Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-17
SAYS ZIONIST PROGRAM
MENACES JEWISH UNITY
Obvious Dangers OF Political Enter.
prise Eloquently Described
by Jewish Writer.
no RACE NECESSITY EXISTS
Urges Numerous Reasons VIII! Es-
Establishment OF Hebrew COmmun-
wealth Would Prove Detrimental,
Creating Division.
ny RALPH y. BOAS.

That Zion, with it's memories and its
romance. should once NOR" pass into
the keeping OF its ancient people: tina;
Cod should once aga;n be praised IN
III. ancient liturgy in new temple;
that the ancient culture which gave
Europe It's rclig ion should once more
houriSh-hcre are possibilities IA" real
iZation Of which might well stir the
most pedestrian mind.
II is just because III" Zionist pro.
gram in near fuli,llmcnt that honcs.
criticism must not be stincd. This is
no time for comfortable ana "asv
1cquic$ccncc to what t. after nj, 4
matter involving tho future. not Of u
few thousand coionists. but of the
whole Jewish world. For Iionlsiu is
not merely proposal to erect :, new
state in Palestine; IT is program OF
NE for jews everywhere" Tho Zion
iats maintain that Judaism Is = way
81 life. Judaism they hold presur-
poses Il complete round Of human ac-
tivit". II prcSupposcs certain ,h@olog-
teal beliefs and certain spiritual &C.
iiritic9 cunscuIcni upon these beliefs
II rr"snnpoFns also . submission 20 III.
traditional disc!rlr" OF jewish Law /,
holds that such spiritual activity amt
such submission :" discipline ar. i'm.
possible In countries which cannot
max" allowances for Thorn. countries.
ia which custom. prejudice and con.
'enicncr ar" AL asains, separation ana
indiNiGuality ~ everyday li(,
IloniSm maintains. therefore. that
PoI''"ic way iof a iNaH 20 h.
9, &c" Is 20 oeiicre In Jewish
~, H. :. "'n"r M, ap'ritnaI NE q,
iOiiN the ninu'" prescription OF IN,
traditional jewish law. 10 fp"ail "A rew-
80 - ,"''!H"t" u" Jewish
~ ~ - '4"lsh I:.nd under a
49, ho>'f hh'e..i. Inc Iiorist main
'ainf' moreover. that Judaism - rov
confronted Wi'h a v",v roa, j..,n r,as
wt.i 't'.Hc'!"H.
-" ~ i'S' OF me comnart Eu-
al process 81 dissolu-
49, N''' ma y" i0ne"r any central
ne result IS gradual but in
''t"p'e aSSi'n!Iaucn. which can hay.
"h!N o." qua. IN" extinction OF Judaism
80 i fe!!"ioh and 90 III" Jews az q
e'""P
Assimilation Is IN" ciuN OF the lew
ish probi.u as the Iionists see IL
|ion'7in demands, therefore. ina, JowS
regard themselves as a nationality
forming with a dozen other naiion,,j
tics II union under tho STAR, apd S,ri,,os
II would consider Americ,, M. as
melting pot" huj as . ri,pni,icL r,I-
kan peninsula. /. ,y,,ild f,,t
ly interpreted regard ,b, ,p,iyid,,,fi,,,
= ,vn by the Germans H., ~ I.,I,na
states and by tho I'rcuch ,..,.,,i..,
The dominion as on,iroly ius,ia.I .iIa
these groups refuse 10 ,Ilny. IN. -,
dividuali,y to he fused y.,.b ,.t,a- 80
- single n:.iorai r 49,
therefore. moro ,n,, . ' ',''9rn ~
ttIro: (, is a Won, ,,,.,c,i,,.,, 49,, ~ vi
Gus issue
Th., ZiouIsr, b,, ,, ,
yious Ana ,t,. - op-
WAL sirc. :, 4, 10 ~ '''''c
,icd ,,, '"'' men ca
,,i.,,i1, ''"''H N''h ara AL
,i,n - nay IAN 70 recoS-
rrbc w-,
- '''""'r Hes IN concept
,' '''i'u"- renee. IN" Jewish
''" Sr'7 "tlH' dln!y that
% !'ai!"ha! i"'nAnlt"ism winch
" - Wy '"l'" "i Nn.iur. The
800 W p'HhI''N" unSpoI!"d German
""'.h - al! RESPECTS was like
~" '''"'' !"ud ana "hl'H therefore was
"""c' me hio!"Sica! Necessity Of l!v-
= rs ~. fs tn. pla1t lives. clgnl, -
- an" rem SSiy--,liS idea is ~.