The Denver Jewish news., 1924-02-14

rs refutations of the charge that the
wealth of the world is concentrated in
Jewish hands, were it not for the othei
charge that this wealth has been used
to disturb the peace of the world rather
than further its progress.
Going back of the pages of history
Miss Sterling brings forth the story
of Aaron OF Lincoln, who helped to
build Peterborough Cathedral ana the
| Abbey of St, Adams. TO finance the
crusades ana the court of Henry inc
Second of England. There is the Arab
ian Night tale of joseph Mendes-Nasi'
who was weary of feigning TO be
| Christian in Portugal who left Europe
and came to Turkey, where he so well
served the Sultan Sulaiman, that he
was made Duke Of Naxos and presented
with the city of Tiberias in Palestine.
Around this city he built wall ana
offered it as II place of refuge TO all
his people. of the Rothchilds to whose
enterprise and genius all Europe is
debtor, of the Sassoons who helped to
develop lndia and the Far East, of the
Guggenheims peddlers of stove polish
and glue, and importers of Swiss en-
broideries. who built up the great
American Smelling and Refining Com
pnny, much is told.
All these Jews made their great con-
| tributions to civilization and progress.
| but they won greater glories thru their
munificent benefactions. When his
king asked Hector Mendes: What
nre your riches?" He replied: THE
| aims l have given away" 1t has been
Estimated that Baron de Hirsch who
established the Balkan Railway Sys-
TEN contributed more than one hundred
million dollars for benevolent purposes,
answering the cry of necessity. regard
less of the race or creed from which
1t sprung, bringing to his own people
possibilities for physical and moral re-
generation.
An interesting feature of this book
is that it lays stress. not so much on
what modern Jews have achieved for
civilization. but on the important
thoughts. system. plans and movements
which have been originated by Jews.
The present banking scheme is one in
stance: foreign exchange is another.
1t is difficult TO confine summary
of this remarkable book to reasonable
limits. The temptation TO quote, and
to bring forth fact nfter fact from this
exhaustive collection is so keen that
unless stcrnly resisted the summary
would he as large as the book itself.
Yet every alleged proof of the jew
ish conspiracy against the world. as
international banker, as bclshevist-in-
icrnationalist destroyer of society, and
ns pollutcr of morals Is turned against
Its inventors. In presenting her defense
of the jew, the author concludes as fol-
lows: 49,.
This volume goes out into the world
with great wish that it may incitc
the conservative good who have been
negative for II better understanding of
their ncighbor. the Jew. to take part
evil which would set the nation, and
the nations. once more upon course
of Middle Age persecution. We have
| our special days of celebration and
prayer: our Hospital Sunday; our
Mothers Day our Flag Day; our In
dependence Day. Fancy what might
happen if but one nation were to in-
/ aug,iratc the setting apart of II single
Better Understanding Day, seeing to il
that on that day all teachers, preach
ers, and spiritual pastors and masters,
yes. and the editorial teachers as well
were to concentrate their thought upon
the bringing about of peace on earth
| and good will among men. The out
4 come of even Il single hour to set apart
| in ycar-of single honest thought
| sent forthwith the concentrated force
of the world-each human being led to
consider the need for mutual kindness
the existence of mutual rights and
the duty of protecting them-therc Is
no way of measuring it. 1t would not
| then he necessary to point out for all
would sec the intcrdependcncc of the
human groups who populate the world
| to what degree each has contributed tt
the universal education Of humanity"
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