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A WEEKLY NEWSPAiny* FOR THE JEWISH HO^
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Volume VI — No. 13
CQLUIViBUS, OHIO, AUflU.ST 17, JCJ23
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Thirteenth Congress of the World's Zionist Organization Now in Session in Carlsbad
Sokolow Eulogizies Harding as Zionism's Friend — Rotheinberg De¬ scribes Loss to America — Success Will Attend Zionists' Efforts, Sir Herbert Samuel Writes — Weizmann, Sokolow Point to Keren Hayesod's Success in America — Weizmann Names Conditions of Agency Extension
Congratulations and Best Wishes to "The Grand Old Man of Columbus'* Oh His Sixty-lNinth Birthday
GLOWING EULOGIES PAID TO DISTINGUISHED ZIONISTS WHO PASSED AWAY DURING THE YEAR
CAkL.SiJ.\n (J. T. A.) — The TInitteiUh Consn'ss of tlie World Zionisl. ()rK;»iii/:ition at its first Inisi¬ ness session lliis morning, iiaid solemn tiiliute to the metnoiy of Piesideiit Harding, when upon the menlion of his name hy Nahum Sokolow, who pre¬ sided, the eiitiie .issemhlj arose and leiiiaimd sl,indnig until he finished the eulogy.
"The Jewish people join the entire world 111 grieving for the lo^s the Anieriean nation sustained through the death of I're.sident Harding," Mr. Sokolow hegaii. "He was our true friend. Coth Dr. Weizniann and I conferred with hini upon Zionist mat¬ ters, and he always gave us an unfail¬ ingly sympathetic and understanding hearing. The Zionist Congress is per¬ meated with the sorrow of the .'\meri- can people."
Morris Rothenberg of New York, speaking in behalf of the American Zionist delegates, said the news of President Harding's death had "shock¬ ed and stunned" the Americans. Pres¬ ident Harding's acts in favor of Zion¬ ism arc well-known, he .said. The promi.ses he made from time to time he discharged to the fullest. "The American lYesident, our friend, was a typical .American. He has been stricken and died while engaged in the liumairitarian vvork of seeking a way of saving Europe," said Mr. Rothen¬ berg, referring to President Harding's vircstern tour undertaken for the World Court. -,    Today's morning sesgioji commenced
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ation liefnic llic Zionist (.'ongress wire foi yeais the key-noles of these gather¬ ings was dclivoied by Joseph Cowen of T.ondoii, an old IlLr/liaii Zionist and fiieiul of tlio dead leader. The cntiie {Continued  on page 4^
Council Jewish
Women Mourns       | the Nation's Loss,
Sends Telegram of Sympathy to' Mrs. Harding in Behalf of
50,0G0 Women I
dents who have been chosen as repre¬ sentatives of countries or - parties. Joseph Benzwi, the Palestine labor leader, Rabbi Meyer Berlin, the leader of Ot'thodox Zionism in America, Dr. Schmarya Levin, famous Zionist ora¬ tor, Louis Lipsky, Chairman of the Zionist Organization of America, Dr. Leo Motzkin, a member of the Zionist Executive Committee, and Rabbi Farb¬ stein, leading rabbi and Mizrachi leader of Poland are among the vice-chair¬ men. Mr. Sokolow has been elected cliairman. The Polish delegation as such is not represented among the vice- chairmen, haying failed 1 so far to unite upon the choice of their representative. The Socialist Zionist faction, called the Zicre Zion, announced they took no part in the election of the presiding officers.
The opening session Monday night, over wfiich Dr. Weizmann presided, was featured hy addresses of welcome by representatives of the Czecho- Slovakian Government and of the Carlsbad municipality. President Mas¬ aryk and Prime Minister Benes, as well as the Czecho-Slovakian Minister of Interior sent, nie,ssages of welcome. , Acknowledgment of the assistance rendered by the Zionists of America towards the development of Palestine is'contained in the message from Sir Herbert Samuel, British High Com¬ missioner for Palestine, who is resting In Italy.
Sir Herliert's Greeting
"I send you my greetings and. best wishes," Sir Herbert writes. "The as¬ sistance rendered to the development of Palestine during the year, from America especially, but also from else- -where, in no small degree fostered the progress of the Jewish National Home and of tlie country in general, Bin it must be remembered that continued effort, is imperatively needed. Willi faith in yoiir purpose and energy in its pursuit, and \yith moderation and con- ciliatioii in your methods you may be sure that success will attend ,you, to the lasting advantage of the Jewish people and all sections of the inhabit-' ants of Palestine."
A picturestpie figure then arose to deliver the greetings of the chief Rab¬ binical office in Jerusalem and of the Sephardic Jews of Palestine. This was Rabbi Jacob Meir, dressed i" '"s tra¬ ditional oriental garb, including the green turban, who uttered a prayer for the success of the congressional delib¬ erations.
Rabbi Selzcr delivered the greetings of the Orthodox rabbis in America. Dr. Jacob Thon of Jerusalem welcomed the Congress in the name of the Na¬ tional Council of Palestinian Jews. *- An eulogy of the late Dr. Mjix Nor¬ dau, whose reviews of the Jewish situ-
GENEROUS COURTESIES ACCORDED C. J. W. SIGHTED
NEW YORK: —The members of the Council of Jewish Women were deeply grieved at the news of Presi¬ dent Harding's sudden illness and death. Miss Rose Brenner', President, and Estelle M. Sternberger, Executive Secretary, promptly issued the follow¬ ing letter to the Presidents of the Council  Sections and their members:
"We hereby call on all inembers of the Council of Jewish Women to share in all local arrangements and exercises on Friday, August 10th, in tribute to our lamented President, Warren G. Harding. In him the Council ha's lost an earnest admirer of its purposes.
"American Jewish womanhood feels keenly Mrs. Harding's loss which the whole iiation shares.- The Couiicil will .g^^b^ d?par|e4' PrfstdMit; the appfc- Hafion with"" whlctr^ he "^D " geiierously favored us on so many occasions.
ROSE BRENNER, President.
ESTELLE M.  STERNBERGER, Executive Secretary."
The telegram of sympathy to Mrs. Harding paid the following tribute^ to her fortitude:
"Council of Jewish women, in behalf of its fifty thousand Women throughout the country, extends its deepest sym¬ pathy.- God grant you the strength to continue your spirit of fortitude. Miss Rose Brenner, our President, joins me in this message.
Estelle M.  Sternberger, Executive   Secretary."
The statement by* Estelle M. Stern¬ berger, which appeared in the "New York Times," included this interesting reminiscence of a conversation at Hard¬ ing's home in Marion:
"The Council of Jewish Woinen and its 50,000 women throughout the United States mourn the loss of President Harding. Our purposes won a sympa¬ thetic response from him. He was es¬ pecially interested in our work for women on the farms, It was my priv¬ ilege to confer with him at his home in Marion, only the Sunday before the American electorate liatl chosen him as ils president. On that occasion, he listened intently to our ruial plans and assured us that he would eagerly fol¬ low the progress of ouJ farm work. The hearts of our women beat in fer¬ vent sympathy for Mis. Harding, who was such a devoted companion to the President. Her fortitude has won the admiration  of  American  womanhood."
Upon the visit of the Harding patty to San Francisco, Mrs.; Loiiis B. Hertz of that-city. National Chairman of the Council's Committee on Legislation, was appointed by the Mayor to serve on tlie Women's Committee for the reception and care of Mrs. Harding. Harding Administration and Couiicil
On frequent occasions, theCduncilof Jewish Woinen has been accorded very generous courtesies by the various, de¬ partments of the Harding administra¬ tion. Secretary of State Hughes ex¬ pressed his appreciation for the Coun¬ cil's share in promoting public interest in the Conference on the Limitation of Armament. Secretary Wallace of the Departiuent of Agriculture, has placed representatives of his department at the disposal of the Council in its work among woinen on the farms, and Secre¬ tary Davis, of the Department of Labor, granted Miss Cecilia Razovsky, Secre¬ tary, of the Council's Department of Immigrant Aid, special courtesies, to assist her in her recent tour of Euro¬ pean countries to study immigration problems,
LAWN FETE TO BE GIVEN FOR BENEFIT OF INFANTS' HOME
' Next Thursday evening, August 23rd, on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Meyers' home, 2173 Bryden Road, Bexley, a lawn fete will be given, the proceeds of which ; will go to the Jewish Infants';, Home.
Those in charge of the eve¬ ning affair have thought and planned for many novelties and unusual features. Come, bring your friends, and see what an enjoyable evening you will spend. At the same time you will be doing some¬ thing for the dear little chil¬ dren of the Infants' Home.
The lawn fete committee consists of the Mesdames Ed. Isaacs, Clarence Isaacs, AI Harmon, Russell Joseph, and Jack Meyers. '
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McGraw Says He Would Give $100,000 for Jewish Ball Player
John j. McGraw, of New York
Giants, Says Jews Are
Never Mediocre
HAS BEEN LOOKING
FOR ONE FOR YEARS
URGE GREATER PROMINENCE FOR WOMEN IN TEMPLES
Women's  Participation  in  Reli¬ gious Activities Discussed at New York Meeting
NOTABLES ATTEND THE SISTERHOOD  CONFERENCE
N Wednesday, August 15th,,between the hours of (our and six p. m. at the' Hermine Schon¬thal >Cotninunity House, young and old, Jews and non-Jows came to pay^:duc respects to the'"grand old man of Columbus Jewry", "Dad" Sishonthitl or "Uncle Joe" by which names he iS|kno-WTB.' ' ;*'
'.  Unel^ Jde's annual birthday ps.,^ "plana „vrere dealt a severe blow by the burning down of the Park Ho!^at Magnetic Springs -where for seven¬ teen''co'ttiedutlve  ye'ai'*"-h«s' eiite^-fe,%ed  liis" (AtsaairHni' chilflrfefi'^Sf*'l1t«i^^::" Schonthal Community House and the Infants' Home on his birthday, usually as many as five hundred attending.
However, this year friends and co-workers have surprised him by. tak¬ ing into their hands the celebration of his birthday, and "Uncle Joe" -was more than contented to shake the hands of his hundreds - of friends in his usual smiling manner.
Ili writing me thp other day; to learn the names of the Jevyish ball players now in the big leagues and why there were' not more ah old fan has sug¬ gested to me a baseball thought that I hope may be as , interesting to sport lovers in general as it has been to me for years.
Today I would give $100,000 for a Jewish player who even had the pros¬ pect of becoming a real star. It is not generally known but I have had scouts looking for this man for the past five years. _ I have scoured the - CQuntry without success, but I still have.hope.
FORD CHARGES RIDDLED
BY PROMINENT CHRISTIANS
Panama and Suez Canal Monuments to Jews, Says George Gordon
Battle
"CRAZY" ON SUBJECT OF JEWS, LIFE INSURANCE HEAD ,.,¦,-,,  ,'SAYS: ;  ¦:¦.
NEW YORK (J. T. A.)—Henry, Ford's statements regarding the Jews in the recent issue of "Collier's, Weeklj'-" are torn to shreds by leading Christians, whom the "New York \Vorld" had asked to express tlieir opinions on the automobile manufacturer's incredible as¬ sertions.
"Many of the great constructive en¬ terprises of the world have been planned and financed by men of Jewish blood and faith," George Gordon Battle',, prom-^ iiient New York attorney, is-quoted as saying, replying to Ford's charge that Jews never build anything themselves, but wait until things begin to decay, then thcy" get into them.
"Among the enterprises planned ^by Jews," Mr. Battle includes the "Panama and Suez canals, many of qur greatest railroads and steamship lines and a mimlier >of our most important indus¬ tries."
VVm.     .'\llen    White,     distinguished
writer of Emporia, Kansas,' sees^ in Ford's attack merely a political move. "Clearly," says Mr. White, "Ford wants the Kluxer vote. He will not offend the Catholics, they are too nurtierous out West and back East, ¦ but i f he' can get the Kluxers on a shoestring by abusing the Jews who are not politically numer¬ ous outside: the cities of the Eastern seaboard, Ford ivill do so."
Darwin P. Kiilgsle)', President o'f the New York Life liisurance Co., and .also President of -the New York Chamber of Cbmrnerce said: "There is much in what Mr. Ford says that is entirely true and with which I ani thoroughly in accord, but on the subject of,the Jews he is—-I hardly know what word to use except crazy. I don't iinderstand his using the word Jews and, international financiers synonomously, nor do I un-, derstand his contention that labor or-- ganizations are working with the Jew¬ ish financiers to par.-ilyze industry."
NEW YORK.—Woman's particip:!;- lioii ill congregational life was discussed at the annual ineetiilg and conference of the New Vork Stale -Federation of Temple Sisterhoods held at Temple licth Eloliim, 8tli Avenue and Garfield place; IJrouklyn. A position of 'greater prominence for Jewish women in reli¬ gious aifairs was urged by the speakers and in the papers presented. There was a large representation from sister¬ hoods throughout the slate as well as from the sisterhoods of Greater New York. .Mrs. Sallie Kubic Glauber, president of the 'New York State Fed¬ eration of Temple Sisterhoods, pre¬ sided at the sessions.
The conference opened vvith a'mass ineeting at the temple. Among the speakers were Hon, Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador to Turkey; Adolph S. Ochs, Daniel P. Hays, Major Roger. W. Straus and Mrs. David E. Gold¬ farb, president of the Mount Neboh Sisterhood, the largest sisterhood in the state.
Mr. Morgenthau in his address de¬ clared that' women should receive a place on the board of trustees of syna¬ gogues and he appealed to his co-re- ligionists to devote more time to their religious duties. In a great religious ¦revival which would come, he stated, it vvould be necessary to depend to a great extent on the spirituality of women.
Mr. Morgenthau urged the Jews to be true Americans. He declared that too much time was given to material advancement, and not enough to reli¬ gious development. "Our spiritual de¬ velopment' is being neglected," he warned, adding that "atheists arc not wanted in America. Christians wel¬ come real Jevvs," he said.
In fact, I am working-with a-l%uftg5!i''?Rl^F^H^c''\V6i>rd,'''Tie'SSn3^
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London Post Hears Anti- Semitism is Growing in America
LONDON (J. t. A.).—The anti- Semitic Morning /'oj/ today prints an
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who visited America after four years' service as the paper's correspondent in Palestine. |
The writer in the Post declares that anti-Semitism is growing fast in Amer¬ ica. It is, he declares, "an instinctive protest .of the American democracy against soinething the Jew is introducing info American life."
Rightly or wropgly, he says, it is be¬ lieved in America that the Jews consti' tute an "imperium in imperio". As' to the Palestine question, tlje correspond¬ ent quotes an Arab as saying t0 him that Palestine would be returned to the Jews, when Spain is returned to the Arabs.
The development of the industrial life
of ;Palestine, he declafes, is of unques; tionable benefit. The Jews may intro¬ duce some new machinery, some power from the Jordan, but the peasant life will continue as at present, entirely lin- affected.
With great pomp the new British ad¬ ministration was inaugurated in Pales¬ tine. An antiquities ordinance as well as the town planning ideas of the Pro- Jerusalem Society , were launched, biit there lias been no consistent execution of these plans because the administra¬ tion does not feel itself too.secure in the saddle, the correspondent reports'.  '
The greatest British consideration he declares is the, Pan-Islam movement and Britain must reckon with that move¬ ment.
In informed London circles, Xht Post correspondent is believed to be a friend of Governor Storrs. '
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From the tone of a few inquirids it appears that there is a belief in some minds that, baseball managers are prejudiced against Jewish players. To those who know the, facts such, a thought is laughjible. I have several reasons for wanting one, the main reason being thait 1 have never yet seen a Jewish player -who was not unusually ambitious, Jewish players are never mediocre, As Soon as they realize that they can never reach'the top-they usu¬ ally withdraw from the gam? and go into some other profession where they feel that there is a better chance of the goaL
Many Jewish Fans
Another reason is that ,50 per cent of the patrons of baseball,' especially in New York, are Jewish, and for years they have been hoping for ,one of their faith to be a member of the Giants. That is but natural. The fail^ ure to develop one, though' his never dampened their enthusiasm for the game, hot in the least. '    ,
Jewish people always have been great- lovers of .sport, as far back as the days described by Geti. Wallace in "Ben Hur." They have developed gladiators, boxers, wrestlers, football players and golfers. It. is odd, at that, to see comparatively few in big league baseball.
Can you imagine vvhiit an influence it would have on,our g.anie if we had two great Jewish ball players rivalling each other as Benny Leonard, and Lew Tendler rival each other in boxing?
Always there has- beeti a sort of racial rivalry among the Irish, the French, the Indians,'the permaris, the Cubans, the Poles and others for su¬ periority in b.iseball. The Reds, for instance, boast of a team of all nations. With the Jews taking an active part in such athletic rivalry baseball would be, indeed; the great meltiiig pot of spor|.
Tlie gre<itest catcher, next to Bres- nahan, that I have known during my active years as a manager vvas Johnny Kling. ' Johnny is a Jew, but so great was he as a catcher for the Cubs that many never thought to inquire as to his religion or faith. Another comer is Sammy Bohne of the Reds. Sammy Samuels of the St. Louis club was also a Jewish player, as was Ed Stein. Right at the moment Bohne is the only Jew i can recall in either major leagues.
The only reason I can give for the scarcity of Jewish players is the great care the parents exercise in training their boys for business or professional careers, Many of them develop un¬ usual athletic ability at college and un¬ doubtedly would become star ball play¬ ers. The parents, though, infliience {Concluded on page 6.)
vve ourselves are sincerely religious."
Mrs. Goldfarb advocated the inclusion of vvomen on the board of trustees of temples, and said that women would bring to these councils the fine, tender, sympathetic Jewishness that it now' lacks. She claimed that with the help of vvomen, Judaism could be made more vital.
Mr. Ochs urged a deeper faith among adults so that youth might, through th^'r elders, be impressed with the value of Jewish teachings. He said he had no' patience vvith men who declared they were not interested in religion — in Judaism.
Religion, he observed, promotes the welfare of the community and develops in its members self-respect that comes with belief. He'declared that Reform Judaism, or, as he termed it, American Judaism, vvas a religion of reason, con¬ taining no miracles nor mysteries.
Major Straus, president of the Na¬ tional Federation of Temple Brother¬ hoods, briefly outlined the plan which his organization contemplates undertak¬ ing to promote spiritual welfare among the Jewish youth of the nation. "If our young men grow up loyal to* their faith, vve will have better Jews and better. Americans," he  declared.
Greetings were extended to the dele¬ gates by Mrs. Frederick Langdon in behalf of the Brooklyn sisterhoods, and by Mrs. Joseph' Rosenthal, president of the Sisterhood of the Union Temple. Mrs. J. Walter Freiberg, president of the National Federation of Temple Sis¬ terhoods, who was expected to be pres- ' ent,  sent her greetings by letter.
A musical program was rendered by Benjamin Rabinowitz, violinist, a pupil of Leopold-Auer, and traditional melo¬ dies were sung by the cantors of the various Brooklyn temples.
The conference opened on Monday morning. Mr^, Glauber announced the resignation of Mrs. A. L. Bretzfelder as corresponding secretary. It was ac¬ cepted with regret, and Mrs. Harry Kates was elected to succeed her. Fol¬ lowing this, reports of the various com¬ mittees were presented reviewing the activities of the past year.
Mrs. Kates, aiS correspnding secretary, reported on the activities of the State Federation. She said that there were thirty-one sisterhoods affiliated with the New York State Federation, antj that they were all engaged in interesting re¬ ligious vvork. A majority of sister¬ hoods, she said, take an active part in synagogical activities, aiding the con¬ gregation in the maintenance of its re¬ ligious'school and increasing synagogue attendance, and by arranging holiday festivals. Hospitality committees have been organized in seven sisterhoods {Concluded on page?,)