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COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RELIEF NEEDS

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sociology. We want them to save ,
kitchen was opened to aid the 100 men and women listened to their scientific methods for normal
times. But now, when we don't
needy unemployed. Jewish mer- charges against the Federation a
chants made provision that the the mass meeting convened last know whose shoe pinches, is not
the time to ask the poor scientific
kitchen would keep going through- Saturday night at the ShaareY questions."
out the emergency without neces- Zedek. Samuel Nathanson, presi
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Mr. Nathanson said that he and
sitating an appeal for funds. The dent of the Detroit Jewish Emerg
Jewish Master Baker's Association ency Relief Fund, who was re - his group were willing to join the
received public recognition for its sponsible for the formation of the - Federation in the last campaign
aid in the form of a daily gift of fund ayear ago on 1 (int Kippur, for the sake of a united Jewish
1,500pounds of bread. Detroit's during services conducted at Litt- community. The emergency group,
nationally known unemployment man's People's Yiddish Theater by he said, joined the drive and WHS.
commission has six Jewish mem- h is father, presided at the meet promised part of the $35,000 for
- relief, being assured also that it
bers, Rabbi Leon Fram, I.arry Da- ing.
would not lose its identity. Since
widow, Julian Krolik, Prof. Samuel
From 9:10 to 10:40 p. m. speak - then, he charged, their work has
M. Levin, Harry Slavin and Isa- era, representing the Emergency
dore Levin. The Detroit Jewish Relief Fund, appealed to the audi been interfered with, Mrs. liar-
o
Emergency Relief Fund did and is ence for continued support of this - rows, the supervisor of the relief
doing yeoman emergency relief group's relief efforts. Addresses station on Twelfth street, "humili-
ated," many accountings insisted
work.
were delivered by harry Wein
upon while the work of the Jewish
In Canada, the Canadian Jewish brand, Abe M. Rogoff, Dr. Davis 1
Social Service Bureau Was at nu
Eagle raised a fund to aid the Kliger, Max Lefkowitz, Max Sil - , time questioned.
Montreal Jewish jobless, while in verman, secretary of the commit
Instead of submitting, Mr.
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Windsor, Merman Radner of De- tee; Judge Edward J. Jeffries, who
troit, president of the Walkerville was a guest during part of the chanson said, his group decided to
out
off relations with the Federa•
Brewery, opened a free lunch meeting; Edward J. Jeffries, Jr.
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room to supply meals to needy and the judge's son, who was hailer tion and to go on with its own in-
unemployed. In a period of 10 as a candidate for the council I dependent efforts •s in the past
weeks Radner's philanthropy fed Mrs. Agnes Yarrows. Irvin Yar
Mr. Nathanson charged that the
over 100,000 people. Radner and rows, an outstanding leader of the Federation's representatives to
his three brothers personally su- fund, declined to speak when whom he continued to refer as
pervised the work of feeding the called upon on the ground of in "they," insisted on 21 hours' delay
bef ore a bottle of milk was given
poor and waiting on tables.
disposition.
a poor applicant. •
The national Jewish organiza-
Question of Federation.
tions were not idle, either. Plans
Appealing for continued support
Until
this
juncture
in
the
meet
for an intensive study of the vari-
for the Emergency Relief group,1
ous phases of the employment ing nothing was said about the Mr. Nathanson declared: "We can't'
problem as they affect Jews were fund's relation to the Jewish Wel- get along with the Federation. Oil
made at a conference of represen- fare Federation. Then Mr. Nathan- and water don't mix. They are the
tatives of six national Jewish or- son asked Philip Slomovitz, who scientific Jews and we are the
ganizations which was convoked was at the meeting representing 'proste Yidden,'
by the B'nai B'rith. The organiza- The Detroit Jewish Chronicle, to
Mr. Nathanson regretted that he
tions represented were the Amer- address the gathering. Mr. Slomo- must leave the city soon and will
ican Jewish Committee, the Amer- vitz briefly informed the gathering be unable to remain in the fight
ican Jewish Congress, the B'nai that it was impossible to offer ad- for "the traditional kind of Z. ,- '
B'rith, the Jewish Welfare Board, vice or to make practical sugges- dakah." Ile called upon all Jewish
the National Council of Jewish tions for relief work to this group, lodges and individuals again to
Women and the United Hebrew which at this meeting chose to plead join in the relief effort.
lack of funds for its work at a
Trades.
Max Leflcowitz
food commis-
time when the community believes
In January of this year a con- it has fulfilled its obligation in sioner of the Emergency Relief,
ference on unemployment was the recent Allied Jewish Cam- suggested that the remaining funds
held in Washington under the paign, in which emergency relief in the hands of the Federation be
joint auspices of the National
was represented to the extent of demanded from them. Mr. Yarrows
Catholic Welfare Conference, the
$35,000. Thereupon Sam Leve rose suggested appeals in the synago-
Federal Council of the Churches to ask what had happened to the gues during the High Holy Days.
of Christ of America and the
funds raised last May by the Al- Another man in the audience sug-
social justice commission of the
lied Jewish Campaign, sponsored gested a petition be gotten up tie
Central Conference of American
by the Jewish Welfare Federation. be presented to the Federation de-
Rabbis. This conference appoint- Then the meeting took on a new manding the money. 31r. Nathan.
ed a committee which waited upon course, with Mr. Nathanson hurl- son then commented that his group
President hoover to ask for more ing his charges at the Federation. hopes to raise a large fund by a
active measures of unemployment
In a 40-minute address Mr. Na- concentrated effort for 5,000 mem-
relief by the federal government.
bers at $1 a year each. Max Black
The Jewish members of this com- thanson recounted the history of urged that the Federation should
mittee were Rabbi Edward L. the founding of the Emergency Re- not he ignored and that the group
Israel of Maltimore, Rabbi Abram lief Fund. Ile said that his group's should submit to it, at the same
Simon of Washington, Rabbi Sam- aim was to administer help to the time organizing the Jewish organ-
uel S. Meyerberg of Kansas City, needy in the traditional Jewish izations for future effort .
Robert I'. Goldman of Cincinnati manlier, in the same way that
The meeting closed with the de-
and Maurice Bisgyer of Washing- Abraham aided the poor, without
cision of the group to convene an-
ton. Rabbi Israel was one of the embarrassing them. His group, he
other mass meeting at which the
three chairmen of the committee. said, constantly had to listen to
question should he squarely pre-1
Shortly after, Rabbi Israel, to- stories of third degrees to which
sented to the Jewish community
gether with Dr. John A. Ryan of men and women were subjected
and final action taken.
the National Catholic Welfare when they stood in line at the
In the editorial columns of this
doors
of
charitable
agencies,
and
Conference, and Prof. John Dewey
issue The Chronicle makes • plea
appealed to President Hoover to they aspired to eliminate that.
to
groups for peace and
"Jews of the Yiddishe Gass."
ask Congress to appropriate at
unity.
least $100,000,000 for the relief "We are Jews of the Yiddishe,Gass
of the millions of children whose who understand Zedakah of the
What is ill bought is aye a source
health is being impaired by under- Jewish tradition," Mr. Nathanson
of trouble.
nourishment as a result of their said. "The other Jews have tried
parents being unemployed.
to interest us in their Zedakah,
Crows do not pick out other
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idle.
Ile listed public works pro-
jects which could be started during
the winter and made plans to use
ands, usually not available until
the spring, in the winter.
Dr. Billikonf's Efforts.
Outside of New York, American
Jewry was similarly concerned
withunemployment relief. One of
the finest jobs was done in Phila-
delphia, where Dr. Jacob Billikopf
aroused the entire community to
the suffering resulting from the
depression. From his position as
head oft he Federation ofJewish
Charities, Dr. Billikopf saw in the
crisis a call to service as well as
WILLIAM, SAM AND HARRY BOESKY
a challenger. Over the opposition
of the press and the city officials
he obtained hearings from such
leaders as Cyrus II. K. Curtis, E •
T. Stotesbury, Lensing Rosenwald
Samuel Fels and Judge llorace
Stern.
With the support of these lead-
ers he finally broke down the op-
position of the press and prevailed
upon the city council to grunt an
appropriation of $200,000. Dr.
Billikopf's greatest achievement
was his persuading Horatio Cates
LLoyd of Drexel & Company to
accept the chairmanship of the
city committee on unemployment
which, on Dr. Billikopf'c advice,
launched a campaign for $5,000,-
May all the unpleasantness of the old year
000,
Special impetus was given to
disappear and may the new year bring
this effort by Lensing J. Rosen-
contentment, happiness and
wald when, in the early stages of
th e campaign, he announced he
success, with a renewing of
would contribute $100,000 if four
the daily pleasure which
additional men of means did like-
the family derives from
wise. Four prominent citizens im-
mediately accepted the challenge,
our delicatessen.
while Samuel Fels contributed
$26,000. Later the lloyd commit-
tee accepted the plan of Judge
Horace Stern by which unem-
ployed heads of families could bor-
row money to b erepaid when they
returned to work.
While Dr. Billikopf, as chair-
Twelfth at Hazelwood
Hastings at Farnsworth man of the mayor's committee of
one hundred on unemployment
Library Market, Library and Gratiot
was devoting nearly 18 months in
a successful effort to arouse Phila.
delphia to the seriousness of the
unemployment problem, the Amal•
gamated Clothing Workers of
I'hiladelphia raised $50,000 for
the relief of unemployed members
110 6.11
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of the union .
Say Happy New Year With
Dr. Billikopt's splendid achieve-
ment was emulated by Edgar
Kaufman in Pittsburgh. As chair-
man of the Allegheny County Un-
employment Corfirnittee he worked
There are those for whom you wish the best of
out a plan designed to put an end
everything during the New Year. You want their
to the dole system for those in
greetings to mean more than the phrases so corn-
need and who were able to work.
monly used—You want it to strike home—to be
Under this plan $1,000,000 was
different. Let us express your greetings with an
raised. Two other Jews worked
with
Kaufman—Albert C. Lehman
assortment of Flowers.
and Mrs. Enoch Rauh, director of
the Pittsburgh department of pub-
lic welfare.

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