“What’s the use?” mournfully asks a Jewish Daily Bulletin reader from Massachusetts, whose one entry in the biggest news of the week contest failed to win a prize. “Only those living in Greater New York seem to have the magic touch. I’ll waste a three cent stamp some time and enter your contest again.”
“Thanks for awarding me the first prize in the fifth biggest Jewish news contest,” writes Rabbi Samuel Horowitz, of Sunbury, Pa. The money will be used to great advantage toward helping others. I have been a reader and a constant admirer of the Bulletin since its inception, and since my student days have found it indispensable.”
SEES CONTEST EDUCATIONAL
The Rabbi, whose wife was awarded a five dollar prize, some weeks ago, goes on to say, “The contest has stimulated thought, study and analysis of current Jewish problems, interesting even some of our indifferent readers. If the contest continues indefinitely its effects are bound to reach the masses of our people on a large scale with, what we might consider, a Jewish education. I therefore view the Jewish Daily Bulletin as one of the most important agencies, and its contest as one of the most effective steps in the direction toward creating and developing an educated Jewish laity in America.”
The writer of the letter from Massachusetts entered one contest and did not win. The Pennsylvania rabbi, having entered each Bulletin contest, was successful in one competition. He is helping others with his prize money.
OUT-OF-TOWN WINNERS
In order to emphasize the injustice that our Massachusetts reader has done the Bulletin, the names of recent out-of-town winners are repeated here: Miss Jessie Shohan, of Rhinebeck, New York, won second prize of ten dollars in the second week’s awards. Mrs. Minna C. Horowitz, wife of the Sunbury rabbi, won third prize that week. S. T. Swirsky, a student at the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago won third prize in the collegiate division the same week. In the third biggest news of the week contest, a Milwaukee attorney was warded the first prize of twenty-five dollars. Also in the third current news competition, Saul Shapiro of Auburn, N. Y., won a five dollar prize. Harry Levi of Cincinnati, was awarded a prize in the collegiate division. William Furie, of Boston College, won a prize at a later date.
The sixth biggest Jewish news competition was won by a woman living in Rochester, N. Y., Miss Sabina D. Cohen who was awarded first prize of twenty-five dollars. Isador Gelmar of Stapleton won second prize, and Joseph Segal of Albany won third prize, making a clean sweep for the out-of-towners in the last contest.
CHICAGO STUDENT WINS
Also, for the first time since the contest began a high school student from Chicago won a prize in the scholastic division.
The contest is open to everybody. There is no discrimination. The rules are simple. The letters are judged purely on merit.
The eighth biggest news contest starts today. ### the rules that are printed elsewhere in the Bulletin. To date a total of $700 in cash prizes has already been awarded writers of the best 250 word letters. A few have repeated. In all, sixty-three persons have shared in these current news prizes.
Get into the contest today. It’s a fascinating pastime. Mrs. E. Eichel, an entrant in last week’s contest says, “I have been a constant reader of the Bulletin but it never occurred to me to enter the contest previously. Nevertheless, the incident of which I write was too exciting and I was thus impelled to do so.” Mrs. Eichel’s letter received special commendation from the judges. It was her first attempt.
Start the eighth biggest Jewish news of the week contest today. You may win a share in the $100 in cash prizes awarded each week. Fill out today’s entry coupon and you’re on your way to a cash award.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
