(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Professor Max Liebermann, famous German Jewish artist whose eightieth birthday was celebrated by leading German personages at a special exhibition of his works at the Academy of Art, was made honorary citizen of the city of Berlin yesterday.
The honor was conferred upon the master of German art by a majority vote of the city council following a closed session of the council. The demand that the session be held behind closed doors was formulated by aldermen representing the anti-Semitic Deutschnazional party, their spokesmen arguing that they wanted to voice objections to the conferring of the honor upon Liebermann and they would not like to have this discussion take place in public.
The motion to confer honorary citizenship on Liebermann was introduced by the city government and was adopted at the session which resulted in the defeat of the anti-Semitic assemblymen.
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