A vast program of Israeli activities for the next 10 to 20 years, including the establishment of 10 new cities in the revived Negev area in the next 10 years, was spelled out here last night by the Jewish National Fund. The program emerged from addresses delivered at the JNF’s annual Chanukah dinner, at Beverly Hills, where $156,000 was raised for the Jewish National Fund from 1,000 persons in attendance.
Mordechai Schneerson, Israel’s Ambassador to Mexico, speaking as guest of honor of the JNF’s “duty to settle and revive the Negev,” announced the goal of establishing 10 new cities in the present desert. Dr. Joseph P. Sternstein, the Jewish National Fund’s national director, said that, within 20 years, 2,500,000 dunams of land must be reclaimed in Israel, 2,000 miles of roads must be built, and 10,000,000 work-days must be given to new immigrants in Israel.
Dr. Max Nussbaum, president of the Zionist Organization of America, and Benjamin H. Swig, president of the Greater Western region of the JNF, called upon Los Angeles Jewry for continued support of the JNF, while Milan Roven, president of the Los Angeles council of the JNF, who presided, spoke of the great progress made here. The amounts raised were announced by Fred Kahan, executive director of the Western region.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
