Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-20
HARVARD ASKS jews
TO DROP FAITH
Nx-GRADUA1un TELLS OF TALK
WITH PRESIDENT LOWELL.
Links Fate OF Jewish Students with
That Of the Colored Ones.
New York. January Is, 1929.

renee Lowell Of Harvard University In
the question Of anti-Semitism and the
limitation of Jewish students into tho
university. was brought to the Macca
beans, the newly formed mems club
Of Temple Israel. 210 West Ninety
first street last night. by q Harvard
graduate who said he had three
hours conversation with DR.. Lowel
two weeks ago.
The speaker, who reported on his In
tervfew at the open forum following q
talk by the Rev. DIR. Percy 8. Grant Of
the Church of the Ascension, refused
to tiivulge his identity. stating that be.
ing Harvard man. no did not feel he
was doing right By creating further
controversy.
His conversation with President Low
ell whom he said he knows we'll, took
place in New Haven railway train
which was delayed for six hours on
it's trip to New York. So interested
were the pair in the discussion that
neither thought of either luncheon or
dinner.
President Lowell" said the speak
en-, takes full credit for the plan to
limit the number of Jews who are
seeking admission into Harvard. 1t
was his view that so long as the Jew
ish people decide to remain apart, as
a distinct entity in American life and
not merging IN a social way by inter.
marriage with the Gentiles, just so
long will prejudice continue and grow
even worse.
president Lowell predicted that
within twenty years we will see In the
United States the same conditions
that now exist in Central Europe
where blood Is spilled as a result of
afti-Semitism.
WILL BE TREATED LIKE NEGRO
"The time will come, DR.. Lowell
said-ard he believed 1t would not
| take longer than generation-when
the Jew must be treated In the Same
way as the Negro in the South and in
many Of the universities and his ad-
vice was that the Jews drop their
faith.
"The fact that the Jews no longer
try to proselytize the Chri .tians indi-
Gates DR.. Lowell said, that they have
outworn their religion and that it is
no longer necessary religion. We Jews
give up our peculiar practices which
have kept US alive these many centur-
les and must leave aside our indivil-
ualjty If we want to be treated with
equality in this country In the future.
DR.. Lowell, said.
"Iie also asserted that Jew can.
not be an American, for to be an Amer
lean in DR.. LowelrR opinion one must
be that and nothing else He said that
Harvard Is not the only university
that is barring men of the Jewish
faith. but that right here in New
York, Columbia and New York Univer
sity are gradually reducing their Jew
ish enrolment. He seemed to be de-
lighted that as he said the jewish en-
rolment at New York University has
been reduced from 60 per cent to so
per cent. His entire discussion was a
fair, or suppose It is best to say an
atrocious, example Of justice at the
hands of the leader of the great uni
! versity in this country.
| GRANT TAKES UP BRUCE CASE
DIR. Grant; whose topic was Gree
! dom and Justice" explained that he
too, was son of Harvard. and he
stated that the entire Fl ejudice situnt.
lon now existing in his Alma Mater
is most Interesting and most
peculiar"