New-York tribune., 1902-12-15
MONISM IN EM4NUEL.
Liuely Arguments Expected There
Thursday Night.
eo77HEL AND siLvERMAN AT ODDS


The following invitation to listen to an address
on Zionisrn will be sent in a day or so:
Professor Richard Ciottheii president and tho
Executive Council of the Federation Of American
Zionists have the honor' to invite [. attendance
NJ yourself and ladies at the vestry rooms Of
Temple EMANUEL. Fifth-ave. and Forty-third-
81. on Thursday evening, 18th inst. at S:15
o'clock when J. De Haas will deliver an address
on ZionisTn. Discussion and questions invited.
According to the Zionfsts who are getting UP
this meeting. there has been. ever since the in
eepfion of the Zionist movement in this country
+scit agreement between DR.. Gustav Gottheil
rabbi emeritus Of the Temple, and Dr. Joseph
SilverInan, rabbi, that zionism, a subject on
which the two hold opposite views, should not
be discussed from the pulpit of the Temple
Dr. SIlverman has recently preached twice on
Zionism in T@mple Emanuel DR.. Gottheil has
talked frequently at other places in support of
The Zionist movement.
Dr. Gottheil is a vice-president of the Fedora
ton Of American Zionists. and DR.. Slverman is
president Of the Central Conference of American
Rabbis. which went record a few years ago
as of the opinion that for American Jews
America was the Jerusalem and Washington
the Zion" In his last annual message to the
conference Dr. Silverman said that Zionism de-
served further examination the part of the
conference, which suggestion remains to be
acted upon.
There are many opponents Of Zionism among
the rabbis Of this city, but it is pointed out by
the Zionists that distinction exists between
those who are merely non-Zionists, sympathiz-
ing with the movement, but holding il TO be i'm
practicable for various reasons and those who
are anti-Zionst, and directly opposed to the aims
of the Zionists. DR.. Silverman's recent declara-
tion that the Jews of Rumania, Russia and
Galicia must work out their salvation, and
his reference TO the existence of the ghetto as a
reason for the prejudice against the Jews, are
disappr0ved by the earnest Zionists.
II is said that Mr.. De Haas sent q challenge
10 DR.. SiIverman to meet him in public debate
on the issues of Zionisn. leaving to him the Sc
lection of the time, place and judge OF the de-
hate; but that DR.. SilVernan did not accept the
challenge. Thereupon the vestry rooms OF Tenn
Die Emanuel were secured from the trustees,
vitation will be sent to DR.. Silverrnan. supple
mented by urgent personal request, to be
present.
DR.. SilverTnan. when seen by a reporter and
asked If he would be present, said that he did
not think that he should. He refused to discuss
assist in any way in the free advertising of a
paid lecturer.
Professor Richard Gottheil said that he would
welcome an academicai discussion Of the kind
proposed, and that he hoped for good results
from the meeting He viii personally ask DR..
SilverTnau to be present
Mr. De Haas is the secretary Of the Fedora
ton of American ZioniSts. 1t is understood
that his address Will be reply to some of the
statements made recently by Dr. Silverman, on
audience at the Educational Alliance week
ago Saturday. said that he felt insulted. DR..
Silverrnan had referred to the Zionists as de-
luded enthusiasts.