The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-10

his type in countless Jews who have been
by generations of dead The dead command
Among all peoples is it true. but wonders If il has
not found its crucllcst in ghetto Jews strug
Cling to adapt themselves their American mlicu The
authoress simply unaeeedy has transcribed into words
what she calls Struggle between father the Old
World and daughter of the New"
Bread Givers' does particularly enhance the
vvincss of the struggle through its Miss lezerskn
had ample materials at hand, and the that
said for her Of them is that She did not msapply
them; she did in no improve upon them however,
Given the squalor and poverty and hunger Hester
street as against the souhungcr of four girls striving
rise above the filth of their home barrier of their
fathers fanatic tyranny, merely faithful to
reality 10 paint coed No Imagination remodel
ing and rcshaping will the effectiveness Of the
original The English feels. is poor medium
or the proper exploitation of the story Since Miss
lezerska has been faithful her subject
hat her book is in Yiddsh written in English characters
Not that Bread Gyers" is not written in quite crammac
ay-ccrreet English, most often But its method of treat
men the feeling of its characters, is necessarily quite
appropriately Yddislthat that to serve
la great majority of Jews powerful and flexible
Of expression.
Hungry ueartsf Ysalome of the Tepetents" told tho
story of Gheto Jews and hgeris entrance
into the real America. begging comradcship
land Then Children of Loneliness changed the
asked for the companorship of self with greater
things; il pleaded Ieyond material goods that mmi-
the breath of frenzied haste, restless desire achieve
and make good. They marked with Yezicrska's
born zeal to establish herself No doubt she felt driven
tell the story of her unfortunate compatrots
possible in her haste to message, she dsre
gardcd perhaps did have the time acQuaint her
self with the essentials OF her The and
who had sat next to her in the shops begging
her to send relief TO them to transmit their burden
anxious world.
Rirt now Miss lezerska has gained posc and
posure She ismorc intent novel writing than
bringing The tragedy of fate has become real her
than the suffering of individual learned
issect and analy2e characters rather make them
appealing Moral has been forsaken technique,
appreciaby.
Glstenng scntmentalism is the least Miss Yc-
zcrskas allies. She counters fetish with another.
Her railing against domneens tradition color with
her cnshrincment Of the fifth commandment. 1t must be
admitted, that, for certain moods Bread Givcrs' is
pleasing anodync plot well developed
are apendidy sustained Perhaps the
he minmized in view of the fact shat the volume is
biography, if not autobiography, to a great extent
Bessie Mashah, Fania and Sara the daughters of
Ieh Smonsky Of Hester Street who deems his duty in life
aud towards his wife and children well done because of
his poring his holy books eb Smolinsky
is neither Inspiring admirable figure The force
Of the past has driven him into routine picy which those
around him we'll he, believe illustration of his
slintncss In truth, he is mean petty smal-souled,
Intellectual personality which Miss le2lcska has ap
parcnty not entirely.