The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1925-04-23
The ReaWakening
by NJ. NJ. DOLITZKY
From Niddish, translated by j. H.
Boucher

SYNOPSIS.
Rabbi Goldfeiu is poor Rabbi living in
the Jewish quarters Of Odessa. He is Just
recovering from an attack Of grippe, partly
due to his cxertions In aiding the refugees
that were flowing Into the city from the
path Of the eontending armies, German and
Russian, In the World War
One OF his sons, Joseph, Il In the army,
Another son, Baruch, had embraced Chris.
tianlty In Moscow, where he was attending
the University and married very wealthy
Russian girl. Natasha. News is brought to
Rabbi Goldteln that Joseph IS dead. How
ever. Joseph has escaped.
Joseph had attracted the attention OF
rich Jewish girl, Rebecca, living in Odes-
sa, whose parents, however, were out OF
sympathy with Judaism and were trying
to marry her to a Russian nOblcmnn. She
had had quarrel with her parents about
this marriage and had determined to leave
home.
the parents of Baruch In Odessa. Barucl
had met with a cold reception and was told
his brother was dead. lie left the house
returning to Natasha, who awaited him in
/ the street.
Baruch and Natasha had returned to tleir
hotel room in Odessa. Here next evening
| n quarrel broke out between the two which
eliminated In Baruch's mad exit from the
house contemplating suicide in the nearby
Dnelper.
Just in time to prevent Baruch's contem.
plated self destruction Joseph arrives with
I a snlnlOIu oil refugees WHO DtluE sfnl
to Odessa. Joseph disembarks alone, when
he seen a man who turns to be his brother
running toward the river.
Rebecca, tired of the continual disagree
ments at home that she is having, has
lowered herself from the window in hel
room and next morning goes to Rabbi
/ Goldstein's home, where she learns OF
I Joseph's death.
Natasha sets out to look for Baruch. She
meets Joseph and mistakenly believes that
! he Is her husband Baruch and has beer
unprecedented.
| Rebecca leaves her parents home anC
goes to a hotel. Next morning she visits
Joseph's home and finds his parents h
mourning for his death. As she leaves q
detective employed by her parents accost'
her on the street. Finally She consents tt
accompany the detective to her home. Iosepl
| is halted by a band with Natashn few
blocks from his home. Natasha mistakes
Joseph for Baruch. A friend ppportuuell
ldrops in to the restaurant where Barucl
is awaiting Joseph, and announces he u
going to Palestine as an officer in the Brit
ish army. Fearing that Joseph has me-
with a mishap he sets out to find him.
| Rcbecca was stopped outside OF rabbi
Goldfern's house, where she had gone L
leave news of Joseph, by detectives whom
she finally consented to accompany to he
home. Meanwhile, plot was brewin;
against her. Her parents had been invited
to attend the governors ball. The COVER
nor, who was scheming to nbase Rebeccal
parents, planned to have Rebecca carric'
away in n doped. or drunken, condition an,
spread the report that she had left with al
officer.
| Joseph. who had been mistaken for Bar
uch by Natasche, when she went to searcl
for Baruch, accompanied by some hote
illers, was arrested with the others.
missioner, exclaimed: Send all o
Joseph is taken before the police Com
missioner. Natasha realizes her mistak
but through a slip the commissioner learn
\ that Joseph had been to the front. lie !
held for Investigation as absent withou
leave.