The Maccabaean

VOL. 33

By the decision of the Great Powers the Jewish National Home in Palestine is henceforth a part of the New World order. The Mandate for Palestine and the charge of ensuring the Jewish restoration to Palestine are entrusted to Great Britain, the Power which first publicly proclaimed the indissoluble bond between the Jewish People and the Jewish Homeland. The burden of the tremendous task now happily achieved was assumed primarily by the Zionist Organization as the representative and the champion of the Jewish People.

All Jews are as one at this hour in their joy, their pride and their gratitude. To the great statesmen of the world and to the peoples on whose behalf they have acted in undoing the oldest of national wrongs, the Jewish People render heartfelt thanks. Their thanks will be not of words merely. The Jewish Nation is resolute to make in Palestine a contribution worthy of its past

to the lofty labor of humanity. It will be our striving to build up in the Jewish Palestine a society of individual and social justice, and a center of reconciliation and of fellowship among the Nations. The Jewish genius restored to Jewish soil will there renew the great traditions of the Hebrew Prophets.

In every corner of the world the joy of the Jewish People in its emancipation has found swift and spontaneous expression. In due course the Zionist Organization will suggest such further celebrations as this, one of the greatest days in our national history, demands. But for all Jews the time of rejoicing is also the time of dedication. Every one of us is dedicated to the glorious work of rebuilding the Jewish Palestine. No effort will be too arduous and no sacrifice too great. In that spirit we celebrate this day of happy deliverance. In that spirit we turn to the noble and exacting labors before us.