With one-third of its goal already achieved, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston officially launched its 1965 Appeal for $5,040,000 at the campaign opening dinner here.
Campaign chairman Abraham Goodman told the capacity crowd of more than 500 CJP leaders that $1,850,000 had been pledged in pre-campaign activity. This he said marked a substantial increase over the amount raised at this date last year. Noting that the needs of CJP-supported agencies in Israel and throughout the world continued to mount, he urged all contributors to pledge maximum increases during the next two months of intensive campaigning.
Other speakers, stressing the urgent needs of the 1965 campaign which also marks the celebration of CJP’s 70th anniversary as the country’s oldest social welfare federation, were Sidney Stoneman, CJP president; Bernard D. Grossman, dinner chairman; and Mrs. Irving A. Sisson, women’s division campaign chairman. Mrs. Harry Schpiner was dinner co-chairman.
Featured speaker was Morris B. Abram, president of the American Jewish Committee. He warned that no minority group in America will be free from bigotry until Negroes have won their rights. He also stressed that “in the Soviet Union, Jews are singled out for special attack. The Jewish group is refused the minimal rights granted to other faiths and Jewish congregations must function in utter isolation,” he said.
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