Evening star., 1929-05-12


city of Jaffa a small group of
i pioneers founded a community.
For about $4,000 they pur-
chased this barren tract OF land, upon
which they proceeded to establish an
all-Jewish city. They called it Tel
Aviv.
This year Jews from all over the
world are visiting Palestine to attend
the celebration of the twentieth ami
yersary of Tel Aviv, the first and larg-
est all-Jewish city of modern times,
rivaling Jaffa in population, wealth
and importance.
Large delegations of Jews from the
United States, including number from
this city, will take the opportunity this
Summer to get their first glimpse of
Zionist accomplishment in the Holy
Land, to see the partial fruition of one
of the most interesting experiments of
modern times, the re-establishment OF
a scattered people on theif own soil.
A city of 1000 population, Tel Aviv
has become a thriving center of in
dustry and commerce, valued at S25,-
100000, famous throughout the Near
East because of its modernity.
Tel Aviv is distinctly all-Jewish. It's
policemen, teachers and public officials
its architects and its bricklayers, who
have built it, are Jewish enigrants
ROLAND
AS part Of the Tel Aviv celebration
this Summer, a Palestine and Near
East exhibition and fair has been
arranged and will be featured by a
lumber of international events. One
IF the most important of these will be
J Jewish world congress for propaga-
lion of interest in Palestine products.
There will also be conference of
Palestine industrialists, which will con-
yider problems of export trade, credit
10 merchants ordering goods from
Palestine, customs conditions and
market requirements. Representatives
from Europe, Canada and the United
States will be represented at the con-
ference. In addition to providing the
Palestine producers with an opportunity
Of coming into direct contact with for
eign consumers, it is expected that the
conference will do much toward stimu-
lating Palestine industry.
Every aspect of Palestine'S develop
ment will be touched upon in the ex-
hibition. There will be an automobile
now, an art exhibition, a music festi-
val, an Oriental handicrafts bazaar
and other exhibits relating to industry,
agriculture, building, public health and
colonization.
But Tel Aviv is only one phase of a
great movement. Thousands Of acres of
land are being reclaimed. Jewish
pioneers from the crowded ghettos of
Eastern Europe are beginning life again
IS tillers of the soil in the Valley OF
the Jordan and the Valley of the
Jezreel. Brave youths are facing death,
Kidding the infested swamps of pesti-
1ence, that their dream of a Jewish
homeland may be realized. More than
100000 immigrants have settled in the
coCctry within the past decade since
the signing of the Balfour declaration
which recognized the Jewish claim to
Palestine.
Almost S., 900. 900 was spent last year
on the agricultural development OF
Jewish possessions in the Holy Land
according to a report of DR.. I. M
RubinoW executive director OF the
United Palestine Appeal.
This amount included the support OF
all phases of colonization activities, and
also building and irrigation works Incl
dental to the development OF agricul-
ture. The report points out that the
entire aspect of agricultural work has
undergone a change during this period
with emphasis being placed on the
stabilization of all enterprises, rather
than the enlargement of them. Re-
ferring to the amount spent on build
1ngs, the report states:
THE building and irrigation works
carried through III the last few month!
have with marvellous rapidity altered
the entire appearance of these settle
ments. Tents and barracks have beer
practically done away with, their plac'
having been taken by permanent struc
lures of concrete for dwelling houses
as we'll as for stables and other farm
buildings. Incidentally, it might b.
mentioned that these new dwellinl
houses in every way conform to hlgl
standard Of architectural beauty"
A crop failure last year in the Jordal
Valley was held responsible for tn
slow progress in number OF the set
Elements. which necessitated relief 7
the stricken colonies, In order To on