The United Jewish Appeal of Greater New York received $1,000,000 in contributions at a dinner tonight at which composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein was honored by the American Jewish Congress for his “unique contributions to the enhancement of the musical arts.” More than 450 guests were present.
Mrs. Franklin D.Roosevelt presented the American Jewish Congress Award to Mr, Bernstein, the director of the New York Philharmonic Symphony.The award consisted of a silver-banded shofar, the ram’s horn traditionally used in Jewish religious ceremonies, accompanied by a citation signed by Charles Revson, the dinner chairman, and Dr. Israel Goldstein, president of the American Jewish Congress, who was the principal speaker of the evening.
Dr. Goldstein, in appealing for added support for the United Jewish Appeal, hailed the generosity of the Jews of America in supporting refugee immigration to Israel and relief programs all over the world but said that the situation today demands even more. Israel people, he said, are “overburdened. ” “The Israeli taxpayer has all he can do to provide the budget for the country’s ordinary needs and for its extraordinary military budgets No taxpayer anywhere is more heavily burdened.” Dr. Goldste in called on all contributors to the United Jewish Appeal to take the added burden of immigration costs off their hands.
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