Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-05
PLEADS FOR RESTORATION
OF PALESTINE TO JEWS
4. ii. Fromcnson Makes Address on
Work OF Federation OF Amer
lean ZiOniStS.
TRACES HISTORY or MOVEMENT
Contributions OF $1,000 Arc Made
to $1,OOO,OOO Restoration FUND
to Aid Jews Already Resident in
Holy Land.


\. II. Fromenson. OF the Federation
OF American Zon:sts. OF New York.
under the auspices Of the local joint
restoration fund committee. made an
eloquent appeal for financial assistance
in the campaign just launched In this
country for the restoration Of Palestine
to its Original and riShtful owners,
the Jewish people" TO a considerable
nurnbcr of Richmond Jews in the city
Auditorium Last night. lie was fol-
lowed by DR.. Douglas &. Freeman, OF
this city. who briefly, but clcverly.
showed how the establishment Of Il
Jewish state in Palestine offered the
possibility OF solution of several diff
hcult problems confronting that coun-
Try at the present time.
Mr.. Fromcnson was introduced by
Chairman Walter IL. Cohn. who said
that the distinguished Zionist, who
would soon follow him, hardly needed
an Introduction. as ii had been the
pleasure OF Rchmond TO hear him
speak here several years ago.
After tarryinS short while on
the apparent lack OF interest being
displayed in the movement, which was
declared to have some good advantages,
since IL served az warning note to
admonisil the rccalcitran: that there
still work to be done. the speaker
launched into the heart Of his theme
The bubble of Zionsm. after all, is
not bubble" he said. but II is a
survival OF Jewish aspiration founded
on truth OF tho Jewish teachings. It
has survived because the Jews have
survived through centuries of persccu-
ton and oppression, and back Of II all
there must be reason.
HAS BEEN GUEST Of OTHER
NATIONS LONG ENOUGH
without urging 10 pcrpe;uatc it.
self. without stimulus to exist. the
Jewish race would go the way OF peo-
pies that have ceased TO be. Where
arc the Romans and the ancient
Greeks? They arc gone like The SHOWS
Of yesterday.
9TH" Jews arc no bcEgar people" he
continued. "humbiy asking tho crumbs
ihat have fallen from the table. They
have right 10 exist on an equal psr;
nershiD with other peoples Of the world.
He feels that in this world .: give ana
take. 1t demands that tho recipient
OF hospitality shall! return That nos
pitaii'y. and this can be done with the
establishment Of Jewish state IN
Palestine. For 2.0o0 centuries We have
been taking from the nations and this
restoration would offer an opporturitv
10 give in exchange what has been
taken"
He strongly opposed assimilation. AMI
compared this to the comedian vino
constantly hid his own iden'!ty. Thr
cring and be true 10 itself It I'll tira.a
TELLS or nEGINNINGS
OF PALESTINE sI.I"ILE.u!.I'.'
In lSS2. when thousands o: Russians
were r1assacrcd with equally rs mani.
Jews, he said. ,hc uphuildinG OF palcs-
tine as Jewish state began when .
small stream az them enligratcd n
that barren and deserted land. White
one stream cmiGrated TO this country.
iii. land fun OF opportunities. p-oS-
perous. civilized to a high degree. and
@hc.. there were liberty ana freedom
tho other smaller stream wcnt to the
land where opposite conditions exist
Cd. FIT! Villages were ESTABLISHED by
them. farms prospercd, Misunderstanding
was encouraged and e system y cGu-
cation for Instruction in the classic
i1ehrc" was worked out. Hardly had
these things been accomplished before
The present war caused the dca,ruc-
ton Of their civilization.
''i'he bubble Of Zionisn." h. con
tinued. mas become Christiani2"d and
solicited. l; WIS launched TWENTY
years ago rs fundamental orincip'c
from which II has never dcviatsa 1his
was the Bazlc program. :: movement
recognized publicly By mos, oF the
, n, ors OF tho Garth. Through :hT
! Iic~4lSt organization. England Franc.
and various countries Of Africa and
OF ASIA hecan 10 C"al WIN Inc Jaws.
England had been the first nation
to rccoC1z" the Zionist organi2aiion
! and when IFS true polio" was publicly
announced by . governmental dacu-
ment AS to SIS stand on the disposition
Of Palestine, the greatest rage III J e-v-
ish history was written. With Tew-
ish population urdcr Jewish admins
ira:ion. he would welcome tho day
when Palestine became an integral part
Of :he British empire and be to Eng
land what Canada is now. lie CON
cluocG by prophecy Of the future
Jewish state and an eloquent appeal
for contributions 20 aid in the under
. taking. Tic amount that VIII event
ualiy be raised n this country will
he Sloo0n0,o00. he said. ot which ST.
100000 Is being asked for =; the pres
I. cnt time.
From about 200 Jews present Mt the
rlass-meeting. 81 coo was raised both
by cash and pledges. according 10 the
report Of Jacob S Ediss. secretary Of
the lncal joint rcstora,ior fund com
fnttec. Announcement was made that
DR.. Charles Iitlovsky, wh,. by an err
ror. was Published several davs ago
as being on tho program last night
would lecture on palestine and the
jewish Workers" Sunday night March
II, in the Mechanics Institute. under
the auspices of the Jewish National
Workers Alliance. Branch 80 OF Rich
mond.
An added attraction to the enthusi-
astic meeting was the patriotic music
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