The 1959 Allied Jewish Appeal Campaign concluded here today with the raising of a total of $4, 222, 508 contributed by 90, 000 residents of Greater Philadelphia in amounts ranging from school childrens pennies to five-figure gifts by leading citizens.
F. Gordon Borowsky, campaign general chairman, reported the results of the campaign to Abraham L. Freedman, president of the Federation of Jewish Agencies, at the climax of a gathering at the Warwick Hotel, attended by 250 campaign leaders and workers. Mr. Borowsky and Mr. Freedman both stressed that the success of this year’s fund-raising effort will make possible more adequate support of Israel, of Jewish rescue and relief work overseas, and of vital community services at home, including support of Jewish schools in Philadelphia and community relations work here and throughout the country.
“The accomplishments in this year’s AJA augur well for future community undertakings,” Donald B. Hurwitz, executive director of the Federation, declared in summarizing the experience of the campaign. “The spirit which dominated the campaign from the outset,” he declared, “reflected the kind of leadership we enjoy. It was a factor as important to the community and the causes supported by the campaign as the actual results.”
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