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BY THE SAME AUTHOR
Aspects of the Bible The Jewish Life The Synagogue in Modern Life The Varied Beauty of the Psalms The Effects of Religion The Faith of Israel
THE ALLIED COUNTRIES AND THE JEWS
THE ALLIED COUNTRIES AND THE JEWS
A Series of Addresses by Rabbi H.G. Enelow, D.D.
TEMPLE EMANU-EL New York 1918
"Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations."—Deuteronomy.
"The dense web of the fortunes of man is woven without a void."—Lord Acton.
"They, hearing History speak, of what men were, And have become, are wise."—George Meredith.
CONTENTS
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Preface 11
I. France and the Jews October 6, 1917 13
II. England and the Jews October 20, 1917 23
III. Russia and the Jews November 3, 1917 37
IV. Italy and the Jews November 17, 1917 49
V. Palestine and the Jews December 1, 1917 63
VI. America and the Jews December 15, 1917 77
VII. The War, the Jew, and the Future December 29, 1917 89
PREFACEToC
The addresses collected in this little book were delivered at the Sabbath morning Services of Temple Emanu-El during the autumn and early winter of 1917-18. I tried to give a bird's eye view of the relation of the Jews to the several countries with which America is now associated in the War for the defense of democracy. Also, I tried to point out how intimately the advance of democracy has been connected with the improvement of the lot of the Jew. Forming part of Divine Services, the addresses had to be short, but I hope they contained enough to illumine the subject and to stimulate thought, if not further study, as well as patriotic action.
In the present form, the substance is offered of the spoken addresses. The address on Russia may seem more hopeful than the situation today would warrant. Right now, unfortunately, chaos reigns in Russia, and the Jews are said to suffer terribly. Though Trotzky is reported to have renounced all affiliation with the Jews, or any particular interest in them, his changes of fortune are likely to react upon the people from which he sprang. None the less, we must not despair. In the end, Democracy must win in Russia, and find a way of living together and working together for the numerous racial and religious groups which form her vast population.
I wish to express my thanks to the Board of Trustees of Temple Emanu-El for their kindness in publishing these addresses and for generously providing a special number of copies for distribution among Jewish men in our Army and Navy.
H.G.E.
Washington's Birthday, 1918.