A $2, 500, 000 birthday present, including a $1, 000, 000 anonymous gift, was presented tonight to Yeshiva University and its president, Dr. Samuel Belkin, as they celebrated dual anniversaries at a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, attended by 1, 500 persons.
The university marked its 75th anniversary as the nation’s oldest and largest university under Jewish auspices, while Dr. Belkin, the men under whom it has made its greatest strides, coincidentally observed his 50th birthday. Dr. Belkin, president of the university since 1943 and the driving force behind the institution’s rapid growth, was the guest of honor at the Diamond Jubilee Dinner.
Dr. Joseph H. Lookstein, rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York, and professor of sociology at the university, announced the $1 million gift. He indicated that $500, 000 had already been paid, and that the donor was adding an additional $500, 000 to the initial contribution. Among other major gifts announced was a $250, 000 contribution from Louis J. Glickman, chairman of the university’s Development Committee.
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