Dr. Leon J. Obermayer, a Philadelphia attorney, was elected president of the American Jewish Historical Society at the three-day 62nd annual meeting which ended today. He succeeded Dr. Abram Kanof, a New York City pediatrician.
The delegates heard papers on Savannah Jewry, the Jews of Virginia, and on Pioneer Jews of Los Angeles. Citations were presented to members affiliated with the Society for 35 years or more. Arthur Hays Sulzberger, chairman of the beard of the New York Times, was one of those receiving the citation. Dr. Philip D. Sano of Chicago was elected chairman of the executive council.
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