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Joseph M. Proskauer FEDERATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETIES OF NEW YORK CITY [[image - seal of the Federation]] 71 WEST 47 STREET TELEPHONE BRYANT 9-7130 JOSEPH M. PROSKAUER President WALTER E. BEER Treasurer LOUIS J. GRUMBACH Associate Treasurer ALBERT J. ERDMANN Comptroller HERMAN LISSNER Secretary SOLOMON LOWENSTEIN Executive Director OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FELIX M. WARBURG Chairman of the Board ARTHUR LEHMAN Associate Chairman of the Board MRS. SIDNEY C. BORG Vice-President HON. ALBERT GOLDMAN Vice-President SAMUEL D. LEIDESDORF Vice-President IRA M. YOUNKER Vice-President December 14, 1931. My dear Friend: This letter is personal and urgent. On October 4, 1931, when Federation began its campaign, we were short $2,230,000. Since it costs Federation $11 a minute to support its ninety-one institutions, this meant that we had to sell 203,000 support minutes. We have tried hard to accomplish this task and have almost succeeded. But two weeks before the end of the year we still have 45,672 minutes unsold. The men and women who are responsible for Federation's money-raising have literally exhausted themselves. It is impossible for them to do more. Therefore I am asking your personally to help. Please sell the enclosed minutes at $11 each. Each slip represents one actual minute still unprovided for. I know I do not appeal to you in vain not to return the minute book with any minutes unsold. With all the other drives succeeding, the Jews of New York dare not fail. Faithfully yours, JOSEPH M. PROSKAUER, President P.S. If you can sell more minutes to your friends and acquaintances than those enclosed, let me know and I will see that the additional number you request is sent you. The need is great; the time is short.