Evening journal., 1921-12-19
To ASK FUND
FOR PALESTINE
Campaign in Interest of
S9,000,OOO Relief to be
Started Next Monday
TITHING PLAN
TO BE FOLLOWED

Headquarters for the campaign for
Keren Hayesod-Palestine Founda-
ton Fund, by the Jewish community
or Wilmington in conjunction with
communities throughout the coun-
try will be established in the Queen
Theatre building some time TODAY.
Announcement was made Yesterday
that week OF December 20 was def
nitely liked as the date for the local
campaign. The drive will be OPEN
ed with a banquet in the Hotel
DUPONT with members Of the Pales-
tine commission who recently ar
rived in this country as guests.
Miss Rita L. Shubin, of Philadel-
phia has been chosen associate di-
rector for the Wilmington district
ana took active charge today. Miss
shubin has been active in war work
and is commander of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Post 95-the -Buchsbaurn
Post
Active plans will be Immediately
formulated for the campaign. The
Jewry Of Wilmington. will be ar
prlsed OF the serious needs of Pal
estine at the present time and will
be asked to make pledges for the
year 1922. The method of raising
funds as will be outlined, will be
based on the Maaser or Tlthe prin-
ciple, whereby Jews in ancient times
contributed part of their earnings
for the welfare OF the Jewish race.
The Wilmington district is part of
larger district that includes East-
ern Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Southern New Jersey. Louis Top
kis is chairman OF the local commit
tee and he will be assisted in the
campaign by number OF other
prominent Jews OF Wilmington. NO
definite quota has been set for VIII
mington, but II is expected to yield
good part of the S3,OOO,000 goal set
for this district. Throughout the
United States the campaign will be
for a total OF 100000.
Nahum Sokolow, the famous He
brew scholar and representative OF
the Jewish people at the League OF
Nations Council, who is chairman
OF the executive committee Of the
World Zionist Organization, heads
the Palestine commission. He Will
deliver the principal address at the
opening banquet, pointing out the
need for funds to colonize and build
up Palestine.
In a message TO the people OF VIII
mington urging support of the cam
paign, Mr.. Sokolow states A con
slant stream of money must pour
into the treasury OF the keren
Havesod. in order to enable us to
carry out the great task of the re-
4 generation Of our land.
.eThe question is how to oullo
this Jewish homeland, and to make
II a model land for all humanity and
frst of all for ourselves. A land OF
peace and civilization land Oh
work and beauty. a land OF purity
land in which men would live not III
the way in which they live in other
countries. but in better way. In
the land OF the prophets TO realize
the ideal OF the prophets. TO create
sornething which would be a living
pihle To restore Judea in It's ola
snlendor to make in Galilee some
tbing which would sing like a
nsain not only be read, but De
scen-that is what we want we
should not feign because we are en-
gaeed. The Jewish people Is en-
s,aged in this work. We have uh-
5artaken II. and we have declared
to the nations OF the world 10 al
rulers of States and NATIONS II
! Paris and wherever they are Whei
b thew ask us the question II we slV'
b Won the declaration you want arr
- ,,ou going TO appeal to usY We say
q NJ we Jews will do il ourselves. i
Z 10 the task for the Jewish genius. tn
Jewish heart, and because OF ou
! helief of our deep beliet IN IN
Jewish heart all over the world, w
Z undertook It and we engaged our
- selves in the task OF building up TIM
v homeland. There is a League OF Ma
: lions and there will be mandates II
y various countries. and it is our par
6 in seeing that Palestine. our nationa
/ home. should be made model man
: date country. 1t is our mission
q bring in culture in that land 4
. bring in plants. to transplant IN
:, hest plants of the fields and gar
dens of the world and put them D
the sacred soil of Palestine and t
cultivate them so that they shoul
grow and blossom. and first OF al
= what we want to transplant is tn
!, dearest plant, we want to transplan
mon and l wish you could see tn
Non we brought into Palestine in th
/, last year, the pioneers in Palestin
/, building roads"
This is the land OF immigration
hut 1 assure you you have nevo
seen immigrants like that. The
seem to me much taller and muc
healthier and more beautiful an
more charming than any immigrant
u among us Perhaps because ther
3 a. .o,,otbfpp IN their ewes uhfc