The Jewish National Fund was bequeathed $10,000 in the will of Herman Conheim, late treasurer of the United Palestine Appeal. The will, filed in the Surrogate’s Court Friday, gives $23,000 to welfare organizations, and divides the remainder among relatives.
Besides the Jewish National Fund, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem gets $5,000. the testator’s library, and the proceeds from the sale of the contents of his home at 265 West Ninetieth Street, New York. Gifts of $2.000 each are made to the Young Women’s Hebrew Association, Young Men’s Hebrew Association, Educational Alliance, Jewish Theological Seminary and Hebrew Technical Institute.
An annuity of $2,400 is provided for Victoria Morton, sister-in-law of the testator, and the residue is given to Max and Felix Conheim, brothers, of Chicago; Ester Levin and Samuel B. Levin, niece and nephew, of Palestine, and Isaac and Moe Tumpowsky, cousins, of 9 Burling Slip.
Eight thousand Jewish children assembled in the Lewisohn Stadium, at City College. Friday, under the auspices of the United Synagogue of America, to celebrate Lag B’Omer.
The speakers included Dr. Jacob Kohn. Vice President of the United Synagogue of America: Dr. David de Sola Pool, representing Young Judea of America, and Albert Rosenblatt, President of the New York branch of the United Synagogues.
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