The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-05
TO HELP REFUGEES
Good Work of the Jewish
Alliance.
Russian Jews Driven From Their
Country Are Taken Care Of Here
by Their Race.

At a meeting Of the executive committee
Of The Jewish Alliance of California, held
yesterday at PIT Sansome street the reports
of the officers Of the organization submitted
reflected tho scope and character OF the
work being accomplished Ia this city by this
benevolent association.
The alliance has a membership of 1880 at
the present time, and, in It's efforts 20 help
Jewish refugees (Russian and otherwise on
this coast represents the combined eXer-
tiUns of thirteen Well-known Jewish organ
izations.
1t includes members OI the Eureka Benev-
olent Association, the First Hebrew Benev-
olent Society, the Israeitischer Frauen
Verein, the Ladies' Sewing Society, the
Temple Emanu- El, the congregations oil the
Sheriff., Israel and Oaabai Shalome, the
Order of Bnai Birth, and others. In fact,
for the specific purpose of assisting lie
brews who have actually been driven from
their homes. the alliance represents the
combined efforts OF the most influential
Jewish organizations in town.
1t was organ zsd fifteen months ago, and
in the reports handed in yesterday lis
benevolent work Is shown TO be Wide
spread. practical and effective.
No ones case is considered unless positive
proof Is furnished that the Jew in question
has IN reality been driven out of his
country. Then, with the idea that the
truest charity is to provide the applicant
with work, the alliance has already found
employment for 134 heretofore destitute
refugees who are now selfsustaining.
Nearly all OF them are at work at one
trade or another. for very few. applicants
up to the present time have not been skilled
mechanics. y few lab0rers. however, have
been put upon the street grading gang in the
city, and few have been put on farms in
the interior.
Care is taken to look after the men after
jobs have been found for them, and the
notion OF living near ole another and thus
forming Il Jewish settlement has been dis
Outraged. Thus 1t is that they are scattered
all over the city and have been asslmilated
into the community as Americans most
readily.
At first night school was conducted by
the alliance for the benefit Of those who
did not understand the English language.
but the rule has been TO turn them over 10
the public schools as soon as they gained Il
Tudimeutary uOWiedge. The members Of
the alliance have particularly advised all
the men they have helped not to take up
any sucn vocation as peddliug.
President l.. y. Lilienthal presided at
yesterdays meeting. and reports were sub
mltted Iy the secretary Of the relief cC;s-
mitiee and the treasurer. The treaSurer's
report showed that the receipts since the
founding Of the alliance have been SSH %,
and disbursements up TO date S4l61.
The relief committee, upon which de-
wolves the OnerOus details Of helping the
refugees, Is composed o. FIVE men from the
alliance and seven ladies from The Ladies'
Auxiliary.
Last years officers were reelected for the
coming year at yesterdays meeting. Res
olutiOus Of coincidence were adopted on the
death Of c. Meyer. one OF the founders OF
the organization. Louis Brown was elected
a member of the relief committee. Herr
mann Levy was elected a member Of tho
executive committee to Till the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of J. II. Neu-
stadter. 1t was decided 10 print general
report of the work done 10y the alliance
this year instead OF calling general meet
ing of the body,