The Denver Jewish news., 1921-06-01

pendent we're mentioned during the
discussion on the last day of the con
vcntiOn. scentering round the recent
nnti-Seinitic movement in this country.
The Union as well sas the National
Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. de
tided. to take no action on the at
tacks made by Henry Ford. The con-
yention merely adopted resolution
praisink the members. clergy and and
representative citizens of this country
for r9sisting NIL attempts to stir up
raciM prejndice and hatred in Amer
lea. The resolution on the question
of nntf-Semitism was introduced by
Mr.. Max J. Kohler of New York and
embodied a general statement of prin-
ciplef and an expression Of thanks to
the elements in this country who have
assisted in -nullifying the attacks
Assembly rejected Il resolution design
ed to urge the enactment of law which
would make it criminal to libel groups
or persons representing any creed or
race. The resolution also included a
request that Jews be granted special
privileges over Jews in any states Of
the union.
The convention expressed the hope
that the recent Dillingham; Bill was
merely temporary measure due to
unfavorable existing conditions. and
that it would ba repealed at the end
of year of operation. r..
Election Of Officers.
At the final session held on Thurs
day evening May 2Gth elections for
officers of the Union and the Sister
hoods and the Executive committee
were held The following is the list
of those elected:
u. Walter Freiherg, Cincinnati,
presidrnt'. Charles Siishl. Cincinnati.
first vice-president; Jufius ftosen-
wald. Chicago. second vice-president !:
I. W. Bernheim, Louisville. third vice
president; Ludwig Vogelstein. New
York. fourth vicepresident Jacob l..
Morse. Boston. fifth vice-president
Rabbi George Zeppin. Cincinnati. sec
retary; Rabbi Jacob ID. Schwartz.
Cincinnati assistant secretary.
Mrs. Abram Simon, Washington,
honorary president: Mrs. Joseph
Wiesenfeld. Baltimore. president:
Mrs. J. Walter Frcibers, Cincinnati,
first vice-prcsitlent Mrs. Israel Cowen.
Chicago. second vice-prcsident: Mrs.
Leon Goodman Louisville, third vice
president: Mrs. Henry Nathan. Buff
falo. fourth vice-president: Mrs. Ben
Lowenstein. Cincinnati. recording sec
retary: Mrs. Benjamin NJ Engelhart.
Chicago. treasurer: Rabbi George Yep
in. Cincinnati. executive secretary.
Isaac W. Bcrnheim. Louisville. Al
fred NJ Cohen. Cincinnati Judge
Josiah Cohen. Pittsburgh. DIR. David
w. Edelman. Los Angeles, J. Walter
Freibcrg. Cincinnati: Albert l.. Levi.
BROOKLYN: Baruch Mailer. Cleveland
william Ornstein. Cincinnati. Marcus
I;auh, Pittsburgh; Sigmund Rein
strohm. Cincinnati: Norris Rosenberg.
Washington: Julius Rosenwald. Chi
cago: \. l.. Salstein, Milwaukee; Louis
Schlcssinger. Newark. Isaac Schoen.
Atlanta: Charles Shohl. Cincinnati:
Samuel Strauss. Cincinnati; Joseph
Wicsenfeld. Baltimore; Adolph Wolf.
Portland. Ore; Herbert Oettingcr.
Cincinnati; /. Newton kruger, Cincin-
natl; A. Leo We'll. Pittsburgh; Horace
Stein. Philadelphia Sigmund Kohl
man. New Orleans: Aaron Waldman.
st. Louis: Felix NJ. Warburg, New
YORK Morris H. Rothschild and Isaac
NJ. Ullman, New Haven: Henry OPP
penheimer, Baltimore; Edgar NJ.
Kahn. New Orleans; +. Meissner. st.
Louis.
Report Of President Of U. A. II. c.
Mr.. J. Walter Freiberg. president of
the Union Of American Hebrew Con
gregations delivered his biennial mes
sage at the opening of the 9th Coun-
Gil of the Union. The message was
n clear and lucid Iesumc Of tue wide
spread activities engaged in hy the
Un:CI within he past two years.
Mr.. Freiberg contrasted the present
efforts of the Union with the hopes
expressed by the early pioneers of the
institution and pointed out the pro
gress made. In speaking of the last,
the president said in part:
MANY years have passed since these
brave hopes were uttered. hut todny's
results show that the words did not
fall upon deaf ears. Their hearts
glowcd with fervor. their minds, were
vigorous. their outlook broad. their
horizons stretched unto infinity. They
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