Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-21
JEWISH RELIEF DRIVE
GIVEN IMPETUS HERE
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The speaker rSiated SeVerai III
stances Of VIC enca that h has seen
and told OF the pogiams OF 1915 IN
her own home city, when $40 jews
were massacred III three Jays anu
the remainder of the population was
compelled to fee to avoid a slmliar
fate. Her simple narrative OF these
scenes OF torture, murder and suf-
fering Brought home keenly the aW-
full situation existing in those coun-
tries at present. Tales Of a peopia
caught between two armies, driven
from their homes prosecuted LOT
wears, aud then returning to ma
thsir villages burned to the ground
were alss rela,ec with telling force.
Miss May said that children had
been murdered before their parents
eyes and that torture and violence
were common incidents. She then
described the wandering threngs OF
homeless, penniless refugees, from
time to time prosecuted merely pc
cause they are Jews, n closed
with an appeal to the Jews of Perth
Amboy to come through in the cam
paign and contribute freely TO the
relief fund to be raised.
Other Speakers
The dinner was prepared and
served by Herman Silverman, "a
local caterer. and was Kosher ~
character. Harry S, Medinets acted
as toastmaster and Immediately af-
ter dinner introduced Rabbi Eugene
| Kohn. Mr.. Medinets referred to
the conditions of famine and suffer-
ing among Jews overseas and stress
ed the need for instant aid. lie
| announced Perth Amboy'S quota In
the coming drive for funds ana
pointed out the purpose of last
| nights affair, which was to present
the situation to the people of Perth
| Amhoy and pledge the support oil
the representative Jews of the city.
Rabbi Kohn confined his remarks
to a comparison of conditions here
and in Russia, evidenced, he pointed
| out, by the excellent dinner eaten
by the workers, and the tales OF
| starvation and hardship as related
by persons who had been through
the affected areas. He recalled times
when many of those present were
not as we'll fixed financially as al
present and exhorted his people to
| seek additional Happiness through
giving their money freely for the
| relief of their brethren abroad.
Isaac Alnern was the next speaker
and he describe. conditions as he
had s%eeu<their, on his trip abroad last
summer. He toll of rich men re-
duoed to tesgary and the poor re-
duced te starvation, misery and Vio-
llence and emphasized the need which
exists, calling for sacrifice by the
Jews of this city. Mr.. Alpern said
that after this drive the Jews of this
| city would not be Judged by the
money they had accumulated or
their business prominence. but by the
way they came across in this CAM
paign.
Former Judge William Newcorn,
1 of Piainfield, also spoke. He told or
organization wor1. he had done in
connection with tho movement and
spurred the people OF this city to get
behind the coming drive and put II
oysr. not for 100000. but for as
mut.h as they could raise. He sketch
cd the constructive and Temporary
relief already done abroad and told
what could be done with the add.
tional money now being raised.
Following the address Is Chairman
Medinets announced his plan OF
campaign. T~wenty-three team cap
tains have been named and they will
reach every Jew in the city. Mr.,
Medinets said every Jew in Perth
Amboy had been card indexsd and
that a personal appeal would be
made in each case
A resolution pledging the support
OF those present was presented by
Leo s. ~I.owenkopf and vas unani-
mously adopted.