Justice Louis D. Brandeis Receives Habima Players

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

Justice Brandeis received the Habima troupe during their visit to the Supreme Court yesterday. After being introduced to the individual members of the troupe, the Justice spoke briefly extending his best wishes for its continued success. He concluded in German, “Ich bin mit euch verbunden.”

The members of the troupe, who made a tour of the city, were particularly interested in the Semitic Division of the Library of Congress where they examined Hebrew books. Dr. Israel Schapiro, Chief of the Division, conducted them through the Library. The Habima appeared here Sunday night in “The Golem”.

PROTESTANTS FOLLOW JEWS AND CATHOLICS IN FEDERATION IDEA

Formation of an association to do for Protestant charities the work now done by the Federation of Jewish Charities and the Catholic Charities for institutions of those faiths was announced by William H. Gratwick of Buffalo, N. Y., President of the State Board of Charities, and Commissioner of Public Welfare Bird S. Coler.

MRS. REBEKAH KOHUT FIRST WOMAN JUDGE IN JEWISH COURT OF ARBITRATION

The distinction of being the first woman to act as judge in the Jewish Court of Arbitration goes to Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, Jewish social worker, communal leader and author of “My Portion.”

Mrs. Kohut served at Tuesday night’s session, held at the Municipal Court at 264 Madison Street. One of the cases in which she was called upon to make a decision was that of Kalman Landau against the Chevra Anshe Repean of 96 Clinton Street. The plaintiff’s wife, who had been a member of the society, died in Baltimore and was therefore denied funeral expenses by the society whose constitution, it was argued, does not include funeral expenses for members dying outside of the state. The society had allowed Mr. Landau $25, but this amount he refused to accept. The decision of Mrs. Kohut, Judge Jacob Panken and Rabbi David E. Frankel was that inasmuch as the society was for the benefit of the members, and that the society was not supposed to profit by a member’s dying outside of the state, the award to Landau was $37.50.

The Jewish Court of Arbitration, which, with Tuesday’s session, celebrated seven years of existence, was organized by Dr. Samuel Buchler and Louis Richman, the latter now being executive secretary of the court. The purpose of this court is to settle all Jewish cases containing some religious phase. The judges, attendants and clerical workers all serve free of charge and there is no fee to either plaintiff or defendant.