The Denver Jewish news., 1919-04-23
Experimenting inFriend'
ship and Affection
JOHNNY GOLDHAAR. big
BROTHER" OF TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND BOYS.

From Paris. France. teeming with
anxiety and radiatihg to the whole
world the most important news of the
flows like warm undercurrent to
all parts OF the United States. 1t
is stream of brief and cordial let
icrs. that finds its way into thousands
of homes in this country where anxt
Gus parents wait for a word from the
son of the house.
Il have just met your boy says
one of these letters. HE is safe and
well contented.'
That is all, excepting for the sigma
lure which is that of John Goldman.
and excepting for the stationery
which bears the pale blue MOgen DOvid
of the Jewish Welfare Board and
The address: IL boulevard Haussman,
Paris.
Many parents, getting these letters,
learned for the first time that their
boys were anywhere near Paris. But
ignorance of the whereabouts had not
been the real cause for their anxiety.
They are anxiOus-because they had
not heard from the boys In months
because the letter which had been
awaited with intense longing ana hope
had failed I'd come. And then, sud
denly. ont Of Paris, the word came
that the hoy is well and happy. too.
One such letter found the soldiers
mother. in the hospital. She was fight
ing against pneumonia ut time when
her strength and resistance had been
sapped by anxiety for her boy. The
soldiers sister was moved to reply
to the letter. She wrote: 1t was
very kind deed to let my father
know of your activities on my brother
Michael's behalf. The letter came in
the nick Of true to lse forwarded to
the hospital where his mother lay III
| with Spanish Influenza and pRcunOn-
in. and 1t undoubtedly heartencd her
in the fight to be made"
After the joy following the receipt
of the letter it is natural that the
relatives and friends should take
second look at the signature.
John Goldhaar?"
Never heard of him. Who Is he?
Well. whoever he is, he's alright" And
On the strength of this conclusion.
many of the fathers who had unwill-
ingiy confessed to Just Dit of anx-
iety and worry about the boy sat
down and wrote without restraint their
gratitude to the mnu whom. they did
pot know.
As for the man himself, there is no
doubt that he takes joy in his work
Of bringing joy TO others. for Zig
Brother" Goldman, Jewish Welfare
Board representative at the Paris
Headquarters is the soul of Il system,
which aims at bringing relief to tau
tened heart-strings.
systems do away with souls, is the
| impression current among men. 10
Judge from the results Of the system
ruilt up by the ]. W. b. and directed
in France by John Goldman, the i'm
preston is false. Consideration for
those who turn to the J. w. Il. for
aid: readiness to do for the dough-
not do for themselves-these things
are the very breath of the system
built up lin France, by Goldman of
the J. W. B.
As for the doughbOy's knowing of
this. and being made happy by their
KnOwledge-well, what better proof
army field clerk from the States. who
dropped in at IL Boulevard Hauss-
mann. while on seven days leave in
Paris?:
"a good right hand stretched out to
greet me. cordial smile of welcome,
II pair of specs, and about one hun-
ired and thirty pounds of energy
working all the time-that's Johnny
GOldhaar, IL representative ut the Paris
Headquarters of the Jewish Welfare
Board.
II make no mistake in saying that
saw him when he was busy because
he is always busy, night and day.
| Stacked high with letters in his desk.
with requests for Bibles and Prayer
Books, for workers. for information
concerning chaplains ana Friday eve
ming services, snd countless other mat
ters. Here come former clerks, print
crs, operators, travelling statesmen.
lawyers etc.--fOrmer Inhabitants of