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New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
local rabbis will have a few duties

local rabbis will have a few duties
to perform
Windsor, Canada, Private Bush
nlitz said, was the first stop worth
talking about. 1t was there that the
legionnaires glimpsed the inside
workings Of large army in a still
larger war. The men, now out of
the warm. loving eyesight Of their
relatives and friends, found them
selves In a country that was chilly
Of nights and among sergeant
majors whose speechmaking seemed
limited to 'Fo-o-a-r-d, Y-oo-oh," or
something equally cryptic.
For eleven days, at the concen-
tration camp at Windsor, life was
one drill after another with Private
Bushmitz's contingent. Their clothes
were beginning to offer great open
ings to the sharp Canadian air when
they were given warm British uni
forms.
Private Bushmitz admits that
the conduct Of the legionnaires
caused considerable bewildered
headscratching among the Cana
dians. The latter couldn't under
stand why men who were going
twice as far as Flanders to fight an
enemy who was proving just as
tough as the Germans should sing
at breakfast, sing some more at din
ner and then sing again at supper
time. They danced, too, Private
Bushmitz said, their steps revealing
their various birthlands.
After two days at sn old fort called
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real mud and fenced about with
equally effective barbed wire.
Guns Were Funny Things

Guls were funny things to most
of the legionnaires. A few had seen
them IN pawnbrokers' windows on
the Bowery. Isidore Tugendmen
had carried one once when be
worked fer a junk dealer. That
gun wouldn't go off, he said, al.
though there seemed to be nothing
the matter with it. At least he
hadn't been able to see anything
wrong when he looked down the
hole in the front, he said.
After thirteen days Of dri1l the
legionnaires went out on the firing
range. They kept imagining the
bullseyes were Turks, Bushmitz
said and they almost made the
sergeant majors appreciative. They
had established a new record in
reaching rife practice after seven
teen hours Of school and squad Of
the soldier.
On May 7 they took their frst
military walk. For Ave hours they
carried full equipment through most
of England, 1t seemed to Bushmitz.
Many Of the legionnaires were five
feet IN height and some weighed
one hundred and no pounds.
Every man completed the distance
and completed it singing, Private
Bushmitz said, and the only thanks
they got came from a group Of
British veterans, who said they must
be batty.
From May ~ to May 20 the
legionnaires saw London and the
most damaging air raid Of all.
Bushmitz said he liked the Tower Of
London, Westminster Abbey, lot
Of palaces and Parliament. The
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Physical Strain Too Great

On September 23 they marched
forward, to the bank Of the Jordan.
The Jordan was crossed on a pen
loon bridge on the following day,
and a camp which the Turks and
Germans had Just deserted was
taken over. Papers and souvenirs
abounded here. The town Of Essalt
was occupied by the crusaders on
September 25 and a systematic
search of the houses was made.
The strain on the hastily augmented
physical resources Of the men made
itself felt in Essalt- The unsanitary
conditions Of the town and the ex-
posed state Of the dead horses were
the chief elements making the legion
naires susceptible to the peculiar
Eastern charm Of malaria. Ninety
per cent Of the New Workers went to
the hospital. The remainder, includ-
ing Private Bushmitz, were placed
on guard duty, with the guarding Of
prisoners their speciality.
For more than a year the legion
naires waited for orders that would
send them back to their homes in
America. Then, finally, the orders
came for some of them, and Private
Bushmitz was one. He brought
back twenty pounds Of newly made
muscle with him.
1t is comfortable on the old East
Side, he said; far more comfortable
than in older Jerusalem. The food
is better here, and there are elevat-
ed trains and subways which, even
though the service might not be the
best at all times, are better in a
transporting way than anything the
Holy Land has to offer. There are
more theaters here, too, he said,
and better actors.
Just one other thing he wanted
known. AS soon az Palestine's
destiny is determined ke-and 30
per cent Of the other legionnaires
from New York-are going back
there, and on one-way ticketa.
But in the mean time, Privats
Bushmitz, who has looked upon
Jerusalem and rested beside the
Jordan which King David knew. Il
going back to cutting knee psntu
next week.
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y EUBEN BUSHMITZ, Of Flat
Z No. 9. 1855 Eldridge Street,
"A late private of the 39th Bat
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twelve miles on the third, Septem-
Der 4. Then they moved into the
Judea mountains at Ramalah, where
they rested in a reserve line for
eight days. On Rosch-ha-schonah,o on
September 7, they exchanged tele-
grams with the 3sth Battalion,
which was up In the line.
The 39th moved forward on Sop
tember II and made twelve miles,
reaching the outskirts Of Jerusalem.
At 4 40 in the afternoon Of Septem-
Der 13 they reached the Holy City,
but did not hesitate. They trudged
twelve miles on September 13 and
thirteen to Jericho on September Ia.
On Yom Kippur, at 4:30 a. M,
they stole away from camp for a
steady jaunt to camp near the
Jordan. They were passing over
the remains of Turks and here and
there an Australian or a Canadian.
The guns doomed DULY OFF to the
East, where the Turks we're almost
succeeding In outrunning the horses
Of the Australians, which were also
the inspiration for their bursts Of
speed.
On September 18 the 89th took
over a section Of the reserve line,
and the Turks made canopy Of fly
ing lead over their heads. It was
not at all disturbing, this moving,
smoking roof, Bushmitz said. He
didn't see, at all, at the time, why
his lieutenant should get so excited
and swear at them for not rushing
behind some rocks for shelter. Two
Of the boys were playing checkers, or
some game, Bushmitz said, but the
lieutenant interrupted even them.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
By Bertram Rcinitz

~ EUBEN BUSHMITZ, Of Flat
X No. 8. 1855 Eldridge Street,
J. "A late private of the 39th Bat
talon. Royal Fusileers, Is
ming back to cutting knee pants
rsxt week. Ee expects to be q bit
ustv at it, because he has been cru
siding In the Holy Land and against
he Turk for considerably more than
year.
Part Of the crusading, the last
vart, wasn't so interesting. he said.
I: consisted merely Of feeding and
nsrcising q compound full Of for
ysrly Terrible Turks who had run
-hemse,ves ragged for several
aonths up to October, 1918.
More than three hundred crusad-
RS ike ex-PriYate Bushmitz have
sne back from Turk tanning in the
&st ten days and will resume knee
vsnts cutting, or delicatessen store
zssping, or shipping clerking, Just
vhere they left off when some voice
which had been silent a couple Of
thousand years or more called to
.hm TO come and free the Holv
Land.
The voice was penetrating. 1t
Eas heard even above the sweatiest
.. sweatshop machines, and above
tie assorted whinperings of dozen
.hidren Of the noisiest family which
svef crowded into three rooms.
Young men whose shoulders were
Or lateral line with the backs Of
heir heads and whose only exer-
Use had been some footwork on a
pants sewing machine, got up.
s'raightened their spines in & ten
atlve sty.e and went out to fight.
The British Canadian Recruiting
Mission, then situated at 22O West
Forty-second Street, became the OBJ
lectlve for these young men who
Tanted to WIN back from the infdel
he land sacred 10 Abraham and
Isaac and David.
Joseph L. Cohen. a fellow Of Co
lambia University, was the first to
enlist. 4 lot Of kosher butchers
helpers joined not long after him.
n''hin week, on February 81,
llS, one hundred men had enlisted
'oF service With the Egyptian Ex-
dictionary Forces in Palestine.
They were aliens, Russians, many
@ them, and not subject to the
american araft, They enlisted spe-
eHcaly for service in the Holy
Land. They annoyed the recruiting
o@cers. Some were less than five
leet tall and came around every
Qay' Sons had chest measurements
o. thirty inches inflated. Others
we're slxteen years old, and then
others yera eiv+7
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In a Hurry to Go

lhey wanted to 60 as speedily as
possible after they passed the tests.
iney did f number of things to pass
@ese examinations. Samuel Ella
'oV' Tor example, made the weight
minimum by drinking 81 worth
VI inexpensive beer and olive oil.
men he rushed up to the re-
''ul'lHg depot and weighed In.
'Osepn branin, son Of the foremost
Hebrew literary critic, enlisted
nyman n57Persky, whose father sold
ra usAeo sweet potatoes under the
williamsburg Bridge at East
broadway, also offered hirnse and
Sas accepted.
'hth Avenue saw a new kind Of
Oahner and novel brand Of pro.
spectlve fighters at various times in
'.srcn two years ago. Contingents
@ Palestinian recruits, with q bras
sfa on one arm and a fearful
'anily on the other. would tramp
'laYeiy up or down the street
@-many-farewells- Before them
slnkelberg's band, or sometimes II
vas the musical men Of the U. s. s
Ae3ruit. would swing along, playing
Hstikwa," the Jewish national an,
'aeln, with its meaning the yearnin,
VIA race-Hope.
The ancient flag of the promised
as'lon--promised by the British te
'ae jews--would be carried by two
the tallest men, between the
american flag and the Union Jack
'ae squads usually had some ser.
giant major, often a Canadian back
nom Far Eastern service, setting
me marching pace.
on the evening before departure
saere would be a dinner in Bee
saoVen Hall or Stuyvesant Casino.
'as legionnaires would be toasted
sao cried over. They would be
1'ssed and presented with things.
,''eph Barondess and other noted
.s"s would voice thhe appreciation
V the Jews OF America for the
susaders and would ask them to
r'sae hurry their fighting work,
'ause some of the older folk
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Jerusolen for the redemption of ,cFich the East Side
crusaders enlisted

dr1a. It was dark when they ar
rived and they entrained almost I'M
mediately for Helmih, which is just
outside Of Cairo. Here companies
were formed, and the New York le.
gionnaires became members Of C and
D company Of the 39th Battalion,
Royal Fusileers.
At Helmih the legionnaires en-
countered the Palestinian legion
naires, Jews Of Palestine, who had
been formed into fighting organi-
zation at their own request.
The New Workers caught their
first glimpse Of group of real
Turkish prisoners here. These were
Jews who had been impressed in
the Turkish army. A petition
signed by the New York and Pales-
tinian legionnaires was forwarded
to the commanding general, asking
that the Turkish Jews, at their own
request, be freed and permitted to
enlist with the British forces. This
permission was granted after a
short time, and there were many
reunions. The father Of Pales-
tine warrior was found to be among
those who had been impressed into
Turkish service.
The commanding officers were
liberal with their passes, and Bush
inita and his fellow legionnaires
saw the Pyramids and wondered
what happened to the nose Of the
Sphinx. They also learned that
''baksheesh" is the Arabian for
handout or tip.
The men were embarrassed by
the heartiness Of the welcome ex-
tended them by the residents OF the
Jewish colony. There were feasts
IN their honor, and when they
couldn't eat any more there were
dances. They managed to get
nearer the front on August 25,
when they moved to Kantara, near
the Suez Canal. the principal base
Of the E. E. F. They swan in the
Suez Canal, Bushmitz said, and
frolicked abo It like the kids do
around the stringpieces under the
bridges
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Legionnaires from the East
Side and ricinity. Top ro,o,
left to right, Morris Schif-
man, Philip Robinoscifz, Jo-
seph Coidblatt, YeGet IdeL
ouits; second ro,c, abraham
friedman, Isaac Sch,cartz-
fuchs and Morris Riutin
New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
Learned Brare Oatl,s

Private Bushmitz swore often as
he narrated the story Of the last
crusade. His auditors, fellow mem
bers Of the B'Nai Am Chef, of POI
East Broadway, hadn't heard him
swear before he went away. They
liked it, though. In fact, they liked
every word he released, Judging
from the way they withheld their
own comment. The B'Nai Am Chef
is Hebrew social club, where eco
nornic and other problems Of to-day
are thrashed out in the pure Hebrew
Of many days ago.
Girls would come In from time to
time and bestow encomiums on the
returned warrior. He merely shook
rheir hand gravely and thanked
them for their greeting. One of
these days the B'Nai Am Chef is
going to hold q grand blowout, with
wine. 1t is also reported that the
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From the East Side to
Jerusalem and Return
Wearers of the 'sMogen David''
Enlisted i'm a British Contin-
gent to Fight the Turks

wanted to die in an emancipated
Jerusalem.
Most Of the contingents sailed
late In the afternoon, on the Fall
River Line, from Pier ID. Roses min
gled with tubs Of butter along West
Street as the legionnaires made
their way to the boat which would
take them on the first leg Of their
journey.
Private Bushmitz was a member
OF one of these contingents, the
second to go. 1t caught up with the
trst at Sorrento, Italy. and later all
the contingents became the 39th
Battalion, Royal Fusileers. And
the Royal F'usileers Is the only reg1-
ment which may march with fixed
bayonets before king.
The passengers on their boat
complained, Private Buahmitz said
the other day, that they couldn't
sleep because the little fellows with
the trick brassards on their arms
were raising hell all evening
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4boue-Pripate Reuben BusI,ntz, an East Side LEGION
aire, and the Jeoish flag under soich he fought; botto
military cemetery in Palestine the grope marked ,cit
Mogen Dapid being that Of Je,oish soldier from
Ve'o York; left, General Alleby sating the Je,eish flag
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
JEWISH CALENDAR
LESSONS OF THE DRIVE

The Jewish War Relief thing of the past 1t
anticipated with entered into with little
pidaon carried with ZEAL and concluded with much rejoicing
and enthusiasm The foremost thought that needed
for Denver and Colorado easily the suffer
victims of the waracred countries will receive slight
benefits from activities.
We been told repeatedly that kind deed done
which help the much the beneficiary
Where will the this commonwealth,
the others which entered generously these
has Colorado? Principally will it not in the better under
standing of fowcizens Goodhearted and
found in all walks of life among all classes of people,
in all religions and those who bear the label of special
faith but who have accepted the slowly growing and gradual
the human family that all
Father that One God has created ALL This knowledge
nesmable And while revolutionary changes will
brought about associations still the kindly information
preached from pulpit and regarding
the bitter prejudice which has
frequently taught from them Is that tremendous
gain?
Mutual knowledge of another gives mutual understand
which will yield its benefits time eapses and
h neghb continue their larger acquaintance with the Jew and
that differs from them only the in which he
the Father of all Humanity.
Jew, too learned thru this diff
himself and his nonewsh neighbor not
great the greater than
both of whom he should divest himself
of prejudice.
1t not to be too optimistic regarding the results of
these weeks Of but to be Of
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
DIR. kRAYSKOPF PRAISED By
CATHOLIC EDITOR.

Among the foremost ecclesiastical
or,iteys of this city is Rabbi Kraus-
kopf. He was of those who were re-
qnested to join in the welcome accord
cd to the Belgian high priest and de
fender, Cardinal Mercier; and he re-
sponded with generous readiness. At
the reception, repast he delivered IA.
brief address of welcome that bore the
impress of deeply sympathetic mind
in its every sentence. 1t was electri-
flying.
The spirit of that hail. the sublim
ity of the pitch chosen by the speak
or, the majestic Indignation of the ven
cradle, Levitespyer the wrongs of the
people whom VRrdinal MERCER rose up
To shield made the occasion one that
has no equal for tragic passion and
grandeur in any epic that stirred the
heart and tongue of poet or patriot
ut any period in any cline. While the
truth that one touch of nature make,
the whole world kin is everywhere ac-
knowledsed as fundamental, the subtle
ties that bind great historic races in
spiritual sympathies that duller ones
can never realize, is another fact in
the great ethnic riddle. This must be
reckoued with in the search for the
reasons why God encourages us Ia
work for the realization of the time
when there shall be but one faith. one
fold and one shepherd. ere the cur
tain shall ring down Oh the mclodrama
of creation.-From the editorial page
of "rhe Catholic Standard and Times,
October ~ 1919
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
THE JEW AND AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.

The American people slogans. Every little while
slogan evolved for their The popular at the
and the Nation with its usual
ready turn all its forces towards
g those individuals and within the country which have
not yet with its language and its customs and
imbued with its spirit and ideals gt af-~r
the byproducts of the the knowledge acqu
conditions country The great amount OF llteacy
among and foreign born the utter lack of assima
thousands of immigrants and their descendants spite OF
the action Wanted Melting Pot astounding
The Jews however well satisfied with the American
coregnsts from the time the first Jew landed
upon these shores until the present day.
generation they of advanced
years. acquire the English language but they all
the institutions of the country and used them for
their children for themselves None of the immigrants
public schools SYSTEM from the thru the
university Jewish immigrant This also be said
of the public libraries potent characterization fact
orso Of this country.
children many American customs introduced in
the Jewish home of the second generation is
exact replica of the first generation in this country
unmoded by the customs or institutions OF the land IN
which they now live?
It could not be- The mind is progressive and adapt
the Jew confined the ghetto The
ghetto differed from that of Italy and OF France The
Jew perforce acquired adapabty The spirit OF freedom
and his spiritual heritage When he reached
this combined with the spirit OF demo-
cracy it readily absorbed by him.
the whole the immigrant Jew does not need Ame1icanza
than do whose parents and have al
izaon means than reading writing the English Ian
correctly than conforming to the customs OF the
being citizen thereof While all of this
sary the important loyalty the fundamental principles
as set down constitution of life liberty and the pursuit of
happiness
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
A PRAYER.

Here, . God. we children come.
At Thy shrine our place to take.
Holy. holy is this day.
Bless us for Thy great names sake.
Cow to Thee our pray'rs ascend.
To our words in love attend
Hear. q Father. hear our pray"r.
From our Hearts 1t scars to Thee.
Teach us. God. our duties all.
Thee to seek. Thy love to see
True to he and good and kind,
Pure in heart and soul and mind.
Jewish Voice.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22

\ campaign to impress reverchc"
for Judaism upon the Jews of this
country is. about to be launched by inc
Union of Orthodox Jews of America.
The Rev. DIR. Bernard Drichman. pres
ident of the Union, said that with
the disruption of the Jewish commilhi-
ties in Europe the burden of preserv-
ing Judaism falls upon the three mil
lion Jews of the United States. Tho
message of Judaism is for the strength
tning of law and order and for hu-
man brotherhood, as opposed TO an
archy and hatred" With this obJec'
in view the Union has called ma
tional convention to meet from NO
vembcr 20 to December 2.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
YOM kIPPUR PREVENTED LEAD.
ING JEWS FROM MEETING KING
AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM

4
Several leading Jewish citizens in
cited to meet King Albert and Queci
Elizabeth Of Belgium in New York
City declined to attend because the OBJ
servance of Yom Kippur fell on the
day designated. A reception to tbs
King and Queen was scheduled for
October 4th, and Colonel Harry Cut
Ter. chairman of the Jewish Welfare
Board and other leading Jewish Wei
fare Board officials were invited TO
attend. However, Colonel Cutler sent
the following letter to the nations
royal guests:
ITO their Majesties the King and
Queen of the Belgians:
1t is with sincere regret that l am
obliged to absent myself from the 70
ception given in your honor Saturday
afternoon. October fourth, inasmueh as
this Saturday is the Day of Atone
ment, the most sacred, Jewish religious
Lolyday.
Nay ! be permitted. however as
Chairman bf the Jewish Welfare
Board, representing the Jewish com
n,unity of America. tp extend to your
Excellencies our most cordial greet
ings and heartfelt thanks.
We share the delight of high honor
in greeting the distinguished rulers oi
q
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
Jews TO HAVE PERMANENT REP
RESERVATION AT PARIS.

The Committee of Jewish Delegation
in Paris has decided to continue in
existence until the Peace CONFERENCE
concludes its labours After that event
The Committee will be replaced by n
permanent body. which is to he styled
Wand Hahrazoth,- Council which
will consist of representatives from
various countries and will he elected
by Jewish Congresses Or Executive
Committees thereof. or. In default of
sucl, organizations. by the centrn!
bodies of autonomous communities
Participation in the elections to the
Committee will be. open only to jew
ISL communities in those countries
where there is minimum Jewish pop
,tlation of 5000. the number of rep
rcsentatives for each country being
lnsed upon the size of the community
The "yaad." ii is proposed. shall meet
ut least once year. and it Will eject
u permanent Executive Committee
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
ACQUITTED OF RITUAL MURDER
CHARGE

A Jew. Aaron Belner. and Jewess-
Coda Harowitz. both thirty-Seveh
years old. have been tried at 'facow
On the charge of having ATTEMPTED 10
kill a Christian girl. aged thirteen. III
Strzyzow. for ritual purposes ON ilie
occasion of last Passover II was AZ
legged that they had tlcceycd the sifi
into n cellar in order to XIII her. lu'
she had managed to escape from them
The Court. after hearing number OIL
witnesses, acquitted both the accused
persons.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22

Capt. Jacob A. Harzfcld. formerly
city counselor of Kansas city. MO-.
who has been with the military intel
ligence division of the general staii
and acting as one of the military at
'iaches at Archangel. has returned 10
this country. For his services he was
decorated with the Order of 81. Stah-
,slaws by the all-Russfan Government
for his valuable services with the Al
lied forces in Northern Russia
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
WORK FOR OUR WOMEN.

problem of the religious education of the chdrens
confronting cities
attention this fact The the community ought
give consideration The Council of Jewish
Women Ssterhood Auxiliary the Young Womens societies
themselves joining hands, should that schools
religious located section of the city
The education of the in the hands of the Let
their efforts only to their children their
group that all children have the opportunity
they should find that the schools already established
that the children from all
sections the attend them They would not tolerate the
large numbers of Jewish children from the
public Neither should they tolerate their
from religious instruction. ~
The women are organized such work They may
been duties the past They must broaden the
activities they will find that they and their
organizations will be benefited