The Denver Jewish news., 1919-12-17
Dist. President Kusworm Visits
B'nai Birth Lodge
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our fathers of old, from the spilit of
Sammy Eisenberg, VINO was the first
to fall at Vera Cruz, whose funeral was
attended by governor and by gener-
ais; that the inspiration We have
gained from the Russian Jew who fell
father and his brother killed, whose
companions We're surrounded, who
would not surrender, who agreed to
call the attention of the American
forces to their plight and who crawl
ed for eighteen hours until he reached
the American forces, and who when
he had told of the plight they were
in and had eaten some food volunteer
cd to return to his companions-it is
the inspiration of these that animates
us.
And that is the reason why We as
3'nai Birth do not care where mnn
was born. That is the reason why it
makes no difference whether u man
lrays with his tallith or at re-
formed synagog that is the reason it
makes no difference whether a man is
millionaire, or whether he is a poor
man.
Remember, We are things in cloth
ing-no more, no less. The only diff
ference is the cord that leads from the
eyes to the brain. We all have eyes
and ears and brain. When we go to
doctor for examination, he does not
ask us where We were born or from
what tailor WEI bought our suit of
ici0thesso He wants us to take, off our
riothes.i He wants to get down TO the
skin.
And if the war has taught us any
thing. it has taught us the true spirit
Of fraternity. The day and age of
distinction has gone for good. The
day and age of distinction of whether
a man is in certain social set has
passed. There was seared at the
peace table in France n man represent
ing the United States, the son of II
Presbyterian minister, poor boy,
Woodrow Wilson, whose father made
fifty dollars month There was Il
man at that table representing Italy.
Nittorio Orlando, whose father sold
fruit on the streets. There was man
ieIiresenting England, whose father
was n shoemaker, Lloyd George, who
did not know what it was to have any
thing given to him-he had to earn it.
Those men sat around the table and
passed upon the destimes OF millions
of people. The King of England was
not there; the King of Italy was not
there; the King of Belgium had
nothing to say. Those common men
at the table, without any God Save
the King monkey business, passed
upon your destiny and my destiny.
And does not that show to you that
we have at last come to the ideal of
the Jew, that man is man as long
as his heart is right and that the
heart counts? Do any of you know
how much of an estate Washington
left? Do any of you know what wealth
Lincoln left? Do any of you know
how much of an estate Hillel left
What difference does it make? They
live today in their deeds.
Remember what Elisha said to
Elijah when they were crossing the
desert? Elijah had said to Elisha
ASK what 1 shall do for you, before
! am taken away from you" And
Elisha said: Il would like to have
n double portion of your MANTLE And
Elijah said: 'If you will see me after
am gone / will see that your wishes
are granted" And the chariot of fire
came along and Elisha said: 80, my
Master, l can see thee"
And we can see Lincoln and Wash
ington and Hillel and Judas Macca-
beus. And we in Denver today can
see Louis Anfenger and Meyer Fried
man, because they built for themselves
monuments of good oecds.-because
they were inspired.
But you might say to me: "What
has that to do with the B'nai B'rth?"
And the answer is that before YOU
can build house that will stand you
must have substantial foundation,
and before we can build an Order that
can stand as it has for seventy-six I
years we must have foundation that