Thousands of people today attended the funeral of Joseph Baskin, secretary-general of the Workmen’s Circle since 1916, which took place here at Roosevelt Auditorium. Mr. Baskin, who died late last week, was 71.
Born in Russia and educated in various European countries, Mr. Baskin came to this country in 1907 after taking an active role in the resistance to Czarist persecution. He worked as an engineer for several years, then accepted the position of assistant secretary-general of the Workmen’s Circle in 1914, succeeding to the post of secretary general two years later. He was a founder of the Jewish Labor Committee and the American ORT and served as a member of the boards of HIAS, Jewish Daily Forward Association, Congress for Jewish Culture and National Jewish Welfare Board. He was also editor of the Friend, organ of the Workmen’s Circle.
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