The Washington herald., 1922-08-30
JEWS CELEBRATE
RATIFICATION OF
ZIONIST MANDATE
Noted Speakers Address
Meeting at Central
High School.
MESSAGES POUR IN
Harding, Wilson and Others
Send Words of Con-
graduation.

Ratification of the Palestine man.
date by the league of nations.
granting establishment Of a Jewish
homeland under British supervision
was celebrated with Thanksgiving
by the Jews Of Washington at a
mass meeting at Central High
school last night.
In addition to speeches by Jew
ish leaders of Washington and New
York. and by Representative Hamii-
ton Fish, jr.. of New York, mes
sages from President Harding. for
mer President Wilson, Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Justice Louis
ID. Brandeis. and DR.. Chain weix-
man, expressing congratulations
and good will for Zionist success,
were read.
President Harding reasserted his
sympathy, and assured the gather
ing that he rejoiced with them over
the international recognition Of the
racial aspiration to reconstruct the
Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Mr.. Wilson Send. Regrets.
II appreciate your invitation and
wish l could accept" read Ar. Will
sons message. but my strength
will not permit. 1 felicitate you
and your associates on realization
of your hopes"
| Ratification of the mandate is
the first rift in the clouds that have
darkened Jewish life for many GEN.
turtles" said Representative Albert
B. Rossdale, of New York. who pre-
sided and who was introduced by
DIR. Harry A. Spiegel. This is the
most solemn hour since the dis
persement of the Jews 1900 years
ago. Jewish Palestine must be
made by Jews serving there.
Europe will furnish the pioneers.
but America must furnish the
money"
Believing firmly that the Land
Jehovah gave to A braham shall
| again become a center Of Jewish
life. thought and culture" that he
sponsored the resolution in the
House Of representatives indorsing
establishment Of the Jewish home
land. Representative Fish exhorted
the gathering so to conduct them
selves in America that no one
should question their citizenship.
Thousand in Parade.
Because the Jew now has a
! homeland of his own, he will be a
more welcome guest in other
lands" said Rabbi ]. T. Loeb. as
serting that the Jewish state will
bridge the gap between the East
and the West.
| The steady procession of Jews to
1 n lAE- lie
cussed by Judge Bernard A. Rosen-
blatt. of New York, who has just
returned from Jerusalem. He
pointed out that ultimate success
depends upon partnership of the
labor of eastern and the capital of
western Jewry. Other speakers
were Rabbi NJ. A. Horwitz. Rabbi G.
| Silverstone. Rabbi Theodore Shah
shelowitz and Baruch Zuckerman.
The meeting was preceded by a
parade which moved from Peace
Monument to Central High School
1t was estimated that 1000 people
and over 300 automobiles were in
the procession which was led by a
twenty-piece band. Music at the
meeting was provided by Miss
Sylvania Klavans, of Peabody In
stitute, who gave organ solos: Rev
J. Glushak. who sang. and Nathan
Brusiloff. who played several num-
bers on the violin. An impressive
feature of the program was the pre-
sentation of colors, the American
British and Jewish banners, to the
music of The Star Spangled Ban
ner," God Save the King" and the
Jewish anthem. "Hatikvah."