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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
A Magazine Perpetuating Jewish Ideals
Volunn 5
29th, 1930
Number 22
I'he Ri A/rrf °f roo Much Peace
Kellogg, former Secretary of State of the United States,
the Nobel Peace Prize for his famous Kellogg-Briand
was hailed as one of the most important forward steps
, n the pacification of the post-war world. Briand got his share.
th Stresemann, in 1926. But Salmon Levinson, the Jew,
generally known, actually drew up the terms of the
land Pact somehow got squeezed out. Why he was not
•'hare the prize with Mr. Kellogg is an unexplained mvs-
\\ aspect, however, that Mr. Levinson’s pacific tendencies
r that he was even unwilling to fight for his share of the
credit. Such is the reward of too much peace.
Reasoning With Witchcraft
When James W. Gerard, American ex-Ambassador to Germany,
assured a Jewish audience that the Jews of Germany have nothing
to fear in the way of pogroms, chiefly because there would be such
a .storm of protest from America that the rioting would be stopped
at once, he spoke rather from the goodness of his heart than from
a detailed knowledge of the character of popular anti-Semitic out-
Mr. Gerard very properly characterized the views of the
Nazi-, or followers of Hitler, as medieval. Arguing with the medieval
mind is like arguing with the belief in witchcraft. The better your
arguments, the closer is your alliance with the devil. The more
America would protest—assuming that pogroms occurred—the more
s would cry that the Jewish “International Power” is inter
fering with internal German affairs, and the bitterer they would
■ fact is that Germany seems to be on the verge of a
Imsis, a breakdown of the national common sense. Hitherto
anti-Semitism has been academic, and Germany has sup
plied the theories which have “justified” anti-Semites everywhere,
h anti-Semitism is transferred from the literary field to the field of
p"pulnr action, there is no foretelling what the consequences would
> inconceivable that even if the Hitlerites came into power
would carry on a long policy of systematic pogroms, as was
"ikv tl « ease with the Russian Govern-
nicnt. Hut while the madness lasts, the
1 t" reason, to international opin
’d 1 be of little use. Certainly
and dedicated all his time and fortune to proving the innocence of
his brother. At tirst he stood alone; it took months and years of
patiuit el hut to win the support of Georges Clemenceau, Kmile Zola.
(unot, and all the other eminent Drevfusards who made the
case the touchstone of all political party affiliation in France. For
Ntais the Dre^tus case overshadowed all other issues. Political and
<>thei ditterences disappeared. France was divided into two camps:
the Drevfusards, and the anti-Dreyfusards. With the victory of the
Drevfusards, France entered upon a new era of liberalism. It was
the unassuming, modest, pe.rseverant, unknown Mathieu who was
responsible tor the political turmoil that gripped Franee at the end
of the nineteenth century. His death, following the demise of Cle
menceau, marks the final curtain of the Dreyfus tragedy.
Ahum
protests are needed; certainly
d" cull
uhtened
sections of the public
"press their views. But the crux
: the ]
»roblem
ies in Germany. Only
in that
country will again be
nnali.
rd will
the Jew feel at least
CONTENTS
It’s in the Blood
I he notorious Rumanian anti-Semite. Constantin Danila is now
on trial for having provoked anti-Jewish riots at Borsza last sum
mer. During the proceedings the judge at one point interrupted the
henchman of Professor Alexander Cuza with the question: “Why
are you an anti-Semite?” Without hesitating a moment the fiery
Danila countered: “Your honor, I come of an aristocratic family—
I am an anti-Semite by descent.” The judge, apparently taken aback
by Danila’s reply, considered himself answered, and motioned to the
attorneys to proceed with the trial. Thus Danila with his retort has
added a new anti-Semitism to the many categories of anti-Jewish
hate. We have heard of religious, racial, and commercial anti-
Semitism, but this is the first time we have encountered anti-Semitism
“by descent”. What it actually signifies is hard to explain. In Danila’s
case it means that the Rumanian nobleman inherits, together with
his name, his fortune—or, sometimes, debts—and his family tradi
tion an anti-Semitic point of view. In other words, if he wishes to
follow in the footsteps of his noble ancestors, he must regard the
Jews as a race that is to be persecuted. Danila’s impulsive reply
contributes to the clarification of the Rumanian Jewish situation.
It definitely makes the Jew-baiting record of the Iron Guard an
appendix to the book of etiquette fol
lowed by the young aristocrats of the
Rumanian Kingdom.
Yom Kippur in Hebron
By Rabbi Lazarus Axelrod
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Avelv safe.
L known Celebrity
n S ago there died in Paris a
in the words of Jean-Richard
'ought about a new era in
^ et none of the obituary no-
T him in the French press
more than twenty lines. The
his forgotten history-maker is
'reyfus; he was the brother
11 Alfred Dreyfus, the victim
atest judicial error of modern
„ 1 m r» ^
was Mathieu Dreyfus who
T 1 d the famous cause celebre
“Hatikwah" and Reform
By Morris M. Feuerlicht
Wanted: An American-Jewish Agency
By Morris Engel man
Society
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Southern Notes
National News
The Jewish Consciousness
By Samuel Hirsh berg - - -
Foreign News
In the Limelight
10
12
13
The School and Politics
The political pot is boiling in Mon
treal. Municipal elections are about to
take place. Political adversaries are on
the rampage. A new mayor is to be
elected, and the present incumbent, Mr.
Houde, is anxious for re-election. He
is prepared to go to any length to
achieve this purpose. He has convinced
himself that the shortest route to City
Hall is via anti-Semitism, anti-Semitism
of the Le Goglu type. The “School
Question” has become the favorite sub
ject of the aspirant for the mayor’s of
fice. It easily stirs religious passions.
And Mr. Houde is using it as a smoke
screen to cover up what has been termed
by members of his own political party,
the “rottenness” of his administration.
Whatever Mr. Houde may choose to say
during the rest of the campaign should
have clarity on the subject.
tot
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