With a mass meeting in this city tonight, a campaign for the United Jewish Appeal will be launched which includes also Elgin and Aurora. Rabbi Herman E. Snyder of Springfield will be the principal speaker.
The general chairman of the tri-city effort is headed by A. M. Hirsch, manager of the Aurora Beacon-News. The vice-chairmen are Joseph Lewis for Joliet and Ben Miller for Elgin, who with Mr. Hirsch are actively in charge of the drive here. Arthur L. Pulkin is secretary and E. Friedman, treasurer.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
