Rabbi Barcett R. Brickner of Cleveland. who visited Russia and Palestine and was one of the delegates to the 15th Zionist Congress at Basle, has ret rned to the U. S. on the steamer “France.”
In an interview with be representative of the Jewish Daily Bulletin, Rabbi Brickner stated that he studied the conditions of the Jewish colonies in Russia, where he spent five weeks He expressed the opinion that the economic problem of the Jewish population in Russia will be solved if the colonization is developed according to its plan. If the colonization work carried on by the Joint Distribution Committee will be concentrated in one lodiry, it may lead to the creation of an autonomous Jewish rugion. he secret adding that is was his belief that the J. D. C. ought to undertake relief work also was the deciassed Jews who cannot settle on the land.
“There are no religious persecutions now in Russia. All churches and synagogues are open. The only persecution there is directed against the Zionists.” he stated.
“The Jewish colonists in Palestine are animated by a national idealism and it is due to this spirit that the progress there has been made. However, the contrast between the colonies in Palestine and those in Russia is marked, it being caused by the different attitude of the governments,” he said.
Rabbi Brickner also declared that while in Poland be bad conversations with Deputy Gruenbaum and H. D Numberg, both of whom highly praised the work of the J. D. C. in that country. “I do not know how Mr. Steuer got the idea that Naumberg and Gruenbaum are critical of the J. D. C. work there.” he stated.
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