The Denver Jewish news., 1925-02-26
Sons OF Pdlestine's Pioneers
by ZlpORAH COHEN

borrow with gilt.elgc security must he
repaid within short time at u ride
ulously eNhorhdtant rate Of interest.
When she found, therefore, that an
organization tthc B'nai Bcnjnminl had
been formed of these sons Of the orig
inal settlers, under the leadership Of
Captain Alexander Anronsohn, and
that they had banded themselves into
Cooperative Bank, with an nuthoriz-
cd capital Of 5000 English rounds
tabout sl25.0o0l, the purpose OF which
is to lend money TO its members at u
small rate of interest, to he repaid over
long period Of time, to show her
faith in the movement. Mrs Fcls took
= 100 pounds worth of shares.
Nathan Straus, who learned of the
idea when he visited Palestine n short
time later, took another thousand
pounds, and two thousand pounds were
taken by the members themselves. That
is merely start, however. There are
stili 2OO0 Opounds worth OF stock TO he
sold. and this month two emissaries
from the B'nai benjamin, David Stern
berg and Joseph Saphicr Of Palestine,
came to Amcrica to ask American Jews
TO invest.
There are several ways of investing
In Palestine. One Is to look for the
sort of Investment that will bring the
highest rate of interest. regardless of
how or through what Another is just
to invest without inquiring too closely
way employed by people who have not
much faith in Palestine. but who for
one reason or another cannot refuse
the friend who asks them to invest,
The ideal way, of course. is TO invest
in safe enterprise, that has sub
stantial resources, and Is also run for
mcnt of the upbuilding of the country.
Such an investment Is the Bnai Ben
janin Bank of Palestine. Behind that
bank are the thousand sons of the
pioneer settlers of Palestine. Behind
that bank are the efforts and hopes of
two generations of Jews who have
given up everything for the land. an
expression of the continuous aspiration
of the people for the Land Of Israel.
Behind the Bank
Behind that bank are the :;N,91
dunums of land owned by the first set
lcrs. out OF the 10000 dunams owned
by Jews in Palestine. Behind that
bank are n group of young men, full
of cnger ambition, who are struggling
fer their very existence, for their con
nection with the only land in the world
for them.
There is safely in such an invest
ment safety and sense of security
for Palestine Because these funds
will enable Palestine to grow self-sup
porting and sclf-suiiicient.
When Mr. Saphier and Mr. Stern
berg talk, you see Il new type of Jew.
Here are men. cultured, cosmopolitan,
Ulhl lN'HllSii', WIN til
their native land for the first time.
who might be mistaken for the Travelled
sons of wealthy city families. except
for their sclfishness. Yet they are
only farmers, farmers whose one am
btion IN life is to see n Jewish nation
once more upon The ancient soil. When
they ask for funds they are not asking
contributions they are asking you to
make an Investment in the future of
the Jewish people. They are asking
you 10 express your faith in this phc-
nomcncn: cultured gentlemen digging
the soil to bring about reblossoning
of the old land and of the old soul of
the Jewish people. And you are moved
to give to the development of the most
satisfactory produce of the new life In
Erez Israel. That is why they have
come to America, to ask American
| jewry to invest in their bank. And
Mrs. Fels is pointing the way.