San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-05
MY IMPRESSION
OF LUDWIG LEWISOHN'S
UP STREAM R
Alexander Joske

stood at railing of steamer of the
line entering the port of New York, couple man and
his wife, They had with them their little son. then about
seven old The steamer one of the slow steam
and took these people Is days to reach New York
from Hamburg They were first passengers on the
boat The man and the woman looked haggard for the
crossing was very troublesome They
storm and rain during the entire voyage They did not
look happy for they left their home in Berlin where
they were Of fairly good and where they lived
again. - = $500, $50 eS'' i','
t4 ,.4s
would attract attention 81 snybod for his s face and
Gated that he was thinking for himself continually He wa
with O sns Hs sd and evidently filled
he did not play WITH boys Of his ase be was Of arstrns
o a ss @ aan
hood He was brought up in very good way, for both
they we've readers Of good literature Both were nuscay
inclined and if you would have looked them you could
marks of the Jewish race but they we're not religions
jews The father in fact, extent, was agnosc
had been disappointmen Her only consolation was her
boy in whom she detected extraordinary qualities just like
many other mothers Sc in their child But she had
sons believe this little boy for he showed that he
possessed great Qualities FMS little boys name was Lud
The latest book that this Ludwig Lewisohn wrote
grants coming to this Country he had up stream work to
do-the same UP stream wor, that makes immigrants
valuable to this country. for the that has
to swim upstream has obstacles prejudice
and often intolerance and succeeds he she has gone
through life that builds character and that makes des
able and valuable citizens for the country to which they
migrate. - 8 Hr tt'
have read great many good books and regard
"Jp Stream as wonderful autobiography, but
novel of very high standing; in fact it is classic
up STREAM was unfavornble, will be forgotten and
their books read again but wn ~ De
after he is dead 4 isa wonderful book and no library
book 1t can do great deal of good if read without
prejudice without intolerance and with consideration for
"up Stream in my opinion, is better book than
it IS far greater achevement The subject that up
@ with dsee Of Is
narrow minded Main Street to broader minded.bnt W.
%rdm d1 s Ss sen the world for
thousands of and that has never been solved NOR
does Mr.. Lewisohn solve it in his book -
right that being Of Jewish he encountered so
n o wSen seeking in
er colleges say that he right great extent mt
in this however think the fact that he was Jew did
not alone bar of the colleges For from Mr
q ewn ssssg lifted 0 sns
mannersn and bis of thinking gave some; some q him 'ne
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mains would they W. would hsst they s Jewish
doubt intolerance there was prejudice fnn
him on account his being Of the Jewish race nese
r Was is what yG %r tries bring his book
and it is the problem that speak OF.
Mr. Iewisohn is now a. writer and as his book shows.
he Is extraordinarily talented and well fitted for s work,
o he r IS n h cSdeod he has been ea
tire and knowledge of books good books IS very vey
f lewiston. in his boyhood and as young man was
poet He enjoyed poetry more than prose in his early "e
If Mr. Lewisohn woald have chosen business career
which he could not because s WAS dber hnr
migrants and in time no doubt he would have succeeded
he Ss.s sSs e % sns IN s
supported by some 'o bis teachers. and falling to re-
e such appointment as mentioned hn cr
The conditions existing in our American unyersfss
In this nobody will deny that he was right TO sreV
extent et. -, 20 .t
Mr.. Iewsohn i judge is now about A years old.
found Un haven Where his great talent his great ability
his fssn, writer T find its prorS s s
ofu such ssa' work Na as his book UP STREAM
that he felt he could not be Of heG to his rSf-
ens who had sacrificed 50 much for him Naturally this
Another incident fatal incident in MI Iewisohn,,
life the famiy's belief who had migrated
this country previous settling in little city not
very attractive in respect. This uncle advised Mr.
Lcwisohn's parents settle in this little townand COM
ing as they did from Berlin large. well regulated and
clean CITY, thew not fitted for this place They COULD
live happily in this place IT, instead the Lewsoins
would migrated and stayed in New York nm sure
the upstream of this boy would have been huch
easier He would have found circle OF people that
would have ACKNOWLEDGED his ability and his upstream ca
would not have been so severe.
~ Sincerely, 4
NJ a