Funeral services for State Supreme Court Justice Samuel Dickstein were held here this week-end. Judge Dickstein died at the age of 69, after more than 40 years of public service.
Born in Lithuania, he was brought here by his family when he was six. He studied in this city and entered public service as a special attorney general for the state in 1911. Since then he served as a member of the New York City Board of Aldermen, State Legislature and in Congress, before being elected to the state bench in 1945.
During his 22 years in Congress, Judge Dickstein was active in immigration and naturalization work and was among one of the first to raise his voice against the activities of the Nazis in this country and against Hitler’s treatment of the Jews and his drive toward world war.
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