The Denver Jewish news., 1924-10-30
Leader in Jewish Charity Honored
Joseph Schonthal, Leader in Philanthropy and Social
Service rendered Dinner on the Occasion of His
Seventeen Birthday-Davd A. Brown Pleads For
Jewish Education.

Columbus, ohio-A Testimonial
dinner was given Ia Mr. Joseph Sch0n
thai. one Of the mosi beloved eli zrn,
Of Columbus. Icy members NJ he Jew.
ish community in honor Of his 1Oil
birthday. Conspicuous among the del
egations from outside of Cohmhns was
one from Cincinnati, representing tht
Union of American Hebrew Congr.gn.
lions in which organization Ir. Schon.
thai has taken u deep and active in.
tercst.
Mr. Schonthal Is distinguished,
citizen. header in philanthropy aud
social service. lie maintains an or.
phanngc and hundreds Of orphans have
been and still are his children. uo
has generous heart. and no appeal. no
fiatter from wiicnce II GENES. goes m.
answered, lie has aided hundreds Of
young men and women. who owe their
careers to him.
lie has taken an active interest IN
the development Of Jewish education In
America. He Is one of the active menL
hcrs Of the Board of Managers Of thu
Department cf Synagog and School EN.
tension Of the Union of American lie
brew Congregations. In memory OF hia
wife. he has created the Hermlno
Schonthal Publication Fund, the pur.
pose Of which Is to publish Jewish
books. He has also contributed large.
ly to the Hebrew Union College Ii
hrary Fund. and his latest gift waa
$4,000 to be applied towards the funG
for the purchase Of valuable Ii.
brary from abroad
Mr.. Charles Shohl president of tho
Union OF American Hebrew Congrcgn.
tiOns. presented message from the
executive Board Of the organization. In
which tribute was paid to Mr. Schon-
thals 'de>ls of charity aIr. Shohrs
message in behalf Of the Union fol
lows:
IT iS7my very greTf plisnrc 10 nd
dress you in behalf of the executive
board of the Union of American He
brew Congregations on this happy oc-
casion and to extend 10 you our warm
est Fluctuations On attaining thp
scventleth milestone in the journey oi
life.
"TO have lived three years and ten
is in itself not sufficient cause for con.
graduation. l,uf when W. measure
those years of yours by your attain.
ments. by your deeds Of charity. bene-
violence, personal service and religious
ideaism. then indeed is there reason 10
congratulate you on the event just
passed and to wish You Increased
strength for the years 10 come. u
Your interest in The Union Of
American Hebrew Congregations dates
back many years. You have not only
watched its growth and development.
hut have assisted materially in its pro-
grcss. The Department of Synagog and
Scnool Extension, OF WHOSE lFoafu OF
Managers you have been faithful
member and willing worker since 1911.
has profitcd greatly by your sage ccun-
sci and sound advice. You were ever
ready to lend a listening ear to its prob
lens and to stretch forth helping
hand in their solution.
AT a time when very few of our
corelgionists gave serious Thought to
the problems of religious education. You
stepped forth as II pioneer and made II
possible for the Department of SynagoI
and School Extension to publish some
greatly needed text books for our re-
ligious schools. The Herm'ne Schon-
thai Endowment Publication Fund
which you established in memory of
your dear. wife. has yielded fruit
age whose benefits it is impossible to
estimate concretely.
aYou have been, and are, man Of
wide interests, generous impulses, lib
eral tendencies and universal symp-
athies. May God grant you long life
and the opportunity to utilize your
noble traits. Then will yours be tho
transcendent happiness that flows
from years of fruitful service to hu-
manity and to our sacred religion.
"In the words of Moses. our great
law giver, spoken when he blessed the
children of Israeli
"Let the blessing come upon the
head of Joseph, and upon The
crown Of the head of him that is
prince among his brethren
Special resolutions in honor of Mr..
Schonthal's 10th birthday were pre-
sented by Mr.. William Ornstein,
chairman of the Board of Managers