The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-23
RELIEF WORKERS
 TOBEG|N DRIVE
Committee Confident That Campaign Will Be a
 Big Success

reaching a goal that has been set the leaders in the drive of the American Jewish relief in Birmingham and throughout this district in behalf of the suffering Jews of central and eastern Europe will start work this morning.
 Telegram received Sunday from Montgomery by Jacob Burger, who is chairman of the Birmingham com mittee, was to the effect that the goal of s50000 was assured in that city and Dr. M. Newfield, who went to Tuscaloosa, and will spend Mon- day there. is confident that the Jew ish and non-Jewish citizens will be most liberal
 MT. Burger announces a donation of $500 by Otto Marx, who resides in New York, though his citizenship has been almost all his life in Bfrmiug- ham, Mir. Marx, of course, is being called upon by the committee in New York, but the donation here Is in ad- dition to the amount, and indicates that he is anxious that his home city shall make most favorable show ing in the greatest and most neces- sary drive that ever was put forth by this or any other similar commit tee.
 The various committees are com posed of earnest citizens, many of whom have received personal infor- nation AS to the great distress and suffering in Europe. Each committee has territory to cover and the peo- pie to be called upon are expected to1be acquainted with the objects of the drive
 The appeal which MT. Burger and ms associates are making is for funds to relieve the distress of tba .l a raf NE land, Galicia and neighboring coun- tries, where the hardships brought on by the war and the aftermath have not been allayed.
 The various committees which were named in The Age-Hera1d sunday will start out at 9:s0 o'clock from the general headquarters at POPS First avenue.
 One of the most encouraging let- ters received, in advance of the drive. was from a sympathizer, indieatinr 2 just how men and women feel sheut the conditions in Europe and the ex- pression from the heart Is appre- ciated, donation of $50 being sent. Ihe letter was from Mrs. Esther ohelton, residing at Sixteenth ave- nue and Fifteenth street.
 When it became known that the dr1Ve would be made in Alabama dur ing this month, Gov. r. F. Ktlby wrote letter to 1. Well, state chair man of the Jewish war relief drive Tn the state, extending his ardent wishes for success. Said the gov ernor' Wear Mir. Veil; It has come tc my notice that a national appeal for funds for the relief of the Jewish war sufferers in eastern Europe will be made during the week of January yH To . state of Alabama, I wish to extend my ardent wishes for the success of this worthy cause. It is difficult for us who live in comparative bounty and prosperity to realize the dire distress which prevails in other sec- tions of the world. still staggering from the effects of the war. Anthem tic reports have, however, convinced me of the terrible conditions which still exist. under which your CO., religionists are the worst sufferers. Your efforts and those of your fel- low workers are sure to accomplish notable results, and I bespeak for you the hearty cooperation of our entire citizenship. both Gentle and Jew.
 T am confident the people will show a generous helping hand, and that the cause will meet with it's merited success. Yours sincerely,
 THOMAS D. KILBY. Governor"
 The committee named to solicit the merchants of the Jewish faith fin the smaller communities throughout the Birmingham district have communi- cated with many of these people all ready and expectations are there will be healthy responses. The commit tee is composed of s. Sewelovitz, chairman; Jake Levine, Ike Abelson. Sam Ginsburg. r. Jaffe and B. F. Eze- kie1, secretary.
 "I feel confident that Birmingham's goa4 will be reached and the peo- pie, knowing the terrible distress that is on in central and eastern Eu- rope, will come forward literally and donate" said Jacob Burger, who Is heading the drive this week. Many of our people have had communica- tions from people they know or through distant relatives anent the great suffering, and while there have been many subscriptions made to this and that drive, this is one that appeals as no other cause ever did, women and children, old ana young men, hundreds of every sex and age. those who were well off and those who were poor before the war, are now in the same category, in dire distress, suffering from the necessities, without raiment and starving to death. The appeal comes across the waters in all of it's horri- ble details, the bangs of hunger are wrecking minds and body and deaths are innumerable in the stricken country. It is, up to us people to come to the succor of these unfortu- nate people, and Birmingham and the entire Birmingham territory is going to respond as it never did before"