The Chicago Jewish community’s most coveted honor–the Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award for outstanding service to local Jewry was be-stowed here last night on Dr. Samuel S. Hollender, who has been active in the affairs of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago for more than 30 years. The award was presented to him at the Federation’s 65th anniversary dinner by Joseph L. Gidwitz, president of the Federation.
Dr. Hollender is the only man in the community who has held all four of the most important posts in the local Jewish leadership. In addition to being a former president of the Federation, he has been general chairman of the Combined Jewish Appeal, general chairman of the Federation’s annual campaign for operating funds, and general chairman of the United Building Fund which, to date, has raised more than $6,500,000. He has also served on the boards of a number of Federation agencies. The Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award is named for the late philanthropist, who was founder of the Chicago Federation.
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