The Denver Jewish news., 1920-01-28
Interesting Items


A number of Arabs have recently re-
turned from America, bringing con
siderable sums of money with them.
The New York Branch of the United
Synagog announces TINT it is opening
branch of the Students House at
1910 Amsterdam avenLe. Kosher
luncheons will he served to the stud
cnts of city College at nominal prices.
1t is definitely stated that the Sum
day Trading measure. which would
have compelled the Jews in Poland to
observe Sunday. Notwithstanding their
observance of sabbath. wiil not he en-
forced for the present.
The Synagogical Council of the Jew
sh community in Berlin has elected
for the first time II woman as a mem
ber of commission which has the
task of promoting thei study of the
Thorah in the community.
Mr.. Robert Weingartner. n member
of the American Mission. now station
ed in Vienna. was recently married
10 Miss Lily Kraus. the daughter of n
CzecliO-SlOvak merchant. Among the
guests at the wedding reception We're
such celebrities as Franz Lehar. the
composer. Felix wcingartner, director
of the Vienna Opera; Selma Kruz,
rrima donna of the Vienna Opera
Bella Alien. Commissioner Albert Hell
stead. and other members of the
American Mission.
Rabbi Rudolph LupO. who resigned
recently from the pulpit of Temple
Israel. of Portland. Me-, has accepted
II call to Flint. Mich, to become the
rabbi of the whole community begin
ming with the first OF January. 1920.
Rabbi Lupo received his secular train
ing In German. Italian and american
universities and his rabbinical train
ing at the Rabbinical College of Flor
cIfce, Italy, and at the Jewish TheOlo-
p,lCiti vi <Ntttiith. itt Na-
at one time correspondent of the
"Hazefira" and regular contributor
to some of the foremost Hebrew. Ger
man. Italian and English Magazines.
Rabbi Max Drob, the newly elected
spiritual head .--of the washington
Heights Congregation. New York City.
has been treated to two pleasant sur
prises since assuming office. In No
vember. two months after his arrival
In New York, the congregation nOti-
fled him that his salary had been
increased by the sum of $3.50 annual
ly On the last day of Chanuknh a
committee called on him and in behalf
of the members of the congregation
presented him with check for 1000
as their Chanukah gift Rabbi Drob
will be formally installed in office on
Sunday. January 81. when banquet
will he rendered him following the eX-
ercises.
On complaint of number of Jewish
students attending the City. High
School ut Chattanooga. Tenn. that the
high school was used as a medium for
religious propaganda. committee con-
sisting of Harry Wise. (son of DIR. l.
NJ Wise). Emil Wassman, Herbert OPP
penhcimer. and Rabbi abraham HoltZ-
berg waited on the Superintendent of
School. Mr.. IL. L. Jones. to register
their protest. The particular instance
cited was "a convocation called by the
principal of the school which was ad
dressed by two revivalists who invited
the students to embrace the leader.
ship of Jesus Christ.
Superintendent Jones assured the
committee that the Public Schools OF
Chattanooga would not he used for the
propagation of. any particular creed.
The Superintendent also agreed to
substitute another classic of English
literature for the Merchant of Ven
;ce." which is Objectionable to the
Jews.
these celebrations. many private
groups arranged Macca,,ean celebra-
tions, 1t is not unusual to see an