The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-13

the world over must double and triple
our income This is the crux Of the
proh4em.
Every observer" continued DR..
Ruppin whether Zionist or not-in-
deed, whether Jew Or not-is immense
ly impressed with the carnestness, the
devotion and the heroism exhibited by
our immigrants. Besides the Jewish
girls who break stones by the roadside,
former doctors and merchants are to
be found standing waist deep in mud,
cheerfully doing the difficult and dan
gerous work of combating malaria by
draining swamps in the new Keren
HayesOd colonies in Emek Jerzreel.
Even the bitterly anti-Semitic, anti
Zionist London Morning Post is obliged
to pay tribute to the splendid achieve
ments of our magnificent Chaluzim.
despite many mistakes and failures
we now know once for all that the Jew
does make an excellent agriculturist.
He utilizes modern methods. He stud
les the effect of fertilizers and he EN-
ploys up to date machinery. He applies
scientific knowledge and secures great
err crops than the Arab fellah, who
often utilizes today the methods of
| twenty centuries ago"
| In supporting his contention that the
Jew is capable farmer, DIR. RuppiD
cited the fact that during the last year
about 10000 acres of agricultural lands
have been acquired. OF which $3.50
were purchased by the Jewish Colon
| ization Association in the neishbor-
| hood Of Lake Tiberias and Hedera, and
| that between March 1921 and July last.
the Keren Hayesod spent S1,O0O,O00 ON
agricultural colonization. During the
same period it expended S3OO.000 in
| financial labor groups, on public works,
loans to immigrants waiting employ
ment, and in supporting them until
they could get work. Seven colonies,
last two years on land belonging TO
the Jewish National Fund in Emek
Jerzreel, with Keren Hayesod money
I'm order to help relieve the housing
shortage in Palestine which had been
! occasioned largely through the in
creased immigration" said DIR. Ruppin
"the General Mortgage Bank Of Palcs.
tine has been established through the
funds of the Keren Hayesod. Up to
date the General Mortgage Bank has
invested over S3OO.OOO in mortgages
enabling the construction of 300 houses
chiefly in Tel-Aviv. Jaffa, Haifa and
Tiberias. The activities of the General
Mortgage Bank have blaZed the trail
for other agencies and a great deal Of
additional building activity has been
going on throughout the country.
Financed by the Keren Haycscd-
always the pioneer in every effort for
I. rebuilding the country-Pinchas Rut-
enberg. n Jewish engineer. made neccS-
sary surveys and investigations of the
River Jordan and its tributaries. and a
company has now been formed to util-
ize the waters. Generating stations
have been built on the Audja and are
in operation already. Other large en-
terpriscs have started. with an a2grc-
gate capital of nearly S4,00.O00.
DIR. Ruppin told OF the medical work
accomplished toward which the Kcrcn
Haycsod had contributed the sum of
S3OO.0OO and of the work OF the sch OILS.
costing the same organization $780,
900. Concerning educational matters
he said: ''Ihe efforts of the Hebrew
University, the spread of the Hebrew
language and the upkeep of the Uni
versity Library are all tasks which
must not be relinquishcd and which
demand adequate resources
In conclusion DIR. Ruppin said: 1T
is your support and your determine ion
to increase and to develop the resources
of the Kercn Hayesod which has s,is-
tanned us during many hours of sore
trial. The Jews of the world look to
you to redOuble your efforts to strcng-
then your organization, to intensity
your sacrifices and TO help our stricken
) sisters and brothers ont of the mael-
sirom of Eastern Europe. and establish
in Palestine a cultural and spiritual
center for the whole Jewish people,
/ WILMA RABRIS TO APPEAL