Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1903-03-14

White, or Father Ratio. or the Right
Rev. Abbot Obrecht "is a delightful
chap" it is with as much respect for
their calling as il one of our own kind
were to say, "He is Jealous and faithful
priest" Mr.. Marcosson is a glutton for
work and his work is always well done.
But besides Mr.. Marcossou Louisville has
turned out other men of the Hebrew
race who have distinguished themselves
in the journalistic field. among them Ike
Dinkelspiel, of New York; Milton Bron-
ner, of the Coviugton Post. one of the
brightest men that ever welded pen or
pencil in Louisville; NJ. Leroy Stadeker
of the Cincinnati Post; Washington Flex
ner, one of the publishers of the Louis
Vile Herald.
In the theatrical line Marc Klaw, of
Louisville, has made himself famous,
while Charles Hertzman, Eddie Plohn
and Adolph Klauber are climbing the
ladder every day in their respective
branches.
In the matter of religion there was no
more earnest, no more scholarly man in
Louisville than the late lamented Adolph
Moses. He was friend to the poor and
distressed and foe to vice of every de-
scription. No one could pass an hom in
conversation with him without being
benefited. His successor at the Temple
Adas Israel is another learned, sincere
and scholarly gentleman. So also are
Rabbis Solinger and Ignatz Muller and
young Rabbi Adolph Moses, now in Mo-
bile. Alfred Godshaw is another citizen
of Louisville who is studying for the
Hebrew ministry, and who will soon
complete his course. No brighter boy
ever attended the Louisville Male High
School than Rabbi Abe Gideon, who has
| Just returned after course of eight years
study in Europe.
In athletics we have Barney Dreyfus,
DIR. Max I.illienthal, Bernard Block, Sam
Cert, Milton Washer, Dolph Vile, now
of Lexington; Louis Wolff, Bertram
Bernheim and Palmer Bernheim. All of
these are good, upright, intelligent gen
tlemen and gentlemen of public spirit.
The Jews want pound for pound and
quart for quart in matters of business,
but in social affairs they are liberal, gen
erous to a fault. Although there are not
nearly as many Jews in Louisville as
there are Irishmen, still the Jews pay
large portion of the taxes and are liberal
when it comes to public enterprises.
Several years ago, perhaps it was eight
years ago, young Jew began his career
as a news gatherer on the Commercial.
He was energetic, intelligent, quick-wit-
ted and in every sense gentlemanly. He
was the only Jew on the paper at that
time and soon endeared himself to every
member of the staff. Christmas time
rolled around and on Christmas eve the
various editors and reporters came in
with their packages of Christmas gifts
for friends and relatives. The Jew alone
was without his bundle of gifts. He took
in the spirit that appeared to prevail, but
said nothing for time. Finally his good
fellowship got the better of him and he
sought the ear of an Irish-American
reporter with whom he was particularly
chummy and said "Say, I'm lonesome.
You fellows have somebody to give some
thing to. / have a father and mother
and sisters, but we don't believe in
Christmas. Yet I'd feel better if could
make somebody happy tomorrow. How
can do itl'
1t did not take long for that Irish
American reporter to find a member of
the St. Vincent de Paul Society, who
recommended family on Bullitt street,
where the father was out of work and
the mother i'll, and FIVE children helpless
and hungry. 1t took less time for Louis
Dinkelspiel, the Jew reporter, to dig
down in his pocket and produce ten dol
lars as a Christmas gift for this poor
family. There was not happier man in
the Commercial Office on that Christmas
morning than Louis Dinkelspiel, and he
told no one of what he had done. Every
Christmas thereafter Louis hunted up
some poor family and made its members
happy. He died about one year ago,
when he appeared to be on the high-road
to success in the business world, but to
the end whenever the orphans, the Little
Sisters of the Poor or St. Vincent de
Paul Society was mentioned Louis
Dinkelspiel would say: Count me in for
what you think ought to give" May
he rest in peace.
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