The Denver Jewish news., 1924-08-21

shnkr the dust of Russin on their feet
In order 10 90 out and build u home
land ~ their own.
fhc fact with regard To these groups
are 10 be- found In resent number of
u publication known as The liccholu2
which appears In Warsaw. The hun
drcd groups consist NJ 2W1 members
besides | po candidates for member
shin, seventy per cent N them are
Young men the age II the majority Is
between 10 and - years nn,h only 100,
ARE above - years only those are ac
rcptcd rs members who work them.
selves and are preparing themselves
FOR Palestine In one of the occupations
which are Indicated by the responsible
committee Of the Orllnznlion,
Most Of the group engage In indus
trial and agricultural occupations, most
Of The agricultural groups being lo-
Gated. aS stated above, In the Crimea.
There are 200 In Odessa who are en-
gagged In market-garlcuing, weaving and
sewing the groups maintaining their
own establishment IN the various
| trades There are number Of groups
around Odessa. nn agricultural group
uf ten in Iacherevka. a dairy farm In
Berzeyka, tobacco plantation In Rib.
nitzn. group of fishermen in otcha-
iov. and another agricultural group in
| Bominnovka. There are groups in YAH
IA (cnlled Keren Joseph, In Jankoy.
/ in BclotZcrkov and in Frcifeld - mem
hers are at work IN the Jewish colony
/ Sodch Umennchah.
The central agricultural group, which
acts in general administrative capac-
/ ity for all Of them, Is Tel-Chai located
in the Crimca. Tel Chat, II will be re-
called. is. the name Of the colony In
| Palestine. where Joseph Trumpeldor
lost his life defending 1t against an at
/ tack by Bcdulns. Joseph Trumpeldor
/ is regarded as the prophet and creator
of the entire movement. The Tel-Chai
group has rented II large tract of land
/ for II years. and has acquired consid-
cradle livestock. The colony also has
n tanncry, laundry, n sewing-shop, n
soap factory and smithy. At the end
of last summer the organization rented
another tract. not far from Tel-Chai
and established another farm.
The organization has also n number
of industrial plants for technical train
ing In Moscow there is a locksmith
shop ns well as carpentry shop. a
number of them are also preparing
themselves in the electrical technical
!. sistS of ~ members who live in three
houses of their own There are AZ ii
Petrograd where they have hired 4
cork factory. There are similar estab
lishments in other places. A shoemak
cr's shop has been established in Yeka
terinoslav with The aid of the Join
Distribution committee. The latter, i
appears. has been assisting these grOup'
generously. while Ort. the HechOlui
charges. has been ignoring them DESPITE
the fact that the Orr wa1 organized ci
the principles which guide their ac
tivity.
The cultural work of these groups
consist of studying Hebrew. the geo
sraphy Of Palestine and economies
, The cultural work. however, is greatly
hampcred by the lack of means and
the prohibition against the publication
Of material
Thus remarkable movement is In
progress in the former domains Of til,
Gar, not. of course. very large move
mcnt. but intense and determined
struggling bravely in the face of bitter
persecution. The work of preparation
and sitting which this movement car
ries on in the lands where the Chalu
zim originate, makes the task of ths
Kcren Hayesod in Palestine littl,
easier. for II is the Keren Hayesod
which continues the work Of fitting
them Ultimately into the economic lif,
of the homeland