Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31
|j15,000 FOR THE
JEWISH FUND HERE
THIS Goal Has Been Set as vii.
mlngton's Share OF the Total
REQUIRED.

XNiirly n>cd "a the Contribution OF inc
Jews at Wilmington 60 the fund TO
hslr rebuild Palestine a. the Jewish
national homo.
a,rr.d hy tho visit OF members ~
th. ,'nlcs'lno Commission on Thurs
dHy. whom they described the ungh
,cnd,lona under which the millions
uf Jews In Eastern Europe were living,
prominent Jews of this city ycster-
day hor,n whirlvind drive tot funds.
a. sssisl w "a. colonization and de
Neioumsut uf the Holy land and make
iossillr haven for thcir brethren
ah,urd
With sio.ooo pledged Thursday nisht.
efforts WIN be directed hY team cap.
,,ina % visit every jewish family I'm
ihls rity and point out the most scri-
uus needs confronting the Jewish ma
ilon. 20 mako up this city's quota. at
least sib.ooe win have to be raised.
The nrst campaign meeting was
hold yesterday afternoon ut lunch
.cn m tho Hotel du ront William
'rurkis. who Together With his brother,
l.ouln rophia, is directing the cant
paisn mndc n stirring appeal 60 the
mon and women present 60 strive
a. tho utmost Go enlist tho financial
sld ~ usvrv jewish famlly in this city
In hrMi'f Of the Palestine cause.
"thr iewish people who wont con-
irihu,cN o. tho cause. when matters
are 90 kuch critical state Cor their co.
roiik lonlsta abroad are only hurting
,hcmsrlvc- Mr.. Topl,is asserted
iairhi team captains were chosen at
ycst,r,lnyH meeting. They arr Mrs
Louis l,Hphoclson. Joseph kanotsky
Harry Cohen, nr. \. n. krcshtco VI. Mrs
Esther rophis. Harry rciubcre. Peter
ielnhcre. ilcrry kaufman and Mrs
Louis SiunskN. \ number of workers
viii nlirn themselves With each cap.
inln end with hundreds vf plcdv,
tnrds and the NAMES ct pcrsoua O.
AlHN Viil mako an intensive canvass
u ihu Huilfo viiN.
l'ur the saiv uf convenience WI,
lmm T6pkia ~, idcd the rltv into sis
dalflrts thc section east OF Marko
Hirpvi. north of Sixth and that soutl
uf sixth street. thu section west o
! Market street north and south o
n elNth pirret, tho boulevard section
comprising Eleventh etrcct bridge vi
,luity ard the THIRD street bridge Vi
entity
Donations icts than s25 for IN,
,gar 1899 viii not be taken. accord
iuk 90 instructions 90 tho woikert
from the New York unce. Th,
Nsron liaNcsud Palestine Foundation
Fund under whose auspices the cam
painn it hclrg bold has taken az a.
fiunen, "ro liuild t'p Palestine Casua
charity WIN No, suffice" D."
ip nr eloquent plea Go the workers
William Tuphis uaid tho appeal " Z,
the heart nnd conscience 90 the 1cw
lsh pcuplv
We've got 90 giye. We viii riv
ara .aorlncc. he said. Ito related
ssiiun that he had had viii
Professor otto Warhurg. member a
ihs ial,stlre Commierlon. iu., prio
go the ia'ters departure from thi
eit, Tho firde 90 the l<cren Nsycso,
arc 80 low, Professor Wsrhuru tol,
Nv. turklr, that the amount 80 vhos
purchased and sont 20 the pioneer. n
inies'ino had % be- cut virtually Il
hair. aud has brought heartrcndin
epr.sls from the people IN peiestin,
"rhc need II immediate" said Nj
fupkis. Wilmington. although max
ina its pledge for tho year 1eee mus
seek a. pat into the kcrcn ilayoso
fund tioe IN cash. as soon as pos
rihio. 20 a. 90 relieve tho immcdlat
wants of the chaiusim ,pionocrs) {
rnlcstlnc.'
Touching on the critical state q
ralr-,lncr future under the Rrltis
mandate Mr. roptis said that u
hanging by a hair. Tho british mar
date viii hold or fall IN proportion {
iho support that wc American Jew
a.
mann, tho Zionist leader. told nj
when be was here q few months az
tlNi when the nalfour declaration wa
made, he had made the pledge ths
the jews VIII come 10 the aid 90 Pa
s~linc ana 500 that its future Wa
settled hy wholohoarisd support ,
tho nriiish mandate We must uphol
the hand ~ pr. Mcizmann; we mui
uphold the homeland of tho Jews az
go everything IN our power 90 attaI
vhnt we have been striving for z,
nou wears.
N YOU team workers so Il a Icv
ish family, We don't want YOU
compel q 60 give. Every Jow mn
nive of his own volltlon. lie or 81
innfs raerlncc Ger tho suffering lev
ish pcuplr ~ Eastern Europe"
u was decided that tomorrow a
.irrnoon M O'Clock meeting vi
No held IN the Hotel du poni. at whic
the feports oi teams win be receive
The whlrivnd drive vill be conclad,
Monday uirhi. with dinner at whic
the totals 81 pledges VIII be announce
n ves uriNinaliN intended 10 have a
campaign continue for week, b'
\ q VIVA decided Yesterday that an Il
icnslNc cnnyass of three dsys VIII
mont effective.
rnortu VIII be made 20 obtain FRO
'Nerv one who plcduos cash pa.
n'ntr uf a pert uf the shms pledge
49, fhnf the money may he immediate
sent 60 Palestine fcr use IN relief