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Some days before the discovery of the body, however, the anti-semites of the city spread rumours that the boy' had been murdered by the Jews. Under the influence of these allegations a second autopsy was held and it was claimed that the blood had been completely drained from the. These, reactionaries claimed in a St. Petersburg newspaper and in the Duma that a ritual murder had been committed by a Jewish sect of: Chassidim.
The Russian Government decided to press charges of ritual murder. This was contrary to the re- port of the chief of the Kiev Secret Investigation Police, Mistchuk, who declared after an investigation that the boy had been killed, by a notorious band of Kiev criminals, who had tor- tured him to make him confess that he had informed the police about their activities. Beilis was chosen as the scape- goat and was arrested on the testimony of two habitual drunk- ards, a lantern-tender and his wife.
They alleged that the boy had been abducted by a "man with a black beard" and identified Bellis as that man. The chief of the Kiev Provincial Gendarmerie testified for the de- fence. Mistchuk, who had resigned after the arrest, advanced proof of the innocence of Bellis at the trial and was then arrested and sentenced to a year's imprison- ment for "fabricating evidence. The Russian Government decided to press the charge and a second indictment was made against Bellis in , openly charging himI with ritual murder.
After a farcical trial, which lasted 34 days, the prosecution witnesses broke down on theI This cartoon was reproduced from the Rand Daily Mail on a full page of the Zionist Record on November 14, The jury then brought in a compromise verdict: Beilis was not guilty, but there had been a ritual murder. Thus the government made no attempt to search for the real criminals and adherents of the ritual murder theory could claim a victory.
Some time later, however. Vera Cheberiak, confessed that she and her gang were guilty of the murder. After the trial, Bellis went to Palestine and worked in Jaffa for eight years. He then went to America and died in New York in He always resented any at- tempt to exploit his extraordinary fame saying he would not make capital of the sorrows of his people.
Among those present were the Mayor of Jbohannesburg, Mr. Boustred, Archdeacon Seaton, the Rev. Theron, Mr. John E. Johnson, town councillors and leading Christian clergymen. The Mayor, Mr. Theron recalled the history of the Jewish people to prove that the charge was malicious and false. He said that hatred, bitterness and jealousy was at the bottom of the "terrible persecutions" of the Jewish people. He saw two hopeful signs at the present moment: the Zionist movement and that the Jew was seeing that he had neglected his language far too long.
The resolution was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. Patrick Duncan tlien moved a resolution requesting the Govern- ment to make representations by cable to His Majesty's Foreign Secretary, and to request him to bring all possible pressure to bear on the Russian Government to pre- vent, in the interests of humanity, the outbreak of pogroms. Duncan said that interna- tional sympathies counted "for a very great deal nowadays, if only in one respect, and that is in the international money market.
We have the right also of a com- munity in which a large number of the Jewish people have settled, to the advantage of the community, in which they are recignlsed as law-abiding citizens, citizens who take their share in the work of the community in every possible way. Stallard, K. He said: "Here in Johannesburg we owe a very great deal indeed, perhaps more than in most towns, to that element of our fellow citizens of the Hebrew race.
What a dull place Johannesburg would be if only the Hebrew community were eliminated from It. Krause, K. C, said that ever since he had come to By Mervyn Harris Johannesburg he had been in very close contact with his Jewish friends and he knew from personal experience that acccusattons of the nature the meeting was discussing were entirely foreign to the Jewish nature. He said that it was time for the Russian Government to see that its people became educated, and that It absorbs the civilization which is the portion of the Western nations of Europe; that it sees that its own people get rid of that re- ligious intolerance which was still found in Russia.
Rabbi Dr. Landau proposed the vote of thanks of r. The supplement in the Zionist Record also carried messages of support for the meeting and a copy of a letter, sent by Mr. Ben- zion S. Hersch, hon.
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Herscn said: "The attendance at the meet- ing was very large, the large Wanderers' Hall being crowded, the corridors were filled, and a large number of people were standing at the sides of the hall outside, while many hundreds went away on account of lack of accommodation. E Bok, secretary to the Prime Minister, was also printed in which he assured Mr. Hersch that the Prime Minister "will not fall to forward these resolutions through the proper channels. The two olive branches symbolize peace.
The background suggests the Walling Wall. These arms were introduced shortly after the War of Independence. For 50 years the Avords Zionist Record have formed the banner on a newspaper that has faithfully reported local and world news and where necessary analysing and commenting on it as it affected or concerned the Jews in this great sub-continent. For such service words of congratulation must not be stinted.
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Abrahams, who was secretary of the Federation and editor of the Record in add;- tion to his regular job as teacher at the Johannesburg Commercial High School. In those days the Record mainly consisted of official bulletins received from Zionist headquarters in Berlin and reports of Zionist doings in country centres. There were two features which the Record now lacks, but which at that time made up an important part of the "magazine," namely, "Extracts from Executive Meetings" and "Contributions to Funds.
Zionist Federation, and the funds included J. A frequent beneficiary was the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts at Jerusalem; a considerable proportion of Zionist funds was derived from collections at simchoth and "Shnodering" at houses of prayer. Publication date was 15th of the every copy was wrapped by hand month, but almost invariably it and from here It was posted. In addition hadn't arrived, or an executive to the one room, the Federation meeting was about to take place had the use of the phone in Gold- and the printing of the paper reich Brothers' office, and of their was kept back so that the meeting board-room for meetings.
We should be mentioned, also used their 1 etter-press, a If an Important Zionist society heavy screw-down arrangement wanted a function reported standing on the floor, between "this month, and not the next," whose two heavy boards you but hadn't managed to get the placed the leather-bound book con- report off In time no air-mail, training the letters you had writ- remember! Here wrappers were ad- copies of the day's correspondence. The original letter would then also be illegible. In well-staffed offices this was the work of the office boy, but since our work was as much an ideal as a paying job-probably more so-in the office of the Zion- ist Record the editor or his female assistant carried out these duties, the latter always with a prayer in her heart.
There was one con- solation regarding these copies- they really were copies, with no chance of faking. For the use of this equipment, the office and phone, we paid a monthly rent of 2 10s. These last often reached the office in the form of letters, loosely written, and had to be condensed and put into shape. It took some time before I acquired the art of giving each person his due-or rather what he expected. I'm not sure I ever did acquire it.
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I also, assisted in proof-reading and with the set-up. The posting had to be done at the main post office in Rissik Street, not at the letter box outside the building, so every day as anyone was leaving the office members of the exe- cutive and visitors included they were given a number of copies of the paper to post. This was with the view to getting the posting done earlier; Goldreich's office-boy carried down the bulk at the end of the day. Addressing wrappers was done right through the month, mostly by hand. There was no time to type; writing could be done while you were talking to one of the many callers who thronged the office in those days.
At-Goldreich Building, and later at Portland House and at Stock Exchange Buildings, Zionists from the country ran what was almost an unofficial club; they would come to the office of the Zionist Record when in Johannesburg, as a matter of course, and they were warmly welcomed and made to feel at home. What was their business? To criticise, or to praise, but nially to be with fellow-Zionists.
Sometimes they would bring money, or call for JNF boxes, stamps and telegram forms, bring In names of likely subscribers. The Melmed family have played a notable part in Zionist affairs and in communal, charitable and educational activities. Harry, son of the late Louis Melmed, Is now settled in Israel. They were very welcome, but they had to make their contribution by helping to address the wrappers. Some of the visitors would be Johannesburg folk, members of youth societies, etc. Men predominated; among them Mr.
Genussow, Mr. Meyer- son, of Pretoria, Mr. Epstein, also of that city, and Rev. Cohen, of Bulawayo.
Cohen, though living so far from Johannesburg, had occasion in those days to visit Johannesburg fairly frequently, often for political reasons. He would arrive at the office accom- panied by a Native carrying a tray of tea' and toast for "the whole staff. When we were young The writer, whose first association with South Africa was when he came here as Israel envoy to the Union.
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THOSE were the days! The Zionist Record was young. Jewish Palestine was young. And I was young. In those days I did not know South Africa. From the Zionist Record I knew that in that very distant country there were good Jews and-better still-ener- getic Zionists, I could read of their meet- ings and speeches up and down the country -but I wondered whether they really knew much about the country in which I had begun to live.
