The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-03-20
Jewish Rslief Fund
Surpasses any Former Effort


New York, March ls.--Actual cash
and pledges totalng $14,OO9,624.19 in
hand, and y total of $17,310,000 as
sured by April i, is the record of the
national campaign for 1000, 900 for
relief Of Jewish war. pogrom and fam
Inc sufferers in Eastern Europe, Ma
tional Chairman Davis A. Brown an
nounced tonight in a preliminary re-
port. Eight of the 4S states are still
to. complete their campaign. Over
1000, 900 WAS given by non-Jews, Mr..
Brown said, in this enterprise which
surpasses any humanitarian effort by
the Jews or America.
"This result says Mr.. Brown in
| summing up, "is surely a wonderful
demonstration Of human sympathy of
which Americans and Jews in partic-
ular may well feel proud, especially
as it came as time of acute eco.
nomic depression, following period
of unexampled expansion and pros
perity.
Throughout the length and breadth
of the land the Jews Of America have
rallied to the call Of their leaders as
at no other time during the past seven
years."
Mr.. Brown made his report public
before returning to his home in De-
troit, where he will conclude the cam
paign. He has been at his desk at
national headquarters here since the
opening of the big drive early last Oc-
tober, when he cancelled European
trip to assume the craftsmanship.
Practically every state" declares
the report, "has either raised or ex-
ceeded it's quota The only exceptions
have been where the economic condi-
tions were such that our people were
absolutely unable to raise the
amount"
The extraordinary character of the
Jewish effort is shown in an analysis
of previous relief campaigns present
ed in the report 1t says:
beginning in 1914, there was pro-
jected throughout this country Sc
ries of campaigns, many of which had
, back Of them the government Of the
United States, as we'll as the govern
ments Of our allies. Some of them
mad straight patriotic appeal, and
all were conducted during period of
the greatest prosperity this country
} has ever known. Yet the larges;
amount of money raised per capita
during this period was approximately
$1.50. Some of the campaigns pro,
duced per capita as low as Sc. others
l0c, 25c and Soc
} The two previous large Jewish re.
lief campaigns, in 1918, and 1919
20, Mr.. Brown pointed out, produced
$ln.0oO.ooo and S12,OOO,OOO respec.
lively, the latter being non-sectarian
appeal. He continued:
During both of these campaigns
we were either in the midst of the
war, with the, spirit of giving devel.
oped to an unusually high point, or we
had condition of prosperity which
lent itself very / asily towards giving
} literally. sr--r
II when the campaign of 1921 was
projected, this country had reached
the lowest ebh economically that il
had touched in eight years. Non-em.
ployment was widespread throughout
the country, there were failures by
the thousands. Yet the 10000 Jews
of this country have contributed near
ly Sc per capita, as compared with
$3.50 and $4.O0 respectively in their
previous campaign. When we con.
slider the further fact that the Jews
of this country have participated most
literally in every non-sectarian ap-
peal, there can be only one conclusion
that we have measured up to our re-
sponsibility; that we stand ready at
all times to do our duty as Jews and
as citizens of this country.
| "The response to the appeal made
on behalf of our suffering brethren in
Eastern Europe is proof to the world
that the interest of the Jew in the suf-
fering Of his people is not dependent
on his own prosperity"
| On behalf Of his associates Chair
man Brown pays special tribute to
"The many non-Jews who have not
cnly given of their money to the ex-
tent Of over a million dollars, but who
have supported us in every way"
Last, but not least" he adds, "we
want to thank the newspapers of this
country which have given us freely
OF their valuable space, and which
have been ready at all times to tell
the story in such manner as to bring
forth the greatest response"