One-Third of New York’s $50,000 Quota Raised
One-third of the New York campaign for $50,000 for the Young Judaea was raised at the nineteenth annual banquet of the organization which was held Thursday night in honor of Judge Julian W. Mack’s sixtieth birthday. Four hundred persons attended the dinner at the Hotel Plaza.
Dr. David de Sola Pool, president of Young Judaea, presided. Addresses were delivered by Benjamin Winter, Rabbi Elias Margolies of Mr. Vernon, Miss Sophie Irene Loeb, Max D. Steuer, Emanuel Neumann and Samuel J. Borowsky, Executive Chairman of Young Judaea.
Judge Mack’s ideals and attainments were praised by the speakers who turned the affair into a tribute to the veteran jurist and Jewish communal leader. Greetings were read from Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Justice Louis D. Brandeis, Dr. Stephen Wise, Nathan Straus, Judge Lewis. Adolph Lewisohn, Arthur Lehman, Mrs. Rebecca Kohut, Felix Fuld. Albert Hollander. Judge Rosalsky, Judge Hartman, Louis Lipsky and others.
Joseph Barondess announced an endowment of $10,000 by I. Friedman of Long Island, to be given as a scholarship in the Hebrew University in Palestine and of which Judge Mack is to be the trustee. In addition. Mr. Friedman contributed $500 to Young Judaea. Among other contributors were: Hon. Nathan Strans. $3,500; Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Winter. $1,500; Levy Bros,. $750; Mr. Jacob II. Cohen, $500; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Durst, $500; Mr. Edward Friedman. $500: Mr. and Mrs. Max Goldstein. $500: Chanan Bros. $250; Herman Conheim. $250; Max N. Koven, $250; Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Morrison. $250: Levy and Baird. $250: Mr. Max Stener. $250; Mr. Charles Zenker. $250; Mr. S. Rottenberg. $200; Mr. Jerome L Riker. $150; Mr. Nathan D. Shapiro. $150; Mr. Milton Goell. $100; Judge and Mrs. Julian W. Mack, $100; Mr. Joseph Pines. $100; Dr. David de Sola Pool.$100; Mr. David Tannenbaum, $100.
Plans were formulated for the campaign which will take place during the ensuing month. A committe headed by I. Montefiore Levy, Chairman of New York Young Judaea Campaign and fifteen associate chairmen of various districts, will direct the drive.
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