Evening star., 1926-05-14
DISTRICT z|ON|STS
TO CONTINUE DRIVE
Report Made at Banquet
That Palestine Fund Is
Short by $4,000.

More than 700 Zionists Of Washing
ton gathered at a banquet last night
AT the Willard Hotel, which was 10
mark the close of the campaign here
for 900 for rehabilitation work IN
Palestine, after hearing a report that
nearly $4,000 was yet to be raised,
pledged several thousand dollars addl.
tional and determined by means OF
select committees to continue the
drive until the goal is reached.
Addresses were made by RABBI Ste
phen S. Wise of New York. who is
chairman of the national drive Tor
$1,000 900 for the Holy Land, ana
Chain Nachman Bialik, national jew
ish poet.
Tracing the growth of Zionism.
Rabbi Wise. who last year returned
to be a strong leader Of the Zionists'
cause after several years of dislnter.
estedness, declared: "Ztonism mas helo
in ages past. is now holding, ana un.
der God will always hold the place ol
primacy in the heart or the Jews.
Palestine gives the only answer 10 'he
problem of our people.
Began 1856 Years Ago.
The Zionism movement began 800
wears ago when Emperor Titus caused
the destruction of the jewish temple
in Palestine, Rabbi Wise said. Irac
ing the persecution of the Jews IN
Russia, central Europe and France
which added impetus 70 Ztonlsm, ne
declared that though but S3.uV0 Jews
migrated TO the Holy Land last year.
the vast majority of the resloeh.S
Of Palestine in another 80 years VIII
be Jews"
Rabbi Wise paid high tribute to
60. n tnClSfpnCe
unon the safeguarding of the Holy
Land for the Jews. ito whom it right
fully belongs and to Arthur Balfour
for the part he played in winning the
sympathy of England. which now
holds a mandate under the League OF
Nations over the Holy Land.
This mandate, Rabbi Wise SAID,
merely means that England, as the
trustee for the Jews, is keeping the
door to the Holy Land open to the
Jews. That is all we want Eng
Ia nd to do he added.
Remarks by Bialik.
BiaIib spoke in Yiddish. describing
the work of the Jews in the Holy
Land and urging Washington Zionists
,o continue their drive until the goal
had been reached.
Isidore Hershfield. chairman of the
drive and president of the Washing
TON Zjonists. announced that little
more than $780, 900 had been raised up
10 last night. and that selected com
p1ittees would continue the solicitation
through this week. Little difficulty
is expected in obtaining the additlonal
few thousand dollars.
Loving cups were presented 10
teams which raised the most money
during the campaign. Mrs. Charies
pilZer headed the winning team, Whlch
reported a total of $4,000. ana the
team of Mrs Edward Cooper and MRS
!. l.. Wolpe was close second. Inc
mems team of Rev. Louis J. Novick
and Norris Garfinckel was thlrd ana
Tohn NJ. Safer's team was fourth.
Other teams having high totals
we're the PoaIe Zion group, Mrs. jacob
Heckman. Mrs NJ Cohen. Mrs. David
Alpher. Mrs. NJ Wecksler. Mrs. j.
kaminsky. Mrs. Henry Oxenbere ana
Mrs. Frank Rosenberg.
Cups Presented.
The cups were presented by Louis
e. Spiegler. chairman of the men
division. and Mrs. John Nj. Safer.
leader of the women's division.
THOSE at the speakers table in
cIuded Representative and Mrs Jacob
stein. Rabbi and Mrs. Wise. Mr.. and
Mrs Bialik. William Edlin, the ma
tional secretary OF keren Hayesod;
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund kaufman, Mr..
and Mrs. Safer. Mr.. and Mrs. Hersn-
field Morris Cafritz, J. B. Shapiro.
Rabbi and Mrs Louis Schwefel, Rabbi
and Mrs. J. r. Loeb. Louis Spiegler,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Hirsh, Mr.. and