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The Southern Israelite
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rabbis in convention
Fortieth Annual Meeting of Central
Conference in Temple Beth El at
Detroit, Mich.
Opposition to “the attempt made
, <ome quarters to represent Pal-
, tine as the only homeland of mod-
l>rn jews” was voiced by Dr. H. G.
Knelow, rabbi of Temple Emanu-El
Nr%v York, and president of the Cen-
I • ra i Conference of American Rabbis,
,,, a definition of the Reform Jewish
position on the Palestinian question,
| unp ;l moot issue among American
jews, in his presidential address at
•he opening session of the confer-
nee’s fortieth annual convention at
Temple Beth El at Detroit, Mich.
••For us Judaism is a universal
faith, having shown itself such by
Both its character and its history,
and we believe that the whole world
s qualified to be its spiritual cen-
•e]' and to serve as its sanctuary.
We do not believe that outside Pal
estine the God of Israel lives the life
n f an emigre deity and the Jews are
I nothing but a race of expatriates,
as some of our nationalistic phrase-
artists are teaching their non-Jewish
reviewers to regard us,” declared Dr.
Endow.
m "Wherever Jews live and enjoy the
rights of citizenship, there is their
homeland.”
Proposes Sympathy
Dr. Knelow recommended that the
mnference record its sympathy, how
ever, for efforts to restore Palestine
as a home for such Jews as may live
there and can be readily added to
its population, and for institutions
devoting themselves to the intellect
ual and spiritual advancement of
Palestine.
The retiring president also recom
mended that the Reform rabbis go
on record as favoring the disentangle
ment of the Jewish Agency for the
Restoration of Palestine from all
political connections and commit
ments, and its development as an in
ternational non-political and non-
j partisan society for the advancement
| and protection of Jewish work in the
Holy Land.
Hr. Knelow urged that a series
"f papers on Reform Judaism, set-
[ ting forth its principles and pro
gram, be published by the confer
ence. Study of problems in connec-
H°n with the training of rabbis was
aDo recommended.
I rges Jastrow Prize
In connection with the centenary
• the birth of Marcus Jastrow, fam
ed Jewish scholar, Dr. Enelow sug
gested that the conference establish
an annual prize at the Hebrew Union
College or at the Hebrew University
°f Jerusalem, to be awarded for some
scientific essay in Jewish literature,
and to be known as the Marcus Jas
trow prize.
Hr. David Philipson, dean of the
f !ican rabbinate, who presided
a- the organization meeting of the
n erence in Detroit 40 years ago,
made honorary president at Dr.
v-nelow’s suggestion, and all those
at Jhe first meeting were
oted honorary members.
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tor Cam Pf C°P : “These antique collec-
c hant7c!eer!° P ** nothin S-”— !Rut *e™
LADY LILY H. MONTAGU
Lady Lily H. Montagu, London,
England, recently awarded an Hono
rary Degree of Doctor of Hebrew Law
by the Hebrew Union College, Cincin
nati, Ohio, is the first woman ever to
receive a degree from this College.
Lady Montagu, daughter of the late
Lord Swaythling, is Honorary Secre
tary and co-organizer of the World
Union for Progressive Judaism; Hono
rary Secretary of the West Central
Jewish Day Settlement; organizing
Secretary of the Jewish Religious
Union; Chairman, West Central Jew
ish Girls’ Club; and author of
“Thoughts on Judaism” and other
works.
REUBEN BRAININ PROTESTS
AGAINST PALESTINE HEBREW
WRITERS’ ADVERSE PRO
NOUNCEMENT
Russian Colonization Support Its
Issue
Jerusalem (J. T. A.)—Reuben Brai-
nin, veteran Hebrew writer and Zion
ist, cabled his protest against a recent
adverse pronouncement issued against
him at a conference of Hebrew writ
ers in Tol Aviv, under the chairman
ship of Chaim Nachman Bialik. In a
cablegram from South Africa where
he is now traveling in the interest of
the Russian colonization fund, Mr.
Brainin protests against the sharp ex
pressions used in the statement is
sued by Chaim Nachman Bialik in
which Brainin was termed a “traitor
to Zionism.” He expresses the belief
that the opinion formulated in the Bia
lik statement was based on an inter
view with him published in the “South
African Jewish Chronicle.” The in
terview misquoted him, Mr. Brainin
says, and the entire story was “a
journalistic farce.” He expresses as
tonishment that the Palestine Hebrew
writers rendered judgment on him in
his absence and declares: “My work
in behalf of bringing relief to Rus
sian Jewry is consistent with the best
traditions of the Zionist movement
and its hopes. I always emphasize the
national duty of Jews toward the up
building of Palestine.”
Co-Ed: “Is my dress too long?”
Another: “No. Why?”
Co-Ed: “It just got caught in my
garter.”-—Penn. State Froth.
DR. MAURICE FISHBURG author
of “Jews—a Study of Race and En
vironment” and an authority on tuber
culosis has sailed for Europe where
he has been invited by the British
Medical Association to address its 97th
annual meeting in Manchester on the
subject of Tuberculosis.
JOS. KARESCH of Minneapolis,
was elected head of Aleph Zadik Aleph
Jewish B’nai B’rith Order at the 6th
annual convention in Pittsburgh. Ex
pansion of the education program of
the organization and the furthering of
Jewish religious work were the major
decisions of the session.
JULIUS ROSENWALD who endow
ed the Rosenwald Industrial Museum
of Chicago with 3 million dollars in
sists that the name of the institution
be changed to the Museum of Science
and History. This impersonal action is
inspired by Mr. Rosenwald feeling
that what he contributed toward
founding the Museum was with the
firm belief that it would play a useful
part in educational, industrial, and
scientific life.
UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL
DUFOR FERONCE will be the repre
sentative of the League of Nations
at the 4th Zionist Congress in Europe.
Albert Thomas director of the Inter
national Labor Office is expected to
deliver an address of welcome to the
delegates.
LORD MELCHETT and his brother,
Robert Mond, plan to establish a chair
of chemistry at the Hebrew Univer
sity at Jerusalem in memory of their
father. The Imperial Chemical Indus
tries, Lord Melchett’s Company, has
since maintained an assistant in the
laboratory for Applied Chemistry in
the University, defraying the expenses
for materials and services.
MOSES WEILL who organized and
was first president of the Wilming
ton, Delaware Lodge of Independent
Order B’nai B’rith, observed his 92nd
birthday recently. Born in Germany,
he came to the United States when
he was 20 years old, and settled in
Cincinnati. Later he served in the Civ
il War and took part in Sherman’s
March to the Sea.
DR. MAX GERSON German Jewish
physician is the discoverer of a new
diagnosis and treatment of tuberculo
sis. His discovery which has produced
exceptionally well results has been
granted recognition by the Berlin Med
ical Society, and his method was ex
amined and approved by the famous
Sauerbruch Clinic.
PREMIER MUSSOLINI set aside
a gift of 50,000 lira presented by the
Jewish residents of Tourin last month
to him for a Jewish Welfare Institu
tion. He decided to devote this fund
for families and welfare institutions
of the Jewish communities in Italy.
The late MRS. JULIUS ROSEN
WALD made a gift of $50,000 to the
Field Museum of Natural History
shortly before her death. Stephen C.
Simms, director, made an announce
ment of the gift, which is to further
the museum’s work.
RABBI LOUIS A. MISCHKIND of
Temple Emeth, Wilmington, Del., died
at the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital of meningitis contracted fol
lowing his being thrown from a horse
in March. Rabbi Mischkind was 32
years of age and a native of Louis
ville, Ky.
RABBI ELIEZAR of Springfield,
Mass., among the leading Orthodox
rabbis in America and an outstanding
Talmudic authority, was chosen pres
ident of the Union of Orthodox Rab
bis in the United States and Canada
to succeed Rabbi Israel Rosenberg.
Rabbi Rosenberg declined the office
after he was re-elected at the conven
tion in Belmar, N. J., but he was
elected honorary president at a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of
the Rabbis’ union.
PROFESSOR LEVY-DORN, Ger
man scientist and one of the leading
X-Ray experts and research workers,
died. He was 66 years of age. Prof.
Levy-Dorn was honorary president of
the Berlin Roentgen Society and was
widely known for his many discover
ies in the X-Ray research field. His
work was carried on with the devotion
of a martyr, and during his experi
ments he suffered burns of his hands
and body.
GEORGE BERNHARD, well-known
German Jewish publicist and editor-
in-chief of the “Vossiche Zeitung” was
re-elected head of the German Press
Association which held its meeting at
Bremen.
LOUIS MARSHALL, president of
the American Jewish Committee, and
Aaron Waldheim of St. Louis gave
$10,000 each to the Hebrew Union
College Endowment Fund recently.
DR. STEPHEN S. WISE, Rabbi of
the Free Synagogue and President of
the Jewish Institute of Religion has
sailed for Europe with Mrs. Wise. Dr.
Wise, a member of the executive coun
cil of the World’s Zionist Organiza
tion, will be one of the members of
the Zionist Congress of Zurich. Later
he will join the members of the com
mittee for the World’s Religious Peace
Conference which is to meet in Frank
fort. Dr. Wise has accepted a commis
sion of the American Jewish Congress
as Chairman of its Committee on Eu
ropean Affairs to co-operate in the
reorganization of the Geneva Bureau
of the Congress and to return for the
September Executive Committee Ses
sion of the Congress with a full report
on European Jewish affairs.
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