The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-30
AMERICAN JEWISH
- RELIEF COMMITTEE
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II, JACOB BILILKOPF.

The progress made in the last few
months is nothing short of remark
able New Jersey IN the east. Colo
RADIO and California in the far west
North Carolina in the south. and a
score of other places are responding
with unprecedented. enthusiasm TO
l4ss cause of the Jewish war sufferers
and the Jewish welfare board
II was the campaign in Newark. \.
j. that furnished inspiration to the
entire state Accepting with modest
misgivings at the outset a quota OF
5000 .0U0, Newark conducted rous-
ing campaign which the citizens of
that community viii not soon forget,
raising a total of $2sS.o00 before the
week of the drive was over, The most
re narkabie thing about the Newark
campaign was the wonderful cooper
alton of the Jews and non-Jews IN
one cause.-the cause Of humanity.
Under the leadership of the members
of the honorary non-Jewish commit
tee and at the instigation of Mayor
.t;illen. whose sweeping gesture turned
over the entire machinery of the
city" to the drive, all the non Jewish
organ izationS of the city WED with
one another for the honor of the
highest returns. With such cooper
alton and the direction of Mr.. Felix
Fold the state chairman il was soon
manifested that the. quota of s2oo,-
GOO was too low 1t was raised to
$3.50 0eo and even that was far ex-
ceeded.
The splendid success in Newark
caught the surrounding communities
in a single contagion. War relief
drives were promptly organized in
n ~
mouth county, which includes the
Jersey shore. The quota assigned 10
Trenton was $4,000 A stirring cam
paign there on the model of the New
ark drive resulted in the subscription
of over $4,000. Passaic was not to
be outdone by Trenton. A town OF
so. 900 people, they accepted an in
iitial quota of $4,000, After an i'm
spring campaign in which citizens of
all creeds eagerly participated. Pas
sale went over the top with more
than 100000. The drive in Paterson
followed that in Passaic. The cam
paign. under the leadership of Mr.. NJ.
r. Ellenbegen, is just completed and
the total raised is estimated at over
$50. 900.
The people at the Jersey shore
summer resorts and the residents of
Monmouth county-including Red
Bank. Freehold. Ashbury Park Long
Branch. Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach.
and Belmar-a although many had
given literally in the cities of their
winter homes--decided to raise $780,
600. AT this writing the campaign
is not over, but under the leadership
of MIR. Sigmund Eisner the county
chairman. the quota is assured and
ii Ia confidently expected that it will
be exceeded
The successful cooperation Of
Jews and non-Jews in New Jersey
was in line with the results already
achieved in Wilmington, Del, in
Pittsburgh, Pa, in Duluth, Mimi, and
numerous other cities. In Whining
ton such men as Pierre s. Dupont
and Senator Salisbury. cooperating
with David Snellenberg. the chairman,
brought the city over the top with
sl40 600, though the quota was only
$4,000. In general drive, includ-
ing its entire citizenship. Pittsburg
almost doubled its quota, raising the
splendid total Of $4,000.
1t is a long jump from New Jersey
and Pennsylvania to California and
the far west, but ii Is not the east
alone that Is responding generously to
the cause Of Jewish relief. DIR. Nath-
an Krass. rabbi OF the Central Syna-
gogue Of New York city. IL now Wis
ting the chief cities In Colorado. Ne