The Denver Jewish news., 1919-11-26
DR.. /. J. Bluestone, Pro-
minent Denver Visitor
"ENGIAND NEEDS A JEWISH PAL
ESTINE AS MUCH AS THE JEWS
NEED A HOMELAND"

A prominent visitor in the city is
DIR. 1. J. BluestOne, of New York, who
is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. c.
E. H. Kauvar.
DIR. Bluestone is a prominent physi-
clan of New York. Healing the sick
is his vocation, but his avocatiOn in
cludes every endeavOr for the uplift
and betterment of the Jews and Jewry.
He was one of the organizers of Beth
Israel hospital in New York. kosher
institution which is now building II
500, 600 structure. DIR. Bluestone is
greatly interested in Jewish education.
is In fact leading educator. He is
chairman of the Jewish Board of Edu
cation Of New York City, which sup
erintends the instruction of about
10000 children in the Jewish schools
of New York after the public school
sessions.
An ardent Zionist even before the
present ZiOnistc movement was be-
gun, he entered enthusiastically into
the organization of the movement in
this country, and is one of the leaders
Of the Mizrachi branch of the ZiOnists.
DIR. BluestOne was recently elected by
them to be one of commission of
three to go to the London world
conference in December, and then on
to Palestine, where educational condi-
tions and facilities will be studied, be-
fore an educational system for the new
homeland will be arranged. He is a
Hebrew scholar and poet, some of his
Hebrew poems have been set to music
by Jewish composers.
DIR. Bluestone addressed the local
sIizrachi society, Tuesday evening, ut
Il. NJ. II. Synagog. He said in part:
England will keep her promise. her
word is not u scrap of PAPER. Some
thirty years ago this Thanksgiving
Day, Sir Laurence Oliphant told me,
during an interview, that as an Eng
Hshman, he understands, that Eng
land needs a Jewish Palestine as mucli
us the Jews need a Homeland
Palestine" continued DR.. Blue
stone, 'is 7srners by right of history
and tradition. and the English people
will keep the promises made for them
How soon this will be realized will
depend upon Israel If Jewish people
from every part of the world will go
there or will help others to go there
and settle, then the restoration will be-
come n fnct I'M our day
"There are obstacles of course, but.
us Herzl once expressed it, a peoples
love and enthusiasm will surmount
every obstacle. This love has been
nurtured thru centuries and Is being
voiced in very practical ways. Ameri-
can capitalists of Mizrachi organiza-
tiOns have already formed, companies.
with capital of millions, to develop
Palestine industrially. Palestine stands
at the crossroads of three continents.
Ability plus enthusiasm will make 1t
the commercial highway of the world
Why do we have the Mizrachi or
ganization." asked DIR. Bluestone. be
cause" he quickly answered, the
Mizrachi voices the hopes of the pro-
phets. A religionless Zion Is not
worth striving for 1t is world or
ganization representing the great ma
jority of JEWISH people, who link 10y
atty to religion with loyalty to land
and who aim to make Palestine. the
cradle Of all religions. home of the
people who are to witness for God and
his Torah."
DIR. BluestOne will address the
Menorah society at the B. NJ. II. Forum
Friday evening.