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Kam ROSENAU'S PRESIDENTIALNIESSAGE TO CENTRAL CONFERENCE son for -our separate survival. Mr. the intention. to declare that .we
Ralph Philip Boas, writing in the At- rabbis, who are - consecrated to the
OF AMERICAN RABBIS
lantic Monthly of February, 1917, on service of the Lord, whose lips are to
(Continued from page 3)
"The Problems of American Juda- guard knowledge and from whose
Congress discussion appeared to be ism," properly emphasizes the fact mouth the people are to seek the law
After-War Responsibility.
that Judaism is and must be no racial because• we are messengers of the
Our people must be made to realize settled for good. On July 1, 1916, a
that after the war American Jewry meeting was held in New York under movement and clamors for a whole- Lord of Hosts, have no place in a
will have to do even more than it is the auspices of the American Jewish hearted effort to make Judaism a liv- - movement in which . Jews band to-
doing now. Rabbi Judah L. Magnes Committee for the purpose of adjust- ing faith. Never did call have greater gether on racial or national grounds
remarked, with statesmanlike wisdom - ing differences. The Conference of warrant. Judaism, through no insuf- and for a political state or even a le-
and forethought, upon his return from National Organizations was formed. ficiency of its own, but rather through gaily-assured home. Upon us rests
the dereliction of the people, is not the obligation to take up and sound
the eastern war zones, that with the The .conferees appointed by it and the
the keynote to which
establishment of peace American Jew- conferees of the Jewish Congress Or- the living faith it ought to be and can unremittingly
be.
OurS
must
once
more
be
the
the
Jew
has
ever
given expression.
shall have to be directed to- ganization Society after a discussion
itih
to
effect
in
man
the
never-ab-
The
religious
Israel,
having the sane-
set task
ward the reconstruction and rehabili- of existing agreements and differences
tation of communities which, previous arrived at a compromise. The com- sent consciousness of his Maker, so tions of history, must not be sacri-
to the great world tragedy, were promise was referred and submitted that man may be properly adjusted to ficed, to the purely racial Israel of
prominent centers of Jewish culture. by the Congress Committee to its or- himself and the rest of the world by modern planning. If it is sacrificed,
Not less than $100,000,000, suggested ganizations. It was ratified almost means of noble feelings, thinking and the religious demand of the Jews of
our age, apart from other conMera-
to be distributed as loans, will then unanimously, 217 delegates voting in acting.
Nationalism Versus Religion.
tions, cannot be satisfied. The time
be required. Nor will distinct after- favor and only 4 against the agree-
in
my
has
Another movement which
come for this Conference to pub-
war work have to be undertaken only ment. Thus the American Jewish
judgment
is
calculated
to
suppress
the
lisp
the statement that it stands for an
in foreign lands, but also in this coun- Congress, to which both parties in the
try if, as has often been predicted, old quarrel agreed, was, on Nov. 2, religious . vitality which' Judaism
should manifest, is one not making it- Israel whose mission
religious
and
of is
this
mission,
it
hundreds and thousands of immi- 1916, duly authorized.
self
from
without,
but
rather
from
that,
in
the
light
It
is
needless
to
give
a
full
account
grants not affected by the immigra-
tion bill shall be admitted into the of the discussion of details which at within the camp of Israel. I refer to looks with disfavor upon any is move-
other
United States. Like other immigrant this point necessarily ensued and to Jewish nationalism. I am not here to ment the purpose of which
elements, the Jewish ithmigrant de- tell of the many meetings which had quarrel with Zionists. Mine is only than religious,
rent shall have to be Americanized. to be held by sub-committees working
..fhe Americanization shall consist not tinder the direction of the Executive
bnly of 'social but shall include also Committee of the American Jewish
religious, adaptation. The future im- Congress. All that needs to be stated
Migrant shall have to be Made to feel is that an American Jewish Congress
that liberty. does not preclude a re- is to be held and to be held for the
ligious theory of life, but depends'on "purpose of defining methodi where-
it religious theory of life for security.. by, in co - operation with the :Jews of
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the world, full rights may be secured
Americanjewish Congress.
In order that•the-'Jew might come for Jews of all lands and all laws dis-
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with a view of putting before the
Nominating conventions ' where
Tribunal, of Nations, when peace shall held throughout the country; accord,
hed, the just
j claim of.. the ing to instructions, the first', part of
be establis
Jew. Those of us who have enjoyed May and elections of delegates to tiro
full liberty and equality here and else- Congrcwwcre . eonducted in all Jewish
where and who know what full' lib- communities, June 10.
The Central Conference of Atneri
erty and equality mean to the human
being, realize that ours is the respon- can Rabbis—one of the many organizes
sibility to make every effort to insure ations affiliated with the Executive
to others our own blessings. For a Committee for an American Jewish
time it seemed that we American Congress—was allowed four reprc-
Jews would not be united in the ef- sentatives. Your president, after con-
forts we are to put forth with respect ferring with your Executive Board by
to the preliminary organization to be means of correspondence, notified. the
effected by us. We were "a house president of the American Jewish
divided against itself." The perplex- Congress that the Central Conference
ing problem before us was how to of American Rabbis, in the opinion of
bring together the contending parties. its Executive Board, could not accept
Thanks to the leaders of the two the representation accorded to it in
sides, the long-existing Conference- the Congress, if such representation
were granted it only on the basis of
Importers of
$245 for every representative having
a scat in the Congress, or on the basis
of a total taxation of $980 for four
Tobaccos, Smokers' Articles and Playing Cards
representatives, the condition stipu-
lated by the Administrative Commit-
tee of the Congress. Because the
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Central Conference of American Rab-
bis or any similar organization does
DETROIT
not command large enough resources
to pay the tax intended to be levied
for representatives, your president
Send money to your friends and relatives, wherever
suggested to the president of the Am-
erican Jewish Congress the advisabil-
they are, through
ity of considering the acceptance of
representatives to the Congress from
rabbinical associations on the basis of
other conditions than those stipulated.
Since your president communicated •
with the president of the American
Jewish Congress, several organiza-
tions have for various reasons with-
drawn from participation in the Am-
erican Jewish Congress. Sentiment in
American Israel as to the present fit-
ness of action is once more divided.
And it is, therefore, for you whether
or not you, as a national organization,
wish to be represented in the Ameri-
c •• ■ 0 .1"
can Jewish Congress scheduled for
I
;
Sept. 2.
Demand for a Living Judaism.
No matter what our .duty may be
with respect to securing political, civil
and religious rights for Jews who are
denied them, we must not forget our
responsibility to aid Israel as a whole •
to retain its place in civilization as a
distinct religious factor. Many in our
midst are not infrequently guilty of
sacrificing our religious birthright and
with it_the privilege it implies. With-
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