News Brief

Despite the fact that the formal opening of this city’s joint drive for $600,000 in behalf of the United Jewish Campaign, United Palestine Appeal and local Conference of Jewish Charities is more than five weeks’ away, $133,350 or nearly one-fourth of the total amount was subscribed at a dinner of prominent Jewish citizens held at the Progress Club.

The initiative, in the pledges of initial gifts at the dinner, was taken by Felix Fuld and Louis Bamberger, prominent merchants and philanthropists. Mr. Fuld who presided, declared that he and Mr. Bamberger had decided to contribute $30,000 each. Jointly their subscription will be $60,000 or 10 percent of the total amount to be raised.

A subscription of $25,000 from Michael, Albert and Benjamin Hollander, was announced. Nathaniel King, president of the Temple B’nai Jeshurun, pledged $10,000. Joseph Fish and Jack Meyer each pledged $3,000, and I. Dimond and Brother, $2,500.

The principal speaker at the dinner was David A. Brown, national chairman of the United Jewish Campaign.

Other speakers were Supreme Court Justice Samuel Kalisch, Aaron Levinstone and Morris Scheck, of Newark. Mr. Scheck is chairman of the United Jewish Appeal.

The Association of Reform Rabbis of New York City and vicinity has endorsed the $6,000,000 United Jewish Campaign of New York in a unanimous resolution. Rabbi Rudolph Grossman is president of the Association.

Henry L. Frank, pioneer figure in Chicago Jewry, died in that city. He had the distinction to be the first boy to become Bar Mitzwoh in Chicago. Mr. Frank was responsible for the Michael Reese Hospital, for it was at his suggestion that money left by Michael Reese for charily, should be used for the erection of a hospital bearing his name, instead of distributing it to various charities, as was originally planned.