Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-12-16
Distinguished Jews
on Presentation
Committee
MARHALl. 30
CF..4DRATION PLAN
Five EngrOssed Volumes Exc
cuted in Jewish Art Motifs
of Middle Ages

louis Marshall, president Of the
American Jewish Committee and recog-
nized leader of American Jewry, nttains
his seventeen birthday tomorrow, De-
cember II.
In anticipation OF this event, varied
forms OF attestlng the affection and
esteem of his friends and well-wishers.
near and far, have been suggested for
the past few years including memorials
and endowments. A group Of Mr..
Marshall's friends, knowing how he dis
likes ''pomp and circumstance" and yet
that thousands of people were earnest
ly desirous of expressing their senti-
ments TO him on this occasion, have
prepared an address which was pre-
sented to him yesterday. at his own
home, by the committee in charge OF
this testimonial
The address, up to. this time, has
been signed by 1896 persons residing in
343 cities in the United States, by $40
/ individuals representing organizations
and communities in France, Denmark,
Roumania, Italy and Switzerland. Aus
tria- Hungary, Jugo-Slavia, Argentine,
South America, Canada and Cuba, and
by 425 individuals representing forty
, Institutions of learning. charity and
philanthropy with which he is con-
nected.
The address is beautifully engrossed
and illuminated. Each illumination is
an exact reproduction of an ancient
manuscript or book in the Library Of
the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America refecting the Jewish art Of
the 18th, 14th and 18th Centuries, and
representing Medieval Germany, Italy
and Spain. These volumes, five in num-
ber. are of quarto size, and are beauti-
fully bound in crushed Levant. SO
many additional signatures are being
received from all parts of the world,
that a sixth volume will probably soon
be added.
Text of Address
The address reads as follows:
Dear Mr.. Marshall:
Upon this day when you have
reached three score and ten, in health
and vigor, your friends and associates
and many far and near, who have not
had the privilege of knowing you in
person, ask you to accept their warmest
congratulations
I'VE realize that any form Of praise
or aduation will be distasteful to you
and in this we shall not indulge, but
we may be permitted TO express our
thanks to Almighty God. who has in
our day raised you up as champion
of the Jewish people. We are grateful
for your never wearying zeal in behalf
of our rights wherever they have been
denied or Threatened. The occasions
upon which you have defended our
cause are too numerous TO recall, but
we remind ourselves of those notable
months which you spent in Paris in
1919, never tiring, always resourceful.
your lahors resulting in the inclusion
in the Treaties OF Peace of provisions
which we hope will ultimately safe
guard the religious and political rights
of the Jewish people of Eastern Europe.
Treaty Abrogation
another occasion that we would
wish to recall is the splendid part you
1. ...
of the Treaty between the United States
and Russia. thereby contributing ms
YOU did. to what was probably the most
notable act ever undertaken by great
State in behalf of the Jewish people.
"You have never ceased your activity
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