The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-27

No Jew. no matter how far he may
have been carried away by force of
circumstances from the main currents
of Jewish life. no matter how slight
and tenuous his connection with the
Jewish people. should he refused the
privilege Of bringing his offering. how
ever humble, upon the alter of the Jew
ish Palestine. no help rebuild Pal
oStinc is the birthright of every Jew
who has not deliberately and by his
with the Jewish people and the land
of his forcfathcrs.''
With these words, Samuel Inter
mycr. president of the Kcrcn Haycsod.
addressing the first session of the Ma
tional Kercn Hnycsod Council! at the
Astor Hotel last Sunday morning de
pictcd the relation between the Jewish
Agency for Palestine aed the non-Iion-
ist Jews of America. Mr,i Intermyer
spoke in the presence of DIR. Chain
Wcizmann. president of the World
Zionist Organization. who has come to
this country for the purpose of promot-
Ing the Agency. and DIR. Arthur Rup-
pin, the noted Palcstinian expert. who
has come togc her with Dr. Chain
Wcizmann in the interest of private
enterprise in Palestine.
The first session of the National
Kercn Hayesod Council was attended
10y 12u delegates representing practic-
ally every important Jewish centre in
the United States, and about $50 guests
which included the most active Pal
cStinian workers in New York and
ncighhoring cities. In his opening re-
marks. MIR. lntcrmycr who presided
referred To the meeting as "a duly elect.
ed representative assembly authorized
To speak and act in the name OF the
10000 contributors to our Fund thru
out the length and breadth of the
United States" "In comforting upon
these thousands of contributors the
right TO vote and thereby the power
10 direct and control this institution"
he added, 1--WE acted in accordance with
the best traditions of American demo
cracy. do not hesitate to predict that
before long other Jewish institutions
and funds will follow our example"
Gong over TO the internal affairs of
the American Keren Hayesod, Mr.. I'm
tcrmyer reported that as n result of
special audit which he had cnused TO he
made of the transactions of the Keren
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most efficient in this country" he felt
free to say that there is no fund to
which one may contribute with great
cr feeling of security to the the proper
accounting than the Keren Hayesod."
After further reports by Hermann
Conheim. the Treasurer. and Jacob
Siegcl the chairman Of the Finance
committee, the morning session was
concluded with brief address by DIR.
Chain WeiZmann in which he spoke
of the policy of the Zionist leaders with
regard to the Arabs and to the Man
datory Power. Dr. WciZmnnn describ-
ed his policy aa one of moderation. alb
solutcly Indispensable in circumstances
iH'itI WHICH l''ii'N Va '>'i'hf'ih
would be tantamolmt TO suicide. NO
amount of criticism or witticiSm' added
DR.. Weizmann. will swerve us from
this cause
The feature of the afternoon session
was the report of DIR. Arthur Ruppin
on recent Jewish progress in Palestine,
following by an address by Morris
Ro.henberg, chairman of the board of
directors of the Kcren Hayesod. Mr..
Rothenbcrg dwelt particularly on the
difficult situation which existed in the
affairs of the fund in the fall of 1922,
caused by the terrible blow which the
Keren Hayesod received in the death
of its chairman. Peter j. Schwei,Zcr,
10 whom he paid an eloquent tribute,
md to the fact, also that an economic
md financial crisis had developed in
Palestine. which, it was felt by all.
only the Keren Haycsod workers in
america could do anything to relieve.
lie thanked the local leaders whom
which made possible the relieving of
his crisis. Continuing, Mr.. Rothenberg
dwrlt on the campaigns which follow
I'd and in which DR.. Weizmann was
The leading figure and the source of in
spiratiCn. As n result of these cam
pagns. Mr. Rothenberg reported, the
Keren Haycsod for the first time in
its history found itself possessed of n
surplus. He reported also on the visit
which, in the company of Emanuel
Ncumann, the Secretary, he paid to