The Denver Jewish news., 1925-08-20
Baron Edmunde de Rothschild
Reuiews Fiue Decades of
Devoted Labor
Looking on His Own HandwOrk in Palestine Speaks to
Jews of the WOrd-MOses Tables of the Law Are Still
Today the Basis of All Modern Civilization.


ed. Tel Aviv has become large city,
II vcritable human hive buzzing with
luctvlty and labor, Private initiative
has created here Industries Of every
sort, and thus with the progress which
the colonies have made, we can say
that the National Home Is supported on
two solid foundations. agriculture and
industry.
But that which should constitute the
| truly Jewish character OF the National
Home is moral and intellectual labor I:
! II is in this direction above all that
the Jewish genius can develop. Thus.
the opening Of the University ought to
De recorded as great event in the
modern history of Judaism. Having,
as We do, in the various countries
throughout the world. In every branch
of science. so many worthy represen-
tativcs, why may we not presage that
The Jewish University Will shine with
great splendor. both In the domain of
pure science as well as in the realm OF
sublime speculative thought. phil
osophlc and religious, and that we will
produce some day more Einsteins and
more Bergsons?
1t is in Hebrew, the language Of our
forefathers. that instruction will be
given at the University. From my very
first visit to the colonies, / have insist
cd that the instruction In the schools
to attest before long. to my joy, that
Hebrew had again become Il living ton
que. The Jews, coming from different
countries, We're thus able to converse
In n common language. which establish
ed for them bond between the pres
ent and the past. re-linking them to the
soul of our ancestors. While language
promotes cohesion between people. 1t
does not constitute nationality. Ma
, 1ionality, for the great powers, IL the
resultant OF various special interests, Of
the form of developments that are
brought about in the course Of their
history. and the aspirations which de
rive from them. 1t lmpresses upon
their politics n certain direction which,
in measure, they are able to follow
II must not be believed that because
the idea of nationality plays so i'm
the relations between States, that il
should actuate the Jews who are COM
ing to Palestine. That cannot exist
for them. for we are dealing here with
n country about to be formed. where
| the people who are arriving in it have
| lived for centuries in various coun-
| tries.
am taking the authority from what
| have already done in Palestine, to i'm
part to you my idea of how, avoiding
the pitfalls into which ii might be
trapped by illusions, and the quick
sands into which il might be led astray,
the Jewish Home should evolve, TO the
end that it may occupy that position
in the world, to which it ought to
aspire.
The task which you should set your.
selves, above all, is to give to the Jew
ish National Home. that admirable con-
ception, the widest possible significance,
and to work with all your strength to
develop its prosperity. This prosperity
will benefit the whole population Of the
country. As in time past, you will con-
tinue to have the best relations with
your neighbors. thus remaining faith.
full to the principle proclaimed by our
ancestors: Love thy neighbor as thy
self"
The development of Israel in Eret2
Yisroel can be effected only by link
ing yourselves once again to your great
past through the chain Of your tradi
tions. What could small group OF
Jews isolated upon n corner OF the
earth. abandoned to the primitive ma
terial forces, In the midst Of vlcissi
tudes in the life of nations, do to resist
tempcSts which assail and sometimes
destroy even the most powerful or
earth? You would not be able TO rc
sist the slightest squall. 1t would be
like those soap bubbles which iridesct
with the most beautiful colors, but
which the slightest breath of air blows
before it. like II shadow which is eff
faced by cloud.
In all that you will undertake, IL
the most humble tasks as in the mos
sublime speculations OF the spirit, yol
should seek the character proper Il
Jewish aspirntions-the pursuit o
! moral perfection, which constitutes thu
essence of our religion. The immorta
} doctrines of the most elevated spirit
uality which Israel gave 20 the worlt