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Marriage
THE MARRIAGE of Mis* Laura Wil
liamson, daughter of Mm. Joan Regen-
Mein, of Atlanta, to Milton Friedlander,
son of Mr. and Mm. Oscar Friedlander,
of New York City, took place in New
York with Dr. Stephen Wise performing
the ceremony in the presence of the im
mediate families. 'Hie bride is the sister
of Henry Williamson and of Misses Doris
and Marjorie Williamson. She attended
North Avenue Presbyterian School and
completed her education at Ward-Bclmont
College, Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Fried
lander is a member of an outstanding
eastern family and is connected in busi
ness with his father, Oscar Friedlander,
in New York.
Deaths
TOBIAS BOROCHOFF, 59, prominent
Atlanta business man, passed away at the
Georgia Baptist Hospital after a year of
failing health. Mr. Borochoff was a
leader in Atlanta Jewish organizations,
a charter member of the Ahavath Achirn
and also was a member of the Shearith
Israel Synagogues. He resided at 111 Fair
Street, near his large foundry, Southern
Wire Sc Iron Works, of which he was
president. Surviving arc his wife, a son,
Isadore Borochoff; live daughters, Mrs.
A. B. Markets, Mrs. Louis Borochoff, and
Mrs. Murray Simon, of Atlanta; Mrs.
Charles Peretzman, of Miami, and Mrs.
A. L. Herron, of New Orleans, and sev
eral grandchildren. Rabbi Harry Epstein
and Rabbi Tobias Getfcn officiated, with
burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
MR. LOUIS SOI.LOWAY, 70, of At
lanta, died recently. He was a member of
the Shearith Israel Congregation and is
survived by three daughters, Mrs. I. M.
Levine, of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. S. J.
Barrett and Mrs. Harry Gordon, both of
Atlanta; five sons, Mr. Morris Solloway,
of Atlanta; Abe and Joe, of New York
City, and Herman and Jack, of Miami,
Florida; three sisters in New York and
one brother in Denver, Colorado. Mr.
Solloway was buried in Greenwood Cent-
tery with Rabbi Tobias Geffen officiating.
MRS. JOSEPHINE SELIG, 70, widow
of the late Mr. Emil Selig, and a beloved
resident of Atlanta for many years, died
recently at the residence, 698 Highland
Avenue, N. E. Although Mrs. Selig had
been in poor health for four months, her
death came unexpectedly. She was widely
known as a member of the Council of
Jewish Women, the Hebrew Benevolent
Congregation and the Temple Sisterhood.
Surviving her are three daughters, Mrs.
Lucille Frank, Mrs. Sarah Marcus and
Mrs. Charles tlrsenbach, all of Atlanta,
and two sisters, Mrs. Jonas Loeb, of At
lanta, and Mrs. M. G. Michael, of
Athens, Ga.
MR. JOE SCHREIBER, well known
Atlantan, passed away at his home at 57
Glenn Street, Atlanta. Mr. Schrieber was
prominently connected with the Shearith
Lodge; he was also a member of the
Board of Directors of Talmud Torah of
the Ahavath Achim Synagogue, and was
actively associated with both the Ahavath
Achim andRthe Shearith Israel Syna
gogues. Mr. Schreiber is survived by
Mrs. M. Schreiber, Misses Mollie, Rose,
Beatrice, Judith and Lea Schreiber, and
Mr. Max Scheiber, of Denver, Colorado.
He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery.
THE DEATH of Adolf Phaul, Ma
con business man, is learned with great
regret by his friends throughout the state.
Mr. Phaul has been a resident of Macon,
Ga., for the past twenty years, and was
connected in business with his brother-in
law, L. E. Schwartz. Funeral services
were conducted by Rabbi W. Funk, of
Augusta, Ga., and Rabbi B. Yelin. Sur
viving Mr. Phaul is his wife and many
relatives.
MAX S. GRIFENHAGEN, a promi
nent figure in the New York Republican
party, died at the age of 71. In 1913,
he was elected Sheriff of New York
County, the last Republican to hold that
office. Grifenhagen was born in Chicago,
began his business career in Denver and
then established himself in New York.
After serving as a New York Alderman,
he held other high posts, by election or
appointment. His charitable activities
were concerned mostly with the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum.
BENJAMIN FEIGENBAUM, noted So
cialist writer and educator, who took a
notable part in Socializing the Jewish
masses in the early part of the century,
died at the Home for Incurables at the
ege of 72, after suffering from paralysis
for 10 years. Coming to the United States
in 1891, he was one of the small group
which set in motion a vigorous campaign
of enlightenment among the Yiddish
speaking workers. He helped found the
Jewish Daily Forward, Socialist paper,
was first secretary of the Arbeiter Ring,
and was one of the most effective So
cialist organizers of the time. Although
the scion of a well-known Chassidic fam
ily and a Chassid himself, he rejected
Jewish orthodoxy when he was 21. In
the United States he devoted himself to
the uprooting of superstition and reli
gious fanaticism among the masses.
HENRY NATHAN, managing director
of the Dresdner Bank, and leading figure
in more than fifty German banks and in
dustrial companies, died in Berlin at the
age of 71. During the past few years
he had been frequently consulted by
German government officials for the so
lution of difficult financial problems.
MRS LIZZIE WOLF passed away re
cently at the Piedmont Hospital, in At
lanta, having undergone a major opera
tion after a long period of illness. Being
widely known and highly esteemed by
her many friends, Jews and non-Jews
alike, her passing is deeply mourned.
Mrs. Wolf is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Leon Galanter, of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Charles Klein, of New York; and three
granddaughters, Misses Ada and Margie
Galanter, and Miss Elaine Klein. Rabbi
Harry Epstein officiated at the funeral
service held at her home at 554 Capitol
Avenue, S. E. Interment was at Green
wood Cemetery.
WILLIAM MORRIS, famous theatrical
manager and president of the Jewish
Theatrical Guild, fell dead in the midst
of a card game at the Friars’ Club fifteen
minutes after he had sat down to play.
He was 59 years old. The William Mor
ris Agency was the most famous in
America and handled such stars as Al
Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Will Rogers,
Sophie Tucker, Harry Lauder and Paul
Whiteman.
ARNOLD SELIGMANN, noted an
tique collector, died in Paris at 61. For
his services in the field of art, he was
made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
Born in Germany, he became a citizen
of France. Among his clients was the
late J. P. Morgan.
SALOMON REINACH, the last of
three famous brothers, all of whom took
a prominent part in the defense of Cap
tain Alfred Dreyfus, died at Boulogne at
the age of 74. One of the outstanding
archaeologists of the age, Reinach was
also distinguished for his books and
monographs on religion and art. He
was at various times keeper of the na
tional museums of France, President of
the Academie des Inscriptions and direc
tor of the National Museum of Antiqui
ties. His Jewish affiliations were with
the Alliance Israelite.
MAX FERTIG, prominent linen mer
chant of New York, who died in New
York recently, was opposed to intermar
riage and to organs in the synagogue.
His views on both these subjects were
tevealed in his will, in which he warned
his children that if they should marry
outside the Jewish faith, they will be
deprived of any share in the estate, which
is believed to be substantial. A provi
sion in the will also urges the family to
do their “utmost to prevent the installa
tion of an organ” in the Emanu El syna
gogue, of which he was a member. The
will provides $1,000 for the employment
of legal counsel if "kindly and courteous
arguments” fail to convince the trustees
of the inadvisability of an organ. His
will also directs that the Fertig linen
firm shall be closed on all Jewish holi
days.
LOUIS MEYER STEINBERG, St.
Louis philanthropist, died at the Battle
Creek Sanatorium after a year and a half
of illness. A prominent investment
broker, Mr. Steinberg gave generously to
various civic causes and contributed lib
erally for the development of athletics in
St. Louis. The Steinberg Clinical Build
ing at Hot Springs, Ark., was his gift
to the Leo Levi Hospital as a memorial
to his father.
SHOLOM ASCII, noted Yiddish novel
ist, was honored with the title of Officer
of the Order of Polonia Restituta for
his literary activities, in the awards dis
tributed by the Polish Government to
mirk the anniversary of Polish independ
ence. Dr. Jacques Faiflovich received
similar recognition for his efforts to bring
about a better understanding of Poland.
While these titles were being bestowed.
anti-Semitic riots were going on in the
unversities of Warsaw, Posen, Vilna and
Cracow, to mark the anniversary of the
anti-Jewish attacks of last November.
LEWIS J. SELZNICK, pioneer of the
motion picture industry, maker of famous
stars, died in Los Angeles after a lengthy
illness at the age of 62. A product of
New York’s East Side, to which he was
brought from Russia in childhood. Selz-
nick started his career as a jeweler, made
a success, and shifted to pictures, then
an infant industry. His name became the
greatest in the field.
ZIN AIDE WOLKOW, daughter of Leon
Trotzkv bv his first wife, committed sui
cide bv inhaling gas, after sending her
six-year-old son to kindergarten. It is be
lieved that serious illness during the past
few years drove her to desperation, and
that her act was not caused by her exile
from Russia and her impending banish
ment from Germany.
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MRS. HANNAH G. SOLOMON, prom
inent civic leader and communal worker,
and founder of the National Council of
Jewish Women, culminated with a widely-
attended banquet at the Standard Club,
in Chicago, at which the speakers included
Jane Addams, of Hull House, and Mrs.
Arthur Brin, Minneapolis, present presi
dent of the Council. Miss Addams, herself
regarded as the leading social welfare
worker in America, paid high tribute to
Mrs. Solomon for the part she had played
in arousing Jewish women to a new reali
zation of their communal responsibilities.
The occasion for the tribute was the 75th
birthday of Mrs. Solomon, which was
marked by the performance of a playlet
at Sinai Temple Auditorium, showing the
highlights in Mrs. Solomon's notable ca
reer.
Vihhett to Appear In
Atlanta Concert
LAWRENCE TIBBETT,
. . . “More than a fine singer” . . .
At the urgent request of an amazing
large number of music lovers, Lawrrncr
Tibbett, baritone, will sing at the Cin
Auditorium on the evening of February
17th, 1933.
More than a fine singer, more than i
great artist, he is pioneer of a mu»ica!
expression distinctively American that i«
creating a tremendous influence on the
music of this country. “It seems litcralb
impossible,” declared one reviewer, "for
Tibbett to take the well-beaten path. In
opera he points the way to a Promised
Land out of the bondage of meaningless
Italianate gesture and singing. In con
cert he is equally a trail blazer, stamp
ing every song with his own personality.
Since his first big triumph at the Metro
politan Opera House, the most sensational
ever accorded an American, Tibbett ha«
aroused each season in opera the same
scenes of unbounded enthusiasm and com
pletely equalled them in the concert field.
"There are many excellent artists with
beautiful voices, but,” as a noted critic
stated, "each decade of musical history
brings forth only rarely a superlatively
great singing artist ... an individualio
who can stir a nation's heart and soul a*
has Tibbett.”
Tibbett, an American, whose musical
training has been attained and succr"
achieved entirely in this country, has risen
to the position of the world’s most pop
ular vocalist.
This concert is the third of the All-
Star Concert Series brought to Atlanta
by Marvin A McDonald. The remainder
of concerts scheduled for this series are
Josef Iturbi, pianist, and Barrere Little
Symphony, to appear on the evening of
March 2nd, 1933 ; and the final concert
presents Lily Pons, soprano, on the eve
ning of April 19th, 1933. Tickets are on
sale at Davison-Paxon Company and
Rich’s, Inc.
DAVID ROSS, former Jewish newspa
per boy, has the best voice on the air.
a committee of distinguished American*
decided in awarding to the chief an
nouncer of the Columbia Broadcasting
System this year’s gold medal for good
diction of the American Academy of Am
and Letters. Ross was the unanimous
choice of the six Judges, Prof. George P-
Baker, Dr. John H. Finley, Prof. B!i*‘
Perry, Prof. Irving Babbitt, Augu-tu*
Thomas and Robert Underwood John-on.
In addition to announcing, Ross con
tributes prolifically to poetry magazines-
* THE SOUTHERN ISRAELI Xl
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