The Washington times., 1920-11-08
DENIES Jews
CETLESS HATE
Baltimore Rabbi Declares War
Did Not Remove Preiudices
OF Medieval Times.

spirit Of democracy stimulated ny
the great war, are religious and race
prejudices on the wane?
They are not. according TO, the
views OF Rev. DR.. William Rosenau,
of the Eutaw Place Temple, who to-
day analysed conditions information
ally. nationally. and last. but not
least, locally.
ANTs-sEMITIsM MARKED.
Particularly in the case Of the Jew.
he said. prejudices were as pro-
nounced as In medieval times. The
spirit OF snti-semitism, he asserted
was so marked. even, In Baltimore
more, no less. The causes, he said,
were born OF narrowness and political
propaganda, the drama, and trend
toward Observation-Disclosures" The
cure, he added. was self -assertion. re-
sentiment on the part OF the Jew ana
policy Of education revealing the
Jews real value to civilization anu
progress.
! -. itev. Dr.. Rosenau, In tho course
of his remarks, said:
CRITICIsEs ACTOR.
"Mnay q one In his desire to wit
ness world Improvement has asked
himself at times whether religious
prejudice, obtaining for centuries, Is.
az II should be, on the wane. History
proves that much Of the persecution
and bloodshed In which humanity m
dulged, can be traced to the hatred
OF sponsors of one faith against those
OF another.
Needless to say that our people
have suffered moro from religious
prejudice than perhaps all the rest
Of the peoples taken together
Among the religious prejudice which
we have been made to endure, much
erature produced in mediaeval
times. OF which Shakespeare's 'Mer-
chant OF Venice" or ''Shylock," once
more over-acted here this week by
Mr.. Hampden and. therefore. caicu-
lated to make every Christian look
upon the Jew as less than human, Is
a fair specimen.
I'VE certainly believe that the dawn
Of rationalism would usher In a oet-
ter day. Not only Is religious pre)u-
dice not disappearing, but there IL
unfortunately a marked rccrudescence
of it, In many European lands the
Jew Is not granted equal rights s,mpiy
because he Is a Jew. In order TO ex-
clude him Poland and Rumania have
their own definitions Of citizenship In
Germany, he Is the victim OF unscru-
pulous anti-Semitism.
THE LOCAL SPIRIT.
I'VE are not surprised at the re-
crudescence of religious prejudice
Against Jews in foreign lands. Mel
Their are we surprised at religious
prejudice in small American commu-
M libraries
no synagogues. and no Jews to pro-
claim the Jewish cause. But we are
surprised at religious prejudice In
American cities in which Jews form
a considerable part of the conmu-
nifty in which Jews are active in all
endeavor. and In whicn
they have rendered invaluable help
In the furtherance of all that spells
civic development.
Have we religious prejudice In
Baltimore? Would to God that /
could answer this question in the
negative. But ] wish to be honest
And my honesty compels me to say
that we have considerable OF II mani
Testing itself against the Jew. We
observe religious prejudice now moro
than ever. 1t appears, indeed, to be
on the increase.
what justification Is there for II?
None whatsoever. Baltimore owes
quite as much to the Jew as the Jew
owes TO Baltimore. Ever since the
lew has been a resident in this COM
munity he has measured up to every
civic responsibility, whether 1t was
educational. cultural, re-
ligious or moral.
HE sPECIFIEs.
.p,. ,at M he specific with regard
TO the religious prejudice from which
we here in Baltimore suffer. Certain |
private schools will not accept Jew
ism boys and girls. In some pubic
Institutions merit does not always
tell. and the non-Jew Is given prefer
ence over the Jew. even II the latter
may in some respects be superior to
the former. While in other jurisdtc-
lions Of the Mystic Shrine, to cite
fraternal organization, the Jew Is
elieible to membership, in the loca'
Jurisdiction he does not enjoy such
I am told that the Rotary
club Of baltimore has not on its roll
n Jewish name, and that 1t stands
out as the exception from all other
similar clubs Of the United states.
Our Merchants Club, called into ex-
istenoe. II its name signifies anything,
for the commercial interests OF our
city. does hot hesitate to express It's
to act favorably on the
OF Jews, even though
these Jews may have rendered marked
services in the attainment Of Balti-
more's mercantile prominence. Some
will not sell or rent
property to Jews, as though Jews
were 20 be avoided like the pest.
MANY APARTMENTS of this community
will not accept Jewish tenants.
"But what are We to do with re-
gard to the larger phase OF that re-
iiuious prejudice? The time has
come for us to do something.
"Mr, Brisbane, the celebrated edi-
torial writer, who endeavored to
answer Henry Ford's attacks on the
Jews In the Dearborn Independent,
that the late Joseph
jacobs book on Jewish Contribu-
tions to Civilization" should be put
into the hands OF as many Christians
as possible. free OF charge, so that
what the Jew has done for humani-
ty may be more generally known.