The Denver Jewish news., 1924-01-17


Rabbi Charles II. Kauvar. one Of the
cnuntry's leading graduates of the
American Jewish Theological Scmin-
airy WIS asked by The Denver Jewish
News to state his view of the cam
paign now leing conducted on behalf
Of the Seminary for million dollar
endowment fund. In substance. pr.
kanvar made the following statement ::
The Seminary Campaign in the
Rocky Mountain Region, aims to draw
The atlcniieI of the influential Jew
iSh ccu.crs in the West to the Nas
tionaI Institution. The Jcw'lh The
ological Seminary of America. The
Seminary was founded fcrty years ago
rs an Institution Of Higher Learning,
10 train in the spirit of Traditional
Judaism college men for the Rab-
binatc: train young men ard women
rs teachers and supervisors of Re
ligiGuS Schools; to foster scholarship
and afford facilities for research work.
For well nigh two generations the
Seminary has laborei loyaily FOR the
spiritual welfare of the Remnant
Israel in America that it may romain
true Ia the ancient, ever new Historic
Faith. The Seminary has voiced II
conviction that Judaism and Amcri-
canism are not Incompatible.
This is the first time in the forty
years Of its existence that the Scmn-
Z If..I
II asks now n million dollars. not as
an annual contribution. Int as an
emergency measure so that its activities
may not he cur.niled that ii may NEE:
The expanding needs of the American
Jews, who must now assume the bur
den and responsibilities OF the leader
| ship OF Israel!
What Are the Seminary Achieve
mcn:s?" ,lr. S.;rcms!iy Asked.
In its own building. 531 w. 123rd
81. New York t'ily. the gift OF Mr..
Jacob II. schiT the SYminar -bas-as-
Scmblcd fhc largest and mcsst important
Jewish library in the world. contain
ing one hundred and five thousand
volumes. many of them from seven
hIndrcd to one thousand years old.
and even Older. The History of the
Seminary library is still TO he writ
zen. lis romance and lis dramatic
rnS,li,;liiies are challenging the atten-
fol Of scholars everywhere. Its sig
niheance as a Eistory-Picrcing
Search h-Liglif." revealing in rare vol
rmrS in innate pictures of the worlds
Dark Ages. tie library speaks of the
past and enables us to solve the prob
lens of the present.
This remn rkablc library including
ten thousand manuscripts is II treas
urc house of Jewish learning, and
record of the highest achievements of
the Jewish genius of the past. Ii will
moi only afford an opportunity for
laboratory for the Jewish genius of
the future. hut it is today the library
hy which the scholars of the world,
Jewish and non-.Jewi>h gather material
and prepare works of utmost i'm
portance to religion the world over.
The Faculty
Books, no matter how costly, need
living interpreters Therefore, under
the inspired leadership of its late Presi-
dent, the leading scholar of his gen
Grafton. Solomon S. Schechter. who
came from Cambridge University. to
he its president. great scholars have
been summoned to teach the spiritual
lenders of Israel in America. Be-
sides DIR. Cyru' Adler. its acting prcsi-
dem. its faculty includes the conced-
clly greatest living Jewish scholar.
pr0f. Lo;is Ginsberg, and among other
DR. Alexander Marx, who has won in-
tcrnational distinction as II biblograph-
or of note and Prof. Israel Davidson,
VINO as the deciphcrer of Jannai Pal
impscst after twenty years of effort
has made II notable contribution to the
history of Jewish liturgy. These teach
crs aye not mere interpreters of books :;
thev are authors whose Epoch making
works have revealed their discoveries
in the field of Jewish Science. Their
Ii,crary contributions have put us all
under obligation and have made the
wnI i'd their debtors.
Seminary Graduates
The tangible proofs of the Seminary
influence are its one hundred and fifty
seven graduates. Possessing college
degree before entering the Seminary
its graduates have enriched Jewish
learning: their Text Books and curri-
rula on Jewish education have advanc-
ed Jewish Pedagogy in America and
have created and developed important
Jewish Religious and Educational lnsti-