(Continued from Page 1) Surviving him are his wife, Pearl; two daughters, Mrs. Har- old (Caroline) Schappiro, of Morristown, N. Y., and Mrs. Jesse (Rosalie) Sherman, of New York; three grandchil- dren; a brother, Harry Z. Brown, of Detroit; and three sisters, Mrs. Harry Wilk, of New York, Mrs. Mildred B. Lester, of Detroit, and Mrs. Florence B. Weinstein, of Los Angeles. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Nov. 3, 1875, Brown was brought to Detroit at the age of five. He was educated in the local schools and entered business in 1896, establishing the General Necessities Corpor- ation which at one time had as many as 20 subsidiaries. In 1929 he founded the Broadway National Bank and Trust Co. and the Broadway National Co. His international fame, how- ever, was in the field of phil- anthropy. He commenced his deep interest in work for the relief of Jewish war sufferers in 1917, when he directed the New York campaign to aid the victims of World War I. In 1921 he became the na- tional chairman of the Ameri- can Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, in its first great campaign to raise $14,000,000. At that time, this sum was considered a fantastic aim. But Brown labored relentlessly and he astonished the national Jew- ish leaders by his energetic ac- tivities which resulted in an oversubscription of this record sum. It was at that time that he befriended the late Louis Mar- shall, Felix M. Warburg, David Bressler, and many others who directed American Jewish af- fairs. He remained the national di- rectorial genius of relief drives until the early 1930s and he won international esteem for his untiring labors in behalf of the needy and the oppressed. He headed a commission to investigate the conditions of European Jews in 1922. In 1924 he toured the United States and Canada in behalf of the Palestine Foundation Fund. in a tribute to Brown in The Jewish News on Nov. 2, 1945, on the occasion of Brown's 70th birthday, Morris D. Wald- man, who was the director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit in 1925, wrote: "Two men—nearly forgotten — Jacob Billikopf and David A. Brown, have been mainly responsible for teaching the Jews of Amer- ica to give generously to phil- anthropic causes." Billikopf was recalled as the man who set the pace for great national campaigns in 1917, when he headed the first $10,000,000 JDC drive, which included a $1,000,000 gift from Julius Ros- enwald. "Billikopf discovered Brown," Waldman wrote. "With the help of Jacob H. Schiff, Billikopf got Brown to agree to head the New York City part of the campaign." Then came the series of na- tional drives which made Brown famous. Some people will recall the honor that was accorded at a dinner here at Hotel Statler, April 9, 1922, when Louis Marshall and Ju- lius Rosenwald were among the leaders who came to show their appreciation for Brown's work. Brown moved to New York in 1929. There was hardly a movement involving humani- tarian needs that did not draw his attention. The record speaks for itself. From 1928 to 1933 he was chairman of the China Famine Halperin's Annual Clearance SALE on CLOTHING STARTS DEC. 26 at 9 A.M. 15°10 50% to REDUCTIONS ON OVERCOATS - SUITS JACKETS - TOP COATS SPORT COATS - SLACKS SUBURBAN COATS Witty Brothers • Dumont Cardinal • Barry-Walt finest selection of better tailored clothes at Ealptrirris IMPORTERS • CLOTHIERS 19157 LIVERNOIS above 7 MILE ROAD OPEN MONDAY - THURSDAY - FRIDAY TO 9 P.M. Relief Fund. He was chairman of the China Flood Fund in 1931-32, and was named presi- dent of American Friends of China. He toured the United States for the Keren Hayesod in 1924. In 1924-25 he was chairman of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations' finance commit- tee. His activities received recog- nition when he was awarded the Zeta Beta Tau Gottheil Medal in 1926. He served on the JDC board from 1920 to 1937. He was on the board of the Palestine Eco- nomic Corporation from 1926 to 1936. Together with the late Dr. Joseph A. Rosen, he toured Russia in 1925 and headed a campaign for the settlement of Jews on the land in that coun- try. He was honored with the establishment of the David Brown Colony in Crimea. Locally, Brown was for 14 years chairman of the member- ship committee of the YMCA. He was director-general of the United War Work Campaign in Michigan during World War I. He was director general of De- troit's first Community Fund drive in 1918, and in 1919 was a director of the Red Cross. He was one of the found- ers of the Old Newsboys, and for many years he was on a favorite corner downtown selling papers on Goodfellow Day. He was a Spanish-Ameri- can War veteran and was among the first to volunteer after the sinking of the Maine. Brown was involved in a sensational law suit with the General Motors Corp. and its Frigidaire and Delco Light sub- sidiaries. Judge Tuttle's ver- dict was in favor of his com- pany, the General Necessities Corp. Only three weeks ago, Brown was in Detroit to speak at a dinner in honor of the Irish leader, Luke Leonard. Dr. Tadmor Named Center Adult Head Appointment of Dr. Shlomo Tadmor as director of the adult services department of the Jew- ish Community Center of De- troit was announced this week. Dr. Tadmor will direct special pro- gramming for adults of the Center's new main building at Curtis and Meyers, sched- uled to open early next year, as well as at the Cen- ter's Davison and Ten Mile Dr. Tadmor branches. Dr. Tadmor, who lived in Israel for 20 years and served in that country's defense army during the war of liberation, holds an Ed.D. from Columbia university, and master's degrees from both Columbia and Heb- rew University in Jeruslem. He speaks six languages and has written articles on education for leading publications in Israel. He was senior research assis- tant, school of education, Heb- rew University, taught high school in Jerusalem, and was an instructor in Hebrew to new immigrants for the Israeli ministry of education. Adult services' program at the Center's new main building will include family programming, arts and crafts classes, forums, discussion groups, workshops, conferences and other adult education and recreation courses. Detroit Young Helpers Elect First Officers Deborah Mellomed has been elected president of the Young Helpers of Detroit, a newly- organized group of girls who meet weekly to promote leader- ship and to participate in fund- raising causes for worthy philan- thropies. Also elected to head the group, which is comprised of 10 to 14-year-olds, were Karon Rat- ner, vice - president; Shelley Bank, treasurer; Nancy Berman and Harriette Ratner, secreta- ries. Mrs. Sally Fields, who organ- ized the group early this fall, is the adviser and director. 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