The Denver Jewish news., 1925-04-30
Ivy the late Baron IIirsch among the
nbovc mentioned five communities


Executive Council Of the "lCA', whose
members met at least six times n year
to attend to current business. The
l"ICA' Is the first Jewish organization
which may and must have definite
budget. II neither solicits nor receives
any additional means. The sources Of
It's income are clearly provided, and
| they can he calculated beforehand, In
drawing up the annual estimates nut
the expenditures are likewise settled
In advance. This Is why the "ICA"
cannot respond to the unfortunately
frequent calamities of Jewish existence
In Russia. Only in n very limited de
gree may the "ICA" devote some funds
out of its budgctary provision for UNI
forscen expenditures to the relief of
Jews overwhelmed by such catns-
trophies. As for the daily, current work
Of this organization, 1t appears TO be
hidden away. out of sight of the masses
who are prone to resent the fact that
the "ICA' Is not to he found In the
relief organization following the cal
nmity, but who fail to realize the I'M
RENTING work for the benefit of ,Iewry
that is being done with the means of
the "ICA."
The trials and experiments Of the
first years in Argentina demonstrated
that 1t was, of course, idle To talk nbout
shipping millions of Jews out Of Rus
sia, as Sir Arnold White had promised.
And as regards other work, 1t was not
provided for the ''ICA" in the Russian
granted by the Russian Government.
thanks TO the efforts Of sir Arnold
White II became evident that cffec-
| tive help for the Jews of Russia, penned
ZIP within the vicious circle created by
the Count Ignatiev regulations of May
| ,, 1882. would he necessary and pos
sibe within Russia itself. Only thanks
to the insistent demands of the Central
Relief Committee of the "ICA" at st.
Petersburg, in the person OF Its Prcsi-
dent, the late Baron Horace Ginsburg,
did 1t become possible to induce the
Russian Government to shut Its eyes,
as It were. to the other activities of the
"ICA" in Russia, not connected with
any expectation of emigrants.
Lack of space prevents us from dwell
| ing Mt length upon the interesting story
of the formation of the first colonist
groups which were sent TO Argentina
and established there the first Jewish
colonies, such as Mosesville and others,
In the Province of Entire Rios and else
where in Argentina. The epic of this
colonization Is far too dramatic and
complex to be treated adequately in
this brief review. The failures OF the
first experiments, the thought of the
inability of these emlgrants ever to re-
turn to Russia, the experience OF a CON
themselves unable to adjust themselves
10 the new environment ana were fore
ed To exc out precarious living In
Suenos Aires, awaiting permission to
return to Russia. and the fact that the
death of Alexander the Third, in lSo4,
together. with the rosy expectations
called forth in the beginning Of the
reign OF Nicholas the second had
Drought some confluence III 'hc i"'"rc
among inc h"ssiah 'eWs-ai shcse CIR
cuiiis''hccs 'eh"c" ~ sup Pr"c''e"hs
an iurther emigration 10 Arseh'ln" 'or
some llihe anu inc Nuss'ah "o'erh"'en'
iacitly approved ol t'ie oier Vi lie
l'A 10 engage III prep"rihs Wi'h'''
i'uss" i'seii pr"per e''nch' VI jews
Tor future emigration 10 Arsehti'"'
There was now created within the
Central committee at st. Petersburg a
group of intelligent workers who form
ed all kinds of committees and drafted
various plans for the activity OF the
"ICA' in Russia, outside of colonial