THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
| Country. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 197,311 | 291,604 | 268,317 |
| Russia | 184,334 | 30,120 | 81,336 |
| Holland | 10,662 | 13,972 | 35,921 |
| Argentine | 4,196 | 4,334 | 22,807 |
| England | 24,655 | 12,061 | 20,766 |
| Roumania | 15,532 | 23,997 | 19,021 |
| South Africa | 27,511 | 21,905 | 15,001 |
| Scandinavia | 807 | 1,715 | 4,886 |
| Canada | 21,951 | 23,129 | 10,296 |
| Switzerland | 3,854 | 3,748 | 7,296 |
| Greece | 5,755 | 4,545 | 4,410 |
| Belgium | 10,472 | — | 4,161 |
| Egypt | 2,845 | 832 | 3,382 |
| France | 2,115 | 1,862 | 2,992 |
| Far East | 1,377 | 280 | 2,562 |
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Australia and New Zealand | 3,305 | 1,080 | 1,915 |
| Italy | 1,630 | 2,641 | 1,312 |
| Portugal | — | 280 | 937 |
| Brazil | 1,430 | 1,082 | 125 |
| New Zealand | — | — | 522 |
| Other countries | 224,962 | 197,597 | 425,110 |
| 744,704 | 636,784 | 933,075 |
With regard to the Zionist Organization, it must be stated that some of its functions, particularly those which were centralized in the headquarters, such as the periodical meetings of the Greater Actions Committee and the permanent contact and co-operation between the members of the Inner Actions Committee, had to be suspended. The Zionist Congress, the chief organ of the movement, which elects the executive of all the officers of the movement, to decide all questions of policy, could not be held owing to the war, and as a result the position had to remain as settled by the Congress of 1913. As, however, the events of the war threw upon the Organization not less but very much more responsibility than previously, and confronted the existing executive with problems of the greatest urgency and importance, new instruments had necessarily to be created to meet the new situation and to carry on the work of the movement.
In America, where the movement began to spread with great rapidity, the American Provisional Committee for General Zionist Affairs was formed in 1914, very soon after the outbreak of the war, and conducted the affairs of the movement with great skill. Their efforts in connection with Palestine relief were beyond all praise, and constitute one of the brightest pages in the history of the movement.
In Copenhagen, also, a Bureau was opened, which rendered invaluable services to the cause.