The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-10

drawn face with Semitic features. ns
he sat in an armchair near Ilpe window.
deeply absorbed in an ageworn book
yellow from handling. Suddenly. he
raised his eyes from the holy volume,
pushed up his spectacles on his fore
head. and with glance skyward called
toward the kitchen: "Oi. Sara. where
are yon? It's gettin' late. Come shoen.
See. the sun is near down i'm soon be
dark. Nh, come bless the candles" He
closed the book, laid 1t on the dining
table. put on his long Sabbath over
ccat. and went out TO the synagog.
Presently Mrs SmSberg appeared
from the kitchen all dressed in white
as is the custom on that occasion; her
heaG covered with Il white silkeh
shawl. pushed behind her ears. from
which pair Of golden earrings We're
dangling rs she walked. She carried
II lon. DIaiter of filed fish that sent
II delicious odor over the house, through
the window. and into the surrounding
ncighborhood. She placed it on the
center of the diningtablc, which was
covered with n snow white linen table
cloth. and on which stood various anti
Qucs. such ms gilt-cdged plates. and
fancy winc-claSscs of assorted colOrs
and siZeS-thc large ones for the elders
and the small for the children and
grandchildren who We're expected at
this great feast In the center was Il
fancy dish hcapcd high with matZos
On each side of the table w;ls bottle
of bloodrcd wine, glittcring in the elcc-
tric lights Even the horscradiSh and
the bitter herbs were not forgotten.
ON one side of the table stood !:
ma ajcstic silver menOrah with seven
branches. an heirloom descended from
generation to generation. the only val
uable article left them in their wander
ings. and of which they We're very |
proud. for II was used only twice |
year on Yom Kinpur and Oh Passover
nights
Sora placed Il piece Of fish on each |
plate. counting them n She did so. to
see whether she missed any of the ten
plates she had set for her large fam
lily of children and grandchildren. Then |
she cut two hardboilcd eggs and placed |
them in salt water.
Ma. / wish all my loved ones have |
such n nice feast. 1t is good enough |
for king-' she said proudly, and her |
dim eyes shown with mOtherly love.
She then lit The talIow candies; and
embracing them three times as she |
would a precious child. she prayed to
God to drive away the had spirits, to
give long life to her husband, herself |
and all her loved oncs-.'Amcn. When |
she finished she walked TO the front |
window. and gazed wistfnlly up and |
down the street. For n few minutes |
she watched the incoming cars; then |
wringing her veiny hands, she muir
INJURED to herself :" "Ach. God. so late |
an Adolph not here
God yumtaive. Sora, Adolph homer
She heard Slusbcrg's voice.
NO. Sholaim. Oi vot yu think? So
late. an 'cm not home. der Coy not |
even to our holy Scder night" She
sighed Oi. Gottumi. don pOnish i'm |
for his sins" she exclaimed. as she lift
ed her eyes toward heaven in assurance |
that she was heard above.
"Nu. Scra. enough: come, let us be-
gin He won't come. can see. AT |
least for this one hight he should |
come Slusbcrg cried. Then he
walked over TO the table and in oh
scrvancc of a religious rite for Passover
night. he sat down on his Hcsbed.-
n mound made of pillows one on the
ION of another. on which he sat ms
king.
His eyes were wandering from the
door to the window. and back from
the window TO the door. in hopes that
some of his children would soon APP
near. but no one came. He filled all
the wine glasses as he had been accus
TONED TO do for nearly half century.
"Ai. nj. Amcricancr children, they
care for nothing" he heaved deep
sigh. "Nu Sora." he concluded. ''herc.
take the Hagodah.'
He handed her the sacred book
then he began to sway to and fro.
Soon all his cares and worries vanished.
He became animated with "A religious
fervor: his long siivery beard fell
proudly on his sunkcn chest. His
solemn patrinrchal face suffused with n
holy expression. his dark eyes sparkled
with n Sanguinc fire; it seemed that
the splcndor of God emanated from his
face and reflected on everything around
him. as though Illuminated by the sun
In an even. mclodious tone Mr.. Slus-