Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-03-29
.EX-JEWISH RABBI
TO TALK SUNDAY
Rabbi Joseph Goldman, Touring
America in Interests of Russia,
VIII Appear at Christian
Church Afternoon and
Evening

Rabbi Joseph Goldman, formerl,
rabbi in Russia, will speak at tn,
| Christian church next Sunday, boil
afternoon and evening. The after
noon meeting will be at 300 o'clock
when the rabbi will take as his sub
ject The Inner Life of Russia" Ii
the evening, at 1880, he will speal
on The Homecoming of Isreal
! Rabbi Goldman will speak for. the
Red Cross at the Christian church
Monday evening at 1880, when he
will deal with the subject, Siberia. ;
Rabbi Goldman is touring America
in the interests of the Russian PEG.
pie, and should be heard by all who
are interested in the vital situation
in Russia today.
Rabbi Goldman predicts a great
future for Russia, and believes that
before the war is over the Russian
people will give a good account OF
themselves and will prove a vital
factor in the overthrow of Germany
The lectures will deal with the
evils and prosecutions which existed
under the old regime in Russia. To
The Herald man he recounted his
own experiences which occurred as
far back as 1900 when the persecu-
ton of the Jews was at it's height.
AS result of these prosecutions Mr..
Goldman lost his mother, father, sis
ter, brother, his wife and four chill
dren. They were nailed to the walls
CT building and allowed to die.
He himself was kicked in the head
ana face, most of his teeth being
Knocked out by the brutal soldiers.
Millions of the Jews were prosecuted
and those most active in the work
were highly rewarded.
The ancient curse of Jehovah
against all nations expressing Israel
is to humble Germany in the pres
ent war, and the fulfillment of the
curse will see the Jew reestablished
in Palestine, his wanderings over.
The rabbi points prophetitally. to
the promise given by the Lord to
Abraham in the fifteenth chapter of
Genesis, that the oppressors Of the
people of Abraham should be judged
Babylon, Egypt, Rome, Spain-all
these and other nations which have
oppressed the Jews have paid the
penalty, the rabbi declared.
t the outset of the present war,
only two nations which oppressed the
seed of Abraham remained unpun-
ished, Russia and Germany. Gar
ism felt the curse when the people
Of Russia arose and overthrow the
government which had prosecuted Is
rael. Now Germany alone remains.
This war will bring the punishment.
And when judgment has been
given" continued the rabbi, 1.-The
complete fulfillment of Jehovah's
promise will come, and the seed of
Abraham will return to Palestine.
Pointing out with shrewd knoWl-
edge the indications which point to
Germany, the rabbi went on to pre-
dict that the end of the war will see
Palestine restored to the Jews under
British protection. A Jewish gov
eminent will rule Israel. he declared.
The rabbi told in moving terms of
the persecution endured by Russian
Jews under the Romanoff rule. He
lived in Russia until five years ago
and suffered sorely in 1902. The
story he told of oppression was vivid
and bitter.
Then he turned to brighter things.
"Ah! The freedom of America! In
Russia they do not know what free
dom can be- They have institutions;
they are seeking; but they do not
know All Russians are looking to
America for their understanding of
liberty.
And the Jews, who here have
found a liberty not known elsewhere,
are proving their gratitude" the
rabbi said. He pointed to the fact
that 100000 Jews are even now in
the American army and declared that
his people owe deepest gratitude and