Weizmann's Enthusiasm Sways
Leaders, Establishes Hebrew U.

Arranging Oct. 31 SOS Campaign

(Continued, from Page 1)

. In time of peace the journey from Jerusalem takes a day
by automobile. In time of war—then and today - - it takes far
longer. It took Weizmann, detouring to avoid the Turkish
armies, 12 days and 12 nights, five through the burning Sinai

•Desert then across the waters of S
the Red Sea, then• through the ing men who might be persuad-
Mountains of Moab, to reach his ed to endow• an institution of
higher learning in a country • as
rendezvous.
It was a wondrous journey, remote and- backward as Pales-
this journey to meet the Prince ti ne.
of Arabia, for it was the same Rothschild's Vow
as ,that taken • in such anguish In Paris after much effort he
and uncertainty by the: Children succeeded in seeing Baran Ed-
of Israel in Biblical times.
I mond de Rothschild, who had
One can only imagine what it already given handsomely for
meant to this man who had Palestine colonization. He spoke
carried the dream of Israel so to him of the . University. It
long in his heart, now to find would be an investment, he told
himself on the road his ancestors the Baron.
"Dr. Weizmann," • the -latter
had taken to the Promised 'Land
said half jestingly, "do You know
3,000 years before.
Somewhere deep in the Moun- what a rich man is? He is a
tains of Moab, he paused •for a man who lives on the interest
little while, lost in the vision of of his interest. By that defini-
Moses, who had passed this way, tion, if I made this investment
too. Suddenly a sharp, nasal of yours, I shOuld no longer be
a rich man."
British voice broke in:
SOS; (back row, left to right) Theodore Mande I,
But after further discussion,
On SOS Day, Sunday, Oct. 31, every family
"Sir, you are out of bounds!"
William Shapiro, Jerome W. Kelman, Charles
It was an indignant British of- he said:
in Detroit will .have an opportunity to„pontribute
"If you can get the support of food, clothing and other comfort items for Jews
Levin, Norman Nairnark, Mandell L. Berman, De-
ficer leading • a military patrol,
who had come upon this man some great Jewish scientist— in Europe and on Cyprus, according to plans of
troit SOS chairman, Tillie Feinbloom and Lawrence
standing on a hill, exposed to Professor Ehrlich, for example— the Detroit SOS Committee, which began prepara-
A. Fleischman.
the enemy, and apparently com- I will help you."
"We hope that organizations will cooperate
tions two weeks ago for the one-day drive.
.'Weizmann's
heart
sank.
Pro-
•
muning with himself and with
with
us by not scheduling any special events on
.
Discussing
arrangements
are
committee
mem-
fessor Paul Ehrlich, 'the famous
his God.
SOS day," Berman said, "as we will be counting on
Dr. Weizmann • apologized, and Nobel Prize winner in medicine, bers (front row, left to right) Evelyn Pollack, Ben
members of men's, women's and youth groups to
who had developed a cure for Silverberg, Mrs. Meyer Silverman, Goldie Levin-
walked on.
help in this community-wide collection.
syphilis,
was
noted
for
his
dis-
stein
and.
Mrs.
Helen
Singer,
regional
chairman
of
On the 4th of June, 1918, he
met the Emir, and they sat in interest in JeWish affairs.
the • tents - of Arabia, and they
But Weizmann gathered his nings of support for the Hebrew guished clergy of all faiths in- in her early seventies, the , old
feasted in the immemorial way. courage and visited the medical University were assured.
cluding, interestingly enough, lady who had borne' 15 children,
Then they rose and together scientist in Germany. Dr. Ehrlich
Haj.. Amin el Ilusseini, the 'Grand so many of them outstanding, and
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walked on the desert sands, back was then at the height of • his
Mufti
of Jettisalern and today saying to •her: •-
Now, in Jerusalem, Weizmann
and forth, and Weizmann -plead- fame 'and harassed by many pa-
one of the Arab leaders fighting
"Mrs. Weizmann, how proud
broached
his
plan
to
Allenby:
ed his case.
tients. The two men talked about
Israel, assembled on Mt. Scopus. you must be of your son at this
he
wanted
the
foundation
stone
Dusk fell sharply; the moon chemistry, which was safe
moment."
As Cannon Boomed
rode in the heavens, •,white and enough. Then Weizmann, with of the Hebrew University laid
Mrs. Weizmann, who under-
then
and
there.
And
with
the
sound
of
cannon
high; and in that clear desert air, characteristic charm, suddenly
stood no English, nodded politely,
Allenby
demurred.
The
coun-
from
up
booming
and
echoing
as they walked, something said to Ehrlich:
try was in a state of war, he the Judean valleY, and the crack and whispered to -her friend:
magical happened to Chaim
"Dr. Ehrlich, let me be frank pointed out, the Turks held that and ping of bullets in the dis-
"What says he?"
Weizmann.
with you. I am not here to talk
"He says that you must be
For the space of a heartbeat, about chemistry. I am here to hill over there, and / this valley tance, Gen; Allenby leaned over proud of Chaim."
he felt suddenly • transfigured, talk to you about a Hebrew uni- just behind them; the British and carefully pressed into place
"Ah, ah," she said, nodding. "I
suddenly fused in one blinding, versity to be built in Jerusalem." had taken Jerusalem only a brief the cornerstone of the Hebrew
while ago; all things were un- University.
am, I am, and if this good man
incandescent moment with all of Ehrlich Won Ov er
certain.
"That this can be done now;" would get married, perhaps ,he
Jewish history through the ages.
Ehrlich listened to him with Wasn't Discouraged
he said, turning to Dr. Weizmann would have a Chaim, too:"
"There on the sands of the
(Copyright, 1948, New York journal..
But Weizmann would not be at his side, "gives me courage.
desert I was pleading with a growing astonishment.
All Rights Reserved. Dis-
"A university, I can under- discouraged. The cornerstone It is an extraordinary - act of American.
tributed
lsto-King Features Syndicate.)
Prince of .Arabia for a spirit of
stand.
A
Hebrew
University—I
must
be
laid
now.
War
or
no
(The
years
between the wars.
faith."
understanding between his peo-
ple and my people returning to don't know," he said. "Why in- war, the world must know that
Seven
years
later,
in
1925,
World
War
II,
the slow whittling
the Promised Land," he said, heaven's name Jerusalem? Why a Hebrew University, symbolic Lord Balfour, the signer of the down of the promise to the Jews,
Palestine?"
'
of the return to Israel,.: was be- Balfour Declaration, came to Je- Weizmann's ambassadorial tray;
later. "And all at once I felt
Weisinann continued to ex-
that it was no. longer I who was plain, Ehrlich staring at him. ginning to rise in Jerusalem.
ruSalem to attend the ceremonies els throughout • the world—the
speaking, but that in me spoke
Allenby tried another tack.
marking the opening of the tini White Paper of 1939—the United
After a few minutes, the phy-
Moses and the Prophets, as if sician pulled his watch from his
"Dr. Weizmann," he said, as versity. Weizmann greeted him Nations- and Palestine—Israel .. .
the entire course of Jewish his-
one man to another, "look about as he- got off the train in the The final installment in this
tory spoke through me-80 gen- vest pocket.
you. What is this country but Jerusalem station. Nearly 20 thrilling life story will appear
"Look," he said with some
- erations of men, dreaming of the
sand and rock and desert? The years had passed since their first next week.)
asperity, "you have kept me now
return . "
Jewish people will never do what meeting in a hotel in Manchester,
an hour! Outside in my waiting you
say. They are too practical when Balfour, that austere and
`A Hearty Return'
room sit princes, _ counts, cabinet
As a result of that meeting and ministers who are happy if they a people to come to this waste- lonely man who had neither wife Four Laymen .1-0 Conducr
-tater negotiations, Emir Feisal, can get five minutes from me— land and sink their future in it. nor family, first caught the vision Temple Israel Services
from this man. •
on behalf of the Arabs, announc- and you have detained me for an They won't do it."
ed that he wished the Jews "a
"Gen. Allenby, you will see;" `Proud of Her Son'
hour!"
While Rabbi Leon Fram
hearty return home" to Pales-
Weizmann replied , • earnestly:
Weizmann, deeply moved, took away on vacation, lay members
Weizmann smiled:
tine. It was clear that if out of
"You
will
see
what
the
Jews
Balfour
by
the
arm
and
said:
"There is a difference between
this war the Arabs were to
will do. Give theni a chance. "This is the first time in two of Temple Israel will conduct
secure their big Arab 'state, the them- and me, Dr. Ehrlich," he They will take this yellow dust thousand . years that the Jews Sabbath Eve services at the
Jews would be welcome to their said: "They have come to get and turn it into a garden. They have- been able to be host to an Hampton School auditorium,
an injection from you, but have
Warrington at Pickford.
tittle Palestine. "
will make this place blossom." honored guest."
"We are working together for come to give you one."
Among the laymen to officiate
There
is
a
story
they
tell
of
Allenby
could
not
gainsay
him.
Dr. Ehrlich looked at him, and
it reformed and revived Near
On July 24, Gen. Allenby and the• ceremonies. They tell of the during August will be Charles
suddenly
burst
out
in
laughter.
East," the Emir .wrote later, "and
the British Imperial Staff, high tall Britisher bending toward Aller, Charles L. Goldstein, R'eu.
our two movements complement Eventually he was won over. .- Allied Arniy officers, distin- Chaim Weizmann's mother, then ben Levine and Arthur J., Hass.
Thus,
step
by
step,
the
begin
each other. There is room for
eaed.ced
NORMAN and SOL NOM
us both ... and I think neither
RHODA B SIMON
LIVES OF OUR TIMES
GOL DA M E YERSON
can be a real success without the
other."
GOLDIE BECAME INTERESTED IN ZIONISM
Historic words they were,
MODERN DEDORKFIGHTINC
WHILE ATTENDING MILWAUKEE STATE TEACH-
harbingers of peace and the
FOR HER PEOPLE'S INDEPENDENCE,
COLLEGE.THIS INTEREST DEEPENED BE -
WHOHAS FREQUENTLY BEEN CALL-
promise, of a better life for all
CAUSE OF HER CONCERN FOR EUROPEAN JEWRY
MOST
IMPORTANT
WOMAN
ED'iTHE
WHILE
ENGAGED IN VOLUNTEER RELIEF WORK
the Middle East, where man is
IN TILE MIDDLE EAST."
DURING WORLD WAR1.
little more than the grass of the
field, and life is brief and passes
• • • G, 0
, in poverty and want. But im-
perial rivalries 'and power
politics; a growing British orien-
tation tow
_ ard the Arabs and a
. -
- growing cynicism toward inter-
WHEN SHE WAS 24, SHE SAILED FOR
BORN IN KIEV,RUSSIA IN 1898,5HE
WHERE FOR 3 YEARS SHE TOILED
5 national p 1 edge s; • increasing
PALESTINE
CAME TO THE U.S.WITH HER
IN THE FIELDS BY DAY AND STUDIED
Arab nationalism, the pressure
PARENTS WHEN SHE WAS 8 YEARS OLD,
HEBREW AT NIGHT.
THE FAMILY SETTLING IN MILWAUKEE.
- of oil interests—all these in later
years conspired to nullify the
GOVERNING COUNCIL:RECENTLY APPOINTED MAU:5
agreement begun on the sandg of
SHE TOOK AN ACTIVE PART IN THE LABOR ZION -
MINISTER TO THE SOVIET UNION, THE MILWAUKEE SCHOOL
IST PARTY AND IN 1934 WAS ELECTED TO THE E14
the Arabian desert.
TEACHER, WHO HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO HER PEOPLE, IS
'JEWitSII
ECUTWE COUNCIL OE IOSTADROTH,
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TRULY THE MODERN SYMBOL OF THE SiBLICAL"MOTHER Of
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
ISRAELr
- Back in Jerusalein, . Weizmann
turned to his second #iission--
THIS IS
. the University, which symboliz-
ed for him the sythesis .of an-
: cieht Hebrew culture and the
modern land of Israel. This in-
volved something that was
neither diplomacy nor cheniistry.
It invOTved money. He had al-
NEit BRILLIANT ABILITY AS AN ADMINISTRATOR LED TO
ready gone about Europe seek-
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16—THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, August 6, 1948

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