The B'nai B'rith magazine · 1927-06-01 · 9 (6.1927) · p. Seite 372

Districts Race for Half'Way Mark in Wider Scope Campaign V gHalAll HE race is on. One million dollars is the goal. The contestants are B'nai B'rith Districts II, III, IV and VI. Each of the entries is trying to be the first to raise its quota in the B'nai B'rith Wider Scope Campaign, so that the $2,000,000 drive might reach its half-way mark by July 1st. The Districts have come into the final stretch almost abreast of each other. District No II, at its convention in Toledo May 29th and 30th reported that 82 per cent of its quota had been raised without the aid of the States of Indiana and Kansas, Kansas City and a number of smaller cities which have promised to do their share in the campaign at some not distant date. District No. VI is straining to reach first place by the time of its convention in Detroit on July 1st. District No. Ill has covered about half of the course set for it and has enough reserve left for a fast finish. District No. IV was expected to be a leader with three-fourths of its quota raised by June 18th, the date of its convention in Long Beach, Calif. During the summer the campaign will move less rapidly, but preparations will be made for the resumption of the drive in the early Fall, when Districts, States and communities that have withheld their efforts for more opportune dates, will enter the race. They will attempt to raise an additional $1,000,000 to complete the Wider Scope quota of $2,000,000 by January 1st. District No. I, which includes the northeastern portion of the United States and Eastern Canada, will toe the starting line simultaneously with the opening of the convention of the National Wider Scope Committee in New York City in September. The quota of District No. I is $750,000. District No. V, with its campaign organization completed, is ready to be off in the Fall, while District No. VII will start at the same time. Delegates to Convention of District No. VII in Memphis, May 22nd, were eager for the race and gave assurance that their quota would be reached with little difficulty. LOUISVILLE, KY.—The appeal of the Wider Scope Movement to youth was seen during the campaign in this city. Young men who never before had interested themselves in communal affairs were the most ardent workers in behalf of the cultural aims represented by the Wider Scope Campaign. Alfred M. Cohen, president of the Order, officially opened the campaign in Louisville at a mass meeting in Temple Adath Israel on May 8th. It was one of the largest Jewish gatherings that had ever assembled in this city. Behind the success of the drive in Louisville may be seen the efforts of the Rabbis Dr. Joseph R'auch and Dr. J. J. Gittleman, who not only inspired the community but assisted in the actual labor. The Louisville campaign committee included Rabbi S. N. Bazell, Rabbi Benjamin Cohen, Louis Cohen, Gustave Flexner, Rabbi Gittleman, Rabbi Rauch, Lee L. Goldberg, Louis Grossman, Ben Klein, Joseph Lazarus, Fred Levy, Jr., Sol Levy, Rabbi A. N. Mandelbaum, Louis Roth, M. Switow and Rabbi A. L. Zarchy. * * * CLEVELAND, O.—Because numerous other drives had recently been placed before the public in this city, leaders of the Wider Scope Campaign thought it advisable to limit their solicitation to members of the B'nai B'rith. This made the effort rather difficult, and while Cleveland's total quota has not been obtained, the campaign workers are deserving of the greatest credit for having raised $35,000 within a few days. Maurice Gusman, the chairman, was untiring both in preparing for the drive and seeing it through. Max E. Meisel, Alfred Benesch, John Anisfield, as treasurer, and Joseph Weinberger, who was in charge of the team workers, devoted almost their full time to the campaign. Besides shouldering much of the burden of the work, these men also were generous in their personal contributions to the Wider Scope Fund. * * * PITTSBURGH, PA.—In selecting Leo Lehman to serve as chairman of its Wider Scope Campaign, this city moved forward towards success in the drive which began on May 23rd. Mr. Lehman is in the forefront of civic and industrial life in Pittsburgh, and every Jewish endeavor with which he has identified himself has won the confidence of the public. Assisting Mr. Lehman are I. W. Jacobs and A. L. Wolk. The quota for Pittsburgh is $50,000. Exemplary of the finest means that might be employed in honoring a great name in Israel was a pre-campaign subscription of $1,000 presented by Pittsburgh Lodge in the name of Judge Josiah Cohen. * * * Almost single-handed, Joseph L. Kun, president and campaign chairman in District No. Ill, is advancing the Wider Scope Movement in the communities of Western Pennsylvania. Recently he spoke before Hazleton Lodge and obtained pledges totaling $3,000. Following an address by Mr. Kun before the lodge in Harrisburg, Rabbi Philip Bookslaber started Lbe city's Wider Scope Fund with a contribution of $500. A campaign committee was immediately organized, and the assurance was given that the city's portion, $10,000, would be forthcoming. Thirty-three hundred dollars was raised at a testimonial dinner given for Mr. Kun by the lodge in Bethlehem. Other towns visited by Mr. Kun are Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. * * * Harry Kaufman, State Chairman for West Virginia, reports $6,500 raised in Charleston, and $1,800 in Parkersburg. * * * NEWARK, N. J.—The B'nai B'rith and the Intercollegiate Menorah group in this city are planning to conduct a joint campaign beginning with the fall. Their combined quotas will be $60,000, of which $35,000 will be applied to the purposes of the Wider Scope Committee. * * * Felix Fuld and Frederick Jay will be two of the leaders of the combined effort in Newark. Judge Joseph Siegler, Wider Scope chairman for New Jersey, will devote his personal efforts to the Newark drive. 372