Solomon Jacobi, Leader of Jewish Self-defense Corps in Odessa, Arrives Here

Mr. Solomon Jacobi, managing director of the Hebrew Publishing Company, Ha-Sefer, of London and Paris, arrived in New York on the steamer De Grasse. Mr. Jacobi’s visit to this country is in the interests of the Ha-Sefer Publishing Company, particularly for the purpose of presenting to the American Jewish public the Hebrew Geographical Atlas, which was edited by Vladimir Jabotinsky and Dr. S. Perlman, head of the Boston Seminary for Jewish teachers.

The alias is a new departure in Hebrew publishing, being a geography with a Jewish viewpoint, with special emphasis on the location of the Jewish communities throughout the world, their numerical strength, economic, political and cultural status. The Ha-Sefer Company has published the Kol Bo La Talmid, a schoolboy’s almanac, and translations of Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” and the “Prisoner of Zenda” by Antony Hope.

Mr. Jacobi, who was a civil engineer in Russia, has played an important role in Russian Jewish communal life. He was the initiator of the “Drujina” a non-partisan self-defense corps which consisted of Jewish volunteers organized for the purpose of defending the Jewish population in Odessa from pogroms during the civil war period, 1918-1920. The “Drujina” was officially recognized by the foreign powers which succeeded one another in the occupation of Odessa, each army in turn entrusting the Jewish volunteers with the task of garrisoning the city. The corps was disbanded by the Soviet authorities in 1920.

In Palestine Mr. Jacobi was associated with the Ruttenberg Electric Works.

Mr. Jacobi was also prominent in Zionist activities in Russia. He is now a member of the Central Committee of the Zionist Revisionists in Paris.

JEWISH COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES

Sections of the National Council of Jewish Women were established in the cities of Saskatoon and Regina. Saskatchewan, Canada.

Mrs. Richard Loeb was elected president of the Regina section and Mrs. I. Zenser, president of the Saskatoon section.

There are now eight sections in Canada, including the cities of Calgary, Edmouton, Hamilton, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver and Wimipeg.

Mrs. E. R. Sugarman, president of the Vancouver, B. C., section, is organizing supervisor for Western Canada.

One hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars was raised in Florida in joint campaigns for European relief and Palestine reconstruction during the month of February, according to the final report of Benjamin Schwartz, attorney and editor of the “Jewish Times” of Baltimore, Md., who directed the campaign for the United Palestine Appeal in Florida. Of this amount $100,000 will be the share of the Palestine Appeal.

This was the first time that the State was organized for Palestine. Last year only about $5,000 was raised for the Keren Hayesod. Several Zionist districts and Hadassah chapters resulted from the campaign. Among the cities which contributed to the Appeals were Miami. $75,000; Tampa. $15,000; Jacksonville. $40,000; Odando. $11,000; St. Augustine, $3,000; Key West. $1,500. Daytona. West Palan Beach, Peasacola and St. Petersburg are scheduled to conduct their campaigns later in the year.