Lewisohn Says Hardship Grips Reich Jews-not Exaggerated

Ludwig Lewisohn, noted Jewish author, who returned to American shores after a long voluntary exile in France, declared there was nothing exaggerated about reports of persecution of Jews in Germany, during an address last night before a large Zionist gathering.

Discussing the world Jewish situation of the present time, Lewisohn declared that the facts about Germany are as stated, and that fugitives with whom he lived for a whole year are in a dreadful plight, finding it difficult to lead a Jewish life.

He advocated Palestine and the productivization of the Jewish masses as the only solution to the Jewish problem, declaring that otherwise the Jews will ultimately face the same tragic situation in other countries.

“The forces at work in Germany,” he said, “are at work all over the world.” Lewisohn stated that the next fifty years will see more persecutions unless Jewish life is reconstructed. The Jews must go on the land and become less interested in intellectual professions. He also pointed out that Jews in Soviet Russia are going through the process of assimilation.

After being shown the fallacies of assimilationist theories, many former German assimilated Jews are now sending their children to Palestine, he said.