ANNIVERSARIES AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS UNITED STATES July 1, 1939. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Twenty-fifth anniversary of M. D. SASSO as rabbi of Hebrew Congregation. August 20, 1939. Newport, R.I.: Participation by Touro Synagogue in tercentenary celebration of founding of Rhode Island, by dedication on synagogue grounds of monument to establishment of religious liberty by Roger Williams. September 1, 1939. Syracuse, N.Y.: Celebration of one hundredth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE SOCIETY OF CONCORD. September 11, 1939. New York City: Tenth anniversary of death of Louis MARSHALL, communal leader, marked by pilgrimage to his grave. September 21, 1939. Baltimore, Md.: Celebration of seventy-fifth anniversary of birth of HARRY FRIEDENWALD, communal leader. October 6, 1939. New York City: Fortieth anniversary of establish- ment of the FREIE ARBEITER STIMME, Yiddish weekly. October 6, 1939. Buffalo, N.Y.: Celebration of seventy-fifth anni- versary of founding of TEMPLE BETH ZION. October 14, 1939. Washington, D.C.: Celebration of twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of the PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY. October 19, 1939. Cincinnati, Ohio: Celebration of eightieth anni- versary of birth of ALFRED M. COHEN, communal leader. October 20, 1939. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: Celebration of ninetieth anni- versary of CONGREGATION B'NAI B'RITH, and tenth anniversary of SAMUEL WOLK, as rabbi. October 20, 1939. Toledo, Ohio: Celebration of fiftieth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. October 30, 1939. New York City: Celebration of seventieth anni- versary of birth of MAX L. HOLLANDER, grand secretary of Independent Order B'rith Abraham. November 22, 1939. New York City: Celebration of twenty-fifth anniversary of establishment of the NEW YORK GUILD FOR THE JEWISH BLIND. November 26, 1939. New York City: Celebration of twenty-fifth anniversary of establishment of THE DAY, Yiddish daily. December 2-3, 1939. Chicago, 111.: Commemoration of twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of the AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE. December 7, 1939. New York City: Celebration of fortieth anniver- sary in field of Jewish social work of SOLOMON LOWENSTEIN, executive 459 460 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK vice-chairman of New York Federation for Support of Jewish Philan- thropic Societies. December 12, 1939. New York City: Celebration of sixtieth anni- versary of establishment of the AMERICAN HEBREW. December 29, 1939. Philadelphia, Pa.: Commemoration of fiftieth anniversary of founding of the YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. December 29, 1939. Bridgeport, Conn.: Celebration of fiftieth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL. January 5, 1940. Atlantic City, N.J.: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of birth of ISAAC BACHARACH, former Representative in the United States Congress. January 8, 1940. New York City: Celebration of nine hundredth anniversary of birth of RASHI, French Hebrew scholar and biblical commentator, by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. January 20, 1940. New York City: Celebration of one hundred and fifteenth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN, and twenty-fifth anniversary of JACOB SCHWARTZ, as cantor of the congregation. February 4, 1940. Omaha, Nebr.: Fiftieth anniversary of birth of HENRY MONSKY, president of B'nai B'rith. February 25, 1940. New York City: Celebration of fortieth anni- versary of founding of the NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL AT DENVER. March 5, 1940. Detroit, Mich.: Seventieth anniversary of birth of LEO M. FRANKLIN, rabbi and communal leader. March 5, 1940. Providence, R.I.: Celebration of sixtieth anniversary of birth of ARCHIBALD SILVERMAN, communal and Zionist leader, and thirty-fifth anniversary of public service. March 9, 1940. Washington, D.C.: Seventieth anniversary of birth of SOL BLOOM, Representative in United States Congress. March 23, 1940. New York City: Celebration of eightieth anniver- sary of birth of SAMUEL D. LEVY, jurist and communal worker. March 31, 1940. New York City: Celebration of eightieth anniver- sary of birth of JULIUS DUKAS, president of Rabbi Jacob Joseph School. April 24, 1940. New York City: Celebration of two hundred and eighty-fifth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION SHEARITH ISRAEL. May 5, 1940. New York City: Celebration of fortieth anniversary of founding of the WORKMEN'S CIRCLE. May 16, 1940. New York City: Celebration of fortieth anniversary in field of Jewish social work of MORRIS D. WALDMAN, secretary of the American Jewish Committee. May 26, 1940. Cleveland, Ohio: Celebration of ninetieth anniver- sary of founding of THE TEMPLE (Tifereth Israel Congregation). May 26, 1940. New York City: Celebration cf fiftieth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, West Side Jewish Center. May 26, 1940. Philadelphia, Pa.: Seventy-fifth anniversary of birth of BERNARD LOUIS LEVINTHAL, orthodox rabbinical leader. ANNIVERSARIES AND CELEBRATIONS 461 OTHER COUNTRIES August 16, 1939. London, England: Eightieth anniversary of birth of ERNEST L. FRANKLIN, J.P., communal leader. September 17, 1939. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Celebration of eightieth anniversary of birth of ABRAHAM ASSCHER, president of Amsterdam Jewish Community. October 13, 1939. Palestine: Commemoration of eightieth anniver- sary of birth of JOSHUA HANA RAWNITZKI, publisher, editor, collabo- rator of Chaim Bialik. October 17, 1939. Moiseville, Argentina: Celebration of fiftieth anniversary of beginning of Jewish colonization in the Argentine. October 18, 1939. Paris, France: Eightieth anniversary of birth of HENRI BERGSON, philosopher. October 31, 1939. London, England: Seventieth anniversary of birth of SIR CHARLES D. SELIGMAN, civic and communal leader. December 20, 1939. Sydney, Australia: Eightieth anniversary of birth of JOHN JACOB COHEN, District Court Judge, civic and communal leader. January 17, 1940. London England: Celebration of seventieth anniversary of birth of SAUL R. LANDAU, Viennese refugee journalist and Herzl collaborator. January 19, 1940. Berlin, Germany: Eightieth anniversary of birth of SIMON BERNFELD, scholar and litterateur. January, 1940. Tiberias, Palestine: Two hundredth anniversary of settlement of Jews in Tiberias, in modern times. February 8, 1940. Tel Aviv, Palestine: Thirtieth anniversary of founding of TEL AVIV. February 18, 1940. France: Celebration of nine hundredth anniver- sary of birth of RASHI (Solomon Ben Isaac), famous Hebrew scholar and biblical commentator. March 1, 1940. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Twenty-fifth anni- versary of L. E. VISSER, as judge of the High Court at The Hague. March 21, 1940. Jerusalem, Palestine: Seventy-fifth anniversary of birth of MAX BODENHEIMER, lawyer, Zionist leader. March 17, 1940. Rehoboth, Palestine: Celebration of fiftieth anni- versary of founding of REHOBOTH. April 15, 1940. London, England: Centenary of establishment of the WEST LONDON SYNAGOGUE. May 9, 1940. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Seventieth anniversary of establishment of the NIEUW ISRAELITISCHE WEEKBLAD. May 18, 1940. Paris, France: Celebration of sixty-fifth anniversary of birth of JAMES BERNSTEIN, European director of the HIAS-ICA Emigration Association; and fifteenth anniversary of his association with Jewish emigration activities. May [24], 1940. Tel Aviv, Palestine: Seventieth anniversary of birth of I. RAFFALOVITCH, rabbi, former minister at Liverpool, and former Chief Rabbi of Brazil. June [7], 1940. Montreal, Canada: Celebration of eightieth anni- versary of birth of HIRSCH COHEN, (born, May 7, 1860), and his fiftieth year of religious leadership. 462 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK APPOINTMENTS, HONORS, AND ELECTIONS UNITED STATES ADLER, CYRUS, Philadelphia, Pa., called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as representative of American Judaism to cooperate with leaders of other faiths in mobilizing the forces of religion to achieve world peace, December 23, 1939. ADLER, JULIUS OCHS, New York City, awarded by Daily Princeton- ian Alumni Association, medal awarded annually to a Princeton grad- uate who has made an outstanding contribution to journalism or related fields, December 8, 1939; elected trustee-at-large of Princeton Univer- sity, June 9, 1940. AMSTERDAM, BIRDIE, New York City, elected judge, Municipal Court, (first woman in New York County so elected), November 7, 1939. BERNSTEIN, HERBERT I., Philadelphia, Pa., given the National Research Council Award in chemistry; reported, March 22, 1940. BRENNER, DANIEL, New York City, wins, in competition, the Perkins and Boring Traveling Fellowship awarded every three years to an alumnus of Columbia University School of Architecture; announced, May 28, 1940. CALISCH, EDWARD NATHAN, Richmond, Virginia, awarded by the University of Richmond the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, April 19, 1940. COHN, ALFRED EINSTEIN, New York City, awarded by Columbia University, the honorary degree of Doctor of Science, June 4, 1940. COOPER, IRVING BEN, New York City, appointed by Mayor, judge of Special Sessions Court; reported, July 4, 1939. CRAMER, FRED B., Middletown, Ohio, appointed by Governor John Brickner, judge, Court of Common Pleas; reported, November, 1939. DICKER, SAMUEL B., Rochester, N. Y., re-elected by the City Council, Mayor; reported, January 5, 1940. EDELSTEIN, M. MICHAEL, New York City, elected member of United States House of Representatives, to fill vacancy caused by death of William I. Sirovich, February 6, 1940. EDER, MORRIS, New York City, elected judge, Supreme Court, First District, November 7, 1939. ENGLANDER, HENRY, Cincinnati, Ohio, awarded by Hebrew Union College,