Report to the ... Zionist Congress and to the Council of the Jewish Agency in ... · 1935-08-01 · 8.1935 · p. Seite 410

3. The activities of the " Bialik Foundation " will for the time ' being' consist of * the following : V (a) The publication of books, periodicals and pamphlets in the fields of science, literature, art and philology; (b) The granting of assistance for the publication of books of special importance; (c) . The offer of literary and art prizes; (d) Help for undertakings which are intended for the propagation of the Hebrew language and literature in Palestine and in the Diaspora. 4. According to a resolution of the Agency Executive, a special Board has been appointed at the head of the Bialik Foundation, consisting of three representatives of the Executive (Messrs. Ben Gurion, Greenbaum, and the late Schmarya Levin), two; representatives of the Authors' Association in Palestine (Dr. J. Cohen and F. Lachover), a representative of the Language Board (Prof. Torcziner), a representative of the Keren Hayesod (L. Jaffe), and a representative of the Vaad Leumi (I. Ben Zvi). 5. The Board of the Bialik Foundation commenced its activities on February 1st, 1935, and drew up an outline for a great literary thesaurus on the lines envisaged by the late Chaim Nachman Bialik, and considered measures for the furtherance of modern Hebrew literature, Hebrew research, etc. The Board has accordingly already taken measures to carry out the following schemes : (a) The publication of a " Book of the Yishuv " in seven volumes, which should contain in chronological and geographical order all detailed information about Jewish settlements in Palestine since the destruction of the second Temple up to the present day. This literary work will contain information about the various periods of Jewish life in Palestine, which is now scattered both in modern and ancient Hebrew literature, as well as in the literatures of all nations and tongues. The editing of this book has been entrusted to a special editorial board of historians, consisting of Prof. I. Böhr, B. Dinabourg, Prof. L. A. Meyer, Dr. Cherikover, Prof. S. Klein,, and Rabbi S. Assaf. The editorial board has already started its work, and preparations are being made for the publication ,of the first volume. It is the intention of the Board to publish all the seven volumes within four years. (&) The publication of a "Book of Zionism." Preparations are already in hand for the publication of the first volume under the editorship of Mr. B. Dinabourg, and the preparations for the second volume will soon commence. The first volume will appear at the end of 1935, and it is expected that all the five volumes will be. completed within two years. (c) The issue of an annual literary miscellany called the " Book of Bialik." The first collection will contain literary work, scientific contributions, and a special section for research on Bialik. The 410