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The Hadassah Convention
The Hadassah Convention which just closed in Atlantic City,
was one of the most auspicious conventions in this national organ
ization’s history. Serious problems resulting from the progress
Palestine has made in recent years, as well as those problems
which are a sequel to the tragic events of recent months, con
fronted the three hundred delegates who had convened for the tmil-
day session. It would be unfair to expect of any national organi
zation or even of a smaller group to provide a solution to these
perplexing issues, and the leaders of Hadassah, recognizing this
state of affairs, made no serious efforts at reaching conclusions.
Much time was devoted to study and to analysis, giving a cultural
and educational value to the Convention. The leaders of Hadassah
realized and made the delegates realize that with regard to Pales
tine, American Jewry is going through a period of transition.
Recent disturbances such as the outbreaks in Palestine, the dis
turbances of the American financial world, each in its own way
will have its effect on the course of events, and the leaders of
Hadassah were of the opinion that a period such as this does not
permit of hasty action. Once certain that the necessary work will
be continued, they felt justified in devoting the rest of the time
set for the convention to a consideration of the various aspects of
all their problems.
Miss Henrietta Szold, the leading spirit of Hadassah, gave a
resume of the progress made by the Jews in Palestine during the
past two years; and the interpretation of the future relationship
between Jews and Arabs in the Holy Land, as outlined by Mr. Louis
Lipsky, President of the Zionist Organization of America, consti
tuted a distinct contribution. That Hadassah, in addition to its
health program in Palestine, is one of the leading cultural assets of
the Jewish women in this country, was evidenced by the reports
submitted by the chairmen of the various committees, all of which
were of the highest order. Important women’s organizations have
unanimously indorsed the work being done by Hadassah, and many
have expressed the desire to become an integral part of this ser
vice to the Jewish people. This speaks well for the future activities
of this useful organization, and gives it a distinguished place among
the Jewish women’s organizations of America.
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Jewish Press Threatened
The action the Palestine Government has taken to prevent
Mr. Gershon Agronsky, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency correspond
ent, from being employed by the London Times as its representa
tive, is indeed unusual. It seems that the cancellation of a conces
sion which the Palestine Government had granted the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency, indicates an inclination on the part of the
Government to obtain control of the news service to and from
Palestine. This is a condition which should not and must not exist.
That the Agency is a necessary and vital link in the welfare of the
Jews over the world is evidenced by the splendid, accurate, and un
biased information it gave to the world of the recent degradations
of the Arabs in Palestine. Had the Palestine Government been in
control of the Agency at that time, it is without question that the
actual happenings in Palestine would not have been presented to
the press in their true light and significance. It is devoutly to be
wished that the work of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency shall not
be terminated, for should that happen, it will be replaced by a news
service controlled and manipulated by the Palestine Government,
which undoubtedly, in no way will be fair to the Jewish population
in Palestine.
lEntitloni Thoughts
By CHARLES H. JOSEPH
Copyrighted
It may bo that man’s life should be
limited to three score years and ten—
and according to the Bible that anyone
who is able to get past that hurdle is
likely to have a miserable time of it
the remainder of his life. But when I
see Judge Cohen just about to cele
brate his 89th birthday, hale, hearty
and active on the Bench in Allegheny
County, Pa., I think that the Biblical
wiseacre has somehow made a mis
take. There is no one of mv acquaint-
anee who has a keener or more alert
mind than the Judge, and he has in
vested a great deal of time and energy
oil' the Bench to interest himself ac
tively in the Jewish life of Pittsburgh.
Only the other day a tipstaff from the
Pittsburgh Court House called at my
office with a message from Judge Co
hen, calling my attention to the fol
lowing item, which he found in the
course of his careful reading of cur
rent periodicals. It just goes to show
how he finds time to keep abreast of
the times.
The article in question referred to
a contribution of $6,000 which was
contributed to the Building Fund of
the Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion of Harrisburg, Pa., by Miss Mary
Sachs. This contribution was given
in honor of Rabbi Philip Bookstaber
of Tarrisburg, and in recognition of
his outstanding work for the character
building of “our youth” and also for
his efforts to create a better under
standing between Jew and Jew, Jew
and Christian, Man and Man, the fol
lowing tablet will be placed in the
Y. M. C. A. building:
Social and Game Room
for
Community Boys
Dedicated to
Goodwill and Brotherhood
The gift of
Miss Mary Sachs
in honor of
Rabbi Philip Bookstaber
W ho gave freely of his time and
talents in the accomplishment of
the erection of this building.
Bather unusual to say the least and
worthy of a place among interesting
facts in present-day Jewish life,
lhank you, Judge Cohen, for calling
my attention to it. Keep on looking
for other unique items, it will make
my job a whole lot easier!
Sometimes we have to get informa
tion from headquarters to assure our
selves of the truth of certain state
ments. While it has been generally
understood that there exists an “un
dercover” policy on the part of many
colleges to hold the admission of Jew
ish students to the medical depart
ment to a certain percentage it has
been left to the dean of the St. Louis
University School of Medicine to make
a definite statement on the subject.
He told the Association of American
Medical Colleges that “able Jewish
students often are excluded on a pre
text from medical schools.” He furth
er asserted that the excuse for deny
ing them a medical education was the
association’s practice of grouping per
sonality and poor scholarship as a
basis fer rejection. “These considera
tions,” he said “should be
entirely as a cause for refusal 1
admission to medical colleges n
combination of them i s unfair to th
student and results in the exel u q 0 !
of the applicants for reasons
than lack of ability.”
The dean in question is the Rev j,
M. Schwitalla, and from my own expe
rience with one student who was ->
jected by another medical college a
admitted to St. Louis Univer*i*v
School I know that he is correct whe-
he says that he made a study of the
scholastic achievements of nndit
students at his college, previous!',' re
jected by the admission committee.,'
from one to 25 other medical sdv-
and that there was little relation N
tween the decisions of the committee'
and subsesuent scholastic record.'
the rejected candidates. In other w.-n
Jewish boys who have earned the r grt
to a mtdical education based on abil
ity have been denied that right by j.
many as 25 medical schools ,11’ST Bh-
CAUSE THEY WERE JEWS. The*
are facts and I for one know that they
cannot he successfully contradicted. S
Jewish students who have in mind tak
ing up medicine may prepare to fine
that being a Jew is a real obstacle :
obtaining a medical education.
The last surviving member of :he
original firm of Hart, Schaffner i
Marx died the other day in Chicac
Harry Hart, on the eve of his NJth
birthday, was called to his eternal
rest. He had been preceded by h
three partners, Max Hart. Joseph
Schaffner and Marcus Marx. Mr. Har.
typified the German-Jewish immi
grant who came to this country in trie
1840s and who were pioneers oi :r
men’s clothing industry in this coun
try. For several generations the man
ufacturing and the retailing of men:
clothes was largely in the hands of tni
German-Jew. And to this day the
names still survive: the Stein. Box
the Kirshbaums, the Sonneborns.
Kuppenheimers, the Adlers, and mar.,
others. But the leader of them all v
Hart, Schaffner & Marx, whose
name became as intimately idem.
with clothing as Heinz with P' c ^
Harry Hart belonged to that schoo.
American Jewry who gave the r
tention first to their congregate
life, then to philanthropic endeavor
and left to the last their social
ties. He was President of Sinai t.-
ple of Chicago in the days of the
Emil G. Hirsch. He found time to
terest himself not alone in A
tivities but his sympathies "ere r ^
enough to influence his effort in
sectarian causes that were
while, the most notable of w K
Hull House. It is good to recall
the high, ethical principles of
created by the Harts and T
and the Marxes have never been ^
ated from in all the years o ^
istence of the organization. .. ,
Hart Schaffner & Marx
merely for leadership in t e ^
tion of clothing, but it repre- e * the
highest standard of integn >
business life of the nation.