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HOTEL ANSLEY Atlanta, Georgia Lunch and Dine In The Rathskeller Where It’s Always Cool (Temperature Kept at 70 n ) Table d' Hote Lunch 60c Table d' Hote Dinner, _ $1.00 Special Dining Rooms for Private Parties Both Large or Small DINKLER HOTELS COMPANY JBJAROJjjJUn^BEST HALLELUJAH! A RABBI IS BORN (Continued from page 10) with Jewish honor. They are bootlegging the rabbinate. They are prostituting a sacred calling. It was sickening during the early years of the prohibition enactment to see screeching headlines in our daily news papers gleefully broadcasting the arrest of a supposed “rabbi” for the alleged violation of the Volstead Act. Most of those apprehended were not orthodox rabbis. The majority of them were can tors, teachers, sextons, traveling collectors, and other individuals who called them selves “rabbi.” Every “rebbe,” teacher, became “rabbi” to the court and news paper reporters. The Jewish name was thus mercilessly and unjustly traduced. The appelation “rabbi” became a leering by-word in the mouth of the rabble. But the situation became much more sicken ing and intolerable when this traffic in spirits overflowed into a traffic of the spirit among our own. Let us briefly consider, as examples, some of the men who have “broken into” the rabbinate. A "meshullach,” or itin erant collector, who has been invested with the title “rabbi” by the institution he represents in order to facilitate his approach for funds and insure a friend lier reception, and, consequently, a larger contribution.—A field, worker for the Zionist Organization, while touring the South in behalf of the movement, is ac tually offered a pulpit in a Texan com munity to supplant one of the local rabbis on the strength of his forensic abilities. (To his credit be it said that he gra ciously declined the invitation.)—A cen ter director who also assumes the mantle of religious leadership and calls himself “rabbi,” unchallenged by the national office.—A young man, expelled from two seminaries, one conservative, the other reformed, then spends about a year in an orthodox institution, is accepted as “rabbi” without even the slightest at tempt to inquire about his qualifications or previous record. A relative on the board of directors is his open sesame to religious leadership.—A one-eyed com bination cantor, teacher, sexton and col- /t t/ve cesitesi of * YOA/C'f actus tty NEW LOW RATES Single 3 50 Double Horn 1400 ROOMS • 1400 BATHS RESTAURANT ~ TAVBRN GRILL ~ CAFETERIA Luncheon from 50c • Dinner 85c and $1.00 4418 to 4Sth STREET - 8th AVENUE - NEW YORK Send for Booklet • "A RELIANCE HOTEL” • J. T. WEST, Manager Skip Vim SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS "Tkm Somtk’$ Ottm Exprmtt Compxmy** AND RECEIVE SUPERIOR EXPRESS SERVICE ASK. ABOUT OUR NEW REDUCED RATES [18] lector who peddled fruit after the Sab bath morning services. Nothing less than being called “rabbi” suited him. Fortu nately, the president of the congregation sent him off when he learned of his un bearable pretentions. But he is still “rabbi,” witness the Jewish and non- Jewish press in his vicinity.—A Hebraist who gave his approval on the Hollywood lot for the filming of “The King of Kings.” He should know better, but he, too, is a “rabbi” occupying a pulpit.— Another “rabbi” who passed upon the fitness of this same film, organized a re formed congregation on such a grand scale that it has since foreclosed. Famed as an author, he stands in jeopardy of being sued by his “ghost writer.” But what of that? An eastern congregation has already selected him as the outstand ing “rabbi” of all the candidates pre sented by the various progressive semi naries.—A “rabbi” who sells insurance after services.—A “rabbi” convicted of larceny and perjury.—A “rabbi” ar rested and jailed for forgery in upstate New York. Ousted from the community, within a month he has been accepted as leader by another congregation else where.—A “rabbi” in a southern com munity apprehended in a most indiscreet, to put it mildly, triangular amour. Etc., etc. These and similar examples furnish ample material for those who would de fame the rabbinate and paint them all of one ilk. Of course, there are black sheep among ordained rabbis, too, as there are among any other professional or non-professional group. But the over whelming majority have, at least, a sense of responsibility to their seminaries and their colleagues. — the Wailing Wall are sympto % 0 < . litical rather than religious ap prf w] sion. These fears of disp| a . national thwarting, must be p r at *1 and they can only be quieted b- UBe ^* ocal public commitments, renn ncinj 11 intention to dominate and t Such public commitments tie I dert | masses together, and prevent the ujl heads from being rushed into J an extravagant momentum of de T ;j. which they themselves have e icotir ltft > If there is to be peace within the z \.. \ of Jerusalem, the first condition, a* I ^ it, is that Zionism publicly disavow unholy alliance with military power, the attempt to interpret the mandate ,, an obligation pivoted solely on Zi&t, aims. Then, that Great Britain re««, | not alone her policy toward Jew Arab, but her general conception <*f ^ mandate, in terms which clearlv subor- nate the interests of the Empire to the I general human good. Then, as utxir such a mandate they might rrasonab* do, that Moslem authorities puhlich > cept the administrative separateness «| the Palestinian area. With this derm of mutual sacrifice, interests now numuEW repellant will be found to enlarge heraw they can interpenetrate. FREE ZIONISM FROM POLITICS (Continued from page 6) encouraging historical research, establish ing a museum of antiquities, co-operating with the Hebrew University. But this side of Great Britain must be summoned to keep with us a watchful eye upon that other, the imperialistic side, which has no mandate, whether from the League of Nations or from mankind, for enter prises on this soil which serve the Em pire alone, the guarding of the Canal, the opening of communications to the East, the piping of Mosul oil to port. These enterprises, neither commanded nor for bidden by the mandate, may be taken as the understood consideration on which the mandate is accepted. We have no quarrel with that view so long as it is consistent with the character of Pales tine and the welfare of its people. Let Great Britain, we say, serve herself as she may within the greater interest; but let her act first as an honest mandatory. Let her put off her weak acquiescence in the trend to industrialization. Let her retard the inevitable changes of an in trusive modernity, adjusting their pace to the awakening needs of the people, so that Palestine may retain the harmony of its customary life and of its aspect as it grows into new forms. And let her rec ognize the interest of the Arab states by securing to them free Access from the in terior to the sea, and freedom of trade and also of political intercourse across the obnoxious boundaries. The two enemies of peace in the Holy Land are fanaticism and fear. The move ment of the modern spirit within all creeds is having for one of its beneficent effects the gradual melting of fanaticism without argument. Fixed and antagonistic dogmas are transforming themselves into alternative sets of symbols which can dwell together. But fanaticism is kept alive and sharpened by fear: clashes at MAURICE MINDtlS (Continued from page 7) mankind. Life is hard in Russia rick now, there is no question about that.be it is equally hard on everybody—Jr* «j non-Jew. Better days are looming ahr»< and if the world would only reconrilr»I the indisputable reality that Soviet Ho sia is there to stay, a new school «fj thought thus created would go a long toward alleviating the world-wide ad- j verse conditions.” At this juncture Mr. Hindus' telephoi* I rang and the party on the other end * the wire reminded him that it wasrr| time for a dinner engagement. Mr. Hindus had to dress, and would ! I kindly excuse him? We warmly *ho* hands. With a gracious smile the fan*** author of truly beautiful books expreve: his regrets that his social engages** j precluded a lengthier interview. Copyrighted I93J (or The South ess Imaiuh NATIONAL AND FOREIO (Continued from page 17) The National Council of Women*! the United States at the recent meet* | of its Board of Directors, designated a First Vice-President, Estelle M S wl '| berger of New York City, as its delef* ] to the Quinquennial Convention, of * International Council of W r omcn, wW opens in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 2 j At the request of the International O cil of Women, Mrs. Sternberger hasp^j pared a lecture on the United Statev * be circulated among the various \’at:o** Councils of Women in Europe, in ord£ to provide the women in foreign l**f with authoritative information v ’ country, its life, industries and polio 0 institutions, preparatory to the foreign delegates to attend the Intar***j tional Congress of Women at Chical*| beginning July 16. Berlin.—A concerted effort to < , limi**| the use of the Old Testament Protestant Church in Germany has I launched by Nazi theologians, head^ \ Professor Ernst Sellin of the 1 I of Berlin, who insists that the !'i^ e * written merely to glorify tb* J rW *' T ■ declares that the continued u- Bible makes the Germans suffer Jewish influence. THE SOUTHERN ISF \ELITI