' s ▁Association ▁appointed ▁Ernst ▁Pa etz old ▁as ▁auxili ary ▁past or ▁for ▁J aff a . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁lecture ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁conference ▁of ▁Lev antine ▁Protest ant ▁past ors ▁titled ▁" O ur ▁con greg ations ▁in ▁their ▁position ▁towards ▁other ▁groups ▁of ▁German ▁culture ". ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁the ▁German ▁Jews ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁biggest ▁group ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land , ▁however ▁a ▁minor ity ▁among ▁all ▁Palest ini ans , ▁the ▁Tem pl ers ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 4 0 0 ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁– ▁except ▁of ▁few ▁C athol ics ▁( most ly ▁cler gy ) ▁and ▁few ▁ir rel ig ion ists ▁– ▁prev ail ingly ▁Protest ant , ▁among ▁them ▁ 1 6 0 ▁parish ion ers ▁( as ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 ) ▁of ▁the ▁J aff a ▁con greg ation . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Pa etz old ▁returned ▁to ▁Germany , ▁and ▁the ▁past or ate ▁remained ▁un st aff ed ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁constraints ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression . ▁ ▁Pre - W W II ▁position ▁vs . ▁the ▁Naz is ▁When ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁aim ed ▁at ▁rough ing ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁bodies ▁in ▁Germany ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁constitution al ▁election ▁of ▁pres by ters ▁and ▁syn