Mrs. Richard Percy Limburg will head the women’s division of the Greater New York campaign of the United Jewish Appeal, which is seeking $1,250,000 as its share of the national quota of $3,250,000 for the aid of Jews of Germany and other lands and for the settlement of Jews in Palestine, it was announced yesterday by Felix M. Warburg, national chairman. Mrs. Limburg will serve with I. Edwin Goldwasser, Nathan Straus and Michael Schaap, who are co-chairmen of the local campaign.
A quota of $200,000 has been assigned to the women’s division. Mrs. Limburg has opened offices in the Hotel Commodore, headquarters of the drive. Mrs. Limburg, whose husband is a nephew of Governor Herbert H. Lehman, is a granddaughter of Adolph Lewisohn, noted philanthropist, and daughter of Samuel Reckford. She has been active in many phases of philanthropic work and is a member of the board of directors of the women’s division of the New York Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies.
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