January 17, 1941

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

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NUMERICALLY STRONG ZIONIST
ORANIZATION IS THE CRYING
NOTED JEWISH LEADERS AND WRITERS
JOIN IN APPEAL FOR ZIONIST UNITY
NEED OF THE PRESENT TIME

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Lead- forces in this country in the face faith in the destiny of the Jewish
Rabbi p eople.
"I know that tens of thousands,
ers in all walks of Jewish life of the present emergency,
By DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
joined this week in the appeal Israel H. Levinthal, spiritual
issued by Edmund I. Kaufmann, leader of the Brooklyn Jewish perhaps hundreds of thousands,
A numerically strong Zionist Organization is one
president of the Zionist Organiza- Center, New York, asserted that of Jews sympathize and applaud
tion of America, calling for the the Zionist Organization "is the the Zionist effort. But sympathy of the crying needs of the day. It is our firm hope that
rallying of all forces in American one agency that can and must is
not enough.
Now
is the
time
when
every Jew
must
stand
up
Jewry in support of the Zionist undertake
that task."
Fishman,
noted column. and be counted. The Zionist Or- our own Government will
Jarob
program for the upbuilding of
of th e ganization calls every Jew to the play an important part in
colors, and he must respond, for
the Jewish Homeland in Pales- ist and associate-editor
daily Jewish Morning Journal of only by our numbers shall ge the international o r d e r
New York, called not merely for
I
recognized as a living force. which will follow the pres-
sympathy but for action. "Now
be
Joy Join now and thank God for the ent war, that it will have
s the time when every
opportunity to partake in the re-
must stand up and be counted, " building of the Jewish Homeland a controlling voice in the
policy bearing upon the dis-
he stated.
in Palestine."
"There should oe no need—
position of Palestine. Amer-
Issue Membership Kit
reads Rabbi Israei H, Levinthal's
A new "Kit" for use by Zionist scan Jewry must register and
message—to emphasize in these
ays the importance of having District officers and other key proclaim within hearing of
d every Jew actively identified with workers in conducting their mem- the American people its Sol-
bership drives was issued this
emn determination to real-
week under the auspices of the
Membership Department of the ize its age - long hope. We
Zionist Organization of America. must make it clear that no
The kit is attractively bound solution offered to the Jew-
and contains on the inside cover ish problem is adequate U11-
a reproduction of a Palestine map
indicating the new Jewish settle- less the claim of the Jewish
fully
ments built since 1936, with the people to Palestine is
legend: "Enlist a Minyan of Zion- conceded.
ists and strengthen the builders
There is strength in num-
of Zion." The enclosures within bers. No Jew who realizes
the kit are available for all Dis-
the importance of Palestine
omm
trict Membership
Ci tt ees and
ould imommawak
individual Zionist workers for the .n Jewish history s h
purpose of facilitating their ef- fail to answer his name as
DR. A. M. HERSHMAN
forts to strengthen the ranks of the Zionist Roll is called.
the Zionist Organization.

EDMUND I. KAUFMANN

tine. In their statements the Jew-
ish leaders endorse the nationwide
effort launched by the Zionist Or-
ganization for the enrollment of
LUDWIG LEWISOHN
150,000 members and stress the
vital importance of a numerically
strong organization for the pur- the Zionist Organization. The
future of the Jew as well as the
fate of Palestine now hang in the
balance. There will be much poli-
tical and diplomatic work to be
done in order to safeguard that
future. The Zionist Organization
is the one agency that can and
must undertake that task. But its
effectiveness will depend upon the
number of Jews in whose name
it ventures to speak. Under these

PALESTINE-04 BEACON OF LIGHT

FOR OUR PERSECUTED PEOPLE ABROAD

T

0 ENSURE THE

CONTINUED UPBUILDING OF
THE JEWISH HOMELAND IN
PALESTINE, THE ZIONIST
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
HAS PROCLAIMED A ...

DR. EDWARD L. ISRAEL

pose of safeguarding the Jewish
postition in Palestine after the
present war.
Among those who publicly en-
dorsed the appeal for strengthen-
ing the Zionist ranks and unity
of action are Dr. Stephen S.
Wise, Louis Lipsky, Dr. Israel
Goldstein, Ludwig Lewisohn,

MORRIS MARGULIES

circumstances, every Jew must
feel it his bounden duty to enroll
as a member.
"It is a sacred call that came
to us. Let every Jew worthy of
the name respond, 'Hineni,' here
I am! I want my name to be
among those registered for the
service of preserving all that has
been built up by the sweat and
blood of our people in our an-
cient Homeland — Eretz Israel!"
Concludes Rabbi Levinthal.
Jacob Fishman's statement fol-
lows:
"Any Jew who neglects to join
the Zionist Organization, to my
mind, puts himself on the de-
fensive. I refer, of course, to self
conscience Jews and not to the
Noma,
so-called assimilationists.
MRS. ARCHIBALD SILVERMAN
"The World Zionist movement,
Judge Morris Rothenberg of New of which the American Zionist
is a - branch, is the
York; Dr. Solomon Goldman of Organization
Jewish movement dedicated
Levin-
only
Chicago, Judge Louis E.
Jewish planning. It
thal of Philadelphia. Dr. Barnett to National the
Jewish problem
R. Brickner of Cleveland, Dr. Ed- approaches
realistic and not hap-
ward L. Israel and Dr. Harry from a point
of view. It has
Friedenwald of Baltimore; Mrs. hazard
through
its
achievements
in Pal-
Archibald Silverman of Prom
dence, R. I.; and other Zionist estine laid the nucleus for a Jew-
leaders. Morris Margulies is
s mem- ish Homeland based on self-
bership secretary of the Zionist respect of the Jewish people. In
Organization of America. order to build the superstructure,
Adding his voice to the plea it must have the active support
Zionist and participation of all Jews with
for consolidating all

"Loyalty to America demands th at

au k

Jew become a Zionist,"

LOUIS D. BRANDEIS

"Jews of every persuasion mud unite in
making it possible for Palestine to absorb
even larger numbers of our homeless

people."

GOAL OF
150,000 MEMBERS

tn Palestine.
Refugees dancing with joy on lan.l.r3

EDMUND I. KAUFMANN

Mad..

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EMBER of the ZIONIST OliGANk TION