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The Southern Israelite Page 23 A Comprehensive Review Of A Year Of Jewish History (Continued from Pape 9) peutseh (until this year by Dr. Ste phen 5. Wise), have always been in- i in practically the same causes hut have nevertheless been working at ss-purposes. But a decision of the ;i st conference of the Congress joint is to be sought. Since a combi nation of these two institutions will strengthen the prestige of American .It-wry and give it a more powerful |)ic ,'to use in behalf of Jews every- ,vhore it is obvious that co-operation ,« mU ch to be desired. The idea of united action between • h, American Jewish Committee and •he American Jewish Congress is un- jnubteiily the first fruit of the Jewish Hitherto when the Commit- • an ,l the Congress stood at opposite . ,, n the question of Palestine no inverted action could have been pos- :hle. But since the meeting at the Hutcl Biltmore. New York, last Octo- -.cr, when four hundred leading Jews m all parts of the country assem bled to give non-Zionist approval to •he Jewish Agency compact, it has been evident that a new spirit is en- •erinp the American Jewish commu nity. There is, for one thing, less acer bity in the exchange of views. There is a mutual willingness to compromise :n order to stand on common ground. "Tired of Giving?” was a phrase introduced by the United Jewish Cam- paipn in order to suggest the very opposite to its contributors. Neverthe- 1<**-s the mere fact that the phrase was im d indicated the existence of a cer- i attitude to some of the national ■ ish philanthropic campaigns. It is - easy for the United Jewish Campaign to gather its millions as it - ten years ago. The receipts of ’he 1 nited Palestine Appeal have been decreasing. The same can be said for other national campaigns that have been conducted during the past American Jewry has shown it- f tu lie tired of giving insofar as ‘he national philanthropic are eon- erned. "n the other hand, paradoxical may sound, Jews have giver l " r< ‘ to philanthropy this year thar before. The objects have been oi a different tyj>e, however. They havt 1 institutions near at hand—hospi- schools, homes, museums anc like One would deduce from this that American Jewry is becom- • “international-minded,” less •tended in the fate of its brethren where else. A selected list of thf tu t ions credited to America! serves a double purpose: it indi- ' t> l ^ e increasing wealth of Ameri- * an Jews and the larger social vision which they possess. Julius Rosenwald, as always, heads • °f philanthropists. He has H>hed himself as the greatesl 1 philanthropist of all time, nol ' ause of the amount of money expended in philanthropy bu1 ' aii'e of the manner in which hf - ri lutes it. He has applied intelli- ■ the highest order to his role 8 a philanthropist. The Rosenwalc f nation concerns itself with every ' , *n>e welfare work— - . egro housing to sanitation "M,, 1 ™, R,Jsen " ,aid ' s Of $5,. ,r special Russian coloniza tion work still stands out as the larg est single contribution of any Jewish philanthropist. During the past year Rosenwald’s benefactions included the following, among many others: $325,- 000 for Wellesley College; $175,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Boston; $250,000 for the clinics of the Univer sity of Chicago; $500,000 for the He brew Union College; $1,200,000 for the University of Chicago. Other gifts, such as those for Negro education, are of an annual nature, so that they are not even announced. Among the other important philan thropic gifts of last year are: the es tablishment of a $1,000,000 Fund by Lucius Littauer, of New York, to be administered for “the welfare of hu manity”; $250,000 to the University of Chicago from the estate of A. J. Lichtstcrn; $1,300,000 to charity from the estate of Morris Schinasi, of New York; $200,000 for the creation of a health clinic in the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis by Aaron Waldheim; $250,000 for a Chair of Jewish History and Literature at Columbia University by Mrs. Nathan J. Miller; a gift of $1,000,000 by George Blumenthal to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the purchase of works of art; $500,- 000 left to charity by Mrs. Mollie Ot- tenberg, of New York; $1,146,722 for his charity foundation left by Fred L. Lavanburg, of New York; $1,000,000 to New York University by Percy Straus; $250,000 to the Rochester Y. M. H. A. by Simon Stein; $150,000 to the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis by Mark C. Steinberg; $500,000 to the Hebrew Union College by the Guggen heim brothers; $645,000 left to charity by Felix Fuld of Newark; the gift of a $700,000 building to New York Uni versity by Frederick Brown; a $100- 000 Ophthalmic Institute to the He brew University in Jerusalem by Isa- rlore D. Morrison, of New York; $100,- 000 to the Hotchkiss School, Conn., by Paul Block, the publisher; the estab lishment of a $3,000,000 fund by Mur ray Guggenheim for the maintenance of free dental clinics for children in New’ York, and $500,000 to the He brew Union College by Adolph Ochs. The last elections did not witness an increase of Jewish participation in political affairs. Of course, the phrase “there is no Jewish vote” has become the slogan of most Jewish leaders, but that does not account for the striking absence of Jews from many political posts which they could fill. Whether it is because Jews as a rule do not care for political office or whether they are actually debarred from such posts, the fact is that in proportion to population there are extremely few Jews in high political positions, either appointive or elective. Unusual interest was displayed when President Hoover appointed Monte Lemann of New Orleans as one of the members of the Commission on Law Enforcement. The fact is, however, that Lemann was not ap pointed because he is a Jew but be cause he is one of the outstanding legal minds of the South. It is, of course, absurd to expect Jews to be (Continued on Page 25) EXTENDING NEW YEAR GREETINGS AND REST W ISHES TO OlIR MANY FRIENDS AND PATRONS Lane Drug Stores To Remind You That — Campbell Coal Company handles not only the highest grade of coal and coke—but— Handsome Electric Lighting Fixtures Builders Hardware of Modern Type Practically Everything that Goes into Building a Home IV. 5000 240 Marietta St.