Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-02-11
Rabbi DR.. Ella Jung
Defends Agudath


Editor. Intermountain Jewish News
May I ask you 10 publish In the next
issue OF your paper tho following an
swer TO an anonymous attack on ne
Agudith Isrntl. which appeared III the
New Palestine Of January II:
II is untrue that the Aru,lath lstael
deputies refused to join the Jewish Po-
Iiticai Ciub at the Polisl Parliament
The Aruduth Israel deputies urc inen'-
bcrs of that club.
il is untrue that until the. eioslng of
the war thu. rebuilding Of Palestine WAS
not part of the rroEram OF AHuuath
Israel The Kxitowlti ProRrnni, voted
on and adopted IN 1pl2, includes den
nitely and eniphatieaiiy PHiestinlan re-
it is untrue. that the Agu,lath re.
preached the Misrrebi for slying W
much attention to Palestine The only
and the constant complaint of AFuuath
against Mlsrnehi was the decision Of
the Tenth Congress to undertake the
cultural work, to sponsor and become
responsible for the npikcrsuth Of Pal
cstinian schools of the llerzlia type.
The Mizrncht, In Joining the Zionist Or.
ganlsation assumed moral and technical
responsibility for this irrel ligious school
system and hence meriteI the renshfc
of Orthodox Jcwry, The Mi1rathi thus
Is responsible for the division OF Ortho-
doS Jewry.
~ p. says: "The Agudath succeeded
in their destructive process by clacques
Judges. who have been unable to orient
themselves in matters OF Inner Jewish
interest" This is n malicious false
hood. an assault ON The honor OF both
the AguJath aud the palcstinian courts,
1t Is untrue that DR.. Welnman was
willing to make any compromise In the
matter of the kehillnh Draft Ordinance.
When our proposals were submitted lie
found 1t impossible to make any con
ccssion In this respect.
IL IL nj
has not even kitchens for hundreds.
Agudath Israel in Tel Aviv and In leru-
salem has kitchens which feed hundreds
Of Jewish workers every day of the
week.
II is untrue that the Agudath Harab.
bonim of America state that the United
Zionist Appeal is essential. "a statement
in which should convey the Impression
that that great Organization endorsed II.
The Agudath IIarabbonim declared II
nm 'Issur Gemur." l. e, absolutely in.
tcrdicted the participation in the appeal
1t Is untrue that it Is universal mys-
terry where and how the Agndath get It's
100000 dunam. ON the contrary the
transactions are registered and can be
seen in the respective governments
offices In the Holy Land Such unwor-
thy slur Is indeed most rcprehensiblc.
Ii * untrue that nobody seerns TO
know where these schools are and how
many pupils they have" The location
and the number of their schools nnd
their pupils nave been nunnrhtn mere
aud abroad. accessible to all Jews, aud
thus also the anonymous writer Of the
New Palestine.
1t is untrue that in all Asudath
schools iiddisl Is the language "f IN
struction. In large number Of these
schools the language pf instruction Is
Hebrew. All Information. ns detailed
as desired. may be obtained from the
American Central Office Of the Agudath
Israel, 673 broadway, New York CITY,
Telephone Spring GTOS,
II Is untrue that there Is not single
house In the Agudath Colony Mnciiancll
Nissrocl. There are eighty houses built
by the Poalc Agud1th Israel, III ahdi-
tion to n uumber of houses built by the
Agudatb building Company, llahayith,
in Tel Aviv, pethach, Tikvah and ncnc
Berak.
II Is untrue that the hrudath Israel
has broken the unity of the Jewish pco.
pie. 1t Is untrue that the Agudluth Is
rncl seeks Gentle courts for the salts
faction of its claims, In every single
ease the AEudath enleavored To obtain
the co.opcratiuu of the Zionist Dreai,-
ZBtion before doing so. with the
League of Nations, with the British
Government. in matters OF the Draft
Ordinance aud the Naad Ashkennzi the
Agud1th for months. often for years,
tried IN vain to settle matters within
the Jewish camp. only when the
Zionist Organization refused To sccedc
from ~ stniid only where freedom uf
conscience was involved.
ELLA JUNG.