Monday, Oct. 03, 1927
Rosh Hashonah Doings
P:Anshe Ernes Congregation, Chicago, was to broadcast (through the Chicago Daily News radio station WMAQ) music, chanting, ram's horning and sermons of its Rosh Hashonah (Jewish New Year's) services this week. P:The Jewish Tribune, weekly magazine, learned in editorials, popular in text, in its Rosh Hashonah number issued last week, started a contest among its readers to decide "which Jew, by his service to America, deserves to be honored with a statue. ... No Jew has been nationally honored by the community for his services to America. In New York City, the Jews number about a third of the general population and yet there is not one statue dedicated to an American Jew to symbolize his and his people's contribution." Previous popular contests of the Jewish Tribune decided "the twelve outstanding Jews of America," "the twelve foremost Jews of the World," "the six foremost Jewish women of America," "the ten Americans who have done the most to promote good will and better understanding between the Jews and the non-Jews."