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DIRECTORY of JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZA- TIONS in the UNITED STATES [An Asterisk (*) Indicates That No Response Was Receivedl ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org 146 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK DIRECTORY OF JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZA- TIONS IN THE UNITED STATES [An asterisk (*) indicates that no response was receivedl ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org. May, 1S00. OFFICE : l."O Nassau, New York City BRANCHES : Baltimore, Mrl. ; Boston. Mass.. 2 ; Klmira, N. Y. ; Hoboken, N. J. ; Jersey City, N. J. ; New York City ; Philadelphia, Pa. ; Worcester, Mass. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE JEWISH TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION (ITO) Off. April, 1906. OFFICE : Now York City EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Chairman, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, 516 West End Av., N. Y. C. ; Daniel Guggenheim, Louis Loeh, Herman Rosenthal, all of N. Y. ('. ; Solomon Solis Cohen, Mayer Sulzberger, both of Phila., Pa. BRANCHES : Baltimore, Md. ; New York City ; Philadelphia, 1'a. THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Org. Nov. 11, 1906. OFFICE: 356 Second Av., New York City For report, see pp. 237-2.">4. AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org. 18112. OFFICE: 531 W. 123d, New York City Seventeenth Annual Meeting, February 21-22, li'Oii, Phila., I'a. Members, 2X1. Has issm<l eighteen volumes of " Publications." Maintains a collec- tion of Books, Manuscripts, and Historical Objects in its Room in the Building of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 531 W. 123d, N. Y. C. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler, Phila., Pa., Vice-Pres., Simon W. Rosen- dale, Albany, N. Y. ; David Philipson, Cincinnati, 0. ; Charles Gross, Cam- bridge, Mass.; Richard J. H. Gottheil, New York City: Treas., N. Taylor Phillips, N. Y. C. : Curator, Leon Hiihner, N. Y. C. : Cor. Sec, Max J. Kohlor, .°.O Broad, X. Y. C. ; Ke(\ Sec, Herbert Fiio,lei;wald, 3.">l! Second Av., N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE) COUNCIL: The Officers, and Charles J. Cohen, Phila., Pa.; Henry Cohen, (ialvoston, Tex. ; Albert. M. Friedenberg, N. Y. C. ; Charles I. Hoffman, Newark, N. J. : Jacob H. Hollander, Baltimore, Md. ; Joseph Jacobs, N. Y. C. ; Max L. Margolis, Phila., Pa. ; Alexander Marx, N. Y. C. ; J. Bunford Samuel, Phila., Pa.; Joseph Stolz. Chicago, 111.; Mayor Sulz- berger, Phila.. Pa. ; Simon Wolf, Washington. D. C. ; fiscal- S. Straus, Constantinople, ex officio, as past President of the Society. THE BARON DE HIRSCH FUND 147 ARBEITER RING (THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE) Org., Sept. 4, 1900. OFFICE : 24 Rutgers, New York City Ninth Annual Meeting, May 0-10, 1009, Philadelphia, Fa. Members, 27,000. Branches, 315. OFFICERS : Pres., Joseph Weinberg, N. Y. C. ; Treas., H. Goldin, N. Y. C. ; Sec, Jehiel Weintraub, 24 Rutgers, N. Y. C. DIKECTORS : The Officers, and Bernard Spinrad, Harry Z. Levine, Isaac Cohen, Samuel Savetzky, Abraham Walitzky, Harris Sack. BRANCHES : California : Los Angeles, San Francisco ; Colorado : Denver ; Connecticut: Ansonia, Bridgeport, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Water- bury ; District of Columbia: Washington ; Delaware: Wilmington ; Georgia : Atlanta ; Illinois : Chicago ; Indiana : Indianapolis, South Bend ; Iowa; Des Moines, Sioux City; Kentucky : Newport; Maryland: Balti- more, E. Baltimore ; Massachusetts : Attleboro, Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Haverhill, Lawrence, Springfield, Worcester; Michigan : Detroit; Minne- sota : Minneapolis, St. Paul ; Missouri : Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis ; Nebraska : Omaha ; New Jersey : Atlantic City, Bayonne, Carteret, Eliza- beth, Hoboken, Jersey City, New Brunswick, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfleld, Trenton, Vineland, West Hoboken; New York : Albany, Astoria, Binghamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo, E. New York, Elmira, Gloversville, Kingston, Newburgh, New Rochelle, New York, N. Tarry- town, Patchogue, Rochester, Schenectady, S. Brooklyn, Syracuse, Tarry- town, Troy, Utica ; Ohio : Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo ; Penn- sylvania : Altoona, Butler, Easton, Harrisburg, Northumberland, Phila- delphia, Pittsburg, Scranton, Shamokin, Wilkes-Barre; Rhode Island : Providence, S. Providence ; Texas : Dallas, San Antonio ; Virginia : Norfolk, Richmond ; Wisconsin : Milwaukee ; Canada : Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg. THE BARON DE HIRSCH FUND Inc., 1890. OFFICE : 4.°. Exchange Place, New York City The activities of the Fund fall under the following heads : I. BARON DE HIRSCH AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, Woodbine, N. J., offers to Jewish young men a course in Agriculture, consisting of two years, beginning April 1. II. BARON DE HIRSCH TRADE SCHOOL, 22 East 64th Street, New York City, offers instruction in day classes in the following trades: Machinist, Plumbing, Electrical, House, Fresco and Sign Paint- ing. III. Controls the Woodbine Land and Improvement Company. IV. English education to immigrants. Day and Evening Classes through branches of subsidized Societies. V. Relief Work. Through branches and subsidized Societies. BRANCHES : Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Baltimore, Md. ; Boston, Mass. ; Phila- delphia and Pittsburg, Pa. ; St. Louis, Mo. ; Chicago, 111., and Denver, Colo. OFFICERS : Pres., Eugene S. Benjamin, 440 Lafayette ; Vice-Pres., Jacob H. Schiffi; Treas., Murry Guggenheim; Hon. Sec, Max J. Kohler, 30 Broad Street, all of New York City. TRUSTEES : The above Officers, and Nathan Bijur, Abram I. Elkus, Henry Rice, Louis Siegbert, fc>. O. Rosenbaum, all of New York City ; Abraham Abraham, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Hon. Mayor Sulzberger, William B. Hackenburg and S. S. Fleisher, of Philadelphia, Pa. GEN. AQT. : IT. L. Sabsovich ; ASS'T AGT. : Louis J. Cohen. 148 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK CANTORS ASSOCIATION OP AMERICA (SUCCEEDS SOCIETY OF AMERICAN CANTORS) Org., June 1, 1908. OFFICE : New York City First Annual Meeting, June 31, 1909, New York City. Members, SO. OFFICERS : Pres., A. Minkowsky, 203 Bay 23 St., Bensonhurst, L. I., N. Y.; Sec, S. Baum, Cor. Lexington Av. and 72d St. (Synagogue), N. Y.; Treas., Ed. Kartschraaroff, 1143 Lexington Av., N. Y. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Officers, and Theo. Guinsburg, David Cahn, M. Grafman, II. Newmark, Frachtenberg, Weadowsky, Leafkowltz, Goldman, Abramson. CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS Org., July 9, 1889 Twentieth Annual Convention, November 18, 1909, New York City. Members, 201. Has Issued seventeen volumes of its " Year Book " ; the " Union Prayer Book " ; the " Union Hymnal " ; the " Union Haggadah " ; and " A Set of Holiday Sermons," and various other publications. OFFICERS (1908-9): Hon. Pres., Kaufmann Kohler, Cincinnati, Ohio; Pres., David Philipson, Becchwood Av., Rose Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio; Vlce- Pres., Max Heller. New Orleans, La.; Treas, Charles S. Levi, Peoria, 111.; Rec. Sec, David Lefkowitz, 242 Lexington Av.; Cor. Sec, Julian Morgen- stern, 3450 Highland Place, Cincinnati. Ohio. DIRECTORS (1908-9) : Henry Berkowitz, Philadelphia, Pa.; H. G. Enelow, Louisville, Ky.; William H. Greenburg, Dallas, Tex.; Moses J. Gries, Cleve- land, O.; Adolph Guttmacher, Baltimore, Md.; S. Hirschberg, Milwaukee, Wis. : David Marx, Atlanta, Ga.; Morris Newfield, Birmingham, Ala.; I. L. Rypins, St. Paul, Minn.; Samuel Schulman, New York City; Joseph Stolz, Chicago, 111. COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Org., Sept., 1893. OFFICE : 448 Central Park West, New York City Fifth Triennial Convention, Dec. 1-8, 1908, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sections, 64 : Senior Sections, 54 ; Junior Sections, 10. The work of the Council is conducted under the following Committees : Religion, Religious Schools, Philanthropy, Jewish Juniors, Reciprocity, Peace, Education, Purity of the Press, Immigrant Aid. The National body supports a committee on Immigrant Aid and the Sections engage in philanthropic, educational, and religious work. OFFICERS: Pres., Pauline H. Rosenberg (Mrs. Hugo), Hotel Schenley, Pittsburg, Pa.; First Vice-Pres., Marion L. Misch (Mrs. Caesar), Provi- dence, R. I.; Second Vice-Pres., Belle Loewenstein (Mrs. Ben), Cincinnati, Ohio; Treas., Hattle Kahn (Mrs. Adolph), Washington, D. C.; Rec. Sec, Hennie Strouse (Mrs. Ell), Baltimore, Md.; Auditor, Janet Simons Harris (Mrs. Nathaniel), Donora, Pa. ; Executive Secretary, Sadie American, 448 Central Park West, New York City. DIRECTORS (1902-1908) : Mrs. J. L. Greenwald, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. J. B. Judah, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. D. E. Levy, Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Robert Weil, New York City. (1905-1911) : Miss Jeannette Goldberg, Jefferson, Tex.; Mrs. Julius Andrews, Cambridge, Mass.; Mrs. Emma Eckhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Mrs. Harry Hart, Chicago, 111. ; Mrs. M. A. Weinberg, Chicago, III. SECTIONS : Albany, N. Y.; Alexandria, Va.; Altoona, Pa.; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Birmingham, Ala.; Bloomington, 111.; Boston, Mass.; Bradford, Pa. ; Brooklyn, N. Y.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Charleston, S. C.; Chicago, EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE 149 111.: Cincinnati, Ohio; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dayton, Ohio; Elmira, N. Y. ; Fort Worth, Tex. ; Greenville, Miss. ; Indianapolis, Ind. ; Louisville, Ky. ; Lafayette, Ind. ; Macon, Ga. ; Marion, Ohio ; Minneapolis, Minn.; Mobile, Ala. ; Montgomery, Ala. ; Nashville, Tenn. ; New Orleans, La. ; New York, N. Y. ; Norfolk, Va.'; Oil City, Pa. ; Philadelphia, Pa. ; Pittsburg, Pa. ; Portland, Ore. ; Providence. R. I. ; Richmond, Va. : Rochester, N. Y. ; San Antonio, Tex. ; San Francisco, Cal. : Savannah, Ga. ; Seattle, Wash. ; Selma, Ala. ; Sioux City, la. : Syracuse, X. Y. ; Terre Haute, Ind. ; Toronto, Can. ; Tri-City, Tyler, Tex. ; Washington, D. 0. ; Worcester, Mass. ; Youngs- town, Ohio ; Zanesville, Ohio. DROPSIE COLLEGE FOR HEBREW AND COGNATE LEARNING Inc. May 20, 1907. TEMP. OFFICE : York near Broad, Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler, 2041 N. Broad ; Vice-Pres., Mayer Sulz- berger; Treas., Oscar B. Teller: Sec, David Sulzberger, 316 Race, all of Philadelphia, Pa. BOAKD OF GOVERNORS : The Officers,
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