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FIRST LADY OF PALESTINE

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VICHY (WNS) — A more
strict enforcement of the anti-
Jewish restrictions was seen in the
announcement by the Petain gov-
ernment of the appointment of
a general commissariat to deal
with "the Jewish question" in
unoccupied France.
The creation of the special
commissariat was linked here
with the discussions in Paris be-
tween Vice Premier Admiral Dar-
Ian and the Nazi authorities. It
was fearing that the rigorous
anti-Jewish laws in effect in the
occupied zones may be applied in
the unoccupied territory.

Mrs. Isaac Herzog, center, wife
of the Chief Rabbi of Palestine,
was greeted by leaders of Amer-
ican Jewish women at reception
at Waldorf-Astoria on March 10,
given by Mizrachi Women's Or-
ganization of America, religious
women's Zionist movement.
Left to right: Simcha Rabino-
witz, chairman of the reception,
Baroness Eduard de Rothschild,
Mrs. Herzog, Mrs. Abraham
Shapiro, Mizrachi Women's presi-
dent, and Mrs. Edward Jacobs,
representing the Jewish Agency
for Palestine.

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Chief Rabbi Herzog Recuperating
After a Major Operation

NEW YORK.—Chief Rabbi Dr.
Isaac Herzog of Palestine is now
recuperating here after a very
serious operation which he has
undergone recently in the Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
When the venerable rabbi ar-
rived here several weeks ago, ac-
companied by Mrs. Herzog, he
felt very exhausted after the long
and tiring 16,000-mile trip by
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Palestine to New York. A medi-
cal examination, however, showed
that Dr. Herzog was seriously
ill. He was thereupon rushed to
the Mayo Clinic where an opera-
tion on some intestinal disorder
was immediately decided upon.
The operation, though of a
major scope, was very successful,
by Dr. Herzog had to remain
for several weeks at the clinic.
A few days ago the Chief Rabbi
returned to New York. His Emi-
nence's condition is now satisfac-
tory, but he still is weak and
will require another short period
for recuperation.
It is hoped that in the very
near future the Chief Rabbi will
be able to devote his attention
to the mission with which he
came to the United States, to
raise an emergency fund for the
Yeshivoth and other independent
religious educational and charity
institutions of Palestine, which
are now in a very critical condi-
tion, as well as to enable the
transportation of a good num-
ber of Yeshivah students from
Lithuania to Palestine.

An Interview with Mrs. Herzog,
Wife of Chief Rabbi of Palestine

By FRANCES ZAMICHOW

It was a modest hotel on the
west side of town. There was
old-fashioned knocker on the door
and a mezzuzah on the right
side of the door jamb. Mrs. Isaac
Herzog's secretary opened the
door, smiled and led me into a
little room furnished with two
chairs and a desk and a little
table with a telephone on it. I
stood waiting for Mrs. Herzog,
wondering what she was like.
When she came into the room
she moved towards me with her
hand extended. I had an impres-
sion of a diminutive sweet-faced
woman who moved with swift
energy.
"Could you tell me about your-
self, about the early part of
your life," I asked.
She inclined her head.
"You are sure people want
to know those things? It is such
a long time ago."
I assured her. A little medi-
tatively she began to piece to-
gether little remembrances.
"I was 10 when we came to
England. My father was Dayan
Rabbi Hillman, he was a mem-
ber of the Beth Din in London
. . . it is seven years now that
he has retired . . he is in

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he is head
of a Yeshiva . . . oh, yes, I
went to school in Glasgow. I
have a son who is a law student
at the University of London .. .
my oldest, Chaim."
Her voice was very proud as
she told me about her sons. Her
youngest son, Jacob David, who
is 18, is studying for the rab-
binate in a Yeshiva in Pales-
tine.
When we had stopped talking
about her sons I asked her when
she had been married.
"1917. Then the chief rabbi
was Rabbi of Belfast in North
Ireland. We moved to Dublin
when he became chief rabbi of
Ireland. We lived there 18 years
until we came to Palestine." She
turned toward me. "Did you know
Ireland was the only country
in the world without any anti-
Semitic persecution in her his-
tory? There were about a thous-
and Jewish families in Dublin."
She talked more eagerly now that
she was no longer talking about
herself.
"There was never any sign
of anti-Semitism. I tell you, not
even a particle. The Jewish fam-
ilies were very happy there."
"You liked Ireland," I said.
She looked at me. She has a
very gentle voice.
"Very much. I liked England,
too. There is no anti-Semitism
there either."
"How do you like America,
Mrs. Horzog?"
"Immensely." She clasped her
hands. "I w a s particularly
amazed and pleased by the
amount of work the women in
America are doing. They are
marvelous and so energetic. Yes
—she nodded her head — that
was a pleasant surprise. And it
is hard to be surprised after
Palestine, for the women there
are doing exceptional work. You
wouldn't believe it but nearly
all their time is given away to
helping — in nursing, or sewing,
or knitting — attending to the
comforts of the soldiers — you
have heard of the kitchens we
have established in Jerusalem.
We are very proud of them. Why
some times when I think of their
enormous effort I feel as if I
can never do enough."
I thought of her activities:
President of the Mizrachi, presi-
dent and one of the founders of
the society distributing 2,000
loaves of bread weekly, active
in the affairs of the hospital

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for the insane—I couldn't re-
member them all.
"What do you usually do dur-
ing a day?"
"It's so hard to say. There
are so many things. Well—first,
there is my organization work
that keeps me so busy, and
then, of course, we have such
a busy household. There are al-
ways people coming to see me
for help, people who are ashamed
to go to the organizations. Those
people Hitler robbed of their
pride and self-respect when he
uprooted them. The work with
refugees is enormous. But the
reward of seeing people win
back their joy in living as they
rebuild their lives—that reward
is worth everything. I remem-
ber and think now particularly
of certain refugee women who
came to us, housewives whose
old interests had been lost to
them in their old world. I have
seen those women blossom forth
and expand as they found new
interests and opportunities — as
they discovered their minds and
their hands and a country they
could help to build."
Her voice sounded homesick
as she spoke of Palestine.
"You would like to be back,
wouldn't you?"
"I cannot wait to get back.
We're leaving after Pesach, but"
—here she turned towards me
and gestured with her hands—
"you do not know how much a
part of you Palestine becomes.
Eretz Israel is home for a Jew.
Nowhere else in the world is it
like that. Whatever happens I
want to be there."
She was very earnest now, and
her voice strong as she made
her points.
"I am certain that the Jews
in Palestine will always remain.
Yes, I am very sure about that.
We have built there something
too endurable to be destroyed."

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