The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
WARBURG HONORED
BY JEWISH LEADERS
Vigorous Support Pledged to
IS, 100000 Drive for
War Relief.
CALL FOR HELP ABROAD
Schiff Points to Ideals for
Which I. s. Has Concluded
Winning Fight.

Two hundred leaders of orthodox
Jewry in New York. as we'll as many
represe natives of the other branches
of the Jewish faith, paid tribute last
night in the Hotel Savoy to Felix NJ.
Warburg for his leadership. during
four years OF war, in charitable enter
prises seeking the relief of oppressed
members Of the race in Europe.
AS chairman OF the $1,000 900 drive
for funds to continue the work Of re-
lieving the distress Of the Jews in Eu-
! rope. Mr.. Warburg was assured that
the orthodox Jews Of the city would
enter vigorously into the campaign.
Mr.. Warburg was assisted in recelv-
ing by Jacob II. schin, Louis Mar
shall. Leon Kamaiky, chairman OF the
Central Relief Committee, and Capt.
y. Taylor Philips, U. s. A., who was
chairman of the reception committee.
A feature of the reception was the
report by Harry Fischel, treasurer Of
the Central Relief Committee, that
that organization. which was the COL
Letting agency among the orthodox
Jews, had obtained ss,469.603.s5 for
the relief OF their European corelig-
ionists. This sum represented 52,926
individual contributions, or sources of
collection, and came from 2.10S cities
in As States In the Union. and from
Canada, Mexico and Latin America.
stirring Appeal Made.
Louis marshall made n stirring APP
peal for united effort in the coming
campaign. declaring that only prompt
and vigorous action by the Jews OF
America can save thousands of their
brethren in Europe from starvation.
Jacob II. Schiff declared the Ideals
for which this country has just con-
cluded a winning fight are the same
ideals the Jewish race has been flght-'
ing for for the last 1000 years
at is Of the most vital importance"
said Mr. Schiff, that the great work OF
liberation shall go on and that the
Jews Of Europe be given every assist
ance In the fight they are now making
for life itself"
Mr.. Warburg suggested the forma-
ton of an association of the presi-
dents of the various orthodox Jew con-
greGations. He said in part:
1T seems to me that the occasion
presents itself for orthodox Jewry to
achieve greater unity than ever be-
fore: that the time has come when II IL
possible for you 10 achieve larger
things than ever before and, surely
there never was time, from every an
gle affecting our lives. when there was
more or greater work to be done in the
world. What we are now about to
undertake in behalf of our suffering
coreliCionists in the war zones OF Eu-
rope and in Palestine-the s., 000, 900
we seek to raise toward their succor-
is but one illustration of the great
tasks that confront us, for at home as
we'll as abroad. Jewry faces stern du-
ties and immense labors.
Plans for Jewish Unity.
II beg to suggest that in my opinion
the orthodox Jews of this city would
hs taking a far reaching step and one
capable Of much good If in addition to
the organizations of the Rabbinate
You now possess the presidents OF
your congregations were to form an
association"
1t was announced by Mr.. Warburg
I as being further indicative Of the ire
irendous and immediate need of the
Jews in Europe for assistance from
America, that a cable had been re-
Ce!ved yesterday announcing the with
drawal of former Government sub
sides in Austria for the relief of Jews
in Galicia and elsewhere. owing TO UNI
settled conditions in the former dual
monarchy. This, Mr.. Warourg said.
cut off the support for twenty Jewish
orphanages supporting 10000 war
orphans.