Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-30
NORWICH HEBREWS RAISE
 5000 FOR PALESTINE

A total of $9O00 in pledges and cash was raised Sunday night for the Karen dayesod (Palestine Foundation fund) at a meeting of the Jewish residents of Norwich at the Community house, Of this amout S1,600swas in cash. The re- maining s11,O00. to make the S2O 00O an nual quota. will be raised within the next few days, it is expected. Owing to the fact that today is Memorial day a num- Der of those who were expected to at- tend the meeting were out of town. These people will be canvassed after the holiday with the expectation that the 1000 quota will be eached this week.
 The meeting was attended by several hundred men and women It was pre- sided over by Rabbi Joseph N. Rosen- 1 berg and the principal speaker was Dr. Schmarya Levin, member of the Zion ist commission to the United States from Palestine. Dr. Levin, who spoke in | Jewish, explained the origin of the Pal | estine fund and told of meetings in oth- , CT cities where large sums of money have . and are being pledged.
 | pr. Levin spoke for over an hour aft CT which Rabbi Rosenberg issued a call 1 for pledges and contributions The meet ing adjourned few minutes before mid. night
 The S9,000 raised Sunday night is the | first step towards the raising of S1O0.- 900 in Norwich within the next five yea rs The local quota is $2oOO0 a year fol | five years.
 The Keren Hayesod (Palestine Found alton fund), established in accordanc,
 with the resolutions of the Londor Zionist Conference (July, 192O). now le
 gally incorporated under British law, il | the agency of the World Zionist Or.
 ganization for the establishment of tn,
 Jewish National Homes The directors o
 the keren Hayesod is responsible to tn
 World Zionist Executive committee an,
 the World Zionist Committee is responsi
 ble to the Zionist Congress.
 The Keren Hayesod proposes to rais
 S10o,000,000 to lay the foundation o the Jewish National Home Every Jey : throughout the world is called upon | contribute to the keren Hayesod his ut most guided by the lofty standard of tn . Masser (tithe tenth parD of his o , her income for five consecutive years.
 All mon.v collected by the Kerer 9 Hayesod wlll be expended in Palestin, f through appropriate administrative an executive bodies approximately as fo
 lows:
 D 1-One-f1fth in purchase of Ian dand it g preparation for settlement lU JewsI
 agriculturists (through the Jewish na - LlOndl < unuJ.
 "A third of the remainder in publi q works of national utility, such as af ! forestation, drainage of marshes. gen Q eral sanitation, road building.N and cor , struction of workers houses
 9-Another third in organizing imm
 grafton Gncluding homes and publ
 kitchens for immigrants) baintenance , hospitals, care and comforts for Jew
 ish soldiers, social welfare institution and education.
 4-The last third will be exclusivel Il devoted to undertakings of a commercii
 nature on which a yield of interest ma - be reasonably anticipiated-such as util
 zation of water-power, irrigation ar e credith for house building, industr = trade and agricultureS~
 e Checks, cash or pledges may be ser 2 to Rabbi Barnet Davidson, No. 24 ,- Washington, treasurer of the local fun