Jewish Activities in the Metropolitan Area

The difference between Hitlerism and Antiochism is that in the eyes of the latter, Jews were considered human beings who were to be coerced while Hitler today looks upon the Jews as “reptiles, to be wiped out,” Maurice Samuel, writer, said in an address delivered at an anti-Hitler mass meeting held in the Coney Island Jewish Center, Ocean parkway and Neptune avenue. The Ocean Front division of the American Palestine Campaign sponsored the meeting.

Other speakers included Dr. Leon Kaiser, chairman of the division and principal of P. S. 188; William E. Grady, associate superintendent of schools; Rabbi Israel Elsinbind, of Seagate Temple, and Aaron W. Levy, chairman of the Brooklyn Division of the American Palestine Campaign. Three hundred were present.

WOMEN HOLDING OFFICE TO BE FETED TONIGHT

Fourteen women holding offices in the new city administration, including five Jewesses, are to be honored at the Panhellenic Hotel this evening at a dinner sponsored by the Women’s City Club, the New York City League of Women Voters and the Exposition of Women’s Arts and Industries. Guests of honor include Miss Pearl Bernstein, secretary of the Board of Estimate; Mrs. Justine W. Tulin, Assistant Corporation Counsel; Magistrate Anna Moscowitz Kross; Mrs. Mary K. Simkovitch, member of the Housing Authority, and Mrs. Rose Miller, secretary to the President of the Board of Alderman.

REISS DEPLORES LACK OF JEWISH EDUCATION AMONG MOST CHILDERN

Deploring the fact that only about twenty-five per cent of Jewish children are receiving Hebrew education, Sidney H. Reiss, who last night spoke from Station WBNX, under the auspices of the Young People’s League of the United Synagogue of America, called for a better appreciation of the Jewish heritage.

“No Jew can properly grow into manhood, or Jewess into womanhood, without ever having studied the language of one’s forbears,” the speaker declared.

“One must live according to the teaching of Moses, listen to the message of Jeremiah, see the prophetic vision of Isaiah, adopt the principles of social justice as found in Amos, listen to the spiritual melodies of the Psalms, imaginatively sit at the feet of Rabbis Hillel and Akiba, philosophize with the scientist and theologian Maimonides, in order to live in this dynamic age a fuller, richer, nobler, and a truly religious life.”

CONGREGATION UNION WILL HOLD CONVENTION AT ALBANY IN APRIL

The first of a series of regional conventions of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America will be held on Sunday, April 29, at Albany, according to an announcement made yesterday by William Weiss, president of the union. The convention will be attended by delegates from all orthodox congregations in the state, except New York City.

“It is proposed to give every support to these congregations and stimulate the reconstruction of the many religious and educational institutions which have suffered from the depression, and to revive the interest of American Jewry in religious matters,” Weiss declared in a statement. A New York City branch of the Union, devoting itself entirely to local work, has been organized under the leadership of William Feinberg.

SPECIAL BOOK SHELF FOR Y.M.H.A. 60TH BIRTHDAY

Lewis Gannett, literary editor of the Herald Tribune, and Harry Hansen, Literary editor of the World-Telegram, have chosen the sixty books in their opinion representative of the outstanding contributions to American literature, one for each year since 1874. The books selected by the two critics will be placed on a special “Sixtieth Anniversary Shelf” in the library of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, Ninety-second street and Lexington avenue, which celebrates its sixtieth anniversary this year.

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HEADS CHARITIES CAMPAIGN BODY

Stuart M. Miller has accepted the chairmanship of the campaign organization of the Junior Federation, Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities, formed to raise the Junior group’s quota of $7,500 in the Brooklyn Federation’s twenty-fifth anniversary campaign now under way to obtain $500,000 for the benefit of the poor and needy of the borough, it was announced last night by Irving P. Kartell, president of the Junior Federation.

The vice chairman of the Junior unit is Miss Adeline Levy and the secretary is Mrs. Evelyn Rosenberg Blumenau. Ben Heller is chairman of the solicitation group, Sam Saltz vice chairman and Miss Hannah Goldfarb secretary.

Contributions to the $7,500 fund through the Junior Federation include:

Ned L. Pines, $100: Milton Rosen. $25; Harold L. Cowin, $25: Irving P. Kartell, $25: Robert Abelow. $25: Abraham M. Lowenthal, $15: Stuart M. Miller, $10; Milton Pariser, $10: Samuel K. Goldstein, $10; Harry Silverman, $10; Stuart H. Steinbrink, $10; William Kushnick, $10: ## Leavitt, Neil M. Lieblich, Arnold H. Perlstein, Blanche Posner, Joel M. ## Bernard Kovner, Adoiph ## Jack Chizner. Samuel Saltz, Lucille Samisch. Samuel Weinberg, Hannah Goldfarb, Seymour Edelman, Emanuel ## Edward Bermas and Nathaniel E. Coen, $5 each: Sonia Gorelik, $1.

TALKS ON ANTI-SEMITISM BEFORE WOMEN’S GROUP

The East Side division of the Women’s League for Palestine, meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon, heard a talk by Ralph Gilbert Ross on “The Origins of Anti-Semitism.” About forty women attended. Mrs. Louis Dlugash, president, was in charge.

Giving the history of the causes of anti-Semitism as having been first religious, then economic and now racial; Mr. Ross said, “Over his religion and his business the Jew has some control, but over his race he has none.” The enemies of the Jew will be satisfied now only with his extermination, according to Mr. Ross.

SPONSOR HEBREW WEEK

With the aim of promoting Hebrew culture and language in the United States, Histadruth Ivrith and the Hebrew Teachers’ Union will jointly sponsor Hebrew Week, beginning April 22.

An intensive drive, embracing Canada as well as this country, will be conducted during the week. Funds will be raised for strengthening and extending Hebrew institutions. At the last joint session it was decided by the sponsors to allot fifty percent of the collected money for the publication of a young people’s magazine in Hebrew.

ISRAEL FREEDMAN SERVICES TODAY

Funeral services for Israel Freedman, popular Yiddish writer, will be held today at 2 p. m. at the Sigmund Schwartz Funeral Parlor, 312 East Fifth street.

Mr. Freedman died of a heart attack in the office of a Fallsburg, N. Y., physician Saturday, it became known here yesterday. He had been recently working in connection with the benefit performance for the Israel Orhpan Asylum at Madison Square Garden, and had gone to Fallsburg for a rest.

Born in Botosani, Rumania, Mr. Freedman would have been fifty-six years old on April 4. His literary career began in 1893 when he contributed to a Rumanian newspaper. Because of his Socialist activities he was expelled from Rumania in 1900 and came to the United States. Since then he gained a reputation as a writer for Yiddish newspapers and magazines such as the Jewish Daily Forward, Yiddishe Arbeiter Presse, Abendblatt, Zukunft and Morning Journal.

Most of Freedman’s stories dealt with theatrical life. A play he wrote in 1904 was produced by the late Jacob Adler. In 1918 he edited a theatrical weekly.

He will be buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cypress Hills, L. I. Surviving him are his widow, Sarah, and two children.

$93,250 RECEIVED BY CHARITIES FEDERATION

The Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities yesterday announced receipts of $93,250 toward its quota of $500,000.

A partial list of contributions thus far, including annual subscriptions as well as donations toward the twenty-fifth anniversary campaign follows:

Mr. and Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, $12,400; Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Rothschild, $9,500; Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Blum, $7,000; Benjamin H. Namm, $4,000; Fruit and Produce Division, $3,000; Junior Federation, $2,000; Lawvers Club of Federation, John M. Schiff. Mr. and Mrs. Percy S. Straus, $1,500; Homefurnishings Club of Federation, James H. Post, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Salzman, $1,000; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jaffa. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Koster, $750; Harry M. Marks, Mr. and Mrs. Israel Matz, $700; Sam Spatt, $550; Jesse Hartman, $500: Louis A. Volter. $416,67; Robert E. Blum, Hon. and Mrs. Edward Lazansky, Dr. Mendel Nevin, Abner J. Siris, $400: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Baker, $350; Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Jaffee, Max Kiss. Samuel S. Leibowitz, Lazarus Muscat. A. S. Rosenson. Joseph M. Schaap, $300; Abraham Berres, Max L. Friedman, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jonas. A. Price & Son, Albert D. Schanzer, ## Isidor Straus. Mr. and Mrs. Leon G. Wertheimer, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney B. Wertheimer, $250.