The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-20
LOCAL Z|ON|STS
 HEAR RABBI KATZ
Campaign for Members to Be- gin Shortly--To Fight Bal
 four Declaration

Rabbi Solomon Katz of Montgom- cry addressed a meeting. of several local Jews at Knesseth Israel syna- gogue yesterday afternoon, held un- der the auspices of the local Zionist district.
 The meeting was well attended and was presided over by Isaac Abelson. one of the pioneers in tho Zionist movement. In opening the meeting, Mir. Abelson gave a very brief re- sume of the Zionist organization for the last eight years, calling tho at tention of the audience that regard less of the Balfour declaration and the San Reno decision which ap- proved that declaration. regardless of the political achievement so far reached by the International Zionist organization. the final approval is yet to be given by the League of Nations, which is to meet next month, that the leagues approval will de- pend q great deal on the strength of the membership and influence of the zlonists organization. Mr. Abelson then introduced Rabbi Solomon Katz
 Rabbi Katz began his address by referring to the Jewish holiday of yesterday, "Purim," which was duly celebrated by the local Sunday school Of that historic event the speaker related just brief incident, as re- corded in Jewish lore, that Mordeehai appealed to the Jews of Persia 10 . become interested in the 10000 Jews who returned to Palestine by per mission of the King of Persia and who needed a great deal of financial help. The Jews of Persia did not care to take a part In the relief so needed by the Palestine Jews, claim ing that those Jews had no business to return to Palestine and should turn back to Persia, where all op- portunities were open to them. Then the story of Haman with his orgaa- ized associates to destroy the success and accomplishments of the Jews of Persia. That incident reminded the Jews of Persia that their own fu- ture may never be assured and that they must assist those 10000 who returned to Palestine to rebuild the city and temple. Then the speaker mentioned few more periods of sim liar nature In Jewish history and in- cidenta11y in the history of civiItza- tion coming to the present moment, when all the sacrifices experienced by the International Zionist organi- zation for the last eight years, es- pecially the last four years since drawing up of the noted Balfour declaration, all that work and hope may not be realized unless every Jew, who is proud of his name, an- cestry, tradition and who wants the world to know him as such every Jew who has any self respect, to reg ister himself and herself as mem Der of the Zionist organization, through the medium of which the sincere desire of the greatest ma jority of the Jews of the world to rebuild Palestine under all sacrifices that may have to be met. to show hatscollective strength to the League of Natiens which is to take the final decision of the Palestine man date at the next months meeting.
 Mir. Abelson announced that regis tration of the local district will begin at once and in few days committees will be in the field to register the local community. He asked that the local Jews, upon whop a committee will call. to remember that the com niittees will have no time to enter into arguments, hence it will be necessary to sign the card, pay the sum and bid the committee god speed.