The Denver Jewish news., 1925-07-23
RUSSIAN JEWISH MOVE TO
FARMING UNPARALLEL.
ED IN HISTORY.
DR. Bernard Kahn Cables Warburg
Back TO Soil Sweep Assuming Col.
ossal Proportions.

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ossal Proportions.
The rush Of Jews to agriculture In
Russia has assumed proportions un.
parnllelcd In Jewish history, according
TO cable received by Felix NJ. War.
burg, chairman of the American Jew
lsh Joint Distribution committee from
DR. Bernard NJ Kahn, the European
representative Of that body DR. Kahn,
who devoted an entire month to investi.
eating this mammoth back to the soll''
movement, says In his cable that It's
proportion cannot be measured by any
other known colonization experience,
and he predicts that IT will lead to q
complete transformation of the econo-
mic structure Of the Jews Of Rus
sia
The following Is n complete text of
Dr. Knhn's cable, which was sent from
Moscow:
after four weeks stay In Russia,
where I made careful study of con
ditions and visited the new Jewish
settlements, can safely state that Jew
ish settlement ON land In Russia is the
most important rcconstructive work
which the Joint Distribution committee
can do. In conference with represen-
tatIves Of all Jewish groups In Rus
81 1 al Iar
thusiastic support Of this work OPP
position raised somewhere was not
against work itself. but merely against
some methods.
THE Joint Distribution Committees
work headed by DIR. Joseph A. Rosen,
is unanimously admired by everybody
Joint Distribution committee, under the
direction Of DR.. Rosen, has given n
great impulse TO the work. Four
thousand newly settled Jewish fam
lilies are still suffering from lack of
houses and equipment, hut they are,
nevertheless, hopeful. Already they
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der the most trying conditions and with
leNcellent results.
THE new settlements compete sue
cessfully with the old Jewish colonies
and also with the neighbOring non-Jew-
ish farmers.
/ This new agricultural movement
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ion. no equal in Jewish history, and
cannot be measured by any other col
onizaticn experience. 1t may prove the
| beginning of the transformation of the
Jewish economic structure in Russia.
The Agro-Joint being entirely indie,
pendent and having no connection what.
ever with Russian organizations, is at
| the same time on the best of terms
| with the government and with the or.
ganzationS. and is directing its work
| in coordination with others.
] "Onc thousand houses for settlers
which are under construction, will bc
ready before the Winter. Some med
ical and educational facilities are
about to he established. Enlargement
/ Of loan "kasscS" for artisans, and the
creation of new loan institutions for
small traders, as well as some medi,
cal and child care work are absolutely
/ necessary"
The Joint Distribution Committee has
] Lat 1,n al
a campaign in the Fall under the lead
crship of David a. Brown of Detroit
to raise Fifteen Million Dollars for tn,
continuance Of its European work. and
that large part of the sum that Is
to be raised will be devoted to tn,
further development of Jewish agricul
Crimea and other parts of Russia. A
large part Of the fund will be devoted
to medical and orphHn-care, refugee re
lief sanitation and education work II
various parts Of Europe and in Pal
estine.
DR. Joseph \. Rosen, who is In chargt
ol Ille AEIo-J"lllI' NIl'H - lle hussldi
branch Of the Joint Distribution com
mittee, is famed in this country as tn,
diScOverer of "Itosen Rye" His HON,
is Crrton -On-thc-lIudson, New York
and he has been in Russia now fo
three years.
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