Evening journal., 1922-03-20
jews TO BOOST
PALESTINE FUND
Delaware in Region No. 4,
Expects TO Raise 81, ,25O,-
900 for Cause
WILLIAM TOPKIS
is VICE-CHAIRMAN

A permanent organization to carry
forward, with renewed interest,
the plans which have as their con-
summation the restoration of Pales-
tine as the jewish national home,
was officially effected at a meeting
OF 1870 representative Jews in Phila-
delphia yesterday.
The necessity OF Immediately
raising funds to assist in the up
building OF the holy land was stress
ed by speakers. II was announced
that the quota for region No. 4,
which embraces eastern Pennsyl-
vania, southern New Jersey and the
State OF Delaware. has been set at
$1.250.O00. Every effort will be made
to raise this sum by December 81,
1922.
Judge William M. Lewis was
elected chairman for the entire re-
gion; william Topkis, OF Whining
ton. vice-chairman. and Jacob b.
| Hoffman, secretary.
The drive to raise funds has been
going on now for approximately
eight months- The meetings mark
ed the closing OF two-day conven-
ton under the auspices OF the
Keren Hayesod palestine founda-
ton fund.- for the purpose OF slim
ulating interest in the campaign in
this section OF the country.
Emmanuel Newman. national sec
retary OF the Keren Hayesod. paid
high tribute TO the work OF Phila-
delphia as a city in the drive. say
ing that It stood pre-eminent
among other cities. He urged the
team workers to keep up the good
work and to maintain Philadel-
phia's supremacy.
Among the many resolutions pass
ed with regard to the formation OF
the permanent organization was one
providing for the establishment OF
a women's auxiliary in each city OF
region No. 4. Regional headquar-
ters will be in Philadelphia
Louis Toplkis Wilmington, pre-
sided at yesterdays sessions. which
were held both morning and after
noon at the Hotel Adelphia- In the
afternoon an address was made by
Lieutenant Vladimir Jabotinsky,
founder OF the Jewish Legion during
the world war. This legion helped
to regain Palestine from the Turk.
Shortly after the outbreak OF hos
tilities in 1914, Lieutenant Jabotin-
sky began to preach his theory of
the Jewish battalion throughout
England. and although he met with
violent opposition, he enlisted the
: aid OF thousands OF his co-religion-
lists under the British nag and the
white and blue banner.
At FIRST one battalion OF English
Jews and then two battaiions OF
b American Jewish youths, and in the
course OF time a battalion OF Pales-
tinian Jews were organized, all o
70 them taking their places in th'
I British ranks under General Allen.
by.
> For his aid. JabotinslSy was given
the honorary commission by KinE
George OF lieutenant OF the British
army, an exceptional honor. consid-
ering that very few -Britishers
have ever attained it.
The convention came TO a close
last night with mass meeting in
the Academy OF Music. which was
attended by more than 1909 Jews
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware.
Speakers included Judge Lewis
Javob Ginsburg. Louis LipslSy, Alb
raham Goldberg and Lieutenant ia
botinslky. 1t was announced that 9
S1.0OO.00 medical school will b'
erected in Palestine by American
Jewish physicians. or this sun
about 5000. 900 has been raised.
William TopSis, OF this city. whit
was chairman OF the Delaware sec
tion. was elected to head the organ
ization committee OF Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Delaware.
The organization committee 4
und derstood to be the most importan
OF the organization. Max Darevsky
OF this city, was also named a mem
ber OF the committee. T. B. Hon.
man was named secretary OF the
conference.