The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
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SHOULD JUDGE JEW !.
As OTHER CITIZENS
In Strong Sermon on Christian
Prejudice DR.. Calisch Appeals
for Fairness.
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FALSE DOCTRINE TAUGHT
This Learned Rabbi Asserts Re-
sponsible for Emnity Toward
the Race.
FALSE DOCTRINE TAUGHT

Inspired by the recent production
In Richmond OF the play. The House
Next Door," Rev. l.. ". Calisch. d. D..
OF Beth Ahabah Synagogue. Friday
night stirred large congregation, tn
Guiding many Protestants. With dis
cussion of Chr stian Prejudice"
The theme of the play Is pretu-
dice" declared the rabbi. Its moral
Is the folly. the inutiiisy, the unrea-
soning stupidity of prejudice" Con-
unuing. he said:
1T might have dealt with other
or CLASH antagonisrn. II choss to dsA
with religious prejudice. not the pre-
judfce OF Christian against Mohamme-
dan. or Of Protestant Ag1inst Casnolic,
but of Christian against Jew"
DIR. Calisch stated that the Jews
have been distinctive since the begin
ming OF their history. not only ma
tionaity and tribaiiy. but relisiously as
well.
Liberty Of the Jew.
The speaker pointed out that the
liberty which the IAW haa -Ntndicated
for himself began In tho past 100
years The development Of civilixa-
ton, be said. led 10 the separate
But continent ID sfower 10 change,
continued Or. Caiisch. 1.-THE doctrines
which have been psrsistently taught
for 1900 years do not diSAppear In q
single century. especially when they
are still taught with practical effect.
though In q somewhat modified man
ner The medieval Christian who was
taught to hate the Jew because he
killed the Saviour. and who there
fore tortured and persecuted him, fs
removed more In action than in spirit
from the modern Christian, who Is
preJudiced against the Jew for the
same reason, and who. while he does
no longer torture or kill the body, ye
tnfiicts an equal torture TO the heart
and spirit OF the Jew by his unrea-
soning antipathy, his open and his
covert sneers, his unjust treatment
and his cruel indignities."
BE Fair In Criticism.
My Christian friends and neigh
bors. when you Judge the Jewish peo-
pie. Judge them by what you know
and by what has been your expert
ence, and Judge them rs you would
any other group of citizens. IL you
Hest discriminate, why not dtscrimt-
nate amongst them. instead OF against
them all as q ciassf it ia painful Tor
MS to be told that we are not wanted
in this or that hotel or apartme nj
house. or social organization, or fra
ternity. or school, or public Office. not
because the individual may DO I'M
worthy. but solely because he Ii "A
JON. When criminal wrongdoer
with a Jewish name is described in
a newspaper periodical or magazine,
or when vile caricature Of the jew
Is put on the stage, or 10 q story or
novel. why do YOU persfst In regard
ing this as type instead pr as an
individual. as yon would II the name
was not SUCCESSFULLY Jewish? And
why do leading periodicals and maya
zines persist In publishing stories and
articles OF this kind?
Teach k,ale Doctrine.
And. going TO the very root of the
matter the cure can come tarY quick
Is IL fiae church would cease to teach
that which Is theologlcally weak and
historically untrue, that, is that the
Jews crucifed Jesus. Many Chris
tian pulpit and Sunday school rosr
frum persists In sowing the seeds OF
hatred in the childish hearts and
minds by teaching them to regard
tho IAYs "A hlopdtAirtty aslcidss. fThs
riff In the childish mind Becomes tie
yawnins chasw ef separation fp ma
turity.
with every Decade ne (the Jews)
are growing nearer to our neighbors.
wear learning 10 know them. and
they us more and more