Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-23
ISRAEL IS BLEEDING
ON EVERY BATTLE FIELD
Nation Of Peace and Sorrows, in
Many Uniforms, Fighting
Throughout Europe.
HoPELEssNEss IS TRAGIC
Noted Author Asks What American
Jews Have Done for tho Relief
of Their Brothers in Trouble.
Crimes Against Them Concealed.
BY HERMAN BERNSTEIN,

BY HERMAN BERNSTEIN,
Noted author and editor Of the national
jewish daily. The Day. who vritcn
the first of his series of articles on
the tragic plight of the Jews In the
countries mt vnr.
LONDON, August 81 am only two
weeks away from tho seething. throb-
bling life OF New York Jcwry-rrom
the small and big currents OF Amcrf-
can Jewish lifc-from the movements"
that either move too slowly or TOO
| fast-and l feel that l can see more
clearly from the distance the strange
hclplessness. the chaos. the overlapping
activities, the crossing of wires, the
general confusion amidst the innumer-
able good intentions and energetic CT :
forts cxertcd in behalf of Israel in
distress.
We have many splendid STANDARD
bearers" Of Judaism in America, but
even in the gravest crisis in the life
or the Jewish people. they strive TO
bear their standards in different di-
rcctions, without agreeing upon any
one direction They are all sincere
inspired by the lofticst idcals-thcy
arc NIL burning with anxiety TO be Of
real service TO their people, but the
leaders lead in opposite directions. and
instead OF unifying Israel, they divide
him.
ISRAEL. IS BLEEDING
ON EVERY BATTLE FIELD
Tho tragic hopclcssncss OF the Jew
ish people never before stood out in
holder rclicfs thnn In this international
war. War-crazcd Europe sees Israel
bleeding upon every battle field, fight
ing for the cause OF every nation en-
gagged in the war. except his own
cause.
And amidst the crumblinE founda,
lions OF structures that seemed I'm :
pregnable but yesterday. stands Isra ell
In many nniforms--a nation OF peace
in arms. the proverbial nation OF sor-
rows-with It's eyes turned to Amcri-
can Jewry. with its hands outstrctched
to the most fortunate portion of the
Jewish people
Everywhere people have begun to
realize the Jews OF America should
prepare TO come to the rescue OF their
starving. outraged prosecuted brethren
abroad.
American Jews are qualified by their
position, and above all. by their free
dom. to render effective aid, to helm
financially. to assist morally and po-
litically In the readjustment Of that
most painful Jewish question.
Therefore. the apparent fear OF unity
among the Jews of America intcnsifies
the hopelessness of the tragic situation
All plead for unity. from various angles
and vicwpoints-and they are so en-
ergetic in their pleas for unity. and
peace in American Jewry, and they
maintain their positions and defend
their viewpoints stubbornly that
they are splitting American Jewry into
even smaller groups and factions at a
time when the nation OF SORROWS is
experiencing one of it's greatest sor-
rows
On the eve OF the fall OF Warsaw
when London. though plunged in dark
ness. was gay and unconcerned,
sought the views OF the greatest Jew
ish philosopher concerning the immedi-
ate problem before the Jewish people
In his crisis.
Asher Ginzberg is universally known
under his pen name OF Ahad Ha'Am as
the greatest Jewish philosopher o-day.
Ahad Ha'Am is the Hebrew for zone
of tho people," but, as Yell-known
chemist in England remarked to me.
"Ahad HaAm is the one OF the Jewish
people here in England"
WHAT HAVE AMERICAN
JEWS DONE IN CRISIsf
What have the Jews OF America
done in this greatest crisis of our peo-