. Adler's biographical sketch
ot Solomon Schechter ;
“In Idm we have lost oue of our
truest friends nml one or the finest
aud most remarkable men we have
ever known. It would be difficult to
say whether he was more admirable
for the brilliance of ids intellect and
the readiness .of his wit, or for flic
warmth of his affection and the gen
erosity and nobility of his character,
l>ut I think it was the latter qualities
even more than his geuius which en
deared him to Ids friends. He was a
wonderful combination of intellectual
and moral excellence, and the longer
and more intimately one knew him
the more deeply did one feel the im
pression of his greatness aud goodness.
I reckon it among the good fortunes
of my life to have had the privilege
und honor of his friendship, and I am
sure that very many that knew him
must feel as I do. Ills memory—the
memory of Ills intellectual honesty. Ids
generous enthusiasm for everything
that was noble and beautiful, and his
unmeasured contempt for everything
Hint was base and Ignoble—the mem
ory of this will abide with us and
be an inspiration to ns to the end of
our lives.”
So writes Fraaer, and such is the i
sentiment of all who knew Schechter. j
Nevertliless, tlio we cannot appraise I
Rcheditor’s genius at Its full value, it \
will repay us to spend a few moments j
mi )his occasion in the company of j
our j revered teacher. For thefre is
nothing so edifying as to repair in i
fancy to the shrine of the great, the
good and the saintly, to pay there the
homage of our love and our venera
tion. and to qunt/'from the fountains
or their wisdogy and tlielr goodness.
It cannot hut exalt the humble pilgrim,
who needs must catch something of
tlie spirit of the Master, returning to
Ids tusks inspired and refreshed.
Isaac Hirsh Weiss, author of the
••Dor Dor V’Doreslinv,” in the letter
of recommendation which he gave to
his pupil Solomon Schechter liefore the
latter left the Betti ha Midrash of
Vienna in 1878 for Berlin, wrote: ”1
nm certain that roy hope will not lie
disappointed; that lie is destired to
cause glory to rest on his people, to
increase the good, to make honorable
the wisdom, to be a faithful leader,
and to spread Torah in Israel.” How
that prediction was fulfilled in the
subsequent career of the promising
student is known to all of us.
He did. iudeed, bring glory to his
people whom he loved with all the pas
sion of his groat soul, to whose de
fense ami to the vindication of whoso
(ruths he dedicated all his great pow
ers. He did make Jewish scholarship
honored of all —Jew and Oentile. Des
tined to become the custodian of the
ancient tr* isures of his people, he lam
ented in/ r who owed much of their
knowled tml inspiration to him. to
Ids pir learning his brilliant
writitf l the texts * » edited, and
the vast literary materials lie sup
plied by ids epoch-making discovery
of the longlost treasures of the Cairo
(lenizali. He did become the trusted
leader to whom all looked for guidance,
lor instruction and for inspiration. He
did spread Torah in Israel, thru the
Beminary which he made into a great
institution of learning and of Jewish
inspiration, thru the distinguished fa
culty that ho milled around himself,
thru the great library he built uti und
thru the scientific works which he*
and Ids colleagues produced. And lie
stimulated and intensified Torah in its
(.metical sense of Jewish life by means
of the United Synagog which he call
.d into existence, and generally thru
the powerful Influence which he ex
erted on Judaism in this country.
Tlio, ns Joseph Jacobs points out.
• (Continued on Page Two.)
EAST SIDE JEWS NOT BOLSHEVISTS.
Campaign Planned to Show Public
Truth About Rust Side.
New York—A committee of East
Side business men nod women and
social workers has been organized in
Ihe office of the Bunk of the United
States, in Delanccy street, to plan u
* boost the East Side” campaign. The
aims of the drive are expected to bring
results, by means of publicity, far be
yond the ‘boundaries ot New York
City. The caiupuign idea is the result
of a grooving feeling among East Side
residents that their section should not
1k» allowed to rest in the public mind
•is tile home of Bolshevism. Josepl
3. Marcus, president of the lh*nk of
the United States, was chosen com
mittee chairman, and Harry Schlaeht.
secretary. Regarding the movement
Mr. Marcus said: “The time has come
for us to see to It that the public
gets at the truth about the East Side.
It is not right that we should be
judged, or our locality judged, by the
efforts of a minority or a vociferous
few who do not represent East Side
sentiment at all/'
JACOB SCHIFF'S MEETING ON A
UNITED DRIVE FOR ZION AND
RELIEF.
By I. J. P. B.
East Sunday was n day of great
significance in Jewish affairs in New
York. The meeting which was to have
Leon held at the home of Jacob Schiff
v.'as at the last moment transferred to
Temple 'Emanuel, owing to the great
number of delegates who came. Tills
meeting was to decide the question
which had already been privately dis ‘
cussed among the leaders of the Zion
ist Organization and representatives
of the Joint Distribution Committee,
concerning a united •drive” for $lO.-
000,000. a third of which is to lie used
for Palestine and to be hdminisfiered
directly by the Zionist organization.
Jacob Schiff played the part of
mediator between the two organiza
tions concerned, and as a matter of
fact the Zionists could not possibly
liave hit upou anyone better fitted
for the Job. Mr. Jacob flebiff is heart
and soul in favor of great constructive
work in Palestine, where he sees the
only solution for the Jewish prob
lem. At the same time, Mr. yeh Iff
has the entire confidence and respect
of the guiding spirits of the Joint Dis
tribution committee. Justice Braudels,
the taciturn Zionist, broke his usual
silence so fur us to come especially
from .Washington to the meeting and
appeal for the United Drive.
It is easily apparent thut such a
uuion of forces would bo of great
benefit for the Zionist Organization.
r ile Restoration Fund did not meet
v ith the great success which the Zion
ist organiation had expected of it. and
tlie entire Zionist budget hud been built
on tlie income* from the Restoration
V: fed. The expenditure* of tlie Zion
ist Organization nfcxt year, here and
in Palestine will be still greuter, and
the Zionists will be compelled to make
a new drive, with the same slim hopes
of success. On tlie other liund. the
Joint Distribution croinmittee has al
ways carried thru its much bigger
drives for millions, and almost with
out any difficulties.
The plan of a united drive had every
outlook of being carried thru not be
cause the second party, the Joint Dis
tribution committee was so anxious
for it, but because few of the dele
gates dared place themselves in opposi
tion to Schiff and Braudels, the two
greatest personalities in the two camps.
Mr. Julius Uosenwald was the one
who did come out openly with an at
tack upon this plun. and when, he
broke the silence which followed
brandeis’ speech, other •‘courageous”
delegates were found.
The open argument nguinst thi*
united “drive” was that many Jews
who are not Zionists contribute to the
Joint Distribution committee, and that
these will refuse to contribute when
they know that a part of the money is
to go for Zionist purposes.
Still other reasons were advanced
in private discussions; chiefly that the
Zionist Organization spends lunch
money for administrative ends; while
the administrative expenditures of the
Joint Distribution committee are bare
ly one per cent, it is stnted that the
Zionist Organization si«ends close to
per cent for the same purpose, in
connection with the restoration fund.
At any rate, whatever tlie reasons,
the plan for a united “drive” fell thru
by a large majority, and the partner
ship between Zionism and Telief was
not effected, in spite of the efforts of
Schiff and Brandeis. ,
Judge Otto A. Rosalsky has been
elected ns President of the Hebrew
Convalescent Home, New York.
Wednesday, December 24, 1919
Gen. Sir John Monash
on Australia Jewry
WAR HERO DESCRIBES NEED FOB
DIFFERENTIA TRAINED RAB
BIS. FEARS JEWS WILL BE
WHOLLY MERGED; RADICAL
DIFFERENCES itETrWEEN ENG
USII AND' FOREIGN JEWS.
The greatest Jewish soldier of mod
crn times is also the most modest and
charming and accessible of men, and
a Jewish patriot of the finest type. Jn
granting an Interview to The Jewish
Guardian on the subject of Jewish
civics, (Jen. Sir John Monnsh, G.
M. G., K. (\ 11., said lie felt lie was
not an authority upon the subject. And
yet, what better authority on the
status of the Jew could lie found than
this man who has done* so much to
dignify it in the eyes of non-Jews?
“I admit.” said Sir John, “that our
great problem in the Jewish commu
nity of Australia today Is the danger
that we indy lose our identity. Most
of the original Jewish families of Aus
tralia are of English stock. But they
are few in comparison with the ma
jority, who are descended from im
migrants from Eastern Europe, and it
is this majority which forms all the
orthodox clement in our country. 1
am sorry to Hay that their strict orth
odoxy does not appeal to their wealth
ier co-religionists. You clo not find
many of tiiese attending Synagog on
Sabbaths and on high festivals. We
have in Australia many distinguished ■
meu, judges, doctors, engineers, profes
sors and men of science, who are all
proud of lieiug Jews, ami yet do not i
keep up any close religious assoela- '
tion with the community.
“I think perhaps the cause may l.e j
that they do not feed themselves in |
sympathy with tlie very orthodox pe«»
pie. The original Australian Jew is I
so completely merged in the life of j
Australia, that he Inclines to differ
entlnte himself from the newcomer of
his own race and religion. It is ow
ing to tile strength of the foreign ele
ment that most of our congregation*
have not the type of minister who i
a fit religious leader for them. Thb
is what makes me so keenly Interested
in your Jewish Memorial Scheme ii
Great Itrituiu, which is designed t<
train ministers worthy of leuding
great congregation?. Wo Australian*
require tin* best class of Itabbi. W»
do not always get him. Ido not re
member in the whole of my life any
Jewish minister* coming ro me and en
couraging me to take a more actlvi
part in the life of the community. W»
want propagandists who will inspire
us to develop tlmt communal organi
sation which struck me so much among
the Jewish intellectuals of the United
States when I paid u visit to Ameri
ca some time ago.
“During the war, I attended every |
possible Jewish religious service i
could attend, and I "found that these
services appealed to my emotions and
to my intellect. I wish I could say
the same of most of the services in
my own country. If I could say as
much. I would lie a more regular at
tendant at the Synngog. In our acad
emic life our Jewish students do not
meet, as yours do at Oxford and Cam
bridge and other universities, to dis
cuss the intellectual and spiritual les- 1
sons of Judaism. Too many of ou> I
most estimable men ami our worthiest I
citizens are drifting away. mixed j
mu Triages are becoming more and ]
more mid more common, uml it is a
pity. I ugrcc that first and foremost ;
Judaism is a religion, and it is a I
religion in which you can live your j
Jewish citizenship while not swerving |
a hair's breadth from your allegiance
to the wilier citizenship that lies out
side. That is why it seems to me that •
it should not he difficult for the light 1
kind of Jewish minister to persuiid* i
men of position in Australia to take a
more active part in communal affairs.
“While Judaism is a living force,
it is unworthy of us to take the line |
of least resistance. We should realize I
that the task of building up the Jew ;
ish civic virtues is not one in which ,
lalsscz faire trail bo any element. We |
have left things to slide far tem much j
already. I believe that you iu Eng j
land have much to offer us in tlie way (
both of example and precept. You
have here among your ministers and
among your lay leaders men with j
whom it is an honor to associate and j
exchange ideas, and if you can train
n few young men on this model and
send them out to us as ministers you I
will he doing a great service.
“I shall be leaving England in a j
fortnight, and I shall not hesitate, if I !
am asked questions in Australia about ,
the state of Jewish civic education in !
the Mother country, to say thnr it holds j
many lessons which we can learn. I <
am ready now to co-operate In any
PEOPLE.
By MARGARET WIDDEMER.
I aiu so sorry for them all
Whose ceaseless footsteps rise and full
Along earth's highways endlessly,
The people in the with me;
Who have had dreams, and yet must
take
The gifts life has for hien awake,
Who build their lives each day anew
On hopes they know 'shall not come
true.
Who walk the world till sleep, and then
At dawn must walk the world again.
Who ask God’s favoin, knowing still
Ht* does not break Ids changeless will
For any faulty changing cry
Ol men he makes to-lire aml die. . .
I am so sorry for them all,
So sorry! Until I recall
Ilow life’s adventure 4 swings a fur
Above tomorrow like a star.
And how our dreams paint golden
bright
Gray working-day and resting nfght, ,
And all the love each man who lives
May buy for merely Move he gives.
And how it comforts-Us to pray
Whether God hears «r turns away.
And how to work and sleep and wake
Is good for the mere doing’s sake:
Till, whether life seeiu gay or sad.
lam so glad for men-'-so glad !
SECOND JEWISH CONGRESS TO
BE CALLED.
Preparations are in?progress for tin*
falling of a second Jewish Congress.
The Congress is to convene in ses
sion primarily to receive the reports
of its Delegation to ahe l’urls Pence
Conference, in pursuance of a resolu
tion adopted at Its first meeting in
Philadelphia last year.
But aside from listening to and ap
proving.the official reports of Its dele
gates. the Congress is likely to take
up the question of Its iieriuaneuee.
The pressure of international events
since last winter has brought to the
surface urgent questions that demand
solution. Chief of these is the ques
tion of reconstruction in devastated
lumls coupled with fh * problem of
emigration ,Ja»‘ds and im
migration into others.
BERLIN SCHOOL BOARD
WILL CLEAN LIBRARIES
Ilerliu. Dec. 2t.—The board <»f edu
cation has decided on a thoro clenninp
of nil tlie libraries ot f all the high
schools and to remove all l»ooks “con
tradictory to the new spirit of the
t hues.”
Among the books to be eliminated
will Ik* all of upthsetnltic character.
NEW YORK COUNCIL OF JEWISH
WOMEN DEDICATE NEW
HEADQUARTERS.
“Council House." at 74 St. Marks
Place, the new headquarters recently
purchased by the New York Section
Council of Jewish Women, was dedi
cated on Sunday. Dooemlier -Ist. The
program included a prayer by the Kev.
M. llyamsou. a presentation by Mrs.
William D. Sporborg. the president of
the Section, a resume of the work by
Mrs. May V. Fisher, the chairman of
the house, and the Dedication Address
by the Kev. Dr. Nathan Krass.
After an experiment of three years
the New York Section, Council of
Jewish Women found the n«*ed for a
headquarters very great indeed. Fol
lowing out tlio Idea of this need, a
house was purchased at 74 St. Marks
Place recently. Thru the efforts of
Mrs. Irving Lehman, tin* purchase
price of the house above mortgages
was met by Mesdames Julius Keer
Henry J. Keniheim. Daniel (Juggon
heim, Nathan Hofheimer, Irving Leh
man. Jacob 11. Sehiff. and Mr. Ar
ihur Lehman. To help raise the
mortgages on the house, a musical and
ball was given at tin* HAtel Commo
dore on November . h. Money is still
needed to complete the payment of the
mortgage and to complete the budget
for the activities of the section.
The House at 7-t St. Marks Place
is used for many purposes and is a
“Jewish Center” for the neighborhood.
scheme which lias f..r its ai:n the up
lifting of communal self-respect' ami
prestige amongst '>e Jews of Aus
tralia. and 1 am looking forward to
the time whe/i you "ill send us out
more men of earnest and sincere con
victions, workers and idealists, men
with no axe to grin ami no interest
to serve personaliti' - who will help 11s
in coping with the 1 s ent evil of drift
with wli'ch we are threatened.”—Jew
ish Guardian (London).
A section of the Council of Jewish
Women was lately - rganizod at Bur
lington. Vt. The directors of Talmud
Torah Hall have pined their building
ut the disposal of tho Council.
Dr. Spivak Receives Important Appointment
WILL STUDY HEALTH AND SANI
TATION IN DEVASTATED RE
(■IONS OF EUROPE AS REP
RESENTATIVE OF .1. D. f.
The distinction of toeing a special
representative of the Joint Distribution
Committee for the study and investiga
tion of Health »ml Sanitation in the
devastated countries oi Europe, lias
been conferred upon Dr. Charles I>.
Splvak, of Denver. This appointment
leached him Sunday, and he will leave
Denver for New York on Tuesday
night, and will sail for Europe about
January. 10th to liegin rlu* new work,
which he is so well and ably prepared
to undertake.
Dr. Spivak has lived In this city for
more than twenty years, coming hen*
from Philadelphia, wnere he had
practiced medicine, and. continued in'
the profession since Ills coming here.
From ids advent to the city lie liecame
interested in the tulierculur problem,
and anxious to assist the many pover
ty-stricken unfortunates afflicted with
tills disease. Yet strange to say, when
DR. C. D. SPIVAK.
’ 4 —# . * ■ -
tie specialised in medicine lie limited
his practice to diseases of the stom
ach. The Jewish Consumptives’ Re
lief society was first organized thru
his energy and work, and when the
small institution, locally culled “The
Tents,” was opened in 1!H)4. I»r.
Spivak was elected secretary of .tin
society, an office he has held since
(lint time.
It was thru his untiring efforts’ and
great initiative that it Ims grown to
he the large institution it is today
and of which he still is executive secre
tary.
This organization proudly and' re
luctantly granted him a year’s leave of
absence for the new work which will
give him an opportunity of assisting
the suffering multitudes in war
stricken Europe.
l>r. Spivak is u linguist, having
command of inuny languages, among
them being Russian, French, Hebrew.
Mddisli, German, as well as the Eng
lish, each of which he uses fluently in
speech and with his pen. He Is a
facile, yet a trenchant, writer. lie is
an Hebraic and Talmunic student, and j
lias devoted much time to research and
statistical tabulation, as well as t« |
writing articles of general Interest.
He Is always vitally interested in |
nil matters pertaining to the welfare i
and betterment of the Jewry of the!
world. He is an active Zionist, a mem ,
lier of the American Jewish commit
tee. and identified with many local
organizations.
Dr. Spivak was Instrumental In
establishing the Denver Jewish News,
and under the former management ofj
the pai»er his efforts in its behalf were j
unremitting.
Dr. Spivak Is a visionary, yet a |
practical builder. Thar is why he is I
to well fitted for the new task he has j
l*een asked to undertake. He lias mi-;
bounded energy, zeal, n love of labor. |
and the knowledge and skill to apply j
it. which will yield great benefits to
the stricken districts he will visit.
The Hoard of Trustees of the J. i
II S. and the Hahonim society, as /veil (
as the Denver Community, will tender
Dr. Spivak a farewell reception Sun-i
day evening, from 8:30 to 10 p. in. at j
Progress club. The public is cordially j
invited. The reception will be preced- j
ed by a farewell dinner, which will
be tendered him at the Sanatorium. I
at which the formal leave taking of the |
secretary from the Board will occur.
The niemliers of the reception com
mittee will lte Mesdamcs D. Gross. 1.
Rude. I. J. Kolinsky and Messrs. .T. J.
Lulierman Robert Kolinsky and Sim- j
on J. Heller.
The Navy’s the place for you
Ask the man who has been there. |
UNITED SYNAGOG EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Rabbi ( 11. Kauvar, of This City, One
of the Vice-Presidents of the Or
ganization.
The Eighth Annual Convention of the
United Synagog of America will take
place in Philadelphia on February
lirst. This convention promises to he
the most important in the history of
the United Synagog. Problems of na
tional concern such as the five-day
working week and the activities of the
missionary will be considered.
The United Synagog is a federation
of ortlidox and conservative congre
gations thrnont the country, with the
object of strengthening traditional
Judaism in the United States and Can
ada.
The president is Dr. Elias L. Solo
mon of New York City, and tin* of
ficers and chairmen of committees are
us follows: Vice-Presidents, Prof.
Ennis Ginsberg. Prof. M. M. Kaplan,
I>r. Herman Abrutnowltz amlDr C. H.
Kauvar; Treasurer^Mr. Hurry Krule
witcli; recording secretary. Hr. Jucoh
Kobn; corresponding secretary. Rabbi
(’has. I. Jloffinun ; executive director.
Rabbi Samuel M. Cohen; chairman of
propaganda. Dr. Cyrus Adler; educa
tion. Dr. Julius H. Greenstone, and
religious observance, Kuhbi Mux Drob.
WOMAN REPORTS INSTALLATION
London, Dec. I.—'The first woman
reporter to appear hi tlie halls of the
I‘ritisli Parliament is Miss Ethel
Cohen. Miss Cohen appeared In the
press gallery to report the installation
of Viscountess Astor as member of the
House of Commons. Miss Cohen in
describing the event declared that
Astor looked up to the gallery
where her husband and son were seat
ed and smiled as if she were eager to
have them understand the triumph.
MOTION PICTURE PRODUCER
AIDS JEWISH CENTER.
New York—William Vox. motion j
picture producer, lms subscribed toj
•510.000 worth of bonds and offeroH
to take nil twmdtf not-stinsciibed. fun
the erection of a Jewish Tenter iu the
Washington Heights section in connec
tion with a new synagng on E. 140th
street. lietween Tlrbadwny and Amster
dam avenue. One quarter of the seats
in the synagog are to lie free and will
be known as the William Fox pews.
The Center will include a gymnasium,
swimming pool, club rooms and social
room
DEPUTY ROSENBLATT IN THE
UNITED STATES.
New York—Deputy Jorse.v Rosen
blatt of the Polish Parliament has air
rived in New York. Tne object ol
his trip is to propose his plans for
constructive relief for the Jewish war
sufferers in Poland.
Deputy Rosenblatt asserts that no
political purpose or any other object
is U>und up with Ids visit, lie will
remain in the l.'nited States several
weeks, and then will return tit take
up his duties again in the Polish Par
liament.
FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY JEWISH
LEGIONNAIRES ARRIVE
FROM PALESTINE.
By I. J. P. B.
! New York —This week r*<lo Jewisli
legionnaires reached New York, among
them many well-known Jewish journal
ists ami writers, including Mr. 11. L.
Gordon, the musical critic Baron, und
the novelist Britches.
The legionnaires were welcomed at
the pier by a committee of the Amer
ican Red Mogen David, at the head
of which was Mrs. Romuna Spivacke
I and also by u committee from the Zion .
• ist Organization of America,
j This is the last large group of leg
' ionnaires to return. Only a few more*
I are still waiting to come hack to tip*
I-uited States, and the lest will re
main in Palestine, some as colonist?
in the new Balfourlu which the Zion
1 1 Commonwealth is founding, und the
I others as journalists, social workers,
and in similar capacities.
The spirit of these legionnaires who
have just returned is noticeably dif
■j lerent from that of the groups previ
ously arriving. in that these new
| comers are most enthusiastic about
I Palestine, and are satisfied with the
j achievements of the Jewish legion
j Practically all of them state that they
I intend soon to go hack to Palestine,
and that they have only dome to set
tle their personal or family affairs.
Philip Spira was re-elected vice
lircsldent of the Ohio Private Rank
ers’ Association at the annual conven
j tion of that association, held at the
Phittendon Motel. Columbus. 0.. Fri
| day, Dec.
No. 51.
Jesse Rude Daivy—-A Bar
Mitzvah Gift
TIIE HENVF.K SHELTERING HOME
THE KECtriENT OE THIS FINE
BENEFACTION.
The Bar Mitzvah of Jesse Kudo, sou
of Mr. and Mrs. I. Kudo, lust Satur
day. was the oegaslou of another
splendid benefaction ou the part of
the happy parents. They will build
and establish a dairy for the Denver
Sheltering Home for Jewish children,
to la? known as the Jesse litule Dairy.
The building will la* large enough to
accommodate several eows. have quar
ters for a keeper, also a milk house
and other necessary adjuncts, with
complete equipment.
This is the lurgest single gift tin*
Ilona* has yet received, and is one
more link in the chain of benefactions
which the 'Home bus received from
Mr. ami Mrs. Rude. Their object in
supplying this dairy was to be assur
ed that tin* children in the cure of
tile Home would receive ample quanti
ties of milk, a food most of tin* chil
dren should have in abundance. Tills
will he furnished them thru the bene
fits of the Jesse Rude Dairy, which
will also ta* an incentive to the chil
dren of the Home to enter dairy and
agricultural pursuits. The Riules are
eager to inculcate a desire for this
kind of employment. The first year the
Home occupied its present site. Mr.
and Mrs. Rude arranged for the <*ul
ti vat ion of the large grounds as a
truck garden, which yielded excellent
results by supplying ample vegetables
for the Home and occupying the chil
dren in a healthful and useful manner
during the summer vacation. This
new gift will bring the garden promi
nently to the fore again, as the two,
the dairy and garden, will combine to
give the young people splendid oppor
tunities as well as providing them
with an abundance of nourishing and
palatable foml.
AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE
RUSSIAN JEWS IN SWITZERLAND.
By I. J. P. B.
New York—A imthetJc appeal for
help In alleviating the wretched con
ditions of tin* Russian Jews now In
Switzerland lius reached lien*. It is
contained in n letter from I)r. Segalo
wItcli-Gitler of Herne, who writes that
there are now in Switzerland many
Russian Jews, physicians, students,
former immigrants, many of whom
have rich relatives in Russia but can
not get money from there. The letter
in part reads us follows:
“Here all the Russian Jews are
(■qnally poor. All of them are hun
gry. N'o words can be found to des
crilK* their situation. Doctors have
gone to the factories for work, but
they were refused: in every Russian
citizen here, they see a ‘Bolshevik.’
and refuse to give him work. Liza
Dikker (Dvoires) writes me from tie
nova that our .Russian Jews there too
are dying of hunger.
And so I appeal to you, my dear
friends, with a request to help our
suffering intellectuals. I know that
you are not rich yourselves, but know
ing vour good hearts. I am sure that
you will help by collecting a few
thousand dollars in synagogs and
meetings, and sending it for our Rus
sian Jewish colony in Rome.
"I know that the American Jews
an* giving much money for their less
fortunate Brothers, hut I hope that
they will send their mite to our col
ony also.
( Signed).
DR. SKGALEWITOH-GTTLER,
Munsingeu (Mt. Bern) Hohwetz.
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE
AMERICAN RED MOGEN DAVID
By I. J. P. B.
New York—Mr. Henry F.fsor. the
National Expcutivp Chairman of the
•Vmcrican Red Mogon David. 1ms Just
rereived the following letter, in rec
ognition of the services of that or
ganization :
“Mr. Henry Kiser:
“I heard with great pleasure of vonr
\.tillable services to tin* soldiers re
turning on the steamship ‘Cedric* Yonr
assistance was of the greatest hel »
and I wish to convey to you my sin
cere thanks on India If of Ilis Majesty’s
government. Yours truly.
, Signed ) FREDERICK WATSON.
Acting Consul General.”
Herman Bernstein, the author and
journalist, has Severed his connect'on
with the newspapers he represented
iltiring his various trips abroad and is
organizing a new Yiddish daily news
paper to hi* called Haint (The Pres
ent). The Ilaint Publishing Company
was Incorporated in Albany In October,
1‘UO. The new daily will appear on
.launary I. 1020.