Herbert Mallinson, 47, a leader of Texan Jewry died last night of a heart attack while attending a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of this city of which he was a former President. He will be buried tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. Mallinson was a member of the National Executive Board of the National Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. He was also a member of the Board of the Joint Distribution Committee, of the National Refugee Service, and was affiliated with other national Jewish organizations.
Paul Baerwald, Honorary Chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee and Edward M. M. Warburg, Chairman, issued a statement saying: “The tragic news of the passing of Herbert Mallinson comes as a great shock to his countless friends and associates throughout the country. To us of the J.D.C. this tragedy is especially poignant, inasmuch as Herbert Mallinson was one of our staunchest and truest friends and personally responsible for the revitalization and growth of understanding and interest in the work of the J.D.C., not only in Texas, but in the whole neighboring region.”
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