The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-30
Keren Hayesod Campaign Launched I'M
Denuer Under Most Inspiring Auspices
Thousands in Cash Subscribed While Pledges of Additional
Support Pouring n Drs. Sverman and Golsten Left for
Los Angeles After Inspiring Denver ewry Do Their Duty

ugees of progroms and confiscaton To
OF the Ukraine, of Russia and of Poland
are bankrupt. They can not pay their
\ way to Palestine. nor even the immI-
grafton tax for admission to Palestine.
They have nothing with which to make
beginning in n new country. There
fore, the Keren Hnycsod is asking of
the prosperous Jews Of the United
States and of other nations where
rates Of exchange are still in your
favor. 10 succOr their brothers and
sisters who are more unfortunate by
II mere accident Of fate.
II Might Have Happened to Us.
1T might have been your fate to he
in the cities and towns Of the Ukraine,
| awaiting In terror the coming Of the
mob. your children slaughtered. your
wives and daughters outraged. your
savings confiscated and yorlr days and
nights u succession of fears and tremlp-
lings. Because 1t hnppens to be your
good fortune to hive escaped by n
| few years the fate of others who can
not now escape unless they are aided
to leave the centcrs Of Jewish hatred
it TX your duty tn help them. They are
your own flesh and blood, your brother
Jews ! they look like you; they talk
! like you: they have the same nspirn
tions; and they plead for the same
chance for the pursuit of life. liberty
and happiness.
Twenty five years ago DIR. Herzl was
offered by the Sultan control Of Pal
estinc II he would raise only. ten mil
lions of dollars. The Jews Of the
and Dr. Herxlx heart was brokew. We
missed TINT opportunity to restablish
Palestine ms n heaven of Jewish refuge.
All the pogroms. nll the blood she'd since
hat misa,lventure are blamable upon
us for not making the most of that
| opportunity.
Now the Christian countries have
igain offered INK an opportunity to take
Palestine. They have given us the
fialfour slecla ration. The United States
congress- and the league of nations have
formally endorsed Palestine as the
home Of the Jewish people. Can we.
lare we fail again? Why can tell what
will happen TO our Jewish brethren IN
Europe. or what in the future may
happen to l.Icws In the United States.
zoe. II we agnin fail?
but we shall not fail. The Chalut !
.im are ready. They are waiting at the |
,orders of Palestine for the chance to
give their lives to the rebuilding of |
Palestine Theirs is the greater sac
rifces. We have only to give little |
money"
Response Was Hearty.
No report can give an adequate con
ception of the sincerity Of DIR. Cold :
STEMS appeal for the distressed Jews
of Europe An eye witness of the ter
rible plight of the Jewish communities
there, his words scared the hearts of
his audience. And followed by Philip
Hornbein and others who pleaded that !
OH the simplest grounds of humnnitar-
ianism sacrifices were required of
American Jews, to aid their people
abroad, the auditors gave up cash and
checks to the value of several thou
sands of dollars Sunday evening.
DIR. Silverman. polished orator. no
less effectively argued for the support
of the Keren Hayesod. He told how
his own heart and mind were turned
from opposition to Zionism to unquali-
fed acceptance of the movement for
the rehabilitation of Palestine as Jew
ish homeland Just as at the Sunday |
morning meeting of the Denver Bnni
Birth. when Dr. Sivcrmnn made CON
vcrts to the cause of Palestine. so on
this Sunday night his message was
powerful plea which moved the senti-