The organization began at a meeting at the home of Dr. James Horowitz, who had been an active participant in the Underground Railroad and was a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Among those present were Isaac Glauber; Mathias Buchman, Alexander Buchman, Herman Peskin, Marcus Feder, Sr., and Joseph Metzenbaum. Called the Hebrew Immigrant Aid […]

The group merges with the Hebrew Relief Organization to become Hebrew Relief Association in the interest of better service to the community, intending “not to pauperize, but to foster and maintain self-respect of the poor.” When refugees arrived in Cleveland, they were taken in charge by the association, which found homes and employment for them, […]

Morris Feder, president of the HRA strongly condemns local money lenders who extorts enormous rates of interest from the poor and asks the legislature to pass a law to prevent it. Dr. Steiner, the association’s physician, made 1800 calls to the sick. He indicated that sickness can be avoided through good clothing and good food. […]