The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-10
THIS HOSPITAL is FOR ALL.
BUILT BY JEWS FOR THE SICK or
ANY OR NO SECT.
situated az ClassOn and st. Marks Avenues.
brooklyn, and Dedicated Yesterday
Afternoon speeches by President
Abraham Abraham and Oscar a. straus.

BrOOkIyn, ana Deulc8teu festeruny
Afternoon -Speeches by President
Abraham Abraham and Oscar 4. straus.
The Jewish Hospital Of Brooklyn, built
by jew for the sick of any or no sect, was
dedicated yesterday afternoon. Speeches
were made by Oscar S. Straus. st. Clair
McKelway, Abraham Abraham, Bird S.
Coler, Henry Roth. Herman s. Metz, DR.,
Jacob Fuhs, Adolph Lewisohn and DR..
Martin A. Mayer. Everything but the ele-
vator was on exhibition. The first patients
will be received a week from to-day.
The hospital, which is at Classon and St,
Mark s avenues, has cost S3S5 900. Eighty
thousand dollars of this il the proceeds OF
two big fairs, and the rest came mostly
from subscriptions by people of small means
among the b~oroughis 10000 Jews. Abra-
ham Abraham engineered the campaign
and is president of the hospital. There are
IT'S q and patients are to be- treated for
from 81 q day to as much as one wants to
pay for a private room and frills.
When Oscar 5. Straus arose TO speak at
the dedicatory exercises, which were held
in n of the ~wardrooms, the ass embed
company used their chance to let him
know how proud they were of the new men,
Der OF President R~oosevelt's abine Mr..
Straus had just arrived from Washington.
Explaining his tagged appearance, he said:
Last night | attended the Gridiron
Gu dinner, and they SO roasted me on the
spit. 80 lacerated my flesh and feelings
that | thought il would be a part of good
philosophy to come here and be soothed. +"
Mr.. Straus was particularly pleased, he
said, that the directors Of the hospital had
decided to make it non-sectarian.
Henry Roth, chairman of the building
committee, told the story of the seven
yaurG cra1aaflA fhaf had raatltnH in tho
Jewish Hospital. He wound up by turning
over a mammoth gold key, the gift of Mrs.
st Clair Mckelway, to Mr.. Abraham. Mr..
Abraham delivered an address of accept
ance in the course Of which he said.
No suppliCant for help shall be refused
because OF religious belief. Here the suf-
ferIng shall make all akin. IL is a charity
that will at once commend itself az among
the noblest, hottest and most benefiCient-
an example hat should quicken the heart
and hasten the day when the Whole world
will be one universal brotherhood. This
cooperation for human welfare, this work
ing together of people of varying creeds
for mankind, indicates a forward move
ment toward unity and fellow love which
forms the lett motif Of the old Hebrew
prophets.
Mr.. Abraham announced that SS5, 900
Of the 500 600 still needed to pay for the
equipment had recently been raised, and
that the hospital would undoubtedly start
without debt.
Among kilograms read 10y Mr.. Abraham
were those from Gov ELECT Hughes, Jacob
Fl. Schif and A. Solomons of " %ashinRton,
the founder of the first Jewish hospital in
New York.
Comptroller Metz spoke for the city Of
New York and President Coler for Brook
lyn. Mr.. Coler praised the interest in pub
lie al airs shown by Jews.
Editor McKelway said There is no sec
tarianism in disease, no dogma in medi-
non-sectarian hospital is proof of the civil
cation, charity and citizenship of the j ews. ="
DIR. Fuhs, who is chief Of the medical
staff of the hospital, said that the equip
ment of the institution il of the latest and
best. Adolph Lewisohn brought congratu-
lations from the Hebrew Orphan Asylum,
the playing of W hose boys band was one of
the afternoons features.