The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-23
James N. Rosenberg's
"Adventure''
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appear in court in New York on an
other corporation matter, when he
/ found waiting for him II letter from
Felix NJ. warburg asking him to take
1 lunch with Mr.. Warburg and dis
cuss Il matter of communal import
ance. Mr.. Rosenberg is director of
the New York United Hebrew Chart
ties and Vice-President of the Nation
al Desertion Bureau, and he thought
that Mr.. Warburg wanted to see him
about something relating to one or the
other organizations.
As they sat down to lunch, Mr..
Warburg smiled across the table and
said:
Il am so glad to learn that you are
willing to 90 to Europe as chairman
of the Joint Distribution committees
European Council !"
That-actually-was the first Rosen-
berg had ever heard of it, When
Lewis l.. Strauss told me this story.
he said that Rosenberg was rendered
absolutely speechless for moment
And when he caught his breath, he
said:
Il will have to talk it over with
Mrs Rosenberg
got the end of the story from
Mrs. Rosenberg
There wasn't moments hesitation
on the part of Mrs. Rosenberg. All
she said was: Il think father would
like it (Mrs. Rosenberg's father Is
the late Joseph NJ. Herman. who dur
ing his lifetime was the best-beloved
Jew in BOSTON,
That settled it. Rosenberg notified
the Joint Distribution committee that
he would go. Immediately, he aban-
doned everything else for an inten-
sive study of the problem ahead
studying il as he would study some
very intricate problem in his law
practice. When he sailed he knew
the whole history of the Joint Dis
tribution committees operations from
the very beginning and had n very
clear idea of the job in front of him.
What was your first big job when
you got over?" l asked him.
He looked at me, luizzically for II
moment, and said:
playing golf with Walter Lyman
Brown at Stokes Pogies.'
But-in a moment / recalled that
Walter Lyman Brown is ''topman' of
the American Relief Administration
Secrctary's Hoovers organization-in
Europe, and I understood.
1t was because of the work in Rus
sia-the work that today means the
feeding of one-million children, and
over of more than 100000 adults :
the work that has meant the sale of
81. 100000 worth of food drafts-the
work that is being carried on by the
Ukrainian unit. with DIR. Boris ID.
Bogen. DIR. Joseph RoSen and Col.
William Il. Grove at the head, all of
this had its beginning on the links at
Stokes Pogies. l didn't ask who won.
1t was james y. Rosenberg who
recommended that the Ukrainian Unit
he organized while the American Re
field in order that it would be thoroly
established and have won the good
will of the entire Ukrainian popula-
ton before the American Relief Adj
ADMINISTRATION withdraws. And for the
same reason every soup-kitchen and
every feeding-station in the Ukrai inc
to which Christian children and
adults as well as Jewish children and
adultS-sometimes, oftentimeS more of
the former than the latter-come daily
and receive wholesome, substantial.
| life-saving fOod-have signs over their
doors reading Supported by the Amer
lean Jewish Joint Distribution com
mittee'' II isn't II matter of claiming
rredit-it is matter of telling all
Ukraine that when it comes TO the
saving of lives the Jews make no
distinctions between human beings.
Thus. it is Mr.. Roscnberg's hope and
belief, the furies of anti-semitism may
be abated and the Jewish lot in the
Ukraine made better, more secure.
But, oddly enough, or perhaps not
oddly at all, Mr. Rosenberg refuses
to take the credit for this phase of
the work-as he refused to take credit
for anything at all Except some
technical details of organization and
coordination of functions-which are
of the least importance.) He said TO
me:
Most of the credit for these things
is due to Lewis l.. Strauss. He has
carried more of this burden than any
other man in this country. He has
been indefatigable and resourceful be
You'd description. All American Jewry
ought to know his name