Evening journal., 1923-01-13
ALL jews To
AID PALESTINE
Will Open Campaign To-
morrow in Interest of
$4,000 Fund
BANQUET BEFORE
PUBLIC MEETING

o. Attention and interest Of the Jew
ish Community OF Wilmington IS
centered on the banquet in the Hotel
dupont and the mass meeting in the
Majestic Theatre tomorrow night
marking the opening of the $4,000
campaign for the Palestine Founda-
ton Fund. Keren Hayesood, in Will
mington. Close TO $50 have pledg-
ed their attendance at the banquet
which will be held in the grill room
of the hotel at o'clock. The mass
melting at tn Majestic will start at
$50 O'Clock. No contributions will
'ebe accepted at this public meeting.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the reception committee.
headed by Mrs. A. Goberman and
DR.. Albert Robin, associate chair
man OF the campaign, 10 receive
Mrs. Richard Gottheil and DR.. Ma
'than Ratnoff, principal speakers at
the banquet and mass meeting. Mrs.
Gottheil and DR.. Ratnoff, who are
coming from New York, will be met
NJ the French street station and es-
corted to the hotel.
Theodore Grant. associate chair
man OF the drive. issued a statement
yesterday in which ne expounded the
historical method on which contri-
buttons for the Palestine Foundation
Fund are based. He makes Il plain
that the Kt1 en- Hayesood declines to
make its appeal on the ground of
charity. Mr.. Grant brings out thatl
the traditional Maaser principle
which required a tenth part or 1.-THE
-of capital or income be obligated 20
the support OF the government. IS en-
ployed. To realize the Maaseri
principle TO the fullest extent per-
mitted by circumstances, the Keren
Hayesood adopted a resolution
whereby a contributor to the Keren I
IIayesood must pay S25 annually.
Mr.. Grants statement in part fol- !
lows:
"The Reren Hayesod declines TO
make its appeal TO the sentiment OF
charity.
"A commonwealth cannot be Gre
ated by charity; a people cannot be
redeemed by philanthropy.
Shall the cause OF the Jewish
Restoration come as a humble sup
plant and beg aims from the very
people whose salvation It seeks 20
accomplish?
The foregoing brief outline makes
clear the magnitude Of the mission
% the Keren Hayesod. Its method
IS equally great and inspiring.
The method is based on the i'm
.7emorial Jewish tradition of Msa-
ser.
"Maaser IS the tenth part OF the
1.-THE OF the capital or income, which !,
every Jew Is obligated for the bene-
NJ OF all Israel. From the earliest
partiarchal days. through all per-
iOds of Jewish greatness and glory
and Jewish martyrdom and humili
alton. Maaser has been the means
by which Jewish communal and so 3
cial life has been maintained |
Whether used for the support of
priests and Levites, or for the re-
lief OF the stranger and the father
less and the widow that are within
thy gates; for the victims Of per- J
secution and expulsion. or for the
maintenance of the Kehillah and its J
institutlons-the fundamental pur- q
pose has always been the same; to
provide for the higher interests, the ;
national interests of the Jewish peo- v
pie.
How was this tax collected? The (
Jews IN the Diaspora had no external =
power TO compel payment. But a
was paid by self-compul- I
sion, by the moral power OF the
great tradition and the great need. +
The Keren Hsyesod has revived
the inspiring tradition. The Maa-
ser call now goes hand in hand with 2
the message of Guelah. The Jews n
will bring the Afaaser into the great q
national storehouse, the Keren ,,
G
Plans for tho opening Of the cam
paign will be completed at a meeting !
tomorrow morning of team captains =,
and workers. This meeting will be =,
held IN the auditorium OF the Jewish =,
Community Center and will start at
IL O'Clock. N