The evening world., 1911-01-17
Faith Must Keep Up With
Other Churches, He Tells
Union Council. s
MANY NOTABLES THERE.
Jews in New York Should
Make City Best in World,
Says d. P. Hays.

There Is no room for Ghetto Judaism
In America" declared DR.. Kaufman
kohler. president of the Union uebrew
College OF Cincinnati and the foremost
exponent Of reform in Judaism, In his
address on American Judaism" at the
afternoon session to-day OF the twenty
second council of the Union OF American
Hebrew Congregations, which IS being
held at the Hotel Aston.
American Judaism must step forwa rd.
the equal OF any church in broadness of
View and largeness of scope-not as a
mere memory OF the past and a piece
OF orientalism in the midst of vigorous.
orward pressing Occidental civilization.
When / think of what Judaism
meant to our fathers within the gloomy
G'1etto walls. mid unparalleled woe
ana In the face OF cruelest persecu-
t'oh py fanatics n death dealing
moos, when ! compare Herewith
what Judaism means to us, and when
l further consider what Is being done
by American Israel for the suffering
and struggling of other lands, then
American Judaism. the soul and splr-
itual essence of American Jewry. an
pears TO me TO be a theme so grand
ana rich that the tongue falters in the
to do it Justice.
Preserve Faith Well.
II do not wonder II our Russian or
brethren mlstrust us when
they see our houses of worship and our
educational and philanthropic struc-
lures maintained 10y altogether new
methods. They fail to ~ecogn!z tina, in
changing or modifying the form we
nave been preserving and guarding the
faith far better thar did our brethren
In Europe. who's children sell their Jew
ish blrthright by the thousands for
political or social recognition and pro-
motion.
viii this Judaism of ours assume
a different spec amid the constant
influx OF new elements of ewr bring
ing different views ana traditions
which tend to lead backward instead
Of forward. which, instead Of Ameri-
canizing the jew. threaten to Orlen-
talize him? l., for one, have too much
confidence in our blessed land and its
institutions to fear for the future.
The process OF fermentation, of as
similation. will require years and
decades. but as to the outcome we need
not fear"
Address Arouses Protest.
A storm broke out among the dele
gates when DIR. Max Heller OF New Or
leans, a leading Zionist and President
Of the Central Conference of American
Rabbis, rose at the conclusion OF DR..
kohler's address. DR.. Heller protested
against the constant reiteration "Ameri-
can in connection with Reform Juda-
ism.
Let us take our Americanism and
not protest so much" he exclaimed.
i protest. too, against the use of the
word 'proSressiveness' as IL We only
were progressive. The orthodox have
progressed, too. Nor do ! relish the
attacN on Zionism at this conference"
DR.. Heller moved n vote of thanks.
DR.. Max Landsberg of Rochester. n,
Y, was In a white rage when he rose
TO his feet. THE last gentleman, II |
may call him So" he shouted, while
cries of d~isapproval rang through the
hall. 1T Is a most hypocritical and dis
courteous motion he has made, and
while complimentary, kicks the speaker.
We want neither DR.. Heller's honey nor
his sting"
DIR. Landsberg made a substitute,
motion. This was seconded by DR.. Da-
vld Phillpson OF Cincinnati. who de
clared that not DR.. Kohler, but DR..
Heller had insulted the orthodox COM
munity.