JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
Thursday^; September 28, 1939
^GENEVA (WNS)—Teh thousand of ;the world's 50,000 Jewish doctors have ibeen deprived of their livelihoods in •;recent years by discriminatory legis-^lation, Dr. Julius Brutzkus of Paris rtpld. delegates to the world conference of Jewish physicians. Dr. Sher-ni^n, president of the Palestine Medical ^ociation, reporting on the position; of Jewish doctors in various countries where anti-Jewish laws are in i force, demanded admission of many, more Jewish physicians to Pal-; estine. . \ .
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Succdth'is the holiday-of joy and beauty. It is the festival of. the harvest when Jenrs put aside all worldly woes and prejudice Ih the blessings of nature's bounty. The sukkah erected annually af> the Jewish .Theological Seminary of An^erica is but. one of many constructed by Jewish ihstitutlbns and individuals to celebrate the festival; of the harvest. Enjoy with us this 4ulet stroll into the sukkah and through the halls or the Seminary: Though the world filled with unrest, here there isy peace.;'Peace and beauty in the wonders wrought by God for nmn.--THE BitttTOR. '""^ ^-y:.^.---' ' The Sukkah of the Jewish Theo-JB-
logical Seminary of America stands
in a quiet quadrangle isulated
against the bustle of Broadway and
the gyrations of city traffic by tall
colonial buildings. Outside, the
newstands display great black headlines' of disaster. In. neighboring
homes the . radios shout. war. news.
But for. release from the world's ills
and strength to.; meet the months
ahead, observant. Jews' will gather
in the.Sukkah at meal tinaes for the
days; from September 28th through
October 6th, as prescribed in the
Book, of Nehemiah. .;
Harvest fruits and. evergreens decorate the interior of the-attractive
booth, at i:he Seminary; the Mog.en
David, and pictures of . Seminary;
founders—Dr. ^ Solomon' Sciibcht'er,
and.l libuis Marshall—are. mounted on
the walls. One day there is a party
of Hebrew school childreri; the next, the' students of Barnard College and Columbia University gather there. Christian visitors come to. see the booth in which the people of Israel
Torah, the final day. of Succbth. The scrolls are encased in silver, cerved wood, ivory and velvet and surmounted by bells, breastplates, pointers and imaginative designs. On Simcliat Torah the scroll is carried aloft in procession around the synagogue arid reverently read by the Bridegroom of the Law, chosen to complete the reading of the five Books of Moses, and the Bridegroom of the Beginning, who follows him.
Succoth, which was the first festival celebrated in the Temple of Sol-oltnon, is a happy time. In ancient days, it was one of the three pilgrim holidays which drew worshippers to Jerusalem fi-om all parts of Palestine. Today jot is .tha.perioid of re-joiciiig in the harvest and relaxing: in communal friendship and celebra-; tion after the Ten Days of Awe. In this month of Tishri, food is plentiful and of reasonable-price, arid cool breezes bring relief from city heat.
The festival nowadays revolves
Results of Sept. 18th:
Lechtzier,; 2; Goldbloom, 1.
Herman, 2; Matoff, i,
Le Pohn, 2; Diiamond ,1. Honor Roll:
Sue Lechtzier, 551 (210).
Miriam Matoff, 532 (230). Results of Sept. 25th:
LeFohn, 3; Goldbloom, 0.
Herman, 3; Lechtzier, 0.
Matoflf, 2; Diamond, 1. Honor Roll:
Pearl Herman, 556 (201, 201).
Charlotte Boyaner, 551 (211).
Etta Le Pohn, 516 (204). League Standing
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Engraving of a Sukkah by B. jPicart, Paris, 1724, from his monumental work entitled "Ceremonies bt Coutumes de tons les Peuples du Monde.''^ Beproduced through the courtesy of the Libiary of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Y.M.H.A.
The y.M,H.A. Mixed 5-Pin League got away to a big start up at La Salle last Wednesday evening with a capacity tiirn'-out on hand. The results in this league were too late for publication in this issue, but will appear in the next issue of the Bulletin. B'nai B'rith
The B'nai B'rith 10-Pin League is rounding into shape atid fi:om all in-dicatioiis should be set to get away next Monday night at 9 .p.m. All members .interested are urged to get lined up on a team with any one of the following eight captains: Aaron Kalinsky, Manny Goldsmith,, Lou
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This Is the third of a series of articles by Theresa Kaufman, Social Service Worker of the Vancouver Jewish Family Welfare Bureau. The Jewish Family Welfare Bureau is an agency of the Vancouver Welfare Federation. —EDITOB.
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are directed to dwell for seven days. Here is beauty and religion fgr all. Here is peace.
The Seminary Museum attracts grbups of children during' the Succoth week whb wish to learn the history and meaning of the ceremonies. On display are historic silver pieces for ethrog—the citron which iv carried with myrtle, palm and willow (lulab) in the synagogue tb symbolize fo-rtility and, harvest blessr ings. These F.gricultural symbols give pause to'city dwellers who are too busy, to nbtice {he stars, the new moon,; the autumn colors of the land4 scape, and the wealth of the harvest^ In the. Museum, also, is a mediaeval medical volume which prescribes the eating of the seeds of the ethrog as a protection against all forms of poison. .
Hoshannah Kabbah, the seventh day, centers attention on the Tikkun in the Seminary library—the portions of Deuteronomy, Psalms, and Zohar which are recited in the House of Prayer on the preceding night. From the Tikkun, we turn again to the Museum cases to examine Torah scrolls and ornaments which had their special day of glory in ancient synagogues on Simchat
around the Sukkah. Some families are fortunate enough to have spaQ!& for a Sukkah of their own. isome Sukkahs are erected by Jewish inst tutions and some are constructed in the Sjmagogue itself.' No one has to be reminded of the.custom which opens the Sukkah celebration. The inviting of a poor guest to the table to make the'patriarchs of successive evenings— Abraham, Isaac/ Jacob Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and David-feel at 'home. The Sukkah is the especial delight of children, but all join fervently in the closing prayer which asks' for the privilege of sitting in the Sukkah which the Lavd will make when the Messiah comes.
The children also like the Succoth folklore. They learn that the heavens open at midnight on the seventh day and a wish ?ade while viewing this phenomenoii will surely be granted.
Though this Succoth may not be as joyous as in past years, it is more than ever important that somewhere in the world there be a place where religious. and moral values may be increased and where gaiety and happiness may multiply unchecked. For Americans this fall, the Sukkah is that sanctuary.
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REICH JEWS STILL PERSECUTED STATES GEORGE BACKER
Contradicting reports current within the last 24 hours, that Germany's treatment of the Jews has become more conciliatory since the outbreak of war, George Backer, president of the American ORT Federation, yesterday charged that the Nazi Government has redoubled persecution of this minority as a reprisal for formation of a Jewish Legion to flght for the democracies. His statement, made with obvious emotion, was given at a luncheon held by the Federation in honor of the Hon; Philip E. H. Samuel—Lord Samuel's son—who arrived here on the Queen Mary Monday en route to Hong Kong. The luncheon took place at the Lawyers' Club (115 Broadway) under the chairmanship of Louis B, Boudin, and was attended by a score of leaders in Jewish affairs here and abroad.
Paul Felix Warburg, Treasurer of the ORT Reconstruction Fund, and John Goulston of Sydney, a leader of the Australian branch of the ORT, were among the guests.
Mr. Backer pointed out that in Hitler's last pronouncement only
the "plutocratic and democratic members of international Jewry' .were assailed. The alleged communistic . treacherous influence of Jews in Germany, was not. mentionedl. However this was small comfort.
"If to be a Jew is a crime and if to be a democratic advocate of freedom is a crime," Mr. Backer said warmly, "then we must all plead guilty before the bar of- history. I for one am willing to face the charge, for the Jew has his .own special cross to bear—the swastika. But it is apparent that an extra effort is needed if we are to save ourselves and those in Europe from this common enemy,"
Mr. Backer disclosed that since last night it has been imposshible tc communicate with any Jew in Germany by cable, telephone or letter. He indicated that Jews are no longer permitted to leave Germany and are being drafted into the Labor Front, from which they had previously been barred. Mr. Samuel, whose father (formerly Sir Herbert Samuel) was Home Secretary in the MacDonald Cabinet, spoke of ; the present status of ORT in England, where a grst contingent of 115 students and teachers last week arrived
By THEBESA KAUFMANN
There are those who through the force of circumstances must.of necessity take, and those who.more favored by fortune whose privilege it is to give—and there are those whose task it is to intelligently co-ordiiiate that taking.and that giving, rendering a service which brings about the most complete and satisfactory results. Such is the part the Jewish Family Welfare Bm-eau plays in the scheme of giving and taking. "For helping people out of trouble, says Karl de Schweinitz, "is an art." It is one thing to give to the poor, and it is quite another thing tp give wisely. We who make it our business, to distribute public funds, make a study of the problems encpimtered in the homes we enter. Our job is to gather case histories, to evaluate the data, to diagnose the causes of distress (often due to other factors than purely economic) and to create where possible, a feasible plan whereby the individual may be able to find himself and the fahiiiy as a whole find the means of rehabilitation. This means con-itant effort, continuous interest in the individual problems over a period of time, meeting often with discouraging failures, but continuing to guide and advise and help financially whenever the obstacles are confronted.
In- the first instance, it usually means alleviating immediate distress, but our work would be hopeless if it ended there. There are medical problems to be dealt with, the problems of obtaining proper infant and child care, the problems of the backward school child or the emotionally unbalanced child, the consolidation of he family.unit, an important factor in maintaining family independence he adolescent girl or boy and an additional multitudinous list of of prob-ems—any of which may be a cause for family disruption and a consequent breakdown in family independence. Citing a single example brief y, a mental problem child cost his bewildered parents thousands of dol-ars, depriving the other members of his family of opportunity for development, and completely impoverish ng them. Through our agency, proper institutional care was,given to the child, relieving the family of its great financial strain and giving the child ;he right professional care. There are numerous community resources for the help of our clients, recreational (character building), educar ional, occupational and medical, for the constructive re-adjustments of disheartening family situations. And ;his work is made possible only irough the Vancouver Welfare Federation of which we are the Jewish member agency. The Vancouver Wei-
ITALYGLOSES REFUGEE AGENCY
ROME (WNS) — Jewish Refugee Committee offices in Milan and branches throughout Italy -were ordered closed by Italian authorities who, it is reported, have completely reversed their policy of accepting refugees from Germany on a tourist basis. Previously German refugees with sufficient foreign exchange to guarantee their maintenance had been welcomed as tourists on the assumption that Italy's tourist trade, hard hit since the adoption of race policies, would be revitalized by the influx of at least 1,000 German Jewish refugees holding six-month tourist permits. It is imderstobd, however, that the Government is anxious to discourage the entry of refugees without sufficient funds and the authorities hold that there is no need for a refugee committee in Italy
Abramson, Sam Hyman, Max Pop-lack, Dave Freeman, Eli Weinberg or Gerry Lancaster; .
since* all foreign Jews officially were supposed ; to have, left the country before the edict became final oh March 12th. Refugee committee officials have made formal complaint that approximately 1,500 refugees are left without resources to agency help for emigration purposes and it is said ' that efforts are being made to con-/ vince the government' of the necessity to permit the committee to carry on its work.
It was learned from reliable sources that the international crisis has provoked intense anxiety among the 4,000 foreign Jews still living in Italy and that they are seeking by every means to cross the border into Prance or Switzerland, Most of the 500 refugee Jews concentrated at refugee points are said to be refugees from, Germanjr who were living in Milan.
Meanwhile another list" of Jewish firms, including four industrial enters prises, employing a total Of 2,125 persons, are scheduled for "aryanization?^^* under Italian anti-Semitic laws, it was published here.
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