Philadelphia Jewish Community Raises $2,818,500

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

A new standard in philanthropic giving was set last night when the Jewish community of Philadelphia contributed the sum of $2,818,500 to the $3,500,000 building fund campaign of the Federation of Jewish Charities.

This sum represents the largest amount raised in a single evening for any philanthropy.

Less than one million dollars is to be raised in the remaining nine days allotted to the campaign.

The largest contribution to the fund was made by Gimbel Brothers who gave $250,000. Contributions of $100,000 were made by Jules E. Mastbaum, Albert M. Greenfield, Benjamin J. Wasserman, Joseph J. Greenberg. The Lit Brothers, Jacob D. and Samuel D. gave $75,000 each. A contribution of $50,000 was made by Blumenthal Brothers.

A contribution from non-Jews was the gift of $500 by Supplee-Wills-Jones Company.

Every element in the Jewish community was represented among the two thousand workers which crowded the great crystal room of the Benjamin Franklin Hotel.

The guests of honor were Mayor James J. Walker of New York, and Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick of Philadelphia.

Jules E. Mastbaum, chairman of the Building Fund Campaign presided. Addresses were delivered by the guests of honor, the Hon. Charles B. Hall, Albert M. Greenfield, chairman of the Building Fund Committee, and Mrs. Frank A. Pfalzer, chairman of the Women’s Division of the campaign.

Mr. Charles B. Hall, president of the City Council, suggested that if his tip is taken, Jules E. Mastbaum should be the next Mayor of Philadelphia to succeed Mayor Kendrick.

The spirit which must prevail in the Jewish community can be achieved only if we consult the innermost souls of ourselves, declared Mr. Mastbaum, in the course of a brief speech in which he declared his fullest confidence in the loyalty and generosity of his fellow Jews.

Among the contributors were: Dr. Cyrus Adler, $1,000; Henry S. Belber, $5,000; Adolph Berg, $25,000; David Berg, $40,000; Aaron Berman, $5,000; Joseph Bernhard, $7,500; Harry L. Bernbaum, $10,000; Joseph and Jacob Biberman, $6,000; Harry Blauner, $5,000; Arthur Block, $25,000; Blumenthal Bros., $50,000; Jacob and Bernard Brodsky, $6,000; Jos. Caplan, $5,000; Joseph E. Cohen, $7,500; Benj. Dintenfass, $6,000; Jacob Edelstein, $10,000; Alfred Fleisher, $40,000; Chas. Edwin Fox, $10,000; Louis Frank and B. Finberg, $10,000; Lionel Friedmann, $25,000; Gimbel Bros., $250,000; Harry H. Goldberg, $5,000; Isaac Gerstley, $7,500; Louis Gerstley, $25,000; Samuel L. Gerstley, $5,000; William Gerstley, $25,000; B. M. Golder, $15,000; Harry M. Gosch, $10,000; Jos. J. Greenberg, $100,000; Albert M. Greenfield, $100,000; Horace Hano, $10,000; Leo H. Heimerdinger, $6,000; Joseph A. Heyman and Roy A. Heyman, $30,000; Louis Allen Hirsch, $5,000; Harry B. Hirsh, $6,000; Morton B. Hirsh, $7,500; Jacob C. Kahn, $20,000 Joseph Karr, $5,000; Morris A. Kaufmann, $5,000, Irving Kohn, $10,000; Solomon C. Kraus, $10,000, L. and A. Kolsky, $10,000; M. Levy, $10,000; Albert H. Lieberman, $25,000; Alex Lieberman, $10,000; William Lipkin, $20,000; Chas. Lipshut### $5,000; Jacob D. Lit, $75,000; Samuel D. Li### $75,000; Arthur Loeb, $15,000; Horace Loeb, $6,000; Leo Loeb, $5,000; Jerome H. Louchheim, $30,000; Jules E. Mastbaum, $100,000; Clarence L. Meyers, $5,000; Lewis Needles, $5,000; Jacob Netter, $5,000; Jacob Paley and Samuel Paley, $35,000; David Phillips, $5,000; Harry Potamkin, $10,000; Philip Publicker, $10,000; Samuel Rader, $5,000; Philip H. and A. S. W. Rosenbach, $10,000; Lessing J. Rosenwald, $25,000; Wm. B. Rosskam, $10,000; Jos. H. Rubin, $5,000; Lewis Sablosky, $10,000; Abe Sablosky, $10,000; Jesse J. Schamberg, $10,000; Kiwa Schwartz, $5,000; Ely K. Selig, $5,000; Chas. Sessler, $5,000; Harry Shapiro, $5,000; Nathan Slonimsky, $5,000; Abraham Snellenburg, $5,000; Harry Snellenburg, $5,000; Joseph N. Snellenburg, $10,000; Morton E. Snellenburg, $12,000; Stanley Snellenburg, $5,000; J. SolisCohen, Jr., $7,500; Maurice J. Spesier, $5,000; Judge Horace Stern, $5,000; Isadore Stern, $25,000; Louis Stern, $10,000; Samuel Stern, $12,000; Meyer B. Strouse, $5,000; Harry G. Sunheim, $10,000; Benj. J. Wasserman, $100,000; Max Weinmann, $5,000; Julius Weintraub, $5,000; Albert Wolf, $20,000; Benjamin Wolf, $25,000; Louis Wolf, $15,000; Maurice L. Wurzel, $10,000; Cyrus H. K. Curtis, $25,000; Isadore Milgram, $10,000.