It is to be regretted that so few of the shares of this company have been sold in the United States. We recommend this institution to the consideration of all Zionists, and suggest that they place this copy of THE MACCABAEAN before as many persons interested in Palestine as possible.
NAPHTHALI HERZ IMBER.
THE death of Naphthali Herz Imber occurred just as THE MACCABAEAN goes to press. He passed away on Simchas Torah, October 9th. We shall postpone for the present an extended account of his life.
Imber was the author of our Zionist song, Hatikvah; he wrote Hebrew poetry of more or less value; but it was primarily as an eccentric product of the Jewish goluth that he acquired a reputation in outside circles. Of all the whimsical persons whò floated about the New York Jewish settlement, Imber was by far the most interesting. He was the victim of habits that were deplored by all his friends, but he was never a sycophant, never mean in his accomplishments, and at all times was joyous and contented.
It was a queer sort of a life he led—and in many quarters of the world—but he remained always a type of oriental civilization, although he left his Jewish home in Galicia at an early age. He had a quaint philosophy of life, which he constructed to agree with his own physical habits, but his appearance, his manner of thinking, his humor, were all of an oriental character.
He was a wanderer, and a poet by nature, although he improved very little upon his original equipment. He seemed to see things in a haze of great distance, and never actually was part of life. He had no home; he seemed to have no relatives, but managed to discover a few in later years. It was fitting that he, of all men, should have given utterance to the Jewish
Hope; he, the victim of the hopelessness of Jewish life.
May what he did for Zionism be remembered
THE JUNIOR ORGANIZATIONS
At the last convention, it was decided to turn over the administration of all our junior organizations, maintained during the past year by Mr. David Schneeberg, to a special subsidiary organization to be known as Young Judea. Practically, however, the junior organizations remain under the control of the Federation. The charters of the junior societies, limited in their nature, have been cancelled, and all juniors will be under one banner, directed by a leader, who will have a seat in the Federation executive.
But it becomes the duty of the Federation to place Young Judea upon its feet, and to provide the means for the inauguration of its work for tke winter. We understand that Young Judea has most interesting plans formulated. It remains for the Federation not to abandon its own offspring.
“DIE WELT’S” AMERICAN CORRESPONDENT.
A few weeks ago, Die Welt, the official Zionist organ, published a criticism of the New York Kehilla, sent in by a correspondent, who claims to be well informed, a Zionist, and an able journalist. Without any comment of its own, Die Welt makes itself the sponsor for opinions contained in that report. It is admitted that the writer, who signed himself, "S.B.," is an able polyglot journalist. But it is not admitted that in writing that article he wrote as a good Zionist or was well informed; and we respectfully submit that judgment on the gentlemen in question to the editor of Die Welt.
In the first place, as a Zionist, the writer should have known that the Ke-