The Denver Jewish news., 1924-05-08


the Director of the Hebrew Secondary
School and in charge of the admin
istration of the Technical Building.
The classrooms and workshops are
spacious, light, and airy; the play
grounds are equipped with gymnastic
apparatus for the boys and girls. In
the carpentry workshop l saw over
thirty strong, healthy looking np-
prentices. among them the son of our
great Tschlenow. The bookbinding Is
done by the girls, and in addition to
their studies they also learn domestic
science.
Bath Calm
Bath Calm (dnughter of the
waves) is one of the new Jewish sec
tions 1t is on the chausse Of Haifa,
about eight minutes ride by auto from
the city. Within the last eight months,
As Jewish families have built up their
dwellings in Bath Calm. The land
and the building of the houses cost
over LE1OOO each. Gone Egyptian l. is
1OO lustiSs-O 49,
PIastres or less are equivalent to one
dollar)
OF great Importance TO the develop.
ment Of Bath Calm is the establish
ment Of the Chalutzlm hostel now
being built by the Keren Hayesod.
which, when completed, will contain
room for 400 occupants, will have a
| modern kitchen, dining rooms, dormi-
tories, lavatories, bath rooms, reading
rooms. n garden, etc, with up-to-date
sanitary equipment.
On the outskirts of the city, and
near the railway station, stands the
big flour mill OF Palestine. All the
engineers, mechanics, laborers-all its
personnel-are Jews; n real beehive of
Jewish life and Jewish genius. 1t is
another bounty Of Baron Edmond, and
blessing to the whole country.
In the same quarter, but nearer to
the seashore, amid palms, stand an
other factory, which when completed
Will employ about 10000 hands. 1t is
the "Shemen" factory, owned by rich
! concern of Russian Jews, known ms the
Palestine Oil Industry, 'Shemen" Ltd.
The company, which owns n similar
undertaking In Egypt, has spent about
f12O,O 600 for building up the factory and
it's equipment.
The Labor Organization of Chalutzim
! In the above factories, as well us In
number of smaller workshops and
establishments, hundreds of Jewish Ia
| borers earn their living, all Chalut-
zim. The greatest part of our Chalut-
z.m. spread all over Palestine, are
united in their ''Histadruth' (Fed-
eration). officially called "Histadruth
Haklalith Shcl HaLIvriim B'Erctz Yis-
roel'' g. e., General Federation of Jew,
ish Labor in Palestine), which cor
responds to the Federation of Trade
Unions in America. The ''Histadruth'
has the following branches:
1) Histadruth Hakhaklaith (Agri
cultural Workmen's Federation).
| (2) Solel-Boneh, which is Fed
eration of all kinds of workmen EN-
ployed in building houses, road con
struction, ground amelioration, hy-
draulic works, etc.
(3) All kinds Of town laborers and
artisans who do not employ Others
than their own hands in order to carr
their living: VIZ, Plumbers Union, Iror
\ V-pin ('ur ITninn
Porters Union, Commercial employee.
(including Clerical Staff Union
Teachers Union, etc.
| (4 Hisadruth Poalei Harikevetl
Labor Federation controls the follow
ing institutions:
| (1) Kupat Cholim ii. e., Palestine
Sick Benefit Fund.
| (2) Hamashbir q. G., COOPERATIVE
Society for supplying the workmen ant
selling their products.
go Bank Hapoalim (The Workers
Bank, Ltd)
| (4) Vaadath Hatarbuth ii. e., Com
mittee for Cultural Work among tho
Laborers. The committee has n library
containing about $4,000 volumes, and
supplies every settlement of Chalutzim
as well as the laborers living in towns
with all kinds of books, newspapers
periodicals, arranges popular theatre
representations, concerts, and has a
numerous staff of teachers and gan
anoth," who act in various settlements
and are in charge Of the children
| (kindergartners.)
The Labor Federation numbers in
Palestine about 10000 to 1000 mem
bers. Almost in every town the Fed
Grafton has organized soup kitchens FOR
the laborers (called Mitbakh Hapoa-