The Denver Jewish news., 1922-08-30
Non-Zionists Invited To
Share in Fund
PETER ,. SCHWEITZER DE-
CLiRES. IN INTERVIEW BE-
FORE SAILING TO CARLSBAD,
THAT CENTRAL ADMINISTRA-
TION OF kEREN HAYESOD
SHOULD BE REMOVED TO PAL
ESTINE.

ShUlID BE kEMONED I'D pAL-
ESTINE.
Declaring that the ratification of the
Palestine Mandate should have the eff
feet of wiping out the distinction he
tween Zionists and non-Zionists. and
that the Palestine Foundation Fund
was the instrument which both could
employ for the rebuilding of Palestine.
Peter j. Schweitzer. Chairman of the
National Administration of the Keren
Hayesod in America. before sailing on
the Mauretania this morning. an
nounced that the doors of the Keren
Hayesod We're wide open TO all Jews
and that all who had the cause of
Palestine at heart We're welcome to
come in and share the privileged re
sponsibilities of labor and leadership.
Mr.. Schweitzer was very emphatic in
his opinion that the Headquarters and
central administration of the Keren
Hayesod should be removed to Pal
cStine from London where they are now
located. He mainta ined that this step
was particularly advisable in view of
the final ratification of the Mandate.
THE Keren Hayesod in America
he said. lis justified in pointing with
pride to its record of the past year.
Established. as il was, at time of
heated controversy of which it was the
objective, it had to surmount enormous
difficulties and obstacles. Some of
these difficulties were due to the fact
that it was new institution in Jewish
life in America and that it had to
organize itself almost overnight. 1t en- /
countered obstacles i'm the attitude of
unreasoning animosity and carping cri |
ticism which was assumed by some
who should have been its staunchest
-friends. 1t is gratifying TO note that
some of the latter have already become
its friends and that more will join the |
ranks as time goes on and the keren |
Hayesod demonstrates its power and
efficiency. After n year of unremitting |
effort, the difficulties and obstacles |
were overcome, and over five million
dollars was raised. of which more than
two millions are in cash.
1.-The significance of this achievement |
becomes evident when a moments
thought is given to the fundamental |
institutions and activities in Palestine
which these funds are keeping alive. |
Were il not for the Kcren HayesOd. il |
is alarming to think of what would he
come of the immigration work in
Palestine. the work of colonization the
educational system. the medical service
and sanitation. not to speak of the pro-
motion of construction generally. The
Jews of .tmerica who have been the |
principal contributors to the fund will |
go down in history rs the foremost of
the builders of Eretz Yisroel
The ratification of the Palestine
Mandate Mr.. SchweitZer continued. |
puts the seal of finality OIL our politi |
cal aspirations. Henceforth no Jew |
worthy of the name will abstain from
bearing his share in the responsibility |
which rests upon the whole Jewish !
people. The means of meeting this re-
Sponsibility is the Keren Haycsod. Its |
program is the reconstruction of Pal |
estine into the Jewish Homeland and |
nothing else. Let all those to whom
this cause is sacred come in and par !
ticipate in the burdens and in the
honors.
Il am particularly glad that at the
Animal Conference of the World Zion
to-. ,;,,, IN, f'n ri. I hal