The Denver Jewish news., 1922-06-14
Address by Rabbi Ste
phen S. Wise
THE JEWISH CONGRESS- Is \
SOLEMN PLEDGE TO THE JEWS
OFAMERICA.
CONTINUED from last week.

ship or Sectarianism. Israel Is wide
and catholic enough to welcome with
in its counseis all Jews who bear their
name with pride and their burdens
with dignity. We are not partners
within n divided .lewry. hui we woulu
he frankly and eagerly partisan for
United Israel our motto must I've.
Nothing THAT is of interest 10 tie
wcll-bcing and honor of Israel H. u,..-
side the range of our collective co.
cern and solicitude rs American Jews.
I have said that all Jews are wei
come. who choose Ia he represented
in the American Jewish Congress
which is and must remain free from
every partisanship and faction.iliSr,.
And vet | believe that | do not v;olutc
thd spirit of this Congress when de
clare that because we are Jews ard
Americans Americans aud Jews. We
rejoice in that conjuncturcs Of EVENT..
which under the furthering mandate
of Great Britain deriving. its sanction
from the League of Nations an wiii
the favor of the American people re-
Gently expressed with unanimity. has
made possible the re-eStablishmenr of
the National Jewish Homeland OF Pal
estinc.
We do not shut out from the Amer
lean Jewish Congress any Jew who
does not share our joy in the great
consummation. hut in or out of The
Congress we are truly sorry for him
and his Jewish mcomprehcnsion. We
venture to remind him that the trnc>t
of Americans is not he who. looking
upon the plight of his eSiled brothers
homcward pilgriming with bleeding
feet. cries. "Amcricn Is my Zion" hut
the Jew whose Americanism urges
him to secure for physically homeless
Jews the security Of refuge Ia ile
Jewish land and for spiritually hame-
less Jews the reinforcement II crn-
tact with and service to the land ~
kindling memories and ennobling tta-
ditions.
Let it not he forgotten that the h'st
citizen of the world is he who highest
lifts its standards. Neither kindn -
To the world nor Justice To ourselves
lies in the condonation of wrong anI
injustice ncedlcsSly inflicted upon -
and suffered by-the Jews. If wrong
ed Israel must he. let his service ic
human Kind he that of never tirins
wakener of the worlds conscience. 1t
may lie necessary for Israel to con-
time to suffer wrong and hurt. II
cannot he well If Israel he silent and
to the world fails to point ont lis
transgrcssion.
We believe that the American jew
ish Congress or Assembly. | being 10
refer the latter name, because il is
as truly as it WAS in war days. F"r
there are great gains TO he >afesuir'i-
ed as well as wrongs tn he averted 'r
checked There are mighty forces II,
the world operative for justice. which
merit such sustainment and reinforce
ment Ms ii lies in MS collectively 80
offer. No less trying are forces al
evil making powerfully for inequality
and wrong which we can help 10 con
trol and limit through the power "f
public exposure.
The war gains and the peace cails.
which. to the honor of mankind aTc
to secure to Israel. may yet he | -
unless in the cause of truth aud Jh'-
lice we are as vigilant NJ are TIT al
sleeping foes of honor and richic"us'
l.s In order Ia he truly S'-vict'-
able the American Jewish Congress
must he free and free IT, is. without
bonds or commitant other thal fu.incr
the well ?being of the Jews.
Two groups of kinds of Jews choose
or have chosen to stay outsd" "f ri."
American Jewish Congress. or perhaps
three kinds two Of which blend IN
perccpiihly with and into each other.
There are those who deem themselves
too good and superior to he bra 'sn,cd
with any other Jews Second. there
are those who think ordinary J..,'S
not good enough and too inferior Ia
take cuunScl with them. ThcN first
place themselves beyond and auts:uc
of all Jcwry. With the former who
regard their Jundcntum solely as II
misfortune. we part not without sut-
row nor vet without satisfaction
Israel has no place for the Jew who
fnrSalcS his brothers because he hls
forfeited his sclfrespcct and fore
Swora his own soul
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