Funeral services took place here today for John L. Bernstein, former president of the HIAS, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, who died last Friday at the Danbury Hospital, in Connecticut, where he had been vacationing. He was 80 years old.
Born in Nazhin, Russian Ukraine, he came to this country in 1890. He studied at the New York University Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He was one of the founders of the HIAS in 1901 and remained active in the organization until his death. He was also a leading member of the American Jewish Committee, Joint Distribution Committee and was active in the Zionist Organization of America.
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