The Jewish Theological Seminary of America receives $1,467,113 under the will of Louis S. Brush. This amount, Maurice A. Stephenson, Deputy Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, reported in the transfer tax appraisal of Mr. Brush’s estate, represented the value of the residuary estate. Mr. Brush, who died on November 7, 1926, at the Park Lane Hotel, left a gross estate of $1,739,129 and a net esetate of $1,634,233.
Mr. Brush provided in his will that part of the residnary fund shall be used by the Jewish Thcological Seminary for the “education, support and maintenance of as many worthy and capable young men as shall desire to avail themselves, so that students shall be thoroughly grounded with Jewish knowledge and inspired through such knowledge with the love of the Hebrew language and a spirit of fidelity and devotion to the Jewish laws.” Mr. Brush also stipulated that “the worthy and capable young men to whom I refer are only such as would be unable to furnish, or have furnished them sufficient means for the purpose of obtaining such education and receiving maintenance and support while being so educated in such seminary.” Another part of the fund is to be used for the construction of a fireproof dormitory.
Mr. Brush left bequests of $500 to two Jewish congregations.
JEWISH SCHOLARS ACADEMY HOLDS ITS FIRST SESSION
The first annual session of the Jewish Academy of Arts and Sciences was held at the Hotel Manhattan Square, New York City, beginning Saturday evening, May 28.
Papers were read and discussed on the following subjects: The Mishnathha-Middoth, or The First Hebrew Geomatry, written about 150 C. E. by Dr. Solomon Gandz; Method of Developing the Neo-Hebraic, by Dr. Bernard Drachman; ?nilonian Halakah, by Dr. Bernard Revel; Cancer Among the Various Races of Mankind, by ?rof, Isaac Levin.
The Historical Basis of the Book of Judith was presented by Dr. Pincus Churgln, Joseph Albo-Author of the Ickarim, by Prof. Isaac Hnsik. Study of Diabetes Among Jews, by Dr. Benjamin Jablons. The Exegesis of Lnzzatto, by Dr. Klotz; Responsa of Rabbi David Ibn Zirma, by Rabbi I. Goodman, and Etymological Conceptions of Sickness in Hebrew and other languages by Prof. David I. Macht.
Prof. Nathan Isaacs, Prof. Moses Hyamson and Dr. Wolff Freudenthal were chairmen at the various sessions.
The Report of the New York Public Library for the year 1926, just published, shows that through the gifts of Mortimet L. Schiff and Felix M. Warburg. the Jewish Division of the New York Public Library was able to enlarge its Schiff Collection with a number of rare Hebrew volumes, among which are the following four incunabula: Bedareshi’s Bechinot Olam, Soncino, 1484; Solomon ibn Cabirol. Mibchan Hapeninim, Soncino, 1884; Moses of Coucy, Sefer Mizvot Gadol, Soncino, 1488 and Bechai ibn Halawa. Commentary on the Pentateuch, Naples, 1492.
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