Although the membership campaign of the Jewish Charities of Chicago has officially ended, contributions still are being received daily at the offices of the charities, 220 South State street.
With 3,712 new subscribers, contributing a total of $65,593, added to the membership rolls, everyone connected with the campaign feels the drive has been a notable success. The membership was increased by more than seventy per cent and the individual base of its contributors broadened to the widest point since 1930.
“The thing which impressed and pleased us most was the fact that such a large percentage of the new subscribers are persons who never before have contributed to the Jewish Charities,” said A. G. Ballenberg, chairman of the campaign.
“We feel now, more than ever before, that the Jewish people of Chicago are becoming increasingly conscious of the Jewish Charities, of its varied constructive activities and of the obligations incumbent upon all members of the Jewish community to contribute to its support.”
It is possible, Ballenberg indicated, that the final figures for the campaign will approach 4,000 new members and approximately $70,000.
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