One of the greatest meetings in the history of Cleveland Jewry took place last evening in the Jewish Center Synagogue when speeches were made and a resolution adopted protesting against the stoppage of Palestine immigration and the issuance of the White Paper by the British government. Over four thousand Jews filled the great auditorium of the synagogue and at least two thousand were turned back. Those who were turned back stood for hours outside, expressing in this way their protest against the recent action of Great Britain.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver moved the great crowd to tears and many cried aloud when he declared that the Jews are not demanding any special favors, but merely want to come to Palestine to live and struggle for their national existence.
CONDEMNS BRITAIN FOR BETRAYING JEWS
Another speaker was Max Hayes, editor of the “Citizen,” official organ of the American Federation of Labor, one of the most prominent labor leaders in, the Middle West and a personal friend of the Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald. He assured the assembled Jews that organized labor in Ohio and the Middle Western states are in sympathy with them, and condemned the British Labor government for betraying the Jews.
Other speakers were former City Manager William R. Hopkins, former United States Senator Atlee Pomerene, Rabbi Harry S. Davidovich and Mr. Crouso. A. H. Friedland, superintendent of the Cleveland Hebrew Schools, read the resolution of protest which was adopted unanimously and which was sent to the British ambassador in Washington. A telegram from Congressman Charles Mooney, who declared that he intends to bring the question of the Palestine Mandate before Congress, and a message from Mayor Marshall, who was out of town, were read at the meeting.
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