Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-13
300 CHILDREN
in ZION PARADE
Flag-Bearing, Singing Young
sters Add Spectacular Touch
to Zionist Convention

More than 800 Jewish children car
rying Zionist and American flags
gave a spectacular touch to the first
annual convention of the Zionist socie-
ties of Pennsylvania when they
marched, singing, yesterday into Tech
nical high school auditorium. The
youngsters had been drilled by Joseph
Klein. teacher of the Talmud Torah.
The children sang the Jewish and
American national hymns. Greetings
to the guests of the day were eX-
tended by Mayor Meals and by Rabbi
Louis Silver.
Morris Neeman, of Pittsburgh, and
A Agronsky, of Philadelphia, were
secretary, respectively, of the conven-
ton. Neeman, on taking the chair,
declared that in Zionism Pennsylvania
will soon be the keystone State.
At the afternoon session, A. b.
Cohen. of Scranton, for the credential
committee, reported that there were
sixty delegates who represented twelve
cities and towns in Pennsylvania pres
ent. A. Pinto Joseph, of Pittsburgh,
introduced a resolution pledging the
support to the Congress movement
and resolution embodying the felici-
tations of the convention to Supreme
Court Justice Louis ID. Brandeis on his
siXtieth birthday
n resolution which expressed a pro-
test against the transmission of funds
through the German Hilfsverein was
tabled. M. IL. Avner, of Pittsburgh,
and DR.. Neuman, of Philadelphia, pre-
sented reports for the organization
COMMITTEES and 1t was decided to elect
a president, Vice-chairman for the
eastern part of the State and another
for the West, a secretary and treas
urer. The following officers were
chosen:
President, S. S. Bloom, Philadelphia; /;
vice chairmen, DR.. Neuman, Philadel-
phia, and II. NJ. Snitzer, Pittsburgh; /;
secretary, G. Agronsky, Philadelphia; !;
treasurer, A. B. Cohen, Scranton.
Executive committee, DR.. l.. S. Ru-
binsohn, Joseph Gross and Louis
Fisher, all of Philadelphia; Morris
Neeman, A. P. Joseph and Mrs. A. II.
Dixon. Pittsburgh; Narnett Gurevitz,
Harrisburg; DR.. A. Kaufman, Wilkes
Barre; l. kahanowitz, Greensburg;
Louis Trachtenberg, of Coatesville;
Nathan Glossaw, Johnstown; Rabbi
Abels, Altoona; NJ. j. Skaist and II.
Fable, Of Reading. The executive
committee held a meeting last evening
to discuss organization matters.
DR.. NJ. Sheinkin, of Jerusalem, who
addressed the convention last night
declared that everything that is not
petrified In Jewish life enters into the
organism of the Zionist movement
He declared the Jewish people of the
world must have a center for the ex-
preston of their national emotions.
DR.. Joseph Barodness, of New York,
scheduled as one of the speakers, was
unable to attend the convention. Louis
LipskY. one of the noted Zionist lead
ers of the country, declared in an ad-
dress that Zionists must seek
publicity. He declared too many Jews
regard Zionism as a picture, but that
throughout the United States there is
a reawakening to it's real future.
Jews of this city crowded into the
convention hall at the Zionist rally last
evening. Judge George Kunkel, of
Dauphin county; Senator E. E. Beidle-
man, S. Frankel and Rabbi Silver
were among the speakers.