New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . al lawyer, and his brilliantconduct of many important litigations has gained him anenviable reputation and secured him a clientele of extensiveproportions. He is regularly retained by a number of NewYork lawyers as trial counsel, and his preparation and man-agement of a case leaves no legal flaws open to the oppo-sition. His methods are strictly honorable and professional,and have won him the respect of his superiors on the benchand gained him the esteem of his colleagues at the Platzek is a gentleman of versatile in


New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . al lawyer, and his brilliantconduct of many important litigations has gained him anenviable reputation and secured him a clientele of extensiveproportions. He is regularly retained by a number of NewYork lawyers as trial counsel, and his preparation and man-agement of a case leaves no legal flaws open to the oppo-sition. His methods are strictly honorable and professional,and have won him the respect of his superiors on the benchand gained him the esteem of his colleagues at the Platzek is a gentleman of versatile intellectual attain-ments, and is known to the literary world as an able lecturerand author. He has always taken active interest inpolitics, and been prominently identified with measuresbeneficial to municipal government. He is a director ofthe Progress Club, member of the Reform and DemocraticClubs, and is favorably known throughout social his busy professional life and active par-ticipation in politics, Mr. Platzek has given much of his time. M. WARLEY PLATZEK. and a liberal share of his means to philanthropic move-ments. He is President of the K. S. B. Benevolent Organi-zation, which has paid out over five millions towidows, orphans and the distressed. The order has a mem-bership of over ten thousand throughout the United five years he was President of the Young Mens Hebrew-Association of New York City, is a member of the HebrewOrphan Asylum, Mount Sinai Hospital. Montefiore Home,Home for the Aged and Infirm, United Hebrew Charities,Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children andAnimals, and is a contributor to St. Johns Guild, the Homeof Industry and other charitable institutions. Mr. Platzekwas one of the organizers of the Jewish Publication Society,and has presided over its annual convention; one of theoriginal projectors of the American Jewish Historical So-ciety; an incorporator and is one of the directors of theAguilar


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