Excerpt from Anglo-Jewry and the Great War: A Sermon Preached on the First Day of the New Year, September 21st, 5675-1914 We have no need of the language of boastfulness in order to place on record the manner in which the Jews of the Empire have responded at this hour to the call ofduty. They have been enthusiastic in their support of the many helpful agencies that the war has called into existence, such as the Prince of Wales' National Fund, and the British Red Cross Society and others, but we have reason above all to be especially stimulated by the knowledge of the manner in which our Jewish young men have proved their readiness to offer their lives upon the altar of duty. Some, like Lieutenant Ronald Henriques, have already sealed their devotion with their blood. Gallantly and eagerly have they stepped forward. From my official statistics I can declare that quite nine tenths of the eligible youth of the community from all parts of the country have enlisted; they have left parents and homes in order to prepare to show them selves men. We, fathers and mothers, who have given our children to this cause are proud of our boys in the King's service. May God guard them all If we were proud of being Englishmen two months ago, we are ten times as proud of that title to-day. The secret of this wondrous enthusiasm that has filled the soul of anglo-jewry is apparent to all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.