The Denver Jewish news., 1924-01-17

Quota of the Sl,WO.Wp luhu 1or tne
Jewish Theological Seminary will be
opened Friday. Ian. is. with the ar
rival of DR.. Mensham. NJ .Eichler. lead
ing rabbi of Buffalo. n. V. who is ON a
,orr which he has undertaken in order
10 help his alma-mater, the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America, raise
an endowment fund of 81 1,OO0.O0O. DR..
Eichler, is noted orator and rabbi.
REPRESENTATIVE Jews of Greater New
York and from many cities in New Eng
land, Atlantic Coast states and the Mid
dlewest and belonging to every shade OF
Judaism, TO the number of seven hun
dred, participated, some days ago, in
an enthusiastic spiritual revival, which
marked International conference in New
York City. at which the campaign to
raise Sl.OOO.OOO endowment fund for
the Jewish Theological Seminary was
launched. From early morning until
after midnight the conference hall and
later the banquet hall of Hotel Astor
were thronged with Jewish men and
women. Orthodox, Reform, Conserya-
five. who were eager to sweep aside
what Rabbi Samuel Schulman described
ms The petty distinctions dividing
Jews. and to move forward as n solid,
unified militant force with the "degel
Torah'' at their head to win new
prestige for Israel in America, by pl2c-
ing this institution beyond want.
"Naase u'nishma" seemed to tremble on
every lin of the Isabbis and laymen.
teachers. merchants, bankers, ms speak
er after speaker poured out eloquent
pleas for the saving of Judaism in
America and the winning CT our youth
and their posterity TO the faith. The
addresses of which there were a full
score, were in keeping with the high
purpose and high resolve of the confer
cnce and before the meeting came to IN
end. the campaign had been launched
with a number of notable contributions.
by Louis Marshall, $25,OOO; Sol. Ros-
enbIoom. of Pittsburgh. -25,OO0; Ed
ward NJ. Chase. Of Manchester, n. H..
$4,000: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Louie, of
New York. $4,000. The Young Peo-
pies League of the United Synagogue
OF America made formal demand
through its president, Rabbi Israel
Goldstein. that its quota be placed Mt
S.;O.OOO, and Congregation B'Eni Jcsll-
urun. OF New York, which will be 100
years old in 1924, speaking through
Rabbi Goldstein and its board Of trus-
tees. pledged like sum. 1t wns evil
dent to anyone who marked the cnllbre
Of the men and women at this confer
ence and their enthusiasm that had the
managers of the function not decided
in advance to make no appeal for funds.
the entire million would have beer
ovcrsnbscribed then and there.
Practically every Reform Rabbi of
Greater New York and from many
nearby cities. sat side by side with
their Orthodox and Conservative col
leagues. and We'd with them in enthu-
siasm and in determination to strain
every effort to make this campaign so
notable success that the Jews of
America would be encouraged to un-
dertake The tasks that lie ahead in the
field of cultural development and the
fostering of Jewish cultural institu-
tions. And although the use Of Yiddish
in the American Jewish pulpit was de-
plcred. one of the brilliant speeches of
the conference was delivered in that
tongue by the Rev. II. Masbansky.
Louis Marshall, honorary chairman.
declared that it was for the Jew to
say whether Judaism was to live or de-
teriorate. The large assemblage indi-
Gated. he said. that there was sufficient
evidence to disprove that the destruc-
tion of Jewry was in sight. Too many
Jews. he added. have been Indifferent
to spiritual things. These Jews were
not fair to their ancestors who lived
and died for their faith. They must
he shown the need of keeping alive on
the altars of Israel the light of Juda-
ism.
The great problem Of Jewish educa-
tion confronting Israel must be added
by Jews of all faiths and leanings and
views. he said, and urged on all Jews
to take living interest in the efforts
made by the Jewish Theological Semi
nary Of America in its endeavors to
Judaism through rabbis. teach
ers and its aid in advancing Jewish cul-
ture This institution, he added. Is
now suffering from inadequate financial
support. it has no proper endowment
and no adequate membership contrib
uting towards its maintenance.
IF the Jews will answer the call to
come TO the support of the Seminary"
he concluded. ''then Judaism will grow