Albert H. Lieberman, Noted Jewish Leader, Dies in Philadelphia; Was 80

Albert H. Lieberman, prominent national Jewish leader and philanthropist, died here at the age of 80. A leading figure in Philadelphia Jewish activities for many years, Mr. Lieberman was responsible for the creation and growth of many social welfare and humanitarian institutions here.

Deeply interested in the refugee problem, Jewish education and other Jewish communal services, he was one of the founders and vice-presidents of the Allied Jewish Appeal of the Federation of Jewish Agencies here, and was a Federation board member and former treasurer. Recently, he and his wife, Elizabeth, donated a building to the Federation that serves as part of the FJA headquarters and which is named for them.

He was one of the top leaders of the Joint Distribution Committee, served as a treasurer of the American Jewish Committee, was a member of the executive committee of the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and was active in the Chicago Medical College and in the National Jewish Hospital of Denver. As president of the Jewish Family Service, he was credited with the establishment of its Committee for New Americans. He was a YM-YWHA board member for many years and helped to bring about the merger of the old Jewish Sheltering Home with the Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites to form the present Home for the Jewish Aged here, of which he was vice-president.

A prominent real estate executive who headed the firm that bears his name, Mr. Lieberman was born in Russia and came to this country at the age of three. He attended local schools and studied law at night while working in a real estate office by day.