New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
FOR HEBREW CHARITY
APPEALS TO RICH JEWS.
Support of United Organization
Threatened, Says LGuterbach.

Edward Lauterbach. at the annual meeting of
the United Hebrew Charities yesterday afternoon,
appealed the rich Jews Of New York for .
fun and unstinted maintenance Of the Jewish poor
Of the city His impsssioned speech followed
the reading OF the annual report OF the board of
directors. which showed that at time before
had the financial condition of the organization
been precarious critical
The fiscal year ended September 20. according
20 the report. closed without a deficit, but
only through the use Of legacies amounting TO
almost $4,000. which were not specifically desg
mated for endowment purposes. Rabbi Stephen s
Wise, the head Of the Free Synagogue, declared
that the report made "pitiable showing of what
~e like TO call the unstnted generosity of the
Jew" and moved that committee of seven or
nine men, directors of the United Charities
be appointed TO investigate Immediately the He
brew charities OF the city and address their re
port 10 the well-to-do Jews of the city, with Wig
orous appeal to them for support.
The motion was seconded by Cyrus I. Sulzber-
ger. and thirty days the time within
which the committee should make its report Mr.
Lauterbach assured the meeting that the confer
of Hebrew organizations which will meet
this week would take up the subject of the United
Charities it assembled In his speech
the report Of the board of directors Mr.. Lauter
bach spoke Of the present financial situation and
said the United Charities should take time by
the forelock, and be prepared continually TO fur
nish relief to men who have been thrown out of
work
More Italians. Germans, Danes and Scandina-
cians than before returning TO Europe
every week account Of the check which
thu prosperity of this country has just received"
he asserted. but tho Jews have no country to
return 10. Our own people, expatrated by
Infamous governments here forever. There
many flood tides in their immigration this
country, but an ebb tide These men are
finding themselves out of work now, and we must
assist them The United Hebrew Charities is the
fundamental Hebrew charity organization and pro-
tects other Hebrew societies. The Jews must be
rasa1Fz Hha#
keeping people from getting sick, and that it re-
heves the work of orphanages by caring for the
orphans. They must give TO It, without stint,
full maintenance"
doubt had done fits fun duty toward the poor but
that he doubted seriously whether it had done its
full duty to the wen-to-do Jews of the city.
There are three-quarters Of million Jews in
New York City he affirmed. land vet there are
only $3.50 contributors TO the central charity of
their race The wealthy Jews Of this city have an
important duty 10 perform. That they have not
performed it fully in the past God knows is true
An income OF $4,000 year is needed for this
society, and ! move you that committee OF seven
or nine men, not directors of this society, be ap-
pointed by the president within the next three days
charged with the duty CT making immediate
investigation Of the Hebrew charities in New York
and reporting within thirty days, accompanying
.heir report with a vigorous and well considered
appeal 70 the OF the city for large and regu-
lar contributions"
The report OF the board of directors read
b. DR.. Lee X. FrankeI the superintendent of the
work Of the society. II showed that in the fiscal
year ending September 30 approximately $780,, 900
had been expended. OF this amount S2l7,000 had
been spent :n cash relief, paying rents living
peuses and other necessities of the deserving poor
The rest of the money expended was for the
maintenance Of the medical and immigration de-
partments supplies. transportation, etc.
Entemperance Is practically unknown among the
Jewish poor, according to the report. out Of
$3.50 applications from the poor for help, in only
twenty cases poverty due drink In the
last year the number Of immigrants has decreased.
Increased confidence IN the work of the Russian
Douma Was given the cause of this. The finan-
cal situation has already made itself felt 10y the
society, il was said by the numbers of able bodied
:y,en out of work who were applying every day for
assistance
The largest income of the United Hebrew Chari-
ties last year from membership fees. which
amounted to Sg7.70O The rest OF the money re.
ceived by the society From different societies
81 00e; from connemorations and appeals, $1,000;
frora special gifts. $1,000; general gifts S2622. and
from the three years guarantee fund SIS In
addition 10 these sums. $3.50 obtained from
! isGacies without which it found impossible
70 meet tie demands OF the society. without one,