The United Jewish Campaign in this city was launched last night at a meeting in the Y. M. H. A. building.
Two hundred thousand dollars was pledged toward the $600,000 quota. David A. Brown, national chairman, and James N. Rosenberg addressed the gathering.
Albert C. Lehman, chairman of the campaign, read a letter from the Mayor of Pittsburgh, expressing his wishes for the success of the campaign.
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