The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-11-02
BY MARY MONp
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:. The Colonies and Cities OF the Coast


2. The Colonies and Cities Of the Coast
The supreme charm of Palestine is
the immense variety of climate and
scenery within an area smaller than
Wales. From the crisp, cold air of the
Judaean hills it is couple of hours
motor run into the port of Jaffa. INTO
warm sunshine and golden sands.
mimos:i hedges, roses and ripe orange
groves. This strip of coast-Iand holds
the most flourishing and prosperous
haps. too much OF the Garden City.
and exhibiting a tendency towards the
easy acceptance of "Spoonfeedine.
These colonies. nevertheless, have fine
results TO show, and fill the heart of
die Utopian idealist With desire 10
see them occupying every fertile
square mile of Palestine.
There Is an abundance and Il we'll
being among these people that Is not
10 be found among the lemer and
hardworkcd Halutzim. but even here
the growing generation Of young men
and women is full of the restless ac-
iivity That makes for progress, and Il
keeness for the cause that is the
stable foundation of all Iionisin. Life
has developed for them into a rural
routine centred particularly in the
synagog and the school. but ii is more
than that The cleanness of every
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fruit grove and field, the very sandy
freshness of the streets. has risen I'M
der their hands. and has developed
into the especial pride and the cspe-
ciaI care of the whole community. 1t
is a crowd of hcalthy-looking children,
happy men and women. and contentcd
old people that grects you wholeheart-
eddy in Richon 10 Zion-"First in
Zion.''-the Oldest of the Rorhschild
colonies. 1t is with u communal pride
that they show you round, and. above
all bid you taste of the wine of their
famous cellar. Richon specializcs IN
vineyards and has the largest wine
manufacture. with ain export trade
limited. of course, by the still untle-
vclopc,l state OF transport facilities
Rehobot. which has already been mon
TONED, lies near to Richon. and pre-
sents the same satisfactory aspect, bur
in this case the colonists have not had
fir financial '.rock"sof Rothschild
1Fcff witch to build, and have Ind y
foster an independent development. In
way. 1t Is even more pleasure than
Richon. and after faring exccllently
well on n farmhouse lunch one can
Imagine no plcasantcr spot TO anuse
oneself in for ever and n day.
The most convincing experience OF
the possibilities of the development OF
the Jewish race from a physical. stand
point was furnished by the colony OF
Petach Tikvah. There we were greet
cd by "A guard of honOur-twenty
young men on horseback. Their Arab
ponies were all good, with one or two
real beauties. and their horsemanship
would have held place in competition
kith the best. Here, in three gen
,ratious, from mcagre formed grand
parents. bent with the stoop of the
ghetto. had developed tail. bronzcd.
straipht-Iimbed. yood-looking Young
men frank In fheir laugh and their
speech. quick of mind and athletic OF
body.
T., ,,,,,...;, ovor all t,,o colonies and
al ,,,a ,,,v,, Zionist institutions one
;,,or..,n+ factor i. n,rti.ulnrly
,,.;ao.,hi, 7. ,,s, Lao lopt i, mind
,hot those ,re neop,c gathered. and
,,otborin,. in. from all fbe four corners
of the world with different languages
and different national customs. Here
tho difrortpco hotwecn ,oce and nation
.Iitv may he closely examined. \