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Directories Lists Necrology List of Abbreviations

AAJE American Association for Jew- comp composer, composed ish Education cond conductor acad academy conf. conference ACLU American Civil Liberties Un- cong congress, congregation ion constr construction, constructed act active, acting contrib contributor ADL Anti-Defamation League corr correspondent admin administrative, administration adv advisory d died affll affiliated dem democrat agr agriculture dept department agric agriculturist, agricultural dir director Am. Jewish dist district Com American Jewish Committee div division AJCongress American Jewish Congress AJYB AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR econ economic, economist BOOK ed editor Am America, American edit edited amb ambassador editl editorial apptd appointed edn edition assoc associate, association, asso- educ education, educator ciated educl educational asst assistant Eng English, England atty attorney estab established au author exec executive b born fd fund bd board fdn foundation Bib Bible fdr founder bibliog bibliography, bibliographer fed federation Bklyn for foreign bun bureau bus business gen general Ger German Can Canada gov governor, governing CCAR Central Conference of Ameri- govt government can Rabbis chmn chairman Heb Hebrew CJFWF Council of Jewish Federations hist historical, history and Welfare Funds hon honorary CJMCAG. .. Conference on Jewish Ma- hosp hospital terial Claims Against Ger- HUC-JIR ... Hebrew Union College-Jewish many Institute of Religion coll collector, collective, college Hung Hungarian Colo Colorado com committee ILGWU International Ladies' Gar- comdr commander ment Workers' Union comm commission incl including commr commissioner ind independent 445 446 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 inst institute Pal Palestine instn institution phar pharmacist, pharmaceutical instr instructor philan philanthropist internat international phys physician Ital Italian pres president prin principal JDA Joint Defense Appeal prod producer, production, produc- JDC American Jewish Joint Distri- ing bution Committee prof. professor JEC Jewish Education Committee pseud pseudonym JNF Jewish National Fund pub publish, publication, publisher JPA Joint Palestine Appeal JPS Jewish Publication Society rabb rabbinate, rabbinical JTA Jewish Telegraphic Agency RCA Rabbinical Council of Amer- JTS Jewish Theological Seminary ica of America reed received JWB National Jewish Welfare rel religion, religious Board reorg reorganized JWV Jewish War Veterans of Amer- rep representative ica ret retired Rum Rumania lang language Russ Russian LCBC Large City Budgeting Com- RZA Religious Zionists of America mittee leg legal, legislation SCA Synagogue Council of Amer- lit literature, literary ica sch school mag magazine sci scientific med medical sec secretary mem member sect section metrop metropolitan sem seminary mfr manufacture, manufacturer soc society mng managing Sp Spanish mngr manager spec special, specialist ms manuscript subj subject supt superintendent NAACP .... National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo- techr teacher ple theol theological nat national tr translator, translated NATO North Atlantic Treaty Orga- trav travel, traveler nization treas treasurer NCC National Council of Churches of Christ in U.S.A. UAHC Union of American Hebrew NCCJ National Conference of Chris- Congregations tians and Jews UAR United Arab Republic NCRAC.... National Community Rela- UHS United HIAS Service tions Advisory Council UIA United Appeal NY ANA... . New York Association for UJA United Jewish Appeal New Americans UN United Nations N.Y.C New York City UNESCO . . . United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orga- off. office, officer nization org organized, organizers univ university orgn organization UNRWA . . . United Nations Relief and ORT Organization for Rehabilita- Works Agency for Palestine tion through Training Refugees OSE Oeuvre de Secours aux En- UOJC Union of Orthodox Jewish fants Israelites Congregations of America LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS / 447

UPA United Palestine Appeal USO United Service Organizations, Inc. vol volume v. pres vice-president west western WIZO Women's International Zion- ist Organization WJC WZO World Zionist Organization

Yid Yiddish YIVO YIVO Institute for Jewish Re- search YMHA Young Men's Hebrew Associ- ation yrs years YWHA Young Women's Hebrew As- sociation

Zion Zionist ZOA Zionist Organization of Amer- ica National Jewish Organizations1

UNITED STATES Organizations are listed according to functions as follows: Religious, Educational 457 Cultural 451 Community Relations 448 Overseas Aid 455 Social Welfare 473 Social, Mutual Benefit 472 Zionist and Pro-Israel 476

Note also cross-references under these headings: Professional Associations 483 Women's Organizations 484 Youth and Student Organizations 484

COMMUNITY RELATIONS the Middle East; rejects nationality at- tachment of all Jews particularly Ameri- AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR (1943). can Jews, to the State of Israel as self- 309 Fifth Ave., Suite 303-6, N.Y.C., segregating, as inconsistent with 10016. Pres. Clarence L. Coleman, Jr.; Sec. Jerome Frankle. Seeks to advance the uni- American constitutional concepts of in- versal principles of a Judaism free of na- dividual citizenship and separation of tionalism, and the national, civic, cultural, church and state, and as a principal obsta- and social integration into American insti- cle to Middle East peace. Report. tutions of Americans of Jewish faith. Brief: AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (1906). In- Special Interest Report. stitute of Human Relations, 165 E. 56 St., AMERICAN JEWISH ALTERNATIVES TO N.Y.C., 10022. Pres. Elmer L. Winter; , INC. (1968). 133 E. 73 St., Exec. V. Pres. Bertram H. Gold. Seeks to N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Elmer Berger; V. prevent infraction of civil and religious Pres. Mrs. Arthur Gutman. Applies Jew- rights of Jews in any part of the world; to ish values of justice and common advance the cause of human rights for humanity to the Arab-Israel conflict in people of all races, creeds and national-

1 Includes national Jewish organizations in existence for at least one year prior to June 30,1974, based on replies to questionnaires circulated by the editors. Inclusion in this list does not neces- sarily imply approval of the organizations by the publishers, nor can they assume responsibility for the accuracy of the data. An asterisk (*) indicates that no reply was received and that the informa- tion, which includes title of organization, year of founding, and address, is reprinted from AJYB, 1974-75 (Vol. 75). 448 NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 449 ity; to interpret the position of Israel to in Jewish community relations; encour- the American public; and to help Ameri- ages research and training toward that can Jews maintain and enrich their Jew- end; conducts educational programs and ish identity and, at the same time, seminars; aims to encourage cooperation achieve full integration in American life; between community relations workers includes Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Cen- and those working in other areas of Jew- ter for Human Relations, William E. Wie- ish communal service. Community Rela- ner Oral History Library, Leonard and tions Papers. Rose Sperry International Center for the Resolution of Group Conflict. AMERICAN COMMISSION ON SOCIAL ACTION OF RE- JEWISH YEAR BOOK (with Jewish Publi- FORM JUDAISM (1953) (under the aus- cation Society of America); Commen- pices of the Union of American Hebrew tary; Present Tense; What's Doing at the Congregations). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, Committee. 10021. Chmn. Albert E. Arent; Co-Dirs. Albert Vorspan; Balfour Brickner. Devel- AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1918). Ste- ops materials to assist Reform syna- phen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 St., gogues in setting up social-action pro- N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Arthur Hertzberg; grams relating the principles of Judaism Exec. Dir. Naomi Levine. Works to fos- to contemporary social problems; assists ter the creative religious and cultural sur- congregations in studying the moral and vival of the Jewish people; to help Israel religious implications in social issues develop in peace, freedom, and security; such as civil rights, civil liberties, church- to eliminate all forms of racial and reli- state relations; guides congregational so- gious bigotry; to advance civil rights, pro- cial-action committees. Issues of Con- tect civil liberties, defend religious free- science, Newsletter. dom and safeguard the separation of church and state. Congress Monthly; Ju- CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR daism. AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS (1955). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C, 10022. , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1933). Ste- Chmn. Israel Miller; Exec. Dir. Yehuda phen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 St., Hellman. Coordinates the activities of 32 N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Leona Chanin; major American Jewish organizations on Exec. Dir. Esther H. Kolatch. Commit- the American scene as they relate to ted to the preservation and extension of American-Israeli affairs, and problems the democratic way of life, and the unity affecting Jews in other lands. Annual Re- and creative survival of the Jewish people port. throughout the world. CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH OR- ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI GANIZATIONS-CCJO (1946). 61 Broad- B'RITH (1913). 315 Lexington Ave., way, N.Y.C, 10006. Hon. Chmn. Rene N.Y.C., 10016. Nat. Chmn. Seymour Cassin (Alliance Israelite Universelle); Graubard; Nat. Dir. Benjamin R. Ep- Co-Chmn. Jules Braunschvig (Alliance stein. Seeks to combat and Israelite Universelle), Harry Batshaw to secure justice and fair treatment for all (Canadian Friends of Alliance Israelite citizens alike through law, education and Universelle), Victor Lucas (Anglo-Jewish community relations. ADL Bulletin; Association); V. Chmn. Marcel Franco Facts; Rights; Law; Fact Finding Report- (American Friends of Alliance Israelite Law Notes; Israel Backgrounder. Universelle); Sec-Gen. Moses Mosko- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CENTER WORK- witz. A nongovernmental organization in ERS (1918). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. consultative status with the UN, Pres. Sigmund J. Hellman; Exec. Dir. UNESCO, International Labor Organi- Rose Movitch. Seeks to maintain and im- zation, UNICEF, and the Council of prove the standards, techniques, prac- Europe; cooperates and consults with, tices, scope, and public understanding of advises and renders assistance to the Jewish community center and kindred Economic and Social Council of the work. Viewpoints. United Nations on all problems relating to human rights and economic, social, ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RE- cultural, educational, and related matters LATIONS WORKERS (1950). 25 E. 78 St., pertaining to Jews. N.Y.C. 10021. Pres. Betty Kaye Taylor; Sec. Milton Heller. Aims to stimulate COORDINATING BOARD OF JEWISH ORGA- higher standards of professional practice NIZATIONS (1947). 1640 Rhode Island 450 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036. ter for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., Co-Chmn. David M. Blumberg (B'nai N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Charles S. Zim- B'rith), Sir Samuel Fisher (Board of merman; Exec. Dir. Betty Kaye Taylor. Deputies of British Jews), Maurice Porter Works with trade unions on programs (South African Jewish Board of Depu- and issues affecting labor and the Jewish ties); Sees. Rabbi Benjamin M. Kahn community. (U.S.), Abraham J. Marks (U.K.), J.M. Rich (S. Africa). As an organization in -, WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1947). consultative status with the Economic Atran Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 and Social Council of the United Na- St., N.Y.C., 10021. Nat. Chmn. Eleanor tions, represents the three constituents Schachner. Supports the general activi- (B'nai B'rith, the Board of Deputies of ties of the Jewish Labor Committee; British Jews, and the South African Jew- maintains child-welfare program in ish Board of Deputies) in the appropriate Europe and Israel; participates in educa- United Nations bodies for the purpose of tional and cultural activities. promoting human rights, with special at- , WORKMEN'S CIRCLE DIVISION OF tention to combatting persecution or dis- (1940). Atran Center for Jewish Culture, crimination on grounds of race, religion, 25 E. 78 St., N.Y.C., 10021, Chmn. or origin. Harry Zegas; Exec. Dir. Vladka Meed. Promotes aims of, and raises funds for, COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN the Jewish Labor Committee among the CIVIL SERVICE, INC. (1948). 20 West 43 Workmen's Circle branches; conducts St., N.Y.C., 10036. Pres. Louis Weiser; Yiddish educational and cultural activi- Sec. Robert H. Gottlieb. Supports merit ties. system; promotes all Jewish interest pro- jects; member Greater N.Y. Conference JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED on Soviet Jewry and Metropolitan Coor- STATES OF AMERICA (1896). 1712 New dinating Council on Jewish Poverty; Hampshire Ave., N. W., Washington, sponsors scholarships, social and cultural D.C., 20009. Nat. Comdr. Paul Ribner; affairs for members. CJO Digest. Nat. Exec. Dir. Seymour S. Weisman. Seeks the maintenance of true allegiance INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY PLANNING to the United States of America; to com- AND RESEARCH (see Synagogue Council bat bigotry and to prevent or stop defa- of America, p. 465). mation of Jews; to encourage the doctrine INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH of universal liberty, equal rights, and full COMMUNAL SERVICE (1965). 15 E. 26 justice to all men; to cooperate with and St., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Bertram H. support existing educational institutions Gold; Sec.-Gen. Miriam R. Ephraim. Es- and establish new ones; to foster the edu- tablished by Jewish communal workers cation of ex-servicemen, ex-service- to strengthen their understanding of each women, and members in the ideals and other's programs and to communicate principles of Americanism. Jewish Vet- with colleagues in order to enrich quality eran. of their work. Conducts quadrennial in- ternational conferences in and : NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INC; NA- periodic regional meetings. Proceedings TIONAL SHRINE TO THE JEWISH WAR of International Conferences; Newletter. DEAD (1958). 1712 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20009. JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE (1933). Atran Pres. Frederick Tourkow; Sec. Meyer Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., Abgott. Administers shrine, in Washing- N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Jacob Sheinkman; ton, D.C., a repository for medals and Exec. Dir. Emanuel Muravchik. Seeks to honors won by Jewish men and women combat antisemitism and racial and reli- for valor from Revolutionary War to pre- gious intolerance abroad and in the U.S. sent; maintains Golden Book of names of in cooperation with organized labor and the war dead. other groups; sponsors educational and cultural programs relating to ethical and NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOVIET social values of Jewish labor and "Yiddi- JEWRY (formerly AMERICAN JEWISH shist" movements. JLC News. CONFERENCE ON SOVIET JEWRY) (1964; reorg. 1971). 11 W. 42 St., Rm. 1864, , NATIONAL TRADE UNION COUNCIL N.Y.C., 10036. Chmn. Stanley H. Low- FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (1956). Atran Cen- ell; Exec. Dir. Jerry Goodman. Coor- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 451 dinating agency for major national Jew- youth in the Conference on Presidents, ish organizations and local community National Conference on Soviet Jewry, groups in the U.S., acting on behalf of etc. Soviet Jewry through public education and social action; stimulates all segments STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY, INC. (1964). 200 W. 72 St., N.Y.C., of the community to maintain an interest 10023. Nat. Dir. Jacob Birnbaum; Nat. in the problems of Soviet Jews by pub- Coord. Glenn Richter. Provides informa- lishing reports and special pamphlets; tion and action guidance to adult and stu- sponsoring special programs and pro- dent organizations, communities and jects, organizing public meetings and schools throughout U.S. and Canada; as- forums. News Bulletin; Outlook. sists individual Soviet Jews financially : SOVIET JEWRY RESEARCH and by publicity campaigns; helps Rus- BUREAU. Organized by NCSJ to monitor sian Jews in the U.S.; maintains speakers' compliance by Soviet Union to Trade Act bureau. Soviet Jewry Action Newsletter; of 1974. Primary task is the accumula- S.O.S. Soviet Jewry. tion, evaluation, and processing of infor- mation regarding Soviet Jews, especially WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (1936; org. in those who apply for and seek emigra- U.S. 1939). Stephen Wise Congress tion. House, 15 E. 84 St., N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. ; Chmn. Gov. Council NATIONAL JEWISH COMMISSION ON LAW Philip M. Klutznick; Chmn. Amer. Sect. AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (COLPA) (1965). Jacques Torczyner; Sec. Gen. Gerhart 66 Court St., Bklyn., 11201. Pres. Sidney M. Reigner (Geneva); Exec. Dir. Max Kwestel; Sec. Marc Newman. Voluntary Melamet. Organized to foster the unity of association of attorneys whose purpose is the Jewish people, to ensure the continu- to represent the Orthodox Jewish com- ity and development of its religious, munity on legal matters and matters of spiritual, cultural, and social heritage. public affairs. Seeks to intensify bonds of world Jewry with Israel as the central creative force in NATIONAL JEWISH COMMUNITY RELA- Jewish life, to strengthen the ties of soli- TIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL (1944). 55 darity among Jewish communities every- West 42 St., N.Y.C., 10036. Chmn. where, to secure the rights, status and in- Lewis D. Cole; Exec. V. Chmn. Albert D. terests of Jews and Jewish communities Chernin; Sec. Irving Achtenberg. Consul- wherever they are denied, violated or im- tative, advisory, and coordinating council periled. Amer. section includes 17 na- of national Jewish organizations and lo- tional organizations. Publications (in- cal Jewish councils that seeks coopera- cluding those by Institute of Jewish tively the promotion of equal status and Affairs, ): Soviet Jewish Affairs; A opportunity for all groups, including Journal on Jewish Problems in the USSR Jews, with full expression of distinctive and Eastern Europe; Christian Attitudes group values and full participation in the on Jews and Judaism; Congress Digest; general society. Through the processes of Folk un Velt; Jewish Journal of Soci- the Council, its constituent organizations ology; Patterns of Prejudice; World seek agreement on policies, strategies, Jewry. and programs, and on best means and techniques for most effective utilization of their collective resources for common CULTURAL ends. Guide to Program Planning for AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RE- Jewish Community Relations. SEARCH (1920). 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10027. Pres. Salo W. Baron; Sec. Isaac E. NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH YOUTH COUN- Barzilay. Encourages research by aiding CIL (1965). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., scholars in need and by giving grants for 10022. Chmn. Edward Dov Prince. Pro- the publication of scholarly works. Pro- vides a framework for coordination and ceedings of the American Academy for exchange of programs and information Jewish Research. among national and local Jewish youth organizations to help them deepen the AMERICAN BIBLICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA SOCI- concern of American Jewish youth for ETY (1930). 24 West Maple Ave., Mon- world Jewry with special emphasis on sey, N.Y. 10952. Pres. Leo Jung; Exec. V. Soviet and Israeli Jews; represents Jewish Pres. Bernard Greenbaum; Author-Ed. 452 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 Menachem M. Kasher. Fosters biblical- creation of Jewish art, ceremonial, and talmudical research; sponsors and pub- ritual objects. lishes Shelemah (the Ency- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR JEWISH MUSIC clopedia of Biblical Interpretation) and (1974). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. related publications; disseminates the Pres. Albert Weisser; Sec. Hadassah B. teachings and values of the Bible. Hat- Markson. Seeks to raise standards of kufah Hagdola; Noam. composition and performance in Jewish AMERICAN HISTADRUT CULTURAL EX- liturgical and secular music; encourages CHANGE INSTITUTE (1962) 33 E. 67 St. research in all areas of Jewish music; pub- N.Y.C., 10021. Nat. Chmn. Allen Pol- lishes scholarly journal; presents pro- lack; Exec. Dir. Sarah Morris. Serves as grams and sponsors performances of new a vehicle for promoting better under- and rarely heard works and encourages standing of the efforts to create in Israel their recording; commissions new works a society based on social justice. Provides of Jewish interest. a forum for the joint exploration of the ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL urgent social problems of our times by STUDY OF JEWRY (1971). c/o Prof. Nor- American and Israeli labor, academic and man L. Friedman, Dept. of Sociology, community leaders. Publishes pamphlets California State Univ. Los Angeles, 5151 and books on various Israeli and Middle State University Drive, Los Angeles, East topics. Calif. 90032. Pres. Marshall Sklare; Sec- AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Treas. Norman L. Friedman. Arranges (1892). 2 Thornton Rd., Waltham, Mass., academic sessions among social scientists 02154. Pres. Maurice Jacobs; Dir. Ber- studying Jewry; facilitates communica- nard Wax. Collects, catalogues, publishes tion among social scientists studying and displays material on the history of Jewry through meetings, newsletter, and the Jews in America; serves as an infor- related materials. Newsletter of the mation center for inquiries on American A.S.S.J. Jewish history; maintains archives of ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES (1966) original source material on American c/o Jewish Division, Rm. 84, N.Y. Public Jewish history; sponsors lectures and ex- Library, Fifth Ave. and 42 St., N.Y.C. hibitions. American Jewish Historical 10018. Pres. Leonard Gold; Corr. Sec. Quarterly; Newsletter. Samuel M. Aksler. Seeks to promote and AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS ASSOCIATION improve services and professional stan- (formerly AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF dards in Jewish libraries; serves as a cen- ENGLISH JEWISH NEWSPAPERS) (1943). ter for the dissemination of Jewish library 611 Olive St., Suite 1541, St. Louis, Mo., information and guidance; promotes pub- 63101. Pres. Robert A. Cohn; Exec. Sec. lication of literature in the field; encour- Henry W. Levy. Seeks the advancement ages the establishment of Jewish libraries of Jewish journalism, the attainment of and collections of Judaica and the choice highest editorial and business standards of Jewish librarianship as a vocation. AJL for members, and maintenance of a Bulletin; Proceedings. strong Jewish press in the U.S. and •CENTRAL YIDDISH CULTURE ORGANIZA- Canada. AJPA Bulletin. TION (CYCO), INC. (1938). 25 E. 78 St., ASSOCIATED AMERICAN JEWISH MU- N.Y.C, 10021. Pres. Charles Pupko; Sec. SEUMS, INC. (1971). 303 LeRoi Road, Jona Gutkowicz. Promotes and publishes Pittsburgh, Pa., 15208. Pres. Walter Yiddish books; distributes books from Jacob; V. Pres. William Rosenthall; Sec. other Yiddish publishing houses through- Robert L. Lehman; Treas. Jason Z. Edel- out the world; publishes annual biblio- stein Maintains regional collections of graphical and statistical register of Yid- art, historical and ritual objects, as well as dish books, and catalogues of new a central catalogue of such objects in the publications. Zukunft. collections of Jewish museums through- CONFERENCE ON JEWISH SOCIAL STUDIES, out the U.S.; helps Jewish museums ac- INC. (formerly CONFERENCE ON JEWISH quire, identify and classify objects in their RELATIONS, INC.). (1939). 2929 Broad- collections; arranges exchanges of collec- way, N.Y.C, 10025. Pres. Jeannette M. tions, exhibits, and individual objects Baron; Hon. Pres. Salo W. Baron; V. Pres. among Jewish museums; encourages the Joseph L. Blau, J. M. Kaplan. Engages in NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 453 and supervises scientific studies and fac- in the Diaspora, thus building a cultural tual research with respect to sociological bridge between State of Israel and Jewish problems involving contemporary Jewish communities through the world. Hadoar; life. Jewish Social Studies. Lamishpaha. CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE, INC. JEWISH ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, (1948). 25 E. 78 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. INC. (1925). c/o Sec'y, 123 Gregory Israel Knox; Exec. Dir. Hyman B. Bass. Ave., West Orange, N.J. 07052. Head- Seeks to centralize and promote Jewish quarters: Dropsie University, Philadel- culture and cultural activities throughout phia, Pa. 19132. Pres. Leo Jung; Sec. the world, and to unify fund raising for Hirsch L. Silverman. Works for enhance- these activities. Bulletin fun Kultur Kon- ment of research in, publication of, and gres; Zukunft; Leksikon fun der Nayer convocations on areas of Jewish litera- Yiddisher Literatur; Pinkes far der For- ture, arts, religion, science and humani- shung fun der Yiddisher Literatur un ties. Annals. Presse; World of Yiddish. JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL (1940). 15 E. 26 St., J , WORLD BUREAU FOR JEWISH N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. Eugene B. Boro- EDUCATION OF (1948). 25 E. 78 St., witz; Exec. Sec. Philip Goodman. Pro- N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Yudel Mark; Sec. motes knowledge of Jewish books Hyman B. Bass. Promotes and coordi- through dissemination of booklists, pro- nates the work of trie Yiddish and He- gram materials; stimulates observance of brew-Yiddish schools in the United Jewish Book Month; presents literary States and abroad. Bletter far Yiddisher awards and library citations. Jewish Book Dertsiung; Bulletin far der Yiddishe Shul; Annual; Jewish Bookland. Anthology of Jewish Literature (book JEWISH INFORMATION BUREAU, INC. form). (1932). 250 W. 57 St., N.Y.C, 10019. HEBREW ARTS SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND Chmn. Judah A. Richards; Sec. Roswitha DANCE (1952). 15 W. 65 St., N.Y.C. Saloun. Serves as clearing house of infor- 10023. Bd. Chmn. Abraham Goodman; mation for inquiries regarding Jews, Ju- Pres. Marcus Rottenberg; Dir. Tzipora daism, and Jewish communal endeavors. H. Jochsberger; Sec. Hon. Benjamin W. Current Jewish Thought; Index. Mehlman. Chartered by the Board of Re- JEWISH MUSEUM (1904) (under auspices of gents, University of the State of New Jewish Theological Seminary of Amer- York. Provides children with training in ica). 1109 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10028. instrumental and vocal skills as well as Dir. and Pres. Mrs. Joy G. Ungerleider; musicianship, combining orientation in Admin. Evelyn Jaburek. Main repository Western music with musical heritage of in U.S. of Jewish ceremonial objects. Col- the Jewish people; adult division offers lection ranges from Biblical archae- instrumental, vocal, and dance classes, ology to Italian Judaica to contemporary music workshop for teachers, ensemble silver. Offers changing contemporary ex- workshops, and classes of special interest hibitions of paintings, sculpture and pho- covering many areas of music-making. tography in addition to films, lectures, Hebrew Arts Chamber Players. Notes children's programs, walking tours of and Quotes. Lower East Side. Dedicated to exploring HEBREW CULTURE FOUNDATION (1955). richness and diversity of past and present 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C, 10022. Chmn. Jewish life; publishes catalogues of con- Milton R. Konvitz; Sec. Abraham P. temporary exhibitions. Gannes. Sponsors the introduction of the JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMER- study of Hebrew language and literature ICA (1888). 1528 Walnut St., Philadel- in institutions of higher learning in the phia, Pa. 19102. Pres. Jerome J. Shestack; United States. Ed. Maier Deshell; Exec. V. Pres. Ber- HlSTRADRUTH IVRITH OF AMERICA (1916; nard I. Levinson. Publishes and dissemi- reorg. 1922). 120 W. 16 St., N.Y.C, nates books of Jewish interest on history, 10011. Pres. Israel Mowshowitz; Exec. religion, and literature for the purpose of Dir. David Epstein. Emphasizes the helping to preserve the Jewish heritage primacy of Hebrew in Jewish life, culture, and culture. AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR and education; aims to disseminate BOOK (with American Jewish Commit- knowledge of written and spoken Hebrew tee). 454 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

JUDAH L. MAGNES MEMORIAL MUSEUM— established scholars; encourages the JEWISH MUSEUM OF THE WEST (1962). teaching of Jewish studies in colleges and 2911 Russell St., Berkeley, Calif., 94705. universities; serves as clearinghouse of in- Pres. Daniel K. Oxman; V. Pres. Alfred formation regarding American Jewish Fromm; Dir. Seymour Fromer. Serves culture; administers the Joint Cultural both as museum and library, combining Appeal among local Jewish welfare funds historical and literary materials illustrat- in behalf of a group of national cultural ing Jewish life in the Bay Area, the West- organizations and agencies. NFJC Re- ern States, and around the world; pro- porter; Jewish Cultural News. vides archives of world Jewish history NATIONAL HEBREW CULTURE COUNCIL and Jewish art; repository of historical (1952). 1776 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10019. documents intended for scholarly use; Pres. Frances K. Thau; Exec. Dir. Judah changing exhibits, facilities open to the Lapson. Cultivates the study of Hebrew general public. as a modern language in American public LEO BAECK INSTITUTE, INC. (1955). 129 E. high schools and colleges providing guid- 73 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Max ance to community groups and public Gruenewald; Sec. Fred Grubel. Engages educational authorities. Hebrew in Col- in historical research, the presentation leges and Universities. and publication of the history of German- NATIONAL JEWISH MUSIC COUNCIL speaking Jewry, and in the collection of (1944). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. books, manuscripts and documents in Chmn. Shalom Altman; Dir. Mrs. Irene this field; publishes monographs. LBI Heskes. Promotes Jewish music activities Quarterly Bulletin; LBI News; LBI Year nationally, annually sponsors and pro- Book; LBI Library and Archives News. motes the Jewish Music Festival, and en- MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CUL- courages participation on a community TURE INC. (1964). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., basis. Jewish Music Notes (supplement to 10010. Pres. Nahum Goldmann; Acting JWB Circle) and numerous music re- Exec. Dir. Jerry Hochbaum. Supports source publications for national distribu- Jewish cultural and educational programs tion. all over the world, in cooperation with RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH IM- universities and established scholarly or- MIGRATION, INC. (1971). 570 Seventh ganizations; conducts annual scholarship Ave., N.Y.C. 10036. Pres. Curt C. Silber- and fellowship program. Annual Report. man; Sec. Herbert A. Strauss. Studies and •NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH POLICY records the history of the migration and STUDIES (1971). 1320 19th St., N.W., acculturation of Jewish Nazi persecutees Suite 500, Washington D.C., 20036. Dir. in the various resettlement countries; is in Nathan Lewin. Carries on research in process of preparing world-wide bio- matters of public policy, both govern- graphical handbook of outstanding mental and institutional, as they relate to emigres, in partnership with the Institut Jewish interests, and makes information fur Zeitgeschichte, Munich, Germany. available to interested organizations; acts SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF CZECHOSLO- on behalf of Jewish groups in dealings VAK JEWS, INC. (1961). 25 Mayhew with federal bureaucracy; runs summer Ave., Larchmont, N.Y., 10538. Pres. internship program for Jewish students Ludovit Sturc; Sec.-Tres. Hugh Colman. on Jewish community affairs and federal Studies the history of the Czechoslovak government activities affecting Jews. Jews, collects material and disseminates NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CUL- information through the publication of TURE (1960). 408 Chanin Bldg., 122 E. books and pamphlets. The Jews of Czech- 42 St., N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Earl Morse; oslovakia book series, Vol. I (1968), Vol. Exec. Dir. Harry I. Barron. Provides con- I! (1971); Vol. Ill in prep. Annual Re- sultation, guidance, and support to Jew- ports and Pamphlets. ish communities, organizations, educa- •UNION OF RUSSIAN JEWS, INC. (1942). 523 tional and other institutions, and W. 112 St., Apt. 73, N.Y.C, 10025. individuals for activities in the field of Mem. Exec. Com. Alexis Goldenweiser, Jewish culture; awards fellowships and David Lewin, Joseph Lewitan, Leon other grants to students preparing for ca- Shapiro. Offers lectures and holds confer- reers in Jewish scholarship as well as to ences on matters relating to Russian NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 455

Jews; publishes books dealing with Rus- AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ALLIANCE sian Jewry; collects and distributes funds ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE, INC. (1946). 61 for European charities aiding Russian Broadway, N.Y.C, 10006. Pres. Marcel Jews. Franco; Exec. Dir. Saadiah Cherniak. Helps networks of Jewish schools in •YIDDISHER KULTUR FARBAND—YKUF (1937). 80 Fifth Ave., Suite 906, N.Y.C., Europe, Asia, and Africa. Alliance Review; 10011. Gen. Sec. Abraham Jenofsky. Revista de la Alliance. Publishes a monthly magazine and books AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION by contemporary and classical Jewish COMMITTEE, INC.—JDC (1914). 60 E. 42 writers; conducts cultural forums and ex- St., N.Y.C, 10017. Chmn. Jack D. hibits works by contemporary Jewish art- Weiler; Exec. V. Chmn. Samuel L. Ha- ists and materials of Jewish historical ber. Organizes and subsidizes rescue, re- value. Yiddishe Kultur. lief, and rehabilitation programs for needy Jews overseas; conducts wide UNIVERSITY MUSEUM (1973). range of health, welfare, rehabilitation, 2520 Amsterdam Ave., N.Y.C. 10033. and education assistance programs for Curator Mrs. Dalia Tawil. Devoted to 400,000 needy Jews in 25 countries over- Jewish art, architecture, and history; ex- seas. Major areas of operation are Israel, hibits collections of ceremonial objects North Africa, and Europe. J DC An- and rare books; offers lectures and nual Report; JDC Overseas Guide; Statis- films. tical Abstract. Yivo INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH, INC. (1925). 1048 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, AMERICAN ORT FEDERATION, INC.—OR- 10028. Chmn. Exec. Com. Julius Boren- GANIZATION FOR REHABILITATION stein; Dr. Joseph Berg. Engages in Jewish THROUGH TRAINING (1924). 817 Broad- social and humanistic research; maintains way, N.Y.C, 10003. Pres. Harold Fried- library and archives of material pertain- man; Exec. Dir. Paul Bernick. Teaches ing to Jewish life; serves as information vocational skills in 24 countries around center for organizations, local institu- the world, particularly in Israel, to over tions, information media, and individual 70,000 persons annually, with the largest scholars and laymen; publishes books. Ye- program of 50,000 trainees in Israel. The diesfun Yivo—News of the Yivo; Yidishe teaching staff numbers about 2,500. An- Shprakh; Yivo Annual of Jewish Social nual cost of program is $39 million. ORT Science; Yivo Bleter. Bulletin; ORT Yearbook. : MAX WEINREICH CENTER FOR AD- : AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN VANCED JEWISH STUDIES (1968). 1048 FRIENDS OF ORT (1941). 817 Broadway, Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10028. Pres. Nathan N.Y.C, 10003. Pres. Simon Jaglom; Reich; Act. Dean Marvin I. Herzog. Chmn. Exec. Com. Jacques Zwibak. Pro- Trains scholars in the fields of Eastern motes the ORT idea among Americans of European Jewish life and culture; the European extraction; supports the Litton Holocaust; the mass settlement of Jews in ORT Auto-Mechanics School in Jerusa- the U.S. and other countries; Yiddish lan- lem. guage, literature, and folklore through in- ter-university courses and seminars and : AMERICAN LABOR ORT (1937). its panel of consultants. Annual Bulletin. 817 Broadway., N.Y.C, 10003. Chmn. Shelley Appleton; Exec. Sec. Samuel Milman. Promotes ORT program of vo- OVERSEAS AID cational training among Jews in labor un- AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM PHILAN- ions, AFL-CIO, and the Workmen's Cir- THROPIC FUND (1955). 386 Park Ave. S., cle. 10th fl., N.Y.C, 10016. Pres. Charles J. : BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ORT Tanenbaum; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Anna Wall- (formerly YOUNG MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ing Matson. Through offices in Austria, ORT) (1937). 817 Broadway, N.Y.C, , Italy and the United States, main- 10003. Pres. Rose Seidel Kalich; Exec. tains programs for the relief and resettle- Sec. Helen S. Kreisler. Promotes work of ment in Western Europe and the United American ORT Federation. States of Jewish refugees from the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Arab coun- : NATIONAL ORT LEAGUE (1914). tries. 817 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10003. Pres. 456 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

Bruce Teicholz; Chmn. Exec. Bd. Philip FREELAND LEAGUE FOR JEWISH TER- Braver; Exec. Sec. Jack Weinstein. Pro- RITORIAL COLONIZATION (1935; in U.S. motes ORT idea among Jewish fraternal 1938). 200 W. 72 St., N.Y.C., 10023. landsmanshaften, national and local or- Pres. Nathan Turak; Exec. Sec. Mordkhe ganizations, congregations; helps to Schaechter. Plans colonization in some equip ORT installations and Jewish arti- sparsely populated territory for those sans abroad, especially in Israel. ORT who seek a home and cannot or will not Bulletin. go to Israel; promotes the development and use of the Yiddish language and cul- : ORT YOUTH FELLOWSHIP (1972). ture. Freeland; Oyfn Shvel (in Yiddish). 1250 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10001. Nat. Chmn. Mrs. Gordon Levine; Dir. Rich- JEWISH RESTITUTION SUCCESSOR ORGANI- ard J. Goldman. Provides a vehicle for ZATION (1948). 15-19 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., high school students to strengthen their 10010. Pres. Maurice M. Bourstein; Sec. Jewish identity while practicing ORT Saul Kagan. Acts to discover, claim, re- philosophy of helping people to help ceive, and assist in the recovery of Jewish themselves. Focuses on career education, heirless or unclaimed property; to utilize volunteer service and contact with ORT such assets or to provide for their utiliza- students around the world. Notes and tion for the relief, rehabilitation, and re- Quotes; WAO Youth News; OFYNational settlement of surviving victims of Nazi Paper. persecution. : WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT (1927). UNITED HIAS SERVICE, INC. (1884; reorg. 1250 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10001. Pres. Pat 1954). 200 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Goldring; Exec. Dir. and Exec. V. Pres. Pres. Carl Glick; Exec. V. Pres. Gaynor I. Nathan Gould. Represents and advances Jacobson. World-wide Jewish migration the program and philosophy of ORT agency with offices, affiliates, committees among the women of the American Jew- in United States, Europe, North Africa, ish community through membership and Latin America, Canada, Australia, Israel, educational activities; supports materi- New Zealand and Hong Kong. Assists ally the vocational training operations of migrant and refugees from Eastern World ORT; contributes to the American Europe, the Middle East, North Africa Jewish community through participation and Latin America to find new homes in in its authorized campaigns and through the United States and other countries. general education to help raise the level Responsible for premigration planning, of Jewish consciousness among Ameri- visa documentation, consular representa- can Jewish women; through its American tion and intervention, transportation, Affairs program, cooperates in efforts to reception, initial adjustment and reunion improve quality of education and voca- of families; carries on adjustment of tional training in U.S. Highlights; status and naturalization programs; pro- Women's American ORT Reporter. vides protective service for aliens and naturalized citizens; works in the United A.R.I.F.—ASSOCIATION POUR LE RETA- States through local community agencies BLISSEMENT DES INSTTTUNONS ET for the integration of immigrants; con- OEUVRES ISRAELITES EN FRANCE, INC. ducts a planned program of resettlement (1944). 119 E. 95 St., N.Y.C., 10028. for Jewish immigrants in Latin America; Pres. Baroness Robert de Gunzburg; has world-wide location service to assist Sec.-Treas. Simon Langer. Helps Jewish in locating missing friends and relatives; religious and cultural institutions in conducts educational campaigns on op- France. portunities for migration and resettle- ment, with particular emphasis on family CONFERENCE ON JEWISH MATERIAL reunion. Statistical Abstract; United Hias CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY, INC. Service Bulletin; United Hias Service Mi- (1951). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. gration News. Nahum Goldmann; Acting Sec. Jerry Hochman. Utilizes balance of funds re- UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, INC. (1939). 1290 ceived from the German Federal Repub- Ave. of the Americas, N.Y.C., 10019. lic under Luxembourg agreement for re- Gen. Chmn. Frank R. Lautenberg; Exec. lief to needy Jewish victims of Nazi V. Chmn. Irving Bernstein. Nationwide persecution and needy non-Jews who fund-raising instrument for American risked their lives to help such victims. Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 457 United Israel Appeal, and New York As- and Israel and for intense Torah educa- sociation for New Americans. tion, seeking to train Torah-dominated * , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1946). Jewish mothers. 1290 Ave. of the Americas, N.Y.C., , YOUTH DIVISION—ZEIREI AGU- 10019. Nat. Chmn. Mrs. Elaine Siris; DATH ISRAEL (1921). 5 Beekman St., Dir. Mrs. Eve Weiss. Women's Division N.Y.C., 10038. Pres. Shimon Soloff; Nat. Record. Coord. Menachem Lubinsky. Educates WOMEN'S SOCIAL SERVICE FOR ISRAEL, Jewish youth to the realization of the his- INC. (1937). 240 W. 98 St., N.Y.C., toric nature of the Jewish people as the 10025. Pres. Rosi Michael; Sec. Dory people of the Torah and to seek solutions Gordon. Maintains in Israel apartments to all the problems of the Jewish people for the aged, old age homes, nursing in Israel in the spirit of the Torah. Hak- home, hospital for incurable diseases, nessiah: The Zeirei Forum. rehabilitation department, department •AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH for bone injuries, soup kitchens. Annual EDUCATION (1939). 114 Fifth Ave., Journal; Newsletter. N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Robert H. Arnow; Exec. V. Pres. Isaac Toubin. Coordinates, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL promotes, and services Jewish education AGUDAS ISRAEL WORLD ORGANIZATION nationally through 17 constituent na- (1912). 471 West End Ave., N.Y.C., tional organizations and 45 affiliated 10024. Chmn. Central Com. Am. Sect. Bureaus of Jewish Education; conducts Isaac Lewin; Hon. Sec. Salomon Gold- and administers exchange program for Is- smith. Represents the interests of Ortho- raeli teachers; sponsors and supports the dox Jewry on the national and interna- National Curriculum Research Institute, tional scenes. the National Board of License, the Na- tional Testing Bureau, the National AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA, INC. Council on Adult Jewish Education, the (1912). 5 Beekman St., N.Y.C., 10038. National Council on Jewish Audio- Exec. Pres. Morris Sherer; Gen. Sec. Jo- Visual Materials, the Commission on seph Friedenson. Seeks to organize reli- Teaching About Israel and Jewish Civics; gious Jewry in the Orthodox spirit, and in Commission on Jewish Studies in Public that spirit to solve all problems facing Schools. National Council on Jewish Jewry in the United States, Israel, and the Camping; engages in statistical and other world over. Jewish Observer; Dos Yiddishe educational research. Information and Vort. Research Bulletins; Jewish Education , CHILDREN'S DIVISION—PIRCHEI Newsletter; Jewish Education Register AGUDATH ISRAEL (1925). 5 Beekman and Directory; Pedagogic Reporter. St., N.Y.C., IO938. Pres. Max Profe- ~ : NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ADULT sorske; Nat. Dir. Joshua Silbermintz. JEWISH EDUCATION (1965). 114 Fifth Educates Orthodox Jewish children iff Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Acting Chmn. the traditional Jewish way. Darkeinu; Julius Schatz. Aims to serve as a national Inter Torah Voice; Leaders clearinghouse for information in the field Guide. of Jewish education; stimulate commu- , GIRLS' DIVISION—BNOS AGUDATH nity interest in adult Jewish education, ISRAEL (1921). 5 Beekman St., N.Y.C., and promote cooperative efforts among 10038. Chairwoman Hadassah Socha- organizations engaged in adult Jewish chewsky; Advisor B. Boruch Borchardt. education. Information Bulletin on Adult Educates Jewish girls to the realization of Jewish Education. the historic nature of the Jewish people as J : NATIONAL COUNCIL ON JEWISH the people of the Torah; to greater devo- AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS (1949). 114 tion to and understanding of the Torah. Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Offers infor- Kol Basya; Kol Bnos. mation on and evaluates available audio- , WOMEN'S DIVISION—N'SHEI AGU- visual materials of Jewish interest; pub- DATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA (1940). 5 lishes these evaluations annually; offers Beekman St., N.Y.C., 10038. Pres. Mrs. advice and guidance in the planning of Josephine Reichel. Organizes Jewish new audio-visual materials. Jewish Au- women for philanthropic work in the U.S. dio-Visual Review. 458 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES (1969). man; Internat. Dir. Max F. Baer. To help Widener Library M, Harvard University, Jewish teenagers achieve self-fulfillment Cambridge, Mass., 02138. Pres. Arnold J. and to make a maximum contribution to Band; Exec. Sec. Charles Berlin. Seeks to the Jewish community and their coun- promote, maintain, and improve the try's culture; to help the members ac- teaching of Jewish studies in American quire a greater knowledge and add ap- colleges and universities by sponsoring preciation of Jewish religion and culture. meetings and conferences, publishing a BBYO Advisor; BBYO Staff Recorder; newsletter and other scholarly materials, Shofar. setting standards for programs in Jewish BRANDEIS INSTITUTE (1941). 1101 Pepper- studies, aiding in the placement of teach- tree Lane, Simi Valley, Calif., 93064. ers, coordinating research and cooperat- Chmn. of Bd. Steve Broidy; Pres. Max W. ing with other scholarly organizations. Bay; Fdr. and Exec. V. Pres. Shlomo Bar- Newsletter. din. Maintains Brandeis Camp Institute ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CHAPLAINS OF (BCI) for college students as a leadership THE ARMED FORCES (1946). 15 E. 26 St., training institute; Camp Alonim for chil- N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Seymour H. Brick- dren 8-16, and House of the Book Asso- man; Sec. Alvin L. Lieberman. An orga- ciation weekend institutes for married nization of former and current chaplains adults, in an effort to instill an apprecia- of the armed forces of the U.S. which tion of Jewish cultural and spiritual heri- seeks to enhance the religious program of tage and to create a desire for active par- Jewish chaplains in the armed forces of ticipation in the American Jewish the U.S. and in Veterans' Administration community. hospitals. CANTORS ASSEMBLY (1947). 150 Fifth ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Michal Ham- SCIENTISTS (1947). 116 E. 27 St., N.Y.C., merman; Exec. V. Pres. Samuel Rosen- 10016. Pres. Nora Smith; Bd. Chmn. Paul baum. Seeks to unite all cantors who are Kahn. Seeks to contribute to the develop- adherents to traditional Judaism and who ment of science within the framework of serve as full-time cantors in bona fide Orthodox Jewish tradition; to obtain and congregations; to conserve and promote disseminate information relating to the the musical traditions of the Jews; to ele- interaction between the Jewish tradi- vate the status of the cantorial profession. tional way of life and scientific develop- Annual Proceedings; Journal of Syna- ments—on both an ideological and prac- gogue Music. tical level; to assist in the solution of CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN problems pertaining to Orthodox Jews RABBIS (1889). 790 Madison Ave., engaged in scientific pursuits, teaching N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Rabbi Arthur J. science, or studying it. Intercom; Pro- Lelyveld; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi Joseph B. ceedings. Glaser. Seeks to conserve and promote B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATIONS, INC. Judaism and to disseminate its teachings (1923). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., in a liberal spirit. CCAR Journal; CCAR Washington, D.C., 20036. Chmn. B'nai Yearbook. B'rith Hillel Com. Marver Bernstein; In- 'CENTRAL YESHIVA BETH JOSEPH RAB- ternat. Dir. Norman E. Frimer. Provides BINICAL SEMINARY (in Europe 1891; in a program of cultural, religious, educa- U.S. 1941). 1427 49 St., Brooklyn, N.Y. tional, social, and counseling content to 11219. Deans Jacob Jofen, Leib Nekritz. Jewish college and university students on Maintains a school for the teaching of 280 campuses in the United States, Aus- Orthodox rabbis and teachers, and pro- tralia, Canada, England, Israel, the Neth- moting the cause of higher Torah learn- erlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Italy, ing. Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Swe- den. Clearing House; Campus; Hillel CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF JEWISH STUDIES "Little Book" series; Inside Hillel. (1964). 26500 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood, Ohio 44122. Pres. Martin Goldstein. B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION Trains Hebrew- and religious-school (1924). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., teachers; serves as the department of He- Washington, D.C., 20036. Chmn. Nat. braic and Judaic studies for Cleveland B'nai B'rith Youth Com. Mrs. Louis Perl- area colleges and universities; offers in- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 459 tensive Ulpan and Judaic studies for com- areas of Jewish culture from the high- munity; serves as Jewish information school through college and graduate- center through its library; grants teachers school levels, also at branches in Hart- diplomas and degrees of Bachelor of He- ford, New Haven, Providence, and brew Literature, Bachelor of Judaic Stud- Springfield; maintains ongoing programs ies, and Master of Hebrew Literature. In- with most major local universities; offers dex to Jewish Periodicals. the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Hebrew Literature, and Bachelor and DROPSIE UNIVERSITY (1907). Broad and Master of Jewish Education, with teach- York Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. 19132. Pres. ing certification; trains men and women Abraham I. Katsh; Chmn. Exec. Com. to teach, conduct and supervise Jewish Leon J. Perelman. The only nonsectarian schools; offers extensive Ulpan program, and nontheological graduate institution in cooperation with the Israel Consulate in America completely dedicated to He- and Jewish Agency; courses designed to brew, Biblical and Middle Eastern stud- deepen the community's awareness of ies; offers graduate programs in these the Jewish heritage. Hebrew College Bul- areas. Course study includes the cultures letin. and languages of Arabic, , Uga- ritic, Akkadian, and ancient Egyptian HEBREW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (1921). peoples. Divisions and centers: College 7135 N. Carpenter Rd., Skokie, 111., of Hebrew and Cognate Learning, Divi- 60076. Acting Pres. Harold P. Smith; Bd. sion of Education, Joseph & Sally Han- Chmn. Seymour J. Abrams. A modern dleman Communications Center for Stu- orthodox school to train leaders for mod- dy of Man's Humanity, Center for Man- ern Jewish community on basis of a uscript Research. Jewish Quarterly Re- philosophy that harmonizes ideals of view. Torah with best values in human culture. Ordains rabbis and synagogue leaders, , ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF (1925). trains Hebrew school principals, teach- Broad and York Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. ers, Hillel directors and youth leaders. 19132. Pres. Israel D. Lerner; Sec.-Treas. The Torch; Yeshiva Parents News; Ye- Sidney Fish. Fosters the interests of shiva Women Bulletin. Dropsie University. HEBREW UNION COLLEGE—JEWISH INSTI- GRATZ COLLEGE (1895). 10 St. and Tabor TUTE OF RELIGION of Cincinnati, New Rd., Philadelphia, Pa. 19141. Chmn. Bd. York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem (1875; of Overseers Daniel C. Cohen; Pres. 1922; merged 1950; 1954; 1963). 3101 Daniel Isaacman. Prepares teachers for Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220; 40 Jewish religious schools and teachers of W. 68 St., N.Y.C., 10023; 3077 Univer- Hebrew for public high schools; grants sity Mall, Los Angeles, Calif., 90007; 13 Master of Hebrew Literature, Bachelor of King David St., Jerusalem, Israel. Pres. Hebrew Literature and Bachelor of Arts Alfred Gottschalk; Sec. Henry H. in Jewish Studies degrees; is accredited Hersch. Prepares students for rabbinate, by the Middle States Association of Col- cantorate, religious-school teaching, leges and Secondary Schools and the As- community service; promotes Jewish sociation of Hebrew Colleges; provides studies; maintains libraries and a mu- studies in Judaica and Hebraica, main- seum; offers Ph.D. and D.H.L. degrees in tains a Hebrew high school and a school graduate department; engages in archae- of observation and practice; provides logical excavations; publishes scholarly Jewish studies for adults; community- books through Hebrew Union College service division coordinates Jewish ed- Press. American Jewish Archives; Biblio- ucation in the city and provides consulta- graphica Judaica; HUC—JIR Catalogue; tion services to Jewish schools of all lean- Hebrew Union College Annual; Studies in ings. College Bulletin; Gratz Chats; GC Bibliography and Booklore. Annual of Jewish Studies; 75th Anniver- sary Volume; Telem Yearbook; What's , ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE New. (1889). 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220. Pres. Alvan D. Rubin; HEBREW COLLEGE (1921). 43 Hawes St., Exec. V. Pres. Uri D. Herscher. Promotes Brookline, Mass. 02146. Pres. Eli Grad; the welfare of Judaism, of the Hebrew Assoc. Dean Herbert Rosenblum. Pro- Union College-Jewish Institute of Reli- vides intensive programs of study in all gion, and of its graduates. 460 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

: AMERICAN JEWISH ARCHIVES students to do research in the field of (1947). 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Jewish art. Ohio 45220. Dir. Jacob R. Marcus; As- HERZLIAH-JEWISH TEACHERS SEMINARY soc. Dir. Stanley F. Chyet. Maintained (merger of Herzliah Hebrew Teachers In- for the preservation and study of Ameri- stitute and Jewish Teachers Seminary can Jewish historical records. American and People's University) (1967). 69 Bank Jewish Archives. St., N.Y.C., 10014. Pres. Eli Goldstein; : AMERICAN JEWISH PERIODICAL Chmn. of Bd. Abraham Goodman; Dean CENTER (1957). 3101 Clifton Ave., Cin- Hillel Henkin. Nondenominational He- cinnati, Ohio 45220. Dir. Jacob R. Mar- brew-Yiddish teachers college and school cus; Exec. Dir. Herbert C. Zafren. Main- for advanced Jewish studies; training tains microfilms of all American Jewish men and women as Jewish teachers; also periodicals, 1823-1925; selected periodi- on college and university levels, research cals, since 1925. Jewish Periodicals and and community service, as well as can- Newspapers on Microfilm (1957); First tors, singers and music instructors; con- Supplement (I960). fers undergraduate and graduate degrees; offers adult education program in He- : RHEA HIRSCH SCHOOL OF EDUCA- brew, Yiddish, Bible, Jewish history and TION (1967). 3077 University Mall, Los literature. Newsletter. Angeles, Calif. 90007. Pres. Alfred Gott- schalk; Dean Lewis M. Barth; Dir. Wil- :GRADUATE DIVISION (1965). Dean liam Cutter. Serves local needs in reli- Meir Ben-Horin. Institution for advanced gious education in Los Angeles area study and research and preparation for through teacher training, consultation, teaching Judaica in American colleges laboratory research; offers M.A. program and universities, leading to degree of in Jewish and Hebrew education; con- Doctor of Jewish Literature in Hebrew ducts joint programs with University of Language and Literature. Jewish Social Southern California. Newsletter. Studies (history, education, sociology, : SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SA- and philosophy), or Yiddish language and CRED MUSIC (1947). 40 W. 68 St., literature. N.Y.C., 10023. Dean Paul M. Steinberg. : HERZLIAH HEBREW TEACHERS IN- Trains cantors and music personnel for STITUTE, INC. (1921). Dir. and Asst. congregations; trains principals, teachers, Dean Y. S. Avidor. Offers four-year col- and directors of religious education for lege program in Judaica and teacher Reform religious schools. training for nationally accredited Hebrew : SCHOOL OF JEWISH COMMUNAL teachers diploma, serving the American SERVICE (1968). 3077 University Mall, Jewish community without denomina- Los Angeles, Calif. 90007. Pres. Alfred tional distinction. Transfer credit for G. Gottschalk; Dir. Gerald B. Bubis. Off- B. A. degree in college of general studies. ers certificate and master's graduate stud- Hedim; Shnaton. ies in Jewish psychological, sociological, cultural, historical, and valuation materi- : JEWISH TEACHERS SEMINARY AND als to those employed in Jewish commu- PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY INC. (1918). Dir. nal services, or preparing for such work, and Asst. Dean Y. S. Avidor. Four-year regardless of setting or professional disci- college program toward Bachelor of Jew- pline; offers M.S.W. and M.A. in Jewish ish Literature and Yiddish teachers cer- educational and communal service tificate. Transfer credit for B.A. degree in through HUC and M.A. in conjunc- college of general studies. Der Semina- tion with University of Southern Califor- rist. : Music DIVISION (1964). Acting : SKIRBALL MUSEUM (1913). 3077 Dir. Cantor Marvin Antosofsky. Offers University Mall. Los Angeles, Calif. studies in traditional and contemporary 90007. Chmn. Museum Com. Jack H. music, religious, Yiddish, secular and He- Skirball; Curator: Nancy Berman. Col- braic; offers certificate and degree pro- lects, preserves, researches and exhibits grams in Jewish music education and art and artificats made by or for Jews, or cantorial art and artist diploma. otherwise associated with Jews and Juda- INDEPENDENT RABBINATE OF AMERICA ism. Provides opportunity to faculty and (1970). 130 W. 42 St., Suite 1305, NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 461 N.Y.C., 10036. Dir. Rabbi Henry Lieber- eration (congregations and havuroi). man; Exec. Dir. Rabbi Chaim Lieberman. Reconstructionist. Maintains active placement service for the three branches in Judaism; seeks to : RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL improve the professional and economic COLLEGE (1968). 2308 N. Broad St., standing of its members; screens the au- Philadelphia, Pa., 19132. Pres. Ira Eisen- thenticity of their ordinations. Monthly stein; Dean Fredric Kazan. Trains leaders Newsletter; Rabbinical Registry and Di- for all spheres of Jewish life; synagogue, rectory. academic and educational positions, Hil- lel, Centers, Federation Agencies; re- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HILLEL quires students to pursue graduate stud- DIRECTORS (1949). 5715 S. Woodlawn ies at an outside institution of higher Ave., Chicago, 111. 60637. Pres. Daniel I. learning to Ph.D. degree in Jewish stud- Leifer; Sec. Michael A. Monson. Seeks to ies, religion, and related subjects; confers promote the welfare of the professional the title of Rabbi and grants the degree of personnel of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foun- Doctor of Hebrew Letters. dations by facilitating exchange of expe- : RECONSTRUCTIONIST FEDERATION rience and opinion among them and to OF CONGREGATIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS represent them before appropriate orga- (1954). 15 W. 86 St., N.Y.C., 10024. nizations. Pres. Leonard Leveton; Exec. Dir. Ira JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY, INC. Eisenstein; Assoc. Dir. Ludwig Nadel- (sponsored by NATIONAL FEDERATION man. Committed to the philosophy and OF TEMPLE BROTHERHOODS) (1893). 838 program of the Reconstructionist move- Fifth Ave. N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Bernard ment. Newsletter. Hirsh; Exec. Dir. Sylvan Lebow. Dis- JEWISH TEACHERS ASSOCIATION—MORIM seminates authoritative knowledge about (1926). 11 W. 42 St., N.Y.C. 10036. Pres. Jews and Judaism; assigns rabbis to lec- Michael Leinwand; Sec. Dorothy G. ture at colleges; endows courses in Juda- Posner. Promotes the religious, social, ism for college credit at universities; do- and moral welfare of children; provides a nates Jewish reference books to college program of professional, cultural, and so- libraries; sends rabbis to serve as counse- cial activities for its members; cooperates lor-teachers at Christian Church summer with other organizations for the promo- camps and as chaplains at Boy Scout tion of goodwill and understanding. JTA camps; produces motion pictures for pub- Bulletin. lic service television and group showings. JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF Brotherhood. AMERICA (1886; reorg. 1902). 3080 JEWISH MINISTERS CANTORS ASSOCIATION Broadway, N.Y.C, 10027. Chancellor OF AMERICA, INC. (1910). 236 Second Gerson D. Cohen; Chmn. Bd. of Dir. Sol. Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Murray M. Linowitz. Organized for the perpetua- Bazian; Exec. Dir. Irving Obstbaum. To tion of the tenets of the Jewish religion, further and propagate traditional liturgy; cultivation of Hebrew literature, pursuit place cantors in synagogues all over U.S. of biblical and archaeological research, and Canada; develop the cantors of the advancement of Jewish scholarship; future. Kol Lakol. maintains a library with extensive collec- tions of Hebraica and Judaica, a depart- JEWISH RECONSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATION ment for the training of rabbis, a pastoral (1940). 15 W. 86 St., N.Y.C., 10024. psychiatry center, the Jewish Museum, Pres. Ira Eisenstein; Exec. V. Pres. Lud- and such youth programs as the Ramah wig Nadelmann; Chmn. of Bd. Benjamin Camps and the Leaders Training Fellow- Wm. Mehlman. Dedicated to the ad- ship. Conservative Judaism. vancement of Judaism as an evolving reli- gious civilization, to the upbuilding of Er- : AMERICAN STUDENT CENTER IN etz Yisrael as the spiritual center of the JERUSALEM (1962). Neve Schechter, Jewish people, and to the furtherance of Jerusalem, Israel. Dean Shamma Fried- universal freedom, justice, and peace; man; Dir. Reuven Hammer. Offers hous- sponsors Reconstructionist Rabbinical ing and courses to fitcurriculu m of Semi- College in Philadelphia, Pa.; publishes nary students spending a year in Israel. books through the Reconstructionist : CANTORS INSTITUTE AND SEMI- Press; maintains Reconstructionist Fed- NARY COLLEGE OF JEWISH MUSIC 462 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

(1952). 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C. 10027. lem, Israel. Librarian Yaakov Katzen- Dir. David C. Kogen; Dean Morton Leif- stein. Incorporates Schocken library and man. Trains cantors, music teachers, and its related research institutes in medieval choral directors for congregations. Offers Hebrew poetry and Jewish mysticism. programs leading to degrees of B.S.M., Schocken Institute Yearbook (P'raquim). M.S.M., and D.S.M., and diploma of Hazzan. : SEMINARY COLLEGE OF JEWISH STUDIES-TEACHERS INSTITUTE (1909). : DEPARTMENT OF RADIO AND 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10027. Assoc. TELEVISION (1944). 3080 Broadway, Dean Sylvia Ettenberg; Dean of Students N.Y.C, 10027. Prod. Milton E. Krents; Mayer Rabinowitz. Offers complete col- Rabbinic Consultant Edward T. San- lege program in Judaica leading to B.H.L. drow. Produces radio and TV programs degree; conducts joint program with Co- expressing the Jewish tradition in its lumbia University, enabling students to broadest sense, with emphasis on the uni- receive B.A. from Columbia and B.H.L. versal human situation: "Eternal Light," from the Seminary, after four years. a weekly radio program; "Words We Live By," a summer discussion series; 7 "Eter- : UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM (1947). nal Light" TV programs, produced in co- 6525 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. operation with NBC, and 12 "Direc- 90028. Pres. David L. Lieber; V. Pres. tions" TV programs in cooperation with Max Vorspan, David Gordis. West Coast ABC; distributes program scripts and school of JTS. Serves as center of under- related reading lists. graduate and graduate study of Judaica; offers pre-professional and professional : FANNIE AND MAXWELL ABBEL programs in Jewish education and allied RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN RABBINICS fields, including a pre-rabbinic program (1951), 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10027. and joint program enabling students to Co-Dirs. Louis Finkelstein, Saul Lieber- receive B.A. from UCLA and BHL, and man. Fosters research in Rabbinics; pre- from U of J after 4 years, as well as a pares scientific editions of early Rabbinic broad range of adult education and Jew- works. ish activities. : INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY MACHNE ISRAEL, INC. (1940). 770 Eastern IN THE HUMANITIES (1968). 3080 Broad- Parkway, Bklyn., N.Y., 11213. Pres. way, N.Y.C. 10027. Dean Ismar Menachem M. Schneerson (Lubavitcher Schorsch. A graduate program leading to ); Dir., Treas. M.A. Hodakov; Sec. M.A. degree in all aspects of Jewish Stud- . The Lubavitcher move- ies and Ph.D. in Bible, Jewish education, ment's organ dedicated to the social, history, literature, philosophy, or rabbin- spiritual, and material welfare of Jews throughout the world. : INSTITUTE FOR RELIGIOUS AND SO- MERKOS L'INYONEI CHINUCH, INC. (THE CIAL STUDIES (N.Y.C. 1938; Chicago CENTRAL ORGANIZATION FOR JEWISH 1944; 1945). 3080 Broadway EDUCATION) (1940). 770 Eastern Park- N.Y.C., 10027. Pres. Gerson D. Cohen; way, Bklyn., N.Y., 11213. Pres. Mena- Dir. Jessica Feingold. Serves as a schol- chem M. Schneerson (the Lubavitcher arly and scientific fellowship of clergy- Rebbe); Dir., Treas. M.A. Hodakov; Sec. men and other religious teachers who Nissan Mindel. The educational arm of desire authoritative information regard- the Lubavitcher movement. Seeks to pro- ing some of the basic issues now con- mote Jewish education among Jews, re- fronting spiritually-minded men. gardless of their background, in the spirit of Torah-true Judaism; to establish con- : MELTON RESEARCH CENTER tact with alienated Jewish youth, to (1960). 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C. 10027. stimulate concern and active interest in Dir. Joel Roth; Coord. Elaine Morris. Jewish education on all levels, and to pro- Devises new curricula and materials for mote religious observance as a daily ex- Jewish education; recruits, trains, and re- perience among all Jews; maintains trains educators for a vital program. Mel- worldwide network of regional offices, ton Newsletter. schools, summer camps and - •: SCHOCKEN INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH Lubavitch Houses; publishes Jewish edu- RESEARCH (1961). 6 Balfour St., Jerusa- cational literature in numerous languages NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 463 and monthly journal in five languages: leges, of all ideological groupings; con- Conversaciones con la juventud; Conver- ducts annual national and regional con- sations avec les jeunes; Schmuessen mit ferences in all areas of Jewish education; kinder un yugent; Sihot la No-ar; Talks represents the Jewish education profes- and Tales. sion before the Jewish community; co- sponsors, with American Association for * YESHIVA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN Jewish Education, a personnel commit- RABBINICAL ACADEMY (1905). 1593 tee and other projects; cooperates with Coney Island Ave., Bklyn., N.Y., 11230. Jewish Agency department of education Pres. Solomon Cooper; Exec. V. Pres. and culture in promoting Hebrew culture Rabbi Bezalel Reifman. Maintains ele- and studies; conducts lectureship at He- mentary division in the Hebrew and En- brew University. Jewish Education; glish departments, lower Hebrew division Sheviley Hahinuch. and Mesivta high school, rabbinical academy, and postgraduate school for ad- •NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BETH JACOB vanced studies in Talmud and other SCHOOLS, INC. (1945). 1415 E. 7 St., branches of rabbinic scholarship; main- Bklyn., 11230. Pres. Israel M. Zaks; tains Camp Morris, a summer study Chmn. of Bd Shimon Newhouse; Sec. camp. Igud News Letter; Kol Torah; Kun- David Rosenberg. Operates Orthodox trasim; Merchav; Shofar. all-day schools from kindergarten through high school for girls, a residence •MIRRER YESHIVA CENTRAL INSTITUTE high school in Ferndale, N.Y., a national (in Poland 1817; in U.S. 1947). 1791-5 institute for master instructors, and a Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn. N.Y. 11223. summer camp for girls. Di- Pres. and Dean Rabbi Shrage Moshe Kal- gest; Pnimia Call. manowitz; Exec. Dir. and Sec. Manfred Handelsman. Maintains rabbinical col- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG ISRAEL lege, postgraduate school for Talmudic (1912). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Nat. research, accredited high school, and Pres. Herman Rosenbaum; Exec. V. Pres. and Sephardic divisions; dedicated Ephraim H. Sturm. Maintains a program to the dissemination of Torah scholarship of spiritual, cultural, social and commu- in the community and abroad; engages in nal activity towards the advancement rescue and rehabilitation of scholars and perpetuation of traditional, Torah- true Judaism; seeks to instill in American youth an understanding and appreciation NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER- of the ethical and spiritual values of Juda- ANCE OF JEWISH EDUCATION (1941). 824 ism. Sponsors kosher dining clubs and Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213. fraternity houses and an Israel program. Chmn. of Presidium Julius Hellenbrand; Viewpoint; Hashkofa Series; Massoeah Exec. V. Pres. Jacob J. Hecht; Exec. Sec. Newspaper. Faivel Rimler. Seeks to disseminate the ideals of Torah-true education among the , ARMED FORCES BUREAU (1939). 3 youth of America; aids poor, sick and W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Dir. Stanley needy in U.S. and Israel; maintains camp W. Schlessel; Assoc. Dir. Joshua N. for underprivileged children.; sponsors Bleichman. Advises and guides the in- and Machon Chana ductees into the armed forces with regard seeking to win back college youth and to Sabbath observance, kashrut, and Or- others to the fold of Judaism; maintains thodox behavior. Guide for the Orthodox schools and dormitory facilities. Servicemen. Panorama; Passover Handbook; Seder , EMPLOYMENT BUREAU (1912). 3 Guide; Spiritual Suicide; Focus. W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Exec. V. Pres. Ephraim H. Sturm; Employment Dir. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR JEWISH EDUCA- TION (1926). 114 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Dorothy Stein. Operates an on-the-job 10011. Pres. Alvin I. Schiff; Exec. Sec. training program under federal contract; Jack M. Horden. Fellowship of Jewish helps secure employment, particularly education profession, comprising ad- for Sabbath observers; offers vocational ministrators and supervisors of national guidance. Viewpoint. and local Jewish educational institutions , ERETZ ISRAEL DIVISION (1926). 3 and agencies, and teachers in Hebrew W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Chmn. Marvin high schools and Jewish teachers col- Luban; Exec. V. Pres. Ephraim H. Sturm. 464 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 Promotes Young Israel synagogues and Judaism for instruction on Judaism youth work in synagogues in Israel. through the mail. Voice of Judaism. : INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE (1933). (1947). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. 400 Mt. Wilson Lane, Baltimore, Md. Herman Rosenbaum; Exec. V. Pres. 21208. Pres. Rabbi Jacob I. Ruderman; Rabbi Ephraim H. Sturm. Introduces stu- V. Pres. Rabbi Herman N. Neuberger. dents to Jewish learning and knowledge; Trains rabbis and educators for American helps form adult branch schools; aids Jewish communities. Offers Master's and Young Israel synagogues in their adult Doctoral degrees in Talmudic Law. Col- education programs. Bulletin. lege has four divisions: Mechina High School, Rabbinical College, Teachers : MASSORAH INTERCOLLEGIATES OF Training Institute, Graduate School and YOUNG ISRAEL (1951). 3 W. 16 St., a branch in Toronto, Canada. Maintains N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Ronnie Schlessel; an active community service division. Dir. Stanley W. Schlessel. Organizes and operates kosher dining clubs on college OZAR HATORAH, INC. (1946). 411 Fifth and university campuses; provides infor- Ave., N.Y.C. 10016. Pres. Joseph Sha- mation and counselling on kashrut ob- lom; Intl. V. Pres. S. D. Sassoon; V. Pres. servance at college; gives college-age Marc J. Mishaan. Establishes and main- youth understanding and appreciation of tains primary and secondary schools for Judaism and information on issues im- secular and Jewish education in Iran, portant to Jewish community; arranges Syria, Morocco and France with an ap- seminars and meetings; publishes pam- proximate enrollment of 13,000 students phlets and monographs. Hashkafa; Mas- in 80 schools. sorah. P'EYLIM—AMERICAN YESHIVA STUDENT : YISRAEL HATZAIR (reorg. 1968). 3 UNION (1951). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C, W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Eddie 10011. Pres. Nisson Alpert; Dir. Av- Smoth; Nat. Dir. Arnold Grant. Fosters raham Hirsch. Aids and sponsors pioneer a program of spiritual, cultural, social, work by American graduate teachers and and communal activities for the advance- rabbis in new villages and towns in Israel; ment and perpetuation of traditional does religious, organizational, and educa- Torah-true Judaism, to instill an under- tional work and counseling among new standing and appreciation of the high eth- immigrant youth; maintains summer ical and spiritual values and to demon- camps for poor immigrant youth in Israel; strate compatibility of ancient faith of belongs to worldwide P'eylim movement Israel with good Americanism. which has groups in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England, Belgium, the Nether- NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITALITY COMMIT- lands, Switzerland, France, and Israel; TEE AND INFORMATION CENTERS (1973). engages in relief and educational work 437 Chestnut St., Rm. 408, Philadelphia, among North African immigrants in Pa., 19106. Pres. Allen S. Mailer; Exec. France and Canada, assisting them to Dir. Steven S. Jacobs. To develop the full relocate and reestablish a strong Jewish potential of involvement in Jewish com- community life. P'eylim Reporter. munity life by husbands and wives of non-Jewish origin, to retain the Jewish- RABBINICAL ALLIANCE OF AMERICA (IGUD ness of their children and to assist those HARABONIM) (1944). 156 Fifth Ave., non-Jews (and Jews) interested in Juda- Suite 810 N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. Rabbi Da- ism for non-marital reasons whether for vid B. Hollander. Seeks to promulgate conversion or not. Our Choice. the cause of Torah-true Judaism through an organized rabbinate that is consis- NATIONAL JEWISH INFORMATION SERVICE tently Orthodox; seeks to elevate the po- FOR THE PROPAGATION OF JUDAISM, INC. (1960). 5174 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, sition of Orthodox rabbis nationally, and Calif. 90036. Pres. Moshe M. Maggal; 1st to defend the welfare of Jews the world V. Pres. Allan Cutler; Corr. Sec. Rachel over. Also has Beth Din Rabbinical D. Maggal. Seeks to convert non-Jews to Court. Perspective. Judaism and revert Jews to Judaism; RABBINICAL ASSEMBLY (1900). 3080 maintains College for Jewish Ambassa- Broadway, N.Y.C, 10027. Pres. Rabbi dors for the training of Jewish missionar- Mordecai Waxman; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi ies and the Correspondence Academy of Wolfe Kelman. Seeks to promote Con- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 465 servative Judaism, and to foster the spirit nance of the Touro Synagogue as ^ na- of fellowship and cooperation among the tional historic site. rabbis and other Jewish scholars; cooper- ates with the Jewish Theological Semi- SPERTUS COLLEGE OF JUDAICA (1925). 618 nary of America and the United Syna- S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. 60605. gogue of America. Beineinu; Conserv- Pres. David Weinstein; Bd. Chmn. David ative Judaism; Proceedings of the Rab- Weinstein. Educates teachers of He- binical Assembly. braica and Judaica for elementary and secondary Jewish schools; certifies He- RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF TELSHE, INC. brew teachers for public and private Illi- (1941). 28400 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe, nois schools; provides Chicago area col- Ohio 44092. Pres. Rabbi Mordecai leges and universities with specialized Gifter; Sec. Moshe Helfan. College for undergraduate programs in Judaica and higher Jewish learning specializing in serves as a Department of Judaic Studies Talmudic Studies and Rabbinics; main- to these colleges and universities; serves tains a preparatory academy including as Midwest Jewish information center secular high school, a postgraduate de- through its Asher Library and Maurice partment, a teachers training school, and Spertus Museum of Judaica; grants de- a teachers seminary for women. Pri Etz grees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Chaim; Peer Mordechai; Alumni Bulle- Hebrew Literature and Bachelor of tin. Judaic Studies. Perspectives in Jewish Learning. RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA, INC. (1923; reorg. 1936). 220 Park Ave. S., SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF AMERICA (1926). N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Fabian Schonfeld; 432 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi Israel Klavan. Pro- Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein; Exec. V. motes in the commu- Pres. Rabbi Henry Siegman. Serves as nity; supports institutions for study of spokesman for, and coordinates, policies Torah; stimulates creation of new tradi- of national rabbinical and lay synagogal tional agencies. Hadorom; Record; Ser- organizations of Conservative, Ortho- mon Manual; Tradition. dox, and Reform branches of American Judaism. Action Memo. RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL COL- LEGE (see Jewish Reconstructionist : INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY Foundation, p. 461). PLANNING AND RESEARCH OF (1972). 1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Wash- RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RELIGIOUS ington, D.C. 20036. Chmn. Philip M. JEWRY, INC. (1941; reorg. 1954). 471 Klutznick; Dir. Ira Silverman. Seeks to West End Ave., N.Y.C., 10024. Chmn. strengthen American Jewry by conduct- Salomon Goldsmith; Sec. Marcus Le- ing and promoting systematic study of vine. Engages in research and publishes major issues confronting its future vital- studies concerning the situation of reli- ity, for which it enlists informed aca- gious Jewry and its problems all over the demic and lay people; sponsors research world. and analysis on the subject and dissemi- SHOLEM ALEICHEM FOLK INSTITUTE, INC. nates findings to synagogues and other (1918). 41 Union Square, N.Y.C., 10003. Jewish organizations. Analysis; Back- Pres. Edward Solomon; Sec. Noah Zing- ground. man. Aims to imbue children with Jewish TORAH UMESORAH—NATIONAL SOCIETY values through teaching Yiddish lan- FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS (1944). 229 guage and literature, Hebrew and the Bi- Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Nat. Pres. ble, Jewish history, significance of Jewish Samuel C. Feuerstein; Nat. Dir. Joseph holidays, folk and choral singing, and Kaminetsky. Establishes Hebrew day about Jewish life in America and Israel; schools throughout U.S. and Canada and offers preparation for bar mitzvah. services them in all areas including place- Kinder Journal (Yiddish). ment and curriculum guidance; conducts SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE TOURO SYNA- teacher training institutes, a special fel- GOGUE, NATIONAL HISTORIC SHRINE, lowship program, seminars, and work- INC. (1948). 85 Touro St., Newport, R.I., shops for in-service training of teachers; 02840. Pres. Samuel Friedman; Sec. publishes textbooks and supplementary Theodore Lewis. Assists in the mainte- reading material; conducts education re- 466 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

search and has established Fryer Fdn. for newsletter, and teachers' bulletin. Fryer research in ethics and character educa- Foundation Newsletter. tion; supervises federal aid programs for TOURO COLLEGE (1970). 30 W. 44 St., Hebrew day schools throughout the U.S. N.Y.C., 10036. Pres. Bernard Lander. Hamenahel: the Jewish Parent; Olo- Chartered by the N.Y. State Board of Re- meinu—Our World; Tempo; Torah Ume- gents to offer programs in 16 disciplines sorah Report. leading to B.A. and B.S. degrees, with an : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HE- emphasis on relevance of Jewish heritage BREW DAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS to the general culture of Western civiliza- (1960). 229 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. tion; to operate School of Law and to Pres. Saul Wolf; V. Pres. Barrie Modlin, confer J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees; Rabbi Joseph Rosenberg; Exec. Coord. conducts coordinate divisions for men Dov Milians; Sec. Naomi Benezra. Coor- and women in School of Liberal Arts and dinates the work of the fiscal directors of Sciences; Division of Health Sciences in Hebrew day schools throughout the cooperation with Kingsbrook Jewish country. NAHDSA Review. Medical Center, and Division of General Studies for adults leading to baccalaure- : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HE- ate degrees in humanities, social sciences BREW DAY SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER or business. Annual Bulletins. ASSOCIATIONS (1948). 229 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Henry C. UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGRE- Rhein; Exec. Secy. Mrs. Samuel Brand; GATIONS (1873). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Chmn. of Bd. Mrs. Clarence Horwitz. 10021. Pres. Rabbi Alexander M. Schin- Acts as a clearinghouse and service dler. Serves as the central congregational agency to PTAs of Hebrew day schools; body of Reform Judaism in the Western organizes parent education courses and Hemisphere; serves its approximately sets up programs for individual PTAs. 700 affiliated temples and membership Day School PTA Handbook; Jewish Par- with religious, educational, cultural, and ent; National Program Notes; PTA Bulle- administrative programs. Keeping Posted; tin; Fundraising With a Flair. Reform Judaism. : NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF YE- : AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF CAN- SHIVA PRINCIPALS (1956). 229 Park Ave. TORS OF (1956). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., S., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Rabbi Chaim 10021. Pres. Norman Belink; Exec. Dir. Medetsky; Exec. Sec. Rabbi Joshua Fish- Raymond Smolover. Members receive man; Bd. Chmn. Rabbi Armin H. Fried- investiture and commissioning as cantors man and Rabbi Joseph Shuchatowitz. A at ordination-investiture ceremonies at professional organization of primary and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute secondary yeshhivah day-school princi- of Religion-Sacred School of Music. pals which seeks to make yeshivah day- Through Joint Placement Commission, school education more effective. Hame- serves congregations seeking cantors and nahel. music directors. Dedicated to creative Judaism, preserving best of the past, and : NATIONAL YESHIVA TEACHERS encouraging new and vital approaches to BOARD OF LICENSE (1953). 229 Park religious ritual, music and ceremonies. Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Bd. Chmn. Sim- cha Teitelbaum; Ex. Consult. Zvi H. Shu- : COMMISSION ON SOCIAL ACTION OF rin. Issues licenses to qualified instructors REFORM JUDAISM (see p. 449). for all grades of the Hebrew day school and the general field of Torah educa- : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEM- tion. PLE ADMINISTRATORS OF (1941). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Frank L. : SAMUEL A. FRYER EDUCATIONAL Simons; Admin. Sec. Mrs. Betty Hirsch. RESEARCH FOUNDATION (1966). 229 Fosters Reform Judaism; prepares and Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Chmn. Bd. disseminates administrative information of Trustees Jack Sable; Dir. Louis Nul- and procedures to member synagogues of man. Strengthens the ethics programs of UAHC; provides and encourages proper Hebrew day, afternoon, and Sunday and adequate training of professional schools, summer camps, and Jewish cen- synagogue executives; formulates and es- ters through moral sensitivity-training tablishes professional ideals and stan- program; provides extensive teacher- dards for the synagogue executive. NATA training program; publishes monographs, Quarterly. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 467

: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEM- ducts pilot projects and offers educational PLE EDUCATORS (1955). 838 Fifth Ave., guidance and consultation" at all age lev- N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Rolf W. Schickler; els to member congregations and affili- Exec. Sec. Alan D. Bennett. Represents ates and associate bodies. Compass; Keep- the temple educator within the general ing Posted. body of Reform Judaism; fosters the full- time profession of the temple educator; , AND CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF encourages the growth and development AMERICAN RABBIS: COMMISSION ON of Jewish religious education consistent SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATION (1962). with the aims of Reform Judaism; stimu- 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. lates communal interest in and responsi- Mrs. Lillian Maltzer; Dir. Myron E. bility for Jewish religious education. Schoen. Assists congregations in man- NATE News. agement, finance, building maintenance, design, construction, and art aspects of : NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEM- synagogues; maintains the Synagogue PLE BROTHERHOODS (1923). 838 Fifth Architectural Library consisting of Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Bernard photos, slides, and plans of contemporary Hirsh; Exec. Dir. Sylvan Lebow. Com- and older synagogue buildings. Syna- prises 500 Reform temple brotherhoods gogue Service. in the U.S., Australia, Canada, South America, and the Union of South Africa; : CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERI- fosters religious, social, and cultural ac- CAN RABBIS, AND NATIONAL ASSOCIA- tivities; sponsors the Jewish Chautauqua TION OF TEMPLE ADMINISTRATORS: Society. Brotherhood. BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR TEMPLE ADMINISTRATORS (1963). 838 Fifth : NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEM- Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Daniel Dia- PLE SISTERHOODS (1913). 838 Fifth Ave., mond; Sec. Myron E. Schoen. Seeks to N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Mrs. Irving S. Ben- establish standards of qualification for jamin; Exec. Dir. Janes Evans. Serves temple administrators and to further op- more than 600 sisterhoods of Reform Ju- portunities for their training; conducts daism; inter-religious understanding and examination of candidates and issues cer- social justice; scholarships and grants to tificates of fellowship. Information Bulle- rabbinic students; Braille and large type tin. Judaic materials for Jewish blind; pro- jects for Israel, Soviet Jewry and the ag- UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGA- ing; is women's agency of UAHC and TIONS OF AMERICA (1898). 116 E. 27 St., cooperates with World Union for N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Harold M. Jacobs; Progressive Judaism. Notes for Now; Dir. David Cohen. Serves as the national President's Packet. central body of Orthodox synagogues; provides educational, religious, and orga- : NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEM- nizational guidance to congregations, PLE YOUTH (1939). 838 Fifth Ave., youth groups, and men's clubs; represents N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Joshua Gottlieb; the Orthodox Jewish community in rela- Dir. Rabbi Stephen Schafer. Seeks to tionship to governmental and civic bod- train Reform Jewish youth in the values ies, and the general Jewish community; of the synagogue and their application to conducts the national authoritative U Ka- daily life through service to the commu- shruth certification service. Jewish Ac- nity and congregation; runs department tion; Jewish Life; Keeping Posted; U News of summer camps and national leadership Reporter. training institutes; arranges overseas aca- demic tours and work programs, interna- : NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYN- tional student exchange program, college AGOGUE YOUTH (1954). 116 E. 27 St., student programs in the U.S. and Israel, N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Terry Novetsky; including an accredited study program in Dir. Pinchas Stolper. Serves as central Israel. body for youth groups of traditional congregations; provides such national , AND CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF activities and services as educational AMERICAN RABBIS: COMMISSION ON guidance, groups, Chav- JEWISH EDUCATION OF (1923). 838 Fifth rusa-community service, programs con- Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Jacob P. sultation, Torah library, Torah fund Rudin; Dir. Abraham Segal. Develops scholarships, Ben Zakkai Honor Soci- curricula and teachers' manuals; con- ety, Friends of NCSY; conducts na- 468 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 tional and regional events including provides religious leaders for Sephardic week long seminars, summer Torah congregations. tours in over 200 communities, Israel UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH (1940). summer seminar for teens and collegi- 841 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y., ates, Camp NCSY in Israel for pre- 11230. Chmn. Exec. Com. S. Gourary. teens. Divisions include Senior NCSY Organizes and operates yeshivot in the in 18 regions and 465 chapters; Junior United States, Canada, and Israel and NCSY for pre-teens, CYT-College disseminates the Lubavitch-Chabad Youth for Torah; B'nai Torah Day teachings and philosophy. Pilpul Ha Tal- School and NCSY in Israel. Keeping midim. Posted with NCSY; Advisors' Newsletter; Mitsvos Ma'asiyos; Holiday Series; Jew- OF AMERICA (1913). ish Thought Series; Leadership Manual 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10027. Pres. Series; Texts for Teen Study. Arthur J. Levine; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi Bernard Segal. To further the cause of * : NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF Conservative Judaism. Maintains 12 de- ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRA- partments and 10 regional offices to assist TORS (1964). 116 E. 27 St., N.Y.C., its affiliated congregations by furthering 10016. Pres. Harold M. Jacobs; Coord. religious observance; maintaining the tra- G. Goldman. Seeks to utilize the experi- ditional character of liturgy; encouraging ence and knowledge of the synagogue ad- establishment of Jewish religious schools; ministrator in establishing specific profes- to embrace all elements essentially loyal sional standards and practices for to traditional Judaism. United Synagogue Orthodox congregations. Review. : WOMEN'S BRANCH (1923). 84 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Mrs. Samuel , ATID, COLLEGE AGE ORGANIZA- A. Turk; Exec. V. Pres. Mrs. Mordecai A. TION OF (1960). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. Stern. Seeks to spread knowledge for the 10010. Pres. Gary Spiewak; Coord: Mrs. understanding and practice of Orthodox Melina Mishkin Kieffer, Richard A. Judaism, and to unite all Orthodox Stein. Seeks to develop a program for women and their synagogal organiza- strengthening identification with Juda- tions, services affiliates with educational ism, based on the personality develop- and programming materials, leadership ment, needs and interests of the colle- and organizational guidance and has an gian. ATID Curricula Judaica; Readers' NGO representative at UN. Hachodesh; Forum; ATID Bookmobile Project. Newsletter. : COMMISSION ON JEWISH EDUCA- OF THE TION (1930). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. UNITED STATES AND CANADA (1900). 10010. Chmn. Rabbi Joel H. Zaiman; 235 E. Broadway, N.Y.C., 10002. Pres. Dir. Morton Siegel. Promotes higher Rabbi Moshe Feinstein; Chmn. Rabbi educational standards in Conservative Symcha Elberg. Seeks to foster and pro- congregational schools and Solomon mote Torah-true Judaism in America; as- Schechter Day Schools and publishes sists in the establishment and mainta- material for the advancement of their nance of yeshivot in the United States; educational program. B'Kitzur; In Your maintains committee on marriage and di- Hands; Our Age; Synagogue School; Your vorce and aids individuals with marital Child; Briefs difficulties; disseminates knowledge of , EDUCATORS ASSEMBLY OF (1951). traditional Jewish rites and practices and 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. Pres. Hy- publishes regulations on synagogal struc- man Campeas; Admin. Herbert L. Tep- ture; maintains rabbinical court for re- per. Promotes, extends, and strengthens solving individual and communal con- the program of Jewish education on all flicts. levels in the community in consonance with the philosophy of the Conservative UNION OF SEPHARDIC CONGREGATIONS, INC. (1929). 8 W. 70 St., N.Y.C., 10023. movement. Annual Yearbook; Quarterly Pres. The Hahom, Solomon Gaon; Sec. Bulletin; Newsletters. Victor Tarry. Promotes the religious in- , KADIMA OF (formerly PRE-USY; terests of Sephardic Jews; prepares and reorg. 1968). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. distributes Sephardic prayer books and 10010. Dir. Paul Freedman. Provides NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 469 motivational programming for pre- and Perry. Constitutes parent body of Con- early adolescents who attend congrega- servative women's groups in U.S., tional and day schools. Advisor's Aid; Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Israel; KADIMA. provides them with programs in religion, education, social action, leadership train- , NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR ADULT ing, Israel affairs, and community affairs; JEWISH STUDIES OF (1940). 155 Fifth publishes books of Jewish interest; con- Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. Chmn. Bd. of Gov. tributes to support of Jewish Theological Morris Fond; Dir. Marvin S. Wiener. Seminary and Mathilde Schechter Resi- Provides guidance and information on re- dence Hall for women. Women's League sources, courses, and other projects in Outlook. adult Jewish education; prepares and publishes pamphlets, study guides, tracts, WEST COAST TALMUDICAL SEMINARY (Ye- and texts for use in adult-education pro- shiva Ohr Elchonon) (1953). 851 No. grams; publishes the Jewish Tract series Kings Rd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90069. and distributes El-Am edition of Talmud. Pres. Abraham Linderman; Dean Rabbi Distributes black-and-white and color S. Wasserman; Sec. David Bass. Provides films of "Eternal Light" TV programs on facilities for intensive Torah education as Jewish subjects, produced by Jewish The- well as Orthodox rabbinical training on ological Seminary in cooperation with the West Coast; conducts an accredited NBC. Adult Jewish Education; Bulletin. college preparatory high school com- bined with a full program of Torah-Tal- , NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SYNA- mudic training and a graduate Talmudi- GOGUE ADMINISTRATORS OF (1948). cal division on college level. 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10027. Pres. WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM, Mrs. Larry Jaffe; Sec. Andrew Braun. LTD. (1926). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, Aids congregations affiliated with the 10021. Pres. David H. Wice; Exec. Dir. United Synagogue of America to further Richard G. Hirsch; Sec. Jane Evans; aims of Conservative Judaism through N.A. Bd. Dir. Ira S. Youdovin. Promotes more effective administration; advances and coordinates efforts of Reform, Lib- professional standards and promotes new eral, and Progressive congregations methods in administration; cooperates in throughout the world; supports new con- United Synagogue placement services gregations; assigns and employs rabbis and administrative surveys. The Syna- overseas; sponsors seminaries and gogue Administrator; NASA Newsletter; schools; organizes international confer- NASA Journal. ences of Liberal Jews. International Con- : NATIONAL FEDERATION OF JEW- ference Reports; News and Views; Shal- ISH MEN'S CLUBS, INC. (1929). 475 Riv- hevet (Israel); Teshuva (Argentina). erside Dr., Suite 244 N.Y.C., 10027. YAVNE HEBREW THEOLOGICAL SEMI- Pres. I. Murray Jacobs; Sec. William Ull- NARY, INC. (1924). 510 Dahill Road, man. Promotes principle of traditional Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218. Pres. Rabbi Na- Judaism; organizes, sponsors, and devel- than Shapiro, Exec. Dir. Rabbi Solomon ops synagogue-affiliated men's clubs or K. Shapiro. School for higher Jewish brotherhoods. The Torch. learning; trains rabbis and teachers as , UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH OF Jewish leaders for American Jewish com- (1951). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. munities; maintains branch in Jerusalem Pres. Jef Segelman; Exec. Dir. Paul for Higher Jewish Education-Machon Freedman. Seeks to develop a program Maharshal and for an exchange student for strengthening identification with Ju- program. Yavne Newsletter. daism, based on the personality develop- YAVNEH, NATIONAL RELIGIOUS JEWISH ment, needs, and interests of the adoles- STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (1960). 156 cent. Achshav; HaMadrich: A Journal Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. Mat. of Informal Jewish Education; Tikun Hoffman; V. Pres. Sonney Taragin. Seeks Olam. to promote religious Jewish education on , WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR CONSERVA- the college campus, to facilitate full ob- TIVE JUDAISM (formerly NATIONAL servance of halakhic Judaism, to inte- WOMEN'S LEAGUE) (1918). 48 E. 74 St., grate the insights gained in college stud- N.Y.C, 10021. Pres. Mrs. M. Milton ies with the values and knowledge of 470 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

Judaism, to unite Jewish college students, Graduate Division of Medical Sciences. and to become a force for the dissemina- Einstein College's clinical facilities and tion of in the Jewish com- affiliates encompass seven Bronx hospi- munity; initiated [ and related tals with a bed capacity of 5,200; and M'karev] programs aimed at drawing into links to the Edenwald School of Jewish the established Jewish community alien- Child Care Association and other agen- ated and assimilated Jewish students; cies, through the Rose F. Kennedy Cen- publishes occasional monographs in Yav- ter for Research in Mental Retardation neh Studies Series. The Authentic Voice, and Human Development. AECOM Kol Yavneh, Parshat Hashavua Series; News. Yavneh Shiron. , ALUMNI OFFICE, 500 West 185th YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (1886). 500 W. 185 Street, N.Y.C, 10033. Dir. Rabbi St., N.Y.C., 10033. Pres. Samuel Belkin; Abraham Avrech. Seeks to foster a close Chmn. Bd. of Trustees Max J. Etra. The allegiance of alumni to their alma mater nation's oldest and largest private univer- by maintaining ties with all alumni and sity founded under Jewish auspices, with servicing the following associations: Ye- a broad range of undergraduate, gradu- shiva College Alumni, Pres. Sidney Lieb- ate, and professional schools, community erman; Erna Michael College of Hebraic service agencies, scholarly publications, Studies Alumni, Pres. Aaron Krumbein; and widespread programs of research. James Striar School of General Jewish Curricula lead to bachelor's, master's, Studies Alumni, Pres. Stuart L. Berman; and doctoral degrees. Undergraduate Stern College Alumnae, Pres. Mrs. Doina schools provide general studies curricula L. Bryskin, Mrs. Marge Marx; Teachers supplemented by courses in Jewish learn- Institute for Women Alumnae, Pres. ing; graduate schools prepare for careers Esther Linzer; Albert Einstein College of in medicine, science, social work, educa- Medicine Alumni, Pres. Dr. Ronald tion, psychology, and other fields; alumni Ross; Ferkauf Graduate School of serve the nation and the Jewish commu- Humanities and Social Sciences Alumni, nity in many significant endeavors. Five Pres. Dr. Alvin I. Schiff; Wurzweiler undergraduate schools and seven gradu- School of Social Work Alumni, Pres. ate schools are located at four centers in Stuart Arnowitz; Rabbinic Alumni, Pres. Manhattan and the Bronx. Rabbi William Herkowitz; Bernard Revel Undergraduate for men: Yeshiva Col- Graduate School—Harry Fischel School lege, Erna Michael College of Hebraic Alumni, Pres. Bernard Rosensweig; Studies, James Striar School of General Alumni Council, Chmn. Abraham S. Jewish Studies, at Main Center. Guterman, offers guidance to Pres. and Bd. of Trustees on university's academic Undergraduate school for women: development and service activities. Stern College for Women, Teachers Insti- Alumni Fund Cabinet, Chmn. Marcel ti te for Women, at Midtown Center, 245 Lindenbaum, coordinates alumni fund- Lexington Ave., N.Y.C. 10016. raising operations. AECOM Alumni Sponsors two high schools for boys and News; Bat Hayyil; ; James Striar two for girls (Manhattan and Brooklyn). School Alumni Newsletter; Jewish Social Auxiliary services include also Stone- Work Forum; Midrashon; Stern College Sapirstein Center for Jewish Education, Alumnae Newsletter; Wurzweiler School Sephardic Studies Program, Brookdale of Social Work Alumni Association News- Foundation Programs for the Aged, and letter; Yeshiva College Alumni Bulletin. Maxwell R. Maybaum Institute of Material Sciences and Quantum Elec- , BELFER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF tronics. Inside Yeshiva University; Studies SCIENCE (1958). 500 W. 185 St., N.Y.C, in Judaica; Studies in Torah Judaism. 10033. Dean Arthur B. Komar. Offers , ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF programs in chemistry, mathematics, MEDICINE (1955). 1330 Morris Pk. Ave., physics, and mathematics education and Bronx, N.Y. 10461. Pres. Samuel Belkin; physics education; conducts advanced re- Chmn. Bd. of Overseers Michael Singer; search projects in these fields; confers Act. Dean Ephraim Friedman. Prepares M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. physicians and conducts research in the , BERNARD REVEL GRADUATE health sciences; awards Doctor of Medi- SCHOOL (1937). 500 W. 185 St., N.Y.C, cine degree; includes Sue Golding 10033. Act. Dean Joshua A. Fishman. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 471

Offers graduate work in Judaic studies , SOCIETY OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE and Semitic languages, literatures, and ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDI- cultures; confers M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. CINE (1953). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., degrees. 10003. Chmn. Samuel J. Levy. Seeks to further interest and participation in ac- , FERKAUF GRADUATE SCHOOL OF tivities on behalf of Einstein College and HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES to develop community understanding of (1957). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. and support for its programs. Dean Joseph B. Gittler. Offers graduate studies in education, psychology, social : (affiliate) WEST COAST TEACHERS sciences; grants M.S., M.A., Specialist's COLLEGE (1962). 8322 Beverly Blvd., Certificate, Doctor of Education, and Los Angeles, Calif. 90036. Admin. Rabbi Ph.D. degrees. Aaron Twersky; Exec. Sec. Mrs. Muriel Mines. Offers programs in Jewish educa- , HARRY FISCHEL SCHOOL FOR tion and Hebrew language, literature, and HIGHER JEWISH STUDIES (1945). 500 W. 185 St., N.Y.C., 10033. Act. Dean culture; grants Hebrew teacher's diploma Joshua A. Fishman. Offers summer and Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of graduate work in Judaic studies and Se- Science degrees. mitic languages, literatures, and cultures; , WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION (1928). confers M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Mrs. Lillie Kaden Rich; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Samp- , (affiliate) RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (1896). 2540 son A. Isseroff. Supports Yeshiva Univer- Amsterdam Ave., N.Y.C., 10033. Chmn. sity's national scholarship program for Bd. of Trustees Herbert Tenzer; Dir. students training in education, commu- Rabbi Zevulun Charlop. Offers compre- nity service, medicine, and other profes- hensive training in higher Jewish studies; sions, and its development program. grants semikha (ordination) and the de- YUWO News Briefs. grees of Master of Religious Education, , WURZWEILER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL Master of Hebrew Literature, Doctor of WORK (1957). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Religious Education, and Doctor of He- 10003. Pres. Samuel Belkin; V. Pres. brew Literature; includes Kollel (Insti- Academic Affairs Joshua A. Fishman; tute for Advanced Research in Rabbin- Act. Dean Solomon H. Green. Offers ics), and auxiliaries: Cantorial Training education for social work, especially Jew- Institute, which provides professional ish communal services, social casework, training of cantors and other musical per- social group work, community social sonnel for the Jewish community, and work; grants Master of Social Work and awards associate cantor's certificate and Doctor of Social Welfare degrees. Jewish cantorial diploma; Sephardic Community Social Work Forum. Program which serves specific needs of Sephardi synagogues in the U.S. and YESHIVATH TORAH VODAATH AND Canada, holds such events as annual MESIVTA RABBINICAL SEMINARY Sephardic Cultural Festival, maintains (1918). 425 E. 9 St., Brooklyn, N.Y., Sephardic Home Study Group program; 11218. Chmn. of Bd. Louis J. Septimus; Community Service Division, which Sec. Earl H. Spero. Offers Hebrew and makes educational, organizational, pro- secular education from elementary level gramming, consultative, and placement through rabbinical ordination and post- resources available to congregations, graduate work; maintains a teachers insti- schools, organizations, and communities tute and community-service bureau; in the United States and Canada, through maintains a dormitory and a nonprofit its youth bureau, department of adult camp program for boys. Chronicle; education, lecture bureau, placement Mesivta Vanguard; Thought of the Week; bureau, program department. National Torah Vodaath News. Commission on Torah Education, and , ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (1941). 425 Camp Morasha; Educators Council of E. 9 St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218. Pres. America, which formulates uniform edu- Yitchak Feldman; Chmn. of Bd. Daniel cational standards, provides guidance to Sukenik. Promotes social and cultural professional staffs, rabbis, and lay leaders ties between the alumni and the school; with regard to curriculum, and promotes supports the school through fund raising; Jewish education. American Sephardi. offers vocational guidance to students; 472 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 operates Camp Torah Vodaath; and Eisner; Sec. Samuel E. Alexander. Main- sponsors research fellowship program for tains contact with Americans and boys. Alumni News; Annual Journal; Canadians who served in the Zionist un- Hamesivta Torah Periodical. derground movements in Palestine, Aliyah Bet, and Israel's war of indepen- •' , BETH MEDROSH ELYON dence; promotes Israel's welfare; con- (ACADEMY OF HIGHER LEARNING AND ducts speaker's bureau; holds memorial RESEARCH) (1943). 73 Main St., Mon- services at grave of Col. David Marcus; is sey, N.Y. 10952. Pres. Marvin Hershko- affiliated with World Mahal. Newsletter. witz; Chmn. of Bd. Louis J. Septimus. Provides postgraduate courses and re- ASSOCIATION OF YUGOSLAV JEWS IN THE search work in higher Jewish studies; off- UNITED STATES, INC. (1940). 247 W. 99 ers scholarships and fellowships. Annual St., N.Y.C., 10025. Pres. Sal Musafia; Journal. Sec. Mile Weiss. Assists Jews and Jewish organizations in Yugoslavia; cooperates SOCIAL, MUTUAL BENEFIT with Jewish communities in Yugoslavia and organization of former Yugoslav AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JEWS FROM Jews in Israel as well as with other Jewish CENTRAL EUROPE, INC. (1942). 570 Sev- organizations. Bulletin. enth Ave., N.Y.C. 10028. Pres. Curt C. Silberman; Exec. V. Pres. Herbert A. BNAI ZION—THE AMERICAN FRATERNAL Strauss. Seeks to safeguard the rights and ZIONIST ORGANIZATION (1908). 136 E. interests of of Central 39 St., N.Y.C, 10016. Pres. Abraham J. European descent, especially in reference Multer; Exec. V. Pres. and Sec. Herman to restitution and indemnification; through Z. Quittman. Fosters principles of its Research Foundation for Jewish Immi- Americanism, fraternalism, and Zionism; gration sponsors research and publications fosters Hebrew culture; offers life insur- on the history of Central European Jewry ance, Blue Cross hospitalization, and and the history of their immigration and other benefits to its members; sponsors acculturation in the U.S.; sponsors a social settlements; youth centers; medical clin- program for needy Nazi victims in the U.S. ics, and Bnai Zion Home for Retardates in cooperation with United Help, Inc. and in Israel. Program is dedicated to further- other specialized social agencies. Under- ance of America-Israel friendship. Bnai takes cultural activities, annual confer- Zion Foundation Newsletter; Bnai Zion ences, publication, and lecture programs. Voice. Member, Council of Jews from Germany. *BRITH ABRAHAM (1883). 853 Broadway, AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION (1951). N.Y.C, 10003. Grand Master Leo S. 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C, 10022. Pres. Li- Spooner; Grand Sec. Aaron Gold. Pro- liane Winn; Exec. Dir. Mati Ronen. Seeks tects Jewish rights and combats antise- to preserve the Sephardi heritage in United mitism; supports Israel and major Jewish States, Israel, and throughout world by organizations; maintains foundation in fostering and supporting religious and cul- support of Soviet Jewry. Beacon. tural activities of Sephardi congregations, organizations, and communities, and unit- BRITH SHOLOM (1905). 121 S. Broad St., ing them in one overall organization; sup- Philadelphia, Pa. 19107. Nat. Pres. Ar- ports Jewish institutions of higher learning nold J. Silvers; Nat. Exec. Dir. Albert and those for the training of Sephardi lay Liss. Devoted to service to community, and religious leaders to serve their com- civic welfare, and defense of minority munities everywhere; assists Sephardi rights. Brith Sholom News; Community charitable, cultural, religious and educa- Relations Digest; Peace Tidings. tional institutions everywhere; dissemi- CENTRAL SEPHARDIC JEWISH COMMUNITY nates information by the publication, or OF AMERICA (1940). 8 W. 70 St., N.Y.C, assistance in the publication, of books and 10023. Pres. Emilie Levy. Seeks to foster other literature dealing with Sephardi cul- Sephardic culture, education and com- ture and tradition in the United States. munal institutions. Sponsors wide range Sephardic Voice; Young Sephardic Voice. of activities; raises funds for Sephardic AMERICAN VETERANS OF ISRAEL (1949). causes in U.S. and Israel. c/o Samuel E. Alexander, 548 E. Walnut FREE SONS OF ISRAEL (1849). 932 Broad- St., Long Beach, N.Y. 11561. Pres. Harry way, N.Y.C, 10010. Grand Master NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 473 Harry Pavony; Grand Sec. Murray Birn- Bronx, N.Y., 10452. Pres. Joseph V. back. Promotes fraternalism; supports Matatia; Exec. Dir. Ernest Sides. Pro- State of Israel, UJA, and other worthy motes the social, educational, and reli- Jewish charities. Reporter. gious welfare of its members. •INTERNATIONAL JEWISH LABOR BUND UNITED ORDER TRUE SISTERS, INC. (1846). (Directed by WORLD COORDINATING 150 W. 85 St., N.Y.C, 10024. Nat. Pres. COMMITTEE OF THE BUND) (1897; reorg. Mrs. William T. Donahue; Nat. Sec. Mrs. 1947). 25 E. 78 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Exec. Herman Klein. Philanthropic; fraternal; Sec. Emanuel Scherer. Coordinates ac- cancer treatment. Echo. tivities of the Bund organizations throughout the world and represents WORKMEN'S CIRCLE (1900). 45 E. 33 St., them in the Socialist International; N.Y.C. 10016. Pres. Harold Ostroff; spreads the ideas of Jewish Socialism as Exec. Sec. William Stern. Provides frater- formulated by the Jewish Labor Bund; nal benefits and activities, Jewish educa- publishes pamphlets and periodicals on tional program, secularist Yiddish world problems, Jewish life, socialist the- schools for children, community activi- ory and policy, and on the history, activi- ties, both in Jewish life and on the Ameri- ties, and ideology of the Jewish Labor can scene, cooperation with the labor Bund. Bulletin (U.S.); Perspectives movement. Kultur un Lebn; The Call. (U.S.); Unzer Tsait (U.S.); Foroys (Mex- -, DIVISION OF JEWISH LABOR COM- ico); Lebns-Fragn (Israel); Unser Gedank (Argentina); Unser Gedank (Australia); MITTEE (see p. 450). Unser Shtimme (France); Tsait-Fragn SOCIAL WELFARE (Uruguay). AMERICAN JEWISH CORRECTIONAL CHAP- JEWISH PEACE FELLOWSHIP (1941). Box LAINS ASSOCIATION, INC. (formerly NA- 271, Nyack, N.Y., 10960. Pres. Naomi TIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH PRISON Goodman; Hon. Chmn. Isidor B. Hoff- CHAPLAINS) (1937). 10 E. 73 St., N.Y.C, man. Unites those who believe that Jew- 10021. (Cooperating with the New York ish ideals and experience provide inspira- Board of Rabbis and Jewish Family Ser- tion for a nonviolent philosophy and way vice.) Pres. Irving Koslowe; V. Pres. Erwin of life; offers draft counseling, especially Zimet. Seeks to provide a more articulate for conscientious objection based on Jew- expression for Jewish chaplains serving the ish "religious training and belief; en- needs of Jewish men and women in penal courages Jewish community to become and correctional institutions, and to make more knowledgeable, concerned, and ac- their ministry more effective through ex- tive in regard to the war/peace problem. change of views and active cooperation. JPF Newsletter. AMERICAN JEWISH SOCIETY FOR SERVICE, JEWISH SOCIALIST VERBAND OF AMERICA INC., (1949). 15 E. 26 St., Rm. 1302, (1921). 45 E. 33 St., N.Y.C. 10016. Nat. N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. E. Kenneth Marks, Sec. Maurice Petrushka. Promotes the Sec. Leveritt Wallace. Conducts 4 volun- ideals of social democracy and Yiddish tary work service camps each summer to culture among the Yiddish-speaking peo- enable young people to live their faith by ple of America. Der Wecker. serving other people. Newsletter. RUMANIAN JEWISH FEDERATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL CENTER AT DENVER AMERICA, INC. (1958). 253 W. 72 St., (formerly Jewish CONSUMPTIVES' RE- N.Y.C, 10023. Pres. Charles H. Kremer; LIEF SOCIETY, 1904; merged with EX- Sec. Albert Sigal. Serves as a representa- PATIENT'S SANITARIUM, 1966). 6401 tive body for Roumanian Jewry through- West Colfax, Spivak, Colo. 80214. Pres. out the world and intervenes on their be- Robert A. Silverberg; Exec. V. Pres. half; cooperates with all national Jewish Manfred L. Minzer, Jr. A national hospi- and non-Jewish organizations for pur- tal for cancer treatment and research, pose of aiding Roumanian Jews economi- supported by private donations from all cally, socially and politically here or parts of the U.S.; provides treatment free abroad; disseminates information about to all in need; offers long-term treatment Roumanian Jewish activities. for advanced and recurrent cancer, com- SEPHARDIC JEWISH BROTHERHOOD OF bined with extensive basic and clinical AMERICA, INC. (1915). 116 E. 169 St., research. Sponsor's Report. 474 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AUXILIAR- of services to Israel. Conducts commu- IES (1904; reorg. 1936). 6401 W. Colfax, nity service programs for the disadvan- Spivak, Colo. 80214. Pres. Mrs. Arthur taged and the handicapped, and public Feigeles. Provides support for the Ameri- affairs programs. Women's World. can Medical Center program by dis- seminating information, fund raising, and , YOUTH ORGANIZATION (see p. 458). acting as admissions officers for patients CITY OF HOPE—A NATIONAL MEDICAL from chapter cities throughout the coun- CENTER UNDER JEWISH AUSPICES try. Bulletin. (1913). 208 W. 8 St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90014. Pres. M. E. Hersch; Exec. Dir. BARON DE HIRSCH FUND, INC. (1891). 386 Ben Horowitz. Admits on completely Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Rob- free, nonsectarian basis patients from all ert Simons; Mng. Dir. Theodore Nor- parts of the nation suffering from cancer man. Aids Jewish immigrants and their and leukemia, blood, heart, and chest ail- children in the U.S., Israel, and elsewhere ments, and certain maladies of heredity by giving grants to agencies active in edu- and metabolism including diabetes; cational and vocational fields; has limited makes available its Consultation Service program for scholarships and study tours to doctors and hospitals throughout the in U.S. nation, for diagnosis and treatment of B'NAI B'RITH (1843). 1640 Rhode Island their patients; seeks to influence medi- Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036. cine and science everywhere, affecting Pres. David M. Blumberg; Exec. V. Pres. treatment, research and education in the Benjamin M. Kahn. International Jewish catastrophic diseases; seeks improve- organization, with affiliates in 40 coun- ments in the quality, quantity, economy, tries. Programs involve community rela- and efficiency of health care. Many hun- tions; international affairs with emphasis dreds of original findings have emerged on Israel and Soviet Jewry; teen and col- from its staff who are conducting clinical lege age youth; adult Jewish education; and basic research in the catastrophic civic and social welfare. The National maladies and in lupus erythematosus, Jewish Monthly; Shofar. Huntingdon's disease, genetics and the neurosciences. Pilot; President's Newslet- , ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF ter; Torchbearer. (see p. 449). , CAREER AND COUNSELING SER- COUNCIL OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS AND VICES (1938). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., WELFARE FUNDS, INC. (1932) 315 Park N.W., Washington, D.C, 20036. Chmn. Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Raymond Irving Rubenstein, Sr.; Nat. Dir. S. Nor- Epstein; Exec. V. Pres. Philip Bernstein. man Feingold. Conducts educational and Provides national and regional services to occupational research and engages in a 235 associated Jewish community orga- broad publications program; also pro- nizations in the United States and vides direct guidance services for youths Canada, aiding in fund raising, commu- and adults through professionally con- nity organization, health and welfare ducted regional offices in many popula- planning, personnel recruitment, and tion centers. B'nai B'rith Career and public relations. Directory of Jewish Fed- Counseling Services Newsletter; Career erations, Welfare Funds and Community Briefs; Catalogue of Publications; Councils; Directory of Jewish Health and Counselors Information Service. Welfare Agencies (triennial); Jewish Com- munal Services: Programs and Finances; . HILLEL FOUNDATIONS, INC. (see Yearbook of Jewish Social Services. p. 458). HOPE CENTER FOR THE RETARDED, INC. -: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF (1965). 3601 E. 32 Ave., Denver, Colo. HILLEL DIRECTORS (see p. 461). 80205. Bd. Chmn. Marvin Pomeranz; , WOMEN (1897). 1640 Rhode Island Exec. Dir. George E. Brantley; Sec. Mrs. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C, 20036. Lorraine Faulstich. Provides services Int. Pres. Mrs. Milton T. Smith; Exec. for trainable mentally retarded individ- Dir. Miriam Albert. Participates in con- uals who are not accepted in public temporary Jewish life through working schools but who do not require institu- with Jewish youth, adult Jewish educa- tionalization. Hope Center Newsletter tion programs, and supporting a variety Monthly. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 475

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON JEWISH SO- •LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL CIAL AND WELFARE SERVICES (1961). JEWISH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS 200 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C. 10003. (N.Y. (1925). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10021. liaison office with UN headquarters.) Chmn. Mrs. David M. Levitt; Sec.-Treas. Pres. The Rt. Hon. Lord Nathan; V. Pres. Mrs. Charlotte Stein. Promotes interor- Sir Henry d'Avigdor Goldsmid and Sam- ganizational understanding and coopera- uel L. Haber; Exec. Sec. Theodore D. tion among the constituent national Jew- Feder; Dep. Exec. Sec. Leonard Seiden- ish women's organizations; brings to the raan. Provides for exchange of views and attention of these organizations matters information among member agencies on of general and Jewish interest; issues problems of Jewish social and welfare statements and takes action on matters of services, including medical care, old age, general and Jewish interest with the con- welfare, child care, rehabilitation, techni- sent of the majority of constituent organi- cal assistance, vocational training, zations and in the name of these organi- agricultural, and other resettlement, eco- zations only. nomic assistance, refugees, migration, in- tegration and related problems, represen- LEO N. LEVI MEMORIAL NATIONAL AR- tation of views to governments and THRITIS HOSPITAL (sponsored by B'nai international organizations. Members: B'rith) (1914). 300 Prospect Ave., Hot six national and international organiza- Springs National Park, Ark., 71901. Pres. tions. Emile L. Grossbart; Adm. Harry A. Ro- senzweig. Maintains a nonprofit national JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, arthritis medical center for men, women INC. (1931). 110 E. 30 St., N.Y.C, and children regardless of race, creed, or 10016. Pres. Mrs. David M. Levitt; Exec. ability to pay. Dir. Jacob Freid. Seeks to serve the reli- gious and cultural needs of the Jewish NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH blind by publishing prayerbooks in He- FAMILY, CHILDREN'S AND HEALTH brew and English Braille; provides Yid- PROFESSIONALS (1965). 130 East 59 St., dish, Hebrew, and English records for N.Y.C. 10022. Pres. Saul Hofstein; Sec. Jewish blind throughout the world who Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks. Brings together cannot read Braille; maintaining world- Jewish caseworkers and related profes- wide free Braille lending library. Jewish sionals in Jewish family, children, and Braille Review. health services. Seeks improvement in personnel standards; ways of furthering JEWISH CONCILIATION BOARD OF AMER- Jewish continuity and identity; to ICA, INC. (1920). 33 W. 60 St., N.Y.C. strengthen Jewish family life and individ- 10023. Pres. Herbert A. Schneider; Exec. ual identity as Jews; provides forums for Dir. Sidney Wallach. Settles disputes professional discussion at national con- within the Jewish community involving ference of Jewish communal service and synagogues, lodges, fraternal and regional meetings; takes action on social benevolent societies, and other commu- policy issues; provides a vehicle for repre- nal organizations, as well as individuals sentation of Jewish caseworkers and oth- who are in controversy with these groups ers in various national associations and or in personal and family difficulties; at- activities. NACHES. tempts to carry out its purposes within the traditional Jewish ideals of justice, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH without unwarranted delays, and without HOMES FOR THE AGED (1960). 2525 Cen- any cost to those involved in the disputes. terville Road, Dallas, Texas 75228. Pres. Bernard Liebowitz; Exec. V. Pres. Dr. JEWISH OCCUPATIONAL COUNCIL, INC. Herbert Shore. Serves as a national repre- (1939). 114 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10011. sentative of voluntary Jewish homes for Pres. Mrs. Louis A. Bernhard; Exec. Dir. the aged. Conducts annual meetings, Henry B. Stern. Acts as coordinating conferences, workshops and institutes. body for all Jewish agencies having pro- Provides for sharing information, studies grams in educational vocational guid- and clearinghouse functions. Directory; ance, job placement, vocational rehabili- Progress Report. tation, skills-training, sheltered work- shops, and occupational research. News- THE NATIONAL ASTHMA CENTER (1907). letter; Information bulletins; conference 1999 Julian St., Denver, Colo., 80204. publications. Pres. Arthur B. Lorber; Exec. Dir. Dr. 476 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

Dudley I. Solomon. Administers care and NATIONAL JEWISH WELFARE BOARD treatment to children from the ages of 6 (1917). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. to 15, suffering from chronic, intractable Daniel Rose; Exec. V. Pres. Herbert Mill- asthma; research and dissemination of in- man. Major service agency for Jewish formation. News From the Home Front; Community Centers and camps serving Asthma Progress Report. more than a million Jews; Government accredited agency for providing services NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH COM- and programs to Jewish military families MUNAL SERVICE (1899). 15 E. 26 St., and hospitalized veterans; promotes Jew- N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Samuel Katz; Exec. ish culture through its Book and Music Dir. Matthew Penn. Serves as forum for Councils, JWB lecture bureau, and Jew- all professional philosophies in commu- ish educational, cultural and Israel- nity service, for testing new experiences, related projects. JWB Circle; Jewish proposing new ideas, and questioning or Community Center Program Aids; Jewish reaffirming old concepts. Concerned with Bookland; Jewish Music Notes; Running advancement of professional personnel the Center; JWB Facts; Public Relations practices and standards. Concurrents; Idea Exchange; JWB Personnel Reporter; Journal of Jewish Communal Service. Sherut; The Jewish Chaplain; Jewish Lay NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH PRISON Leader; Mail Call; Mrs. G.I. CHAPLAINS, INC. (see AMERICAN JEWISH : COMMISSION ON JEWISH CHAPL- CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAINS ASSOCIA- AINCY (1940). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., TION, INC.). 10010. Chmn. Rabbi Eric Friedland; Dir. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, Rabbi Aryeh Lev. Recruits, endorses, INC. (1893). 1 W. 47 St., N.Y.C., 10036. and serves Jewish military and Veterans Nat. Pres. Esther R. Landa; Exec. Dir. Administration chaplains on behalf of the Rena P. Button. Operates programs in American Jewish community and the education, social and legislative action three major rabbinic bodies; trains and and community service for children and assists Jewish lay leaders where there are youth, the aging, the disadvantaged in no chaplains, for service to Jewish mili- Jewish and general communities; con- tary personnel, their families, and hospi- ducts nationwide study of juvenile justice talized veterans. Jewish Chaplain; Jewish system as basis for legislative reform and Lay Leader. community projects; promotes education in Israel through NCJW Research Insti- , JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL (see p. 453). tute for Innovation in Education at He- , JEWISH MUSIC COUNCIL (see p. 454). brew University, Jerusalem; provides educational materials to kindergartens. WORLD FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMU- Council Woman; Washington Newsletter; NITY CENTERS (1947). 15 E. 26 St., Children Without Justice; Windows on N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Morton L. Mandel; Day Care. Dir. Emanuel Berlatsky. Serves as a council of Jewish community center NATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE ON SCOUT- movements in various countries; as the ING (1926). Boy Scouts of America. vehicle for international conferences of North Brunswick, N.J. 08902. Chmn. lay and professional leaders; stimulates Melvin B. Neisner; Exec. Dir. Harry intercountry relationships, visits, confer- Lasker. Seeks to stimulate Boy Scout ac- ences and communications; issues peri- tivity among Jewish boys. Ner Tamidfor odic newsletters reporting on develop- Boy Scouts and Explorers; Scouting in ments in various lands. Synagogues and Centers. NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL AND RE- ZIONIST AND PRO-ISRAEL SEARCH CENTER (1899). 3800 E. Colfax AMERICA-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDA- Ave., Denver, Colo., 80206. Pres. Louis TION, INC. (1939). 4 East 54 St., N.Y.C. Degen; Exec. V. Pres. Richard N. Blues- 10022. Chmn. of Bd. William Mazer, Isaac tein. Offers nationwide, nonsectarian Stern; Pres. Bernard Mandelbaum; Chmn. care for adults and children suffering Exec. Com. David Berg. Membership or- from tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema, ganization supporting Israeli cultural insti- chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, and tutions, such as Israel Philharmonic Or- other immunological disorders. New Di- chestra, Habimah Theater, Inbal dancers, rections. Tel Aviv Museum, and academies of mu- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 477 sic; sponsors cultural exchange between collects funds and conducts programs of U.S. and Israel, awards scholarships in all information throughout the United States the arts to young Israelis for study in Israel interpreting the work of the Hebrew Uni- and abroad. Hadashot; Tarbut. versity and its significance; administers American student programs and arranges AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE exchange professorships in the United ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM, INC. (1949). 6 E. 46 Street, N.Y.C., 10017. States and Israel. Created and recruits Pres. Leo Jung; Bd. Chmn. Max Stern; support for Truman Research Institute. Sec. Isaac Strahl; Treas. Norbert Strauss. American Friends Bulletin: News from the Raises funds for the various needs of Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Scopus the Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, Magazine; Quarterly Review. such as equipment and medical supplies, AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE JERUSALEM as well as general maintenance of pres- MENTAL HEALTH CENTER—EZRATH ent hospital and building funds for NASHIM INC. (1895). 10 E. 40 St., Shaare Zedek Medical Center now un- N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Joel Finkle; Exec. der construction. At the Hospital; Heart- Dir. George M. Lewis. Supports the beat. growth, development, and maintenance of Jerusalem Mental Health Center- AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZ- Ezrath Nashim in Jerusalem, Israel, a MANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, INC. 200-bed hospital which is the only non- (1944). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. governmental, nonprofit, voluntary men- Pres. Stephen L. Stulman; Chmn. of Bd. tal-health facility in Israel devoted to re- Morris L. Levinson. Supports the Weiz- search in, training for, and treatment and mann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Is- alleviation of, problems caused by mental rael. illness. Newsletter. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY (1969). 500 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10036. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV Pres. Charles J. Bensley; V. Pres.-Sec. UNIVERSITY, INC. (1955). 342 Madison Nathan S. Ancell. Supports the develop- Ave., N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Victor M. ment and maintenance of the various pro- Carter; Asst. to Pres. Avraham Soltes. grams of the University of Haifa, among Supports development and maintenance them the Arab Jewish center, Carmel of the Tel Aviv University. Sponsors ex- Center for Judaism; schools of manage- change student programs and exchange ment and hotel management; arranges professorships in U.S. and Israel. Senti- study and teaching programs for Ameri- nel; Aleph-Tav. can students and professors at the univer- AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COM- sity, and for their Israeli counterparts in MITTEE (1954). 1341 G. St., N.W., Wash- the United States. ington, D.C. 20005. Pres. Edward Sand- ers; Exec. Dir. Morris J. Amitay. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RELIGIOUS FREE- DOM IN ISRAEL (1963). P.O. Box 30323, Conducts public action with a view to Washington, D.C., 20014. Exec. Dir. maintaining and improving friendship Alex Hershaft. Calls for complete reli- and good will between the United States gious freedom and separation of church and Israel. Near East Report. and state in Israel; publicizes violations of AMERICAN-ISRAELI LIGHTHOUSE, INC. religious freedom to bring the influence (1928; reorg. 1955). 30 E. 60 St., N.Y.C., of benevolent opinion of the American 10022. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Leonard F. Dank; Jewish community to bear on solution Exec. Sec. Mrs. Anne Shatz. Provides of this problem; assists other groups education and rehabilitation for the blind and individuals working toward these in Israel to effect their social and voca- goals. tional integration into the seeing commu- nity; built and maintains Rehabilitation AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNI- VERSITY (1931). 11 E. 69 St. N.Y.C., Center for the Blind (Migdal Or) in 10021. Pres. Max M. Kampelman; Exec. Haifa. Tower. V. Pres. Seymour Fishman; Chmn. of Bd. AMERICAN JEWISH LEAGUE FOR ISRAEL Julian B. Venezky; Chmn. Exec. Comm. (1957). 595 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., Henry Sonneborn III. Fosters the 10022. Pres. Hon. Seymour R. Levine; growth, development, and maintenance Chmn. Exec. Com. Eleazar Lipsky; of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Chmn. of Bd. Samuel Rothberg. Seeks to 478 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

unite all those who, notwithstanding dif- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TECHNION-ISRAEL fering philosophies of Jewish life, are INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1940) committed to the historical ideals of 271 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Zionism; works, independently of class or Henry Taub; Exec. V. Pres. Charles I. party, for the welfare of Israel as a whole. Scher. Supports the work of the Tech- Not identified with any political parties nion-Israel Institute of Technology, in Israel. Bulletin of the American Jewish Haifa, which trains 9,000 students in 23 League for Israel. departments and medical school, and conducts research across a broad spec- AMERICAN MIZRACHI WOMEN (formerly trum of science and technology. ATS MIZRACHI WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION OF Newsletter; ATS Women's Division News- AMERICA) (1925). 817 Broadway, letter. N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Mrs. Louis J. Schreiber; Sec. Mrs. Emmanuel Weinreb. AMERICAN ZIONIST FEDERATION (1939; Conducts social-service, child care, and reorg. 1949 and 1970). 515 Park Ave., vocational-educational programs in Is- N.Y.C., 10022. Pres. Mrs. Max Schenk; rael in an environment of traditional Ju- Exec. Dir. Samuel I. Cohen. Consolidates daism; promotes cultural activities for the the efforts of the existing Zionist con- purpose of disseminating Zionist ideals stituency in such areas as public and com- and strengthening traditional Judaism in munal affairs, education, youth and America. The American Mizrachi aliyah, and invites the affiliation and par- Woman. ticipation of like-minded individuals and organizations in the community-at-large. AMERICAN PHYSICIANS FELLOWSHIP, INC. Seeks to conduct a Zionist program de- FOR THE ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION signed to create a greater appreciation of (1950). 1622 Beacon St., Brookline, Jewish culture within the American Jew- Mass. 02146. Pres. Robert B. Greenblatt; ish community in furtherance of the con- Sec. Manuel M. Glazier. An organization tinuity of Jewish life and the spiritual of 8,500 physicians in U.S. and Canada centrality of Israel as - who work to help Israel become a major land. Composed of 14 National Zionist world medical center. Secures fellow- organizations; 10 Zionist youth move- ships for selected Israeli physicians and ments; individual members-at-large; cor- arranges lectureships in Israel by promi- porate affiliates. Maintains regional nent American physicians; aids Israel offices in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Medical Association financially and con- Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and tributes medical books, periodicals, in- New York. struments and drugs. APF News. AMERICAN RED MAGEN DAVID FOR IS- AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH FOUNDATION, RAEL, INC. (1941). 888 7th Ave., N.Y.C., INC. (1973). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C. 10019. Nat. Pres. Joseph Handleman; 10022. Chmn. Bd. of Trustees David Nat. Chmn. Emanuel Celler; Nat. Exec. Sidorsky; Exec. Dir. Chaim Ganel. Dir Benjamin Saxe. An authorized tax Sponsors educational programs and ser- exempt organization; the sole support vices for American Jewish youth in- arm in the United States of Magen David cluding tours to Israel, programs of Adorn in Israel with a national member- volunteer service or study in leading ship and chapter program. Educates and institutions of science, scholarship and involves its members in activities of Ma- arts. Also prepares and provides spe- gen David Adorn, Israel's Red Cross Ser- cialists who present and interpret the vice; raises funds for MDA's emergency Israeli experience for community cen- medical services, including collection ters and federations throughout the and distribution of blood and blood pro- country. ducts for Israel's military and civilian : AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH COUN- population; supplies ambulances, blood- CIL (1951). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C, mobiles, and mobile cardiac rescue units 10022. Chmn. Kenneth Bob. Acts as serving all hospitals and communities spokesman and representative of Zionist throughout Israel; supports MDA's 73 youth in interpreting Israel to the youth emergency medical clinics and helps pro- of America; represents, coordinates, and vide training and equipment for volun- implements activities of the Zionist youth teer emergency paramedical corps. Chap- movements in the U.S.: Betar, B'nai ter Highlights; Lifeline. Akiva, Dror, Hashomer Hatzair, Hamag- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 479 shimim, Ichud Habonim, Masado of information on budget, size, functions, ZOA. etc. of traditional, educational, welfare, and philanthropic institutions in Israel, AMERICANS FOR A MUSIC LIBRARY IN IS- working cooperatively with the Israel RAEL (1950). 220 S. State St., Rm. 1208, government and the overseas department Chicago, 111., 60604. Pres. Samuel Barli- of the Council of Jewish Federations and ant; Exec. V. Pres. Mrs. Samuel Barliant. Welfare Funds, New York; handles and Promotes and encourages music educa- executes estates, wills and bequests for tion in Israel through financial and other the traditional institutions in Israel. An- assistance; supplies all material for nine nual Financial Reports and Statistics on music libraries; grants music scholarships Affiliates. in Israel; popularizes Israeli music works in the principal cities of the United HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGA- States. AMU News. NIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. (1912). 65 E. 52 St., N.Y.C, 10022. Pres. Mrs. Max AMPAL—AMERICAN ISRAEL CORPORA- Matzkin; Exec. Dir. Aline Kaplan. In TION (1942). 75 Rockefeller Plaza, America helps interpret Israel to the N.Y.C. 10019. Finances and invests in American people; provides basic Jewish Israel economic enterprises; mobilizes education as a background for intelligent finance and investment capital in the U.S. and creative Jewish living in America; through sale of own debenture issues and sponsors Hashachar, largest Zionist utilization of bank credit lines. Annual youth movement in U.S., which has four Report; Prospectuses. divisions; Young Judaea, Intermediate BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL (1955). Judaea, Senior Judaea, and Hamag- 641 Lexington Ave., N.Y.C, 10022. shimim; operates eight Zionist youth Chancellor Joseph H. Lookstein; Chmn. camps in this country; supports summer Bd. of Trustees Phillip Stollman. Sup- and all-year-courses in Israel. Maintains ports growth and development of Bar- in Israel Hadassah-Hebrew University Ilan University located in Ramat-Gan, Is- Medical Center for healing, teaching, and rael; administers American Student research; Hadassah Community Col- Programs and exchange programs with lege, Seligsberg/Brandeis Comprehen- faculty. Bar-Ilan News; Academic Re- sive High School, Hadassah Vocational search; Philosophia. Guidance Institute. Is principal U.S. con- tributor to Youth Aliyah children's vil- BRIT TRUMPELDOR, INC., BETAR (1935). lages and all-day centers and to the Jew- 136 Duane St., N.Y.C, 10013. Pres. ish National Fund for land purchase Barry Liben; V. Pres. Bobby Brown. and reclamation. Hadassah Headlines; Teaches Jewish youth goals of aliyah, Hadassah Magazine. Hebrew, ready mobilization in times of crisis, self respect; seeks to aid and pro- , HASHACHAR (formerly YOUNG tect Jewish communities everywhere. JUDEA and JUNIOR HADASSAH; (org. Had-Nes; Hed Hanhaga; Tagar. 1909, reorg. 1967). 817 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10003. Nat. Pres. Betsy Dia- DROR—YOUNG ZIONIST ORGANIZATION, INC. (1948). 215 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C. mant; Nat. Dir. Joseph Wernick. Seeks to 10003 Pres. Robby Regev; Sec. Naomi educate Jewish youth from the ages of Kaminsky. Fosters Zionist program, for 10-25 toward Jewish and Zionist values, youth with emphasis on aliyah to the Kib- active commitment to and participation butz Ha'meuchad; stresses Jewish and la- in the American and Israeli Jewish com- bor education; maintains leadership munities, with aliyah as a prime goal; seminar and work-study programs in Is- maintains summer camps and summer rael, summer camps in the U.S. and and year programs in Israel. Hamag- Canada. Sponsors two garinim in Israel. shimim Journal; Kol Hat'una; The Alon Dror; Igeret Dror. Young Judaean. HASHOMER HATZAIR, INC. 150 Fifth Ave., FEDERATED COUNCIL OF ISRAEL INSTITU- TIONS—FCII (1940). 38 Park Row, Suite 700, N.Y.C, 10011. N.Y.C, 10038. Pres. David L. Meckler; : AMERICANS FOR PROGRESSIVE IS- Exec. V. Pres. Julius Novack. Central RAEL (1948). Exec. Dir. Rachel Jacobs. fund-raising organization for 104 affi- Affiliated with Kibbutz Artzi. Believes liated institutions; is a clearing house for Zionism is the National Liberation 480 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

Movement of the Jewish people; edu- : HERZL PRESS. Ed. Marie Syrkin. cates members towards an understanding Publishes books and pamphlets on mod- of their Jewishness and progressive val- ern Israel, Zionism, and general Jewish ues: dignity of labor, social justice, and subjects. the brotherhood of nations. Background ICHUD HABONIM LABOR ZIONIST YOUTH Bulletin; For Your Information; Israel (1935). 575 Sixth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Horizons. Sec. Gen. Kenneth Bob. Fosters identifi- : SOCIALIST ZIONIST YOUTH MOVE- cation with pioneering Israel; stimulates MENT (1923). Nat. Sec. Ya'ar Pelzig; Dir. study of Jewish life, history, and culture; Etai Pedan. Seeks to imbue Jewish youth sponsors community action projects and with national awareness and socialist- seven summer camps in the U.S. and Zionist values in centers and camps run Canada, program in 'Israel, summer by, and for, youth; attempts to organize camp, summer program on kibbutz, and oldest leadership in settlement groups for four groups for kibbutz settlement. Bago- aliyah and settlement in kibbutzim of lah; Haboneh; Hamaapil. Kibbutz Federation Artzi. Igeret Kesher; ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION (1948). 109 Information Bulletin; LaMadrich; Youth Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst, N.Y. and Nation. 11516. Pres. Oscar Regen; Sec. Oliver HEBREW UNIVERSITY-TECHNION JOINT Sabin. Supports and stimulates the MAINTENANCE APPEAL (1954). 11 E. 69 growth of music in Israel, and dissemi- St., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Daniel G. nates recorded Israeli music in the U.S. Ross; Dir. Clifford B. Surloff. Conducts and throughout the world. maintenance campaigns formerly con- JEWISH NATIONAL FUND OF AMERICA ducted by the American Friends of the (1901). 42 E. 69 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Hebrew University and the American Meyer Pesin; Exec. V. Pres. Abram Salo- Technion Society; participates in com- mon. Exclusive fund-raising agency of munity campaigns throughout the U.S. the world Zionist movement for the excluding New York City. afforestation, reclamation, and develop- HERUT-U.S.A. (formerly UNITED ZIONIST- ment of the including the REVISIONISTS OF AMERICA). (1925), 15 construction of roads and preparation of E. 41 St., N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Howard sites for new settlements; helps empha- L. Adelson. Supports Herut policy in Is- size the importance of Israel in schools rael and seeks Jabotinskean solutions of and synagogues throughout the world. problems facing American, Russian and JNF Almanac; Land and Life. world Jewry; assists in the fostering of private enterprises and developments in *KEREN-OR, INC. (1956). 1133 Broadway, Israel; fosters maximalist Zionism among N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Ira Guilden; Sec. Jews in America. Its subsidiaries are: Be- Samuel I. Hendler. Raises funds for spe- tar-Brit Trumpeldor, Zeirei Herut, Ne- cial projects such as education and train- shei Herut, Tel-Hai Fund, and For the ing of blind multiple handicapped chil- Children of Israel. Challenge; Ha'aretz; dren at the Jewish Institute for the Blind Hadar; Ha-Isha; Hanoar; Herut; News in Jerusalem. Bulletin; Our Voice; Political Affairs Re- LABOR ZIONIST ALLIANCE reorg. (formerly port; Tagar; Tel-Hai; Yodefet. FARBAND LABOR ZIONIST ORDER, now THEODOR HERZL FOUNDATION (1954). 515 uniting also membership and branches of Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Chmn. Eman- POALE ZION—UNITED LABOR ZIONIST uel Neumann; Sec. Isadore Hamlin. Cul- ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA and tural activities, lectures, conferences, AMERICAN HABONIM ASSOCIATION) courses in modern Hebrew and Jewish (1913). 575 Sixth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. subjects; Israel, Zionism and Jewish his- Pres. Judah J. Shapiro; Exec. V. Pres., tory. Midstream. Sec. Jacob Katzman. Seeks to enhance Jewish life, culture, and education in U.S. : THEODOR HERZL INSTITUTE. and Canada; aids in building State of Is- Chmn. Jacques Torczyner. Conducts a rael as a cooperative commonwealth, and Zionist adult education program through its Labor movement organized in the His- classes, lectures, and academic confer- tadrut; supports efforts toward a more ences. Operates Ulpan center and serves democratic society throughout the world; the community through an extension ser- furthers the democratization of the Jew- vice. Herzl Institute Bulletin. ish community in America and the wel- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 481 fare of Jews everywhere; works with La- operation with Moetzet Hapoalot a wide- bor and liberal forces in America. Alli- spread network of educational and social ance News, Jewish Frontier; Yiddisher services for children, youth and women Kemfer. in Israel. Provides counseling and legal aid services for women, particularly war LEAGUE FOR LABOR ISRAEL (1938; reorg. widows. Authorized agency of Youth 1961). 575 Sixth Ave, N.Y.C., 10011. Aliyah. In America, supports Jewish edu- Pres. Susan Brecher; Sec. Frank Phillips. cational, youth, cultural programs; par- Conducts labor Zionist educational, ticipates in civic affairs. Pioneer Woman youth, and cultural activities in the Journal. American Jewish community and pro- motes educational travel to Israel. POALE AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA, INC. (1948). 156 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR LABOR ISRAEL 10010. Pres. David B. Hollander; Exec. (ISRAEL HISTADRUT CAMPAIGN) (1923), 33 E. 67 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Judah Dir. Yehuda Rotem; Presidium: Alex- J. Shapiro; Act. Exec. V. Pres. Bernard B. ander Herman, Anshel Wainhaus. Aims Jacobson. Provides funds for the social to educate American Jews to the values welfare, vocational, health, and cultural of Orthodoxy, aliyah, and halutziut; sup- institutions and other services of Hista- ports kibbutzim, trade schools, yeshivot, drut to benefit workers and immigrants teachers' college, civic and health cen- and to assist in the integration of new- ters, children's homes in Israel. Achdut; comers as productive citizens in Israel; PAI Views; PAI Bulletin. promotes an understanding of the aims ' : WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1948). and achievements of Israel labor among 147 W. 42 St., N.Y.C, 10036. Pres. Mrs. Jews and non-Jews in America. Fundrais- Mina Presser; Sec. Mrs. Miriam Frei- ing arms are: Israel Histadrut Campaign reich. Assists Poale Agudath Israel to and Israel Histadrut Foundation. Hista- build and support children's homes, kin- drut Foto-News. dergartens, and trade schools in Israel. Yediot PAI. : AMERICAN TRADE UNION COUN- CIL FOR HISTADRUT (1947). 33 E. 67 St., *RASSCO ISRAEL CORPORATION AND N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Matthew Schoen- RASSCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION wald; Exec. Dir. Gregory J. Bardacke. (1950). 535 Madison Ave., N.Y.C, Carries on educational activities among 10022. Pres. Shmuel Lavi; Bd. Chmn. American and Canadian trade unions for Igal Weinstein. Maintains ties with West- health, educational, and welfare activities ern Hemisphere investments. of the Histadrut in Israel. Histadrut Foto- News; Shalom. RELIGIOUS ZIONISTS OF AMERICA 25 W. 26 St., N.Y.C. 10010. PEC ISRAEL ECONOMIC CORPORATION : BNEI AKIVA OF NORTH AMERICA (formerly PALESTINE ECONOMIC CORPO- (1934). 25 W. 26 St., N.Y.C 10010. Pres. RATION) (1926). 511 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Machum Baruchi; Exec. Dir. Chaim Lip- 10017. Pres. Albert Levinson; V. Pres. nick. Seeks to interest youth in aliyah to and Treas. Meyer H. Kupershmidt. Fos- Israel and a life based on religious observ- ters economic development of Israel on a ance and social justice through pioneer- business basis through investments. An- ing (chalutziyut); sponsors five summer nual Report. camps, a work-study program on a reli- P.E.F. ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INC. gious kibbutz for high school graduates, (1922). 511 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10017. summer tours to Israel, and other youth Pres. Sidney Musher; Sec. Ruth Ginz- activities; establishes nuclei of college berg. Uses funds for Israeli educational students for kibbutz settlement. Akivon; and philanthropic institutions and for Hamvaser; Pinkas Lamadrich. constructive relief, modern education, : HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI, WOMEN'S and scientific research in Israel. Annual ORGANIZATION OF (1948). 1123 Broad- Report. way, N.Y.C, 10010. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Jo- PIONEER WOMEN, THE WOMEN'S LABOR seph Weiss; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Jack Singer. ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, Helps to assume the responsibility of car- INC. (1925). 315 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., ing for the health and education of 15,000 10016. Pres. Mrs. Charlotte Stein; Exec. children and young adults in over 160 Dir. Mrs. Lucette Halle. Supports in co- institutions in Israel. Menorah. 482 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

: MIZRACHI-HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI Western Europe and other parts of the (1909; merged 1957). 200 Park Ave. S., free world. Campaign Scope; The Corpo- N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Maurice S. Sage; rate Way. Exec. V. Pres. Israel Friedman. Furthers •UNITED CHARITY INSTITUTIONS OF ideals of by propaganda JERUSALEM, INC. (1903). 1141 Broad- and cultural material; raises funds to sup- way, N.Y.C., 10001. Pres. David L. port its institutions in Israel; supports Meckler; Exec. Dir. S. Gabel. Raises religious Zionist youth organizations in funds for the maintenance of 18 institu- this country. Jewish Horizon; Or Hamiz- tions in Israel: schools, hospitals, kitch- rach. ens, clinics, and dispensaries. : MIZRACHI PALESTINE FUND UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL, INC. (1927). 515 (1928). 200 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Park Ave., N.Y.C, 10022. Chmn. of Bd. Pres. Maurice S. Sage; Treas. Meyer J. Melvin Dubinsky; Exec. V. Chmn. Irving Stavisky. Serves as financial arm of Kessler. As principal beneficiary of the World Mizrachi movement. United Jewish Appeal campaign, allo- • : NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TORAH cates funds for specifically designated EDUCATION OF MIZRACHI-HAPOEL projects and undertakings in Israel, HAMIZRACHI (1939). 200 Park Ave. S., which are administered by the Jewish N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Bernard Bergman; Agency for Israel as agent for the UIA. Dir. Meyer Golombek. Organizes and su- UNITED STATES COMMITTEE—SPORTS FOR pervises yeshivot and Talmud ; ISRAEL, INC. (1948). 130 E. 59 St., prepares and trains teachers; publishes N.Y.C. 10021. Pres. Nat Holman; Mi- textbooks and educational materials; chael M. Rand. Fields and selects U.S. conducts a placement agency for Hebrew team for participation in the Maccabiah schools; organizes summer seminars for Games in Israel every four years. Pro- Hebrew educators in cooperation with motes physical education, fitness and Torah department of Jewish Agency. sports for Israel; supports Wingate Insti- : NOAR MlZRACHI-HAMISHMERET tute for Physical Education and Sport HATZEIRA (NOAM) (1970). 25 W. 26 in Natanya, Israel; maintains scholar- St., N.Y.C. 10010. Sec. Gen. Steve Fried- ship program for Israeli students, ath- man. Committed to aliyah; maintains Ga- letes, teachers, coaches to study in U.S., rin Neot-Midbar, an aliyah core group of ships sports equipment to Israel. News- couples and singles settling in a moshav letter. shituf in the Negev, volunteer and science teachers program in Israel, local WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR ISRAEL, INC. coed collegiate groups, Israeli (1928). 1860 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10023. dance class, week-end seminars and Pres. Mrs. Philip E. Shipper; Exec. Dir. other educational and social programs. Mrs. Regina Wermiel. Promotes the wel- DafKesher. fare of young people in Israel, especially young women newcomers; built and SOCIETY OF ISRAEL PHILATELISTS (1948). maintains Y-style homes in Jerusalem, c/o A. Engers, 40-67 61 St., Woodside, Haifa, Tel Aviv and Natanya for young N.Y. 11377. Pres. Arthur Cohen; Sec. women; in cooperation with Ministry of Treas. Arthur Engers. Promotes interest Labor, operates live-in vocational train- in, and knowledge of, all phases of Israel ing center for girls, including handi- philately through sponsorship of chap- capped, in Natanya, and weaving work- ters and research groups, maintenance shop for blind. Bulletin; Israel News of a philatelic library, and support of Digest. public and private exhibitions. Israel Philatelist. WORLD CONFEDERATION OF UNITED ZION- ISTS (1946; reorg. 1958). 595 Madison STATE OF ISRAEL BOND ORGANIZATION Ave., N.Y.C, 10022. Pres. Ezra Z. (1951). 215 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C, 10003. Shapiro; Exec. V. Pres. Kalman Sultanik. Pres. Michael Arnon; Gen. Chmn. Sam General Zionist world organization, not Rothberg; Exec. V. Pres. Morris Sipser. identified with any political party in Is- Seeks to provide large-scale investment rael; promotes Zionist education and funds for the economic development of strives for an Israel-oriented creative the State of Israel through the sale of Jewish survival in the diaspora. Zionist State of Israel bonds in the U.S., Canada, Information Views. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 483

WORLD ZIONIST ORGANIZATION-AMERI- 200 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Hy- CAN SECTION (1971). 515 Park Ave., man Brickman; V. Pres. Ben G. Frank. N.Y.C., 10022. Chran. Mrs. Charlotte Re-emphasizes and advances professional Jacobson; Exec. V. Chmn. Isadore Ham- status of workers in the public-relations lin. As the American section of the over- field in Jewish communal service; upholds all Zionist body throughout the world it a professional code of ethics and standards; operates primarily in the field of aliyah serves as a clearinghouse for employment from the free countries, education in the opportunities; exchanges professional in- diaspora, youth and hechalutz, organiza- formation and ideas; presents awards for tion and information, cultural institu- excellence in professional attainments. tions, publications, and handling activi- Handout. ties of Jewish National Fund; conducts a worldwide Hebrew cultural program in- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CENTER WORK- cluding special seminars and pedagogic ERS (Community Relations) manuals; disperses information about and ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CHAPLAINS OF assists in research projects concerning Is- THE ARMED FORCES (Religious, Educa- rael; promotes, publishes, and distributes tional) books, periodicals, and pamphlets con- cerning developments in Israel, Zionism, ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RE- and Jewish history; sponsors "Panoramas LATIONS WORKERS (Community Rela- de Israel" radio program in the Latin tions) American countries. Israel Digest; Israel BUREAU FOR CAREERS IN JEWISH SERVICE y America Latina. (Community Relations) , ZIONIST ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY CANTORS ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA (Reli- OF THE (1939). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., gious, Educational) 10022. Dir. and Librarian Mrs. Sylvia Landress. Serves as an archives and infor- COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN mation service for material on Israel, CIVIL SERVICE (Community Relations) Palestine, the Middle East, and Zionism. EDUCATORS ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Religious, ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA Educational) (1897). ZOA House, 4 E. 34 St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Joseph P. Sternstein; Nat. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HILLEL Exec. Dir. Leon Ilutovich. Seeks to safe- DIRECTORS (Religious, Educational) guard the integrity and independence of INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH Israel by means consistent with the laws COMMUNAL SERVICE (Community Rela- of the U.S.; to assist in the economic de- tions) velopment of Israel; to foster the unity of the Jewish people and the centrality of JEWISH MINISTERS CANTORS ASSOCIATION Israel in Jewish life in the spirit of Gen- OF AMERICA, INC. (Religious, Educa- eral Zionism. American Zionist; Public tional) Affairs Memorandum; ZINS Weekly JEWISH OCCUPATIONAL COUNCIL, INC. News Bulletin; ZOA in Review; Ayin L (Social Welfare) 'Tzion. JEWISH TEACHERS ASSOCIATION—MORIM PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS* (Religious, Educational) AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF CANTORS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CEN- (Religious, Educational) TER WORKERS (Community Relations) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SYNAGOGUE AMERICAN JEWISH CORRECTIONAL CHAP- ADMINISTRATORS, UNITED SYNAGOGUE LAINS ASSOCIATION, INC. (Social Welfare) OF AMERICA (Religious, Educational) AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEMPLE AD- (Cultural) MINISTRATORS, UNION OF AMERICAN AMERICAN JEWISH PUBLIC RELATIONS SO- HEBREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, CIETY (1957). c/o United HI AS Service, Educational)

*For fuller listing see under categories in parentheses. 484 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEMPLE WOMEN'S BRANCH OF THE UNION OF OR- EDUCATORS, UNION OF AMERICAN HE- THODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF BREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, Edu- AMERICA (Religious, Educational) cational) WOMEN'S DIVISION OF POALE AGUDATH OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH COM- AMERICA (Zionist and Pro-Israel) MUNAL SERVICE (Social Welfare) WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN JEW- NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF YESHIVA ISH CONGRESS (Community Relations) PRINCIPALS (Religious, Educational) WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE JEWISH LABOR NATIONAL JEWISH WELFARE BOARD COM- COMMITTEE (Community Relations) MISSION ON JEWISH CHAPLAINCY (Social Welfare) WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (Overseas Aid) WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS* WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR ISRAEL, INC. (Zionist AMERICAN MIZRACHI WOMEN (Zionist and and Pro-Israel) Pro-Israel) WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION OF HAPOEL B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN (Social Welfare) HAMIZRACHI (Zionist and Pro-Israel) BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY NATIONAL YESHIVA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S ORGANIZA- WOMEN'S COMMITTEE (1948). Brandeis TION (Religious, Educational) University, Waltham, Mass., 02154. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Leon J. Kowal; Exec. Dir. Mrs. YOUTH AND STUDENT Ruth W. Weiss. Responsible for support ORGANIZATIONS* and maintenance of Brandeis University li- AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH FOUNDATION, braries; sponsors, through its chapters, INC. (Zionist and Pro-Israel) study-group programs based on faculty- prepared syllabi, a Living History research : AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH COUN- program, and volunteer work in educa- CIL tional services and a program of New ATID, COLLEGE AGE ORGANIZATION, Books for Old sales; constitutes largest UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Reli- "Friends of a Library" group in U.S. gious, Educational) HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANI- B'NAI B'RITH HILLEL FOUNDATIONS, INC. ZATION OF AMERICA, INC. (Zionist and (Religious, Educational) Pro-Israel) B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION (Reli- LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL gious, Educational) JEWISH WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS (Social Welfare) B'NEI AKIVA OF NORTH AMERICA, RELI- GIOUS ZIONISTS OF AMERICA (Zionist and NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (So- Pro-Israel) cial Welfare) BNOS AGUDATH ISRAEL, AGUDATH ISRAEL NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE SISTER- OF AMERICA (Religious, Educational) HOODS, UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, Educational) DROR YOUNG ZIONIST ORGANIZATION (Zionist and Pro-Israel) NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Reli- FEDERATION OF JEWISH STUDENT ORGANI- gious, Educational) ZATIONS (Religious, Educational) PIONEER WOMEN, THE WOMEN'S LABOR HASHACHAR—WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANI- ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA ZATION OF AMERICA (Zionist and Pro- (Zionist and Pro-Israel) Israel) UNITED ORDER OF TRUE SISTERS (Social, HASHOMER HATZAIR, ZIONIST YOUTH Mutual Benefit) MOVEMENT (Zionist and Pro-Israel) WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT, FEDERATION ICHUD HABONIM LABOR ZIONIST YOUTH (Overseas Aid) (Zionist and Pro-Israel)

*For fuller listing see under categories in parenthesis. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 485

JEWISH STUDENT PRESS-SERVICE (1970). 36 ish student organizations in North Amer- W. 37 St., N.Y.C., 10018. Ed. Amy Stone; ica; promotes development of student- Admin. Debra Tsadok. Serves all Jewish controlled Jewish student organizations; student and young adult publications in maintains contacts and coordinates pro- North America and abroad through grams with Jewish students throughout monthly packets of feature articles and the world through the World Union of member-publications. Holds annual na- Jewish Students; runs the Jewish Student tional editors' conference for member-pub- Speakers Bureau; sponsors regional con- lications. Provides technical and editorial ferences, and National Jewish Women's assistance; keeps complete file of member- Conference and first Pan American Jew- publications since 1970; maintains Israel ish Students Conference. B'rashet; Guide bureau. Jewish Press Features. to Jewish Student Groups in North Amer- ica; Network. KADIMA (Religious, Educational) MASSORAH INTERCOLLEGIATES OF YOUNG : NEW JEWISH MEDIA PROJECT ISRAEL, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG (1972). 36 W. 37 St., N.Y.C. 10018. Co- ISRAEL (Religious, Educational) chmn. Amram Nowak, Jerry Benjamin. Provides resource and information center NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYNAGOGUE for Jewish media; rental center; media YOUTH, UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH production assistance; serve as clearing- CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA (Reli- house for media producers to advertise, gious, Educational) lend, rent or sell products and services. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE Holds student media seminars, Judaica YOUTH, UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW Filmfest every spring. CONGREGATIONS (Religious, Educa- ORT YOUTH FELLOWSHIP (Overseas Aid) tional) NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH YOUTH COUN- NOAR MIZRACHI-HAMISHMERET (NOAM) CIL (Community Relations) —RELIGIOUS ZIONISTS OF ZMERICA (Zionist and Pro-Israel) STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY, NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH STUDENTS AP- INC. (Community Relations) PEAL (1971). 36 W. 37 St., N.Y.C., UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH, UNITED 10018. Pres. Steven M. Cohen; Exec. SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Religious, Dir. Susan C. Dessel. Serves as central Educational) fund-raising mechanism for national, in- dependent, Jewish student organizations; YAVNEH, NATIONAL RELIGIOUS JEWISH insures accountability of public Jewish STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (Religious, Edu- communal funds used by these agencies; cational) assists Jewish students undertaking pro- YUGNTRUF YOUTH FOR YIDDISH (1966) jects of concern to Jewish communities; 3328 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, N.Y. advises and assists Jewish organizations 10467. Pres. Karen Rubenstein; V. Pres in determining student project feasibility and Sec. Itzek Gottesman. A world-wide, and impact; fosters development of Jew- non-political organization for Yiddish- ish student leadership in the Jewish com- speaking high-school and college stu- munity; founding constituents include dents. Organizes drama and choral Jewish Student Press Service, North groups, Yiddish hootenanies, picnics, American Jewish Students Network, Stu- dances and other social activities. Yugn- dent Struggle for Soviet Jewry, Response truf. —A Contemporary Jewish Review, Yav- neh—Religious Students Association and ZEIREI AGUDATH ISRAEL, AGUDATH IS- Yuguntruf—Youth for Yiddish; benefici- RAEL OF AMERICA (Religious, Educa- aries include National Conference of tional) Chavurot and Batim, Conference of Jew- ish Artists and Craftspeople, and Davka, CANADA West Coast Jewish Quarterly. CANADA-ISRAEL SECURITIES, LTD., STATE NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH STUDENTS' OF ISRAEL BONDS (1953). 1255 University NETWORK (1969). 36 W. 37 St., N.Y.C., St., Montreal, PQ, H3B 3W7. Pres. Allan 10018. Chmn. Shifra Bronznick; Sec. Bronfman; Sec. Max Wolofsky. Sale of Gen. Edwin Freedman. Coordinates in- State of Israel Bonds in Canada. Israel formation and programs among all Jew- Bond News. 486 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR IS- them in contact with one another, and RAEL (HISTADRUT) (1944). 4770 Kent help them initiate Jewish programming. Ave., Rm. 301, Montreal, PQ. H3W 1H2 CUJS Newsletter. Nat. Pres. Bernard M. Bloomfield; Nat. CANADIAN YOUNG JUDEA (1917). 788 Exec. Dir. Bernard Morris. Raises funds Marlee Ave., Toronto, Ont., M6B 3K1. for Histadrut institutions in Israel, sup- Pres. Norman Rosenblum; Exec. Dir. porting their rehabilitation tasks. Hista- Mark Resnick. Strives to interest Jewish drut Foto News; Histadrut Review. youth in Zionism, Jewish history and cur- CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CUL- rent Jewish problems; operates 32 centers TURE (1965). 150 Beverley St., Toronto, across Canada and is sponsored by the M5T 1Y6. Pres. Stuart E. Rosenberg; Zionist Organization of Canada and Ca- Exec. Sec. Edmond Y. Lipsitz. Promotes nadian Hadassah-WIZO. Ekronot; HaAf- Jewish studies at university level and en- Af Hashachar; Judaean; Kliton; Yidion. courages original research and scholar- CANADIAN ZIONIST FEDERATION (1967). ship in Jewish subjects; awards annually 1310 Greene Ave., Montreal PQ, H3Z scholarships and grants-in-aid to scholars 2B2. Pres. Philip Givens; Exec. V. Pres. in Canada. Leon Kronitz. Umbrella organization of CANADIAN FRIENDS OF THE ALLIANCE all Zionist- and Israel-oriented groups in ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE (1957). 5488 Canada; carries on major activities in all Avonmore Ave., #201, Montreal, PQ areas of Jewish life through its depart- H3X 1Z3. Pres. Harry Batshaw; Exec. ments of education and culture, aliyah, Sec. Mrs. Rose Rosenthal. Supports the youth and students, public affairs, and work of the Alliance. fund-raising for the purpose of strength- ening the State of Israel and the Canadian CANADIAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNI- Jewish community. Canadian Zionist; VERSITY (1944). 1506 McGregor Ave., The Reporter. Montreal, PQ, H3G 1B9, Nat. Hon. Pres. Allan Bronfman; Nat. Hon. Sec. Samuel : DEPARTMENT OF HEBREW EDUCA- R. Risk; Exec. V. Pres. Joan Ball. Repre- TION AND CULTURE (1972). Pres. Philip sents and publicizes the Hebrew Univer- Givens; Exec. V. Pres. and Dir. of Educ. sity in Canada; serves as fund-raising arm Leon Kronitz. Provides counselling by for the university in Canada; processes pedagogic experts, in-service teacher Canadians for study at the university. training courses and seminars in Canada Scopus. and Israel; teacher placement bureau; na- tional pedagogic council and research (1919; centre; publishes and distributes educa- reorg. 1934). 1590 McGregor Ave., Montreal, PQ, H3G 1C5. Nat. Exec. Dir. tional material and teaching aids; con- Alan Rose. The official voice of Canadian ducts annual Bible contests and Hebrew Jewry at home and abroad. Acts on all language courses for adults. Al Mitzpe matters affecting the status, rights and Haninuch. welfare of Canadian Jews. Congress HADASSAH—WIZO ORGANIZATION OF Bulletin; I.O.I. CANADA (1916). 1310 Greene Ave., 9th CANADIAN ORT ORGANIZATION (Organi- fl., Montreal, PQ, H3Z 2B2. Nat. Pres. zation of Rehabilitation Through Train- Mrs. B. M. Bloomfield; Nat. Exec. Dir. ing) (1940). 5165 Sherbrooke St. W., Lily Frank. Aids and assists needy Suite 208, Montreal, PQ H4A 1T6. Pres. women and children in Israel. Orah. J.A. Lyone Heppner; Exec. Dir. Max E. JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION OF Levy. Carries on cultural fund-raising CANADA (1907). 5151 Cote St. Catherine projects in support of the worldwide vo- Rd., Montreal, PQ, H3W 1M6. Pres. cational-training school network of ORT. Lazarus Phillips; V. Pres. Leon de Hirsch Canadian ORT Reporter. Levinson; Treas. Arthur Pascal; Sec. Morley M. Cohen; Mngr. M.J. Lister. : WOMEN'S CANADIAN ORT (1940). Promotes Jewish land settlement in Pres. Mrs. Ruth Druxerman. Canada through loans to established CANADIAN UNION OF JEWISH STUDENTS farmers; helps new immigrant farmers to (1971). 750 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Ont., purchase farms or settles them on farms M5S 2J2. Chmn. Berl Lazarus; Sec-Gen. owned by the Association; provides Morley Brown. Attempts to coordinate agricultural advice and supervision. Con- efforts of member organizations, keep tributes funds to Canadian Jewish Loan NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 487

Cassa for loans to small businessmen and Suite 2, Downsview, Ont., M3H 1S8. artisans. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Dorothy Reitman; Exec. Sec. Mrs. Florence Greenberg. Seeks to JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES OF stimulate individuals and communities to CANADA (JIAS) (1919). 5151 St. Cather- meet human needs and to advance the ine Rd., Montreal, PQ, H3W 1M6. Nat. democratic way of life nationally and in- Pres. Wolfe D. Goodman; Nat. Exec. V. ternationally through an integrated pro- Pres. Joseph Kage. Serves as a national gram of education, service, and social ac- agency for immigration and immigrant tion. Canadian Council Woman; Keeping welfare. JIAS Bulletin; JIAS News; Stud- You Posted. ies and Documents on Immigration and Integration in Canada. NATIONAL JOINT COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF CANADIAN JEWISH CON- JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE OF CANADA GRESS AND B'NAI B'RITH IN CANADA (1934). 5165 Isabella Ave., Montreal, (1936). 150 Beverley St., Toronto, Ont., PQ, H3W 1S9. Nat. Pres. Harry Simon; 2B. Chmn. Jacie C. Horwitz; Nat. Exec. Ont. Chmn. Al Hershkovitz; Nat. Dir. Dir. Ben G. Kayfetz. Seeks to safeguard Elie Chalouh. Fights for human rights the status, rights, and welfare of Jews in and against racism, antisemitism and Canada; to combat antisemitism and pro- other forms of discrimination; works for mote understanding and goodwill among strengthening and continuation of Jewish all ethnic and religious groups. Congress life in Canada. Bulletins. Bulletin.

JEWISH NATIONAL FUND OF CANADA •UNITED JEWISH RELIEF AGENCIES OF (KEREN KAYEMETH LE ISRAEL INC.) CANADA (1936). Samuel Bronfman (1902). 1980 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite House, 1590 McGregor Ave., Montreal 300, Montreal, PQ, H3H, 2M7. Nat. PO., H3G 1C5. Pres. Sol Kanee; Exec. Pres. James F. Kay; Exec. V. Pres. Harris Dir. Sigmund Unterberg. Maintains D. Gulko. Seeks to create, provide, en- needy newcomers to Canada and helps large, and administer a fund to be made them integrate; supports in Israel the up of voluntary contributions from the needy in homes for the aged as well as Jewish community and others, to be used handicapped and chronically ill new im- for charitable purposes. JNF Bulletin. migrants and obtains technical and voca- tional training for others; maintains over- LABOR ZIONIST MOVEMENT OF CANADA seas relief program in cooperation with (1939). 4770 Kent Ave., Montreal, PQ, JDC, ORT, OSE, Alliance Israelite Uni- H3W 1H2. Nat. Pres. Sydney Wax; Nat. verselle, HIAS, and Ozar Hatorah. Cercle Exec. Dir. Leo J. Moss. Gathers and dis- Juif de Langue Francaise; Congress seminates information on Israel and Jew- Bulletin. ish life; arranges special functions in pur- suit of above and coordinates the UNITED JEWISH TEACHERS' SEMINARY constitutent bodies. Viewpoints; Insight; (1946). 5237 Clanranald Ave., Montreal, Briefacts. 248. Dir. A. Aisenbach. Trains teachers for all types of Yiddish and Hebrew MIZRACHI-HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI ORGANI- schools under auspices of Canadian Jew- ZATION OF CANADA (1941). 5497A Vic- ish Congress. YTONENU. toria Ave., Suite 101, Montreal, PQ, H3W 2R1. Nat. Pres. Kurt Rothschild; ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF CANADA Nat. Exec. Dir. Rabbi Sender Shizgal; (1892; reorg. 1919). 788 Marlee Ave., Sec. Zalman Stern. Promotes religious Toronto, Ont., M6B 3K1, Nat. Pres. Da- Zionism, aimed at making Israel a state vid Monson; Exec. V. Pres. George Li- based on Torah; maintains Bnei Akiva, a ban. Furthers the general Zionist aims by summer camp, adult education program, operating nine youth camps in Canada and touring department; supports Mizra- and one in Israel; produces 2 weekly TV chi-Hapoel Hamizrachi and other reli- shows "Shalom" and "Jewish Dimen- gious Zionist institutions in Israel which sions"; maintains Zionist book club; ar- strengthen traditional Judaism. Mizrachi ranges programs, lectures; sponsors Newsletter. Young Judea, Youth Centre Project in Jerusalem Forest, Israel. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF CANADA (1947). 300A Wilson Ave., Jewish Federations, Welfare Funds, Community Councils

IHIS directory is one of a series compiled tral agencies have responsibility for some or all annually by the Council of Jewish Federa- of the following functions: (a) raising of funds tions and Welfare Funds. Virtually all of for local, national, and overseas services; (b) al- these community organizations are affiliated location and distribution of funds for these pur- with the Council as their national association poses; (c) coordination and central planning of for sharing of common services, interchange local services, such as family welfare, child of experience, and joint consultation and ac- care, health, recreation, community relations tion. within the Jewish community and with the These communities comprise at least 95 per general community, Jewish education, care of cent of the Jewish population of the United the aged, and vocational guidance; to States and about 90 per cent of the Jewish popu- strengthen these services, eliminate duplica- lation of Canada. Listed for each community is tion, and fill gaps; (d) in small and some inter- the local central agency—federation, welfare mediate cities, direct administration of local fund, or community council—with its address social services. and the names of the president and executive In the directory, the following symbols are officer. used: The names "federation," "welfare fund," (*) Member agency of the Council of Jewish and "" are not defi- Federations and Welfare Funds. nitive and their structures and functions vary (t) Receives support from Community from city to city. What is called a federation in Chest. one city, for example, may be called a commu- nity council in another. In the main these cen-

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA MOBILE BIRMINGHAM •MOBILE JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. * t BIRMINGHAM JEWISH FEDERATION (Inc. 1966); 1509 Government St. (36604).; (1935; reorg. 1971); P.O. Box 9157 Pres. Melvin Stein; Exec. Dir. Sidney (35213); Pres. Joel Rotenstreich; Exec. Posin. Dir. Seymour Marcus. MONTGOMERY •JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1962); •JEWISH FEDERATION OF MONTGOMERY, P.O. Box 7377, 3960 Montclair Rd. INC. (1930); P.O. Box 1150 (36102); Pres. (35223); Pres. Michael Pizitz; Exec. Dir. Joe D. Mussafer; Sec. Mrs. Jeanette C. Harold E. Katz. Waldo.

488 JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 489 TRI-CITIES PALM SPRINGS * TRI-CITIES JEWISH FEDERATION • JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF CHARITIES, INC. (1933; Inc. 1956); Pres. PALM SPRINGS-DESERT AREA (1971); 611 Mrs. M. F. Shipper, Route 7, Florence S. Palm Canyon Dr. #210 (92262); Pres. (35632). Roy Fey; Exec. Dir. Irving Spivack. SACRAMENTO ARIZONA • f JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAC- PHOENIX RAMENTO (1948). 2418 K St., Suite A * GREATER PHOENIX JEWISH FEDERA- (95816); Pres. Oscar Morvai; Exec. Dir. TION (incl. surrounding communities) Nathan Rothberg. (1940); 1718 W. Maryland Ave. (85015); SAN BERNARDINO Pres. David Frazer; Exec. Dir. Saul Silver- • SAN BERNARDINO UNITED JEWISH man. WELFARE FUND, INC. (1963; Inc. 1957); TUCSON 3512 No. "E" St. (92405). Pres. Edward Stein. * f JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1942); 102 N. Plumer (85719); Pres. Donald SAN DIEGO Diamond; Exec. V. Pres. Benjamin N. * UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION (incl. San Brook. Diego County) (1935); 4079 54 St. (92105). Pres. David Alpert; Exec. Dir. Louis Lie- ARKANSAS blich. LITTLE ROCK SAN FRANCISCO * JEWISH WELFARE AGENCY, INC. * f JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF (1911); 221 Donaghey Bldg; Main at 7th SAN FRANCISCO, MARIN COUNTY AND (72201); Pres. Alan R. Thalheimer; Exec. THE PENINSULA (1910; reorg. 1955); 220 Sec. Miss Isabel Cooper. Bush St., Room 645 (94104); Pres. Mrs. William H. Green; Exec. V. Pres. Louis Weintraub. CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE LONG BEACH * f JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER * JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION SAN JOSE (incl. Santa Clara County except (1937); (sponsors the UNITED JEWISH Palo Alto and Los Altos) (1930; reorg. WELFARE FUND); 2601 Grand Ave. 1950); 1777 Hamilton Ave., Suite 201 (90815); Pres. Robert Baldwin; Exec. Dir. (95125); Pres. Melvin Cotton; Exec. Dir. Sol Frankel. Donald A. Glazer. LOS ANGELES SANTA BARBARA * t JEWISH FEDERATION-COUNCIL OF SANTA BARBARA JEWISH FEDERATION, GREATER LOS ANGELES (1912; reorg. P.O. Box 3314 (93105); Pres. Gerald W. 1959) (sponsors UNITED JEWISH WEL- Walter. FARE FUND); 590 N. Vermont Ave. (90004); Pres. Mrs. Lawrence J. Weinberg; STOCKTON Exec. Dir. Ted Kanner. STOCKTON JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1972), 5105 N. El Dorado St. (95207); OAKLAND Pres. Joel M. Senderov; Treas. Harry * f JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF Green. ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUN- TIES (1918); 3245 Sheffield Ave. (94602); VENTURA Pres. Joseph Zatkin; Exec. Dir. Oscar A. VENTURA COUNTY JEWISH COUNCIL— Mintzer. TEMPLE BETH TORAH (1938); 7620 Foot- hill Rd. (93003); Pres. Paul Karlsberg. ORANGE COUNTY * JEWISH FEDERATION-COUNCIL OF COLORADO ORANGE COUNTY (1964; Inc. 1965); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH WELFARE DENVER FUND); 17291 Irvine Blvd., #407, Tustin * ALLIED JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (92680); Pres. Robert Kerr; Exec. Dir. (1936); (sponsors ALLIED JEWISH CAM- Mortimer Greenberg. PAIGN); 400 Kittredge Bldg. (80202); Pres. 490 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

Joseph D. Pepper; Exec. V. Pres. Nathan DELAWARE Rosenberg. WILMINGTON CONNECTICUT * f JEWISH FEDERATION OF DELAWARE, INC. (1935); 701 Shipley St. (19801); Pres. BRIDGEPORT Richard L. Kane; Exec. Dir. Nathan Bar- • UNITED JEWISH COUNCIL OF GREATER nett. BRIDGEPORT, INC. (1936); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 4200 Park DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ave. (06604); Pres. Stanley Manasevit; WASHINGTON Exec. Dir. Sanford Lupovitz. * UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF GREATER DANBURY WASHINGTON, INC. (1935); 4701 Willard • JEWISH FEDERATION OF DANBURY Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. (20015); Pres. (1945); P.O. Box 446 (06810); Pres. Ed- Jack Kay; Exec. Dir. Meyer H. Brissman. ward D. Lubin. HARTFORD FLORIDA • HARTFORD JEWISH FEDERATION HOLLYWOOD (1945); 333 Bloomfleld Ave., W. Hartford * t JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF (06117); Pres. I. Martin Fierberg; Exec. GREATER HOLLYWOOD (1943); 2838 Hol- Dir. Harold Cohen. lywood Blvd. (33020); Pres. Herbert D. MERIDEN Katz; Exec. Dir. Robert N. Kerbel. MERIDEN JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. JACKSONVILLE (1944); 127 E. Main St. (06450); Pres. Jo- •JACKSONVILLE JEWISH COMMUNITY seph Barker; Sec. Harold Rosen. COUNCIL (1935); 5846 Mt. Carmel Terr. NEW BRITAIN (32216); Pres. Jack Becker. • NEW BRITAIN JEWISH FEDERATION MIAMI (1946); 272 Main St. (06051); Pres. Jack * f GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERA- Smith; Exec. Dir. Ms. Sue Neumann. TION, INC. (1938); 4200 Biscayne Blvd. NEW HAVEN (33137); Pres. Harry B. Smith; Exec. V. Pres. Myron J. Brodie. • NEW HAVEN JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. (1928); (sponsors COM- ORLANDO BINED JEWISH APPEAL) (1969); 1184 * CENTRAL FLORIDA JEWISH COMMU- Chapel St. (06511); Pres. Herbert Setlow; NITY COUNCIL, INC. (1949); 851 No. Mait- Exec. Dir. Arthur Spiegel. land Ave; Maitland (32751); Pres. Richard NEW LONDON Weiner; Exec. Dir. Harold H. Benowitz. • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PALM BEACH GREATER NEW LONDON, INC. (1950; Inc. * t JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH 1970); 86 State St. (06320); Pres. Samuel COUNTY, INC. (1938); 502 Citizens Build- Bellin; Exec. Dir. Eugene F. Elander. ing, W. Palm Beach (33401); Pres. Mrs. NORWALK Bette Gilbert; Exec. Dir. Clifford R. Jo- sephson. • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF NOR- WALK (1946; reorg. 1964); Shorehaven PENSACOLA Rd., East Norwalk (06855); Pres. Milton PENSACOLA FEDERATED JEWISH CHARI- B. Josem; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Beatrice TIES (1942); 1320 E. Lee St. (32503); Pres. Nemzer. Gene Rosenbaum; Sec. Mrs. Harry Saffer. STAMFORD ST. PETERSBURG • UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION (Rein- * JEWISH FEDERATION OF PINELLAS corp. 1973); 132 Prospect St. (06901); Pres. COUNTY, INC. (1950; reincorp. 1974); Saul Kwartin; Exec. Dir. Sandor Sherman. 8167 Elbow Lane North, P. O. Box 12868 WATERBURY (33733); Pres. Sylvan Orloff; Exec. Dir. Louis B. Solomon. • t JEWISH FEDERATION OF WATER- BURY, INC. (1938); 1020 Country Club SARASOTA Rd., (06720); Pres. Burton Albert; Exec. * SARASOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- Dir. Burton Lazarow. CIL, INC. (1959); 1900 Main Bldg., Suite JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 491 300 (33577); Pres. George M. Hecht; Exec. (60606); Pres. Sidney J. Hess, Jr.; Exec. Dir. Alexander Tudor. Dir. James P. Rice. TAMPA DECATUR * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF * JEWISH FEDERATION (member Central TAMPA, INC. (1941); 2808 Horatio Illinois Jewish Federation) (1942) 78 (33609); Pres. Stanley W. Rosenkranz; Montgomery PI. (62522); Pres. A. E. Exec. Dir. Don Cooper. Schaar. GEORGIA ELGIN ATLANTA * ELGIN AREA JEWISH WELFARE CHEST (1938); 330 Division St. (60120); Pres. * t ATLANTA JEWISH WELFARE FED- ERATION, INC. (1905; reorg. 1967); Mrs. Sibyl Kaplan; Treas. Gerald Levine. 1753 Peachtree Rd., N.E. (30309); Pres. JOLIET Sidney Feldman; Exec. Dir. Max C. Get- * JOLIET JEWISH WELFARE CHEST (1938) tinger. 250 N. Midland Ave. (60435); Pres. Abe AUGUSTA Ordman; Sec. Rabbi Morris M. Hersh- * FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES man. (1937); P.O. Box 3251, Hill Station (30904) PEORIA c/o Hill L. Silver, Treas; Pres. Louis Scharff, III * CENTRAL ILLINOIS JEWISH FEDERA- TION (1969); 718 Central Bldg. (61602); COLUMBUS Pres. Arthur Robinson; Exec. Dir. Peretz * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF Katz. COLUMBUS, INC. (1941); P. O. Box 1303 * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL & WEL- (31902); Pres. Paul Witt; Sec. David Hel- FARE FUND OF PEORIA (member CEN- man TRAL ILLINOIS JEWISH FEDERATION) SAVANNAH (1933; Inc. 1947); 718 Central Bldg. •SAVANNAH JEWISH COUNCIL (1943); (61602); Pres. Max J. Lipkin; Exec. Dir. (sponsors UJA-FEDERATION CAMPAIGN); Peretz A. Katz. P. O. Box 6546, 5111 Abercorn St. ROCK ISLAND—MOLINE—DAVEN- (31405); Pres. Mrs. Basil Lukin; Exec. Dir. PORT—BETTENDORF Irwin B. Giffen. * UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF QUAD IDAHO CITIES (1938; comb. 1973); 1804 7th Ave., Rock Island (61201); Pres. Bernard Wein- BOISE druch; Sec. Lawrence Satin. SOUTHERN IDAHO JEWISH WELFARE ROCKFORD FUND (1947); 1776 Commerce Ave. (83705); Pres. Kal Sarlat; Treas. Martin * f ROCKFORD JEWISH COMMUNITY Heuman. COUNCIL (1937); 1502 Parkview Ave. (61107); Pres. Benjamin Schaider; Exec. ILLINOIS Dir. Daniel Tannenbaum. CHAMP AIGN-URBANA SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES (1929); * JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN IL- (member Central Illinois Jewish Federa- LINOIS (incl. all of Illinois south of Carlin- tion); 1707 Parkhaven Dr., Champaign ville and Cape Girardeau, Missouri) (61820); Co-Chmn. Ira Lebenson, Paul (1941); 327 Missouri Ave., Rm. 412, Weichsel; Exec. Sec. Mrs. Donald Gins- East St. Louis, 111. (62201); Pres. Aaron berg. Karchmer; Exec. Dir. Hyman H. Ruff- man. CHICAGO * f JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLI- SPRINGFIELD TAN CHICAGO (1900); 1 S. Franklin St. * f SPRINGFIELD JEWISH FEDERATION (60606); Pres. Sidney J. Hess, Jr.; Exec. (member CENTRAL ILLINOIS JEWISH Dir. James P. Rice. FEDERATION) (1941); 730 E. Vine St. * JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLI- (62703); Pres. Miss Annette Feuer; Exec. TAN CHICAGO (1968); 1 S. Franklin St. Sec. Mrs. Elaine Vemick. 492 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 INDIANA (50309); Pres. Marvin Pomerantz; Exec. EVANSVILLE Dir. Dr. Gerald Ferman. * EVANSVILLE JEWISH COMMUNITY SIOUX CITY COUNCIL, INC. (1936; Inc. 1964); 100 • t JEWISH FEDERATION (1921); 525-14 Washington Ave., c/o Washington Ave. St. (51105); Pres. Burton Lipshutz; Exec. Temple (47713); Pres. Philip Siegel; Exec. Dir. Stanley H. Bard. Dir. Bernard Lavine. WATERLOO FORT WAYNE • WATERLOO JEWISH FEDERATION * t FORT WAYNE JEWISH FEDERATION (1941); c/o Congregation Sons of Jacob, (1921); 227 E. Washington Blvd. (46802); 411 Mitchell Ave., (50702); Pres. Irving Uze. Pres. Robert S. Walters; Exec. Dir. Benja- min Eisbart. KANSAS INDIANAPOLIS TOPEKA * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION, INC. TOPEKA-LAWRENCE JEWISH FEDERA- (1905); 615 N. Alabama St. (46204); Pres. TION (1939); 101 Redbud Lane (66607); Irwin Katz; Exec. V. Pres. Frank H. New- Pres. William Rudnick. man. WICHITA LAFAYETTE • MID-KANSAS JEWISH WELFARE FED- * FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES (1924); ERATION, INC. (1935); 6306 E. 12 St. P.O. Box 676 (47902); Pres. Raymond Co- (07208), Pres. Richard B. Matassarin. hen; Fin. Sec. Louis Pearlman, Jr. KENTUCKY MICHIGAN CITY LOUISVILLE * UNITED JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF MICHIGAN CITY; 2800 Franklin St. • JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF (46360); Treas. Harold Leinwand. LOUISVILLE, INC. (1934); (sponsors of UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 702 Marion MUNCIE E. Taylor Bldg. (40202); Pres. Farrell E. MUNCIE JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1945); Salzman; Exec. Dir. Marshall Jacobson. c/o Beth El Temple, P.O. Box 2792 (47302); Chmn. Sam Dobrow; Treas. Jack LOUISIANA Hertz. ALEXANDRIA NORTHWEST INDIANA • THE JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION * f NORTHWEST INDIANA JEWISH WEL- AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF CENTRAL FARE FEDERATION (1941; reorg. 1959); LOUISIANA (1938); 1111 Main St. (71301); 4844 Broadway, Gary (46408); Pres. Mrs. Pres. Nathan Kaplan; Sec.-Tres. Mrs. Sheldon Block; Exec. Dir. Barnett Labo- George Kuplesky. witz. BATON ROUGE SOUTH BEND • GREATER BATON ROUGE JEWISH WEL- * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ST. FARE FEDERATION (1971); P. O. Box JOSEPH COUNTY (1946); 312 Commerce 15123 (70815); Pres. Allan R. Brent; Adm. Bldg. (46601); Exec. Dir. Bernard Natkow. Asst. Mrs. Betty Shapiro. JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1937); 312 MONROE Commerce Bldg. (46601); Exec. Dir. Ber- • UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF nard Natkow. NORTHEAST LOUISIANA (1938); 2400 Or- rel PI. (71201); Pres. Herman Hirsch; Sec- IOWA Treas. Mrs. L. H. Brueck. CEDAR RAPIDS NEW ORLEANS JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF LINN • f JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF COUNTY (1941); 510 Guaranty Bldg. NEW ORLEANS (1913; reorg. 1962); 211 (52401); Chmn. Norman Lipsky; Treas. Camp St. (70130); Pres. John N. Wein- Maurice Nathanson. stock; Exec. Dir. Morton J. Gaba. DES MOINES SHREVEPORT * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DES • SHREVEPORT JEWISH FEDERATION MOINES (1914); 315 Securities Bldg. (1941; Inc. 1967); 1021 Lane Bldg. 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(71101); Pres. Simon Herold; Exec. Dir. FITCHBURG Emanuel M. Kumin. JEWISH FEDERATION OF FITCHBURG (1939); 40 Boutelle St. (01420); Pres. Elliot MAINE L. Zide; Treas. Allen I. Rome. BANGOR FRAMINGHAM t JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1949); * FRAMINGHAM JEWISH FEDERATION 28 Somerset St. (04401); Pres. Jerry Wil- (1968; Inc. 1969); 1000 Worchester Road, liams; Exec. Dir. Lawrence Schneider. Framingham Centre (01701); Pres. Max LEWISTON-AUBURN Michelson; Exec. Dir. Howard G. Joress. * JEWISH FEDERATION (1947) (sponsors HAVERHILL the UNITED JEWISH APPEAL); 134 College HAVERHILL UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, St., Lewiston (04240); Chmn. Burton Wil- INC.; 514 Main St. (01830); Pres. Robert ner; Exec. Dir. Paul Jeser. Brody; Exec. Dir. Joseph H. Elgart. PORTLAND HOLYOKE * JEWISH FEDERATION COMMUNITY * COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF HO- COUNCIL OF SOUTHERN MAINE (1942); LYOKE (1939); 378 Maple St. (01040); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH APPEAL); 341 Pres. Herbert Goldberg; Exec. Dir. Dov Cumberland Ave. (04101); Pres. Alan J. Sussman. Levenson; Exec. Dir. Norman Mogul. LAWRENCE MARYLAND JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GREATER LAWRENCE (1906); 580 Haver- ANNAPOLIS hill St. (01841); Pres. Sumner Berenson; ANNAPOLIS JEWISH WELFARE FUND Exec. Dir. Irving Linn. (1946); 188 S. Southwood Ave. (21401); LEOMINSTER Pres. Anton Grobani; Treas. Elerk Rosen- bloom. * LEOMINSTER JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. (1939); 30 Grove Ave. BALTIMORE (01453); Pres. Marc Levine; Sec.-Treas. * ASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES & Mrs. Edith Chatkis. WELFARE FUND, INC. (A merger of the MARBLEHEAD Associated Jewish Charities & Jewish Wel- fare Fund) (1920; reorg. 1969); 319 W. * JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE NORTH Monument St. (21201); Pres. Caiman J. SHORE, INC. (1938); 4 Community Rd. Zamoiski, Jr.; Exec. V. Pres. Robert I. (01945); Pres. Norman Epstein; Exec. Dir. Hiller. Marvin Schpeiser. NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF BOSTON GREATER NEW BEDFORD, INC. (1938; Inc. 1954); 467 Hawthorn St., North Dart- * t COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON, INC. (1895; reorg. mouth (02747); Pres. Morris L. Finger; 1961); 72 Franklin St. (02110); Pres. Nor- Exec. Dir. Gerald A. Kleinman. man B. Leventhal; Exec. Dir. Bernard Ol- PITTSFIELD shansky. t JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1940); BROCKTON 235 E. St. (01201); Pres. Arthur Wasser; * COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES Exec. Dir. Sanford Lubin. OF THE BROCKTON AREA, INC. (1939); 71 SPRINGFIELD Legion Pkway. (02401); Pres. Herbert * SPRINGFIELD JEWISH FEDERATION, Bernstein. INC. (1938); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH FALL RIVER WELFARE FUND); 1160 Dickinson * FALL RIVER JEWISH COMMUNITY (01108); Pres. William Foggle; Exec. Dir. COUNCIL (1949); 624 Florence St. (02721); Eli Asher. Pres. Irving Fradkin. WORCESTER * FALL RIVER UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, * WORCESTER JEWISH FEDERATION, INC. INC. (1949); 41 N. Main St., Rm. 310 (1947; inc. 1957); (sponsors JEWISH WEL- (02720); Chmn. Benjamin Gottlieb. FARE FUND, 1939); 633 Salisbury St. 494 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 (01609); Pres. Eugene J. Ribakoff; Exec. Marvin Pertzik; Exec. Dir. Morris Lapi- Dir. Melvin S. Cohen. dos. MICHIGAN MISSISSIPPI BAY CITY JACKSON NORTHEASTERN MICHIGAN JEWISH JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1945); 4135 N. WELFARE FEDERATION (1940); 1100 Cen- Honeysuckle Lane (39211); Sec. Perry E. ter Ave., Apt. 305 (48706); Sec. Mrs. Nussbaum. Hanna Hertzenberg. VICKSBURG DETROIT JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION (1936); * f JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF 1210 Washington St. (39180); Pres. Rich- DETROIT (1899); (sponsors ALLIED JEW- ard Marcus. ISH CAMPAIGN); Fred M. Butzel Memorial Bldg., 163 Madison (48226); Pres. Mandell MISSOURI L. Berman; Exec. V. Pres. William Avru- KANSAS CITY nin. • + JEWISH FEDERATION & COUNCIL OF FLINT GREATER KANSAS CITY (1933); 25 E. 12 • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1936); St. (64106); Pres. H. Paul Rosenberg; 120 Kearsley St. (48502); Pres. Michael A. Exec. Dir. Sol Koenigsberg. Pelavin; Exec. Dir. Richard Krieger. ST. JOSEPH GRAND RAPIDS • UNITED JEWISH FUND OF ST. JOSEPH • JEWISH COMMUNITY FUND OF GRAND (1915); 2903 Sherman Ave. (64506); Pres. RAPIDS (1930); 1121 Keneberry Way S.E. Stanley R. Fishman; Exec. Sec. Mrs. Ann (49506); Pres. Abe Krissoff; Sec. Mrs. Wil- Saferstein. liam Deutsch. ST. LOUIS KALAMAZOO • f JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST. LOUIS • KALAMAZOO JEWISH FEDERATION (incl. St. Louis County) (1901); 611 Olive (1949); 2902 Bronson Blvd. (49001); Pres. St., Suite 1520 (63101); Pres. Julian L. Martin H. Kalb. Meyer; V.P. David Rabinovitz. LANSING NEBRASKA * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF LANSING (1939); 700 Lindberg Dr. LINCOLN (48910); Pres. Francis N. Fine. • t LINCOLN JEWISH WELFARE FEDERA- SAGINAW TION, INC. (1931; Inc. 1961); 809 Lincoln Benefit Life Bldg. (68508); Pres. Herbert F. * SAGINAW JEWISH WELFARE FEDERA- Gaba; Sec. Louis B. Finkelstein. TION (1939); 1424 S. Washington (48607); Pres. Norman Rotenberg; Fin. Sec. Mrs. OMAHA Henry Feldman. • t JEWISH FEDERATION OF OMAHA (1903); 333 S. 132 St. (68154); Pres. Mor- MINNESOTA ley Zipursky; Exec. Dir. Herbert Ru- DULUTH benstein. • JEWISH FEDERATION & COMMUNITY NEVADA COUNCIL (1937); 1602 E. 2nd St. (55812); Pres. Robert Goldish; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Jea- LAS VEGAS nette Altman. • LAS VEGAS COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL (1973); 846 E. Sahara Ave. #4 (89105); MINNEAPOLIS Pres. David Goldwater; Exec. Dir. Harold * MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION FOR JEW- Pomerantz. ISH SERVICE (1929; Inc. 1930); 811 La Salle Ave. (55402); Pres. Albert Tychman; NEW HAMPSHIRE Exec. Dir. Franklin Fogelson. MANCHESTER ST. PAUL • t JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (1913); • UNITED JEWISH FUND AND COUNCIL 698 Beech St. (03104); Pres. Richard Win- (1935); 790 S. Cleveland (55116); Pres. neg; Exec. Dir. Charles Epstein. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 495 NEW JERSEY PASSAIC ATLANTIC CITY * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PASS- AIC-CLIFTON AND VICINITY (1933); * FEDERATION OF JEWISH AGENCIES OF ATLANTIC COUNTY (1924); 5321 Atlantic (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); Ave., Ventnor County (08406); Pres. Stan- 199 Scoles Ave. (07012). Pres. John Felt- ley M. Grossman; Exec. Dir. Murray man; Exec. Dir. Max Grossman. Schneier. PERTH AMBOY BERGEN COUNTY * JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY (1938); (sponsors * f JEWISH FEDERATION OF COMMUNITY UNITED JEWISH APPEAL); 316 Madison SERVICES, BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. (incl. Ave. (08861); Pres. Morton Klein; Exec. most of Bergen County) (1953); 170 State Dir. Israel Silver. St., Hackensack (07601); Pres. Nat Kameny; Exec. Dir. Max M. Kleinbaum. RARITAN VALLEY CAMDEN COUNTY * JEWISH FEDERATION OF RARITAN VAL- LEY (1948); 2 South Adelaide Ave., High- * | JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN land Park (08904); Pres. Nat Sedley; Exec. N.J. (1922); (sponsors ALLIED JEWISH Dir. Howard Kieval. APPEAL); 2393 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill (08034); Pres. William Bryen; Exec. SHORE AREA Dir. Bernard Dubin. * JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE SHORE CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AREA (1971); 100 Grant Ave., Deal Park (07723) Pres. Emanuel Mullen; Exec. Dir. * JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL JER- Bernard Milstein. SEY (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAM- PAIGN); (1940; expanded 1973 to include SOMERSET COUNTY Westfield and Plainfield); Green Lane, Un- * JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOMERSET ion (07083); Pres. Joseph Wilf; Exec. V. COUNTY (1960); 11 Park Ave., P. O. Box Pres. Elton J. Kerness. 874, Somerville (08876); Pres. Mrs. Adele ENGLEWOOD Blumberg; Exec. Dir. Arnold Gross. * UNITED JEWISH FUND OF ENGLEWOOD TRENTON AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES (1952; * JEWISH FEDERATION OF TRENTON 153 Tenafly Rd. (07631); Pres. Leonard (1929); 999 Lower Ferry Rd. (08628); Rubin; Exec. Dir. George Hantgan. Pres. Richard M. Glazer; Exec. Dir. Mil- JERSEY CITY ton A. Feinberg. * UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (1939); 604 VINELAND Bergen Ave. (07304); Chmn. Melvin Blum; * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF Exec. Dir. Arthur Eisenstein. GREATER VINELAND, INC. (1971); (spon- sors ALLIED JEWISH APPEAL); 629 Wood METROPOLITAN NEW JERSEY St. (08360); Pres. Seymour Hyman; Exec. * f JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION Dir. Mrs. Nan Goldberg. (sponsors UNITED JEWISH APPEAL) (1923); 220 So. Harrison St., East Orange NEW MEXICO (07018); Pres. Arthur Brody; Exec. V. Pres. Abe L. Sudran. ALBUQUERQUE MORRIS COUNTY * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF AL- UNITED JEWISH FUND OF MORRIS AND BUQUERQUE, INC. (1938); P. O. Box 4481, SUSSEX; 500 Route 10, Ledgewood (87106); Pres. Jonathan B. Sutin; Exec. (07852); Pres. Seymour Epstein; Exec. Dir. Dir. Raymond Chait. Elliot Cohan. NEW YORK NORTH JERSEY * JEWISH FEDERATION OF MORRIS-SUS- ALBANY SEX (formerly Jewish Community Coun- * ALBANY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- cil) (1933); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH AP- CIL, INC. (1938); (sponsors JEWISH WEL- PEAL); 140 Market St., Rm. 406, Paterson FARE FUND); 567 New Scotland Ave. (07505); Pres. Charles Kessler; Exec. Dir. (12208); Pres. Lester Kommit; Exec. Dir. Sam A. Hatow. Steven F. Windmueller. 496 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

BROOME COUNTY Mrs. Ronald Shapiro; Exec. Dir. Jack * THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROOME Tauber. COUNTY (1937; Inc. 1958); 500 Clubhouse NIAGARA FALLS Rd. (13903); Pres. N. Theodore Sommer; * JEWISH FEDERATION OF NIAGARA Exec. Dir. Abraham Mintz. FALLS, N.Y., INC. (1935); 209 United BUFFALO Office Bldg. (14303); Pres. Robert D. Wis- * t UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF BUF- baum; Exec. Dir. Mrs. May Chinkers. FALO, INC. (1903); sponsors UNITED JEW- PORT CHESTER ISH FUND CAMPAIGN); 501 Sidway Bldg., 775 Main St. (14203); Pres. Donald S. Day; JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1941); Exec. Dir. Sydney S. Abzug. (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 258 Willett Ave. (10573); Pres. Alfred ELMIRA Jacobs. * ELMIRA JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. POUGHKEEPSIE (1942); Federation Bldg., 115 E. Church St. (14901); Pres. Irving Etkind. JEWISH WELFARE FUND-UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (1941); 110 Grand Ave. (12603); GLENS FALLS Pres. Burton Gold; Exec. Dir. Hamilton GLENS FALLS JEWISH WELFARE FUND Scheer. (1939); 6 Arbor Dr. (12801); Chmn. Orel ROCHESTER Friedman. * JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF HUDSON ROCHESTER, N. Y., INC. (1937); 456 Main JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF HUDSON, St. E. (14604); Pres. Emanuel Goldberg; N.Y., INC. (1947); Joslen Blvd. (12534); Exec. Dir. Elmer Louis. Pres. Albert Rapport. SCHENECTADY KINGSTON * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (incl. * f JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. surrounding communities) (1938); (spon- (1951); 96 Maiden Lane (12401); Pres. sors SCHENECTADY UJA AND FEDER- Jonathan Eichhorn. ATED WELFARE FUND); 2565 Balltown MIDDLETOWN Rd., P. O. Box 2649 (12309); Pres. Ernest * UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF MIDDLE- H. Kahn; Exec. Dir. Michael Ruvel. TOWN, N.Y. (1939); c/o Temple Sinai, 75 SYRACUSE Highland Ave. (10940); Chmn. Mrs. * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION, INC. Jacques Levine; Sec. Louis Schwartz. (1918); (sponsors JEWISH WELFARE NEW YORK CITY FUND [1933]); 321 Seitz Bldg., 201 E. Jeff- * t FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILAN- erson St. (13202); Pres. Gerald H. Levy; THROPIES OF NEW YORK (incl. Greater Exec. Dir. Norman Edell. New York, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westches- TROY ter Counties) (1917); 130 E. 59th St. * f TROY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, (10022); Pres. Frederick P. Rose; Exec. V. INC. (1936); 2500-21 St. (12180); Pres. Pres. Sanford Solender. Bernard Fleishman; Exec. Dir. Jay Ba- * UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF GREATER chrack. NEW YORK, INC. (incl. Greater New York, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester UTICA Counties) (1939); 220 W. 58th St. (10019); * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF Pres. William J. Levitt; Exec. V. Pres. Er- UTICA, N.Y., INC. (1933, Inc. 1950); nest W. Michel. (sponsors UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF * UNITED JEWISH APPEAL—FEDERA- UTICA); 2310 Oneida St. (13501); Pres. TION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES— Leonard Singer; Exec. Dir. Irving Ep- JOINT CAMPAIGN (1974); 220 W. 58 St. stein. (10019); Pres. William Rosenwald; Exec. V.P.s Ernest W. Michel, Sanford Solender; NORTH CAROLINA Exec. Dir. Robert P. Forman. ASHEVILLE NEWBURGH * FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF * t UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES, INC. ASHEVILLE, INC., P.O. Box 2630 (28802); (1925); 360 Powell Ave. (12550); Pres. Pres. Albert Kodack. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 497 CHARLOTTE TOLEDO • CHARLOTTE FEDERATION OF JEWISH * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF CHARITIES (1940); P.O. Box 17523 TOLEDO, INC. (1907; reorg. 1960); 5151 (28211); Pres. Herman Blumenthal; Exec. Monroe St., Suite 226 West (43623); Pres. Dir. Joseph Aron. Lawrence Raskin; Exec. Dir. Alvin S. Le- GREENSBORO vinson. • NORTH CAROLINA TRIAD JEWISH FED- WARREN ERATION (1940); 414 Church St., Suite 11 * JEWISH FEDERATION (1938); Pres. Abe (27401); Pres. Herman Bernard; Exec. Dir. Knofsky, 901 Melwood Dr. N. E. (44483). Martin Cohen. YOUNGSTOWN OHIO * t JEWISH FEDERATION OF YOUNGS- AKRON TOWN, OHIO, INC. (1935); P. O. Box 449 (44501); Pres. Nelson Mendelsohn; Exec. • AKRON JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERA- Dir. Stanley Engel. TION (1935); 750 White Pond Dr. (44320); Pres. Melvin D. Sacks; Exec. Dir. Morris OKLAHOMA Rombo. CANTON ARDMORE JEWISH FEDERATION (1934); 23 "B" St. • JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF CANTON (1935; reorg. 1955); 2631 Har- S.W. (73401); Co-Chmn. Ike Fishman. vard Ave., N. W. (44709); Pres. Irvin J. OKLAHOMA CITY Rudick; Exec. Dir. Revella R. Kopstein. * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1941); CINCINNATI 1100 N. Dewey, Suite 103 (73103); Pres. Albert N. Janco; Exec. Dir. Leonard Lieb- • f JEWISH FEDERATION OF CINCINNATI AND VICINITY (merger of the Associated erman. Jewish Agencies and Jewish Welfare TULSA Fund) (1896; reorg. 1967); 200 West 4th * TULSA JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL St. (45202); Pres. Mrs. I. Mark Zeligs; (1938); (sponsors TULSA UNITED JEWISH Exec. V.P. Harold Goldberg. CAMPAIGN); 3314 E. 51 St., Suite T CLEVELAND (74135); Pres. Ira E. Sanditen; Exec. Dir. Nathan Loshak. • f JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND (1903); 1750 Euclid Ave. (44115); Pres. Morton L. Mandel; Exec. V. OREGON Pres. Henry L. Zucker; Exec. Dir. Sidney PORTLAND Z. Vincent. * f JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF COLUMBUS PORTLAND (incl. State of Oregon and adja- • COLUMBUS JEWISH FEDERATION (1925; cent Washington communities) (1920; merged 1959); 1175 College Ave. (43209); reorg. 1956); 6651 S. W. Capitol Highway Pres. Sidney J. Blatt; Exec. V. Pres. Ben M. (97219); Pres. Kurt Hamburger; Exec. Dir. Mandelkorn. Morris A. Stein. DAYTON PENNSYLVANIA • f JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DAYTON (1943); Community Services ALLENTOWN Bldg., 184 Salem Ave., Rm. 210 (45406); * JEWISH FEDERATION OF ALLENTOWN, Pres. Milton Marks; Exec. Dir. Robert Fit- INC. (1938; inc. 1948); 22nd and Tilghtnan terman. Sts. (18104); Pres. Charles Fletcher; Exec. Dir. Robert Jolton. LIMA • FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF ALTOONA LIMA DISTRICT (1935); 217 S. Dale Dr. * f FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILAN- (45805); Fin. Sec. Norman Mervis. THROPIES (1920; reorg. 1940); 1308 17th STEUBENVILLE St. (16601). • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1938); BUTLER P. O. Box 472 (43952); Pres. Sidney Brody; * BUTLER JEWISH WELFARE FUND (incl. Exec. Sec. Mrs. Joseph Freedman. Butler County) (1938); P. O. Box 992 498 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 (16001); Chmn. Louis Shapiro; Sec. Mau- PITTSBURGH rice Horwitz. • t UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF EASTON PITTSBURGH (1912; reorg. 1955); 234 * f JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF McKee PI. (15213); Pres. Jesse J. Cohen; EASTON, PA. AND VICINITY (1939); (spon- Exec. Dir. Gerald S. Soroker. sors ALLIED WELFARE APPEAL); 660 POTTSVILLE Ferry St. (18042); Pres. Joel Ziev; Exec. • UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES (1935); Dir. Norman Prince. 2300 Mahantongo St. (17901); Chmn. Ger- ERIE ald Field; Exec. Sec. Gordon Berkowitz. • t JEWISH COMMUNITY WELFARE READING COUNCIL OF ERIE (1946); 32 W. 8th St., • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1935); Rm 611 (16501); Pres. Marcia Siegel; (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); Exec. Dir. Jay M. Rostov. 1700 City Line St. (19604); Pres. Edwin A. HARRISBURG Lakin; Exec. Dir. Mitchell Guttenplan. • UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY (1933); SCRANTON 100 Vaughn St. (17110); Pres. Raymond • SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA JEWISH Buch; Exec. Dir. Albert Hursh. COUNCIL (incl. Lackawanna County) HAZLETON (1945); 601 Jefferson Ave. (18510); Pres. * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1960); Julius G. Weinberger; Exec. Dir. George Laurel & Hemlock Sts. (18201); Pres. Joel. David Wagner; Exec. Dir. Charles Vo- SHARON gel. • SHENANGO VALLEY JEWISH FEDERA- JOHNSTOWN TION (1940); 840 Highland Rd. (16146); * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1938); Pres. Sherman Jubelirer; Treas. Irwin 521 Luzerne St. (15905); Pres. William L. Yanowitz. Glosser. UNIONTOWN LANCASTER • UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION (1939); • UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL 406 W. Main St. (15401), c/o Jewish Com- OF LANCASTER, PA. (1928); 2120 Oregon munity Center; Pres. Harold Cohen; Sec. Pike (17601); Pres. Arthur Silber; Exec. Morris M. Samuels. Dir. Lawrence Pallas. WILKES-BARRE LEVITTOWN • THE WYOMING VALLEY JEWISH COM- • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MITTEE (1935); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH LOWER BUCKS COUNTY (1956, inc. 1957); APPEAL); 60 S. River St. (18701); 414 Woerner Ave, Rm. 4-B (19057); Pres. Pres. Isadore Landau; Exec. Dir. Louis Sidney Tessler; Exec. Dir. Ephraim M. Smith. Howard. YORK NEW CASTLE • UNITED JEWISH APPEAL; 120 E. Market * UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF NEW CAS- St. (17401); Exec. Dir. Cecil Malinoff. TLE, PA. (1967); 2526 N. Jefferson St. (16105); Chmn. Leroy Weiner. RHODE ISLAND NORRISTOWN PROVIDENCE * t JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (serving • JEWISH FEDERATION OF RHODE IS- Central Montgomery County) (1936); LAND (1945); 130 Sessions St. (02906); Brown and Powell Sts. (19401); Pres. Ber- Pres. Robert A. Riesman; Exec. V. Pres. nard Tepper; Exec. Dir. Harold M. Joseph Galkin. Kamsler. PHILADELPHIA SOUTH CAROLINA • f FEDERATION OF JEWISH AGENCIES OF CHARLESTON GREATER PHILADELPHIA (1901; reorg. • JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1949); 1645 1956); 1511 Walnut St. (19102); Pres. Millbrook Dr. (29407); P. O. Box 3565; Philip S. Seltzer; Exec. V. Pres. Donald B. Pres. Alwyn Berlin; Exec. Dir. Nathan Hurwitz. Shulman. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 499 COLUMBIA (78411); Pres. Harold Alberts; Exec. Dir. * JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF CO- Mrs. Lillian Racusin. LUMBIA (I960); 4540 Trenholm Rd. COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF CORPUS (29206); Pres. Melton Kligman; Exec. Dir. CHRISTI (1962); 750 Everhart Rd. (78411); Burton Shimonovsky. Pres. H. P. Roosth; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Lillian Racusin. SOUTH DAKOTA DALLAS SIOUX FALLS • t JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION • JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1938); Na- (1911); 8616 Northwest Plaza-Suite 329 tional Reserve Bldg. (57102); Pres. I. D. (75225); Pres. Ervin Donsky; Exec. Dir. Eirinberg; Exec. Sec. Louis R. Hurwitz. Walter J. Levy. EL PASO TENNESSEE • f JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF EL CHATTANOOGA PASO, INC. (incl. surrounding communi- * CHATTANOOGA JEWISH WELFARE FED- ties) (1939); 405 Mardi Gras, P. O. Box ERATION (1931); 5326 Lynnland Terrace 12097 (79912); Pres. Kenneth C. Given; (37411); Pres. Jay Silverstein; Exec. Dir. Exec. Dir. Oliver B. Winkler. Steven Drysdale. FORT WORTH KNOXVILLE • JEWISH FEDERATION OF FORT WORTH (1936); 6801 Grandbury Rd. (76133); Pres. * JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. (1939); 6800 Deane Hill Dr. (37919); P. O. Box Sheldon Labovitz; Exec. Dir. Stephen 10882; Chmn. Samuel Sayatt; Exec. Dir. Schreier. Mary Joel Weil. GALVESTON MEMPHIS • GALVESTON COUNTY JEWISH COMMU- NITY COUNCIL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION * f JEWISH SERVICE AGENCY (incl. (1936); P. O. Box 146 (77550); Pres. I.M. Shelby County) (1864, Inc. 1906); 6560 Po- Herz, Jr.; Sec. Mrs. Charles Rosenbloom. plar Ave., P. O. Box 38268 (38138); Pres. Max Michel, Jr.; Exec. Dir. Jack Lieber- HOUSTON man. • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MET- * JEWISH WELFARE FUND (incl. Shelby ROPOLITAN HOUSTON, INC. (incl. neigh- County) (1934); 6560 Poplar Ave., P. O. boring communities) (1937); (sponsors Box 38268 (38138); Pres. Jacob J. Belz; UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 5601 S. Exec. Dir. Jack Lieberman; Asst. Dir. Braeswood Blvd. (77035); Pres. Mr. Rob- Mitchell Guttenplan. ert Hecht; Exec. Dir. Albert Goldstein. NASHVILLE SAN ANTONIO • f JEWISH FEDERATION OF NASHVILLE • f JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE FEDERATION & MIDDLE TENNESSEE (1936); 3500 West (incl. Bexar County) (1922); 111 E. Cen- End Ave. (37205); Pres. Ernest Feduden- tury Bldg. (78216); Pres. Michael D. Bel- thal; Exec. Dir. Martin Kraar. don; Exec. Dir. Ephraim Spivek. TYLER TEXAS FEDERATION OF JEWISH WELFARE FUND AUSTIN (1938); P. O. Box 934 (75702); Pres. Joe Selman. • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF AUS- TIN (1939; reorg. 1956); 5511 Parkcrest WACO (78731); Pres. Hyman Samuelson. • JEWISH WELFARE COUNCIL OF WACO (1949); P. O. Box 8031 (76710); Pres. Mrs. BEAUMONT Phil Smith. • BEAUMONT JEWISH FEDERATION OF TEXAS, INC. (Org. and Inc. 1967); P. O. UTAH Box 1981 (77704); Pres. Edwin Gale; Dir. SALT LAKE CITY Isadore Harris. • UNITED JEWISH COUNCIL AND SALT CORPUS CHRISTI LAKE JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1936); • t CORPUS CHRISTI JEWISH COMMUNITY 2416 E. 1700 South (84108); Pres. Neisen COUNCIL (1953); 750 Everhart Rd. Bank; Exec. Dir. Harry Altschule. 500 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 VIRGINIA (25326); Pres. Harry N. Barton; Exec. NEWPORT NEWS Sec. Charles Cohen. * JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEWPORT HUNTINGTON NEWS AND HAMPTON (1942); 2700 Spring • FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES (1939); Rd. (23606) P. O. Box 6680; Pres. Marvin P. O. Box 947 (25713); Pres. David Riter; Mazur; Exec. Dir. Harold M. Post. Sec. Jerome Cantor. NORFOLK WHEELING * UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION, INC. OF * UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF OHIO NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. VALLEY, INC. (1933); 20 Hawthorne (1937); 7300 Newport Ave., P. O. Box Court (26003); Pres. Arthur M. Recht. 9776 (23505); Pres. Sanford L. Lefcoe; Exec. Dir. Zvi Almog. WISCONSIN PORTSMOUTH APPLETON •PORTSMOUTH JEWISH COMMUNITY * UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF APPLE- COUNCIL (1919); New Kirn Bldg. Rm. 205 TON (1963); 3131 N. Meade St. (54911); (23704); Pres. Stanley Peck; Exec. Dir. Co-Chmn. Arnold Cohodas and Don Edel- Jack Weintraub. stein; Treas. Mrs. Harold Rusky. RICHMOND GREEN BAY * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1935); * GREEN BAY JEWISH WELFARE FUND; 5403 Monument Ave. P. O. Box 8237 P. O. Box 335 (54305); Pres. Sheldon (23226); Pres. Jack M. Kreuter; Exec. Dir. Singer; Treas. Abe Glickman. Julius Mintzer. KENOSHA ROANOKE * KENOSHA JEWISH WELFARE FUND * JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL; C/O (1938); 6537—7th Ave. (53140); Pres. Les- WROV, 15th & Cleveland Ave. (24015); lie Fai; Sec.-Treas. Mrs. S. M. Lapp. Pres. Burt Levine. MADISON WASHINGTON * MADISON JEWISH WELFARE COUNCIL, INC. (1940); 4513 Vernon Blvd. (53705); SEATTLE Pres. Mrs. Ghita Bessman; Exec. Dir. Er- * JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER nest G. Budwig. SEATTLE (incl. King County, Everett and Bremerton) (1926); Suite 525, Securities MILWAUKEE Bldg. (98101); Pres. Herbert Rosen; Exec. * MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION, Dir. Murray Shiff. INC. (Sponsoring Milwaukee Jewish Wel- fare Fund Campaign) (1938); 1360 N. SPOKANE Prospect Ave. (53202); Pres. Max H. Karl; JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF SPO- Exec. V. Pres. Melvin S. Zaret. KANE (incl. Spokane County) (1927); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH FUND) (1936); RACINE 401 Paulsen Bldg. (99201); Pres. Samuel * RACINE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD Huppin; Sec. Robert N. Arick. (1946); 944 Main St. (53403); Pres. Jerry Brown. WEST VIRGINIA SHEBOYGAN CHARLESTON * JEWISH WELFARE COUNCIL OF • FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF SHEBOYGAN (1927); 1404 North Ave. CHARLESTON, INC. (1937); P. O. Box 1613 (53081); Pres. Joe A. Feldman; Sec. Mrs. Abe Alpert. CANADA

ALBERTA 1K8); Pres. Norman N. Green; Exec. Dir. CALGARY Harry S. Shatz. EDMONTON • CALGARY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- • EDMONTON JEWISH COMMUNITY CIL (1962); 102—18th Ave., S.E. (T2G COUNCIL, INC. (1954, Inc. 1965); 10182— JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 501 103rd St., #305 (15); Pres. Joe Bugis; Pres. Leonard Shankman; Exec. Dir. Paul Exec. Dir. Uriel Rosenzweig. Caplan. OTTAWA BRITISH COLUMBIA • JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF OT- VANCOUVER TAWA (1935); 151 Chapel St. (2); Pres. Norman Zagerman; Exec. Dir. Hy Hoch- JEWISH COMMUNITY FUND & COUNCIL berg. OF VANCOUVER (1932); 950 W. 41 Ave. (V5Z 2N7); Pres. Sidney Zack; Exec. Dir. ST. CATHARINES Morris Saltzman. UNITED JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF ST. CATHARINES; C/O Jewish Community Centre, Church St.; Pres. Jack Silverstein; Sec. Syd Goldford. WINNIPEG TORONTO * WINNIPEG JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- • UNITED JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF CIL (Incl. Combined Jewish Appeal of TORONTO (1937); 150 Beverley St. (M5T Winnipeg) (org. 1938, reorg. 1973); 370 1Y6); Pres. Jack M. Rose; Exec. V. Pres. Hargrave St., R3B 2K1; Pres. Monte P. Benjamin Schneider. Nathanson; Exec. Dir. Gerald C. La- sensky. WINDSOR • t JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1938); ONTARIO 1641 Ouellette Ave. (NBX 1K9); Pres. Mrs. Maxwell Schott; Exec. Dir. Joseph HAMILTON Eisenberg. • f HAMILTON JEWISH FEDERATION QUEBEC (Incl. United Jewish Welfare Fund) (org. 1934, merged 1971) 57 Delaware Ave. MONTREAL (L8M 1T6); Pres. Jack J. Shekter; Exec. • f ALLIED JEWISH COMMUNITY SER- Dir. Samuel Soifer. VICES (merger of FEDERATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES AND COMBINED LONDON JEWISH APPEAL) (1965); 5151 Cote St. LONDON JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Catherine Rd. (H3W 1M6); Pres. Charles (1932); 532 Huron St. (24); (N5Y 4J5); Bronfman; Exec. Dir. Manuel G. Batshaw. Jewish Periodicals1

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ALABAMA FORNIA JEWISH HERITAGE, Sacramento and Fresno area and region [monthly]; JEWISH MONITOR (1948). P.O. Box 9155, ORANGE COUNTY JEWISH HERITAGE, Crestline Sta., Birmingham, 35213. Joseph Orange County Area. Fortnightly. S. Gallinger. Monthly. ISRAEL TODAY (1973.) 16633 Ventura Blvd., ALASKA Encino, 91436. Dorothy Rochmis. Bi- weekly. THE ALASKAN JEWISH BULLETIN (1973). 7- 730 H, "J" St., Anchorage, 99506. Rabbi JEWISH OBSERVER OF THE EAST BAY Israel Haber. Monthly. (1967). 3245 Sheffield Ave., Oakland, 94602. Bernice Scharlach. Monthly. Jew- ish Welfare Federation of Alameda & Con- ARIZONA tra Costa Counties. ARIZONA POST (1946). 102 N. Plumer Ave., Tucson, 85719. Mrs. Martha K. Rothman. JEWISH STAR (1956). 693 Mission St. #412, Bimonthly. Tuscon Jewish Community San Francisco, 94105. Alfred Berger. Council. Monthly. PHOENIX JEWISH NEWS (1947). 1530 West * SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH BULLETIN Thomas Rd., Phoenix, 85015. Pearl R. (1943), 583 Market St., Suite 504, San Newmark. Fortnightly. Francisco, 94122. Geoffrey Fisher. Weekly.

CALIFORNIA WESTERN STATES JEWISH HISTORICAL QUARTERLY (1968). 2429 23rd St., Santa B'NAI B'RITH MESSENGER Incorporating the Monica, 90405. Dr. Norton B. Stem. CALIFORNIA JEWISH VOICE (1897). 2510 Quarterly. Southern California Jewish His- W. 7 St., Los Angeles, 90057. Joseph J. torical Society. Cummins. Weekly. HERITAGE-SOUTHWEST JEWISH PRESS COLORADO (1954). 2130 S. Vermont Ave., Los An- geles, 90007. Weekly. Herb Brin. (Also INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS (1913). SOUTHWEST JEWISH PRESS-HERITAGE, 1275 Sherman St., Denver, 80203. Mrs. San Diego [weekly]; CENTRAL CALI- Max Goldberg. Weekly.

1 Periodicals which have been in existence at least one year prior to June 30,1974 are included in this directory. Information is based upon answers furnished by the publications themselves, and the publishers of the YEAR BOOK assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the data presented; nor does inclusion in this list necessarily imply approval or endorsement of the periodicals. The information provided here includes the year of organization and the name of the editor, managing editor, or publisher; unless otherwise stated, the language used by the periodical is English. An asterisk (•) indicates that no reply was received and that the information, including name of publi- cation, date of founding, and address, is reprinted from AJYB, 1974-75 (Vol. 75). For organiza- tional bulletins, consult organizational listings. 502 JEWISH PERIODICALS / 503

CONNECTICUT SENTINEL (1911). 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 60606. J. I. Fishbein. Weekly. CONNECTICUT JEWISH LEDGER (1929). P.O. Box 1107, Hartford, 06101. Abraham J. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS JEWISH COMMUNITY Feldman. Weekly. NEWS (1945). 327 Missouri Ave., Suite 412, East St. Louis, 62201. Hyman H. JEWISH DIGEST (1955). 1363 Fairfield Ave., Ruffman. Monthly. Jewish Federation of Bridgeport, 06605. Bernard Postal. Southern Illinois. Monthly. THE TORCH (1941). 9706 W. Foster Ave., DELAWARE Chicago, 60656. Mannye London. Quar- terly. Natl. Fed. of Jewish Men's Clubs, JEWISH VOICE (1967). 701 Shipley St., Wil- Inc. mington, 19801. Morton L. Shlossman. Bi- monthly. Jewish Federation of Delaware. INDIANA INDIANA JEWISH POST AND OPINION DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1935). 611 N. Park Ave., Indianapolis, 46204. Gabriel Cohen. Weekly. AMERICAN JEWISH JOURNAL (1944). 992 National Press Bldg., Washington, 20004. KENTUCKY David Mondzac. Quarterly. KENTUCKY JEWISH POST AND OPINION JEWISH VETERAN (1896). 1712 New Hamp- (1931). 1551 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, shire Ave., N.W., Washington, 20009. 40205. Honi Goldman. Weekly. Douglas H. Poretz. Bimonthly (except for Sept. and Dec.). Jewish War Veterans of LOUISIANA the U.S.A. •THE JEWISH CIVIC PRESS (1965). 5529 NATIONAL JEWISH MONTHLY (1886 under Magazine St., New Orleans, 70115. Alan the name Menorah). 1640 Rhode Island Wexler. Monthly. English. Ave., N.W., Washington, 20036. Charles Fenyvesi. Monthly. B'nai B'rith. MARYLAND NEAR EAST REPORT (1957). 1341 G. St., BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES (1919). 2104 N. N.W., Washington, 20005. Morris J. Charles St., Baltimore, 21218. Gary Amitay. Weekly. Rosenblatt. Weekly.

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JEWISH FLORIDIAN (1928). P.O. Box AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL QUAR- 012973, Miami, 33101. Fred K. Shochet. TERLY (1893). 2 Thornton Road, Wal- Weekly. tham, 02154. Nathan M. Kaganoff. Quarterly. American Jewish Historical OUR VOICE (1932). 506 Malverne Rd., West Society. Palm Beach, 33405. Samuel A. Schutzer. Monthly. JEWISH ADVOCATE (1902). 251 Causeway St., Boston, 02114. Joseph G. Weisberg, SOUTHERN JEWISH WEEKLY (1924). P.O. Alexander Brin. Weekly. Box 3297, Jacksonville, 32206. Isadore Moscovitz. Weekly. JEWISH CIVIC LEADER (1926). 40 Foster St., P.O. Box 921, Worcester, 01613. Conrad H. Isenberg. Weekly. GEORGIA JEWISH REPORTER (1970). 1000 Worcester SOUTHERN ISRAELITE (1925). 390 Court- Road, Framingham, 01701. Charlotte land St., N. E., Atlanta, 30303. Adolph Davis. Monthly. Greater Framingham Rosenberg. Weekly. Jewish Federation. JEWISH TIMES (1945). 118 Cypress St., Broo- ILLINOIS kline, 02146. James Kahn. Weekly. CHICAGO JEWISH POST AND OPINION JEWISH WEEKLY NEWS (1945). P.O. Box (1953). 72 E. 11 St., Chicago, 60605. 1569, Springfield, 01101. Leslie B. Kahn. Weekly. Weekly. 504 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 MICHIGAN son. Monthly. United Jewish Federation Morris/Sussex. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS (1942). 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865, Southfield, 48075. VOICE (1940). 2393 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Philip Slomovitz. Weekly. Hill, 08034. Bernard Dubin. Semi- monthly. Jewish Federation of Southern MICHIGAN JEWISH HISTORY (1959). 163 Madison, Detroit, 48226. Irving I. Edgar. N.J. Semi-annual. Jewish Historical Society of NEW YORK Michigan. ALBANY JEWISH WORLD (1965). 416 Smith MINNESOTA St. Schenectady, 12307. Sam S. Clevenson. Weekly. AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD (1912). 9 N. 4th St., Minneapolis, 55401. Norman Gold. BUFFALO JEWISH REVIEW (1919). 110 Pearl Weekly. St., Buffalo, 14202. Rachmiel Rahv. Weekly. Kehillah Wahalot Israel. MISSOURI Jewish Ledger (1924). 721 Monroe KANSAS CITY JEWISH CHRONICLE (1920). Ave., Rochester, 14607. Donald Wolin. P.O. Box 8709, Kansas City, 64114. Mil- Weekly. ton Firestone. Weekly. NEW YORK CITY MISSOURI JEWISH POST AND OPINION (1948). 8235 Olive St., St. Louis, 63132. AAJE INFORMATION BULLETIN (1974). 114 Kathie Sutin. Weekly. Fifth Ave., 10011. Gary Gobetz. Bi- monthly. American Association for Jewish ST. LOUIS JEWISH LIGHT (1947). 611 Olive Education. St., Room 1541, St. Louis, 63101. Robert A. Cohn. Fortnightly. Jewish Federation ADULT JEWISH EDUCATION (1955). 155 of St. Louis. Fifth Ave., 10010. Marvin S. Wiener. Ir- regular. National Academy for Adult Jew- NEBRASKA ish Studies of the United Synagogue of America. JEWISH PRESS (1921). 333 S. 132 St., Omaha, 68154. Richard B. Pearl. Weekly. Jewish AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK (1899). 165 Federation of Omaha. E. 56 St., 10022. Morris Fine, Milton Himmelfarb. Annual. American Jewish NEVADA Committee and Jewish Publication Soci- ety. LAS VEGAS ISRAELITE (1965). P.O. Box 14096, Las Vegas, 89114. Jack Tell. AMERICAN MIZRACHI WOMAN (1926). 817 Weekly. Broadway, 10003. Ben Frank. Monthly. English-Yiddish. Mizrachi Women's Or- NEW JERSEY ganization of America. JEWISH JOURNAL (1956). 2 S. Adelaide Ave., AMERICAN ZIONIST (1910). 4 E. 34 St., Highland Park, 08904. Charles Baltin. 10016. Elias Cooper. Monthly (except July Fortnightly. Jewish Federation of Raritan and August). Zionist Organization of Valley. America. JEWISH NEWS (1947). 220 S. Harrison St., AUFBAU (1934). 2121 Broadway, 10023. East Orange, 07018. Harry Weingast. Hans Steinitz. Weekly. English-German. Weekly. Jewish Community Federation of New World Club, Inc. Metropolitan New Jersey. BITZARON (1939). 1411 Broadway, 10001. JEWISH RECORD (1939). 1537 Atlantic Ave- Maurice E. Chernowitz. Monthly. He- nue, Atlantic City, 08401. Martin Korik. brew. Hebrew Literary Foundation. Weekly. B'NAI YIDDISH (1968). 22 E. 17 St., 10003. JEWISH STANDARD (1931). 40 Journal Sq., Itzik Kozlovsky. Bimonthly. English-Yid- Jersey City, 07300. Morris J. Janoff. dish. Weekly. CCAR JOURNAL (1953). 790 Madison Ave., MORRIS/SUSSEX JEWISH NEWS (1972). 500 10021. Bernard Martin. Quarterly. Central Route 10, Ledgewood, 07852. Rhoda Has- Conference of American Rabbis. JEWISH PERIODICALS / 505

CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN ISRAEL INVESTORS' REPORT (1961). 110 E. RABBIS YEARBOOK (1890). 790 Madison 59 St., 10022. Aryeh Greenfield. Monthly. Ave., 10021. Elliot L. Stevens. Annual. ISRAEL MAGAZINE (1967). 110 E. 59 St., Central Conference of American Rabbis. 10022. Nahum Sitosky. Monthly. COMMENTARY (1945). 165 E. 56 St., 10022. •JEWISH AUDIO-VISUAL REVIEW (1949). Norman Podhoretz. Monthly. American 114 Fifth Ave., 10011. Marc Mishaan. Ev- Jewish Committee. ery 2 years. American Association for Jew- CONGRESS MONTHLY (1934). 15 E. 84 St., ish Education. 10028. Herbert Poster. American Jewish JEWISH BOOK ANNUAL (1942). 15 East 26th Congress. St., 10010. Alan Steinbach. Annual. Eng- CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM (1955). 3080 lish-Hebrew-Yiddish. Jewish Book Coun- Broadway, 10027. Stephen C. Lerner. cil of the National Jewish Welfare Board. Quarterly. Rabbinical Assembly and Jew- JEWISH BOOKLAND (supplement of the JWB ish Theological Seminary of America. CIRCLE; 1945). 15 East 26 St., 10010. Alan ECONOMIC HORIZONS (1953). 11 E. 44 St., Steinbach. 7 times a year. Jewish Book 10017. Ben Frank. Quarterly. American- Council of the National Jewish Welfare Israel Chamber of Commerce and Indus- Board. try, Inc. JEWISH BRAILLE REVIEW (1931). 110 E. 30 FREELAND (1944). 200 W. 72 St., 10023. St., 10016. Jacob Freid. Monthly. English- Editorial Board. Irregular. Freeland Braille. Jewish Braille Institute of Amer- League for Jewish Territorial Coloniza- ica, Inc. tion. JEWISH CURRENT EVENTS (1958). 430 Kel- FREIE ARBEITER STIMME (1890). 33 Union ler Ave., Elmont, L.I., 11003. Samuel Square W., 10003. Ahrne Thome. Deutsch. Biweekly. Monthly. Yiddish. Free Voice of Labor JEWISH CURRENTS (1946). 22 E. 17 St., Assoc, Inc. 10003. Morris U. Schappes. Monthly. HADASSAH MAGAZINE (formerly HADAS- SAH NEWSLETTER; 1921). 65 E. 52 St., JEWISH DAILY FORWARD (1897). 45 E. 33 10022. Jesse Zel Lurie. Monthly, except St., 10016. Simon Weber. Daily. Yiddish. July and August. Hadassah, Women's Forward Association, Inc. Zionist Organization of America. JEWISH EDUCATION (1928). 114 Fifth Ave., 10011. Alvin I. Schiff. Quarterly. National HADOAR (1921). 120 W. 16 St., 10011. Itz- Council for Jewish Education. hak Ivry. Weekly. Hebrew. Histadruth Iv- rith of America. JEWISH EDUCATION DIRECTORY (1951). HADOROM (1957). 220 Park Ave. S., 10003. 114 Fifth Ave., 10011. Hillel Hochberg. Charles B. Chavel. Semiannual. Hebrew. Biannual. American Association for Jew- Rabbinical Council of America, Inc. ish Education. JEWISH FRONTIER (1934). 575 6th Ave., HISTADRUT FOTO-NEWS (1948). 33 E. 67 10011. Judah J. Shapiro. Monthly (except St., 10021. Nahum Guttman. 7 times a July-Aug. issue). Labor Zionist Letters, year. National Committee for Labor Israel. Inc. IDEAS MAGAZINE (1966). 28-13 Steinway JEWISH GUARDIAN (1974). G.P.O. Box St., Long Island City, 11103. Michael S. 2143, Brooklyn, 11202. Yosef Becher. Kogan, Quarterly. Jewish Society of Quarterly. Neturei Karta of U.S.A. America, Inc. JEWISH LIFE (1946). 116 E. 27 St., 10016. U INSTITUTIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL KO- Yakov Jacobs. Quarterly. Union of Ortho- SHER PRODUCTS DIRECTORY (1967). 116 dox Jewish Congregations of America. E. 27 St., 10016. Berel Wein, Admin. Ir- regular. Union 6f Orthodox Jewish Con- JEWISH MUSIC NOTES (1946). 15 E. 26 St., gregations of America. 10010. Irene Heskes. Semiannual. Jewish Music Council of the National Jewish Wel- ISRAEL HORIZONS (1952). 150 Fifth Ave., fare Board. 10011. Richard Yaffe. Monthly. Ameri- cans for Progressive Israel—Hashomer JEWISH OBSERVER (1962). 5 Beekman St., Hatzair. 10038. Nisson Wolpin. Monthly (except 506 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 July and August). Agudath Israel of tional Religious Jewish Students Associa- America. tion. JEWISH PARENT (1948). 229 Park Ave. S., U KOSHER PRODUCTS DIRECTORY (1925). 10003. Joseph Kaminetsky. Quarterly. 116 E. 27 St., 10016. Berel Wein, Admin. National Association of Hebrew Day Irregular. Union of Orthodox Jewish Con- School PTA's, an affiliate of Torah Ume- gregations of America—Kashruth Div. sorah. KULTUR UN LEBN—CULTURE AND LIFE JEWISH POST OF NEW YORK. (1974). 101 (1967). 45 E. 33 St., 10016. Joseph Mlo- Fifth Ave., 10003. Charles Roth. Weekly. tek. Bimonthly. Yiddish. Workmen's Cir- cle. JEWISH PRESS (1950). 338 3rd Ave., Brook- lyn, 11215. Sholom Klass. Weekly. LONG ISLAND JEWISH PRESS (1942). 95-20 63 Rd., Rego Park, 11374. Abraham B. •JEWISH SOCIAL STUDIES (1939). 2929 Shoulson. Monthly. Broadway, 10025. Quarterly. Conference on Jewish Social Studies, Inc. MIDSTREAM (1955). 515 Park Ave., 10022. Ronald Sanders. Monthly (June/July, JEWISH SECTATOR (1935). 250 W. 57 St., Aug./Sept. bimonthly). Theodor Herzl 10019. Trade Weiss-Rosmarin. Quarterly. Foundation, Inc. JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY COMMU- MORNING FREIHEIT (1922). 35 E. 12 St., NITY NEWS REPORTER (1962). 165 W. 46 10003. Paul Novick. Daily. Yiddish. St., Rm. 511, 10036. Murray Zuckoff. Weekly. NATIONAL CENSUS OF JEWISH SCHOOLS— INFORMATION BULLETIN (1959). 114 JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY DAILY Fifth Ave., 10011. Hillel Hochberg. Ir- NEWS BULLETIN (1917). 165 W. 46 St., regular. American Association for Jewish Rm. 511, 10036. Murray Zuckoff. Daily. Education. JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY WEEKLY U NEWS REPORTER (1956). 116 E. 27 St., NEWS DIGEST (1933). 165 W. 46 St., Rm. 10016. Berel Wein, Admin. Irregular. Un- 511, 10036. Murray Zuckoff. Weekly. ion of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of •JEWISH WEEK AND AMERICAN EXAMINER America—Kashruth Div. (1876, reorg. 1970). 3 E. 40 St., 10016. OLOMEINU—OUR WORLD (1945). 229 Park Philip Hochstein. 50 times a year. Ave. S., 10003. Nosson Scherman, Yaakov JWB CIRCLE (1946). 15 E. 26 St. 10010. Lio- Fruchter. Monthly. English-Hebrew. nel Koppman. 7 times a year. JWB. Torah Umesorah National Society for He- brew Day Schools. JOURNAL OF JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE (1899). 15 E. 26 St., 10010. Sanford N. OYFN SHVEL (1941). 200 W. 72 St., 10023. Sherman. Quarterly. National Conference Editorial board. Bimonthly. Yiddish. Free- of Jewish Communal Service. land League for Jewish Territorial Coloni- zation. •JUDAISM (1952) 14 E. 84 St., 10028. Robert Gordis. Quarterly. American Jewish Con- U PASSOVER PRODUCTS DIRECTORY (1925). gress. 116 E. 27 St., 10016. Berel Wein, Admin. Annual. Union of Orthodox Jewish KEEPING POSTED (1955). 838 Fifth Ave., Congregations of America—Kashruth 10021. Mrs. Maurice Samuel. Monthly Div. (Oct. through May). Union of American Hebrew Congregations. PEDAGOGIC REPORTER (1949). 114 Fifth Ave., 10011. 3 times yearly. American As- KINDER JOURNAL (1920). 41 Union Sq., sociation for Jewish Education. 10003. Bella Gottesman. Quarterly. Yid- dish. Sholem Aleichem Folk Institute, PIONEER WOMAN (1926). 315 Fifth Ave., Inc. 10016. Ruth Levine. Monthly (except Mar.-April, Sept.-Oct). English-Yiddish- KINDER ZEITUNG (1930). 45 E. 33 St., 10016 Hebrew. 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ADLER, JACOB, (pseud. B. Kovner), au., hu- BENNY, JACK, entertainer, philanthropist; b. morist; b. Dynow, Poland, Dec. 12, 1872; Waukegan, 111., Feb. 14, 1894; d. Los An- d. St. Petersburg, Ha., Dec. 31, 1974; in geles, Cal., Dec. 26, 1974; vaudevillian U.S. since 1892; writer for Jewish Daily since 1915; film star since 1929; radio en- Forward since 1895; joined its staff 1911; tertainer since 1932; television personality wrote over 30,000 humorous articles, 18,- since 1949; a fdr. Amer. Israel Cultural 000 poems, plays (some published posthu- Fdn.; supporter: Israel Bond Orgn., UJA; mously in newspaper); lecturer on humor awards: special award best male actor Nat. and satire, N.Y. Bd. of Educ. 1917; au: Acad. of TV Arts and Sciences. Memories (1911); Yente Telebende (1915); Cheerful Minutes (1919); Moshe Kapoir BERGEN, EMIL, communal worker; b. (1919); In the Doctor's Office (1923); Lyrics N.Y.C, Jan. 26, 1912; d. Palo Alto, Calif., (1924); A Captured Bird (1928); Laugh People Laugh (1933); Weeping Flutes Oct. 31, 1974; dir. Welfare Fd. Cities Ap- (1933); Keep on Laughing (1934); Laugh peal, Am. Jewish Com. 1963-72; Welfare Jew Laugh (1936); hon. mem. Intemat. Fd. Cities Appeal, JDA 1951-62, dir. since Mark Twain Soc.; mem.: Workmen's Cir- 1955. cle, Forward Assoc., Writers' Assoc. Home. BERNHARDT, MAURICE, jurist, philanthro- pist; b. N.Y.C, June 28, 1899; d. Long BACKER, GEORGE, pub., writer, philan- Island, N.Y., Apr. 26, 1974; justice, State thropist; b. N.Y.C., Jan. 18, 1903; d. Supreme Court since 1968; justice, Domes- N.Y.C., May 1, 1974; pres. and pub. tic Relations Court 1958-68; former chmn. N.Y. Post, 1939-42; pres. JTA, 1935-50; Kings County Liberal Party; at time of active in N.Y. Democratic party reform death: chmn. admin, com. Amer. ORT; movement; mem. N.Y. City Council, pres. Pride of Judea Children's Services; 1938; mem. N.Y.C. Public Development chmn. Bklyn. UJA; exec. com. mem. Fed. Corp., mem. bd. of dir. since 1937, v. of Jewish Philanthropies; treas. Bklyn. chmn. 1937-44, JDC; pres. 1938-50, Women's Hosp.; hon. v. pres. Bklyn Jew- hon. pres. since 1950, Am. ORT; pres. ish Center; formerly: pres. N.Y. Met- World ORT, 1946-49; fdng. bd. mem. ropolitan Council AJ Congress; fdr. Bklyn. Freedom House; co-au. (plays): Honey- div. Bonds for Israel; fdr., dir. Hillel moon, The Scant Pint; au.: The Deadly House, Bklyn. Coll.; dir. Jewish Family Parallel: Stalin and Ivan the Terrible Welfare Service; bd. of trustees Jewish (1950); Appearance of Man (1966); Med. Center; chmn. Music Under the Stars awarded Chevalier of the Legion of 1950; Awards: Distinguished Service, Man Honor by French govt. for aid to Jewish of the Year, Humanitarian Award, Bklyn. refugees from Nazism, 1936. Coll.

'Including Jewish residents of the United States who died between January 1 and December 31, 1974; for meaning of abbreviations, see p. 445. 511 512 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 BILLIG, MAX J., business exec, philanthro- Stone award (1965); New Sch. for Social pist; b. Grodek, Poland, Oct. 10, 1910; d. Research award for Distinguished Service N.Y.C., Jan. 17, 1974; in U.S. since 1941; to N.Y.C. (1965); Judge Joseph Proskauer v. pres. Metropolitan N.Y. UJA 1971-73; award (1965); N.Y. County Grand Jurors chmn. Shoe Div. UJA 1950s and 1960s; Assoc. Medal of Merit (1968); N.Y. State hon. chmn. Shoe Div. Fed. of Jewish Phi- Bar Assoc gold medal (1970); Citizens lanthropies; chmn. Shoe & Leather Div. Union William Schieffelin award; Am. Econ. Conf. for Israel, 1971-72; cabinet Jewish Com. Lawyers' Div. Learned Hand mem. Israel Bonds; mem. bd. of dir. N.Y. Human Relations award; hon. LL.D. from Bd. of Rabbis; trustee Fifth Ave. Syna- N.Y. Law Sch. (1959); N. Y. Univ. (1964); gogue since 1962; a fdr. Albert Einstein JTS (1965); Yeshiva Univ. (1965); Bklyn. Coll. of Med.; mem. bd. of dir. Hillcrest Law Sch. (1966). Jewish Center 1950-62; awards: Man of BRECHER, MORRIS, communal leader; b. the Year Award, Synagogue Council of N.Y.C, Feb. 15, 1896; d. N.Y.C, June 14, Amer., 1968; honored by Shoe Div. UJA, 1974; bd. mem.: UJA; Jewish Community 1958 and 1959. Services of Long Island; a fdr.: Albert Ein- BONCHEK, SAMUEL, Zion. leader; b. Poland, stein Coll. of Med., Astoria Center of Is- (?), 1890; d. N.Y.C., Apr. 29, 1974; in U.S. rael, also hon. pres.; master builder, Ye- since 1906; at time of death: hon. pres. La- shiva Univ.; trustee Long Island Jewish bor Zion. Alliance, its nat. pres. 1933-71; Hillside Med. Center. hon. chmn. JNF; instrumental in unifica- BRODSKY, SAUL, business exec, philanthro- tion of Labor ZOA-Poale Zion, Am. Habo- pist; b. N.Y.C, Feb. 4, 1906; d. Palm nim Assoc. with Farband, 1971. Beach, Fla., Apr. 30, 1974; fdr., exec. com. BOTEIN, BERNARD, atty., jurist, civic leader; mem., treas. YIVO; trustee Max Weinrich b. N.Y.C. May 6, 1900; d. Feb. 3, 1974; Center for Advanced Jewish Studies; bd. of N.Y. county asst. dist. atty., 1929-36; jus- dir. UJA, chmn. of its Painting Contrac- tice N.Y. State Supreme Court, 1941-53; tors and Paint Dealers Div. campaign; re- assoc. justice appellate div., 1953-57; pre- modeled YIVO building which has been siding justice appellate div., 1957-68; designated N.Y.C. landmark. chmn. Comm. on Exec, N.Y. State Consti- CHARLOP, JECHIEL M., rabbi; b. Jerusalem, tutional Convention, 1967; pres. Assoc. of Palestine, Oct. 6, 1900; d. N.Y.C, Oct. 28, the Bar of N.Y.C. 1970-72; as presiding 1974; in U.S. since 1922; spiritual dir. justice, sponsored many admin, reforms: Bronx Jewish Center, 1925-71; hon. pres. estab. 24-hour arraignment system; spon- Union of Orthodox Rabbis; formerly, sored program permitting release of people officer of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theol. on their own recognizance; responsible for Sem. Alumni; pres. UOJC; pres. Fed. of estab. Mental Health Information Service Palestine Jews in Am.; broadcast weekly to ensure due process for mentally ill; Yiddish program on radio station WEVD chmn. Mayor's Com. on Racial and Reli- in N.Y. gious Prejudice, 1969; former mem. bd. of dir. Nat. Legal Aid & Defenders Assoc; COHEN, VICTOR J., business exec, philan- trustee: William Nelson Cromwell Fdn., thropist; b. London, Eng., Jan. 30, 1903; d. Vera Inst. of Justice, N.Y. Univ. Law Cen- N.Y.C, June 18, 1974; in U.S. since 1907; ter, Practicing Law Institute; chmn. N.Y. mem. Real Estate Bd. of N.Y.C; a fdr. and Rand Inst.; exec. com. mem. Am. Arbitra- science fellow of Belfer Graduate School of tion Assoc; pres. Metropolitan Council of Science of Yeshiva Univ.; served as v. pres. Synagogues, 1948-50; chmn. bd. of of UJA campaigns. trustees Park Ave. Synagogue 1942-47; hon. v. pres. 92nd St. "Y"; trustee: Jewish CUMMINGS, ISRAEL, business exec, philan- Assoc. for Services to Aged, Comm. on thropist; b. N.Y.C, Feb. 23, 1889; d. Communal Planning of Fed. of Jewish Phi- N.Y.C, Jan. 28, 1974; former v. pres., lanthropies; co-au.: The Slum and Crime trustee Educ. Alliance; donor: Israel & (1935); The Trial of the Future (1963); au.: Leah Cummings Gymnasium, Camp- Trial Judge (1952); The Prosecutor (1956, grounds in Brewster, N.Y.; Cummings novel); Our Cities Burn While We Play Recreation Center, Israel Cummings New Cops and Robbers (1972); contrib. various Era Lecture Forum; former pres. Alumni professional journals; awards: N.Y.C. Bar Assoc. Educ. Alliance; a fdr.: Bar-Ilan Assoc. medal (1963, 1970); Chief Justice Univ.; Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine; first pres. Internat. Synagogue at JFK Air- NECROLOGY / 513 port; mem.: bd. of dir. Hebrew Free Loan exec. bd. mem. Am. Zion. Council; dele- Soc., official delegation of N.Y. State to gate to three WZCs; a dir. JNF; nat. pres. White House Conf. on Aged, 1961; women's branch UOJC. awards: Educ. Alliance silver trophy FIELDS, DOROTHY, lyricist, philanthropist; (1949); Nat. Home of Jewish Children b. Allenhurst, N.J., July 15, 1905; d. (1949); Rabbi Jacob Joseph Sch. (1954), N.Y.C., Mar. 28, 1974; wrote lyrics for elected to its Hall of Fame (1956); Albert over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and Einstein Coll. of Medicine (1954); Yeshiva films; mem.: bd. of women's orgn. of Fed. Univ. Athletic Assoc. (1955); citation as of Jewish Philanthropies, and a fdr. and Master Builder Yeshiva Univ. (1960); Le- co-chmn. of its Council of Performing gion of Honor, Israel (1960); citation for Arts; bd. of dir. Women's Div. of Jewish outstanding service to Israel (1962). Guild for the Blind; co-au.: musicals: Let's DALSHEIMER, HELEN M., communal Face It; Something for the Boys; Mexican worker; b. Baltimore, Md., Apr. 16, 1900; Hayride; Up in Central Park; A Tree Grows d. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 26, 1974; first in Brooklyn; awards: Academy Award, woman pres. World Fed. YM-YWHAs; 1936; elected to Songwriters' Hall of Fame, mem. exec. bd. JWB since 1945; former 1971. mem.: bd. of gov. HUC-JIR; bd. of FIERST, MIRIAM, communal leader; b. Mont- trustees, exec. com. UAHC and North real, Can., Sept. 8, 1891; d. N.Y.C., Mar. Am. Bd. of World Union for Progressive 25, 1974; in U.S. since 1913; at time of Judaism; pres. Nat. Fed. of Temple Sister- death: hon. chmn. JNF; formerly: nat. hoods; pres. Baltimore Jewish Community chmn. JNF; nat. v. pres. Hadassah, chmn. Center; awarded JWB Frank L. Weil of its medical organization fundraising, award for distinguished contribution to nat. membership, speakers' bur., bd. mem. Jewish community center field, 1960. of its Nat. Youth Coram.; v. pres. Mt. Ver- DAVIS, DANIEL L., rabbi; b. Baltimore, Md., non Community Chest; honors: grove of Aug. 22, 1903; d. Ghent, N.Y., Jan. 31, trees in her name in Hadassah Forest, Is- 1974; dir. N.Y. Fed. of Reform Syna- rael. gogues, fdr. of over 90 of its synagogues, FRANKEL, HARRY, business exec, econo- 1947-72; rabbi: Cong. Shaarai-Shomayim, mist, orgn. exec; b. Jacksonville, Fla., Lancaster, Pa., 1927-47; Cong. Beth-El, Aug. 22, 1895; d. Rehovat, Israel, Nov. 4, Hammond, Ind., 1926-27; au: Under- 1974; dir. Israel Investment Corp., Indus- standing Judaism (1958); reed. hon. DD, trial Development Bank of Israel; chmn. HUC-JIR, 1958. bd. of gov. Weizmann Inst. of Science; v. DURST, JOSEPH, real estate exec, philanthro- pres. Am. Com. for Weizmann Inst.; pist; b. Austria, (?), 1892; d. N.Y.C., Jan. dir. Amer. Friends of Heb. Univ.; a fdr. 1, 1974; in U.S. since 1902; at time of Truman Peace Center, Jerusalem, Am. death: bd. chmn. Hebrew Free Loan Soc. Jewish League for Israel; mem. bd. of since 1971, its pres. 1945-71; hon. v. pres. gov. Israel Bond Orgn.; dir. UJA, Greater Stephen Wise Free Synagogue; trustee N.Y., former chmn. of eastern region; Lake Placid (N.Y.) Synagogue; a fdr.: real chmn. editl. bd. American Israel Review; a estate div. Greater New York Com. for fdr. Mt. Sinai Med. Center of Greater Israel Bonds; Albert Einstein Coll. of Miami. Med.; formerly: campaign v. chmn. UJA, FROMBERG, HARRY G., atty; b. Chiconov, Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies. Russia, July 13, 1889; d. New Hyde Park, EBIN, DEBORAH S., communal leader; b. L.I., N.Y., Nov. 26, 1974; in U.S. since Syracuse, N.Y., Jan. 8, 1894; d. N.Y.C., 1893; cofdr., pres. Nat. Council of Young Sept 23, 1974; at time of death hon. pres. Israel; a fdr., hon. pres. Yeshivah of Flat- Am. Mizrachi Women, its nat. pres. 1955- bush; former mem.: bd. of dir. Jewish 57; nat. chmn. Youth Aliyah since 1944; Community Council of Flatbush, chmn. delegate to World Youth Aliyah Conf. in Fed. of Jewish Charities, 1949; chmn. Flat- Switzerland 1949, Jerusalem 1951; chmn. bush div. UJA, 1948; ex. com. AJCon- project to establish Bessie Gotsfeld Chil- gress, 1946; former mem. bd. of dir. arbi- dren's Village at Ra'anana, Kefar-Batya, tration comm. Bklyn. Bar Assoc, Israel 1944-47; cofdr. (with Henrietta Republican County Com. Szold) Cleveland Hadassah; formerly: org. GINSBURG, LESTER, business exec, commu- Mizrachi groups in Mexico, Netherlands; nal worker; b. Boston, Mass., Dec. 17, 514 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976 1906; d. N.Y.C., Mar. 2, 1974; spec. asst. HERSHFIELD, HARRY, cartoonist, columnist, War Prod. Bd. during World War II; a fdr. raconteur; b. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct. 13, and past pres. NYANA; a dir. Jewish 1885; d. N.Y.C, Dec. 15, 1974; cartoonist: Family Welfare Service. San Francisco Chronicle, 1907-09; Chicago Examiner, 1909-10; N.Y. Evening GOLDWASSER, I. EDWIN, educator, commu- Journal, 1910-31; N.Y. Evening Graphic, nal worker; b. N.Y.C., Aug. 6, 1888; d. 1932-33; N.Y. Herald-Tribune, 1933-34; N.Y.C., June 29,1974; assoc. supt. of sens., columnist: Chicago Daily News, 1900-07; N.Y.C., 1906-15; Co exec, dir., Fed. of N.Y. Journal; personal appearances as Jewish Philanthropies 1915-17, a trustee, raconteur throughout U.S. and Europe; 1917-74, v. pres., chmn. its distribution news commentator, radio program One com. 1925-50; mem. bd. of dir., exec. com. Man's Opinion, toastmaster at many chari- JDC; a fdr., dir., treas., chmn. NYANA; table functions, including UJA, Jewish co-au.: Method and Methods in Teaching Child Care Assoc, B'nai B'rith, Menorah English; au: Teaching English to Foreign- Home and Hosp. for the Aged; au: Super ers; awarded JTS medal. City (1930), Ye Salimis Shoppe (1932); GUTTMANN, HARRY K., business exec, Laugh Louder, Live Longer; reed. Distin- communal leader; b. Union City, N.J., guished Achievement Medal, 1966. Apr. 13, 1910; d. Scarsdale, N.Y., Apr. 26, HUROK, SOL, impresario; b. Pogar, Russ., 1974; chmn. bd. of trustees UAHC since April 9, 1888; d. N.Y.C, Mar. 5, 1974; in 1972, v. chmn. 1968-72, bd. mem. 1962- U.S. since 1906; foremost impresario and 68; pres. N.Y. Fed. of Reform Synagogues promoter of internat. cultural and artistic 1962-68, chmn. its Rel. Educ. Com. 1958- exchanges; dir. Workmen's Circle Labor 62; fdr. counseling center of Fed. of Re- Lyceum, Bklyn., N.Y., from 1911; later in- form Synagogues, 1968; a fdr., first pres. troduced many world's leading artists to Jewish CRC of N.Y.; lay rabbi for Jewish Am. audiences; au: Impresario (1946); Sol deaf in N.Y.C.; mem. bd. of dir. Heb. As- Hurok Presents; awards: C.B.E., 1950; soc. for the Deaf, 1932-51; field dir. for Chevalier et Officier de la Legion d'Hon- Red Cross and lay chaplain during World neur, France; N.Y. Handel Medallion; War II; au: Working at the Job of Life Diamond Jubilee Medal of N.Y.C, 1973; Insurance Selling, Suburban Judaism, numerous citations by N.Y.C, Am., and Brotherhood and the Congregation. Israeli orgns. GRUZEN, BARNETT SUMNER, architect, en- gineer; b. Riga, Latvia, July 25, 1903; d. JARCHO, JULIUS R., pub., communal worker; N.Y.C., Sept. 27, 1974; in U.S. since 1907; b. N.Y.C, Oct. 11, 1898; d. N.Y.C, Nov. formerly: pres. Amer. Technion Soc., a fdr. 4, 1974; pubs. dept. JTA, 1962-63; pub.: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., bd. mem. Israel Speaks and Israel Today; assoc. with Amer. Friends of Heb. Univ., chmn. ar- Jewish Standard of Canada, Bklyn Exam- chitects div. Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies iner, 193O's; ed. and pub.: Bklyn Review, and UJA; awards: Rotch traveling scholar- 1928; Bklyn Jewish Chronicle, 1925-27; ship, 1930; Diamond Jubilee medallion for fdr. Am. Friends of Haganah, "Materials contribution to N.Y.C. man-made envi- for Israel," 1948; org. Friendship Train, ronment, 1973; Medal of Honor, Amer. which collected 3,000 tons of foodstuffs for Inst. of Architects, 1974. Israel, 1949. HERBERT, HARRY S., communal worker, JONAS, HARRIET HARRIS, philanthropist, sports figure; b. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 26, communal leader; b. N.Y.C, May 14, 1900; d. N.Y.C, Oct. 6, 1974; dir. Support 1885; d. N.Y.C, May 8, 1974; at time of and Development Services of JWB, 1951- death: hon. off.: Women's Bd. Am. Jewish 66; during WW II regional supervisor for Com., Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies; bd. USO-JWB in southeast; in Shanghai, mem.: League for Hard of Hearing, since served troops for JWB and assisted ref- 1931; N.Y. Philharmonic Orchestra, since ugees for JDC; an exec. Jewish Commu- 1937; awards: French Legion of Honor, nity Centers in Conn, and Mass., 1930-41; 1938; Harriet H. Jonas Award estab. in her awards: Medal of Freedom for outstanding honor by Am. Jewish Com. service in China-India-Burma theatre dur- KLINGENSTEIN, ESTHER A., communal ing WW II, 1946; Certificate of Honor for worker, philanthropist; b. N.Y.C, Oct. 25, service in United States armed forces, 1899; d. Jan. 21, 1974; at time of death, 1974. hon. off. women's orgn. Fed. of Jewish Phi- NECROLOGY / 515

lanthropies; dir. 1942-69, a trustee, former 1937-46; chmn. Bur. of Jewish Educ, v. pres. Jewish Home and Hosp. for the 1937-38; dir. Nat. Jewish Hosp. (later Nat. Aged; a fdr. sponsor Mt. Sinai Sch. of Home for Jewish Children, Denver); Med.; codonor Esther and Joseph Klingen- cofdr.: Community Relations Com., nat. stein Chair in Psychiatry; "Esther's Gar- and Los Angeles ADL, SCA; former mem. den" at Jewish Home and Hosp. for Aged Nat. Council JDC. named in her honor, 1961. LIPPMAN, WALTER, author, political ana- KORFF, SAMUEL I., rabbi, civic leader; b. lyst; b. N.Y.C, Sept. 23, 1889; d. N.Y.C, Zvihil, Russia, Aug. (?), 1913; d. Boston, Dec. 14, 1974; columnist and writer: News- Mass., Dec. 18, 1974; rabbi Cong. Kehil- week, 1963-71; N.Y. Herald-Tribune, lath Jacob, Newton, Mass., fdr. of its Inst. "Today and Tomorrow," 1931-38; ed., for Religious and Social Studies; chaplain N.Y. World, 1923-31; assoc. ed., New Boston Fire Dept. since 1947, Deer Island Republic, 1914-1918; ed. bd., Everybody's, Prison; admin. Assoc. Synagogues of New 1911-1912; writer, The Boston Common, Eng., leader of its Va'ad Ha-rabonim and 1910; Asst. Sec. of War, 1917; mem.: bd. of Bet Din; involved in housing problems overseers Harvard Univ., 1933-39; Nat. leading to establishment of Boston Hous- Inst. of Arts and Letters; Am. Acad. of ing Court; estab. kashrut certification for Arts and Letters; au: A Preface to Politics, packaged foods and for caterers in Mass. 1913; Drift and Mastery, 1914; The Stakes of Diplomacy, 1915; The Political Scene, KRIENDLER, I. ROBERT, restaurant exec., 1919; Liberty and the News, 1920; Public philanthropist; b. N.Y.C., Mar. 25, 1914; Opinion, 1922; The Phantom Public, 1925; d. Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 15, Men of Destiny, 1927; American Inquisi- 1974; pres. 21 Club, N.Y.C.; bd. mem. Fed. tors, 1928; A Preface to Morals, 1929; The of Jewish Philanthropries, Mt. Sinai Hosp., Method of Freedom, 1934; The New Imper- Damon Runyon Memorial Fund, Damon- ative, 1935; The Good Society, 1937; U.S. Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund; Foreign Policy: Shield of the Republic, U.S. Com. for Refugees; trustee N.Y.C. 1943; U.S. War Aims, 1944; The Cold War, Citizens Budget Comm.; a fdr.-sponsor 1947; Isolation and Alliance, 1952; The Mt. Sinai Sch. of Med.; awards: hon. PhD Public Philosophy, 1955; The Communist Rutgers Univ., ADL Humanitarian World and Ours, 1959; The Coming Tests Award, 1966; Patriot Award of Congres- with Russia, 1961; Western Unity and the sional Medal of Honor Soc, 1969; NCCJ Common Market, 1962; awards: Pulitzer Brotherhood Award, 1970. Prize, 1958, 1962; Presidential Medal of LIGHT, LOUIS W., atty., business exec, com- Freedom, 1964; Bronze Medallion, munal worker; b. Lublin, Poland, Nov. 4, N.Y.C, 1974; Commander, Legion of 1905; d. N.Y.C, Sept. 22, 1974; in U.S. Honor, France; officer, Order of Leopold, since 1911; mem.: N.Y. Regional Bd. ADL Belgium; Knight's Cross, Order of St. Appeal Bd. of Govs., bd. of dirs. YM and Olav, Norway. YWHA, B'nai B'rith; trustee Jamaica MAY, MORTIMER, business exec, Zion. Hosp., a fdr. Yeshiva Dov Revel; awards: leader; b. Laconia, N.H., Dec. 20, 1892; d. ADL Man of Year; Yeshiva Dov Revel Miami Beach, Fla., May 8, 1974; at time of Man of Year; Amb. of Torah award, death: nat. exec. com. ZOA and its south- United Lubavitcher Yeshiva. east region, pres. ZOA 1954-56; pres.: The LIEBERMAN, JACOB J., atty., civic leader, Temple, Nashville, Tenn., Nashville Jew- news commentator; b. Palvagas, Czech., ish Community Council; v. pres.: Am. June 20, 1887; d. Los Angeles, Cal., June Com. for Weizmann Inst., since 1945; Am. 6, 1974; in U.S. since 1891; spec, prosecu- Fund for Israel Instns., since 1945; tor Imperial County, Cal., 1927; spec, CJFWF, 1950-58; bd. mem.: ORT since counsel Denver, Colo., City Council, 1955; Am. Financial Development Corpo- 1920-23; spec, writer for Rocky Mountain ration for Israel since 1950; UAHC since News (1908-12) and various law journals; 1950; JNF since 1940; Brandeis Youth nat. chmn. B'nai B'rith Youth Comm. Fdn. since 1940; UIA, 1945-55; HUC-JIR, 1946-49, hon. life chmn. since 1949; pres.: 1942-48; AJCongress, 1937-66; Am. West Coast B'nai Brith, 1937-38; Assn. for Assn. for Jewish Educ, 1945-55. Jewish Educ, 1952-60; ZOA dist. 1932- MEYER, JOHN H., business exec, b. N.Y.C, 33; Temple Emanuel, 1926-30; v. pres. Los Dec. 14, 1923; d. Norwich, Conn., July 7, Angeles Jewish Community Council, 1974; mem. nat. cabinet UJA, 1970-74; 516 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

nat. chmn. Am. Friends of Israel Museum, Family Service; adv. council Fed. of Jewish 1972-74; a fdr.: Latin-Am. Rabb. Sem., Philanthropies; mem.: Review Bd. N.Y.C. Buenos Aires; Am. Coll., Jerusalem; mem. Human Resources Admin., since 1971; bd. bd. of overseers JTS; mem. bd. of dir.: Beth of dir. Otto Rank Assn., since 1972; N.Y. Jacob Synagogue; awards: Man of the State Assoc. of Deans of Social Work Year, Am. Jewish Com., 1971; Distin- Schs., since 1972; Nat. Assoc. of Social guished Alumni, Univ. of Conn., 1972; Workers, since 1950; faculty mem.: Wag- Citizen of the Year, Norwich, Conn., 1973. ner Coll., Adelphi Coll. Sch. of Social Work; Cornell Univ. Sch. of Labor and NUSSBAUM, MAX, rabbi, communal leader; Industrial Relations, 1951-54; consultant b. Suczava, Austria, Apr. 4,1910; d. Holly- Rockland County Community Coll. Inst. wood, California, July 19, 1974; in U.S. for Training Support Personnel, since since 1940; rabbi, Temple Israel, Holly- 1960; au.: Social Group Work Theory wood, California, since 1942; Beth Ahaba, (1973); awards: UJA, 1965; Fed. of Jewish Muskogee, Okla., 1940-42; Great Jewish Philanthropies, 1965. Cong., Berlin, Germany, 1936-40; dir.: Hillel Council, State Univ. of Okla., 1941- ROTHENBERG, NATHANIEL S., atty., Zion. 42; v. pres. Los Angeles Coll. of Jewish leader; b. N.Y.C. Oct. 7, 1912; d. N.Y.C, Studies, since 1950; pres.: Southern Cali- June 11, 1974; ed. B'nai Zion Voice; nat. fornia Assoc. of Liberal Rabbis, since pres. B'nai Zion, 1956-59; .. pres. ZOA, 1954; Western Assoc. of Reform Rabbis, 1956-60; chmn. admin, com. ZOA, 1964- since 1957; bd. of dir. UIA, since 1954; 67; mem. WZO since 1965; mem.: admin, pres. ZAO, 1962-65; .. pres.: Am. Zion. com. WJC, Am. sect.; bd. of dir.: JNF, Fed., AJCongress; hon. v. chmn. JNF; ORT, UJA; spec, counsel to Treasury of mem. bd. of dir. UJA and mem. its Rabb. Israel, 1949; reed. Medal for Valor, 1943. Adv. Council; mem.: bd. of govs. Israel Bond Orgn.; admin, bd. HUC-JIR; exec, SAPHIRE, SAUL, Yid. writer, ed.; b. Wilno, com.: CCAR, Am. Jewish Com., JDC; re- Russ., Dec. 12, 1895; d. Miami Beach, Fla., gional bd. NCCJ, World Union of Gen. Aug. 15, 1974; in U.S. since 1916; staff Zion. exec.; au.: Yehuda Halevi's Philoso- writer Jewish Daily Forward; ed. Jewish phy of Nationalism (1933); Kantianism American; mem. editl. staff Jewish Morn- and Marxism in the Social Philosophy of ing Journal, 1926-51; techr. of Hebrew; a MaxAdler(1934); Eretz Yisrael, Galutand fdr. Heb. Sch. of Flatbush Jewish Center; Chutz La-Aretz in Their Historic Settings co-au.: Navy Maverick—a Biography of (1952); Temple Israel Pulpit (1957); hon- Commodore Uriah Philips Levy (1963); ors: hon. DD, JUC-JIR, 1959; hon. Litt. au.: over 100 historical novels on Jewish Dropsie Coll., 1961; Scopus Award, 1971. life from biblical times to contemporary Amer., including Abraham's Grand- ROSEN, EMANUEL, communal leader; b. children; Forty Years in the Desert; King Palestine, (?) 1890; d. N.Y.C., Oct. 27, David; in Eng. tr.: The Caliph of Cordova; 1974; in U.S. since 1920; JDC official , A Challenge to Caesar. 1939-42; Lisbon, 1942^*5; dir. JDC trans- portation of World War II refugees to SCHENK, MAX, rabbi, Zion. leader; b. Berne, Palestine and other countries, since 1945. Switzerland, Jan. 9, 1905; d. N.Y.C, May 25, 1974; in U.S. since 1907; rabbi: Cong. ROSENTHAL, WILLIAM A., educ, social Shaari Zedek, Bklyn., 1949-1970; YM- worker, orgn. exec; b. Newark, N.J., Apr. YWHA Synagogue, N.Y.C, 1933-39; 21, 1920; d. N.Y.C., July 12, 1974; assoc. Temple Judah, Cedar Rapids, la., 1928- with Wurzweiler Sch. of Social Work, 32; dir. Jewish Educ. Com. of N.Y. since since 1958; dean, 1972-74, acting dean, 1960; mem. admin, com. ZOA, since 1941; 1972, assoc. prof. 1969, asst. prof. 1966; pres.: Bklyn. Bd. of Rabbis, 1958-59, mem. deans com. Yeshiva Univ., since Bklyn. Assoc. of Reform Rabbis, 1959-60; 1972; exec, dir.: Staten Island Jewish Com- v. pres. N.Y. Bd. of Rabbis, 1959-60, exec, munity Center, 1954-65; Utica, N.Y. Jew- com. 1951-54; bd. of govs. HUC-JIR, ish Community Center, 1951-54; Dexter- 1959-61; pres. Alumni Assoc. HUC-JIR, Davidson Jewish Community Center, 1960-61; pres. Am. Jewish League for Is- Detroit, Mich., 1950-51; consultant: Bar rael; chmn. interrel. com. Am. Zion. Fed. Ilan Univ., Israel, 1968-69; ed. Journal of since 1972; v. pres. Bklyn. div. AJCon- Jewish Communal Service, 1965-70; mem.: gress; in Australia: rabbi Temple Emanuel, Nat. Assoc. of Jewish Center Workers, Sydney, 1939-49; dir. JWB for Southwest since 1950; bd. of dir. Staten Island Jewish Pacific, 1942-44; pres. Zion. Fed. of Aus- NECROLOGY / 517 tralia and New Zealand, 1945-48; hon. comprehensive report on plight of Euro- pres. Youth Aliyah 1945-49; co-ed. Aus- pe's displaced persons, 1945; testified tralian Jewish Review, 1940-49; reed. hon. before Anglo-Am. Com. of Inquiry on DD HUC-JIR, 1954. Pal., urging establishment there of perma- nent haven for homeless and displaced SCHNEIERSON, SAMUEL S., business exec, Jews; directed rebuilding of Jewish com- philanthropist; b. N.Y.C., Oct. 29, 1901; d. munities in Europe; org. "Magic Carpet" N.Y.C., Aug. 4, 1974; pres.: Jewish Educ. nights of Yemenite Jews to Israel, 1950; Com. of N.Y., 1943-48 and 1955-57; Jew- org. JDC-Malben instns. in Israel to care ish Child Care Assn., 1949-52; campaign for Holocaust survivors; exec. dir. Fed. of chmn. Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies, 1944, Jewish Philanthropies, 1931-38, its dir. 1951; UJA, 1952; v. pres. CJFWF; mem. public information 1929-31; instr.: Am. bd. of overseers JTS; mem. bd. of dir. Univ. in Cairo, 1928; Long Island Univ., NY ANA. 1930-33; mem. 1st and 2nd Jerusalem SCHREIBER, ADOLPH H., business exec, Econ. Confs.; v. pres. Capital for Israel; v. communal worker; b. (?), , Jan. pres. Israel Bond Orgn., 1955-70; pres. En- 10, 1898; d. Monsey, N.Y., Mar. 28, 1974; cyclopaedia Judaica Research Fdn.; mem. a dir. Rabbi Jacob Joseph Sch.; a fdr., over- bd. of govs.: Dropsie Coll., Jewish Acad. of seer, Bar-Ilan Univ.; a fdr., former pres. Arts and Science; mem. Am. Oriental Soc; Heb. Inst. of Rockland County; a fdr. Al- au.: numerous papers on Semitics, Semitic bert Einstein Sch. of Med.; master builder, lit., Jewish affairs; ed. Scripta Math- Yeshiva Univ., sponsor, Boys Town amatica; reed.: hon. DHL degrees: Ye- Jerusalem; reed. President's Award, shiva Univ., 1950; Brandeis Univ., 1960; UOJC. Dropsie Coll., 1963; hon. Ph. D. Heb. Univ., Jerusalem, 1968; Mordechai Ben SCHOOLMAN, BERTHA SINGER, educ, com- David Award, Yeshiva Univ., 1946; munal worker; b. N.Y.C., Dec. 9, 1897; d. Chevalier, French Legion of Honor, 1947; N.Y.C., Jan. 6, 1974; techr. Central Jewish Stephen Wise Award, 1950; Scopus Inst., 1919-23; nat. bd. mem. Hadassah, Award, Heb. Univ., 1964. since 1935; nat. .. pres., 1941-43; nat. sec, 1940-41; mem. exec. bd. Am. Zion. Coun- SCHWARZ, LOUISE L., communal worker; b. cil, 1939-61; cochmn. Youth Aliyah Man- N.Y.C., Aug. 22, 1910; d. N.Y.C., July 6, agement Com., 1947-53; Pal. Com., 1941- 1974; until 1974 consultant on aging, Com- 47; mem. bd. of govs.: Am. Assoc. for UN; munity Service Soc; exec. dir. Central Bur. Freedom House; au: articles for Hadassah for Jewish Aged, 1958-66; chmn. Mag., Jewish Social Service Quarterly; Women's Div. Fed. of Jewish Philanthro- awards: Outstanding Alumni Award, pies; convention coordinator Natl. Council Teachers Inst., JTS, 1947; State of Israel of Jewish Women. Fighters Award, 1969. SECUNDA, SHOLOM, composer, conductor; b. SCHWARTZ, IRVING W., business exec, phi- Alexandria, Russia, Aug. 23, 1894; d. lanthropist; b. N.Y.C., (?), 1903; d. N.Y.C., June 13, 1974; in U.S. since 1903; N.Y.C., Apr. 4, 1974; until 1974 dir. Rabbi musical dir. Concord Symphony Orches- Jacob Joseph Sch.; overseer Albert Ein- tra, since 1946; cond.: concert orchestras stein Sch. of Med.; a fdr. Fifth Avenue all major radio networks; Civic Opera Synagogue; contrib. and benefactor: UJA, Theatre, Chicago, 1953; cond., comp., and JDC, Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies, HUC- prod. "All-Star Night" benefits Madison JIR, Jewish Communal Fd., Israel Bond Square Garden; lecturer: New York Univ., Orgn., Long Island Jewish Hillside Med. 1939^1; Hunter Coll., 1939; music critic Center, Yeshiva Toras Ernes Kaminetz, Jewish Daily Forward; pres. Soc. of Jewish Heb. Acad. of Nassau County. Comps., since 1932; Fellow of Internat. SCHWARTZ, JOSEPH JOSHUA, communal Inst. of Arts and Letters; au: Sholom leader; b. Russia, Mar. 23,1899; d. N.Y.C., Secunda's Memoirs (1969); comp. of or- Jan. 1, 1975; dir. gen. JDC, 1950-51; chestral music: Clarinet Quintet, Sym- chmn. its European Exec. Council, 1940- phonic Sketches, String Quartet in C. Mi- 49; its sec, 1938-40; exec, vice-chmn. nor, Yom Ha-kibbutz; opera and operettas: UJA, 1951-55; played major role in rescue Shulamith; Meyn yidish meydl, Katja's and rehabilition of Jewish refugees after Wedding, Israel and America, Difreylikhe World War II: mem. Intergovernmental mishpokhe; oratorios: If Not Higher, Yis- Comm. on Refugees which presented first kor (in memory of Holocaust victims), 518 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1976

Sabbath Services; songs for Jewish theatre: mem. Atomic Energy Comm., 1946-50, Bay mir bistu shayn, Donna Donna. Zing advocated development of hydrogen bomb shtil; scores for: Tevye the Dairyman, Kol following Soviet atomic bomb explosion in Nidre, Motye peyshe dem hazins. 1949; sec. to Herbert Hoover, head of Bel- gian Relief Comm., 1917-19; U.S. delegate SILVER, EDWARD S., jurist, govt. official; b. Final Armistice Convention, 1919; pres. N.Y.C. Nov. 17, 1898; d. N.Y.C., Nov. 27, Inst. for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J.; 1974; mem. New York State Comm. of trustee: Hampton Inst., Sloan-Kettering Investigation, since 1969; judge, Surro- Inst., Memorial Cancer Hosp., N.Y., Bel- gates Court, 1945-69; Kings County surro- gian-Am. Educl. Fdn., Virginia Museum gate, 1964-68; Kings County Dist. Atty., of Fine Arts; pres. Cong. Emanu-El, N.Y., 1954-64; asst. dist. atty., 1946-54; commr. 1938-48, then trustee; bd. mem. JTS; ac- Alien Enemy Hearing Bd., 1942-45; spec, tive in: Am. Jewish Com., Am. Friends of asst. to United States Atty., N.Y.C, 1929- the Alliance Israelite Universelle; au: Men 31; asst. U.S. atty., 1925-29; pres.: Nat. and Decisions (1962); reed.: Distinguished Dist. Attys. Assoc, 1959; N.Y. State Dist. Service Medal, Medal for Freedom, Legion Attys. Assoc, 1957; mem. gov. council and of Merit, French Legion of Honor, Belgian comm. on law and social action, Am. Jew- Order of Leopold. ish Congress; N.Y.C. chmn. Israel Bond Orgn., 1964-68; a fdr. and bd. mem. UJA; SUGARMAN, SIDNEY, jurist; b. Boston, mem.: bd. of trustees Am. Friends of Heb. Mass., Sept. 4, 1904; d. Hallandale, Fla., Univ., bd. of gov. Am. Friends of Boys Aug. 9, 1974; chief judge U.S. Dist. Court Town, Jerusalem; past pres. Bldyn Jewish for Southern Dist. of N.Y. since 1966; Com. on Scouting; v. pres. Bklyn Jewish judge, since 1949; spec, deputy comptrol- Community Council; reed.: Award of ler, N.Y.C, 1946-49; counsel to Bronx Honor, State of Israel, 1954; Man of Year County Clerk, 1939-46; past internat. v. award, Kings County JWV, 1957; Award pres. B'nai B'rith; life mem. nat. comm. of Merit, New York State Dist. Attys. As- ADK, since 1949; mem.: Comm. of Ap- soc., 1958; Public Service award, Police peals, Free Sons of Israel; bd. of overseers, Reserves; Furtherance of Justice award, JTS. Nat. Dist. Attys. Assoc.; Townsend Harris Medal, Alumni Assoc. CCNY; honor UNGAR, SIDNEY JOSEPH, realtor, communal award, Parents Assoc. for Children with worker; b. N.Y.C, Sept. 11, 1914; d. Retarded Mental Development, 1961; Sho- N.Y.C, Apr. 3, 1974; N.Y. chmn. Israel far award, Jewish Boys in Scouting; Silver Bond Orgn., 1956; trustee UJA, 1953; a Beaver award, Boys Scouts of Am.; Ed- fdr.: Great Synagogue of Jerusalem; Boys ward S. Silver Chair on Criminal Law and Town, Jerusalem; formerly: v. pres. Israel Criminality estab. at Heb. Univ., Jerusa- Investors Corporation; hon. commr. Man- lem. hattan Boro Works; mem. N.Y. Real Es- tate Bd., awards: Chairman Award, UJA, SOYER, MOSES, artist, educ; b. Borisoglebsk, 1950; Chairman Award Israel Bond Orgn., Russia, Dec. 25, 1899; d. N.Y.C, Sept. 2, 1956; Founder's award, Jerusalem Boys 1974; in U.S. since 1912; techr.: Educ. Alli- Town, 1958; Guardian award, Israel Bond ance, since 1926; New Sch. for Social Re- Orgn., 1967; Founder award, Jerusalem search, 1959-60; Contemporary Sch. of Great Synagogue, 1969. Art, 1946-49; New Art Sch., 1938-43; works in permanent collections of mu- WATERMAN, PHILIP M., business exec., seums: Metropolitan, Whitney, Modern communal worker; b. N.Y.C, Mar. 7, Art, Bklyn., Newark, Swope, Ein Harod 1896; d. N.Y.C, Apr. 16, 1974; exec. bd. (Israel), Tel-Aviv, Phillips Memorial Gal- mem. N.Y. Chapter, trustee, mem. exec, lery, Walker Memorial Gallery; illustrated council, v. chmn. and a fdr. Appeal for books: Palestine Dances (1941); Vovik Human Relations, Am. Jewish Com.; org. (1947); First Book of Ballet (1953); elected JWB programs at military posts during to Nat. Inst. of Arts and Letters, 1966. World War II; chmn. JWB Nat. Armed Services, 1951; org. "Smokes for Service- STRAUSS, LEO; see article, p. 91. ment" program; awards: JDA, Am. Jewish STRAUSS, LEWIS L., banker, Atomic Energy Com., USO. Comm. chmn., philanthropist; b. Charles- WEINSTEIN, JACOB J., rabbi, educ; b. Ste- ton, W. Va., Jan. 31, 1886; d. Brandy Sta- phin, Russia, June 6, 1902; d. Chicago, 111., tion, Va., Jan. 21, 1974; acted as Sec. of Nov. 2, 1974; in U.S. since 1907; rabbi Commerce, 1958-59; chmn. AEC 1953- emeritus, 1967-74, rabbi 1939-67, Kehilat 58, advocated Atoms for Peace program; Anshe Mayriv Temple, Chicago; dir.: Sch. NECROLOGY / 519 for Jewish Studies, San Francisco, 1935- WOLFSON, HARRY AUSTRYN; see article, 39; Sen. for Jewish Studies, N.Y.C., 1932- p. 99. 35; rabbi: Cong. Sherarith Israel, San Francisco, 1930-32; Cong. Beth Israel, ZELDITCH, MORRIS, geriatrist, org. exec, b. Austin, Tex., 1929-30; pres.: CCAR, Baltimore, Md., May 30, 1899; d. N.Y.C., 1965-67; Hyde Park Council of Churches Nov. 2, 1974; dir.: CJFWF community and Synagogues, 1948-50; Chicago Bd. of planning, since 1962; CJFWF social plan- Rabbis, 1947-49; a fdr. League for Pal., ning, 1945-62; Family Service Assoc., 1930s; chmn. 1959-67, nat. pres., 1974, 1943-45; U.S. Housing Authority, 1941- Nat. Com. for Labor Israel; mem.: Presi- 43; formerly: v. pres. Gerontological Soc, dent's Comm. on Equal Employment Op- sec. Nat. Council on Aging; bd. pres. Siro- portunity, since 1961; Business Ethics vich Day Center; mem.: Am. Public Wel- Adv. Comm., since 1961; contrib. Anglo- fare Assoc., Nat. Welfare Assembly; con- Jewish press; au: The Place of Understand- trib. many articles to professional journals; ing (1959); awards: NCCJ, Mayor's au. of CJFWF studies; co-au. The Modern Comm. on Human Rights, Immigration Home for the Aged; au. Administration of Service League, Histadrut. Homes for the Aged (1951); award: Fellow, Gerontological Society.