Rabbi Isaac L. Bril, rabbi, Jewish leader and former editor, died last night at the age of 61. He had been ill a short time. Funeral services were held today.
He had been editor of the Jewish Daily News for 25 years until its suspension. He was former executive secretary of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations and member of the Zionist Organization of America’s executive committee.
He had been at one time public relations counsel of the HIAS and was active in the work of the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies. Born in Mainz, Germany, he was active as an editor in Berlin and London before coming to the United States in 1904. He was the son of Jechiel Bril, famous scholar and journalist who founded the first Hebrew newspaper in Palestine.
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