New Britain herald., 1916-12-28


 Britain contributed approximately $10,O00 of this am ount.
 It is very fitting that the Independ- ent Order B'nai Birth should take a prime interest in the fulfllment of this broad humanitarian purpose, and the present war relief campaign which is being waged throughout the United States is only one of specific innumerable instances where the or der has shown itself a potent factor in charitable and philanthropic work.
 Jehuda Halevi lodge was organized five years ago and it has steadfastly adhered to the principles of the or der and has contributed consistently to every meritorious cause. It is the aim of the lodge to work during the coming year together with the Jewish war relief committee of New Britain and to try, if possible, to raise at least s20,OOO towards the 1917 $10,- 100000 fund.
 The Call of the Hungry.
 Dr. J. L. Magnes, who has just re- turned from a trip of the occupied territories, has narrated in full his experiences in the war stricken coun- tries and an extract from a speech delivered by him indicates how ter rible the situation is and how great is the need. He says: There is a people, a whole people of tens and hundreds of thousands standing in line, asking for bread, asking for soup, asking for the physical neces- sities of life, so that body and soul may be kept together. What you see is-a whole people-there are a mill lion and a half of Jews in the region touched by the funds that we have sent-you see a whole people In mis- cry, a whole people, day by day and month by month, and now, almo ost we can say year by year. not knowing where the bread is coming from that they and their children are to have for tomorrow. A people standing in line, waiting to be fed; a people with out clothes; a people in rags; peo- pie without shoes; a people without light in their houses; 8 people with out warmth during the coming win ter; a people that has such tremen- dous vitality, such trem endous de- sire to live. that it will not die-but a people that is gradually, day by day, getting weaker and weaker; the chi1dren's legs are getting thinner and their eyes larger. and their cheeks more hollow, day by day, so that they themselves are hardly aware of what is happening to them except that they know that more peo- pie are dying, that fewer babes are born, that more sick, that some chil- dren that once could walk cannot walk any more, that some people that once could carry bundles cannot car
 
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 Names Of Contributors.
 The Jews of New Britain are anx- ious to aid in the achievement of as sisting in this terrible suffering and at it's meeting this last Sunday evening took up this relief work and gave it priority over all other business and appointed 1917 Jehuda Halevi war relief committee of the following: M. D. Sake, chairman; Albert Greenberg, Samuel Waskowitz, Benjamin Clark and B. Katz, and immediately pro- ceeded to receive subscriptions toward this fund and the following subscrip- tions were then and there made: Shurberg & Son, s75; s. M. Davidson, $60; M. Schupack, $50; Dr. Morris Dunn, $50; M. D. Saxe, s35; Frank
  nus s245; Samuel Waskowitz, s25: A. Gorback, $25; Hyman Horwitz, s25; Rune Greenberg, $25; N. M Miller, s25; Max Fucker $25; Jacob Birn- baum. $25; Alfred Kolodney, $25; Albert Greenberg, $20: M. Raphael, $2O; s. Dubowy, S15: A. Berkowitz. s15; A. Josolowitz s15; B. Goldberg, s1O; E. Meshken, s10; Louis Nair, s10; Nathan Googel s10: S. Clark, $10; I. M. Goldstein, s1O; Louis Croll, s10; Albert Enoch, $10; E. l.. Drazen, s10; David Rashkow, s10; H. Albert, s10; Dr. B. l.. Protass, $10; I. Roth feder, s5 A. Aisenberg, $5: B. Cor don, $5; Gitlitz Bros, $5; Harry Gold, $5; s. Wendrau, $5, Benjamin Myer- son, s5; H. l.. Seltzer, s5 Yale Jaffee, s5; s. Jaffee, $5; Jack Rudman, s5; David Rosenberg, s5; M. Gilman, $5; l.. J. Nair, s5; Israel Weiner s5; Louis Edelson, s5; Benjamin Clark, s5 A. H. Silver, s5; H. Goldberg, s3; Harry Miller, $3 H. Kalmanowitz, $3 Eli Mailman, s3; Zigmund Yanko- witz, S3.
 This represents only a small per centage of membership actually pres ent at that meeting and practically all of the others have agreed to pledge substantial amounts and in many in stances the amounts already pledged will be increased and more liberal do- nations will be given. The lodge feels that it ought to assist the Jewish re- lief committee in it's difficult work The relief committee has been wag- ing a campa ign of weekly collections and has done admirable work which is proved by the results already ac- Cons Dlished.
 Solomon Cioshero is the president