The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-12-27
$4,000 RAISED
FOR HEBREWS
Relief Committee Starts
Campaign for War Suffer-
ers; 100000 Needed.

ELI. Eli lamah azavtani?''
God of Israel, why hast Thou for
saken me?"
1t was to this ancient cry OF David,
echoed by David's Son on Calvary
Hill, and again by the children of
Israel in the war-stricken districts
Of Europe, that the Jewish people of
Washington responded at the mass
meeting held last night at the Eighth
street Temple at the opening of the
four-day drive of the Jewish Relief
Committee by subscribing $4,000 to
the city's quota of $4,000.
Rabbi Nathan Krass, OF New York,
told the people of the plight of the
100000 people of Jewish birth in the
war-swept districts of Europe, who
were looking to the people of the
United States for succor; calling to
them in the ancient language OF their
race for aid.
Impoverished by War.
''The voice that calls to you," he
said, 'is not the voice of David or of
that other Voice of Calvary, but that
voice of 100000 of your brothers and
your sisters who will starVe this COM
ing winter unless you feed them.
They are your brothers. Answer
them that God has not forsalef them,
but through you has sent them the
aid they seek"
These people, DR.. Krass explained,
are not beggass or paupers, but men
and women families that before
, the armies of ~ Hun swept through
their territory were well to do and re-
| spected by their neighbors.
1t is not a question of giving them
enough, he stated, but OF giving
! the little that will save them from
actual starvation. One incident he
described, as having been actually
witnessed by former ambassador to
Turkey, Henry Morgenthau, Of little
children, entirely without clothing
and eating grass on the streets of
! Warsaw.
The speaker told the story of a
| scene on the battle field in Flanders,
where a Catholic boy lay dying. un-
able to reach the crucifx that hung
around his neck.
Near him." he said. was a. young
Jewish soldier, his comrade in arms
and a third, a Protestant. The young
Jew lifted the cross and held il be-
fore the boys dying eyes, while the
Protestant held his flask with the
few last drops of water to his lips"
It is this picture of the three on the
| field in Flanders, DR.. Krass said, that
symbolizes the new America answer
ing the call of the suffering Jews in
Europe.
Senator Makes Appeal.
Senator Salisbury, of Delaware,
said he hoped to bring to the meet
ing the good luck that had attended
a similar appearance at a rally in
his own town, Wilmington.
This is a wonderful Christmas"
he said" Jew and GENTLE, Buddhist
and Mohammedan, Christian and
non-Christian are rejoicing that the
welter of blood is over, that the
hope of the Christ Child of Bethle-
hem peace on earth, good will to
| men is now the reasonable hope
of humanity.
At the close OF DR.. Krass's speech
the audience was requested to con-
\ tribute to the fund. The response
/ to the rabbits plea was generous,
| Many Of the contributors were lit
tie children, who donated their saw
| ings to children across the seas
List of Subscribers.
I
at the mass meeting last night are:
s. Kann Sons and Company, 5000;
Fred S. Gichener. $1,000; Emil Ber-
| liner. 5000; Milton Hopfenmaier,
$1,000; A. Lisner, $1,000; Lansburgh and
| Brother, $1,000; Moses Goldenberg.
1900; Simon Lyon and family, 81 rs;
| Evening Star. $1,000; B. Schlossberg.
500; I. Grosner. $500; Washington
Post. 500; in memory of Mrs. Katie
Pack, $500; Cosmos Theater Company
500; Charles Goldsmith. $500; Liebman
Brothers, $500; NJ. Eiseman Brothers,
500; Congregation Chev-Shalom, $500;
| Giles F. Heilpin, $500; D. ]. Kaufman,
900; Lewis Bush and family. $685.;
Saks and Company, $50; Isaac Cans
of Saks and Company, $50; Frank j.
| Hogan, $3.50; Mrs. Brylawski, $3.50;
| Congregation Teffereth Israel, $500
The following gave 800 each: Max S.
| Rosenthal, Harry Eager, H L. Kauf-
man, Sidney West, NJ. Schwarzen, Jo-
seph Luchs, Morton ]. Luchs. -.iss
| Mabel Boardman and mother. Ladies
Volfna Society, Mrs. Edward Cohen,
Jacob Lapidus. J. Sondheimer, Sem
mes Motor Company, Louis Rosen-
berg, A. NJ. Fischer, S. Atlas, A. Mos
! tow. A. NJ. Baer, Fulton Brylawski,
Il ANNl