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The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

not word Of English the only occu.
patton open TO me was peddling |
lived among Genties and seldom met
% jew except In the larger cities But
! studied conditions, and when went
10 farmhouse and received hos.
pltnblc Invitation 10 spend the night,
] always paid for the accommodation
and gave all the assistance | could In
carrying In wood or water or helping
10 the barn with the chores. did II
gladly and always tried to give every.
body an honest deal Ny word was my
outh. always made II right II there
was any complaint, and | always took
the shorter end. II was not long be-.
fore | won confidence and friends
everywhere an dcvery one had n wei.
come for "Old Sol"
have always tried to be tactful
and TO study the people and conditions
around me. When | became mer-
chant, used the same methods, and
| carried them with me when | went
into the bank, OF which | am now
president. stIll use these same
methods in my present office as treas
Iurer OF Wisconsin.
That honesty, tact, and kindlIness
have succeeded, | believe was evldenc.
ed in the last election when was
reelected state treasurer by nearly
half a million votes, receiving the larg-
est ballot ever cast for this Office, and
running second on the entire ticket.
While there may he obstacles In the
path of our Jewish youth, the way is
not closed. and our young people can
find the path to success and honor IL
they will only seek 1t with open eyes.
Honesty, kindlineSs. tact, modesty, and
hard work will overcome any OBJ
stacles and bring success to any Jew.
ish hoy or girl.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

A gymnasium would find its place in
the soclnl building, and shower baths,
and also restaurant
The younger element of Jerusalem
Iewry will surely welcome the synn.
gug.ccntcr. 1t will help them to solve
many problems More than that l be,
IIevc Il will help 10 bring closer to,
gcthcr the sons and daughters Of the
older settlement, and the new, progres.
slvc sons aud daughters Of Israel, the
Chnlutglm and ChnlutzOth, both the
radical and religions elements among
them. as well as that fine element Of
American and British born Jews who
are settled In Jerusalem, and bring
about greater mutuallty Of interest
and solidarity Of all the elements Of
Jerusalem Jcwry. AZ the same II will
remove reproach from the shoulders
OF an the Jews OF the world. the re-
proach that the city to which all Jew,
lsh eyes are turned in love. has nc
suitable house Of prayer to the God OF
Israel.
Il am happy that the time is ap'
preaching when Jerusalem Is TO have
a Synngog that will he symbol Of the
Days Of Reconstruction. II Is n mes
sage | rejoice to take with me to Ere2
NiSr0pl"
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30
SCIENCE WINS OVER RELIC
ION IN CALIFORN A
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

san Francisco. Cal.-Science won a
Victory over religion In n public hearing
before the San Francisco Board Of
Education today following appeals
made by Manyard Shipley of the League
of Science, Professor Kofoid of the
University of California and Rabbi
Newman of Temple Emanuel. The APP
peal of the pro-evolutionists was sue
cessful and the Board OF Education ap-
proved the use of text books on science
and evolution In the public schools OF
San Francisco.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

people who have been brought up among
Grutiles and have learned to act and
rlqy like GcnIi.cs. aud who have not
hat 10 feel that they were different
There hus hrrH mo- susplclon and thcy
have been accepted On an equal plane
with others.
Even where that Is the case, however
our young Jewish people are often
handicapped by jealousy. II they achlrvu
distinction ar success In scholarship
art, or music This. perhaps. Il due
in part 10 old.ngc prejudice bu' often
10 u certain srlfcousriuuencss tina, may
be- mistaken for arrogance on th' plrl
cf cur pcUpl'. The Jew has natural
aptitude for success along certain lines
The kccncss of Intellect among our
younger people Is bringing them sue
cnsS In thcir studies and their work
which Is bound 10 engender jealousy on
the part Of others, unless that success
Is cloaRrd in modesty
Dragging about success or wealth,
over-dreSsing, Indulgence In cxtravngont
| luNurics, these are evidences Of AFRO.
gance which have caused dislike ard
prejudice. These are practices which
We rs q people must strive To over.
come But II we can bear our sue
cess with modeSty and humility We will
eliminate much prejudice.
While ! believe in becoming Amcri.
canized. | do not believe In the false
pretenSe which prompts many Jews to
deny their race. Many try so hard
, to explain that they are some different
kind Of Jew. Many join Gentle
churches just to gain prestige Such
false pretensc will win nothing but dis.
favor. Our Jewish people have 50
much to be proud Of that they should
he ashamed Of denying their race. and
others will look down upon them fOr
80 doing. BE real outstanding Jew.
ish American citizen: strive to give in.
stead of merely to receive; do not try
10 get in where you are not wanted
and you will soon win the respect of
all about YOU. The Jew must study
the conditions about him. Then ht
must prove his right to expect the
benefits this great country has to Of
fer.
| believe II is in the power of the
Jew to reach high elevation il he has
the knowledge and ability, the honesty
the will and tact TO receive it. We
have many examples of this in our pub
! lie life today. We have had Jewish
governors, many congressman, supreme
court judges. and men of finance. While
we cannot compare with the world II
wealth, yet we have a fine represen
tation in the arts and sciences,
My own experience may, perhaps, b'
of some benefit. ] came TO this coun
try at the age of eighteen, KNOWING
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30
Is THE JEWISH BOY OR GIRL
HANDICAPPED?
BY SOLOMON LEvITAN,
State Treasurer Of Wisconsin

State Treasurer of Wisconsin
The Jewish boy or girl are at pres,
cnt handicapped in the business. liter.
airy. and professional world, but ! be.
licve 1t is within their power to change
conditions.
Today we come to the people as Jews
or JcwesseS under suspicion. People
Of other races do not have the conf.
dencc in us that they do in their own
people. Our task Is TO convince them
that we deserve their confidence.
Perhaps one reason for this suspicion
is that we have held ourselves too
aloof. We have lived too much to our,
ccntratc in centers whera there were
only Jews. We have transferred our
Old World ways TO America. We have
not fused as readily as have the other
elements that have gone into the great
American melting rot.
To be sure. 1t has been splendid that
We aS a people have been able to pre-
serve those high ideals that have been
our heritage; but | believe tmr We
could have preserved them without
making ourselves so much "a people
apart from others" First of all. W.
must become Jewish Americans instead
Of remaining American Jews. Tim,
and again ! have seen young Jewlsl
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

things but, finally our conversation
drlftcd Into discussion OF the de
cisIon by the United Synagog Of Amer
lea to establish a Synagos Center In
Jerusalem.
was gratlded 10 find that he was
very enthusiastic over this project
which, without seeking TO impose upon
the Jerusalem community any par.
tlcular or special shade Of religion, aims
to provide the Holy city with q house
~ Jewish worship compatible with the
dignity that most Jews feel should
mark Il synagog in Jerusalem, and also
such cultural and recreatlonal faclll.
life.
Jerusalem needs inst such an edi.
flee as the Unitel Synagog is project.
ing" he told me.
Three Hundred-Nrt None
Jerusalem has three hundred sym.
gogs and yet has no synagog. That
sounds paradoNical. hut this Is what ]
mean: no Synagog which is Inspiring ;
no Synagog where the service Is decor
Gus and dignfied.
There are three large SynagOgs Ia
Jerusalem One ls the Synagog Of Reb
Sochanan hen Zakkai where the Sep.
hardic ritual is used. But 1t is not
an attractive house OF worship, be-
cause among other things, II is under
ground. The Ashkenazim have the Beth
Jacob Synagog, better known as the
Horva, ~ huge. ugly building without
taste, without dignity without decorum.
Then there Is the synagOg OF the Has.
sidim. All three are In the old city,
in the midst Of sdualld surroundings
and they do nothing to add to the de.
velopmcnt of the religious phase OF
life.
A Cause For Justified Criticism
practically all the rest Of the three
hundred-of which I'd rather not
speak-are also located IN the old city
Most Of them are in cellars all Of
them are in dark. wret"hedly ventilated
or entirely unyentilated rooms, and
of course. except for the few jealous
devotees who utilize them for prayer
and study. are ignored by the people
This situation Is one of the anomalies
of Jewish life in Jerusalem, and is a
cause for much criticism. most OF
which 1t seems to me is highly justi
fed.
But even il these synagogs were be-
yond criticism, IL they We're dignified
and decorous, il they were attractive
10 the eye. the mind. the soul, they
would still not meet the needs o'
Jerusalem's fast growing Jewry," con
tinued Mr. Yellin. Most Of the Jewish
population is located outside the old
city Far up the lana Road the new
'city is developing, in the general d.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

"Only the uglicst he repeated. THE
tourist faced with the absence Of dig.
uiRed Jewish house Of worship in Ir,
rusalcm comes easily perhaps log,
icnliy Ia the conclusion that all the
peoples Of the world corr for religion
except the Jews, Nay. more; that the
Jews ARE an lrrcligious people"
Rather extreme that thought, Isn't
lty' | ventured TO suggest
"You'l lind that thought expressed
in several hooks written recently by
non.Jews," Or. YcIlln rptorled THE
sequence | have given you, and the
Logical conclusion that must result Is
carried out, In exactly the same form.
ula, In the book Next Year in Je.
rusalem written by the Th0rau broth.
crs. who made anti-Semltlc capital ont
Of the lack Of decent synagrg in
Jerusalem"
you are aware. Of course, that the
United Synngog contemplates the cree.
tlon Of building which in addition to
a synagog that Is to be It's soul, so to
speak, Is to contain some. or perhaps
most Of the features Of that adjunct Of
American Jewish life, the community
ccnterf" | reminded Dr. Yellin what
is your opinion as 10 thatF'
Il think that is n very fine idea, 80
Dr. Yollln replied. I'm our rapid
growth. we have paid very little atten-
tion TO making suitable provision for
what might be called the cultural and
the rccreational phases Of life. We are
in great need OF building where all
Of our communal activities could he
concentrated We need building
where our important Jewish organiza.
tiOnS-and even the Naad Haleumi and
the vaad Ha Ir can meet: where we
can hold lectures and concerts and
public meetings, and receive distinguish
ed visitors"
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

Fathers are a crown to children, and
so are children crown to their faith
erS. (Gen. X. kill u
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30

1t is our duty to comply with the
last wishes of dying person.-Tal-
mud.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30
A Symbol of Reconstruction

81 have hut one suggestion to make
with regard to IT," said nr. Yellin
"and that is that the SynHgOg should
he under separate roof. The rec.
reational center may well be under an
other roof. and both buildings can cas-
lily he connected by II cOlonnade, so
that they can be single ediflcc.
am afraid that if the two ideas are
combined in one building-that is. If
they are both under the same roof, the
cultural features and the recreational
features would have to be more limited
than is desirable. But, If separate,
though. as | said, connected, then the
social buildings usefulness could he
expanded 1t might then very well
house the Opera Company and the
Habma Hebrew Theatre Com
pany. which now give their perform
ances in very unsatisfactory movie
house; dances could be given there.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30


rcctlon Of Nj. Scopus. 1t IL some
where In that locality. that the new
-ynngOg should be- located.
50 much for the location" inter.
je'teJ But what sort Of synaguc
should II be- mean should II hc
orthodox, Conservative, Reform
1T should he Orthodox" was Dr
Hellln's reply. There should be- no In.
novatlons, nothing that runs contrary
TO the traditions Of the Jewish people.
That, ] suppose, Is merely defining the
word Orthodox But II should have
dignity. Jewish dignity. 1t should be
dlgnIilcd as an ediilce, both without
and within; something that will arrest
the eye and proclaim the purpose /:
something that should be the superior
Of any building in the new city. at
least, II should be dignif-l within.
one should feel, within its walls, that
hc is in a holy place, in II sanctuary
It should be n place where one can
give bimSrr over 10 prayer and
thoughts Of God without the distrac,
lions, the disturbances. which. alas.
mar the solemnity of too many Syna.
gogS in Jerusalem.
When the average tourist, and
especially the Christian tourist. comes
to Jerusalem. he wants to see the
buildings which symbolic the three
dominant religions. First and fore
most he goes to the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre--a massive block, n grouping
Of great buildings filled with shrincs
and images an dtrcasure. He sees
something that is In keeping with his
conception Of dignity and reverence.
Proceeding from the Church Of the
Holy Sepuchre, the tourist goes to see
the great shrine Of Mohammedanism
the Mosque Of Omar, considered TO he
one Of the architectural wonders Of the
world. At any rate. wondrOusly
beautiful building which gives him n
new respect for the religion Il sym.
holzes.
4 Symbol Of Destruction
Then he wants to see the greatest
Jewish symbol in Jerusalem-and he
must go 10 the Wailing Wall,
He sees before him a symbol oi
destruction.
What We Jews want him-want all
the world to see, Is a symbol of recon.
struction!
I'VE are reconstructing Palestine
and, for the present. the noblest symbol
we can show is symbol of ruin. All
the other religions have great ediiices
We have the Wailing Wall, we have
the Horva.
What impression can such n sit
uation make on the tourist? Only the
uGliest, :" Dr. Yellim went on, and
thought caught note Of sadness, OF
! pain, In his voice.
The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-30
Jerusalen's Leading
Citizen
An interview with David Nellin
Ry \. II. FRONIENSON

Aht - - iN''H'iHHNhn''H'
ny common assent Of all Palestine,
It's leading citizen j. David Ycllin. Not
because Of his many official positions.
But, because he l. David Yellin.
His name is indelihly associated with
the new Palestine, with Jewish Pal.
cStine. Almost. | am tempted to sny,
he was there at the beginning. At any
rate, he was among the first Of the
pioneers early Bilutzim Of n half
century ago. He lived through that
great period when handful Of men,
building better than they knew, Jared
forth from Russia. and digging into
the soil, held the 0utp0Sis Of the Jewish
land for the Jewish people-held II
while meantime the Zionist movement
was born and captured the Jewish
soul held II for the Jewish people
when the land was a pawn in the SOr-
did game Of world politics; held II
when war mennccd MS with its loss {;
held II until Great Britain bade the
Jewish people enter and take posses
sion
And during these wondrous years.
the years of suffering of priyntion,
the years Of drama and tragedy and
Joyous realization, the name Of David
Nellin has been craven deep into the
hills and valleys, the soil and the life
Of Ercz YiSroel. Nothing happens
there in which he does not have n
conspicuous part, and he is loved in
Palestine as no other man in the land
Is loved.
He is loved not only for the great
role he has played in the holding Of the
land and in its upbuilding, hut also
because of the sweetness Of his char.
acter. the breadth Of his outlook on
life. his understanding, his respect and
his sympathy for the multitude of
points of view that find uttcrance in
the land.
A Complete jew
He is equally AT ease-and nt home
In the lecture room of the Hebrew
Teachers College of Jerusalem, and
the lecture room Of the Institute of
Religion in New York. as he would
he in YcShiba in Russia, or in the
Jewish Theological Seminary of Amer.
lea. For he ls-if anyone is that-a
complete Jew. Which means, among
many other things. that religion is an
important factor in his life.
1t was my good fortune TO have n
rather intimate talk with David Yellin
n few hours before he left for Jcrusa.
nearly year. We talked OF many
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-28
AND THREE
SONS DIE IN FLAMES

SPRINGFIELD. No.. Dec. 2S.-CP)
George Brown and three of his sors
persisted in n fire which destroyed his
home nine miles west of Cabot. early
Sunday morning. The dead are:
GEORGE BROWN, Al.
CARL BROWN, "a.
EDWIN BROWN. IL.
MARROW BROWN, ..
Mr.. Brown. his wife and oldest son.
Carl, were sleeping downstairs and
Tom, with the two younger sons, were
asleep upstairs.
Mrs. Brown, who is in i'll health,
was removed from the burning house
first. Carl Brown then went upstairs
to awaken his brothers. He succeed
cd in aiding Tom out of window 10
safety. The father then started up
stairs. but was trapped OH the stairs
and persisted. After assisting Tom
out the window, Carl Brown was
overcome with the flames and smoke
and persisted with his two broth
crS
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-28
PROHIBITION CHIEF
SAILS FOR KEY WEST

SAVANNAH, Ga. Dec. 2S.-P)-
Having completed inspection of Gus
toms, port Of entry, coast guard and
prohibition units on the South Allan
tic seaboard, except Florida. Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury An
drews and his party left here early
today bound for Key West and Ha-
vana. They were aboard the coast
guard cutter, Modoc. and only a brief
stop will be made at Key West.
General Andrews is satisfied with
conditions in the three agencies under
his control in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia. He feels they
are meeting the present situation and
are making plans for any further re-
quirements upon them. In each port
where the treasury official has talked
with his subordinates, he has assured
them they should not hang back in
asking for needed personnel and equip
ment.
Without proper support from Wash
ington. he said. the good work they
have done would be nullified.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-28
MEMORIAL COIN SOLD
TO SHERIFF FOR $50

AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 2S.-GP)-News
that the first serially numbered Stone
Mountain Confederate Memorial half
dollar sold in Hidalgo county had
been auctioned off to a. Y. Baker of
Edinburg for $50, reached Texas head
quarters Monday and brought new
cheer TO Chairman Lon A. Smith and
Executive Secretary McCarty. Baker
is chairman at Edinburg, sheriff Of
tho county and banker.
Representative W. H. Montgomery
was the auctioneer and the bidding
was spirited until Bakers leap from
$50 to $50 was considered too strong
to overcome.
The Edinburg auction is one Of
many being held throughout the state
The price the coin brought was 81
more than the Hill county special pro
duced when d. w. Campbell Of Hills
boro, paid $4S for the souvenir.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-28
RECEIVES
ARMS MEET PLANS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-R)-
Complete information as to plans for
the preparatory commission on dis
armament in Geneva is now in the
hands of the Washington government,
documents forwarded by Minister
Hugh Gibson. Mt Berne. having been
received during the Christmas holi-
days.
The invitation from the council OF
the League of Nations for American
participation in the work Of the COM
mission referred the Washington au-
thorities to these documents for details
as to the composition Of the commits
sion and the projected scope Of its de-
alterations.
While the documents are under
study at the State Department. there
is little likelihood of any definite ac-
ton toward formulation of the Ameri-
can reply to the invitation until Sec
rotary Kellogg gets back from his
Christmas trip to his home in Mime
sofa. He is expected TO be back at his
desk after the first of the year.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-28
DEPUTY SAVES 8
FROM DEATH
|NF|RE
Constable Breaks Down 2
Doors to Rescue Man
and Two Women.

Breaking down two doors and plung
ing through smoke and flame-filled
rooms, Deputy Constable Y. ii. Lopez,
Sunday morning saved the lives OF
three persons who slept while death
in the form of a scorching furnace
crept upon them.
Those who owe their lives to the
prompt action and disregard Of danger
shown by Mr.. Lopez are Mrs. Pauline
Wilson and her six-ycar. old daughter.
and Q. ]. Horn, residents at the home
of Ernest Badders, 1928 West Travis
Street.
Facts of the rescue were learned
Monday from Robert Il. Garcia. of
Elmendorf, who spent Saturday night
with friends living near the scene OF
tho fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bidders and Mrs.
Wilson's husband arose at 2 o'clock
in the morning to 60 hunting, leaving
Mrs. Wilson and her daughter asleep
in one part of the house and Mr.. Horn
asleep in his room.
1t was shortly before dawn when
Mr.. Lopez, going to his home at 2105
West Salinas Street, saw the house
enveloped in flames. Realizing the
danger to anyone who might be asleep
inside and failing to see anyone stir
ring about, he tried the front door.
Fearing the occupants of the house
were sleeping soundly. or were over
come by the smoke, Mr.. Lopez broke
in the front door. Choked and blind
ed. he began an exploration of the
interior and came to another Locked
door.
With a running start, he plunged
through this door.
Inside he found the mother and her
daughter dazed with the alarm of the
sudden awakening and the fire that
licked them.
After carrying them to safety he
learned of the presence of Mr.. Horn
In the house and made another dash
TO save him. Finding Mr.. Horn al
most suffocated and blinded by smoke,
Mr.. Lopez led him to safety.
1t was not until all three occu-
pants of the burning house had been
rescued that Mr.. Lopez had time TO
think of turning in an alarm. He
then fired twelve shots into the air
I to awaken the neighborhood. Mr.. Gar
cha was one of the first to reach him
I and to give assistance to the three per-
, sons who stood shivering in scanty
attire.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-28
INJURED
As AUTO HITS :
BICYCLE
Girl Suffers Bruises and
Cuts When Car
0verturns. T. T.

Karl Kruger, 10. is suffering from
broken arm and three other pers
sons received minor injuries In ratio
accidents Sunday. -
The boy was injured when TIE b,
cycle he was riding collided With an
automobile driven by Robert d. Pick
ersall, Company G, Twenty-third In
fantry at Arkansas and blackberry
streets. After being taken to the
Robert B. Green hospital by Mr..
pickersall the boy was taken to his
home, 913 West Fall street. <.
Miss Edith Miller, 240s Nebraska
street, was cut and bruised when the
automobile in which she was driving
with Leo Pickens, who lives at the
same address, turned over at East
Pecan and Navarro streets Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Pickens told police the
car turned over when he tried to avoid
n collision.
L. NJ. Mccall. 1O1 South Cherry
street, was slightly injured in an auto
mobile collision at Stonewall street
and the Pleasanton road. The auto-
mobiles were driven by his brother,
T. Z. Mccall, 227 Cottonwood street,
and X. C. Boyd. 12G Slocum place.
An automobile stalling on a. bridge
near Moore, Texas. resulted in the
injury of Andres yillareal. sos South
Lcona street. ]. II. Stevens, 914
Buena Vista street, reported Sunday
night that he co iided with the car on,
the bridge, injuring Villareal. whom
he brought to the city for treatment.