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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
A Magazine Perpetuating Jewish Ideals
\ i nine 5
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930
Number IS
ngthening Our Faith
cm* are the days of reviewing our position, the days of return-
tlu* fountain of the Jewish spirit, the days of girding ourselves
renewed strength. They serve to give many Jews an oppor
which otherwise they might not have, to discuss ideas and
to renew their bonds with their fellow-Jews in an atmosphere
redness and spiritual revelation.
di llashonah and Yom Kippur incorporate a glorious, human
i conception. A whole people scattered through all the cor-
t the world gathers on this day and gives vent before the
Jity to its bitter woes and hopes. There is something of
human appeal in the fact that a whole people gets together,
t d by one thought, a single emotion, thus exemplifying the
! bond which holds together all the elements of the Jewish
. regardless of their various religious conceptions. Kven those
who do not practice the Jewish religion throughout the year
maintain that they are agnostics or atheists, cannot refrain
i Kippur from attending the synagogue, if only for a brief
ic. tn hear the old Kol Nidre melody.
he Holidays have not only a purely religious significance, but
a national, cultural and social meaning for the Jewish people.
^ as the perennial occasion for Jews to instinctively return
ir old source of Jewish vigor and cohesion,—the Synagogue—
days constitute the chief link in the golden chain of Jewish
• r\ and experience since the ancient times when the Hebrews
i their independent, national life in Palestine. Ibis link must
tlengthened by us today, in order to preserve the continuity of
eolden chain.
Fnhanccs American Jewish Prestige
President Hoover's selection of Kugene Mever, Jr., New York
banker, for the post of (»overtior of the Federal Hoard is of signif
icance. It brings to one of the most responsible administrative
posts a progressive financier of unusual ability whose career has
enhanced the prestige of his coreligionists in this country. Com
paratively young for such a position (Mr. Meyer is only fifty-five),
the new tiovernor of the Federal Reserve Hoard is considered a
forceful personality of aggressive executive ability, well-informed
not only of the workings of the money markets but also of the
credit needs of the agricultural districts. The selection of Kugene
Meyer as the highest executive of the Federal Hoard recalls that
Paul Warburg, another Jewish financier, is responsible for the
hederal Reserve system. It was Warburg who worked out the
intricate machinery ot the Federal Reserve, which today is looked
upon a^> an essential part of governmental protection of the country’s
wealth.
Sad Anniversary
hf first anniversary of the riots in which a hundred and thirty-
lews were killed at Jerusalem, Hebron, Safed and Motzah
passed recently. Throughout the world Jews, regardless ot
ther they belong to the Zionist Organization, have given ex-
~i"ii to their deep mourning for the
' who fell in the bloody August
'- >w In Palestine the British Gov-
1 nt took every precaution to pre
any disorders or clashes between
and Jews. Strategic points
’ ! ghout the land were occupied by
-h military forces, and airplanes
1 continually over the heads of
'•fab and Jewish inhabitants of the
I and. The organ of the Grand
the Arab paper U1 Jatnia ul Ara-
ls been confiscated by the Pales-
uthorities because of its incessant
for an Arab general strike of
t Nothing was left undone to
dn peace—and nothing of a de
nature occured. This is another
that the right kind of administra-
an prevent serious trouble bc-
the Arabs and Jews in Palestine,
impending decisions which the
Government will have to make
egard to its political policy in
‘"rael this should not be forgotten.
A Splendid Statement, But . . .
Hetty Ross, the novelist and journalist, secured a scoop when
she interviewed the new C anadian Premier, R. H. Bennett, for the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency on his private train. The Premier, so
her story runs, was very tired, but insisted on paying tribute to
Canada’s Jewish citizens. Said the Premier, among other things:
“We in Canada do not know what anti-Jewish feeling means. This
is a country where people of all races, ‘Jew or Gentile. Greek and
Barbarian, bound and free,’ are working together to develop our
common country. We have not time to waste our energy in inter
necine strife.” A splendid statement by the Hon. Mr. Bennett.
But what about the Le Goglu group of the Province of Quebec,
that anti-Semitic body which during the last elections fought on
the side of Mr. Bennett and against the Jews? What about them?
()f course they are neither Greeks nor Barbarians, it is true. They
are French-Canadians— citizens of the Dominion of Canada.
CONTENTS
Review of the Year
By Jos. Salmark
Ten Best Books of the Year
By Henry Montor
The Rise of Carl Laemm'e
By Grace Jakfr
Evolutions in the Synagogue
By Joseph Rauch ------
With Our Jewish Artists
By Judith I. Stein
The Motto for This Year
By Moses P. Jacobson - - - -
Israel at the Wailing Wall
By Stephen S. Wise
A Message for the New Year
By Benj. Kelson
Broken Orphanages
By Arm and Wyle
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Three Out of Four
Recently the Victor Phonograph Com
panv awarded four prizes to the winners
of a national symphony contest. Louis
Gruenberg, Krnest Bloch, and Aaron
Copland captured three of these awards.
It is highly significant that three out of
four prizes went to Jewish composers.
This leads one to the conclusion that the
best contemporary serious as well as
light American music is being written
by Jewish composers these days. Only
recently Leo Ornstein won the Brooks-
Bright Contest «for a new national an
them to replace the “Star Spangled Ban
ner”. George Gershwin dominates the
jazz symphonic field and was the
only American picked among the “fifty
best composers” of all time. Irving
Berlin with his ballads is still to be
found heading the list of the best-sell
ing songs. There is no boastfulness in
this enumeration of Jewish musical top
notchers.
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