Contributions to the United Jewish Campaign in New York reached the sum of $4,835,867, David M. Bressler, acting chairman, announced. Of this a considerable amount was received from school children in response to the Childrens’ Day Appeal in the various religious schools of New York. Special appeals were made by Rabbis and school teachers to the children during the past week and returns are now beginning to come in.
Hon. Julius N. Miller, president of the Borough of Manhattan, issued an appeal to the citizens of New York, irrespective of race and creed to contribute to the United Jewish Campaign.
President Miller says in his appeal to the citizens of the Borough of Manhattan:
“I want to add my approval to that already given by Governor Alfred E. Smith and Mayor James J. Walker to the appeal of the $6,000,000 United Jewish Campaign of New York, and to bespeak for it the liberal support, not only of Jews, but of all elements of the population of Manhattan Borough.
“The suffering which it is the purpose of this campaign to relieve is not confined to a few thousand people, though that would be enough to move generous New York to prompt, sympathetic, generous action. The number of victims of the economic crisis in Eastern and Central Europe runs into the millions. It involves over half of an entire race.
“The well-authenticated reports that have been widely published in the daily papers in this city, tell a story of suffering and horror, unprecedented in human history and no one can read them without being moved to pity. It is the story of an upright, self-reliant, self-revering people struggling for years against adversity and conquered only by death.
“This brave struggle against fearful odds challenges the admiration of the world, and they are entitled to receive from us the only thing they ask for a chance to help themselves.
“I am sure that New York will rejoice to stretch out a hand of brotherhood and help save them from destitution.”
Over three hundred Brooklyn women participated in a luncheon at the Hotel Plaza yesterday, at $100 a plate for the benefit of the drive. The luncheon was arranged by the Women’s Committee of the Brooklyn Committee. Among the guests of honor were Bertha Kalich, Isa Kramer and Nicholai Sokolow, director of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Judge Grover M. Moscowitz, chairman of the Brooklyn Division addressed the gathering.
David A. Brown, Jonah J. Goldstein, vice-chairman, and Hon. Albert Goldman, New York’s Commissioner of Plants and Structures, spoke at a “beefsteak” given at the Concourse Plaza Hotel, opening the campaign in the Borough of the Bronx to raise $250,000 for the fund.
Responding to a plea by Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, an audience of more than 500 men and women meeting in the Y.M.H.A., 975 St. Nicholas Avenue, raised an additional $10,000 to be credited to the Washington Heights quota of $250,000. Edward R. Cohn, chairman of the Washington Heights division presided.
Mr. George Feinberg, of the Cosmopolitan Lodge of the Knights of Pythias announced a subscription of $500 from its treasury and stated that every lodge in the Brotherhood would contribute some funds from its treasury.
The Unison Club, a social organization in Washington Heights, contributed $500 and 56 members of the club pledged themselves to raise $100 each in addition.
A five hundred dollar contribution was received yesterday from Judge E. J. Gavegan and a gift of $2,500 was made by the Viscose Company.
A contribution of $250 was received yesterday from James McCutcheon & Co.
Arthur L. Lee, managing director of the Hotel McAlpin, contributed $250 to the fund.
Contributions to the United Jewish Campaign from all the members of the clerical force of the banking concern of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., were received at the headquarters of the campaign. A large proportion of the givers are non-Jewish.
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