House to House Campaign for Palestine in U.s.: Leaders of All Zionist Groups in America Issue United

For the first time since 1921, when the gathering of funds for Palestine reconstruction was put on a systematic basis, all Zionist groups throughout the United States will unite for a door to door canvas in order to secure the large sums necessary for the maintenance of Jewish reconstruction activities, according to a statement issued at the headquarters of the American Palestine Campaign.

A manifesto to young Jews, urging them to enrol as volunteers for the two days of the canvas, Sunday, October 11th., and Sunday, October 18th., has been issued together with a statement of the Jewish position in Palestine. This document, the first of its kind, is signed by the leaders of all groups in the United States devoted to the raising of funds for Palestine.

They are Morris Rothenberg, National Chairman of the American Palestine Campaign, for whose $2,500,000 drive the house to house canvas has been arranged; Robert Szold, Chairman of Administration of the Zionist Organisation; Berl Locker, Secretary of the Poale Zion, and Dr. David Rebelsky, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Zeire Zion.

The unusual measure of a door to door canvas is said to be dictated by the pressing need for funds for the upkeep of Jewish institutions in Palestine.

The manifesto reads, in part, as follows:

“The American Palestine Campaign of the Jewish Agency is based on the democratic ideal that permeates every phase of the effort to rebuild Palestine. Its appeal is not to individual Jews; its appeal is to Jewry; and the response to its appeal must come from the masses of Jews. The American Palestine Campaign is therefore issuing this call for a host of volunteers who will assume the privilege and the honour of going directly to the masses- to their homes, from door to door – to give them the opportunity to make their contribution for the rebuilding of Palestine”.