New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-02
RABBI ACCUSED IN
$4,000 LIBEL SUIT
East Side Social Worker
Demands Damages
from DR.. Magnes.
CHARGE BASED ON
LETTER TO BANKER
Clergyman, II Is Alleged, Called
Lawyer "Hanger-on OF
Smith and Foley

The Rev. Dr. Judah j.. Magnes. for
merry assistant pastor Of Temple
Emanuel and brother-in-lsw Of Louis
Marshall, is being sued for $4,000
damages for libel BIZ Jonah J. Gold
stein. a lawyer and executive secretary
Of the East Side Neighborhood Associa-
ton
The alleged libel is contained in a
letter written BY DR.. Magnes to Fell;
Warburg. which reveals serious di.-
rcrences between the Educational Al
lance. with which the defendant is as
ISOLATED. and the Ncghborhood Associ-
alton. organized by Goldstein. The
differences seem to have arisen over
the methods for ameliorating the con-
dition OF the poor Of the East side, IN
which movement both organizations are
interested.
Godstein SAYS the purpose OF the
East Side Neighborhood Association is
30 make the lower East Side brighter
and cleaner, physically and morally
Mir Warburg has been liberia con
tributor 10 the movement TO help the
people in the district in which the two
bodies operate.
Because Of the prominence Of Or.
NaCncs as clergyman and social
worker. said Goldstcin, "sny utterance
by him would be given the highest
consideration The letter of Dr. Mag
mes to Mr. Warburg was brought forth
by a letter 20 the banker from Gold
stein. telling Of the work Of MS neigh
horhood association and suggesting
that funds were needed. Mr.. Warburg
sent Goldstein's letter TO DR.. Magnes
for his opinion.
Dr.. Magnes's letter to Mr.. Warburg,
said Goldstein. was TO the effect that
the latter's communication contained
"a large number of misstatements.'
The rabbi is also quoted as saying
that when Goldstein was in charge OF
bureau for the Educational Alliance
eve could no longer keep him because
Of his disloyalty" and because he did
not think he was getting enough out
Of his position DR.. Magnes also
wrote: 81 was frank 10 tell him that
his position at the alliance was very
much i'm the nature OF blind
In the alleged libellous letter Or.
Magnes also referred to the plaintiff
as "a political hanger-on of 'Ap Smith,
Speaker Of the Assembly, and Of eX-
Sheriff Tom Foley The rabbi COM
planned that IL was Goldstein that
stood in the wav when the Kehillah, 3
jewish organization Of which Dr. Mag
res is one of the leaders, was unable
TO get a charter from the Legislature.
Another passage in the Magnes let
ter read: "lt j., a parody on the truth
10 say that the East Side Neighbor-
hood Association has achieved more
actual accomplishments in less than a
wear than have resulted from almost
all of our civic organizations on the
lower East SIDE. The East Side Neigh
bOrhood Association has accomplished
very little beyond allowing Mr.. Gold
stein to exploit himself
Dr. Magnes expressed surprise that
DR.. Henry MoskowitZ, president OF the
Municipal Civil Service Commission,
should be connected with the East Side
Neighborhood Association, and eX-
pressed the opinion that DR.. Mosko-
WITT was being imposed upon, cor he
probably thinks by reason Of his own
cleanmindednes he viii be able 20 IN
fuence Mr.. Goldstein and his associ-
ateS"