Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 242

selves. The Organisation Department supplied to the Districts every month a programme of cultural activities, and has stimulated the celebration of outstanding Zionist events. A special feature was made this year of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Theodor Herzl, which occurred on May 2nd, 1935, and which was made the occasion of numerous meetings throughout the United States. Special material on Herzl's life and achievements were sent to the Districts to be used in connection with this celebration. 3. Publications. In connection with the propaganda activities, special mention should be made of the revival of The New Palestine as a weekly newspaper. Since November, 1934, The New Palestine has been issued in a new format regularly every week, and the form as well as the content of the paper have met with considerable favour among all Zionists. In addition to The New Palestine, the Zionist Organisation continued the publication of the weekly Zionist page in The Day, Yiddish newspaper of New York. The Hadassah publishes the monthly Hadassah News Letter; the Hadoar is issued weekly by the Histadruth Ivrith; The Young Jtidaean is the monthly magazine of Young Judaea; the Masdda is a new publication for Jewish youth issued by Masada, and Avukah issues The Annual as well as periodical publications. Moreover, in addition to official Zionist publications, the Anglo- Jewish newspapers print regularly articles and information on Palestine as well as other Zionist materialwhich are supplied to them. 4. Financial Activity.—For the past year the United States contributed $650,000 to the Keren Hayesod. The campaign for this year is still in progress. To the Keren Kayemeth the Zionists of America contributed from August 1st, 1933, to April 30th, 1935, $256,420.04. 5. Palestine Bureau.—The activities of this Bureau have expanded considerably in the past two years clue to the everincreasing number of American Jews who want to settle in Palestine. In the past two years an average of 600 American Jews a month utilised the facilities of the Palestine Bureau, Of these, 3,173 actually departed as settlers to Palestine. The capital of these settlers, according to the Palestine Information Bureau, amounted to at least five million dollars. The greater portion of the settlers continue to be of the " capitalist " type although the demands for labour certificates are increasing. 6. Administration.—At the last Convention held July 1st to 3rd, 1934, the following officers and Administrative Committee were elected : President, Morris Rothenberg; Vice-Presidents, Harry Friedberg, William M. Lewis, Elihu D. Stone, Nathan Straus, Max Shulman; Treasurer, Harry P. Fierst; Chairman, Finance Committee, Louis P. Rocker; Chairman, National Executive 242