Phillip Kalbfeld, grand master of Brith Abraham, a national Jewish fraternal order, died in New Rochelle Hospital yesterday at the age of 70. He was a founder of the Northeast Jewish Center here and a member of the Yonkers Mayor’s Community Relations Committee. Brith Abraham, organized in 1887, fosters brotherhood, Jewish ideals and traditions, and concern for the welfare of the Jews; provides fraternal benefits to members; and supports camps for underprivileged children and aged persons.
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