Show if r I. I v I. I t- t t J tL Jew and Gentile r p. p Vir r LEV LEVITAN TAN a Jew was elected r i this this' fall faL s state at trea treasurer of Wisconsin tHU me story of his rise nse from peddler to one of fHe most important positions in the state is a r reliance nance of kindly politics cs When Levitan ht to to he wa was was- 1 18 8 and there were f feu in the state He grew up with Jrr Jt f The The only occupation open to him hims s Nv S peddling But he studied conditions and andr r i. i people Whenever he would be invited to 1 spend the night at a farmers farmer's houes Sol h I W uld always y pay for the accommodation and help with the chores He was always f filling illing illin to take the short end It was not 10 g before he lie had won confidence and iny friends f Honesty tact and kindliness he offers f athe touchstones upon which to build suc suc- C s. s And toleration The open sesame I i OK opportunity for a Jew it seems to me is make hn i elf of the with I f a part people i i t om he hv lives s We Ve who are Americans infest In st make ourselves the best Americans we now how v. I think we have lived too much J ourselves In Europe we lived all together ghettos and there was no need for fort mixing with oth others rs' rs But in this country we ih t v e to live iy and Uld work with people who do donat tf nat 1 understand US us at all j It is u up to us to ito to overcome all this thi prejudge jt dge diCe and nd misunderstanding and the only way can t can do it is to give more than w we expect V must not strive to be different I nave have ve f i been jen with Gentiles Gentile forty-five forty years and I 1 t Js 1 v they they- will wiIl not close lose the tile doors to a man manwill will go half haU way While I believe in li b booming Americanized 1 I. I do not beli believe ve in s tI false pr pretense ense which prompts many Jews t J deny their race Many try so hard to exl ex- ex l r T in that they are some different kind of a aMany y s. Many join Gentile churches to gain tige Such false pretense will win Vin nothing disfavor Our Jewish people have so itch li h to be proud of that they should not ashamed of of their race and others will ik k down upon upon them for so doing Hony Hon Hon- C y kindliness tact modesty and hard hard w work rk l I 1 L overcome any obstacles and bring success fj t any ally Jewish boy or girl T These se are ae the thc d. d ds of a man who has won his Way Vay frone from fron I e rank of peddler to a position q of great graI If trust k |