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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the point of his retirement in 1905, Charles A. Blech became a member of the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society]]<ref>''Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations of the Theosophical Society as incorporated at Madras, India, 1905''. Published online at [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/rules.htm KatinkaHesselink.net].</ref> He served jointly with [[Théophile Pascal]] as General Secretary of the French Section in 1907-1908, then took over the office in 1908 and held it until 1934. He oversaw "the construction of the impressive headquarters building situated in the heart of Paris and still owned by the TS today."<ref>"France, Theosophy in" in [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">http</del>://theosophy.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ph</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">encyclo</del>/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">index.php?title=France,_Theosophy_in Theosopedia</del>].</ref> The building at Rapp Square was dedicated during the [[World Congress of the Theosophical Society (Adyar)|first Theosophical World Congress]] in 1921.<ref>"Called Home: Madame Zelma Blech" ''The Theosophist'' 66.1 (October 1944), 18.</ref> He visited Adyar on November 10, 1925. On [[May 8]], 1933, [[White Lotus Day]], members of his Société surprised him with a joyous celebration of the silver (25th) anniversary of his tenure as General Secretary.<ref>"A Charles Blech," ''Revue Théosophique'' 45.1 (Mars, 1934), 34-36.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At the point of his retirement in 1905, Charles A. Blech became a member of the [[General Council of the Theosophical Society]]<ref>''Memorandum of Association and Rules and Regulations of the Theosophical Society as incorporated at Madras, India, 1905''. Published online at [http://www.katinkahesselink.net/his/rules.htm KatinkaHesselink.net].</ref> He served jointly with [[Théophile Pascal]] as General Secretary of the French Section in 1907-1908, then took over the office in 1908 and held it until 1934. He oversaw "the construction of the impressive headquarters building situated in the heart of Paris and still owned by the TS today."<ref>"France, Theosophy in" in [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https</ins>://<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">www.</ins>theosophy.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">world</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">encyclopedia</ins>/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">france-theosophy Theosophy World</ins>].</ref> The building at Rapp Square was dedicated during the [[World Congress of the Theosophical Society (Adyar)|first Theosophical World Congress]] in 1921.<ref>"Called Home: Madame Zelma Blech" ''The Theosophist'' 66.1 (October 1944), 18.</ref> He visited Adyar on November 10, 1925. On [[May 8]], 1933, [[White Lotus Day]], members of his Société surprised him with a joyous celebration of the silver (25th) anniversary of his tenure as General Secretary.<ref>"A Charles Blech," ''Revue Théosophique'' 45.1 (Mars, 1934), 34-36.</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Charles A. Blech married young, at 24 years of age. After the birth of their second daughter, his wife became paralyzed. His daughters drowned in Lake Como three months after the death of their mother, but Blech found peace through [[Theosophy]], which he had just discovered. He moved back to his childhood home, and was united with his father and sisters in the work of the Theosophical Society. He traveled continually across France, Europe, and India, and was on very familiar terms with [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]], [[Annie Besant]], [[George S. Arundale]], [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|Charles Leadbeater]], [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]], [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]], and other international figures in the Society.<ref>"A Charles Blech," ''Revue Théosophique'' 45.1 (Mars, 1934), 34-36.</ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Charles A. Blech married young, at 24 years of age. After the birth of their second daughter, his wife became paralyzed. His daughters drowned in Lake Como three months after the death of their mother, but Blech found peace through [[Theosophy]], which he had just discovered. He moved back to his childhood home, and was united with his father and sisters in the work of the Theosophical Society. He traveled continually across France, Europe, and India, and was on very familiar terms with [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]], [[Annie Besant]], [[George S. Arundale]], [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|Charles Leadbeater]], [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]], [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]], and other international figures in the Society.<ref>"A Charles Blech," ''Revue Théosophique'' 45.1 (Mars, 1934), 34-36.</ref> </div></td></tr>
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</table>Janet Kerschnerhttps://theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Charles_A._Blech&diff=34110&oldid=prevJanet Kerschner at 16:15, 27 September 20172017-09-27T16:15:39Z<p></p>
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</table>Janet Kerschnerhttps://theosophy.wiki/w-en/index.php?title=Charles_A._Blech&diff=32127&oldid=prevJanet Kerschner at 15:48, 20 February 20172017-02-20T15:48:49Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Charles A. Blech married young, at 24 years of age. After the birth of their second daughter, his wife became paralyzed. His daughters drowned in Lake Como three months after the death of their mother, but Blech found peace through [[Theosophy]], which he had just discovered. He moved back to his childhood home, and was united with his father and sisters in the work of the Theosophical Society. He traveled continually across France, Europe, and India, and was on very familiar terms with [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]], [[Annie Besant]], [[George S. Arundale]], [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|Charles Leadbeater]], [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]], [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]], and other international figures in the Society.<ref>"A Charles Blech," ''Revue Théosophique'' 45.1 (Mars, 1934), 34-36.</ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Charles A. Blech married young, at 24 years of age. After the birth of their second daughter, his wife became paralyzed. His daughters drowned in Lake Como three months after the death of their mother, but Blech found peace through [[Theosophy]], which he had just discovered. He moved back to his childhood home, and was united with his father and sisters in the work of the Theosophical Society. He traveled continually across France, Europe, and India, and was on very familiar terms with [[Henry Steel Olcott|Colonel Olcott]], [[Annie Besant]], [[George S. Arundale]], [[Charles Webster Leadbeater|Charles Leadbeater]], [[Curuppumullage Jinarājadāsa|C. Jinarājadāsa]], [[Jiddu Krishnamurti|Krishnamurti]], and other international figures in the Society.<ref>"A Charles Blech," ''Revue Théosophique'' 45.1 (Mars, 1934), 34-36.</ref> </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Charles Blech was the son of Charles Blech, Sr. of Alsace. According to [[Annie Besant]], the Blech family - "la <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">famile </del>Blech" - "have been the rock in France upon which The Society's activities were based... a household word, not only in France, but in every country where Theosophy is known."<ref>"Who's Who in the Theosophical Society" ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 169.</ref> Their "beautiful flat at 21, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, was always a home for touring Theosophists, and in the earlier days Madame Zelma and Mademoiselle Aimée were the most gracious of hostesses."<ref>G. S. A. [George S. Arundale], "Charles Blech," ''The Theosophist'' 55.7 (April 1934), 83.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Charles Blech was the son of Charles Blech, Sr. of Alsace. According to [[Annie Besant]], the Blech family - "la <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">famille </ins>Blech" - "have been the rock in France upon which The Society's activities were based... a household word, not only in France, but in every country where Theosophy is known."<ref>"Who's Who in the Theosophical Society" ''The Theosophical Year Book, 1938'' (Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1938), 169.</ref> Their "beautiful flat at 21, Avenue Montaigne, Paris, was always a home for touring Theosophists, and in the earlier days Madame Zelma and Mademoiselle Aimée were the most gracious of hostesses."<ref>G. S. A. [George S. Arundale], "Charles Blech," ''The Theosophist'' 55.7 (April 1934), 83.</ref></div></td></tr>
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