The appointment of Samuel Lemberg, real estate investor and philanthropist, as a general chairman of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York was announced last night by its president Monroe Goldwater. The other New York Appeal chairmen, who were reappointed, are Charles Bassine, Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz of New York and A. Louis Oresman.
Mr. Lemberg is a vice-president and trustee of the Federation of Jewish. Philanthropies, and a trustee of Brandeis University. He is also actively associated with a number of other humanitarian, educational and philanthropic groups.
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