Evening journal., 1917-06-04
$4,000 IS Given
FOR jewish RELIEF
DR.. Wise Made Eloquent
Plea for Suffering People
of Poland
MAYOR PRICE AND
JUDGE GRAY SPOKE

More than S3JOOO was reported as
raised for Jewish relief at the monster
meeting last night in the Queen Theatre.
Following the addresses DR.. stephen :.
Wise, OF New York, announced that
Christian friends of the Hebrews had
subscribed $4,000 toward the fund and
called upon the Hebrews OF Wilmington
to do as much for their brothers. rhe
result was tnat $4,000 was quickly
raised and other pledges were made
bringing the amount well up TO $4,000.
David Snellenburg was chairman Of
the meeting and the speakers we're
Judge George Gray, Mayor Price, Dr.
Samuel A. Habinowitz. of the Ten,.
pie of Truth, Wilmington, and DIR Wise.
The meeting was a great patriotic
demonstration. 10 was opened with the
singing OF the "Star Spaugled Banner"
by the audience. Mayor Price expressed
his pleasure at being privileged to ad-
dress such meeting. Judge Gray out
lined many OF the events of the world
war and the peculiar position of this
country toward the European people.
Rabbi Rabinowitz told Of tho inn
portance Of the object which had
brought together the people.
He told a pitiful story Of the suf-
fering of the people OF Poland. the
country four times fought over by IN,
Russian and German armies in the
short space OF two years. IL do not
come here 10 beg" said Rabbi Wise
"but TO emphasize the duty which you
owe 10 the oppressed people Of your
race I'm this instance" He pictured
the starving children In Poland com-
PEELED to do with only two scank
meals a day and called upon the jew
ish people OF Wilmington TO give
freely OF their goods TO help their
brothers in distress.
1T is as il we Jews who have
come here to this country had been
blessed by God with plenty now 10
help those who have b~Sn deprived
OF their all by the ruthlessness Of
the Germans
Rabbi Wise said in part.
I'm setting out to serve the suffer
ing Jews OF the war-scarred Eastern
European zones, We must needs re-
member that ours IS the only great
Jewry on earth which up to recently
has been war-frec and therefore able
to bear the burden and responsibility
OF service to those who are In need.
IL American Jews TO whom God
has given it TO be of help really
mean 20 bring suocor to the stricken,
IL must be borne I'm mind that no SER
vice can be adequate nor yet worth
while that is not rooted in the spirit
OF self-denial and self-sacrifce. We
mfh
live but we must so give ourselves
that We may reveal 10 our Fellow
Jews that we would give ourselves on
their behalf that new and better ways
Of living may be possible for them.
"we must give not only in the spirit
OF self.sacrifce but Of self-deliver-
ance. remembering that we are not
giving aims TO beggars but that we
are privileged 10 serve a great COM
pany of our fellow-Jews who through
the mischance OF war are for a time
plunged into the deepest misery aud
suffering. Not even self-sacriiice
and self-reverence are enough. These
must be fortified by the spirit of self
determination. that spirit that shall
move us to understand that the end
OF the war may bring new order Of
life for Jews throughout the world.
and that Il were one OF the bleckest
crimes OF history if we were so
morally 20 fail as TO withhold from
our fellow-Jews that help which they
need II they are to witness the dawn
OF the better day. II the new liberty
which IS their portion is not 10 mock
them as they perish.
"The American Jewish Relief Com
mlttee in IT'S appeal to American
Jewry rightly emphasizes the unity Of
our people IN their suffering and the
unity OF our people in extending sue
cor. The appeal today is not to Lib
eral or Orthodox. 20 Reform or Con-
servative. TO Zionist or nOn-Iionist.
but 10 the Jew as Jew. And nothing
could be better for Israel than the uni
flying results Of that task which Is fus-
ing all groups and divisions OF Jewry
together by the common and irresisti-
BILE impulse to serve.
The response was immediate and
liberal. Subscriptions Of $1,000 were
first made until nearly $4,000 have
been PLEDGED. Smaller subscriptions
were then offered in sums from $500
down to as low as $40 There were
many of 500 each. Tremendous en-
thusiasm was aroused when near the
close Of the meeting IL was announced
that s11O6~ was desired to complete
the fund and subscriptions we're called
for OF 500 each. II required only a
few minutes 10 raise this amount.
few minutes TO raise this amount,
eleven subscriptions being made Of the
amount asked.