Life of North American Jewry in Review

In response to a long distance telephone call made by Sol Kline, president of The Jewish Charities of Chicago, to Max Adler, who has been spending part of the winter in Los Angeles, Mr. Adler has agreed to serve as chairman of the Jewish education drive which is to be made this spring by The Jewish Charities.

After a good deal of discussion and many reports by various committees, The Jewish Charities of Chicago has adopted a plan which looks toward community support of the work of the Board of Jewish Education.

“In brief,” Mr. Kline stated, “this plan provides that The Jewish Charities of Chicago shall, through a special drive each year, raise the funds required for a budget, approved by The Jewish Charities, for the Board of Jewish Education. This means that The Jewish Charities assumes responsibility for raising the funds for the Board of Jewish Education, but will expend only such funds as are separately raised and especially designated for this purpose.

“Mr. Max Adler, in assuming the task as chairman of the first drive, is laying the foundation for what may be the best solution not only for the support of Jewish education here, but in other communities as well. The great public services rendered by Mr. Adler on many occasions, his philanthropy in the Jewish community, in the general community, and in the field of fine arts, are all well known. He is a fine example of the cultured business man who is intensely interested in Jewish affairs and in general civic affairs. The Jewish Charities, the Adler Planetarium, which adds so much to the cultural life of the city, musical affairs, general cultural and educational enterprises–have all been beneficiaries of his keen business sense, his intelligent direction, and his generosity.”

The campaign is expected to take place in May.