Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1918-11-08

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THE COLUMBUS JEWISH CHRONICLE
¦   *'*of^W Conift,,-;, ^ WEEKLY DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF JEWISH PEOPLE OF COLUMBUS AND VICINITY
VOL. 1
COLUMBUS, OHIO, FlllfeAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1918.
No. 27
RABBI DAVIDOWITZ WRITES FROM FRANCE
Tells of the Great Need of More Jewish Chaplains for Over¬ seas Work. ./-
multiplying  the  liresent one hundred fold and more."
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AiVfERIGAN HEBREW ^^^GREGATION UNITES
HOLDS SERVICE FOR JEWS
Wonderful Inspiration Received
From the Visits Among
the Men.
Some of the letters from France of Rabbi Harry S. Dav¬ idowitz of Philadelphia, one of the first Jewish chaplains to be commissioned with the Amer¬ ican Expeditionary Forces, have been nlade public through the Jewish Welfare Board. The fol¬ lowing extracts tell a graphic story:
."July 26. .   "I hold sevices for the Jewish soldiers of the town.   Altogether I understand there are no more than a hundred of them in town, and we had forty-one, so that was not a bad showing.  We had with us a motely,congregation; a little Alegrian Jew; a Russian Jew, serving in the French army ever since the beginning of the war (he had his little boy with him,, a youngster of ten years of age) ; and even a chap from Min- 'neapolis,   Minnesota,   who   re¬ membered me from th6 Syna¬ gogue back there.   There, was no mistaking the genuineness of the delight of the entire congrega¬ tion at haying a Jewish chaplain with them. I am glad that we are going to have more. We need them.  All of the Christian chap¬ lains I meet tell me of the heed - of oui^-chaplains at the front-."'
¦    .   "August 8,., "Just returned from a trip Chaplain Barnett   (the British provide  their  Jewish  chaplain with   a   large   seven-seater,   a chauffeur, a clerk and a Strieker OT an orderly).   He had received a telegram that at a certain hos¬ pital ,some twenty miles from here, about eight miles from the front, there was a Jewish soldier who had been killed awaiting burial.    I took my helmet and my gas mask and my auto gogg¬ les and piled in.    He has been with the British forces for three years now and he knew the sec¬ tor quite* well.    The town near the hospital and cemetery which we visited is a sight for the gods of vengeance and retribution to behold  and  gather  inspiration for wrath.   Once it was a pros¬ perous and beehive busy little town, lying in the bosom of the coal mine district."
With the Historical Commission
of  Ohio   in   Collecting
Data.
OHIO'S RECORD IN THE WAR
The   Activities   of   All   Jewish
Societies to Be Made a Part
of the Report.
The Union of American He¬ brew Congregationb is co-oper¬ ating with the Hisiorical Com¬ mission of Ohio, in collecting data for statistical as well as historical purposes. The His¬ torical Commission is the official agency of the state for the col¬ lecting of records of Ohio's part in the present war. Mr. Arthur M. Schlessinger, Chairman of the Commission  writes to the
"August 11. "I conducted two services, Fri-
for  all   the   soldiers   at   Toby- hanna.
Send Off t(| Draftees The Ladies Temple Society of Temple Israel, Akron, O., recent¬ ly' gave all the Jewish draftees a large farewell "Send off" before they went to cartip.   Each man was given a remfemberance sym¬ bolic for the good wishes of the community. Adopts French, War Orphans Mrs. Max Reich, correspond¬ ing secretary of the Wom'ans' Auxiliary of Temple Beth  El, writes  that  their  organization has    adopted   a - French   war orphan and that.they are in con¬ stant communication with the child.    This Sisterhood' is like¬ wise doing som^ very fine work amongst the soldiers stationed at Knoxville.     Eai^ly   in   October, 500 soldiers were entertained at one time.    On October 12th an urgent appeal was sent out by the Red Cross for jellies and pre-
BANQUET TENDERED DR NATHAN MASS
In Appreciation of the Wonder¬ ful'Work Done for the Jew¬ ish Relief ommittee.
This    Splendid    Achievement Stands Out As a Remark¬ able Success for Jewry.
nonrsectarian drives in North Carolina and in Mississippi. In¬ spired by these magnificent re¬ sults a number of other states are making arrangements to hold campaigns during the first week in December.
THINKS AMERICA IS RUSSIA
A testimonial luncheon was re¬ cently given at the Bankers' Club, New York, by Jacob H. 1 Schiff in honor of Dr. Nathan Krass, Rabbi of the Central Synagogue, New York City in token of the magnificent work that Dr. Krass has done under the auspices of the American Jewish Relief Committee throughout the country in rais¬ ing funds for the Jewish War Sufferers.  •
Dr. Krass's eloquence was re-
Priest   of   Russian   Church   m
Salem Instigating Attacks
On Jews.
ENGLAND TO CARE FOR JEWISH INTERESTS
Secretary Balfour Declares Eng¬ land Will Do All She Can ¦For the Jew.
JEW   ENFRANCHISEMENT
That the priest of the Russian Church of Salem, Mass., insti¬ gates the members of his con-
Allied Governments Have Full¬ est Sympathy for the Jew¬ ish People of Rumania.
Foreign Secretary Balfour's declaration that England will do all she can to obtain a just and
Union: "We desire particularly to have accojjnts of the war work serves for the sick soldiers at the that the Jewish.Sisterhoods are Hospital. The members of this performing, copies of War Ser- j Sisterhood responded very liber- mons, list's of men in the service.
gregation to attack the Jews,; jagting solution of the Jewish and that he, personally, heard question in East and Southeast him use the words "down with;Europe has created a deep im- the Jews" in the course of his pression amongst the Jews of sermon, is the assertion of a .the Central and neutral coun- certam Mr. Golub, himself a j tries. The Jewish Press in Eu- Christian, who does not believe'ope sees in this decalaration a that the church is a proper ^g^ proof of England's friendli¬ ness towards the Jews, and it at-
sponsible last year for over one} place for spreading anti-Semitic and a half million dollars out of I propaganda.   Mr.   Golub,    who
, and all other literature, which
day seven to eight and Saturday 1 ^^^ y^^^^ y^^s^y „p„„ ^he activi-
seven to eight, in an open held. | y^ ^y y^^ j^^^ j„ connection with
The boys were m a highly recep- ^^^ ^^^ ...     ^he importance of
tive mood.and showed the effects, g^^j^   historical   data,   is   well
of the prayers and sermonettes, i^„^^„ ^^ ^^^ j^^^    The Union
in their faces   in their bearing j^^^ y^^^ ^^^ put at the disposal
and in their talk afterward. One i ^y y^^ Commission copies of the
Sergeant came ,over to tpe andlr^^^rds of activity of the Ohio told me that^this was the first; g^^^^ g^^^^j^ ^^ ^j^^ j^^^j^j^ ^^j.
Jewish service he had attended: f^re Board, with whom it has ever since he entered the army, ^^^^^ co-operating, and the re¬
ally.
the total of $10,000,000 raised for the relief of Jewish sufferers from the war. He delivered ir¬ resistible appeals to great audi-
Buy Bonds ! ences    in   Pittsburgh,   Kansas
The member^ of the Adath j city, Des Moines,. Harrisburg, Joseph Sisterhciod, St. Joseph, j Providence, Wilmington, and in Mo., repor;t that a committee of j many other cities.
seven ladies worked in the 4th Liberty Loan drive. These ladies canvassed   the ) membership   of
"August 6. "Today I have been walking around from one battalion to another arranging for the com¬ ing Friday evening services to be properly posted and announc¬ ed from the various coinpanies' headquarters. I met more of my boys whom I knew or who knew me from Camp Dix, and alto¬ gether spent a iiseful day."
over a year ago, and he promised he would never mi,ss one in the future. He asked me whether he could keep the prayer book that I had handed him.' Another
^5.?!???P3''*!?^4 SLf-i!§ ij?4--*9^^ "*°^^ up""witirhis'CapfaiiTto see who
would attend the services, both
\yanting to go, but only one of
them being able to leave theof-
-fice."   'Chaplain, will you be able
to hold services for us every
week?'-was a question asked in
one form or another by all the
men,' individually or in groups.
I tell you it was encouraging and
inspiring."     '    ¦
"August 7. "I feel pretty much fatigued after my day's tour of the re¬ maining battalions some five miles distant. Strange how one day you get all kinds of lifts and the next day you have to hoof it ten miles without bumping into one likely car toi givn you a lift. The o]bher day ic was an English Captain one part of the road, ¦ then "an American Colonel, wind¬ ing up with a r.ritish General. Today, not even a buck private with a team. But anyway, I finished arranging for the Divi¬ sion's services.
"While   at   Division   Head¬ quarters attempting to locate the senior Jewish chaplain of the British forces, I bumped' right into   him.     Chaplain   Barnett came over to; our Division hfead- quarters to look for me.    We made arrangements for tomor¬ row afternoon to talk over all matters and to visit the three hospitals that are in the neigh¬ borhood.   On my return to the regiment I  came across  some more Jewish boys from Camp Dix.   I am actually surprised at the  delight  shown  by  all  the boys.  It is really heartening and inspiring to me, to know I mean so much to them.  When I heard some  of the  folks  back home make remarks about the value of a chaplain among our boys, I sometimes questioned myself as to the wisdom of the step I had taken, comparing the sacrific I was making with the amount of good I could do.   The first few days with my Division sufticed to dispel  all  doubt  in  my  mind. What  the  value  of  a  Jewish ,   chaplain is when the Division go^s into action I can surmise by
"August 18. "I have had services with the 312th   Infantry   regiment   this week.   Friday evening with the 1st  Battalion,   Saturday   night with the 3d, this morning with the 1st and 3rd together.   You should   have   seen   them   this morning.      Over    a    hundred bronzed soldiers, climbing a high embankment and then crawling under a barbed wire-fence in order to get intp the field'beyond to hold Jewish services.   The 3d Battalion men marched in from their camp, over a mile from here, by a Jewish Lieutenant. They marched up to the center of the field, turned about, and, saluted the Chaplain.   We sang Adon Olam, prayed, stood'up to the Shmoneh Esreh, sat down to listen to a sermon, finished the services and sang Yigdal.    It was  great,   British  aeroplanes humming above, British obser¬ vation baloons hovering in the air."
(Continued on page 4)'
cord of activities of the various constituent organizations of the Union; the j^latioiial Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, and the Department of Synagog and ¦SchooLElxten'sion.'Any. informa¬ tion, such as, lists of men in the .service, war letters and diaries, photographs of soldiers, resolu¬ tions and publications of con¬ gregational societies on the war,' records of work for Food Con¬ servation, descriptive material 'di- similar records, may be sent .to the executive offices of the Union, 62 Duttenhofer Building, Cincinnati, Ohig, or directly to Mt. a. Schlessinger, The His¬ torical Commission . of Ohio, Fifteenth and High Streets, Co¬ lumbus, Obio.
Rabbi Lubin's Activities Rabbi J. Lubin of Plattsburg, N. Y., recently visited Stony Wold Sanitarioum for Girls, .in behalf of the inmates of the in¬ stitution, and cdnducted relig¬ ious services. This is,the first time that a Rabbi.held services in this institution since the erec¬ tion of the Sanitorium. It is to be hoped that Rabbi Lubin will continue his good work at this ipstitution. Gives to War Sufferers' Fund Rabbi Morris M. Feuerlicht, of Indianapolis, Ind'., writes that the   Student. Congregation   at
Dr. Krass recently returned
from an extended  tour  of  the
J- .        I West.    His   itinerary   included
the Sisterhood and sold $35,000 Omaha, Salt Lake City, Denver,
worth of bondsj to 40 members Fresno, Colorado Springs, Sac-
of the Sisterhooll. j'ramento,    Los    Angeles,    San
Elects New Officers Diego, San Francisco, Phoenix,
Ori Tuesday, September 23d, Arizona, Albuquerque and Las
does not want his address pub¬ lished, asserts that while in Sa¬ lem over Sunday, he happened to walk into the Russian Church and heard the priest call upon his audience "to revenge them¬ selves on the Jews." After the sermon, Mr. Golub says, he had an interview with the anti-Semi¬ tic priest, and .asked him Wheth¬ er he considers it proper to use
tacks the Central Powers on ac¬ count of their attitude towards the Jewish question in Rumania. The Neue Lemberger Zeitung writes:
VThe prestige of the'Central Powers has greatly suffered through the Treaty of Buchar¬ est, which has aroused the anger of the Jews throughout the whole world against them, while. England, by her new declaration,
a church for such un-Christian j jj^g .^^on a great political vie
the Temple Sisterhood of Can¬ ton, O., elected new officers, for the year 1918-i'9. Those elected to office were: Mrs. Jack Joseph, President; Mrs. Edwin I. Baer, Vice-President^- Mrs.' Edward Abt, Secretary; Mrs. • Morris Nusbaum, Treasurer. The Sisterhood meets every month- in the rooms of the Temple.
propaganda. The priest refused to discuss the matter" with Mr. Golub, on the ground that he is a "defender of th6 Jews.'
Buy the Limit—W. S. S,
THE JEWISH BANK
The Anglo-Palestine Company or as it is called ih Palestine, the Jewish Bank, is displaying great activity of late. In spite of the Turkish rulers, who, finally de¬ creed its liquidation, the con¬ fidence of the population in the bank has remained unshaken. Since the occupation of Judea the head bank in Jaffa and its branches in Jerusalem, Gaza and Hebron have resumed their activities.
The large business houses as well as, numerous small traders were at once able to resume their commercial relations with Egypt and for this purpose the bank accorded them a large credit. In this way the Jaffa and Jerusalem markets have been supplied with many Egyptian goods.   The col¬
onies    were    granted    various Indiana University, Blooming-' credits for the purpose, of pro¬
ton, Ind., win inaugurate the activities for the season as soon as the university is again in ses¬ sion. "The outstanding feature of the Indiana- University Soc-
"YOUR BRAVE FELLOW JEWS"
curing the necessary materials, and the organization of Jewish colonies was consequently en* abled to send a special buyer to Egypt.   Many owners of orange
iety,"  Rabbi  Feuerlicht  states I plantations were able, thanks to "was that each of its members [the credit extended to them by
In acknowledging a telegram of congratulation sent to him by the English Zionist Federation on the British victory in Pales¬ tine, General Allenby replied: "I and my army express our gratitude' for your kind words and congratulations. .We are^ proud to have been able to set free the Holy Land." General Allenby also replied to Jewish congratulations on the British victory with the words: "I am deeply grateful for your mes¬ sage of congratulation ,and will convey it to your brave fellow Jews whom I am proud to have under my command."
pledged a monthly contribution to the Jewish War Suffferers' Fund, and so far as I know, kept their pledge throughout the year 1917."
Supervises Work of Congrega¬ tion Mr. Irving F. Reichert, a stu- dentdent of the Hebrew Union
the bank, to procure the neces¬ sary petrqleum, oil and coal which wer^'placed at their dis¬ position by the British govern¬ ment. The owners of the other colonies have also received large credits which, it is hoped, will enable them to get through the years of war.    In all colonies
College, has undertaken to groups are now being formed supervise the activities of the with the object of procuring the Congregation at Rockford, 111. necessary materials for planting The Sabbath School has Already and sowing. With' the' credit been opened and the indications given by the bank it will be pos- point to a very successful year. I sible speedily and successfully to Mr. Reichert is stationed at carry out these tasks. Each day Camp Grant, 111., as headwprker large deposits are received by for the Jewish ¦ Welfare Board, the bank from abroad oil behalf This' Sisterhood likewise co-'of all kinds of institutions as operates   with other organiza- well as private individuals.
tions in giving dances and enter- . 	
tainmehts every Saturday night     Buy the Limit—^W. S. S.,
Vegas, New Mexico. His suc¬ cess everywhere was remark¬ able. As a result of his trip the; west will go over the top in help-j ing to raise $15,000,000 which' is the minimum goal of the Am¬ erican Jewish Relief Committee in 1918.
' About senty-five people were present at Mr. Schiff'? testimon¬ ial dinner. Eulogistic speeches in praise of Dr, Krass's work, were made by Ambassador Henry Morgenthaii, Louis Mar¬ shall, and Mortimer L. Schiff.
A remarkable campaign just completed under the auspices of the American Jewish Relief Committee throughout the state of North Dakota, has resulted in a subscription of $60,000 for the Jewish War Sufferers. Last year North Dakota raised $12,- 222.     .
This splendid achievement re¬ ceived its impetus from a pro¬ clamation  issued  by  Governor Lynn J. Frazier setting aside a day  for contributions  for the Jewish   War   Sufferers   calling upon all the citizens of his' state without regard to creed.    The state, committee, under the lea¬ dership  of  D.  M.  Naftalin  of Fargo,    Chairman,    and    Alex Stern, Treasurer, took every ad¬ vantage   of   this   opportunity. With the invaluable-aid of Jos¬ eph H. Schanfeld of Minneapolis the entire state was organized with the county as a unit, every county having its chairman. .   The really' unusual nature of the success achieved can only be realized when it is understood what apparently insurmountable obstacles stood in the way.  The drive was conducted when the influenza  epidemic  was  at  its height and meetings of any kind were prohibited throughout the state.   Most unfortunate of all, several  days  before  the  cam¬ paign opened,' the chairman, D. M.   Naftalin,   was   himself stricken with the disease.   B. N. Lesk of Minot, North Dakota, took the helm temporarily and did remarkable work, the chair¬ man himself recovering in time to  take  part  in  a  whirlwind finish.
The drive received great as¬ sistance, from Rabbi Maurice Lefkowitz of Duluth and Rabbi S. N. Deinard of Minneapolis. This success is in line with that already attained by state-wide
JERUSALEM   AS   A  JEWISH PUBLISHING CENTER
A writer in the London Times Educational Supplefmerit' after discussing the probable effects of the Hebrew University at Jerusalem in promoting the Jew¬ ish national renaissance and se¬ curing the moral position of the Jews as a covilizing element, adds the followihg remarks:
"In connection with the Uni-
tory."
In the House of Commons, Mr. King asked the -Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he was • aware of the civil and political injustice under which Jews had hitherto suffered in Rumania and the efforts of the late Marquis of Salisbury to remWrtTieifTh.iTisti<i'e"ST"Wh'ether the treaty of peace, recently signed by Rumania guaranteed full and equal rights-to Jews ;- and, if so, whether he would give an assurance that this country Jiad no intention of setting this article aside.
Lord Robert. Cecil: If the hon¬ orable member will read these.
versity, another project is being
eagerly  discussed  in  Palestine j treaty stipulations with care he
and abroad, and will probably materialize soon after the war. It is a scheme of "The City of the Book," adjacent to the site reserved for the university set¬ tlement. The idea is to concen¬ trate there gradually the He¬ brew book printing industry so as to supply the whole of the Diaspora from Jerusalem with Jewis.h literature, sacred 'and profuse. "Before thq war the number of Talmudic, Rabbinic, and prayer-books sold in differ¬ ent countries amounted to mil-
will observe that the enfran¬ chisement obtained for this Jews ' is of a most limited and condi¬ tional nature, and that the clauses have, in fact, bfeen framed solely in order to give Germany an additional pretext for interfering in the interna¬ tional affairs of Rumania. His Majesty'? government has the fullest sympathy with the cause of Jewish enfranchisement in Rumania arid elsewhere, but it is to the full program of liberation which the Rumanian government
lions yearly.' Warsaw" and Vilna had themselves adopted prior to
were the principal centers of publication, but thie war seems to have destroyed ,them, and Jerusalem could gather and utilize what remains of the skill-, ed labor. Adding the "profane" and especially educational He¬ brew literature, of which the de¬ mand i s increasing daily throughout the world, a flourish¬ ing industry could be created, giving sustenance to-many thou¬ sands of families, and. strength¬ ening the position of Jerusalem in the Jewish revival all the world over."
this treaty, and not tp this re¬ stricted scheme that His Majes¬ ty's government will adhere.
HARDEN SPEAKS
Buy the Limjt—W. S. S.
CHICAGO TAXI EXPERT
TO AID GOVERNMENT
Washington—Jolin Her);z of Chicago, originator of the Black and White and Yellow taxicab systems, has been summoned to Washington to aid the Govern¬ ment in the creation of a taxi- cab system which will permit of ready transfer of army officers, who in the course of their offir cial duties are' forced to visit each day many of the various war departments located in widely separated sections of the city.
London, Oct. -29.—In an inter- View with the Berlingske Ti- dende of Copenhagen, Maximil¬ ian Harden, editor of Die Zuk- unft of" Berlin says in reference to the Hohenzollerns: .
"I have always had uneasy' presentments concerning the ruler,' who, on his accession thirty years ag6, said, 'I will lead you into glorious days, 'Wilhelm' has changed into 'filmheim' and Germany into a^poor moving pic¬ ture theater. Now we are sitting on the ruins of these thirty years of politics."
Referring to the submarine war of Germany, Editor Harden says:
"I hope Von Tirpitz will as soon, as possible- be put before a proper tribunal. There must be limits to what human beings can do to one another. And the war ort Belgium was started on our part with. a sharp trick, so I never admired our military vic¬ tories, the results of dishonor. But today treaties are no longer sci'aps of paper."