Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-06
Popular Minister Elected Rabbi of Temple Israel at
 Far RockaWay, N. Y.
CALL WAS UNANIMOUS
Elected For Three YearS-0nc Of inc Most Popular Ministers
 In fhis ity.

l'i lblHi 'tlilI r lHN IT, lti 'SNII' years rabbi of Congregation Anshc Emeth in this city, during winch time the m mbership has grown from 100 to 40, has been unanimous ly elected rabbi Of Temple Israel uf Far Kockaway, New York, at q hand. some salary for d term of three years. He has acc Cpted the call and will as sumn his new duties on June 1. T1c membership of the Far RockaWay Temple is made up almost exclusive ly of Manhattan usincss and profe8- sional men, who reside in Far Rock away the year around.
 Rabbi Frisch received his training in the public schools of Minneapolis, Minn, and is Q graduate Of the Hughes High School of Cincinnati, where he received gold m dal for oratory and another gold medal in Latin. Later he entered the Univcr8- ity of Cincinnati, where he graduat- ed with the highest distinction "cun magma luade" In recognition of his high scholarship he received Maj thew Thoma scholarship and Was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Soci'- ty.
 Dr. FfiSCh received his rabbinical education in the Hebrew Union Col lege, Cincinnati, where he also grad uated with high honors. Pine Bluff IS his first and only charge. In addi- ton to his academic training, Dr, Frisch has taken courses at the Un'- versity of Minnesota, Columbia Uni versity in New York, the School of Philanthropy in that city, and has spent six summers in post graduate studies at the University of Chicago, in the Departments of Semetics and Sociology.
 Since coming to Pine Bluff Dr. Frisch has been prominently identified with many local movements for civic W6lIdEG dHu ldS dlSO DCCIi iiOIhSh.i honored in various: other cities of this state in educational and humanitarian endeavors. He has been active in various national Jewish societies, having occupied the office of corre- spending secrstary of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, be ing the youngest secretary who has ever been so fonored in recent years. He is now on the executive board of that organization. Rabbi FriscA founded the State Jewish Sabbath School Conference, the first of it's kind in America. Ohio and Mississip- pi have used Arkansas as model for similar organizations and Geor- gia is at present promoting the for nation of such an organization Through his energies Dr. Frisch has tr.pled the membership of the local Bnai Brith Lodge and has acted IS organizer and delegated speaker In many cities in the Southwest for thaF order He is at present second vice president of District No. '.
 The Pine Bluff Public Fairgrounds and the Jefferson County Anti-Tuber- culceis Society owe .heir origin to tee activity and efforts of Rabbi Frisch.
 Dr. Frisch has served as editor-in- chief of the Hebrew Union College an- pual of 1904, learned volume on theology, and also of the 1911 year book of the Central Conference O. American Rabis, just off the press. He has served as an invited speaker at conventions of national Jewish or ganizations, including the Jewish Chautauaua at Buffalo and the Nat ional Conference of Jewish Charities at St. Louis. He has been invited to contribute an article in the con- memorative volume to be issued in honor of the seventieth birthday ot the president of the Hebrew Union College, to appear in 1913.
 Dr. Frisch is just 32 years old and unmarried During his ministry ir this city his efforts were directed to- wards making Cong5egation Anshe Emet tn a living force for effective ser vice not only among the Jewish peo