The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-11-23
New York Zionists Greet
Zionist Delegation
RABBI JOSEPH SILVERNIAN
AMONG 1,2O0 AT BANQUET.


Sunday evening. November 18th.
rendered as n reception to the Kcren
IIayesod Delegation. consisting Of
Nahum SokolOw. Prof. otto Warhurg.
.ander GOldstein. who arrived in this
country last week
In addition to the guests Of honor,
prominent sears on an elevated dais
werH occupied by Mr.. Samuel Tn
termyer. POSTMASTER of the banquet.
Herman Conheim. Peter SchweitZer.
Sam IampOrt. Louis RObisOn. Judge
Dannebaum of Texas, Morris ROthen-
berg. Harry Ffshel. Rabbi Nathan
Krass. Rabbi Meier Berlin, David
Pinski. editor of the daily ''Zeit." AMI
Rabbi Joseph, Silverman of Temple
Emanuel while seated at nearby
tables were Louis Marshall. Julius
Rosenwnld. Edward Lautcrbach. Jef-
terson Seligman. DIR. S. Benderly and
many other prominent Jews.
After n prayer had been offered. Mr.
Intcrmycr read an address of welcome
in which he outlined the basic prin-
ciplc of the Kercn Hayesod. stating
tlat 1t was wide enough and inclusiv.
enough for ZiOnists as well as non
Iionists IF there be such," and ma
tiOnalists as well as anti-natiOnalists
IT, meet under its banner. The toast
Inaster made passing reference to the
popular question of disarmament AMI
then proceeded to introduce the chief
guest of the occasion.
SOixolOw Wants Palestine "a Living
Bible"
Nahum SokOlOw. chairman of the
World Zionist Executive committee
who visircd America some nine years
ago, was greeted with much enthus-
iasm not excluding the new Gus
tomary, spontaneous, singing of
the "Hatikval." Mr.. Sokolow dilated
on the spiritual and actual need of a
Jewish Palestine which required for
milable efforts and unceasing activity.
In the name of these" he said, I'VE
have come to you-tO make the ideal
"A reality" The Zionist leader then
pictured the future Jewish homeland
and called forth much applause with
his suggestion that Jewish Pales-
tine will be IA living Bible" a lalrl
after the ideals of the Scriptures and
the Prophets.
Rabbi Joseph Silverman Urges Pal
estinian Republic.
Attention was strained when Rabbi
Joseph Silverman of Temple Emanuel.
;nveterate anti-ZiOnist, rose to spea..
AS l entered the banquet hall" he
said, someone turned to me and ask
hctsr" The Rabbi cOuntered with
another Biblical reference. quoting ~
am Joseph. | come to seek my breth-
rem" After this, an open declaration
of sympathy might have been expect
q, and in fact DIR. Silverman did de-
clare himself prepared to aid in the
upbuilding of Palestine, Palestine
which. patterned after the United
STATES, is TO be Il democratic republic.
Someone at his side remarked that the
American Republic was patterned
after the ideals of the Bible. The
speaker accepted the interlocution.
agreeing then that republic pattern
ed after the United States would in
turn follow the original pattern in
the Bible. Rabbi Silverman closed
with an impn nSsiOned plea for disarma-
ment which. he stated. was an ancient
Jewish ideal.
He was followed by Prof. Otte War
burg, cx-president of the World Zion
list organization, who began in Eng
lish but delivered the major part of
his address in German. He compared
the visit of the Delegation to that OF
Columbus-one of discovery. gold
seeking-and then, colonization expert
that he is. outlined the details of the
settlement plans and schemes project
ed by the Zionists.
1t was the first appearance in Amer
lea of Vladimir Jabotinsky, OrganiZ-
er of the Jewish Legion. Lieutenant
in General Allenby's forces. styled by
I'ntermyer as militant Zionist,
known the world over as the Jewish
Garibaldi" In an iucisive speech, full
of hammer blows and punctuated with
cresccndos of convincing arguments,
.Irbotinsky fearlessly detailed the
many and great problems confronting
Ionists---their political difficulties
the Arab situation. colonization, i'm