The Denver Jewish news., 1922-04-19
$15O,OOO for Dormitory
Fund
ONE-HALF OF CITIES PARTICI-
PATING IN HEBREW UNION
COLLEGE DRIVE REPORT THAT
AMOUNT.

I'aih l!lt lblul VI III
campaign of National Federation of
Temple 'Sistcrhoods to raise $3.50. 900
for the erection of II dOrmit0ry ut He
brew Union College in Cincinnati,
passed S150000. according to the an
nouncemcnt made by Mrs. Abram ST.
mon. chairman of the campaign. The
campaign ended officially on March -.
Mrs. Simon stated that among the
cities which have already reported
We're many which had gone over the
quotas assigned TO them. She also de
clared that despite business depres-
sion and the appeals of numerous
ether drives, enthusiastic response
had been given to the appeal
Leading rabbis throughout the coun-
try are aiding the campaign. State
ment from Rabbi Henry j. Berkowitz
of Philadelphia. Rabbi William Fried.
man of Denver. Colo. and Rabbi Alex
alder Yyon; of Brooklyn. y. v. We're
made public by the campaign commit
tee today.
Congregations throughout the land
are sending up the cry that the rabbi
should be- strong, virile. MODERN" Rab-
hi BerkOwitZ declared. The tremen-
dous pressure brought to bear on the
rabbi in the modern community nec"s-
states strong. physical foundation
and that foundation must he obtained
IA,
thousands Of dollars raised TO build
this dormitory will yield immense
profits and pay tremendous dividends
in the human resources that go to
make up the rabbinate of America
Rabbi Alexander Lyons wrote: As
one who passed through college and
learned from experience the necessity
of proper home conditions to work
studiously and effectively in preparing
for the ministry. I cannot urge too
strongly the necessity of such accom-
modation for our lyoys at Cincinnati ns
Wilt give them II home where such an
environment can certainly be furnish
cd as will properly fit them for the
important efforts of the sacred calling
to which they desire to respond"
The following contributions have
been received during the last two
weeks:
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Sis
tcrhood. S5.0So; Mt. Sinaai Sistcrhood
of Sioux City. Ia. S1GS: Temple Sis
terhoOd of Lima. o.. 500: Beth FL
Sisterhood of Alexandria. Va. S1Gl:
Jewish Ladies' Aid Society of .Ap-
pleton. Wis, S77; Beth FL Sisterhood
Of Bessemer. Ala. $50: Rockdale Ave
nue. Temple of Cincinnati. o., 500:
Jewish Ladies' Society of Fremont. o..
S4: Ohev ShOlom SisterhoOd of IIar-
risburg. Pa. $50; Indies Jewish
Benevolent Society of LigOnicr. Ind.
$40: B'pe Jeshurun Sisterhood of Mil
wauaee Wis. S24335; Sistcrhood of
Rodeph Shalom Congregation of Phila-
dclphia. 81 900: B'nai Israel Sister
hood of Salt Lake City. Utah. 500:
Beth Hasholom Sisterhood. Williams
port. Pa. $3.50: Sisterhood of Adath
Israel of Owensboro. KY. S245; Sis
tcrhood of the Madison Avenue Temple
of Scranton Pa. $500 Temple Sis
tcrhood of Fairmont. w. Va, SlOi.6o
TemDle Sisterhood of the X X. II. T..
of Charleston. S. G.. $50: Temple
Sisterhood of Savannah. Ga. $500:
Sistorhood of Pittsfield. Mass. $50:
Women's Temple Society of Buffalo,
n Y. S1,433: SisterhoOd Anshc
Fmeth of Peoria. Ill. $500: Sisterhood
Of Washington Hebrew Congregation
of Washington. ID. c., $1,000: Max
Mayer of New York, $50: Mrs. Fred
Dilsheimer of Philadelphia. S10 Mon
tcfiore Temple Sisterhood Of Cairo.
ILL.,. S1GS: Temple Sisterhood of Water
bury. Conn, $50: Sisterhood Rodef
Shalom. Waco. Te x,.S253; Sisterhood
R'nai Zion. Shreveport. La. S1.141:
P'nai Birth SisterhoOd, Los Angeles.
Cal. $1,000: Hebrew Ladies' Aid So
ciety. Cumberland. Md. $3.50: Quincy
Sisterhood Guild. Quincy. ILL.,. SSI ::
Jewish Sisterhood. BinghamtoI. \. Y.
5000: Ladies' Auxiliary of Society of
Concord Syracuse. n. Y, $500; Tenn
pIe Beth FL Sisterhood, Pensacola
Fla. S24.33: Sisterhood Congregation
Mt. Zion of New York. 500: Ladies
Aid Society of Hamilton, o.. SloS
Temple Sisterhood of Alexandria, La.
S5o5.52: L. II. r. Society of Athens
Ga, S35 Temple Emanuel Sisterhood
Dallas. Tex. S1,119.1o; Grand LodSe
L. o. T. s.. $1OO Mrs. Oscar B.
Schmidt and Mrs. S. F. Hertz of Phila-
delphia, Pa, $40.