The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-08
PALESTINE FUND
DRIVE BEGINS

Ten million dollars In the minimum
being raised throughout the United
States for the Palestine restoration
fund. With this money for which the
appeal is being made to 10th Jews
and non-Jews, Palestine will be pre-
pared for the hundreds Of thousands
of Jews who arc eager to start from
all parts of the world ~ soon as the
land is opened to INSTRUMENTATION.
From the pogrom- ridden countries Of
Eastern Europe. particularly in
Russia, poland, Galicia and Rumania,
the mass desire of Jews to go to
Palestine, even before the country is
prepared to receive them Is so intense,
as Ia make the task Of restraining the
impending immigration a most dtffi-
cult problem for the Zionist organiza-
ton,
Nine thousand Jewish war prison.
ers in Siberian concentration camps
have definitely turned their backs on
their former home countries, Ger
many, Austria and Galieia and are de-
ternsined to go to Palestine rs soon az
they arc set free.
The Zionist organiza ton Of America
in conjunction with the international
area nization is giving serious thought
10 practical plans for the Transports
'lon' or these staunch- hearted war
victims to the land OF their hearts
! desire and to prepare the land
through vast construction work to
receive them. The rebuilding u
Palestine AZ the future Jewish Home-
hand Is being undertaken through
the Palestine restoration fund ~ sl0
600 eee, aud Nirgiaia's quota Of this
amount is $4,000
The time set for the campaign in
trsis In. bn1.
| Is the last two weeks In this month.
irving j. Goddard of New York has
spent the past Ave or six weeks visit
ing the various communities In our
state. eFsa nizing local committees
who viii direct the work in their re-
| apcctirc communities. Mr. Goidfarh
reports to the headquarters that he
has been enthusiastically received
whereycre he has gone and that in
almost every town In Virginia. large
or small, Jews and non-Jews real =
tze the Importance Of this great un =
dertaktng and all are anxious to helr
The campaign headquarters for the
state is in Norfolk No us board OF
trade building Here a corps of busy
workers are sending out campaign
literature. pledge cards and subscrip-
ton cars, listing speakers for the com
'nnnttics who desire same, and assist =
ing IN other work in connection with
me drive that II now In progress
benJanin MarGolius OF Norfolk
president of the Church Street hank.
! IS state treasurer. and his bank Ii
the state depository. Checks can he
made payable to him or to The Pal
estine restoration fund.
some Of the cities that have accent.
ca their quotas are az follows. Nor
folk, $4,000: Newport News. $50. 600 !;
Portsmouth, $4,000: Lynchburg. IS, =
600 Roa noke. $4,000; Danvirlc. sa-
ooe; Petersburg. $500. Bristol, ST.
500; Hampton hoehue. $500: Suf-
fnH>, l,aoo; iIarrisonhurg. st,275;
charlottesville, $4,000.
The following places have already
se' the dates for the launching Of
lhefF campaigns: Hampton. phoehus,
Roanoke. Bristol. I.ynehhgrg. March
! :. PORTSMOUTH. March IA Norfolk
| March z 10 April f.
| he believing we'll known sneak ers
arc scheduled for the eafslpaicn
weeks in Virginia: Alfred schrcier.
| Norfolk, Rabbi Joseph saracse 1
Roanoke; Rabbi l., u. Mendoza, Nor
i"fs; Rahhi \. Kruger. Norfolk
| Irving J. Geldtarh. New york Mycr
Golafeng. New York: REV. III. Maslf~
anski. New York. Rev. Yudelowitch.
New York