Rabbi Stephen S. Wise left an estate valued at about $45,000, it was revealed here when his will was filed for probate in Surrogate’s Court. While most of the estate is bequeathed to the late Jewish leader’s two children–Justine Wise Po1ier and James Waterman Wise–several bequests were also made to the American Jewish Congress, World Jewish Congress, Palestine Endowment Funds, Inc. American Friends of the Hebrew University and other institutions.
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