Blue Box

Dr Weitz of Keren Kayemet, the pioneer of Israel,

autographs a piece of rock from this hallowed ground.

The forest is his dream and passion.

The sands of solitude

turned into the fertility of the future.

Wastes into woodlands.

Desolation into dedication.

The planting of fruit trees and forests.

The victory of man

over the destructive forces of nature.

The foundation was laid for what was to become the Jewish state.

CHATTER

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

HOOTER BLARES

PATRIOTIC SONG

The story goes back to the year 1901.

Theodor Herzl proposed the establishment

of a perpetual fund to regain the land of Israel.

How can one buy a country without the aid of a government?

The land of Israel was acquired by the Jewish people

and by methods which made the whole people, poor and rich,

young and old, partners in this historic venture.

The Blue Box was devised as a symbol

and as a fundraising vehicle,

for at the same time you lift your hand to put some coins into the box,

you lift another hand in Israel -

to clear another acre,

to plough another furrow,

to plant another tree.

STIRRING MUSIC

TRAIN RUMBLES

CHILDREN CHATTER

CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS

Train wrecking becomes the latest weapon of the Arabs

in their unreasoning campaign against a Jewish homeland

in Palestine.

SIREN WAILS

CLAMOURING

SHOTS

FLURRY OF WINGS

DOG BARKS

THUNDER RUMBLES

RAIN POURS

SHOUTING

UPBEAT SWING MUSIC