The amount of -$539,000 towards the $1,000,000 Endowment and Building Fund of the Yeshiva College was subscribed and guaranteed at two successful rallies of campaign workers held at the Jewish Center, under the chairmanship of Morris White, manufacturer and philanthropist of this city.
The gifts, ranging from $60,000 to $1,000, will be formally announced at the Dedication Dinner to be held at the Hotel Astor, Harris L. Selig, executive director of the Fund announced. In addition to the many $1,000 plate reservations made for the dinner other large donations have been made towards the fund.
Mr. White, chairman of the Dedication Dinner Committee, who called the rallies of the campaign workers, subscribed $60,000 outright, Samuel Levy, chairman of the Campaign Committee, subscribed $26,000. An anonymous pledge of $50,000 was made. Harry Fischel subscribed the amount of $28,000; Louis Gold, $15,000; Louis Meryash, $15,000.
In addition to their personal subscriptions, the campaign workers guaranteed substantial sums by pledging to secure a number of plate reservations for the Dedication Dinner on December 13, at $1,000 per plate.
The contributors were prompted to guarantee their respective sums by the challenge of Mr. White to equal the total of the amount under-written. Following addresses delivered by Judge Otto A. Rosalsky, Rev, Z. H. Masliansky, Samuel Levy, Harris L. Selig, and others, the amount of $60,000 was guaranteed which was equalled by Mr. White, bringing his contribution up to $120,000. Mr. Louis Meryash, who had previously contributed $25,000 towards the Yeshiva College, raised it to $35,000 and subscribed an additional $5,000 in honor of Judge Rosalsky.
Among the other contributors were: Isaac Muss, $15,000; Samuel Bayer, $15,000; S. A. Israel, $12,000; G. A. Rogers, $11,000; Samuel Minskoff, $11,000; Jacob Levy, $10,000; Pineus Glickman, $10,000; Meyer Vesell, $10,000; G. S. Roth, $10,000; H. Friedman, $10,000; Ph. Liberman, $10,000; Bernard London, $8,000; Joseph Ravitch, $8,000; Albert Sokolski, $8,000; Joseph Polstein, $7,000; A. M. Stavisky £ Bros., $7,000; Max Moskowitz, $6,000; Joseph Pines, $6,000; S. E. Bernstein, $6,000; Mendel Gottesman, $6,000; A. Hollander, $6,000; Samuel Kramer, 6,000; Leon Sobel, $5,000; Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein and Rabbi M. S. Margolies, $5,000; Wm. Fischman, $5,000; J. A. Bernstein, $5,000; Joseph Horowitz, $5,000.
Arnold Blumberg, of Little Falls, N. Y., former city attorney of that city, has been elected Children’s Court Judge of Herkimer County.
Reports showing that the child-caring institutions of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies last year cared for 11,510 children were made public by Sol M. Stroock, president of the Federation.
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