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lege; and universities, with the ob
ject of bringing the Jewish view-
point before the non-Jewish educa-
tional world.
Dr. Berkowitz and Dr. Rosenau, in
1914, gave addresses before the Jew-
American Israel owes Dr. Henry ber of the first graduating class of ish Literary Societies at Jews Col-
Berkowitz, rabbi of Rndeph Shalom the Hebrew Union College, which lege, London, and the Jewish Histo-
congregation of Philadelphia and was in 1883, and was the first member rical Society of Great Britain at
chancellor of the Jewish Chautauqua, of the alumni to be appointed as a London University on the educational
which he founded in 1893, a great member of the board of governors of work of the Jewish Chautauqua.
debt of gratitude, for this society has the Hebrew Union College. lie was
Dr. Berkowitz has been an eminent
Sizes 39 to 56
done much toward promulgating first president of the Alumni Associa- leader in all the religious, educational
Jewish literature and history both ation of the Hebrew Union College and charitable movements of the Jews
and has been a member of the publi- in Philadelphia. He has been on
among Jews and non-Jews.
We announce the arrival
Dr. Berkowitz, who was the fourth cation committee of the Jewish Pub- many civic committees such as Foun-
of our
in a family of seven children, was lication Society of America since ders' Day, Sane Fourth, Child \Vet-
born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Nlarch 18, 1893. Ile was one of the founders fare, Playgrounds Association, of
1837. His parents came to this coun- and the first secretary of the Cen- which be was honorary vice-presi-
try in 1848 and first settled in Phila- tral Conference of American Rabbis dent. lie was appointed by the mayor
delphia, where his father engaged in in 18e), holding various executive of- of Philadelphia in 1912 a member of
mercantile pursuits. The family fices in that organization. Ile served the vice commission, making an offi-
moved to Pittsburgh later. When on the committee which compiled the cial visit as a member of that com-
Dr. Berkowitz was eight years old Union Prayer Book, chairman of the mission in the summer of that year
two incidents of the Civil War made committee which issued the Union to England, Scotland, Norway, Swe-
a great impression on him. One was Haggadah and also the Book of den, Denmark and Germany. On his
when he stood at the open grave of Prayer for the private devotion.
return he presented an important re-
Dr. Berkowitz, when lie was m !do- report dealing with the results of his
his uncle, Captain Brun n, who was
killed in battle and was buried with bile, organized the Humane Move- investigation while abroad.
military honors, and the other was ment to protect children and animals
Mayor Blankenburg of Philadelphia
the tolling of the bells announcing from cruelly. The first bureau of appointed him a member of the rec-
charities
in
Kansas
City
was
organ-
the death of President Lincoln.
reation board in December, 1914, to
with slenderiizing lines
Ile graduated from the Central ized by Dr. Berkowitz, who was ap- succeed Governor-elect Brunbaugh,
high school of Pittsburgh in 1872 and pointed by the governor of Missouri and he was reappointed to that posi-
also Undergarments
attended Cornell University from as a representative of that state at tion by Mayor Smith, He was one of
1872 till 1873. He then entered a sessions of the National Conference the vice presidents of the Universal
Authentic Fashions
Peace Union and of the Social Purity
law office, where lie remained until of Charities and Corrections.
Dr. Berkowitz founded the Jewish Alliance. He is an author of consid-
the Hebrew Union College opened in
erable
notoriety. Among some of his
Chautauqua,
of
which
lie
is
chancel-
1874 at Cincinnati, where lie enrolled
as a student on condition that he lor, in 1893. It is an international books are "Bible. Ethics," "First Un-
would continue his law studies, as organization, which has many hun- ion Hebrew Reader," and "Second
he intended to become a lawyer, but dreds of members, both on this and Union Ilebrew Reader, in 1883; "Ju-
the rabbinical studies were so in- the other side of the Atlantic. Dr. daism and the Social Question," 1888;
tensely interesting that he decided to Berkowitz has traveled extensively "The Pulpit Message," sermons and
abandon the law on the advice of with Dr. Rosenau to form branches addresses, beginning 1892; "The Open
his teacher and study for a rabbi. of the organization throughout the Bible." a guide to reading; "The Old
Ile graduated from the University country. He was invited in 1904 to Testament," 1896; "Kiddush' or "Sab-
255 Woodward Ave.
of Cincinnati in 1881 and as a ra140 visit England and address the sum- bath Sentiment;" "In the Home,"
at the Hebrew Union College in mer meetings to be held at Rams- with illustrations, 1898; "A New Edu-
2nd Floor. Waehington
1883. Ile received his degree of Doc- gate under the auspices of the Union cation in Religion," 1913.
Arcade
Dr. Berkowitz has made many con-
of Jewish Literary Societies of Great
tor of Divinity in 1887.
tributions to the religious and secular
Ilis first position as rabbi was in Britain.
press,
including the International
In
1912
he
instituted
the
corre-
Sha'arai Shamayrini congregation,
Mobile, Ala., which was in 1883. He spondence school for the study of Journal of Ethics, the London Jewish
Quarterly
Review and the Sunday
went to B'nai Jehuda congregation, Jewish subjects and the education of
Kansas City, in 1888, and in 1892 he Jewish teachers. Another important School Times.
He
married
MISS Flora Bruns in
DETROITS' EXCLUSIVE HATTER became rabbi of Rodeph Shalom con- activity of the Jewish Chautauqua is 1883. In November, 1917, he cele-
49 ORATIOT AVE. - gregation, Philadelphia, which posi- the sending of Jewish lecturers to the
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tion he still holds. He was a mem- summer sessions of the various col -
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