The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-12
z|OA|STS TO RAISE
$4,000 IN RICHMOND

The Zionists. of Richmond, nave
begun campaign to raise. within the
next sixty days. $4,000 for the resto-
ration OF Palestine as the National
Jewish homeland. This sum has been
allotted ea Richmond's quota toward
a fund Of 100000 which la being
raised by the Zionist organization of
America. as tho second instalment Of
she Palestine restoration fund. The
arst instalment of s1,o00.0c0. raised =
year ago. laid the Foundation for the
constructive operations now planned.
Due to this first million. Palestine is
rapidly recuperating from the effects
Of the war. and with the 100000 that
ia being raised now, 1t is expected that
great strides Will be made toward the
ultimate goal OF the zionists, a free.
self-goyerning. self-supportinE Jewish
common weal.n.
Discussing the fund. Jacob 8. EtIss.
who is director of publicity for Rich
mopd district. made this statement:
Three million dollars may not prove
an adequate amount for the needs of
1919. One almost hopes that It will
prove insufficient. Its failure to suf-
fee will imply greater Zionist achieve
ment OF the sa,o0a.0o0 only a small
sum will go directly for reiinf OF the
types of aims giving and charity: $4oo,-
900 will be devoted to the American
Zionist medical unit. an effort to expe-
dife sanitary Improvement, provide
hospital service. dIspcnsary aid and
public health work in Palestine. The
Zionist organtZation. in sending the
m edical unit to Palestine, took the first
step toward socializing medical work
10 Palestine and has begun to teach
the people a new standard Of hygienic
life.
"a quarter OF a million IL to be de-
voted to education.
"One million dollars will go for In
vestment Tn the Zionist financial tnsti-
tutIons. including the Anglo Palestine
company. that efficient Palestine bank
which weathered all storms and
stresses OF war.
"Abogt one.half of the third million
with be needed for the Zionist commits
sion's further operations; 100000 win
be required by our Palestine supply de-
partment and our Palestine service and
department, the latter, the
machinery by which. people Will be
eventually aided to go from "cver here"
to "over there" We spent s2s ora or
ganizing the Jewish legion---that fine
body Of Jewish soldiers who have been
mentioned all over the world for their
participation In the final stages OF the
Palestine campaign and we shall have
to spend $4,000 in caring for the de-
pendent families OF these Jewish SOL
diere.
1.-THE balance wtD be speut in the
United States and elsewhere for the
purposes of the Zionist organization of
America, Of which we constitute Dis
trict No 5. Tho Zionists are spending
In this country $50. 200 this year on an
education department; $4,000 on He
brew edi1cation.
The focal executive committee con-
sists Of the following members: Misses
Helen JAffe ana Selma Sonnenberr,
MessrA Jacob s. Ediss. Jacob Cohen. +.
Passa naneck. A. l. Levinson, Louis
Levinson, Henry Levy, Samuel Hodes
aud Aaron GeIlman-
II Ia planned that every contributor.
however. or wherever obtained, shall
be Brought into direct contact with the
central organization. tNus creating an
automatic check on every contribution,
and making certain that Il reaches the
general treasury. onA hundred per
cent Of each contribution will be de-
voted to the fund Itself This has been
made possible by the recent enrolment
campaign which has brongh into the
Organization over 100000 members.
each paving annual dues Of SO. out of
which all overhead charges OF the Pal.
estina restoration fund VIII be met"