Boris M. Joffe, executive director of the Jewish Community Council of Detroit for the past 11 years, died here this weekend. He was 57 years old. He had been awarded numerous honors for promoting civil rights and defending religious freedom.
Born in Russia, Mr. Joffe was a graduate of the Far Eastern Imperial University in Vladivostok. He had taught at Stanford University in California and the American University in Washington. Before coming to Detroit, he had served as executive director of the National Wage Stabilization Board. He had also been assistant secretary of the Joint Distribution Committee.
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