One hundred years ago
The Jewish World, the organ, we believe, of the Reformed Jews in England, pronounces this week in most unmistakeable language against all pro- jects for a restoration to Palestine, or for setting up a Jewish State there. It maintains that the project is imprac- ticable, the Jews being separated in language, in ideas, and in habits; and undesirable, inasmuch as the Jews have a mission, 'that of propagating a sensi- ble view of life, and its duties,' which can be best performed by their remain- ing a cosmopolitan people , with seven millions of people dispersed all over the world. 'The yearning for a restoration of the Kingdom of Israel is no portion of the ideal of the Jewish religion. It is only an abnormal growth of the delirious hopes of ages of persecution.'
Spectator, 10 February 1883
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