The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-06-23
there's letter waiting for me at the
desk this minute"
SARGENT'S PANEL REMOVED
FROM BOSTON LIBRARY

ing earlier action of the House last
Thursday, voted in favor of the bill
introduced by Representative Coleman
S1lbert, OF Boston, to remove Sargent's
painting, ''The Synagogue" which has
been the subject of much controversy.
from the Boston Public Library. In
both branches the action taken was
well nigh unanimous. A later attempt
in the Senate to refer the matter to
the Supreme Court was overwhelming
ly defeated.
The bill was introduced and debated
on the basis of fundamental Amer
lean policies Of the separation of
Church and State and Of fair play.
Representative Silbert in an eloquent
address which evoked long and lengthy
applause, asked the House to give the
same relief, and no more, which they
felt they would give if the Protestant,
Catholic, or any other religion were
similarly depicted. He made a plea
for spirit of broad tolerance in keep
ing with American traditions.
The bill was supported by promi-
nent Protestants and Catholics Before
the committees, the Massachusetts
Federation of Protestant Churches
sent representatives in favor Of the
bill. Francis e. Slattery, very prom
inent Catholic, spoke in favor Of the
bill. 1t had been Endorsed by Jewish
organizations, the Central Conference
of American Rabbits, the B'nai Birth
and the Associated Y. M. H. AS Of
New England. A letter was sent to
all the members of the Legislature
signed in behalf of these organizations
by Judge A. K. Cohen, Rabbi Harry
Levi, Assistant Attorney General
Lewis Goldberg, Leo J. Lyons, presi-
dent OF Amos Lodge, and Isidore III.
Fox, chairman Of the Authorization
Committee Of Amos Lodge, which said
that no charge was made that Sargent
intended to insult the Jews, but that
nevertheless the picture was part of
historical series which purported to
depict what actually happened.
The public library, he said, is not
primarily an art gallery, and the pic
lures of this particular series were
not considered as allegories or pieces
Of art, but as media Of teaching
history.
SEMINARY GRADUATES TEN "
RABBIS
The Jewish Theological Seminary
of America graduated ten rabbis at
the exercises held in New York on
June II. The Teachers Institute of
the Seminary graduated twenty-four
young men and women as Hebrew
teachers. Six students were given
certificates for attendance at the Is
rael Friedlaender Extension Course,
a new departure in Jewish education
designed for young people who want
to fit themselves for leadership among
the laity and for wider knowledge
of things Jewish.
The rabbis include Max David Da-
wilson, B. A. Newark, N. J.); Joshua
Finkel, B. A. brooklyn, N. "; Ger
shon Hadas, B. A. ATLANTA, Ga.);
Herman Hailperin, B. A. Newark, N.
j.; Alter Felix Landesman, M. A.
Cleveland, Ohio); Joseph Miller, B.
A. kingston, N. "; Morris Schatz,.
B. S. brooklyn, N. "; Louis judah
Schwefel, B. A. New York;; Morris
Silverman, M. A. Columbus, Ohio),
and Max Fucker, M. A. brooklyn,
N. ". Rabbi Max David Davidson,
who graduated with merit, will be re-
membered as the student preacher
who officatnd at tho Kanasath Israel