. The war and the Jew: a bird's-eye view of the world's situation and the Jews' place in it . .^iki^t^i^ Lord Reading GREAT BRITAIN 19 as the representative of the GreatBritish Empire at the Grerman Court,had to stand up for the honour ofGreat Britain, and he did it to theutmost satisfaction of his Sovereignand country. The number of Jews in the BritishIsles, according to the Jewish Worldof September 29, 1915, is 245,000,and the Jewish senior Chaplain tellsus that 17,000 Jews have joined theranks and have amazed everyone bytheir valour, resourcefulness, andheroism, while hundreds have secu
. The war and the Jew: a bird's-eye view of the world's situation and the Jews' place in it . .^iki^t^i^ Lord Reading GREAT BRITAIN 19 as the representative of the GreatBritish Empire at the Grerman Court,had to stand up for the honour ofGreat Britain, and he did it to theutmost satisfaction of his Sovereignand country. The number of Jews in the BritishIsles, according to the Jewish Worldof September 29, 1915, is 245,000,and the Jewish senior Chaplain tellsus that 17,000 Jews have joined theranks and have amazed everyone bytheir valour, resourcefulness, andheroism, while hundreds have securedmedals, four of them having securedthe most coveted honour, that of theVictoria Cross. We find that five ofthem are holding positions in theBritish Cabinet. One has becomeLord Chief Justice, five are in theHouse of Lords, six are Privy Coun- 20 THE WAR AND THE JEW cillors, sixteen are Baronets, fourteenare Knights, and there are eighteenMembers of Parliament. To keepIreland in order they had to put aJew, Sir Matthew Nathan, in asSecretary. A handful of Jews—^yetmonopolize such import
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