The Washington herald., 1915-08-21
Meeting HERE To
AID jews ABROAD
Delegates from Hebrew Or
carnations to Gather
October "a.
FINANCIAL RELIEF TOPIC
Plans fer Betterment of Race After
the War Also to Be
Discussed.

Discussed.
A conference of $50 delegates, represent
ing practically the entire Jewish popu-
lation Of the United States. will meet N
this city October "a and 25 to provide i'm
mediate financial relief for the suffering
and prosecuted Jews of Europe and 70
discuss plans for the betterment of the
Jewish people after the war. 1t was
learned last night that the movement Is
being supported by the leading national
Jewish organizations.
At a meeting Of the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations in Chicago last
January Rev. Dr. David Phillipson. Of
Cincinnati, emphasized the fact that the
Jews Of this country might be able to
obtain more freedom for the Jews Of
the old world by united appeal. DIR.
Phillipsons idea was grasped by those
present. and few weeks later the
American Jewish committee. of New
York, had launched the movement that
has resulted in the calling of the meet
ing here.
THE first step to be taken by the con-
ference will be to raise as much money
as possible. as quickly as possible, for
the relief of the suffering Jews of Russia
and the other war-ridden countries" said
Dr. Abram Simon. of the Washington He
DTe" SouSi S5dlioh. III otSSe'SAio ti'S
proposed conference last night. DIR.
Simon is interested in the movement
1.-THE second step TO be considered by
the conference he went on. will be
What can we do for the Jews Of Eurooe
after the war;" This will be the more
complex of the two. and a successful
answer to 1t depends entirely upon the
outcome Of the war. 1t also will depend
upon the honor of the ruling nations.
when Roumania's freedom was declared
the Jewish people of the province were
given hundreds Of promises. but they
were not kept"
DR.. Simon's attention was called to
the movement that has been started by
several Jewish organizations, principally
by Zionists, to request the nations OF
Europe to recognize Jerusalem as the
legal home Of the Jewish people. and
to treat them accordingly in that terri
tory.
ANY steps toward the realization of
that plan," said Dr. Simon. will depend
on who holds Jerusalem when the war
is over. 1t does not seem likely that the
allies will be able to wrest 1t from the
Turks. and II Turkey controls it at the
end Of the war I see very little hope
for the realization of the plan for
legal home in Palestine. For Turkey
already has shown its attitude toward the
Jew.
LAS for the 100000 Jews In Poland and
southern Russia, their fate after the war
will depend largely upon what Germany
intends to do with the territory which
she has recently conquered. If Germany
comes out Of the war in control Of Poland
all will 60 well with the Jews in that
country. OF course, IL Germany should
then give Poland complete freedom the
Poles undoubtedly would prosecute the
p,,k hLI ..-tn
guiding hand over Poland. which
mean equal rights for the Jews.
''On the other hand. II Russia should
regain Poland at the end of the war,
the Jews would be as bad of. II not
worse, than before the war. For Russia
has gone further than any other coun-
try In prosecuting the Jew. The Jews in
Russia today, and, in fact, throughout
the war zone, are suffering unknown
hardships. They are fighting each other"
Weight of United Appeal.
Dr. Simon expressed the belief that a
united appeal from the Jews Of the
United States probably would carry more
weight in securing relief for the Jews
of Europe when peace negotiations are
being framed after the war. But he
added: This country is daily being
placed in a more perilous position. and
by the time the war Is over the United
States may be so generally disliked by
European powers that the appeal from
the Jews Of this country would be
weakened"
1t was learned that the plan to estab-
fish a legal home for Jews at Palestine
is being fostered only by the Zionists.
While all the Jewish people are agreed
upon the first two steps-the providing
Of immediate financial relief. and the
securing of equal rights for Jews
throughout the world-it was said on
good authority that there probably will
be a disagreement on the plan of es-
tablishing a national home at Palestine.
The organizations that will be repre-
scented at the conference her in October
include the Kehillah Society of New
York. the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations. Independent Order of
B'nai Birth. Central Conference of
American Rabbis. Orthodox Union of
CONGREGATIONS and Rabbis, National Fed
Grafton of Temple Sisterhoods and the
National Council of Jewish Women.
Mrs. Abram Simon Is president of the
National Federation Of Temple Sister,
hoods.