The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-11
STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN
FOR RELIEF OF JEWS
Intensive Drive For $3.50. 900 VIII he
Launched in October.

Cities of Virginia, representing all
or the state outside of Richmond,
which already has raised its quota, are
organizing for statewide campaign
that will be held in October by the
American Jewish Relief committee,
for funds to alleviate the intense
suffering that has followed upon the
war In Poland, Czecho- Slovakia.
Jugo- Slavta. Serbia. Rumania. I.ithu-
ania. Palestine. Turkey and Greece.
Nirginia's quota toward financing
more shipments of food clothing
shoes and medicines to these lands.
where thousands of children are dying
daily from hunger, viii be s2S6ooO
large number Of business and
professional men throughout the state
Will sponsor this humanitarian enter
prise. The preliminary conference
of delegates from all over the state
was recently held in Richmond, and
plans Tor the state campaign are now
being finally laid. Moe Levy, of Nor
toik. will be state chairman. Leon
Goodman. of Lynchburg. vice-chair-
man, Ernest M. Lane of Newport
Norfolk, treasurer. Tho Rev. l. d,
Mendoza, rabbi Of Norfolk, viii be
chairman Of the Speakers bureau, and
Otto Wells of Norfolk, chairman Of
publicity.
Other prominent men OF Virginia
who will be leaders in the Campaign
are Sol Peyser, Sam Mirrninste sin.
Ellis Graf. Harry Reyner, Nolan
Meyers and Aaron Mers, Of Newort
pNews: J. T.. Barth. A. Weinberg 8.
weinberg. A. Walters. l. G. Strauss
iand Albert Shnltz of Staunton: Joseph
spigei. Weinstein. l. Simon. p. For
E>1
schlossberg, Sam Spigel, c. M. Gug-
genheimer, and M Harrison Of Roa-
noke: A. L. Rosenstock. Edward
fhgenbi nn, Sol Cooper. Sam Reinach
Abe Gilman, and Nathan Straus. of
feterspurg: l.. Herman. Louis Kauf-
man, Moses Roman. Max Sonnenberg.
L. Berman. Harry Hirsch, Jacob
Cohen, and NJ BOSNIAN, Of DanvilIe:
Isaac Fass, B. zir. l. KooIx. and
Nathan Crookin. of Portsmouth.
The American Jewish Relief COM
mittee, with which the local bodies
VIII operate, has raised through
out the United States since the
spring of 1917. total Of almost
$50, ooo, 600, which has been snent 10
feheve the starving of Europe with
out discrimination as race or religion
The sum of s35.00o.oo0 is being
sought .or this work in 1919, Among
national committeeman are such well
known men as Jacob Fl Schiff. Louis
Marshall Nathan Staus. Felix M
| WarhuTg, Julius Rosenwald. and
Henry Morgenthnu The national d.
rector is Henry II. Rosenfet.
virginia hasS already given proof Of
what splendid achievement she ia
capable in Richmond, where between
5000 and 100000 was raised in n
z Il
tunds last March. The hearty co
operation of Jews and Jews to re
neFe the suffering in Europe was a.
feature OF the campaign, the chairman
| OF which was A. l.. Strauss
! Inc money given by Richmond. In
conjunction with that already con-
triouted by other cities and states
had provided the funds to keen
several hundred thousand children
awe in Eastern European countries.
according to reports Just received from
Df' Boris Bogen. the Jewish relief
commissioner at Warsaw. Poland.
More than 100000 has been spent
IN Poland alone, since the beginning
OF the year, by the official American
Jewish Relief agencies Fifty milk
stations for children have been opened
In Poland. thirty in wilma. and a cor
responding number in other cities
Relief is given to Jews and nom
Jews. without religious or racial dis
elimination
our trusted investigators abroad"
states national director Henry Fl
Rosenfelt. inform us that hundreds
OF thousands OF both Jews and nom
Jews throughout Eastern Europe are
alive today who would have starved
long ago but for the timely relief sent
from America. But aid must be sent
for some months vet lest these peo-
pie perish. Hence the urgency of our
coming appeal to Virginians."