The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1925-05-07

we will make n serious effort to estab-
lish ourselves there. The time when
the philiStincs closed the wells that
were dug by the first jew, is over. The
greatest Empire OF the world, represent
ed through Jewish administrator OF
our ancient Fatherland. help us dig un.
der its protector well Of spiritual sus.
flamenco that will fructify the Jewish
soul The Jew whose heart Is not
touched by the ceremony of the dedica-
tion is n rare exception The masses
Of our brothers and sisters fully realize
the significance Of this day, and they
see a great Jewish future for the in.
stitutIon that is being opened today on
Mount Scopus."
The New Warheit utilities this occas.
ion to remind the Jewish public that
its editor predicted the present,day
Jewish developments In 1914 when he
expressed the conviction that the Jew
ish people will regain their ancient
home through the success Of the allied
arms.
ELEVEN years ago we predicted the
fulfillment OF the great dream In our
own days. II is still dream but
much greater one.
''The University is the home OF our
spirit. of our soul, of the great soul
of the Jewish race.
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as yet, and we hope that this dream
will also be realized. Palestine will
become Jewish. We will have to strug-
gle and overcome enormous difficulties
but it will become Jewish In the end.
Tie land of Jews will agnin he the
Jewish land, and all that has every
fpart OF Palestine md has helped and
strengthened the Jewish people, will be
come just as Jewish as Palestine.
There is now power In the world
that can prevent this historic necessity.
The Jews are the only people armored
with charter of history and nature
ana with all other necessary weapons
to win the struggle for exlstance
among the new humanity.
1T may perhaps be accomplished not
during our own lifetime. or during
the lifetime of most of our leaders, but
It will come to pass The time is
coming, just as our present day came
TO pass, when we are defeating the
New Temple of Judaism on the an
cient hills of Jerusalem"
The Freiheit, the Yiddish Commun-
ist paper of New York, took curious at
titude towards the University. AT the
time when Soviet Ambassador in
Vienna found is necessary to excuse his
self for his inability to participate in
III" dedication celebration arranged by
the Zionists of Vienna and sent his con
| tributiOn of million krOnen to the
Hebrew University, the Yiddish Com
munist publication Of New York made
violent attack on the Hebrew Univers-
ity and all Zionist activities in Pal.
cstine.
The Zionists are trying to make peO-
pie believe" says the Freiheit. that
the Hebrew University will fulfill the
prophecy that Zion will become the
nest of culture of the ancient people
of Israel. The ZionistS know full well
that Palestine cannot become the cen
ter of vital Jewish culture because
II lacks the living Jewish masses who
are capable Of maintaining their cul-
ture. The Hebrew University will oc-
cupy itself with scraps of old books
that have lost all contact with the
living and creative elements of the Jew
ish people The Hebrew University,
it is assumed, will try to breathe in
the breath of life into the dried-up
bones that are so dead that greatest
infusion of blood will not help them
anw more.
they are trying to console themselves
somehow. The Hebrew University to
them is but an effort to cover up their
hopelessncss and the unproductivity of
their Whole political movement. The
University is but n means of propa-
ganda to apply to the disillusioned pet
ty bOurgeoise and try to collect funds
from them for the Kercn Hayesod.
$50 far we can notice but one result
of the whole commotlon, the relation
ship between the Jewish and the Arab
populations have become even more
strained. The Zionists brought Lord
Balfour in order TO win prestige, and
they have succeeded instead in annoy
ing the Arabs and minimizing the
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