The Denver Jewish news., 1920-08-25

Inc tremendously important WoTk
that is being done in Roumnnia and
BukOwina by Denver's tuberculosis
expert, DIR. c. d. Spivak. is told most
simply in letters to his family. They
in his work, and his desire to serve
and help Humanity.
1t is with great pleasure that we
publish portions of these letters. which
will lie read with interest by his
many friends.
Bucharest, July 1,
am leading High Life. That is
the name of the hotel in which am
stopping So far | have seen nothing
Of high life. except, by the looks of il.
the. people here live better than in any
of the countries I have visited. They
have enough of everything. l actu-
ally had white bread for dinner. ]
can get sugar with my tea. "A thing ]
could not get in Vienna.
The Jews. as far as | can judge. fare
better here than in Poland. And the
funny part of it is, that for decades
and decades the Jews called the Rou
luanians "Amalekites." because they
were worse than any other nationality
in their relations towards them. Bu'
the world war has made profound
change in their psychology. Not that
they have begun to love the jew. but
because they are under the Influence
of II new and more liberal spirit. The
Jcws fought with them and for them.
they have profited by the war. they
have acquired new territory. and there
fore they-I mean the better people
among them-are trying to act as
civilized people. The Jews are as yet
considered n lower caste. ! find there
are no Jewish professors or teachers
nj the university, and whereas iu
Vienna and in Berlin the foremost
sphysicians are Jews. there are mona
here.
had my first meal Mt Jewish
restaurant. The soup was goo,l-hnd
I: yiddisher tam. The chicken was
tolcrable. and the peaches We're fine.
There was also the inevitable bottle
of wine, which l took with soda. not
because liked it. but because l must
follow the customs of the country-to
live with the Romans l must do as
they do You see the Roumaninns
claim n direct lineage from the Cnc-
surs. Not being II historian. I dare not
dispute their claim.
| do not know what my work here
will he. hut find upon inquiry that
thcre is II great deal of tuberculosis
here among the Jews. There Is some
lind of IL sanitarium for 20 people.
There are no disrensnries for the
Jews. We will. of course. see what Is
TO lie done when we get older by da!
or two.
Bucharest. July ..
got up this morning to witness Tho
departure of one hundred Jewish chill.
dren for summer colony at the sea.
All the children were anaemic. scro1-
uIous or undernourished. There were
ouite n number of mothers who came
to bid their children goodbye. The
affair was very well arranged. There
was committee of society ladies'
present, The children were accompa-
.,ird by two or three teachers. by II
number of help and physician.
Bucharest. July 6.
Today I visited number of jew
ish iustitutions-the hospital. two or
rhans homes-attcaded with a doctor
the chief of the Jewish hospital, n
number of patients. etc. They have n
great deal of all kinds of diseases.
rcvcrs scabies, scrofulosis. tubcrcu-
losis. etc. but have never seen so
many eye diseases. among which tracl,
oma occupies the foremost place.
have found one orphan asylum. which
Notwithstanding its crowded condition.
two and three children sleeping in
one bcd-yet was scrupulously clean,
aud the children were clean. | was
Just delighted. I held the opinion and
hold II now. that cleanliness can b"
kent under all conditions when water
soap and towels can be gotten Oi
course soap is luxury in this coun,
try. No hotel furnishes SOAP.
This noon I dincd with the SAM
Iary director of RouInania. DIR. lr-
,uanescu and superintendent of n
si,natorium. whose name also ends with
ecu pronounce 1t kn) There Is a
medical convention here and he heard
that ! was here for tuberculosis work.
He called on me. feel all puffed up.
We are going to work out n scheme of
anti tuberculosis for the whole of Rou-