Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-10
DEFAMATION Of JEWS"
REV. DR.. S|M0N'S TOPIC
Urges Exercise of a Saving Sense
of Humor' in Attitude To-
ward Critics.

Rev. DIR. Abram Simon last night de-
livered a sermon at the Eighth Street
Temple on THE Defamation of the
Jews" in which he advised members Of
his congregation to exercise a saving
sense of l1umor" in their attitude toward
their critics.
After ALL" DR.. Simon said, who de-
flames the Jew? On one hand you say the
non-Jew does. Is 1t possible for any
one to defame Judaism? Who can cast
| any slur on our religion? II the Jew is
| leading a clean life can defamation
| genuinely hurt him? AS I look at it,
| Isaiah's prophecy comes to my mind:
| No weapon that is formed against thee
shall prosper. and every tongue that shall
rise in Judgment against thee thou shalt
condemn
What Is to be gained by the casting
Of the arrows Of prejudice against us?
| If the Christian has more education
more grace, more refinement more dig.
\ nifty. more cllivalry, more idealism.
| Jew I do not hate him. 1 pity him.
have tears for his failings.
Regards Progress as Wonderful.
''It is only now, when the outlook seems
more bright than ever in benighted Rus.
STA and Roumania, that there seems to BIZ
coming, these last few decades, an oppor-
| tunity for the Jew to progress. 1t is won.
derfu1 under the circumstances that the
Jew has made the progress he has. And
| if spirit of magnanimity were shown
| now by the non-Jew We would be a great
step forward on the march toward the
IDEAL
"If we prefer not to question the Chris.
$ia1 f4n Sv,o hA hoa hnov
| defaming the Jew, are we gaining very
much II we throw all the blame on him
Is 1t not wise for US to look into our oWE
hearts little, to search for the beam In
our own eye as We search FOR the mote In
that Of the Christian?
Let us rather see how far Jew de.
flames Jew. We scent hostility. We seem
to be looking for prejudice to turn up
There is, for instance, complaint Of the
attacks on Jews in theaters. We blame
search for the names OF owners Of the.
aters and moving picture places you will
find that more than so per cent Of them
are in the control of those of the house
Of David.
Could Bar Jew Comedians.
Then what right have you to call such
attacks the attacks Of Christians? II
Jewish people cared or dared there would
not De one SO-CdlleQ jew COIuSOAsaIl @1Oo
save the phrase-on either the stage OF
the moving picture screen?
Furthermore, if there are certain
places that do not care to have US pres
ent, and have expressed desire to be
exclusive, does it not become US to know
our places. rather than to rush through
the city crying that We have been de.
famed? Does 1t not become US to stand
firm, throw back our heads and laugh al
those who say they are better than we
| are?'
DR.. Simon severely criticised entertain
ing by members of the congregation Fri.
day nights and urged them to come tc
church that night. He also asked: Are
we commencing ourselves to the non-Jew
| by having our girls fit up and down +
| street?' He cautioned his congregation
! to cease making jokes at the expense oil
Jews, and objected to the younger mem
bers of the congregation frequenting q
dancing hall which he mentioned Friday
nights instead of coming to church.
Simon Wo.f also delivered an address
in which he cautioned Jews not to at.
tempt to enter social gatherings in which
1t was evident that their presence was
| not desired.