Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-23
.$39,093 IS RAISED
BY JEWISH CENTER
Off to Good Start Toward
Paying 100000 Mort
gage on New Building.

With 5000, 900 mortgage to be lift
ed from its new building at Sixteenth
and Q streets, Washington's Jewish
Community Center is off to an en-
couraging start with S29 ,093 raised at
banquet last night in the Center
auditorium and an additional $4,000
before the banquet.
A gift Of $4,000, made in memory
of his mother by Morris Cafritz, tops
the list Of subscriptions, donations and
sustaining memberships. The audi
forum is to be named for the late Mrs
Cafritz.
DR.. William H. Fineskriber, Phila.
delphia rabbi. in a stirring address to
800 banqueters, made an appeal for
funds and results came quickly. Mrs.
Harry Viner purchased the key to the
building for $1,000. making it possibly
the most costly key in existence.
A $4,000 subscription by Sigmund
and Simon Kann and a $4,000 sub
scription by Alex Hecht and another
OF the same amount by M. Goldenberg
Sons were made before the banquet,
The dedication ball will be held al
the Center tonight.
Three hundred campaigners under
the leadership Of Morris Cafritz, who
also led the building fund drive, are
busy signing Jewish Community Cen.
ter members today. Their drive will
end Friday. A campaign luncheon
VIII be held tomorrow at which Frank
hogan. Washington attorney, will be
speaker. Congressman Ben Golden
OF Philadelphia addressed the workers
| at a luncheon today.
Subscriptions to Fund.
The building fund subscriptions fol
low. Morris CQfy-{fz
DRY of his mother; Morris CART
$1,000 membership; Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Viner. 1000 for key to build
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Viner, $500
membership: ]. B. Shapiro, $500 mem
oership; Mrs. James Lansbureh. $500
| membership; Mr.. and Mrs. Isidore
Hershfield. 500 membership: Mrs
1sidore Hersfield, $1,000, in memory
OF her foster mother; Mr.. and Mrs
Harry l.. Carroll. $1,000. in memor,
or Willie Cafritz: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
klng, $500 membership; Mr.. and Mrs
FRED Gichner, $500 membership: Mr.
and Mrs. Norris Within. 5000 mem
oership: Robert kressin, $1,000 life
insurance policy; Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Mazo, 500 membership; Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Himmefarb, 500 memberships
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Wolf. s10(
membership; Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Da
vid. 500 membership: Max Cohen
5000 membership; Miss Aline Solo
mons, Milton Hopfenmaier, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Morris Garf1nkle, John Schwartz
Abe Stern and Mr.. and Mrs. Harr,
! Carroll, 800 memberships; Maurice
Leo and Mrs. Fannie Schlossberg
81 1000, in memory; Jacob Zarin, 81. 900
tablet.
Stanley H. Geddis, 1000 insurance
policy and $50 membership: Mrs
Charles A. Goldsmith, 81 900 insurance
policy; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith. $500 membership; Herman
Shapiro, 5000 tablet and 500 mem
bership; Melvin Behrend, 500 mem
| bership; r. B. Behrend, ST 900 mem
| bership; Mr.. and Mrs. William Rosen
dorf, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Lehman. Mr.
| and Mrs. Alvin Newmyer. Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Jacob Hickman. 500 member
| ships; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kressin
$50 membership: Fred Gichman's Son
| $50 membership: Abe Stern. for Alb,
| Stern Co. 81 900 donated from con
| tract; Morris Gewirz, $50 membership
Harry Sherry, 500 MEMBERSHIP: Joh,
Norman. Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ourisma n
Joseph KATE, George Beneman. s1OI
memberships; John Korman's Son, So
| membership; Milton King, $50 mem
! bership; Carl Tinker, Harry Racoosin
Round Table Club. per NJ. Fisher, S51
memberships: S. V. Gusack, Bert COIN
g. F. Heilprin, Fred Schneider. Ben
! jamin Kay, s25 memberships; Simon
! Lyon, Sidney w. Straus. Gerson Nord
linger, Joseph Sworzyn, Rubin Swor
zyn, $50 memberships.
Made prior to the banquet-Sig
mund and Simon Kann, $4,000: Ale,
| Hecht, $4,000; NJ. Goldenberg & Sons
| $4,000.