The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-04
REFUGE FOR JEWS
Hebrews Admit America Is
Their Land of Promise.
HOm Kippur Celebrated Over
the Land Today.
EUROPEAN JEWRY PERISHING
Followers of Moses Suffering in
All Foreign Lands.
Jewish Societies Prepare for
Proper Observance of Big Day.

Today is Yom kippur, the great
Jewish Day of Atonement. 1t will be
faithfully celebrated in all the Jewish
synagogues. institutions and homes in
America. To its sanctity as the most
Important of the Fast Days. there is
added a double significance for the
calendar has brought Yom Kippur on
the Jewish Sabbath. making it a
doubly sacred day. and it is perhaps
the most tragic Day OF Atonement in
the history of ancient Jewry. From
their home In Palestine. from the
shores OF the Baltic and the Black
seas. from Palond and the frozen
wastes of Siberia-from every foreign
land into which Jewish relief workers
nave penetrated, the sad New Year
message that comes TO this country
Is ever the same European Jewry is
perishIug."
America is the only land in which
the new month Of Tishri. the Hebraic
January. brings any joy to the Jewish
popula ton The year of $3.50. reck-
orinS from the Day OF Abraham on
the Jewish calendar. dawued on Sep
tcmber 25s the Feast Day of Rosh
Eashonah- It was not a feast day for
some SIX million starving Jews of
Europe because every day for the past
four years has been a fast day for
most Of them. So today's Yom Kip
pur fast viii be all too easy for these
millions to observe.
To Eat No Food.
The Jews in the war-racked coun-
tIics abroad have suffered more than
aTy other people, and they are dying
by thousands Of starvation and dis
ease. The Yom Kippur fast. during
the twenty-four hours when no good
Jew will allow food to pass his lips.
VIII be little more than a continue
ton Of the five year fast that has
recu the lot Of the 100000 Jews in
Europe. Orphaned children and wild
oyTs are continually being turned
away from the overcrowded charitable
institutions and food sections to die in
the streets of Poland and nearby eoun-
tres. The only hope that the great
mss of Jewry viii survive the coming
" -rter depends upon America
This fortnight between Rosh Hasho-
nah and Yom Kippur is observed as
period of repentance. during which
the Divine Judge weighs the earthly
deeds against each individual before
entering his final fate in the Book. of
Judgment This year it is a period OF
deep sorrow as well for many Ameri-
can Jews. The records Of Jewish re-
lief agencies in New York show that
several hundred thousands have tried
y thout avail to trace their dear ones
in the chaos of war when cOmmuni-
cations were broken. These people are
nj a loss whether TO hope that their
loved ones are dead or that it is their
f L" 10 face a new year OF terrible SUI
f~ring and sorrow. Another sad phase
Cs this years Yom Kippur will be the
memorial service for the dead. when
most every Jewish family in the
s---rl-cn countries. together with many
il America. will mourn the loss of one
OF more OF their members.
Raise Big Benefit Fund.
II view of the terrible situation
ari-oad. Jews turnout the country have
u-.uuized campaigns and drives to
r .se Il total of s35.000.000 in the
United States under the direction of
tne American Jewish relief committee,
tie Central relief committee, and the
Jewish peoples relief committee
Y hich are appropriately eliminating
in many states with the beginning of
TIC Jewish New Year