Putnam patriot., 1925-04-10
ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF
 HEBREW UNIVERSITY
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and United states Consul Heizer waa among the many who greeted bal- foara party on arrival
 Jewish horsemen and a Bedoain calyacade on which sheika of All the tribes of Jordan Valley joined, pre- ceded the party into ths gniage sing- ing and performing teats oi horse man hip in honor ef fha visit. After a reception in Armageddon Plains where Lord Balf0ur Eas given bread and salt. he repeated that be was con ginced of the success of the Zionist movement
 Paying tribute to support Of American Jews. be said.
 This community owes an inestim- able debt to Jews living thousands Of miles from the land of their forefa- thers. l am quite certain when they see the fraits of their generosity and your industry they will rejoice in the marvellous feat you have produced m making Jewish homeland.
 Last Speaker
 The last speaker was Max Hanover, head of the delegation attending from Norwich, a man known throughout Eastern Connecticut for his philan- thropic work. man much sought as a speaker hy both Jew and Gentle. His address Is given herewith in full.
 The entire world Is thrilled today with the message that on Mount Seopus, Palestine. new light IS com ing to life, a new awakening in the ancient land which gave to the world the most exalted teachers of religion and from whence originated the noblest codes of morality. These religions and moralities have spread their influence upon human conduct for centuries gone by and are today the motor conducting toward happi- ness to the most enlightened of the human race. Significant as IS the opening of the Hebrew University in Palestine it does not in any man ner compare with the magnificenee and sublime grandeur which our peo- pie attained in the realm of learning two thousand years ago. All that glory and the beautiful light which the Hebrew nation had cast upon the world nineteen centuries ago was snuffed out by arrogant Rome, which like other nations that oppressed our people. has passed away. but. it's vic tim has survived the mutation of years.
 Long Years of Msrtyrdom
 Two thousand years we have suffer ed martyrdom Driven from place to place. oppressed and perseeuted by many nations. and yet we have re- mained constant Co the faith of our fathers and with unabated zeal We have guarded and preserved the tra= ditons handed down Co us by our sages and philosophers. In our dc votion Co our heritage We impiOred the Lord every day to return Jeru- salem to the Hebrew nation. Cen tnries have passed with our faith in that prayer unshaken Millions have died vii hoat seeing that prayer con sumated. But the ways of the Lord are mysterious and enigmatie. A terrible catastrophe befell mankind. A great world war sWayed the ma tions of the world as never before. The struggle focused upon the mo- meutous principle. whether demo craev was to prevail among the ma tions of the world and somehow r is fundamental law of nature that justice must ultimately predominant Onr noble flag. the Stars and Stripes. which has always been a symbol of freedom. tolerance and justice. has again. upon the battlefields of France. earned the right to be regarded as the guardian of liberty and democracy. The American nation was foremost among the advocates. of self deter. imitation by all the people of the world And amidst the cry of justice hy many oppressed nations was also heard thv cry of hope and the aspi- ration of the Jewish people with the result that the land which the He brews of old made of such significance for the centuries gone hy and for the time to come was again promised to their descendants as a home land. Not only is the prayer of the faithful being realized but some of our un- fortunate eo=Teligionists in Europe may find a haven of refuge where they may escape from the persecution which they are subjected Co even at this civilized age.
 The opening of the Hebrew Uni versity in Palestine is indeed a sis of a great Hebrew renaissance. a renaissance of Hebrew philosophy a
  new era of Hebrew learning and ac- eomnlishments awaiting the civilized world.
 Proud of Their Democracy
 The people of the Hebrew faith who are citizens of the United States feel proud of their grand democracy and of the nobleness of the American na- ton for the stand taken by our joint House of Congress when the fate of Palestine WAS in the balance. It was the voice if the United States Con- gress asking for justice to the Jews which influenced the nations of the world tn recognizing the claim of the Jewish people to Palestine. l. was the noble trait of fair play character istie of the American people that swayed our Senators and Representa-