The Denver Jewish news., 1925-08-20
tJewish Telesraphic AEency)

London-Therc Is one figure in tn
life of the Jews of the world ioda,
that continues 10 thrill the lewis
imagination despite the passing of tim
and events. That figure is Baron Ed
mundc de R0thschild. Fifty years ag
he startled the world by throwing hi
vast financial resources into the wurl
Of rebuilding the old land Of the Jews
Today. after several decades have wit
messed the rise in Palestine of "A new
Jewish life founded through the none,
and devotion of Baron Ro,hschild, hi
words delivered in the presence Of hi
own hnndlwOrk cannot fail to appeal {,
every Jew.
No words spoken in recent years by
leading Jews connected With the up
building of Palestine have II deeper
significance than those of Baron Ed
munde de Rothschild which he uttered
recently on his visit to Palestine. Tn,
Baron who has spent $50, ,OO0OOO of hi,
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velopment Of The Jewish land said:
turn my heart full of gratitude to
wards the Almighty who has granted
me the favor. In the evening Of my
life. to witness the admirable spectacl,
of the resurrection of Israel When
look back in my mind to the distant
period of nearly half century ago
when | commenced my work, and wher
| look back In my memory to the Pal
estine of those days, with its soil GOV
cred with stones, thistles and weeds
at those unhappy fellahins who tried
to wiring from that barren soil a meagr,
harvest, ii all seems to me like {
dream.
Then, in the face of the terrible suf
fcrings of the Jewish population il
Eastern Europe, crushed beneath the
weight of expressions, terrorized by
bloody pogroms, In spite of the lie
plorable state of Palestine, l saw sal
vation only in the return to the Holy
Land. | believed that It was there
that the Jews would he able to show
10 the world their moral and intellect
ual worth. aS well as their capacity fol
work. and / entertained the hope that
Israel would take on new life in Eret2
Nisroel.
Far frcm me was the thought of AZ
exodus of all the Jews in Palestine
thought of the establishment only Of q
centre as important rs possible, where
there would develop the Jewish geniu,
and the great intellectual culture of oul
race, to such an extent that it would
have most happy reaction upon the
situation of the Jews all over the world
But in order to attain that end, II
begin by establishing the first foun
dation. 1t was necessary to organic,
agricultural work. The pioneers of tn,
earliest days fought bravely agains
diseases as we did against the untract
able land which showed itself unre
sponsible to all their efforts. The frs
groups soon became hamlets Finally
after having triumph over all dtii
culties, material as well as political
those hamlets have become splendit
colonies. They used to say to me il
those remote days: You are build
ing on sand" but this sand has chang
ed into stone. and, ms the Psalms
says. this stone has become the Rosl
Pinah. the keystone of the arch of TIN
great edifice of Israel.
The sight of those fields so well cul
tivated, these orchards these vineyards
these orange groves that stand out llk
oasis of verdure In these desert plains
will attest the perseverance, the ardo
for work of the Jews. The impression
which it has made in the world was o
tremendous service to the Jewish cause
when the generous movement, creates
by an inspiration stamped with so muc
grandeur inspired sentiment of sol
NUTllN HlublE lHt 1fNN anu
such large proportions that it brough
about, since the Peace Treaty, the pre-
camation of National Home.
That the leaders of great States hay
proclaimed the Jewish National Hom'
that the League of Nations has rec
ognized it-should we not see in thi
the realization of that predictio
which, during so many long centurlc
of suffering and woe had sustained tn
courage of our ancestors and whicl
after two millenia, finds itself realii
ed? "A day will come when all tn
nations Of the world will bring bac
the Israelites to the Holy Land WhG
joy to live at this blessed time whe
one can say that that day has come
On all sides there have sprung Il
new colonies which, in time, will equ'
the older ones in prosperity. Town