Dr. Walter Clay Lowdermilk, noted soil conservationist and agricultural expert; Senator Herbert Lehman; the Youth Aliyah, world-wide youth rescue and rehabilitation movement; and the Jewish Publication Society of America have been named winners of the Stephen Wise Awards for 1953, it was announced today by Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the American Jewish Congress, which makes the annual awards.
Dr. Lowdermilk received the award for his pioneering and creative contributions to the development of Israel; Senator Lehman for his defense of civil liberties in the United States; the Youth Aliyah for its record of 20 years in rescuing and bringing to Israel 5,000 Jewish children from 72 countries; and the Jewish Publication Society for its work in the field of Jewish culture.
The recipients were chosen by a committee consisting of leaders in American intellectual, business and public affairs, headed by James N. Rosenberg, prominent attorney and communal leader. Each award bears a cash value of $1,000.
The Stephen Wise Awards, established by the American Jewish Congress in 1949 to mark the 75th birthday of the late Stephen Wise, are granted annually for outstanding contribution in four major fields of activity to which Dr. Wise had dedicated his live–the growth and development of Israel; the extension of civil rights and civil liberties in the United States; the advancement of Jewish education and culture, and the welfare of Jews throughout the world.
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