Judge Elias V. Rosenkranz of the Los Angeles Municipal Court was instantly killed at nine o’clock this morning in an automobile accident. A car skidded on the wet pavement, drove up to the sidewalk and hit him.
Judge Rosenkranz was vice-president of the Los Angeles Lodge B’nai Brith at the time of his death. A former president of the Jewish Educational Association of this city, he was interested in all Jewish matters in Los Angeles.
Judge Rosenkranz, who was 43 years old, was brought up in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Leland Stanford University and graduated from the University of Southern California College of Law in 1919. After serving by assignment in the Superior Court, he was appointed by Governor Richardson to the Municipal Court on February 1, 1926. In May, 1927, he was elected to the same office for a six-year term.
During the World War Judge Rosenkranz served with the Field Artillery. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Masons, Shriners, Elks, Knights of Pythias, Delta Theta Pi Law Fraternity, Los Angeles Athletic Club and American Legion. He was the first vice-commander of the Department of California of the American Legion and commander of Victory Post No. 54 of the American Legion.
Judge Rosenkranz leaves a widow, Mildred Firth Rosenkranz, and two young children. His death has caused mourning in wide Jewish circles here where he was universally known and respected. The exact time of the funeral has not yet been arranged.
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