Historic Brandeis Letters Shed Light on Many Zionist Matters and Related Jewish Occurrences Purely Commentary (Continued from Page 2) ish historian. Brandeis acknowledged the books in a letter to Friedlaender, June 25, 1915, expressing indebtedness. He was a busy man, involved in many law suits and in labor arbitration. Yet he was meticulous in his handling of Zionist affairs. There was nothing that could be judged as too trivial for him to tackle per- sonally. When financial matters were in- volved he personally went over the figures penny by penny; when he gave a gift in- tended for a specific purpose, he accounted for every detail; when he incurred expenses and wrote them off with gifts, he indicated the importance of thorough and correct bookkeeping. • This reviewer, in the early Zionist ac- tivities—he had occasion to be with Bran- deis several times at Zionist and American Jewish Congress functions—thought he was the nut to propose that the name of Theo- dor Herzl should be honored not on the anniversary of his death but on his birth- day. How good to learn from this letter to Jacob deHaas, Aug. 6, 1915, that Brandeis had that in mind much earlier: "Dear Mr. deHaas: When you and Mr. Lipsky take up the matter of program, I suggest that Herzl's birthday, May 2, be selected for the Herzl celebration instead of his death- day. Note the celebration of Washington's birthday and Lincoln's birthday, etc." Jacob DeHaas is believed to have been the man who interested Brandeis in Zion- ism. He played a great role in Brandeis' Zionist activities throughout the lawyer's, later the Supreme Court - justice's, entire active life. There are so many important links with Jewry and Zionism in these lettess that it is most difficult to select even the most important, and the names of the most noted, even for a lengthy review. There are many names not to be ignored. An example is that of Rabbi Samuel Lazaron, who correspond- e'd with Brandeis, to whom Brandeis sent his speeches and essays that were pub- lished as pamphlets — "Zionism and 'Patriotism," "A Call to the Educated Jew" and "The Jewish Problem." Dr. Lazaron had become active in behalf of the Federa- tion of American Zionists as a public speaker in many communities (he addressed the Detroit Zionists at one public rally). But he later became one of the bitterest enemies of Zionism and to this day, in his 85th year, he remains a Council for Juda- ism antagonist of the Zionist cause. Many other names are among those who corresponded with Brandeis, including lead- ers of the Bnai Zion, editors—he readily befriended Yiddish newspapers and writ- ers—and personalities who interested them- selves in contacting the eminent lawyer even before he gained fame as a member of the highest court in this country. Because of Judah L. Magnes' important place in Jewish history, as president of the Hebrew University, reference to him in a review of the Brandeis letters cannot be evaded. There were many letters to Magnes, in relation to the war relief and other ac- Israel Delegation to Model Joseph then made the sons of Israel swear, "When God does indeed take note of For a change, Israel fared you, you must take my bones well at the United Nations. up with you from here." 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Mark Krauss, head Israel itt nd Iii Orche3lra Mack Fill delegate (from the University of Michigan), received the best-delegate award, and the Israeli delegation was awarded honorable mention even though its membership was not at full strength. p Other delegates from the La ;1.f the t, UN association at Wayne were Laura Trise Basta and Ronald P. Sandler, adviser, who recently returned from 114/1./e" the Hebrew University. A graduate of WSU, he is for- mer secretary general of the UN Association at Wayne. Mon. S. Thurs. 9:30-7:00 Miss Basta and Krauss Fr. i :30-6:01 served on the Security Coun- 17540 WYOMING • TEL. 341-1330 • Tues., Wed. 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Urofsky and Levy appended this note to Brandeis' letter to Magnes, Aug. 26, 1915: "On 30 June (1915) Magnes had sub- mitted his resignation as a member of the P.E.C., ostensibly over the question of the congress. He wrote that he did not believe any single organization could speak for all of the Jews of America, and he urged that LDB accept the offer put forward by Louis Marshall (who was Magnes's brother-in- law) for a confederated plan. Actually, there were two unwritten reasons which prompted Magnes's resignation. One was his growing commitment to pacifism and his fear that the Zionists were being pulled into a pro-Allied position through the ac- tions of men like Richard Gottheil. At a time when most members of the American Jewish community felt very strongly about the war, Magnes's pacifism struck a dis- cordant note. The second reason was Magnes's belief that Zionism was moving toward the idea of a state for the Jews in Palestine, while all he wanted was the `spiritual center' advocated by Ahad HaAm, with whom Magnes was in close touch. At first LDB refused to accept the resigna- tion, and in several letters he completely ignored it, urging Magnes to continue his role as a mediator between the Zionists and the American Jewish Committee. Upon Magnes's insistence, LDB finally ac- knowledged the 30 June letter. By this time, Magnes's departure from the P.E.C. was not the loss that it might have been a year earlier." Judge Julian W. Mack, who was presi- dent of the Federation of Zionists and who bolted the Zionist organization when the Brandeis-Weizmann conflict arose, was a close associate of Brandeis as indicated in many of the letters. Exchanges with Dr. Chaim Weizmann and an early close relationship between them also is in evidence. The role of Nathan Straus also is in- teresting. He had contributed generously, and at one point he expressed concern over relationships with the relief committee be- cause he believed that the seekers of philanthropy were after his money. Brandeis' close relationship with _is brother, Alfred Brandeis, becomes appar- ent in the many letters addressed to him. Alfred shared his brother's deep interest in Zionism. Then there are a number of letters from Brandeis to his wife, Alice G. Brandeis, while Brandeis was away from Boston in Washington. The Urofsky-Levy-edited letters conclude with a reference to the nation having been electrified by President Woodrow Wilson's announcement, Jan. 28, 1916, of his nomi- nation of Brandeis to the Supreme Court. The forthcoming volumes of Brandeis' let- ters thus can be anticipated to be in themselves electrifying. It will be impossi- ble to fail to read them after the enlighten- ing experience of having read the Brandeis letters up to that time. . 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