An Ignorant Caluminator
DR. EMANUEL SCHREIBER, a bigoted and unwholesome rabbi who writes screeds from York, Pa., for a Denver Jewish paper, has caught the prong of his criticism in the alleged fact that there were forty American Jews who attended the Zionist Congress where expenses had been paid by Zionists. His knowledge of the facts leads him to make the following characteristic comment:
“Forty American Jews and Jewesses have made a pleasure trıp to Europe as delegates to the Eighth Congress of Zionists at the Hague. Wonder how many of these delegates would and could have indulged in this expensive luxury if the poor Russian tailors, peddlers, rag-pickers and artisans, would have long ago refused to pay the shekels and instead of so doing had applied their hard-earned dimes and nickels to the purchase of ice in summer and coal in ‚winter. As a matter of fact, we could easıly point out at least half the number of delegates who, had they not been ‘Machers’ among the Zionists, could not have afforded the expensive trip. If not directly, the money for defraying the expenses comes from the pockets of the poor peddlers and tailors.”
The fact is that there were not more than three delegates whose expenses were paid by Zionist organizations. Not one cent of Zionist funds, private or official, is used to pay the expenses of delegates to any Congress. It is merely the zeal of bigoted anti-Zionists that has made Schreiber overlook the fact that calumniation is the readiest weapon of the ignorant critic.
The B'nai and Benoth Zion Kadimah, of New York, has elected the following officers: President, Osias Nathansohn; vice-president, Philip Margolin; cashier, Osias Goodman; financial secretary, Adolph Nathansohn; corresponding secretary, Sam Kanner; recording secretary, H. Gittelson; chairlady of National Fund, Rosie Brown; chairman of Shan Club, Harry Goodman; delegates to the Zionist Council, Messrs. A. Nathansohn, Jacob Boxer, and Oscar Levine.
YIDDISH PRESS FUND OF THE FEDERATION.
The Yiddish Press Committee, through S. Abel, Chairman, acknowledges the following cash receipts on account of subscriptions for a Yiddish Weekly Organ of the Federation:
New York: Germain, $5; Baruch Cohen, $2; Zion's Kaempfer, $15; Albert Kruger, $10; H. Sirotta, $10; Dr. A. M. Radin, $2; Rev. Z. Korotkin, $1; S. Sobel, $1; J. L. Andron, $1; Herman Harris, $4; Dr. H. J. Epstein, $5; Sylvan Robison, $5; I. Saperstein, $5; Rev. S. Sokolsky, $1.
Brooklyn, N. Y.: N. Prensky, $5; I. H. Rubın. $5: Max Goldman. $5.
Philadelphia, Pa.: Zionist Council, $25; B'nai Zion, $5.
Denver, Colo.: Dorshei Zion, $25.
Providence, R. I.: Patriots of Zion, $5.
Stamford, Conn.: L'Maam Zion, $25; H. Newstead, $5; L. Spelke, $5.
Lafayette, La.: N. Abramson, $2.
Greensburg, Pa.: B’nai Zion, $5; Kahanowitz, 82.50.
St. Louis, Mo.: Dorshei Zion, $5.
Youngstown, O.: Degel Zion, $5.
Boston, Mass.: Zionist Council, $10; Theodor Herzl Zion Association, $5.
Halbrite, Canada: Dubisky & Hyman, $3.
Pawtucket, R. I.: Boney Zion, $25.
Hagerstown, Md.: Zion Social Club, $3.
Baltimore, Md.: Dr. H. Friedenwald, $25; total, $327.50.
Previously acknowledged, $637.45; total cash, $1,000.95.
New subscriptions since last report, $770.00. Total subscriptions outstanding, December 1, $1,168.50.
DETROIT, MICH.
The B'nai Zion Society of this city has recently reorganized and has applied for affiliation with the Federation. The society has a membership of about fifty young men, and has plans for active work during the coming season.