New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
BY EMILY GOLDSMITH GERSON

president, and in few minutes the Us re- alone
| couldn't help il. couldn't help II, led me
tenor ptcouSly. 1T was En- kclohcnu.
"Your singing fine sad Flcshan -ttng 'a'
tcnor'S back rcaSSurIngy. 81 consider nm .ucN!
have got So able a singer at the last mos ~ SFu!
warm up here No wonder YOU grew t.i. ! il nave
to see 10 the ventilation.
1T wasn't that. 1t WAS En- kclohcnu, over zen
years since sang it. and thought that ,na' u"i
HYMN stood for WAS dead within me. a. AiS '"-
sank on his bosom.
Are YOU Jew" asked the president Of House
Israel in surprise.
Il was once" The man hcSitJtci; ht -IeShAins
kind face expressed sympathy, and the . 70 en'oD'
aged, went -
81 was born in Russia. and lived there ply WIN
my parents until was thirteen. We love. " TeIsO"
and carried ont every letter of the law "" NeSl.v n,
Why, then. complying with every prcccn. .ad INuis
piouS lives should We not have found ..E. I'D uVI
sght;" The man moancd. How often So. i"r ~
asked myself WHY Oh, WAS terrible. '''' G. nv
massacre came, My father was mcrcllcssF ), oclo.e
my eyes, and my mother, a shuddcr Shook SVo.S
frame, my mother WAS dragged ou' az '. ""HN
They dragged her by the hair hear her -,r Tif
ing in my ears now My boy, save me- ~a\, '.. IN ~
put n, hands over his ears, as though q" ~. '"' Wv
Fcsham, with bowed head, waited till III, tenor
gained little CompoSurc.
she was gone | tore my flesh in my help ssSneSs
but | never saw her again | was alone nov ' -
few relatives had had shared the tate "i my I'M G5
parents oh, why ddnt they take me too "H -,
God overlook me- God-vcS. II WAS Gods WI. iAH ny
parents should die and al the love for HIM ' "I
Iccu 50 deeply rooted in my heart by my m"'"C' , ~.
father turned to bitter hatred. In my dc>put '1e rae
over here as soon rs | could MAKE my escape l LIN
money | had was stolen too; So when arrived "'-
nothing but pauper. ~ The
"Oncc in America set about earning INiiS' t;.r.
chazan who had taught me IN Russia Tor my d." ,sb
yah Bar Mitzvah is the Declaration oi 'h, Joi
Faith by boys on their thirteenth birthday I"" Pno
my voice. SO earned my daily bread at mrs, ny s1ST
in the streets One day paSScrby, ph'."' :,
thought he detected unusual qualities IN my N's, 'ie
ne had me educated, and thanks to HIM am "'" ''''
pendent. "a, ,be
"For over ten wears have been trying 10 >;ile -.
lew within me- have been stunning Jews ana 'N,S n he
thing Jewish have been trying to hate COO IoL 81, to
msfortuneS he had heaped on my young me- VIZ VI" od
day, singing En- kclohcnu for the hrSt tune 's ,ar
emotions old memories, rushed upon me WIN Why
whclming force, and couldn't stand It, On No"'
did you do it? Why did you forSake me; -, =: ,our
Blame not God, my SON. Always turn to INN IL
trouble" ieep.
The tenor started to his feet at the sound oi ILe tbe
solemn voice. Flcsham looked behind WhtHNUu Uonae
words came. There stood the old Rabbi oI 'iIe H.
of Israel his face working with emotion. , ,,,;ne
81 have heard your story, my son. ne Siq, S P"r P, 10
his arm tendery round the young man: , Fn
your fathers Cod Put your trust III hi'"
Kelohenu- His will be done! =.
(n Keohenn meaning There is none like our ThroSh "U
is Hebrew hymn chaned in the Jewish service 'H''"0
out the worldD