In the Orthodox quarter of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, at the end of Mea Shearim street, is an institution founded back in year 1830 still in the old city, It was named Kolel Chibas Jerusalem Reb Meyer Baal Haness Charity. This was an institution that was founded by Jews from Galicia Poland, that came to Eretz Yisrael from Galicia Poland to spend a lifetime pursuing there Torah studies on a full time basis. For this to work, it was important to find others who are willing to support the up keep of the institution itself and the living expenses of the students and there families.

Many Jews at that time, that lived in Galicia, have felt a holy honor and a must to help fund such a Kolel. At that time the big holy Rebbi's of Sanz, Ropschitz, Diniv, Belz, that were involved and active in founding and organizing this holy organization to collect funds to help there brothers and sisters in the holy land. At that time small yellow tin Reb Meyer Baal Haness Pushkas were distributed to all Jewish homes were they would be filled with a few Zlotes. Every family would spare whatever money they can for this holy cause, a few times a year a local representative a GABBI would make rounds from house to house collecting the money and making a list of the donors in Hebrew, and the money and lists were sent to Eretz Yisrael where receipts were issued. Once a year, towards the beginning of the new year Rosh Hashono the kolel in Jerusalem sent back the receipts to every Gabbi of each city and Shtettel with small calendars called Luach these calendars had the Hebrew dates and the general date, noting the holidays and giving the exact time when Shaboss and holidays started and ended. And every Gabbi would go from door to door handing out these receipts and calendars in there Town. This job of being a Gabbi for Reb Meyer Baal Haness was a holy honorable work that was Passed on from the first Gabboyim to there children, their were always new Gabboyim that volunteered to do this holy honorable work of collecting money from the Pushkas. We until today hear from Jews that lived in Galicia at that time, how holy and serious this work was by these Gabboyim, they would put on there Gartel and Shaboss Garment to go do the holy work of emptying the Reb Meyer Baal Haness Pushkas, as any other Mitzvah, for there brothers in the holy land that chose to spent their lives on the Torah.

Many years before the war I started when Jews in Poland weren't doing financially well, a call for help was maid to other Countries in Europe and America, where Jews lived. Besides the office in Galicia, in the city Barislov, that was founded years before, and the office in Berlin that was founded after world war I, offices where founded in England, and Belgium, and in New York City in the United States. The office in New York was founded in 1875. This went on until the dark days of the war.