Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-22
EDITORIALS
ENGLISH JEWISH LIFE-A FEW vIGNETTEs
BY D. MAGARSHAK
The Gateshead Incident

very characteristic Jewish life has just
at Gateshead The Gaeshead Jewish Community
small 1t numbers about seventy Jewish families The
muniy orthodox that refuses recognize the Chief
Rabbits Rabbi and Shochet minister
to its spiritual needs This however not deemed sufficient
and decided of the community against the
g proestaon of the other members found Yeshva
Polish Rabbi Abraham Saharo selected be the
the Yeshva.
So far % Months passed without this decision attract
ing publicity when suddenly the whole matter thrust
into the meght by question in Parliament Mr. Beckett
Labor NJ p for Gateshead asked the Home Secretary Sir
Johnsoncks why Rabbi Abraham Sahaov who had been
cted the Gaeshead Hebrew Congregation had refused
admission the country The Home Secretary replied in the
approved official he application for the admission
this Polish Rabbi has not been supported by be-
yond the fact that the Gateshead Congregation have elected him.
and though have made inquiries have been unable ascertain
special grounds for accedng to the application The
terious of this reply appealed to the journalistic spirit
of the daily and day they brought the story with
bold headlines Ban Polish Rabbi" Polish Rabbi Mys-
tery" etc.
The matter having reached this stage the facts could
longer be kept the dark So that when the app
cation for the admission of Rabbi Saharov by
President of the Gateshead Jewish Community the Home Office
according its custom whenever Jew applies for permission
reside in England referred the Sch
dent of the Jews Temporary Shelter this person
whose behalf admission sought Rabbi Schf
passed the inquiry to the Chief Rabbi The Chief Rabbi
treated the matter in the spirit of perat mundus fit usta
There in England many foreign Rabb he declared
could well fit the position and who walking with their
hands in their pockets starving In such circumstances he did
abroad particularly because he had believe
who had elected Rabbi Saharov position provide
him with living wage.
The Chief Rabbi not being recognized" by Gateshead
Community, certain pquancy is added these revelations
although the declared determination of the
Gaeshead Community to point WILL needless say
hardly have any tangible results.
"Unce Lew"
picturesque figure just passed from London Jewish
life Known all over London Uncle Lew" Mr. Lewis Seby
senior partner in of the biggest tailoring England
essrs Schneider and Sons the holders the biggest
making contracts of the British Government his
sixtysixth after motor collision London
and from the North of England where he popular land
lord and squire people follow his funeral procession
the Jewish cemetery at Weden 1t the biggest
funeral professions in London years bluff hearty
ova Uncle Lew popular with all classes His charity
giving the most and of it given anony
mousy The hospitals had in him friends and
he life of of them He had extensive
dealings in Australia and South Africa and possessed
markabe business abilities and organization During the war
placed practically the whole of his the disposal of
the He who could be have clothed
armies every part of the world splendid type of Jew