The Denver Jewish news., 1920-05-12
Judge Mack Opens Ex-
traordinary Convention
NATHAN STRAUSS CONTRIBUTED
S1O0.OOO FOR FOUNDATION OF
HEALTH AND RESEARCH. DEN
YER DELEGATE. MRS. l. RUDE
GIVES $1,000 TO FREE WILL OF
FlERING.

BY special wire to the Jewish News.
New York. May 1.-THE eNtrdordin-
ary convention of Zionist's organiza
tions of America. numbering 1.500 del
egates from this country and Canada.
was opened Sunday at the Lexington
opera house. After expressing It's
gratitude for the action of the SUI
preIne council at San Reno in con-
ferring the Palestine mandate on
Great Britain amid great cheering and
rejoicing. America and "Hatiksall''
we're sung Judge Julian Mack. presi-
dent of the American Zionist organi-
zation, presided at this wonderfully
enthusiastic meeting. His opening ad-
dress is given below. Other speakers
Of the afternoon were Jacob Schiff.
Nathan Strauss Max Heller. Felix
t'rankfurter. Stephen $. Wise, Chief
Justice Louis ID. Brandes and Jacob
de Haas.
Nathan Strauss. during his address.
announced that he will contribute
S10O,OOO for the laying of the founda-
lions of the medical research and
health service department of the Uni
,ersity of Jerusalem.
Mr.. Strauss also added tnat he would
increase this gift from time to time in
order to make possible in Palestine IA
health and medical research service
which shall be comparable 10 such
services as the Rockefeller foundation
4,
Mr.. Strauss will sail for Palestine
on June IL
During the evening session Rabbi
Stephens Wise made an appeal for
free-will offering from the delegates mt
which large amount was donated.
The Denver delegate, Mrs. 1. Rude
after n short talk, gave $1,000.
Mondays sessions were Intensely
stirring to those attending the con-
vention. Much important business re-
garding the future of Palestine was
transacted. and resolutions of vital in
forest were adopted.
DIR. Stephen S. Wise presided at the
afternoon and evening sessions. Rabbi
Abba II. Silver of Cleveland. was one
of the speakers of the day.
Thirty-ninc delegates were elected
to the Carlsbad International Zionist
convention.
The session adjourned after mid
night Tuesday had been proclaimed
II holiday for the Jewish people OF
New York to he celebrated. among
Judge Macks' address was:
The long prayed for. the much hoped
for moment has arrived. April 24tls.
1920. marks the beginning of n new
era i'm the life of the Jewish people.
The civilized world has at last rec
ognized the right of that ancient peo-
ple again to live its own life in its
own home. The BalfUur Declaration
has been translated from the point
Of view of the British Government i'll
to the international guarantee of all
the nations for its very words have
been written into the Treaty of San
Reno. BY that Treaty, when duly
ratified. as 1t is sure to he. Palestine
will he forever separated from the
Turkish Empire. and. acting rs the
mandatory of the League of Nations.
Great Britain will oversee the re-
establishment by the Jewish people
of their national home III Eretz iiS-
Ioel.
l say by the Jewish people. For
what is ii that the Balfour Declara-
L..
given? Not land. hut an opportunity
an opportunity again to build mp 10y
our aas our work. our mrn. the
Jewish life.
In this message of greeting to the
assembled hosts of the Zionist Or
ganization. l shall not endcavor to
elaborate upon the work of the past
year or of the past mouths. Other
speakers in the course of our sessions
will bring TO you the full details. Let
me but point ont to you in few words.
the responsibility that has now been
definitely placed upon us. Yea. the
Mitzvah. the privilege. that has been
granted unto us. Surely the hand of
the Almighty has guided the Jewish
people in these days of storm and of
stress For when the night was dark
est and the disasters to which we were
beginning to become accustomed in
Eastern Europe seemed about to be re-
peated even in Palestine itself. the
clouds scattered. the sun shone. and in
the glory of the daylight. the road of
opportunity was revealed.
Within few weeks. the Mandate
will he issued. the present military
rule will he replaced by a civil adj
,c,n.;nual ON p.oe J,hrea)