A newspaper article printed in The Chicago Sentinel in May 1925, eight years after Sarah Aaronsohn's tragic death. In this article, Dr. Benjamin Jablons writes that the purpose of his article is to enlighten assimilating Jewish youth about modern-day Jewish heroes. Jablons describes the establishment of NILI and the fate of its founders. He glorifies the martyrdom of both Sarah Aaronsohn and Avshalom Feinberg and refers to personal information received from Alexander Aaronsohn, Sarah’s younger brother.
This is an excerpt from the article describing Sarah’s leadership of NILI:
As soon as Sarah Aaronsohn learned of the death of Absalem Feinberg, she immediately stepped into the breach which was left and assumed entire control. She became an invaluable addition to the group. She introduced the system of carrier pigeons. She inspired every one of the group to renewed efforts and made them realize that if their efforts were successful they would have a greater claim for a Jewish homeland. The Balfour Declaration spurred her on to increased efforts and the result was that the Germans and Turks found themselves check-mated at every turn. They became suspicious, but so excellent was the organization that it was impossible for them to obtain a single clue…
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The Chicago Sentinel - The Chicago Sentinel was a weekly Jewish newspaper that was active from 1911 to 1996. At the time, most Jewish newspapers were written in Yiddish, but this English-language newspaper appealed to many immigrants who were beginning to integrate into society yet still wished to maintain a traditional Jewish lifestyle.
