ter rti ■••■••■••■■■ 6.nleswe cfprRorrintisn (Airor 'cue and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE VLTROFFJEWISII et RON ICLE and THE LEGAL CHRONICLE guallehed Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co. Entered as Second•class matter ?ILA 3, 1916, •t the Post- of Much 3, ISM ale. •t Detroit. Mich.. under the eci General Offices and Publication Building 525 Woodward Avenue Telephone: Cadillac 1040 Cable Address: Chronicle London office: 14 Stratford Place, London, W, 1, Englend Subscription, in Advance li $3.00 Per Year insure publication, allcorrespondence and bore matter each this office by Tuerden.extmingof each week. nen mailing notices. kindly use ens side of the paper only. The Detroit Jeld.lt Chronirle in•Ito correspondence on nub. /eats of Interest to the Jewish people, but disclaims responst. Wily for an Indorsement of the views exprested by the writers Sabbath Readings of the Law Prophetical portion—Hos. 12:13-14:10, or 11:7-12:12, or 11:7.14:10 Pentateuchal portion—Gen, 28:10-32:3 November 16, 1934 Kislev 9,5695 Rep. McFadden's Defeat The defeat of Congressman Louis T. McFadden of Pennsylvania is without question the most interesting result of the last election insofar as American Jewry is concerned. Representative McFadden's defeat at the hands of his constituents is particu- larly interesting in view of the wide dis- tribution of his scurrilous attacks on the Jews, under cover of government mailing privileges. It will be recalled that Con- gressman McFadden's anti-Semitic ad- dresses on the floor of Congress aroused so many protests that the Speaker of the last House of Representatives read into the record a telegram of protest from Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the American Jewish Committee, against giving cred- ence to McFadden's quotations from and endorsements of the Protocols of the Eld- ers of Zion. It made little difference to McFadden that Henry Ford, from whose Dearborn Independent he quoted the ref- erences to the Jews, had apologized for printing them several years before. The rebuke of the voters in McFadden's district is the most decisive blow that could be given this reactionary member of Congress. By refusing to give ear to the false attacks on the Jewish people, the electorate in his district proved that it is not easy to capitalize on anti-Semitism and get away with it. In his striking revelations of the Nazi propaganda conducted in this country, John L. Spivack, writing in the New Masses under the heading "Plotting Amer- ica's Pogroms," charged on the eve of the election in which McFadden met his doom, that "Congressman McFadden, Jew-baiter and crook," took a $25,000 bribe in a case in which his activities and those of his associates were branded by Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo, in an official Uni- ted States Supreme Court decision, as fraudulent conspiraacy." This $25,000 bribe, according to Spivak, was paid to McFadden in connection with the absorp- tion of the Marr Oil Co. by the Southern States Oil Corporation. Spivack reports in his revelations of a stock deal perpetrated by McFadden who was restrained by former Attorney Gen- eral Ottinger of New York State, through the courts, from selling $1,300,000 worth of stock of a new corporation known as the Federated Radio Corporation. Less than two weeks later, the report continues, McFadden filed a petition for bankruptcy in Canton, Pa., in which, the writer says, the value of the stock was placed at only $60,000. According to Spivack, sacks-full of mail sent at government expense was shipped by McFadden to Nevi York Nazis for dis- tribution in their propaganda drive against the Jews. This is the man who loses his seat in Congress and stands condemned in the eyes of his constituents. His defeat in great measure vindicates the sentiments of those who believe that it will not be so easy for anti-Semites to gain ground in this country. Heinz Liepmann's Visit Here Heinz Liepmann's visit here, under the auspices of the Men's Club of Congrega- tion Shaarey Zedek, for an address in which he will describe his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp, will provide an opportunity to hear first-hand informa- tion on what transpired in Germany dur- ing the first few months of Hitler's rule. A year's news reports of Hitler atroci- ties fade into insignificance compared with the horrible impression that is left on the mind upon reading the resume of the op- pressions and persecutions which are cred- ited to the brutalities of the Nazis since they ascended to power. There have been protests and outbursts of indignation. Lib- erty-loving people have rebelled. Decent people feel outraged. But all these ex- pressions of indignation are revived with a redoubled force upon reading the ac- count of German murder in Heinz Liep- mann's volume, "Murder—Made in Ger- many," for the writing of which he has served a jail sentence. An Amsterdam court sentenced Herr Liepmann, a Ger- man-Jewish refugee author, to a month in jail for writing this account of German atrocities in novel form, the court holding the view that Liepmann libeled the head of a friendly government. "Murder—Made in Germany" is the narrative of the author's experiences in a concentration camp. Incredible as these experiences are, they are vouched for as the absolute and factual truth. In his fore- word, the author declares: "I will answer with my honor, my live- lihood and my life for the fact that all the incidents in this book have actually hap- pened. "I cannot sleep at night when I think of the Jews. Every night I hear a thousand- fold rattling in men's throats, screaming and choking. I see eyes slowly growing dim. I see hands crushed to a bloody pulp, backs with the skin stretched like a bal- loon. I see bloody beards, crushed feet and corpses—corpses." Thus, Liepmann's novel is an account of one form of atrocity after another. Ev- ery form of cruelty imposed on humans in Germany finds corroboration in his book. Cass Canfield, president of Harper & Brothers, publishers of this volume, re- cently made this statement to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency commending Liep- mann and his book: "It took great courage for Liepmann to write the book, knowing as he did the danger involved. He was perfectly con- scious of the risk and I can only express my admiration for his courage. "We are very enthusiastic about the book, which is the first human first-hand document of information on present day conditions. Heinz Liepmann was faced, as were the other German-Jewish writers, not only with the qUestion of opposition to the Nazi regime, but also what they would do about it. The result was this unusual book of first-hand information on present- day Germany." Detroit Jews have an opportunity to meet and to hear Mr. Liepmann on Wed- nesday evening, at the Shaarey Zedek. A capacity audience should attend in or- der to provide the guest speaker with the encouragement he deserves from his fel- low-Jews in his battle against the Nazi terror. Hitler Punishes the No-Sayers A proclamation by Dr. Seiler, head of the Medical Association of Duesseldorf, is made public by the Physicians Gazette of Berlin, as follows: "In the election of Aug. 19 the Maria Hospital of Duesseldorf rejected the Fueh- rer and National Socialism by a vote of more than 50 per cent. This election re- sult rearesents a provocation of the pro- fession, of the city and of the State. The Duesseldorf physicians will try to make good this alien attitude by the strictest boycott of the hospital to the point of economic annihilation. "I therefore decree that any assign- ments to the hospital are rigidly forbid- den. I will publish in a circular the names of all German physicians who in spite of this prohibition still assign patients to that hospital." Immediately after the last German "elections," the fear was expressed that those who dared say "No" to the Hitler "Ja, Ja" commands would be severely punished. Now we have the proof that Hitlerites are determined to go to extremes in "educating" the entire German popu- lation to Nazi thinking. We are particularly interested in print- ing the above-quoted proclamation for the benefit of Adolf Hitler's theological de- fender in Detroit. In the face of the state- ment we have just quoted, will Dr. Fred- erick B. Fisher continues to approve of the glorious regime of the Nazis? Metropolitan Comment LONDON: CAPITAL OF JEWRY By HENRY W. LEVY (1TA Special By DAVID SCHWARTZ (Coarrtim.1134. J. T. Al comer...dent) (Copyright, 1934, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Ina) CRITICS I hope Elmer Rice doesn't mind my butting into his far from pri- vate battle with the New York daily critics, As one who has read his incitement of the critics, most of their answers to the charge and who has seen Mr. Rice's two New York productions of the season— the points at question—and a num- ber of Mr. Rice's previous efforts, I feel that I owe it to myself, if not to my readers, to join in the discussion. Well, what's all the shouting about? Mr. Rice produced two shows of his own authorship this season, "Judgment Day" and "Between Two World." Neither of them fared very well at the hands of New York's daily drama de- fenders although each of them at- tracted a small following among the critics. And . . . both plays being close to Mr. Rice's heart— they containing various phases of his present philosophy of life—he was quite annoyed at the critics for not being more receptive to his efforts. So • .. speaking at Columbia University before a group of Pulit- zer Journalism School students and then later to a few newspaper cor- respondents Mr. Rice said: "I will never again write a play for the New York theater because it is over-commercialized and its dra- matic critics are jaded, bored, illit- erate, stupid and generally classi- fiable as a low form of animal life. I am fed up, disgusted. I've been at it entirely too long." Going into further details about the dramatic critics he said that critics are the drama's worst ene- mies. And speaking specifically, he is quoted in some of the papers as saying that one is "a senile al- coholic" and another is a "profes- sional keyhole peeper." "There is not," he continued, "a dramatic critic in New York who knows anything about the prob- lems of acting and directing. Only three or four of the 15 have some degree of sensitivity and some idea of the theater. Two or three are stupid but honest. The rest are the scum of the earth." And about first night audiences in general, he said even less flat- tering things. Hollywood scouts, he called "more stupid that dra- matic critics." The first night aud- ience he described as composed of 120 representatives of the press looking for wisecracks to charac- terize the play as a means of ele- vating their egos, 75 Hollywood scouts more stupid than the press and the rest unemployed actors and actresses who came to be seen and professional first nighters. AND THE CRITICS SAY And this mouthful, the critics have answered. They don't be- lieve that Mr. Rice will retire, some hint at a publicity stunt, others insinuate that Mr. Rice is worried about the loss of his for- tune in enterprises he is backing himself. Another says he could keep the critics out if he wanted to. Others turn flips to Mr. Rice's venom. But let some of them speak for themselves. Percy Hammond who most cer- tainly was among the critics most severely attacked by Rice sardoni- cally answered: "Rice is absolutely right. He didn't reveal all he knows about us." Gilbert Gabriel, who liked one of Rice's recent plays. was caus- tic in his best vein: "After all," said Gabriel, "playwrights are merely a lot of disappointed crit- ics." Practical Robert Garland volun- ( PLEASE TURN TO NEXT PAGE ONDON. — The Hitlerization of Ger- many has turned London into a world cen- ter of Jewish politics. Here, In the largest capital of the world, we have today concentrated the whole of Jewish political activity. Here, also, rests perhaps the entire responsibility for everything that is being done on matters which will decide the fate of the Jewish people. Added to the political activity we have all the relief work on behalf of the Jewish refugees from Germany and the work of providing aid for the Jewish population in Germany itself. American Jewry's abdiction of priority in re- lief work in favor of London, subordinating it- self voluntarily to the leadership of British Jew- ry, will certainly add to the prestige which the authoritative Jewish organization in England en- joy throughout the world. London Jewry possesses a considerable num- ber of important Jewish personages of the high- est type. The vast task they have assumed at this critical phase in the life of the Jewish people must make them conscious of the immense re- sponsibility that now lies upon them. There are now in London the Zionist World Organization, the Central Relief Fund for Ger- man Jewry, the headquarters of the Oze (the organization engaged in world-wide Jewish health work) ; the Relief Organization for Russian Jewry; the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and the Joint Foreign Committee, the political department of the Revisionist Organization; the World Union of Progressive Maccabi, and many other Jewish organizations and institutions whose work is carried on in England such as the An- glo-Palestine Club. A STRANGE DEVELOPMENT British Jew is a Free Man It is fortunate that British Jewry, and par- ticularly the Jews of London, find themeelves at this difficult time placed in no favorable a posi- tion that 'they can take upon themselves this important task of leadership. England is not only comparatively, but actually, the most toler- ant country in the world. The British Jews walks about with his head up, a free man, and he may live as any other British citizen. There is no Jewish problem as such in England, neither in theory nor in prac- tice. Being a Jew is no hindrance either to the community or the individual. Jewish equality of rights is today firmly es- tablished in England. It fits in with the sound and solid character of the Englishmen, of all British institutions. I was brought to a realiza- tion of these facts by a speech delivered by Sir Austen Chamberlain, former secretary for For- eign Affairs, at the Anglo-Palestine Club. It was a thunderbolt hurled against Hitlerism. Britain is the only country whose statesmen have in this way brought their international au- ,thority to bear German anti-Semitism, and the service that British Jewry has rendered In mo- bilizing this great force is invaluable to the cause of tolerance, equality and freedom. At the present moment, British Jewry has launched its second great appeal for funds to aid German Jews. The manner in which this campaign is being carried on deserves admira- tion. On one day the whole of British Jewry, the representatives of every section of Jewish opinion, attended a public conference, sat to- gether in council and issued their appeal jointly, as one united body. One day has been set aside for the collecting activity. Thus, the work Is concentrated and carried through as one con- cerned effort in one great sustained movement. Unanimity of Opinion According to Sir Osmond d'Avigdor Gold- smith, chairman of one of the most important committees engaged in the work, there had not been a single difference of opinion in his com- mittee, comprising both Zionist and non-Zionist, at the 72 different meetings they had held. Not only the leaders, but the rank and file of British Jewry must be credited with the abil- ity to present such a unity of purpose and unity of front. A very important factor, of course, is 1the comparative economic stability of British Jewry, which makes it possible for it to play important a part in the relief work. In raising funds to aid German Jewry, British Jewry has demonstrated its capacity from the very first. It is a hid that British Jews are economically better off than the Jews of any other country. American Jewry was economic- ally broken by the recent crisis, but even those American Jews who have managed to scrape through the crisis more or less unscathed have not shown themselves so generous in the present German catastrophe. British Jewry is not only more able but also more willing to extend a helping hand to the stricken Jews of Germany. It has taken today that place which American Jewry held during the post war years of Ameri- can prosperity in the relief work in Europe. American Jewry played at that position; today the burden rests upon the Jews of Great Britain and particularly of England. A Concentration of Jewishness In other directions Anglo-Jewry is more dried and lean. Even Whitechapel has lost the old East European Jewish look, Linguistically it is Anglicized. There is complete Anglicization among the whole front. The younger generation born in England is assimilated. If you walk down Whitechapel along Petticoat Lane and its adjoining by-streets you will hardly ever hear a word of Yiddish. Shops and market stalls are still reminiscent of a Jewish township in Eastern Europe recalling Lemberg or Warsaw, but White- chapel has lost its Jewish character. Even on a Sunday, when the shops are open, when every- where else they, are closed, it does not look Jewish. You sometimes hear an occasional Yid• dish phrase, but it is generally a "cuss" word. There is also, in places, the smell of herring and fish, garlic and onions. but it is more a matter of business, of dealing in these particular articles of food, than of the old-fashioned Jewish ways of life. The fact that some non-Jews come to Whitechapel for a shave because the barber shops elsewhere are closed is also nothing specifi- cally Jewish. At best you find a few Jewish restaurants always packed because they serve food, tasty food. Of course, Whitechapel has its synagogues, Hebrew schools, public Jewish institutions, but Whitechapel seems to have concentrated in itself all that is left of Jewishness in London. You can even find a Yiddish poster of the boardings there. Does that mean that Judaism in England is weak and decaying? Not at all. It Is only changing. It is adopting a different form. The stoppage of foreign immigration is Anglicizing, Westernizing it. The older generation still reads the Yiddish press, else the two Yiddish dailies could not exist. But each reader who dies leaves a gap. There are no new ones to take their places. There are Anglo-Jewish weeklies which sell well, and the Hebrew "Ifaolom" has a num- ber of readers in England. The garb is changed, the tongue alters, but the Jew remains. The catastrophe In Germany has, in fact, revived the Jewish feelings of many assimilated Jews, who were on the verge of inter- marriage and blood mixture. I, myself, have met a young Jewish journalist here who was sent to Germany by an English paper and discovered there for the first time the existence of the Jewish problem, The week's prize for the most striking Vocational Guidance bit of advice given to Jews goes to the Advice to College Youth ea Hew Rev. Dr. Alexander Lyons of Brooklyn, to Choose • C own N. Y. Writing in his monthly "The Sup- vor plement, A Periodical with a Punch," Dr. 140'71 CHOOSING A CAREER. V411.4 he George Misr. Published by Voter Lyons makes reference to the statements a Rinehart, 233 Madison Are , Si,,, rock (KM, 11/•/relkte /f01/076 made recently by James W. Gerard, for- mer ambassador to Germany, warning ITH THE congressional elec- He cited the "Protocols of the Eld- "Choosing - a • Career Con- Jews against becoming associated with tion over and final returns ers of Zion" which several years ference," sponsored by the ago were publicized by Henry Ford unofficially recorded, the results Communism. American Jews are advised show that at least 11 members of and which have since been dis- Bamberger Foundation of as follows by Dr. Lyons: the new House of Representatives credited and proved to be false, re- Newark, N. J., June 26-28, CAPITAL CREEK W In support of Judge Gerard's timely warn- ing I should favor a declaration by American Jews that any Jew who Identifies himself ille- gally or otherwise offensive, with communistic agitation should be declared as having thereby betaken himself from the general Jewish body. I want to see Judaism stand conspicuously for a citizenship of progressive loyalty consist- ent with a principled peaceful procedure. These are nice words, "a citizenship of progressive loyalty consistent with a prin- cipled peaceful procedure." But what do they mean? Since when has American tradition attempted to suppress freedom of conscience and political expression? And how does Rabbi Lyons assume to write any individual out of the Jewish fold for the reason of his political affiliations? We presume that Dr. Lyons feels the same way about the non-Jewish Commu- nists—and it is an admitted fact that the non-Jews dominate the Communist party. Therefore, Dr. Lyons also presumes to write the non-Jewish Communists out of the social life of this country, and would rob them of their freedom of ex- pression. This is a bit Inconsistent with American principles. And what applies to the non-Jew applies to the Jew. Both have the inalienable right of speaking their minds—so long as they are not de- structive and resort—to borrow a phrase from Dr. Lyons—to "principled peaceful procedure." Where Rabbi Lyons errs particularly is that he would create different standards for Jews and non-Jews. No one questions the right of the non-Jew to be either a capitalist or a communist, but the Jew is assailed for being either or both. And Dr. Lyons falls victim to this crazy bit of logic. Tidbits and News By M. A. TENENBLATT A RICE AGAINST THE Give the Prize to Dr. Lyons BY-THE-WAY are Jewish. This represents an in- sulting in an apology from Ford. crease of one Jewish member and In the course of McFadden's at- brings the total of Jews in Con- tack, Kopplemann demanded on the gress to the largest number in the floor of the House that the words of McFadden relating to the false history of the country. The new House member is Wil- charges be stricken from the Con- liam M. Citron of Middletown, gressional Record. This move was Conn., who was elected represen- blocked by Representative Bertrand tative-at-large. Citron, who is a H. Snell of New York, Republican Democrat, defeated Representative- House leader. • • • at-large Charles NI Blakewell, a Republican, and a Wale professor, McFadden was alleged to have whose home is in New Haven. The connections with the Silver Shirt vote was 263,760 against Blake- organization. At least he carried well's 248,976, giving Citron • on extensive correspondence with plurity of 14,784 votes. the Silver Shirt leader, Pettey. Rep- • • • resentative Dickstein, sponsor of The other ten Jewish members the investigation of Nazi and other of the House served during the un-American activities, has un- last session. The Democrats are covered several of these letters. indications are that McFadden Sol Bloom, Emanuel-Celler, Samuel Dickstein, Theodore A. Peyser, and will not be returned to the Howie the future. At least, the cards in William I. Sirovich, all of New York; Herman P. Kopplemann of are against him. The old come- back trial in too steep. ThN is Hartford, Conn.; Henry Elienbo- cep of Pittsburgh, Penn.; Adolph shown by the efforts of more than half hundred former represen- • J. Sabath of Chicago, Ill.; The Republican members are Isaac tatives who in the past have sought to stage a come-back. Only about Bachrach of Atlantic City, N. J.; and Mrs. Florence P. Kahn of San a dozen of these got themselves returned to the House, and even Francisco, Cal. at that, the going was rough for Of significance to Jews is the defeat of Representative Louis T. them. • • • McFadden, Republican of Canton, Citron's victory in Connecticut, Pa., an avowed anti-Semite. Me- Fadden served in the House for coupled with Kopplemann 's re-elec- 20 consecutive years and in recent tion in that states most important years hardly a session went by in county, brings to the House two which he did not attack Jews. Mc- Jewish members out of a delega- Fadden made himself known na- tion of six Representatives. This tionally for his three attempts to is the first time in the history of impeach President Herbert Hoover. the Nutmeg State that two Jews • • • have been sent to Congress. Bill Citron's record in Connecti- During the last session of Con- gress, McFadden was particular. cut Democratic politics is outstand- ing. Starting as a lawyer in Mid- ly bitter in his attacks upon Jews. In addition to addresses on the dletown, Citron became the city government's counsellor, an office floor of the House, he made sev- eral radio talks In Washington in which he held for several terms. Then he was elected to the date which he made statements which were challenged by Representa- legislature after which, for sev- eral terms, he was named by the tive Kopplemann. On one occasion, McFadden Democrats as the minority leader. I charged that Jews had cooked up As Democratic leader in the levie- plot to gain control of the world. r PLIASE TURN TO NEXT PAGE ) 1934, at which the addresses delivered gave advice aimed at guiding the youth vocationally, met with such enthusiasm that it was decided to publish the speeches in book form, Mr. Bljur, who directed the conference, edited this book, an introduction to whieh was written by A. Harry Moore, governor of New Jersey, who was elevated to the United States Senate on Nov. fl. Law, medicine and architect- ure were excluded from the dis- cussions Included In this vol- ume. Instead, important mod- ern callings—such as aviation, radio broadcasting, etc. — are given serious consideration. The editor, In his preface, emphasies the need for teach- ing trades and for the selec- tion of a vocation. Eminent figures in the industrial and pro- fessional life of this country participate in the symposium. "Boxy" — S. L. Rothafel- discusses the entertainment field. Edward L Bernays speaks about public relations. Helena Rubenstein — who ad- dressed the conference from Paris over the radio—views beauty culture. Jack Straus talks about retailing. Other participants are: Bruce Barton, advertising; Amelia Emhart and Lieut.- Comm. Frank Hawks, aviation; John C. Flegeman, building; Neysa McNeil!, commercial art; Margaret Bourke-White, tom- ( PLEASE TURN TO NEXT PAGE Jews in Palestine set out to solve a peculiar racial or national problem—the Jewish problem. But what has developed? I don't think there can be any question but that Jewish Palestine is helping to solve that problem. But what has happened has been more than that —it seems to nie that while solv- ing the Jewish problem we have shown how the economic problem of the world can be solved, Palestine has prosperity. All right, you will tell me that there is not a car in every garage in Palestine, nor a chicken in every pot. But the fact remains never- theless, that in spite of an immi. gration of 60,000 last year, there is a shortage of workers in Palestine —at a time of world depression. ZIONISM FOR THE WORLD We have all heard these stories, and we say it proves that Zionism is a good thing for the Jew. But it seems to me time to go beyond this. It seems to me time that we proclaim Zionism as a possible solution for the world's economic problem. There are at present three types of economic organization: Demo- cracy, Communism and Fascism. I propose that we add to that Zion- Ism. Zionism, mind you, not for the solution of the Jewish problem alone; but a broader Zionism—an economic Zionism for the various nations of the worlds. I POINT TO PALESTINE My thesis i8 that Communism, Fascism, and even Democracy have been found wanting from the eco- nomic standpoint. In an economic Zionism, I see the solution for the economic problems of the world. In saying that, I think I am standing on incontestible ground. The condition in Paestine testi- fies for itself. Now, in older days, one would have said that Palestine prosper- ity was due to the fact that Pal- estine is • holy land— a land in which the sun once stood still—a land in which the laws of nature were suspended and miracles were a matter of course. Palestinians today, however, claim to work no miracles so that if this phenomenal thing of pros- perity has occurred there, it mere- ly means that the economic pro- gram embraced in Zionism is one that will lead to prosperity. ECONOMIC ZIONISM Now if this is so, our next step should be to find out just what the economic program of Zionism is. I think everyone will agree with me, that the two principal points of the Zionist economic program have been: the opening of the doors of the country to immigration and the land. program of the Jewish National Fund. If we consider that the ideal of the Jewish National Fund is that the land belongs to the whole peo- ple, we may say—that the ideals of economic Zionism are: free im- migration and free land. AN ECONOMIC LABORATORY In other words, Palestine has been an economic laboratory, in which at a time of universal de- pression, it has been proven that free immigration and accessible land I f ew e: bringg back PeMrityo.ur early American history, we will see that it was this combination indeed, which brought prosperity to early America. When the doors of the country were opened to all, and when there was yet a frontier to which the landless men could go and stake himself to some land, American spelled Opportunity ... But when the Frontier was gone PLEASE TURN TO NEXT PARE Palestine As a Force in the Life of the Jewish People By RABBI NAHUM SCHULMAN C *** ion Shear Hashomayim, Windsor The motivating force in the actual home was bit by bit taken rejuvenescence of Jewish life the from us, we replaced it little by world over in the last two decades little with fragments of our lic- hee unquestionably been the titious home—with Palestine in- movement of Zionism. The re- tangible, with Palestine inde- birth of llebrew as the veniac- structible. If there was no afar and literary vehicle of ex- earthly Jerusalem, a Jerusalem of preedon, tile 'reawakening of the heaven was created—one which hope., dreams and aspirations of no earthly power and no mertal our people, the renewal of cub fingers could touch or despoil. tural, educational and spiritual Three times daily In his prayers, pursuits along clearly Jewish lines in his passionate outpourings, the of thought, the raising of Jewish Jew turned longingly and devoted- prestige and dignity, the strength- ly to Jerusalem. It was no mere ening of Jewlah consciousness, lip service. It was no petrified and the solidifying of the greater meaningless formula when he portion of Jewry into one solid vowed fervently the same burning phalanx — all these encouraging oath that his ancestors vowed and heartening tendencies are by the rivers of Babylon: "If I truly the flowering out of the forget thee, 0 Jeruaalem, let my aced Zionism, right hand forget Its cunning" Palestine has been a centripetal was life of his life, blood of his and centrifugal force throughout blood, heart of his heart, and soul ofhitshsisourle. nOtefr uatmousntd ro significance which the our long career as • people, as a w nation. was In the long history of the Jew Jew and his world revolved. The we know that out of the Holy festivals and the fast days cen- Land radiated Judaism—a sane. tered around Palestine. His eyes titled way of life; and that toward turned toward it and his heart ap- Zion the Jew turned throughout proached it. Zion gave meaning and hope to Jewish life. The his martyrdom. hope of Mesaianlsm, the dream of At the center of Jewish history, the Jew's millenium was irre- at the heart of Jewish life, stands viably bound and intertwined Palestine. Around it revolves the with Eretz Three!. No Holy Jewish world and out of it evolves Land, no Messiah, no "Acharith the Jewish life. Throughout the hayamim." The idea of a home- course of his long wanderings land and the idea of redemption from land to and, from country svas one indissoluble concept. to country, from continent to con- tinent, Eretz Yiaroal has exerted And the more I study the the dual force of a eentnpetal acharith hayamint" vision of thestronger and centrifugal nature upon the Isaiah--chapter corporate body of Israel. I say in this thought suggested to me, of a centrifugal nature because that of Palestine being the centri- century after century out of Pal. fugal and the centripetal force in estine came new literary and epir- the life of our people. And it itual . creations that permeated, seems to me as if the prophet saturated, suffused and vibrated long ago realized in this majestic the entire structure of Judaism prophecy the idea and the sig- and Jewish life. nificance of these dual forces. "Fnr eat of Zion shall radiate And In proportion as the eentri- Torah"—a centrifugal force. And feral forces of Palestine spread ...et• Zion shall flow all the na- out In ever-widening circles, 14 Boni'—a centripetal force. c e rnotnrigfeurraI et . The efm a re:re al sog r d e • "Wherever iniustice• is trees and persecution beat on the whether it be done to a done, periphery of life, and the more grow) or to a -small group, large terrifying the fear of the Chris- moral force of America must the be tian world became, the more there to defend those who are Jewry embraced and clung to its wedged or oppreseed."—President ancient homeland. When our Wilson.