The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1921-03-30
WEST DENVER RELIEF COMMIT.
TEE
Weekly Report,

| the past Few weeks mas proven great
success. $500 was sent to the Cen
trail Jewish Relief committee of New
York as our contribution TO the MatZo
Fund and $500 was sent to the Peo-
pies Relief committee of New York
for general relief purposes of Euro
lean sufferers.
A large shipment of clothes is being
Iuade this week to New York to the
Peoples Relief committee TO he ex
ported to Europe.
Since both drives were conducted
by practically handful of men it Is
praiseworthy to note their work. and
their self-sacrifice was marvellous. The
workers feel very much delighted with
The generous response of the Denver
people for both drives.
Owing to the devotion and effort OF
our regular workers in behalf of the
drives our weekly collections were
greatly neglected and we, therefore
call upon you workers, as well as
donors, to bear in mind that the need
in Europe has never been greater than
it is today. The suffering from star
walton and disease has NOT diminished
in the least. Their hands are stretch.
ed forth to us for assistance. The cry
for bread reverberates thru the world.
What will be your response. men an''
women of Denver?
1t has been proven in the past that
To-, nj, -nSupnl
ed very generously to the European re-
lief but our greatest difficulty has
been in getting collectors. Our work,
for the past six years. has been con
Quoted by very limited number OF
men who have been carrying the bur.
den of this organization and cxertins
the noblest and the best that is IN
them; practically sacrificing them
selves and their businesses for this
cause. The workers of the West Den
yer Relief committee are not tired
nor will they be so as long as the
cry for help will continue to come
from the other side. but we realize
that the cry today is much greater
than it has been in the past. More
people in Europe suffer today thar
they did hence our assistance render
ed them must necessarily be much
greater, and. in order to do so. we need
more men more workers, more collec-
tors and we urge you good men and
women of West Colfax and iinplore
you to come to our meetings which
are held every Monday night at the
Old Talmud Torah and take part II
the noble work. Go out to collect. for
1t is your people, our people. on,
babes and our women who starve ana
suffer.
Mr., Phil Ragooland has resigned as
Recording Secretary of the West Den.
yer Relief committee. This leaves
noble job open and we ASK all the gen
er6us men, capable of doing secretaria'
work for this committee. to come 10
our next meeting and volunteer for
this position. Let all capable ones
come. if we cannot make you all secre-
taries we assure you that we viii hs
able to take care of you IN some other
capacity. more especially in the ca
pacity of a house to house collector.
We undertake to teach you, in very
short time. how to become n collector
for the West Denver Relief commit
tee and how to go about every Sunday
in all kinds of weather, from hOuss
to house and collect nickles, dimes and
Quarters for the European sufferers
We have men in our midst who have
been doing this work for the past
six years and are still continuing it
Aren't you as good as they are? Is
your heart different than theirs?
RespOnd-get active at once.
Our crop of Purim Masqueraders,
consisting of children. guided by few
elders. again went out for the relief
with the following results:
Molly Gardenswartz. 21c; Morri.
Suson. &c; Messrs. Sam Shames
Sam Spall and Lyman Spall, $500:
Harry Katz and friends, SS.31 under
supervision of Jacob Shames; Mollie
Zeppelin, David Winognrd. Morris
weitZman. Willie Goldstein and Sam
Zeppelin SJO.1S; Morris Rubin. MI
Milzer and Miss Miller, S3.76; Jewish
Little Helpers. $45.47: S. Cooper and
Sam Rosen. S1.00; NJ. Cohen anG
Philip Falick, S1.O0; Dave Pullman.
25c; Ida Katchen. soc; Simon Zwie'
bel. Leon Kaufman. Ben KatZ and
George Rubin, $500. Report of furth
err contributions to the MatZo Fund
from members of the Il. b. Lodge to
DR.. Spivak, SG3OO: Young Judea. $50
Mr.. II. Myers, Ault Colorado. SO
Jacob Klein. Fort Collins, Colo. 50
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