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The MESSAGE
Page Four
CREDO
By SAUL TCHERNIKHOWSKY
FREE TRANSLATIONS
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Make Every Friday Night
Synagogue Night
at Beth Yeshurun!
To Sadie, and to her lovely fam-
ily, we wish many years of life,
of health, of happiness and of con-
secrated and devoted service to
God and man.
Then a new song shall be lifted
To the young, the free, the brave,
And the wreath to crown the sing-
er
Shall be gathered from my grave.
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A Nudnick An authority on your
subject.
A Shtarker Chorkter A guy who
can eat just one salted peanut.
Galitsianer and Litvak An inter-
faith meeting.
A Yenteh A “news commenta-
tor” without a sponsor.
Laugh at all my dreams, my dear-
est;
Laugh, and I repeat anew
That I still believe in man—
As I still believe in you.
For my soul is not yet sold
To the golden calf of scorn
And I still believe in man
And the spirit in him born.
By the passion of his spirit
Shall his ancient bonds be shed.
Let the soul be given freedom,
Let the body have its bread!
Laugh, for I believe in friendship,
And in one I still believe,
One whose heart shall beat with
my heart
And with mine rejoice and grieve.
Let the time be dark with hatred,
I believe in years beyond,
Love at last shall bind the peoples
In an everlasting bond.
In that day shall my own people
Rooted in its soil arise,
Shake the yoke from its shoulders
And the darkness from its eyes.
Life and love and strength and ac-
tion
In their heart and blood shall
beat,
And their hopes shall be both heav-
en
And the earth beneath their feet.
A Funfenyik A nudnick with sin-
us trouble added.
Koom Ich Nisht Heint, Koom
Ich Morgen The new maid.
A ViVlder Mentch A Litvak with
a herring.
If you are one of those who
drop in at Congregation Beth Yesh-
urun during the week, you must
have come across a vigorous, ac-
tive and efficient lady, who is of-
ten at our Synagogue, and who is
always busy doing something use-
ful and worthwhile for the Sister-
hood of Beth Yeshurun. Just in
case you don’t know her, her name
is Sadie Wagman.
Hers is a refreshing and a stim
ulating personality. She always
tells you exactly what she thinks,
even though it may not be diplo-
matic or complimentary. There is
one advantage about getting Sad-
ie’s opinion. You can always be
sure that it is honest, forthright
and frank.
She doesn’t always give it to
you in English either. Hers is a
mastery of the Yiddish language
that is hard to equal in our city
of Houston, and everyone knows
that opinions can be expressed
far more emphatically in Yiddish
than they can in any other langu-
age on the face of the earth. This
is especially true if you are Hun-
garian, and that Sadie emphati-
cally is. However, what we most
appreciate in her is her unchang-
ing and devoted loyalty to our
Congregation. No task is too hard
and no time is inconvenient, if it
is for the sake of Beth Yeshurun.
She operates all the machinery
of our office with skill and with
effectiveness, and the Sisterhood
may well be proud of the kind of
service she renders to it and to
Beth Yeshurun. She has been an
officer and Board member of the
Sisterhood for many years.
You do not know Mrs. Wagman
fully, however, unless you visit
HATS OFF
TO MRS. ABE WAGMAN
A Gontser K’Nocker A man who
does crossword puzzles with a
fountain pen.
A Shnorrer The guy who insists
you pay him the money you owe
him.
her at her home. Here too, there
is an atmosphere of honesty, of
sincerity and of loyalty that are
hard to equal. As loyal as she is
to Beth Yeshurun, so is her hus-
band, Abe and her sons Joe and
Robert, both Bar Mitzvahed at
Beth Yeshurun. They can always
be counted on in any task where
Beth Yeshurun or the Jewish com-
munity need their help.
One of the sweetest and noblest
personalities is that of her mother.
Mrs. Lena Keller’s greatest pleas-
ure is to listen to “The Voice of
Beth Yeshurun” every Sunday
morning. The trouble starts at
dawn, for Mrs. Keller cannot see
very well, and she doesn’t want to
miss the “Voice of Beth Yeshur-
un.” From early morning on, the
constant question is “Is it time
yet for “The Voice of Beth Yesh-
urun”? We are proud of the loy-
alty and devotion of Mrs. Keller
and the many others who enjoy
listening to our radio programs.
They carry the message of Jud-
aism not only to those who live
in Houston, but to many who live
in all parts of Texas and of other
nearby states. It interprets the
traditions of Conservative Juda-
ism, to Jews and non-Jews alike,
throughout the great Southwest;
and, Mrs. Keller is a fine example
of those who cannot attend the
Synagogue, and depend upon our
radio programs to get the mes-
sage and the inspiration of our
great and ancient faith.
WANTED-NEWS
“The Message” cordially
welcomes any news concern-
ing any members of Beth Yesh
urun, or their friends, or the
Jewish community generally.
If you have any items that
you would wish us to insert,
please have it at our office by
Wednesday morning of the
preceding week.
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