The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-18
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 The reception committee com posed of a number of the leading Jews of the city, will meet the dis tinguished guests and entertain them Similar receptions were accorded the Commission several weeks ago at Hartford and New Haven in both of which cities considerable interest in Palestine activities was aroused by it's visits.
 MT. Ussishkin in his youth, became one of the leading members of the Jewish National Students Organiza- tion (Bi1u) which formed the first Jewish colony in Palestine about 40 years ago. He was one of the most ardent followers and coIlaborators of pr. Theodore Herzl (founder and first president of the Zionist movement as now constituted) as Tar back as 1889 and ever since then has been one of the most energetic propagandists of Zionism among the Russians Jews
 MT. Ussishkin, who is an engineer and scientist by profession has Aiken part in all the Zionist International Congresses Ghe supreme body of the World Organization) and was one of the members of the Actions Commit tee. In 1905, he was sent to Palestine by this committee to purchase land for new colonies and to organize the colonists of Palestine. He has been | a member of the Zionist Commits sion and until his departure for Amer1ca, was at its head.
 Dr. Schmarya Levine, regarded as one Of the worlds most noted orators in the Yiddish language, was former ly member of the Russian Duma, an honor rarely accorded to a man of the Jewish faith. His many achievements on behalf of Zionism and its furtherance, are universally advisor and conferee of Dr. Chaim Zeizmann, president of the World Zionist Organization, and therefore, is perhaps more than any other per son, qualified to speak of the prob lem confronting the Jewish people of today, and how best to solve it.
 pr. Benzion Mossensohn, of PaIes- tine, is at the head of the Depart ment of Education and Culture in that land, and will undoubtedly play an important role in the founding and maintaining of the much-heraldI ed Hebrew University in Palestine. This is pr. MosSensohn's second trip to this country. His thoughtful and masterly speeches have made a splen- did impression wherever he has ap- peared.
 MT. Naiditch is fine type of Jew lsh philanthropist and financier, who Is devoting his proudest energy to make success morally, financially and politically of the Keren Hayesod. As the chairman of its directorate, HIS 4ACdOQ are at LOnQOn. and his work is carried on co-operatively with the head offices of the World Organization He has only recently arrived in America, and Bridgeport will be one of the first cities to see and hear him.
 Hon. Joseph Barondess is looked upon as The Jewish Tribune in America At the Peace Conference in Versailles. MT. Barondess was a member of the, Jewish delegation of the American Jewish Congress which participated in the negotiation-de- manding Jewish rights throughout the world. Bridgeport is very for tunate in having Mir. Barondess to come here. It was through great efforts of the local committee that he consented to come to Bridgeport
 MT. Ruthenberg, New York at torney of high standing, and an ac- tive participant in all beneficial Jew ish undertakings, comes here as member of the new1y-formed Ameri- can Zionist Administrative Commit tee, having been elected to that office at the recent convention held in Cleveland. He is a forcefuI orator and a commanding speaker, and will in clear and conclusive language point out the duty of the Jews to- ward their Homeland.