(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
The completion of the Cleveland and St. Louis campaigns for the new building fund of the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Home insures the early breaking of ground for the buildings, it is announced here by Fred Lazarus, Jr., president of the home. Cleveland with a quota of $250,000 raised $370,082.65 and St. Louis with a quota of $50,000 raised $86,700. Graduates of the home now residing in Cleveland contributed more than $50,000 to the new building fund and graduates residing in St. Louis contributed $18,000 toward their community quota.
Officers of the Cleveland campaign were Maurice Rohrheimer, general chairman; Irwin N. Loeser, campaign chairman; Rabbi A. H. Silver, vice-chairman.
Emil Mayer and Dr. Charles Rederer served as co-chairmen of the St. Louis campaign.
The sum of $1,600,000 is being sought of which the eight States of B’nai Brith District No. 2 have assumed a quota of $1,000,000 and the eight States of District No. 6 $600,000. Campaigns have been completed in Ohio and Missouri and are nearing completion in Indiana. Kentucky and Colorado will conduct a campaign next month.
NISSIM BEHAR HONORED ON EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
Nissim Behar, prominent Jewish communal worker, active in many Jewish and humanitarian causes, was honored on the occasion of his eightieth birthday at a dinner given at the Broadway Central Hotel by a testimonial committee.
Several hundred leading New York Jews were present at the banquet where tributes were paid to the venerable leader who was the founder of the Alliance Israelite Universelle schools in the Orient.
Mr. Behar, a native of Jerusalem who achieved prominence in the humanitarian work of the Alliance in the Near East, arrived in the United States in 1901. He became active in many organizations, forming the Liberal Immigration League and taking an active part in the discussion of immigration questions. He was the originator of the idea of a Federation of Jewish Organizations and the Jewish Big Brother Association.
Harold Debrest, chairman of the testimonial committee, acted as toast-master. The speakers who paid tribute to Nissim Behar included Rabbi Bernard Dracham, Rev. Z. H. Masliansky, David L. Podell, former governor William Sulzer and others.
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