REFORM RABBIS PAY TRIBUTE TO DR. HERZL’S MEMORY
The executive board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis adopted a resolution in tribute to the memory of Dr. Herzl which reads: “On this day, July 21st (Tamuz 20), which marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Theodor Herzl, the executive board of the Central Conference of American Rabbis expresses its deep and reverent tribute to the memory of this valiant and noble leader of Israel, and one of the heroic spirits of our time.
“In the love he bore for his people, in his dream of, and labor for, a restored Zion, in his passionate yearning for a world free from injustice and cruel discrimination, Theodor Herzl was prophet, statesman and liberator. His name, enshrined in the. hearts of a grateful people, will always. inspire courage, hope and faith in men dedicated to the highest, the deepest and the noblest in human life. “
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