The twenty-fifth anniversary of the Jewish National Fund, the agency for the purchase of land in Palestine as the property of the Jewish people, was celebrated last night at Mecca Temple. Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, of Cleveland, was the principal speaker.
Among the greetings received on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee was one from Field Marshal Lord Plumer. High Commissioner for Palestine, who referred to the Jewish National Fund as “a practical expression of the desire of the Jewish people to revive the land of their forefathers,” and declared that the Palestine Government “fully appreciates the benefits which have accrued to the country from the restoration of the land which was previously waste, from the reclamation of malarious swamps and the settlement of Jews on the soil of Palestine.”
The Jewish National Workers’ Alliance Choir, under the direction of Leo Liow, gave a rendition of Jewish music; Isaac Gallant, of the Habima Theatre, Misha Mishakoff, violinist, Benjamin Zemach of the Habima, Bella Didja, dancer, Cantor Mordecai Hershman, Nahum Zemach, of the Habima, and Binah Abramovitch, reader, participated in the program.
The celebration at Mecca Temple is the first of a series of similar festivals to be held throughout the country during the month.
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