University No Menagerie, Anti-semitic Students of Munich Are Told by Dean

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)

A protest against the anti-Semitic student activities at the University of Munich was voiced by Professor Vossler, dean of the university, in an address he delivered before the student body.

“The question is whether it is to the honor of the students to conduct such a campaign against their fellow-students, whether it is to their honor to try to get rid of their Jewish fellow-students,” he declared. “At such a moment as this, I think of those brave Jews who went out to the front in 1914 and died for Germany. One of the Jewish students’ Unions which has been excommunicated had 22 of its members killed on the battlefield. We were content to have these young Jews sacrifice their lives for us, as we were content in time of peace to have a Jew finance to a large degree our Psychiatric Institute, and as we were content to have prominent Jewish thinkers and research workers, to name only our Richard Willstaetter for one, taking a leading part in our German science and learning. The whole of German culture to the east of the frontiers of our Republic might long ago have collapsed and been overwhelmed by Slavism if it were not for the Jews who stood there for German language and German spirit.

“Of the question of race we will say nothing. That is a zoological not a human argument. A university is not a menagerie,” he said.

TWO NEW YORKERS LEAVE LARGE SUMS TO CHARITY

Henry F. Elias, who died May 22, 1926, left $177,336 to Mount Sinai Hospital as residuary legatee under his will, according to the appraisal filed Thursday. He also gave $50,000 each to the Blythedale Home, the Montefiore Home and the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, and $2,500 and $1,500 respectively to St. John’s Guild and Temple Beth-El. The bequest to Mount Sinai Hospital is to be used to establish a new ward in memory of his family. The will also gave $10,0000 to the House of the Good Shepherd.

Solomon A. Fatman, a cotton broker of New York, who died June 27, left an estate appraised at $2,567,286. Thirty charities will get more than $100,000 by the terms of the will.

The charitable bequests ranged from $1,000 to $20,000 each, the larger ones being: Mount Sinai Hospital, $20,000; Hebrew Orphan Asylum. $10,000, and the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, $10,000.

Sophie Tucker and Ben Bernie will be the guests of honor at an open meeting of the Jewish Theatrical Guild next Tuesday night at II P. M. at the Bijou Theatre. The speakers will be Dr. Rudolph Grossman and Harry B. Haines, publisher of the Paterson “Evening News”.

Among those sailing for Europe on the Leviathan, are Michael Hollander of Newark, Alex A. Bernstein, President of the Charity Chest of the Fur Industry; Motty Etingon and Rosalie Bernstein of the Institute of Musical Art.