The Denver Jewish news., 1925-09-24
Shnw-Are you a Zionist?

Branin-Yes.
shaw-My friend zangwl is also n Zionist, ana has
greatly Interested In the movement.
Dr1inin- -Zaigwill Is not Il Zionist hut Territorial
i-t that is who doesn't look upon Palestine as the
only possible home for the Jews hut WHO will be content
with any land in any part OF the world.
Shawl don't know willy the Jews should be looking
for land of their Their dispersion throughout
Europe gives tlicm much power and influence. They
get wherever they settle just like Irislimcn, who
anguish in their country but flourish in every other
Brainin-Thc movement for getting a land of own
Is TO enable to live national life. Jews
wasted great deal of energy in adapting themselves
their environment, and they have thus lost
Individuality.
Shawl haven't noticed any ssus of Jrws IN Eng
land adapting themselves to their environment in recent
years When Younger, this practice Of adaptation
stc the changing of names, very prevalent. But
since the days of George Eliot better attitude
adopted towards the Jews. and artificial adaptation has
ceased AS Irishman, find tat gets popular by
plumbing oneself ones nationality.
Brainin-Are you aware of the Jewish Renaissance
that is developing, of the Jewish and literature
that have been created by the spirit Of naonalism?
Shaw-No, l cannot say that l aware OF this
culture movement. or course, know that Jews play
big part in all revolutionary movements, and revolution
aries, n rule, fed on the Bible That suggests
something. / wonder whether the Jews have in
luence in England than the Continent owing to the
superiority of the England translation of the Bible The
English translation, you know, j. work of art. But the
foreign translaons bad, and hardly read. |
frequently Scripural expressions and quotations in
MY plays and find that my transators often puzzled
by them. So refer them 10 their Bibles and the puzzle
is solved.
Bslinin-Thc Bible is quite unrunslaabc. The genius
of the Jew has manifested itself not In painting sculp
ure architecture but in the word painting of the Bible
and nothing of its true poetic atmosphere
| M To NJ
nit that the excellence of the English translation is true
TO English love of the Bible. But surely this alone
does fer the position of the Jews in this
try What about historical forces political cond tions
social and psychological circumstances?
Shaw-rTrre, thcreiis a variety circumstances be
noted And yet should expect Jews to he unpop
ular in England, among Irishnen Scotchmcn but
among Englishmcn The is because of their in
tcllectual consciousness. The Engishman doesn't like
this intellectual consciousness, and is afraid of it.
He prefers what he is doing otherwise he
might fear that he is doing wrong and do nothing
all But he knows that the Jew through and
beyond what he is doing and he doesn't like It, The Eng
lshnan is content TO mudllc through As Cromwell said
No man goes far he who does not know how far
he is going" of course, muddng gets the Englishman
into trouble. Antonio in The Merchant of Venice
typical Englishman in not knowing what the bond
contained and in getting angry when he afterwards found
out. SO far business dealings concerned. have
found Jews most satisfactory, and have been de
ccvcd by them. But | hardly say the about
Englishmen with whom have had dealings. From this
you gather what my opinion is Of the jew.
Brainn-I should like to turn from these matters or
Jewish interest to others of more general interest feel
that the of great happenings, that