JEWISH WAR MEMORIAL

Evening Star, Issue 17597, 28 February 1921, Page 3

JEWISH WAR MEMORIAL

TOUR OF THE CHIEF RABBI. The Jewish Chief Rabbi (Dr J.H Hertz), accompanied by -Mr A. JI. Woolf, \nc president of the United toynago-ue, let Bci'hnd on October 8 lasi on a pastoial tour of the British Dominions. He was exacted in Perth about loth February, -icL-kbde on 21th February .Melbourne .on Ist March, Sydney on 15th March, Brisbane on 22nd March, and New Zealand then.alter. One of the objects of the tour is to secure support for the proposed Jewish war •ucuoriil. Tho Jews have a war record ot which tkov arc justly proud, and which tne.y natural!v "desire to commemorate in some tangible fashion. Thousands ol Jews from al'l "pans of the British Umpire lought in the ranks of the British Army. Many ot them attained h’gii distinction —a notable example in Australia being that of Lieiiton-aiit-i'eneral Sir John Mon-ash— and about 2 000 of them made the supreme sacrifice, ’lu memory of those who have fallen and a thank offering for those who have been spared, Mr Lionel De Rothschild has placed himself at the head of a. movement to raise £1.000,000 for religious purposes. Tho scheme comprises three mam objec.s. The first ’ s th° endowment of _ religious education to provide well trained and liberally paid Jewish Leachers throughout ine Eu’pire for all Jewish children requiring religious instruction. The second object is to = buikl and endow a great college pt Jewish learning for the training of rabbis, ministers, and toacliets. It has been; suggested that the new college should be boated at Oxford or Cambridge; bub this point has not been determined as yet, because there are some objections to the removal of the existing college from London. Tho third object’ is to provide a suslcntation fund for the purpose of augmenting tho salaries of Jewish ministers, and creating district rabbinates for the better supervision of Jewish religious requirements in large areas. This proposal includes tho establishment of new posts of considerable dignity, -tn elaborate organisation has been set up for tho collection of funds, and canvassing committees are being organised in connection with every Jewish congregation. Hitherto Australia and other outlying portions of the Empire have looked to Great Britain to provide them with their rabbis and ministers; but it is hoped that when the new college is established young men from the Dominions will be trained there, and will return to minister to their local congregations. The Chief Rabbi, in a letter addressed to all the Jewish congregations, says: “Realising tho great benefits that would result from a co-ordination and co-operation amongst the communities throughout the Empire, I am anxious to acquaint myself at first hand with tho actual conditions prevailing in each congregation. For tho first time in Anglo-Jcwish history the Chief Rabbi has the opportunity to go beyond tho shores of the United Kingdom to tho outlying jewries of Africa, Australasia, and Canada; to preach to his brethren in their synagogues; investigate and inspect the Hebrew and religious instruction in their schools; as well as come into personal touch with ail tho forms of Jewish endeavor in Iboir communities.’'