The Jewish Monitor (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, May 28, 1920 Page: 1 of 16
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I DR. GEORGE FOX President
SAM UPBHITZ. Vice-President
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VOL IX. NO. 10.
FORT WORTH-DALLAS TEXAS FRIDAY MAY 28 1920.
; Entered In the Fort Worth Postofflce i
as Second Clara Kail Matter by the Mon- )
Itor Publishing Company.
Price Fir Cent
FOREIGN and DOMESTIC NEWS
FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS
DEMANDS OF HUNGARIAN
ANTI-SEMITE.
Budapest: (By I. J. P. B.) The fol-
lowing proposals were presented by
the anti-Semite Bela Fangler in the
Hungarian Parliament toward the so-
lution of the Jewish problem:
(1) That the property of all Jews
inspected of having been in league
with the Communists be confiscated.
At this point the speaker was in-
terrupted by the remark "This is Bol-
shevism." "So it is" replied the anti-
Semite. "We suffered a Jewish Bol-
shevism aganst Christianity. Now let
us have a Christian Bolshevism
against Judaism."
(2) That all places of business
owned by Jews not suspected of Bol-
shevistic tendencies be removed from
Jewish hands and be handed over to
Christians.
(S) That all Jews be compelled to
call themselves by their Jewish name.
GERMAN JEWS TO AID PALES-
TINE. Berlin: (By I. J. P. B.) The commit-
tee whose object it haa been to extend
relief to the Palestinian Jewa has un-
dertaken to send the Jewish colonists
and workers the machinery of which
these are greatly in need. A large sum
of money haa been set aside for this
purpose.
"Degel Yahuda" a society founded
to develop and encourage Jewish col-
onisation in Palestine has worked out
a plan for the establishment of a col-
ony of 6000 settlers. One thousand of
these are to begin work in the very
near future.
Small groups belonging to the "De-
gel Yahuda" are found in all the Im-
portant cities of Germany. But recent-
ly a branch of thia organisation was
organised in Biellits (Eastern Siles-
ia). Among the members of the com-
mittee of this new branch are the
manufacturer Jacob Schanzer Pro-
fessor Feueratein and Judge Wagner.
A MOVEMENT TO AID JEW1SII
STUDENT IN HUNGARY.
Budapest: (By I. J. P. B.) There Is a
movement on foot in Hungary to aid
Jewish itudenU who are not admitted
to the Hungarian University so that
they may be able to go abroad and
finish their studies. This movement
was Initiated by the Jewish commun-
ity of Ssegedln which hss already
established a fund for this purpose.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
MOURN KESSLER'S DEATH.
New York: (By I. J. P. B.) More
than a hundred thousand Jews crowd-
ed Second Avenue last Monday to do
final honor to their friend and beloved
actor David Kesslcr. All day Sunday
his body lay in state at the Jewish Ac-
tor's Club and scores of police were
on the scene to keep in line the con-
stantly streaming mass which came
for one more final glance at their dear
artist Mr. Kesslcr was thirty years
before the Jewish public as ainger and
actor. He was sixty years old at the
time of his death.
The funeral procession started at
the Actor's Club and proceeded to the
Second Avenue Theatre where David
Kessler played for many years.
Thousands crowded into the building
and the air was full of wailing. When
the bier was placed upon its pedestal
an almost religious oppressive silence
prevailed interrupted here and there
by supposed sobbing. Before Jacob
Adler began to speak Madame Bessie
Thomashefsky was overcome by grief
and had to be carried down from the
stage.
Then Jacob Adler the oldest living
Jewish actor bent over the body of his
comrade and friend. "We first met in
Russia 42 years ago." Tears streamed
' down the face of the old man. "We
were' still young men then David and
I." Ilia voice choked. He could con-
tinue no further and moaned bitter-
ly.
After Mr. Adler with the tears
choking him the well-known Yiddish
' writer Scholom Asch addressed him-
self to his departed friend "We are a
poor people. We have no place where
; to set up monuments but you died In
: the days when the Jewish people got
back its land. There In our holy land
we will build for you a glorious mon-
ument to your memory in gratitude
for your great contribution to Jewish
culture.
Madame Bertha Kalich the talented
dramatic artist In a voice full of grief
and tenderness began her eulogy. My
teacher David Kessler you were the
pioneer of all the better and
i more beautiful drama. You were per-
hapa old in years but you were still
young and very modern in art. Your
star shone In the days when you sang
Goldfand'a Biblical operettas. In yott
' were also reflected the rayi of the
whole modern Jewish dramatic art. I
your pipl wish to take leave from
you." At these last word Madame Ka-
lich began to sob.
little patience with the sentimental
and romantic impersonation of char-
acter so common in the last genera-
tion both on the Yiddish and English
stages. If dramatic interpretation has
' 'vn developed into a truly great serious
j f) art on the Yiddish stage much of the
lick Mr. Freiman Mr. Cuskin oi . "edit belongs to David Kessler. Da-
Actor's Union Mark Arnstein in Utt S.?eMer created a score or more of
name of the Dramatic Leasrue. and fr'?) dramatic fictional characters
Among the other sj.
Second Avenue Theatre '
Edlin editor of The Day Le.
t the
Jacob Kirshchenbaum of the Jewish
Morning Journal. Cantor Hirschman
moved the vast assembly to tears by
his singing of psalms and prayers for
the dead.
From the theatre the funeral pro-
cession continued up the Bowery past
Gabcl's Theatre and People's Theatre
where the departed was engaged to
play for the -next season. The streets
were literally black with people. Not
only the sidewalks but the fire escapes
end the roofs were crowded with men
omcn and children. Truly the whole
Last Side was transformed into a vale
of tears. Thousands of people contin-
ued the march across Williamsburg
Bridge. Hundreds of automobiles and
carriages followed the bier to bedeck
the fresh grave of David Kessler with
tears and flowers.
At the grave where over ten
thousand people gathered a guard of
honor was formed by the actors Jacob
Adler Bertha Kalich Bessie Thomas-
hefsky Celia Adler Sam Kasten and
Many others. David Kessler was bur-
ki next to his old friend Zigmund
Marguleskio and Morris Morrison.
The deceased actor waa a remark-
able man indeed. Beginning hia career
during the Infancy of the Yiddish
theatre In Roumanla when the playa
which were presented very very sim-
ple and primitive in their nature he
lived through the remarkable develop-
ment of the Jewish drama and grew
with it until it reached its highest
' stage. That he ahould have been to
popular in both the old and in the
new playa ahowed a versatility even
rare among artists. Above all else
David Kessler was versatile. During
his long career on the aUg he Imper-
sonated all kinds of varied characters.
He played the part of young men of
twenty and of old men of alxty with
equal success and brilliancy. His acting
was hardly like that of a man of alxty
but more like that of a young talented
artist full of energy. of plrtt and of
fire.
- David Kessler was a realist. He had
whi have become real and living in
the hearts of the Jewish masses.
In the death of David Kessler the
Jews of America have lost a great ar-
tist and a dear friend who often both
entertained and comforted them.
ANTI-SEMITIC DECREE OF TOE
GERMAN GOVERNMENT.
Berlin: (By I. J. P. B.) The German
Minister of the Interior sent a de-
cree to the police to place under their
scrutiny all foreigners of whom there
may be the alightest suspicion of
questionable undertakings. Their
names must be reported to the police
bureau at once. Undoubtedly those re-
ported will be immediately deported.
That "foreigners" is only another
name for Jews is no secret to anyone
living in Germany.
V
NO JEWISH CANDIDATES IN
GERMANY.
Berlin: (By I. J. P. B.) How wide-
spread the anti-Semitic movement in
Germany has become is evident from
the fact that even the Democratic
party in which the Jews have always
occupied no mean position has decid-
ed not to put out any Jewish candi-
dates. '
At present there are two Jewish
members of the Democratic party in
the German Parliament Herr Wald-
stein and Dr. Ludwig Haas. The lat-
ter played an important role in the
political life of Germany before the
war. After the revolution Dr. naa
became the minister in Baden. n was
offered the position of ambassador to
Czechoslovakia which he declined.
JEWISH SCHOLARS HONORED.
Copenhagen: (By I. J. P. B.) The
Danish Academy of Science elected to
its membership the well-known Jew-
ish scientists Albert Einstein of Ber-
lin and R. Willstadter professor of
chemistry at Munich.
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