The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-19
ZlONISM IN TEMPLE EMANUEL
BRISK DISCUSSION FOLLOWS
EDITOR De HAiSS TALK.
DR.. Silyerman Did Not Come TO the
Meeting-Dr. GottheIi Was Present
--ZiOnism or Assimilation and the
End Of the Jews. says Mr.. de Haas.

Meeting-Dr. GottheIi Was Present
--Zionism or Assimilation and the
End Of the jews. says MIR. de Haas.
Decided difference of opinion on Zionism
between DR. Gustav Gottheil, rabbi emeri-
tus of the Temple Emanuel. and DR..
Joseph Silverman, rabbi of the temple,
had kept the discussion Of the subject out
Of the temple, but last night j. de Haas,
the editor of the Maccobaen, Zionist
publication. delivered an address there on
Zionism, and it was followed by brisk
discussion.
DIR. Gottheil, who is an enthusiastic Zion
list, attended the meeting. DR.. Silvernan,
who is president Of the Central Conference
Of American Rabbits. which declared few
years ago that America was the Jerusalem
Of American Jews and Washington the
Zion. did not appear. although invited to
debate the subject with Mr.. de Haas.
Mr.. de Haas said among other things that
there were in the world to-day less than
$1,000 Jews who We're not affected in one
way or another by the spirit OF anti-Ssmiti-
cism. The social stracism dealt out to Jews
in this country he regarded as one of the
worst forms Of this spirit. He described at
some length the condition of the Russian,
Roumanian and Galician Jews and said that
DR.. Herzl was right when he said that char
ity was bankrupt in the face Of the Jewish
problem. Continuing. Mr.. de Haas said
The jew who comes here as political
refugee is Classed an imml grant and l.
denied admission to the country 1t is not
for me to criticse your laws but ] would
suggest some rule OF difference between
the immigrant who comes here seeking work
and the Jews who come here TO get free air
to breathe. Israel is stuck in Russia. Rou-
mania and Galicia and you tell him TO stay
thnra Hlyht As ~ my kkasl
in one of those countries that he can WELD
At thl, moment the jew i the only Chris
TO the smit"r. but he has returned love for
blows and loyalty for persecution. To end
= terrible condition OF affairs there appear
10 be but two ways. On the one hand, We
have assimilation, on the other Zionism.
Assimilation Is an asinine bar ga In by which
re sell our oirthrisht Tor mes nee; Of thistle
misery by ending the Jews themselves. 1t
is cowardy avoidance Of our obligations,
history by shaking OF the mantle of ira
dition. The jew has never quit the idea
that he belongs to q nation. It Is through
on our native soil.
Mr.. de Haas spoke bitterly Of tn 'New
York rabbits" who. he said, stood on the
pedeetals Of their own vague ambitions
and looked down on the Zonists.
The discussion that followed Mr.. de
Haas speech could hardly be called a
discussion at the beginning. The first man
TO get up was a crank He said
what | wart To ask the speaker is has
he been informed that there is Red Sea
in California and that Moses was an In
diam"
The next speaker was an Anarchist, who
was suppressed with difficulty. He said
many things about Zionism that the Zion
lists didn't relish and was roundly Kissed.
OF Mr.. dc Haas speech, he said.
Beautiful phrases, beautiful phrases, but
not a single point to clutch on.
After dozen others had asked questions
and had been answered and several had
made speeches, the meeting closed.