The Denver Jewish news., 1920-07-14
Annual Conference of
American Rabbis
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the fact that the Jew as u great spir-
itual force in the world has task
to perform in the regeneration of mod
general tone of the community will he
lifted up by the influence of such men
and women.
For this reason I suggest that re-
newed efforts be put forth in coop
Grafton with other agencies engaged in
religious work in universities to bring
to ever greater numbers of our men
and women in our colleges and umiver-
sites the message of Judaism.
But to those others to whom l have
referred as having broken with Juda-
ism, we also owe a duty. 1t is true to
these we have been coming in more
or less patronizing attitude with our
philanthropic gifts. From the time that
they land upon these shores. We have
been accustomed to meet them with
the offerings of our bounty. What
have we done as a great religious body
for these same people? Have we been
rs eager to direct and mature their
spiritual development when they have
been plunged into a new environment
as some of our brethren have been to
look after their material welfare? 1t
is my conviction that here we have
neglected "A compelling duty that rests
upon us. and hold that for many of
the derelictions of our less fortunate
brethren we have ourselves to blame
1T is fine thing to put the Ameri-
can flag into the hand of every child
when he sets foot upon these blessed
shores. but at the same time let him
be given some symbol of the fact that
the God of Israel is his God here as
in the land from which he comes.
Now, all this implies the need of
greater hospitality on the part of the
synagog and of more far-reaching
spirit of democracy. There are too
many who stand beyond the hearing of
the pulpit's voice and who are out of
touch with the fine things for which
the congregation ought to stand. Often
tihts iNtI thut lHt sOCidl Ci1dsHl
between themselves and the synagog
is overgreat and shyly they hold them
selves alOof. Under such circumstances
it is needful for the syn-gog to go to
these people who will not come to us.
Il heartily recommend therefore that
in this ack-to-the-synagog" campaign
which some have spoken of as the
Jewish revival movement. the Central
Conference of American Rabbis shall
offer its aid and its cooperation to-
the Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations. to the end that thru the
synagog every Jew may be brought
back to his, allegiance and to sense
Of that social and civic obligation and
to those high moral standards which
such allegiance implies"
Lucius l.. Solomon, of San Fran
cisco received the longest applause. II
was not excited applause, out prolong-
ed and steady, when the rabbis had
heard from layman of their faith
an appeal of unusual eloquence
Mr.. Solomon spoke foi the purpose
of getting the Conference to cooperate
with the Independent Order of B'nai
Birth. His suggestion. or rather, re-
quest, was heartily accepted, and it is
believed that three men from the
Conference will be appointed COM
mittee to represent this body in co
operation with /. o. b. b.
Rabbi Samuel Koch reported briefly
on work among Spanish Jews. There
is large congregation of them in Sc
attic, it was told, and there are more
in other parts of the country. The
committees name was changed to Com
mittee on Work Among Immigrant
Jews of Spanish Origin.
The commission on Social Justice
presented a lengthy report. and Sun
day evening was devoted to its discus
sion, which was submitted for adop-
ton as the platform of the conference
The principles they advocated were !:
Democracy in Industry: Denunciation
of profiteering: the upholding of
american Ideals, Tho open door in I'M
migration, Industrial norns and adj
Nocated Il survey of Jews in America
Officers elected were: Honorary
President Kaufman Kohler. Cincin-
natl; president. Leo. NJ. Franklin. De
troit; vice-president. Edward \.
Calisch, Richmond. Va; treasurer,
Louis Wolsey, Cleveland: recording
secretary, Isaac T.. Marc;ison. Macon
ga; corresponding secretary, Felix A.
Levy, Chicago.
Those named for the Executive
BOARD were: Max c. Carrick, Erie.
Pa: Henry Highlander. Cincinnati:
Louis GroSsman. Cincinnati; Samuel
Ilirschberg. New York: William Rose