The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-12-19

Cldu people 0tSf scAiStCu az tuoS SiAaC
but the Bible does say that there will
come day when there viii be new
name of people as we have never
heard of before, and I have been
Brought 20 this conclusion, that it is
the Christian people, but that they are
the real people, that God has said OF
this name"
@. "You have formed a conclu-
sion now that the right religion is
the Christian religion?"
A. 81 am talking"
@. "Yes, or no, please"
A. "No."
That will suffice to show what was
the real motive behind the persecu-
ton of Harry Bucalstein. But before
passing this phase, salute Mr.. Teitch
as modern Gamaliel. Would that
his sjustice of mind were more widely
found.
"The Jewish Big Brothers Associa-
ton" claimed that the boy was not
old enough, to decide for himself what
religion he should take up. Their
suggested assistance was that he
should be given a Jail term to think it
over. In court they were allowed to
canine him up and down and across
the whole field of theology, Jewish
and Christian. Four lawyers and a
lawyer rabbi were pitted against him
in one of the strangest examinations
ever held in court room. And at
the end of one very long and fierce
contest the lawyers confessed them
selves worsted and asked to be per-
mitted to bring in more expert cross
examiners. Bucalstein's attorney OBJ
jected. "It seems to me, if the Court
please, that the Jewish counsel who
has been examining him, very able
attorney, should be quite the equal
of sixteen-year-old boy in such a
test" 49,. "
| rs The Surrogate: Without wishing
| to affront that counsel in the slight
est degree, I think you fiatter him
unduly." 'r~ Il
The Boy Goes Under Legal Fire.
So the examination was started
again, this time by a rabbi lawyer
Samuel Buchler. " !
@. Chow many hours did you
spend in the Hebrew school?" A.
~ believe from after breakfast un-
| til sometimes we fall asleep over
our books" 49, ..
@. By the Surrogate: "At what
hour?" A. "About nine o'clock in
the evening" .-.....-- -~-.>
@. Continued by the rabbi)
allow did you renounce your Jewish
religion when you were baptized?'
A. "I didn't renounce the Jewish
religion when I was baptized"
@. eff they wanted to ask you
to renounce the Jewish religion would
you have refused ?" A. They die
/ not ask me that" @. "Would you
have refused?" A. 81 don't know
They never asked me that, so I CAM
say" @. "How then did you &C.
cept the Christian faith without re,
nouncing the Jewish faith?", A. %
did not have to renounce it."
! Q. "You say you have not re-
nounced the Jewish faith? Do yor
consider yourself now a Christian Of
Ia Jew?" A. ~ consider. myself
now Christian. I never was Z
Jew" = ..- T..
| @. "Until that time you We're &
Jew" A. Until that time I wa.
Hebrew of the Tribe of Levi
That is why you can't call me Jew
! @. "Were all your family de
scendants of Levi" A. Gall my
fathers brothers and ancestors were
My mother is not. She is an Israel
ite." @. Sand if any one was t.
esk you whether you were a Cohen
a priest, or not, what would 20,
say?" A. 81 would say I was" @
"Do you believe, young man, that YOU
can be Jewish priest and at tn,
same time Christian 2" A. ~ do.
| In Jail, Not Church
@. "Now, at the present time, d.
you go to any church ?"
The Surrogate: mo. He is lock
ed up; he is in the custody Of thu
law
! @. "You-never heard Of anyon,
turning from Jewish to Christian fol
gain?" A. "No, sir; nobody ha!
ever done it. That is one Of theil
claims, but is not true" y.
@. "May ask whether you ar,
circumcised?" A. 81 am circum
cised Hebrew. The first person that
was circumcised was not Jew, fol
he was Abraham, and Abraham wa.
not Jew, he was a Gentle"
The young man was very insisten
on this distinction between Jews ant
Israel. In q brush with the lawyer!
on the same point he apparent!
Ipiqued their interest, for they ques
i toned him closely.
] @. "What do you think your "a
ther was? A. aHe was, accord
ing to the synagogue, Cohel
/ (priest)."
j Q. "Was he Jew?" A. Ell
was a Levite."
i @. "What were you at birth 2
], A. "At my birth ! was Hebrew
Of the Tribe Of Levi and prizes