The Denver Jewish news., 1925-02-26
Dr.. Chain Weizmann's
Appeal Brings Results
shp-This Fund Provides Fellowship as Memorial
For Son-PrOgram of Foundation Is Open to All
Students of World of Every Race, Color and Greed.

HN'N iflh lIs hilI N'lANllnU
opening the New York Kcrcn liaycsot
cash campaign for million dollars il
Carnegie Hall last Monday night strucl
Il note Of intense seriousness In vivid
portrayal Of the life Of European JcwrN
which evoked greater response thnr
any Of the impaSsi0ncd appeals which
characterized the opening Of previous
campaigns. Nearly u quarter Of II mil
lion dollars In advance contributions
was announced hy the Chairman Of the
meeting. Morris Rothcnhcrg. OF hi,
sum $4,000 had been raised at d
special meeting of the Board Of Iii
rectorS on Thursday. February l2lh
which was addressed hy Dr. Wcizmann
and Colonel kisch, and was attended
10y many ont Of town members.
one Of the features Of the response
was general and remarkable raising
Of the level of subscriptions. 50 that
for the first time in the history Of
the fund, three $4,000 contributions
were recorded; one by Samuel INTER
myer the president, The second by Ben
iamin Winter and the third by Max
lIlumberg. The latter twN were chosen
associate trcaSurcrS of the campaign
The audience which packed Carncgi,
Hall TO The doors. listened with tense
interest to the address of Dr. Wciz.
mann and thc campaign leaders Old
campaigncrs declared that n new spirit
has arisen IN the attitude towards
giving for Palestine, n spirit of consci'
Gus responsibility which would reflect
itself in II bigger cash total than mt
any time in the history of the fund
The keynote of DR. WeizmannS addreS,
was the pressure on the gates Of Pal
cStinc and the great responsibility and
opportunity which faced the Jews OF
The world, in which American Jewry
must take the lead
The meeting was addressed by the
chairman. Morris Rothcnberg, who is
NJ the head of the National Board oi
Directors. as well as by Carl Sherman
ex-Attorncy General of New York
State and Judge Albert Cohen, two OF
the three associate chairmen. Judg,
Alexander GeiSmar. the third associat,
chairman was prevented from attend
ing. but sent message. message
was also received from Samuel INTER
myer now in Florida.
Another speaker vas Julius Miller
president of the Borough of Manhattan
who appeared at a Zionist gathering
for the first time. Louis IipSky, DR.
Schmarya Levin and Colonel kiscl
brought the New Palestine vividly he
fore the audience. The meeting hear,
also reports on the campaign frcn
Morris 4. Icldin. the Campaign Di
rector. as well aS from the leaders oI
the various sections. Some Of the larg
er contributions which were announced
were the following:
Samuel Untermycr, $4,000: Ben
inmim Winter. $1,000: Max Blumherg
$4,000: Nathan Straus, $500; Kerei
Uaycsod Womcn's League, SO 600; A
Iiebovitz and family, $500: Hermann
Conhcim, $1,000: Jacob GOcll, $1,000
Jacob SiCgcl, 5000; Anonymous
5000; Israel NIatz. 5000; Pincu
Glickman. $3.50; Morris Polsky
81 800: A. Rosenberg. 81, 300; Loui
Germain $50; David Epstein, $1,000
Estate of George Epstein, $1,000
Bernard Crnusman. $1,000; Philil
Iuria. $1,000; Morris Sendar. Sl,5m
ISaacp Ipp, $1,000; Isaac Meister
$1,000: Mrs. Jacob Sicgcl, $1,000
Michael Sulit. $1,000; Samuel Barnett
$1,000: NJ. Kiss, $500: and $. j. Vein
stein. $500.
Dr. Wcizmann was given a arousin
ovation when he rose to speak but h
himself cut short the demonstration
and spoke as follows:
Since my last visit to this countr
! have been in Palestine, the lam
which is now the main hope of th
Jewish wandercr. and on my way t
aud from Palestine ! stopped in va
ri0us European countries and observe
closely the life of the Jewish pc0pl
living in them. | desire to report I
YOU some of my Impressions Of lewis
life. more particularly in its cconomi
aspect, first in Europe. second in Pa
eStinc.
Il shall not dwell on those Jew
ish communities which are numerica
ly small and for that reason do ne
present as serious problem as do III
others. although even such communltie
like the Cne in Italy are now face
with problems, as Jews, which the
have not known for centuries, 70
owing to the Fascist policy of religion