Antisenitism Unknown in Neighbourhood of First Area Acquired for Jewish Land Settlement in Germany:

Antisemitism is unknown on the Gaglow estate and its vicinity, says the report presented to the annual meeting of the Federation for Promoting Jewish Land Settlement in Germany, which has just been held here under the chairmanship of Dr. Leo Loewenstein, one of the leaders of the Federation of Jewish ex-Soldiers in Germany, in referring to the acquisition of a large estate at Gaglow, near Cottbus, the famous flying ground outside Berlin, with the aid of a sum of 100,000 Marks voted for credit purposes by the Berlin Jewish Community to further the scheme.

The Christian agricultural workers on the estate have been retained, the report states, and the 23 Jewish workers who have been settled here are living on very friendly terms with them.

The Jewish farmers have been accepted as members of the Gaglow Market-Gardeners’ Co-operative, the report goes on, and are regarded as a valuable element by the Christian members of their profession. They are at present working an area of 15 morgen of land and another eight farms of ten morgen each and a house will be occupied during the present year. The arrangement is that on each farm 4 morgen are to be worked for the benefit of the estate and the other six morgen for the benefit of the individual settler. The whole estate will be divided up into 40 to 50 farms.

The Jewish land settlement idea has obtained powerful support, the report states. A large number of synagogue congregations and federations had joined as members, and they hoped that they would have the assistance of all Jewish organisations and of all sections of German Jewry. The Federation of Jewish Youth Organisations has promised to raise funds for a settlement of its own members, and a fund will also be raised for intending settlers who have not enough means of their own. A bequest arrangement has also been entered into with the Phoenix Insurance Company, which, the report says, opens up prospects of providing considerable sums for furthering the objects of the Organisation.