Appendices I. Anniversaries and Celebrations
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APPENDICES NOTE: The following are selected as the most important among the items of these groups, complete lists of which will be contained in the SUMMARY OF EVENTS OF JEWISH INTEREST, being compiled by the Statistical Department of the American Jewish Committee. i I. ANNIVERSARIES AND CELEBRATIONS UNITED STATES September 3, 1927. Sacramento, Cal.: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE B'NAI ISRAEL. December 3, 1927. New York City: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniversary of organization of the HARMONIE CLUB. December 19, 1927. Chicago, 111.: Celebration of seventh-fifth anni- versary of the birth of ALBERT A. MICHELSON. March 4, 1928. Philadelphia, Pa.: Celebration of ninetieth anniver- sary of founding of the HEBREW SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY. March 11, 1928. New York City: Celebration of seventieth anniver- sary of the birth of ADOLPH S. OCHS. March 11, 1928. New York City: Celebration of ninetieth anniversary of founding of SHAARE ZEDEK CONGREGATION. March 25, 1928. New York City: Celebration of seventy-fifth anni- versary of founding of MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL. April 8-10, 1927. Montgomery, Ala.: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniversary of founding of KAHL MONTGOMERY. April 27, 1928. New Orleans, La.: Celebration of one hundredth anni- versary of founding of TOURO SYNAGOGUE. May 11, 1928. Cumberland, Md.: Celebration of seventy-fifth anni- versary of founding of B'ER CHAYIM CONGREGATION. June 6, 1928. Yonkers, N. Y.: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of the birth of SAMUEL UNTERMEYER. BRITISH EMPIRE June 6, 1927. London: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of the birth of CLAUDE G. MONTEFIORE. January, 1928. Great Britain: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniver- sary of the birth of RABBI SIR HERMANN GOLLANCZ. CZECHOSLOVAKIA February 24, 1928. Prague: Celebration of eightieth anniversary of the birth of SIEGFRIED POPPER. DENMARK March 17, 1928. Copenhagen: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniver- sary of the birth of DAVID SIMONSON. 71 72 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK GERMANY July 13, 1927. Berlin: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniversary of the birth of FRANZ OPPENHEIM. July 20, 1927. Berlin: Celebration of eightieth anniversary of the birth of MAX LIEBERMANN. April 14, 1928. Berlin: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of the birth of LEOPOLD BADT. May 17, 1928. Berlin: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of the birth of FELIX DEUTSCH. May 17, 1928. Berlin: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of the birth of MAGNUS HIRSCHFELD. NETHERLANDS December 19, 1927. The Hague: Celebration of seventieth anniver- sary of the birth of ERNST COHEN. II. APPOINTMENTS, HONORS AND ELECTIONS UNITED STATES ADLER, SIMON L., Rochester, N. Y., appointed judge, United States District Court for Western New York, May, 1927. BAMBERGER, LOUIS, Newark, N. J., awarded by Newark Technical School, degree of Doctor of Science, June 17, 1927. BARON, SALO, New York City, appointed by Jewish Seminary of Breslau, Professor of Jewish History, May 11, 1928. BILLIKOPF, JACOB, awarded by the University of Richmond, degree of LL.D., June S, 1928. BLOCH, ERNEST, San Francisco, Cal., awarded by Musical America, music prize of $3000.00, June 8, 1928. BLUMENTHAL, GEORGE, New York City, appointed by the French Government, Commander of the Legion of Honor, December IS, 1927. BROWN, DAVID A., Detroit, Mich., awarded by the Hebrew Union College, honorary degree of Doctor of Hebrew Law, June 1, 1928. CARDOZO, BENJAMIN N., New York City, elected Trustee of Columbia University, March 9, 1928. CAYTON, NATHAN, Washington, D. C, appointed Judge of Municipal Court, May, 1927. FINESHRIBER, WILLIAM H., Philadelphia, Pa., awarded by Temple University, degree of Doctor of Divinity, June 16, 1927. FISHER, HARRY M., Chicago, 111., re-elected Judge of the Circuit Court, June 6, 1927. FLEXNER, ABRAHAM, New York City, appointed Rhodes Memorial Lecturer at Oxford for the academic year 1927-1928, November 19, 1927. FRANKEL, LEE K., New York City, awarded by the Hebrew Union College honorary degree of Doctor of Hebrew Law, June 1, 1928. FRIEDMAN, DAVID E., New York City, appointed Professor of Neu- rology and Head of Department at the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, January 20, 1928. REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5688 73 FRIEND, HUGO M., Chicago, III., re-elected Judge of the Circuit Court, June 6, 1927. GOLDSMITH, IRVING I., Saratoga Springs, N. Y., appointed Supreme Court Justice, New York State, January 1, 1928. JACOBSON, LOUIS J., New York State, elected Senator, November 2, 1927. KAUFMAN, DAVID E., Philadelphia, Pa., appointed Minister to Bolivia. March 9, 1928. KEIDAN, HARRY B., Detroit, Mich., appointed Judge of the Circuit Court, March, 1927. KUN, JOSEPH L., Philadelphia, Pa., appointed by Governor, Judge of Common Pleas Court, No. 1, July 21, 3927. LANGSDORF, ALEXANDER S., St. Louis, Mo., appointed Dean of the. School of Engineering of Washington University, January 20, 1928. MARSHALL, LOUIS, New York City, awarded by the Jewish Theo- logical Seminary honorary degree of Doctor of Hebrew Literature, June 12, 1927. MENGELBERG, WILLEM, New York City, awarded by Columbia Uni- versity honorary degree of Doctor of Music, January 20, 1928. MICHELSON, A. A., appointed by Secretary of Commerce, Herbert C, Hoover, member of the American Committee of the World Congress of Engineers, Tokio, Japan, February 10, 1928. MORGENSTERN, JULIAN, Cincinnati, Ohio, elected President of the American Oriental Society, April 19, 1927. RIESMAN, DAVID, Philadelphia, Pa., awarded by Franklin and Mar- shall College, honorary degree of Doctor of Science, June IS, 1928. ROSENBACH, A. S. W., Philadelphia, Pa., awarded by University of Pennsylvania, honorary degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, June 15, 1927. ROSENWALD, JULIUS, Chicago, 111., awarded by the Commission on Race Relations, the Harmon Award (Gold Medal), March 18, 1928. SCHWARZ, LEON, Mobile, Ala.r elected Mayor, November 2, 1927. SEASONGOOD, MURRAY, Cincinnati, Ohio, elected by the City Council, Mayor, November 22, 1927. SELIGMAN, EDWIN R. A., New York City, awarded by Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium, the Emile de Laveleye prize, April 23, 1927. SOLIS-COHEN, SOLOMON, New York City, awarded by the Jewish Theological Seminary, honorary degree of Doctor of Hebrew Literature, June 3, 1928. STALMASTER, IRVING, Omaha, Neb., appointed by the Governor of Nebraska, Judge of District Court, April 17, 1928. STERN, HORACE, Philadelphia, Pa., appointed member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, March 23, 1928. STROOCK, MOSES J., Brooklyn, N. Y., awarded by the Board of Trus- tees of St. John's College, honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, June 6, 7928. WEINSTEIN, MAXWELL, Brooklyn, N. Y., awarded by President Coolidge, Soldier's Medal for heroism in Tientsin, China, April 21, 1928. 74 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK ARGENTINE KESSEL, JOSEPH, awarded by the French Academy, Prix de Rome, for novel "Coeurs Purs," June 10, 1927. ENGLAND GOLDSTON, JOSHUA, Stockton-on-Tees, elected Mayor, November 25, 1927. INSTONE, ALFRED, Paddington, elected Mayor, November 11, 1927. STRAUSS, G. A., North Southwark, elected to House of Commons, March 28, 1927. STREIMER, MORRIS, West Ham, elected Mayor, November 11, 1927. FRANCE BERNSTEIN HENRI, Paris, appointed Honorary Commander of the Legion of Honor, January 22, 1928. ISRAEL, ALEXANDER, Paris, elected Senator, September, 1927. DE ROTHSCHILD, MAURICE, elected Member of Parliament, May 11, 1928. LANIADO, JOSEPH, Syria, elected by Syrian people, Representative at Constitutional Convention, May 4, 1928. GERMANY BRAUN, MRS., Frankfort, appointed Judge, March 9, 1928. FRAENKEL, ADOLPH, Marburg, appointed by University of Kiel, Pro- fessor of Mathematics, April 20, 1928. WILLSTATTER, RICHARD, appointed by University of Manchester, Honorary Doctor of Natural Science, June 1, 1928. HUNGARY WESHI, JOSEPH, Budapest, appointed member of House of Magnates' June 4, 1928. ZOLD, MARTIN, Sivagard, appointed by the Hungarian Government, General, June 3, 1927. NETHERLAND POLLAK, DR., Hague, appointed Judge in the Highest Court, Novem- ber 12, 1926. PALESTINE ALHADEFF, Z., Tiberias, re-elected Mayor, May, 1927. SOLOMON, CHAYIM, Jerusalem, elected Vice-Mayor, April 26, 1927. POLAND ASKENASI, SIMEON, Warsaw, appointed by Ministry of Education, Honorary Professor of History, Warsaw University, February 3, 1928. BRODT, RABBI, elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. FARBSTEIN, H., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. REVIEW OF THE YEAR 5688 75 GREENBAUM, J., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. HARTGLAS, A., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. RASNER, CH., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. REICH, LEON, elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. ROSENBLATT, DR., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. RUTSTEIN, MENDEL, awarded Polonia Restituta, November 19, 1927. THON, I., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. WIGODSKI, DR., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. WISLICKI, W., elected Deputy to Seim, March 9, 1928. ROUMANIA BERKOVICI, ELI, Orhei (Bessarabia), elected Senator, July 18, 1927. CARP, HORIA, elected Senator, July 18, 1927. FILDERMAN, WILLIAM, Bucharest, elected Senator, July 18, 1927. NIEMEROWER, I., elected Senator, July 18, 1927. STRAUCHER, DR., elected member of Parliament, July 18, 1927. WEISSELBERGHER, DR., elected Senator, July 18, 1927. III. SPECIAL BEQUEST AND GIFTS UNITED STATES ADLER, MAX, Chicago, 111., donates $500,000 to the City of Chicago for the construction of a planetarium, June 8, 1928. BACHRACH, AARON, New York City, bequeaths $30,000 to Jewish