Claim: Max Landsberg, senior rabbi of the B'rith Kodesh Congregation in Rochester, grew the congregation under his leadership.
Evidence: Max Landsberg (February 26, 1845 – December 9, 1927), senior rabbi of the B'rith Kodesh Congregation, Rochester, New York, was one of the best known and most beloved Jewish leaders in the United States. By 1894, under his leadership the B'rith Kodesh congregation had grown to more than 250.