The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-06-30


London. The chief administrators of
the Peoples Relief Committee also went
to Europe to attend the World Relief
Conference which is to take place in
CZechoslovakia. Nor are the other
Jewish social leaders in the city at
present. Most of them are either ut
summer resorts or in their country
homes.
One new drive was started just Mt
this time by the Mizrachi Organizat ation.
1t is not n drive to raise money for
n party-fund hut rather an attempt to
mobilize Jewish capital for the re-
habilitation of Palestine. The Mizrachi
Organization believes that there are
many rich Jews in New York who are
ready to invest varying sums Of money
In business enterprises in Palestine,
and so aid the building up of the land.
The Fcreatioh OF Jobs for the war REF
ngees and the immigrants who will
come there without capital. and with
out the means OF establishing them
E'iN'S VII an ihutlVhNs't sNDO~
basis. These business men. however.
are lacking the necessary information
as to what industries would be most
fitting for the peculiar conditions OF
Palestine and most profitable for them
selves. Those with but n moderate
capital need the proper connections 10
enable them to cooperate with others
who are in the same position. 1t Is
consequently the purpose of the Miz-
rachi to gather data concerning these
men. their names and addresses. the
sums they are ready TO invest. and the
branches of industry in which they
wish to specialize. in Ordc, 10 aid them
in organizing themselves into corpora
tions and in coordina ting their efforts
for the realization of their desires.
During the last week New York was
surprised by rather unique and in
teresting strike in the National He
brew school. 206 East Broadway. The
principal. Is teachers and the $40
pupils all went out on strike against
tHt VI "'the"t
that the Board of Directors cease to
Interfere with the educational policies
and activities of their school. -
This National Hebrew school is real
ly one of the finest Jewish institutions
in America. We may say that outside
of Palestine. perhaps no Jewish COM
munity can boast of such II well-eQuip-
ped and administered Hebrew school.
Its graduates know Hebrew well. Many
of them are now Hebrew teachers in
the Talmud Torahs of New York and
of the cities and towns OF the United
States.
The Board of Directors of the Ma
tional Hebrew school was established
nj the time when this institution was
still in need of funds, and Ind TO
promote drives to insure its existence.
1t is self-evident that this body was
then formed for this purpose. and the
men chosen were either of the cype
able to raise the necessary funds or
to contribute large sums of their own
accord. The situation has changed in
the meantime The National Hebrew
school is now sufficiently endowed to
carry on its work, but Its Board OF
Directors remains unchanged. These
men, not having any other work left
tor them to do. suddenly discovered
in themselves great inherent peda-
gogical talent. and took 1t upon them
selves to advise the trained and eS-
pert teaching force how to manage the
school, what methods of teaching TO
adopt and what subject matter TO in
troduce. 1t was this interference which
led to the present strike. Undoubted-