Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-11-11
IN MESSAGE TO INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH
NEWS HE DISCUSSES AMERICAN JUDAISM
IMMIGRATION, ZIONISM, KU KLUX KLAN
Only Public Expression of
Opinions He Has
Authorized
BY S. DINGOL
(Managlng Editor. "The Day"


Tomorrow Judge Louis D.
Brandeis, the first Jewish men,
Der of the highest court of
justice in America will celebrate
his seventieth anniversary. Were
not Justice Brandeis reticent,
unassuming person his birthday
would have been celebrated not
only by the Jews of America but
by a great majority of American
liberals. More than half of
Brandeis' seventy years have
been devoted to communal work,
and there are few people in the
country whose career has been
as brilliant or whose record is as
unimpeccable as Judge Brandeis'.
DETESTS HONORS
Brandeis himself detests honors his
nature is revolted by every type Of SEN
satlonalism. He is the born arbiter
who weighs and measures every com
munal phenomenon in the light of its
Importance for the community Thus.
when the leaders Of Washington Jewry
broached the idea of adequately cele-
brating Brandeis' birthday, they finally
decided that such celebration would
give Brandeis more annoyance than
pleasure. Reluctantly he. would have
had to don gala clothes to attend
public banquet, the major program Of
which would be the relation of
Brandeis' achievements. And Brandeis
could never endure that He would
have regarded the whole affair as
child's play. which wasted valuable
time on fatuities
MAN OF THE STUDY
1t should surprise no one, then, that
Judge Brandeis' SEVENTEEN anniversary
will find him in his study on the top
floor of Florence Court. surrounded on
all sides by huge shelves of books con-
sisting mostly of American law and
classic literature. the two pendants in
which Brandeis revels.
1t was there that found him some
time age when l dropped in for n
friendly conversation, which was really
not material for an interview for the
press, hut an intimate interchange Of
opinions during which many vital and
interesting topics were touched upon.
American Judaism, immigration. Zion
ism, anti-Semitism, the Importance OF
vast fortunes. were all discussed.
STILL ZIONIST
1t is erroneous to believe that be-
cause Judge Brandeis has withdrawn
from line ieiijierssii:;iirn of the Zionist or
ganization that he has lost interest In
Zionism. Judge Brandeis has carefully
followed every step taken by Zionists
here and abroad in the program for re-
building Palestine. And as Judge
Brandeis spoke of Zionism, there
American Zionism had allowed the ma
terial to play greater role than the
spiritual. He would like to see Ameri-
can Zionism introduce some new iden
lflIV tUp LlDIlSl movement VI ltuSi
effect change for the better in the
| administration of Palestine. This has
not been done There is the undeniable
tendency to value money above spiritual
values. He cited the committees, where
those who have money are given high
places. Not those who can think but
! those who can give. II Is not surpris-
| ing Judge Brandeis thinks, that Eu-
rope regards us as n collection
agency"
ON MONEY
Judge Brandeis does not believe, in
general, that money is a primary factor
in life. 1t is necessary to have enough
to be free and independent, so that one
may pursue higher things. Money must
always be regarded as means and
not as an end There are more i'm
portant goals in life than the accumu-
lation of money. In this connection
Judge Brandeis pointed TO the regret
table tendency among a large part OF
American Jewry to concentrate on the
acquisition of wealth. He put down
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