The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-09

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Aside from Its rientai setting jew
iAh llfa IN Palestine. In city and
rof9nx. Ia surprisingly like Jewish
NE IN America. Close your cyes 10
tn nmhIlng cnmeln. the naked fig
and eiIV<rr olive trees. the motley
clad Arabs and plous jews-ail under
a brilliant sky In a miniature land o.
lnruito charm-and you are IN an
American ghetto, a Jewish uptown
ouarfcr. or a farm settlement.
There uele days during ms three
manfha stay in the Holy Land when.
surrounded hy Jews. particularly OF
the New settlement ] could not be-
llovo 1 was thousands OF miles from
home. We spoke Niddish n We
spoke English. We me same
Faeauean CLOTHES. We ate the food 1
have eaten Invariably at Jewish
tables in America. " TO the FAR
famed 'epslllter fish. We had IN the
mann the ~ IN ideas
Western Life Standards.
The fImo-pfoof Hebrew customs, II
was evident. which the Jews Of east
ern Europe have brought here they
have taken. tpo. to Palestine.
holy cities, Jerusalem. Ilpefias.
Fnfcd -3irht be Khettoes IN Russia or
Numania. As second generation
In America has shed many OF the
habits Of the Russian Pale. 30. too,
the New Settk1ment IN the Holy Land
has taken IN The standards OF western
nc.
between Palestine and American dew
ieh nfs-the universal use OF Hebrew
IN a LIVING tongue IN p home n
the school, In, h market place. ana
the observance without exception.
outwnrdly AZ least. OF the jewish
AADD1IHa
Hchrrw Rcpiners Hiddish.
All about me the majestic Hebrew
of the Dible aprang 20 nfe. IL put 70
shame IN IT. newborn beauty M usiy
1iddish jnrEoil remnant OF peiseeut-
: IA wauderineH. II atiii fell haitingiy
com rome ilpe. but from many Il
came with a ample rugged charm.
ssholcm"-peace-Iew greeted Jew
friend or afrnnger. Then they launch
81 forth N a lnngunf- OF which they
could be u~naahhmed anywhere. th'lf
v ancestral language. dignified'
individual.
Eseryehere before my eyes ross
evidence OF this Hebrew miracle. ins
nhona bore HEBREW signs. street,
aud roads proclaimed Hebrew names
Tise soils newspaper la the country
she military, weekly, h PaleNtins
Ness. was pahlished iK Hebrew az
well A. Arabic aud English editions
Hebrew posters IN N public squares
announced The latest cinema pro
gram. jewiEh meeting or concert
Hebrew characters were on the arni
hands Of jewish gendarmriie Ni"ni>
commission cars hurried through IN
conntry bearing Hebrew Insignia
There was nothing artificial abou
This language revival. In little NOR
than a e%enpratlnn Hebrrw had YER
evidently become n vital part OF jew
inh life in Paiesiinc.
I1hFcr Days % Rc-t.
Sabbath day In the Jewish seize
ments Waz a stirring sight 70 a yeN
from the DlnHpora. II took us pi"'
auiie peacefully between the rest az
Or ia sister faiths IN he Holy Land
the Moglem Friday n the thristlnl
Rundav. There seemed nothing uh
returai about these Sabbaths, thre
paunen IN the uuhurried lite OF TN
tiny eastern country. Ths Sirnnse
soon grew TO know when each par
fIcular group Of shops would 10
their stall-like doors 10 the ""u'n-p
on sabbath Day. Old Jsrusalsu
Aorned is brightest hueH and wallte
Through the satlted arches OF bHNl
etreet up the Jaffu road IN TIE cave
lihe nuts OF the hoary city bearde
elders pored over their NehoNlil
tones, reading the Sabbath poItlol
of the Law, while their w"iiu WI
wives lowered about their sesEti
derked HOLY Day tables. Ihe Na!l
iow wall had heard anew. on the sah
nan eve. ths prayers u Israel. No'
az. Jewish aynaEoeues fftnhif an
unfeetrainedly chanted their service
ol.iixIoua Of their closely huddle
4rai, nelrhbofn. Nor In old JeTusn
lem aid the ius,y voices Of the rAn'
and his congregation seem noi~i .
disturbing 70 the pafaff-hy As ~ y,
lands OF The west. Here theS clear
a-irtaresque sabbath Scenes.
- me ~coiopica old and younE' y
mere spbdued tnery, sifeamed iron
sbe ilttIe synaFogucs at The heau .
~. mai. roads They promennded o
,ranv a "ifefxi 81" or baron q
IIirsh S." in orange groves. ~ pau
enrdens. down stony hillsideH OF Alon
broad b~ouleyafdh. Tel AVN me NOV
arn suburb Of Jafia' was usiow w
fenrflnr chatting JeWrV' score
,hs t~.sty minutes stroll ffor
~ deeu sands 10 the d~ilapidatea o.
citx--ilttie children with theif tea'h
oId men and thelF soldier som
~o,,nr RiFls. with their sweethta''s
.setahhaf ghoi0m"-a peacefnl Hah
h.sh-wns the greeting that N-efhu
Ell through the land. ii,
Ia the evening trere was the elt
M village "Beth la Am TO 100
forward to--ihe peoples I"Ihhn
where The young danced or plnys
chsss or more often listened ehssii
10 a Hebrew lecture on some I"'Al -
world problem.
uerlde these iva striking differen
- IN palesiianian aud Ameflca
Jewish HE, the sabbath obselNahe