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Annual convention - Central Conference of American Rabbis
Annual convention Central Conference of American Rabbis Author:Unknown Author Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: PROCEEDINGS The Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis was called to order in the Assembly Hall of The Inn, at Charlevoix... more », Mich., on Tuesday, June 29, 1915, at 8:15 p.m., with the President, Rabbi Moses J. Gries, in the Chair. The opening prayer was delivered by Rabbi Emil W. Leip- ziger. The evening service was read from the Union Prayer Book, by Rabbi Morris Newfield. The annual message of the President was read (Appendix A), and, upon motion, was referred to the Committee on President's Message, to be appointed during the convention. Memorial resolutions in honor of Rabbi Adolf Guttmacher, prepared by Rabbi Tobias Schanfarber, were, in his absence, read by Rabbi Samuel Hirshberg, and resolutions, in memory of Rabbi Abraham R. Levy, prepared by Rabbi Julius Rap- paport, were read by Rabbi Joseph Stolz. (Appendix D.) These resolutions were adopted by a rising vote. Kaddish was recited by all the members of the Conference, in memory of their departed colleagues. The President announced that a message had been received from Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, stating that, on account of illness in his family, he would be not able to reach the convention until later in the session and asking that, if possible, the round table which he was to lead be put later in the session. It was agreed that the round table be postponed until Monday evening, so as to give Rabbi Wise the opportunity of leading the discussion. The benediction was pronounced by Rabbi Gotthard Deutsch. Wednesday Morning, June 30, 1915 The Conference convened in the Assembly Hall, the President, Rabbi Moses J. Gries, in the Chair. The opening prayer was delivered by Rabbi Sol L. Kory. To the roll call, the following sixty-six members answered present during the c...« less