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Volniiic VI — No. 46
Reed Reveals Himself In Favor of a Larger Nordic Quota, Report
Senator from Pennsylvania Gives
an Entirely New Argument in
Three-Hour Speech  Before
the U. S. Senate
COLUMBUS, OHI(^, APRIL n, 1924
ATTACKS JOHNSON
BILL, HOWEVER
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WASHINGTON, (.(. 'i'. A.) -That it was iiot tlu; liasteni ;ind Soutliorii Kuroin'aiis wlu) liavt cause to protest ajjaiiist the 18ft(t census as, tlicrimiiia- 'tory, hut rather thc Northwestern F.u- ropeaii nationalities who could claim that the 1!>1<) census jirovided for in the inimi'^ratiou hill, now he fore the Senate, (liscriminated aoiainst them, was the en¬ tirely new argument featured in the three hour'speech .of Senator Reed of Pennsylw-inia  in   the   Senate  jesterdaj.
Senator Reed, who is the chairman •of the Senate Suh-Comiiiittec on Immi¬ gration, declared that originally, for the sake of expediency, he favored the 18!I0 'Ccnsu.s, but that he abandoned his sup¬ port of it, in fa\or of thc ir>10 census, because of the many protests niade by thc Jews .ind Italians, in order to show them that no discrimination was itr- tcnded. He was not, however, satisfied with the 1010 census because it discrim¬ inated against the Nordics, and to prove his point, the Senator placed upon the walls of tho Senate Chamber, charts showing the immigration into .\merica for thc past fifty or sixty years.
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SHUT-IN    BLIND    COMMIT¬ TEES ARE ANNOUNCED BY MRS. JOHN WILSON
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ill Articiss Mndo by the Blind the   Deshler   Hotel,   April liith  ana  16th
Thi- coinniittci's conducting tlie .sale of articles made by the blind at the Deshler Hotil, April Kith and Kith are.:
Tuesday Morning—.Mrs. .S. Mayer, .Mrs. k. I.ocb,\\lrs. Af. I.. Yuster, Mrs. Opliu  Moore and  .Mrs.  Ifarry Zeiger.
Tuesday Afternoon—Mrs. George (Iijodm.m, Mrs, Herman Trank, Mrs. Wm. C'hrist>, Mrs. I'red Seipel and Mrs. I). Iv I'itteng'er.
Wednesday Morning—Mr.s: D. E. I'ittens^er, Miss Coryne ISascli, Miss Helen liornlieim and Mrs. Wm. Christy.
Wednesday. Afternoon'-Mrs. I. J. Shatz, .Mrs. Joel Rasrh. Mrs. William Powell an<l  Mrs. Orpha Moore.
Amer. Pro-Falasha Comm. Cpunteracts Work of Missionaries
Work   Being  Carried  on  Under
the Supervision of Dr. Jacques
Faitloviteh Saves Abyssinian
Jews for Judaism
S0,000 FALASHAS ARE
LOYAL TO JUDAISM
N'liW YORK.—One of the interest¬ ing results of- the work inaugurated by the .American Pro-Falasha Committee among thc 'Fala.shu Jews of .Abyssinia is its success in lessening the inroads I of Christian missionaries among the He argued that the proper basis for ' I-'alasha population. Only a few years the quota allotments was not the num-Jaio. there were 1ii(»,nfl0 Falashas scat- ber of immigrants who happened to bi.-, terod in the various provinces, of Abys- in the United States in HHO, but the iit>i;i. I'idiiiowti to world Jewry, they racial ori.gin, as far back as could be battled alone in the conviction that they traced, of the entire present population , were tin- sole remnant of ancient Israel, ¦of this country. He con'tended that that | Tliousands upon thousands were weaned was the only fair method of computi-1 fi""' »l>''ir faith with the first approach tion. According to the data submitted. I of the Christian nu'.ssions. which he obtained from the Census Bu- A very nnique situation has developed reau, he claimed that 7»<7f of tl;e pres-   i.mon';  the   Falashas,   which   duplicates
cut population of America is of North¬ western European prigin; but that the proportion alloted that group under the
Reed dc-
J[91() census  was ^ only 40%.
Jewish experiences in other countries of thc world. \"cry much like the Jewish Marranos, in Spain and Portugal, many of   the   Falashas   assumed   Christianity
thc predominating racial stock of! their Judaism privately. Even today at .Americw population, thc greyter con-1 the city of .Addis .Abeba, the capital of ^ideratiou given to other racial groups I that country, where the school for the under the 1010 census "is a discrimina- Falashas has been established by the tion against us." .American Pro-Falasha Committee, there
~.At one point  in  his speech,  Senator j are a  lunnbcr of Marrano Falashas. Reed dealt with  thc question of close]    The  American  Pro-Falasha Commit- relatives   from  the  quota,  and   he  ex-1 tee has devoted the week of Passover,
Prominent Jews of Entire Country Meet On Behalf of National Jewish Hospitdl at Denver, Colo.
Work Of First Free National Tuberculosis Hospital To Be Dis¬ cussed By Prominent American Jews At Conference In Chicago On April IS — $350,000.00 Infirmary Building For Hospital To Be Built By The B'nai B'ritb;— Institution Was a Pioneer In Caring For Tuberculous Patifihts Gratis And Without Regard .   To Sectarian Differences.
HAS CARED FOR MO?lE THAN .5000 PATIENTS
OF ALL CLASSES AND ALL AGES FOR 25 YEARS
CHICAGO, ILL., April 10, 1924.— Leading Jews from all parts of thc country will meet in Chicago on April ll, to attend the twenty-fourth annual meeting of thc National Jewish Hos¬ pital for Consumptives of Denver, Colo.
This year's meeting will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the opening of the hospital, which during its quar- fer-'century of existence has performed unparalleled service ' for the people of America in thc treatmciU and study of tuberculosis.
Consisting originally of but one build¬ ing, erected under, the leadership of Rev. Dr. Wm. S. Friedman, by the Jews of Denver, and with a capacity of but (iO patients, the hospital today com¬ prises twelve units and has facilities for caring for l!<-> patients. The opening of the first building was .sponsored by tlie Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, which has ever since been enthusiastic in its support. While the B'nai B'rith and other organizations have assisted in the development and growth of the hospital, the m.'ijor support of this life- saving work comes from individual' Jewish philanthropy.
The pioneer institution in national free care of tuberculous patients, the' National Jewish Hospital for Consum|§-", tives is at once a haven of refuge fdn the sick and an enduring monument td, the philanthropy of the Jews of Am6i' ica. Although a strictly Jewish institi)-> tion, supported by Jews and operated | striqtly   according   to.  Jew(sh,   djet^i
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jt;>ct before their admission to thc hos- i»ital. By thus arresting the spread of '-•Aiberrulosis, countless numbers have Moen saved  from suffering and possible
death.'
Ill addition to its work for the pa- fitiits, the hospital is maintaining a Rc- i>tarch Department, thoroughly modern and completely equipped, where experts ,)ii   tuberculosis  arc  making  rapid   ad¬ vances in.their work of finding a per- jiiaiieiit cure for thc disease.   This re- '^earcli department, under the direction Vjf Dr. J.  H. Corper, has an interna¬ tional reputation among medical men. ;  The' most   important   topic   for   dis- 'jciission at thc annual meeting will be the   contemplated   $350,000   Infirmary fitiilding for thc.hospital, the campaign jtor which is now being conducted by members of District No. 2 and No. 6, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. *  The new infirniary building will pro- L-vidc facilities for 100 additional patients and will reduce thc long waiting list of |mcn,' women and children who are daily jimploring for admittance to the hospital, ¦iphly to be denied this hope of life be- i^caiise the present buildings are filled to •Rapacity.    At thc  same  time,  thc  in- [^rmary building will permit the medical cpartmcnt, under -thc direction of Dr. I^anmel Swczey, the superintcndeiit, ,to ^extend what is known as the Complete immobilization treatment to many more rpjiticnts than is now possible, j'.tliidcrthis new method of treatment
•pressed his gratification at the deliber¬ ate omission of the Senate bill to grant this privilege. He stated that the chief superiority of the- Senate Bill over the Johnson Bill, which exempts close rela¬ tives from the quota, was in that p:)tnt.
The purpose of the new immigration law, he declared, is to reduce immi {ra¬ tion, and the Senate Bill for that reaion is more acceptable in .spite of the 1!)10 census, because, without the relative ex¬ emption clau.se, it woidd reducg immi¬ gration to a much lower figure than the Johnson Bill. He also prophesied that under the Johnson Bill, unlimited op¬ portunitiesWould be given for fraud, liecause the Government would have no way of investigating or proving tlat immigrants who claimed to he close relatives were not so in fact.
Senator Reed's speech took up thc entire time of thc Senate yesterday, and discussion on thc bill will be continued today. .According to present indica¬ tions, the debate will be (luite protract¬ ed, and there seems to be no prospect of a vote until the latter part of next week.
April 18th to "^r'th, for its appeal, to secure *:lO,nO() to continue its work in Abyssinia. The Executive Committee lias been very fortunate in securing the cooperation of Dr. Elias Margolis of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., as National Chair¬ man of thc approaching appeal. Rabbi J. Max Weis, who is Chairman of the Fala.sha Committee of the Central Con¬ ference of .American Rabbis, is serving as Director of the National Appeal and has secured the cooperation of the rab¬ bis of the Union of American Hebrevv Congregations and the United Syna¬ gogue of Ainerica. Men, women and children will be asked to subscribe to¬ wards this fund to preserve tl'c benefits that were gained from thc work inaugu¬ rated in 1023, when the school for teach'ers was opened in Addis Abeba, and when a larger program of educa¬ tion v^'as inaugurated in thc interior provinces of Abyssinia.
There are tojiay 50,000 Falashias who continue loyal to their Judaism, and it is expected that their value and influ¬ ence in Abyssinia will be enhanced through the interest of American Jewry.
Gymnasium for Rabhis
Has Swimming Pool
Gymnasium of the Hebrew Union College presented by Mrs J. Walter Freiberg, of Cincinnati, in memory of her husband, late Presi¬ dent of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, which maintains the College. Mrs. Freiberg (indicated by X) is President of the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. Members of tlie Executive Board of National'Federation and students of College inspecting the building
service.
The history of the hospital tells the story of thousands of poverty stricken men, women and children afflicted with the dreaded white plague, without means to fight the disease, despairing of life and fearful of death, restored to health and happiness by the kindly sym- ,pathy of generous Jews scattered throughout our land.
In thc twenty-five years of its exist¬ ence the National Jewish Hospital has cared for more than 5000 patients of all classes and all ages, without regard to race or creed. Not only has it accom¬ plished wonderful work in the treat¬ ment of these cases, but by taking these poor patients from their old environ¬ ment and caring for them with the best facilities known to medicine, it has pro- vented the spread of the disease to tho e persons with whom these 5000 men, women, and children came in daily con-,
¦'''ailosrs patients are secured with greater rapidity and the. ever increasing circlg
of service which thc National Jewish Hospital has' been rendering since 1899 will be still further widened.
Arrangements for the meeting are now being made locally by Mrs. S. Pisko, executive secretary of the hos¬ pital. Members of the Chicago commit¬ tee in charge include the following di¬ rectors of the hospital: Adolph Kraus, M. E. Grennebaum, Rabbi Louis L. Mann, Leon L. Lewis, Nathan Lebolt, Sol, Plateau, John Rissman, Mrs. Israel Cowen, Mrs. Meyer Straus.
Wm. B. Woolner, of Peoria, III., pres¬ ident of,the hospital, will preside at the biisiness meetings, which will he fol¬ lowed, in the evening, with a dinner to visiting trustees and members of the Chicago and Illinois" B'nai B'rith lodges who are raising $60,000 for the infirm¬ ary building campaign.
Pessach, Matzoh Umarar
SOME THOUGHTS ON PASSOVER
By HEVEREND DR. I. WERNE, Agudath; Achim Congreeiation, Coluinbus, Ohio
"The.Eygptian, the lyabyloiiiiiii and the Persian, rose,.filled the planet with .sound and splcndoi, then faded to dream stuff and passed away; the Greek and Ronini followed and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other pcopKs have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it hiniied out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished. The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was, exliibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of his part';, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggre.'-sivc mind. All things are mortal but the Jew; all other fdrces pass, hut he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?" — Mark Twain in "Concerning the Jews".
PESSACH
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Perhaps the most interesting historical phenomenon in the an¬ nals of mankind is the miraculous preservation of the Jewish peo¬ ple, which fact is brought home to us more poignantly by the Pass¬ over than by any festive day in the Jewish calendar.
We cannot gainsay that the question is a trite one nor that the expression "miraculotis preservation" is hackneyed and uttered ad nauseam by those voluble persons, who know least of Judaism, as the reason for their racial pride (?).
However, as unpropitious a .subject as it may at first sight pur¬ port to be, and because of its commonplaceness, it should upon in- vestigati9n prove all tlie more interesting and instructive, seeing that the rnost profound lessons of life, are to be leairned through that which vve encounter daily, but because of their familiarity, we never penetrate beyond the bare skin. ¦
So frail is htiman nature that it is prone to overlook those objects which though simple in appearance are fraught with ethical sig-
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B'nai B'rith Mtg. Monday, April 14th at Woodmen's Hall
On Mlpnday eveningr April 14 at 8:00 P. M. at Woodmen'* Hall the next regular meeting df Zion Lodge W'H be held.
The aubject for discussion at this meeting will be: "Is The Proposed National Bonus De¬ trimental To The Nation At This Time?" The following Beii B'riths will lead in the dis¬ cussion:— Dr. Samuel Edel¬ man, Mr. H. J. Harris, Mr. Paul Karger, Mr. Hyman Lieberman, Ben Rosenberg, and Attorney Frank Spira.
All members are requested to be present promptly at 8:00 o'clock. An instructive as well as entertaining evening is in store for them.
New York Masons Honor the Famous Zionist Chieftain
Dr.   Weizmann   Is   Tendered, .s Banquet by Eighty Masters and Past-Masters of Ma¬ sonic Lodges of N. Y.
MASONS WILL HELP
PALESTINIAN CAUSE
actually seen.
There will possibly be one other speaker on the affirmative side of the question. Several non-Zionists are be¬ ing sought to present the negative side of the question.
The recent activity centering around the question of Zionism, apropos of Zangwill's visit here, and the recent statements of Rabbi Silverman and of David A. Brown, who have long been non-Zionists, have provoked much in¬ terest and discussion on the question.
The young Jewish student should be presented the facts of the case, it is claimed, if he is to understand what part he is to play in international poli¬ tics in the next generation. The Men¬ orah session tomorrow should aid in furnishing this necessary information to the studeijt.  - .
Important business affairs of the oir- ganization will be disposed of at to¬ morrow's (Sunday) meeting. All those interested in the subject are invited to be present and take part in tlie discus¬ sion and to add to their general fund of information. The meeting will be¬ gin promptly at 2:30 P. M.
DO NOT FAIL TO ATTENO THE MENORAH MEETING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
NEW YORK.—For the first time in the history of Masonry, Masons, as such, have organized to support both morally and financially the movement for thc rehabilitation of Palestine as a Jewish National Homeland'. On Sat¬ urday, March 2()th, eighty Masters and Past-Masters of Masonic, Lodges of New York tendered a banquet to Dr. Weizmann at the Hotel Imperial, where they pledged themselves and their lodges to the movement.
A committee was immediately formed't* to take up .the matter with the Grand Master of New York, anc! to decide upon a q<jota for the State. Enthu¬ siasm was such that, in all probability, <i200,000 wil be made the goal of Ma¬ sons -in New York State.
Dr. Weizmann told of the wbrk that is being accomplished by the Haluzim in Palestine and of what still remained to be done. He pointed out that, as Pal¬ estine waa the birthplace of Masonry, it should be a holy duty to Masons all over thc world to-participate in its re¬ building. He spoke of thc spiritual meaning back of the actual reconstruc¬ tion and of thc fulfillment, at last, of the aspirations of tho Jews, through centuries of wandering.
It remained'for a non-Jew, Judge F. H. G. Wahle, to actually call Masonry! to the ranks of the Keren Hayesod. Judge Wahle disagreed with Dr. Weiz--, mann's assertion that the Jc whad not' hitherto been a pioneer. "I would say, that he has always been a pioneer. He has been a Pathfinder for the Truth, keeping and carrying the Ark of his Covenaiit with him wherever persecu¬ tion sent him, whether it was Roman persecution or Turkish, persecution or,,'
Large Attendance Is Expected at Next Menorah Mtg Sunday
Zionist   Question   in   its   Many
Aspects Will Be Discussed by
Student Speakers
MEETING TO BEGIN
PROMPTLY AT 2:00 P. M.
In an effort to clarify tlie present status of Zionism and Zionist Recon¬ struction Work in Palestine for the young Jewish student, a discussion of the question will be held, before the Ohio State Menorah Society this Sun¬ day afternoon, April 13.
Student speakers will present the question to the students, and the talks will be followed by a discussion in which all members are to take part.
Isser W. Muskat, a student in the College of Law, who has long been identified with the Zionist movement, will speak in favor of Zionism. A. Warshay, a Palestinian, who is study¬ ing entomology at the local university,   persecution or   lurkish persecution or..'.
actually seen. always done, he is today pioneering in
the wonderful wofk of-world peace.
It
is recognized that the Jews of the world are united in that great work. How much longer do you think Christians will be out of it? That is the example you are setting. That is the work you are laying out for the world. That is the work you ought to make the Ma¬ sons "do. That is the ,work you ought to put on pour trestle board. Thc mes¬ sage of its holy meaning should be broadcast. All glory and all hpnor to Dr. Weizmann and the men, who, like him, are the leaders in the real struggle for a brotherhood among men."
Henry P. Fierst acted as Toastmaster and the other speakers were Dr. Elias Margolies and Rabbi Joseph Silverman. Dr. Silverman told of the most striking impressions he had gleaned during his recent visit to Palestine. Not only do thc people regenerate the land, he claitned, but the land serves also to re¬ generate the people. He told of the un- dauntable spirit of the pioneers who are revitalizing the country and making the v;round habitable and the land produc¬ tive. Against such spirit, Dr. Silver¬ man said, oppopition is 'no stronger than thc fluttering of a butterfly in a cyclone. To try and stop the continuation of activity would be like trying to stop the ruthless flow of Niagara.
Visitors Inspect
H. U. C. Dormitory
Members of Executive Board of National Federation of Temple bisterhoods^ievv dormitory under construction for Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. This building, the gift of the Jewish women of America, was made possible by a fund of $27S,0CO raised by the National Federation at practically no expense, the cost being mpre than covered by interest received while the fund was accunm- lating. Mrs, Abram Simon, of Washington, D. C. (indicated by X), was Chairman of the drive. On thc right is the student body of the. College.