“I am defending Moses against the Gentiles for I am with Moses in telling the truth about where people came from” was one of the statements made by William Jennings Bryan, principal speaker at a memorial meeting held here recently in honor of Rabbi Isaac M. Wise, founder of the Hebrew Union College.
Mr. Bryan praised the work of Rabbi Wise, and said that if Mr. Wise
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