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De Haas Speaks This Evening in Hertzel School

Daily Jewish Courier, May 18, 1919

Jacob De Haas, the clever general-secretary of the American Zionist Organization, who witnessed the great Zionist conference in London and Paris and participated to a great extent in Zionist diplomatic activities in Washington, London, and Paris, arrived this morning here to bring personally to Chicago Jews great Zionist tidings, the immediate redemption quintessence.

Today, Mr. Jacob De Haas is one of the strong pillars of American Zionism. He has but recently returned from Paris and London. To Paris he went in the capacity of a delegate to the Peace Conference for the Jewish Congress and for the Zionist Organization. In London he participated in the Zionist Conference.

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Now he is sailing for Palestine as escort to Justice Brandeis, who will spend the summer there.

Mr. De Haas has, therefore, much to tell about his experiences in Europe and his expectations in Palestine. This he will relate to Chicago Zionists at the various meetings arranged for him here.

Today at 2 P. M. there will be a meeting at the Sabin School Auditorium, corner Hirsch Boulevard and Leavitt Street. The speakers will be Dr. S. M. Malomed, Rabbi B. Margolin, and Mr. Jacob De Haas. H. Shtainberg is chairman.

Tonight at 8 P. M., in the Hertzel Hall Auditorium, the following program will take place: Vocal solo, Miss Sarah Stone accompanied 3by Lillian Stone; Mr. L. Zolotkoff, on Organization; Mr. Max Shulman, on the Movement in General; and Mr. De Haas. Mr. Meir Abrams is chairman.

The third meeting will be held tomorrow evening in the Jewish Educational Center in the West Side.

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