The Sentinel, v.081 no. 03, 1931

              In the News II
Ir iibrnt nnrr's i rtbhat
"The death of Nathan Straus removes from our national life a venerable figure that will
be sadly missed, a Jewish leader whose vision of service transcended all limits of race
or creed, and a philanthropist whose benefactions, especially in behalf of children, were
of permanent value."
Following in Father's Footsteps-Lessing J.
Rosenwald, son of Julius Rosenwald, gave
$50,000 to the annual maintenance drive
for $1,500,000 of the Philadelphia Federa-tion
of Jewish Charities, of which he is
president. The opening "dinner" was
served on bare plank tables and consisted
of a piece of herring and potatoes and
carrots served on a tin plate, and coffee in
tin cups. An apple constituted the dessert.
Speaker at Kansas City Charities Meet-ing-
Samuel A. Goldsmith, executive
director of the Jewish Charities of Chi-cago,
will give the main address at the
annual meeting of the Jewish Charities
of Kansas City, Sunday night, Jan. 18.
Reunited-Nathan Straus, venerable American Jewish leader, died in his sleep last Sunday
in his suite at the San Remo Hotel, New York City. He would have been 83 years old on
January 31. He had been in failing health since the death of his wife, Lina Gutherz Straus,
at the age of 76 at their home, Driftwood, Mamaroneck, New York, May 4, 1930. He was
buried in a plain, pine coffin, in accordance with traditional Jewish practice. There were no
flowers, no eulogy, and no praise of his benefactions at the funeral services at Temple
Emanuel last Tuesday. The late President Taft referred to him as "a great Jew and the
greatest Christian of us all."
Wins Prize for Children's Story-Rabbi Leon
Fram, formerly of Temple Judea, Chicago,
now associated with Temple Beth El, of De-troit,
won the first prize for the best chil-dren's
story of the year in the national
contest conducted by Young Israel.
Biennial Council Speaker-Mrs. Felix A.
Levy will speak at an important sym-posium,
which will feature the sessions
of the 32nd Biennial Council of the
Union of American Hebrew Congrega-tions,
to be held in Philadelphia, Jan-uary
18-22.
Biennial Council Leaders-Above are shown some of the outstanding leaders
associated prominently in the work of the Union of American Hebrew Congrega-tions
whose 32nd Biennial Council opens at the Hotel Benjamin Franklin in
Philadelphia, Sunday night. Top row (left to right): Julius W. Freiberg, Adolph
S. Ochs, David A. Brown, Alfred M. Cohen. Second row: Roger S. Straus, Lud-wig
Vogelstein, Mrs. Maurice Steinfeld. Third row: Maurice Rauh, Jacob W.
Mack, Julius Rosenwald. Maurice D. Rosenberg. Lower row: N. Harry Beckman,
Henry M. Toch, Henry Morgenthau. 1500 delegates will be in attendance.