Alderman Abraham Moss, who was elected president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews only last Sunday, died here yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 65. Funeral services were held here today.
Alderman Moss gave a lifetime of public service and was active in both Jewish and non-Jewish spheres of human welfare, his special interest being education. He was Lord Mayor of Manchester in 1953-54.
Mr. Moss was born in Manchester in 1889 of Rumanian immigrants. His father was a Chassid and a Talmudic scholar. Mr. Moss was in the textile business but his main interest was public service. He was a member of the Manchester City Council for nearly 40 years, and his term as Mayor was praised as “memorable.”
Mr. Moss visited Israel every year for the past 25 years. He was a Governor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and served on the boards of various schools in England, under both Jewish and non-Jewish auspices.
Vice-president of the Board of Deputies for eight years, Alderman Moss defeated Sir Barnett Janner, the incumbent president, for the office of president a week ago. New elections were expected to take place soon. In the interim, Mr. S. Teff, senior vice-president of the Board, will be in charge.
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