The Denver Jewish news., 1919-01-09
Impressions Of the Ame-
rican Jewish Congress
DIR. c. f. II. KAUvAR TELLS OF
THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES
OF THIS GATHERING.

American Jewish Congress Will live
forever memorable in the minds and
hearts of the delegates. a roll call OF
the 400 representatives who met at
Philadelphia Dec. 1918. 1918, 5.Gi9 re-
yeals the new leaders of American Is
rael, rabbis and laymen. judges, jur-
lists and Journalists university teach-
crs, commercial workers and. union
labor leaders: captains of industry.
men of finance. and men who till the
soil who toll in factories, earning
their bread by the sweat of their brow
all were united in the holy aim that
Israel's wrongs he forever righted and
that humanity be not now cheated of
the fruits of sacrifice and service
given heroically to the sacred cause
Of civilization.
In retrospcct we who have been priv
ileged to have had share though
small and insignificant in the making
of the American Jewish Congress. sum
I'm this historic gathering ms the great
est ever held by Jews in America.
The congress was first suggested
about five years ago at an eStraordi-
nary conference held in New York.
when leaders of American Iewry were
summoned to mobilize our spiritual
forces in the Renuhlic so that We might
assume responsibilities thrust upon MS
because of the world-cataclysm.
The first statement in Denver out
lining the plans and purposes of this
congress was made in nm address ! de-
livered at the II. NJ. II. synagogue on
the 20th. of October 1915. favored 1t
in spite of the fact that at that time
opposition to the congress idea was
powerful and well organized. Slowly
hut surely. however. as pnblic opinion
was crystalfized. better Judgment pre-
vailed and the public sentiment in IA
vor of n congress was given official re.
cognition when two delegates were sent
by the Denver Jewish community to
attend in Philadelphia the prc-congress
conference. in March 1917.
The two delegates were the late
Never Friedman. banker and commu
nal worker and the writcr-rnbbi of the
Bethha Medrosh Hagodol synagogue.
C.. II. K,lIvar
This conference decided that n con.
Gress representing all Cronps and par-
lies i'm American Israel he held and
flat delegate; bc chosen Icy popular
vote
In the summer of 1917. y nationwide
election was held. Over $4,000 popn
lar votes were cast. Three hundred
delegates v'c"c elected rerrescnting cv-
cry state i'm the Union. The successful
c,rdi,lates for Colorado and New Mex.
.n. were Mr.. Abraham d. Radinsky
and Rabbi C., r. Iillcl Kauvar One
lrindred additional delegates were SO
lcrtcd by thirty leading jewish nation,
RI organizations in America.
Concrete Achievements.
T'he consequence of this historic meet
ing will he far reaching. Witness tn.
resolution empowering our selected
saoScsmen to arrange a world Jewish
c..nsless. But the net results of its
1r.iber,itions we. of the present. view
as epoch making. .s
We may summarize the results of
the congress under the following head
ings:
l. The delegation to the peace con-
ference.
Nine men representing every group
ot american .Jewry were unanimously
chosen. to go to Versailles to act us
Jewish spokesman, to present Jewish
claims at the coming peace conference.
No t.oubt the leading statesmen of Eu
rope will support our just demands
Our own President hailed by grateful
humanity, stands" as Judge Mack e!o-
quently phrased it. 'for all that the
Jewish people desire. His voice will
he potent in the realization of their
hoEes.' But. the Jewish people want
The right to be heard through our Jew
iSh Spokesman. This removes the re
prOach of the prophet too true in the
rast centuries. .:Of all the children that
she gave birth there was Zone to lead
her.
II. The Jewish Bill of Rights.
The second outstanding achievement
is the following resolution:
Resolved That the American Jew
ish congress respectfully requests the
peace conference to insert in the treaty