The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
NEW YoRK. Jan, !
A Lcarne ed jew on the Duty Of the Jew
ish Con- munity In America.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir Mr..
Simon Goldmans letter in your. paper OF
Jan "a has undoubtedly met with the UNI
divided approval OF many thousands Of your
Jewish readers. while a small minority may
have found his undiplomatic frankness too
brutal In a few weeks the hotels and cot
tages In the Catskils and other mountain
regions and on the seashore viii prepare for
the summer season. and thousands OF Jews
OF foreign origin as veil as native citizens OF
this country win again sufer from the dis
agreeable feeling that In spite OF the Deolara-
ton OF Independence. OF the Constitution OF
the Iniied States. and their own ardent
patriotism. they nre considered tab o by GER
cain classes Of the population nni In an in
definite number OF public places in tnelr
adopted bu re fqtherlind
Why slou1 the rehgio and communal
leader, OF American Judaism not prolt By
accidents OF the Kind OF the Lake Placid c m
pany case TO probe the disease and II radi-
cal cure necessary. feurlessly TO apply tho
scape2
By a curious coincidence | received on the
very day you ubished the petition drafted
by Louis Marshall and rashly sisnei by soma
of leading jewish phianthropists OF this
city. Or Krsusko rs lecture against Israel
Zangwilrs speech on the East African project.
The eloquent Philadelphia rabbi, as his Gus
tom Is. took the bull by the 1orns By saying
a few bitter truths to both sides.
Religious popularity. socil clannlsh0ess.
racial u assimilAtiveness. lack or national
patriotism. economical unproductiveness:
the.e are. according 70 the JEWS theologian
OF the Quaker City. the chapter adings OF
tie anti-Seritic oatechism Rel gious pref
udice. racial aversion national intolerance
OF the stranger. econ mioil hatrel OF the
more active, ore able An / more successful
competitor these are the Jews counter
charges against his fentle opponent. And
our rabbi does not hesitate from his pulpit.
which besides those Of New York's Iemple
Emanr- ~ and hlcagOs sinai conversation.
Ia undoul tellv the most important jewish
pulpit VI tue United States. % declare
Ifthc world continues gnoran' Of TIE real nature
draoe Of the Jews making conscientious ana per-
sIsicnt effort 10 snow himself and his faitn and
eontrsry. maj BE- has lived a social NE that could
moi hui show hlm Ia most uniavorable ugnt-
Einile pr iulioe. and draw hatred anu contempt
rWhefcver he settled, ther, he allowed IN Anil
and obssrvsnecs and customs to enforc. a barrier
between hi srf and his follow men OF other faiths
Eass a.G speto S G Sad d2esS Of a 1Sc
tons among whom thcy settled. thPish oontlnu-
r,strict his every concern and relationship lie,
II dominated not only thr province OF heart, soul
ton Industry. Mlbt others could wear, be could
not wear what others could eat. ne could not rat
r6Srs he demanded r1c-ptona treatment spe-
oiaI exemption ana provisions separate schools.
fbus ne thTnrted his world mission. beoomng a
self separating and unussmilailvc foreigner IN
the land OF his birth or Of his adoption. With his
own hand be has tortured the ethical religion or
Moses and the Prophets, mat vas given TO him
~ ow, hands fc fastened shAcRlcs 10 his feet,
built prison walls about himself, and barred his
why 70 national and social liberalization with his
fellow men.
Where lies the cure? ONLY IN tho teachings
Of progressive Judaism, which, alas. ior the
last few years. e. since We very very leaders
ton have laid their heavy hands upon the
jewish pulplts OF Firth avenue ana Us neign-
borhood has become tne S ydrn "a o. S Sse
teaches this progressive Judaism Nothing
more and nothing less IN modified form, or
course. than Jesus AMI 81 Paul Lad In the1r
minds when they started on their careers as
relormer OF the -PharisaiC Judaism OF their
days the abolition Of The ceremonial Law
Listen 10 DR.. hrauskopt'
Iyet the modern jew free himself from religion,
ritual that separates hin from his fellow men and
drives aim into Ghetto % as own creAi'on. Lei
ba irI a. itle oone In The future as he has cons
In The past LET him nd himself OF the delusiol
Of return 70 Palestine That cannot oror him haf
Of Inc Advantages OF civilization that he now en-.
lows Iii aim worship Ia MS synagogue In accord.
IN ,bst eburcses In secofianee With i6.ir oonyio.
lions. But outside OF his synAgogue leL hin i've
county in which he lives hs his only Gag. his coun.
try's interests b. his Only national interests hls
county's welfare the goal OF all MS PATRIOTISM.
To conclude: Ietus hope that in spite Of
his antl-social. nnti-Chrlstian and anti .Ameri-
can behavior. the valuable services Of State
Librarian Melvil Dewey will not be lost 70
State and country. whose welfare Is. after all,
dearer 10 every well meaning jew than his
own particular interests, and which should
and shall certainly not be inteuered WIN
for reasons spelling pohucs an ana peTs ss nal
NV York, Jan. 81.