Yeshiva University High School For Boys - Elchanite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Jiri, 'A 'E Mzlsszcs ff 'V ' L' I CHARLES SCHLANG MITCHELL TUROFF BERNARD WEINSTEIN fl Q3 PRESENT X vb j DAVID SKLAR S Produchon of N tsgS X lf THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF A THE IELCHANJITE XXXXYQXXXYQ XCAL Num :nm 'vfwvbd Q r N ? Ullael fhe Quperzlswz Of NORMAN B ABRAMS and IOSEPH LICHTENBERG x?5 N Q I VTWTW ' AIZJGW My li ur, W KL -1-111-llilllv-14.51.-I-nike!-11' mia If aw .mm uu.u.n'ua.1.n.m.un4 Copyright 1937 by THE ELCHANITE Prinfed in ilwe Unifed Sfafes of America by The Posy-Shoulson Press, New York. 255 CONTENTS W' DEDICATION .,.,...,....,..1..., .........,.............., .... . .......,..... - ...........,..,...,,,....,. .A -, P age 4 TWENTY YEARS TALMUDICAL ACADEMY-DT. Shelley R. Safiv' ...,......., 5 THE EXPERIMENT-DT. 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Y ,w... 42 AND TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL-Morris Epstein ..,AY,,A,, ..,,, 4 4 E PLURIBUS UNUM-Morris Margol-ies .,.,,..,,...,,,,.., ..,.. 4 5 THE CONSTITUTION--Harold Ribalow ,A.., ...,. 4 7 POST MORTEMQSCWZ Haimm ,.A,,,,A....., v.... 4 9 ORGANIZATIONS ..... .7Y,. 5 3 LEGACY ............,...,.,. ,..,. 6 0 ADVERTISEMENTS ..... ..,,, 6 1 V-aaa, Q5-iii In Grateful Appreciation of His Untiring Efforts for the Good of the Student Body, We, Hereby, Dedfioate This Anniversary Issue of THE ELCHANITE to Our Friend cmd Principal DR. SHELLEY R. SAFIR jiw ZlICl'6ZTlLTC TWENTY YEARS TALMUDICAL ACADEMY by DR. SHELLEY R. SAFIR P' ODAY, on historic Washington Heights, where the American Revolutionary Army battled for free- dom against the forces of King George the Third of England, there stands the new Yeshiva College build- ing, an edifice which for magnificence of construction and completeness of equipment will be hard to surpass anywhere in this country. When one contrasts our present home on Am- sterdam Avenue, between 186th and 187th Streets, with the succession of small, shabby, delapidated, old-fash- ioned, poorly equipped and ill-suited buildings which housed the Yeshiva on Canal, Pike, Henry, and Mont- gomery Streets, and finally on East Broadway, one cannot help seeing in it the expression of the developed rna- terial and spiritual strength of the immigrant Jews from Eastern Europe whose courage and devotion to an ideal made this possible. There are several Jewish Institu- tions of higher learning in America which can boast of imposing plants, with fine college buildings, splendid libraries , and comprehensive equip- ment. But these schools are devoted to Jewish studies exclusively. The student reports to them for part of the day, at least, for instruction in the specifically Jewish subjects of study. During the remaining hours of the day, he attends a regularly constituted high school or college in which he obtains his secular educa- tion. In the Yeshiva, however, the pupil obtains both types of training and culture, secular as Well as Jew- ish, under one and the same auspices, and in the spirit of traditional Juda- ism. The foundation, spiritual if not actual, of our institution was laid in the Eighteen-Eighties, after the flood- tide of Russo-Jewish immigration to America had set in. From Russia, Poland, and Lithuania there came to this country an element of Jewry who looked upon the study of the Torah as the highest and noblest pur- suit in man's life. Their first concerib next to that of earning some kind of livelihood, was the education of their children in the traditional manner of their forebears. Out of this urge there grew up, some fifty years ago Q1885Don the lower East Side of New York, the Machzike Yeshivath Etz Chaim, the first Jewish parochial school in America. This school, or- ganized without pretension to peda- gogic theories or systems, was de- voted to the teaching of the Hebrew language and the Hebrew Law CBible and Talrnudj, and also to the study of the English language and related studies. Ten years later C18969f another handful of Eastern European Jews founded the Yeshivath Rabbenu Yitz- chok Elchanan and incorporated it the following year as the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. This institution, conceived in the spirit, if not in the flesh, of east European Yeshivath, was dedicated to the study of the Talmud and the Torah Lish- the clclzanitc six moh , learning for the sake of learn- ing. Young men, mostly grown-ups, who already possessed a good knowl- edge of the Talmud and Talmudic Literature and who desired to con- tinue their studies either in prepara- tion for the Rabbinate or just for the sake of increasing the knowledge acquired in European Yeshivath, con- stituted the first students of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. As the institution grew and became better known in American Jewish life, it began to attract younger stu- dents, boys between the ages of four- teen to twenty, who came from so- called Americanized-Jewish homes. Most of these boys, being of high school age, were required by law to attend schools where courses in secu- lar subjects would constitute the main program of studies. Confronted with the alternative of either losing these students or organizing a private parochial high school where high school studies would be pursued along- side of, and under the same roof as, the Hebrew studies, those far-sighted and zealous East European Jews ap- plied for a charter and founded in September, 1916, the first, and up to the present time, the only complete secular high school under Jewish auspices and control in America. The first students of this new high schoolJcalled the Talmudical Academy, came from the Yeshiva Etz Chaim which, during the previous year' 419153, had become merged with the' Y. R. I. E. under the pretentious name of the Rabbinical College of America - later abandoned for the present name, the Rabbi 'Isaac Elcha- nan Theological Seminary. Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel, who, although a young man at that time, was already widely known in Jewish circlesas an out- standing scholar and authority on Jewish learning, became the first pres- ident of the reorganized institution. Together with the late Dr. Solomon T. H. Hurwitz, he founded and organ- ized the Talmudical Academy, the high school department of the R. -I. E. T. S. Two years later, when Dr. Hurwitz, co-founder and first prin- cipal of the T. A., passed away after a short illness, the present incumbent, then a teacher of biology in the city high schools and also in the T. A., was called uponktao -E-ead the Yeshiva's high school, a pg-which he has held uninterruptedly up to the present time. Soon after his appointment, the new principal found it necessary to reor- ganize the office routine and the ad- ministration, bringing them more in line with the practices prevailing in the modern up-to-date high schools. He also felt obliged to make changes in the teaching staff, retaining a few of the better instructors and engag- ing some of the strongest and best qualified teachers in the high school system in New York. Improvements and additions to the equipment and teaching facilities soon brought the school up to the standards required by the State Education Department. Learning of the high scholastic stand- ards and the excellence of the teach- ing staff of the new school, students from all over the city became inter- ested and came to register in it. From a school of some thirty odd students in 1917, the T, A. grew rapidly in numbers until in 1931 its registration exceeded four hundred. New courses were added and additional depart- ments of study were developed, there- 84311671 litemtiwc by making the curriculum of our school as rich in content and as varied and diverse in character as those ob- tairlfin most city high schools. The instructing staff comprised some of the most outstanding scholars and teachers in the school system, men who have since made their mark in the field of education as school prin- cipals, heads of departments, and edu- cators of note. In June, 1919, we graduated our first class, six young men who were among the enthusiastic pioneers who entered in 1916. This group was fol- lowed by one of six young men in 1920 and by twenty-two men in 1921. The numbers grew in successive years reaching their peak in 1931, when sixty-eight young men received their diplomas, signifying the successful completion of four years of study. To date, including the class of 1937, there are seven hundred and forty-six C7463 graduates of the Talmudical Academy, and over two thousand others who spent one or more years Within its time honored walls, either downtown on Montgomery Street and East Broadway, or in our present magnificent home on the Heights. If it is true that an institution is to be judged, not by its physical structure, nor by its equipment and teaching conveniences, a even by its faculty, however brilliant that may be, but by the scholastic -smel- UE' results it achieves and by the kind of men it turns out into the world, it behooves us at this time to make a survey of the first twenty years of our existence, and to take stock of our efforts along these lines. As to scholastic achievements, judged by the results of the state-wide Re- gents examinations and the percent- age of scholarships Won by our gradu- ates in competition with those of the other city high schools, both private and public, I am happy and proud to report that our school has always stood at, or near the very top. Asked to explain the superior work of Yeshiva high school boys, a former teacher, not a Jew, said: When my attention, some years ago, was first directed to their work-, I accepted the stories of their excellent results as part of the enthusiastic exaggera- tion natural to earnest advocates of any movement. As soon, however, as I came to join the faculty of the T. A., the high school department of the R, I. E. T. S., I found that there actually was a definite and distinct superiority in the quality of the work. Even the larger proportion of foreign- ers did not bring the attainments in English as low as those of the city high schools, and in other subjects results surpassed those of the public schools by even greater margins. State scholarships awards to graduates of consistently high standing proved that this excellence was no temporary phenomenon, but was maintained throughout the entire Yeshiva High School course. Of the rich fulfillment of this great promise, of the influence of these formative years on the character and life-purpose, only the man's full life can speak. The Yeshiva High School is too young an institution for more than half-way glimpses down the days of its graduates. A survey of the activities of our graduates after they complete their high school studies brings to light the remarkable fact that an exceptional, if not an abso- the elclmnite eight lute unprecedented proportion of them -9002-continue their studies in in- stitutions of higher learnings. An increasing number of the best of them proceed with their academic work in the Yeshiva College, the newest de- velopment of the Yeshiva Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, car- rying forward the work begun in the T. A. But, even before that institu- tion was opened to them, the gradu- ates of the Yeshiva High School were enrolled in many colleges and profes- sional schools pursuing post graduate sciences, or the various studies in the arts and preparing themselves for error made of the true state of affairs, is that all, or nearly professions. A common by most people, ignorant all, of our graduates become rabbis. To refute this erroneous belief, I examined our records for the profes- sions entered into by the graduates of our first seven classes'-from 1919 to 1925-and I found the following results: Lawyers-19, Rabbis-6, Business f22g Physicians-5, Public School Teachers-12g Hebrew Teachers-213 High School Teachers --8, College Teachers-3, Cantors-2, Account- antsf2, Actor-1 Maui, This gras a totem 131 out of 163 graduates for those seven years. The data for the remaining 32 was of too meagre a nature to include in this summary. However, the number in- cluded in this survey gives a fairly accurate idea of the activities which our graduates pursue upon completing their studies in our High School. V77 VV V nine litcx tlfllil' THE EXPERIMENT by DR. PINKHOS CHURGIN HE Talmudical Academy is one of the educational achievements in this celebrated aggregate of experi- ments which is represented by our great institution. The Talmudical Academy made its advent twenty years ago without the fanfare and usual heated excitement that a new experiment evokes. There was no preparatory activity heralding its com- ing. Then the necessary equipments were lacking. It came into being by the simultaneous power of an active vision and creative personality which was actuated by the inarticulate and providential forces of the Jew's will to live. That is how the history of the Talmudical Academy began and how it advanced from one stage to another to become a signal institution and the only one of its kind in the United States. It has grown from a mere unobserved experiment into an educational organization which re- fiects credit on orthodox Jewry and which is becoming a real factor in the secondary education of this State. It is only tragic that the Talmudical Academy is still the only institution of its kind in the United States, that the Jews in America have not been yet sufficiently awakened to the ne- cessity of having many more schools of this type. There is still present among us the fear of segregation which is manifested in the actions as well as in the arguments of those who still stay away from active support of our institution. This fear of segre- gation has its seat in the assimila- tionist tendencies of a century, which we believed to have entirely passed away but which is still with us in a different garb. Those still believe that segregation is the main spring of Jew hatred. They hope, it would seem, that by eliminating segregation antisemitism will vanish with it. This is a narrow view and a very tragic one of the problem of this complex which is called antisemitism. The antisemite does not have to go far to find a motive for his philosophy against Jews. On the other hand no one can claim the complete absence of segregation. There is segregation and there will be segregation in the life of the American Jew. There is segregation of religion. There are local differences even among Chris- tians of the same denomination. No- body will become hateful of the Jews who are honestly trying to assert their own spiritual personality or for trying to preserve their religious and na- tional identity. Such an honest seg- regation will not only not arouse our Christian neighbors against us but must have the effect of instilling re- spect for us. Of course we insist that segregation, our segregation included, should be entirely a voluntary one. But under all circumstances we should not be deflected in our course for the opening of new reservoirs of power for our continuity by external con- siderations. We must preserve our existence- no matter what the reac- tion of others towards us may be. 4Conti11.u.ed on Page 173 the elchanite ten STATE CE NEW YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER ALBANY HERBERT H. LEHMAN Governor April 17, IQ37. Editor The Elchanite, Talmudical Academy, Amsterdam Avenue and l8Bth Street, New York, N. Y. Dear Sir : I am very glad indeed to have the opportunity, through the columns of the Elchanite, of sending my congratulations and good wishes to the faculty and students of the Talmudical Academy of Yeshiva College. The year IQ37 marks the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Academy. During those years, hundreds of young Iewish men have received academic and spiritual training in its halls. It has prepared many for leadership in religious and spiritual fields. The inspiration of its teaching has extended to even a larger number who have made the professions, the arts and sciences, the work of their lives. I have had the privilege of observing the work of the Academy and the College, and greatly prize the privilege of being an honorary alumnus of the latter. I know to what an extent your institution teaches culture, thoroughness in preparation, intellectual sincerity and freedom. I know, too, the emphasis that is laid on good citizenship and the insistence that with the privileges of citizenship go responsibilities which cannot be shirked by anyone who considers himself a good American and a good Iew. I congratulate the trustees, the faculty and students on the fruition of twenty years of constructive effort. I hope that the service that the Academy and the College renders to the community and our faith will ever increase. Very sincerely yours, -S K'N'5gjf81NX'iWffflwxi'ffQfffXfxii'f'ffff svn l1X'N? '6f2wX 'T'ff-I l1X f2 'ff-I wnvazm ffl iNX'MkNi'Ef3Y?k'j ff3 FACULTY MKKJHMYYUHHYBUJ HwYf4fl3Y2?ff?f MUTJR the elchanite twelve BERNARD REVEL, Ph.D. President of Faculty SHELLEY R. SAFIR, Ph.D. Principal NORMAN B. ABRAMS Administrative Assistant t IOSEPH LICHTENBERG, M.A. A Mathematics, Faculty Adviser thirteen .faculty IACOB ABRAHAMS, B. Chem. Chemistry SIDNEY D. BRAUN, MA. French SASCHA CHARLES, I.D., Ph.D. German CHARLES FRIEDMAN, B.A. Mathematics Laboratory Assistant IACK GOLDSTEIN, M.S.E. French the elchamte fowrteen i W N W i i LOUIS H. INFELD, M.A. Biology SAMUEL KATZ, B.A. French BENIAMIN KRONISH. B.s.s. History 1, JOSEPH LAUB, MJ-L Physical Training SAMUEL H. LEBOWITZ, M.A Physics fifteen faculty ISADORE MARINE. B.A. Mathematics IOSHUA MATZ, B.A. Mathematics ISAAC ORLEANS. B.A. English OSCAR ROSENTHAL, B.A. French BENIAMIN D. SHAPIRO, M.A., I.D. History the elchanitc sixteen MAURICE C. SMALL, M.B.A., M.A. Economics ' IOSEPH B. STRUM. M.A. English, Latin ALEXANDER SWIRSY. B.A. French HARRY C. WASSERSTEIN. B.S. Art And IRVING ASTRACHAN, B.S.C., M.A. English W EMA NUEL LEIBEL, M.A. English ISRAEL RENOV, B.A. Art 5c l'ClllCCl7, litcmzturc THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY by DR. BENJAMIN D. SHAPIRO HIS YEAR marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Yeshiva, the fiftieth anniversary of incessant toil, struggles and sacrifices on the part of a small band of Jews who believed that the pristine soil of America was ready to receive the sturdy plant of Judaism transplanted from the soil of the Old World. How deep the roots have struck in their environment. A palace for a home, the resonant voices of multi- tudes of sons of Israel who raise their voices in the traditional chant of the Talmud, thousands of graduates scat- tered throughout the United States, throughout the world indeed, who carry the torch of Judaism in its most traditional yet refreshingly modern form either as leaders and Rabbis of congregation, or in the ranks of TNT? 72 . This fiftieth anniversary should in- deed be a proud moment in the lives of the small band of Jews, who with the traditional mgrypp devoted them- selves to the task they set before them- selves, a task believed by many un- achievablegto create a closely knitted union between the Yeshiva and stu- dent, between mm and mum mmm, between the Yeshiva and the College. They certainly have a right to be proud of their achievements. Who of us who have been associated with the Yeshiva for a long time can for- get the dingy home of this institution on Henry Street, the dilapidated build- ing on Montgomery Street. or the condemned structure on Scamel Street. What a metamorphosis from Henry Street to Amsterdam Avenuef These Jews can certainly be proud of the fact that in spite of such dismal sur- roundings the beacon light of Torah and scholarship burned brightly, Never for a moment did it flicker. State scholarships were won by the dozens, leaders of Judaism were trained in the multitudes. May the work of these devoted Jews be rewarded by a surcease from finan- cial trouble so that they may devote themselves freely to the perpetuation of Judaism in this New World. f 4 ob THE EXPERIMENT C00-nf. from Page 97 It is the safeguard of our religious and national continuity which should guide us in our activities. Had the Jew consented to give up his exist- ence there would certainly have been no antisemitism now. In this celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Talmudical Acad- emy it should be our fervent hope that the Jews in America will come to real- ize the ideals embodied in this insti- tution and be urged by them to estab- lish more and many Talmudical acad- emies in this country. rhe elchamne eighteen ELCHANITE BOARD Seated CL. to RJ: Bernard Weinstein, Charles Schlang, and Mitchell Turoff- Editors-in-Chiefg David Sklar-Business Manager. Standing CL. to RJ: Israel Steinberg, Simon Grafstein, Seymour Cohen- Buslness Staff 3 Jerome Rosenblum-Typist. Camera Shy: Reuben Jaffe and Oscar Bookspan-Art Staff. Xi-Q 1 Q... ,VJQ gift, 5 the elclmnite twenty MAYER ABRAMOWITZ Tel-Aviv, Palestine Yeshiva College IACK ACKERMAN Brooklyn, N. Y. Yeshiva College MILTON AHPA New York City Yeshivor College I l l ABRAHAM AVRECH Brooklyn, N. Y. Yeshivor College HARRY BARANOFF Bronx, N . Y. C. C. N. Y. twcntyfone HYMAN CHANOVER Brooklyn, N. Y. Yeshiva College PINCUS DACHOVVITZ Brooklyn, N. Y. Columbia SAUL GOPIN I Boston, Moss. Yeshiva College- C. C. N. REUBEN Ii-LFFE Brooklyn, N Yeshiva Co MURRAY ITZKO B'ooklyr1, N. VVITZ Y. Y. . Y. llege the elchafnite twentyftwo AARON KRA Boston, Mass. Yeshiva College MILTON KRAMER Brooklyn, N. Y. Yeshiva College IRVING LEVY New York City Yeshiva College ISIDORE MAGARIK Woodridge, N. Y. Yeshiva College MORRIS MAZER Brooklyn, N. Y. U. of Illinois twentyftlwee SAMUEL MEYER Bronx, N. Y. Yeshiva College HAROLD RIBALOW Bronx, N. Y. Yeshiva College LOUIS SANDERS Bronx, N. Y. C. C. N. Y. CHARLES SCHLANG New York City C. C. N. Y. CHARLES SHOULSON West Chester, PQ. Yeshiva College the elclumite rwenfyffom DAVID SKLAR Brooklyn, N. Y. Columbia DAVID SKOPP Detroit, Mich. Yeshiva College ISRAEL SUDMAN While Plains, N. Y. Columbia MITCHELL TUB OFF Bronx, N. Y. New York University SEYMOUR WADLER Brooklyn, N. Y, Yeshiva College fl4'C77.fy'fl'L'C AVEHY WALDMAN Chicago, Ill. Yeshiva College BERNARD WEINSTEIN New York City Yeshiva College HARRY WEISBROD Brooklyn, N. Y. C, C. N. Y. l MAURICE WOHLGELERNTER Toronto, Ontario Yeshiva College IAUIIHOLLICIIIV , ,f if y - m..,.m,5x.I.x . x C in -aff! XQZFM A g,,,,,.-i,q.:-.fa .. R v Z if . . ,W , Ae L, . gf.-73 Big? Ill 'till fy'SC'L-'Eli litcizaturc TO THE GRADUATES OF 1937 HAT period in your life which marks your transition from ado- lescence to manhood is sometimes called graduation, but more often com- mencement. Though synonymous, these terms should, in my opinion, convey to you distinct messages. The term graduation aptly des- cribes your leaving the Yeshiva. Here you have found, both in the Hebrew and the High School Departments, friends who were willing to help you along, to coax you along, friends who were willing to put up with much non- sense, to overlook many faults, and more than willing to sing your praise. Here, in this institution, from which you are about to graduate, you have found friends and comradeship and sympathy on all sides. You have been grounded in the lore of the past gen- erations of Israel. You have been a.mply supplied with the necessary ma- terials for the long road ahead of you. You are about to leave this institu- tion, you are about to graduate from some of these experiences. You are about to commence a new life, and hence the appropriate term of com- me'n.cemant. You students, who are about to enter a new and strange world: Either at some College, where you will expect to continue with your education, or in some business, where you will begin to serve a long ap- prenticeship, you will find a world not quite so sympathetic as the one you are leaving behind. In either place you will be expected to stand on your own feet, to fight your own battles, to win your own victories. If you enter the business World you will meet merciless competition. You will find it to be a case of the survival of the fittest and the fleetest. In this world you will find that people are not as ready as have been your teachers to accept badly done assignments. Though it will not give you zeros for your failures, its disapprobation will leave a greater stigma upon your life. You will not find many who will be willing to give you a helping hand when you bungle your effort to get somewhere. The business world is cold and heartless, it has no soul that will Warm to your appeal to reconsider, to give you a conditional. If, on the other hand, you are going to College to round out your education or to enter a profession, there, too, you will be confronted with different problems and with different circum- stances. Your professors will not know your special difficulties and will not be ready listeners if you attempt to fill their ears with your woes. To him you are just another Frosh who has to be shown his place. You will not find him as ready as your high school teachers to assist you personally in your task, to tell you that you are falling down in your work. He will expect you to be ready to stand on your own feet, to accomplish your assigned work entirely through your own efforts. Whichever road you take, the road of business or of further education, the education and habits that you have acquired in Yeshiva will stand you in good stead. The habits of steady ap- CCont. on Page 335 RIGHT WING OF LIBRARY K lKii'if7kK'E ?EHXTEYff fK'fqJfffJ31X'Efff4jAUjfJ5xX'j?jff1u qxfwff1mwffJmwffffx2xfw-ffm f'wf4 LITERATURE v mqxgvUfnwxw,'fJffaxi'f:!ff MwX'fif3g3X'Wf a the elchariite thirty RABBI MOSES S. MARGCLIES: A BIOGRAPHY by CHARLES SQHLANG Towards the righteous and the pious, towarids the elders of Thy people, the house of Israel, io- w CLTCLS the 'l'6'Wl.'l'lCL'Il,t of their scribes, towards the proselytes of righteousness, wud towards us also, may Thy tender mercies be stirred, O Lord, our God. Graut a good reward unto all who faith- fully trust tn Thy Nameg set our portion with these forefuer, so that we may uot be put to shame, for we have trusted in Thee. Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord, the stay and trust of the righteous. PSALM. HE student of biography cannot help being impressed with the lowly and humble origins of the truly great. A log cabin in Kentucky or a frail basket on the Nile are the cradles of future heroes and geniuses. My hero is no exception to this almost unfail- ing rule. For it was in Meretz, a little town nestling peacefully in the folds of the Baltic Sea, so insignifi- cant, its name does not appear on any map of Russia, that the future spiritual leader and religious guide of Israel was born, on a day in March of the year 1848. That event, how- ever, gave that small and unimportant town a name significant in Jewish life. That event gave to the Jews their foremost leader, Rabbi Moses S. Margolies. It is needless for me to describe in detail the early years of the Rab- bi's life. During his first seventeen years, the Rabbi fought the many obstacles and hardships, such as the scarcity of food and money, that stood in his way. Misery and worry, how- ever, were not always prevalent. When he studied the Talmud and read Jew- ish history, he encountered joy and comfort, The following years rolled swiftly by. After obtaining his first position, as a rabbi, in his home town, he mar- ried a woman who stood for loyalty and righteousness. In his dark mo- ments, it was she who brought cheer and hope to him. After patiently serving and guiding the Jews in his home town for twenty years, he re- ceived a call to become the Chief Rabbi of the city of Boston and its environs. He asked the advice of the Chief Rabbi of Russia who emphatic- ally told him to accept the position, prophesying that America would be a land of opportunity. With the bless- ing of his parents and his rabbi, Rabbi Margolies left his home town to enter a new life, a life filled with struggles, not physical struggles but spiritual. When he reached Boston, he imme- diately began a long and courageous battle to organize and strengthen Judaism. He supervised the organ- ization of Jewish community life, and the building of Hebrew Schools. How- ever the Rabbi did not devote his life entirely to his community. Many happy hours were spent with his chil- dren, as he was blessed with four of them. His joy knew no bounds when his oldest son became a prominent rabbi in Cleveland. That the Rabbi was noted not only for his deep religious nature but also tliirtyfonc literature for his humanitarian love and interest is illustrated by an experience that occurred in Boston during the de- pression of 1907. Jewish leaders of organizations asked the Rabbi to help them fight against a strong Christian missionary activity among the Jews. What the Rabbi said to the reporters of various newspapers who asked him for a statement, was characteristic of the man, for one must remember that this was during the serious economic depression of 1907. His statement reads as follows: According to sta- tistics that I have read, it is esti- mated that it costs the Christian mis- sions S2500 to make what after all is a poor Christian out of a poor Jew. In times such as this, I think that it would be more humane and more in the spirit of Christianity to spend that money to keep a poor Christian family from starvation. This state- ment in those days made a tremend- ous impression on all concerned and had the desired effect. The seventeen years in Boston were, of course, years of struggle, pioneer- ing years when institutions had to be built, enabling the younger generation to enjoy the fruits of Jewish knowl- edge, education had to be supervised, and antagonistic forces to be under- mined. It was these ideals that the Rabbi endeavored to accomplish, and it was these ideals that the Rabbi did accomplish. His efforts were recog- nized by the people of New England, as they presented him with a set of resolutions signed by the prominent Jews of Boston. The Rabbi has always cherished these resolutions which com- pensated his years of effort and struggle in New England. After having served seventeen years in Boston, he was offered a position ill the finest Jewish community of New York. However, his reward did not cease at this point, as he became the Dean of Orthodox Rabbis in America. Hoping that the Rabbi would remain with them, the Bos- tonian Jews offered him more money. Here, indeed, was a difficult problem. He found his answer in the words of his loyal, pious, and saintly wife. She said, 'There are a hundred and fifty thousand Jews in Boston, and a mil- lion and a half in New York. I would rather eat less working among a million and a half Jews than eat more among a hundred and fifty thousand. Here is an incident that is so char- acteristic of the nobility of that woman. Just as in Boston, the Rabbi pro- moted the building of Jewish schools and sought to spread education among his people. He soon realized the ne- cessity of combining science with re- ligion, and Judaism with general knowledge. After years of hard work, he was made president of the first Jewish College in the world, our own institute, the Yeshiva College. He, together with other pious Jews, strove erect a Yeshiva attend either the Department, are understand and appreciate the beauty of the build- ing and all that it stands for. Industrious and fruitful as his pub- lic life was, his private life was not without its touch of tragedy. Yet it is in the tragedies of life that he re- vealed a faith and philosophy that are most admirable. His eldest son died in an automobile accident in the prime of life. As the remains of his for many years to College. Those who Hebrew or English the ones who can thc clchanite thirtyffwo son, one of the greatest young rabbis in America, was borne into the syna- gogue, the aged father stood on the pulpit and stoically offered up the traditional prayers for the dead. Serene and calm, without a tear leav- ing his eye, without a complaint on his lips, without bitterness in his ago, God beautiful and precious diamond. Now He would heart, he said, Forty years placed into my keeping a have it returned, obediently do I sur- render it. Without a quiver on his lips, he praised and exalted God, though a misfortune had befallen him. When several years passed, after a married life of forty-five years, his loyal and saintly wife died. Once again he stood on the pulpit before a crowded congregation. Once again he remained serene and calm, even though everybody was weeping bitter- ly. Once again he addressed the con- gregation. saying, The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken, may the name of the Lord be blessed. In the midst of adversity, only a great man can speak in such a manner. Virtue. however, has its reward. What a reward was his when, on the occasion of his fiftieth anniversary in the rabbinate, three thousand people assembled to celebrate together with him this joyous event. Never before had New York Jewry so acclaimed a leader. When the Jews of New York crowded the spacious Madison Square Garden to hear their leaders speak, he arose from a sick bed not to dis- appoint them. What an impressing scene it was, when before his appear- ance the noise was terrific, and then a second afterwards, how quiet and still the audience became when he appeared, All present rose to their feet, as he blessed them. Biography has its disadvantages. It makes its heroes too cold, too remote, and too lifeless. They become like statues to be looked at and wor- shipped. I fear, lest in my study, I have committed that same error. If I did so, I wronged him greatly. For in his humanity, in his closeness to people, in his love for his children and grandchildren, he was completely natural. To see him bring a toy to his grandchild, to see him sit down and joke with his children, would make a stranger feel that here was just an ordinary human being. Yet that is the greatest virtue of the great, to be just ordinary human beings. There are many things that I shall forget in my life, many events that time will blot out, many experiences that age will dim, yet, certain asso- ciations with Rabbi Margolies, who was my grandfather, I shall never forget. The Seder night on Passover eve, with the many members of the family all seated around the table, and with his majestic-no-angelic pres- ence, gracing the head of it, his blue eyes shining with some mystic light and his kindly smile playing round his lips, a smile by which magic im- pulses were transferred to all those sitting around him, his radiant face shining with a light of brilliance, fill- ing all hearts with joy and holiday spirits-that scene can never be for- gotten. On the eve of the Day of Atonement, when children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren assembled around him, he again stood forth to us in all his glory. Robed in white and wrapped tliirtyftlwcc literature in his praying shawl, he stood in the middle of the room, his shoulders slightly bent from infirmity, his flow- ing white beard blending harmonious- ly with the white of his robe. As child after child approached him, he lifted his hands, placed them upon each head, and reverently gave each his blessing. Tears rolled down our faces, but how contented and reas- sured we were as we left his house to face the holy ordeals of a day in the synagogue. That scene, too, I shall never forget. What unlimited ecstacy I would feel if only I could write page after page of his life. However, Rabbi Mar- golies' beautiful life was brought to an end last August, 1936. Even on his death bed he retained that seren- ity that is so characteristic of him. Without any bitterness in his heart, without any complaints on his lips, with only praise and exaltation for the Almighty in his heart, an end came to this saintly life. God realf izes, We all realize how useful he made each day of his holy life. For eighty-five years, God put into our keeping a beautiful and precious diamond. Now I-Ie would have it re- turnedg obediently do we surrender it. V TO THE GRADUATES OF 1937 f007lf. from Page 275 plication to a task, the keenness of brains that came to you from daily exercises in Pilpul and Talmudic Dis- putations, the 'tYiddishe Keppel -all will be of immense help to you in over- coming the obstacles in your way. But, above all, your faith in God, your hope for His guidance, your stead- fast belief that He will always be with you in your difliculties-these tenets of your Religion will enable you to surmount all the great impediments in your path. When you finally enter the highway that leads to success, when the crown of victory finally rests upon forts, do not forget the debt of grati- tude and affection that you your ef- owe this institution. Be loyal to its memory! Be its booster! Be ready to help it in its hour of extremity! Do not sever all your relations with it! Be true to the ideals to which it is dedicated! Do not be a member of a class of Israelites so aptly char- acterized by the Great Prophet Moses 7517231 UTTLV' TDUW AND ISRAEL BECAME FAT AND HE KICKED. Whichever path of life you choose- be it College or business-I wish you abundant success, May you be a source of glory and of pride, not only to yourselves, your parents, your teachers and your institution, but to your na- tion, your religion, and your God. Ever your friend, BENJAMIN D. SHAPIRO. the elchanite thirtyffow' DEFEAT by HERMAN AUL was walking rapidly, but, when a glance at his watch in- formed him it was a quarter to eight, he began to run. There were but fifteen minutes remaining, and ever- nearing night was throwing a black blanket over the two miles he had yet to traverse through a tangled, encumbering wood. Even in daylight it was a man-sized feat to get through that undergrowth, and in the conceal- ing darkness, one was fortunate to escape with but few bruises. Such obstacles, however, were as nothing to the boy. Indeed, had the wood facing him been a veritable wilder- ness, it would not have halted his progress. For Paul was desperate in his desire. On the other side of the forest was a small railway station, a single track running by its side.. This was Paul's destination. To this spot came daily the only New York train, promptly every evening at the stroke of eight. It would come roaring into the station, stop for a moment, and once more resume its way. With it were bound up Paul's hopes and ideals, his ultimate destiny, his life, his very soul. He steeled his mind against the mere thought of turning back, or even resting momentarily, and hurried on. As Paul penetrated the wood more deeply, the trees, intertwining over- head, shut out the last vestiges of the MENDELSON setting sun. The lad collided with tree-stumps, stumbled over stones and fallen branches, ran into thorn-tipped bushes-all unheedingly. Over all, lay a greater, intangible menace. It was inherent in the for- est itself. With every screech of in- visible owls, with every crackle of un- derlying twig, with every sound emitted by one of the billion unseen denizens of the wood, this menace became more threatening. Paul's imaginative mind seized upon the un- known dangers, menacing, awful. He would not be afraid he told himself. He struggled on. But now Paul's breath grew short, he gasped for air. He was winded. He could go no further. Without voli- tion on his part, his rebellious legs crumpled under him. He fell to earth. Despairingly, he looked up to see, al- most unbelievingly, by the moonlight shining through the trees, the tiny station. With sudden renewed vigor, he ran eagerly out of the Woods and into the clearing. With jolting force, he tripped over something hard and round, and fell to the ground. A devastating pain shot through his leg. He attempted to rise. He could not. Twisting his head around, he saw one small boulder that had destroyed him. Paul lay' in the dirt and wept. tliirtyffive literature TAKE YOUR BASE by MITCHELL TUROFF E WAS the queerest looking picture I've ever seen framed in baseball togs since I first put my hat in the diamond ring. There he stood like an unshaven Kewpie doll, four feet and six inches in spiked shoes, just about tall enough for me to eat apples off his head without getting on my knees, He strutted over to me like a turkey stepping proudly into the Thanksgiv- ing dinner pail, and grunted in a deep basso which somehow impos- sibly came from somewhere in his abbreviated form, Where's the man- ager of this outfit? I've got a bit of business with him. I took another look at cracked, I'm the head man here, and I don't remember sending to the news- boys' home for a ballplayer. Well, the kid flared up at that and, between cuss words, let me know that he was Peewee Barnes, a shortstop him and U by profession. And in size, too, I snorted dis- interestedly. Go home, sonny, we don't need any bat-boys. You should have seen the kid then! He was about ready to hurl his mole- hill at my mountainous frame. I didn't come here to act in any comic opera. I'm a ballplayer and a darn good one, at that, he hollered. I threatened him, coaxed him, and even pleaded with him to leave me alone, because my boys, the Poolville Comets, were engaged in spring train- ing, and if you think a manager doesn't have to keep both eyes open at that time, you've got another think coming. But the brat clung to me like a blood-thirsty leech. Then, just to get him off my hands for a moment, I stepped him over to Hank Roberts, who gets all the dirty Work' around the camp. See what he's got, I told Hank with a sly wink. After the work that I had just fin- ished, I granted myself a nap, which was filled with deep dreams of pen- nants flying over Comets Stadium. But -I couldn't get the shrimp off my mind. He fitted perfectly into my dream picture. He'd told me he was a fence-busting, batting demon and that's how sweet Morpheus showed him to me-the Midget Marvel. My happy revery was suddenly brought to an end by the disconsolate Hank, who drawled, How in Helvetia do you expect me to pitch to this insect when he's located about as far above the ground as the daisies? I was burned plenty when the pitcher interrupted my dream, and I didn't hesitate to give him Glory Halleluyahn for it. Meanwhile, the half-pint stood there gazing up at us with that devilish look in his eyes, and a broad grin suffusing his map. What's the idea of the toothpaste ad? I barked at the little ape. The kid calmly gazed heavenward in order to catch a glimpse of my face, smacked his lips like a school- teacher I once suffered under, and ex- plained patiently as to a thick-headed galoot, Can't you put two and two together? Hank can't pitch to me and the clchanitc thirtyfsix neither can any other hurler I've ever faced. They either send the apple over my dome or toss it into the dirt under my feet. Now, if they can't put them over the plate, they won't be able to strike me out. While Hank looked at the runt ap- provingly, I almost burst. But, I exploded, that doesn't get you base hits. , The kid looked at me with pity in his eyes. Nevertheless, he croaked, it does get me a free ride to first, and next to base hits, a walk is a mighty good thing to come into con- tact with. I was in a fog. This was some- thing new to baseball. It was goofy. Carrying a man along on a profes- sional team because he's good for a free ticket to first base. Then again, why not? I could imagine the runt stepping up to the plate four times a day with a piece of woodwork in his mitts, and waiting patiently until the umpire declared the fourth ball, and then sauntering down to the initial sack. But the next day, my bubble burst when I saw the infant prodigy smear- ed between second and third base in the capacity of shortstop. He was the kind of a player who couldn't hold on to the ball if you put it into his hand. I was about to send the kid back to the freak show, when Hank lum- bered into my office and said that he had an idea. Now, when Hank has an idea, it's not a laughing matter. It's time to celebrate. What do you say, Hank blurts out in the excitement of his newly- found brain-child, that we carry the kid along as a pinch-hitter? ,That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Imagine using a guy who can't hit the side of a barn with a tennis racquet, as a pinch-hitter. I was about to tell Hank he had a brain the size of a peanut when the idea hit me. I wanted the pennant like nobody's business and in the worst way. So, I had the kid dragged off the field and had him dab his t'John Hancock on a nice new con- tract. . II As the training season Went on, we found the kid to be no more help than a trained ilea at a dog show. With our batters slugging the ball out at a .300 clip, we didn't find any use for a non-hitting pinch-hitter. Still, Peewee had something that the fans liked. The picture of him strolling up to the plate once each day with his hands full of a bat twice his size, got a big laugh out of the paying customers and the press. The local gazettes claimed that he had color. If that is what they call color, I've seen more of it in a dime side- show, but I was the last person to set them right. If people insisted upon shelling out good old legal tender to see his act, he was earning his salary. Folks even came from distant parts of the state to take a peek at my mighty mite. Among them were big-league scouts, who left the park with nothing more for their efforts than a good laugh. The kid wasn't a ball player, but he was a natural showman. When the season began, I put him to work coaching at third base and forgot about him. I had the job of winning a pennant in mind and AI wasn't going to let him get in my fI'li'TIy'SC'LlC7'L litciature way. As long as he kept the turn- stiles turning with his antics, he Won the rights to a uniform, but as far as winning games was concerned, my early enthusiasm cooled. We started the campaign in great shape. The boys looked like champs with Dutch Muller and Mort Messing hurling unbeatable ball. The batters, too, were smacking the old apple like major leaguers, and by the fourth of July, I was deciding how I was going to spend my share of the first place money.. The Morristown Mongrels, riding along in second place in the league, were about seven games behind us at the half-way mark, and we didn't think that we'd have much of a job coasting into the home-stretch with the pennant in our hands, With all this pennant-talk fresh on our lips, I earned the title of hard- luck manager once again. Dutch Muller, our hurling Hercules, went out and got himself a stiff case of measles, of all things. He claims that when he was a child, he was so sickly that he didn't have any time for such a little thing as measles. . Without the Dutchman, the team took on a distinct resemblance to a bunch of sandelotters, with the result that we were trailing the Mongrels by The slump put or less hostile the middle of August. the fans in a more frame of mind, and they stayed away from the box-office in large crowds. Seeing the gatefreceipts falling down, the business oflice began taking an interest in our pennant chances, and I was informed politely that I would have to produce a team that had no objections to playing before an audience, or else .... When I told the boys about it, I got a lot of promises to do-or-die and also a challenge from Peewee. 'tWl1y don't you let me play steady ? he asked without a trace of a smile on his tanned phizz. Why'? I exploded. Why don't they grow hair on baseballs? You can't hit or fieldf' Oh, yeah, 'he comes back, HI don't Held any worse than some of the prima donnas you've got on this team, and I can get on base a darn sight more times than they do. The way they've been hitting lately, the opposing first basemen know them only by their pictures in the papers. Hardly hearing what he was saying, an idea struck me. The front oflice didn't say that I had to win a pennant for them, but that I had to bring the fans back into the park. And who could draw more spectators than little Dynamite himself. As the situation stood at the moment, we couldn't do any worse with him in the line-up than we had been doing before. Only a miracle could pull the team to- gether anyway. O. K., Peewee, I said before the open-mouthed team, you start at short tomorrow. . With a blood-chilling wahoo, the runt dived at me, kissed me on the left eyebrow, and scrammed. Well, I said that only a miracle could pull the team together, and I meant it. It appears to me that miracles come in small packages, be- cause that's just what the appearance of Peewee in the batting order did. The boys started hitting and mounds- men twirled themselves a dock of three and four hitters to pull us up close to the Mongrels. the elchanitc thi-rtyfeight As for Peewee himself, he was missing more balls at short than he caught, but the fans got a great kick out of watching his antics as he booted the horsehide around. And strange to relate, his four or five walks day came at just the right time, and he began to pile up runs on scoreboard. Opposing pitchers agreed that they would rather take a dose of castor oil each time than pitch to him. He became Public Enemy No. 1 of the State League. I was tickled pink, and the front office added to my delight by congratulating me on the speedy manner in which I had carried out their orders, adding that the gate receipts had jumped to a new high for the season. With the last series of the race arriving, we found ourselves facing the first-place Mongrels, with the lat- ter two games in front. In other words, we were in that position so treasured by fiction writers, that of a crucial series with all three vic- tories needed to win the pennant. Dutch Muller bade goodbye to his measles in time to pitch the first game of the series for us. And what a game he pitched! No Mongrel batter struck up an acquaintance with first base until the seventh inning when the Heinie granted his only hit of the day. Flushed with the first victory, we went out on the field the next day full of hope. Our enthusiasm pulled us into an early inning lead, but the Mongrels tied it up at three all in the sixth. Then both teams settled down to playing the game of their lives. For the next seven innings, nothing eventful happened and the customers each the sat back in preparation for an all- night affair. In the home half of the fourteenth frame, Peewee put a scare into us. With a Mongrel on first, he booted an easy grounder around long enough for the runner to reach third while the batter lodged himself on second. The next man struck out to end the threat, but 'I'm sure that I lost ten pounds in that inning. I was going to yank the half-pint for the error, but controlled my tem- per. And it was a lucky thing that I did, because in our half of the four- teenth, the boys went on a rampage and loaded the bases with Peewee coming up. A situation like this was made to order for him, and he didn't disappoint me. Without taking the willow off his shoulder, he batted in the winning run of the game. Barney Blue, the Mongrel manager, tore his hair and swore that he would stop Peewee in the next and deciding game. He didn't mention how he in- tended doing it, but I had a hunch that he knew what he was talking about. The next day, the big game brought out the entire population of Poole- ville and Morristown, Excitement was at a high peak. The only cool person in the ball park was that sawed-off shortstop of mine. But, then, he never seems to get excited. The game was a honey as far as pitching was concerned. Mort Mes- sing and the Mongrel hurler, 'fBo Keats, were well on the way to a classic by the time the beginning of the ninth inning came around. Mort had permitted only one Mongrel to reach iirst as a result of a scratch hitg Keats, on the ,other hand, hadn't allowed a single hit, but had given thirtyfwimc litcmtmr Peewee his customary quota of Annie Oakleysf' In the Hrst half of the ninth stanza, the Mongrel batsmen got wise to themselves and began sending easy hits to Peewee with the result that he bobbled his way into allowing two men to get on base and one across the plate before his mates stopped the rally. With our last chance up, and our opponents one run, I didnit feel Powell, up first for us didn't even smell the followed him to the plate and then back to the dugout. Tony Scaraci took a deep chew out of his cud and proceeded to nip Keats' at bat coming leading us by very healthy. in that frame, ball. Jasper no-hitter with a screaming triple to center field. With Peewee coming to bat next, I had decided that the Mon- grel manager Wasn't going to pull his big surprise, But he didn't disappoint me, if you can call it a disappointment. A mon-' strous imitation of a man, about six feet seven inches tall, strolled out of the Mongrel bull-'pen and stepped up to the mound. The announcer balled out that Moss was now pitching for Morristown.. -It created something of a sensation in pur dugout. Nobody seemed to know who he was until the third- string catcher stated that he remem-1 bered seeing the man-mountain pitch to the Mongrel sluggers in batting'- practice, once in a while. A glance at the score card showed his name somewhere at the bottom of the Mongrel lineup, beneath that of the water-boy. After a few warm-up flings, he faced Peewee. I didn't like the look l on the sl1rimp's face, as he glanced at the pitcher. Fear mingled with hate on his usually expressionless map. I felt his fear too, when I saw the giant hurler double up and send a submarine ball from a foot above the ground straight over the plate for strike one. Another pitch went by the motionless half-pint for strike two. The next pitch was met by the solid sound of bat meeting ball. The half- pint shot out for first at the crack of the bat, but slowed up as he saw the sphere enter the left field bleach- ers in a low arc, As he ambled around the bases with the winning run of the game, series, and season, he didn't show a sign of emotion. A stranger watching him would have thought that this was an everyday occurrence for the little shortstop. Anyhow, there was an all-night celebration in Pooleville, and I didn't get a chance to quiz Peewee on the why's and wherefore's of his feat. When I did grab him, he grunted and explained, That big bozo who calls himself Moss is really Cyril Barnes, my kid brother, Whom I haven't seen in years. We had a fight and parted for good. But here's what you Want to know--when we were kids, we used to play ball together, every possible day. He used to pitch and I tried to hit his offerings. After some time, we got so darned used to each other's styles, that the whole thing became a fifty-Hfty matter. Half the time he would strike me out with ease, and the other half, I would send the apple for a ride. Today, he added casually, Hit was my turn and I slammed the ball. . Without another word he walked the elchamte forty COMIC CAPERS by HAROLD RIBALOW SCAR was riled. True, Oscar was a fat man and fat men don't rile easily, but there was a reason for Oscar's anger: he couldn't read the comics. And Dickie Dare was so exciting. Dickie's best friend was get. ting married, and Oscar wondered if the marriage would be consummated. But Prudence was reading the paper. Oscar knew it was useless to ask for the comics. Prudence would stare him down and say, Oscar, don't be child- ish. Oscar sighed and attempted to read the comics over Prudence's shoulder. Not that she was reading the comics! No, she happened to be reading the page opposite the comics. Oscar did manage to get a glimpse of Dickie Dare , but Prudence said in a calm, level voice, Oscar, how many times must I tell you not to look over my shoulder? It disturbs me, and continued to read her paper. Oscar knew she would read until eleven, and he had to go to bed at eleven, for Joe Stern, his boss, demanded punc- tuality. So Oscar was riled. But, he re- flected, Jim Templar next door had the same trouble. So did Herman Lake, who worked with him at Stern's. In fact, Oscar marveled, everyone he knew had the same trouble. off. I've heard of giant killers before, but they were inclined to be boastful. But Peewee, now, he had nonchalance. Now that's what I call character. A giant killer. And the giant his own younger brother too. Comics, they are called. But no one has ever been known to laugh at them. They are seldom funny and they aren't supposed to be. Instead, they tell stories. They are stories in pictures. They were once typical of America. Now they are universal. Dick Tracy talks in Spanish, French and Italian, though the cartoon ,is American, written for Americans. The Dragon Lady is admired in Mexico and Cuba as well as the United States, and Renfrew of the Mounted is the idol of children in Quebec and Montreal. Mickey Mouse is the true cosmopolitan. He is uni- versal. He appears in the movies of every civilized country of the world. There are but two newspapers in the United States, the great New York Times, and one of the dignified Boston newspapers, without comics. That is, in a minor way, a triumph in journalism. The influence of the comic strip is great indeed. When Harold Gray utilized his strip, Little Ohphan Annie, for propaganda against the capitalists, protests swarmed the Chi- cago Tribune oHice asking, nay, de- manding Mr. Gray to return to the more important problem of finding a home for the homeless Annie. In a week Annie was taken in by Jack Boot, a kindly shoemaker, and every- body was happy, except, perhaps, Mr. Gray himself. The cartoonist who created The Gumpsf' the late Sidney Smith, once forgot the name of one of the lesser CCo'nt. on Page 433 fortyfone litC1'atu'Tc MEIER DIZENGOFF by HAROLD RIBALOW For more than twenty-five historic years had Meier Dizengoff been the first citizen of the only 100 per cent. Jewish city in the World-Tel-Aviv. He was a beloved vibrant force in that city's life. He had lived intimately with its people, he loved them, and was one of them. He will be missed along with the other late lamented Jews of his generation, and will be mourned together with Bialik, Soko- low, Rabbi Kook, and Shmariah Levine, who died but recently. The world needs men like Dizengoffg Tel-Aviv cries for another such as he. He progressed with progress. He didn't lose the confidence of a single soul in Tel-Aviv for two decades. He was loved, honored, and revered. Yet that alone did not win him immor- tality. The fact that he was a symbol of the most striking expression of cre- ative energy of the pioneers-Tet Aviv-won him undying fame. For Dizengoff was a leader. He was an organism and a man of action, the type needed for the fastest growing city in the World. He, with a group of associates, were the pioneers and founders of Tele Aviv. When the sands of the desert were smouldering under the rays of the Eastern sun, and the sea-shells were idly lying around waiting for the tide to throw them farther ashore, was the dream of Tel-Aviv to turn into a reality, For Dizengoff, though a dreamer and a prophet, was conscious of the present. He was active, he hurried hither and yon, always alert, watch- ing, and leading. At last Tel-Aviv was built. Amidst the desert coyotes and the burning sands did emerge a city teeming with life, prospering, expanding, and grow- ing steadily into the greatest city in Palestine. Roads were built-400 kilometers of asphalt-paved streets - hospitals were established, a town hall erected, libraries flourished .... We had at long last a living example of the work of our pioneers. , And behind it all sat Meier Dizen- goff, Watching over his city, ,tenderly guiding, growing with his dream, and chuckling fondly at the vibrant, teem- ing city which was his, . . . And so, from 1909 through a good part of 1936, there sat in an oliice on Bialik Street, an elderly man Still lovable, still over his city, his in the sere of life. forceful, watching reality, which was once a far-fetched dream. Then, he died. shofar had pierced the land in a time of stress, there tramped into Tel-Aviv more than 120,000 Jews to pay tribute to Meier Dizengoff, their shepherd, their guide, and their leader. And as though a the elchanite fortyftwo by CHARLES SHOULSON HE JEW has always considered it his holy mission to advance the cause of peace. History credits the Hebrews with upon the world the their bestowing idea of one God. The contribution of the Jew to civili- zation is Monotheism. This theory in itself is the cornerstone for all world peace. With one Father above how can we fail, as His children, to keep peace in the human household? Peace becomes the barometer of universal civilization, as may be perceived by a glance through the annals of world history. , At the very beginning of our Bible, we come across the murder of Abel by Cain. This cruel deed occurred at a time when there was every rea- son for peace and brotherhood to reign, but instead, cruelty, jealousy, murder, and destruction were pref dominant. Peace was at its lowest ebb, and so was civilization. Even later, peace was not looked upon fa- vorably, even God was warlike. Be- fore Israel settled in Palestine, at the time when Israelites were warring with other nations, even the praise of God was expressed with the words, God is a Man of War. God was a God of vengeance, wrath and jealousy. Many years passed and the Jew then settled in the land of milk and honey. It was then that they tasted the sweetness and comfort of peace, and human brotherhood became their ultimate aim and goal. Love thy neighbor as thyself, Thou shalt not hate thy neighbor in thy heart,', and One law shall be for you and the stranger in your midst, then assumed their full significance. . The prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micha, and Hosea, when they pictured a Utopia for their audiences, did not speak in terms of material prosperity as do our leaders of today. They spoke not of accumulation of wealth, but rather in such phrases as, They shall beat their swords into plow- shears and their spears into pruning forks. Those were the dreams and hopes of a peaceful people. When one studies the Hebraic re- ligion, one cannot help but realize that its outstanding features are love for humanity, mercy, and above all, peace. Peace is synonymous with life itself. When the children of Jacob came to Egypt to buy food and nour- ishment from their brother, Joseph, who was of course unknown to them, he said to them, Is there peace to your father, and the old man of Whom you spoke, is he alive? Our rabbis ask a very logical question upon this point. Why did he iirst ask whether there is peace unto him, followed by the question as to whether he is still alive? If there is no life there can be no peace. The answer is that Joseph knew full well his father's characteristics-that peace was the basis for his very life. When there is no peace, there can be no life. They are dependent one upon the other, they are one and the same. fortyftllrcc litcmrzwc Peace is the very foundation and basis of our faith. It begins with peace and ends with peace. The for- mal greeting in Hebrew is not How are you ? , or How is your business, my friend'? , but Sholom Aleichemf' Peace be unto you. The answer is, Aleichem Sholomf' The word peace is constantly upon the lips of an orthodox Jew. Indeed, the capital city of Palestine, Jerusalem, is called Yerusholoyim, which means the city of peace. A remarkable fact is that we are commanded in our Torah, When thou wilt approach a city to make war upon it, call peace unto her. What more beautiful sentiment can there be, that even on the threshold of bloodshed, peace terms must first be offered to the enemy. The very bless- ing that the high priest pronounced in the Temple on the most auspicious occasions began with the words, The Lord bless thee . . . and ended with the words, f'May the Lord turn His face unto thee and give thee peace. These facts may seem insignificant superficially, but they have had a great psychological effect upon our people. The Jew is peace-conscious. When our rabbis composed our pray- ers they didn't fail to insert a specific prayer that is repeated thrice daily- Grant peace, welfare, blessing, grace, loving-kindness, and mercy unto all Thy creatures. The Jew has always been interested in culture rather than in power and arms. Yes, the Jew has done his share of fighting both for his own country and for the countries in which he happened to live. Not a single War has come to pass in which the blood of the Jew has not flowed like water for the protection of the country he inhabited at that time. Brother fought against brother. But always, even when hatred of man for man was most intense, the Jew and his religion preached peace. He preached peace though the very meaning of the word was forgotten. SUNSET Sunset Smiles and bows Like a successful diva Then fades A daily ephemeral triumph. I COMIC CAPERS fCont. from Page 403 characters who had not been in the strip for a number of years. He was reminded of his lapse of memory by thousands of indignant readers in no uncertain terms. Mr. Smith couldn't decide whether or not he was pleased about it all. So there we are. Natives of Canada, Mexico, South America-and Oscar. All avid readers of the com- ics. Oscar, then, is in good company. And he is quite fortunate, for at eleven-nfteen, when Prudence was asleep, Oscar sneaked downstairs and found out that Dickie Dare's friend didn't get married, after all. Oscar and millions of other civil- ized human beings slept easier that night because of it. Believe me. the elchanite fortyffom' .. AND TRUTH SHALL PREVAIL by MORRIS EPSTEIN HE full white moon shone upon the shimmering expanse of gently rippling ocean. It touched the star- board side of the great new ocean liner, where Henry Munnier, muliied in an enveloping overcoat, stood gaz- ing across the rail at the ever-ap- proaching shore. With a painful jolt, he was roused from his reverie by the grating voice of the steward, who was monotonously repeating his assumed name: Radiogram for Mr. Juston! Mr. Juston! Radiogrlu Here, you, the heavy voice, muffled by the upstanding collar, all but barked its command. Slowly, and with deliberation, long capable fingers began to pry open the tightly sealed flap of the envelope. Funny, thought Monnier, that he couldn't remember that he was Mr. Juston to the world after all these years. And, as if on a signal long awaited, his mind iiashed forth dead images of himself. He saw himself, impersonally, as one might View an- other from afar. And his life, his deeds, revealing his dead self in a series of lightning-like pictures, startled Mr. Juston, awoke new, heretofore unfelt, emotions. , From out of the dark shrouds of time came the young bank clerk in the little town of Charton, Illinois. That was a time of saving pennies, always hoarding. Then, coming at last to New York in 1902, he had gained through his hard-worked-for references a position in the great First National Bank. It was there that he learned that the honest dollar was the hardest one to make, and perpetrated a series of undetected, petty frauds. Finally, through having developed the art of ingratiating himself into the good- will of his superiors to a nicety, he managed to gain the coveted seat be- hind the sign: H. Monnier, Pres. It was then that he first felt some pangs of remorse, but all of conscience vanished when an enormously large Federal shipment of bullion suddenly appeared on the schedules as due to arrive. Then, in 1909, came the final coup, overshadowing by far any of his previous misdeeds. After painstak- ingly laying plans for escape, Mon- nier absconded with an almost fabul- ous sum of money and the western hemisphere knew him no more. He had roamed the little corners of the globe and through his canny schem- ing he was able to leave not the minutest trace of his actions. Greatest Embezzlement in History, that most staid of papers, the Times, had smeared over its entire front page, then had gone, on to give the- full account of the audacious crime, with the complete history of the small-town man whose actions had made Wall Street tremble. Now for almost three years, the papers and police had tingled, flinging wide inter- national dragnets, all to no avail. But, time heals all Wounds. The World had forgotten, and the disappearance of Henry Monnier was another un- solved mystery in the archives of the fortyffiifc litc7'atzn'c police. Now he was headed for a secluded spot in Newfoundland, where he could spend the rest of his life with the best that money could buy. But, lately, a change had come over him. An attack of nerves, Monnier had said to himself, with a dry, mirth- less cackle. But, Whatever it was, it caused Monnier to spend long, sleep- less nights, tossing in his bed, won- dering, sometimes in stark terror, whether his sins could continue un- checked forever, whether the Almighty would not call a day of reckoning. Slowly, and with deliberation, long capable fingers pried open the tightly sealed flap of the envelope. Hidden eyes scanned the heading: April 14, 1912-10:55 A. M., Mr. Juston - Aboard Steamship Titanic... House Prepared and Waiting Stop Meeting You at Dock with Train Re- servation Stop. Henry Monnier smiled at the glim- mering peaceful ocean. His fears were due to his rushing madly about the world, In Newfoundland he would find peace. Peace, he repeated to him- self. On Sunday, April 14, 1912, the White Star Steamship Titanic, largest in the World, was sunk at sea by col- liding with a submerged iceberg. 1,517 people perished. E PLURIBUS UNUM by MORRIS MARGOLIES T WAS a hot night and try as I might I could not for the love of me fall asleep. After tumbling hither and thither, lying first on my back and then on my stomach and chang- ing the position of the pillow about twenty times, I gave up. It was futile. Realizing that I was doomed to a sleepless night, I got up and dressed. I crept stealthily down the stairs for fear of awakening the rest of the hotel guests who may, perhaps, have conquered the depressing night air and dozed off. In a few moments I was out in the fresh summer air and strolling down to the beach. It was a beautiful night-one of those nights which sort of belittle you so much, which make you feel like hiding your head under your skin when you realize the insigniticance of your existence. I imagine it was a little past midnight since the moon nestled high in the heavens clustered about my bright stars in groups of twos and threes. Now and then a little bit, of a cloud would mischiev- ously glide over the moon, and for the moment dim the aspect of the mysterious surroundings. I tightened my collar around my neck, for though it was depressingly warm in the room, it was rather chilly out and was be- coming more so as I approached near- er the sea. I sat down at a bench near the seashore, plunged my hands deep into my pockets, and myself plunged into a deep reverie. the elchanite fortyfsix The surroundings were indeed such that encouraged reverie. The moon was high, the tide was low, and a cool breeze was softly blowing my hair to and fro. Far out in the dis- tance, waves, astonishingly conspicuous against a dark background, beat violently against the sand. My eye caught a little wave in the middle of the oceang it seemed to me beginning its journey towards the shore. It was quite an enterprise for a little fellow, and he didn't make itg he fell apart or rather blew over, on his way. The entire ocean seemed to be filled with such ambitious little waves which, in spite of their good meanings, suffered the same fate. But here Was some- thing singularly striking. It seems as though these unsuccessful little waves held a conference at which it had been decided that they make the journey to the shore together. In consequence thereof - although the little Waves started individually - they joined hands simultaneously on the way and formed a massive wave whose length spread far in both directions. And amazingly surprising, the big wave overcame all obstacles and bravely broke upon the shore after its long journey. My God! What a beautiful lesson these little Waves taught me! How they most effectively demon- strated the worthlessness of the indi- vidual and the value of the commun- ity. I am nothing. You are nothing. He is nothing. But, we are every- thing. Individually we will never ac- complish anything. Together, there is nothing we cannot accomplish. It was useless for the little waves to gain their end single-handedly. It Was only by joining hands and form- ing one great Wave that they reached the shore. The strongest power on earth is unity. Unity has held nations together and lack of it has destroyed them. In this World there are people who think only for themselves and of themselves. They are what we call egoists. They are born with the idea that everything was made for them. They must eventually realize that nothing is made for anybody in par- ticular, everything is made for every- body. My eyes, in following the big wave, rested unconsciously on the sand, and most remarkably, the same thought expressed by the waves was expressed by the sand. One little grain of sand can be sent to the end of the earth by the blowing of the wind. Yet millions of such little grains successfully managed to check an enormous body of water which was perpetually struggling to break through. Such is the power of unity. The wind blew stronger and strongerg NI wrapped myself in my coat, and fell asleep. VW' NIGHT Night Sifts down . Over the housetops Hiding squa.lor in velvet folds. fortyfscven litcmturc THE CCNSTITUTION-SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY by HAROLD RIBALOW HE Constitution of the United U States, though the oldest written frame of government in a vital documentfalive sive. Written when the the world, is and progres- United States was but an insignificant nation among the nations of the world, when the sovereign states, but thirteen in num- ber, were struggling to form a unified nation in a universe of monarchy, and democracy was yet unborn. The Constitution stands today as the most satisfactory document establishing an enduring form of government in an uneasy and everchanging world, It was in a world of everlasting conflicts and ageless jealousies, when. monarchs ruled rather than reigned, that the framers of the Constitution, seeking unity and self-preservation, gave to the world a form of govern- ment which was to be a model and envy of all future governments. The Constitution of the United States was' to become the symbol of democracy and the beacon of light to the seek- ers of liberty and equality. Before we show the definite trend toward democracy in the Constitution, let us first analyze the system of government offered by it. Ours is a goverment of checks and balances. The three departments in the govern- ment - Legislative, Executive, and Judicial-work together. The Execu- tive cannot have laws passed without the consent of the Legislative depart- ment fCongressJ. Congress cannot legislate laws without the approval of the Executive CPresidentJ, unless the' President's veto is outweighed by a two-thirds majority in Congress. The Judicial department CSupreme Court, and lower courtsj decides as to whether or not laws passed by Con- gress are within the limits of the Con- stitution. This interdependence as- sures the people of a stable, sane and sensible government which does not allow a too-ambitious person to grasp control of the government. It provides for a government represen- tative of and flexible to the will of the people. One cannot call a government a democratic one merely on the strength of its check and balance system. One must study the preservation of the sovereignty of the states and de- legated and residual powers. Our national government has only those rights specifically granted or de- legated to it by the Constitution. All others are kept in reserve by the states and the people. This guaran- tees to the people that a national gov- ernment, which is further removed than local and state governments from the individual citizen, cannot place too many restrictions upon them. In spite of the use of the implied power clause and modern nterpretation of the interstate commerce clause, the citizen of today Iinds his daily routine governed, not by the federal govern- ment, but by his own local and state governments. The leaders, though, must mold the Constitution so as to keep in step with the industrial and commercial the elclianitc fonyfeight development of the country. Their weapons are the elastic clause, the interstate commerce clause, and court interpretations. These are not so elastic as they are popularly thought to be, but they have allowed the Fed- eral government to regulate interstate commerce, to prevent pools and trusts, and unfair discriminations by big busi- ness. These powers dry out the stag- nant waters found in democracy, for a true democracy must protect the economic welfare of its people. It is our opinion that the Constitu- tion of the United States is as pro- gressive as any form of government can be without endangering its struc- ture. There is such a thing as being too flexible, too elastic, for the wel- fare of a people. Despite the claims of bitter adversaries the Constitu- tion, as it stands, can progress. The proof of this is the possibility of a.mendment. . Before analyzing the democratic aspects of the Constitution further, one must realize that the Constitu- tion must be treated as a whole. Not and merely the original seven articles the Bill of Rights, but all twenty-one amendments which were added to the Constitution with the passage of the years. 1 The Bill of Rights, the first amendments, assures the people of the so-called Uimmemorial rights. Rights ten which are the very essence and life- blood of democracy - freedom of speech, press, religion, and the right to be tried by a jury of peers. No government can be a true democracy without having its constitution offer and guarantee these rights to its citi- zens. These are the basic principles of any democracy, and the Constitu- tion of the United States is the sym- bol of democracy. In scanning and studying the amendments to the Constitution, one' discovers a liberal and progressive trend, The Bill of Rights is proof of that. But the authors of the Con- stitution, though they were men of vision and insight, could scarcely foretell the unbelievable progress' the United States would make. Tribute enough for them to have left us a frame of government which would, with a bit of adding, serve a nation which had grown beyond fortelling. Those amendments which are out- standing as liberal measures are the thirteenth, seventeenth, nineteenth and twentieth. The thirteenth amendment, which abolished slavery, though ac- complished through pain and conflict, stands today as one of the most lib- eral measures in the world. The' seventeenth gave the people the right to vote directly for senators, the nine- teenth, woman's suffrage, today a topic of discussion throughout the world, is part of our Constitution. The twentieth amendment sees to it that when Congress convenes those members who have been repudiated at the polls two months previous, could not aid in making our laws. So it is and thus it has been through the years. We, the people of the United States, are the proud pos- sessors of the most democratic form of government ever penned, the Con- stitution of the United States. fortyfninc literature POST MORTEM by SAUL HAIMM 'M no longer alive. I'm somewhere in the great beyond and I'm very hot. Mine was to have been the per- fect crime. . To be convicted falsely is probably the Worst thing that could happen to anybody. It instills in one a feel- ing of hatred, and bitter remorse. One's onlyfeelings center around one Word - Revenge. Revenge may be termed a stupid emotion by philos- ophers, but for me having been con- victed falsely, it was my very life, all I was to live for and for which I was to die. Frock and I had held up a store- keeper one stormy night. In the middle of the scuffle that ensued, Frock shot and wounded the man. I know, for I had seen him do it! The jury, however, disagreed as to the guilty one. Twelve years cooped up in a jail is a long time for one to live, urged on only by the one thought of revenge. That stimulus was sufli-. cient, however, to pull me through that long stretch of time. I was now free,- Hfree to kill . . . free to kill. I kept repeating the phrase for hours afterf leaving the penitentiary. It was all my mind could think of. I settled down, however, to the serious task of thinking up plans whereby I could accomplish my long desired aim: Mur- der for revenge. After a long search, I managed to locate Frock's apartment in a shabby side-street boarding house, and rented a room several doors from his. It was he who double-crossed me and caused my long imprisonment by turning out to be the state's star witness against me. Knowing only too well that I was entirely innocent of the shooting, he was very instrumental in gaining my conviction. I knew I'd kill Frock! I was very fortunate in regard to my disguise, for not only had the prison life transformed my original counte- nance into pale and haggard features, but I had also added to my make- up a bushy mustache and a small goatee. I was now ready to bring my plans into action. Frock was a pigeon-fancier by pro- fession. Looking out of my window, I could see him holding his bamboo cane, waving it to and fro. The pigeons would come scurrying, flap- ping their wings frenziedly in their anxiety to reach him. As they would approach the ledge of his window he lifted them to his mouth, one by one, and kissed each bird on the point of its beak. To make friends with the pigeons was my first move. During the day, while Frock was away, I placed my food on my window-sill to attract the birds and used my bamboo cane to encourage them to come closer to my window. This part was simple, though tedious. After a month or so, I was able to attract the pigeons down to my window-sill. The second part, the more important, was naturally the more diflicult. It was my intention to put a poisonous salve on the bill of the pigeon Frock adored most. In the elchanite fifty this way the salve, though unharm- ful to the bird because of its thick bill, would cause death to anyone who would kiss it. When Frock left his apartment one day, I set my trap. I waved my cane and by this I at- tracted the pigeons' attention and they iiew to my Window, just as they would do if Frock had called them. I lifted Frock's most adored pigeon, and put the salve on its beak. I took care not to put too much at once, for fear I might kill the bird. When I put on a suiiicient amount of the poison- ous salve, I set the bird free. I waited and watched and waited. I suddenly heard a squeal of pain. The pigeon that Frock liked most was lying on my window-sill in pain, its wing badly hurt. I picked it up and caressed it gently. I petted it and held it close to me. As per usual, the pigeon lifted its bill to my lips. Forgetful, to say at least, I kissed the bird, One little slip and I missed having the perfect crime. It was a positive shame, my missing fame and fortune for a measly kiss, and kissing a pigeon at that. Life has no fury like a pigeon's kiss. My! but it's getting hot again. Qmgili The Board ot Editors wishes to acknowl- edge its correspondence with the following concerning the Twentieth Anniversary issue of THE ELCHANITEZ PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT MR. lUSTlOE LOUIS D. 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