The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-17

future, and his children's future, and
finds It a land of good roads, OF rich
farming land, land beginning tc
thrive and flourish, with multiplying
opportunities for him who VIII earn
his bread by the sweat OF MS brow
and Ands schools md hospitals. Yet
his soul Ia not content, and II cannot
be content until he has also syna'
eogue where he and his children can
worship as It is At for Jews to wor-
ship.
II believe, indeed, I am convinced
that the Jews OF Palestine will, ZIP to
4 certain point, have TO face the same
spiritual and religious problems con-
eerning their children that We. In this
country, have had to face, are facing
now" Rabbi Levinthal went on.
ssae Prueiem as In America
TO he sure. here in America, the
Jews are graphing with the problem
The varions groupings Of Jews In this
country are attempting to solve 1t,
each In their own way. Some by
means Of me Sabbath and Sunday
schools, some BY way Of the Talmud
Torahs, some by means Of the com
munity center. But We are graphing
with 1t.
"The Jews OF Palestine, alas, and
especially the more recent newcomers
are unable to srnpplc with II. They
are too deeply Immersed In the task OF
making their living secure. Of satisfy
ing their Immediately urgent material
needs"
But, Rabbi Levlntral, will not the
land itself solve that problem" In
terjccted. aren't the mere facts
that these people have come to Pales-
tine ms Jews, and that they and their
children are living conscious Jewish
lives with Hebrew as the Language Of
that life, In themselves 4 solution OF
the problem you are SO gravely con-
cerncd over?"
That's poetry" Rabbi Levinthal
brushed my suggestions aside. Its
true that life In Palestine has Its own
and special spiritual values that can
not he found In and impaired to Jew
ish life anywhere else. But, not even
in Palestine can this problem be left TO
chance The Jews OF Palestine know
that. They are beginning seriously to
ponder over this problem and they are
hoping that even as the Jews OF
America were. so generous in their aid
for the solution Of their material needs,
so, too, will they come to their aid In
the solution Of their spiritual needs.
The Jeshurun Society
"wbat struck me most forcibly,"
Levinthal informed me, sis the
fact that not only are the parents alive
to the situation, which would be nat
ural, but that the youth also wants to
do something to keep them and their
Younger brothers and sisters within the
Influence OF their ancient faith.
WeIsman, Sir Herbert and Rabbi koek
Enthused
"An organization such as this, or any
other with the same purpose, could ac-
complsh Il tremendous amount OF good
for the religious zeal OF the Palestinian
youth IL it had the proper building
that would offer fitting facilities for
such work. To whomever i spoke OF
this phase of Palestinian life. and
spoke to many, including Rabbi kook.
Sir Herbert Samuel and DIR. Wiezman,
I was given to understand that Amcri-
can Jewry could make no greater or
finer gift to the Jews, of Palestine, es-
pecially to the community In Jerusa-
lem, than a building that should serve
as n synagogue and community cen
ter.
when discussed this problem with
Sir Herbert Samuel, told him that
the United Synagog of America was
contemplating such building as its
contribution to the Development of
Jerusalem.
"The then High Commissioner was
actually elated at the prospect. Tell