Lucius N. Littauer, prominent New York philanthropist, today was awarded the Phi Epsilon Pi National Service Award for making “the finest contribution to the essential Jewish life of America” in 1941.
The Award, which is made annually by the national college social fraternity, was presented to Littauer at his New York residence. Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, member of the Fraternity and former recipient of the Award, made the presentation. Past recipients of the Service Award include Albert Einstein, Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, the late Dr. Cyrus Adler, Rabbi Stephen S, Wise, and Miss Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah.
Littauer has contributed freely for educational and charitable purposes. A Harvard University graduate, he established the Graduate School of Public Administration at Harvard in 1937. In 1927, he established the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation which he has since granted $3,100,000 for philanthropic service. $100,000 was donated to the New School for Social Research, New York. The most recent gift of the Foundation was $250,000 to New York University Medical College.
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