A life-size bronze bust of Dr. S. Parkes Cadman was presented to him by Dr. Alexander Lyons, Rabbi of Congregation Beth Elohim, Brooklyn, during the Sabbath evening service. The presentation was made on behalf of the Jewish citizens of Brooklyn, through the Citizens’ Committee under the Chairmanship of Meier Steinbrink.
The presentation was made before an audience of 2,000.
Dr. Cadman accepted the bust on behalf of “Christians and as an expression of the fraternity of man and the common Fatherhood of God.” He asked the Jews present to forgive the Christians for the outrages the Jews have suffered at their hands.
The bust was modeled by Louis Keila, Jewish sculptor, and purchased by thirty-seven Jewish leaders of Brooklyn.
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