New-York tribune., 1900-10-18
UNIQUE JEWISH CHARITY
AN ORGANIZATION THAT LENDS MONEY
TO THE POOR WITHOUT INTEREST.

The last few days have witnessed q revival IN
the work Of the Hebrew Geniath Chassodim As
ISOLATION Rt No. 25 East Broadway. IN prepara-
ton for the approaching winter. in summer its
peculiar minstraCions are less IN demand. This
charity IS based similar institutions in Russia
and Germany. and its purpose IS TO lend money to
the worthy poor without interest, 10 enable them
70 tide over emergency TO start small bust
ness.
The Rev. DR.. I. Zfnsler gives part Of every
one Of his well filed days TO the service Of the as
ISOLATION
Il an glad 70 tell about our good work, for It
IS good work" said the Doctor yesterday. 'It
Is an expression Of our belief that the way help
people IS by making them able TO support them
selves, not by giving them charity, the word
is used In 1882 a handful OF our people ten in
number having seen how the immigrants applied
for help 70 public charities thought Of this plan
70 abolish beggary. and with only S5 organized and
incorporated this society, whose object is lend
money 10 poor people without charging interest or
expense o. any kind. They repay these loans in
small tnsuzlTnents as they are able to-"
When We began people laughed at u.s. inter
poated M Goldberg, one Of the original ten. who
4 s-iu director Of The association and q member
4 q the Finance COMMITTEES. But we were willing
% " II and We fought the battle out until no one
1 souIa help admitting that il was success a man
l Ives only once IT this world, and he must do what
| he can We need much more. Of course We could
snd $4,000 year 10 worthy people. If We had it,
| but We do our best with what We have
A Women have helped Us from the beginning,
szd Dr.. Zinser- "Cne Of the earliest contributors
IteF our organization was the Baroness de Hirsch.
Eho gave Us $1,000. and after her death We re-
4 eeved s. 600 more from the De Hirsch fund.
We ha .5aned during the year 1900 10 5.757
ps-sons aggregatlng s116,520 and from the
ssginuiEe ne present have loaned S34652 as
4 Hs-ng 20.2s persons. Among them are many
women. -elt.-~- widows or with invalid husbands.
/ We cannot lend more than 500 to person az a
i lne Is our fund Is nOL large enough. Up 10 go
4 -ae applicant must have one reputable IndorSef'
II ABOVE thai ndorsers-
1 TIE funds are raised by life memberships, which
-le sl95 paid at time, patronshlps, y Ilch are
slusl contributions Of from SO 10 $50 and active
L -tnDers-ips. which are s. year Jacob H ochln
Is contributed Sl9,100. Leonard LewIsou. S@,UUo'
- tnese- with he Raroness de Hlrsch, are the
i @lgest donors Mr. Schif made & New rear
q. o. $1,000 II 1900 The only salaries paid are
= ne financial and corresponding secretaries and
Q ne collector
he officers Of the society say that the losses
~ failures 20 repay loans are comparatively
- As = many cases the small Suns borrowed
-lceo 10 establish the borrowers in some little
-sness by which they became independently and
-5 always hasten 10 repay. Not infrequently the
--eNers have contributed afterward to the SO
49, -llc. One woman came 20 the once IN
esO Tor ore year without interest. She had
& ioan from the society and wanted 10 share in
- s9oc work and much disappointed when
- lhet ne society had no provision by which her
q +-l could he accented