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Uninvited, Your Welcome is Doubtful—P itronize the Advertisers in the Denver Jewish News
Denver Jewish News
Vol. VIII.
OUR WEEKLY LETTER
FROM NEW YORK
PETEIt .!. SCHWEITZER AM) PIIIE-
I.IP KKANTZ—LOCALIZED ORIEF
AMI REJOICIN'; IN JEWISH
NEW YORK —WANTED: I. ESS
CONDESCENSION AND .MORE
I.IASOMNE.
By Gershon Agronsky.
(Copyrlglitoil, lOg-'. .Tcwtwli Correspondence
lln reau).
Tin* oil clnilll**4 l hy »li this week
included two Jewish figures of New
York, lVter J. Schweitzer, h conspicu
ous lemlor in tin* Zionist Movement, and
Phillip Kraut/., a creator of the Jew
ish Socialist Movement in this country.
It is doubtful even whether the two
men. each nbsnrlied in his own work,
each following the Held of his own
choosing, knew each other. Yet,
despite the political interests which
divided them, and the social harriers
which separated them, there are certain
things common to both of them: lloth
Schweitzer and Krantz were educated
Russian Jews. Both came here as
young men bringing ideas and hjenls
not unknown to any of the hundreds of
thousands of young Jewish emigrants
from Russia. And here the similarity
ends.
Phillip Krantz died at sixty-live, an
age which mitigates the shock the news
of death usually produces. He died
poor, of course, as poor perhaps as a
college professor who falls to marry
money. Krantz. when he came over,
and during the decades lie spent here
did not shelve his hlcultC A socialist,
he turned his attention to the Jewish ;
masses and ns editor, publicist and
educator, it became second nature with
him to give himself wholly tftid unthink
ingly. to wluit he conceived the Jewish
workers' salvation. Like so many o!
his colleagues, living and dead, he had
no interest In. hut conceivable hostility
for. the salvation of the 'Jews as a
people. Living in close touch with the
masses, lie cultivated their tastes and
distastes. He knew, moreover, that
what is not reduced, to .simpleness It
self is anatlieini/i'd hy the solemn
iconoclasts who preside over tin* Jew
ish workers’ •vulture." It was his
task to popularize all things—all
science, including political aiiil eco
nomic science* the arts, letters, and
- what-not. And so. although his was a
thankless existence, if living for one's
self is the aim of existence, his cata
falque was viewed h.v thousands of
grateful followers, and his eofliu borne
on the shoulders of comrades who are
the pillars of the Jewish labor inovo
mi lit in tliis country.
rationalism is turbulent. It evokes
strife, hostility and lends to either war
or pence. In the groupings of Jewish
New York we have nothing hut abyss
null ind life relict 1 . Different groups do
not even take the trouble to hate one
another fiercely. They may cordially
dislike one another, may he contemptu
ous and supercilious of one another, hut
there it stops. Contact is studiously
avoided, although against their will and
predilection, they frequently hare to
nil) shoulders.
It is extremely ditlicult to say
•whether this grouping is due to eco
nomic, social or genealogical reasons, or
the combination of ail three. Because
Jews are connected h.v common char
acters and supposed natural ul&nity,
non-Jews are persuaded ail Jews are
as one.
The truth is that class distinctions
are nowhere as rigidly described as
among Jews and nowhere among Jews
as much as among the Jews of New
York. Tin* division is all embracing.
It Is geographic* as well as political and
economic and social.' 'There is a vaster 1
difference between the Beth Hnmedriish
Hagodol and Temple Eiuunu-Kl than
between, say. tin* Methodist Episcopal
Church in the gas-house section and
one on Fifth Avenue. A common lan
guage and ritual unites the latter two,
so that their ministers could exchange
pulpis without discomfort. (Imagine,
if you can. the shepherd of Emanu-El
in the Both Ilamedrash Hagodol!)
And is there a difference* more con
ceivable than that between the appear
ance and deportment; of the worship
pers in the two Jewish houses of prayer
chosen at random?
Or take the brand of “Jewish Cul
ture" as fostered hy the inter collegiate
Monorah Association and that: which
is imbibed by the thousands of visitors
to the lecture-halls anil forums and cul
tural clubs on the East Side. Sholom
' Alciclicm stands for a imim* of some
good-natured lull benighted foreigner:
and whore* I'crclz is known, Fricdlau
il«*r lias Ih’oii hoard of only as a relief
workor who was murdered in tlio
l 'krnine. And so il is between this
circles where the Into Solomon Soheoh
tor is a olassio and thosi* where tho.v
swear hy Zliitlowsky. If you did not
know both were Jo wish, you would 1k»
hard put limling sonic atlinlty between
what is fuught at tho Jewish Centres
or V. M. 11. A’s. and tho Humorous
•voroinon" down-town. And (hiding a
point of similarity between tlio chap
ters of tho Council of Jewish Women
and the Women's “(Tntcrstcutzung"
societies is far more dillictilt then find
ing something common to the I'uiou
League and a lodge of the Knights of
I'yrhlr.s,
Artithial or not. the harriers are
forinidahle —and ominous. In a com
munity where, say the "Bergers” speak
only to the ' Burgs" (and the latter
cast longing glances at exclusive coun
try clubs), homogeneity is impossible.
But a little "lialsoning'' should not be
impossible. Men are wanted to inter
pret down-town to the folk up-town,
anil vice versa. And the folk up-town
should not condescendingly come down
only to ••Americanize*." The processes
of Americanization are working smooth
ly enough. The schools, the institu
thins, the streets, the very air that's
breathed, are performing their Amer
icanizing functions. Nor Is the dilll
eulty one of language. “Down-Town"
is mastering English rapidly enough.
(Besides Yiddish-speaking circles are
no less divided among themselves than
the English-speaking quarters are.
among Jews.) What is wanted is an
understanding hy the dissimilar parts
of the hopes and the griefs of the other,
to the end that there will he universal
sorrow when a socialist who had been
a good Jew dies, and universal re
joicing when a Jewish triumph is
achieved, oven though the triumph lie
ncliieved hy Zionists.
LETTER RECEIVED AT NATIONAL
FARM SCHOOL FROM SECRETARY DENBY.
M>. Harry It. Hirsh, chairman of the*
.lubllis* committee of tho National
Karin School. yesterday mad:* public
i loiter to him from Secretary of
Navy. I'd win Donby. praising tho un
dertaking of tho directors of tin* School
urging yo|ing men. esj>«*oiaHy those in
tho larger cities to train for ugrioul
ural work.
Secretary Donhy’n lottor follows:
•*I am glad to In* Infonnoil of tho
movomont for training tho .low in
agrionltnro. Tho oarliost. ami tin*
imlisponsablo pursuit, was agrionltnro.
It was formerly looked upon as a
drudgery, but application of scientific
study and modernization of methods
lmvo placed it in tin: forefront of) in
teresting occupations. Whoever con
tributes to the advancement of the
•donee of agriculture renders a gon
dne and lasting service to humanity
l wish the fullest measure of success
o all properly sponsored movements
’laving for their object tin* advance
ment of ngrieultuni and the welfare
>f tin* agriculturist.*'
The National Farm School occupies
"00 acres of land in Doylestown.
Kennsyl vanln. It is modcrnly equip*
•led to train young men in every branch
-f agriculture It is bringing city
voting men (nearly) 100 a yeari back
to tlie farm, giving them a thorough
agricultural training with clothing,
hoard anil tuition free.
The National Farm School was
-farted twenty-five years ago by Dr.
Joseph Krauskopf. .Jews and non
lows the country qre plan
ning il testimonial to him In recogni
tion of bis work.
PHILIP SASSOON M. P., FORMER
PRIME MINISTER’S SECRETARY
IS FABULOUSLY WEALTHY.
London Sir Philip Albert C.ustave
Sassoon. ('. M. *(»., who Inis broil re*
(ui'ihml unopposed for ITytlie in tin*
I’nionlKt cause. is a quirt ami urbane
young man in ihr early thirties, fabu
lously wealthy , the third baronet: lie
is generally considered the second most
eligible bachelor in the kingdom.
Tie is a Jew. dusccmlant of the
Sassoon who founded the great Indian
banking and merchandising house of
F ]>. Bassoon and Co.’, and his mother
was a Kothschild.
Tie has been “on the Inside of
things" since that period of the war
when Earl Ilaig became commander
in-chief, and Sassoon was a pointed his
secret a ry.
Mr. Sassoon was given a private sec
retary by Mr Lloyd, George and was
probably the most efficient private Sec
retary a Crime Minister ever had
MARTYR FORGOTTEN
BY HIS OWN PEOPLE
Mendel Uwilis, Who Niim Years Ago
Was Called Israel's Martyr, SI nig
gling in New, York, Tires of Being
I'nbiie i harge—Goes lilt.. I‘iinting
Huskies to Karn Liveliliod.
By BEN AMUNAH
I.'uglish Kell tor of Je*\visli Yolksfreunel
I; is very oft on Mild I lint n nation
M»*ve*r fowls its huroos or mnriyrs.
True ns this fait may la* it is not a
fact in every ease. I’very rule ln.s e-x.
: eptiolis mill the e\ee|*tio.i to this rule
is .MKNMICh HKIMS.
It was ill 1i• 1 •». Tin* world was then
peaceful. No one dreamed that the
following year civilization would he
•cl hack by die greatest war in his
tory. Government** now thriving did
not exist then. Mighty i*mpire*s de
stroyed by tlie war were then seem
ingly impregnable. Furope* was more
tranquil titan it is today} Hut on the
east of tlie great fturope was the
powerful Russian empire. Here there
was more misery than could be found
in tlie rest of the world. Here human
heitigs were suhj *eted to the worst
servitude imaginable in modern times
I.ife was insecure. More than all
others, our Jewish brethren suffered.
They were forced to live in "pales.’*
They were* kept out of schools, they
wen* opressed. Many of you reading
this article cun remember those* days.
If memory means anything at all the
crueltlev* them perpetrated against the*
Jewish people are* still fre*sh in the
•alnds of the themsands who have* conn*
to this e*otintry since. Those* of you
who re*im*tnlH*r. think. Those who
don't, listen.
In IPIII the* world was suelilen'.y
areutseMl l»y a startling piece of n «'•
which came from Km*. Russia. M**t
de l Belli*. a Jew of Kiev, wav arrest.*
for the murder of » Christian hoy one’
Merged \yi 1 h i.vio r euar-.- e- l ’U
riiue Tid
he e-or‘e w ** * * . Th> is v. • a*
attracted * '•'* a fi'ntion "f the wh le*
world in mi.'?.
Why the Whole World Was Interested.
If this Intel Im'l‘ll an ordinary thurelbr
the* whole* world would probably n«*ve*r
have lie'tirel about it. Rut .tills was
not an ordinary mureler. ’ Belli ml it
was tlie* honor of a whole jlddple. Tin*
!ive*s of six mirion human' beings
were* in elungt-r. If Me*ndcl Iteilis had
he*n found guilty. <;**el only knows
what would have happened to oitr
hreihren in Russia. If Miauled Hcilis
had he*en found guilty the* ignorant
Russian peasants would he* ine*ite*el to
massacre*.
A murder was e*omniitteel. A little
hoy was he*Jirtle*ssly kllleel anil Meaidel
Iteilis was arrested for the crime, giv
ing jut the* motive tin* ridiculous con
tention that tlie* .Tews mil Christian
I'.ooel for the* Passover celebration.
It was tin* rielieudotts motive* which
attracted the* attention of the "'hole
world. The worlel at large* was not
eoneerne*d with the* tnureler hut the*y
were} curious to know how a Russian
court and jury would :ie*t in this wise.
Civilization knew that Jews eliel not
use* blood —that the* very thought of it
was repulsive to the* Jewish pe*opP*.
Civilization knew the*se* things hut it
seined that a judge ami jury of elark
Russia did not know. They wanted
to lie* eonvinc*e*el that- it was not so.
When everything Inked elark and
gloomy for unfortunate* Me*mUl Beilis,
tlie- whole world sent up q shout <»r
protest which virtually pierced the
ears of eve*ry juror, le se*e'Uie*d as if
Beilis would Im* railroaeled. Tie would
h, e-onv!ete*el. Rut civilization spoke
anil the Russian court eland not turn
a deaf e*nr. Me*nele*l Beilis was. ac
quitted. the* honor of a whole* nation
was save*d. He* was haili'd as a martyr
in Israd. A nil lie* truly was a martyr.
From the* time he* was nrrostoel until
he* Ileal from to save* his life
he was maltreated and hounded, only
liecause he was a .le*w.
He suffered not because he* was
Mendel Beilis. lie lung'd issu'd in
prison he*eatisi* lie was a Jew. As a
Jewish martyr lie* a (tract eel worlel-wielc
attention. He* was pitied and honored.
He was lauded and prnsied. This was
only Immediately sifter the aesiuittal.
Since them he Inis been fe»rgotte*n.
Broken and penniless, lit* le*ft Russia ;
in fact, lie had to sniugle* his way
out. to go to Palestine. Ills wife* and
cldlilron soon followed him. But his
i suffe*rings were* not over. 'l'ln* niartvr
ami Ills family we*re* in dire ne’eel. The*
iie*ro of a* nation now hecava a piddle
charge, ele*pe*nding on the good will ••.'
charity. Beilis eliel no* want t > retr* ir
a piddle charge. He* war.te.l ,o . p
Wednesday, December 20, 1922
Beauty Everywhere
|ln mount or vale '(throughout the
eluingeful year. ,
| I'roui ail. tliei by-ways of tin* world I
peer
! Into tin* secret places xvhero they wind
i Almost beyond tin* Utmost reaeh or
mind.
And beauty. beauty everywhere I llnd.
"Oh why.” T asked, “does Nature in
such wealth
Lavish her jewels, hide them as lo
st ealth.
The wondrous trensuit's of her artist
soul
In opulence outpour, and o’er the
whole
Oroaf wilderness of worlds, her ‘•'plf,n
dors roll?”
I'roni jungles only to the wihl? things
known.
I'rom waste karroo, from forests deep
and lone.
from ley north, and from each starry
fin me
That looks Into the oceans" mirror
frame.
One clear and universal answer came.
•The Soul of All Is beautiful, then
why •
Should Nature anywhere In earth, or
sky
KA'l from here high 'estate? Tf It
should he ,
One wild flamingo l*y an unknown sea
Found God unheautiful. no God were
Tie”
Albert Purrnnt Watnon. In ‘"T’nity.”
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES FIRST IN JERUSALEM UNIVERSITY.
(Jewish Telegrnpldr Agency)
Jerusalem Lectures of tin* Philo
logical Hepartmeht of the Hebrew Uni
versity here, to Ik* opened around Pass
over. Include Professor Louis Ginxberg
of Un* .lewish Theological Seminary of
New York, and Professor Henry Malter
nd Max L. Margullo* of Dropsio Col
,t. PliibulelpJjhu de
rtn.cut is the fir t of the faculties to
«;j . ed and noted Jewish scholars
I m I'uroje In\ i: *• 1 to Jerusalem in
t Prof. Tel.iet rf Itcrliu. Prof.
Kraus of Vienna. .Jal.b's Tehernowit 7.
and Clin Jos of Vienna, and Prof Jnlindu
i»f Spain.
ZIONISTS THE MAJORITY OF JEWISH DEPUTIES IN POLISH SEJM.
A Jewish Woman Kled«l in (aitliria.
(J. C. H. Service)
Warsaw Tin* final lists of Mvisli
deputies cli'cteil to tin* l*ollsh Sejm
show that a total of JlTi. with tin* prob
ability of an additional from Eastern
Calh-ia. and reveal also that tin* major
ity of the successful caialidates are
classed as Zionists including Mi/.rachi.
Poole Zion and Zaire Zion (llilach
duth). One woman was elected in
Eastern (Jalicia. Mine. Ituza-Pomeranz- ,
Melzer.
EAST AND WEST JEWS UNITED BY CHARITY
(Jptvlxh Correspondence Bureau)
Her!in For tin* lirst time perhaps i:i
tin* history of .lowish community in
(lermnny. Ea>t European .lows hnv**
conn* to tin* ni<l of tin* Wos tom Jew*,
hy placing n.tHiO.OOO marks at tin* dis
posnl of tin* lattor’s philanthropic* In
st it tit ions.
Transfer of this grant was nceom
].aniod hy fnytoninll demonstrations,
representatives of the Jewish World
Relief Conference,. consisting of Rus
sian Jews, which contributed tlite
money, congratulating the Western
Jews who. owing to their impoverish
ment. are unable to maintain some of
their work. On tin* other hand, tin*
Oerman Jews expressed their grati
fication for the magnanimity of the
I Fast European Jews.
port his <*"'n family. He wanted a
tluiiKv. In quest of that chance lie
(•nine to America, the bind of oppor
tunity. Kvcn hero fate semod to
work against him. Benefit concerts
! were arranged hut the nation <li<i no»
(patronize them. It seined, that the
i .Jewish people had forgotten its mod
! < rn hero.
This did not stop Itcilis nor dis
courage him. Tie felt that in this
eeuntry he could lind something to d-*.
And la* did. lie is now in the printing
business ill New York and seems to
have found the means with which to
i siipjMirt Ids loved ones Ilis family is
with him. Mendel Beilis, the martyr
Jof nine years ago. lives anil works in
\*ew York forgotten hy his brethren
<>f tlie whole world.
[ new IVnai B’rith lodge ha iyen
l rrned a Mt. Clemens. Mich.
HERBERT LEHMAN
AN ICA DIRECTOR
“.Join!” anil “leu" Conclude Agreement
for Co-ojn*raf iun in Russia.
Jewish TYlegrnytile Agency
Moscow < ’ol. Ilerliert Lehman. Cliair
of flu* Reconstruction Committee
! of tin* Joint Distribution Committee of
Xew York Inis boon elected a director
of tin* Jewish Colonization Association,
Mie philanthropic organization with
lieiidi]unrters in Paris, administrating
tlie three hundred million franc fund
left in its trust by Ihiron de Hirsch.
The election of Mr. Lehman, the first
American to serve on the ‘•lea." follows
negotiations between the representn
tives of the two bodies, in Iterlin and
here, looking to eo-operation in relief
activities in Russia. Co-operation be
tween these two largest and wealthiest
philanthropic organizations in Jewry
is regarded in all circles as highly sig
nificant.
I An agreement concluded by repre
sentatives of tin* Jewish Colonization
j Association with the Soviet Govern
ment provides for a concession to the
former to establish co-operative credit
(societies in various parts of Russia, in
cluding the right to raise assessment ■
I for the repayment of the loan. The
(activities of the Association, the agree- ■
I merit provides, will he supervised by a
[council ofFive comprised of two repre- J
jsenfatives of the Jewish Colonization]
Association, two Jewish representatives 1
jof the Government, and one neutral]
pe rsou.
Tin* Jewish Colonization Association *
has allocated three million francs for
these credit Institutions a<*cordiug to
tin* statement of Mr. Sack to the Jew
ish Telegraphic Agency. The Associa
tion contemplates the opening of 100
]credit institutions within six months.
Scattered throughout Russia, the ma
jority of the hunks will he located in
'the rKValne.•twill M!e Tasks of the
(newly founded hanks will In* to aid ex
isting Institutions of a similar nature.
'The whole program will lie launched
immediately upon the rutitlcntiou of
the agreement by Premier Lenin.
Tlu* Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Icarus also that the Joint Distribution
Committee will participate in the cred
its trt In* granted h.v tin* Jewish Coloni
zation Association, and that the latter
will reciprocate by participating in the
reconstruction program of the Joint Dis
tribution Commit tin*. The agricultural
work, tin* loan hanks and trade schools
supported h.v tip* Joint Distribution
Committee will thus he largely ang
uie!it|*d.
ARABS LOOK TO COMPLETE BOY
COTT OF COUNCIL.
Hiciks Arrested for Resisting Census.
(.Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
] Jerusalem -The boycott of tlu* elec
! lions- to the legislative Council ndvo
; <*nt<*«l by the Arab leaders will be
1100'i effective. it is# claiincd in Arab
I circles, Propaganda against the elec
tions is being conducted with unpre
! itMlented energy, villages chiefs, teaeh
-1! crs. and Sheiks helping in the cam-j
‘ jpnign. Agitators have been sent also
to various villages to ensure a com
plete boycott.
Iteduin Sheiks in the District of
lioershebn, have been aria's!ed for ad
! vocaling the boycott of the Palestine!
census. The census having been np-1
! proved by the Aral* leaders, the <*ov
| eminent is determined to punish those |
■:.dvising rt*sistnnce of the official count.
FAITLOVITCH SAILS ON FALASSHA
MISSION.
(Jewish Correipondonee Puronu)
New York Dr. Jacques Fuitinviteh,
Kidd Executive of (hi* American Pro-
Fnlasha committee, sailed for Abys
synla on (ho ‘Mauretania.” This is
his lifth expedition in the interests
of the Falaslia .lews in that country.
Am effort to secure $.'15,000 is lioing
made (his wek for tlie purpose of
establishing the education,;'l mid relig
ions program for the Fnlaslia? on .1
firm basis.
BAVARIAN “FASCISTI" PREPARE
JEWISH MASSACRES FOR
CHRISTMAS.
t Jewish Correspondence Rii remit
Herlin- Christinas has been tixed in
file day for massacres of .lews by the
"National Socialis's." the reactionary
had anti-Semitic party in Itavaria.
ted by Dr. Hitler, often referred to as
tin* Hernian Mussolini. Hexes labelled;
"Jewish Massacre Fund" have been
placed in cafes in Munich. to which
those in sympathy with the National
Socialists’ program of Jew extermina
tion are asked to con!rib!to.
JEWS NEED NOT REGRET CHANGE
IN BRITISH GOVERNMENT,
WRITES COLONEL WEDGWOOD.
I'roni!unit British l.ihorite Semis Con
tribution to Keren llayescd and Says
Cause of Pule slim* Is in Friendly
Hands.
Tin* National oifir.* «»f the Keren
Hayesod in the Cnited States. .10 Cnion
Square. New York, aunounees the ri 1 -
«( ipt of a letter from Col. Joslalt (*.
Wedgwood, M. P.. enclosing his per
sonal contribution to the Palestine
Foundation Fund. It will he r:*culh-d
that Col. Wedgwood was touring; the
i nited States in the Interests of the j
Palestine Foundation Fund when lie
was compelled to break off his tour in
order to return to Knghiml for tie*
Parliamentary election*.
In Ids le ter the Colonel states that
the Jews need not regret the change
in the P.ritish Government a- far as
Palestine is concerm*d. He alludes to
the fact that Mr. Win. Ormshy-Gore
now occupies the post as T’nder-Secre
tnr.v of State for Foreign Affairs and
express**#! the belief that the cause of
Palestine Is in Friendly hands. It is
pointed out that Ormsby-Gore has l>een
*»»»e of the most ardent and consistent
defen*l**rs of the Balfotir Declarfion in
British public life.
KAMENEW IMPRESSED BY
“HABIMAH"
(Jewlib Telegraphic Agency)
, Moscow Leo Kninrnew. wlio wiik :it
I flip lipod of lljp Soviet fiovenimont
during tlio ilhiess of Nikolai Tallin,
after witnessing n performance of tin*
j •'Habiinah.” declared flint the Hebrew
; players had “iiiMTibtil their name up
on the tablets of tin* cultural history.”
Mr. Kamenew mmle this entry in the
\ isitors* book:
"To ineori»ornte the soul, the suf
ferings and the strivings of a people in
pictures is a great achievement. Tlie
"Hnbimah” has magnificently succeed
ed in this.”
JEWISH ACADEMICIANS PLAN LARGE PROGRAM
(Jewish Correspondence Bureau)
Philadelphia—The American A<*ad
cmy l'or .Jewish Research instituted at
the end of the war. d«*cldcd at Its
meeting at Dropsie College here on
Nov. 28, to raise funds to further the
completion of the Concordance to the
Mishnn hy Grozoeski: the. preparation
of a Thesaurus <»f Gaonic Literature
hy It. Levin and (lie publication of
the Index to Liturgical and Poetical,
Literature hy Professor Israel David
son.
Tin* most important, resnluthpi was
to appoint a commission charged with
tlio prepnrtion of a plan for an In-'
drx to the Responsti Literature, cm
|h»dyiug a detailed (ruble to tin* Coll a-
I orytors and a specimen Index t«* one
oi; two IJesponsa. it is intended to in
cite foreign scholars to join In this
triirantie undertaking which if will take
many years to bring to fruition.
Professor Louis Ginzberg, President:
Professor Henry Matter. Secretary;
Professor .laooh Z. Lauterbach, Treas
nrer: Dr Gyrus Adler. Professor
niondlieim. Davidson, Iluslk. Margolis. I
Marx. Wolfson. Doctors Ha liter and
Zeitlin, were present at the meeting.
Kxmsrs for non-attendance were re
ceived from Judge Sulzberger. Presi
dent Kmeritus Kohler, Dr. Morgen
stern. Professors Mann and Xeunmrk. ;
The n»gular and honorary member
ship of the Academy Is made up of i
representatives of four American Jew- i
ish Colleges and Sendnaria, and Pro |
fessors of these great American Pnt
versities.
PALESTINE RAIN MAY CAUSE UNEMPLOYMENT.
(Jewish Correspondence Bureau)
Jerusalem - The beginning of the
rainy season is causing anxiety among
Zionist leaders who fern* that the large
scale building activity will Ik* inter
rupted. This will mean the unemploy
ment of at least :».000 Jewish lulMir
or>. many of whom are recently ar
rived Clialuzim.
In consequence of the iupending un
employment crisis, the Zionist Kx:*cu
tive is considering the inauguration of
a special public work of a temporary
nature.
ACCUSE "JEWISH CAPITAL" OF GERMANY'S RUIN.
(Jewish Teloffrni'hle Agency.)
Berlin —Demonstrations stnp«*d hy
the National Socialists at Munich at
tracted ."0.000 persons, who joined in
deivuinc'.ni: •'lnternational Jewish cap
ital!” for inciting Franco to destroy
«-ertnany.
Tl»o demonstrations were engineered
hy tin* party of which I>r. Hitler, the
"Bavarian Mussolini." is tin* head.
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WORK TOGETHER FOR
RUTENBERG PROJECT
ZIONISTS AND “BRANDKIS-MACK"
(mom* TNITK 9N RITENUKRC.
, PROJECT.
1 (JewUh CorreHpondence Bureau)
New York—A step which Zionists
. • l.elh*ve may lend ultimately tt> a re
conciliation in' the ranks of the Zion
■ 11st Organization <*f America was taken
l at a ' oonferenoc last night of rep
■ j le.sentatives of that organization ami
. 1 tlie Palestine Development Council
at the offices of Nathan Straus, in the
, Aeolian building. hy a apisjlutment of
a joint committee to desire means of
I cooperation I tot ween the two Italics in
' raisin): funds for the Rutenl*»rg elec
! t ri(lention and irrigration project for
! Palestine. .
I Tliere were present, on behalf of the
j Palestine! Development Council. Judge
IA ulinn \Y. Mnek, Clinirmnn. Mrs. Mary
Pels. I»r. Stephen S. Wise, and Messrs
| Sol Itosenbloom. Ismis Rosensobn and
f.cdnlin Public: and on behalf of the
Zionist organization Morris Rot hen
la* rg. chninnan of the committee. Judge
Jurath Moses of Baltimore ami Don!*
| Robinson. William Edlln. William Top-
Ms and Senion Altol.
Mr. Uothenberg brought forward the
<|uestion rtf r*stabllshing peace within
the Zionist ranks anrl urged that a
discussion l>e entered into which might
had to flu* removal of differences ex
isting between the two groups, with
I lie aim of bringing hack Intd active
participation In the work of the Zion
ist Organization, tints** former leaders
<>f till* Zionist Organization, who are
now" officers' of tin* Palestine imveiop
me:it Connell.
Judge Mack anrl his Associate* stated
that the Palestine Development Coun
cil is a body composed of Zionists and
mm-Zionists alike nnd limited Jn it a
activities strictly to social economic eh
.t€ri>rls<n for tlw npbnlbltoil of.
tine: that while they theinseljva*-arp
Zionists, they are meeting with
resentalives «»f the Zionist Ocganten
tion r*f America, not in their personal
but solely in their representative ca
pacity as delegates of the Palestine
Development Council.
Questions affr'cting Zionists alone or
the Zionist Organization as such, were
therefore beyond the range of discus
jslon at this conference, limited to ways
land mentis by which cooperation iu
jtlie economic undertakings necessary
, for the development of Palestine can
hr* attained by the Zionist Organisation
lof ‘America nnd the Palestine Dcvclop
menf Council.
j The conference decided. Hint the
: Rutenberg Hydro Electric Development
(Project -is conceded-to Im* fundamental,
and discussion concern itself with that
project. The following resolution was
, unanimously adopted:
"It is flic sense of this meeting that
the* Zionist Organization of America
; and the Palestine Development Coun
cil co-operate in raising tin* necessary
funds for the Rutenberg project by
the sale of trust certificates or slock
land flint a sub-committee of two from
teach of tin* groupd in tills conference
I in* appointed to work out tin* details
of co-operation, including provisions
| for a joint campaign to Im* conducted
I with the regard* to campaigns under
j taken by the Keren Ilnyosod, the Joint
! Distribution commit t<*e nnd other or
; ganizations. for a trusteeship of the
! funds collected with representation
j from, both the Palestine Development
Council and the Zionist Organization
jof America."’
j (Note: The New York Times re
| port on this matter was taken from
one supplied by the Jewish Correspon
dence Bureau.)
JEWISH PARENTS BESIEGE MISSION HOUSE RETURN OF CHILDREN.
Vienna—l'arnitH of Jewish children
attracted by fh<» Swedish Mission
House. bt‘sloged) tin* lattor’s quarters
demanding the children's roturn. As
tin* demands prow more insistent, the
parents were reinforced l»y other Jews.
Police were called to quiet the riot
jl.uri to the gratification of the crowd,
sided witli parents, promising a thoro
investigation into the circumstances of
Mho detention of the children at the
missionary institutions, whose rami
fications throughout Austria is causing
I grave misgivings among Jews.
As a token of gratitude for tin* aid
| rendered them, tin* citizens of Brest-
T.itovsk recently' decided to name one
j r.f the newly-built streets in their
city after Felix M. Warburg, chair
man of the American Jewish Joint
!l distribution committee.

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