The Jewish Herald (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 29, 1909 Page: 3 of 10
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THE JEWISH HERALD
LET ME TELL YOU
As the noise of the gavel last Thurs-
day night was heard in the hall of the
Jewish Literary Society calling to oc
der the literati that constitute the
Board of Directors of this most not-
able and noble organization where
the resonant sound of the call of our
real motto Literature Culture and
Judaism has so often awakened the
smoldering fires of enthusiasm in the
breasts of some of our members af-
flicted with inertia a certain gravity
seemed to pervade the atmosphere
a gravity heretofore unknown at these
meetings
The thusness for
this was occa-
sioned by an article appearing in the
Jewish Herald written by the erudite
Chofshi a veritable Jeiemiah lament-
ing the preclusion of Jewish thought
in a misnamed child that had strayed
iiam the rath of Yehudah Ilalevir
philosophy to the secular realms of
the immortality of Washington and
Lincoln
In all the bright galaxy the bright-
est star is our noble President who
after taking up all the space in last
weeks issue of the Ileiald delivered
himself of a befitting eulogy at the
board meeting to Chofshi and his
classical composition Lets have a
Motto One of the members said that
he with the cognomen Chofshi was
there or thereabouts that evening and
things were beginning to assume tho
aspect of Something Doing
Some little skirmishing was indulg-
ed in when suddenly a voice rang out
with the impetuous determination f
a Napoleon saying I demand an ex
plantation I AM CHOFSHI Now was
not that careless Just spoiled his
pretty nom de plume
Chofshi may be a small potato but
even they are hard to peel and some-
one is assuring his popularity by writ-
ing about him He is a little shy on
physique but can deliver a small sized
package marked Handle With Care
when it comes to the forensic goods
HOUSTON TEXAS JULY 29 1909
In good health he might weigh 105
but in the height of his glory he would
only measure four feet three inches
Thats not the proper size of any man
wno would take upon himself the ar-
duous duty of beratirg tlose members
who had forfeited their right to the
pseudonjm Jewish Literary Society
He was lacking information as a
basis for some of the statements he
made an investigation was apparently
felt unnecessaiy by him but the ait
icle was at least well written and
some of us are taking notice While
it is true we havent had two literary
meetings during Juno and July weve
been a little short on hot weather in-
tellects In re the Valentine Dance
Whats in a name You stay here
Chofshi doesnt antedate the moment
ot which I am writing or you
would probably recall being interview
eu by a Beauty Committee selling
tickets for a Channucka Ball and a
Purim Ball at a dollar per
We intellectual pigmies might have
learned something but for the care-
lessness of some one answering his
remarks for Chofshi was on the road
to reform us and when his conscience
reminded him that this should be done
he couldnt feel the joke The only
thing against him and it is the only
thing is that he became so wrapped
in the importance of his mission that
it began to effervesce and spill it-
self all over the Jewish Herald He
just didnt like our way of doing things
and felt that he ought to say so and
this was his immortal privilege
Schiller said that opposition created
enthusiasm Whether his writing will
inspire that quality I dont know but
certain it is that the writer of those
lines has given us the chance to say
good things about ourselves and may-
be you think were not availing our-
selves of the opportunity Thanks old
boy But remember a little of this
will go a great way with us and if
you persist in the constant dripping oi
that stone of which you make mention
you aie going to wear us to that point
where patience will cease to be a vir-
tue and then somebody will write
something Shur Nuff
Now Jeiemiah dont come arouiI
crying about what we aie not doing
but come up to our book garage and
Ill introduce you to Billikin and well
have a laugh together and in the
meantime just kind o let this perco-
late thiough the gray matter in your
cerebrum when it is foolish to be wise
it is better to be otherwise
Lets use our old motto Literature
Culture and Judaism
S L J
WE HAVE A MOTTO
We have a motto and we have had
a motto right along and we shall have
a motto until every weary Jewish foot
is firmly planted upon the old Judaic
rock of righteous living and find peace
there
A good poem well read and read in-
to our daily lives is our motto See-
the preamble of our constitution Cul
tme Conduct and Judaism is our slo-
gan How many times have our mem-
bers heard that war cry and how many
times have they answered to its sum-
mons Those nearest afray know of
the bravery of our gallant soldiers
and will relate to you their heroic
deeds if you are seeking for facts
To come down and draw a compari-
son we are with our motto the same
as a tailor with his exact pattern or
the architect with his perfect plans
The tailor cuts his suit exactly to his
pattern and tries the suit on and it
does not fit What does he do Did
you ever have a suit made The tail-
or sews and cuts again and tries it on
again and again and then delivers
your suit How near does it resem-
ble the original pattern
The architect likewise despite of
his perfect plan tears down and builds
up modifies this and modifies that
and when the structure is completed
a sk the builder how near does It come
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Goldberg, E. The Jewish Herald (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1, Thursday, July 29, 1909, newspaper, July 29, 1909; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth84779/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .