The Denver Jewish news., 1923-01-24
SAMUEL REPORTS ON
PALESTINE PROGRESS
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death and emigration during the war;
it is doubtful If the Jewish population
is much greater today than in 1914.
Jews have started number of new
industrial enterprises and Jewish or
ganzations have purchased consider
able areas of land, care having been
taken by the Government that Arab
cultivators who had claimed lands
through previous occupation should ex
perience no hardships. Otherwise, the
report states. the Government has not
interviewed in either the sale or pur
chase of land which has been entirely
free
a number of new factories including
n carpet factory employing 13O per-
sons. n carpentry and cabinet makers
factory employing 63 persons. II small
confectionery factory, a mother-of-
pearl factory. and two large hand Gig
arctic factories. besides Jewish print
ing works with an Intertype plant were
all started in Jerusalem by Jews in
1921.
Only two important concessions were
granted In 1921, both only professionally
and both to Pinchns Rutenberg. the
Jewish engineer for the electrifcation
Of the country by using the waters of
the .Jorlon.
Special reference is made to the
Zionist school system in which 1850
Jewish children of school age receive
instructions system which includes
40 Froebelian. 62 elementary school 6
secondary schools and 10 technical
school The Zionist schools generally
correspond to European schools. espe-
cinlly. Switzerland. Hebrew is the
Language OF instruction and special EN-
phasis is land on Jewish literature. his
tory. and Jewish national subjects.
The rest of the curriculum resembles
that of schools in other countries, ex-
cept in the Orthodox schools where an
other $500 children are Instructed. and
where Hebrew is not the language of
instruction. They are on II lower level
than Zionist schools. according to the
report,
Special tributc is paid to the Ameri-
ferrcd to in the report as the largest
and best organized voluntary service"
Five thousand two hundred patients
were cared for in hospitals in Je-
rusalem Jaffa. Safed and Tiberias. in
addition TO 335.o2S visits to clinics.
The same unit conducts disinfection
and sanitation activities and has taken
measures to combat malaria in the jew
ish colonies. and labor camps.
The Government has recognized the
authority of the Rabbinical office in Jc-
rusalem. which iN comprised of one
Scphartic and one Ashkenuzic Chief
Rabbi six rabbinical councillors and
two lay councillors.
The largest transaction reported for
the year was the purchase by the Jew
ish National Fund and Palestine Land
Development Company of seven villages
in the Galiiec district. comprising
62.G3i dunams for which 22GO40
Egyptian pounds had been paid. The
rights of the existing tenants were
safeguartlcd State lands controlled
by the Government include SS9.97S
dunam (about 222 40O acres) cult
vatable lands and 42.242 marshes, pas
turc. orchards and gardens. besides $40
l,o,rseS. mills and other buildings. The
Government possess also 2i4 quarries
and the waste lands. much of which
is capable of productivity.
The total revenue received by the
Government from July. 1920 to March
1921 was 1.1OS.52S Egyptian pounds
u.E) the expenditure LEI DDS, ,00T. I'M
ports for the year ended March 81,
I.E133. ii3 cXoprts. \ slight increase in
both imports and exports for the year
ending March 81. 1921 is reported. the
imports amounting to LE5.216,G33 and
the exports to LET71. I01. In the nine
months ended December 81. 1921. how-
ever. the imports fell TO LE4.245.GSG
with IL corresponding decrease in eN-
ports to LE5G9 4oG. The imports from
Great Britain during the II months end
ed March II, 1921 We're LEI ,69G,629
as against LEI .2OI.6S2 of the previous
year. Imports from the United States
during 1921 were LE4oT.G26 n very
considerable increase over 1920 when
imports amounted to only LE1g7.57o.
In the nine months ended December ii,
1921 the imports from Great Britain