The successful conclusion of the local United Jewish Welfare Fund drive, during which $2,006,000 was raised, was announced here today by campaign chairman Charles Brown and executive director Leo Gallin. The 1944 total was 70 percent above the $1,201,000 raised last year.
Passing of the $2,000,000 deal of the UJNF’s drive was marked by the dispatch of a check for $250,000 to the United Jewish Appeal, which is the major beneficiary of the campaign. In June the UJA received a similar amount from the Los Angeles fund, Co-chairmen of the welfare fund’s campaign were Walter F. Wanger, Julian M. Sieroty and Harry A Mier.
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