▁the ▁Brit ons . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁informed ▁the ▁Reich ' s ▁commission er ▁on ▁Germ ans ▁as ▁enemy ▁national s ▁abroad , ▁that ▁its ▁loss ▁of ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 8 9 1 , 7 8 5 ▁marks ▁at ▁its ▁pre - war ▁rate ▁( about ▁£ 4 4 , 5 8 9 . 2 5 ▁or ▁$ 2 1 2 , 3 2 9 . 7 6 ). ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes , ▁signed ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁finally ▁became ▁effective ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁thus ▁legal ised ▁the ▁existing ▁British ▁cust od ians hip ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation , ▁the ▁parish ion ers ▁and ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association . ▁The ▁schools ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁were ▁re open ed ▁under ▁British ▁government ▁management ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁Al lies ▁conven ed ▁at ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁San ▁Rem o ▁and ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁rule ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁official ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁administration ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁From ▁that ▁date ▁on ▁Keith - Ro ach ▁transferred ▁the ▁collected ▁r ents ▁for ▁property ▁in ▁cust od ians hip ▁to ▁the ▁actual ▁propriet ors . ▁The ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁legit im ised ▁this ▁by ▁grant