Samuel Weingarten, former executive director of the Jewish Community Center and Council of Schenectady, N. Y., has been appointed regional director of the East and West Central regions of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, it was announced here today by Irving Kane, president of the CJFWF.
Mr. Weingarten will join Herman Levensohn, at the regional office in Chicago, in providing the Council’s services to approximately 65 Jewish communities in 15 states. The CJFWF is the national association of 216 central community organizations, including federations, welfare funds and community councils which, last year, raised $128,000,000 for local, national and overseas Jewish needs.
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