Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07

A Jewish Suburb of Jaffa Built With
Western Rapidly.

From the Maccabean.
No new colonies were founded in Pales-
tine this year with the exception Of Kin
ereth, large farm founded by the Pales-
tine Land Development Company. with
the assistance Of the national fund. which
employs many Jewish laborers. 1t is
hoped that these laborers will become in
dependent colonists by and by.
Work has also begun preparing the land
for the cooperative colony Of DR.. Open
heimer, which was named Merhabiah. A
large number Of new olive trees were
planted this year in the Herzl forest.
The Agudath Netaim obtained its charter
from the Turkish government, and is con-
tinuing to cover new land with all kinds
of plants. Thus more and more of the
arid Palestinian soil Is being reclaimed to
new life.
Jewish immigration into the cities of
Palestine is much more evident. Wealthy
Jews from Russia are visiting Palestine
in large numbers. 1t is true that not all
of them find the possibilities in Palestine
which they anticipated but many of them
who are more enthusiastic and whose de-
sire to settle there Is strong succeed in
finding various activities, and they settle
there.
These Jews, who have been used to
life Of comfort in Europe. have Joined
some Of the old settlers and have founded
new suburb. new town really, near
Jaffa. which they named Tel-Abib. This
town, built on the American style, mas
much as it sprang out as II by magic
within one year of the sand of the sea-
shore, is very beautiful 1t Is we'll planned
has wide paved streets lined with trees
every house Is fitted up with water pipes
and bathrooms, and they are built in a
specified oriental style. surrounded by a
garden.
1t is in all something OF which the Jews
in Palestine are justly proud. The Arabs
and the European Christians were aston
ished at the remarkable achievement of
the Jews, and their envy is genuine. All
the residents Of Jaffa, Christians as we'll
as Mohammedans, take their holiday
walks in Tel-Abib.
The gates of this suburb are closed
Saturdays to prevent the entrance Of We
hicles. although the majority of its in
habitants are not religious. but the Jew
ish Sabbath is accepted by all as a holy
day OF rest. The atmosphere in Tel-Abib
is naturally entirely Jewish. and the He
brew language in its beautiful oriental
accent Is heard on every side.
On the main street, the Herzl street,
that leads to the sea, was built the Gym
nasia Ibrith (the Hebrew High SCHOOL,
OF Jaffa. fine building in oriental style.
A corner stone was recently laid in thu
same suburb for large synagogue, which
will be owned by the Jewish community of
Jaffa Tel-Abib was built through the as
sistance OF our national fund, which
granted loan for this purpose Of about
with interest in installments.
A similar suburb is now being built,
with the help of the national fund, in
close proximity to Tel-Abib. Jerusalem.
too. has a few new Jewish suburbs
around the old town, built mainly by
Jewish teachers for their personal use
with the help of the "hilfsverein" of
Germany. In Haiffa also lots are being
acquired by Jews for building purposes
around the site of the Jewish Technical
Institute and a suburb on the plan of Tel
Abb is projected there.