THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935
THE JEWISH WESTERN BULLETIN
Page Three
Items for this column must reach the Social Editor, Miss Helen Goodman, by first mail Tuesday morning. Address: 1311 Beach Ave. Phone Doug. 1918R or Seymour 7814.
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
By ISRAEL RAVEL
Mrs. Sugarman Reports JewS Fortunate? on Council Triennial finstfin
Mrs. B. R. Sugarman, Canadian -—mJNOllillN
The death of Baron Edmond de Rothschild which took place representative of the National NEW YORK.—An appeal to all
at Boulogne last November removes one of the greatest and Council of Jewish Women, who re- Jews to "learn from the mistakes
, . ,^ ,. n.^. t * J. „ o cently returned from the Council of the German Jews during the last
most mterestmg personalities of the century and means a tre- triennial, which was held in New 20 years" and to "preserve your in-
mendous loss to the Jewish people. On August 19th of last year Orleans in March gave an interest- dependence by the creation of an
he celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday; and received innumer- mg and colorful report of the high- w^frneld VThe o?*oppres"
able messages of congratulation from all over the world for the lights of the convention, to a large gion," was voiced this week by Dr.
"Baron" had become almost a legend wherever Jews live, while ^roup of Council members and Albert Einstein, the world's fore-
his interest in art and science had made him afmous aU over f^^, '^"^^^^ the meeting held most living Jew. The famous
April 10th in the Centre. scientist vigorously scored the
, the world. Mrs. B. R. Sugarman took part in assimilationists policies of the Ger-
Miss Ruth Koenigsberg and Miss The Baron, who was the youpgest son of Baron James de the Triennial and the subject as- man Jews and denounced their lack
Florence Brown spent the four day Rothschild, entered the Paris banking house of the family at sighed to Mrs. Sugarman was "The P*"^**® dignity.
Mrs. J. Plottel and her iittie daughter, Peggy Ann, left last Sunday for Winnipeg where they will remain for an extended visit.
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weekend with relatives in Seattle, the age of twenty-three and continued to be associated ,with
the firm practically till his death. He had many and diverse interests. At the age of thirteen he began collecting engravings and paintings in France. In recognition of his artistic knowlege
A visitor from Tacoma, Wash., this week is Miss Meta Brotman.
League of Nations," which was the Professor Einstein declared: "The finale to the program. great physicist of Holland, H. A-
Mrs. Sugarman stated that the Lorentz, once said to me during the conference was an outstanding sue- World War: 'I am happy to belong cess in that the delegates came pre-
to a nation which is too small to great follies.'
A welcome is extended to Mr. he was.elected in 1906 a member of the French Academy of pared to dedicate themselves both ^?™f/,i,.^T!w-oi, ^iS. o ™^ Sam Nagler. formerly of Winnipeg, Ji^e Arts. In 1921 he gave ten miUion francs to estabHsh the financially and morally and as a nar m^^tU>TZhe^^^ scattered who is connected with the Film Edmond de Rothschild Foundation for scientific research, dir- result there has been a decided en- the ^.arth over. Exchange and who is making his acting that physics and chemistry should equally benefit. Six largement in the national program
home in Vanci'^er years later he decided to extend the scope and means of the for the nest triennial period. "We are everywhere a minority,
" 4, „ ^ , ^ , ., without physical means of defense
f"^^^?? .^f"^^^^ to protect our community against ^ our many enemies and antagonists.
Foundation and gave another thirty million francs tov/ards it.
Mrs. J. J. Diamond has as her 5^ 1920, he founded in London a branch of the Instittue of ^^^^^ ^^.^^^ ^^^^^^ house guest her sister. Miss Ida France, for the purpose of promoting ^friendship and coliabora- jew and the following were the de-Marks, who is here from Calgary tion between France and England, and m 1923 he gave it a sum cisions of the type of work that the on a two weeks'visit. of six million francs. , . , . « i Council of Jewish Women planned _ The Baron was thirty-five when he became mterested m Pal- to undertake. That sections could
Mr. and Mrs. P. Tobin are visit- ^^^^^^ that became the one absorbmg interest jor the rest g^ppiy ^^^^^ to students in United
ing their son and daughter-in-law, "'^ T^*" ¥ Graets history and the tragic gtates who are no longer able to
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tobin in Chi- ^tory of his people touched him to such an extent that he get funds from Germkny. There is
cago.
Fortunately so!
"For what armies and diplomatic corps based upon arms are to other nations, mutual assistance and a tradition of reverence and care for intelligence and reason is to us.
'This tradition was preserved in
Young Judaeans
A meeting of the Judaeans will be held Sunday. In addition to the regular program a playlet and other features will be presented.
SOFTBALL
The first game of the season will take place Tuesday, April 30; at Granville Park, at 6:15. Tha opponents of the Judaeans will be the Junior Moose.
At the Sunday practice equipment will be allotted and the team will be picked.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Freeman spent Passover in Seattle with friends and relatives.
decided to devote his millions towards helping the Jewish ^ shortage of highly trained social
people to return to their land. The first to influence him in this workers in United States and Ger mainly by the relig-
dJrection was Rabbi Samuel Mohiliver m 1883, after the poS- „an Jews after being shown the Pattern which permitted the
Czarist Russia, when thousands of Jews were home- rrerieaT'metho^^^^^^^^ I^.J^'T^.^
roms m
to-our
loss. He it was who first suggested the idea of the settlement of rhem's'ew'es iral7oo^iiUorT^Za rc:^:!^:^^:^ ellJulT'' Jews m Palestine, and it unmediately appealed to the Baron, ^an be placed in this field with a ward social responsibility, if uu. His first task was to help, the farmers m Rishon-le-Zion, the ,ittie help and assistance from body politic is to remain healthy first of the Jewish colonies m Palestine; he gave Joseph Fein- groups. The Child Placement for and maintain its vitality, berg, the leader of the pioneers in Rishon-le-Zion, 30,000 francs German Jewish children has been "The truth, however, is that we to enable the settlers to overcome their difficulties, and he also extended to any part of the United live in a world in which the Jewish t^nt out his own gardener, a Frenchman, to teach the fcolomsts. states and not just east of the people are the victims of prejudice,
ivf___,o K-o«*„. ^ Baron also gave generous moral and financial assistance Mississippi, as has been previously with their existence threatened by
Mr. and Mrs Morns Kantor were estabHshing the colonies of Petach Tikvah, Zichron Yacob, planned Sections have been sue unfriendly powers. The unworthy the guests of Mrs. Kantor's par- Hedera, Rosh Pinah, Yesod Ha' Mallah, and between 1880 and rs2, in pl^^^^^^^^^^^ "^J^t against us does not halt at 'r:l::,^:\:Zaf2yX:tT:r' 1395 over thirtycoWs were founded withes aid. The adm^^^ ZZZ^lfZ"^^^ ................. ,......
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Chess have as house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Goldsten of Los Angeles, who will be in Vancouver for a few weeks.
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national boundaries. It is in part a
Another Calgary visitor to the city is Mr. S. Abramson.
Mrs. J. Fromson of Victoria was in Vancouver for several days.
istration of the colonies was carried on through a Jewish Col- ^er this plan. Adult German Jew- °^ econom c and poll-
onization Association (Ica), but it was entirely financed by the ,^1, famines, too, are being ah- ««^/isease of the entire western
Baron. Finally, the Palestine Jewish Colonization Association gorbed, one to a city, and in some . '
(Pica) was created in 1924, under the Presidency of James de gases as these people cannot oh- "This fight is directed not solely
Rothschild, M.P., the Baron's eldest son, to administer the Pal- tain the assistance of federations against us. It is a fight against the cstine colonies.
The Jewish Community of Na-naimo observed the first eve of Passover at a Seder held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dritz.
It was the desire of. the_ Baron onists of all independent action
............... and making them merely receivers
of charity. The Baron did his best, to improve this state of affairs and even when the colonies were under the Ica he still took a per-
Miss Elaine Peters weekend in Seattle.
spent the
Mrs. L. M. Gold recently returned from California where she has been spending the winter months. She has taken up residence at Douglas Lodge.
We are glad to hear that Mr. E. Warnick, who has been ill for several weeks, is convalescing.
to establish a real Hebrew homeland with Hebrew labor and in which the Hebrew language would predominate; the type of. Jewish farmer he wished to' create was one that sohuld servfe as a model to other farmers and would be the heart and core of the Jewish settlement in Palestine. He sent Palestine the best vine plants in order to produce the best grapes; he built in Rishon-le-Zion and in Zichron Yaakov wonderful wine-cellars, considered among the finest in the world; he sent experts from the south of France to teach the colonists the art of vine cul-
or other charities, the matter be- dignity and rights^ of the human
, , ^, , personality, against all manifesta-
comes a: private one, which sec Hons of spirituality, against every-
tions may arrange. thing that makes the existence of
Mrs. Sugarman also advised that more noble natures rich and worthy
the National will issue a quarterly of living.
bulletin, which will reach the mem- the unity of Jew the
sonal interest in each colony.. The ^^^^ "^^^^^ ^® directed by ^orld over and their mutual assist-
work of the Zionists, the foundation of new colonies in Judah and the Galilee (for which he always had a deep affection), the work of the "Hashomer"; all had his attention.
He was convinced that Hebrew must be the language of the Jews in Palestine; in addressing the farmers of Zichron Yaakov, on one occasion, he said: "Do you all
an expert publicity person. ance is unyielding law. Would that
To assist young mothers in all Jews would liearn from the mis-training their pre-Sabbath school takes of the German Jews during age infants in the beauties of Juda- Jast 20 yearf! For most of the ism; at the most impressionable time of life, the National is adopting a new piece of work in the form "In their own eyes they were of a beautifully arranged course Germans and nothing but Germans, suitable for tiny children and con-
German Jews there existed no international Jewish community.
ture and orange planting. He fin- know French? No? If you don't, it
Other visitors to Seattle last week were: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Herman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ablo-witz, Mrs. Rubinowitz, Messrs Esmond Lando, Ralph Myers, Sam Albertas, Harry Wagner.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Gurevitch, 829 East Georgia, were blessed with the birth of a baby girl on Monday, April 18. Mazeltov!
anced the building of roads and highways, planted gardens and orchards and tried to introduce various industries such as silk-weaving and oil products.
At first, however, he was unfortunate in the officials he had appointed; they -were very little interested in Palestine and were more Frenchmen than Jews. They conducted the affairs of the colony very badly indeed, robbing the col-
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doesn't matter. You must speak in the language in which your, fathers formerly spoke in the land—the Hebrew language. I hope taht when I come to visit you again I shall find you all speaking Hebrew." When he visited Palestine again he was delighted with the work of the Chovevei Zion in every direction, but especially in the revival of the Hebrew language. He was convinced that if he had had the proper men, not assimilated French Jews but real lovers of Zion, he would indeed have been able to achieve wonders. Once when he visited the Gymnasium and the'Principal v/anted to show months, him that the pupils knew French besides Hebrew, he said: "Good EVench I have heard in Prance. Here it is fitting that the children should know Hebrew."
tains records, and picture books. This course will be available to Council members at an early date.
The National too urges sections that in considering their scholarship work to include the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus in its copied the plans.
Sections are also asked to support and contribute women power to the United Appeal for funds.
The Council reiterated its stand
"The Eastern Jew, the so-called 'Ostjude' was to them bat a foreigner. When aid was given, it was administered to him with condescension. And the recipient of such charity was not too happy.
'Slavishly
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these German Jews still foreign-to-them modes of life of the German people with the sole purpose of making themselves forgetful of their Jewish origin. How greatly did I suffer under this lack of pride and dignity on the part of these German
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on birth control, many of the sec- Jews who were so lacking in self-tions report having actually set up respect that they were insensible clinics of their own where neces- loss.
^^^y- "A single political upheaval was ^
A very cheering feature of the sufficient to destroy all their illu- Qiygg enerey buildlne B d •
conference was a report that there sions. In a single moment they lost teaoa: has been an increase of five thou- all those insecured possessions sands members within the past few whose acquisition was brought at Aiwavs Fresh'
the sacrifice of their inner dignity
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The Baron played an important part in the negotiations which resulted in the issue of the Balfour Declaration and when the extended Jewish Agency was formed in 1929 he was elected Honorary President, and in that capacity
.and their traditional historical in-Dr. Sachar, international director dividuality. of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation,
make the minority groups the "Materially and spiritually broken, lightning rods who receive the the help of those Jews abroad who ii-■■> « - ... .. . did not admit of such a ruinous
shock.oy dyerse public opinion. As ^^^^^^ assimilation, became their a cure he suggests that we cure g^ie protection, the present economic public sys-
"Learn from the destiny which has befallen the German Jews and preserve your independence by the creation of an appropriate institution which you will need in the hour of oppression. Do not trust
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tem, adopting a system in which these racketeers could not exist. To survive through program Judaism not through pogrom Judaism
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is the ideal of the modern Jew.
showed the greatest interest in the ^^""^ ^^st as Jews when they that this hour will never come, but
work going on in Palestine. He ^^^entify themselves with great so- keep the internatlonar community
visited Palestine for the last time ^^^'^ causes. of all Jews sacred and holy! In
__ this way, you will serve best the
interests of international relations,
ENGAGEMENT for Integrity and honesty is sorely
Match yovu: wits with those of PHILO VANCE! You will have the grandest time of your life!
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S. S„ VAN DINE'S PHILO VANCE played by PAUL LUKAS with lison Sldoworth. Ted Healy, Louise Uazenda, Donald Cook
in 1925 with his wife, and was amazed at the progress, and expressed himself as happy to have lived to see such great improvements. Last year he sent a letter to the Mayor of Te! Aviv congratulating him on Tel Aviv's twenty-fifth birthday, which he considered a cause for great rejoicing.
For a number of years before his death the Baron lived practically in retirement. He would spend two or three hours a day on matters affecting Palestine, and he knew everything that was happening there. Leiaders of Jewry could visit
Mr. and Mrs. Orcheck Shapiro of needed everywhere." Lithuania announce the engagement of their daughter, Zena Shapiro, to Mr. David Davidoff of this city. The wedding will take place in the near future.
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