Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-26
COIN ON AMERICA ANDlSRAEL
Jews Grsndest People Of Past, Yankee
Na.ion Best at Present
BOTH HOPE OF FUTURE FOR WORLDS
,Iewish Anniversary IL Celebrated In
All the synagOgues of Omaha
Exercises VIII he Held
sunday, Too.

At the Saturday morning services Of the
Jewish anniversary celebration large audi
ences greeted all the orators. At Temple
Israel Rabbi Cohn conducted the services
and delivered the address. AT the two
orthodox synagogues Rabbis A. Bramson
and II. Grodzinsky conducted the services.
but the addresses for the occasion were de-
Iivered by DR.. A. Romm at Beth Hama
drash Hagodol and by On. Philip Sher at
Congregation Bnai Israel. DR.. Romm dis
cussed the emigration of the Jew to Amer
lea and the influence on the national life
OF his strong characteristics Or. Sher
considered 1.-THE Wandering Jew from the
philosophical and sociological standpoints.
Rabbi COINS topic at Temple Israel was
America and Israel" He said in part
Israel was the grandest people of the
past; America is the greatest nation OF the
present. Both are the hope Of the future
for all the world. 1t may seem strange IN
one both an American and Jew TO make
such large assertion, but there is one
virtue that takes precedence of modesty
and that is truth. One great fault OF the
Jow in the past, no matter what his enc
mics may say 20 the contrary, Is that ne
has been too modest. He has been too sub
missive. has too patiently endured the
him. zangwil says that the Jews are the
only Christians in Europe; they are the
only ones who have turned the other cheek
II they had been more self-assertive, If
they had evinced more of the spirit of the
Maccabees in a brave resistance against
wrong and oppression, It would have been
better for them.
Great Lesson to the jew.
THAT Is the great lesson this celebration
reveals TO the Jew 1t was the brave stand
taken by some of the early Jewish colonies
against the attempted tyranny of men like
Peter Stuyvesant and the brave assertion
of their rights in those early times by
which obstacle after obstacle was over
come and restriction after restriction re-
moved. To those pioneers not only the
Jews of America are indebted. but all
men who care for manhood, for justice ana
for liberty throughout the world
''rhr Jew has been and still is the chief
representative of these things throughout
the ages The Jews of Russia are now
learning this lesson and are arming to de-
fend themselves. 1t is only since taking
that stand that new day has begun to
dawn In Russia. It is only as they con-
tinue TO take stand that full rights Will
be finally accorded them when Russia
energies from the present chaos and comes
at last after so much bloodshed ana so
much cruelty, to its own"
Rabbi Cohn ardently advised that wher-
ever any prejudice or oppression arises or
shows itself the Jew should manfully re-
sist and stand upon his rights as a man. TO
which all of Gods children are entitled
not by any favor, not by any privilege
not by any tolerance but through divine
and inalieuable right
Self-Respect Needed.
Men respect those who respect them
selves. 1t is better TO die for liberty
than to live without it. Better be corpse
than a slave" In this connection he
quoted Henry Ward Beecher's assertion,
at the time a Jew was denied his rights in
New York. "There Is not another race
or people that is in such a sense a bene-
factor of the human race as the Jews are
and have been" This saying was praised
from a Christian and clergyman, a class
not too favorably disposed toward the
Jew. though protesting a religion of love.
The rabbi then expanded at some length
on the manifestation of Gods spirit in the
Jewish people
He deigned TO dwell among the Jews.
IT was through their sons and daughters
that he spoke with the voice of prophet
and of sage, 1t was the Jews who gave
and the Hottest ethics; and the book OF
books, the Bible, every word of which
both old and New Testament, was written
by Jews. Jesus Himself was a Jew. And
yet even the so-called Christian world
would defy one Jew while il would cruelty
all the rest.
Recognition some Day.
1T will some day be recognized that the
jew has indeed been, more than Greece OIL
Rome, or Babylon or Egypt, or any Other
nation, the worlds greatest blessing"
or America the rabbi said:
1T Is positively the grandest country OF
Gods earth-a land whose ideals of free
dom, Justice and humanity are actually
woven IN the very structure OF the govern
ment and in the foundation of the state
America is another name for opportunity
the land of the square DEAL where all mel
have fair chance on their title as men, 4
enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit OF happl
ness. The very unique distinction of gu
country is that il welcomes men Of al
lands, of all nationalties and of all creeds
In this way Is America the hope of tn
world and is becoming more and more al
example and an inspiration to all mankind
On this virgin continent of the new wori
the new experience has made a government
built up from the foundation on the nobl
principles Of justice and OF right,
ITO be Jew is an honor and has Away
been. To be an American is an equa
honor, but to be a Jewish American, a
American Jew, is to bear a double distino
ton, is to wear two-fold crown, and
the greatest honor of ALL"
The Peoples store received cabiegraI
from the sultan OF Turkey protestin
against the giving away OF turkey. GU
secretary Of state says; GO on with IN
good work" So we will continue Monda!
Tuesday and Wednesday to give turke
away with every cash or credit sale {
$40 or over, in our mems clothing depar
ment only.