, 1923-03-24
YANK SAILORS
THRONG STORES
Of BUSY JAFFA

JAFFA. Palestine, March 24.-By
Tho Associated Press).~Jaffa, fam.
Gus as the refuge Of Jonah before he
WIS swallowed by the whale. Ia as
Stunning tho aspect Of an American
city. Large numbers OF Jews from
tho United States have come here and
established stores, schools. inemas
and synagogues on the American
plan. American newspapers and
magazines OF the current month are
on sale, and small manufactured ar.
ticles with the stamp Made in the
U. S. A" are plentiful and reason
ably moderate IN price. Many pa.
triotio and devout Jews. seeking the
homeland and religious shrine of their
fathers. arc here to spend the rest
of their years in quiet and retirement.
Others have set up in business with
money made In America. Along the
streets one sees familiar American
signs like Israel Jonas. Tailor
Samuel Levy. stationer;" "Isaac
Sachs, Pawnbroker:' Joseph Kahn,
Butcher" etc.
Jaffa is now a regular port of call
FOR American torpedo destroyers in
Mediterranean waters. But the ex.
posed roadstead and dangerous sub
merged rocks frequently force the
commanders to put in at the more
sheltered port of Haifa. 100 miles
north. Almost any day the stores OF
Jaffa may be seen full OF American
jack-tars purchasing souvenirs of the
Holy Land, religious articles. or some
of the famous Jaffa oranges or Jor.
dan almonds.
An excellent stone road built by
the Turks and improved by the Brit.
ish expeditlonary forces leads through
tho historic hills OF Judea to Jerusa.
lem. The American sailors, If their
permit, usually make up
parties and go to Jerusalem and
Bethlehem in automobiles. The rail.
roa connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem
IS little used by visitors, for the forty
mile trip can be made much more
comfortably, faster and cheaper by
motor car. Thousands OF light Am
erican made cars have been brought
10 the larger cities and one might
almost imagine himself to be in De.
troit, or indianapolis.
Along the plains Of Sharon and
AAAllEh Allt nuns VI Juhth hI0 scat
tering British concentration camps.
with here and there n cemetery OF
white wooden crosses rs n memorial
OF the great var Green cactus bush.
es and the bright yellow OF orange
groves relieve the monotony of the
bare landscape. At long intervals ag.
r|icultural colonies, founded by Am.
ericnn Jews are springing into life.
The homes are OF rough-hewn stone
and rarely have windows. Arab po-
Mcemen, under British tutelage. guard
the route through the lonely uninhaS.
itod regions.
Jaffa IS the center OF Palestine com
merce. just as It was in the days Of
King Solomon. who brought the giant
cedars here with which 10 build his
famous temple. Owing to the shall
low. win swept harbor ships are
forced to nnchor nearly n mile off.
shorc. Five hundred American tour.
lists tried recently TO land here from
q big transatlantic liner but We're
forced by h high winds to go north
10 TIaifa.
Jaffa is'famous throughout tho east
for IT'S sweet and luscious oranges,
which rival those OF California and
FLORIDA The orange growing indus
try Is one OF the most important eco.
monte assets OF the country. Most OF
the members Of tho large German
colony that was here before tho war
havo returned and they are the only
serious competitors Of the Jewish
fruit growers and olty merchants.