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COLUMBUS, OHIO, FEIDAY, MAY 3, 1918.
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*Mewish Idealism Neeiied Today," Say Speakers
The annual banquet of the Ohio State Univevsity Menorah society, an unusually brilliant event, was held on Sunday even¬ ing, April 28th, at the Chitten¬ den Hotel. The evening was marked by the addresses of the speakers, vital with the import to the Jew of the trend of mod¬ ern times. Rabbi Jacob H. Kap¬ lan of the Reading Road Tem¬ ple, .Cincinnati, was the chief speaker, and Rabbis Kornfeld and Shohet of this city also de¬ livered mesgages of real meart-
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Beginning the program Toastmaster Morris S. Galvin in¬ troduced Professor Mitnitzky, pianist, who rendered one of his own compositions. Following an extensive and gratifying report of the last year's progress by Mr. Galvin, Mr. Boris Glassman, one of the oldest, members of the Menorah, spoke on the situation of the Jews of Poland and of In¬ terior Russia. In .their life, he said, the Jewish idea was domi¬ nant, and the Jewish basic prin¬ ciples were right. '
A telegram of regret at in¬ ability to be present was re¬ ceived from Chancellor Henry Hurwitz of. the Menorah, who was an invited guest. Impression of Being Supetficial Rabbi Shohet, in his address, said that the average American college man of today creates the impression that he is superficial. He deplored the appearance of superficiality, and urged the col¬ lege man to keep up his educa¬ tion, and not commercialize his' every idea.
"Babylon was the seat of JeW' ish culture," he said, "and that culture  exists  today;  we  still draw on Babylon for culture and learning." .     Rabbi Shohet linked up Baby Ion with the modern idea of Jew ish   education.   The   westward movement of Jewish culture into Spain, culminated in the adap¬ tion of the Spanish school to surrounding conditions, and to¬ day nothing is left of either.   Of. the social and economic life of the Jews of Spain and Babylon, we have nothing, and the Jew is extinct  as  far  as   those   two phases of his ancient Babylon¬ ian and Spanish life are con¬ cerned.
"If the Jews of the future," Rabbi Schohet concluded, "will learn to^'measure by the present instead of by the dim past, they will be successful. Do not be men of thte jnoment. Be lasting, promote J e w i s h scholarship. There is no such thing as Rus¬ sian Jewry today. We, in Amer¬ ica  havp   inherited the Jewish
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mantle of lei^rning. We have not produced anything as yet. Re¬ form is not American. It is pro gressive, but not American. In conclusion, take an interest in affairs Jewish; try to think a higher thought; do not consti¬ tute a society, but try always to conduct si. :. forum of Jewish thought.
Pleads for Closer Relations Be- t^yeen All Jews
Rabbi Kornfeld made a plea for a closer relation bet-yveen the Orthodox and Reform scjhools of thought and their followers.
"The Menorah," he "said, "is an ideal. Ybu may not write a single Hebrew book, or read, but yoii can hold high the Jewish ideal. Everything we do should be permeated by this ideal. It is what you do that counts.
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man sometimes scoffs at the word 'spiritual.' Spiritual is very real. Menorah men are ex¬ pected to bring a real spiritual feeling into the community, to become a part of the working community, to magnify and exalt the Torah.
"Do you realize what has kept apart the Orthodox Jew and the Reform?
"They do not go into each other's congregations. I would be the happiest man in the world if all the men and boys would come into my congregation. I despise that sneering aloofness of some college men who claim that they cannot learn anything from the Rabbi. The spirit of loving kindness I fail to see to¬ day. 1 thirili Refoirrii can take care of itself. You shouldn't worry about it. A Jew is a Jew. If you don't believe it, the Gen¬ tile world will show it to you. For, as Sir Walter Raleigh said as he was led to the executioner, 'What ma,tters it how the head lies, as long as the heart is right.'
"Do not worry about Reform or Orthodox. Let us be good Jews, let us go over the top and take some of the mass with us." Jewish Ideals Dr. Jacob H. Kaplan, principal speaker of the evening,- also be¬ spoke an adherence to Jewish ideals.
"I hope," he earnestly stated, "that this may be the center from whence the light may go forth to the whole community. I can never forget that I am a Jew. I am interested in every¬ thing Jewish.
"For more than three thou¬ sand years the Jew has lived to seei wonderful empires rise iand fall. We have no military fore es, big fortresses, only an ideal. What has caused the Jew to live ?   Not his money, surely.
"The Jew has. lived and hasi carried his own individuality al¬ though his inner life has becoYne adjusted to every-day life. Is¬ rael is the most modiarn of all peoples, due to the Inheritance of its wonderful past."
Dr. Kaplan spoke of the in- spira,tion of the world struggle of the Maccabees, and its effect upon subsequent Jewish history. "The saviour of Christianity came, "he said, "and they ex¬ pected us. to die. But we did not die. The Christian tells us Ave are here today because we are stubborn, but we do not accept that explanation.
"Judaism has gone on and on. We have no conception of what the Jews have suffered. They have been driven out, accused, robbed, unendured. They were taxed beyond all reason, they longed for decent treatment, and Reform Judaism grew out of this long^ng.
"But we cannot hide behind
The Jewish Administrative Commission for Palestine has established bureaus in Jerusa¬ lem and Tel Aviv and is prepar¬ ing to settle down to the actual work of laying the foundation for the Jewish State, which has just been received by the Pro¬ visional Zionist Committee in New York City. '
This report, which is dated April 18th describes the remark¬ able demonstration which greet¬ ed the commission on its arrival at Tel-Aviv, the Jewish suburb of Jaffa on April 6th. Every society or organization joined with the town representatives in making the commission welcome and a huge parade reached its -^J climax when an address of wel-
YOUNG JUDEA
LEAMUS GEOUP
come was read to the commission on   the   Boulevard   Benjamin
Rothschild. Dr. Chaim Weitz- man, head of the commission evoked great enthusiasm when he replied in Hebrew, as did also the address of James Roth- schild. The British military governor of Jaffa, who partici¬ pated in the reception, expressed his sympathy with the Zionist aims.
The commission reports that several informal conferences with representatives of various organizations revealed the fact that its work virould have the co¬ operation of all elements of the Palestine, population. "The one disturbing feature of the report is the announci^irient that large sums of moneyjjire needed,to save, the orarige-growers from ruin, owing to the inability, due to the war, of marketing the crops. The commission says that long-term loans to the or¬ ange-growers are an imperative necessity.
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conditions. There is no man so wealthy that he can purchase what the poorest Jew possesses, who puts away his pack, blessed by his children. There is no joy in the world that can equal the joy of the Jew who remembers the Sabbath.    .
"See to it that the Sabbath is kept even at the greatest sac¬ rifice. Our fathers kept it at a great sacrifice.
"I would not exchange my name of Jew for all the medals of ' the world," concluded Dr. Kaplan, closing with another plea, stating need of ideals in the -modern Jewish world, priicticnl Jewisb ideals.
of
the refugees are literally dieing of starvation. In Tiberias, chol¬ era rages.
OF JEWISH MUSIC
JEWISH SUFFERING IN GALILEE AND SAMARIA
Open huts, covered only with eucalyptus leaves were all the shelter for 1500 Jewish refu¬ gees in Wfar Saba, until relief came to them in the shape of the British army in Palestine. To add to their hardships they found themselves for a time in the No-Man's land between the two armies, and, surrounded on all sides by fighting troops, they faced death by shot and shell, by starvation and exposure. This tale of horror is contained in a report dated January 18th, to the Copenhagen Zionist Office, concerning 4500 victims of Dje- mal. Pasha's famous "evacua¬ tion" decree.
The refugees at Kfar Saba suffered most. Yet, in spite of all they had to endure, they would not leave the place. Wag¬ ons were sent to transport them, to Chedera or Samaria, but they refused to budge. In addition to the 1500 kt Kfar Saba, there are 300 refugees in Chedera, where cholera rages, 350 in-Hai¬ fa, 1000 in Tiberias and vicin¬ ity, and 1000 in *Safed, where.
A distinctive musical event will be oft'ered the Jewish public on Tuesday, May 7th, in the lec¬ ture recital to be given under the auspices of the Intercol¬ legiate Menorah Societies. On that evening, at 8 o'clock, Miss Elizabeth Gutman, soprano, will give a lecture recital of Jewish folk songs in the .chapel at Uni¬ versity Hall, Ohi^State Univer¬ sity.
Miss Gutman is individual in her renditions'*of Jewish melo¬ dies, and Columbus Jewry is in¬ vited to attend this recital which has been provided by the cul¬ tural ideals of the Menorah. Miss Gutman will be accompan¬ ied by her own accompanist, Mr. Denoe Leedy of Baltimore. It is anticipated that the Jewish peo¬ ple of Columbus will take ad¬ vantage of this opportunity to hear this artist. There will be no admission chai'ge.
Lecture Course on Zionism and Psychology.
A Young Jildea Leaders Group has been liormed for the furtherance of Zionist work here, as a result of the visit of Miss A. Garfinkel of Tennessee, head of the Southern Young Judea, to the city. Last Wed¬ nesday Miss Garfinkel addressed the High School Young Judea, and on Thursiday a Young Judea Leaders Study Group was or ganized. A permanent organi¬ zation was foi'med, whose work will be planned by Miss Gar¬ finkel and Mr. H. Feinberg.
A lecture course will be given of eight, lectures on Modern Jewish History, Zionism, and Child Psychology.
The first lectures of the course were given on Wednesday even¬ ing, May 1st, by Dr. Williams, professor of Philosophy at O. S. U., on 'Psychology, and Mr. H. Feinberg on "Why and Where¬ fore of Zionism!"
The group, which was formed for the development of leaders for the Young Judea, will meet each Wednesday evening at the Jewish' Educational, Alliance. Rabbis of this city and from out of town, and universi|;y profes¬ sors have consented to address the group.
At the meeting next Wednes¬ day, Rabbi Shohet will speak on "Bablypnian Influences," and Mr. Feinberg on "Parties in the Zionist Movement." The speak¬ er on the psychological subject has not as yet been determined. These lectures are open to "the public, and the.gi;oup urges the general attendance of the com¬ munity.
Movement    Started    to    Close
Frontiers   of   Germany
Against Jews of East
Europe
Fearful that the "Vaterland" may be overrun by a horde of foreigners, Morally inferior to the Teutons and inspired only by the brute instinct of self- preservation, Geheimen-Regier- ungsrat George Fritz calls upon the German Government to, close its frontiers against the free immigration of Eastern Jews.. Otherwise, he says, the national and economic life of the Empire is threatened with great danger.    '
In an article -which he pub lishes in the; Deutsche Zeitung, Fritz says that Germany's atti¬ tude toward the Jewish problem must be considered only from the viewpoint of expediency. He urges, on the other hand, that Germany should support the at¬ tempts made to secure civic equality for the Jews in other lands, and is willing, also from the standpoint of what is ex¬ pedient for this country, that it should further Jewish Palestin¬ ian aspirations. This last, how¬ ever, provided Jewish Palestine should be under Turkish suzer¬ ainty and under control of the Central Powers. Othei*wise' he is opposed to it, for then it would become a center of ot)position to German "world and commercial- political interests.!' . He does not blame the Jews, he says, nor can any one else blame them for having entered ipto-negotiations with ,the. Brit¬ ish Government, and for frank manifestation. of   affection for
England and America. But, he points out, for Palestiiie to re¬ main in control of the Entente means the failure of Germany's plans in Mesopotamia connected with the Bagdad Railway and the renunciation of her commer¬ cial and colonial policy not only in Eastern Asia but also in Africa.
Coming back to this major thesis, Fritz says: "Austria, and especially Vienna is already overcrowded by Galicians who understand how to evade being, sent back whence they came. The German Empire is now threatened with the same fate by Polish and Russian Jews * * * Our native Jewry would be sig¬ nificantly 3trengthened by these added numbers, but their assim- ilatory efforts would be hindered by a mortifying relationship. A revival of anti-semitism would be a natural consequence, and it would endanger the civic equalization of the native ele¬ ment."
For these reasons, says Fritz, the native Jewish element sides with its point of view, ^nd hopes that measures will be taken to prevent the impending mass-ini- migration he fears. Therefore, he proposes that an effective de¬ fence against this menace should at once be set dp, by the imimedi- ate issue of an immigration law which, without the least fear of "J^ish sensitiveness" should close Gennan frontiers against foreign Jews. In the enforce¬ ment of that law, the test should mt be- religious confoinlauce" alone, but descent from Jewish ancestry of foreign nationality..
NORDAU ZION
Nordau Zion met in regular session on Tuesday evening at the Cong. Agudas Achim. An entertaining program was. given, Prof. Mitnitzky and Mr. T. Mur¬ ray rendering vocal and piano selections.
In the course of the business session, ,it was decided that a delegate be sent to the Zionist convention to be held-in Pitts¬ burgh in June,
The organization will meet on Sunday, May 12th, at" the Agudas Achim Synagoge, at which meeting various topics of Jewish interest will be presented by the members.
FRATERNAL ORDER DE-
'FENDS INSURANCE
FEATURE
Defending the fraternal in¬ surance feature of the Independ¬ ent Free Sons of Israel, Henry J. Hyman, chairman of the com¬ mittee of publicity and educa¬ tion makes the fpllowing state¬ ment in answer to criticisms that have from" time to time ap¬ peared in the American Jewish press:
Ye Editors With actuarial mindis and wondrous powers of discernment, will you please re¬ member that this so-called insurance (for very ' small amounts) is only one of the many advantages of member¬ ship in these orders. • May we qualify the above by a very modest reference to The Independent Order Free Sons of Israel organized in 1849 and the tenth oldest fraternal institution iii America,' an Order whose l^eneficenses; has been graciously extended unto every humanitar¬ ian project, hospital, charity and relief fund for our coreligion¬ ists. ...'¦;¦ I The-Independent Order Free
Sons of Israel has invested over one million dollars in Liberty Bonds, is affiliated with the Na¬ tional Fraternal Congress and refers to the Insurance Depart¬ ment regarding its financial re¬ sources and responsibility.
It operates on a fixed annual rate of payments subject to age at time of admission and said rates do not change with the ad¬ vancing years of the members.
On April 1st, 1918, this Order had an unused and ever-grow¬ ing reserve fund of ^1,218,290.- 68 invested in first mortgages on New York property and city bonds.
Here is one institutioa that can furnish abundant proof of its stability, right of existence by reason of deeds performed and a valid claim to being an asset of the United States of America.
HENRY     J. HYMAN,
Chairrrian. Committee'of Publicity and Edu cationy    ' ¦ : .
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B. B. THRIFT
STAMP CAMPAIGN
The local B'nai B'rith will co¬ operate with the national thrift stamp campaign at the ^ext meeting on May 13th.
A thrift stamp appeal will be made by E. L. Taylor, and also by Rabbi Jos. S. Kornfeld. Patriotic Rally and Service Fag Dedication
A Patriotic demonstration will be the event of the meeting of May 27th. A large service flag in honor of the men in cerv- ice will be dedicated at that time. The speakers, and the place of meeting have not yet been, defi¬ nitely determined, but will be later announced.
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some of our advertisers every day, yet a great many never tell the advertisers that they saw the "ad" in the Jewish newspaper. It is a sniall favor to ask of you, and it means so much to the success and welfare of this publication. Let's all pull together. Let's mention this paper next time. '•       j
RUSSIAN JEWS IN NEED
The Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of Amer¬ ica lias received from the Relief Committee of Petrbgrad a list of Jews in Russia who are in need and who have sought in vain to reach relatives or friends in this country. All the refugees are in need of financial assistance, and in some cases their condition is deplorable.
One inquiry comes from a wife whose husbapd left Russia before the war and who has not heard from him for a year. She and their children are practical¬ ly starving. There are otl\er similar inquiries. Some come also from soldiers who have been discharged from the service and cannot locate their relatives. A list „of those sought is in the possession of the Immigrant Aid Society, 22P-231 East Broadway, New York City, of which Jacob Fain is secretary.
JUNIOR YOUNG JUDEA
The Junior Young Judeans wer^ addressed at the last meet¬ ing on Sunday by Mr. H. Fein¬ berg on "Bar Kochva." Hebrew songs were rendered also at this meetings. .
"On Suncjay, May 5th, a picinc is planned for the afternoon at Franklin Park, for which occa¬ sion an attractive pi-ogram is be¬ ing arranged.'
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