Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-21
MAYER WILL COME.
VIII Accept the Pastorate Of ConKre-
cation B'nai Jehudah.
Th6a CITY

Rabbi H. H. Mayer, of Little Rock, will
accent the pastorate OF the Jewish congre-
cation B'nai Jehudah. 1t was stated yes
terday by a member of the board of trus-
tees that word to this effect had been re-
ceiyed here yesterday. He has not yet no.
tilted the board when he will arrive in the
city. but It Is not thought that he will en-
ter upon his pastorate work until fall.
Rabbi Lowenstein is temporarily filling the
pulpit. made vacant by the resignation OF
DIR. Samuel Schulman. to accept a call to
Temple Bethel. one OF the largest Jewish
conversations in New York. The time for
the usual summer recess Is almost at hand
and as the pulpit is being acceptably filled
nd interim. the board has practically de-
cided to not insist upon Rabbi Mayors
presence until after the summer recess. He
will receive a much larger salary than he
is paid In Little Rock and his salary will
begin with his acceptance Of the call OF the
local congregation, which was practically
unanimous.
Rabbi Mayer Is only % years old. but he
is a man of exceptional intellectual powers
and great oratorical ability. His trial lee
lures recently delivered in this city, capti-
waited the congregation. and though several
other able rabbis were under consideration
his selection was all but unanimous and he
VIII enter upon M pastOhoA Wis ZIG
| united good wishes of his congregation.
Rabbi Mayer was born in Pittsburg.
where his father is a rabbi. He graduated
from the Hebrew college at Cincinnati and
later spent a year in Berlin at the Euro
pean School of Philosophy. His first
charge was that at Little Rock. which he
is Just about to relinquish for a larger field
In Kansas City. He has been in Little
Rock for the past two years.
The congregation B'nai Jehudah has been
especially fortunate in its rabbis. all of
whom have gone to larger fields of work.
Rabbi Joseph krauskopf Is now one of the
most prominent Jewish rabbis Of the coun-
try, having; in addition to being pastor
OF the largest congregation in Philads!-
phia, become prominently Identified with
Jewish charitable enterprises and gone on
important missions to Russia and later 10
Santiago, during the war. in connection
with the relief work.
Rabbi Henry Berkowitz succeeded him
and ministered with conspicuous success
until he accepted a call to the second larg-
est congregation In Philadelphia.
Rabbi Berkowitx was succeeded by DIR.
Samuel Schulman. who came here from
Helena. Mont. about four years ago. He Is
a pulpit orator of rare ability and the con-
~gregation grew under his ministry. He re-
signed only a few months & to accept the
position of assistant rabbi OF temple
Bethel. New York city.
Since DIR. Schulman's departure the local
congregation has been addressed by Rab-
bis Tobias Schanfarber. Of Baltimore:
Henry Weiss. OF Cincinnati: Marcuson. of
Macon. Ga. and II. H. Mayer. OF Little
Rock. A few weeks 8 Rabbi Lowen-
stein. . recent graduate of the Cincinnati
college. was called as q temporary supply.
The project OF building . larger temple
has been temporarily abandoned. but will
probably be revived when Rabbi Mayer en-
tiers upon his iAbors here.