Johnstown, Pa.: Tikwath Zion, Rena Weisberg, Edward Zasofsky
vr “i.,7urn, Du ZN 2 2 0 2 2 5 < cu tee Al Philadelphia, Pa. Friends of Zion, David L. Saks, Helena H. Cohn; Phila- Aslnhia Zinn Sariatı C Noavın Matt
ee. Ares Feet Pittsburg, Pa. Daughters of Zion, Ra- ‚chael Treelisky, Elizabeth Lefkofsky; Dorshe Zion, Rabbi A. M. Ashinsky, Jacob Malachofsky; Maccagaean, I. Hershman; ‘Sisters of Zion, Mrs. A. M. Ashinsky, Mrs. A. M. Hoffman; Tiphereth Zion, M. L. ‚Avner, Samuel Hankin, Samuel Glick, Mrs. LTanrı Tarleenn .
Providence, R. I. Patriots of Zion, Emma Cohen.
Fort Worth, Tex. Ahawath Zion, A. M. Wolinsky.
San Antonio, Tex. B'nai Zion, L. A. Freed.
Houston, Tex. Houston Zion Society, Max Kolinsky.
Galveston, Tex. B'nai Zion, Jos. Morgenstern; Sons and Daughters of Zion, Geo. Laufman.
Norfolk, Va. B'nei Zion Alliance, A. Goldberg, S. M. Jaffe.
SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION
When the delegate to a Zionist convention returns to his home he naturally asks himself, "What did I gain from the sessions?" and what is more important. "What did the movement gain through this convention?" If he had taken part in previous conventions another question may arise: "How did the recent gathering compare with others of its kind that I have attended?" Through such questions the many vague impressions received take definite shape and crystallize into something positive.
If I compare the Cleveland Conventior: to the first I attended (held at Tannersville six years ago), I notice first of all that the delegates at Cleveland had a far more complete conception of Zionism than at the earlier convention. At that time Zionism meant to many nothing more than the establishment of a place of refuge for persecuted Jews. As it was shortly after the Kishineff massacres it was perhaps natural that the political phase of the movement should have obscured its every other aspect. At Cleveland, on the other hand, Zionism appealed to the delegates in all its manifestations, political, economic, religious and educational. The oft-quoted phrase, “Prepare the land for the people and the people for the land,” required no explanation.
The plan to establish a garden city in Palestine in memory of Emma Lazarus evoked but slight discussion. It was not necessary as at previous conventions to go into detail regarding the necessity for immediate, practical work in Palestine.
The messages, too, that came to us from the land of Israel were different than in former times. They were wont to be vague, to indicate something in the distance, removed in time and place from the grasp and vision of the American Jew.
At Cleveland, however, Dr. Magnes gave a vivid description of Palestine from personal experiences. This brought the land of our fathers near to us. Particularly impressive was his impassioned appeal to the Zionist to go to Palestine.
The addresses of our honorary president and former secretary pictured the advance of Zionism within recent years as measured by its practical accomplishments in Palestine. It was, however, made no less clear at the late convention that Zionism had advanced in its cultural influence. The people are being prepared for the land through Zionist effort.
We were present at the exercises of the Cleveland Talmud Torah and saw that nt is possible for American boys and girls tolearn Hebrew. We listened to the report from Pittsburgh, how every Friday night