Dr. Isaac Ferara, has died here at the age of 53. He was born in Constantinople, the son of the well-known Sephardic Rabbi Ferara. He studied law in Paris and achieved so great a distinction that he was elevated to the post of Attorney-General at the age of 30 in the Government, following the Young Turkish Revolution. In 1920, he was Under-Secretary of State in the Turkish Ministry of Justice.
He was an active Zionist and for some time editor of “La Nacion,” a Zionist periodical, appearing in Istanbul.
He distinguished himself in the defence of those accused in the demonstrations at the funeral of the Jewess, Elsa Niego, who was stabbed by a Turk.
He was also a poet of achievement, writing in the Turkish language.
A number of art scholarships at the Jewish People’s Institute of Chicago have been made possible through the North Shore Congregation Israel Sisterhood in memory of Marjory Simon, it was announced by Mrs. Barnett Faroll, president of the sisterhood.
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