Funeral services were held yesterday at Bnai Israel Synagogue in Rockville, Md., for Rabbi Isadore Breslau, an honorary national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal, who died Saturday at the age of 81 after a long illness. Breslau, a resident of Washington, had been a member of the UJA executive committee and of the United Israel Appeal board of directors. He had also served as president of the American Association for Jewish Education and as president of the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Washington.
An expert on refugee problems, he had used his experience to help make possible the reabsorption of thousands of Jews throughout the years. He was active in the Zionist Organization of America and the Joint Distribution Committee, and had been a delegate to a number of World Zionist Congresses.
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