New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES
Many Gather in Synagogues in
Honor of TitaniC'S Dead.
EXTOL STRAUSS HER0ISM
Rabbi Blames Disaster on Greed
and Speed"-Several Meet
ings Will Be Held To- day.

Services for the dead Of the Titanic ais
aster were held all over the city yesterday
IN the synagogues. Thousands OF Hebrews
attended. and when direct reference was
made TO the heroism of the passengers who
had gone 10 the bottom OF the sea with the
Titanic many in the congregations wept
openly.
At the Temple Ernanu-El. Fifth avenue
and i3d street. DR.. Joseph Silverman deliv-
cred q short address. in which he referred
n the heroic men and women who had
given up their lives that others might live.
He spoke Indirectly of the death of Mr..
and Mrs. Isldor Straus and said that mod
rrn science claimed its victims by the thou
sands.
Dr. Silverman said the present was no
time for recrlminations. but rather was
more fitted for the combining Of all races
and creeds in an effort to assist and sym
pathize with those who had been bereaved.
He also declared that searching and
thorough investigation should be made into
the Titanic disaster.
Mrs. Gusqenhein, at Service.
Among the congregation were Mrs. Ben
jamin Guggenheim. accompanied by Solo
Guggenheim, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Guggen-
helm and Mrs De witt Selgman. Mrs.
Leo Greenfield and her son and Mrs. Edgar
women heavily yelled.
Rabbi Silverman suggested that monu-
ment for the men and women lost with the
Titanic would be a fitting memorial for the
city to erect, and said the names of all who
persisted should be engraved on the base OF
the monument.
Temple Rodoph Sholom, SD street and
Lexington avenue held memorial services
for the Titanic dead yesterday morning In
his sermon Rabbi Rudolph Grossrnan
charged the ship owners with greed and
speed" and said the sinking OF the DIG
liner was not an accident. If the stories
told by the survivors were correct. A trib-
ute was paid TO ;hc heroism and self-sac-
rifice OF Mr. and Mrs. Straus.
In the shadow Of such a great afiiic-
ton" said Dr. Grossman. "all distinctions
Of class are forgotten These people were
the victims OF greed and speed Good
God. think Of 1t, For the sake OF making
d record tor the sake OF a financial sue
cess, these people have been sacrlhced!
Can this be blamed on God?'
At the Temple Bethel, 18th street and
Fifth avenue, special services were held in
memory of Mr. and Mrs. Straus, who were
members OF the congregation, and the
others who lost their lives when the Titanic
sank All the members OF the Straus
family who are in this city attended, among
them being Oscar $. Straus. brother.
Percy Straus, SON. Mrs. Percy Straus
and two sisters and her mother, Mrs. Abra-
ham Abraham. wife Of the late merchant. {.
Mrs. Lazarus Kohns, a sister, Lee kohnS,
a nephew, and Mrs Edmund Wise. a niece
Rabbi Schuman, who preached the ser
mon had been closely associated with Nj
Straus during his fourteen years At the
temple Several times during his sermon
the rabbi gave way 10 his emotions.
1--WE are gathered to-day 20 honor our
selves by paying honor 10 the passing away.
under awful circumstances, OF 4 great per
sonalty-Isidor straus," SAID the rabbi.
He had great intellect, which moved
quickly. and / have no doubt that in the
last few awful minutes he fully compre-
hcnded all that would happen. and he laid
oown his life in the company OF great splr-
its And there f. not n shame attached TO
any one Of those great spirits, American or
Israelite, with whom he died
Pays Tribute to lsidor Strsus.
"Isidor Straus was great Jew. All the
traditions Of the jew were dear 10 his
heart. In the past We. as Jews, have been
able 20 say: The Jews are great doers'
the Jews are great philanthropists.' Now.
when we are asked. Can a jew die brave
ly% there is an answer written In the an
nails OF Time. And when We are asked.
What enabled Isidor Straus 10 do all these
things? our answer must be, God blessed
him, and gave him Ida Straus.' lsidor and
Ida Straus were two persons with n single
person. Beloved and adored OF each other
in life. in death they were not separated
Practically every church in the cfty to-
dav Will either hold services I'm memory OF
the dead OF the Titanic. or will make the
disaster tho subject OF the morning
evening sermons.
great public mass will be held