THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
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on "Hopes and Beliefs," "The Lights
of the World," "Modern Society,"
"Judaism, Past, Present and Future,"
"Questions for Our Consideration,"
"The XIX. Century," etc.
He was the author of the transla-
tion of "Tractate Rosh Hashana"
(New, Year), the first volume of the
Babylonian Talmud to appear in Eng-
lish in America. He founded the
Philadelphia Sterilized Milk, Ice and
Coal Society, and the Home of De-
light, a slum settlement; and was one
of the founders of the Transatlantic
Society of America, an Anglo-Amen-
can Society designed to promote good
will among- Englishmen and Ameri-
cans.
i n s p the
tlsi e t fitrst, i time ofthe
Ile
lrnitetl S' tSate at the
:.; 1 1-.Ainerican war and was later elect-
ed chaplain of "Keenan's Brigade."
Rabbi of Pittsburgh Temple.
I n 1901 he was elected rabbi of the
Reform Congregation, Rodeph Sha-
lom, at Pittsburgh, leaving Philadel-
phia amid many public evidences of
regret at his departure aiill of esteem
for his character, .ability and services.
Arriving in Pittsburgh April 3,
1901, he set about organizing his new
congregation, which previous to his
election consisted of about 150 mem-
bers. He found it with a debt of
about $100,000 owing to the erection
of a new temple. Nothing daunted,
he began his labors and September 8,
two days after the new temple was
dedicated, enough money was raised
to pay off the entire debt and to
leave a big surplus. From that day
on every activity of the congregation
prospered.
As a mark of respect for his serv-
ices his congregation re-elected him
18 months before the expiration of his
first contract, for a further period of
five years at an annual salary of $12,-
000. the largest ever paid a rabbi on
a limited contract. In March, 1910,
at the annual meeting of the congre-
gation, the question of electing Dr.
Levy for life was acted upon, and by
a unanimous vote he was given a
salary of $15,000 a year, so long as
he was actively engaged in the serv-
ice of the congregation. In case of
disability, old age or death the con-
gregation made provision for its be-
loved leader and his family.
Author and Editor.
Since arriving in Pittsburgh, Dr.
Levy published three volumes of ad-
dresses, "Domestic Facts and Forces,"
"The Jew's Belief," "The •Moral Law
of Sinai." "Home Service for the Sab-
bath," "Home Service for the Pass-
over," "Home Service for Hanukkah"
( Feast of Maccabees), "The Chil-
dren's Service and Hymnal," "Text-
book of Religion and Ethics for Jew-
ish Children," "Sabbath Readings"
and "A Book of Prayer." The \Vest-
ern University of Pennsylvania has
paid him two marked honors, con-
ferring on him the degree of doctor
of divinity in 1902 and electing him
as a trustee of the university in 1904.
He was also a trustee of the He-
brew Union College of Cincinnati,
the Transatlantic Society of America
iind the. Denver Jewish Itagpital for
Consumptives; he was also one of the
vice presidents of the Universal Peace'
society and organized a peace society
in Pittsburgh. He was the editor of
the "Jewish Criterion," a weekly pa-
per of Pittsburgh, and was a frequent
contributor to other papers and mag-
azines.
Levy was known as a powerful.
advocate of "equitable protection" to
he obtained by a readjustment of the
tariff, and was recognized as a friend
of the Negro i n America, having
lent his assistance to Tuskegee and
other Negro institutions. He- had
faith in the future of Reform Juda-
ism and bent his energies in the di-
rection of caring for the 'Jewish child.
It was the same thought in mind
that he founded the Southern Religi-
ous society in Philadelphia, through
which he sought to spread reform
among the downtown Jewish immi-
grants. The first public meeting of
this society was held the first Friday
in the twentieth century, indicating
as the rabbi said, "the necessary
trend of reform during the coming
period of time."
In harmony with the same thought
he was the first to adapt the ancient
Sukkoth (Tabernacle) symbols to
m-odern needs by erecting the "booth"
on the temple altar during the feast
of Tabernacles, and was the first to
arrange a modern service for the
Maccabean festival.
Dr, Levy had lectured in practically
every large city in England and the
United States.
Memorial Meeting on May 13.
A memorial meeting in testimony
of Dr. Levy's public and philanthropic
services will be held the afternoon of
Sunday, May 13, in Soldiers', Me-
morial hall, under the auspices of the
Mothers' Pension -Loagine of Alle-
gheny County. Dr. Levy was presi-
dent of the league and one of its
founders. Next Tuesday afternoon
Rev. Dr. C. A. Voss, first vice-presi-
dent of the league: Rev. Thomas Dev-
lin, second vice-president, and Rev.
E. S. Travers, third vice-president,
will meet in the Smithfield Street
Evangelical church to arrange for the
memorial. They will be assisted by
Bishop Cortlandt Whitehead, Mayor
Armstrong, County Commissioner
Frank J. Harris, Dr. S. 11. McCor-
mick, Frank Lanahan and others
closely associated with 1)r. Levy in
the work of the league.
Out of respect to the memory of
Dr. Levy, the annual meeting of the
Council of Jewish Women, which
was to have been held May 1, has
ken postponed indefinitely.
JEWISH ORIENTAL LEADER IS
DEAD.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Rabbi Hillel J.
Abraham, for 23 years the leader of the
Oriental and Syrian Congregation in San
Francisco and a devoted worker in the
cause of Israel, is dead. He succumbed
a couple of days ago at the ripe age
of 75 years.
Rabbi Abraham came to San Fran-
cisco in 1894. He was a man of various
parts, and very wide experience. Edu-
cated and ordained in Bagdad, he for
a time occupied a pulpit in Bombay,
India, and afterwards held a Rabbinate
in China.
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