Henry Morgenthau Honored for Services As Heap of U.j.a.; Receives Silvers Silver Plaque

Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., was today presented with an inscribed silver plaque in tribute to his leadership of the United Jewish Appeal in 1947 and 1948, during which time the U.J.A. raised the largest sums in the history of voluntary non-governmental philanthropy.

At a ceremony in his office in the Modern Industrial Bank, Morgenthau received the plaque from Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, William Rosenwald and Herman L. Weisman, nation al chairmen of the United Jewish Appeal. The text of the inscription on the plaque read as follows:

“Under his Inspiring leadership, American Jews were stimulated to contribute the unprecedented total of $270,000,000 in two years for the upbuilding of Israel, for rehabilitation in Europe and for refugee aid in the United States. In an hour of destiny, his rare vision, his boundless energy and devotion, and his courageous statesmanship stirred American Jewry to the highest fulfillment of its historic obligation to the Jewish people. His supreme contribution will long endure in history.”

The inscription was signed by the following officers of the 1948 drive: Rosen-##, Weisman and Rabbi Wise, national chairmen, and Isidor Coons and Henry Montor, executive vice-chairman.

In making the presentation, Rabbi Wise said that “Mr. Morgenthau’s energetic and devoted leadership as general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal was the most decisive factor in dramatizing the opportunities and responsibilities of American Jews in helping to build the new state of Israel, and in rescuing and rehabilitating the Jews of Europe.” He emphasized that “all those who had the privilege of working with him in the United Jewish Appeal and, more important, many thousands in Israel and ##rope whose lives were reclaimed as a result of his labors, are deeply grateful to him for his memorable leadership and self-sacrificing service.”