The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-02
WEIZMANN RECEIVING EN-
THUSIASTIC WELCOMES IN
JEWISH COM M u NIT1 E S
ALL, OVER COUNTRY.
Mid Western Cities Responding Gen
erously to Palestine Appeal-Leader
to Visit Eastern Cities in May. New
York Campaign Already Exceeds Cash
Results Of Last Year.

hOrN Nanp6isn shTedOy ENSVeuS y N"sn
Results Of Last Year.
With Chicago rs first stop on his
way from New. York. where ne left the
campaign for the Keren HnyesOd in full
swing in the hands of Judge Bernard
A. Rosenblatt as Chairman, Dr. Chain
Weizmann. President of the World
Zionist Organization and tireless cam
paiener for Palestine. is making
whirlwind circuit of the principal cities
of the Middle West and receiving en-
thusiastic ovations from the fiourishing
Jewish communities of that region. He
is proving himself most successful.
moreover in coming this enthusiasm
into hard cash for the Kercn Hayesod.
In Chicago more than 5000 people
came to greet him in the Auditorium
Hall on the platform of which sat
Julius Rosenwald. Rabbis Joseph Stolz,
NJ. Schwartz and Felix MendelsOhn. as
well MS other Jewish notables stec"s,iz-
~ Chicago Jcwry. ON the following
day the Zionist President was the guest
Of honor at banquet and both on this
occasion as well as at the Auditorium
meeting considerable sums were raised
tor the Keren Hayesod.
Campaigns in Middle West
ON April ~ and 81 DIR. Wcizmann was
the guest of the Jews of the Twin
Cities which accepted quota of $780,
600, and where the Regional Chairman
is DR. A. Lefk6witz. the Chairman for
Minneapolis, A. NJ. Berman. for ST.
Paul NJ Fineman, with Rabbi a. NJ.
Heller as Director.
In Milwaukee popular reception
will take place at the Plankington Hotel
with Mr.. Nat Stone. President of the
Federation, as chairman of the Recep-
tion committee. The banquet will he
held on April 2S with Robert Hess as
Toastmaster >and the following day a
mass meeting will take place at the
Municipal Auditorium. Milwaukee's
Quota is s75.O0o.
In Omaha, Nebr.. which DIR. WeiZ-
mann visited on April 20, the Recep-
ton committee consisted of n large num-
her Of prominent Jews and non-Jews
with the Mayor of Omaha and the Gov
ernor of Nebraska at the head. At the
Banquet which took place the same
dny In the Brandcis Restaurant Grill
room addresses. were delivered by DE-
Wcizmann and the Governor OF the
Stnte. Delegations were present at "a
mass meeting in the evening from the
surrounding cities including Sioux city.
Lincoln. Denver. st. Joseph, Kansas
city. Des Moincs. Fremont and Council
Bluffs.
Campaigns in East
Early In May DIR. Weizmann will he
hack on the Atlantic Const and on May
: he will open the campaign in Philn-
delphia where the outlook is reported
to be exceptionally promising and
where the well-known banker Charles
Lifshitz is the Campaign Chairman.
DIR. Wcizmann will remain in Phila-
delphia until May 10 when a mass
meeting will be held at the Metropoli-
tan Opera house.
On Sunday May 18th. DIR. WeiZmann
will he in Hartford where check for
$50 900 has been promised him at "a re-
ception which will he held In his honor.
In Boston he will Ike officially received
by the Governor of Massachusetts on
May IL. and on May II the Governor
of Rhode lisland will honor him in the
same way in the city of Providence.
In Newark. n. J. DIR. weizmann will
be received on May 2A Among those
who are taking an active interest in
the Campaign is Michael Hollander.
the most prominent Jew of the State.
In Baltimore DIR. Weizmnnn will ar
rive on Sunday the 9th. The work
there is under the leadership of Jacob
Epstein and a large sum for the keren
Hayesod is expected under this COM
petcnt leadership.
Among those who will participate in
the campaign in Cincinnati which DIR.
number of well-known men who have
hitherto been identified with the
Brandeis- Mack group. The committee
includes Prof David Newmark and
Rabbi James Heller among others.
New York OutdOing Itself
The figures of cash received in the
New York campaign which is still in
full swing and developing in new and
hitherto unproductive sections. reveal
the fact that last years totals for the
entire period have already been exceed
ed. Among the sections where unpre-
cedented efforts are being made are
New York's great East Side on the