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Show RABBIS BLESS MEAT AS STEAMSHIP LOADS First Kosher Meat in Five Yean Goes to European Jews as Gilt. New York.- Included In tho mora than $8,000,000 worth of supplies sent abroad by Amerlcnn Jowlsh relief agencies thus far this yenr were several sev-eral hundred tons of "kosher" ment. Tim ctontnop Ashhiirii. which left hero some time n . for Dnnzlg, carried BOO tons of thla commodity, whllo tile Huachucn, which bus Just sailed,. Is carrying a smaller consignment to Con-stanza, Con-stanza, Rumania, Unusual Interest attaches to both these shipments. Prominent Jcwa of this city Inspected tho llrst cargo. Jowlsh rabbis blessed tho barrels of meat as they wero lowered Into the hip's hold. The meat was a gift from the Jews of America to tholr coreligionists co-religionists In Poland nnd other parts of Europe. These European Jews have eaten virtually no ment In flvo years, for their- religion prohibits them using meat other than that killed by a rabbi and In an orthodox manner, and "kosher" meat has been unobtainable. Among the other supplies sent In these regular shipments aro soap, clothing, shoes and shoe-repairing inn terlals, largo quantities of notions, medicines, hospital supplies and a long list of additional articles, every one of which Is lucking In the war-wrecked war-wrecked countries across tho Atlantic. Funds to continue these regular sail. Ings of relief ships are now being Bought by tho Amorlcan Jewish Rellot Committee, whoso headquarters are nt 15 East 40th Street, this city. Louis Marshall Is chairman and Henry IT Roscnfclt director of this organlra tlon. Campaigns aro scheduled for thla fall In some twenty states, and It la expected to bring the total contributions contribu-tions for Jewish NtM tela year up JJIMW.OOO. j "" T" ami Mini i nrj |