Praise for the attitude of Louis Marshall toward the Yiddish language as a valuable cultural factor in Jewish life, recently expressed in a London interview is voiced by Ephraim Kaplan, writing in the “Jewish Morning Journal” under the title “Louis Marshall as a Lover of Yiddish.”
Citing Mr. Marshall’s opinion, the writer alleges that discrimination against Yiddish and the Yiddish speaking element is noticeable in the present administration of the Zionist Organization of America.
“When an idea finds recognition on Ludlow Street, Fifth Avenue opens its purse. When a movement becomes alive in Moore Street, Riverside Drive begins to take part too,’ the writer states.
“Our economy seekers must be tamed. The raid on the Yiddish-speaking must stop, just as the Nordic attitude toward Yiddish must be changed. If you our great leaders, cannot read ‘Dos Yiddishe Folk.’ don’t boast about it. It is no compliment. One might think that instead it would be more profitable to settle for a while at a school desk to learn Aleph Beth. I am afraid that the time is coming when leadership, Zionist as well as general Jewish, will not be possible without it. At any rate you will not succeed to suppress entirely the Yiddish word. The Zionist Organization will have an organ in Yiddish even if we should have to resort to oppositional barricades.
“Go to Louis Marshall, honorable administrators, consider his way and be wise. Form his youth, he has read Yiddish. He felt in his veins the blood of a leader and he has prepared himself for his calling.”
The dedication exercises of the new Both Israel Hospital of Boston was held Wednesday afternoon. A. C. Ratshesky presided at the ceremonies.
The invocation was pronounced by Rabbi Samuel J Abrams.
City and state officials were present. Among the speakers were: Mrs. Jennie Loitman-Barron, president Both Israel Hospital Womens’ Auxiliary: Dr. Frederic A. Washburn, director Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. A. Warren Stearns dean. Tufts College Medical School; Dr Milton J. Rosenau, professor of Preventive Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Dr. Harry Linenthal physician in chief, Beth Israel Hospital; Max Shoolman, chairman of Building Committee; Albert A. Ginzberg, president Beth Israel Hospital; Dr. Charles F. Wilinsky. Executive director; Louis E. Kirstein, chairman, Executive Committee, Beth Israel Hospital, Henry Penn was chairman of the dedication committee.
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