El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
BNAI BIRTH
AIDS THE JEWS
Rabbi Cohen Tells Local
Lodge Of Work Done at
Galveston by Bureau.

BHai Birth day was celebrated Tues
day night by Fl Pasz lodge No. 509.
J. o. B. B., at Temple Mt. Sanai with
special services at which prominent
visiting rabbis and c~hurchmen were
present The temple was well filled.
The opening prayer was by rabbi l.
J.. Rothstein. Of Alexandra, La. Rabbi
Henry Cohen, Of Galveston, and Leon
Schwartz Of Mobile, Ala, we're the
Dr.. Cohen devoted the greater part
Of his talk to what can and is being
accomplished in the way Of philau-
thropic work by the order. in the
work Of the lodge, he said. the rabbi
should be in the background merely
helping with his advice and counsel
IN speaker told Of the splendid
work done by the order in raising funds
to relieve unfortunate Jews Immediate
" following the storm Of 1900 which
wrecked Galveston. The S27.0 OO that
reached us after that awful catastrophe
~Eladdened our hearts, for il -Olo US
that our more fortunate brethren had
not forgotten US and we were not for
s2ken by mankind"
The Galveston Bureau.
DR.. Cohen told Of the great work
that was being accomplished up to q
short time before the outbreak OF the
European war in receiving Jewish I'M
migrants at Galveston and distributing
them throughout the west. Mr.. Schiff
OF New York, in 1907, gave $500, 600 for
the establishment and maintenance Of
an immigration bureau at Galveston,
the purpose Of which should be to re-
ceive and care for the Jewish immi-
grants upon their arrival and find lOCa-
ion for them in the west. We spent
$4,000 a year in this work and during
the time the bureau was in operation
We handled 10000 Jews. placing them
whore they properly belonged
The directors Of this bureau were
ably assisted by members Of the local
DHwaH Dc nu. -MA-IH a-a 49,
Jewesses met the steamers as they
came in and extended a hearty well
come to those who had come to America
in search Of freedom from oppression
Met By the Mayor.
7 shall never forget when the first
vessel arrived. Mayor Landes accom-
panied me to 4he wharf and personally
greeted many of the immigrants We
met n young Jew who had received
"A university education in his country.
In broken English he told the mayor
that nowhere in Europe had a 'burgO-
master ever extended the hand of well
come to a Jew. n he promised that
he and those who, with him, had sought
a new home in this land OF freedom
would shed their blood II need be in
defence Of the United states.
During the years that the bureau
in operation We saw many immi-
grants almost kiss the ground rs they
landed. so happy were they in the be-
lief that here was freedom and escape
from the tragedy Of being a dispised
Jew. Mr.. Schiff has promised hat he
will SOC reopen the bureau. and with
the return Of peace will come another
influx from Europe
Lodge and Temple United.
Leon Schwartz. Of Mobile, a layman.
spoke at some length. He stated that
the B'nai Birth and the temple are
allied. u IL is the duty OF -he
to stand with n by the synaEOg,
both orthodox and reformed. The z
duty of the order is 10 fight for the I
preservation OF the Jewish people n
the uplift Of humanity i'm general
There is one story that the order
established because OF the fact I
secret orders had closed their
DOORS to Jews he said. There is an
other story that the organization came /
into being for the mutual protection Of
Jews. I am inclined 20 think there I
is an element Of truth in both Since 4
its organization all secret ORDER have
been opened TO Jews and our people are I
among the leaders in those or /
CARNATIONS We have drifted away
the mutual protection idea and
have extended the scope Of our order
into philanthropic fields. Today our
order is doing 2 greater altruistic work 7
han any other order in America
Urged TO Keep the Faits.
Norris Levy. Of Pensacola, mad 4 I
talk in which he urged greater I
efforts TO hold Jews TO the faith. 20
preserve Jewish customs and ideals.
The musical numbers included a I
vocal solo by Miss Della ROsenstein. a
vocal solo by Harry and a ]
by Mr.. and Miss Roseustein. Piano /
solos were rendered by Miss Annie
Stolaroff and Miss Rosa Goodman.
The visiting Jews departed Tuesday Z
for san Francisco.