Mr. Mortimer L. Schiff, only son of Jacob H. Schiff and brother-in-law of Mr. Felix M. Warburg, who died on June 4th. on his 54th. birthday, has bequeathed one million dollars for charity, mostly to Jewish charitable organisations. The New York Federation of Jewish charities receives half the total amount, 500,000 dollars.
Mr. Schiff was a generous contributor to Jewish charities during his life time. He was one of the largest contributors to the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York, having given it 625,000 dollars in 14 years. Among his recent large philanthropies were 25,000 dollars to the Hebrew Union College, 25,000 dollars to the Allied Jewish Campaign, and 75,000 dollars to the Young Men’s Hebrew Association of New York.
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