..,11199111t9 (41111# 9. 4 er • ip, 9 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE end Ms Legal Chronicle t December 24, 1943 Twelve Against the Desert trees and gardens? In all this "And the peace of your sons, they take the shilling and bite it How Palestine's Pioneering Youth, Aided by J. N. F., spaciousness, there is so little your camels and your wife." with their teeth to make sure it We must learn their lang,uag( , isn't a fake coin. The Bedouin Blazes New Trails To Expand Jewish National green vegetation, so few trees. Now they ask about our health know their ways, customs and children ride to the tents, and Home's Agricultural Base During War and "Will you build here an- life. Those who do not know their they're proud of this long ride in By ZVI NEGBI other Tel Aviv and will it be language are considered ignorant- the "Trumbil". But when will our children be Editor's Note : Palestine's map is constantly being (lotted with new good for all of us? When the uses. Our members prepared able to come? When will this agricultural settlements as a result of the continuous effort by Jews will come there will be themselves long come ago. out to the place swarm with Israel's chil- The women the ,Jewish National Fund and the Keren Hayesod to extent! water." Our die has been cast, the agricultural base of the Jewish National Home. Of the this will be our dwelling place rm.(' to meet the wagon at sun- dren? • * .1. Twelve, as the number of the 39 settlements that have been established since the outbreak and the home for many sons of set, when we return from work. of the war, 7 are located in the Negev, the yet unexplored Israel that will yet be gathered They bring eggs to sell to the "Combaniah" (Kibbutz in Ara- bibles of Israel, arc the Bach- from all corners of the earth. Southern part of Palestine which is destined to play a decisive come, In the the in rains will in winter anger and storm, and bic ). They have faith in us, we urim who are weaving the tale part in the upbuilding of a Jewish Commonwealth, if modern this' a year with much rain— wouldn't cheat them, nevertheless of this new Ilityashvuth. engineering is permitted to bring the power and blessings of distant waters to the dry lands of ,this great area. The author they will wash away everything in BEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS CHANUKAH! of this article is one of the 12 settlers who took part in the path. But in the summer 1 recent founding of the settlement Gevuloth, not far from tim their s as well, when you dig a mall Egyptian border. The Kibbutz whose settlement he describes hole and water gathers, the here is affiliated with the Hashomer Hatzair movement and Bedouin comes and waters his I Woolens, Trimmings — Tailor Supplies consists of Palstinian-born pioneers as well as those who came flock. And the rains-8-9 inches 1452 RANDOLPH ST. in a regular year, and how much from Germany. year of draught? The fields Phone Cherry 2133 1 On the 7th day of lyar, the streams and rivers? Why here in a were sown this year—they that small group arrived at its destina- there is space ! only brought 10 kilo of oats per Dwelling about us are Bed- dunam. The weeds covered the tion. Twelve bachurim pitched their tent and the camp was ouins, each family with its tent, erected on the sandy bill that cameis a nd flock of sheep. We earth a thick carpet, A JOYOUS CHANUKAH TO ALL! where like , there are no weeds and the overlooked broad fields. On the make the acquaintance of our wind carries the sand and there south, one could see sandy hills, neighbors, the large tribe of T, are thick clouds of dust. and in the distance, just a few which dwells in this entire section But in this very land there are kilometers away, lay the border and across on the other side is hidden treasures. How shall we find them? What will be our of our neighboring. country, Egypt. Many questions plague uS: Is method of cultivation? How shall Egypt. Before us spread our homeland from Dan to the south- there a definite and permanent we store the water in the earth border here? Won't it always be and what will the earth bring " ern border. This plot of earth had never open to robbers and thieves from forth We listen quiveringly to known the touch of Hebrew over there? How will they meet the land. We shall harness science hands. We pass on the from the us workers? What will be the to our aid and together we shall road of X and ride into the ex- meeting between the culture of knock against the closed earth, LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE MOVING pansive desert. How vast are the the desert and the culture that Before we came, we thought open spaces and how far the we shall bring? How will their this land burns and cats its dwell- horizon. 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