Jews in America were asked today to furnish $1,000,000 to meet urgent needs in Palestine, in addition to the sums already budgeted. The request was made by Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, national chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, on the basis of a cable which he received from the Jewish Agency for Palestine in Jerusalem.
“In connection with recent developments,” the cable reads, “it is imperative that we receive immediately additional funds totalling approximately $1,000,000 for internal security purposes and the recruiting of military manpower for the British forces; for soldiers’ welfare and aid to disabled ex-servicemen returning to Palestine from various Middle Eastern fronts on which they have distinguished themselves by their gallant action; for assistance to the families of the thousands of Jewish volunteers who have left farm, shop and factory in order to fight; for the expansion of agricultural production, one of the most vital problems for the maintenance of civilian and military population; for other emergency needs, including the expansion of industry and vocational training.”
Jewish upbuilding and defense work in Palestine, as administered by the Jewish Agency and the Jewish National Fund, involved an expenditure of about $3,800,000 in the sixth-month period ending April 1, 1942, it was disclosed by Charles J. Rosenbloom, National Treasurer of the United Palestine Appeal, which provides the American share for that program.
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