New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
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benefit. and in many cases free medical treatment
The rooms serves as a clubrOcm. where the men
meet to talk old times read letters from home
discuss politics and current events or 10 study the
/ Talmud and other religious writings. And re-
| lgious services are also held. OF their nuube-
not necessarily ordained rabbi acting as leace-
! WOMEN WITHOUT RELIGIOUS LIFE.
/ This is the puzzling and bewildering metamor-
| phosts which the Jewish immigrant finds in Amer
lea The results are far reaching In Eastern
| Europe both educational and social life centre in
/ the church We have at the Educational Alliance
/ one OF the largest religious schools IN Arerica-
thrty-two hundred pupils OF these thirty-twC hun
dred only 10 per cent are boys. To understand this
1t IS necessary understand the position of woman
| In the church in Eastern Europe The JEWISH
woman OF Eastern Europe has religious life -
that have told you applies to men alone All 10
parochIal schools there for boys alone. Woman
IS disregarded entirely that she is rot even sx-
pected to attend religious services unless SO
sr sfl, Boys are connTIned girls are not Bows
me homei girls are not When boy reaches the
position to which his mother can never aspire Tho
position of woman is such that when she ventures
ever dares 70 do s0-she viii begin with an apology.
"a AI IN, s am a woman yet IL seems @ me and
do This 6scaI1 is-ls l-I l4el.s o'S WA
v%RRGse0 TO De capable OF sFasPns an idea as he
The religion which we teach at the Educa,iop.s
Alliance. religion without superstition b.gotry
is simply regarded by the people about rs as no
religion at an; therefore it is good enough for ne
girls. Our school is free but the people wiz not
S Ta9,b the Ell BOYS to it. They prefer 70 pay
There are 27s such schools hourishins OF she lower
The change in social life IS as peculiar and
Puzzhng 70 the immigrant as that III the religious
life. In Eastern Europe the social lie centres IN
the church and the home. and is pervadeG oy a
from natural occasions The social ne 70 UbieS
we are accustomed-baIls. receptions, ho.5ue's.
All these affairs are arranged
NO SPONTANEOUS FESTIVALS
FOR instance. IT is the custom in the 5ovts6'
Church to celebrate the eighth day after The hr a
Of son. This festival IN Europe is slways az
occasion OF much rejoicing. But reye. sUpso=-
the day falls a weekday. when there is work Z
the shop, the man goes tc the shop ana t'Ir CO.
bration is postponed until the following sund1
Then the host knows. and his guests know tIst Z
is not the right day. Their cons-eEces S11Ie a. 1
and the occasion is one Ct secret sadness Iai
tnan rejoicing They fall 70 mourning ever
observe the old customs. rather than enjoyus a. L.
Always before the Immigrant had roo-r a
which to entertain his friends. In the crowd
cannot do this The wedding is the pinnacle o.:
Jewish social life But on the lower East side
must pay at the door for his hat ana coat checE
feeling of openba1ded hospiraii9v TS hi he
ding is cold and comfHrtless function
joying himself in his home with his family aui
joyment he finds he must accourno,iato his t-1s y,
that of others \ ball is be held at a certain
time. There is no especial reason Tor it at that
time. but the date has been fixed by a COMMITTEES
Of arrangements, and he is asked TO purchase
ticket But, remembering his good times I'm the
old country. he goes hoping to enjoy himself once
more. He finds himself in a sea of strangers. with
nothing as he has been used to It He goes away
wsary and dishearte1ed 1t is the same in summer.
Pcnics, When he compares such a picnic with the
spontaneous as the pIav OF children his bs,-f h
sick Often he saws that America is no good and
ne would rather be back in the old country.
WITHOUT SOCIAL LIFE
LAS the woman in Eastern Europe has no re-
ligious life, she has social life. If you call
at a house YOU arc received by the man OF the
house, not the woman. There are certain social
reasts and celebrations Of the church but the men
participate in them. not the women IF invitations
are sent out to wedding they are sent TO the
wedding the highest social tj ' I'T I,4sfs-T
there are nVe men present to woman.
father before her marriage n be- b'lsbaTd Ifter
She cannot own property in her own name. Her
testimony IS not received the ecclesiastical
courts although In the civil courts II has recently
Can you imagine what all this nears ths
immigrant lie goes 10 church and finds women
IN me majority He gees TO the schools ard t2ds
hind every counter. beside him in every shop WAT
1 is Iae result? The result is that he loses al MS
Dr.. Blausteln paused TO let this declaration sink
You may think. he he s sS9d that rom what
Jews of Eastern Europe. that sbe IS desosed On
We CONTRARY. she is an idoIized being she =
= INC queen or the nome re ti,--r
SbUI MnIcnn she Is excluded from ali the tn!hsS !
rave mentioned Is that she IS not entitled 70
tneLh. out that being busy with her household du-
CeS she Is excused from them She excused ron
ISIlsiouS duties. because something home may
teqhTe her attention. She is excused from etuca-
on because more important duties await her So
M = 1SCSeu from looking after her Own proper
Inc men or her family will DO that for her and pro-
eCI al her rights She is even excused from sociaL
uuues' concluded DR.. BIaUstein graveiy
AMERICAN WOMEN A PUZZLE
The immigrant sees woman IN America e.
cused from nothing She bears the heat and burden
OF the day at his side. She has become his equal
ana ne supposes she is 10 be treated as an equal
ne loses all respect for women. and acts ac-
cordinGly. Then he goes out into the American
word. and finds TO his establishment that women
nave privileges in America He nndS that there -
a RUE, IaCleS first It surprises nm very laIc-.
~ can understand the apparent contrlqlcloh %
t-.t4SS- II requires another mental realJusllie-
mere Is nothing that diSturbs the Jew 50
ing part In the athletics Of the schools. The rse
LOT ataietlcs. both outdoor and indoor, IN Au1erica
~ some nlng tncOmprehenSIbe 10 him re mas c.
.Vateq MS mind long at the expense or MS boGy
Suat tle American maxim a sound mind IN q SOUND
oocy is something he cannot understand FhyslcA4
rms Is one OF the features OF our edUcat ona4 sSS
TEN which add most TO his bewilderraent
All tneSe Things may explain 70 a Silsng 9es4sCs
ne puzzled condition OF the tmmigrant nlnd tas
oIcuity he has in aSsiutlating and adjusting Alll-
sef 10 new conditions; his heavy heartedneSs OFTEN
children
THE cHAUNcEYs IN cEoARHURsT.