Declaring that $500,000 cash was required from American Jewry during April to meet the “most immediate and pressing needs” of the Palestine budget, Emanuel Neumann, National Director of the United Palestine Appeal, issued a statement calling upon contributors to the United Palestine Appeal for remittances upon their pledges, so that immigration and colonization work may proceed and the flow of new settlers to Palestine continue.
Mr. Neumann announced that Hermann Conheim, National Treasurer of the United Palestine Appeal, has remitted over $1,100,000 to Palestine for the work of the Keren Hayesod, Jewish National Fund, Hadassah and the orthodox institutions of the Mizrachi, associated in the United Appeal. Of the $500,000 required during April, $200,000 has already been received, and efforts are being made to speed up collections throughout the country, so that the additional $300,000 required for April can be sent to Palestine.
“The attention of the United Palestine Appeal administration has until now been directed to the organization and conduct of the campaigns throughout the country. This task is now rapidly approaching completion. Practically every state in the Union has been covered and campaigns have either been concluded or are in progress or have been definitely arranged to take place in the near future,” Mr. Neumann’s statement read.
“The work will now enter upon its second phase–an intensive effort for cash collections on account of the pledges obtained. This effort will be systematically and vigorously carried on without any relaxation in the work of the campaign proper.
“As it is, considerable sums have been received by National Headquarters and Hermann Conheim, National Treasurer has already remitted to Palestine sums aggregating $1,100,000 for the work of the Keren Hayesod, Jewish National Fund, Hadassah and the orthodox institutions of the Mizrachi. But in view of the urgent calls from Palestine which have reached us from the Zionist Executive, Dr. Weizmann and Mr. Ussischkin, President of the National Fund, it is imperative to speed up the collections at once.
“To meet the most immediate and pressing needs, we must receive at least $500,000 in cash for the month of April. We have already received $200,000 this month toward the $500,000 required. Letters and telegrams are being sent by Dr. Stephen S. Wise, the Chairman, Mr. Conheim, the Treasurer and by the Director of the Appeal to all the communities throughout the land, urging them to send in at least the additional $300,000 required during the remaining week of this month.
“We are gratified by the progress of the campaign and confident we look forward to the realization of our goal.”
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