The Denver Jewish news., 1920-08-04
NATIONAL FRIEDI.AENDER- CAN
TOR MEMORIAL MEETING AT
CARNEGIE HALL, SEPTEMBER 9
Many Organizations and individuals
Eager to Participate in Tribute to
Jewish Martyrs.

New York Next September 9th
American Jewry is to mourn for Its
martyred dead, Professor FIiedlaendcr
and Rabbi Bernard Cantor, who were
murdered in the Ukraine, while per
forming their duty toward their strick-
The memorial meeting which promises
to be one of the most impressive ever
held in the city of New York Is to
take place in Carnegie Hnll.
All the national American Jewish or
ganizations are expected to participate
in order to make the occasion worthy
of the two noble souls who gladly Of
fered their lives to serv. their fellow
Jews in Eastern Europe. The princi-
pal Jewish institutions ai,d societies of
learning, particularly those with which
Professor Friedlaender was associated
Jewish fraternal organizations. the
Free Synagog. of which DIR. Cantor
was assistant rabbi. and other religious
congregations are to participate ir the
memorial which is to be both tribute
to the men who died martyrs for the
Jewish cause and further call ("
American Jewry to respond generously
and graciously to the holy cause in
whose service the two great Jews died.
An appeal will be made for our starv-
Ing. homeless, and sick co-religionists
in the dismal. disease ana pogrom rid
den countries of Eastern Europe.
Since Professor Friedlaender and
Rabbi Cantor both died while serving
as the commissioners of the Joint Dis
tribution committee. it was to lie ex-
pccted that it would take the initin'
tive In the arrangement Of the me
mortal. 4 special Friedaender-Cantor
Memorial Meeting committee. consist
ing of DR.. Cyrus Adler. acting presi'
dent of the Jewish Theological Semin
ary of America. where Israel Fried.
laender was professor of Biblical Liter.
ature for many years, DIR. Judah l..
Magnes. Judge Otto Rosalsky. Samuel
Lamport, Slolom Ash. Mr.. Warbnrg
and Stanley Bero, was appointed by
Felix wnrburg. chairman OF the J6inf
Distribution committee. Mr.. BerO ~
the secretary of the committee.
In response to the call of the com,
mittee. hundreds of letters, telegrans
and telephone communications have
been received from various individuals
and orga ganizatiOns all wishing to par
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Among these are the Independent Or
der BIRTH Abraham. the American lew
ish Relief committee. the Central Re-
lief committee. the Jewish Publication
Society. the ]. l.. Peretz Writer'S so
ciety. the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America, the United Synagogs, the
Federation of Ukrainian Jews. tho
Federation of Polish Jews. and mnny
others. Every day sees this list length
ened.
The exact program of the meeting.
which is to consist of solemn music
and of addresses by prominent Jews
on the cha racter and life work Of Pro-
fessor Friedlaender and of DIR. Cantor.
as well as the list of organizations
which are to take part, will be an
nounced later.
So great has been the woe Of Isrne'
in the last few years. so huge its losses
in the lives of its children and insti-
tutions. that we have almost become
accustomed to the idea of death. Death
no longer frightens us. The con-
temptation of it did not frighten Israel
Friedlaender. When he was told thai
his life was in danger and his children
might become orphans if he insisted
upon making that last fatal trip. he
replied in his own simple manner that
there were thousands of hungry starv-
ing families waiting for him. and
these had children too. 1sraefs eyes
are almost dry of tears. but 1t can
still find some to shed over the death
Of two of its dearest sons.