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9 6 6 A E N D I X C Monday, Mar. 15 19 6. 3 EBREW NIVERSITY IN JER WILL NITE EAST AND WESTSALEM (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) Berlin, Mar. 13.—A better understanding be tween the East and West will result from the es tablishment of the ebrew niversity in Jeru salem, which will unite the East and West with strong spiritual bonds, declared rof. Albert Ein stein, author of the theory of relativity, in out lining the program of the ebrew niversity, to the Board of Governors to which he was recently elected as member.here In an interview today he outlined the pro gram of the niversity declaring that the school is being developed as an institute of research rather than a center of teaching. The development of the niversity along the highest intellectual standards is “the most difficult task set for the present generation of Jews, ac cording to Dr. Einstein. It is one of the most important pillars in the entire work of Jewish reconstruction in alestine, for the niversity is the symbolic e pression of the true meaning of the whole upbuilding program. “In the work of Jewish reconstruction in ales tine, the ebrew niversity is, as I believe, today one of the most important pillars for it e presses clearer than the other phases of this work the true object to which the entire Jewish effort in alestine is directed. For this very reason, how ever, it presents, on the other hand, one of the most difficult problems in this work of reconstruc tion. For its e istence and its task is not rooted simply in the realities of alestinian life—as a alestinian national niversity it would, indeed, especially at the present stage, hardly have any right to e istence— but in the spürtual position of the Jewish people as a whole, which re uires concentration of its spiritual forces and the rea construction of a new centre. In undertaking this great task, the niversity becomes the symbolic e pression of the true meaning of the entire work of Jewish reconstruction rof. Einstein declared. “From this basic definition there follows, in the first instance, that the niversity, must be devel oped in the first place as an institute of research rather than as a centre of teaching. It shall be devoted, on the one hand, to the study and re statement of the Jewish cultural heritage and to the revival of its spiritual traditions. It will fur ther concentrate on the scientific investigation of the whole range of Oriental civilization, and through this work of research lay the fundations for a new spiritual relationship between Orient and Occident. On the other hand, the natural science institutes of the niversity, which are in vestigating at present especially those problems which are of considerable importance for the de velopment of the country, wall be able to evolve that atmosphere of e act scientific research in which our whole modern civilization is rooted, and which must certainly be a basic factor in the upbuilding of a new Jewish cultural life in ales tine. “In order carry through this difficult task it is, however, essential that all Jewish forces in the Diaspora should cooperate intensively in this great work, and not merely by material gifts, al though the latter is hardly less urgent, especially during this in itial stage. Our efforts must be di rected to securing for the niversity from its very beginnings the high level of an institute of first rank, so that it may be able to attract to its service the best forces of the Jewish Diaspora as teachers and scholars. As long as this, however, is not practicable, we must at least do our utmost to obtain their intellectual cooperation in the fullest possible measure. I believe that the scheme of administration which was adopted at the last meeting of the Board of Governors at Munich will enable the niversity to secure the intensive cooperation of the best Jewish brains outside IM ERIAL WI ARD SAYS KLAN ITS OLITICS The ku klu Klan is through with politics, iram \W. Evans. Imperial Wizard of the organiza tion, declared in Dallas, Te as, according to an As sociated ress despatch from that city. The policies of the Klan have been changed, and it is now completely out of politics, Dr. Evans de clared. “It is not interested in the candidacy of any man or woman. The Imperial Wizard said the Klan would not enter a slate in the Te as elections this year. In 1922 the Klan-supported candidates were gen erally victorious in their campaigns for State offi ces. Two years later Klan candidates met sweeping reverses at the polls. Notable among the victorious anti-Klan candidates was Governor Miriam A. Fer guson. Despite its reverses in politics, the Klan was growing in Te as, Dr. Evans said. In other states the membership wa ed and w aned, according to lo cal conditions, lie said. BREVITIES enry . C urran, Commis s i oner of Im m igration at Ellis Island, announced he had sent his re sig n a tio n to resident Coolidge, to take effect M arch 31, so that he might become counsel to the City Club of New York. Mr. C u rran 's successor will be Benjam in M. Day, a New York lawyer, who until Jan uary I w as legal adviser to the Internal Revenue D epartm ent. e is well known in R e publican cirtles, h aving once been resident of the New York Young Republican Club. A. E. Lefcourt, w ho is credited w ith leading the m ove m ent of the g arm ent trades industry w estw ard and n o rth ward in New York by the construction of new buildings, said Friday night in an address that the garm ent trades shou ld advertise that the sw eat shop has disappeared. T he 'sw eat shop' will never retu rn he said, and no m an or agency can contradiet this s tatem ent. T he only outstanding t hought of u s who knew the real conditions governing the housing of the w om en's garm ent industry, is the one th at centres around the neglect on the p art of the trade o rg anisations in the wom en's wear held in dissem i nating such inform ation about the new conditions that gov ern the m aking o f women's garm ents, so that every man and woman in New York City can lean the tru th . Jo sef Rosenblatt has resigned a s c an to r of Congregation Oheb edek, New York C ity, an office he has held for the last fou rteen yea rs. e ha s agreed to continue to lead the sing ing until ne t August to g ive the trustees an oppor tunity to till his place. pon the re uest of Rabbit Edgar F. Ma g n u , R abb i of Temple D'nai D'filth, the Board of Education of Los Angeles, Cal. decided to elim inate the reading of the M erchant of Venice in the ublic School of Los Angeles. Rabbi Maurice M. M arine of Temple Em anuel, Worc e s t e r , M ass., will accept the invitation of the W orcester Ministe rs nion to become a member a that body, the Rabbi indi c a ted. Rabbi M arine will be the first of h is faith to be adm itted to the organization since its inception. No chance in the constitution of the n io n w as neces sary for the adm ittance of the rabbi. It was found by the Rev. oward E. om eroy, pastor of the L ake View C ongre gational Church and secretary of the o rganiza tion. Rabbi Mazure's nam e was proposed at a recent m eeting by the R ev. D r. Mitchell, p a s to r of the W esley M ethodist Church. The leader of Tem ple Em anuel has learn ed at several of the rotestant churches in the city and is known as a br il liant speaker. alestine, and their responsible collaboration in its upbuilding and in its direction. It may be that the development of this niversity, in a synthetic and constructive spirit, is the most difficult task set to this generation of Jews. It win re uire much courage, originality and vision, but also great caution and restraint. But I deeply hope that we shall succeed, rof. Einstein concluded. M an is the tree of the field —is a biblical saying In olden tim es there was a beautiful Jew ish custom to plant a tree for every new-born child. alestine needs trees, 1.5plants 0 a tre e Send your contribution to T E JEW IS NATIONAL F ND, Inc. (Ker en K ayem eth Le Isreal) 114 Fifth Avenue New York, N. Y. (This space is contributed by an anonymous friend.)

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