History Brilliantly Reconstructed
Theodor_ilerzl's Diaries AblyEdited. by Marvin Lowenthal
It will take more than one
review to cover all of the im-
portant issues revealed in "The
Diaries 'of Theodor Herzl,"
translated and edited with an
introduction by Dr. Marvin
Lowenthal, t h e distinguished
author who recently was added
to the faculty of Brandeis Uni-
versity. For a full appreciation
of the memoirs of the founder
of the World Zionist Organiza-
tion, Jewish groups that are'
interested in the accomplish-
ments of Dr. Herzl and the rise
of the modern Zionist move-
ment will be required to devote
months of study.
"The Diaries of Theodor
Herzl," to be published this
week by Dial Press (461 Fourth
Ave., NY 16), will be treasured
not only by students of the
history of the Zionist move-
ment but by all lay leaders.
This volume promises to be-
come a must item for every
Jewish home and every library.
* * * -
Dr. Lowenthal's introductory
essay has special merit in its
evaluation both of *Dr. Herzl
DR. THEODOR HERZL—Photograph taken dur-
and the movement he created.
ing sessions of World Zionist Congress in Basle.
There will be general agree-
ment with him that "fresh in- vealed in a new light in the sent anything but Jewish col-
sights and vistas" will be ac- diaries.
onization. If it were not for the
quired "from the window open-
The diaries of the man who fact that our masses are perish-
ed by the diaries." The editor of foresaw the rise of a Jewish ing in misery and squalor while
these dairies points out - that State almost to the day of Is- means for help remain idle, one
"each encounter runs like a rael's rebirth have been pub- might be tempted into some
scene from a play which trans- lished before, but Dr. Lowen- humorous reflections. Thus: the
ports the onlooker from Lon- thal has added• hitherto unpub- greatest enemy of a testament
don to Constantinople, from lished material and has edited it is executor. Or this: Hirsch's
Jerusalem to St. Petersburg, the presently-published data relatives now at least have the
from Potsdam to Rome, across skilfully. A great deal has been satisfaction of knowing that the
the stage of world history."
left out and even in the present poor Jews didn't get anything
With "the engaging candor of volume, we now have access to out of his money. I have, how-
a man who is both the doer and only about a third of the Herzl ever, long ceased wasting my
the observer," Dr. Herzl, in his diaries. But we now have, in time over the ICA and its blun-
diaries, "relates the daily ad- very readable form, the most ders. They will come tagging
ventures, the ups and downs, important portions of the Herzl- after us when they are no long-
er needed.
the, misjudgments and inconse- ian•records.
* * *
Like many of his reflections
quentialities, the hopes,
schemes, and *disillusionments, • The diaries begin in June of in his diaries, this proved pro-
the whole serio-comic aspect of 1895. They break off on May phetic; for, ICA, unsuccessful
statescraft."
16, 1904. Herzl died July 3, 1904. in Argentina, began serious
Dr. Lowenthal quotes Israel He died before he had a chance work in Palestine.
* * *
Zangwill's reference to Herzl as to confer with the noted Amer-
The Herzl diaries have great
ican
Jewish
philanthropist,
Jac-
"the first Jewish statesmen
significance as literary master-
since the destruction of Jeru- ob Schiff, who might have pieces. A brilliant writer, Dr.
salem," and he adds that "he come to his aid. He failed with Herzl injected into his memoirs
gave the Jewish people an ad- Baron de Hirsch, and it is in- his most brilliant epigrams.
teresting to note that 'in the
dress."
These diaries read like a novel,
• * *
final insertion in his diary
and their author emerges as a
The title page contains a pro- Jewish Colonization Association Prophet.
verb, "The most remarkable of (ICA) established by Hirsch. He
Herzi began with an approach
all things is when a man never wrote about the directors of the to Baron Maurice de Hirsch.
gives up." We are informed in ICA that "they include some ad- Through Dr. Max Nordau, one
the editor's introduction that it mirable men, but as a body they of his closest co-workers, he
was a remark an old fisherman have hitherto shown themselves made continuous approaches to
once made to Dr. Herzl. "The hostile to any of our sugges-
words," Dr. Lowenthal writes, tions for meeting a great need
"could have been the emblaz- by great measures." Herzl add-
oned motto, as they were the ed:
"I really do not know why
perfect expression, of Herzl's
life." The quoted saying is these gentlemen prefer to frit-
mentioned by Dr. Herzl under ter away the Hirsch money in
date of Feb. 14, 1896, as having innumerable petty and,purpose-
been uttered by "the fisherman less undertakings which repre-
off the Seewiesen dock on the
Alt-Aussee lake."
24-Year-Old Detroiter
Dr. Herzl's awakening to the
needs of the Jewish people, his• to Receive Doctorate
pleadings with Jews and Chris- from Yale University
Finest Quality
tians in behalf of the cause of
A 24-year-old Detroiter will
re-establishing Jewish state-
hood, his negotiations with receive his doctor of philosophy
statesmen, his unsuccessful ap- degree at commencement exer-
peals to the Pope—these and cises of Yale • University this
scores of experiences are re- Monday.
He is Robert Myron Rosen-
Regal in every respect! Exquisite
zwieg, son of Mr. arid Mrs. Louis
pattern . . . fascinating weave
Rosenzweig, of 18246 Appoline.
and a beautiful array • of hand-
The Roseniweigs and their
some colors!
daughter, Reba, presently a stu-
dent at the University of Michi-
gan, will attend the ceremonies.
Rosenzweig will receive his
degree in political science. He
also holds a BA and MA degree
—Simply by saving our
in the subject from the Univer-
asstomers doe most meneY
sity of Michigan. Following the
awarding of his- master's, Ros-
KW If FENN
MK IN ALLIIWMICES
enzweig was given a Fellowship
at Yale.
The young Detroiter is cur-
rently Teaching' at Amherst Col-
lege, Amherst, Mass., and is un-
der contract to teach there for
another year.
Rosenzweig and his wife, the
former Adele Rotman, of. De-
troit, will visit here this sum-
mer. She is a student at the
University o f Massachusetts
where she ' -is studying' for a
wood
sow(H•ii
teaching - degree.
the philanthropist and he might
have succeeded in interesting
him. But before he had a chance
to present the Baron with his
history-making pamphlets, "The
Jewish State," Hirsch died. On
April 21, 1896, Herzl wrote in
his diary about Hirsch: "In any
case his death is a loss to the
Jewish cause. Among the rich
Jews he was the only one who
wanted to do something big for
the poor ones. Perhaps I did not
know the right way of handling
him . . . "
* * *
Neither did Herzl have an
easy time with Baron de Roths-
child. In his disillusionment he
said that he could place hope
only in the Jewish massesand
the masses certainly knew how
to honor and revere ,him. They
treated him like the King of
the Jews.
The masterful handling of
the subject by Dr. Lowen-
thal makes this volume doub-
ly valuable as history and as
a literary creation.
Scores of events and person-
alities enter into the picture.
The Herzlian diaries call for a
more thorough review. We shall
have to return to them again
for further comment — for a
resume of his negotiations with
the German Kaiser; the Pope
and others. Meanwhile, a word
of recommendation: no book
lover, no one who craves for
a knowledge of history, can af-
ford to be without this signif-
icant book.
Mizrachi to Honor
Daniel Temchtns
A "welcome home" program
is planned by the Mizrachi Or-
ganization of Detroit in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Temchin,
who returned here recently fol-
lowing an ex-
tended visit in
Israel.
The meeting
will be held at
8:30 p.m., Mon-
d a y,- at the
Young Israel
``Center on Dex-
ter.
Temchin, a
delegate to the
Temchin
2 4 t h World
Zionist Congress in Jerusalem,
will report on the deliberations
of the Congress.
He also will give a talk on
new, historical events in the
Jewish state and the dedica-
tion of Bar-Ilan University,
ceremonies for which he at-
tended.
A film and slide pictures from
many parts of Israel will be
shown. Greetings will be ex-
tended to the Temchins from
all segments of -Zionism in the
Detroit community.
The public is invited to the
prograin -and to a social hour
which will conclude the eve':
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