The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-11
RICHMOND JEWS
AID SUFFERERS.
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have given riso to the sorrow and gloom
that now overcast the Jews OF Russia.
This prejudice, he said, Is a virtis that
produces the same effect wherever t
appears and while to-day 1t might affect
the Jews 1t might tomorrow affect the
Christians In n like degree. The interest,
the speaker said, was larger than that
OF any one nation. All of mankind looked
with horror and fright upon tho bloody
spectacle.
Referring moro particularly to tho
significance OF the Russian reign OF ter
ror DR.. Mitchell recalled n statement
made ut n previous mass mcetlng held
III Richmond. One OF the speakers at
this meeting declared that the empire of
the Cars was too Wide and mighty to
be crushed from without. but that It
might easily commit suicide.
And this massacre said DR.. Nit
chell in effect. II hold to be one OF the
most unmlstakable evidences OF ma
tional suicide. The prediction was true
and the first step was Kishincfr.''
Continuing, Dr. Mitchell assured the
congregation that the people OF Rich
;mond would unite with It heartily and
literally In any movement to assist In the
work OF relief. They should mot be con
tent. however. he declared to bring I'M
mediate relief only.
He realized that this was probably be-
yord the purposes OF the meeting, but he
expressed tho hope that 1t would be
possible to devise some means by which
the horrible persecution could be pre-
vented In the future. He hoped that in
some way TO provide for the sufferers u
refuge In other lands that would be only
too glad TO receive them.
Appeal of DR.. Calisch.
At the conclusion of the speech OF Dr..
Mitchell an executive committee was APP
pointed. consisting of DR.. cal:sch chair
man; Isaac Held. secretary; T.. Y. Morris,
treasurer; Julius Straus. president OF the
Beth Ahabah Congregations; Charles
Hutzlcr. vice-president of the congrega-
ton; NJ. Cohen, president of the Sir
Moses Montinore Congregation. and II.
Fisher, president of the Kenneseth Israel
Congregation. and such other members MS
those named may desire to add. This
committee was called to meet Sunday
orning at 10 o'clock to form plans and
appoint subcommittee for a thorough
canvass OF the city for funds. 1t was
also determined to receive subscriptions
on the spot. and q committee OF three
gentlemen was appointed to take the
names.
Before this was done DR.. Calsch made
an appeal that touched the hearts OF
every man and women present. The
money to be raised. he declared, could
not restore the dead. but It could succor
ana relieve the living, at least in part.
1t would be necessary to give literally
were 1t sacrifices had to be made for
however great the amount raised 1t could
never be great enough. "A sum of SI25 600
has already been sent to Russia-stO,0yD
given by Lord Rothschild and tho re-
naming $1,000 raised In the United States
BY the committee. OF which Mr.. Schiff
Is treasurer. and Mr.. Oscar Siraus. Of
New York, national president. An effort
would be made to raise at least 81, 600, 900,
but even this would not be Sufficient to
meet the needs OF the sufferers.
The picture DIR. Calish drew OF the
heart-rending sorrows OF tire Jews of
Russia drew tears to the eyes of many.
He declared that the Russian govern t
was directly and indirectly responsible
and that son,e day before the bar of hu-
manity and at the bar of high heaven. It
must answer for the wrongs. The Jews,
he said. were the sacrifice for Russas
entry into the company OF civilized ma
tons. used to divert the pent-up passions
OF the people from the government itself.
Ie referred to othr occasions when his
race had been martyred. lie appealed
for a generous response to the pitiful cry
for help. lie asked that the men and
women present go forth determined to
stir tho entire community to action.
1t was announced by DR.. Callsch that
the Russian Jewish colony OF Richmond