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Directories Lists Necrology List of Abbreviations AAJE American Association for d died Jewish Education dem democrat acad academy dept department ACLU American Civil Liberties dir director Union dist district act active, acting div division ADL Anti-Defamation League admin administrative administration econ economic, economist adv advisory ed editor affil affiliated edit edited agr agriculture editl editorial agric agriculturist, agricultural edn edition AJCongress .American Jewish Congress educ education, educator AJYB AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR educl educational BOOK Eng English, England Am America, American estab established amb ambassador exec executive apptd. appointed assoc associate, association, fd fund associated f dn foundation asst assistant f dr founder atty attorney fed federation au. author for foreign b born gen general bd. board Ger German Bib Bible gov governor, governing bibliog. bibliography, bibliographer govt government Bklyn. Brooklyn Bur Bureau Heb Hebrew hist historical, history Can. Canada hon honorary CCAR Central Conference of hosp hospital American Rabbis HUC-JIR ... Hebrew Union College- chmn. chairman Jewish Institute of Religion CJFWF Council of Jewish Federa- Hung Hungarian tions and Welfare Funds CJMCAG .. Conference on Jewish Ma- ILGWU International Ladies' Gar- terial Claims Against Ger- ment Workers' Union many incl including coll collector, collective, college ind independent Colo Colorado inst institute com committee instn institution comdr commander instr instructor comm. commission internat international commr commissioner Ital Italian comp composer, composed cond conductor JDA Joint Defense Appeal conf conference JDC American Jewish Joint Dis- cong congress, congregation tribution Committee constr construction, constructed JNF Jewish National Fund contrib contributor JPA Joint Palestine Appeal corr correspondent JTA Jewish Telegraphic Agency 497 498 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK JTS Jewish Theological Seminary SCA Synagogue Council of of America America JWB National Jewish Welfare sch school Board sci scientific JWV Jewish War Veterans of sec secretary America sect section sem seminary lang language soc society leg legal, legislation Sp Spanish lit literature, literary spec special, specialist subj subject mag magazine supt. superintendent med medical mem member techr teacher metrop metropolitan theol theological mfr manufacture, manufacturer tr translator, translated mng managing trav travel, traveler mngr manager treas treasurer ms manuscript UAHC Union of American nat national Hebrew Congregations NATO North Atlantic Treaty UAR United Arab Republic Organization UHS United HIAS Service NCCJ National Conference of UIA United Israel Appeal Christians and Jews UJA United Jewish Appeal NCRAC ... National Community UN United Nations Relations Advisory Council UNESCO .. .United Nations Educational, N.Y.C New York City Scientific and Cultural Or- ganization off. office, officer univ university org organized, organizers UNRWA ... United Nations Relief and orgn organization Works Agency for Palestine ORT Organization for Rehabilita- Refugees tion Through Training UOJCA Union of Orthodox Jewish OSE Oeuvre de Secours aux Congregations of America Enfants Isra61ites UPA United Palestine Appeal USO United Service Organizations, Pal Palestine Inc. phar pharmacist, pharmaceutical phys physician vol volume pres president v.pres vice president prin principal prod producer, production, pro- west western ducing WIZO Women's International Zion- prof professor ist Organization pseud pseudonym WJC World Jewish Congress pub publish, publication, pub- WZO World Zionist Organization lisher Yid Yiddish rabb rabbinate, rabbinical YIVO YTVO Institute for Jewish RCA Rabbinical Council of Research America YMHA Young Men's Hebrew reed received Association rel religion, religious yrs years reorg reorganize YWHA Young Women's Hebrew rep representative Association ret retired Rum. Rumania Zion Zionist Russ Russian ZOA Zionist Organization of RZA Religious Zionists of America America National Jewish Organizations1 UNITED STATES COMMUNITY RELATIONS, House, 15 E. 84 St., N. Y. C, 28. Pres. Joachim Prinz; Exec. Dir. Will Maslow. POLITICAL Seeks to eliminate all forms of racial and religious bigotry; to advance civil AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM, INC. rights, protect civil liberties, and de- (1943). 201 E. 57 St., N. Y. C, 22. Pres. fend religious freedom and separation Clarence L. Coleman Jr.; Exec. V. Pres. of church and state; to promote the Elmer Berger. Seeks to advance the uni- creative survival of the Jewish people; to versal principles of a Judaism free of na- help Israel develop in peace, freedom, tionalism, and the national, civic, cul- and security. Congress Bi-Weekly; Juda- tural, and social integration into Ameri- can institutions of Americans of Jewish , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1933). faith. Brief; Education in Judaism; Stephen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 For the Record; Growing Up; Issues. St., N. Y. C, 28. Pres. Mrs. Thelma AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (1906). In- Richman; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Betty Weir stitute of Human Relations, 165 E. 56 Alderson. Committed to the preserva- St, N. Y. C, 22. Pres. Louis Caplan; tion and extension of the democratic Exec. V. Pres. John Slawson. Seeks to way of life, and the unity and creative prevent infraction of the civil and re- survival of the Jewish people throughout ligious rights of Jews in any part of the the world. world and to secure equality of eco- ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH nomic, social, and educational oppor- (1913). 515 Madison Ave., N. Y. C, 22. tunity through education and civic ac- Nat. Chmn. Henry E. Schultz; Nat. Dir. tion. Seeks to broaden understanding of Benjamin R. Epstein. Seeks to eliminate the basic nature of prejudice and to defamation of Jews, counteract un-Amer- improve techniques for combating it. ican and antidemocratic propaganda, and Promotes a philosophy of Jewish integra- promote better group relations. ADL Bul- tion by projecting a balanced view with letin; ADL Christian Friends' Bulletin; respect to full participation in American ADL Research Reports; Facts; Rights; life and retention of Jewish identity. Freedom Pamphlets; One Nation Pam- AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK (with phlets. Jewish Publication Society of America); ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RELA- Commentary; Committee Reporter; Pro- TIONS WORKERS (1950). 31 Union Sq. ceedings of Annual Meeting. W., N. Y. C, 3. Pres. Samuel Spiegler; AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1917; reorg. Sec. Ben Winitt. Aims to encourage co- 1922, 1938). Stephen Wise Congress operation between Jewish community re- 1 Includes national Jewish organizations in existence for at least one year prior to June 30, 1961, based on replies to questionnaires circulated by the editors. Inclusion in rt»*« list does not necessarily imply approval of the organizations by the publishers, nor can they assume responsi- bility for the accuracy of the data. An asterisk (°) indicates that no reply was received and that the information, which includes title of organization, year of founding, and address, is re- printed from AJYB, 1961 (Vol. 62). 499 500 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK lations workers and communal workers; Opinions; Jewish Labor Committee Out- to encourage among Jewish community look; Labor Reports. relations workers the fullest possible -, WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1947). understanding of Jewish life and values. Atran Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 Community Relations Papers. St., N. Y. C, 21. Nat. Chmn. Eleanor CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH OR- Schachner; Exec. Sec. Mjna Goldman. GANIZATIONS—CCJO (1946). 61 Broad- Supports the general activities of the way, N. Y. C, 6. Hon. Chrnn. Rene Jewish Labor Committee; maintains Cassin (Alliance Israelite Universelle); child-welfare and adoption program in Co-Chmn. Jules Braunschvig (Alliance Europe and Israel on a foster-parent Israelite Universelle), Herbert B. Ehr- plan; aids educational and cultural or- mann (American Jewish Committee), ganizations. Robert N. Carvalho (Anglo-Jewish Asso- -, WORKMEN'S CIRCLE DIVISION OF ciation); Sec-Gen. Moses Moskowitz. (1940). Atran Center for Jewish Culture, Cooperates and consults with, advises 25 E. 78 St., N. Y. C, 21. Chmn. Samuel and renders assistance to the Economic Silyerberg; Exec. Sec. Zelman Litchten- and Social Council of the United Na- stein. Promotes aims of and raises funds tions on all problems relating to human for the Jewish Labor Committee among rights and economic, social, cultural, edu- the Workmen's Circle branches. cational, and related matters pertaining JEWISH SOCIALIST VERBAND OF AMERICA to Jews. (1921). 175 E. Broadway, N. Y. C, 2. COORDINATING BOARD OF JEWISH ORGANI- Chmn. Nat. Exec. Max Gaft; Nat. Sec. I. ZATIONS (1947). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., Leyin-Shatzkes. Promotes the ideals of N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Co-Chmn. social democracy among the Jewish Label A. Katz (B'nai B'rith), Barnett working people of America. Der Wecker. Janner (Board of Deputies of British JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED Jews), Namie Philips (South African STATES OF AMERICA (1896). 1712 New Jewish Board of Deputies); Sees. Gen. Hampshire Ave., N. W., Washington 9, Maurice Bisgyer (U. S.), A. G. Brotman D. C. Nat. Comdr. Theodore Brooks; (U. K.), J. M. Rich (S. A.). As an or- Nat. Exec. Dir. Joseph F. Barr. Seeks to ganization in consultative status with the maintain true allegiance to the United Economic and Social Council of the States of America; to combat bigotry and United Nations, represents the three con- defamation of Jews;