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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
American food administrator reports on dire conditions in Poland and Czecho-Slovakia during a visit to Jewish communities. He frames humanitarian needs and calls for relief measures.
Officials urge appropriation of four hundred thousand dollars this month to fund state projects and services. The request targets colleges infrastructure and public works, with details pending legislative review and committee hearings.
An eye witness cites Dr. Goldflamm of Warsaw claiming Jewish children under four have not learned to walk in the past year. He attributes this to malnutrition and neglect, noting children fed only once daily on potato soup and a bread hunk.
Herbert Hoover describes extreme poverty and demoralization in Jewish regions of Poland and Czecho Slovakia after multiple invasions. He notes widespread destruction, four-fifths uncultivated land, and 6,000,000 Jews suffering war’s aftermath awaiting aid from America.
The American Jewish War Relief Committee launches a nationwide drive for 35 million to meet starving needs with Nebraska seeking 900 000. George Brandeis will chair the Nebraska committee, Governor McKelvie leads, Harry Walt covers campaign expenses. headquarters set in a court house square hut.
A stark appeal calls for $35,000,000 to aid 6,000,000 starving Jews across Poland Lithuania Galicia Palestine Turkey and Siberia. The piece cites Herbert Hoover warning of famine and urges immediate American generosity to stave off mass death this winter.
The plea argues that aid for war sufferers requires 950000000 dollars and Nebraska must contribute 400000 dollars to secure food and clothing. Funds are distributed under state department supervision via branch committees in the Netherlands to relief centers.
George Brandeis treasurer of the Nebraska Committee for Jewish Relief invites subscriptions for direct relief to Jewish war sufferers. Send checks to George Brandeis at Jewish War Relief Committee Court House Square Omaha Nebraska.
Time never stands still and gives sixty minutes each hour. We must dispose of them or lose opportunity and happiness. Those who waste time become spendthrifts of life’s other pleasures and opportunities.
For 123 years a sermon at Hendon parish church uses the text Human life s a bubble. Richard Johnson who wed in 1795 left the Stationers' company trustees of his estate. From interest the vicar of Hendon was to receive one guinea for preaching and two wardens a guinea each for listening.
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