Hebrew Orphan Asylum Spent $683,396 in 1929, 108th Annual Report Shows

The Hebrew Orphan Asylum, the oldest Jewish child-caring institution in America, marked its 108th anniversary yesterday at the annual meeting held at the institution. Samuel Strasbourger, president of the Asylum, which is one of the ninety-one affiliated agencies of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, presented the yearly report. Dudley D. Sicher, president, and Solomon Lowenstein, executive director of the Federation, also addressed the gathering.

During 1929 the institution cared for 874 children, and the boarding-out department of the orphanage provided homes for 559 children, the report showed. Pointing out that not only must the children in the care of the asylum be prepared for their return to the community, but the families of the children must often be prepared as well to receive them, Mr. Strasbourger stated that the work of the institution had been extended to facilitate the solution of these problems.

In addition to the customary educational facilities provided by the public, elementary and secondary schools of the institution, the department of child guidance was reorganized last year to place greater stress on vocational training.

The expenditures of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum for 1929 totaled $683,396, of which $222,484 was contributed by the Federation, leaving a deficit of expenditures over income of $23,498, the report showed. Legacies totaling $63,973 were announced for 1929 and donations amounting to $7,204 were received by the organization in that year.

The officers of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum are: Samuel Strasbourger, president; William I. Spiegelberg, first vice-president; Abraham L. Newman, second vice-president; Julius Loeb, treasurer.