Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-09
SEES RAY OF HOPE FOR
JEWS At CLOSE OF WAR
Peace Treaties, Believes DIR. Calisch,
VIII Provide for Civic
Recognition.
SERMON. "A HATEFUL YEAR"
Beth Ahabal Filled With Worship.
erS on Occasion of RoSh Haslhanah
Eve, New Year in Calendar OF
Jewish Church.

Not the destruction of Jerusalem, nor
the Babylonian exile. nor any Of the
later calamtics that hcfcll Israel" said
Or T. \. Callsch. addressing tho big
Rosh Hashanah Eve congregation Mt
beth Ahabah last night can be COM
pared with the present Europcan war
III the suffering and destruction il has
visited upon half of the entire jewish
world.
Beside the horrors OF the Polish
ana Galician thcatcrs OF war. in which
IN" pclliGcrcnts on both sides have WED
with each other in grinding down the
destitute Jewish population. the Span
ish 1nIuisition, and the Russian por-
roms ut Btalystok and Kishincv. hor-
'iolc as they were, pale into SiEnifi-
cahce. This has indeed been fatcful
year for European Jcwry.
But, Notwithstanding the darkness
OF the hour and the apparent hopeless
ness of the jewish pliEht-particulprIv
III hussia-there is ray of hope which
promises we'll for the future Already
there is talk of peace. Uuoriciallv. n
Is reported that the Germanic allies
would look kindly upon preliminary ne
Eotiations looking to a pcace which
would provide among other things Tho
freedom of the seas. the full civic
recognition of the Jews. and the au-
ionomy OF Poland
RELIEVES NATIONS WILL.
GRANT CIVIC RECOGNITION
o my mind even these faint rumors
or peace. groundlcss as they nav prove
10 be- contain a promise The world
conscience will not forever remain cal
ious TO the claim of the Russian and
Roumanian Jew to full civic rccorni-
uon / cannot believe that the cnd
or inns greatest OF all wars will find
the oclligcrents ready TO close a pcocc
men VIII icave unchanged condi-
tion against which enlightened hu-
protest" 40
Coming closer home. DIR. Cal,scb ro-
ierrcd TO the Frank case as an event
which has combined with other events
10 make the year just closed fatcful
one Tor the Jews of America. Thu
solidarity OF the Jewish faith wns
never better demonstrated he said. than
by inc deep personal interest that every
'hinkinE American Jew took in the de-
Ne'opmcnts of the case which has inst
come to such tragic close
SAYS FRANK CASE WAS
FATI:FtL DEVELOPMENT
While believe that the conse-
quenccs will cvcntuate TO helm. rather
man hurt the Jews OF this country. the
FRANK case must he regarded bv MS aa
fateful development. Pcrsonnlly 7
20 NOT believe that Leo NJ. Franks
800 i'''iiibioil was the UctcrniD-
ing FACTOR in guiding the events TINT
icd 20 his sad death Yet his rolipiop
was one of the factors that contributed
10 the animus which marked the trial
NJ certain of its stages. and il even
inquired in tho later developments. That
such an animus could find place in free
america because of n mans Religious
heiief, is the disquieting circumstance
mat forces us 10 look upon the Frank
case as a fatcful incident for the Jews
Of this country"
through the two or more wears dpr
ing which the Frank case figured in
me public prints. DR.. Calisch has con-
sistentiy rcfrained from commenting
upon II In his pulpit expressions His
reference 10 the case last night. was
MS hrst public uttcrancc on the subject
Dr. calisch preached on the subject
Fat"ful Year" addressing tho
largest assemblaEc gathered nj Roth
Ahaoah In recent years for tho OH
serVancc of Rosh IIasha nah, tho Jewish
New Year. The occasion is one OF tho
most sacred in the calendar Of tho
Jewish church. The observance of tho
DAY began at sunset Yesterday, and will
end Al o'clock to-day Services M
Beth Ahahah to-day will begin nj 10
o CLOCK in the morning. DR.. Calisch
viii preach on Tho World Cataclysm.
y Plea for Peace" 49,