The Denver Jewish news., 1923-05-09
DIR. BERKOWITZ .HONORED
ON CHAUTAUQUA'S THIR-
TIETH ANNIVERSARY,
Louis Marshall Calls for Ten Million
Dollars Annually for Jewish Edu-
cation.
II. G. B. ServIce)


pittslurgh-A ;hausand reprcsentn-
tive men and women. supporters and
distinguished workers In the cnuse of
Jewish education were guests of the
Board of Directors of the Jewish Chat
auqua Society ut testimonial dinner
organization, DIR. Henry Berkowitz. on
April 2Gth Mt the Mercantile club. The
occasion marked the thirtiefh ami
versary Of the establishment Of the No.
ciety, whose headquarters are PIiIn-
delphia.
DIR. Israel Abrahams. the distinguish
esl scholar from Cambridge. England.
told of the far-rea ching influence Of the
SOciety's work. even across the ocean.
As the result Of n notable gathering
held at the London University arrang-
cd by him on the occasion of the visit
in 1914 of DIR. BerkOwitz md his 60.
! worker. the Vice Chancellor. Dr. Will
liam ROsenau of Baltimore. depart
ment had been created for Jewish lee
lures in the University Extension So
tinued uninterrupted, even by the war
and during the past summer enrolled
75O students In its summer session.
DIR. Abram Simon of Washington.
head of the Staff OF Jewish Chnutau-
qua lecture courses mt American Uni
versities. set forth the purpose and
methods OF this department In secur-
ing academic recognition for n study
of the cultural contribution of the Jews
to humanity. Tribute was paid by DIR.
Simon to the U. s. Commissioner of
Education. DIR. +. p. Claxton. through
whose brond- d-minded incentive and CO.
operation the Jewish issue Mt our l'ni-
versities is being thus met in an effect
ual manner.
DIR. Arthur X. Stern. President and
Toast Muster, announced that ,as an
outcome of the enthmsinsm aroused ~
the last Annual Assembly Of the Jew
ish Chautauqua in Kansas City. Mo-.
that community. In which DIR. Berk-
owitz had first conceived and planned
the Society. now contributed. accord
l IHE 10 -.
Auerbach. Chairman. and Mr.. Walter
BerkowitZ, treasurer Of the commit
tee. Ten Thousand dollars for n lee
tureship mt their state University. Mr..
Louis Bambergcr of Newark vOlun-
teered to start similar fund fer New
Jersey with gift Of One Thousand
Dollars. Mr. Isaac W. Frank Of Pitts
burgh volunteered to enlist the support
of that city. which was the birthplace
of the Chancellor. and he added five
hundred dollars personally to the previ-
ous gifts. tt Is planned to create such
a Lectureship In each state
Louis Marshall of New York called
on the Jews of America to get back
of their etiuca tiOnal organizations with
as much vigor. insight and enthusiasm
as they had shown i'm their splendid
charities. He called for ten million
dollars annually for Jewish etlucatiOna'
work in the United States. He cited
the historic fact of Philadelphia.
leadership in pioneering national edu-
cational movements. such as the jew
ISL I-uDlltitlOH sScViets. Nmth o"Su -
much to the late Judge Sulzberger
whom he enlogized in glowing terms:
the Jewish Theological Seminary: the
Dropsie College; the Graetz College
the National Farm School. under the
guardianship of DIR. Krauskopf-and
the admirable work being now COM
memorated (which owed its inspira-
tion to the vision. the self-sacrifice and
devoted acnl of DIR. Berkowitz."
Miss Jeannette Miriam Goldberg
Secretary. told of the Fieldwork OF
the Society, of her extensive travels
and the institution of Jewish activities
in cities. towns. villages and among
farmers of the Reading Courses: pub
licaticns of the Correspondence Schools
and especially of the Annual Assem-
bIies held i'm cities from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, from the lakes to the Gulf
fine tribute was offered by Dr.
Harry W. EttelsOn in ain original poem
dedicated to DIR. Berkowitz, his pre-
decessor in the pulpit of Congregation
Rodeph Shalom of Philadelphia. DR..
Berkowitz parried all the encomiums
lcf his friends with humorous sallies ana
called on his wife to read the words
of acknowledgment and appreciation he
had penned.
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