The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-20
LITERATURE FOR
JEWISH CHILDREN
Should Keep the Fact That They
Are Americans Uppermost, Declares
Chautauqua Society Speaker.

In order that Jewish children shall
grow up to be proud of their race and
religion, Jewish educators believe that
more should be done TO make the child
mind acquainted with Jewish litera-
ture, as brought forth Wednesday
morning in the discussion that fol-
lowed two able papers on the program
OF the Jewish Chautauqua Ssociety's
summer assembly.
The literature given our children
In the public schools and colleges Is
almost wholly a Christian literature"
said Miss Isabella Hess, principal OF
one of the big Troy, n. Y, public
schools and a teacher in large jew
ish Sunday school. Therefore the
only place left to US to introduce Jew
ish literature is the religious school.
"In creating a Jewish-American lit
erature we should not forget that while
we are Jews we are also Americans
and whatever our modern Jewish
writer's do should be with that thought
uppermost," said Miss Hess. Cannot
q literary work be Jewish In tone, in
spirit and In effect without having
every other word a name that will
create laughter and odium? It Is this
very thing that makes our Jewish
child stand with his fellows but not
of them"
Lee Levinger, Of Sioux City. Ia, in
the paper succeeding Miss Hess, de.
clared that the old Jewish literature
contained a vast mine OF stories
always Of interest and the morals OF
which are SO clear they need no re.
iteration.
IL Is said that most rabies talk too
much, so | would suggest that these
tales would be a great aid to any
speaker and far more interesting and
instructive to the children than the
average talk from the average rabbi
10 the children Of his congregation, !"
said Mr.. Lee.
An address on Socialism and the
Jew" will be given in Temple Beth Ell
auditorium Wednesday evening by
Charles G. Simons, of Detroit. Prof.
r. NJ. Wenley, of the University of
Michigan, the well-known teacher of
philosophy, will give a lecture on Fac.
tors OF Life" Thursday evening in the
same auditorium, To which the dele
gates to the assembly are looking for.
ward with keen interest.
Roosevelt the Modern Amos.
A bright boy Of IL, a member OF a
Sunday school class. during an Illus.
trative lesson on THE Book OF
Amos" conducted Tuesday afternoon
I'm Temple Beth Ell as part OF the pro.
gram OF the Jewish Chautauqua sum.
mer assembly, when asked for a mod.
ern comparison OF the prophet Amos
promptly answered Theodore Roose.
Welt" The boys answer was as great
a surprise to his teacher, Miss Sylvia
Wohlenberg, who was conducting the
lesson. as TO the audience, and in the
discussion created by the child's reply
certain amount OF political feeling
developed that proved highly inter.
esting to the delegates.
One OF the important points taken
up during the afternoon was the need
of Cnautauqua circle in Detroit and
the Detroiters present were urged to
establish a circle by President Israel
Cowen. OF the national society. and
Miss jeanette Goldberg, field secre-
tary. An interesting stereopticon lee
ture on THE Life OF Joseph" was
given by Rabbi Abram Hirschberg, of
Chicago, I'm the Jewish Institute build.
ing, Tuesday evening.