The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-02
To Make Holy
Days Occasion
For Raising Fund

Advantage is to he taken OF the
Jewish holy DAYS beginning Septem-I
Der u with the advent Of the Jewish
new year, which, in the Jewish calen-
dar. is the year 5G78, and which will
continue until Yom Ktppur. septem-
Der 26--to raise at least 81 nm 600 to-
ward tho $4,000 900 J.1AIh war re-
lief fund. This ~~%ouncement was
made yesterday by Henry II. Rosen-
felt, assistant to the executive direc-
tor OF the American Jewish relief com
mittee. Of which Louis Marshall is
chairman.
During the holy days more than
! geo important cities throughout the
United states will be scenes of spe
iai appears in the synagogues. and
speakers have been assigned to praC-
tcaNy every synagogue in the United
states for this occasion. The obJec-
tive of the campaign. which is also
to be participated in by the central
relief committee and the peoples re-
lief committee, is 100000. 1t is
essential II is explained, that not less
than this sum be raised, for the rea-
son that the offer of Julius Rosen-
Wald, of Chicago. to give 10 per cent
Of all funds raised In America up to
$40 900 600 expires on November j..
The $4,000 600 fund must be raised
prior 10 that date, in order that the
fund shall receive the 100000, from
Mr. Hoseuwald MS promised.
During the past month. Mr. Rnsen-
felt further announced, that the coun-
try at large, outside OF New York city,
contributed toward the Jewish relief
fund S442. 53l-3l, most of which was
received from cities OF less than ZOO.
600 population.
The announcement IL also made
that the American Jewish relief COM
uittee. early In October, is TO conduct
~ - A2T5ev-i er+-eittF HE
purpose OF which is to raise 100000
from the Jewish residents OF New
ork. This campaign will be of a
0hirlwind character. and will be COM
pressed into It few days. Despite the
contributions of a number of wealthy
Jews in New York--notahly Jacob II.
SchiT. Nathan Straus, Felix NJ. War
burg and others--New York, It is
stated has fal7en behind the rest of
the country when the size and wealth
~ It's ~ t@h population are consider
cd. The per capita contributions In
other parts of the country have been
much larger. Mr. Rosenfelt in an
A4uncing the campaign for the holy
: days, made The following statement:
Tho solemn occasion of Yom Kip
pur or day Of Atonemeut has ever
been the signal for thoughts and deeds
OF unselflsh Kindness on the part of
the Jewish people. This tradition finds
greater scope today than ever before
The latest advices from Russia.
| from Palestine. ana from all parts of
| Europe indicate that the Jewish nom
com blatant populations Of all countries
in the war zones are suffering untold
/ mtsery@a misery which IS being ac-
centuHted with every passing day OF
I the great conflict.
The 5000 600 which American
Jewry has undertaken TO raise during
this year and which must he raised
is inadequate at best to more than
stop the panRs OF the most desperate
hunger. to alleviate the most sore dis
tress and TO comfort those in the dir
est straights of restitution 1t is hop
ed that tho forthcoming campaign for
Jewish war relief during the holy days
Will result IN directing the thought
md sympathy OF every Jew in Ameri-
ca 70 those in Europe who are solely
dependent upon the relief furnished
from the United States
1T is not too much TO say that such
contributions as America has thus far
made TO the cause OF Jewish war re-
lief alone have prevented the oblitera-
ton. the absolute determination of the
Jewish race in many lands by star
walton"