The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-23
S15O,OOO FOR
HEBREW COLLEGE
Notable Event in Session of
Hebrew Congregation
Council

Cincinnati, January 22.-Probably the
most notable event of the twenty-third
biennial session of the council of Amer
lean Hebrew congregations took place to-
day when the new buildings of the He
brew Union college in this city were
dedicated and more than, s15O.ooo to go
for the colleges maintenance during its
first year was subscribed by delegates
within 20 minutes.
The dedication ceremonies began with a
procession of the executive board of the
union, the board of governors. the faculty
of the college and the student body. Sig
mund Rheinstrom presented the build
ings to the union.
Rabbi Jonah B. Wise, son of the found
er of the college, the late Isaac NJ Wise,
delivered an Grafton, in which he re-
viewed the activity of his father and
said the college had produced 126 rabbis
that now occupy places in some of the
most important synagogues in the United
States, Canada and England. DIR. Solo
mon Schechter of New York also spoke,
saying that there was plenty of room for
both the orthodox and the reformed Jews.
The ceremonies proper closed with
greetings from the alumni of the col
lege delivered by Rabbi David Marx of
Atlanta
Among those who contributed to the
$1o0000 fund were: Jacob Schiffx New
York. $4,000. julius Rosenwald chicago,
$4,000; W. L. Solomon, New York. $4,000;
Adolph s. Ochs, New York, 5000; A. G..
Becker. Chicago. $780, Maurice Sterns,
New Orleans. $1,000. A large number of
smaller contributions ranged from $50 to
1900.
Several reports dealing with "home mis-
sion activities were read during consd-
GRAFTON of other subjects.
One receiving most attention was that
of the department of synagogue and
school extension. 1t dealt with the estab-
lishment of aslarge propaganda fund. The
report was followed by an address by the
Rev. J. Leonard Levy of Pittsburg on
synagogue and School Extension The
speaker eontrasted the present wakeful
attitude of Israel with the lethargy that
characterized the attitude in former days
He advocaed energetic methods and APP
pealed for the cooperation of the dele
gates in the work of the department of
synagogue and school extension.
There was discussion which was led
by the Honorable Harry Cutler of Provi-
dence, r. |. An elaborate ceremony was
prepared for the dedication of the new
college buildings 1t included the presen-
tation of the buildings to the president
of the union, J. Walter Freiburg, who
was to turn them over to the board OF
governors of the college Rabbi Jonah p.
Wise, son of the founder of the college
was scheduled as the principal speaker
at the dedication.
As the head of the ways and means
committee of the council, Mr.. Ochs oi
New York said the maintenance of the
college would amount to 100000 a year
OF this amount for the first year OF. its
maintenance in its new environment 500.
600 had been pledged, which he said would
leave a deficit of $4,000 on hand. He
said that the college had to be dependent
upon the generosity of its friends among
the Jewish people and said the amount
needed could be raised by subscriptions
In six months. Mr. Ochs scarcely had
taken his seat before donations began
pouring in from all directions