Women in both 1960 and 1961 represented 41 percent of all contributors and gave 11 percent of all funds raised in Jewish community campaigns, according to a two-year survey of women’s divisions in the United States and Canada released today by the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds.
Mrs. Harold Miller of Milwaukee, chairman of the Council’s Committee on Women’s Communal Service, which conducted the survey, announced that 69 communities participated in the study. Of these, 49 communities reported that the average woman’s gift amounted to $33.00 in both years. However, she said, this varied according to the size of the Jewish population, the average gift being $29 where the population surpassed 40,000; $39 where it was below 40,000 but above 10,000; and $47 where it was below 10,000. The total amount raised by 53 communities was $5,638,530 in 1960 and $5,564,728 in 1961.
Mrs. Miller reported also that a growing number of communities–48 in 1961 as compared to 16 in 1955–had developed year-round women’s divisions or women’s service committees, and had supplemented fund-raising activity with interpretation and education programs. She pointed out that the survey sought not only statistics but methods of campaigning.
The communities participating in the survey included:
Cities over 40,000 Jewish population–Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, San Francisco, Baltimore, Newark, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
Cities with 10-40,000 Jewish population–Atlanta, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Jersey City, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Haven, New Orleans, Paterson, Providence, St. Paul, Trenton, Winnipeg and Buffalo.
Cities with under 10,000 Jewish population–Akron, Allentown, Binghamton, Columbus, O., Dayton, Des Moines, Edmonton, El Paso, Erie, Flint, Fort Worth, Gary, Hamilton, Indianapolis, Little Rock, Long Beach, Louisville, Madison, Manchester, Memphis, Nashville, New Brunswick, Parth Amboy, Plainfield, Portland, Me., San Diego, San Jose, Savannah, Scranton, Shreveport, Vancouver, Waco, Wilkes-Barre, Wilmington, Windsor, Worcester and Youngstown.
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