The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-20
$6, 1000, ,OOORaised inU. S. by Je.Ds
for the Palestine Foundation Fund
Denver Campaign for Aiding PersecuteA Jews to Escape
to Palestine Continues With Large Amount
of Cash Already on Hand

iSt CONVENTION III DiltlHnore. i'thNeT
ei,teretl its seventh week of the Keren
Hayesod campaign with encouraging
, results. Here Is the story:
The United Suites Jewry has con
tributcd or raised s2.3OO.OOO for the
Keren Haycsod in the last 13 months.
Denver has raised more than $s.000
in cash during the last four weeks.
\ drop in the bucket for Denver, do
you say? Perhaps, but the pledges of
Denver Jews amount to several thou
sand dollars additional. and the Keren
Huycsod campaign in Denver goes on.
Ii is not for n week or II month that
suffering AMI the needs of their
brethren in other lands who look to-
ward Palestine and the Foundation
Fund as the only means Of being res
cucd from persecution that is worse
thait death. Denver must carry on
year in ana year ont. i1s,
The office of the Denver Keren
Hayesod remains nt the Western Mcr-
cantie co.. 1610 Lawrence street, and
Leo II. Cohn there or any one of his
assistants will gladly accept keren
Hayesod contributions. Mail your
checks in ut once. ,ft.~
\ list of donors TO the Denver keren
Hayesod is appended. More lniines Will
tc published later.
What the u. s. Is Doing
Six million dollars have been raised
in the past two years by Jewish or
yanizatons in the United States devoted
to Palestine upbuilding. and of this
sum $i.2jO.OOO, or 40 per cent of the
total. has been raised by the Palestine
Foundation Fund tKcren HaycsOd.)
This was the report delivered to the
Zionist convention In Baltimore. Nd.
this week. by Emanuel Neunmnn. gem
cral secretary Of the Palestine FOun-
dation.
Tie balance OF $1,75O.OOO was rniscd
by various other, organizations and
agencies interested la the rebuilding OF
Palestine. including the jewish Naticn-
al Fund. the Had;ssah Organization
the American Jew his' f'hysicinn COM
mittce for the Medical College in Je-
rusalem,. the American Zion commoli-
wealth. the Palestine Development
Council and others. In ,f7Fsftinh TO me
S,;, ;,CfNIAOo considerable sums were ;uisu
expended in Palestine for relief pur-
poscs, l,y the Joint. Distribution scom-
nIittee. The president II the Palestine
foundation fund is Samuel Cnterineyer
the eminent New York lawyer. and
Morris Roillenberg of New Icrk. IL
,,rouiincnt Jewish leader Is the chair
man of the Board of Directors. The
treasurer is Hermann Ccnheim also Of
New York.
Mr.. Ncumaun presented figures show
iu;. that the Palestine Foundation Fund
I.us grown during the second year of
lis collection. activities in the United
States. the total raised for the first
thirteen months being approximately
81 .SdOO0O while in the second thirteen
months up to June IL. 1929 II total of
s. 300 600 was raised representing an
increase Of about 3O9e.
Depends OH American Jews.
Morris sothenberg Chairman of the
Eourd of Directors. who is also mem
bcr of thc Administration of the Zion
isl Organization of America stated that
ihc rate of progress in Palestine de-
muds principally on the success of the
PALESTINE Foundation Fund and that
owing tp the .incyeusipg support which
thi, furd is obtaining from the Jews
of America. there is every reason to cx-
rect that the rebuilding of Palestine as
Jewish National Homeland will con-
iinuc in ever greater measure.
Tho. Jews of America. he added. are
fine ,nninstny of Palestine in view of
the economic ruin of the lcwries cf
,rhrr.- lands brought about by the war.
Nr. Eothcnbcrg paid high tribute to
Clnim Wcizinann. president .f the
World Zionist Organization who has
been visiting the United States In con
,cction with the Campaign for the
fund in all the large Jewish ceiters OF
the country.
DIR. Wcizmann," he said. possesses
the remarkable ability of making sup
uorters out of former opponents and in
b sriring supporters with the maximum
of energy and enthusiasm. His work
in the United States in the past foui
months since his arrival has practical
Iy rcvolu;ioHized the Zionist situation
in American Jcwry. He has shown II
all s.lcments regardless of their the
;rctic views or religious ana social III
tiliations. II way to be of service il
,lc cause of rebuilding Palestine. Ant