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BRITISH CABINET MINISTER ASSAILS ZIONIST FOES
No   Changes   in   Mandate   Dare
be Made, Declares Mond at
University Meeting
BALFOUR DECLARATION MUST REMAIN AS IT IS
LONDON, — "Palestine m.iy he lost to England, but not to the Jewish peo¬ ple," declared Sir Alfred Mond, at a meeting in Oxford, England last week.
"The political alternatives arc pos¬ sible," he .said. "Either England will carry out the provisions of the mandate to create in Palestine a Jewish National Hoirieland, or she will he compelled to relinquish her riglits over Palestine and ask the League of Nations that a gov¬ ernment other than Great Britain .-iliould be granted the mandate for Palestine.
No  Changes
"The mandatory power for Palestine dare not make any changes in the man¬ date with regard to the political .status oi Palestine to satisfy certain influential persons who are not in agreement with the provisions of the mandate. There were other nations who were willing to take over, the mandate, but Dr. Weiz¬ mann, the President of the Zionist Or¬ ganisation, had confidence in'the British Government and in the pledge made in the B'alfour declaration,
"The Balfour declaration," he con¬ tinued, "was not. given to tlie Jews as a gratuity. It was an agreement between the Jewish people and -the other nations of th'e world who fought with the Allies, and because this agreement, the Jews the world over supported the Allied cause. Thousands-of Jewish young men enlisted in the British Army and fought for thO liberation of the land which was prom¬ ised to them.
Part  of  PeacA  Treaty
"The Balfour declaration and the policy which- it involves is part of the Peace Treaty which binds- together the Allied nations. , This policy cannot be changed and will not be changed, simply as a
QyciUTireiift ¦ •Atuf.':aclloh^aMtotoaffo' annul the Balfour declaration will result in a complete rupture of all the peace pacts that have hitherto been made as a result of the World War. There are some people who are unremittingly working for the abrogation of the Bal¬ four declaration, but I do not believe that the British Government 'has the slightest intention to change the policy enunciated in the declaration,"
First of Series
The address of Sir Alfred Mond was delivered before a Zionist student body of the University of Oxford.
It was the first of a series of meetings which the Zionist Organization is ar¬ ranging as a means of counteracting the Arab propaganda which is being carried on in England. Another meeting of this series will'be held at the home of Lady Ajtor, the first woman member of the British Parliament,
CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL
JEWISH RELIEF CAMPAIGN
TO BE HERE ON MARCH 28th
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Per Year $3,00; Per Copy loc.
American Je
By Albert
Cormpondlng Secretary
DAVID A.  BROWN OF DETROIT,
Among the few Jews of the Middle West who have achieved national repu¬ tations -for their splendid work on be¬ half of our sufferiuff coreligionists abro.ad, David A. Brown, of Detroit, easily stands out as a unique figure.
In the recent great national campaign of the American Jev.'i.h Relief Commit¬ tee for.*14,000,()00, Mr, Brown was (he guiding spirit.
Enlisted Men in U. S. Army Get Furloughs For Passover Holidays
Welfare   Board WUI  Distribute
Matzos. bnd Prayer Books to
Men in Service
JEWISH BOYS IN ARMY TO GET A TWO DAYS* LEAVE
new" YORK, March 16,_0fficers and enlisted men 6f the Jewish faith in the United States army and navy will be given two days' furlough for the Passover holiday it was announced by
s a means to calm persons who.are' ,/\ ^^"'.^.M}^-'''.-^^^'*'"'"' °^ 'he army
JEWISH COMMUNISTS THINK BOLSHEVIKI
PAMPER ZIONISTS
RIGA, (J, C, B.)—The astounding assertion is made in the "Jugendbewe- gung," the weekly edition of the Mos cow "Emess," that the Zionists and Orthodoy Jews are pampered by Bol¬ shevik 9(ricials.
Numerous alleged instances are cited by this paper to prove the contention and it is asserted that the Soviet au¬ thorities in many Russian towns are ac¬ tually aiding,and abetting the Haluzim, or pioneers for Palestine, *This in Vin- izia the Soviets are reported to have permitted Haluzim to' undergo appren¬ ticeship at blacksmiths' shops prepara¬ tory to their departure for Palestine to work in with Engineer Ruthenberg's ir¬ rigation staff.
This paper further alleges that in Moscow 30 Haluzim have been per- ,mitted to train at the railway yards. As an illustration of the leniency displayed by the Soviet authorities towards the Orthodox Jews and institutions,, the Jewish Communist organ refers to food
John G. Pershing, general of the army, chief of staff, U. S. A., has, by order of the secretary of war, issued the following instructions to the service:
Instructions Issued
"The secretary of war desires, in or¬ der to permit ii'oldiers of the Jewish faith to participate in the celebration of Passover, that members of that faith ,be granted furloughs for such time as necessary to permit them to be at their homes, when practicable, or at places where Seder celebrations are held, from noon, April 12, 1922, un¬ til midnight, April 14, 1922, provided no interference with the public service is occasioned thereby.
"Matzos (unleavened bread) and Haggadahs (Passover Prayer Books) will be distributed by the Jewish Wel¬ fare Board. Commanding officers will lend assistance to and co-operate with the representatives of this board' in such distribution."
Receives Copy of Order
Dr. Adler has also received a copy of a similar order issued to command¬ ing officers of all naval stations and ships by ' the navy department! at the request of the Jewish Welfare Board,
Under these orders a considerable number of Jewish uniformed men >vill be enabled to celebrate Passover at their homes. Where soldiers or sail¬ ors are stationed -too far away from their homes to permit of this, the Jevv- ish Welfare Board will provide for community Sedarim (Passover sup¬ pers) in towns adjacent to army posts or naval stations, both in the United States and the outlying possessions, and will, wherever necessary, arrange Passover services in the camps and stations.
Other Work
.Provision is also being made to ar¬ range for the Passover celebration for disabled Jewish men in the U, S, Vete¬ rans' hospitals.
Through the co-operation of com¬ manding officers and chaplains, Mat¬ zos, Haggadahs and appropriate greet¬ ing cards are being freely distributed ^IJfewish men.
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11 oi our government. In- ' picsent knowledge of the J 1111(1 our power to do so. ll!Illl'111 of State has complete 'I'cscntativcs abroad, from ' ¦¦','n.ii\iL;h consular agent, but .' 'ii't \tt been examined or, if ! f'u'- result of this research ; -1 'u'oii published and made ac- I 'lis subject, while not of •i" ' importance, well deserves -¦ ' >i. ('"or example, in the ad- ('11 01 President Grant one .' liUer of New York occupied 11! ll' ir pr.st in Japan, while in the i ^S* ','- .- u-.irs of President Cleveland t « I..1.1 j.iroh Schoenhof, another resi- <f»il f'i   \'ow York  and  subsequently
PROMINENT JEWISH RELIEF WORKER TO
BE HERE MARCH 28th
The Jews of ...America, having always evidenced a loyal and profound interest in the land of their birth or residence, and our country being a government ofj.' a'r H the people, by the people, for the pcoplfii;/- p '' 1 it is not surprising to find them included i: nili.'i among the men who  have represented^* ^i-.- the United States at foreign courts or in  the humbler but not less iniportatl path of commercial intercourse.    ¦       '
In recent times the number of Ame ican Jewish diplomats has grown,' sequent upon the enhancement in nuni.A bers,   influence and  importance of  the Jewish population of the republic,
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But even in the earliest times of our national existence the^Jcw figured ds a-^'yomli!,- known tlu-ough his economic
H6'l. 'I he list, wc are sure, will prove JWlli c-xlciisive and interesting. Con- ?(P$s... subserve a very important duty, "''o/jir opjiortunities arc not so large as Uibk which fall to the lot of the am- bijssatlois and ministers, but are never- "itj^lcss of considerable scope. They 'l^m the commcrical eyes, as it were, of j;!fe^couiili-y abroad; they are ever on t"U&?oc)lcout for the development of our '^ <*»ju(icrcial prestige and opportunities.
representative of the American Govern ment abroad. Thus Mordecai Mrtnuel Noah, the celebrated communal worker, the founder of the interesting cxperi-, ment in colonization known as Ararat, who is frequently referred to by writers on the history of the Jews in America, early in his life was our consul to Tunis.
The fruit of the experiences he-'^ath.-)!:; ered while occupying this post lies to hand in a'publication of-his dealing with what he there saw and, of greater valif( in   an   official   expression   of   Our- au¬ thorities to the effect that the United!
States is not a (Christian natlo.n.
Je-wish Consul'in  Egy|kt    ^"T^],!
Around the '80s of the-.,'nineteenth' century the venerable Simon Wolf bf Washington, who is still at th? post-of duty on behalf of his people at thciia-^ tional capital in spite of- his great- ago, considerably over fourscore,' was Anfier-j: ican consul-general and,minisf(:r;resijdent at Cairo in, Egypt. Mr.' Wo^f is fond of relating an interesting .experience .of his in those! years.
Desirous,, of securing proper safe¬ guards from the Khedival G9vernment for his mission, he was informed that among the native Mohammedan popula¬
tion a fierce and unreasoning prdjudice r'i',
was; harbored agaihs^^uti5n'csri/-Chris4y I i
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otit, he -was an American'and a" JSwr lie came under the head of neither a Euro¬ pean nor a Christian, and .thus his native humor reinforced his 'diplomatic posi¬ tion.
Jewish Consul in Japan It is impossible for us to list in this sketch all  the comparatively numerous American consular representatives since
CONVENTION OF U.OFA.H.CIN N. Yi, JAN. 1923
300  Communities to be Repre¬ sented—Delegation from Europe to Attend
'BACK TO THE SYNAGOG" TO BE UNION'S SLOGAN.
rcater Importance of Consuls
^M now, with our men of business 'aisn'f; laffairs aiming to secure a propor- '¦Quilfttc .share for the United States of
ItK'/Jtxport , and. foreign commerce of t^ie "earth, the importance of consuls l^";rt>^hecome even greater than ever be- XoK,!- Therefore the utility of the line 4l4rreS'earch herein proposed requires no firtlier demonstratio'n, and it is to be -iVpJied that it will be undertaken and eofnmunicated to students ere long. "•*-But,.not even the modest American toilful of the Jewish' faith in remote or •I'ei'-ilit'' times- has become lost to the coi'imiunity in the mists of obscurity a.svi rule." A similar situation has arisen ;.j ;he ease of one of our ministers in
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JAMES l-I, BECKER OF CHICAGO.
James H. Becker is a young man who has by his wonderful work atnong the Jewish war sufferers of Euro'pc created for himself a seat of- honor in, the Pan¬ theon of American Jewry's contempo¬ rary celebrities.  . -      ¦
Mr. Becker is a member of a promi¬ nent Jewish family of Chicago, known widely for its commendable wOrk in Jewish philanthropy.
Condition of Jews in Roumania Improved, Says Prince Bibescu
Roumanian Ambassador to U. S. Affirms His Friendship To- ¦ wards Jews
ADDRESSES BIG
CONVENTION IN N. Y.
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flow many students of American Jew¬ ish history know that Marcus Otten- bourg of New York, United States min¬ ister to Mexico upwards of fifty years ago, was a Jew? Yet such he indubi¬ tably was, and for many years before his demise in the closing years of the nine-
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Orthodox andRef ormers Unite in Establishing Modern Hebrew School
Fine   Spirit   of   Co-operation  is
Evident in Establishment of
School
FIVE HUNDRED PUPILS to BE ACCOMMODATED
Work is Begun on ' The Hebrew Union College Dormitory
$100,000.00   Already   Raised   by
National' Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods
MANY  SISTERHOODS
EXCEED THEIR QUOTAS
The Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations has just opened a fourth school in New York" for the education of Jewish children.
The school,' which will meet in the building of Congregation B'nai Zion, 498 East 135th street, will accommodate 500 pupils and will hold sessions every after¬ noon after public school hours.
Largest of Kind
' The first of the Hebrew schools, es¬ tablished in the Bronx some time ago, is known as the Ezra Hebrew School, This school is the largest of its kind in the Bronx, It is now taking care daily of six hundred pupils who are instructed in Hebrew, prayer book and Jewish his¬ tory. <> >
The second of the schools is housed in the Hunts Point Palace, lC3rd street and Southern Boulevard, and is known as the Beth-El Hebrew School, run under the joint auspices'of the Beth-El Syna- gogye, of 7Cth street and Fifth avenue, and the Union.
The third school is known as the Emanu-El Hebrew School, conducted jointly by Temple Emanu-El and the Greater New York Committee of the Union. This school is at 801 West¬ chester avenue near ISoth street, Bronx
"B'nai Zion'a Co-operation  •
Congregation B'nai Zion, where the new school will' be conducted, is the first orthodox Jewish congregation to take one of these schools under its wing. The Union of American Hebrew Con¬ gregations is an organization of reform Jews.
"The fact that we are working hand in hand with an orthodox congregation is proof of the fact that we are not en-
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NEW YORK. —One hundred thou¬ sand dollars have been raised by the Na¬ tional Federation of Temple Sisterhoods which is seeking fund? to build a dormi¬ tory for Hebrew Union College, Cin¬ cinnati, the training school for reform Jewish rabbit. The total sum to be raised is $250,000,
When news was-received at campaign licadquartcrs in Cincinnati that the $100,000 mark had been passed, prepara¬ tions for the construction of the dormi¬ tory were begun.
Committee   Appointed
A committee of five was appointed to confer with the architect and get detailed plans and estimates, and a tele gram was sent to campaign chairmen in •243 cities, informing them that work had been started and urging that they com pletd their quotas.
Letters received by Mrs, Abram Simon, general campaign chairman, from sisterhoods throughout the coun try, indicate that the Jewish women are working intently on the drive. The smaller Jewish coinmunilies are as ac¬ tive as the cities where the Jewish popu¬ lation is large. The campaign chairman in the little town of Fremont, Ohio, writes as follows:
Fine   Spirit
"We have only nine Jewish families, but twelve members of the Sisterhood. Our <iuota of $81,00 which we worked for, will be sent to you in another week,"
Among the sisterhoods which have equalled or exceeded their quotas are: Sisterhood Temple Israel, Columbus, O.; The Temple Auxiliary, Brownsville, Tenn,; Sisterhood Rodef Sholom, Pitts- i-jfrgh Pa,; Hebrew Ladies' Relief So- (Continu^d on pa«* 8)
NEW YORK—At the convention of the United Roumanian Jews in Amer¬ ica held here last weelc, Prince Bibescu, the Roumanian ambassador to Wash¬ ington, declared that the political c^n-^ dition of  the  Jews   in Roumania
Prince Bibescu stated 'that therj is virtually nO Jewish question at pres¬ ent in Roumania, He, however, 'ad¬ mitted that his country has in the past been not altogether just toward its Jewish citizens, which he attrib¬ uted to general' political uncertainty He declared his readiness to aid the Roumania Jewish organization in every possible way, and hopes their will accept him as their friend.
Received Enthusiastically
' The convention enthusiastically re¬ ceived Prince Bibescu, who had come from Washington in order to be pres¬ ent at its opening session.
A resolution was adopted pledging the support of the United Roumanian Jews in America in the restoration of Palestine as the national homeland and to the Keren Hayesod, , The as¬ sembly also voiced its protest against the further restriction of immigration to America. Another resolution was adopted to the effect that the central organization of Roumanian Jews keep in constant to,uch with the individual societies,
' OfficiBrs Elected
The following officers were elected: Dr, P, E, Sicgelstein, first vice-presi¬ dent; A. Hirsch of Philadelphia, second vice-president; Mr. Selikowitz, treas¬ urer; Mr. Foler and Mr, Diamond, secretaries. An executive committee of fifteen was also elected.
NEW YORK, Feb, 28. —Plans for strengthening American Judaism will be discussed al a gathering of thousands of Jews from all sections of the country,, to take place in.Nev. York City in Jan¬ uary, 19-23. The meeting will be the biennial convention of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the National Federation of Temple Sis- . terhoods.
Some of the most eminent Jews in the United States will attend the convention. Delegates will be sent by the Jewish communities of 300 cities between Maine and California, They will include men of international reputation, both rabbis and laymen.
,   Foreign Jews to Attend
A delegation of European Jews will also be present. Eminent governmen^ officials will address the delegates, and an unusual program' of entertainment is being planned, v
All the Reform congregations of this city are co-operating in the arrange¬ ments for the convention, Adolph S, Ochs, publisher of the Netef York Times, is chairman of the special committee on • arrangements. He and his associates will co-operate with Daniel P. Hays, chairman of the New York executive committee of the Union of" A'mericin Hebrew Congregations,  -
"Back to the Synagog,"
"Our campaign is,- to a large extent, a call to Jews to go back to the syna¬ gog,'' says a statement by Daniel t".' Hays, Chairman of the New York comr mittee of the Union. "We are making an' effort to awaken the Jew without synagog affiliation, to the seriousness of the situation!, as affecting his people;' religions,have been. laid desolate'
'*<st.y-^^rT1ie''JeV/s -hal'^, lived, hnd why? ^ccadse he had within him a spiritual§consciousness| a pro¬ found belief in Cod, and because he felt that he was t' j messenger of moral principles that c'«nnot be destroyed.
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"The JevV today is too well s'atisfied with the past, and is doing .too little to preserve the Jewish faith. This is one of the conditions we must combat,"
The education of- Jewish youth in the tradition^ of their religion is one of the most important parts of the program. In order to determine the scope of the work necessary the Union made a sur¬ vey of the Jewish religious schools in the Harlem district of New York City, whose 'population is fifty per cent Jew¬ ish, It learned that of 47,987 Jewish children of school age in the • district only 9,003, or 20 per cent, attended any kind of Jewish religious school. In New York City as a whole 25 per cent of a population of 275,000 children at¬ tended such schools.
BIG PURIM APPEAL IS
ISSUED BY THE "HIAS"
NEW YORK, March 10,—The He-^ brew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid So-" ciety of America, 425-437 Lafayette street, New York, has issued an ap¬ peal for special Purim gifts. In view of the heavy expenses entailed by the society in connection with the Euro pean work, which necessitated, too, the extension of its activities in this country, the society is very much in need of funds.
The society now maintains twenty- four oflices in Europe, besides its branches ip this country, in Balti¬ more, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, an olfice in Washington, D. C, and a bureau at Ellis Island, and its regional offices in Boston, Mass,; Newark, N. J,; New Haven, Conn,; Pittsburgh, Pa,; De¬ troit, Mich.; Cleveland, O,, and Kan¬ sas City, Mo,
Puriin gifts to the Hias should be sent direct to the Ohio state head¬ quarters,, 810-811 The Arcade, Cleve¬ land, Ohio,
NOTED JEWISH FILM DIREQOR ARRIVES IN U.S.
At
Age   of   29   Lubitsch   Has Already Won International Renovm
BRINGS NEW PLAY
ALONG WITH HIM
NEW YORK, —The eyes of the ' American film industry have been fo¬ cused on Ernest Lubitsch, the young German director, who more than any other foreign maker of pictures has es¬ tablished himself as a man of interna¬ tional reputation.
He has recently arrived from Europe and, is now in New York, He brought with him the film for "Pharaoh's Wife," his new picture.
Sells Linens '
The -parents of Ernest Lubitsch in¬ tended that he should be a cloth mer¬ chant. The boy, after his course in the Gymnasium at Berlin, from which he came with the equivalent of a good high school education, was put to work in his father's store In Berlin to sell linens and woolens,
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petency in the textile trade.    The son,
however, felt that he could not get along
in life without being an actor.    Finally
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