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The Southern Israelite
.4 Magazine Perpetuating Jewish Ideals”
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Jewish Presidential l imber
The following item, written by Mr. Bernard Postal, appeared
it news letter which was released from New York by the very
nterprising Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Because of its unusual
significance, the item deserves to be transferred from the news
column to the editorial page:
“The popular question of when will there be a Jewish candi-
ate for President of the United States may be answered by 1932.
present political signs mean anything, Herbert Lehman, Lieu
tenant-governor of New York, is being quietly but efficiently
mined as the next Democratic candidate for Governor. Despite
all the ballyhoo for Governor Roosevelt as the Democratic candi
date for President in 1932, there are many signs to indicate that
only will he not run for President but that he will not even
be a candidate to succeed himself in 1930. Roosevelt is sick. How
. no one knows. But Lehman has been Acting Governor for
a good part of the last year. He is popular, rich, a good mixer,
and liked by the Republicans and Democrats. What is more im
portant. he is a good Jew. If elected Governor in 1930 he will be
n a strategic position to seek the President nomination from his
party. If he is nominated, he will be the first Jew so honored—
but he is not the first Jew to be considered Presidential timber by
the Democrats. Brandeis in 1916 was well thought of and in 1856
Judah P. Benjamin could have had the nomination for the
a> king.”
Of course, there are Jews and Jews. What pleases us particu
larly about Mr. Lehman is the fact that he is an unusually good
-Jew. His numerous private and public duties have never prevented
i from identifying himself actively with a variety of Jewish
cnt.Tprises. Mr. Lehman has been greatly interested not only in
ish philanthropy but also in Palestine and Jewish education—
quality which is not very common in a Jewish political figure of
high rank. It naturally remains to be seen how the political pot is
ng to boil, but in the meantime the few surviving Mohicans of
Ku Klux brand will regret bitterly the fact that their organ-
iz ation is not functioning and that the Dearborn Independent is
the cemetery. For these hyper-
riots could easily discover in the
n' n talk about a Jew as the future
'■dent of the Republic a well plan-
1 plot to hand over this country—
government, dominions and all—to the
- b-rs of Zion.
they have overlooked the fact that pride, in this case, is not the
only bridge to be spanned in gaining their ideal. They seem to
have forgotten that it is more important to have a place of wor
ship symbolizing their religion regardless, rather than strain the
resources of a number of their congregation to achieve a mate
rial purpose.
We need only contrast the example of the Shearith Israel
Synagogue to illustrate our meaning. This Synagogue, whose
members do not include the bulk of wealth in the Jewish commu
nity in Atlanta, have built in a short time a place of worship
which though it may not be pretentious in its impression, surely
holds the religious sincerity which to its members was evidently
their foremost purpose. It is a building that is attractive, conven
ient and modern, even though it may not contain all the luxuries
that money can buy.
And so with this small group in mind, we say again that we
hope the spiritual sincerity in the hearts of the Hebrew Benevolent
Congregation will not give place to their pride in a material
symbol. Just as our flag, whether of the frailest cotton or the
finest silk, should be representative of love and respect for our
country, so our synagogue, whether ornately elaborate or simply
unadorned should be as symbolic of our true faith and reverence
for Judaism. It is said that God is everywhere, no matter how
humble the abode.
MV are pleased to vote from Temple Topics that plans for
laying the cornerstone of the new Temple are to be carried out
shortly. This is indeed gratifying news.
Vide Versus Sincerity
i’t ide is often a forerunner of prog-
and it is a necessary stepping-
■ toward reaching an ideal. It does
always, however, result in imme-
suecess which will prove best for
majority. Such is the situation
Gi seems to be facing the members
ie Hebrew Benevolent Congrega-
• who are striving to erect a repre-
ative symbol of their religion in the
11 °f a structure superior in every
to the former Temple.
Their ideal and sincerity are un
itedly present in their endeavor to
't ruct a place of worship containing
exhausted efforts in a material
and certainly embodying their
tual loyalty. But it appears that
CONTENTS
IF I WERE A CHRISTIAN 4
It if Bahhi Stephen S. Wise.
YOUR FEDERATION &
By Edward M. Kahn.
A PORTRAIT OF MYSELF 6
By Lewis Browne.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS <»
SHULAMITH 7
By Abraham Goldfaden.
SOCIETY AND PERSONALS 8-9
CHILDREN’S CORNER 9
IN THE LIMELIGHT 10
ORGANIZATIONS 13
RANDOM THOUGHTS 14
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Council of Jewish Women
The Twelfth Triennial Convention of the National Council
of Jewish Women recently concluded ifs sessions in Los Angeles.
The delegate from this district was Mrs. Alfred Myers, who is
president of the Atlanta Section and who was elected to serve on
the nominating committee on the National Council.
The work of the organization as a whole and also in its local
chapters is far-reaching in its results
and benefits to our people in every sec
tion of the country. The problems un
dertaken by the Department of Immi
grant Aid and Immigrant Education
makes its activity influential inter
nationally.
Probably one of the most significant
resolutions passed was that the Council
become affiliated with the World Or
ganization of Jewish Women, estab
lished at the Hamburg Conference last
June. This step symbolizes a unity
which results from common interests
and points to another move toward the
international relationship and good-will
that the leaders of the civilized nations
are striving to establish, so that ulti
mately international peace and under
standing will surpass rivalry and
hostility.
It is with the keenest interest and
tribute to the organization that we
note this affiliation, for we feel that it
is one of the groups that will be among
the pioneers in sponsoring political,
social and religious co-operation among
the nations of the world.
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