The Denver Jewish news., 1920-01-28
European Jewry is Pro.
strate, u. S. Only Help"
JACOB ii. SCHIFF APPEALS TO
AMERICAN JEWS FOR PALES-
TINIAN RESTORATION FUND.

masses of Jews who wish TO einisratt
there, Jacob H. Schiff, in II statement
nIade public today, emphasized the neet
of rehabilitating the Holy Land as a
solution for the Eastern European
Jewry problem.
The Jewry of Eastern Europe lies
PROSTATE, and the problem of Pal
cstine forms an integral and important
part of the larger Jewish question
The latter cannot be solved without
ut the same time solving the problem
Of PALESTINE" he urged in his appeal
for generous response to the So
100000 national campaign for the Pal
cstine Restoration Fund, which open
cd January is in New York City.
The statement follows: Il am glad
10 have this opportunity to appeal to
my fellow-Jews and fellow-Americans
on behalf of Palestine. No American
Certainly no American Jew, can be in
different to the call of that great little
land of the past, and to the prospect
Of the great things which seems to
be i'm store fdh it in the future.
Il am not concerned with the poll
tical aspects of the question. What
ever the political forms may be under
which the Jews in Palestine win live
in the immediate and ultimate future,
ii is sufficient for me that the New
Palestine will start its life, and prob
ably continue it indefinitely, under the
beneficent protection of Great Britain,
II protection which is guarantee of
progress in every realm--spiritual as
well as material.
What man or woman, therefore, can
possibly see any reason for regret IN
the prospect of new community III
Palestine, strong in numbers, active.
creative. and happy, and strong in ma
terial wealth and in the wealth of the
mind and the spirit? Nay, more, what
man or woman can possibly fail to
rejOiceNin this prospect, in che prospect
of a beautiful but neglected corner OF
the earth restored to the civilizing in
iuence of a people prepared to make
every sacrifice for its restoration?
What American Jew. especially.
will not experience feeling of graft
.ude and a thrill of pride in the pros
pect of the yelling forth of a new
fountain of Jewish spiritual energy
from the soil of the Old-a new foun-
tain which may refresh the spirit of
mankind as did the old? What is 1t
not worth to the American Jews, and
to the Jews in every other land. that
they and their children can in the
future be identified with a commun-
ity living happy and dignified col
lcctive life, and contributing as n COM
munity to the civilization of human-
ity? Will not such an Identification
add to the morale of Jewry every
where and to the moral stature of
every individual Jew?
ABut Palestine at this moment pos
-sesses another interest to us which
is more immediate and pressing. The
Jewry of Eastern Europe lies. pros
rate 1t is our duty to lift up our
co-relgionists and heal their wounds.
IL we in America do not assume this
fduty, then who will? There is nobody
else who can. Now, the problem of
Palestine forms an integral and i'm
nortant part of the larger Jewish
question The latter cannot be solved
without at the same time solving the
probIcm of Palestine. We must no
longer delay making earnest prepara-
tions for the thorO rehabilitation of
Palestine, so that the land will be able
gradually to absorb those whose ardent
desire it is to cmigrate there. And
really think their number is legion.
"It is high time that American
+ lowry forget its differences and join
nands, in order that, united, it may
find a non-political solution for the
Jewish question which shall prove sat
isfactory to all. and of which l verify
Ielieve Palestine has become the corner
stone.
so that, while the future of II jew
ish Community in Palestine, under the
protection of Great Britain, opens al
hiring vistas which make n unique ap-
teal to Jewish idealism, the appeal OF
the immediate moment is no less, urg-
ent to all Jews, and especially to all
American Jews. to unite for the up
building of Palestine"
Mr.. Jacob Moser, j. r., formerly
Lord Mayor of Bradford, has been
presented by deputation representing
The Jewish National Funu Administra-