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spirit among those privileged to be of the group. Among 

 all the members there was none whose advice was so 

 eagerly sought or whose judgment more respected than 

 Professor Sabsovich, and in this connection he displayed 

 another of the charming qualities which so endeared him 

 to his friends the delightful hospitality of his home 

 when in the regular course the group had the happiness 

 to be the guests of Professor and Mrs. Sabsovich. His 

 entertainment was so generous yet so thoroughly infor- 

 mal and congenial, there was such a pervasive hospitality 

 that the meetings at his home were likely to endure far 

 beyond the normal hour. 



To the rest of the group, chiefly Americans by birth 

 and early training, it was a rare advantage to be able 

 to absorb from Professor Sabsovich (in this respect the 

 late Dr. Blaustein should also be mentioned) the spir- 

 ituality and idealism represented and acquired by them 

 from their early life in Russia. Their wholehearted devo- 

 tion to the masses of their people, the revolutionary ideals 

 which they brought with them and the humanity of the 

 relationship which they typified gave to us of a different 

 background an inspiration and a stimulus the value of 

 which cannot be overestimated. 



Thus in simplicity, in earnestness and enthusiasm he 

 worked himself away. He was so quiet, so gentle in his 

 zeal that we did not realize the extent to which he was 

 giving of his strength to his daily work. The end came 

 too soon and unawares. We were left with a sense of 

 profound loss. We had lost a true friend and a noble 

 man but the inspiration of his influence and his character 

 has served to hearten many a worker who had the blessing 

 of his friendship and shared with him in common service 

 for the Jewish people. 



