A special fund to help defray campaign costs of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies was announced by Frederick Brown, General Chairman of the present $4,720,000 campaign.
Figures submitted by the Budget Committee of the Federation to Mr. Brown showed that the cost of administration and distribution of federation funds for 1926 was 3.47 cents on the dollar, and the purpose of the special fund was to meet special advertising expenses and other emergency campaign costs without using any of the funds contributed for the beneficiaries of federation.
The largest contribution received to date for the special fund, it was announced, was $2,500 from A. D. Julliard & Co.
Other contributors to this fund include William Skinner & Co., Corn Exchange Bank, Bank of Manhattan, Best & Co., Fairchild Publishing Company, Bank of the United States, National City Bank and the Otis Elevator Company, $1,000 each; Chatham and Phenix Bank, $500, and United Publishers, $250.
These sums represent donations obtained from corporations and individuals not solicited in the regular course of the campaign, $11,250 having been thus obtained to date.
Mr. Brown made known contributions to the drive of $5,000 from the estate of the late Marck Stroock and $2,000 from Joseph Stroock. Among the larger individual subscriptions announced on Friday was $10,000 by Charles Kaye, Vice-President of the Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of the ninety-one constituent societies of the federation. John T. Underwood contributed $2,000; Richard M. Lederer, $1,000, and the Anderson Galleries, $100.
SUGGESTS TEN BEST BOOKS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING
Sir:
In response to the request of the Rev. John W. Herring for the ten best books, which are bound to bring about a better understanding between Christians and Jews, I wish to present to you the following list:
1-Joseph, Morris: Judaism as Creed and Life (Macmillan):
2-Klausner, Joseph: Jesus of Nazareth (Macmillan):
3-Goodman, Paul: A History of the Jews (Dutton):
4-Zangwill, Israel: The Voice of Jerusalem (Macmillan):
5-Gottheil, Richard: Zionism (Jewish Publication Society):
6-Friellaonder, Israel: The Jews of Russia and Poland (Putnam):
7-Straus, Oscar: Origin of the Republican Form of Government in the United States (Putnam):
8.Newman. H. (Editor): The Real Jew (Macmillan):
9.Antin. Mary: The Promised Land (Houghton Mifflin):
10.Tobenkin, Elias: God of Might (Minton, Balch).
S. FELIX MENDELSOHN. Chicago, I11., Nov. 17, 1926.
Max Swiren and Marvin Schaeffer are members of the debating team of the University of Chicago who will meet the team of the University of Sydney, Australia, on November 23rd. The subject will be the effect of the World War on democracy.
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