Climaxing a sustained midyear cash collection drive, American Jewish communal leaders from all sections of the country will meet here today at a United Jewish Appeal National Cash Meeting to report on community cash collections.
The United Jewish Appeal is seeking a total of $95,000,000 this year in aid of 600,000 people throughout the world, $35,000,000 as a Special Fund to meet needs arising from heavily increased Jewish migration abroad.
In addition to community cash collection announcements, the meeting will hear an address by Ambassador Michael Comay, Permanent Representatives of Israel to the United Nations, who will discuss a wide range of problems facing his country today. Accounts of latest developments overseas affecting the programs of UJA member agencies will also be presented.
The community leaders, all of whom are officers in their local drives on behalf of UJA, will announce local totals, and the overall results will be reported to the meeting by Israel D. Fink of Minneapolis, UJA National cash chairman. Melvin Dubinsky of St. Louis, UJA national campaign cabinet chairman, who will preside, will summarize overall campaign progress to date.
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