The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-02-11
DIR. ADOLPH ZEDERBAUM HON
ORED BY LOS ANGELES
FRIENDS.
Presented With Portrait Of Himself
on 7lst Birthday at Surprise Party.

PARTY given him by the many friends
he has made in Los Angeles in the
short time he has led there. He
was. also. presented with II portrait of
himself. DIR. Zcderbaum had been ask
ed to sit for this portrait. which he
positively refused To do, but the artist.
Charles Renell, without any sittings,
hut merely by occasional meetings
was able to produce n speaking like
ness. This was presented To the Doc
Tor by Chain Shapiro, an attorney of
Los Angeles. who spoke in iiddish. He
said:
Beloved Doctor and Worthy Guests:
III the life of onr people flowed in
normal manner If instead of being
II wandering people, scattered in many
little centres turnout the world, our
national life would he that of any other
people, centered in one particular place.
the celebration tonight would have II
different character. You. our noble
Doctor Zederbaum, would on this Oc-
casion be brought into the member
ship Of an Academy of Science. or of
I any other group which is honorcd and
ievcred by the entire people.
But. as it is. our nation as whole
cannot extend to the Doctor his just
and well-earncd remuneration. by hon
,oring him in II manner as indicated,
and we are compelled to limit ourselves
with this manner of appreciation. OF
stamping deeply in our souls the great
and noble figure of our beloved Doe
Tor, and carrying on with his spirit of
love and sympathy. His acts. char
ucter and life will serve as an in
spiratiOn to us for better thoughts and
better action.
If this had not been a surprise par
ty, kept secret by the Doctors init
mate friends, l feel sure that rep
resentatives of every organization.
representing the aspirations. hopes and
ideals of the masses or our people.
would he present here tonight. The
.lrbeiter Ring would not have failed
to he here: nor the Jewish Socialist
branch. nor the PoaleIiOnists. and all
the organizations of Jewish toilers
would be here with us to voice their
respect. love and deep appreciation of
our esteemed Doctors life and ac-
tivities, which always cndeavor to
make the life Of the pOo., of the low
". of the oppressed, easier. brighter
and more comfortable and, it is par
TALLY for this reason that l want to
speak here tonight In the language Of
these masses-in Yiddish
"Our honored Doctor has mentioned
that it is only two and one-half years
that lie is in our midst and that it is
II short time. hut we NOT only know
your life and actions, dear Doctor. here
IN Los Angeles, but also in Denver
and elsewhere.
1--WE know how self-sacrificinGly you
serve the poor, how you sooth and give
comfort. to those you find bruised in
body or in spirit.
1T was only yesterday that you.
dear Doctor told me of poor. des-
pendent family whom you CHANGED to
meet, to whom you bought medical
help and comfort, and you spoke of
the dcsOlate and hopeless condition You
found in their home, and how grue-
some and heavy was their burden. and
how the father, the head of the fam
lily, asked you, tremblingly. what the
amount of your bill is. a.d how. yori-
so truly in your spirit. and nobly-
answered him, Il will send you n
of our convcrsation--you, still meditat-
ing and sympathzing with the I'M
fortunate and suffering as you always
do-repeated the words send a bill
as If they do not have many more
important obligations to meet" How
nobly and beautifully this typifies not
only yourself, dear Doctor, but the
whole class of which our people may
forever be proud, of those noble rep
resentatives of professional life, who
stand forever sacrificing their own
personal welfare in order to work and
i. live and hope with the many who
=. suffer. and be of service to them.
"Cold breezes are moaning and blow.
ing in the competition and inequity of
many branches of our life, and there
are many souls who possess sparks of
nobility but cannot Withstand this at.
: tack and fall and become a prey to
greediness and self-gain. But there
are a few, and you dear Doctor, are
noble example of them, who chal-
: lenge these surroundings and remain,
in the midst of it all. the bringers of
life. comfort and hope for others. to
such an extent as ut tines TO forget
their own welfare or interest. And