Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-19
RABBI LEVINTHAL
ORTHODOX ENVOY
Appointment of Philadel-
phian as Jewish Peace
Delegate Pleases
ACTIVE ZIONIST WORKER
Stands Ready to Support Pol
icies Discussed and Adopted
by Convention

In the appointment OF Rabbi Bernard
H. Levinthal, of 716 Pine street, as the
only Philadelphia member of tho COM
mission to be sent by the American
Jewish congress to the Peace Conference,
man has been chosen who will
represent not only Philadelphia but the
Orthodox Jews of the United States.
For Rabbi Levinthal since settling in
Philadelphia in 1891, has played prom
inent part in the affairs of the Jews in
this country, and has held many posi-
ttons which indicate the trust placed in
him by his race.
Rabbi Levinthal came from Kovno,
Russia, to America twenty-seven years
ago. and has since that time been rabbi
OF the United Hebrew Synagogue in this
city. He was the founder, and for many
years the president and is now the hon.
orary president OF the society known
as the United Orthodox Rabies of
America.
Leader of Committee
He was also one of the leading MEM
bers of the American Jewish committee.
which, as predecessor of the American
Jewish Congress, was concerned with
procuring further rights for the Jews in
this and other countries.
Rabbi Levinthal is intensely interest
ed in the Zionist movement and is
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American Zionists and founder of sew
eral other institutions the work of which
relates to this movement.
"One of our main purposes will be to
assure n homeland for the Jews in
Palestine. The details of these plans
have been thoroughly discussed at the
congress and have been reported in the
newspapers. With the plans adopted
am In complete sympathy.
'It is impossible for us to know now
when we are to go to Europe. We will
represent the Jewish people of America,
will do their will, and are ready to act
under further orders of representatives
of the congress who are in charge of the
commission
Founded Several Schools
Locally he is prominent as founder and
director Of several Hebrew schools and
of the Orthodox Religious Union and
other organizations.
In regard to the aims of the COM
mission to the Peace Conference, Rabbi
Levinthal stands ready to support the
various policies which have been dis
cussed and adopted during 'the past week
at the congress.
I'VE want to try through the peace
commission of the Allied armies, to se-
cure equal political, economic, and re-
flgious rights in all lands for the Jew
ish people," he SD this afternoon,
"aNd,we want also national rights when
such rights are in existence for other
nationalities.
Other Jewish Delegates
The other members of the delegation
that will leave for France within the
next two weeks are Federal Judge Julian
W. Mack. of Chicago; Rabbi Stephen 8.
Wise, of the Free Synagogue. New York !;
Louis Marshall, of New York, president
of the American Jewish committee Col
onel Harry Cutler. Providence. r. l.,
who is head of all the Jewish welfare
boards in the United States; Jacob de
Haas, of Boston noted Zionist: Nochim
Syrkin, New York, representing the ma
tional socialist element; DR.. Joseph
Barondees. New York city's commits
sioner of education, and Morris Whit
chevsky, New York labor leader.