Poor Aged Raise Funds for Agnes Flood Victims Walter Farber, Educator, Dies Walter Farber, educational direc- PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Ef- tor of Cong.. Bnai Moshe Religious forts continued here to help the School for 27 years until his retire- victims of the floods caused last ment last month, died Wednesday month by tropical storm Agnes. at age 64. Residents of the Home for the During his tenure with the school, Jewish Aged of Philadelphia--men he saw it grow from 75 to 500 stu- and women in their 70s, 8Qs and dents. and thousands of youngsters 90s—raised S100 for the Pennsyl-: came under his vania victims of the deluge. tutelage. The 350 men and women of the Mr. Farber, home, most of whom are them- 18262 Oak. was selves on old age assistance. ' supervisory critic raised the money out of their of student teach- meager pocket savings in a one- ers for the De- day campaign. The gift was for- troit Board of warded to the Red Cross South- Education. teach- eastern Pennsylvania Chapter for er of English and flood relief work. Hebrew at Mum- Severely hit by the floods was ford High School Cong. Ohav Zedek (Orthodox) of 'I and teacher of Mr. Farber Wilkes-Bane, Pa. whose Hebrew! English at Cooley and Ford high school was washed out Seven schools. In 1956, he studied in Torah scrolls damaged by water Israel under a scholarship grant. will be buried as prescribed by by the Jewish Agency. Born in Jewish law. Port Huron, Mr. Farber lived in The congregation, headed by Detroit 60 years. • A graduate of the University Rabbi Jerome Kerzner, ha; set up; of Chicago, where he received the Hebrew Institute Flood Disaster his PhB degree, and Wayne Fund and is seeking aid. • State University, where he ob- • tained his MA, Mr. Farber also attended the Hebrew Theological College in Chicago and the Jew- ish Theological Seminary in New York. He was assistant pro- fessor at WSU and at Wayne Unveiling announcements may be In County Community College. svrted by mall or by calling The Jew- ish News office, 17515 W. II Mlle Rd., He attended Rutgers University Suite us, isiiiiibn