The Denver Jewish news., 1923-09-13
FROM THE MOUTH OF THE
LEADER AMERICAN AD-
DRESSES OF DIR. CHAIN
WEIZMANN, WITH A PRE-
FACE BY SAMUEL UN-
TERMYER:
Palestine Foundation Fund (keren
HayesotD, New York.


1t is doubtful If any contemporary
statesman is more heavily burdened
than the leader Of the movement which
aims at the restoration of Palestine
into a National Home for the Jewish
people Obstacles. both internal and OK
nature. bristle on every hand and they
must he met with the strength not of
armies and navies but of perseverance.
patience and persuasion. Never was
moral force called -upcn to accomplish
50 huge IA task. And it is only when
one has obtained an insight into the
moral strength of the Zionist leader.
Chain WeiZmnnn. as well ns the moral
force of the movement itself, that one
understands the great strides that this
movement has made.
A flashlight revelation of the persua
sive magnetism of DIR. WeiZmann's
personality is afforded by II little book
containing extracts from the addresses
(which he delivered in this country dur
ing his recent visit in the interest of
the Keren Haycsod. The addresses. of
course. are not given in full. for II is
inevitable that there should have been
much repetition in what DIR. Weizmann
said to his various audiences. The
high spots in each one of the addresses
have been cuiled. and. together. they
present vivid picture of the panorama
,sf tot t,rnhlatnS
in Palestine and elsewhere, as well as
Il revelation of the personality of the
leader. b..
The book makes clear the reasons
for The success which WelZmann has
had in the most diverse circles. both
Jewish and non-Jcwish. In him the
culture and character of the Oriental
jew with his mystic faith, his profound
humor and unconcious pertinacity. is
mingled with the charm. the polish. the
s;ivoir-faire Of the western man of the
world with his easy grace and wit and
mastery of the amenities of life. What
wonder then that Weizmann should
have met with response alike from the
JeWlSH MISSES Vi IIllSk 'iHu Na.SdW
and the assimiliatcd Jews of London
and New York. not to speak of the
worlds diplomats and statesman. .;
1t was inevitable that in the course
of his comings and goings over the face
of the earth rs leader of II movement.
Journeys which brought him now into
the storm ceuters of the West and now
into the twilight regions of the legen-
dairy East. Weizmann should have cX-
perienced events rcplctc with dramatic
and romantic qualities. Many of these
events WeiZmann rccOunts in the course
of his American Addresses. The render
who is lured by the quaint. the bizarre,
and the melodramatic will find few in
cidcnts in history more glamourious
than the account of his meeting with
the Enfir Feisal in TranS-.Jordania. n
story which has all the charm and
grandeur of n Biblical scene from the
time of the Patriarchs. Among the
other incidents of thrilling significance
recounted by Weizmann is the part
played by the descendants of Spanish
Marrano Jews tn the great drama of
the ratification Of the Mandate.
1t is not to bc supposed however
that the American Addresses consist
merely of piquant morscls. The latter
serve merely to spice. just as do the
frequent flashes of huInor an Authori- !
tarive and highly comprehensive pre-