Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-04-15
EDITORIALS
A WHO'S WHO" OF AMERICAN JEWRY
BY DIR. 4. 4. ROback


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For than ten have been amenng the fact that
although styling the people book only
national group lack the essential hand
book of contemporary achievement namely, who's Who
Our leaders interested in thousand and things bring
together Jew and Gentle aboshng intolerance
ing MISUNDERSTANDING but nobody thought of the of
book of Jewish biography that later might be
necessary dee musty duseaten documents discover
that celebrity probably of Jewish descent.
So much do the Jews behind with regard their national
biography that have be advanced why such publication
Whos Who is desirable The Germans do have be
that the Wer lists extremely useful
The American who's Who, the Catholic Who's Who, the
Angondian Whos Who and many similar reference books
cludng Negro Afro American Who's Who have all been
brought out without particular urging each of people
gaspng without much deberaon the Importance of such work
But otherwise when to address oneself the
1t enough point the deficiency but you be
pared to adduce and concusivey why Jewish
Who's Who would meet want which if not badly felt is at
rate responsible for much OF the bettement of the ewa
Buckle free
is knowledge though has seldom been mentioned
print that only those Jews who altogether kosher
who with financial enterprises racial
label at the hands of bogaphers and encyclopedias Of
you expect Trozky (who processes Jewish affiliations
whaeve to be regarded Jew by worthy comper But
Enstei ENTHUSIASTICALLY inclined Jew German ply
sicist Jacob Sch because banker (and dictionary bograph
concerned with his philanthropy recorded
probably distant relative Moritz Sch known
German physioogist and biologist
To tell the truth the entire blame cultural obteration
the Jewish does entirely with compers
encyclopedias who they possessed the impulse disclose
the Jewish identity of the noted persons treated by
uay without the asceranng whether
recent times connected with the Jews. Most
frequently such rather pleased
a political unit than with his racial stock.
Nor it wholly the fault of scholars that the record of
Jewish achievement The Jews who
the money for valuable publications unfortunately
possessed certain bent of mind which direct
their energy and resourceues in other directions To them
important to institute investigation full
the drafted soldiers the European encourage
the date insignificant early Jewish settler
communication with prominent Gentle The exploits
contemporary Jewry the various countries almost sudous
neglected perhaps order provide future research
hundred years hence for if difficult present
certainty whether noted scientist erateur artist
with the Jews how much complicated will the situation
be after the nand his progeny dead?
Small wonder that the specific contributions of Jews are
little The air is filled with the smoke Of worthless gen.
eraies paudes about better understanding" lofty senti-
nents ad nauseatum You understand ndyd-
uala until you know what they have done can do.