The Washington times., 1904-02-15
SIMON WOLF CHIEF
OF B'NAI BIRTH
Chosen President Of the
Executive Committee.
SUCCEEDS LEON N. LEVI
Committee Adopts Resolution Against
American Jews Giving Aid to Either
Belligerent in Eastern War.

The executive committee of the order
of B'nai Birth met yesterday in New
York. at the home Of New York Lodge,
District No. !. in Lexington Avenue. to
choose a successor to the late Leo y.
Levi. Simon Wolf. Of this city. was
elected president Of the committee He
will write a letter Of coincidence TO Mrs
Levi. forwarding with II the resolutions
in culogy Of her husband which have
been passed by the various lodges of
the order.
The executive committee took cogni-
Eance of the report that Jewish organi-
zations were reported TO be contem-
plating aiding the Japanese in their war
against Russia because of the mas
sacres and prosecutions of Jews in the
land. Of the Gar. II was the sense Of
the committee that any such movement
was III advised and prejudicial to the
interests of the Jewish race. and par
ucularly to the Jews in Russia The
following resolution was therefore pass
ed:
'Tho1executIve committee Of the hide
peno'ent Order of Bnai nth. in spe-
cial session assembled. take notice OF
certain statements appearing in the
public press to the effect that Ameri-
can Jews would give aid TO one of the
belligerent nations now engaged In arm
ed struggle. The committee desires to
record an emphatic denial OF the alleged
fact. and IL declares that Ia common
with ali American citizens the law OF
neutrality, as proclaimed By the Presi-
dent Of the United States. will be strict
~ observed
Simon VOLTS Career.
D2o
the philsnthropic and educational work
OF the Jewish people I'm America. He
was born I'm Hinzweller. Bavaria. Oc-
tober Is. 1886. and came to this country
with his grandparents. He studied law
In Cleveland, Ohio. and was admitted
to the bar in 1861 He enlisted in the
Federal army. but was discharged be-
cause of his defective vision. He then
came TO Washington. where he has lived
for years. President Grant appointed
him Recorder OF Deeds for the District
OF Columbia in 1869. Mr.. Wolf con-
tinued in that Office for nine years Il
was through the influence of Mr.. Wolf
that Benjamin r. Peixotto was ap
pointed consul general to Roumanla.
When the men who furnished the
means for the support of that mission
had withdrawn their aid after the first
two years, Mr.. Wolf induced the Order
OF B'nai Birth to provide the neces-
sary funds for the maintenance of tha
mission.
The retention OF Colonel Matthews as
consul at Tangfers, where he had beer
of great service TO the oppressed Jews IN
Morocco, WAS due TO the efforts of Mr.
Wolf. He also was instrumentat.- IN
the appointment OF DIR. II. Bende11 OF
Albany as superintendent % Indian at
fairs Mr.. Wolf also successfully urged
the appointment of L. s. Solomon as
governor of Washington Territory.
Consul General to Egypt.
Mr.. Wolf was one OF the leaders in tn
movement that resulted in the Unite,
States government inducing the Russian
government in 1876 to revoke the ukas
Vanishing the Jews from Eessarabia
In 1851 President Garfield appointed Nh
Wolf consul general 10 EgYpt. He wa
forced TO resign because OF his impaire
eyesight. Mr.. Wolf Is the founder G
the Hebrew Orphan Home az Atlanta
Ca. He is member of the Board q
Charities OF the District OF Columbia an
president OF the Rupert Home for tn,
Aged and INDECENT. he Is also a pro
n,oter az the Alliance Israelite UniveI
selle ana member of the comm!tte
on religious liberty.
Mr.. Wolf is the author Of The Ameri
can jew as Patriot Soldier. and Cit
zen. The Biography Of NJ. NJ. Noah
and The Biography Of Commodore 4
r. Levy.