Ben Mendelsohn, 52 former grand president of District Grand Lodge No. 4 of B’nai B’rith, died here after an illness of several months.
He spent most of his life in Fresno, where he was in the brokerage business. A widow, Mrs. Rose Mendelsohn, and a son, Felix, survive.
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