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New York, N. Y.—A conference of
New York Orthodox rabbis to discuss
affecting Sabbath observance, kashruth
and similar issues heard Rabbi Joshua
Baumel declare that a great portion
of the so-called kosher meat in New
York is not strictly kosher because it
is delivered to the butchers from the
ahbatoirs on Saturday. It was also
charged that many Jews who own
bakeries and who pretend to he Sab
bath observers force their employes to
work on Sabbath. One of the reso
lutions adopted called upon Orthodox
Jews to refrain from purchasing any
kosher products from any Jew who
keeps his store open on Saturday.
At another session the question of
“fake” rabbis was taken tip. It was
asserted by Rabbi A. Idelson that there
are scores of men in New York City
who assume the title rabbi and then
perform marriages and legitimatize
divorces. He urged that a vigorous
campaign against such people be un
dertaken. In a discussion of the status
of rabbis in the community Rabbi
Idelson declared that whereas in Eu
rope a rabbi becomes more respected
the older he grows, in the United
States the case is the opposite. He
stated that numerous rabbis, as they
become older, are discharged from
their positions and left without homes.
Chicago, Ill.—Addressing a plea to
the members of the American Astro
nomical Society to take the lead in
combating George Eastman’s plan for
calender reform which seems to have
the approval of Congress, Dr. Moses
Jung of the University of Iowa de
clared that the plan for a year of LI
months of 28 days each would compel
religious persons ‘‘to decide whether
to keep holy, in their true order, those
days whose observance is inseparably
connected with their relationship to a
historic time cycle, or to adopt me
chanically designated holy days at the
behest of some twentieth century
calender innovator”.
New York, N. Y.—In order to pro
vide employment for the many Yiddish
actors who have been put out id work
as a result of the decline of the Yid
dish Theater in New York the Hebrew
Actors’ Union has formed a theatrical
circuit, which will operate in Boston,
Newark, Montreal, Toronto, Winni
peg, Cleveland, St. Louis, and Pitts
burgh. This is the first serious effort
to put the Yiddish Theater on a sound
basis outside of New York. Plays will
be selected and profits divided by the
Actors’ Union.
Atlantic City, N. J.—An indication of
the success with which Mayor Harry
Bacharach’s efforts to “clean up” this
city are meeting is seen in the fact
that the Committee of One Hundred,
which has been the outstanding reform
group here for two years, has practi
cally abandoned its active reform agi
tation.
New York, N. Y.—The Jews of Ru
mania still live under the shadow of
menacing hostility from reactionary
forces, according to a message from
Prof. Salo Baron to the American Jew
ish Congress. Professor Baron, who
toured Rumania recently, will present
a paper on the situation there at the
October session of the American Jew
ish Congress at Washington, at which
Harry Snell of the British House of
Commons will be the guest of honor.
New York, N. Y.—Simon William
Straus, noted financier and originator
of the first mortgage real estate bond,
died at the age of 63, after a long
illness, at his home here. He was chair
man of the board of S. W. Straus &
Co., underwriters of building construc
tion, and was prominent in the thrift
movement, having founded the Ameri
can Society for Thrift in 1915.
Mr. Straus was born in 1866 at
Ligonier, Ind., and received his edu
cation at Chicago and Cincinnati. He
entered the business of his father,
F. W. Straus, at the age of 18, and
in 1886 took over the business, which
was then renamed S. W. Straus Sc Co.
After the company was incorporated
in 1905. Mr. Straus became its presi
dent, and held this post until two years
ago, when he became chairman of the
board.
lie was the founder and president
1930 5691
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