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The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
Mendel Silber
THE JEWISH WAY

A testimonial monument was re-
Gently unveiled in Warsaw as token
of the gratitude of the Polish people
to America for the help extended to
them by the Relief Administration
and in other ways-help which made
it possible for the Poles to live
through the time of their greatest
need during the war and after. In
typical Polish fashion and for rea-
sons that can be understood only by
an expert on the psychology OF the
Poles, the representatives of the jew
ish community were not invited to
!. lake part in the unveiling of this
memorial, though it was presumably
he expression of the gratitude of all
Polish citizens.
But what did the Jews of Warsaw?
On November they arranged spe-
.ial services in all the synagogues,
10 invoke the blessing of God upon
America for all that it had done. Tor
Poland. AS if by strange co-inci-
ience November was the Sabbath
on which was read the prophetic
charge to Abraham: 81 will bless
them that bless thee, and him that
:urseth thee I will curse; and in thee
shall all the families Of the earth
|be blessed" So while the rest of
Warsaw reared monument to Amer
|ica, and incidentally slighted it's Jew
lish citizens, the Jews of Warsaw only
uttered always Jewish
forte. We know not of what America
stands most in need. But we like
Ito think that Jewish prayers will
prove as useful, as abiding and as
touching tribute as Polish men,
|orials.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

Messiah and for whom the suffering
and courage and righteousness Of their
nation paved the way"
From this letter, it is quite apparent
: that even DR.. Slattery, who was will
ing to sponsor the resolution to change
the prayer, could see in that prayer
nothing more than wrong classifi-
cation when God was asked on Good
Friday to have mercy on all Jews,
Turks, Infidels and Heretics. His con-
tention that the religious man prays
Oftenest and most earnestly for the
people he loves and honors most is,
to say the least, very ingenious. Are
we to interpret this as meaning that
the Episcopal Church has always loved
and honored most the Turks, Infidels
and the Heretics because it prayed
for them so devoutly and earnestly?
The real insult that was contained
in that particular prayer DR.. Slattery
evidently does not begin to under
stand. The insult was not so much
in the classification of the Jews with
Turks, Infidels and Heretics as in the
presumption to pray to the God of
Israel to have mercy upon the Jews
in their state of terrible sinfulness,
issuing for their refusal to believe
that their God had ever become a
bankrupt and was obliged to take
partners into the God-head firm. The
real element of the Offense came
through the fact that the God of Is
rael was asked to save the Jews from
the damnation and perdition that the
prayer implied as awaiting them for
the crime of obeying the command
"Thou shalt have no other gods be-
sides me-"
OF course, we have no quarrel with
those whose peculiar rules OF arith-
metic permit the computation of three
times one as one, but we do strenuous
ly object to being charged with heresy
and represented as infidels, because
we stoutly refuse to admit that our
God had ever become so feeble-mind-
ed that he revoked his original COM
mands and surrendered his sole and
exclusive title to the throne OF heav-
en-.
Mendel Silber
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
f. DlTORlAL l.
A COY is A COY

When the general convention Of the
Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon,
last month consented to eliminate from
it's Good Friday prayer the reference
to the Jews in the phrase "have mercy
upon all Jews, Turks, infidels and
heretics," it was taken by all fair
minded people as an evidence Of be-
lated justice. For it was felt that
the elimination of the reference to
the Jews came about through the re-
alization on the part of the Episcopal
Church that the inclusion Of the Jews
in that particular prayer was a gross
insult not only to the Jews, but to
the very God to whom this prayer
was offered.
A sad disappointment, however,
awaited those who had prematurely
rejoiced in the changed and liber-
allied attitude of the Episcopalian
Church. 1t has become evident that
Notwithstanding the adoption of the
resolution to change the prayer so
as to eliminate the reference to the
Jews, our Episcopalian friends never
theless fail to perceive the real ele-
ment Of offense that they had so long
committed by that particular prayer.
In letter to the American Hebrew of
New York, DR.. Charles Lewis Slattery,
Rector of Grace Church, who is the
author of that particular resolution in
which the change was proposed, wrote
as follows:
"The Editor of The American He
brew has kindly asked me to explain
the proposed change in the Good Fri
day Prayer which now reads:
80 merciful God, who hast made all
men, and hatest nothing that thou
hast made, nor desirest the death OF
a sinner, but rather that he should
be converted and live; have mercy
upon all Jews, Turks, infidels and
heretics; and take from them all ig-
florance, hardness of heart, and con-
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
THE TALMUD TORAH LIBRARY

Institutions are ever growing and
developing beneath our very eyes. At
least, that seems to be the case with
the Talmud Torah. The classes have
increased, a High School department
added and a postgraduate course, in
stituted. And now there is need for
library for the pupils and the
alumni, a library of Hebrew, books
and of Judaica, even in other
languages. And such library, at
the Talmud Torah will be used con-
stantly and effectively. We have no
doubt that there is many a home in
which there are Jewish books, abeg7
ging for readers, and which the. own
ers could we'll spare. Yet, the books
if given to the Talmud Torah would
help the students in their work, and
the money saved could be used for
other Talmud Torah purposes. So if
the idea of large, useful library, Of
Jewish books, in Hebrew and in other
languages for real students appeals
to you, send your spare books to the
Talmud Torah. If you have no books,
use your check book. Cash will be
welcome to purchase needed volumes
that are not obtained by gift.
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
BRAININ'S ANNIVERSARY

We have been reading many tributes
to Ruben Brainin, whose sixtieth
birthday was the occasion of cele-
bration by his admirers and the
friends of Hebrew literature.
All the writers are unanimous in
praising his critical insight, his high
standards, and his clear, lucid style.
The value of the last attribute be-
comes all the more notable when one
reads the tributes paid to him in the
Hebrew weekly, "Hadoar," which are
far from Simple, clear or lucid"
By contrast, Brainin's style is all the
more facile, and likeable. @
One fact that seems to have been
overlooked and which we think should
be stressed is his activity in America.
For a decade Brainin has been with
us, editing various Hebrew journals
and stimulating Hebrew literature by
precept and example. Many young
Hebraist found inspiration and stim-
ulus in the encouragement Of this
premier Hebrew critic, and Brainin's
influence, direct and indirect, has done
much to spread and popularize
Hebrew writing and speaking in
How extensive his own work has
been during his forty years of writ
ing will become evident with the pub
LEGATION, shortly, of his Selected
Writings" projected in sixteen vol
umes.
More power to his pen and more
strength to the Hebrew literature of
which he is so devoted servant and
so eminent master, is our birthday
greeting to Reuben Brainin.
AU REVOIR, RABBI LEBENDIGER!
Rabbi Israel Lebendiger, for the
last two years head of the Moses
Montefore Hebrew Institute of Du-
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
TO THE ZIONISTS

We are pleased to see that the Min
Ineapolis Zionist District, under it's
I new leader, DR.. Moses Barron, prom
Uses really to awake from it's long
|lethargy and inactivity. And it is
none too soon! Zionist achievement
in Palestine depends much more upon
the active support of the rank and
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
November 10, 1922

file of Zionists, especially in America,
than upon the crises in the politics
of the Near East, or even the fall
and abdication of the Sultan. When
the situation clears up as clear it
must, and when the opportunity to
work in Palestine unhampered pre-
sents itself, there will be need for
strong, alert organization to provide
the directing energy.
By the way, are you member OF
the District? @
Are you in good standing?
Have you paid your dues and
pledges?
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10
JEWISH CALENDAR
ODD

Rosh Hashonoh .......... Sept. %, "a
Yom Kippur .................: Oct.
Succoth .OcI. i-1S
Shmini Azereth ................Oc Oct. IA
Simchath Torah ............... Oct. Is
Rosh Chodesh Hesvan. Oct. %, %
Rosh Chodesh Kislev. ....... Nov. II
Hanukah .DeC. l0-ll
Rosh Chodesh Tebeth. ..... -. Dec. 20
1928
Rosh Chodesh Shebat ......... Jan. 18
Rosh Chodesh Adar Feb. 16, II
VAdA.
Rosh Chodesh Nissan. ......... Mar. 18
Pessach April 1-8
Rosh Chodesh Iyar. April 16, II
Lag BOmer May
Rosh Chodesh Swan May 16
Shebuoth ...................M May 81, 22
Rosh Chodesh TamuZ. June IA, 15
Rosh Chodesh Alb .......... July IA
Tisha B'Ab ................ July %
Rosh Chodesh Ellul ..... Aug. IL, 13
Rosh Hashonoh. 1854. Sept. IL
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10


nant of the true Israelites, and be
made one fold under one shepherd,
Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with Thee and the Holy spir-
it, one God, world without end. Amen.
"At the General Convention of the
Episcopal Church which meets in
Portland, Oregon, on September 6,
1922, motion will be made that the
prayer be changed to read as fol-
lows:
20 merciful God, who hast made
all men, and hatest nothing that thou
hast made, nor desirest the death Of
a sinner, but rather that he should
be converted and live; have mercy
upon all who know Thee not as thou
art revealed in the Gospel of Thy
Son. Take from them all ignorance,
hardness of heart, or contempt OF Thy
Word; and so fetch them home, bles-
sed Lord, to Thy fold, that they may
be made one flock under one shep-
herd, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liv-
eth and reigneth with Thee and the
Holy Spirit, one God, world without
end. Amen.
"For many years leaders in the Epis-
copal Church have wished to have the
phrase Jews, Turks, Infidels, and
Heretics' changed; and there seems
little doubt but that the first step to-
ward the change will be taken at this
Convention. The Episcopal Church is
a conservative organization and
changes are not easily and quickly
made.
"Of course we wish to pray for our
Saviour's fellow countrymen on the
great anniversary of His death. BY
some queer twist Of language and
thought people sometimes feel that it
is an insult to be prayed for But
the religious man prays oftenest and
most earnestly for his mother, his
wife, his children-that is, the people
he loves and honors most. So we do
not want to stop praying for the race
and nation out of which our Master
came, and which we believe must be
unspeakably dear to him.
sWhat we Christian men object to
in the prayer is the company our
Lords fellow countrymen are made
to keep Heretics may be very noble
people, though from the point of view
of the man who calls them "heretics"
they may be intellectually mistaken.
In character, in good works, in hui
man kindness, they may be among
the best of the earth. So we shall not
complain of association with them.
"But when we find Turks and In
fidels, we feel that the new prayer
is needed. AS we try to let our hope
and aspiration go out to all people
everywhere, we may slightly ask Gods
help for them; but we do not wish
to allow it to appear that we put Jews
in the same class with Turks and In
fidels. For we do not.
without attempting judgment on
anybody, we wish to make a distinc-
ton between the group of humanity
which produced the Twenty-third
Psalm and the Sixtieth chapter of
Isaiah, on the one hand, and the group
of humanity which today massacres
Armenians on the other side.
"Nor can we associate a people
through whom much of the deepest
knowledge of our Heavenly Father
has come to us with Infidels. Such
lack of discrimination cannot longer,
we hope, be endured in the careful,
balanced, loving words of the Book
of Common Prayer.
Incidentally we wish to emphasize
&bo ooyo,,oon oro,1nd which laws and
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10

We direct the attention Of our read
ess to the splendid interview with
Judge Irving H. Lehman, president
of the Jewish Welfare Board, anent
Jewish Community Centers. There
is no doubt that he does not over
estimate the value of such Centers.
Fortunately, Minneapolis may shortly
be enjoying the benefits of such an
institution in the Center that is
planned for the North Side with the
Emanuel Cohen bequest as nucleus.
The American Jewish world., 1922-11-10

AU REvOIR, RABBI LEBENDIGER!
Rabbi Israel Lebendiger, for the
last two years head of the Moses
Montefore Hebrew Institute of Du-
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01

STRAY sheep to my place 405
Elm street Sunday. Owner can
have paying ad and keep. Gar
field holland. 254 1tW 3W
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
NOW IN BREAD LINE
EmperoTs Sweetheart Becomes
Victim of Hapsburg Curse.
Treasures Given to Katherine Schratt
by Francis, Joseph Have Disap-
peared and She Now Begs
Food in Streets.

Vienna.-Katherina Schratt, the
! morgantic wife of Francis Joseph, last
emperor of the Austrians, the woman
who once ruled a nation through her
influence over the aged monarch, is
now "a daily member of the bread line
in Vienna, standing patiently hour af-
ter hour, awaiting the bread and meat
ration handed out by the government.
Her jewels, given her by her royal
lover, are gone. Her clothes are in
tatters, and she is living reminder
of the curse of the Hapsburgs.
When the emperor died in 1916 he
left $250,000 to Katherine Schratt to
care for her in her declining years.
But the ravages of war, and her many
gifts to those less fortunate, soon de-
pleted this small fortune, until at last
she was reduced to poverty. Once the
beauty of the Austrian stage, petted
and feted wherever she appeared, she
now lives in a barren garnet, depend
ent upon charity for her livelihood.
For 80 years, from the bloom of
youth until middle age bent her
shoulders, Katherine Schratt virtually
ruled Austria through her hold on
Francis Joseph. For her he built a
little villa right by the gates of the
royal palace, and there he spent much
of his time, especially after the events
which tended to uphold the Hapsburg
curse.
The first manifestation Of this curse
came with the death of mad King Lud-
wig of Bavaria, Francis Josephs
cousin. and of his brother, Macmillan,
shot in Mexico. Then there was the
case of Johann fOrth, his nephew, who
ran away to sea as a common sailor
and was never heard from again. The
death of the young daughter of Arch
duke Albrecht, whose dress caught
lire from a cigarette she was smoking,
and that of the Duchess d'AleneOn in
the charity ball fire in Paris, quickly
followed. In 1889, Francis Joseph's
son, Rudolph, committed suicide in
Meyerling, and nine years later his
wife. Elizabeth, was assassinated at
Geneva.
Then. TO crown his sorrows, came
the tragic assassination of the heir to
the throne. Archduke Ferdinand, at
Saraievo, the incident that started the
World war. Through all his troubles,
the emperor chung to Katherine
Schratt, but the Hapsburg curse has
low descended upon her, and she has
become member Of the bread line in
Vienna.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
FIX GERMAN TAX LEVY.
Total Taxable Property 1850
Billion Paper Marks.
Seventy Per Cent of the Aggregate Is
Given as Real and Personal Prop
erty-13 Billions Held by the
Poorest Glasses.

Berlin.-The total taxable property
held by the German people amounts
to 1850 milliards paper marks, accord
ing to estimate made by Reconstruc-
ton in its current issue. Seventy per
| cent of the aggregate is given as per-
sOnal and real property, II per cent
as town property, Ia per cent rural, 2
per cent mining, and per cent as
goods, ships, metallic currency, etc.
(Milliard equals the American bill
lion.)
The average of prewar estimates on
German-Owned private property, the
periodical states, works out at $50 mil
lizards gold marks, from which amount
the following deductions should be
made:
Thirty milliards gold marks in state
property belonging to the empire, in
dividual states and local authorities,
such as railways, canals, forests, etc.) :;
Is milliardS of property held by the
poorest classes which escapes taxation,
and further, a sum amounting to about
20 per cent of the total which either
is especially favored by the regula-
tons for economic reasons or manages
to evade taxation. This amounts to
about 65 milliards gold marks.
Deducting these 10S milliards from
the preWar average Of estimates, a
balance OF 222 milliards remains. From
rhic total hovror-or DocOr, Strr, otiDD
states, the following sums must be de-
Quoted as a result of the war: Twenty
five milliards in values destroyed by
the waR (amounting originally to 80
milliards, One-half having been made
good by reconstruction 80 milliards
loss on capital invested abroad; 20
milliards loss of territory, and 10 mil
lizards surrendered to the entente in
railways, ships, etc.
The sum left after taking off these
90 milliards in losses, the publication
sets roundly at 100 milliards gold
marks. In converting gold into paper
marks, it states, the following index
numbers based on the prices current
in the home German market should be
employed: Personal and real property,
10; town landed property, 2; rural
landed property, 10; mining property,
10; and goods, ships, etc, 60.
When the various categories Of prop
erty are multiplied by these figures
their values in paper marks are de-
termined. According to this calcula-
ton, the average depreciation index
figure is Is, thus giving 1850 milliards
paper marks as equivalent to $50 mil
lizards in gold.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01

and say prayer before the way
side shrines and crosses.
Two and one-half miles from the
village lies pretty Lake Ouimet and
on a hill overlooking it is located
Grey Rocks Inn, the headquarters
Of the Appalachian Club during its
Quebec outing. gr.t as
For tramping, climbing and
picnicing no more attractive place
could have been selected. Many
points of interest are within easy
radius of the Inn, the CHEZ one be-
ing Mount Tremblant, the trem-
bling mountain of the Indians VINO
declare that it trembles at certain
hours. This is the highe-t peak Il
the Laurentinn Mountains Of
Can2;Ea and affords excellent climb
ing al the year round. It can be
seen from Grey Rocks and the
traH between the two points is IN
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01

Miss Violet Drummond, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs Drumm0nd of For
fsrshire, has sailed as an engineer
with the Blue Funnel steamer
Anchises from Glasgow for Australia.
She adopted marine engineering as a
profession and takes on all the duties
Of the job. During the war she was
in the engineering department of the
Lilly-Bank foundry.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01

te.esting, passing Lac MERCER
with its unique beach and bath
house in mid-lake. It also skirts
Lac Tremclant, nine-m;lc-long
sheet of blue water. The noun
tain is covered with a fine growth
of timber which-is protected by
fire-rangars vino have a cabin we'll
up its slope. As one rows or
motor-boats along its base, many
pretty waterfalls can be seen cas-
cading toward the lake. They are
the overflow OF. several small lakes
that are cupped upon Mount Trem-
blant's slopes.
Good times all around TIE year
is Grey Rocks program. Fling,
hunting, hiking, climbing and Win
ter sgqTts a1g among the attrac-
tons e. this gateway to the 10000
acre sParc de Ia Montague Trem-
blante," a provincial reserve.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01

Autumn in the woods of eastern
Canada is q delightful season and
this fact influences many . post
pone their vacations to September
and October in order to enjoy the
bracing air and wonderful color
ings of the north woods. Just now
the Appalachian Club, an organiza-
ton of New England nature lovers,
is enjoying it's Autumn Excursion
at St. Jovite in the Laurentain
Mountains, IS miles northwest Of
Montreal. Reports and pictures
received from them prove that they
chose wisely as to time and place.
! st. Jovite is a picturesque village
dominated by Calvary Hill from
which rises a great Cross. This IS
the land OF the Habitant whose re-
ligion is an every day devotion. He
has always time to stop and kneel
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
Heart Pierced by Glass.

Los Angeles, Cal-James Thomas,
fourteen, student at the Inglewood
high school, in trying to prevent a
door with a glass panel from slam
ming, thrust his hand through the
panel and a silver of glass pierced his
heart. AS if nothing had happened,
he walked down the steps of the build
ing. Then he collapsed and death
came quickly.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
Richmond Dailk Register

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HE AMSRicANPRE~5 ASSOCIATION
s. NJ. sAUFLEY. Editor mud EDroprleto,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
Married Six Months,
but Never Was Kissed

81 have been married six
months and my husband, Wal
ter, has never kissed me-" Mrs.
Julia Brightmore, young and
pretty, of Chicago, told Judge
Mangan when she entered a plea
for divorce.
To the courts questions, she
said she had never been kissed
before marriage and expected q
whole lot Of kissing after the
ceremony. She was given d.
vorce.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
RALPE GILBERT

Political Announcements
We ere 1Ethoryzeo 20 announce
R&LPE GILBERT
rs q candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Cc412Tsss from the Stt
Congressional DlstrfC8, subject to the
action C the pNssocratic primary In
AnPDst. 1892.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01

cclored people at the Colored
School House Thursday night,
November End, at ! 80 D. m. and
Saturday night, November 4, at
K. Of P. Hall, $50 The purpose
Of these meetings is to explain
iii a direct and authoritative way
just what the proposition is and
just what the Citizens Commit
tee hopes to do if the tax is vot-
ed.
The meeting Friday night at
the X. of P. Half will begin
promptly at I p. m. as the lodge
meets at $50 and this meeting
must be over by then. 259 3
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
Thieves Rob Berlin silIboards.

Berlin.-Billboard shippers consti-
tute a new type of thief on Berlin's
police blotter. Due to the increased
value of waste paper, the plundering
of street advertisements has set in.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
AUTUMN CALLS MANY TO oUEBECs GALY CoLoRED MOUNTAINS

- >ooGaSzE RS TIE EcyPsoNor
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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-01
COLORED MEETINGS
ON ROAD TAX

The Citizens Committee on
the 20c road tax proposition has
arranged for meetings of the