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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

Joint Distribution Committee Intercedes
for Palestine Refugees Now at
Berne, Switzerland

PROF. FRANKFURTER RE-
TURNS.

LEAVES 80 PER CENT OF FOR-
TUNE TO CHARITY.

Commission to Egypt Gives Up Trip.
Hon. Henry Morgenthau Re-
mains Abroad.

Bequests Made to Jewish and Non-
Sectarian Institutions.

Washington.—Professor Felix Frank-
Isaac Ostheimer, son of Jacob Ost-
furter of Harvard, assistant to the Sec-
heimer, and a native of Erie, Pa.,
New York, Aug. 13.—At the direction York, or at such other immigration sta- retary of War, who went abroad recently
passed away on June 24. He be-
of Felix M. Warburg, Chairman of the tion if they land at another port.
as a member of a semi-official commis- queathed more than 80 per cent of his
sion having for its object the determina-
" "ALBERT LUCAS,
f aint Distribution Committee of the
estate to charity, Jewish and non-sec-
funds for Jewish War Sufferers, Albert
tion of the condition of the Jews of
"Secretary Joint Distribution
tarian, as follows:
Lucas, secretary of the committee, yes-
Palestine, has returned to Washington.
Committee."
Property to the value of $80,000,
Professor Frankfurter, who has re-
terday addressed the following letter to
and accumulated income, to the So-
Report Much Misery in Holy Land.
sumed his duties at the War Depart- cial Service Federation of Eric, a non-
the Secretary of State in relation to the
Berne, Switzerland, Aug. 12.—About ment, declined to say anything about his
American Jewish refugees from (emu-
sectarian institution for the purchase
journey abroad or why he had returned.
salem and Constantinople now en route WO Palestine Jews, principally wives and
of a building to be known as the
Isaac Ostheimer Home for Unem-
to the United States, and the money for children of men who emigrated and Elsewhere it was learned that the mein-
the passage of whom the Joint Distribu- were naturalized years ago in the United
hers of the commission had not gone ployed. Thirty thousand dollars
($30,000) additional at the death of a
Lion Committee has guaranteed: States, arrived here today from Jerusa- beyond France. While there they ascer-
legatee to revert to the Isaac Osthei-
"With reference to the forty-three per- lem on their way to New York. They tained that fighting in Palestine made it
mer home for Unemployed to be
impossible for them to go to that coun-
sons mentioned by Ambassador Stovall are traveling at the expense of the
at
try, and conditions were such that it used towards its maintenance. If
in his cable of the 4th inst. who arrived United States government.
the end of five years the Social Serv-
Nearly GOO other Jews were left be- would have been futile if they had gone
in Berne from Jerusalem, and also to
ice Federation of Erie has not accept-
the forty-seven American citizens who, hind in Palestine. but will follow the to Egypt, as they had contemplated, in
ed the above bequest and guaranteed
the hope of gathering information.
we arc notified, have left Constantinople present contingent as soon as the United
maintenance, the property shall then
Another
member
of
the
commission
is
the 6th inst., referred to in the cable States government can make arrange-
Henry Morgenthau, former ambassador
he sold and with the proceeds a build-
from Minister Morris, my committee is ments for the journey.
Concerning the conditions in Palestine to Turkey. Mr. Morgenthau is still
ing shall be erected on the grounds
willing to have all the necessary funds
advanced to these people to prepay their the travelers said there was much abroad.
of the B'nai B'rith Orphanage and
fares to the United States, after the . misery. All foodstuffs were extraordi- JEWISH TEACHERS IN RUSSIA Home for Friendless Children of Dis-
funds allotted for the repatriation of narily high in price and many persons
trict No. 3 to be known as "Isaac Ost-
SPLIT OVER QUESTION
United States citizens have been ex- were dying from hunger.
heimer Orphans' Home" and of the
"Formerly," said one of the travelers,
OF LANGUAGE.
hausted.
$30,000 for the maintenance of the
"half
of
Jerusalem
lived
from
American
"0f the thirteen women mentioned in
Petrograd.--A
conference
of
He-
"Isaac
Ostheimer Home for Unem-
the cable from Ambassador' Stovall, the money, especially the poorer Jews, brew teachers recently held in Petro- ployed," $15,000 is to go absolutely to
names of only six appear in the lists Christians and Greeks. Now American grad, ended with a split between the the B'nai B'rith Orphanage and Home
that were sent to the embassy at Con- money no longer arrives, and the needs
two factions—the Yiddishists and the for Friendless Children of District
stantinople, which lists contained the of the people are growing.
Hebraists—the former insisting upon No. 3.
"All
the
railroads
are
occupied
solely
names of the women and children to be
Five thousand dollars ($5,000) to
Yiddish as the vernacular of the Jew-
with
the
transportation
of
war
materials
repatriated and in whom my committee
ish
schools
while
the
latter
demanded
the
Elmwood Home for Boys, of Erie,
became interested through the deposit and foodstuffs to the troops."
the priority for Hebrew. The He- Pa., $5,000 to the Boys' Club, of Erie,
The
refugees
are
expected
to
leave
with it of $50 per adult and $25 per
within a few days for the United States. braists finally seceded and formed a Pa., $5,000 to the Louis Home of Erie,
child, by their relatives.
separate organization. The Yiddish- Pa., the latter three being non-sec-
The Swiss press is indignant over the
"As to the others now at Berne and
ists resolved to appeal to the govern- tarian.
Also unconditional bequests are as
those reported to have left Constanti- condition of American Jews from Pales-
anent and establish special Jewish
tine
and
Syrian
towns
who
have
arrived
nople July 31, my committee, in assum-
schools, in which Yiddish should be follows:
ing the responsibility for their expenses, in Switzerland after eight weeks of con- vernacular and in which all secular
$15,000 to B'nai B'rith Orphanage
stant traveling under terrible conditions.
'would respectfully ask that the legations
subjects should be taught in the spirit and Home for Friendless Children of
should take the promissory notes of the La Suisse says:
District No. 3, Erie, Pa.
of Russian democracy. It was also
"We have seen many unfortunate
ref-
..
parties for the amounts advanced an d
resolved that Hebrew should be one
00 to Hebrew Sheltering and
.inl-rn21,5 ig rant Aid Society of New York
obtain the names and addresses of rela- ugees of several nationalities pass
of the obligatory subjects in these
tives here from whom payment may be through our country, but never have schools and that the religion should
City.
demanded. If possible the names and they been so miserable as the Ameri- find no place in the curriculum of
Denver Home for Con-
addresses of these relatives and the cans."
schools. $5,000 to
The American consular service in these
A Jewish school, independent of sumptives. Cleveland Jewish Orphan
amount to be collected by us in each
Switzerland is taking care of the refu-
$5,000 to
case should be sent to us in advance of gees, many of whom will not be able to government control and supervision,
was organized in Kieff. This is the Asylum.
the arrival of the parties.
2,500 to 12 non-sectarian institu-
tion
$3s.
"We would also respectfully ask that continue their voyage to America for
first school of that kind in Russia, and
instructions be given the proper officers some time owing to bad health. The both Hebrew and Yiddish are taught.
that we he advised of the names of the blame for the condition of the refugees
steamers on which these parties sail to is placed on the Austrian and Turkish
the United States, so that representatives governments.
of our committee may meet them and, MORRIS PLAN BANK TO STOP
take them in charge upon their arrival
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