The B’nai Benjamin Organisation, which consists of sons of the first Jewish colonists in Palestine, is starting a fourth colony in addition to its three existing colonies, Ben Aharon, Herzlia and Nathania, which will be known as Yehudia, in commemoration of the famous Hebrew lexicographer, Eliezer Ben Yehuda, the tenth anniversary of whose death will occur next Chanucah.
A hundred sons of colonists will be settled in the new colony, which consists of about 3,000 dunams, and another 3,000 dunams may be added, in which case more settlers will be brought in. The colony is situated between Tel Mond in the southeast and Nathania in the north-west. The soil is exceptionally fertile in this region.
The meansfor securing the land were largely obtained through the assistance of Mr. Blum of Philadelphia, owner of the Artificial Teeth Factory in Tel Aviv, who made a very considerable contribution, and additional funds were obtained by a delegation consisting of Messrs. Ittamar Ben-Avi and Ben-Ami, who visited America for the purpose.
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