Samuel Dorf, for the past 32 years Grand Master of the Order Brith Abraham, died suddenly Sunday at his home on Riverside Drive. Mr. Dorf was 65 years old.
Dorf was born in Tarnow, Galicia, and came to the United States at the age of fifteen. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the American Jewish Congress, an official of the Federation of Jewish Charities and was closely identified with a large number of other Jewish organizations.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 at Temple Emanu-El. Internment will be at Mt. Carmel cemetery, Brooklyn.
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