PALESTINE NEEDS TREES by Jewish National Fund [Rabbi Meyer Berlin] - 1941

New York, Jewish National Fund. 1941. Paperback. holo17, zion6, xoo . 1st Edition. Original Green Wrappers with Illustration of Tree Planting. Very unusual design of one long and diagonally cut piece of stylized paper folded into 6 pages of text with Front and Back Cover Wrappers. Height varies, but about 21 cm. Holocaust-era JNF solicitation for Tree-Planting. Includes 4 main sections on the importance of Trees: (1) The Tree of Life (2) Trees for a Homeland (3) Trees for Settlements (4) Occasions for Tree Planting. Includes a table that shows potential donors how many trees they can buy for how much money. Planting one tree costs $1.50, A grove of 1, 000 trees costs $1, 5000, A forest of 10, 000 trees costs $15, 000. The solicitation includes of a description of a current forest that is currently being planted in honor of Rabbi Bar-Ilan: “(The) forest (is) dedicated to Rabbi Meyer Berlin… on the occasion of his 60th birthday. ” Includes several photographs and illustrations of trees and tree-planting. Concludes: “2, 900, 000 trees have been planted – millions more are needed. ” OCLC lists no holdings worldwide. Some edgewear along the top of the pages but overall pages are clear and in good+ condition. Rare. (zion-10-41) .