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Page 8 The Southern Israelite Highlights and Sidelights By MARTIN GOLDE Bringing Judaism An unusual method for providing for Jewish Religious Educational work was inaugurated some years ago by the Adath Israel Congregation of Louis ville, Ky. Sponsored by Dr. Joseph Rauch, Rabbi of the congregation. The Adath Israel Memorial Foundation for Synagogue and School Extension in Kentucky today stands at over $35,- (KXJ.OO. Dr. Joseph Rauch A bequest of $300.00 left to the con gregation by a Jewish trained nurse resulted in the establishment of the Fund. The gift came to the congrega tion without conditions and the Board accepted it in the usual way. A few of the Board members were aware of the fact that Dr. Rauch was anxious to establish a Fund to be used for educa tional purposes along Jewish lines. There was sufficient visiop at this meeting of the Board for a motion to the effect that the gift of $30(H(K) be placed in a separate fund and so held until some conclusion could be reached as to its use. A special committee of three was appointed and after many meetings a resolution was drawn up, presented to the congregation and accepted on October 24, 1 ( )22. The resolution pro vided for establishment of the Adath Israel Memorial Foundation which was to “consist of all cash or property, of whatever kind, that may come unto it and it shall be kept separate and apart from all other properties or possessions of the congregation." The resolution also provided that a suitable book to be known as "The Memorial Volume of Adath Israel Me morial Foundation" be placed in the Temple. It further stipulated that no expenditures should be made from the principal or interest of this founda tion until the principal and the accumu lated interest should have reached the sum of $50,(XX).(X), after which all ex penditures to be made from the prin cipal and interest should be devoted to the broad advancement of the religious and educational interest of man. The Memorial Volume, in which are inscribed the names of all persons who bequeath or donate to the fund or in whose memory donations are made, is very precious to the members of the congregation. Before each service it is removed from the safe and placed in front of the pulpit upon a beautiful stand (a gift in memory of the husband of a member of the congregation). As a result of Dr. Rauch’s enthusiasm in regard to the fund gifts have been coming in slowly but steadily. 1 hrough his efforts several of the well-to-do members of the congregation have pledged themselves to give $100 a year for ten years. To Smaller Cities Those who have contributed $50 or more to the Adath Israel Memorial Foundation are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus L. Adler, Miss Minnie L. Baldauf, Charles Bensinger, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bensinger, Mrs. Dan M. Lorch, Nathan Bensinger, chil dren of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Bensin ger, Mrs. Theodore Bernstein and S. K. Bernstein. Mrs. Benjamin Straus, Sam Blitz and family, Mrs. Meier Victor, Dr. Philip David Bookstaber, Dr. Florence Brandeis and friends through the Me morial Fund Council of Jewish Wom en, Mrs. Edward Brooks and Joseph Wolf, George and Harry M. Brown, I). M. Brucker, Mrs. Louise S. Byck and children, daughters of Simon David, Mr. and Mrs. I. Dreyfus, bequest of Mrs. Mollie Hdelmuth. Mr. and Mrs. William Fleischaker, bequest of William Fleischaker, Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Fleischaker, Memorial Fund Council of Jewish Women, Mrs. Jefferson E. Flexner, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Frankel, Confirmation Class in memory of Louis Friedman, Mrs. E. I.. Hilpp, Junior Congregation of Adath Israel. Mrs. Hattie Grauman Weinbaum, bequest of Mrs. Doris Grauman, Lillie, Alma and Jessie Grauman, Mrs. Doris Grauman, Mrs. Edward Grauman, Mrs. H. S. Weinbaum, children of Mr. and Mrs. Phil J. Grauman, Robert A. and Abe Grabfelder, family of Miss Fannie Gross, family of Mr. and Mrs. William Gross, Mrs. Samuel Haas, Percy and Louis Herman, William S. and Karl Heidenberg, Mrs. N. Waters, J. S. I ley- man, Isadore and Carrie Hirsch, Mrs. Ben H. Hirsch, Mrs. Louis Hirsch. Walter L. Kohn, children of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kuhn, Sol J. Kuhn and daughter, bequets of Mrs. Stella B. Klauber, Henry Klauber, Mrs. Bertie S. Laub, bequest of Ada Laub, Jacob and Ada Laub, bequest of Morris Laub, children of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Lazarus, Mrs. Frank Lee, individual members of the Board of Trustees. Mrs. Jacob Lehman, Mrs. Abe C. Levi, bequest of Rose Levi, Col. Fred Levy, children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Levy, Sol Levy, Edgar, Percy and Jesse Lovenhart, bequest of Mrs. Lula Loeb, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lorch, Mrs. Al bert Wolf, Mrs. H. Wolf, Mrs. F. Mayer and Louis Dinkelspeil, Mr. and Mrs. I. Lieberman, Mercantile Club and others. Children and grandchildren of Mrs. Henrietta Morris, children and grand children of E. Morris, J. Garfield Moses, Adath Israel Religious School, children of Mrs. Hiram Netoffsky, children of Hiram Netoffsky, J. E. Opper. D. B. G. Rose, family of Emanuel M. Rosenfelder, friends on the Board of Trustees in memory of Dr. Chas. J. Rosenheim, Mrs. Charles Rosenheim, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Rauch, Mrs. Louis L. Rubel, bequest of Jos. Sabel, Mrs. Jos. G. Sachs, Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Sachs. Grandchildren of Marks Sales, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Simon, children of Mrs. Carrie Snyder, Hospital Circle Council of Jewish Women, Mrs. Eva Solomon and children, children of Mrs. Joseph Solomon, Mrs. Charles Star, Emil and Pauline Steinfeld and chil dren, Mrs. Morris Stern and Mrs. Fay Stern May, Mrs. Beatrice Straus Rad- som, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Straus, Miss Barbara Bierman. Louise Thalheimer, Mrs. Monro Thal- heimer, Mrs. Fanny Tint, Isaac Trost, bequest of Sam UUman, James S. Ull- man, uncles, aunt and cousin of James S. Ullman, Mrs. Jacob Zellner, chil dren of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Wein- sfrock, brothers, sisters and nephews of Betty Weinstock, family of Jennie Weinstock, bequest of Jacob Zellner. The Will to Gossip Walter Winchell, the father of Broadway slanguage and the progenitor of a countless brood of columnists and pseudo-columnists who try to make a living by prying into the affairs of other people, has an invaluable ally in the economic panic—or depression—the particular phrase you choose being de pendent on whether you are a Demo crat or a Republican. The unemploy ment situation has affected not only the people who are out of work but even those in jobs. Gossip is the rule of the day. The general dispiritedness makes people want to say bitter, harsh tlrngs. They like to hear unfortunate tales. They revel in catastrophes. And the very people who kick like steers when they become the cud on the popular tongue are the ones who most enjoy the razzing of their neighbors. So don’t believe your friend when you hear him comment with a long face on the "vulgarity of gossip.” lie eats it up—at the expense of the next fellow. This time, however, I’m going to take a vacation from my job of reporting the less favorable and the more humor ous aspects of men’s lives and become entirely impersonal. This column is dedicated to the spirit of Jewish humor. And I shall quote at random from some of the most stable of Jewish witticisms. Perhaps in this day of snappy come back and brisk repartee these Jewish tales may seem somewhat prudish. But our fathers liked them—so why not you? Sauce for the Gander There is the story of the Jew who returned to his small town after an ex tended visit to the big city. Vienna, to be exact. Coming to his synagogue crallies he spoke with rapture of the ^reat cantor he had heard. "What a marvelous voice lie has,” he commented. The local cantor, who felt that the re mark was a dig at him, asked: “Did you perhaps see Rothschild in the synagogue while you were there?" ‘Oh yes," the Jew replied. "He was ca'Ied to the Torah and gave a gift of several thousand dollars to the syn, gogue.” ‘What a marvelous synagogue men her!" commented the cantor. Cmvs for You In a certain small town there wa- Jew who occupied in his own per the various offices of preacher, teacl and shochet. Having to go to court a witness in an action, he found him-, confronted by a Jew-baiting jud. when he got on the stand. The ju<! tried every possible means of humili. ing him, casting slurs at the Jews, ,i always concluding every remark- addressing him as “Mr. Shoeln When the testimony was finished t judge asked him: "You have noth further to say, Mr. Shochet?" "Just one thing,” replied the Jev. "1 am a preacher for the grown foil.' a teacher for the children and a shoe for the cows." Curing Alcoholism The Jewish town drunkard onrt promised his rabbi that lie would n take another drop of liquor. Rut im mediately after that pledge was given he began to lose weight, his <.-><- drooped, his health suffered. Finally h< became so ill that a physician v.is called in. The latter ordered that tIn patient resume his drinking. "But 1 promised the rabbi that I wouldn't touch another drop,” the former drunk protested. Refusing to have his orders disobeyed, the doctor turned to the man's three sons, who were standing about the bed. and said: "Two of you will have to hold hir, hands and feet; the third one will use force to pour the liquor down his throat. You must do that every day until he gets back his appetite tor drink." After ? pause the father heaved a deep sigh and remarked with a martyr - voice: "As I see it, nothing will help me. At least do me the favor to see that only one son holds my hands and feet and the other two pour drinks down my throat.” (Continued on Page 18) zSf I oice From The Past MAJOR ALFRED DREYFUS COLONEL ESTERHAZY who was imprisoned for high treason. who committed the act of high treason. In Paris the drama of the Affaire Dreyfus is still running strong, having held the ' • •< *?. r over 35 years. This time a play based on the famous case—written by Jae Richepin, whose father was among the most prominent anti-Dreyfusards—started trouble. 1 he descendants of Col. Esterhazy, for whose crime Dreyfus was c. martialed, are trying to stop the show ami Paris is again discussing the Affaire Dre> as if the real story had taken place only yesterday. Some political groups go so as to demand a new Dreyfus trial, notwithstanding the fact that the trial goes on ev< evening before a packed house in a Paris theatre.