Show t I j JEWISH RACE FACES EXTINCTION I l J By DR ARTHUR RUPPIN Zionist Statistician Conversion to other faiths intermarriage a decreasing birth birthrate rate forces which menace l I Ithe and an unchanged mortality rate are disintegrating the continued existence of the Je Jews Je's s 's as n a people Although the rights 1 of Jews as equal citizens has leas been recognized in a majority of countries and although the last three decades witnessed an unprecedented growth I of the Jewish population groups throughout the world they are in danger of extinction In the th last three decades the number of 01 01 Jews Jewa throughout the world grew from to as against in times of antiquity America which had a Jewish population of in 1900 hada hadJ had a J Jewish population of about in 1928 The rhe increase was due to A of disintegration countries process immigration from eastern European gration of Jewish culture and Jewish religion particularly in Russia and Palestine constitutes th the other east European countries is under wa Way only In Palestine the Jewish l birth irth rate e exceeds the death rate only 1 cent of the tho and although that country contains nt at present per the world it has shown itself capable Jewish population throughout of revivifying tho the Jewish religion anal airl a 1111 the Hebrew language Zionism Semitism anti-Semitism is 18 is bound to deal it a severe though it does not destroy beneficent influence from Zion Zion Zion- will a world will experience blow The entire important bulwark bulwark iain when hen Palestine becomes an |