Philadelphia, Apr. 8.
Dr. Cyrus Adler, well-known American publicist and Jewish leader, died here today at the age of 76 years. As President of the American Jewish Committee, Dr. Adler published, in 1933, "The Jews in Germany," a documented account of Nazi attacks on the Jews.
He played a in settling a number of international questions concerning the Jews. He was also a distinguished scholar, and did much for Jewish learning in America.
He was born on September 13, 1863, at Van Buren, Arkansas. His father, a small-town merchant, died when he' was three. The family moved to Philadelphia, and Dr, Adler was educated there before going to the University of Pennsylvania.
He went on to Hebrew studies at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1887, and remained there until 1893 to teach Semitic languages. He also became a lecturer in Biblical archwo~ logy at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, of which he was later President.
President Cleveland made Dr. Adler a special commissioner for the 1893 Columbian Exhibition at Chicago. He helped to organize the American sections at a number of exhibitions during the nineties, and went on special missions to the East.
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