The Denver Jewish news., 1923-09-06
KEEP ALIVE ON THE AL
fARS OF ISRAEL, THE
ETERNAL FIRES OF
OUR FAITH"
An Althsrlscd Interview With Louis
MarslsaA BY A. II. F'romsslscn.

4 The hundreds of distinguished meI
and women who participated In thu
/ great conference which assembled h
Detroit year ago last April to cele
brate the successful elimination of thu
effort. headed by David A. Brown. tC
raise $14.06O,DOO for the relief of the
\ war stricken Jews of Eastern Europ,
1 and Palestine have many good rensOns
for cherishing in their memories thai
thrilling event. One Of the features Ol
4 fiat historic occnsian which they will
remember longest was the marvellous
address delivered iIy Mr.. Louis Marshall
Mt the opening of the afternoon ses
sion Even the newspapermen present
cailoused beings. fed upe'' many Of
| them. by addresses by the great and
near-great to which they were com
| PEELED to listen during the course tof
their work, were thrilled even as the
ASSEMBLY Of leaders was thrilled. When
the orator had finished there was a sill
ence that was keener,, louder even than
chr cheers which rang out when the
gathering had pulled Itself together. A
distinguished Jewish writer who sat
at the press-table turned to me. and in
n voice that WAS slightly tremulous ex-
ciained: Il thought ] was listening
to an Isaisli--to one of our prophets"
A hit cxtravagant, no doubt. hut indi-
cative.
| 1t was the climnX-the thrilling per-
oratich of that marvellous address
which hnd this moving effect. IT was
the Jews of America have problems of
their own, problems which they dare
NOT longer neglect that made the pro
foundest impression.
| II pray to God from the bottom 1f
my heart said Mr.. Marshall. that
the time will soon be here when ii Will
not he necessary for us to conduct cam
raigns for the relief of our brethren
abroad-so that we may turn our eyes
upon the problems that confront us
here In the United States; that we
may be enabled before long to engage in
campaign for the collection of funds
necessary TO grapple with the most
momentous problem that has ever con-
fronted American Jewry. That is the
problem of Jewish education.
I'VE are now organized. We must
! prepare for a continuance of that or
4 gnirixatiOn--thnt rs amongst those of
shall be folfiicominEy tfoiR the JekS to
casjble Jewish oa,lldren - be br0ughf
/. lIp Jewishly; that they may know their
own noble history; that they mas ap-
/ That hus been confidcd to them: that
they may understand the bea,ttios of
/ Jewish life. We must ,lc allie to train
!, teaclsers and rabbis: we must have
\ written and pressed tc supply Jewish
i literature for our homes.
Il Il say here, and I say ii udvisetlly.
4 that adversely sometimes brings with
4 1t n blessing. Blessed are Onr adver-
sities. We may pluck from them the
opportunity. the means for doing those
things that will rebound us n perpetual
boon. not only to the Jew, hut to our
,aluvcd country. and to all mnnkind.'
II 1t was fl,is perOrntion this stirring
4 call to the Jews of America to deal
1 with these problems that have arisen
/ in Jewish life In America that WINS the
keynote of the Interview 1 had with
d h;u, an royy 1nyS MO
Il A journalists Ambition
For wears i have wanted to Interview
AIR. Marshall. Recognized by his own
people as the foremost jew IN Americn
/. rlnlsing as n leader in the eyes of the
! Jews of the world. regarded by thu
i American people rs one of the most
Il distinguished citizens of the Republic
and the authoritative spokesman Of TIN
{ Jews On all questions of Jewish con
{ Germ. nn interview with him has always
been my journalistic ambition. Mr.
Il Marshall always makes good copy.
) Whit he does. what he says. Is nlway'
importunt. always spot news moi
!, only In tlie Jewish. lint also in the
general press. For. outside of Jewish
life. Mr.. Marshall is conspicuous. tIc If
rnc of the grc4itest constitutional law
yers in the United States. He Is one OF
the outstanding figures in the political
| purity with which he is affilinted. HI
Is strong iu his convictions. relentless
fearless, outspoken and determined. In
Jewish life, his position is towering.
For MI his strength Of conviction, ht
Is without prejudice. For instance. l'
is not Il Zionist. in the political sense
'tf that term. Yet no one has beer
more firmly. more o,ftspokeniy the