The eighty-eighth anniversary of the birth of the late Jacob H. Schiff, banker and philanthropist, and the tenth anniversary of the dedication of the Jacob H. Schiff Center will be observed with special services at the center, 2510 Valentine avenue, the Bronx, beginning Friday evening.
Opening ceremonies will be held at 8 o’clock with Dr. Samuel H. Goldenson, rabbi of Temple Emanu-El, and Harry L. Glucksman, executive director of the Jewish Welfare Board, as speakers, Felix M. Warburg and Mrs. Warburg, daughter of Mr. Schiff, will be guests of honor.
Services at 10 o’clock Saturday morning will be featured by an address by Dr. Israel Goldstein, rabbi of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, which will be made following introductory remarks by Rabbi Alexander Basel.
A MODERN CENTER
The Jacob H. Schiff Center was founded in 1920 upon the death of Mr. Schiff to perpetuate his memory. Organizational work for the present building was led by public-spirited citizens of the Fordham and Bedford Park sections of the Bronx, and today the institution stands as a modern community center which ranks with the foremost.
Serving the young and the mature, it boasts a membership of 2,500. Its activities cover a wide range, with satisfaction of the religious, cultural and recreational needs of the community as the aim of the administrators.
There are religious services for children and adults and a religious school with courses classified for elementary, high school and postgraduate grades.
Classes for children are held in dramatics, elocution, arts and crafts, singing and piano. A kindergarten operates for children from three to six years of age. Classes in English and citizenship are available for the foreign-born.
Hundreds of young men and women are attracted on Sunday nights by the social dancing. Gymnastic and swimming facilities also draw huge numbers, while life-saving and reducing groups enjoy popularity among the men and women, respectively.
Lectures on psychology, current events and music appreciation likewise find considerable favor. Adult societies devoted to philanthropic, civic and social endeavors meet regularly at the center.
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