Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-10-07
IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL
MEETING HELD FOR
ISRAEL zANGWILL
Nathan Straus, Louis Mar.
shall and DIR. Wise Eu-
lOgize Late Writer
and Jewish Leader

Tribute on behalf Of American Jew
ry to the memory of Israel Zangwill
was paid at memorial meeting held
Sunday night in Carnegie Hall under
the auspices Of committee repre-
sentative of all classes and groups in
the American Jewish community.
Nathan Straus, Louis Marshall, DR..
Stephen S. Wise, Rabbi Israel H. Lev
initial and Prof. Robert Morse Lovett
eulogized the late writer. Sol. NJ.
Stroock presided.
Mr.. Marshall in his address gave
an eloquent appreciation of the life.
literary career and leadership of
Zangwill in Jewry. DR.. Wise in his
address dwelt particularly upon the
role of Israel Zangwill in the Zionist
movement. Professor Lovett gave an
appreciation Of Israel Zangwill as
man Of English letters, declaring that
Zangwill's works have the distinction
of being based on the elements of
pity, cleverness and vision. Zangwill
started his literary career at period
in English literature when cleverness
was the dominant note. His first
novel, Premier and the Iainter, pas
sesses, in the judgment of critics,
enough wit for three novels, but
Zangwill, like Dickens, under the in
fiuence of his early life OF hardship
and conditions of persecution, was mo-
tivated by great compassion for
suffering humanity and was not con-
tent merely with cleverness. a,
Nathan Straus made plea for
unity in American Jewry.
"And now the spirit and memory of
ou- great beloved friend and cham
pion has brought US together here
Zionists and non-Zionists, the Ameri-
can Jewish Committee, and other
representative organizations" he
said, "to pay our tribute to his genius
and to his work, to discuss Zangwill
and his ideals and the problems for
which he fought and laid down his life.
Let US honor his memory by emulat-
ing his life of unselfish service and
devotion to his people and to humanity
at large"
DR.. Wise moved the audience when
he repeated the phrase coined at
Zangwill's cremation services in sub
stitution for from dust to DUST
From flame thou comest and unto
fame thou returnest."
Mr.. Stroock read letter from DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, President of
Columbia University, who after re-
GREETING his inability to attend the
meeting, wrote of Zangwill: "He has
passed from the earth all too soon,
for the personality which spoke by his
voice and through his pen was almost
unique in its many-sided power and
distinction. He represented the very
flower of his race, STEPPED as that race
has been for forty centuries in tradi-
tions of beauty and excellence in liter
ature and spiritual insight. Whatever
subject his pen touched it adorned.
His thought was always shot through
with deep and fine feeling. He lived
life of three dimensions. of which the
length was tragically short"
Nine. Bertha Kalish read from
Zangwill's works and Nine. Sara So
lsky-Freid played several memorial
pieces on the organ. The meeting was
arranged by a committee of which
Mr.. Straus was the chairman and of
which the vice-chairmen were Daniel
Guggenheim, Judge Otto A. Rosalsky,
Syrus A. Sulsberger, Rabbi Wise, Mr..
Marshall and Mr.. Stroock.
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