The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-09
LIFE GROWING MORE COMFORTABLE
FOR MAJORITY OF JEWS PALESTINE
Zionist Commission Has Been Generous With Loans and Many Set
tiers In Southern oaKlee Have Managed to Pay on Debts
Jewish Life There Very Much Like Jewish Life in America

and the uss Of the Hebrew tongue,
the few minor differences faded into
significance. What did Il matter that
these Jews before me could turn with
remarkable agility from Hebrew 10
Arabic. French. Russian. Yiddish.
German and often English That
Rishon lc zson wine. 5affa oranges
and native olives were new nclghbors
on their tables TO my old ecqualni-
ance. -Rcflilte'' nsh3 ThaS their Flu
ropsan clothes had n year-bcfOre-l ast-
seasons lookf The PalsHilnian lew
were 30 like the Jews I knew they
might have been t~ransplanted over
night from some American town or
city.
The poor or the holy cities. how
ever were quite unlike our Jewish
puor in America. Many a. hem were
sunk IN a proud despair. Nowhere In
our country have We so many pitiful
aged. bearing their wrctchedness with
resignation. continually losing their
misery IN ureiess prayer. Eere
have We 90 many orphans. with 50
litfie opportunity 10 shit or To earn
10 shift for themselves. In school Jr
shop. nowhere 10 many unframed
widows. suddenly turned adrifi. Here,
IN America. tho poor may turn to the
Jewish community or TO Jewish phi
lnnthropiHts for help. assured OF
speedy aid. In the Holy Land. when
relief funds from the Exile ebb low
they n only turn to their Father II
desperate prayer.
IAre More Comfortable.
For the majority Of b Jews IN
Palestine. particularly OF the New
Settlement, I found life growing COM
Portable. The Zionist Commission had
been generous In loans. Many ot tho
Jewish settlers In southern Galilce,
especially Tn Nemma and Mesha, had
grown comparatively rich on Their
wheat crops or al least. had man
AGED TO pay of their debts. The Brit
ish during the first year OF occupation
brought n golden stream that flowed
to scor.s OF workmcn. c%oionisis and
little Ehopkeepers throughout The
land.
with Palestine under a military adj
ministration. this Is obviously no time
T. Judge the JewiHh life We are told
has been evolved there IN the last tive
\ I-entrauona. Its individuality could
not register It's full strength now up.
on an American. with a large Eng
hsh-Hpeaking army In occupation u
city and colony. however tpctiui. how
cVer unobtrusive. The presence 100
everywhere OF American Red cros'
workers and members OF the Ameri
can Zionist Medical unit tcndsd 4
soften the contrasts to American Jew
ish life the country might o;herwiA'
have prchtented.
Haf Deep British Tingc.
In the New Settlement Jewish ~
lad clearly acquired n deep British
tinae. met British officers aKail
und again In Jewish homes. Enthusl
astlc Jewish audiences attended III
amateur theatricals of tho Tom
mies." ON al least one occasion
nrIiish company gave a benefit per
formance for n Jewish women's char
tuble organization. The military gov
errora and other officials were usu
ally the guests Of honor at "
o entertainments, The social event g
ne season last winter In Palestine D
Jewish circles was a series OF con
ccrts under the auspices Of Genera
Ronald storrs. featuring Anton Tsch
} nlkoff. the Russian Jewish Violinis'
Now and then We would hear or
~Hritlsh-Jcwish marriage.
The Jewish Young people told m
often that the Jewish lie Of the IAN
! was still IN a stupur. They q 90
yet fully awakened from the nlsh'
mare OF the war. In the old dtN
! shey said. even under b oppressit
! Turk. they used to ana ning .
tho streets. They had begun TO IS
urers themselves AZ Jews. as offer
/; iais. Now their spirits were mill .icl
Ufsides. they confessed. they felt
certain setf-cors seriousness IN the pre-
enee OF 10 mnny western ~sirgnFers
-cnme again" they urged. "whf
Jewish Iifo has fully recovered Com
again when We have learned ont
faor, TO laugh ana play