The Denver Jewish news., 1918-12-12
Omaha Zionists Held
Fete Over Victory
DIR. c. E. KAUvAR OF DENVER
AND VICTOR ROSEWATER OF
THE OMAHA BEE SPEAKERS.

Zionists of Omaha at their triple cell
rbraiion filled the Municipal auditor
ium last night when they Incorporated
The Chanuka service and the first an
uiversary of the Balfodr declaration re-
turning the Holy lands To the Jews.
with peace celebration.
DIR. Romm. president of the Omaha
Zionist district. introduced Rabbi NJ.
n. Taxon. minister of the united Jewish
congregations of Omaha who acted as
chairman.
Flags of the allied nations were car
ricd to the platform. and ns each flag
was presented the Fort Omaha band
played the national anthem of its re-
spcctive nation. except in the prcsenta-
ton of the flag of the new Jewish ma
tion. When their flag was presented n
chorus of 100 voices under the leader
ship of Miss Kruger sang the Hebrew
national hymn. Hatikah.
Victor Rosewater of The Bee was in
troduced. and said that while he was
not Zionist and did not speak from n
Zionist standpoint. he believed that the
day of persecution of the Jews the
whole world over was past.
Great progress has been made dur
ing the last year. said Mrs Rosewater.
"and know that great progress is to
he made in giving the Jews wherever
they are. equal rights with every other
citizen or resident of the country of
their adoption. The. Jew has fought
valiantly and made sacrifices under
tile flags of all the nations in this great
war. No one has come to the front
and done his full duty more than has
the Jew.
".knOther result of this great war
has bccn the strengthening of the self
confidence of the lew. He has bccn
able to show what he can do. and show
that the prejudice against him has been
linfOundcd."
Nation Of His Own
Harry b. Fleharty made short talk
laying particular emphasis on the part
the Jew has played in the history of
the world and said: Two things of
supreme Importance will come out OF
the new Jewish nation. first the right
of the Jew to stand with any other ma
tion and assert his right to the prOtec-
tion of that nation because he has
nation of his own. and second. since
the history of the Jewish people is so
significant with the things that follow
the higher ideals of human kind. ]
cannot believe but that 1t will lead to
the higher ideals of brotherhood on
earth"
Rev. Titus Lowe of the First Meth
o,list church spoke of the Jew in his
relati to the carly part of the Chris
tim era and expressed his desire that
II great nation may develop from the
Jewish reoccupa atiOn of Palestine,
which he believed to he one of the most
important Developments of this war.
but he added: Your hearts may go
back to Jerusalem. but here is where
you live. and l suspect that this land.
where the Stars and Stripes float so
free. will always be the frccst home Of
the Jews you will ever know"
Soldiers of Freedom
The principal address of the evening
was delivered by Rabbi c. III. kauvaI
of Denver. He said in part: In the
midst of season sacred to the Maeca
bees we consecrate golden hour te
the achievements of our boys in khaki
and blue. The Maccabces. 81 centuries
ago, were known as the soldiers of free
dom just as we love to ccll our boys
today in President Wilson'S pregnant
words.
I'VE understand the genius of Anne
rica to be that every man can worship
God according to his own conscience
The Jews. centuries ago, struggled fol
religious freedom, for the privilege OF
worshipping God according to the die.
tates of their 9Ayn conscience. Antio-
chas, the boOksAbf Maccabees tells us
would deprive the Jewish people of Ju'
dea of the privilege Of worshipping God
and just as Germany in recent years
has been doing, he wanted his kultui
to he the only teaching of ancient days
Religious Liberty
"The glory of America is that ever!
one regardless of race or creed has re
ligious liberty ana thus our ideals shal
live forever. We Jews rejoice doubl,
with the wonderful genius of Ameries
because we believe it is fiom the let
tiers of Israel that America learned it:
sacred freedom"
Speaking of the new Jewish natioi
he said If the Jewish people arc t.
dedicate their new nation to the ideal,
of democracy il II not fair that the!
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