Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-02
JEWISH RELIEF
FUND GROWING
It 10 Expected That tho Full
Amount Will be Raised by
Tonight.

approximately So,ZVV was TNibcu Dy |
Jews OF Wilmington over tho week. |
end towards tho campaign OF the Ker-
en- Hayesod-Palestinc Foundation |
Fund--for the upbuilding OF Palestine
ms tho Jewish national homo. This
brought the total OF Wilmington's con-
tribution TO $4,000.
Today whirlwind drive will be
held To reach tho $4,000 quota set by
the Jews OF this city to help develop
their ancient homeland.
Inspired by the responses OF tho Jew
ish people TO tho campaign tho past
two days, team captains and workers
at a meeting in the Hotel du Pont
yesterday afternoon, made their plans
to complete tho campaign tonight
Every Jewish family will be canvassed
and be asked to contribute as much
rs possible to tho Palestine fund
Teams were cautioned by the leaders
OF the campaign not TO accept less
than s25. This is the minimum sum
set by Jews Of tho world to build UP
Palestine. The method of contribu-
tiou Is based on tho ancient Biblical
custom OF maasor or tithc. whereby
Jews in oiden times sacrificed one
tenth OF their earnings To the cause
OF Israel.
There are hundreds OF Jews In this
city who will be visited today by the
campaign workers. and by tonight II
is expected that tho drive Will 20 over
the $4,000 goal. Each OF the nine
teams viii make an intensive canvass
OF the districts assigned 10 them, and
tonight at n dinner in the Hotel du
Pont win render complete reports.
William Topkis. who presided Mt
yesterdays meeting. which also COM
bined n o'clock tea. made n strong
Plea TO all workers TO do their utmost
TO mako the campaign a success. He
said that while the response thus far
has been gratifying. thousands OF dol
/ lars I'm pledges must bc raised--and
that quickly. lie and his brother
/ Louis Topkis, who IS chairman OF the
local committee OF the Eeren Hayesod
particularly stressed the fact that nc
contribution less than SIS should be
accepted. as IL is contrary 10 the pro-
gram mapped out for the upbuildins
of Palestine. II was pointed out that
! in making pledges it Is not necessary
TO pay the entire amount, but Just
one-fourth, and the rest IL paid out in
j installments during the rest OF tho
year.
!. Pledges reported yesterday range'
form $500 down 10 s2S. Among TN
larger contributors were Mrs. Morri
Levy. $500; Max Keil. 5000; Mrs. II
Woltors. 5000; Goldstein Brothers
500; Louis Fishman, 500: Max Shor
, bokow. 500; Nathan Levy, 800.
: The voluntary contribution OF s.
from II. Klcitz a Brother. who are no
, Jews. ELECTED applause from those at
tending the meeting.
, The work OF the women campaig
= workers in braving the cold and Wis
= iting their co-relicionists and appeal
: ing for funds won the commendatio
3 q the officials OF the Keren Hayeso,
I Applause greeted tho aHaouncemer
by Mrs Lewis Raphelson, captain {
Team No. !. that she and her teaI
mates had raised sl.25o IN pledge
Other members OF Mrs. Raphaelson
team are Mrs. II. 4. Fink. Mrs. J. GOLD
stein, Mrs. II. Cohen. Mrs. Lou
Sklut and Mrs. Max Darevski.
Mrs. Louis Topkis. captain OF Tear
No. 5, reported pledges amounting
s775 and had the distinction OF r.
coiving S522 in cash of this amour
, the largest in proportion than an
other team captain. The members {
her team are Mrs. Harry Feinber,
: Mrs. II. kanofsky, Miss Maria
Schwartz.
Among other team reports Al
: Rounced We're 1915 by Captain Jo.
eph Kanofsl<y OF Team No. ., whic
=. consists OF L. Victor Topkis. Georl
Slonsky. Albert Bunin, Leslie Stor
: and Solomon Margoline; s475 fro
y. Captain Harry Cohen OF Team No.
!. which consists Of Max Darvesld; s5t
from Captain Peter Feinberg Of Tes
No. Z, which consi SITS OF Louis Leib'
witt; s175 from Captain Harry kau
man of Team No. S. which consis
of Bernard Weinstock, Louis Ro
enblatt and Peter Lisern; s615 fro
= Captain Mrs. Norman Slonslky
n Team No. .. which also made an ei
= yiable record as a womans team. TIL
d team consists OF Mrs. h. Sharr. Nh
a Sarah Brown. Mrs. I. Greenblatt, al
d Miss Rosal!e A. Hillershon. Tea
d captains who did not make repor
Il but who viii do so today are DR.. /.
a Kreshtool and Harry Feinberg.
Addresses at the meeting we
le mado by Louis and William Topk
IS Isadore Rothman Of Philadelph
10 chairman OF the finance committee
n the Keren Hayesod. and leadil
J. Zionist and Jacob j. Hoffman, Ker
al FIayesod director for Eastern Pen
sylvania, Delaware and southern NJ
n Jersey.