The Maccabaean

up its reputation, and no service was too great a strain on him. He was a magnificent friend, and his loss is keenly felt.

He was a rabbi of the old school, witha touch of modernity that reduced pietyto thinnest veneer. There was somethingperenially secular in his conversation, forhe had a keen and vital interest in manifold life. He used his Hebrew and Jewishlore as an incidental ornament of histhought, not as a pedant to pretentiouswisdom.

He filled a humble position in Jewish communal life, but he did his work well. The petty details of his work as chaplain were never slurred by this man of action. He won the confidences of the men and women who were entrusted to his guidance, and he never shirked. He was a congenial companion, a wit, an ever active man, who lived well in the best sense. His place in our Jewish life will not easily be filled.

Herewith we append a few of the indices of his career:

He was born on August 5, 1848, at Neustadt-Schirwindt, Poland. He was educated at the Yeshiboth of Volosin and Eiseshok, and at the universities of Berlin, Koenigsberg and Griefswald, where he received his degree as Doctor of Philosophy. His rabbinical diploma was conferred by Rabbi Bezalel Ash and Rabbi Ab. Samuel Rossein, of Eiseshok. He was rabbi at Mewe and Kempen, Prussia: Kalisz and Lodz. Poland, before he came to America, which was in 1884. He accepted a position as rabbi at Elmira, N. Y., and then settled in New York City, where he was first connected with the Congregation Gates of Hope. Soon after he became chaplain of the Society for the Aid of Jewish Prisoners, and then preacher at the Educational Alliance, where he officiated on Sabbath mornings. He was a frequent contributor to Hebrew periodicals. He was a member of the executive committee of the Federation of American Zionists. He leaves a widow and three sons.

We regret to announce the sudden death, on Friday evening, January 22, at the age of 51, of Dr. Leopold Kahn, of Vienna. The deceased, who was born at Suezawa in Boukovina, practised as an advocate. He was one of the members of the "Inner Actions Committee"—the Chief Executive Committee—on the formation of the movement, remaining a member of that body until the removal of the headquarters of the organization to Cologne subsequent to the death of Dr. Herzl. Dr. Leopold Kahn was one of Dr. Herzl's most trusted lieutenants. An excellent Hebraist, Dr. Kahn possessed an extensive knowledge of Jewish people in Eastern Europe—their wants and their aspirations. He was a ready and effective speaker, never failing to point his observations with clever and witty stories and smiles, either drawn from, or

based upon Talmudic and other Hebrew literature, of which he had a good acquaintance. He leaves a widow, a distinguished and highly educated lady, who is also closely identified with Zionistic work. The funeral took place on Sunday, January 24, at the Jewish cemetary in Vienna, where Dr. Herzl was also laid to rest. Addresses were delivered by several Zionists including Herr Krementezky and Dr. Oscar Marmorek—the only surviving members of Dr. Herzl's "Funfer Ausschuss"—who represented the Actions Committee at the graveside.

Zionism has suffered a severe loss through the sudden death of Dr. Leopol Kahn. To his life-work he brought a persistence and rich knowledge, which raised him to a high professional status, and he built up a large practice. His work was