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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

To Raise Million Dollars For War Relief
During Holydays

Committee Seeks to Raise Entire Ten Million Fund Before
Nov. 1—New York Lags Behind

Advantage is to be taken of the
pressed into a few days. Despite the
Jewish Holy Days, beginning Sep- contributions of a number of wealthy'
tember 17 with the advent of the Jews in New York—notably Jacob H.
Jewish New Year (5678), and which Schiff, Nathan Straus, Felix M. War-
will continue until Yom Kippur, Sep- burg and others—New York, it is stated,
tember 26, to raise at least $1,000,000 has fallen behind the rest of the country
toward the $10,000,000 Jewish War when the size and wealth of its Jewish
Relief Fund. This announcement was population are considered. The per cap-
made yesterday by Henry H. Rosen-
ita contributions in other parts of the
felt, assistant to the executive direc-
country have been much larger. Mr.
tor of the American Jewish Relief
Rosenfelt, in announcing the cam-
committee, of which Louis Marshall paign for the Holy Days, made the
is chairman.
allowing statement:
During the Holy Days more than
"The solemn occasion of Yom Kip-
1.000 important cities throughout the
pur has ever been the signal for
United States will be scenes of spe- thoughts and deeds of unselfish kind-
cial appeals in the synagogues, and
ness on the Bart of the Jewish people.
speakers have been assigned to prac- This tradition finds greater scope to-
tically every synagogue in the United day than ever before.
States for this occasion. The objec-
"The latest advices from Russia,
tive of the campaign, which is also
from Palestine, and from all parts of
to be participated in by the Central
Europe indicate that the Jewish non-
Relief Committee and the People's
combatant population of all countries
Relief Committee, is $1,000,000. It is
in the war zones are suffering untold
essential, it is explained, that not less misery—a misery which is being ac-
than this sum be raised, for the reason
centuated with every passing day of
that the offer of Julius Rosenwald, of the great conflict.
Chicago, to give 10 per cent of all
"The $10,000,000 which American
funds raised in America up to $10,- Jewry has undertaken to raise daring
000,000, expires on November 1. The
this year and which must be raised, is
$10,000,000 fund must be raised prior
inadequate at best to more than stop
to that date, in order that the fund
the pangs of the most desperate hun-
shall receive the $1,000,000 from Mr.
ger; to alleviate the most sore dis-
Rosenwald as promised.
tress, and to comfort those in the dir-
During the past month, Mr. Rosen-
est straits of destitution. It is hoped
felt further announced, the country
that the forthcoming campaign for
at large, outside of New York city, Jewish War Relief during the Holy
contributed toward the Jewish War
Days will result in directing the
Relief Fund $442,531.31, most of.which
thought and sympathy of every Jew
was received from cities of less than
in America to those in Europe who
200,000 population.
are solely dependent upon the relief
The announcement is also made
furnished from the United States.
that the American Jewish Relief
"It is not too much to say that such
Committee, early in October, is to
contributions as America has thus far
conduct a campaign in New York city,
made to the cause of Jewish War Re-
the purpose of which is to raise $4,-
lief alone have prevented the oblitera-
000,000 from the Jewish residents of tion, the absolute extermination of the
New York. This campaign will be a Jewish race in many lands by starva-
whirlwind character and will be corn-
tion."

BIG VOTE RECORDED IN JEW-
ISH CONGR E SS ELECTIONS.

333,300 Men and Women Take Part in
United States—Greater New
York Casts 105,897 Votes.

That 333„300 m en and women too k
part in the recent election to the
American Jewish Congress is shown
in a report which has been pre-
sented by S. Stamm, supervisor of
the count and accountant, to a meet-
ing of the general board of elections,
of which Dr. Isaac A. Hourwich is
chairman. The tabulations of the
votes and figures presented at this
meeting indicate that when all the re-
ports will have been received, the en-
tire amount of votes will reach close
to 340,000. The figures are in part as
• follows:
In the 8 districts constituting
'treater New, York, 105,897 votes were
cast.
In 114 out-of-town districts through-
out the United States, 227,403 votes
were cast.
This makes the total mentioned
above of 333,300 votes.
These figures do not include the
districts of Trenton, N. J., and of
Maryland, which have not yet report-
ed, and the districts of Chattanooga,
Tenn., and Lynn, Mass., in which,
owing to contests, new elections were
ordered.
It is pointed out that in the districts
of Akron, Ohio; Arkansas; Indianap-
olis; Nashville, Tenn.; Oregon; Rhode
Island; Stamford, Conn.; Toledo,
Ohio, each electing one delegate, and
New Haven, electing two delegates,
the delegates were chosen by ac-
clamation and that therefore the full
voting strength of each one of these
districts was not brought out.
The figures for the different dis-
tricts of Greater NOV York are as
follows: 1st district, 13,433; 2nd dis-
trict, 23,772; 3rd district, 1,458; 4th
district, 9,334; 5th district, 1,805; 6th
district, 10,560; 7th district, 31,209; 8th
district, 14,326.

WARSAW JEWS HELP PALES-
TINE JEWS.

Stricken, starving Jewry of War-
saw has risen above its own sufferings
to come to the rescue of its brethren
in Palestine. An appeal on behalf of
the Victims of Djemal Pasha's mili-
tary "necessity" was issued in Poland
and was liberally responded to
throughout that country. But the
greatest response came from Warsaw.

Temple Beth El Arranges Services For The Holy- ,
days For Newcomers To The City

Opportunity Is Given to All Jews in Detroit to Worship on the Holydays.

The Board of Trustees of Temple Beth El have rented the Unitarian
Church, corner Woodward and Edmund Place, three blocks south, of the
Temple, for the purpose of holding Supplementary Services on Rosh Hashono
and Yom Kippur. These services are being held for the special pUrpose of
giving our co-religionists who have recently moved to Detroit or who have

for other reasons not. affiliated themselves with the Congregation, the oppor-
tunity of worshipping on the high holydays. The following, letter, which
has been sent to a selected list of people,' explains the purpse and the: plan •
of these services. It should be added that they' will be in all respects similar
to the services held at the Temple. Ail those desiring to attend these services
shank/ send their names and addresses promptly to the committce.on Supple
mentary Se•Viet'S, Care Temple Beth H. Cards will he issued in the order in
which applications are received, and those holding cards will be given first'
consideration. The services will be conducted by Rabbi .Samuel S. Nlayer-
berg, and the music furnished by a full choir. It is expected that the church
selected for the Supplementary Services, like the Temple itself, will be
crowded to capacity. The letter which has been sent out reads as follows
Dear Sir:—
It is the privilege of the undersigned committee,. on behalf of the
board of trustees of Temple Beth El, to invite you to participate in the
divine services which are to lie held under the auspices of our Congrega-
tion on Rosh Hashono and Yom Kippur.
The growth of our community has made it difficult to provide accom-
modations for all those who wish to worship with us on the high holy-
days. The seating capacity of our temple has long since been outgrown
and it is now scarcely adequate to take care of our members and their
immediate families. Nonethele'ss, we feel it our duty to make proViSion
for those newcomers to our city who have not as •yet affiliated them-
selves with a congregation.
To this end we have secured for the 'coming holydays the use of,
the Unitarian Church (corner Woodward 'avenue and Edmund place--
three blocks south of the temple), and there services will be held
Rosh Hashono and Yom Kippur in addition to the regular services. at.,.
the Temple. The ritual used will be the same as that used at the Temple
and music will be furnished by an excellent choir. The service will be
in charge of our newly elected Assistant Minister, Rabbi' Samuel S.
Mayerberg, and at least onc• of the sermons will be preached byr
Franklin.
These supplementary services, as stated, are being arranNgvciiclib
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to a afford as many of our co-religionists as possible
an oppo-to ,
opportunity
participate in worship with us on the holydays. No charge
ile "made
for seats, but we believe that you will be glad to avail yourself of the
opportunity of making a small voluntary contribution to defray the cost
of the service. Should there .be a surplus after the expenses:are paid it
will be given to the Fund for the Relief of Jewish Sufferers from the War.
The seating capacity of the church in w hich services are to be 'held
makes it necessary to limit the number of worshippers. Therefore-chil-
dren cannot be admitted. Cards of admission will be issued in time or- .
der that applications are received, and those holding cards will of course
be cared for before the general public is admitted. You are therefore
urgently requested to mail the enclosed card promptly to the tinder-
signed committee, care Temple Beth El.
Respectfully yours, ,
THE COMMITTEE ON SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES.
N. B.—Should you know of any freinds who would like to attend
these services please send the committee their names and addresses.

On the appointed "tag" day, the
shop-windows displayed large post-
ers,.and the streets were littered with
hand-bills reading:
"Remember, that with every penny,
that with every voice for Palestine
you bring nearer the revival of our

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Hundreds of young men and women
canvassed the city, and were,. wel-
comed by the Jewish population which
gave all that it could out of its own
very limited means.

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