Life, 1905-07-20 · page 10 of 28
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This page from *Life* magazine contains articles about Jewish topics and social issues. The main image shows a large gathering under a tent, labeled "AT LIFE'S FARM." The visible articles include: 1. **"Our Fresh-Air Fund"** — describing donations for children's welfare, with postal cards from correspondents. 2. **"A Different Kind of Jew"** — beginning with a decorative capital letter. The text discusses "evidence...that there are some Jews in America broad-minded enough to perceive and appreciate what is a very real danger to the Jewish race in this country." The article appears to critique certain Jewish figures (including Meyer Bloomfield, editor of *The Advocate*, a Boston Jewish journal) for failing to condemn or address alleged racial prejudice and anti-Semitic behavior by theatrical managers in New York. **Context**: This reflects early 20th-century Jewish-American debates about assimilation, community leadership, and responses to discrimination.
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Our Fresh-Air Fund. Previously acknowled In memory of Ja HS, nee sees ts In memory of Litthe Charlotte : F ‘These postal cards were sent Dean Moruer — I lost my night-gown Tuesday & Auntie Nans Pocketboo! 2c in it Please donot whip me for it. Please Mother send a penny, that will be all [ will ask for 1 will be home T clock in the morning Pleas Let some one come 3 me I wish you all love You loving daughter Live's Farm, BRANCHVILLE, CONS Dear MOTHER T have recived r letter And I had am well and tell Katie Meehan thomas is enjoying himeelf and | hoy you are quit well, and answer right aw joseph head and JUNE. 30, 1908 Lire’s thanks to Mrs, Bishop and Miss Davenport, beth of Bridge children re ort, Conn., for a package of garments for the A Different Kind of Jew. E find evidence once in aw © that there cy nded are some Jews in America bro: nough to perceive and appreciate what is a ery real danger to the Jewish race in this country. This is the race cohesiveness which makes all the Jews come to the rescue AT LIFE’S FARM. any Jew who raises the howl of race persecution when he is made to suffer the just consequences of his own evil deeds. The editor of The Ad journal, Mr. Meyer Bloom Boston's leading Jewish ld, is evidently one of these broad-minded front his peri Jews, if we may judge from this editorial ical SPEMITISM FOR REVENUE, We followed with not a little interest and concern the duel be- ading theatrical managers of New York,and Lire’s dra- As our readers are aware, Mr, Metcalfe has been ex- of th gers on alleged racial grounds. Lire has indeed been commercialism among the matic critic, cluded from a numbe in that city because of attacks against the man: unsparing in poin put a certain vi nen in control of the important theatres in that city, That it has done so with a somewhat uncalled-for emphasis upon what it was pleased to assert was d dof tinctively ar nsively Jewish is just now Whatever may have t sin the attack nd we sympathize with any effort that will take the Js of those who pervert its great opportunities for en its moti beside the pc upon the managers, stage out of the ha: purposes of their own greedy selves, the attempt of the managers to semitism” and “race prejudice” is The Jewish inherit- pt upon themselves set up the familiar cry of “an one that self-n peeting Jews will not back up. ance is not so cheap that those who bring conte! for a base misuse of a great power to serve the public in a decent w Race hatred is contempt- can dodge behind it and win its protection. So is race hypocrisy, It is quite natural that He needs them ible. It is un-American. Philip drunk should cry for protection of his brethren, We want some assurance that Philip sober cares a little for said brethren when perhaps they too are in distress, badly then.