▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Excel si or ▁No . ▁ 1 6 6 , ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Category : Div ision ▁No . ▁ 7 , ▁S ask atch ew an <0x0A> </s> ▁Bernard as ▁Frid man as ▁or ▁Bernard ▁N aft al ▁Fried man ▁( 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁in ▁P ane v ė ž ys , ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Lith uan ian ▁Jewish ▁lawyer , ▁judge , ▁journalist , ▁politician ▁and ▁an ▁activ ist ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁minor ity . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Affairs ▁for ▁Lith u ania ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁the ▁, ▁T iesa ▁and ▁L iet u va . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 – 1 8 8 6 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁court ▁cl erk ▁at ▁the ▁magistr ate ▁of ▁Š ia ul iai , ▁then ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁pract iced ▁as ▁a ▁lawyer ▁in ▁Bir ž ai ▁and ▁P ane v ė ž ys . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁in ▁Bir ž ai ▁and ▁U ten a . ▁ ▁In ▁independent ▁Lith u ania , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁in ▁Ka unas ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁served