The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-12

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To IHB Enron ~ THE SUS-S,T' The
editorial article Jewish Removal In to-
days srN grazed with infinite dslicacy one
OF the TOUGHEST problems OF present day
American Judaism. A. inferno Of the jew
ish Hospital claim the privilege % tAcklins
the case with the usual professional rude
ness. even'st the risk Of hurting the feelings
Of some among the dilettanti of the hoard
Of trustees.
The president and secretary OF philan-
thropy OF the Jewish Kehillah Of New York.
kind OF self-consiituted oliEarehic Cow
eminent Of the about .ooo.Ooo Hebrews OF
our city for the last ten years or 30. eot u
into his head that the best way to solve the
Jewish problem Of tho Atlantic "oast h
tn divert the -iream Of Jewish immigration
south and West. and to drain. moreover.
at regular intervals the OVERLOOKING East
Side Tie would apply the principles OF
sanitary plumbing tn the greatest self
created Ghetto of all times aud -line-.
which stretches from Fourteenth street to
Chatham square and has ice main branches
In williamsburg and Harlem.
Vow. even admitting that this dIstin-
guished philanthrop,st has the right To
divide the Jews OF New York into desirable
snd undesirable citizens. the great quest ton
arises whether he " Supplying The right
methods In carrying out his policies. We
pays the bills the others humbly dance to
his tunes
l. IL not funny There are in our city
about s0o. ooo Italians. mostly Iroor and un-
educated. and In spite Of their living to-
gether ~ Hose " moi closer than the Jews
there H. no Italian problem proper no
italian removal once no -S'OmtnunttA
ItaIinna. We modern Jews. although most
Of US never had the chance even 10 look
At a copy Of tho Talnnud. SEER tn have the
T.ilpnli-tir bacillus 1T the Nc-hiha Rachur
Of old in our very blood. and delight con-
seauentIy in throw ing up questions for the
mere pleasure 80 finding y smart solution tn
them.
INoes not this removal policy imply the
humiliatinE aVows that eveTv Jewish group
beyond certRin reasonable number and
above a certain density produces over
whelrntnR miser, on the one and bitter
Jew hatred on the other hand,
80 much sAid. lot u go to the pith Of The
problem. Tie no CultiNates swamps has
not right IN complain Of mosquitoes and
the fevers produced by 1hs~e pests. Every
tyro in Jewish psychology knows tie main
reason why Vast Broadway has become the
via saCra OF the Jewish immigrant. u -
simply because On "a and around " are the
"a nctuATie- Of Fast European and Oriental
orthodoxy with their complicated nachin-
cry. Talrnud rorah@, ritual butcherie~. ritual
baths ritual restaurants iarEon news
sADd people from the pre- sident OF the
Rsbh!s!csI Academy - the Jewish newsboy.
live on this ARTIFICIAL perpetuation of anti
auated religious ceremonies and national
traditions. and none more than the dis
tinguinhed HsbreW philanthrOpist has the
right 10 call this Ghetto tragi-comedy his
own handiWOrk This poor Inultinillion-
aire ~ The goodness Of his heart, POUNDS .
Semitp museum here. q Jewish removal
once there. sndoNs an institution for the
training Of orthodox rabbits here and lays
the cornerstone 81 the new building ~ Dr
Felix Adler's Agnosttc church there. &c
The parasites living on his generosity oher
incense 10 him when his fare - turned
toward ihen. and laugh IN their sleeves
soon a. he turns his back. Z, - hard "a tell
noble philanihropist near the end Of hts
career that he TOOK the wrong way I love
Mr. shin. hut love my peopls more and
even more than my people do love truth
There ~. however. still time for him tn turn
V~soluteiy tn the light close definitely HE
ample check hook 10 all retr0Rrad~ tender-
cies within Judaism. establish a Jacob ~
~ hin Foundation for the Removal NJ Ob-o-
Iete Orthodoxy. and In = very short time he
will be able 20 close not only his Galveston
once hut also the I niied Hebrew Charities
Itself this tire hot account of lark Of
funds hut because there will he no longer
any reason for the continuation Of a special
Jewish brand of philanthropy. The Amer
team lew of tgcO will again stand on the
sound platform OF tho American Judaism Of
I $50. that h. he - ~ he an outright Yankee
without The belief In The Apostles Greed
NoCHMAN KuHEN kRocHMAL
New YoRK. March ~.