The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-03-31
New Workers Honor MIR.
J. Walter Freiberg
UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW
CONGREGATIONS PLAN SPIRIT
UAL CAMPAIGN IN THE NET
ROPOLlS.

A dinner given in honor of Mr. j.
Walter Freiberg. of Cincinnati, presi-
dent of the Union of American He
Club. New York City, March Z. was
used as an occasion to outline plans
for the advancement of Judaism in
the Metropolis. The dinner was ten
dercd the President of the Union by
number of gentlemen of that city
who are members of the local com.
inittee of the Union. Mr.. Charles
Shohl, chairman of the Board of Man
ayers of Synagog and School Exten-
sion of the Union, and Rabbi George
Zepin. Secretary of the Union present
as guests of the local committee.
Mr.. Daniel r. Hays Of New York.
presided at the meeting and in his
opening remarks pointed out thai
there are at least fifty thousand jew
isll families in New York City whose
religious point of view is in accord
with that of the Union. These fam
lilies he said. ought to be brought into
the liberal synagogs Of the city. That
Judaism in New York is not being
represented adequately on its religious
side he deplored, and contented that
representation of Judaism from its
philanthropic side is an expression of
racial feelings rather than the mani
festation of the spiritual emotions.
.'The religious education of Jewish
children in the Metropolis Mr.. Hays
continued. has been wOefully neglect
ed. We are ashamed of the Jewish
names among the radicals and among
the criminals, but these people are
Jews in race only, not in religion. They
have departed from theil faith. The
Jews of New York are liberal givers
to material causes. They must he etlu.
Gated to give literally to spiritual and
educational causes as well. We must
be able to teach the nOn-.Iews that
! there Is another, more important.
| than flIe rncial side to Judaism. II
the race side only is to he cultivated
then the religious side will die ont
Without religion. why should we con.
Time to be Jews?
The address was concluded by a
stirring appeal to the members of the
committee in which Mr.. Hnys urged
upon them and the members of all con-
gregatiOns to support the rabbis In
| their spiritual and educational cn-
deavOrs.
The Rev. DIR. Samuel Schulman.
rabbi of Temple BETHEL followed. dc
voting his eloquent address to n plea
for great spiritual revival among the
Jews of New York. DIR. Schulmnn said
that the Jews of New York City were
like the other inhabitants of New
York in that their imagination must
he kindled.
That the revival of the spiritual in.
terests of the Jews he effective, DIR.
Schulman said. it must be conducted
on great scale The danger of being
too close an imitation of the methods
of Americas most conspicuous base
ball evangelist. DR.. Schulman realiz-
cd and warned against any attempt ut
imitation. Yet, he stated. that large
halls, like the Metropolitan Opera
House, should be engaged for the pur
pose and large choruses organized, in
order that the appeal be made entire
ly to the spirit and the religious emo
tions of the Jew which are merely
lying dormant and must and can be
aroused.
Mr.. Ludwig veselstein member of
the Board of Managers. spoke of the
work that is being done by the Union
in New York City. The Ezra School
in the Bronx is now educating 600
Jewish children. Two more religious
schools under the auspices of the Tn
ion are in the course of organization.
In order that larger number of Jew
ish men and women in New York City
may become familiar with the work of
the Union he urged n program of pub
licity with regard to the aims and pur-
poses of the Union.
A resolution introduced by the Re-
DIR. Joseph Silberman, rabbi of TEN
pie Emanuel. of New York. to estab-
lish n closer organization of Reform
Synagogs in New York City was adopt
ed and, under the chairmanship of Mr.
Daniel p. Hays. the presidents of the
iteform Jewish Congregations are soon
TO be invited to discuss this PROPOSE
tion.