Talmud Torah Oddities

Newspaper R, OUPLlCATfi Meeting A Vital Need—>oA ^Message HIS week. The Jewish Transcript, following a gelernter, Talmud Torah educational director, stitution is held throughout the nation, and. in Tcustom begun last year, turns over its entire who is completely in charge of this week's Trans deed, even in such far-off lands as Palestine and issue to the cause of Jewish education, served in cript. England. Seattle by the Talmud Torah, only local daily He By this means. The Jewish Transcript believes brew school and largest Jewish educational insti it accomplishes a two-fold purpose: It demon If, through this issue of The Transcript, Seattle tution in the Northwest. For this issue, commem strates concretely its sincere interest in the pro Jewry is made to realize the vital need of vigor orating the fortieth anniversary of the Talmud motion of Jewish education in Seattle and the ous support of the Talmud Torah and rallies to Torah and marking the second annual celebra Northwest. And brings to its readers a compre the cause of educating our children in the ways tion of Hebrew Education Week in Seattle, edi hensive picture of the Talmud Torah activities and of their fathers. The Jewish Transcript's purpose torial reins are in the hands of Rabbi Max J. Wohl messages conveying the esteem in which this in will have been accomplished. Only Jewish Paper Serving Every Jew In the State of ish Home in The Washington Cbe Jewish transcript Northwest Combined With THE JEWISH CHRONICLE VOL. X, No. 27 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 8, 1933 TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR 1,000 Attend Funeral GRADUATES Seattle Jews Celebrate FACTS • Seated: Robert Schmulman, Irwin Is- .arson, Alvin Poplack, Gussie Isaacson, AND Label KutofT, Irwin and Julian Berch, Of Dr. Louis Kracower Second Row: David Feldinan, A. E. Talmud Torah Founding • FIGURES Poplark, Rabbi Max Wohlgelernter, M. Hundred of Seattle friends today mourned the death of Dr. Louis Mottelson, E. Wolpin. Top How: Joseph Seattle Jewry this week will celebrate the fortieth anniversary Russack, Nathan Etkin, Melvin Oseran, Kracower, 27-year-old B'nai B'rith officer, who was drowned Satur Mendel Genauer, Moses Maimon, Bur of the Seattle Talmud Torah and second annual Hebrew Education There were 185 pupils in daily at day at Seaside, Oregon by a huge wave which caught the popular ton Steinberg. Week with the third graduation in the school's history Sunday and a tendance at the Seattle Talmud To young dentist in its undertow and swept him to his death. Photo by Walters week-long series of special meetings sponsored by leading Jewish rah during the summer term. Of this Funeral services, held at the Chesed Shel Emes chapel Monday organizations. Out-of-town dignitaries expected to attend include number 144, or 78 per cent, are boys, afternoon, drew nearly 1,000 persons, Rabbi J. B. Fain of Portland, heads while 41, or 22 per cent, are girls. who crowded the funeral parlors to of Vancouver and Tacoma religious There was, however, a large number overflowing and thronged outside schools and communal leaders from of girls than boys attending the the chapel. Rabbi Samuel Koch, of all parts of the Northwest. Sunday School at the Talmud Torah. Temple de Hirsch, who confirmed Graduating students, who will re Dr. Kracower and married him, per ceive diplomas at public ceremonies Fifty-one pupils, or 27 per formed the funeral rites. at the Talmud Torah Sunday at 8 cent of the total enrollment, p. m., are Mendel Genauer. post received their instruction free. Secretary Irving Lewis of Seattle graduate student, 16 years old Fees paid by parents of the Lodge, B'nai B'rith, read the B'nai Nathan Etkin, 15; Melvin Oseran, 14 other children varied from B'rith prayer. Dr. Kracower's widow Joseph Russak, 14; Irwin Berch, 15 five dollars to fifty cents a Julian Berch, 16; Gussie Isaacson, 15, month for each child. DANCE POSTPONED the only girl graduate; Irving Isaac During the last school year the In respect to the memory son, 14; Label Kutoff, 13; Moses Talmud Torah organized five branch of Dr. Louis D. Kracower, Maimon, 16; Alvin Poplack, 13; classes for children in outlying dis B'nai B'rith officer and A. Robert Schmulman, 14; and Burton tricts of the city. These neighbor Z. A. advisor, a dance sched Steinberg, 15. hood classes, which met three times uled to be held at the Meany a week contained the following num The week's program follows: Hotel Saturday night under SATURDAY—Joint Mizrachi, Lad ber of pupils: Alki, 10; Bremerton, 8; Aleph Zadik Aleph auspices Capitol Hill, 8; Mount Baker, 5; ies' Mizrachi, Histadruth and was called off today by Zionist meeting, 8:30 p. m., North Capitol Hill, 4; a total of Barney Shain, A. Z. A. thirty-five. Talmud Torah. Abe Spring, president. chairman. Rabbi S. P. Wohlge Twenty-nine Talmud Torah lernter, Soli Esfeld to speak. pupils became Bar Mitzvah and his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Music. Refreshments. at local synagogues during the SUNDAY—KJR radio broadcast, year. Ten left the school. Joseph Kracower, were overcome k with grief at the funeral. Burial was 11 to 11:30 p. m., with Rabbi Max The others are pursuing their Wohlgelernter speaking. Music studies at the Talmud Torah. at Hills of Eternity Cemetery. Dr. Kracower, although he be by Cantor N. Schlossberg, choir, Forty pupils dropped out of the Edward Handin, Eloise^Green- Talmud Torah during the year. Of longed to no congregation, was prominent in Jewish circles. Active berg. this number one died, eight moved SUNDAY—Graduation, 8 p. m., out of the city, ten left after they in B'nai B'rith work, he was assistant monitor of the Seattle Lodge, an ad Talmud Torah. Rabbi J. B. had become Bar Mitzvah, while the Thirst for Knowledge Is Jewish Trait, Fain, guest speaker. Greetings remaining 21 discontinued their visor to Aleph Zadik Aleph, recently was chairman of the B'nai B'rith by Rabbis Baruch Shapiro, S. P. Hebrew studies for reasons of sick Wohlgelernter and Philip A. ness and other causes. picnic, and participated in a debate Declares Rabbi Reichert, S. F. Leader with the Vancouver B'nai B'rith Langh, honorary members, By RABBI IRVING F. REICHERT The communal daily Hebrew lodge. Board of Education. Children's school gave instruction to a Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco tableau. Memorial rites for Dr. Kracower total of 260 pupils during the MONDAY—Joint Talmud Torah were held Wednesday evening at the I note with pleasure that the Seattle Talmud Torah is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its school year 1932-33. This does P. T. A. and Talmud Torah Aux first fall B'nai B'rith meeting at founding, and that the entire Jewish community of Seattle will devote the occasion to re-dedicating iliary meeting, 2 p. m., at Tal not include approximately six Temple Center. Morris Robbins, itself to the ideals which this institution so splendidly represents. ty children who attended the mud Torah. Rabbi Langh, guest B'nai B'rith past president, eulo- The pursuit of learning and culture has always been one of the outstanding traits of our people. speaker. Music. Refreshments. Talmud Torah Sunday School. (Continued on Page 8.) Fifty-six new pupils were enrolled Biblical and Talmudic legislation and rabbinic admonition in every age have emphasized the indispensa- (Continued on Page 8.) at the Talmud Torah during thc last bility of knowledge and instruc school year (exclusive of students tion to human well-being. attending the branches), forty-nine ^Jewish News Flashes ^s Nor has the Jew been content Herzl Religious School to Open were beginners, while seven had al merely to pay lip service to the ready received various degrees of PRAGUE, Czecho-Slovakia—Nahum Sokolow was re-elected ideal of learning—for countless Doors Sunday, Enrolling Students generations our people studied Hebrew instruction. The average president of the World Zionist Organization this week at the its lore from lisping infancy. Seattle's first Conservative re will be enrolled. age of beginners was eight years. closing session of the congress. Berl Locker and Louis Lipsky of New York were named members of an executive council. Morris When none but a few priests in ligious school will open Sunday at All Jewish Army and Navy men The Talmud Torah year, beginning Rothenberg and D. Avigdor Goldsmid of London were elected medieval Europe could read and 10 a. m. at Herzl Synagogue, with stationed in Northwest posts and Tuesday, September 6, 1932, and end co-chairmen of the council agency. American members of the write, illiteracy was practically Rabbi Philip A. Langh, Seattle's out-of-town University of Wash ing Friday, August 11, 1933, contain administrative committee include Dr. Cyrus Adler, James Beck unknown among the Jews. only Conservative spiritual leader, ington students will be guests of ed a total of 228 school days, not er, Alexander Kahn, Irving Lehman and Judge Horace Stern. Today not even restrictive numcrus personally in charge of the school. Herzl Congregation during the counting Saturday afternoons when * * # * # clausus laws in colleges and univer Rabbi Langh today urged parents high holy days, Rabbi Langh re classes in Jewish history and kindred LONDON—The Jewish Agency, officials of the British govern sities can drive our knowledge-thirsty to accompany their children to vealed. On midnight, Saturday, subjects were held. Every school ment in close touch with the Palestine situation and representa youth away from the living waters the opening of the school, the September 16, "Selihot" or peni day at the Talmud Torah includes tives of Palestine orange-growing interests today united in de of learning.

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