To the Editor, Jewish Daily Bulletin;
My husband and I are avid readers of your grand little paper and we feel that if more Jews, young or old, read it too they would have a clearer idea of the world in which the Jew lives in today. We are both wishing you continued good luck and success.
The other reason that I am writing you is this. I wonder whether you could advise me in this matter. Three months ago (October 8) I organized a women’s club to help out a synagogue and also do welfare work in the community. We had a great number of young girls and they wanted to turn this club into a young folks league. We did that and a number of very fine young men joined up with us.
On October 8 we had fourteen members. Today we have about 140. Grand, isn’t it? These young people want to be entertained and we as officers (I am vice-president) cudgel our brains to get the right type of entertainment that will be both enjoyable and yet teach us something too. Where could I get in touch with a speaker’s bureau? Men of prominence who can really speak and tell us things that we would remember.
Our president was fortunate to get Dr. Price for us and I noticed everyone sat tense while he spoke. His topic was “Try Religion.” That’s what I mean. English speaking men who know their topics and can hold a young audience. Please, please answer this, and try to help us. Will you? We can’t pay anything so perhaps you won’t think much of this now—but we are going to hope for a reply.
The name of our club is The Young Folks League of Ein Jacob, 1426 Minford place, Bronx.
Mrs. Rose Weinraub.
Bronx, N. Y.,
January 18.
HAUPTMANN CASE
According to the “Manchester Guardian Weekly” of January 4th, Hauptmann is being defended by an array of counsel who are reported to have been retained by him through funds raised among German – Americans, Hauptmann having been mildly active in the pro-Nazi agitation in New York. If this is true, why hasn’t the press of the United States commented upon it?
Ruth Dreyfous.
New Orleans, La.,
January 21, 1935.
PUBLICIZE MCFADDEN
The announcement in your paper that former Congressman Louis T. McFadden, rabid anti-Semite, has launched a campaign for the presidency of the United States should provoke considerable thought on the part of that portion of the public which is interested in the future of Jewry in this country.
The fact that this man, whose virulent attacks on Jews have been printed in the Congressional Record at public expense, has the audacity to aim for the highest office in the land while flaunting so madly bigoted a program, should not be taken lightly. It is, of course, doubtful as to how far his efforts will get him. But, although he may accomplish nothing toward attaining his ambitious goal, it is obvious that he and his group, unless promptly crushed can work incomparable harm among the gullible part of the public.
I was surprised that the general press carried no notice at all of his announced intentions. It may be that they are skeptical of the man’s ability to do any damage and that they are not desirous of giving him any publicity that may possibly help him in any way. It is at times like this that I value your publication more than ever. Not giving them publicity is not the proper method, I believe, of eliminating them as malign influences. Bring them and their nefarious doings into the light—the quicker the better for all concerned.
Herman Bergen.
New York City,
Jan. 23, 1935.
DECRIES LACK OF UNITY
Isn’t it a shame that Jews can’t work with each other?
These calls to “unity of action” ring with peculiar emptiness in the face of such situations as that now existent in Jerusalem, where six Jewish alderman can’t get together over a Jewish vice-mayor.
What right have Jews to the respect of non-Jews when they don’t seem to respect each other?
Eli Katz.
Brooklyn,
Jan. 22, 1935.
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