Evening star., 1916-09-28
Rabbi Abram Simon Sounds
What He Terms .shofar CALI
in Sermon Today.
WANTS RACE TO ACHIEVE
LIBERTY BY OWN EFFORT
Would Do All in Power to Alleviate
Agony Of Brethren in Russia
and Rumania.- =

Unity of the Jews was the keynote Of
the Rosh Hashana address of Rabbi
Abram Simon at the Eighth Street Tenn
pie this morning. Sounding what he
termed the 'shofar calr' Of his sermon,
he said that without unity on the part of
the Jews of the world it will be left to
the Christian to achieve the religious and
civil liberty they should get for them
selves
How can we command the respect Of
other peoples unless we have respect for
ourselves among ourselves?"- he asked.
We should put aside our little difficulties
and look with genuine interest upon one
of the greatest tragedies of the world
that is being enacted in this war in regard
to the Jew, and do all in our power to
alleviate the agony of our persecuted
brethren in Russia and Rumania"
He said it remained for the Jews in
the United States, as natives of the
greatest neutral country in the world.
to begin to take steps to prepare for
the presentation of the needs of the
Jews at the peace conference that will
come at the end Of the present war He
condemned in strong terms the wran-
Cling Of the elements in this country
that on one side stood for a congress
to prepare such a statement and on the
other desired small working COM
mlttee or conference for that purpose
Summary Of Years Events.
DR.. Simon's sermon, Israel in $685."
began with summary of the years
events in connection. with the Jews
among the allied powers. the central
powers and the neutrals. He said that
with the exception of Russia and Ru-
mania. the allied powers had treated
the Jews cordially and brotherly.
Among the central powers, he stated,
that conditions were happiest in Aus
tria, and that with one exception they
were all that could be desired in Ger
many: The exception he referred to was
the plight Of Russian Jews in Germany.
Where they have been received with
distrust
He spoke upon the condition of the
Jew in America and exhorted his con-
gregation. as natives of the greatest
asylum the Jews ever have had, to turn
their efforts toward the relief of their
oppressed brethren across the ocean.
Dr. Louis Stern conducted the services
at the temple this morning and was as
sisted by large choir. The sounding
place this morning.
Destinies in Coming Year.
At last nights services DR.. Simon
took as his subject, "Unrolling the
Scroll" telling of the destinies of the
Jews for the coming year, and asking
that all do what they could to make the
year 5677 the greatest In, Jewish his
tory.
The observationiof Rosh Hashana by the
| members of the reform congregation
ended this morning. vbut services in the
orthodox synagOgueS will cfnffuua tod VI
and tomorrow. Tomorrow morninE at I
o'clock Rabbi Benjamin L. Grossman of
the Israel synagogue will take as his
topic "A Nations Call" He will again
be assisted by special choir under the
direction of Rabbi A. Shefferman
Rabbi Maurice Abramson will oficiate
at the services to be held in the Above
Sholem temple at Sis and 1916 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Services also will continue at the
Hebrew Home for the Aged. ending with
the ceremonies to be observed tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock.