Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
PALESTINE CAMPAIGN
BEGINS DECEMBER e
Headquarters OF ksrsn Hays-
cod 70 Direct Work Open
Here Today.

The week beginning December 2sth
hos hrcn definitely a<ci by Jews OF
Wilmington Tor the campaign to raise
funds ia behalf of Palestine. Nsad-
uuari.rs uf the kercn Hayeeoi-falcs-
time Foundation fund-undcr whose
anArlcts the campaign VIII he heid'
will be opened here today,
Miss ul,a l.. Shuhln of Philadelphia
haa hc,n chosen associate director for
tho Wilmington district and viii take
active charge today, Miss shuhln has
tesu active in war work and is COM
n,a der Of the Ladies' Auxiliary or the
American Legion. Post eb--the Shu-
hln ,nuchshsum rcet
Active plans will he immediately
formulated Cor the campaign. The Jews
W Wilmington viii bc appraised OF the
aerlaua n Ids W Palestine "a the pres
ont time and will be asked 60 make
plodKus for the year 10. "hc method
az raislns funds NJ will ho outlined
Wil he hasca on tho Maasor OF 1.-THE
lrlneiple, whereby Jews In ancient
,lmea contributed par, OF their earn
ings fnf the welfare OF the Jewish race.
Tho Wilmington District ls part OF
a large dl-lrle, that incluccs Eastern
lNNNHNNNANl'f l''iaN"iN w" F''NHNt T"
NeW tersey. Louis Topkis IL chairman
~ lhe local committee and Ne VIII be
assisted IN the campaisn by a number
of other prominent Jews of Whining
,un, No donnl,e quota has been cot
tor Wilmington, but u n expected TO
,luld . rood part OF the fa.ooo.ooo
snsl rpi for this District. Throughout
ihe tnit.d states the campaign viii
b. Tor a total ~ N,ooo,ooo.
Tho drive IN Wilmington win be Of
uCailV opened with a blk banquet at
which members of the Palestine Com
mHalon. who recently arrived In this
country Will he guests. Nahum Soko-
low, the famous Hebrew scholar and
representative ~ the Jewish people al
thu League ~ Nations Cou.cil. who Is
rhalrh an Oi the executive committe,
uf the World Zionist Organization
heads the commission. lie will deliver
the principal address. pointing out th'
need for funds 10 colonlse and huilt
up Palestine.
in a message % tho people % WI.
Wlnnton urging support of the cam
palun, Mr., Sokolow statce, "A con
slant stream ~ money must pour int
,hp Treasury of the kcron Hayesod, II
ewier "a enable va 60 carry out tn
great task ~ the regeneration OF GU
land"
"'rhe question n how 90 bulld thi
Jewish homeland. and 60 make ~
moiel land fnf al humanity and firs
~ al for ourselves. A land OF poac
and civilization, land of work an
beauty. a land ~ purity, n land q
which mon would live not In the wa
in which they live IN other countrie.
tnt N better way, In the land O
,he prophet. 20 realize ths ideal @
the prorhets TO create somethin
which would he a living Bihlc. TO re
storc judaca In u. old srlendor. {
make IN ualiles something whic
would sinF like a palm, not only
read but he secn--,hst IN what "
want We should not feign bccaus
Va are engaged Tho Jewish peopl
Ia engaged IN this work We hsv
undertaken n. and We have declare
~ the nations of the world. 20 a
rulers ~ states and nations In Part
ana wherever they are. When the
s-k Va the question, ~ We give yo
ih. declaration you want. are you SO
tina % appeal to us9 We say. No. W
Jews will do Il ourselves. II Is IN
task for the Jewish genius. the Jewi.
heart, and because ~ our belief. {
cur deep belief IN the Jewish gcniu
and the Jewish heart all over IN
world. We undertook u when we en-
ragcd ourselves In the task Of build
inF up this homeland. There is
t.aarus Of Nations and there will n
mandates in various countries, and
is our part Ia seeing that rlestin,
our national home. should he made