The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-05
SCHIFF RENOUNCES
JEWISH LEADERSHIP
vilificd Beyond Endurance by
His Own People, He
Tells Kehillah.
RECALLS PAST SERVICE
Hush Falls Over Convention
When Banker Unex-
pectedly Speaks.

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Jacob II. SchiH. saying with tears in
his eyes that he had been misrepresented.
maligned and hurt as never before by his
coreligonists. withdrew yesterday from
participation In the Jewish Zionist and
Nationalist movements. the projected
Jewish congress and all similar AFFAIRS
He made known his intention in an un-
expected address TO the kehillah in con-
vention in the Hebrew Technical School,
Second avenue and Fifteenth street.
Mr.. Schiff's impressive speech was fol-
lowed almost Immediately by vote OF
confidence. after Judge Leon Sanders
had spoken OF Mr.. Schiff as the Creates,
of living Jews. but there was one vote
against this testimonial to the man who
has done SO much for his people.
Nilihcation that had become too much
for him to bear. said Mr.. schiff. began
Immediately after he had been quoted as
blaming the Jews in Russia themselves
for many OF the hardships they have suf-
fered under Russian despotism. This
was '~o "eeNs aso' MI oe"''i sa'u ''A'
lie had been warned that IL he did not
stop his opposition to the movement for
a great congress OF American Jews to
secure freedom for Jews all over the
world, the confidence in him Of the Jew
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Mr schiw then deciar.d ina, bs had
been misrepresented In the English and
| the Jewish newspapers that reported his
speech two weeks ago At the Central
Jewish Institute. He did not mean or
even say. he said that the Jews had
brough, Russian persecution upon them.
selves by living too much by themselves.
He did say that their troubles were due
to the segregation enforced upon them
by Russia. He read them exactly what
he had said. as follows
III the Jews Of Russia and Poland
had not been kept as separate people,
discriminatory laws, the pre1udices OF
persecution to which they have been sub.
jected. would not have reached the stage
TO which We all regret they un-
fortunately have come"
Now. my friends said Mr.. Schin.
there is not one word In this ] am not
prepared to stand by"
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