(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)
A case involving the validity of a Jewish marriage in Roumania in 1872 of a man now a clergyman of the Church of England was heard in the Court of Appeal today before the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Warrington and Sargant.
It was the appeal of the Rev. Aaron Emmanuel Suffrin from the judgment of Lord Merrivale in the Divorce Division declaring that his marriage to the petitioner, Amy Dora Suffrin (otherwise Saner), was null and void.
Petitioner alleged that on April 19th, 1906, she was married to Mr. Suffrin at the Church of St. Martins-in-the-Fields, he having told her that he was a widower, and that his wife was dead.
She lived with Mr. Suffrin at the Vicarage, Waterlooville, Cosham, Hants, there being three children, who had been made wards of court in Chancery.
She alleged that on March 22, 1872, Mr. Suffrin, who was a Roumanian by birth, had lawfully married Sima Feigha Almasanu at the Town Hall, Piatra, and that at the time of her own marriage to Mr. Suffrin, Sima Feigha Almasanu was living, and that the marriage of 1872 was valid.
Mr. Suffrin admitted the marriage, but denied that the ceremony was performed in accordance with the laws of Roumania, as he was at that time a minor and under duress. He further alleged that the marriage was dissolved by the Rabbi in Bucharest in 1874.
Lord Merrivale, in granting the decree of nullity, held that the Roumanian marriage was valid. From this result Mr. Suffrin now appealed.
Mr. Suffrin in his evidence alleged that he was the victim of Jewish persecution. The Jewish marriage to Sima Feigha Almasanu in 1872 was forced upon him.
Mr. Suffrin stated that his Jewish marriage was dissolved by the Rabbi. The appeal was dismissed with costs.
U.J.C. PUBLICITY DIRECTOR SAILS FOR EUROPE
Menachem Boraisha, well known Jewish writer, is leaving tomorrow for Europe, where he will visit Poland and Russia.
Mr. Boraisha is known in Jewish journalistic circles in America and in Europe under the nom de plume “Menachem,” and is the author of several volumes of poetry and articles. He will return to the United States in the Fall to again take up his work as director of the Yiddish publicity department of the United Jewish Campaign.
Leon H. Fischel was elected Chairman of the Business Men’s Council of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Montreal at the annual meeting of the council.
On the Executive Committee, there were elected Messrs. H. M. Adelstein, Jacob Albert. C. B. Fainer. Walter R. Friedman, I. Greenberg. T.Percy Hirsch, Ben Isaacs, S. L. Kert, Sam E. Manolson, Mike Morris, J. N. Neumann, D. Shapiro, Martin Simon, and Max Vineberg.
The Honorary Officers for the coming term are: E. M. Berliner, Michael Hirsch, A. H. Jassby, David Kirsch, J. Levinson, Sr. Harry Rother, Sol Kellert, Al Zesser.
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