ism to weather the Winter and we earnestly implore our brethren to respond promptly and generously to the forcible appeal of the Russo-Jewish Committee. That is the very least we can do for our sorely stricken brothers, but the trials through which they have passed and the dangers which still threaten them bring back with double force, the necessity of finding such asylums for the refugees as Mr. Zangwill proposes. It is useless to expect that the sympathies of the European powers will go the length of admitting all the Jews who would like to flee before their oppressors. Ours, then, be the task to find them a resting place. Even to men who had murdered by mischance a place of safety was given by our people of old. Let us see to it that the Jewish
victims of the Russian murderers shall have their city of refuge."
The Jewish Chronicle suggests that it is quite time for the Christian people of the world to call a halt on Jewish martyrdom. Enough Jewish blood has been shed, it thinks, in the last nineteen centuries, but it doubts whether it will come while any Jews are left there to stimulate the lust of massacre.
Herr David Wolfsohn of Cologne, who: is the president of the Smaller Actions Committee of the Zionist movement cabled late last Friday night to the Fed- eratinn af American Zionists as follows:
“Hold monster mass meetings to arouse publie opinion. Colleet money for the relief of the vietims and for the purposes of self-defencee. Help is most urgent. The conditions of the Jews in Russia ‘a hnrrible ”
"Watchman, What of the Night?"
In the AMERIAN HEBREW for November the Ioth, there is a suggestive leader anent the intolerable disparted state of present day Judaism in the United States. Nearly all that is there printed will command the assent of every reader—even, perhaps, of the “middle class men of genius.” Yet I venture to think that the leader does not drive the nail in far enough; for I am increasingly certain that no amount of organization—however useful and however necessary OT- ganization may be—will cure us of the very radical defect of sailing upon unknown seas, with no port towards which we may direct our ships.
For what, in fine, is the real situation? No more nor less than this: we have eyes, but they see not; we have ears, but they hear not. A pogrom comes; Jewish blood flows freely and fully;
Jewish homes are hammered to pieces; Jewish honor is hooted; Jewish mothers are martyred and Jewish children are hacked to pieces! And what does the great Jewish world do? The great Jewish world reads with intensest interest the accounts as they are flashed over the wires. The great Jewish world becomes righteously indignant; it meets in imposing array; it makes specious speeches; it chatters garrulous verbosity and takes up a collection. The Jewish heart is moved; and right royally does Jewish charity open wide its purse. The Jewish name is saved so thinks the great Jewish world. Jewish charity and kindness are vindicated in their own sight until the next pogrom comes to stir us up once more from our solemn sleep. Yes! Jewish charity is vindicated for us who are here, and in the enjoyment of the