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MAGNES, Chan cellor of the Hebrew University, who brought great indignation to Zionists ' when he recently advocated an im- i mediate understanding between Arabs ; and Jews, published a booklet in i answer to the many editorials, criti- i cisms and discussions that have taken ! place, elaborating on his statement. ! In the booklet it is claimed that there cannot be a Jewish majority in Pal estine for at least several generations, even if all the three factors in the situation—the attitude of Arabs and j of the British Mandatory power and I Jewish monetary contributions—were I most fovorable. PRIMO DE RIVERA, Spanish Pre mier and Dictator, stated “ ... in all seriousness and with the entire feel ing of the responsibility which I carry, the old hatred towards Jews has vanished from our country. Through me there talks to you mod ern Spain which wishes to forget the horrors of the mediaeval ages and which wishes to atone for the expul sion of four hundred years ago.” EUGENE VIDA, a member of the Executive Committee of the Budapest Jewish Community, and manager of a large coal mining company, because his company built a church for its workers, received a message from the Pope in which he said: “His Holiness rejoices in your action, bringing many of his children religious and moral benefaction. He prays that the Lord bless you and your family.” RABBI DAVID LEFKOWITZ, of Dallas, is the chairman of the Amer ican delegation on the govering board of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, which , at its next meeting in Berlin, on January 28th, will take up the question of whether the tradi tional Jewish divorce laws shall be fundamentally reformed so as to give women the same rights as men. MRS. LOUIS RICHARDS of Sa n Jose, Cal., the first president of the Jewish Women’s Welfare Organiza tion, was the guest of honor at a luncheon celebrating the 27th anni versary of the organization. This organization was the pioneer Jewish social work organization, and its ac tivities now include aiding in profes sion service. HARRY SACHER, chairman of the Palestine Zionist Executive, left Pal estine for London in order to see Dr. Chaim Weismann, president of the World Zionist Organization before the latter departs for New York. Mr. Sacher took over the Zionist’s Organ ization’s political department three months ago, and it is probable that he will not return to the position. PRIME MINISTER RAMSAY Mac DONALD of Great Britain, remem bering his old Jewish friend and great socialist leader, Edward Bernstein whose birthday was celebrated re cently, sent him a telegram of con gratulation, declaring: “I hope that you will spend many more years ir. well-earned happiness. Your manv old friends here remember you with love.” GENERAL JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS, former Premier of South Africa, in response to an address pre sented him by a delegation of ledaing Zionists of New England, asserted: ‘‘I wish to assure you I have not changed one iota or one jot as to my opinion on the Jewish National Home in Palestine. Of course, I realize the difficulties existing between Jews and Arabs, but as a solution has been found in the past, so I am sure a solution will be found again in the future.” COUNT MICHAEL KAROLYI, first president of Hungary, arrived in this country for a stay of two months to lecture on ‘‘Fascism in Europe." and to discuss the Jewish situation in Europe. Count Karolyi was of the opinion that the present Fascist government in Hungary is to blame for the wave of anti-Semitism that prevails there now, and declared that there is no hope for the amelioration of the situation of Hungarian Jews as long as the present government re mains in power. DR. HENRY ENGLANDER, Reg istrar of the Hebrew Union Colege in Cincinnati, resigned in order to devote his time to study and teach ing as a member of the institution’s faculty. I)r. Englander is professor of Mediaeval Jewish Exagesis at the col lege, and was president of the He brew Union Colege Alumni Associa tion from 1920 to 1922. MORTIMER M. MENKEN, honor ary secretary of the Union of Ortho dox Jewish Congregations of Amer ica, died recently after a prolonged illness in New York City. For twenty- live years Mr. Menken was honorary counsel for the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, which his brother, the late Percival S. Menken founded, and and at the time of his death, Mr. Menken was president of the Hebrew Relief Society of the Spanish- P° r * tuguese Synagogue in New A ork < ’ty. NATHAN STRAUS, famous Amer- I ican-Jewish philanthropist, in a New | Year’s message which he sent to Sir I John Chancellor, High Commissioner j of Palestine, expressed the hope that Arab agitators will not succeed in influencing Great Britain to go back on its mandatory obligations in Pal estine. Mr. Straus also sent a New Year’s greeting to Lord Balfour in which he thanked him for his splendid stand in regard to Great Britain’s obligations in Palestine. DR. JAY FRANK SCHAMBERG. of Philadelphia, distinguished derma tologist, received the 1929 award 0 Phi Lambda Kappa, national Jewis; medical fraternity, for being American Jewish physician who maie the greatest individual contribution to the progress of medicine during t e past year. A former president of the American Dermatological Association, Dr. Schamberg is well known as one of the earliest advocates of vaccina tion against small-pox. HANS SCHAEFFER, the Jewish author of the federal home economic law and a Palestine sympathizer. been appointed secretary of the German finance ministry.