Evening star., 1926-04-04
ZIONIST CAMPAIGN
TOSTART APRIL e
Mass Meeting to Launch Lo.
cal United Palestine Ap-
peal for $4,000.

DR.. ]. T. Loeb of the Ohev Sholem
Congregation and DR.. Louis j.
Schwefel of the Sixth Street Syna-
gogue and other orthodox Jewish
rabbis of Washington. viii devote SER
mons tomorrow and Tuesday. the
final days of the Passover, TO appeals
to their congregations for support OF
the Zionist campaign in this city for
$4,000.
The drive, known as the United
Palestine Appeal, is part OF tne ma
tional campaign to raise So,oVV,oVo
for the rehabilitation of Palestine TINS
year. OF this sum, $3,0OO.oO0 ALREADY
has been raised in large Jewish CEN
ters. The Washington campaign,
April 25 to May 5, is one of the last
to get under way.
Isidore Hersnfield, president of the
District Zionists and chairman or the
campaign committee, announced yes
terday that the local drive will be
launched with big mass meeting at
Central High School April 20, at
which Chain Nachman Bialik, the
Hebrew poet, will be the principal
speaker.
Rally Week Planned.
Bialik came to the United States
from Palestine several months ago
TO tell of conditions in Palestine and
10 show the need for American Jews
10 continue the work of rehabilita-
ton.
Louis Lipsky, president of the Zion
list organization of America, also VIII
speak at this rally. The following
week will be devoted to series OF
luncheons and meetings, ending with
a final campaign banquet at the jew
lsh Community Center, at which Rabbi
stephen S. Wise. chairman of the Ma
tional United Palestine Appeal, is eX-
peCted to he the honor guest.
Preliminary work of the campaign
already has been started under the d.
rection of Louis +. Spiegler, chair
man of the mems division, and Mrs.
John NJ. Safer, head of the women's $
division. Leaders Of Is of the work
ers' teams already have been deslg-
mated There will be at least 40 OF
these teams of 10 members each, as
this campaign will be the most con-
ceIted and intensive ever undertaken
by the Zionists in Washington, accord
ing to Mr.. Hershfield.
Personnel of Committees.
The personnel of the local campaign
committee is announced as follows:
Isidore Hershfield, chairman: Levi II.
David, Capt Julius [. Peyser, Harry
Sherry. Judge Milton Strasburger,
Harry Viner, Joseph A. Wilmer. vice
chairmen; Paul Himmelfarb, treas
urer; Abe Shefferman, secretary;
William MazO, financial secretary;
Simon j. Levin, regional director;
Louis +. Spiegler. chairman mems
division: Mrs. John NJ. Safer, chair
man women's division, and Mrs, Henry
A. Hirsh and Mrs. Isador Kahn, vice
Chairmen.
On the administrative committee are
the following prominent local Zionist
leaders: D. H. AIpher. Maurice
Bisgyer, Morris Cafritz. Bernard Dan
zansky, DR.. j. Davidson, S. Freedman,
NJ. Freilicoff, Morris Gartinkle, David
A Glushak, $. A. Golden, Arthur
Gottlieb, Jacob Hickman. DR.. NJ. A.
Helfgott, Zolman Henkin, Max Horen-
stein, Mr.. II. Hertzberg. II. Kur, DR..
j. r. Loeb. J. L. MaZo, Rev. Louis
Novick, Mrs. w. I. sOgus. Mrs. Henry
OXenberg, Mrs. Charles Pilzer, Max
Rhoade, Mrs. Frank Rosenberg, Mrs.
William Rosendorf. John NJ. Safer,
Mrs. l.. ]. Schwefel, Rabbi Schwefel,
j. B. Shapiro, Charles ]. Stein and
Morris Stein.