The Palestine Wine Company “Carmel,” and The Syndicate of Vine-Growers. (The “Carmel” Company has branches in Warsaw (1896), in America (1898), the “Carmel Oriental” in Alexandria (1902), with sister companies—The Palestine Wine Company (“Carmel Oriental”) in London (Manager: A. Günzburg)—and branches in several countries. The centre is at Rishon Le’Zion, under the management of M. Gluskin).
The Geoulah, for the purchase of land (founded in Warsaw, 1902, in the names of Goldberg, Gluskin and Oettinger, with a branch in Odessa).
The Pardess, a syndicate of orange-growers; the Ha-shaked for almond growing, and some other companies of the same kind.
The Ahuzat Bait, for house-building at Jaffa (this Company founded Tel-Aviv), and other Companies for the purchase of land for house-building, etc.
The Agudath Netaim (Association for Plantations), established in 1905 in Palestine, is a Company incorporated at Constantinople for promoting Jewish plantation work in the Holy Land. (The principal manager of the Company is Mr. Eisenberg of Rechoboth, who has achieved a reputation as a writer and organizer of great practical experience.)
The Histadrut Ha’moshavot, a union of the landed proprietors in the colonies.
The Lishkat Modiyim, an office for information established by the Odessa Chovevé Zion, managed by M. Schenkin.
The Bureau of Information, managed by the Poalim (the labourers), and
Ha’poêl Ha’zair (the Young Worker)—an organization of nationalist workers and intellectuals who have given an impetus to the enthusiasm and determination of the young Zionists in Palestine, as well as far beyond the boundaries of that country. The programme of the organization is a synthesis of Jewish Nationalism and Socialism, in which the Nationalist idea is more accentuated than in the programme of the Poalei Zion. They started their work during the first years of this century, and their organ was the Hebrew weekly Ha’poêl Ha’zair, of which Mr. Aronovitch was editor.
The Jewish Agricultural Experiment Station at Haifa