New Britain herald., 1919-09-11
$2O,OOO CAMPAIGN
 BEGINS MONDAY
Jewish Relief Committee Drive
 During Week Of Sept. 15

on Monday. September 18th. the Jews of this city, under the direction or the New Britain Jewish committee WILL open their drive for $20,00O for the millions of their starving core hglonlsts in Europe and Palestine. reports brought back by representa- tlVes are almost unbelievable. The raVages of war and economic distresy nave left the Jews in Europe in a most desperate condition In addition to the distress brought on by starva tlon, diseases of various kinds have Tn some places almost wiped ont en- tire communities and all contrib,IA tons made by the Jews will bring great relief to the suffering Jewish people There are hundreds of towns m Europe, mostly in Poland Ger many Austria and Russia, where many Of the children under four years or age have died of starvation ana disease, and the Jews in this country must cooperate with the Jewish Relief societies and put 4 check to the spread of dreaded dis ease and starvation B. zukerman. or New York, who recently made visit to Europe reported on his return < that in small town visited by him tnere were over two hundred people lylng critically ill in synaRos11e without any attention of doctors.
 although the New Britain Jewe nave done wonderful work toward the reHe1 campaigns for American and, other foreign drives, also raising $1O.- Voo over a year ago for the Jewish Rellet, the committee in charge of this drive is confident that the quota allotted by the national headouarters will be reached before the drive ac> tIVltles are concluded. The campaigu will be conducted by canvassers who will make a house to house canvass among the Jewish residents only ans will last only a week.
 At the meeting of the campaign committee last evening in the office of Chairman Morris D. Sake, viEorous5 steps Were taken to make the drive the biggest success of any drive conduct ed among the Jewish people. It was decided that twenty teams be ab- pointed to carry on the canvass Eacfi member of the teams will secure pledges from the residents and report them to the team captains who In turn will make a report to heaaduar- ters, which will be at the office of Attorney William Greenstein, cam paign manager.
 The committee voted that mass meeting of the Jews of this city will be held in the BUrritt school hall oSa September 21, at which time report will be made by the committee in charge of the campaign, how much the drive netted and where the money will be sent.
 The executive committee of the drive is as follows: Campaign man ager, Attorney William Greeffstein: hall and mass meetings, Morris D. Sake and M. Robinson; publicity man ager, George Cans; assistant treasur- CT, A. Pinkus The following will head teams and help in the conducting of the drive during the week: B. F. Clark, Morris Cohn s. M. Davidson, Dr. Morris Dunn, Julius Eisenberg, A. A. Greenberg, pr. N. B. Jaffee, George Levitt, Harry Milkowitz, Samuel Menus, B. Miller pr. B. L. Protass, Attorney Irving I. Rachlin,. Louis Raphael William Raphael Martin Robinson, M. D. Sake, Henry Schupack, David Segall Abraham Shurberg, B. Soloman Rudolph Stern, Fred Wrinkle, Harry Zevin and Abra- ham ZeVin