The New York herald., 1922-01-24
JEWS CALL SLOGAN
ATTACK ON RACE
America for Americans Held
to Mean United States Is
Not for Them.

Denouncing the slogan America for
Americans" as direct attack against
the Jews. Sol NJ. Stroock. director of
| the Jewish Theological Seminary, told
several hundred members attending the
tenth annual dinner of the United Syna-
gogue of America in the Hotel Astor
last night that the Jew always had
been an American and does not have
to renounce his faith because of that.
The dinner marked the close of the
convention. which opened on Saturday
and which was attended by members
from all parts of the country. Rabbis
and exponents of orthodox Judaism
met with the purpose of uniting various
Isbranches of the Jewish faith and
Strengthening the cause of the religion
among their members.
The session of the convention held
yesterday dealt with the matter of the
use of sacramental wines by the Jews
and a resolution was adopted indorsiny 3
the amendments to the Federal prohi-
bition regulations whereby the rabbi
would be relieved of all responsibility
in connection with the issuance of per-
mits for the wines and the individual
applicant made solely responsible.
The resolution also sought to place
the United Synagogue on record in favor
of the direct application by the indi-
vidual for the permit rather than deal
ing through the rabbi. The resolution
reads:
"Be it resolved that we recommend
to the Rabinical Assembly that 1t make
provision whereby the abuses connected
with the present regulations for the en-
forcement OF the prohibition law be
avoided"
The assembly meets in executive ses-
sion to-day and the matter will be dis
cussed further.
In his address last night Mr.. Stroock
said the AmericaniZation of the Jews
who came here from abroad should be
taken up by persons of their own faith
who can teach them to become good
Americans without renouncing or en-
dangering their faith. "The slogan
America for, Americans means we are
different, that there Is something for
eign in us. 1t is a wonderful slogan
if the people who invented 1t knew what
they were talking about. They mean
that America is not for the Jew, and is
for their kind only. We can be good
Americans and still be good Jews. If we
are only good Jews we will be good
Americans"
A. u. Zinke, president of the New
York Chapter of the United Synagogue
was toastmastcr. Dr. Cyrus Adler. act
ing president of the Jewish Theological
Seminary, told the audience the found
ing of the seminary by Rabbi Solomon
Schechter ten years ago marked the re-
birth of orthodox Judaism in this coun-
try. "It is our religion which is most
important" DIR. Adler said, land not the
number of men from our race who win
the Nobel prize or are elected to Parlia-
ment or Congress"
Rabbi Elias Solomon of Now York was
reelected president OF the United Syna-
gogue for the coming year and the fol-
lowing members were elected TO the
executive, council: DR.. Cyrus Adler
Philadelphia: Lyon Cohen. Montreal; NJ.
B. Friedman. Cleveland; Meyer Good
friend. New York city; Celia |. Hoff-
man, Newark Prof. Nj. Nj. kaplan. New
York: Dr. Jacob Kohn. New York;
Moses Kriegcr, Chicago: DR.. Elias Solo
mon. New York; David Stockler, New
York: Prof. Herbert Golden. New York:
Israel Davidson. New York; Or: Louis
Epstein. Boston. and the Rev. A. Hal
pern ST. Louis.