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August 31, 1927
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The disturbances which have taken place this week in the summer resorts in Bukowina were according to the anti-Semitic organ “Cuvintul” organized attacks not by students against Jews, but by Jews against students.

“A telegram we have received from Dorna Vatra from the National Federation of Christian Students” the paper states, “declares that the students were provoked and attacked by the Jews. One student named Bugianu has been fatally injured. The student Sirbu, President of the Federation, has visited our editorial offices and has visited our editorial offices and has lodged a protest against the action of the Jews.

“This incident,” the paper proceeds, “coming as it does immediately after the Students’ Congress just concluded at Niamz, which decided to carry on the students’ fight on peaceful lines, is to be greatly regretted and it is the duty of the Government to punish the offenders.”

JEWISH COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES

The new building of the Jewish People’s Institute of Chicago will be opened to the public Monday evening, it was announced by Philip L. Seaman, executive director.

Formal opening of the new home, however, it will not take place until sometime in October.

The Jewish People’s Institute building is completely equipped as a community center. Classrooms, science laboratories, club and game rooms, gymnasium and natatorium, a reference library containing 13,000 volumes of Judaica and social science, a restaurant, etc.

The new $200,000 edifice of the Flushing Free Synagogue, Flushing, N. Y. will be dedicated at ceremonies that will begin September 16 and extend to the 18th, according to Maurice Blate. Chairman of the Building Committee.

Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, now in Europe, is expected to be the principal speaker at the exercises.

The ministers of all the Flushing churches have been invited to attend the community service, which will be held on Sunday evening, September 18.

A Social Service Fund is being raised at Saranac Lake to “bring comfort, encouragement, help and sustainment to all those who seek recovery and restoration at Saranac Lake.”

Enthusiastic support was voiced at a meeting in the new synagogue of the Congregation Emanu-El at Saranac at which the “nest egg” of $2,000 was pledged immediately and considerably more promised.

William Morris of New York and Saranac is chairman of the fund.

The initial subscription of $100 was made by Col. Walter Scott of New York, who is in Saranc Lake to preside at the annual meeting of the Stevenson Society of America.

The Committee on Travel and Study announced the award of schlorships for this year.

The Aaron Naumberg Scholarship, a permanent endowment, went to Charles Hodes of City College.

Three annual schlorships, the gift of Felix Warburg, were awarded to Gordon New of Lehigh University, Miss Edwarda J. C. Williams of Chicago University and John K. Emerson of Colorado College.

The winner of the Lucius N. Littauer scholarship, who will be selected from the undergraduates of Harvard University has not yet been chosen.

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