Dr. Leo Honor, noted American Jewish educator died here last night. He was 62 years old. Dr. Honor had completed an address at the convocation exercises of the College of Jewish Studies here and was returning to his hotel, when he was stricken. He was a founder and member of the board of governors of the American Association for Jewish Education. He had been Professor of Education at Dropsie College in Philadelphia since 1946.
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