Almost a quarter of a million dollars have been received toward the $1,000,000 quota adopted for Redemption Month by the United Palestine Appeal according to a financial statement issued by A. L. Liebovitz, National Treasurer of the United Palestine Appeal. The decision to raise $1,000,000 for budgetary remittances to Palestine was made at the National Conference on Palestine held in New York City on May 20. The report shows an inome of more than $86,000.
Since the National Conference, committees have been formed in every city where a United Palestine Appeal campaign was held during 1927-28, to urge contributors to transform their pledges into cash for remittance to Palestine during the month of June. The amount of $229,343.02 has been received at the national office. Plans for Redemption Month were formulated by Bernard Stone, National Executive Secretary of the Appeal.
According to Mr. Liebovitz’s report, $2,178,155.90 were received by the United Palstine Appeal to May 31 The amount raised during the same period last year was $2,270,793.30, which shows a decrease of $92,637.40. This decrease in total income is attributed in large part to the industrial depression that has prevailed in many sections of the country. The report also shows that there has been a decrease of expenditure to date of $179,298.26.
Isidore D. Morrison, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the United Palestine Appeal, issued a statement urging all United Palestine Appeal contributors to redeem their pledges.
“Despite the controversy in the Zionist ranks, the United Palestine Appeal has been in a position to keep up its remittances to Palestine to the largest extent,” Mr. Morrison declared. “However, the important test comes during the month of June, which is, for all practical purposes. the last month of active campaigns for the fund-raising agency for Palestine. Contributors and leading workers in the various cities cease their activities by the first of July, so that very little additional funds are received after that period.”
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