32—THE JEWISH NEWS Late Israel Matz Termed Builder of Hebrew Renascence By BERNARD G. RICHARDS JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Discov- ery of large quantities of sweet water in the Azaba Valley, south of the Dead Sea, was announced by the Ministry of Agriculture. The Ministry is conducting an extensive water-drilling program in a wide area extending from the Biblical town of Sodom, south of the Dead Sea, to Elath, located on the southernmost tip of the Negey.desert. The Ministry further revealed that it has been receiving en- couraging reports from various drilling installations where sweet water has been found rel- atively close to the earth's sur- face in quantities which raise strong hopes for large-scale ag- ricultural settlement in regions This recent newcomer to Is- which had hitherto been con- rael reflects the joy that comes sidered completely barren. Israel, confronted by baffling problems and bowed down by .overwhelming tasks, h a s no time to look back on its long line of immortal inspirers and founders. But when calmer days ensue and time for reflec- tion arrives there will unroll a chronicle of honor to adorn its annals. In that scroll, Israel Matz, il- luminating the chapter of American Zionism and devotion to Hebrew culture, will symbol- ize a personality that became a from being able to build one's David Tubiyahu, Mayor of potent embodiment of the great own future. Here, she helps in Beersheba, announced construc- ideal. tion plans for this southern Israel Matz, maskil and scho- kitchen work at the site of a desert town, including plans for lar, pioneer Zionist, for many new settlement being built rebuilding the ancient section years concerned himself with with United Jewish Appeal the daily affairs and particu- larly with the struggles tiff the funds by-the United Palestine early Federation of American Zionists. He helped nurse the .gml. feeble movement and stood by the side of path-finding presi- dents from Richard Gottheil, Harry Friedenwald and Louis Lipsky to Julian W. Mack and Louis D. Brandeis. Divine Holy Land A man to whom the Holy Land and the language and lit- erature were literally divine, a charming person of handsome presence, merchant prince with a gift for generous giving, con- versationalist and raconteur— one could write at length of this vemarkable leader. But when Israel Matz passed away Feb. 9, on day after his gist birthday, he left a void in one sphere of Jewish life that was felt more acutely than in all other areas of his interests and activities. The intellectual World of the Hebrew language, literature, and culture, founda- tion of the national renascence, was deprived a worker and sup- porter the like of whom Ameri- can Jewry has never known, Descendant of scholar& and teachers, stimulated by his own Studies and wide reading, fired by his fervor for the Zionist ideal, Mr. Matz took upon him- self the burden of promoting and furthering the Hebrew lan- guage and literature in America. For many years he carried on single-handed a notable labor that would have done credit to a big organization. He helped to OstabliSh and gave free-handed aid to the Histadruth Ivrith, the Hebrew National School, the Herzeliah, and many other in- stitutions. in later years he es- tablished the Israel Matz Foun- dation for the support of He- brew writers and scholars, to 41 46 preserve our literary treasures and uphold the dignity of work- ers in the field of Hebrew litera- ture. Cultural Pioneer Throughout years of cultural pioneering he persevered with remarkable concentration a n d !tenacity. He was associated with e - very type of Hebrew publica- tion or periodical ever launched in the United States. From the time when he assisted the late Eliezer Ben Jehudah in the pub- lication of his Millon Ivrith or Hebrew Dictionary, to the latest scholarly enterprise of this kind, Mr. Matz took a dominant part in all such undertakings. While he assisted innumerable publications, Hebrew schools, and higher institutions of learn- ing, he did not forget the ma- terial foundations of Jewish na- tional restoration in Palestine. The colonization enterprise of Gan Chaim and the economic undertaking which he spon- sored, while the state of Israel was in the making, his trips to Judea—in behalf of the lan- guage and the land—testify to his devotion and generosity. As an enlightened, liberal American Jew he helped every great cause affecting h i s fellow - citizens, lending strength and dignity to Our community. As one of the galaxy of Ameri- tan Jewish pioneers, he helped lay the foundations that are now part of a glorious record, a history in which his name will shine with undiminished bril- liance. 22,000 Tourists to Israel Announce Sweet Water Discoveries Happy Days Friday, March 31, 1950 Passover Greetings Appeal. Although forests are cooler than plains, they usually are warmer at night because the trees retard the escape of heat. CAMPUS CLEANERS & TAILORS D'Angelo Er Ferretti Pickup and Delivery Passover Greetings DAVE D. KILLINS General Contractors Excavating - Bulldozing - Dump 7120 W. 7 MILE RD. UN. 2-4789 Trucks - Black Dirt we Specialize in Parking Lots Holiday Greetings ASK FOR DAVE ADVANCE GLOVE MFG. CO . 25156 NEW YORK Dearborn LOgan 1-2765 TEL AVIV (ISI)—Tourist traf- fic brought 22,000 visitors and here. 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