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The stone rejected by the build-
became the cornerstone. This
ancient saying, originating in
Palestine, is almost prophetic of
the present situation in Eretz
PALES'FINE S LAND FOR VICTORY—
other part of the world come to fected the policy of the Jewis)
the rescue.
National Fund in joint land pur-
By MENDELL N. FISHER
It is well to remeber that in chases by private and national
addition to land acquisition, the capital. The plan which has been
EDITOR'S NOTE:—The author of this article is the Executive Di-
drainage of swamps and anti- successfully tried in England, has
recto r of
Israel.
the Jewish National Fund of America. Mr. Fisher is malarial work—the ameliorative enabled the Jewish National Fund
Palestine, which was treated
a journali.t by
profession. He has been connected with the proctsses vital in preparation of to acquire new and important
like a stepchild by the appeasing
Jewish National Fund for a number of years and has visited the land—has been intensified. areas. Another plan, the Farm-
British statesmen and particular-
Palestine where he studied conditions at first hand. He is in
The digging of wells, to provide City Scheme, has likewise devel-
ly by Colonial officials, is devel-
close contact with the leaders of the movement both here and water installations, represents an- oped because of war emergencies.
o ping into a tower of strength
in Palestine. In this contribution he appraises the land policy other feature of the Jewish Na- This plan provides for the leasing
for the United Nations. All this
as a vital war factor in the economy of the Jewish Homeland. tional Fund war program. The
in spite of the fact that the
White Paper, which had as its
impact of the war has also af-
See VICTORY—Page 14
purpose to limit Jewish land of its food used to be imported, from Jewish National Fund land.
acquisition and immigration, was now Palestine produces all the The Jewish population in Pales-
a terrible obstacle. Ilad there food needed by its own popula- tine is now supplied with 234
tion. Some of this food goes to
be en no White Paper, Palestine the soldiers of Democracy in the tons of fish annually, as com-
co uld have rendered even greater Near East, among these being our pared with 50 tons before the
outbreak of the war.
,ervice to the United Nations. OW 11
Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu!
Season's Greetings and Best Wishes
American boys stationed
It took at least two decades
Forty years ago the realists
there.
Many a Jewish soldier i its before the Jewish National Fund
in the Zionist movement insisted
on establishing the Jewish Na- American uniform is eating bread idea penetrated Jewish conscious-
tional Fund. Now the 40th Anni- raised on Jewish National Fund ness. Although the idea of
land, which he or his father helped nationally-owned land has been
versary is being c elebrated
throughout the world. These cele- to purchase by contributing to accepted by Jews from the very
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beginning, only 16,400 dunams
brations recount the achievements the Jewish National Fund.
South Haven, Mich.
More than $80,000 worth of in- were acqured from 1902 to 1911.
of this Jewish folk movement.
South Haven, Mich.
The Jewish National Fund start- dustrial products, mostly war From 1932 to 1941 272,000 dun-
ed at zero. It had no capital and supplies, are turned out its Pales- ants were purchased. Out of a
no rich leadership, but yet it tine factories, many of them lo- total area of 1,475,000 dunams in
managed in 40 years to acquire cated on .Jewish National Fund Jewish possession, 40 per cent is
600,000 dunans of land which are land. These war supplies do not now owned by the Jewish Na-
now the proud possession of the tax the transportation facilities tional Fund.
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Jewish people. When World War of the Allied Nations, nor can
Unlike the first World War,
II broke out there was general they be hurled to the bottom of when foodstuffs were sent from
concern that Palestine would be the seas by Axis submarines. America, and with transportation
starved in a short time. Most These industries are manned facilities paralyzed, the Yishub
mostly by Jewish workers. The grasped the gravity of the situa-
phenomenal growth of agriculture tion and began to intensify local
its Palestine . is due entirely to producton. A program of self-
Jewish effort. Practically all sufficiency was proclaimed and
food is being raised on Jewish carried out. Today Palestine not
National Fund land. The Axis only is self-sustaining but it sup-
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powers would have had a much plies a good portion of the food-
easier time of it in the Neat: stuffs to the armies in the Near
425 QUAKER ST.
East were it not for the aid East. The pressure of ships
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little Palestine has been able, which used to carry foodstuffs
and eager, to give to this gigantic from European lands is now being
South Haven, Mich.
struggle.
made available to bring the tools
Satoh Haven, Mich.
One needs hardly to be a mys- of war to fight the Axis.
tic to feel that the common peo-
The growth and expansion of
CHICKEN — STEAKS
ple have an unerring instinct in Jewish Palestine between the first
FROG LEGS
certain situations. The land pol- and second World Wars is strik-
icy of the ,Jewish National Fund ing. In 1919 the Jewish popula-
1770 S. GRATIOT AVE.
is really the outgrowth of this tion was 57,000 or nine per cent
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healthy instinct on the part of the of the total. Today, it is 550,000
Old Detroit Creamery Farms
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Jewish masses. It is the Jewish or about 35 per cent. There were
masses which provided the means 44 settlements then, there are
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for the acquisition of land in 265 today. The capital invest-
Palestine by the Jewish National ment of the Jews totaled LP.
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Fund. The Jewish masses had the 6,000,000 as against LP. 100,000,-
feeling: that charters or no chart- 000 today. Jews engaged in agri-
ers, declarations or no declara- culture in 1919 represented 3,000
tions, unless the Jewish people, as against 40,000 today.
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a people, owned land its Eretz
On the Jewish National Fund's
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Israel, Palestine could not be a land, 77 collective settlements, 82
Jewish Homeland. Home and land smallholders' settlements, 57
go together. Without Jewish groups awaiting settlement and
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owned land, Palestine cannot be 20 rural dwelling quarters have
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a homeland.
been established. One of the
Supplies and Fixtures
J e w i s h agricultural economy greatest contributions that the
South Haven, Mich,
Electric Water Systems
has been severely handicapped by Jewish National Fund has made
South Haven, Mich.
44 Crocker Blvd.
Phone 2134 the shortage of labor in Pales- since the outbreak of World War
tine. Reduced imports of food- II has been the consolidation of
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
stuffs necessitated increased local old purchases and the extension of
production and in spite of the new areas.
fact that Jewish agriculture set-
European Jewry, once an im-
tlements have already given more portant factor in the fund-raising
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ish agricultural production has cut off. With one or two excep-
grown by 25 per cent. Waste- tions, the substantial amounts
lands have been put under culti- made available had to come from
vation, and the area of land under America, South Africa, Great
grain and vegetables has reached Britain and Palestine itself. Peak
it total of 422,000 (tannins. The receipts in the income in the last
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area under irrigation has been two and a half to three years
expanded by 25 per cent. The indicate the tremendous interest
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ed to raising vegetables has of the redemption of the land.
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grown from 9,500 dunams in 1039 The Jewish National Fund is to-
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to 18,000 dunams at the end of day the only main land purchas-
1941, and the yield increased ing agency in the country. Pri-
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CALL MT. CLEMENS 50
South I Liven, Mids.
from 16,000 to 27,000 tons dur- vate land purchase has virtually
ing the same period. Present in- stopped. Twice as much land has
91 MARKET ST.
South, flaven, Mich.
dications point to increased yields. been acquired this year as last.
The
consumption
of
potatoes
dur-
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
This is eloquent testimony of Jew-
ing the period of the war has ish ability and tenaciousness to
grown from 2,900 to 7,500 tons. meet emergencies and uncertain-
Jewish agriculture now supplies
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60 per cent of the total Jewish tie 's ia meet the conditions arising
vegetable consumption, as com- out of the war economy, the Jew-
pared with -10 per cent before ish National Fund is now aiding
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the war.
private individuals or corporate
The Jewish National Fund has bodies to add to the land holdings
redeemed, since the outbreak of in Palestine. In the two and a
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the war, an area of more than half years of war, the fertile area
120,000 dunams. This represents has been increased by more than
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STREET
an increase of approximately 23 100,000 dunams. The largest in-
PHONE 626
per cent of its holdings. Seven- come of the Fund was reported
South
Haven,
Mich.
South Haven, Mich.
teen of the 19 new settlements for 1941-42—LP. 620,069. The
that have been established dur- income for the first seven months
ing, or shortly before, the war of this year is already approxi-
are on Jewish National Fund mately LP. 245,000.
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land. The area of cultivated land
American Jewry has become
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belonging to the Jewish Na- aware of its responsibility to-
tional Fund has grown by 100,- •ard Palestine. This awareness is
000 dunams. During the current evidenced by its participaton in
Mt. Clemens, Mich.
year 60 per cent of the wheat the work of the Jewish National
production and 65 per cent of Fund as expressed by American
the dairy products have emanate I Jewry's .contributions. Before the
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present World War American
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Jewry contributed some 35 per
cent of the total raised by the
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Jewish National Fund. Last year
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more than 65 per cent came from
Jews residing in the United
States. Again the healthy in-
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stinct of the common people as-
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serted itself. When Jewish masses
in one part of the world are un-
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able to helir—reilTal — Palestine
land, the Jewish-- masses.----in
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