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Page 63 classes rather than from .per classes. . called to Austria during in the retrial of Philip se case has excited the ntinent. He was sentenced ,n Innsbruck jury on the viup murdered his father. A as entirely circumstantial. o! opinion was that an ury had interfered with from the mi ,1k- so-calta Attention the pa® 1 - v ’ Halsmann. interest of to prison ■ charge "f - The evident The conse anti-Seniiti' \ ,1s to two higher courts iu-d the four-year prison ,,f the foremost figures in them Jakob Wassermann, behalf of the accused. But although President Miklas indicated that „ ,,pp. . ,1 to the sentence he declared that there was nothing he could do. Canada Canadian Jewry has not yet become ant factor in world Jewry. i it continued, during the past extraordinary work on behalf of tine the community as a whole is ii,articulate mi most problems. The ,li population of the country is scat- nver a wide area, though there are two large -i/ed communities in Montreal ■ I Toronto. The cultural opportunities untry are limited, and the build- of fortunes is still the occupation oi those men who might be lead- fine Canadian Jewish writer, B. G. uh, declared in the Montreal Jewish y Cagle that the Jewish population "i Canada is on a steady decline and that y have left for the United States, i' possible that this constant drain on a numerical strength of the community "I the reasons why Canadian jiwry is still tar from vocal in those af- ■ involving international Jewish in- cmitroversy of many years' standing i' given a new turn during the year ii tin- yuebee Legislature passed a bill 1 "ling tor a Jewish school system in 'itri.il, where previously Jewish chil li have been forced to secure instruc- "i Protestant schools. Whether these "id he under the jurisdiction of general school board or under the di- dority of the Jewish community 1 be determined, by a committee appointed by the legislature, v discussion on the bill in the ' Jewish population obtained of the anti-Semitism that lies 'nine parts of French Catholic \ number of the bishops made "tatements with regard to the number of French periodicals, private organ, Le Goglu, ex- •nd of anti-Semitism hitherto 11 tde North American conti- 11 is typical of the attitude Jewry that no serious attempt 1 combat these aspersions. The t anadian Jewish leadership Keep quiet as long as you y 'ically attacked.” England '> of hngland gave an exhi- nrage and leadership during that undoubtedly secures for ^ distinction in international ^ leadership was displayed as ’he Palestine policy of the A ernnient. Some observers ■ ed that had a similar incident i respect to the United States ilie authorized Jewish leaders ave been as insistent as the 'U-an '•■flllN • the p a . it ,, U ; J f w r Lriti.. haw , "feurr Rover. " - ul.; The Southern Israelite British Jewish leaders were. That is only an assumption and is based on the type of leadership that has been visible in American Jewry only during the past year. But England gave the world two new Jewish leaders: Lord Melchett and D’Avigdor Goldsmid. A man like Lord Melchett in America would inevitably be associated with the reactionaries in Jewish life. D’Avigdor Gnldstnid comes of one of the most distinguished families and is a non-Zionist. And yet he and Lord Melchett spoke in terms that no recognized Zionist leader lias dared to employ. This, however, has been char acteristic of almost every element in English Jewry, who seemed to resent the breaking of a sacred pledge by tlu-ir own government. The continual protests against British policy in Palestine have had no visible effect on the government, but at least they have furnished an inspir ing- spectacle of upstanding Jewish leadership. Germany The situation of the Jews in Germany looks somewhat darker now than it has been in the past. This is due primarily to the sensational rise of the National Socialists, who have virtually captured an important province like Thuringia, who have made serious inroads into the government of Saxony and who threaten to become an ever more important power even in the national Reichstag. In one municipal election after another they have elected an unusual number of councilmen. This has had its effects in a more fla grant anti-Semitism, which has always found fertile soil in the adopted home <»f Houston Chamberlain. A number of riots took place in various parts of Germany during the year, but these have become so usual in the year’s occurrences that they receive merely casual mention. The formation of the Jewish Agency in Germany has been somewhat similar to that in the United States, except that Germany still has an impressive number of anti-Zionists. These latter issued a statement toward the end of the year completely dissociating themselves from Zionism and condemning its objects in Palestine. In view of the importance of some of these men, who are recruited from the Reform wing of Jewry and in clude President Wolff of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Prussia, their pronouncement is regarded with a great deal of interest by public opinion in Germany. Thuringia has served as a model of anti-Semitism to the other provinces of Germany. With the accession to power as Minister of Interior of Dr. Wilhelm Frick, the Fascist leader and aide of Adolf Hitler, the Thuringian Parliament has been treated to a succession of anti- Semitic monologues and hills. One hill that was introduced provided against intermarriage by Germans with “Jews or Negroes,” who are held responsible for Germany’s degeneration. The famous “Hymn of Hate,” introduced into the Thuringian schools by Frick, is still em ployed, even though the Court of Appeals at Leipzig ruled it unconstitutional Hungary Anti-Semitism in Hungary is still the uppermost topic for the reviewer of a year’s history of the Jewish population there. Premier Bethlen made a number of statements during the year in which he (Continued on next page)