The 25th anniversary of the death of Dr. Theodor Herzl, founder of the modern political Zionist movement and of the World Zionist Organization, was commemorated at memorial services last night at the Public Theatre, 2nd Avenue at 4th Street, New York, with Rabbi Barnett Brickner of Cleveland, Ohio, as the principal speaker. The meeting at the Public Theatre was one of hundreds arranged throughout the country and timed to coincide with a similar memorial meeting held at the opening session last night of the 16th Biennial Congress of the World Zionist Organization at Zurich Switzerland.
The religious services which culminated with the Kaddish, the traditional memorial hymn, were conducted by Cantor S. Vigoda and Rev. Jacob Rappaport.
Others who spoke of the achievements of Dr. Theodor Herzl and of his meaning for present-day Zionism were Dr. David Tannenbaum, Dr. Chaim Greenberg, and Mordecai Danzis. Jonah J. Goldstein was Chairman of the memorial meeting.
Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. Joseph Goodfriend of the Hotel Meurice, New York City, who died suddenly Friday morning of a heart attack at Watkins Glen, N. Y. She was 66 years old. Burial took place at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Westchester County. She is survived by a son, Henry D. a daughter, Mrs. Harry Rosenthal, and two brothers, Eli Bernheim and Charles E. Bernheim.
Emanuel Weil, of the firm of Weil and Eisendraht, veteran of the tanning industry in Chicago, was buried Friday morning. Funeral services were held at Temple Beth Sholom, Chicago. Mr. Weil died Tuesday of heart disease.
He was a member of the board of directors and a former president of Temple Sholom and a member of the Bnai Brith.
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