Neue Grundlagen für den Aufbau des jüdischen Palästina [New Foundations for the Construction of Jewish Palestine], by. Berlin: Orient, [1924?]. German.
The booklet deals with the new Jewish settlement in Palestine, offering solutions on housing and employment, immigration and integration, agriculture, trade and industry. Trietsch introduces the idea of "garden cities" (a method of urban planning based on small family industries and farms within the urban space), which he propagated at Zionist congresses and in his writings. The booklet features 6 sketches of buildings and residential complexes and an addendum-article titled "Money or Plan?" (Geld oder Plan?).
Davis (David) Trietsch (1870-1935), editor, writer and Zionist activist, born in Germany, was a member of the Zionist General Council and a member of the democratic faction in the World Zionist Organization (an oppositional faction in the Zionist Organization which introduced an alternative to Herzl's ideas). He dedicated a considerable part of his time to the question of Jewish settlement and suggested to settle Jews in Cyprus as an alternative to the Uganda Scheme. He also translated and published poetry and prose, edited the journals Ost und West and Palästina, authored the annual Palästina Handbuch and was one of the founders of the Jüdischer Verlag publishing house.
15 pp. (including cover), 21.4 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Creases; small holes and tears (some open) to margins. Margins trimmed close to text (slightly affecting pagination). Cover partly detached. Inked stamp on front cover.