THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS—Friday, December 26, 19 58- 1 8

At 90, Max Edwards Makes Books His Major Interest

In the middle 1920s and ear-
ly 1930s, Max Edwards was pop-
ular in Detroit Jewish circles
as a book reviewer.
Active for many years in
Bnai Brith and the Masonic
Order, lie was among the pop-
ular community leaders.
Today, on the eve of his
90th birthday, Edwards still is
an avid reader, takes an inter-
est in cultural affairs, is deep-
ly devoted to congregational
affairs and remains a strong

was then three years old, and he
recalls saying he wanted to get
dressed because it was day-
light — mistaking the fire for
sunlight. His parents then
moved to Goldsboro, N.C.,
where he spent his childhood.
'Mr. Edwards visited with
President William McKinley
three weeks before he was as-
sassinated. He met many not-
ables and among his prized
possessions are autographs from
many of them.

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adherent to the principles of
Bnai Brith.
Mr. Edwards was born in
Philadelphia, Dec. 26, 1868. He
attended Hebrew Union Col-

American continent, delivered
Peru Salute to Israel
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tion of Israel's tenth anniver- have visited Israel.
sary in Peru ended with a series
of ten lectures at San Marcos
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MAX EDWARDS

lege in Cincinnati, at the same
time that the late Dr. Leo M.
Franklin studied at that Re-
form Jewish theological school
for the rabbinate.
He was married in 1899 to
the former Emogene Vinton.
They have lived in Detroit
since 1904. They have a son,
E. J. Edwards; a daughter, Mir-
iam E. Kushner; four grand-
children and a great-grandson.
This nonagenarian was vice-
president of Pisgah Lodge of
Bnai Brith and for 36 years
was chaplain of Perfection
Lodge No. 486, F. & A. M.,
having been installed again on
Dec. 10 last for the lodge's
chaplaincy for 1959.
He has been a member of
Temple Beth El for 53 years
and for many years was active
as a public speaker throughout
Michigan for many charitable
organizatims._
is great pride'iS in his lib-
rary, in the books he has col-
lected for more than half a
century, many of which he had
reviewed before local groups.
He has a number of rare and
irreplaceable volumes.
For more than 40 years, he
was an agent for the New
York Life Insurance Co.
He recalls that his parents
moved from Philadelphia to Chi-
cago just before the big fire. He

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