Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1933 — Page 5

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HIGH JEWISH CULTURE HELPS DEFEAT HATE Rabbi Steinbery Tells Why of Peoples' Survival in National Magazine. A brilliant and searching analysis of the factors that have enabled the Jew to survive through the centuries in the face of universal hatred and persecution is contained in an article by Rabbi Milton Steinberg, Beth-El-Zedeck pastor, in the May issue of the Atlantic Monthly. Rabbi Steinberg will leave Beth-El-Zerierk about June 1 to accept a call to the Park avenue synagogue, New York, this fall. Gentile and Jew alike will find absorbing Rabbi Steinberg’s explanation of “How the Jew Did It,” for, as he points out, the typical, modern Jew is no more intelligently informed than his Gentile neighbor about the mechanics of his own survival. "Jews,” he asserts, “either are resentful of their Jewish descent or incorrigibly sentimental about it.” Pattern Conduct for Centuries Summarized, Rabbi Steinberg’s articles finds these factors in the Jewish survival to be: A preliminary preparation, an ideological equipment, a social isolation and a compensating culture. For centuries, the Jewish people, lie points out, have been evolving patterns of individual and group conduct. Consequently, by the time of dispersion, the process almost had reached completion and the Jew carried from Palestine a body of civil law, a sharply fixed ritual for synagogue and home, a clearly defined morality and definite forms regulating every phase of life. From his literal and vivid belief that he was a member of a chosen people, Rabbi Steinberg points out, the Jew r derived a sense of importance and dignity, which more than atoned for his social insecurity and insignificance. History Plays Cruel Tricks ‘‘History, as has been suggested, has played many a cruel trick on t,hp Jew,” the Rabbi Steinberg says in part, “but it did him the favor of allowing himself to prepare for his homelessness. By the time t lie eviction from Palestine was under way, the Jew already had evolved a technique of living as an unwelcome guest in other men’s homes. Early in his history, he had become a skilled and inveterate alien. “The Jew deported bv the Roman emperors Titus or Hadrian found a ready-made Jewish world already prepared in the land of his exile. Unbeknown to himself, he had built a bridge by which he might make a safe passage from Palestine to the world. He never had been fore-warned—-he accidentally was forearmed. “It is curious to note that, while the Jew claimed a monopoly on God’s revelation, he did not claim exclusive possession of its reward. Asa matter of fart, he insisted that ’the righteous of all peoples have their share in the world to come’. But for himself, his bliss lay only in his loyalty.” Hardness of Culture Rabbi Steinberg points out how segregation in itself guaranteed there would be no wearing away of Jewish loyalties, habits and idpas through attrition. The baptismal font always was waiting eagerly, but it had to be made in one leap, and that was too violent a step. Hardiness of the Jewish culture that managed to subsist on sterile soil and in an unfriendly atmosphere is attributed by Rabbi Steinberg to the two alternatives facing the Jew: He either must construct a compensating culture or go stark mad. Where with other peoples, culture was more of a by-product of normal living, an afterthought or an amusement for leisure hours, with the Jew it was a condition for sanity. Near the close of his article. Rabbi Steinberg writes graphically of the Jew’s steadfast clinging to his own culture. He says in part: Explains Superior Feeling ‘‘For all his social inferiority, the Jew felt superior to the Gentile. Ho entertained a healthy contempt for the violent militarism of a feudal society. “Tlie armed chivalry of the middle ages was to him. barbaric. The Christian world was bloodthirsty, it laid none of his emphasis on learning. it was less temperate than his. it d'd not have his standard of family life. "This sense of moral superiority received occasional but forceful confirmation through a pogrom or massacre. It is easy to develop contempt for the man who. for no good reason except superior strength, plays the bully and wields a cudgel. “Had their been no other restraining influence, the Jew would have found passage to the Gentile world difficult. It seemed to involve the painful exchange of a moral good for its ethical inferior.” GARVIN TO JOIN (JURNS Former Judge to Begin General Practice in New Offices. Announcement has been made of the association of Thomas E. Garvin. former municipal court judge, and F. W. Burns, in the general practice of law with offices at 1506 New City Trust building, beginning June 1. Garvin resumed private practice May l following his resignation from the bench before completing his second term. Burns has been with the law firm of Bamberger & Feibleman for four years.

BROAD RIPPLE DANCE OPEN SUNDAY, MAY 28 with JACK BERRY and his orchestra S:3O to 11:30 A and-Every Night Except Sat. and Sun.—l.*>c Monday Only 10c I Tues. Night Only 10c Speed v.ay All I Gala Fun Festival Dance Frolic I Games, C ontests, Prizes

MOIVFV ...FROM THE STONE AGE TILL NOW A Chapter Eleven ITJL 1 JLJ Jl BY WILLIS THORNTON Sketches by Art Krenz NEW AMERICAN MONEY LAW

H Bullion DOLLARS NOTCS ~ NOtI& MONEY IN EXISTENCE IN US. IN 1929 AND 1953. THE | THE* NEW LAW. "V'GURES IN MIUJON OF DOLLARS. r A ¥ But the U. S. still has some $3,500,000,000 in gold and intends \ “ I to keep it. Thus it is in a better position than those countries The ne w money law empowers the Federal Reserve Banks to " a “ tl^ r '“ S ’ he presiden, h t ° !f*“ C W' ooo -^ O -^ OO ln U ’f: „ 4U . u > ' f forced off gold because they hadn’t any. The problem becomes buy and ho , d $ 3t0 00,000 000 in government bonds and issue no,es ' Wb ' ch ar ,!, T ency based d ' reetly 0n the treasury 9 °' d (t authonzes the President to set a ratio to gold at which the one of regulating or “managing” the dollar by legal changes new currency with those bonds back of it. That would be in reser h ve: ha could als ° reduc ® ? h f 9° ld intent of the dollar as U. S. will com silver into dollars at the mint, ami to com silver rather than making everything adiust itself to the fixed unit of addition to the nine billions in all kinds of money now in exist- T “ 5 ° per ‘ ent ’ w , h,ch ha ' v ,7 ,he va ' ue of the do ] lar ,n at that ratio - " also 9'ves him power to accept $200,000,000 25.8 grains of gold that has meant a dollar. ence jn the country. ,erms 0 gold ’ and permits issue o( twice as many paper doliars in Sllver from debtor countries on war debts, and issue paper _ L_ | against the same gold reserve. money against that. (NEXT: Future Possibilities.)

34 NURSES ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS Bishop Chartrand Officiates at St. Vincent's Graduation Rites. Bishop Joseph Chartrand of the Indianapolis diocese of the Roman Catholic church, conferred diplomas Thursday night on thirty-four graduate nurses at St. Vincent's hospital school of nursing. Music was furnished by the student orchestra, directed by Elmer Andrew Steffen, and by a student chorus. Among guests at the commencement was the Mast. Rev. Elmer Joseph Ritter, auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis. Graduates are: Ruth Rower. Goodlanri; Audrey Burns Shelhvville: Irene But/. Fishors: Hripn Dawson. Franklin Clara Dovlr MontEomerv: Marv Dovlr Indianapolis: Rosa Drew. Washineton: Catherine Duffy Indianapolis Kathervn Duffev. Wabash: Catherine Early; Indianapolis. Oraee Fmtnens. Frankfort: Catherine F.inmingerl Indianapolis: Doris Gardner Portland Dorothy Giovanini. Clinton: Rose Griewe Greensbure: Mary Hull. Indianapolis-' Catherine Halsema. I.afayptte: Anna Hampton Indianapolis: Lois Hirth Linton Frances Inre. Richmond: Gerlrude Kelly' Indiana nolis: Anna Krrvin. Indianapolis Ella Kill). Indianapolis; Naomi Lauehlin larioea: Gertrude Lawhorn Indianapolis; Regma Matthews Loogootee: Marjorie Newman. Monlicello: Lucille Owens Bdmhurp Elizabeth Pagels Carterviilr 111 Rusche Rihm Greenfield: Helen Sehluttenliofer Earl Park: Viola Schmitz. Deeatur Margaret Wanner and Marie Rodrr both of Indianapolis.

Memories Devore Rides ‘soo' Bricks—Billy Is Mechanic.

THE memory of a famous racing name hovers over the Indianapolis Motor Speedway these days and the 500-mile race on Tuesday will find one of raceriom’s most famous names bacx in action. The name is DeVore. The man who won fame on the race track —Earl DeVore—died in the S. S. Vestris wreck in 1928. Billy DoVorn. son of Earl, and who can’t be told apart from pictures of his lather, is a riding mechanic—the way his father broke into the game. Billy is riding with Wilbur Shaw in the Mallory Special, which qualified Thutrdav. And they're both wearing those British-type pith helmets. . . . For your information. motorcycle crash type helmets. . . . And they look like big game explorers. They are. too.

WAGE SCALE CONTRACT VIOLATED. IS CHARGE City Council's Accusations at Ft. Wayne Are Denied. I'll l'nilal Pint* FT. WAYNE. Ind., May 26—A bitter controversy over charges by tlie city council that contracts for construction of the new $1,000,000 filtration plant here were violated was forecast today with a general denial by members of the contracting firm. A hearing by the city board of works was delayed today by the illness of John C Trier, chairman of the board. A resolution adopted by the city council charged that the Hipskind Heating and Plumbing company here paid laborers at the plant as low as 20 cents an hour. The contract called for a minimum wage of forty cents an hour. J. Fred Hipskind. member of the contracting firm, said the contract wage was maintained. OFFICIAL’S WIFE HAS 23 CATS AS PROBLEM Persians Hobby of Wife of Nation’s New Solicitor-General. H;i Si i iiiim-Hiiirnnl A < k spu/ur A I'inner WASHINGTON, May 26.—Mrs. J Crawford Biggs, wife of the new solicitor-general, came here from Norfolk with her twenty-three Persian cats, and is looking for a home big enough to accommodate them "It’s so difficult moving all the cats." Mrs. Biggs complained good naturedly. Her pets, take up a good deal of space and require a large house with plenty of sunshine. Mrs. Biggs thought she had found the right home near Chevy Chase, but War Secretary Dern signed the lease ahead of her.

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MOONEY STARS IN NEWS REEL Celebrated Prisoner Gives Screen Interview for Times-Universal. Tom Mooney. celebrated San Quentin tCal.) prisoner, convicted | sixteen years aeo for setting a bomb during the San Francisco Preparedness day parade, is to be seen and heard in the current issue of The ; Indianapolis Times-Universal Newsreel. in a remarkable screen interj view, the first he ever has been per- | mitted to give. Graham McNamee. noted radio announcer and the screen's Talking Reporter, introduces Mooney and graphically describes the other I events in the reel. The famous convict expresses his j determination to fight for acquittal ! and declares his desire to be freed or hanged. Mooney is seen on his | trip from San Quentin to San I Francisco.