The sum of $180,000 was reported raised at the conclusion of the combined drive in Wilkes-Barre and adjacent localities for the United Jewish Campaign and the United Palestine Appeal, the New York headquarters of the United Jewish Campaign announced. This figure represents a $70,000 over subscription of the original $110,000 quota, of which $60,000 was designated for the United Jewish Campaign and $50,000 for the United Palestine Appeal, on the basis of a three-year campaign for both. At the dinner on the conclusion of the drive, it was announced that $15,000 had in addition been subscribed by non-Jews in Wilkes-Barre to the American Christian Fund for Jewish Relief, which had joined in the campaign. Subscriptions of $5,000 from F. M. Kirby, vice-president of the Wool-worth Company, and $5,000 from J. N. and W. H. Conygham, are the third largest Christian contributions to the fund to date, the United Jewish Campaign statement declares.
The remaining campaigns to be conducted in Pennsylvania are those of Easton, Chesfer and Pottsville, and a few smaller communities. Bethlehem launched its drive for $10,000 yesterday.
The drive of the United Jewish
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