A gift of $180,000 for the creation of a research center in Jewish education was made tonight by Samuel M. Melton of Columbus, Ohio, to the Teachers Institute of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Mr. Melton presented a check from the S.M. and Esther Melton Trust to Dr. Louis Finkelstein, chancellor of the Seminary, at a reception in Mr. Melton’s honor at the Park Lane Hotel here. The reception preceded the Teachers Institute alumni dinner, which culminated a long series of events marking the 50th anniversary of the Institute.
Reputed to be the largest contribution, ever made for the study of the curriculum of Jewish religious schools, the fund will enable the Teachers Institute to inaugurate a nation-wide program that will bring about more effective methods of transmitting to young students a knowledge of Jewish culture and tradition.
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