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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

Jews of Nation Elect Delegates to
Jewish Congress

Rabbi A. M. Hershman, Bernard Ginsburg, David Goldman and
George Avrunin to Represent Detroit—Prof. Leo I.
Scharfman of U. of M. is Delegate From State
—Big Vote Polled in Nation

UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW
CONGREGATIONS BOLTS
CONGRESS.

Says Meeting Should Not Be Held
During War — Lipman Levy
Resigns as Secretary.

Cincinnati, Ohio—At an important
meeting of the Executive Board of
the Union of American Hebrew Con-
gregations held in Cincinnati today,
The popular election for delegates Solomon Sarin and Max L. Hol- the following resolution was passed
to the American Jewish Congress lander and Simeon Stamm a public ac- with reference to participation in the
which was held throughout the coun- countant, who has the supe r . vision proposed American Jewish Congress:
try last Saturday evening and all day over the counting. The smaller dis-
"Since the first call for an Ameri-
last Sunday proved to be a remark- tricts will be counted first and the can Jewish Congress was issued,
able event in Jewish life in America. complete result will be known in a there have been momentous changes
It was for the first time in Jewish few days.
in public affairs at home and abroad.
history that such an election has been
The participation in the elections in Russia has become a democracy and
organized and the Jewish men and the cities outside of New York was our own country has entered upon a
women in nearly 150 cities from coast even still larger proportionately than great and just war. Until that con-
to coast, who took part in the elec- in New York. The elections to the test is over, and settled in the inter-
tions, were fully conscious that they Jewish Congress was interesting even est of Liberty, Justice and Freedom
were participating in an extraordinary for non-Jews. In Hartford, Conn., for all peoples, the holding of any
occurrence.
the suffragists' organization con- congress in this country to debate, or
The great interest and enthusiasm tributed to the campaign expense of determine like questions, in the inter-
displayed, the keenness of the contest Mr. Jacob M. Silver, who is in favor est of any particular group of people,
among many delegates, the large vote of women's suffrage, as against his would, in our judgment, be unwise
cast, the holiday appearance which opponent, who was known to be an- and useless.
the Jewish neighborhoods assumed, tagonistic to the movement.
"We are therefore opposed to the
the eagerness with which even the
holding
of any Jewish Congress until
Partial Returns.
poorest of the poor paid the fee for
the war is over. For these reasons
the privilege of voting — all this
Generally speaking, the elections we decline the invitation to send dele-
marked the day as an occasion long were conducted in the best of order. gates to the proposed Jewish Con-
to be remembered. The old as well So far, the following returns are avail- gress, and withdraw from any par-
as the young, providing they were of able:
ticipation therein, if it should be
the proper age, took part in the elec- Hartford, Conn.—Herman P. Kopple- held."
tions. Old men and old women feeble
ma n n.
Secretary Levy Resigns.
with age were seen to walk to the Waterbury, Conn.—Solomon A. Wel-
Mr.
Lipman
Levy, of this city, after
polls to deposit their ballots. Many
lington.
sick persons confined to their beds Los Angeles, Cal.—Dr. D. W. Edel- forty-four years of service as Secre-
tary of the Union, tendered his resig-
sent inquiries to the General Board
man, Dr. Leo Blass.
of Ekctions and to the different sta- Denver, Colo.—Dr. C. E. H. Kauvar, nation. Mr. Levy is over eighty
years of age and is removing from
tions as to how they may be enabled
A. D. Radinsky.
Cincinnati to make his home with his
to vote.
Washington, D. C.—Judge Milton daughter in Pittsburgh, Pa. The
Local Elections.
Strassburger, Morris Freilicoff.
Board then elected Rabbi George
The local elections passed off quiet- Atlanta, Ga.—Rabbi Hyman Solomon.
Zepin, who has been Director of Syn-
ly and without the intensive political Brockton, Mass.—Harry Schecter.
agogue and School Extension, as Sec-
campaign methods that marked the Chelsea, Mass.—David A. Lourie.
retary of the Union of American He-
elections in other cities. Out of a Fall River, Mass.—David R. Radov-
brew Congregations.
sky.
field of eight candidates to represent
The Hon. Simon Wolf was ap-
Detroit at the Washington convention Lowell, Mass.—David Ziskind.
pointed Chairman of the Board of
in September, the following four dole- New Bedford, Mass.—Samuel Barnet.
Delegates and the city of Washing-
gates were chosen: Rabbi A. M. Springfield, Mass.—Rabbi Solomon ton, D. C., was designated as the seat
Pessin.
Hershman, Bernard Ginsburg, David
of the Board of Delegates.
Goldman and George Avrunin. Prof. Baltimore, Md.—Dr. Harry Frieden-
The report of the Commission on
wald, Israel B. Brodie, Dr. Herman Synagogue Pension Fund was pre-
Leo I. Scharfman of the University
Seidel; Mrs. Emil Crockin, Dr. S. sented by Mr. Edward L. Heins-
of Michigan was elected delegate from
Schaffer.
the state of Michigan at large.
heimer, Cincinnati, 0. This reviewed
When it is remembered that Minneapolis, Minn.—Dr. Geo. Gordon.
the work during the past season. The
through Greater New York nearly 3,- St. Louis and East St. Louis, Mo.-
Union is in receipt of $100,000 from
Rabbi Abraham Abramovitz, Mor- Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, New York, N.
000 organizations held meetings be-
ris Shapiro, Alexander Wolf.
tween last Saturday and Sunday even-
Y., to be devoted to pensioning super-
ing and that throughout the country Dayton, Ohio—Maximilian K. Mar- animated ministers. Mr. S. H. Wolfe,
golis.
perhaps some 4,000 other organiza-
consulting actuary, New York, has
tions met for the same purpose, it will Cleveland, Ohio—Rabbi S. Margolies, been engaged to hand in a report ad-
Mrs. J. K. Zwick, Aaron Garber, G. vising the Commission as to the best
be realized what a busy and even ex-
Auerbach, Abraham Kolinsky.
citing time it was for the numerous
course to pursue under the circum-
members and the active workers in Youngstown, Ohio—Rabbi I. M. Da-
stances.
vidson.
the different organizations.
Albany, N. Y.—Samuel Caplan.
Suffrage to Women Adds Interest.
Buffalo, N. Y.—Rabbi Nachman H.
Pittsburgh, Pa.—Rabbi A. M. Ashin-
The extension of full suffrage to
Ebin, Rabbi Max Drob.
sky, Edgar J. Kaufman, Morris Nes-
women added new interest to the elec-
Rochester, N. Y.—Rabbi S. Sadowsky,
man, Allan Davis.
tions. There were many prominent
Rabbi Solomon Carson.
Reading, Pa.—Harry Zable.
women among the candidates through- Schenectady, N. Y. — Rev. Joseph Scranton, Pa.—Isidor Finkelstein.
out the country and in New York as
Jasin.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.—Abraham Salzburg.
well as in other cities large numbers
New Jersey, State—Michael Jellin.
Rhode Island, State—Colonel Harry
of women participated in the voting.
Atlantic City, N. J.—Dr. Joseph Ro-
Cutler.
There were of course also women act-
schovsky.
Providence, R. I.—Israel S. Ruben-
ing as election clerks at the polls, as Bayonne, N. J.—Hyman Lazarus.
stein, Louis Shatkin.
members of election committees in
Elizabeth, N. J.—Henry Feiser.
Wisconsin, State—Dr. Horace M. Kal-
the organizations and as watchers for jersey City, N. J.—Rabbi S. D. Posner.
len.
different groups and organizations, Trenton, N. J.—Dr Harry K. Jacobs. Madison, Wis.—Mrs. J. J. Jastrow.
who sent their representatives to the Oregon, State—Ben Selling.
Milwaukee, Wis.—E. E. Lisitski, Chas.
polls to see that no improper voting Harrisburg, Pa.—Robert Rosenberg.
Friend.
is permitted.
McKeesport, Pa.—Henry Friedman.
Richmond, Va.—Dr L. Karp.
By last Saturday night over 300,000
ballots had been distributed through
Greater New York and the requests
were still coming in. Many of the
requests came very late and of course
this made it all the harder for the per-
sons in charge. Nevertheless the elec-
tion was, despite the enormous diffi-
Manufacturers of
culties, carried off with comparative
smoothness and without any serious
mishaps. The orderliness which pre-
vailed at the polls and at the special
meetings was the object of comment.
In the greater city of New York ap-
proximately 125,000 votes were cast.
The voting began at sundown Satur-
day night at the meeting locals of
the various Jewish organizations and
continued until Sunday night at 12
p. m.
Importers of
Count of Ballots Big Task.
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The Board of Elections has entered
immediately upon the difficult task of
counting the ballots. A clerical force
of about 75 people has been organ-
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