The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-16
Nv MARION WFTNSTFIN.


As ! look across the seas to Pales-
tine from the New World there stands
silhouetted against the troubled east
ern sky the greatest living witness OF
the rebirth OF the Hebrew nation. II
10 ''Bezalel." the only Jewish art
In the world, the only pure eN-
preston anywhere OF the Hebrew soul
The nev Jewish life In the Holy
Land still savors OF the artificial, OF
the experimental, although Its spirit
IN firmly rooted In the sacred soil.
there 20 stay. Two generations are
enough under such odds to pro-
duce a full-nedged Hebrew commun-
ity. But Bezalel Is unique in the land.
II Is as natural as the almond blooms
about H. as Hebrew as the Holy OF
Holes itself.
No Fus<isn Iuc;ucTcr.
within Its walls the Hebrew genius
has shed It's dualism. II shines forth
stripped OF all foreign influence. in
dividual itself. II speaks To the Jew
from the Exile" In beauties Of glass
stun and bronze and ivory in an
unmistakable tongue. II Is the naked
voice OF his ancestors. ringing even
more true than their reborn Hebrew
language all about him.
All during the dark days Of the
war it's doors remained open. Its roll
call dwindled from 430 to 80. Poster
drawing for tho military became Its
main work. Student after student
left lis happy halls for the dread
Turkish ranks. only children and
young girls were left to carry on
Five days before the victorious Brit
lsh walked into Jerusalem. Its master
and reato Professor Boris Schatz,
was Imprisoned and depOrtcd to Da-
mascus, forced to leave his wife and
two little ones behind. But stili Re-
Ealel piodded on untlinchingly. UNI
yielding. Hebrew.
TCmpIc In upc WiklcrncsE.
I visited the school twice during
my stay In Jerusalem. when Zionisi
hlunders and the resentment Of he
factioned Jcwry, Of the Moslems and
the Christians clouded the Jewish fu-
ture In Palestine. Beznlel a Zionist
achievement, never failed to clear
away the shadows. II seemed indeed
thon to he worthy OF It's name, the
name Of the FIRST Jewish artist who
too. once built a temple In the will
derncss.'
l found Professor schatz no less .
source OF optimism than his beloved
school. He seemd to move in a world
OF his own, a picturesque. sturdy ng
ure. with his broad white pique collar
and flowing black tie, his Ions gray
ing hair and round beard. Kindly
simple-hearted he saw no Arab prob
lem, no divided Jewry. no anxious
HrltiShers. Palestine was to HIN
bright with a rosy light, Bezaiel large
on It's horizon. the first outpost II
the new Judea OF the reinherited He
brew nation.
AZ Their Bcrschos Fairly.
His school was conducted in tw,
NHnguE.a. AuNg "a IuW ~ uNs NhanWg n M
The rest Of practical work. Girls an,
boys were at their benches as EARL
ny seven thirty In the morning. deer
In their photography. olive wood ans
stone carving, porcelain painting.
The lovely tapestry strips hat GOV
cred the walls were no longer mad'
there nor the native embroidery. Foul
hundred girls had carried this worl
ns a trade TO the leading cities Of Pal
estine. The school had discontinued
too. its nlagrce making ana It's etch
inRs. II vas specializing In design
now for these products and iniroduc
ing the genuihv unmascene work.
Professor Schatz was particularly
proud Of two exquisite chess sets, ~
order from Major James Rothschild
son Of Palestine's great benefactor
One was TO be offered as a prize II
the coming tournament OF the land
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Hebrew history came to life In tn
carving and the story OF Esther an,
her royal escort.
Ptcnty of Starvation.
The two score pupils a. work look
ed pale, particularly one thin child
HE X thirteen Professor Schatz eN
planned to me. but he il wan an'
stunted because he hungered for nv
years. No one outside Of PnlestinI
can even imagine what we sumere'
here. The Turks were 40 brutal. ~
inefficient. People dropped dead o
starvation, soldiers themselves fol
like horses In the streets, with whea
rotting In the neids.
The Jews were forced 10 part witt
their most precious belongings. sacrel
scrolls were sold for wrapping paper
tho leather for heels. Arab womel
wore p%antaloons made 81 Jewls'
prayer shawls. The Turks bouRh
the silver OF she ritual articles 10
whip handles The British now bu.