Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-20
RABBI WISE TO GIVE
CAPITAL ADDRESS
Will Be Principal Speaker at
Mass Meeting to Be
Held Monday.

Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of the Free
Synagogue of New York. noted Jewish
leader, will be the principal speaker at
mass meeting of Washington Jews
Monday evening at the Eighth Street
Temple.
DR.. Wise will speak on the situation
in Palestine, as he recently returned
from London, where he was in confer
ence with leaders of the World Zionist
Organization and British government
officials regarding the Arab outbreak.
Rudolph Behrend, chairman of the
local Palestine emergency relief COM
mittee, will act as chairman Monday
night. Other speakers will be Rabbi
Abram Simon of the Washington He
brew Congregation, who recently re-
turned from the World Zionist Congress
in Zurich, and Isidore Herschfield. for
mer president of the District Zionist
Organization.
Fund Progressing.
Excellent progress in raising funds
for Palestine relief is reported from the
emergency relief headquarters, at the
Jewish Community Center.
It was announced today that benefit
midnight performance will be held at
the Earle Theater Tuesday night at
1880, all the proceeds of which will be
turned over to the relief fund. The
regular prices of admission will prevail
Washington of the talking picture. Fast
Company" starring Mary Eaton and
SkeetS Gallagher. In addition AL Evans,
master Of ceremonies aG the Palace
Theater and several of the acts on next
weeks Palace program Will be presented.
All of the Jewish organizations in the
city are cooperating with the relief COM
mittee in promoting the benefit through
the sale of tickets and in other ways
raising funds for the cause.
The National Capital Lodge Of the
BIZ Abraham has just reported more
than 500 in contributions from its
members. The Social Workers Club, a
girls organization, gave $25 from its
treasury. More than 5000 for the cause
was netted by card party held Mon
d:y night at the Jewish Center by the
Junior HadaSsah and nearly $400 was
raised by the Senior HadasSah at a
recent card party.
$4,000 Is Raised.
1t is estimated that more than 5000
has been gathered for Palestine relief
from various sources and 1t is expected
that next weeks developments will con-
siderably augment this total
Among the latest contributors are:
Charles Schwartz, Benjamin Ouris-
man, Jacob Cohen, $50 each.
Joseph A. Wilmer, Charles L. Pilzer,
DR.. Edward A. CafritZ, Adolph Kahn,
David A. Miller, witt & Mirman, Jo-
Seph Goldberg, $25 each.
Wolf Ullman, $40.
Max Cohen, SIS.
Ten dollars each from Mrs. Fannie
B. Jacobs, Solomon M. Deskin, L. E.
Rubel, Louis Rosenberg, I. Mintz, Mrs.
Sarah. Cohen, Mrs. Louis Gutenberg,
Nathan Bick. J. Shappirio, Max Zweig,
Miss Rosa Mordecai, DIR. j. r. Palkin,
N. Edelson, DIR. J. Kotz, Abe Goldberg,
Oscar Leonard, zalmen Henkin. Will
man, Max KoSsow, Hirsh Seigel, Mrs
Fannie Greenapple, Julius H. Wofpe.
Five dollars each from julius Vein
berg, Max Rsikes, Alex. Podnos, j.
Pittleman, Samuel Marks, M. J. Cohen,
Lyman T. Cohen, Charles Kohen, Mrs.
Robert Kressin, Philip Wagshal, Max
Burgheim, B. Rothkin, M. G. Goldstein,
Charles Rapaport, Morris Bressler,
Meyer Yalom, Max Phillips, Harry
Spund, Harry Cohen, Mrs. Mary M.
Hinskaw, Ivan p Tashof, Sam Fine, J..
Belnick, Rabbi G. Silverstone, Lyman
Harron, Lewis Waxberg, Louis H. Sell
gel. David Cohen, I. Kaplan, Harry
Rubin.
Morris Temin, Hellil Marans, Jacob
Sokol, Samuel M. Scheer, So each.
Samuel Markowitz, N. Coonin, H.
Gewirz, Mrs. r. Aaron, 50 each.
Checks may be made payable to the
Palestine Relief Committee and may be
mailed to the Jewish Community
Center.