Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-29
ZION LEADERS
HONORED HERE
1000 Raised at Mass Meet
ing Here Making Grand
Total of $4,000
NOTED SPEAKERS HERE
Big Gain is Made in Cam
paign for $25, 900 Quoted
for This City

Last night marked an event In
the lives of the Jewish people of
this city that will be remembers
by them for years to come. This
event was the visit to this city of
two of the most distinguished figures
in the Zionism and the Jewish race
today. Nahum Sokolow. chairman
Of the executive committee World
Zionist Organization, AMI DIR. Alex
ander Goldstein, the eminent Rus
sian Zionist. who is associated with
Mr.. Sokolow in his mission in this
country. As the result of the big
Jewish mass meeting which was held
in the high school auditorium, $4,000
was raised which added to the $11.-
900 already subscribed to the Keren
Hayesod, or the Palestine Founda-
tion Fund makes a total of $4,000
subscribed to date towards the
Quota of $4,000 to be raised by the
Jews in this city.
Early yesterday morning the Jew
ish people began 10 get ready for
their distinguished visitors, the
stores of tLe various Jewish mer-
chants were decorated and the COM
mittee in charge os the arrangements
including the reception and meeting
In me high school, was busy COM
pleting the final plans. This COM
mittee was composed of Harry Medi-
nets. chairman: Rabbi Eugene Kohn
and Louis Rraines.
DIR. Goldstein and Mr.. Sokolow
were scheduled to arrive here on
the Pennsylvania train due at 5:17
o'clock, but through a mistake in
ent times, DR.. Goldstein arriving on
the 6:31 Pennsylvania train, while
Mr.. Sokolow, who came from a
meeting in Albany, N. Y, did not
arrive until IL o'clock. For this
reason it was within a few minutes
of midnight before the mass meet
ing came to an end.
When DIR. Goldstein, accompanied
by Morris Rothenoerg, Cne of the
American Zionist leaders. who acted
as chairman of the meeting, arrived
at the Central station they We're
met by about 100 Jewish people, in
Guiding the boy scouts and given 4
royal welcome. Twenty automobiles
conveyed the visitors and reception
committee to the New Packer House
where they were welcomed by Mayor
William C. Wilson and his commit
tee.
Following the usual introduction,
dinner was served to forty people in
the dining room of the hotel. the
same having been prepared by Mr..
and Mrs. Silverman, assisted by the
Packer House management, and was
strictly Kosher. During the dinner
Mayor Wilson greered the guests and
expressed the desire that they spend
a most enjoyable evening IN the city.
He urged the committee to spare no
effort in supporting the visitors and
in making their star here a pleasant
and memorable one. He said he
felt that the Jews of Perth Amboy
would again do their duty as they
have in ths past and regretted that
il would be impossible for him to at
tend the meeting in the high school
as he had a previous engagement.
Rabbi Eugene Kohn thanked the
mayor for his cooperation and his
kindly spicit towards the Zionist
movement.
The meeting in the high school
aucitorium began about $3.50 O'Clock
| and continued for more than three
hours. Much of the time. however
was taken up with obtaining contri-
| buttons TO the Keren Hayesod. The
lneeting was opened by Rabbi Kohn,
who acted as temporary chairman'
| The first number of the program
was the singing of the Star Span
gled Banner and 'Hatikvak," the
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