The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08
Recovery of National Entity Is
Only Light Cleaning in the
Wars Darkness
DR.. Lipsky Tells
of Movement
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson,
in Welcoming Address, Pays
Warm Tribute to Hebrew
People in War and Peace

The plight OF the Jews in the war
zones of Europe and the blaekness
Of their future, through which there
penetrates but one CLEAN of light, was
the theme OF the talks made last
night by leaders OF the Zionist move
ment to the Jews of Richmond.
That one light is the resurrection
of the Jews as ii corporate entity. as
a nation with a fatheriand in which to
dwell and for which TO work. That,
said the speakers last night, is the
hope OF the Jewish nation and that
should be the aim of the Jewish peo-
pie.
The only question" said Or. Louis
Lipsky. chairman Of the executive
committee Tn America of the Zionist
movement, is whether the dream is
to he realized by this generation or
later one"
Or, Louis Karp presided at the meet
ing. which was held In the auditorium
Of the John Marshall High School. un-
der the auspices of the Herzl Zionist
Club, and which was attended by sew
eral hundred Jews OF Richmond and
number of Gentiies, The meeting
was so arranged as to assume much
the character of a concert those on
the program being Mrs. Clifton N.
( SA3AAN3I HVIf ANU SoStph w haitEIIpES.
tenor; Master Samuel Sehklar, violin
ist, and Mrs. +. d. Hequembourg and
Louis Weitzel, accompanies.
Concert Delights Audience.
The various numbers were received
with Tociferous applause, the audience
being APPARENTLY carried away with
the excellence Of the vocal and In
strumental music rendered. Mrs. Mil
Ter received substantial evidence OF
the appreciation of her hearers in the
form OF "A huge basket Of roses. while
flowers were also presented Hequem-
bourg.
The address OF welcome to Virginia
was delivered by Lieutenant G. lover
nor ]. Taylor ElysoH. who was in
PRODUCED by DIR. karp with words Of
warm praise. and who responded viii n
sketch Of the Jew in history. Mr.
Eilyson tod of the place Jews had
taken In all human activity OF all
nations among whom they had lived.
bringing the telling Of the record
down to ou~ own Spanish American
war. and paying especial tribute TO
Secretary T. Benjamin. of the Com
federate States cabinet
Rabbi Il. n Calisch, of Beth Aha
bah Synagogue In delivering the ad-
dress OF welcome 10 Richmond. took
occasion to say that while he did not
agree with all the purposes Of the
Zionist movement, yet in the interest
of the cause for which the meeting
was held he could lay aside his opin~
ions. After declaring that Virginia
/ is Holy Land enough for him and
Richmond to him the Holy City. he
said that he strongly favored the pur-
pose for which the meeting was held.
which was primarily to raise funds
for the relief OF the Jews in the war
zones of Europe. Poland, and chiefly
among the Jews of Poland" he said.
is greater Belgium OF suffering
iApsky Fires Audience.
The Jewish Question and the
! Present War" was the subject of the
talk Of DR.. Ltpsky. and What Mean
( ing Has Palestine For U.s." of the
address of DR.. Harry Friedenwnld, OF
/ Baltimore. one of the creators OF
the modern Zionist movement
DR.. Lipsky, who spoke insteao O.
! DR. Schmaryoh Levin, ex-member Of
/ the Russian Duma, and honorar,
! president of the American Zionists
who Is Ill and could not appear. lis 6
young Polish Jew. OF apparently MOI
more than thirty years Of age. He ap.
| peared to be young man seized oi
one idea which he had made the pas
I sion of his soul. His voice was the
voice of earnestness and to his audi.
ence he seemed to be imbued with
some OF that vision with which We
associate the leaders of ancient Israel
In plain, simple language he told OF
the meaning to the Jewish heart OF
Zionist movement and OF the longYne
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