New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
URGES JEWISH SOLIDARITY.
RABBI MENDEs THINKS THIS COUNTRY WILL DE-
MAND THAT PALESTINE BE GIVEN
TO HIS RACE

Rabbi H. Pereira Mendes. in his sermon to the
Congregation Shearith Israel. yesterday urged that
Jews in this country cooperate with Jews in other
parts of the world in working for Jewish solidarity
and in alleviatng the condition of oppressed and
| prosecuted Jews Rabbi Mendes referred 10 the
meeting recently held in this city in the interest
of fhe Alliance Israelite Universele. at which
Bishop Potter and others spoke. He praised Bishop
Potter. and asked his congregation TO support the
society. The rabbi continued:
We have Just celebrated the festival of Passover
without any molestation in country where every
is allowed to worship according to the dictates
festival means to our brethren in other lands,
where at Easter time their mere venturng into
tremble at the coming of this festival, and the
been brought up for centuries and is brought this
year again.
Rabbi Mendes declared that the world civiza-
ton demanded that the Jew should remain in the
various countries where he was at present so as
to set to those peoples the high standard of per-
sonal conduct which was part of his reggion
There is one cure for these of modern
civilization, and that is education of public opin-
ion,' Rabbi Mendes went 1.-The burden Of this
we must take on our own shoulders
The fury Of the American people was aroused
az the reconcentrado horror in Cuba. But the re-
concentrates IN cuba numbered only few thou
sand. while in Russia the reconcentrados of our
race left starve in a barren district numher
1T There are many who think. and it is undoubt-
edly true, that the future of the Hebrew race
rests largely with the people of this country The
United States has acquired possessions in the Far
East. She Will need the great waterways of the
world for her commerce. More than at any time
will she need the Suez Canal which penetrated the
narrow strip of sand adjoining Palestine. and which
united the Mediterranean with the Indian Ocean
Her interests in Palestine will be equal to those Of
the other great world powers. with the proper
education OF public opinion the day will come when
this country will raise a cry which will be heard
from the east TO the west and from the north to
the south. Give Palestine to the Jews; God gave
Ii to themi e
Il ask you to work for solidarity not in order
10 benefit our race alone but in order to benefit ali
n ha
stand for right. 1t is great to be an American
and stand for liberty, IL is great be a French
man and stand for glory. but 1t is greater TO he
Jew and stand for all humanity This Is the mis-
sion of our race, TO be blessing to all mankind
GLORIOUS to all the world will be the day when
the flag OF Zion shall again wave over free
Jerusalem and free Palestine and when tho sous
of Israel shall again gather there with praise and
Thanksgiving and eternal joy. That does NOT n,ean
that all Jews should strive get there The lew
who remains in New-York and casts his vote for
purity Will better carry out the ideal of his race
than the Jew who packs up his clothes to 90 IN
Jerusalem But We should have a state fbero
which should be built on our faith and our ethical
precepts and which should stand as an object les
son 10 the world of political and social purity