The forty-ninth annual convention of the Independent Order Brith Abraham closed today, deciding to celebrate its golden jubilee next year with a large meeting in Madison Square Garden, New York, and re-elected Max Silverstein grand master.
Other officers elected are Max L. Hollander, grand secretary; Samuel Goldstein, first deputy grand master, and Samuel Kalesky, Joseph Bohre, Samuel Schwartz, Jacob Schatz, William H. Caplan, William Bleich, Charles H. Sternfeld and Louis Clark, deputies.
Governor Lehman, a member of the order, spoke yesterday. He received an ovation from the delegates on his arrival and speakers urged him to run again for Governor.
He declared in an address that American Jews must take an intelligent interest in government affairs and train themselves for citizenship.
Lauding the order’s decision to build a center in New York City, he stressed the need of community centers. He also emphasized the need of private philanthropy, declaring that the Government could not adequately handle relief.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Mourning the death of “heroic pioneers” in Palestine, calling on England to make an earnest effort to restore order and facilitate Jewish self-defence and to “fulfill honorably the letter and spirit of its covenant with the people of Israel.”
Calling on the Jews to “rise in defence of our inherited rights upon the Land of Israel in order to realize the centuries-old dream of a freed and revived Eretz Israel.”
Condemning the “Communistic betrayal” of the Palestine Jews and the “giving of aid and comfort to the Arab murderers.”
To support Palestine work and funds and build a colony in the Holy Land.
To continue affiliation with the American Jewish Congress.
To call a convention of Jewish fraternal orders to create unity in Israel.
To buy a $150,000 building in New York for creation of an I.O.B.A. center which will contain all the order activities, offices and provide space for cultural meetings and athletics.
Delegates were named to the World Jewish Congress.
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