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Biographical Sketches of Rabbis and Can- Tors Officiating in the United States 40 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF RABBIS AND CAN- TORS OFFICIATING IN THE UNITED STATES The following list, which, except as noted below, is com- piled from information furnished by the subjects of the sketches, contains the names of Rabbis Emeritus and of Rabbis and Cantors at present officially connected with congregations in the United States. In May, 1903, circulars with blank forms enclosed were addressed to 694 persons. In July, a second circular was sent to such of them as had not responded to the first. Among the replies to these requests for biograph- ical data, 26 were received from persons no longer connected with congregations in an official capacity and from persons whose services are on occasions voluntarily given. These two classes of persons do not come within the scope of the present list. The Post Office authorities reported that 68 of the persons addressed could riot be located. A few were reported deceased, some had left the country, etc., and 247 of those ad- dressed were not heard from, directly or indirectly. A few insertions have been made by the editor in the case of Rabbis and Cantors who made no reply to the request for information, but whose name, address, position, etc., were known to him definitely. Such insertions are indicated by an asterisk (*). The Hebrew word Yeshibah has been rendered by " Tal- mudical College." The replies under the heading " Degree" were available for the purposes of this list only when the institution con- ferring the degree was mentioned. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 41 It should be noted that although Jews' College, London, England, has existed since 1856, until the present year the degree of Eabbi, or the Eabbinical authorization, has not been conferred upon its graduates by the English Eabbinate. Aaron, Israel. Rabbi of Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, N. Y. Born November 20, 1859, at Lancaster, Pa. Son of Moses Aaron. Edu- cated at public schools of Lancaster; University of Cincinnati (B. A.); and Hebrew Union College (Rabbi and D. D.). Was Rabbi at Fort Wayne, Ind. Baccalaureate Orator Hebrew Union College and also Buffalo High Schools, 1902. Member of Council of University Club, Buffalo. Publications: Translation of De- litzsch's "Colors in the Talmud; " of Stern's "Woman in the Talmud;" and of portions of Bachya's " Choboth Haleboboth." Articles in the Jewish and the secular press. Address: 748 Au- burn Av., Buffalo, N. Y. *Abelson, Alter. Rabbi of Congregation Bnai Sholaum, Brook- lyn, N. Y. Holds Rabbinical diploma of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Abramowitz, Jacob. Cantor of Congregation Sons of Halber- stamm, Philadelphia, Pa. Born March 15, 1867, in Russia. Son of Jacob Baruch Abramowitz. Educated at Odessa, Russia. Held positions in Chicago, 111., and Buffalo, N. Y. Address: 958 North Marshall, Philadelphia, Pa. Agat, Isaiah. Rabbi (since 1890) of Congregation Moses Monte- flore, Chicago, 111. Born May 25, 1859, in Candau, Courland, Rus- sia. Son of Moses Agat. Educated at Talmudical Colleges of Sager, Government Kovno, and Bielostok, Government Minsk, Russia; under Dr. I. Hildesheimer, Berlin; at Gymnasium in Libau, Courland; and Northwestern University, Evanston, 111. (B. Ph., 1898). Government teacher in Riga, Russia, 1879-1884; and Rabbi in New Haven, Conn., 1886-1888, and in San Francisco, Cal., 1888-1890. Address: 554 North Robey, Chicago, 111. Alexander, David. Rabbi of Temple Israel, Paducah, Ky. Born December 7, 1878, at Brooklyn, N. Y. Son of Harris Alex- ander. B. H. L. and Rabbi, Hebrew Union College; B. A., Univer- sity of Cincinnati. Address: 810 Jefferson, Paducah, Ky. AmduT, Bernard I*. Rabbi and Cantor (since 1893) of Con- gregation Ahavath Sholom Beth Aron, Buffalo, N. Y. Born July 15, 1869, in Russia. Son of Rabbi Israel Amdur. Educated in 42 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Russia, Germany, and America. Rabbinical diplomas granted by Rabbi P. Rabinowitz and Rabbi Dr. Solomon, Dvinsk, Russia. Held positions in Riga, Dvinsk, and Kovno, Russia. Address: 23 Beck, Buffalo, N. Y. Anspacher, Abraham Samuel. Rabbi of Congregation Ansche Chesed, Scranton, Pa. Born June 28, 1877, New York City. Son of Samuel Anspacher. Educated at high school, Cincinnati, Ohio; University of Cincinnati (B. A.); and Hebrew Union College (B. H. L. and Rabbi). Was Rabbi in Binghamton, N. Y. Address: 845 Monroe Av., Scranton, Pa. Armhold, William. Cantor (since 1865) of the Reform Con- gregation Keneseth Israel, Philadelphia, Pa. Born June 17, 1829, at Schluchtern, Baden, Germany. Son of Rabbi Joseph Armhold. Educated at Eppingen and Karlsruhe, Baden. Graduate of the Teachers' Seminary, Karlsruhe, 1850. Held positions in Phillipps- burg, Baden, 1850-1853; and in Pittsburg, Pa., 1854-1865. Founder of the Reform Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Pittsburg, Pa.; and founder and first President of Jericho Lodge, Independent Order B'nai B'rith. Honorary Member Msennerchor Singing Society, Philadelphia, Pa. Address: 1723 North 16th, Philadelphia, Pa. Aronin, ~L. Rabbi of Congregation Adath Israel, Sheboygan, Wis. Born July 20, 1849, in Russia, and educated there. Son of ^Chayim Ydel Aronin. Rabbinical diploma conferred by the "Rabbi of Kovno. Occupied a position as Rabbi in Russia. Ad- dress: 1322 North 12th, Sheboygan, Wis. Asher, Joseph Mayor. Rabbi and Preacher of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, New York City. Born September 23, 1872, at Manchester, England. Son of Rabbi Aaron Asher and Betsey Jacobs. Educated at the Jews' Schools, grammar school, techni- cal school, and Owens College (Victoria University, B. A., M. A.), Manchester; Trinity College, Cambridge University; Bonn Univer- sity, Germany; and Talmudical College, Kovno, Russia. Univer- sity Scholar, Victoria University, and Langton Fellow, Owens Col- lege, Victoria University. Rabbinical diploma granted by Rabbi David Tevel Katzenellenbogen, Suvalki, Russia. Professor of Homiletics at Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and in charge of the Department of Philosophy and Ethics at the same institution. For four years Judicial Assessor for all Jewish cases in the Manchester courts. Organized the Manchester Talmud Torah Schools. Publications: Reviews in the International Jour- nal of Ethics and the Critical Review. Address: 136 East 65th, New York City. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 43 Ashinsky, Aaron Mordecai. Rabbi of Congregations Beth Hamedrash Hagodol and Beth Jacob, Pittsburg, Pa. Born Febru- ary, 1866, at Reygrod, Poland. Son of Nachman Ashinsky. Edu- cated at Kovno and Stavisk. Rabbinical diplomas conferred by Rabbi Hayim Leb Rottenberg, Stavisk, and Rabbi Eliezer Simchah Rabinowitch, Kalwarya, Poland. Held positions in Syracuse, N. Y.; Detroit, Mich.; and Montreal, Can. Appointed Jewish Chaplain by the Canadian Government. Address: 1204 Colwell, Pittsburg, Pa. Bachrach, David H. Chief Rabbi of Congregation Sons of Zion and all the orthodox congregations, Providence, R. I. Born Tishri 21, 5624, in Russia. Son of Wolf Elia Bachrach. Edu- cated under the Rabbi of Kutno, Poland, and at the Talmudical Colleges of Volosin and Kovno, Russia. Rabbinical diplomas con- ferred by the Rabbis of Kovno, Brisk, and Vilna, in Russia. Held positions in Cechanovez, Russia, and Trenton, N. J. Address: 17 Smith, Providence, R. I. Barnstein, Henry. Rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel, Hous- ton, Texas. Born August 23, 1S68, at Dover, England. Son of Rabbi Isidore Barnstein (Rabbi in Germany, Belgium, and England). Educated at Jews' College, London; University College, London; University of London; Monteflore College, Ramsgate; and University of Heidelberg (Ph.D.). Rabbinical diploma con- ferred by Haham Moses Gaster, London. Was Hebrew instruc- tor at St. Augustine's Church School, Kilburn; German instruc- tor London School Board. Represents the third generation of Rabbis. Publications: " The Targum of Onkelos according to the Yemen MSS." Collaborated with Professor Gustaf A. Dalman on his Aramaisch Neu-Hebraisches Worterbuch. Contributor to the Jewish Quarterly Review, Menorah, Jewish Chronicle, Ameri- can Hebrew, Israel, and Reform Advocate. Address: 1801 Rusk Av., Houston, Tex. Baron, Wolff. Cantor of Congregation B'nai Israel, Paterson, N. J. Born in 1859 in Russia, and educated there. Held posi- tions in London, Eng.; Boston, Mass.; and New York City. Ad- dress: Bridge Street, Paterson, N. J. Bauer, Sol. H. Rabbi of Congregation Anshe Emeth, Chicago, 111. Born January 1, 1863, in Poland. Son of Abraham Jacob Bauer. Educated in Stettin, Germany. Rabbinical diploma granted by Rabbi I. Trunk, Kutno, Poland. Was Rabbi at Jacobs- hagen and Wronke, Germany; Hamilton, Ohio; Schenectady, N. Y.; and of Moses Monteflore Congregation and First Hungarian Congregation, Chicago, 111. Address: 568 N. Lincoln, Chicago, 111. 44 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Bamn, Solomon. Cantor (since 1894) of Congregation Beth Israel Bikur Cholim, New York City. Born September 13, 1868, at Sebes, Hungary. Son of Lazar Baum. Educated at Budapest, Hungary. Cantor's diploma conferred by Professor Moritz Fried- man, of the Budapest Conservatory. Officiated as Cantor in Europe, and as Rabbi and Cantor in Congregation Beth Jacob, Brooklyn, N. Y. Address: 214 East 79th, New York City. Becker, Ferdinand. Minister of Congregation Zion, Phila- delphia, Pa. Born July 9, 1851, in Bavaria, Germany. Son of Leopold Becker. Graduate of the Seminary of Kaiserslautern, Rhenish Palatinate, Germany. Was.Rabbi of Congregation Bene Jsrael, Keokuk, la., for five years; Rodef Sholom, Wabash, Ind., for five years; Anshai Emeth, Peoria, 111., for five years; and Anshai Emeth,
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