The Denver Jewish news., 1921-06-15


cester Jewish Review, is being PLAN
ned for Worcester. Mass. Stanley J.
Ionopole will he the editor.
The Hebrew Union College Press
has been established for the purpose
OF publishing volumes Oh the history
and science of Judaism.
Hon. Oscar s. Strauss will partici-
pate in the annual graduation cxer-
cises of Columbia this month. This
is the fiftieth anniversary Of his
graduation from that institution.
As result of several visits paid
TO the Jewish residents Of Battle
Greek. Mich. by Rabbi Philip F.
Waterman of Kalamazoo, under the
direction of the Department of Syna-
gogs and School Extension. a cOngre-
gatiOn has been organized in that city
which is In n flourishing condition and
expects to affiliate soon with the
Union of American Hebrew Congrega-
tion.
At Alexandria. La, new public
building in Monroe street is to he
named the ''ROsenthal School" COM
plimentary to the Hon. James ROsen-
thai who was for % years president
of the Rapides Parish School Board.
and director Of the board for seven
years previous to his becoming presi-
dent.
Miss Sylvia Simons, well-known De-
troit. Mich. pianist, won the district
championship in contest held last
week Mt the Detroit Institute Of Arts.
under the auspices of tine National
Federation of Musical clul,s. Miss 81
mons won the State championship in
n contest recently held in Ann Arbor
and is qualified now to compete at
the National Conference Of the Fed
Grafton to he held at Davenport. Ia.
In June.
As a permanent war memorisl--a
monument to the Jewish young mcn
kef-Esefs Rpeson ~ho nadGs he .spDrsme
sacriIRce for their eoestsys II the
Great War, East BOSTON yOuh3 -
and women are straining every effort
to establish a large community cen
tire that will house all Jewish activi-
tics In the vicinity.
The death ia announced mt Vienna
of Mr.. II. A. Fried, the prominent
peace propagandist. and for many
years editor of the Friedenswarte. Mr..
F'ried's great survices We're recognized
in 1911 by the award of the Nobel
Prize, which he shared with core
ligionist, Mr.. Tobias Asser. the
eminent Dutch jurist. In 1913. ON
the Inauguration Of the Palace of
Peace at the Hague. an honorary doc
torate was conferred ON Mr.. Fried by
the University Of I,eydcn.
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Jews. more than any other race. are
neurasthenics. Hence the pretlisposi-
tion of such of them as are not well
grounded in the fundamental concepts
of Judaism--Jews simply because they
were born to Jewish paients-to sue
cumb to the lures of Christian Science.
Hence the insistence of the leaders Of
the Reform synagog in this country
OH the gravity of the danger to Juda-
ism from Christian Science. The Re
form leaders are awake att last. Per-
l,aps they may still. stem the flowing
tide. Perhaps they have been aroused
TOO ate.-Hebrew Standard.
In the will of Abraham Segal, OF
Cincinnati, whose death occurred in
that city last week. a bequest Of
500. 900 is made to his niece. Mrs. Eva
Plant, wife of Mr.. Isaac Plant. OF
Philadelphia. Mr.. Segal. who was 13
years of age. had been prominently
identified with the commercial life of
Cincinnati. The residue of the estate.
about s5OOOOO is bequeathed to the
widow.
Mrs. Elias Michael of st. Louis.
was recently appointed by Mayor Kiel
rs member of the Municipal Ii
l,rary Board. Mrs. Michael is the first
woman member to be appointed to the
Library Board. She will serve for
three years. There is no salary.
DIR. Rudolph 1. Coffee. recently
connected with Temple Judea in Chi
cago, but for the past year in Toledo,
| O., has just received very flatter-
ing and unanimous call to fill the va
cant post in Oakland, Cal. The inter-
esting thing in this connection is that
DIR. Coffee was born and reared there.
and now has the chance to become