The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-17

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by L. II. rRoMKIN
Or. Israel Herbert Lcvinthal, Rabbi
Of the Brooklyn Jewish Center, who
represented that important organixa-
tiou and also the Zionist Organization
Of America at the dedication Of the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem has
returned to America filed with pride
over the visual evidence that unfolded
itself before his eyes rs he toured tie
Holy Land Of the splendid manner In
which the Jews Of this country are
responding to the call Of Erez Israel.
american Jewry has won the ever
lasting gratitude OF the Jews Of Pal
cstiDe for what they have done In the
work OF rehabIlitatins the Jewish
Homeland" he told, me the other day.
"You hear this gratitude expressed
wherever you 60. In Ercz Yisroel,' he
added. "You hear It from everyone you
meet, whether in the colonies, in the
villages or In the larger cities, whether
you speak to q recently arrived Chalutx
or to an old settler Of the BLU days
the same appreciation is expressed and
felt In the very grasp Of your hand.
"'You give us the help to recrcate
the soil Of Zion Is the message that
they ask you to bring to their brethren
In Americn."
And this message was given him for
the Jews Of America by Chief Rabbi
Kook and by Sir Herbert Samuel with
both H whom Rabbi Ievinthal dis
cussed Palestine and the American
contribution toward Its upbulldins.
In Leltees sf Geld
AS an American, am proud Of
the way my brethren In this land have
responded to the call Of Palestine.
The future historian will undoubtedly
record In letters Of gold the beautiful
part that the American Jews have
played In the living drama Of the Re
birth Of Israel"
"Tben you have come back from
Erez Yisroel In happy frame Of
mind" I remarked.
"Yes and no." Rabbi Levinthal re-
spOnded. II mean this. am very
happy over what our people here have
done toward the redemption Of the
soil, toward the economic development
Of the land, toward creating oppOr-
for an ever larger number Of
Jews to become self-supporting. !
cannot speak too enthusiastically about
that. Yet. there Is one phase OF life
in Palestine that has been neglected
and I won't he entirely happy about
the American Jewish contribution to
Erez Yisroel until they have dealt
with that phase.
"Let me approach It my own way"
he suggested. "This Is the thought I
have In mind. After all has been said
about the splendid Developments In
Ereoz Ysroel. we still must remember,
even while we are concentrating our
efforts on the material development Of
the land, on farms and roads and
h ydro electric plants, on industry and
even commerce. man does not live by
bread alone. That's an old adage, but
1t is principle that applies to all
1t applies with equal force
with greater force-tO the jew. And
no one believes more firmly In that
principle. lives his life according to
that principle than the Jew. He has
never been content with living his life
by bread alone-he never will be con
tent. Further: If that is true OF the
Jew generally, it is doubly true Of the
Jew who goes to Erez Yisroel to find
life.
Why Jews Go to Palestine
what Is the life he seeks there?
A free life. a secure life. an assured
life, to he sure, but more than that,
spiritual life, Jewish life. Else, he
would mt go TO Palestine. Therefore.
when he comes to Palestine, prepared
to suffer privation. to endure hardship
because, he, too, wants to be builder
of Zion In addition to building his own