The Denver Jewish news., 1920-08-04
Conference Adopts I'm.
portant Measures
I.RANDEIS is HONORARY HEAD
AND MANY OTHER AMERICANS
GO INTO GREATER ACTIONS
COMMITTEE.

IRE was given due consideration and
the fullest debate. the Conference re.
solved upon number of steps which
will have far-reaching effects upon the
future development of the new Jew
ish State.
| The proposal of Neiditch to collect
fund of twenty-five million pounds
within the next twelve months thru
form of 'Maasser" was adopted. and
the entire Jewish people of the world
will be appealed to swe" this fund
! thru their generous contributions. Two
| thirds of the entire amount collected
I, for this fund will he invested in per
manent national institutions. Twen
ty percent will go to the National fund
and the remainder will pe devoted TO
educa tiOnal and social welfare under
| tnkings. Every contributor will re-
ceive certificate emitting him to
| participation in the administration Of
the various institutions 10 be created
and assuring him Of share in the
revenues that may accrue from all
economic undertakings.
The decision of the Conference 10
devote n limited amount of money to
Hebrew culture and education outside
Of Palestine was not approved by the
American delegation. which saw fit TO
disclaim all connection or responsihil-
ity with any such move.
The decision with regard to the
| VnrII rnnUrnSc
was finally so modified that the pur-
poses of the Congress are not defined
III the resolution while the adoption
of supplementary resolution intro
duced by Baruch Zuckerman makes IT
clear that such Congress when prop
crly constituted. shall he accepted as
the highest authority on Jewish ma
tional affairs.
Justice Louis u. Brandeis was elect
I cd honor;i ~ prrsr,ieht Professor Chnin
weizmann. president, and Nahum
| Sokolow. chairman of the Executive.
The members of the executive were NOT
elected by the Conference but Will he
chosen by the three above named win
the approval of the Greater Actions
committee They will all be heads of
various departments working in inc
administration. The Greater ActiohS
committee. 1t was finally decided viii
hnve as many as eighty-eight melnbeis'
forty-five of whom will constitute n
quorum. In case of an emergency.
thirty-five members may take official
action The members of the eNecnti'"
committee are not entitled to vote with
the Greater Actions committee
special Economic Council for Palestine
together with Board of Trustees t"
supervise the disposal and employment
Of Zionist funds has been created. Tn"
Council has for its members Sir Alfred
| Nond. Lord ROthschild and Bernard
Flexncr of America. The members o'
the Greater Actions committee INCLUDE
DIR. Max Nordau. Mr. Nathan Straus
Mrs. Mary Fels. Miss Henrietta Szold
Professor Felix Frankfurter. .Iudg"
Julian w. Mack. Vladimir Jnbotinsky
jacob De Haas, Louis Lipsky Bernard
| Rosenblatt JoShun Spreyregen and
numerous other European Zionists
The "Mizrachi" will be represented III
the Greater committee by Sir Stuart
Samuel, Rabbi DR.. Meyer Berlin nnd
Mr. Jacob Fishmnn.
An interesting feature of the pro
posed educa tional program for laleS-
tine is the introduction of hand WORK
in all schools A special Palestine cdu
cational committee will he appointed
consisting of nine members. three OF
whom will represent the orthodox ele'
ments. A special orthodox committee
will also be appointed to deal with
all internal matters pertaining t"
orthodox educational Institutions.
The last session was presided over
by Judge Brandeis and before he de
clared the Conference closed eloquent
appeals for unity in Israel were made
by Mr.. Nahum Sokolow, Rabbi a. II.
Silver of Cleveland. Ohio. David Vel
lin. head of the Jewish Community oi
Palestine Iilel Zlatopolsky. Jacob DE
Haas and others. At the suggestion
of Professor Weizmann. the Confer
! pnce caDleu ltS STettlHSS W s''ii i'
bert Samuel. the British High com
missioner in Palestine. Earlier in the
day n message had been received from
sir Herbert Samuel in which he de-
clared that if the Jews will do their
duty. there will he nothing to hinder
them from fully realizing the Zionist
ideal.
Before the Conference was brought
to close, announcement was made