El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-24
Jews REACH
HELPINGHAND
TO THE NEEDY
By G. A. MARTIN.
Continued from pnge II

to men 10 die BY but to live By.
The New Testament was written
by great Jews in one way the
TaImud By great ,Tewa In mother
WAY both contain laws and teach
ings much the same
The law OF the Jew Is eternal
I The day has come when we must take
{ stock, look into our souls, build up
] world the vision OF God We must per-
Z form our religious obligations
Z Worthily and noDly- The world knows
Jew as Jew 1t knows no re-
J llgious differences. Whether he is
/ orthodox or unorthodox, he Is a Jew
and the God Of heaven do we all wor-
ship is a creed that viii always live
Return, return, my people, to your
God, through your God given syna-
Narrow 8Iindedness.
The speaker said that il was not
I the constant little pin pricks" Of
I prejudice and narrow mindedness
which troubled him, but the fact that
stronger more dangerous propaganda
is being circulated such as that issued
by a paper I'm Michigan which sprang
from comparative obscurity to a cir
culaLion Of 100000 on account OF
articles against Judaism which had
just enough truth IN them 70 make
them difficult to refute.
1T is human TO believe evil and TO
exaggerate," said Dr. Krass. And lt
is the carelessuess and Indifference
On the part Of Intelligent peoples.
both Jews and non-JeWs, which is 10
blame for the spread Of these doc
trines."
A strong policy Of Americanism was
urged by the speaker who said that
America is the most civilized and
liberal country in the world
Jew Barometer Of Civilization.
''Ths Jew IS the barometer OF hu-
man civilization" he said Fersecu-
ton and pressure on the Jews indi-
Gates the degree Of civilization at
tanned by each country Russia for
example. deprived the Jew Of every
human right It inherited the ac-
cumulated savagery Of generations Of
oppressors. and look at the result {
Russia. today. is a bedlam Of Bol- I
shevisIu and terror On the otner
hand. we have America Freedom OF {
race and religion was provided Tor n I
the constitution Of our great LanQ, I
and we are guaranteed these privi- /
ieges and rights so long as we respect 1
the stars and Stripes and are loyal 70 I
our country
Dr.. Krass. a powerful, magnetic (
speaker presented vivid pictures OF Z
five months which he spent in Europe D
among the eastern and central conn
tries He told OF Poland OF which the
world had expected so much. when
she first got out from under the rue
OF Russia The world had right e
expect. he said, that Poland would
offer freedom 70 all classes and re-
ligions and races and cults but IN
stead. she is prosecuting The Jews
and driving them out OF the counLrE-
The cities are covered WIN posters
of most hlde0us carlcaruresl ne sa-us
depicting the jew as gross. bestlal
figure who is responsible 1or bolsle-
vism in Poland He told piufql
stories OF the persecution OF Jewish
rabbis and OF the destroying OF syna-
Cannot Survive In Hatred
ANY land which begins its new
birth with feelings Of hatred and anil
mostly toward aly Of It's people can
not long survive. said Dr. hrass-
The anu-JeWry in kumania is more
subtle. according to the rabbi, but in
Austria, which he termed the most
poverty stricken land In Europe even
the political parties embody IN Their
platforms, persecution OF the Jews ,
llany Jews there are being con
Verted" to Christianity. he said, be- I
eause they are trying 70 save the lfra
81 their women and children Aneg
are not sincere In their conFers lons.
In Germany. the same anti -Semitism
llames the war, the defeat OF Ger
many, and consequently all troubles J
IN the Jews they are always PIC
.ured as bloatzd producers sparkling /
Z
atoms Of wealth, while the WORKING {
peoples are ground under their mac1l- }
latious. DR.. krass said that Jews are {
ilamed equally for boisheVism and 1or
.apitahsms on one hand they are /
.ccused OF being Tor the capilalisls
nd on the other hand, are blamed FOR
abor strikes and difficulties.
I cry within my heart. How long, S
IN, Lord. how long cried the e
peaker. when i see such powerful Z
1fi M n =
lines Of London, publishing souri, Il
1us anti-TeWry articles Are we not Y
d children Of the same Gcdz DO we ?
OF all worship the one Father1 :
Other addresses on the program !
rere made By A. s. Jacobs who =
poke on the work OF the Jewish %
IA this city and In ap-
recitation Of the efforts Of rabbi
-artin Zielonka; Mrs. Gus York, who y
I'D OF the work here OF Jewish =
omen, and DR.. D. L Liknaltzs Of .
hoenix, VINO spoke OF the extension Q
Ork OF the synagogu es. p
A message on the future or Juda- y
10 was given by Manuel Schwartz s.
I'd a report on the annual contribu- %
ons was given by Maurice Schwartz
iairman Of the campaign committee.
Musical numbers also were features
the program and were given oy 2,
e Temple chorus-Mrs- A. n Cold b
Elm, Mrs. Ralph Henderson, MIS- r.
Rabbi Zielonka voiced the invoca-
On and the DeueuictiOn. The Temple
sterhood were hostesses at re- Il
Iptiou In honor OF the visitors. -
hich followed Dr. Krass's address. n
Nanny Strauss, financial and busi-
IS advisor, and head Of the fly
g squadron" touring the country IN
e interests Of the three and one
II million dollar campaign for the
lion Of the American Hebrew con-
'egationss was also one OF the honor r
tests
Nanny Strauss Talks.
There is little to say that has not
ready been said BY your local Jew
3 leaders," said Mr. Strauss The
.rpose Of the movement IS tc az
7aken in the Jew an appreciation N
his faith and inform the nom n
~ OF the principles Of our faith bI
IT program has been planned in n
act harmony with the general plans
Americanization- any organized Of
tempt at this time 10 cause dis fr
nsion or create hatred among ~
asses Of people is nothing less than 81
sachery to our nation" ~
The record OF the Jewish people FL M
e war IS g matter Of great pride 3,
cordinE TO Mr.. Strauss, who gave
me interesting data on the achieve er
snts OF men Of his religion, and 81
ated that the armies Of the United =.
ates had been augmented by Jews n
c Of all proportion to their NUM- u
Three Of the Is congressional v.
war medals were awarded Jews =,
and mere than 100000 responded -