Directories Lists Necrology National Jewish Organizations1

UNITED STATES Organizations are listed according to functions as follows: Religious, Educational 310 Cultural 305 Community Relations 301 Overseas Aid 308 Social Welfare 328 Social, Mutual Benefit 326 Zionist and Pro-Israel 331 Note also cross-references under these headings: Professional Associations 338 Women's Organizations 338 Youth and Student Organizations 339

COMMUNITY RELATIONS Jewish values of justice and humanity to the Arab-Israel conflict in the Middle East; AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM (1943). rejects nationality attachment of Jews, par- 309 Fifth Ave., Suite 303-6, N.Y.C., ticularly American Jews, to the State of 10016. Pres. Clarence L. Coleman, Jr.; Sec. Israel as self-segregating, inconsistent with Alan V. Stone. Seeks to advance the uni- American constitutional concepts of indi- versal principles of a Judaism free of na- vidual citizenship and separation of church tionalism, and the national, civic, cultural, and state, and as being a principal obstacle and social integration into American insti- to Middle East peace. Report. tutions of Americans of Jewish faith. Brief: Special Interest Report AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (1906). In- stitute of Human Relations, 165 E. 56 St., AMERICAN JEWISH ALTERNATIVES TO N.Y.C., 10022. Pres. Richard Maass; ZIONISM, 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 rights of Jews in any part of the world; to

'Information in this directory is based upon replies to questionnaires circulated by the editors. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily 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 information, which includes title of organiza- tion, year of founding, and address, is reprinted from AJYB, 1978 (Vol. 78).

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advance the cause of human rights for peo- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RE- ple of all races, creeds, and nationalities; to LATIONS WORKERS (1950). 55 W. 42 St., interpret the position of Israel to the Suite 1530, N.Y.C., 10036. Pres. Joel Ol- American public; and to help American lander; Sec. Harold Adler. Aims to stimu- Jews maintain and enrich their Jewish late higher standards of professional prac- identity and, at the same time, achieve full tice in Jewish community relations; integration in American life; includes encourages research and training toward Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for that end; conducts educational programs Human Relations, William E. Wiener Oral and seminars; aims to encourage coopera- History Library, Leonard and Rose Sperry tion between community relations workers International Center for the Resolution of and those working in other areas of Jewish Group Conflict. AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR communal service. BOOK (with Jewish Publication Society of America); Commentary; Present Tense; COMMISSION ON SOCIAL ACTION OF RE- What's Doing at the Committee. FORM JUDAISM (1953) (under the aus- pices of the Union of American Hebrew AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1918). Ste- Congregations). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., phen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 St., 10021. Chmn. Alex Ross; Co-Dirs. Albert N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Arthur Hertzberg; Vorspan, Balfour Brickner. Develops Exec. Dir. Naomi Levine. Works to foster materials to assist Reform synagogues in the creative religious and cultural survival setting up social-action programs relating of the Jewish people; to help Israel develop the principles of Judaism to contempo- in peace, freedom, and security; to elimi- rary social problems; assists congregations nate all forms of racial and religious big- in studying the moral and religious im- otry; to advance civil rights, protect civil plications in social issues such as civil liberties, defend religious freedom, and rights, civil liberties, church-state rela- safeguard the separation of church and tions; guides congregational social-action state. Congress Monthly; Judaism. committees. Issues of Conscience; Newslet- ter. , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1933). Ste- phen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 St., CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Leona Chanin; Exec. AMERICAN JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS Dir. Esther H. Kolatch. Committed to the (1955). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. achievement of social justice through its Chmn. Alexander M. Schindler; Exec. Dir. international and domestic programs; Yehuda Hellman. Coordinates the activi- works for a free and secure Israel, world ties of 32 major American Jewish organiza- peace, human dignity, and the creative tions on the American scene as they relate continuity of the Jewish people; supports to American-Israeli affairs, and problems Louise Waterman Wise Youth Hostel in affecting Jews in other lands. Annual Re- Jerusalem. port; Middle East Memo. ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH OR- B'RITH (1913). 315 Lexington Ave., GANIZATIONS-CCJO (1946). 61 Broad- N.Y.C., 10016. Nat. Chmn. Burton M. Jo- way, N.Y.C., 10006. Hon. Chmn. Rene seph; Nat. Dir. Benjamin R. Epstein. Seeks Cassin (Alliance Israelite Universelle); Co- to combat antisemitism and to secure jus- Chmn: Jules Braunschvig (Alliance Israel- tice and fair treatment for all citizens ite Universelle), Harry Batshaw (Canadian through law, education and community re- Friends of Alliance Israelite Universelle), lations. ADL Bulletin: Face to Face; Fact Victor Lucas (Anglo-Jewish Association); Finding Report; Israel Backgrounder; Law V. Chmn. Marcel Franco (American Notes; Rights. Friends of Alliance Israelite Universelle); Sec.-Gen. Moses Moskowitz. A nongov- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CENTER WORK- ernmental organization in consultative sta- ERS (1918). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. tus with the UN, UNESCO, International Pres. Hans Mayer; Exec. Dir. Debbie Labor Organization, UNICEF, and the Schwartz. Seeks to enhance and improve Council of Europe; cooperates and con- the standards, techniques, practices, scope, sults with, advises and renders assistance and public understanding of Jewish com- to the Economic and Social Council of the munity center and kindred work. The United Nations on all problems relating Kesher; Viewpoints. to human rights and economic, social, NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 303 cultural, educational, and related matters labor support for Israel's security and So- pertaining to Jews. viet Jewry, and Jewish communal support for labor, social, and economic change; •COORDINATING BOARD OF JEWISH OR- supports Yiddish cultural institutions. JLC GANIZATIONS (1947). 1640 Rhode Island News. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036. Pres. David M. Blumberg (B'nai B'rith), Lord Fisher of Camden (Board of Deputies , NATIONAL TRADE UNION COUNCIL of British Jews), Maurice Porter (South FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (1956). Atran Center African Jewish Board of Deputies); Exec. for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., N.Y.C., V. Pres. Daniel Thursz (U.S.). As an orga- 10021. Chmn. Edward Schneider; Exec. nization in consultative status with the Ec- Dir. Betty Kaye Taylor. Works with trade onomic and Social Council of the United unions on programs and issues affecting Nations, represents the three constituents labor and the Jewish community. (B'nai B'rith, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and the South African Jewish , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1947). Board of Deputies) in the appropriate Atran Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 United Nations bodies for the purpose of St., N.Y.C., 10021. Nat. Chmn. Eleanor promoting human rights, with special at- Schachner. Supports the general activities tention to combatting persecution or dis- of the Jewish Labor Committee; provides crimination on grounds of race, religion, or secondary school and college scholarships origin. for needy Israeli students; participates in educational and cultural activities. COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN CIVIL SERVICE, INC. (1948). 45 E. 33 St., , WORKMEN'S CIRCLE DIVISION OF N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Louis Weiser; Sec. (1939). Atran Center for Jewish Culture, Robert H. Gottlieb. Supports merit sys- 25 E. 78 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Saul tem; combats discrimination; promotes all Charow; Co-Chmn. Samuel Perel. Pro- Jewish interest projects; sponsors scholar- motes aims of, and raises funds for, the ships; is member of Greater N.Y. Confer- Jewish Labor Committee among the ence on Soviet Jewry, Jewish Labor Com- Workmen's Circle branches; conducts mittee, America-Israel Friendship League. Yiddish educational and cultural activities. CJO Digest. JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY PLANNING STATES OF AMERICA (1896). 1712 New AND RESEARCH (see Synagogue Council of Hampshire Ave., N. W., Washington, America, p. 319). D.C., 20009. Nat. Comdr. Herman H. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH Moses; Nat. Exec. Dir. Irwin R. Ziflf. Seeks COMMUNAL SERVICE (1966). 15 E. 26 St., to foster true allegiance to the United N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Charles Zibbell; Sec- States; to combat bigotry and prevent defa- Gen. Miriam R. Ephraim. Established by mation of Jews; to encourage the doctrine Jewish communal workers to strengthen of universal liberty, equal rights, and full their understanding of each other's pro- justice to all men; to cooperate with and grams and to communicate with colleagues support existing educational institutions in order to enrich quality of their work. and establish new ones; to foster the educa- Conducts quadrennial international con- tion of ex-servicemen, ex-service women, ferences in Jerusalem and periodic regional and members in the ideals and principles of meetings. Proceedings of International Americanism. Jewish Veteran. Conferences; Newsletter. : NATIONAL MEMORIAL, INC; NA- JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE (1934). Atran TIONAL SHRINE TO THE JEWISH WAR Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., DEAD (1958). 1712 New Hampshire Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Jacob Sheinkman; N.W., Washington, D.C., 20009. Pres. Exec. Dir. Emanuel Muravchik. Serves as Meyer J. Abgott; Treas. Cherie Siegel. Ad- a link between the Jewish community and ministers shrine in Washington, D.C., a the trade union movement; works with the repository for medals and honors won by AFL-CIO and other unions to combat all Jewish men and women for valor from forms of racial and religious discrimination Revolutionary War to present; maintains in the United States and abroad; furthers Golden Book of names of the war dead. 304 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOVIET JEWRY information among national and local Jew- (formerly AMERICAN JEWISH CONFER- ish youth organizations to help them ENCE ON SOVIET JEWRY) (1964; reorg. deepen the concern of American Jewish 1971). 11 W. 42 St., Rm. 1075, N.Y.C., youth for world Jewry with special empha- 10036. Chmn. Eugene Gold; Exec. Dir. sis on Soviet and Israeli Jews; represents Jerry Goodman. Coordinating agency for Jewish youth in the Conference on Presi- major national Jewish organizations and dents, National Conference on Soviet local community groups in the U.S., acting Jewry, United States Youth Council, etc. on behalf of Soviet Jewry through public education and social action; stimulates all STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY, segments of the community to maintain an INC. (1964). 200 W. 72 St., N.Y.C., interest in the problems of Soviet Jews by 10023. Nat. Dir. Jacob Birnbaum; Nat. publishing reports and special pamphlets, Coord. Glenn Richter. Provides informa- sponsoring special programs and projects, tion and action guidance to adult and organizing public meetings and forums. student organizations, communities and News Bulletin, Leadership Wrap-Up Series. schools throughout U.S. and Canada; as- : SOVIET JEWRY RESEARCH BU- sists individual Soviet Jews financially REAU. Organized by NCSJ to monitor emi- and by publicity campaigns; helps Rus- gration trends. Primary task is the ac- sian Jews in the U.S.; aids Rumanian cumulation, evaluation, and processing of Jews seeking emigration; maintains information regarding Soviet Jews, espe- speakers bureau. Soviet Jewry Action cially those who apply for emigration. Newsletter. NATIONAL JEWISH COMMISSION ON LAW WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (1936; org. in AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (COLPA) (1965). U.S. 1939). Stephen Wise Congress House, 66 Court St., Bklyn., 11201. Pres. Sidney 15 E. 84 St., N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Philip Kwestel; Sec. Martin B. Cowan. Voluntary M. Klutznick; Chmn. Gov. Bd. Lord association of attorneys whose purpose is Fisher of Camden; Chmn. Amer. Sect. to represent the Orthodox Jewish commu- Jacob Katzman; Chmn. No. Amer. Sect. nity on legal matters and matters of public Edgar N. Bronfman; Sec. Gen. Gerhart M. affairs. Reigner (Geneva); Dir. No. Amer. Branch, NATIONAL JEWISH COMMUNITY RELA- Exec. Dir. Amer. Sect. Max Melamet. TIONS ADVISORY COUNCIL (1944). 55 Seeks to intensify bonds of world Jewry West 42 St., N.Y.C., 10036. Chmn. Theo- with Israel as central force in Jewish life; dore R. Mann; Exec. V. Chmn. Albert D. to strengthen solidarity among Jews Chernin; Sec. Raymond Epstein. Consulta- everywhere and secure their rights, sta- tive, advisory, and coordinating council of tus, and interests as individuals and national Jewish organizations and local communities; to encourage development Jewish councils that seeks cooperatively of Jewish social, religious, and cultural the promotion of understanding of Israel life throughout the world and coordinate and the Middle East; freedom for Jews in efforts by Jewish communities and or- the Soviet Union; equal status and oppor- ganizations to cope with any Jewish tunity for all groups, including Jews, with problem; to work for human rights gen- full expression of distinctive group values erally. Represents its affiliated organiza- and full participation in the general soci- tions—most representative bodies of Jew- ety. Through the processes of the Council, ish communities in more than 60 its constituent organizations seek agree- countries and 18 national organizations ment on policies, strategies, and programs in Amer. section—at UN, OAS, UN- for most effective utilization of their collec- ESCO, Council of Europe, ILO, UNI- tive resources for common ends. Guide to CEF and other governmental, intergov- Program Planning for Jewish Community ernmental, and international authorities. Relations. Publications (including those by Institute of Jewish Affairs, London): Christian At- NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH YOUTH COUN- titudes on Jews and Judaism; Compen- CIL (1965). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. dium of Current Jewish Research; Folk, Chmn. David Stiefel; V. Chmn. Lynn Velt un Medinah; Gesher; Jewish Journal Goldstein. Provides a framework for coor- of Sociology; Patterns of Prejudice; Soviet dination and exchange of programs and Jewish Affairs. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 305

strong Jewish press in the U.S. and Can- ada. AJPA Bulletin. CULTURAL

AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RE- AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR JEWISH MUSIC SEARCH (1920). 3080 Broadway, N.V.C., (1974). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. 10027. Pres. Salo W. Baron; Sec. Isaac E. Pres. Albert Weisser; Sec. Hadassah B. Barzilay. Encourages research by aiding Markson. Seeks to raise standards of com- scholars in need and by giving grants for position and performance in Jewish liturgi- the publication of scholarly works. Pro- cal and secular music; encourages research ceedings, American Academy for Jewish in all areas of Jewish music; publishes Research. scholarly journal; presents programs and sponsors performances of new and rarely AMERICAN BIBLICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA SOCI- heard works and encourages their record- ETY (1930). 24 West Maple Ave., Monsey, ing; commissions new works of Jewish in- N.Y., 10952. Pres. Leo Jung; Exec. V. terest. Musica Judaica Journal. Pres. Bernard Greenbaum; Author-Ed. Menachem M. Kasher. Fosters biblical- talmudical research; sponsors and pub- ASSOCIATED AMERICAN JEWISH MUSEUMS, lishes Torah Shelemah (the Encyclopedia INC. (1971). 303 LeRoi Road, Pittsburgh, of Biblical Interpretation) and related pub- Pa., 15208. Pres. Walter Jacob; V. Pres. lications; disseminates the teachings and William Rosenthall; Sec. Robert H. Leh- values of the Bible. Hatkufah Hagdola; man; Treas. Jason Z. Edelstein. Maintains Noam. regional collections of Jewish art, histori- cal and ritual objects, as well as a central AMERICAN HISTADRUT CULTURAL EX- catalogue of such objects in the collections CHANGE INSTITUTE (1962) 33 E. 67 St., of Jewish museums throughout the U.S.; N.Y.C., 10021. Nat. Chmn. Herbert Le- helps Jewish museums acquire, identify vine; Exec. Dir. Nahum Guttman. Serves and classify objects; arranges exchanges of as a vehicle for promoting better under- collections, exhibits, and individual objects standing of the efforts to create in Israel a among Jewish museums; encourages the society based on social justice. Provides a creation of Jewish art, ceremonial and rit- forum for the joint exploration of the ur- ual objects. gent social problems of our times by American and Israeli labor, academic and ASSOCIATION FOR THE SOCIOLOGICAL community leaders. Publishes pamphlets STUDY OF JEWRY (1971). Dept. of Sociol- and books on various Israeli and Middle ogy, University College, Rutgers Univer- East topics. sity, New Brunswick, N.J. 08903. Pres. Celia S. Heller; Sec.-Treas. Chaim I. Wax- AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY man. Arranges academic sessions among (1892). 2 Thornton Rd., Waltham, Mass., social scientists studying Jewry; facilitates 02154. Pres. David R. Pokross; Dir. Ber- communication among social scientists nard Wax. Collects, catalogues, publishes studying Jewry through meetings, newslet- and displays material on the history of the ter, and related materials. Contemporary Jews in America; serves as an information Jewry: A Journal of Sociological Inquiry. center for inquiries on American Jewish history; maintains archives of original source material on American Jewish his- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES (1966). tory; sponsors lectures and exhibitions. c/o National Foundation for Jewish Cul- American Jewish Historical Quarterly; ture, 408 Chanin Bldg., 122 E. 42 St., Newsletter. N.Y.C, 10017. Pres. Margot S. Berman; Sec. Edith Degani. Seeks to promote and AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS ASSOCIATION improve services and professional stan- (formerly AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF dards in Jewish libraries; serves as a center ENGLISH JEWISH NEWSPAPERS) (1943) for the dissemination of Jewish library in- c/o American Jewish World, 9 North 4 St., formation and guidance; promotes publi- Minneapolis, Minn. 55401. Pres. Norman cation of literature in the field; encourages Gold; Sec. Doris Sky. Seeks the advance- the establishment of Jewish libraries and ment of Jewish journalism, the attainment collections of Judaica and the choice of of the highest editorial and business stan- Jewish librarianship as a vocation. AJL dards for members, and the maintenance of Bulletin; Proceedings. 306 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH PUBLISHERS the State of New York. Provides children (1962). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. with training in instrumental and vocal Pres. Jacob Steinberg. As a nonprofit skills as well as musicianship, combining group, provides a forum for discussion of instruction in Western music with musical mutual problems by publishers, authors, heritage of the Jewish people; adult divi- and other individuals and institutions con- sion offers instrumental, vocal, and dance cerned with books of Jewish interest. classes, music workshop for teachers, en- semble workshops, and classes of special CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES, INC. interest covering many areas of music- (1974). 1605 Ave. J., Blclyn, N.Y., 11230. making, dance, and theatre; has Jewish Dir. Yaffa Eliach; Chmn. Adv. Bd. Allen Music Teacher-Training Institute, a part- J. Bodner. Collects and preserves docu- time program for professional musicians or ments and memorabilia, oral histories and music majors; sponsors Hebrew Arts literary works on the Holocaust period for Chamber Players, Hebrew Arts Chamber purpose of documentation and research; Orchestra, Jewish Young People's concerts arranges lectures and exhibits; maintains in schools. Notes & Quotes. speakers bureau and audio-visual depart- ment. Newsletter. HEBREW CULTURE FOUNDATION (1955). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Chmn. Mil- CENTRAL YIDDISH CULTURE ORGANIZA- ton R. Konvitz; Sec. Moshe Avital. Spon- TION (CYCO), INC. (1943). 25 E. 78 St., sors the introduction of the study of He- N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Noah Singman; Sec. brew language and literature in institutions Jona Gutkowicz. Promotes and publishes of higher learning in the United States. Yiddish books; distributes books from other Yiddish publishing houses through- HlSTADRUTH IVRITH OF AMERICA (1916; out the world; publishes annual biblio- reorg. 1922). 1841 Broadway, N.Y.C., graphical and statistical register of Yiddish 10023. Pres. Myron Fenster; Exec. Dir. books, and catalogues of new publications. Shlomo Shamir. Emphasizes the primacy Zukunft. of Hebrew in Jewish life, culture, and edu- cation; aims to disseminate knowledge of CONFERENCE ON JEWISH SOCIAL STUDIES, written and spoken Hebrew in the Dias- INC. (formerly CONFERENCE ON JEWISH pora, thus building a cultural bridge be- RELATIONS, INC.) (1939). 250 W. 57 St., tween State of Israel and Jewish communi- N.Y.C., 10019. Pres. Jeannette M. Baron; ties throughout the world. Hadoar; Hon. Pres. Salo W. Baron; V. Pres. Joseph Lamishpaha. L. Blau, J. M. Kaplan. Publishes scientific studies on the Jews in the modern world, JEWISH ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, dealing with such aspects as antisemitism, INC. (1925). c/o Sec'y, 123 Gregory Ave., demography, economic stratification, his- West Orange, N.J., 07052. Headquarters: tory, philosophy, and political develop- Dropsie University, Philadelphia, Pa. ments. Jewish Social Studies. 19132. Pres. Jewish Center, N.Y.C. Leo Jung; Pres. Emeritus Dropsie Univ. CONGRESS FOR JEWISH CULTURE, INC. Abraham I. Katsh. Scholarship, contribu- (1948). 25 E. 78 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. tions, accomplishments of Jews in the arts Joseph Landis; Exec. Dir. Hyman B. Bass. and sciences; recognition by election to Seeks to centralize and promote Jewish membership and/or fellowship; publishes culture and cultural activities throughout papers delivered at annual convocations. the world, and to unify fund raising for Annals. these activities. Bulletin fun Kultur Kon- gres; Zukunft; Leksikonfun der Nayer Yid- JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL OF JWB (1925). 15 disher Literature; Pinkos far der Forshung E. 26 St., N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. Sidney B. fun der Yiddisher Literature un Presse; Hoenig; Dir. Sharon Strassfeld. Promotes World of Yiddish. knowledge of Jewish books through dis- semination of booklists, program materi- HEBREW ARTS SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND als; stimulates observance of Jewish Book DANCE (1952). 15 W. 65 St., N.Y.C., Month; presents literary awards and li- 10023. Bd. Chmn. and Pres. Abraham brary citations; cooperates with publishers Goodman; Dir. Tzipora H. Jochsberger; of Jewish books, and gives advice on gen- Hon. Sec. Benjamin W. Mehlman Chart- eral Jewish literature. Jewish Book Annual; ered by the Board of Regents, University of Books in Review. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 307

JEWISH INFORMATION BUREAU, INC. LEO BAECK INSTITUTE, INC. (1955). 129 E. (1932). 250 W. 57 St., N.Y.C., 10019. 73 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Max Gruene- Chmn. Judah A. Richards; Sec. Bruce wald; Sec. Fred Grubel. Engages in histori- Graeber. Serves as clearing house of infor- cal research, the presentation and publica- mation for inquiries regarding Jews, Juda- tion of the history of German-speaking ism, and Jewish affairs; refers inquiries to Jewry, and in the collection of books, communal agencies. Index. manuscripts and documents in this field; publishes monographs. LBI Quarterly Bul- JEWISH MUSEUM (1904) (under auspices of letin; LBI News; LBI Year Book LBI Li- Jewish Theological Seminary of America). brary and Archives News. 1109 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10028. Dir. Joy Ungerleider-Meyerson; Admin. Henry MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CUL- Korn. Main repository in U.S. of Jewish TURE, INC. (1964). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., ceremonial objects. Collection ranges from 10010. Pres. Nahum Goldmann; Exec. Biblical archaeology to Italian Judaica to Dir. A.J. Sherman. Supports Jewish cul- contemporary silver. Offers changing con- tural and educational programs all over the temporary exhibitions of paintings, sculp- world, in cooperation with universities and ture and photography, in addition to films, established scholarly organizations; con- lectures, children's programs, walking ducts annual scholarship and fellowship tours of Lower East Side. Dedicated to ex- program. Annual Report. ploring richness and diversity of past and present Jewish life; publishes catalogues of NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CUL- contemporary exhibitions. TURE (1960). 1512Chanin Bldg., 122 E. 42 St., N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Amos Comay; Exec. Dir. Harry I. Barren. Provides con- JEWISH MUSIC COUNCIL OF JWB (1944). 15 sultation, guidance, and support to Jewish E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Chmn. Shalom communities, organizations, educational Altman; Dir. Mrs. Irene Heskes. Promotes and other institutions, and individuals for Jewish music activities nationally, annu- activities in the field of Jewish culture; ally sponsors and promotes the Jewish awards fellowships and other grants to stu- Music Festival, and encourages participa- dents preparing for careers in Jewish schol- tion on a community basis. Jewish Music arship and to established scholars; makes Notes and numerous music resource publi- awards for creative efforts in Jewish cul- cations for national distribution. tural arts and for Jewish programming in small and intermediate communities; en- JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMER- courages teaching of Jewish studies in col- ICA (1888). 117 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, leges and universities; serves as clearing- Pa., 19103. Pres. Edward B. Shils; Ed. house of information on American Jewish Maier Deshell; Exec. V. Pres. Bernard I. culture; administers Joint Cultural Appeal Levinson. Publishes and disseminates among local Jewish welfare funds in behalf books of Jewish interest on history, reli- of 9 national cultural organizations, and gion, and literature for the purpose of help- administers Council for Archives and Re- ing to preserve the Jewish heritage and cul- search Libraries in Jewish Studies. Jewish ture. AMERICAN JEWISH., YEAR BOOK Cultural News. (with American Jewish Committee). •NATIONAL HEBREW CULTURE COUNCIL JUDAH L. MAGNES MEMORIAL MUSEUM— (1952). 1776 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10019. JEWISH MUSEUM OF THE WEST (1962). Pres. Frances K. Thau; Exec. Dir. Judah 2911 Russell St., Berkeley, Calif., 94705. Lapson. Cultivates the study of Hebrew as Pres. Marvin Weinreb; V. Pres. Alfred a modern language in American public Fromm; Dir. Seymour Fromer. Serves high schools and colleges, providing guid- both as museum and library, combining ance to community groups and public edu- historical and literary materials illustrating cational authorities; annually administers Jewish life in the Bay Area, the Western National Voluntary Examination in He- States, and around the world; provides ar- brew Culture and Knowledge of Israel in chives of world Jewish history and Jewish the public high schools, and conducts sum- art; repository of historical documents in- mer seminar and tour of Israel for teachers tended for scholarly use; changing exhibits, and other educational personnel of the facilities open to the general public. public school system, in cooperation with 308 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

Hebrew University and WZO Hebrew in : MAX WEINREICH CENTER FOR AD- Colleges and Universities. VANCED JEWISH STUDIES (1968). 1048 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Nathan RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH IMMI- Reich; Act. Dean Marvin I. Herzog. GRATION, INC. (1971). 570 Seventh Ave., Trains scholars in the fields of Eastern N.Y.C., 10018. Pres. Curt C. Silberman; European Jewish life and culture; the Sec. Herbert A. Strauss. Studies and re- Holocaust; the mass settlement of Jews in cords the history of the migration and ac- the U.S. and other countries; Yiddish lan- culturation of Jewish Nazi persecutees in guage, literature, and folklore through in- the various resettlement countries; is in ter-university courses and seminars and its process of preparing world-wide biograph- panel of consultants. Annual Bulletin. ical handbook of outstanding emigres, in partnership with the Institut fur Zeitge- OVERSEAS AID schichte, Munich, Germany. AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM PHILAN- THROPIC FUND (1955). 386 Park Ave. S., SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF CZECHOSLO- 10th fl., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Charles J. VAK JEWS, INC. (1961). 87-08 Santiago Tanenbaum; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Anna Wall- St., Holliswood, N.Y., 11423. Pres. Lewis ing Matson. Through offices in Austria, Weiner; Sec. Joseph Abeles. Studies the France, West Germany, Italy and the history of the Czechoslovak Jews, collects United States, maintains programs offering material and disseminates information freedom of choice and resettlement assis- through the publication of books and pam- tance in Western Europe and the United phlets. The Jews of Czechoslovakia book States to Jewish refugees from the Soviet series, Vol. I (1968), Vol. II (1971); Vol. Ill Union, Eastern Europe and Arab coun- in prep. Annual Reports and Pamphlets. tries.

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM (1973). AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ALLIANCE 2520 Amsterdam Ave., N.Y.C., 10033. ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE, INC. (1946). 61 Curator Mrs. Dalia Tawil. Dir. of Admin. Broadway, NYC, 10006. Pres. Marcel Sylvia A. Hershkowitz. Collects, preserves, Franco; Exec. Dir. Saadiah Cherniak. interprets, and displays ceremonial objects, Helps networks of Jewish schools in rare books and scrolls, models, paintings, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Alliance Review; and other works of art expressing the Jew- Revista de la Alliance. ish religious experience historically, to the present. AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE, INC.—JDC (1914). 60 E. 42 St., N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Donald M. Rob- YIDDISHER KULTUR FARBAND—YKUF inson; Exec. V. Pres. Ralph I. Goldman. (1937). 853 Broadway, Suite 2121, N.Y.C., Organizes and finances rescue, relief, and 10003. Exec. Sec. Ruth Baharas. Publishes rehabilitation programs for imperiled a monthly magazine and books by contem- needy Jews overseas; conducts wide range porary and classical Jewish writers; con- of health, welfare, rehabilitation, education ducts cultural forums and exhibits works assistance and aid to cultural and religious by contemporary Jewish artists and institutions, programs for 430,000 needy materials of Jewish historical value. Yid- Jews in 25 countries overseas. Major areas dishe Kultur. of operation are Israel, North Africa, Iran and Europe. Guidelines for Services Needed Yivo INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH RESEARCH, for the Aged; Helping the Blind in Israel; INC. (1925). 1048 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., JDC Annual Report; JDC in Israel; JDC 10028. Chmn. Morris Laub. Engages in Overseas Guide; JDC World. Jewish social and humanistic research; maintains library and archives of material AMERICAN ORT FEDERATION, INC.—OR- pertaining to Jewish life; serves as informa- GANIZATION FOR REHABILITATION tion center for organizations, local institu- THROUGH TRAINING (1924). 817 Broad- tions, information media, and individual way, N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Harold Fried- scholars and laymen; publishes books. Ye- man; Exec. Dir. Paul Bernick. Teaches vo- dies fun Yivo—News of the Yivo; Yidishe cational skills in 24 countries around the Shprakh; Yivo Annual of Jewish Social Sci- world, particularly in Israel, to over 83,000 ence; Yivo Bleter. persons annually, with the largest program NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 309 of 50,000 trainees in Israel. The teaching A.R.I.F.—ASSOCIATION POUR LE RETA- staff numbers about 3,400. Annual cost of BLISSEMENT DES INSTITUTIONS ET program is over $52 million. ORTBulletin; OEUVRES ISRAELITES EN FRANCE, INC. ORT Yearbook. (1944). 119 E. 95 St., N.Y.C., 10028. Pres. Baroness Robert de Gunzburg; Sec.-Treas. : AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN Simon Langer. Helps Jewish religious and FRIENDS OF ORT (1941). 817 Broadway, cultural institutions in France. N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Simon Jaglom; Chmn. Exec. Com. Jacques Zwibak. Pro- CONFERENCE ON JEWISH MATERIAL motes the ORT idea among Americans of CLAIMS AGAINST GERMANY, INC. (1951). European extraction; supports the Litton 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Nahum ORT Auto-Mechanics School in Jerusa- Goldmann; Sec. A.J. Sherman. Utilizes lem. balance of funds received from the German Federal Republic under Luxembourg agreement for relief to needy Jewish vic- : AMERICAN LABOR ORT (1937). 817 tims of Nazi persecution and needy non- Broadway., N.Y.C., 10003. Chmn. Shelley Jews who risked their lives to help such Appleton; Exec. Sec. Samuel Milman. Pro- victims. Annual Report. motes ORT program of vocational training among Jews. FREELAND LEAGUE (1935). 200 W. 72 St., N.Y.C., 10023. Pres. Nathan Turak; Exec. : BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ORT Sec. Mordkhe Schaechter. Promotes the (formerly YOUNG MEN'S AND WOMEN'S development and use of Yiddish as a living ORT) (1937). 817 Broadway, N.Y.C., language. Afn Shvel (in Yiddish). 10003. Pres. Rose Seidel Kalich; Exec. Sec. Helen S. Kreisler. Promotes work of HIAS, INC. (1884; reorg. 1954). 200 Park American ORT Federation. Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Carl Glick; Exec. V. Pres. Gaynor I. Jacobson. World- wide Jewish migration agency with offices, : NATIONAL ORT LEAGUE (1914). affiliates, committees in United States, 817 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Bruce Europe, North Africa, Latin America, B. Teicholz; Chmn. Exec. Bd. Jack Wein- Canada, Australia, Israel, and New Zea- stein; Exec. V. Pres. and Sec. Jacob Zonis. land. Assists migrants and refugees from Promotes ORT idea among Jewish frater- Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North nal landsmanshaften, national and local Africa, and Latin America to find new organizations, congregations; helps to homes in the United States and other coun- equip ORT installations and Jewish arti- tries. Responsible for premigration plan- sans abroad, especially in Israel. ORT Bul- ning, visa documentation, consular repre- letin. sentation and intervention, transportation, reception, initial adjustment and reunion : WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT (1927). of families; carries on adjustment of status 1250 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10001. Pres. and naturalization programs; provides pro- Ruth Eisenberg; Exec. V. Pres. Nathan tective service for aliens and naturalized Gould. Represents and advances the pro- citizens; works in the United States gram and philosophy of ORT among the through local community agencies for the women of the American Jewish commu- integration of immigrants; conducts a nity through membership and educational planned program of resettlement for Jew- activities; supports materially the voca- ish immigrants in Latin America; has tional training operations of World ORT; worldwide location service to assist in contributes to the American Jewish com- locating missing friends and relatives; con- munity through participation in its author- ducts educational campaigns on oppor- ized campaigns and through general edu- tunities for migration and resettlement, cation to help raise the level of Jewish with particular emphasis on family reun- consciousness among American Jewish ion. F. Y.I.; HIAS Annual Report; HIAS women; through its American Affairs pro- Bulletin; Statistical Abstract. gram, cooperates in efforts to improve quality of education and vocational train- JEWISH RESTITUTION SUCCESSOR ORGANI- ing in U.S. Facts and Findings; Highlights; ZATION (1948). 15-19 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., Insights; The Merchandiser; Women's 10010. Pres. Monroe Goldwater; Sec. Saul American ORT Reporter. Kagan. Acts to discover, claim, receive, 310 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 and assist in the recovery of Jewish heirless peer exchanges at retreats, conferences, or unclaimed property; to utilize such as- and special programs. Cabinet Com- sets or to provide for their utilization for muniques. the relief, rehabilitation, and resettlement of surviving victims of Nazi persecution. , YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CABINET (1977). 1290 Ave. of the Ameri- UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, INC. (1939). 1290 cas, N.Y.C., 10019. Pres. Jane Sherman. Ave. of the Americas, N.Y.C., 10019. Gen. Encourages young Jewish women to be- Chmn. Leonard R. Strelitz; Pres. Frank R. come involved with their local Jewish com- Lautenberg; Exec. V. Chmn. Irving Bern- munities. stein. Channels funds for overseas humani- tarian aid, supporting immigration and set- WOMEN'S SOCIAL SERVICE FOR ISRAEL, tlement in Israel, rehabilitation and relief INC. (1937). 240 W. 98 St., N.Y.C., 10025. in 30 nations, and refugee assistance in Pres. Rosi Michael; Sec. Dory Gordon. U.S. through Joint Distribution Commit- Maintains in Israel apartments for the tee, United Israel Appeal, United HIAS aged, old age homes, nursing home, hospi- Service and New York Association for tal for incurable diseases, rehabilitation de- New Americans. partment, department for bone injuries, soup kitchens. AnnualJournal; Newsletter. , FACULTY ADVISORY CABINET (1975). 1290 Ave. of the Americas. Chmn. Michael Walzer; Dir. Melvin L. Libman. RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL To promote faculty leadership support for local and national UJA campaigns through AGUDAS ISRAEL WORLD ORGANIZATION educational and personal commitment; to (1912). 471 West End Ave., N.Y.C., make use of faculty resources and expertise 10024. Chmn. Central Com. Am. Sect. on behalf of UJA and Israel. Isaac Lewin. Represents the interests of Orthodox Jewry on the national and inter- , RABBINICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL national scenes. (1972). 1290 Ave. of the Americas, N.Y.C., 10019. Chmn. Joseph H. Look- AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA (1912). 5 stein; Dir. Melvin L. Libman. To promote Beekman St., N.Y.C., 10038. Exec. Pres. rabbinic leadership support for local and Morris Sherer; Exec. Dir. Boruch B. Bor- national UJA campaigns through educa- chardt. Mobilizes Orthodox Jews to cope tion and personal commitment; to make with Jewish problems in the spirit of the use of rabbinic resources on behalf of UJA Torah; sponsors a broad range of construc- and Israel. tive projects in fields of religion, education, children's welfare, protection of Jewish re- , UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS DEPT. ligious rights and social services. Jewish (1970). 1290 Ave. of the Americas, Observer; Dos Yiddishe Vort. N.Y.C., 10019. Student Advisory Board. To crystallize Jewish commitment on the , CHILDREN'S DIVISION—PIRCHEI campus through an educational fund-rais- AGUDATH ISRAEL (1925). 5 Beekman St., ing campaign involving various programs, N.Y.C., 10038. Pres. Avrohom Portowitz; leadership training, and opportunities for Nat. Dir. Joshua Silbermintz. Educates participation in community functions. Orthodox Jewish children in Torah; en- courages sense of communal responsibility; , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1946). 1290 communal celebrations, learning groups, Ave. of the Americas, N.Y.C., 10019. Pres. and welfare projects. Darkeinu; Leaders Mrs. Merrill L. Hassenfeld; Nat. Chmn. Guide. Marilyn Brown, Peggy Steine; Dir. Rena Button. Ideas That Click; Right Now; , GIRLS' DIVISION—BNOS AGUDATH Women s Division Record. ISRAEL (1921). 5 Beekman St., N.Y.C., 10038. Natl. Coordinator Esther Weis- , YOUNG LEADERSHIP CABINET berger. Educates Jewish girls to the his- (1977). 1290 Ave. of the Americas, toric nature of the Jewish people; encour- N.Y.C., 10019. Exec. Dir. Laurence H. ages greater devotion to and understanding Rubinstein; Chmn. Ralph J. Stern. Com- of the Torah. Kol Bnos. mitted to the creative survival of Jews, Ju- daism, and Israel through dialogues with , WOMEN'S DIVISION—N'SHEI leading scholars and writers, and through AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA (1940). 5 NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 311 Beekman St., N.Y.C., 10038. Pres. Mrs. Joseph J. Weiss. An organization of former Esther Bohensky, and Mrs. Josephine and current chaplains of the armed forces Reichel. Organizes Jewish women for phil- of the U.S. which seeks to enhance the reli- anthropic work in the U.S. and Israel and gious program of Jewish chaplains in the for intense Torah education, seeking to armed forces of the U.S. and in Veterans' train Torah-guided Jewish mothers. Administration hospitals.

, YOUTH DIVISION—ZEIREI ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH SCIEN- AGUDATH ISRAEL (1921). 5 Beekman St., TISTS (1947). 116 E. 27 St., N.Y.C., 10016. N.Y.C., 10038. Pres. Joseph Ashkenazi; Pres. Herbert Goldstein; Bd. Chmn. Nora Exec. Dir. Yaakov Bender. Educates Jew- Smith. Seeks to contribute to the develop- ish youth to realize the historic nature of ment of science within the framework of the Jewish people as the people of the Orthodox Jewish tradition; to obtain and Torah and to seek solutions to all the prob- disseminate information relating to the in- lems of the Jewish people in Israel in the teraction between the Jewish traditional spirit of the Torah. The Zeirei Forum; Am way of life and scientific developments—on Hatorah, Daf Chizuk, Yom Tov Publica- both an ideological and practical level; to tions. assist in the solution of problems pertain- ing to Orthodox Jews engaged in scientific AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH EDU- teaching or research. Intercom; Proceed- CATION (1939). 114 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., ings. 10011. Pres. Arthur Brody; Exec. V. Pres. Isaac Toubin. Coordinates, promotes, and BETH MEDROSH ELYON (ACADEMY OF services Jewish education nationally HIGHER LEARNING AND RESEARCH) through 18 constituent national organiza- (1943). 73 Main St., Monsey, N.Y., 10952. tions and 49 affiliated Bureaus of Jewish V. Pres. Ira Miller; Chmn. of Bd. Arthur Education; conducts and administers ex- Sternfield. Provides postgraduate courses change program for Israeli teachers; offers and research work in higher Jewish stud- fellowships in Jewish educational leader- ies; offers scholarships and fellowships. An- ship; sponsors and supports the National nual Journal. Curriculum Research Institute, including the Dept. of Methods & Materials, the Na- B'NAI B'RITH HlLLEL FOUNDATIONS, INC. tional Board of License, and the Commis- (1923). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., sion on Teaching About Israel. National Washington, D.C., 20036. Chmn. B'nai Council on Jewish Camping engages in sta- B'rith Hillel Com. Seymour Martin Lipset; tistical and other educational research, Internat. Dir. Norman E. Frimer. Provides provides community consultations, and a program of cultural, religious, educa- conducts community studies. Information tional, social, and counseling content to and Research Bulletins; Jewish Education Jewish college and university students on News; Jewish Education Directory; Peda- 350 campuses in the United States, Aus- gogic Reporter; Curriculum Newsletter. tralia, Canada, England, Israel, the Neth- erlands, South Africa, Switzerland, Italy, ASSOCIATION FOR JEWISH STUDIES (1969). Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Sweden. Widener Library M. Harvard University, Clearing House; Campus; Hillel "Little Cambridge, Mass., 02138. Pres. Marvin Book" series; Inside Hillel. Fox; Exec. Sec. Charles Berlin. Seeks to promote, maintain, and improve the teach- B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION ing of Jewish studies in American colleges (1924). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., and universities by sponsoring meetings Washington, D.C., 20036. Chmn. Youth and conferences, publishing a newsletter Com. Horace Stern; Internat. Dir. Sidney and other scholarly materials, setting stan- Clearfield. To help Jewish teenagers dards for programs in Jewish studies, aid- achieve self-fulfillment and to make a max- ing in the placement of teachers, coordinat- imum contribution to the Jewish commu- ing research and cooperating with other nity and their country's culture; to help the scholarly organizations. AJS Review; members acquire a greater knowledge and Newsletter. appreciation of Jewish religion and culture. BBYO Advisor; Monday Morning; Shofar. ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMED FORCES (1946). 15 E. 26 St., BRANDEIS-BARDIN INSTITUTE (1941). 1101 N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Reuven Seigel; Sec. Peppertree Lane, Simi Valley, Calif., 312 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 93064. Chmn. of Bd. Steve Broidy; Pres. logical graduate institution in America Richard Gunther; Dir. Dennis Prager. completely dedicated to Hebrew, Biblical Maintains Brandeis Camp Institute (BCI) and Middle Eastern studies; offers gradu- for college students as a leadership training ate programs in these areas. Course study institute; Camp Alonim for children 8-16, includes the cultures and languages of Ara- and House of the Book Association week- bic, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Akkadian, and an- end institutes for married adults, in an cient Egyptian peoples; offers Ph.D. de- effort to instill an appreciation of Jewish gree. Jewish Quarterly Review. cultural and spiritual heritage and to create a desire for active participation in the , ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF (1925). American Jewish community. Brandeis- Broad and York Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Bardin News. 19132. Pres. Sidney B. Hoenig; Sec. Ha- noch Guy. Enhances the relationship of CANTORS ASSEMBLY (1947). 150 Fifth Ave., the alumni to the University. Newsletter. N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Kurt Silbermann; GRATZ COLLEGE (1895). 10 St. and Tabor Exec. V. Pres. Samuel Rosenbaum. Seeks Rd., Philadelphia, Pa., 19141. Chmn. Bd. to unite all cantors who are adherents to of Overseers Daniel C. Cohen; Pres. Daniel traditional Judaism and who serve as full- Isaacman; Dean Saul P. Wachs. Prepares time cantors in bona fide congregations, to teachers for Jewish schools and teachers of conserve and promote the musical tradi- Hebrew for public high schools; grants tions of the Jews, and to elevate the status Master of Hebrew Literature, Bachelor of of the cantonal profession. Annual Pro- Hebrew Literature and Bachelor of Arts in ceedings; Journal of Synagogue Music. Jewish Studies degrees; is accredited by the CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN Middle States Association of Colleges and RABBIS (1889). 790 Madison Ave., Secondary Schools and the Association of N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Rabbi Ely E. Pilchik; Hebrew Colleges; provides studies in Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi Joseph B. Glaser. Judaica and Hebraica, maintains a Hebrew Seeks to conserve and promote Judaism high school, two college preparatory de- and to disseminate its teachings in a liberal partments for cadet teachers, and a school spirit. CCAR Journal; CCAR Yearbook. of observation and practice; provides Jew- ish studies for adults; community-service CENTRAL YESHIVA BETH JOSEPH RABBINI- division (central agency for Jewish educa- CAL SEMINARY (in Europe 1891; in U.S. tion) coordinates Jewish education in the 1941). 1427 49 St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11219. city and provides consultation services to Pres. and Dean Jacob Jofen. Maintains a Jewish schools of all leanings. Alumni school for teaching Orthodox rabbis and Newspaper; College Bulletin; DCS Bulletin; teachers, and promoting the cause of Gratz Chats; GC Annual of Jewish Studies; higher Torah learning. 75th Anniversary Volume; Kinnereth; Telem Yearbook; What's New. CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF JEWISH STUDIES (1964). 26500 Shaker Blvd., Beachwood, HEBREW COLLEGE (1921). 43 Hawes St., Ohio, 44122. Pres. Martin Goldstein; Bd. Brookline, Mass., 02146. Pres. Eli Grad; Chmn. Maurice Terkel; Sec. Mrs. Elsa Ko- Assoc. Dean Herbert Rosenblum. Provides nigsberg. Trains Hebrew- and religious- intensive programs of study in all areas of school teachers; serves as the department Jewish culture from the high-school of Hebraic and Judaic studies for Cleve- through college and graduate-school lev- land area colleges and universities; offers els, also at branches in Hartford, New intensive Ulpan and Judaic studies for Haven, Providence, and Springfield; main- community; serves as Jewish information tains ongoing programs with most major center through its library; grants teachers local universities; offers the degrees of diplomas and degrees of Bachelor of He- Bachelor and Master of Hebrew Litera- brew Literature, Bachelor of Judaic Stud- ture, and Bachelor and Master of Jewish ies, and Master of Hebrew Literature. Education, with teaching certification; Index to Jewish Periodicals. trains men and women to teach, conduct and supervise Jewish schools; offers exten- DROPSIE UNIVERSITY (1907). Broad and sive Ulpan program; offers courses de- YorkSts., Philadelphia, Pa., 19132. Acting signed to deepen the community's aware- Pres. Leon J. Perelman; Sec. Joseph B. ness of the Jewish heritage. Hebrew College Saltz. The only nonsectarian and nontheo- Bulletin. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 313

HEBREW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE (1921). Newspapers on Microfilm (1957); First Sup- 7135 N. Carpenter Rd., Skokie, 111., 60076. plement (1960). Pres. Irving J. Rosenbaum; Exec. Bd. Chmn. Seymour J. Abrams; Sec. Joseph R. : RHEA HIRSCH SCHOOL OF EDUCA- Friedman. An institution of higher Jewish TION (1967). 3077 University Mall, Los learning which includes a division of ad- Angeles, Calif., 90007. Pres. John Adler. vanced Hebrew studies, a school of liberal Dean Lewis M. Barth; Dir. William Cut- arts and sciences, a rabbinic ordination ter. Serves national and local needs in reli- program, and a graduate school in Judaic gious education through teacher training, studies. Trains rabbis, teachers, educa- consultation, laboratory research; offers tional administrators, communal workers, M.A. program in Jewish and Hebrew edu- and knowledgeable lay leaders for the Jew- cation; conducts summer institutes and ish community. HaSofer; Yeshiva Women joint programs with University of South- Bulletin. ern California. Newsletter.

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE—JEWISH INSTI- : SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (1947). 40 TUTE OF RELIGION of Cincinnati, New W. 68 St., N.Y.C., 10023. Pres. Alfred York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem (1875; Gottschalk; Dean Paul M. Steinberg. 1922; merged 1950; 1954; 1963). 3101 Clif- Trains and certifies teachers and principals ton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220; 40 W. for Reform religious schools; offers M.A. 68 St., N.Y.C., 10023; 3077 University degree with specialization in religious edu- Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., 90007; 13 King cation. David St., Jerusalem, Israel. Pres. Alfred : SCHOOL OF JEWISH COMMUNAL Gottschalk; Bd. of Govs. Chmn. Jules SERVICE (1968). 3077 University Ave., Backman; Sec. Henry H. Hersch. Prepares Los Angeles, Calif., 90007. Pres. Dr. Al- students for rabbinate, cantorate, religious- fred Gottschalk; Dir. Gerald B. Bubis. school teaching, community service, aca- Offers certificate and master's graduate demic careers; promotes Jewish studies; studies in Jewish psychological, sociologi- maintains libraries and a museum; offers cal, cultural, historical, and valuation Ph.D. and D.H.L. degrees in graduate materials to those employed in Jewish school; engages in archaeological excava- communal services, or preparing for such tions; publishes scholarly books through work, regardless of setting or professional Hebrew Union College Press. American discipline; offers M.S.W. and M.A. in Jew- Jewish Archives; Bibliographica Judaica; ish educational and communal service HUC—JIR Catalogue; Hebrew Union Col- through HUC and M.A. in conjunction lege Annual; Studies in Bibliography and with University of Southern California. Booklore. : SCHOOL OF SACRED MUSIC (1947). , ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE 40 W. 68 St., N.Y.C., 10023. Dean Paul M. (1889). 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Steinberg. Trains cantors and music per- Ohio, 45220. Pres. Norman Kalian. Pro- sonnel for congregations; offers B.S.M., motes the welfare of the Hebrew Union M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. Sacred Music College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Press. of its graduates. : SKIRBALL MUSEUM (1913; 1972 in : AMERICAN JEWISH ARCHIVES Calif.). 3077 University Mall, Los Angeles, (1947). 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, Calif., 90007. Dir. Nancy Berman. Col- Ohio, 45220. Dir. Jacob R. Marcus; Assoc. lects, preserves, researches and exhibits art Dir. Abraham Peck. Maintained for the and artifacts made by or for Jews, or other- preservation and study of North and South wise associated with Jews and Judaism. American Jewish historical records. Provides opportunity to faculty and stu- American Jewish Archives. dents to do research in the field of Jewish art. AMERICAN JEWISH PERIODICAL CENTER (1957). 3101 Clifton Ave., Cin- HERZLIAH-JEWISH TEACHERS SEMINARY cinnati, Ohio, 45220. Dir. Jacob R. Mar- (1967). 69 Bank St., N.Y.C., 10014. Pres. cus; Exec. Dir. Herbert C. Zafren. Main- Eli Goldstein; Exec. Dir. Aviva Barzel; V. tains microfilms of all American Jewish Pres. for Academic Affairs Meir Ben- periodicals, 1823-1925; selected periodi- Horin. Offers undergraduate and graduate cals, since 1925. Jewish Periodicals and programs in Jewish studies; continuing 314 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 education courses for teachers in Hebrew standards and qualifications, safeguard in- and Yiddish schools; academic and profes- tegrity of Hillel profession; represents and sional programs in major disciplines of Ju- advocates before National Hillel Staff, Na- daism, historic and contemporary, with tional Hillel Commission, B'nai B'rith Su- emphasis on Hebrew language and litera- preme Lodge, Jewish Federations and ture; Yiddish language and literature, Jew- Welfare Funds. ish education, history, philosophy, and so- ciology. JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY, INC. (spon- sored by NATIONAL FEDERATION OF : GRADUATE DIVISION (1965). Dean TEMPLE BROTHERHOODS) (1893). 838 Meir Ben-Horin. Offers programs leading Fifth Ave. N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Robert E. to degree of Doctor of Jewish Literature in Katz; Exec. Dir. Av Bondarin. Dissemi- Hebrew language and literature, Yiddish nates authoritative knowledge about Jews language and literature, Jewish education, and Judaism; assigns rabbis to lecture at history, philosophy, and sociology. Admits colleges; endows courses in Judaism for men and women who have bachelor's de- college credit at universities; donates Jew- gree and background in Hebrew, Yiddish, ish reference books to college libraries; and Jewish studies. Annual Horace M. sends rabbis to serve as counselor-teachers Kallen lecture by major Jewish scholars. at Christian Church summer camps and as chaplains at Boy Scout camps; sponsors : HERZLIAH HEBREW TEACHERS IN- institutes on Judaism for Christian clergy; STITUTE, INC. (1921). V. Pres. for Aca- produces motion pictures for public service demic Affairs Meir Ben-Horin. Offers four- television and group showings. Brother- year, college-level programs in Hebrew hood. and Jewish subjects, nationally recognized Hebrew teachers diploma, preparatory JEWISH MINISTERS CANTORS ASSOCIATION courses, and Yiddish courses. OF AMERICA, INC. (1900). 236 Second Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Shaye Pinsky; : JEWISH TEACHERS SEMINARY AND V. Pres. S. Mandel. To further and propa- PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY, INC. (1918). V. Pres. for Academic Affairs Meir Ben- gate traditional liturgy; to place cantors in Horin. Offers four-year, college-level pro- synagogues throughout the U.S. and Can- grams leading to Yiddish teachers diploma ada; to develop the cantors of the future. and Bachelor of Jewish Literature; offers Kol Lakol. preparatory courses and Hebrew courses. JEWISH RECONSTRUCTIONS FOUNDATION : Music DIVISION (1964). Performing (1940). 432 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10016. Arts Div. Dir. Cantor Marvin Antosofsky. Pres. Ira Eisenstein; Exec. V. Pres. Ludwig Offers studies in traditional and contempo- Nadelmann; Chmn. of Bd. Benjamin Wm. rary music, religious, Yiddish, secular and Mehlman. Dedicated to the advancement Hebraic; offers certificate and degree pro- of Judaism as an evolving religious civiliza- grams in Jewish music education and can- tion, to the upbuilding of Eretz Yisrael as tonal art, and artist diploma. the spiritual center of the Jewish people, to the furtherance of universal freedom, jus- INDEPENDENT RABBINATE OF AMERICA tice, and peace and the fostering and estab- (1970). 130 W. 42 St., Suite 1305, N.Y.C., lishment of Reconstructionist foundations 10036. Dir. Rabbi Henry Lieberman; Exec. and fellowship movements; sponsors Dir. Rabbi Chaim Lieberman. Maintains Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in active placement service for the three Philadelphia, Pa.; publishes books through branches in Judaism; seeks to improve the the Reconstructionist Press; maintains professional and economic standing of its Reconstructionist Federation (congrega- members; screens the authenticity of their tions and havurot). Reconstructionist. ordinations. Monthly Newsletter; Rabbini- cal Registry and Directory. : RECONSTRUCTIONIST FEDERATION OF CONGREGATIONS AND FELLOWSHIPS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HILLEL (1954). 432 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10016. DIRECTORS (1949). 5715 S. Woodlawn Pres. Leonard Leveton; Exec. Dir. Ira Ave., Chicago, 111., 60637. Pres. Daniel I. Eisenstein; Assoc. Dir. Ludwig Nadelman. Leifer; Sec. Richard Marker. Seeks to pro- Committed to the philosophy and program mote professional relationships and ex- of the Reconstructionist movement. News- changes of experience, develop personnel letter. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 315

RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL 10027. Exec. Prod. Milton E. Krents. Pro- ASSOCIATION (1975). 432 Park Ave. So., duces radio and TV programs expressing N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Rabbi Arnold Rach- the Jewish tradition in its broadest sense, lis; Sees. Rabbis Lee Friedlander, Mitchell with emphasis on the universal human sit- Smith. Advances the principles of Recon- uation: "Eternal Light," a weekly radio structionist Judaism; provides forum for program; 7 "Eternal Light" TV programs, fellowship and exchange of ideas for produced in cooperation with NBC; and 12 Reconstructionist rabbis; cooperates with "Directions" telecasts with ABC: distrib- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and utes program scripts and related reading Reconstructionist Federation of Congrega- lists. tions and Havurot. RRA Newsletter. : FANNIE AND MAXWELL ABBEL JEWISH TEACHERS ASSOCIATION—MORIM RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN RABBINICS (1926). 45 E. 33 St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. (1951) 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10027. Michael Leinwand; Sec. Dorothy G. Co-Dirs. Louis Finkelstein, Saul Lieber- Posner. Promotes the religious, social, and man. Fosters research in Rabbinics; pre- moral welfare of children; provides a pro- pares scientific editions of early Rabbinic gram of professional, cultural, and social works. activities for its members; cooperates with other organizations for the promotion of : INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY goodwill and understanding. JTA Bulletin. IN THE HUMANITIES (1968). 3080 Broad- way, N.Y.C., 10027. Dean Ismar JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF Schorsch; Chmn. Bd. of Trustees Stanley AMERICA (1886; reorg. 1902). 3080 Broad- H. Fuld. A graduate program leading to way, N.Y.C., 10027. Chancellor Gerson D. M. A. degree in all aspects of Jewish Stud- Cohen; Chmn. Bd. of Dir. Sol. M. Lino- ies and Ph.D. in Bible, Jewish education, witz. Organized for the perpetuation of the history, literature, philosophy, or rabbin- tenets of the Jewish religion, cultivation of Hebrew literature, pursuit of biblical and : INSTITUTE FOR RELIGIOUS AND SO- archaeological research, advancement of CIAL STUDIES (N.Y.C. 1938; Chicago Jewish scholarship; maintains a library 1944; Boston 1945). 3080 Broadway, with extensive collections of Hebraica and N.Y.C, 10027. Pres. Gerson D. Cohen; Judaica, a department for the training of Dir. Jessica Feingold. Serves as a scholarly rabbis, a pastoral psychiatry center, the and scientific fellowship of clergymen and Jewish Museum, and such youth programs other religious teachers who desire author- as the Ramah Camps and the Leaders itative information regarding some of the Training Fellowship. Conservative Juda- basic issues now confronting spiritually- minded men. : AMERICAN STUDENT CENTER IN : MELTON RESEARCH CENTER JERUSALEM (1962). P.O. Box 196, Jerusa- (1960). 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C, 10027. lem, Israel. Dean Shamma Friedman; Dir. Exec. Dir. Elaine Morris. Devises new cur- Reuven Hammer. Offers programs for ricula and materials for Jewish education; Rabbinical students, classes in Judaica for has intensive program for training curricu- qualified Israelis and Americans, and an lum writers; recruits, trains and retrains intensive program of Jewish studies for un- educators through seminars and in-service dergraduates. programs; maintains consultant and super- visory relationships with a limited number : CANTORS INSTITUTE AND SEMI- of pilot schools. Melton Newsletter. NARY COLLEGE OF JEWISH MUSIC (1952). 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10027. Dir. : SCHOCKEN INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH David C. Kogen; Dean Morton J. Wald- RESEARCH (1961). 6 Balfour St., Jerusa- man. Trains cantors, music teachers, and lem, Israel. Librarian Yaakov Katzenstein. choral directors for congregations. Offers Incorporates Schocken library and its programs leading to degrees of B.S.M., related research institutes in medieval He- M.S.M., and D.S.M., and diploma of Haz- brew poetry and Jewish mysticism. Schocken Institute Yearbook (P'raqim).

_: DEPARTMENT OF RADIO AND TEL- : SEMINARY COLLEGE OF JEWISH EVISION (1944). 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C, STUDIES-TEACHERS INSTITUTE (1909). 316 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 3080 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10027. Dean Ivan Pres. Pincus Iseson; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi G. Marcus. Offers complete college pro- Bezalel Reifman. Maintains elementary di- gram in Judaica leading to B.H.L. degree; vision in the Hebrew and English depart- conducts joint program with Columbia ments, lower Hebrew division and Mesivta University, enabling students to receive high school, rabbinical academy, and post- B.A. from Columbia and B.H.L. from the graduate school for advanced studies in Seminary, after four years. Talmud and other branches of rabbinic scholarship; maintains Camp Morris, a : UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM (1947). summer study camp. Igud News Letter; 15600 Mulholland Dr., Los Angeles, Kol Torah; Kuntrasim; Merchav; Shofar. Calif., 90024. Pres. David L. Lieber; V. Pres. Max Vorspan, David Gordis. West MIRRER YESHIVA CENTRAL INSTITUTE (in Coast school of JTS. Serves as center of Poland 1817; in U.S. 1947). 1791-5 Ocean undergraduate and graduate study of Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11223. Pres. Judaica; offers pre-professional and profes- and Dean Rabbi Shrage Moshe Kalmano- sional programs in Jewish education and witz; Exec. Dir. and Sec. Manfred Han- allied fields, including a pre-rabbinic pro- delsman. Maintains rabbinical college, gram and joint program enabling students postgraduate school for Talmudic re- to receive B.A. from UCLA and B.H.L. search, accredited high school, and Kollel from U. of J. after 4 years, as well as a and Sephardic divisions; dedicated to the broad range of adult education and Jewish dissemination of Torah scholarship in the activities. community and abroad; engages in rescue and rehabilitation of scholars overseas. MACHNE ISRAEL, INC. (1940). 770 Eastern Parkway, Bklyn., NY., 11213. Pres. NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER- Menachem M. Schneerson (Lubavitcher ANCE OF JEWISH EDUCATION (1951). 824 Rebbe); Dir., Treas. M.A. Hodakov; Sec. Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11213. Nissan Mindel. The Lubavitcher move- Exec. V. Pres. Jacob J. Hecht; Sec. Morris ment's organ dedicated to the social, Drucker. Seeks to disseminate the ideals of spiritual, and material welfare of Jews Torah-true education among the youth of throughout the world. America; aids poor, sick and needy in U.S. and Israel; maintains camp for under- MERKOS L'INYONEI CHINUCH, INC. (THE privileged children; sponsors Hadar Ha CENTRAL ORGANIZATION FOR JEWISH Torah and Machon Chana, seeking to win EDUCATION) (1940). 770 Eastern Park- back college youth and others to the fold of way, Bklyn., N.Y., 11213. Pres. Mena- Judaism; maintains schools and dormitory chem M. Schneerson (the Lubavitcher facilities; sponsors Heroes Fund to aid wid- Rebbe); Dir. Treas. M.A. Hodakov; Sec. ows and orphans of heroes fallen in recent Nissan Mindel. The educational arm of the Israeli wars. Panorama; Passover Hand- Lubavitcher movement. Seeks to promote book; Seder Guide; Spiritual Suicide; Jewish education among Jews, regardless Focus. of their background, in the spirit of Torah- true Judaism; to establish contact with NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR JEWISH EDUCA- alienated Jewish youth, to stimulate con- TION (1926). 114 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., cern and active interest in Jewish educa- 10011. Pres. Leivy Smolar; Exec. Sec. Jack tion on all levels, and to promote religious M. Horden. Fellowship of Jewish educa- observance as a daily experience among all tion profession, comprising administrators Jews; maintains worldwide network of re- and supervisors of national and local Jew- gional offices, schools, summer camps and ish educational institutions and agencies, Chabad-Lubavitch Houses; publishes Jew- and teachers in Hebrew high schools and ish educational literature in numerous lan- Jewish teachers colleges, of all ideological guages and monthly journal in fivelan - groupings; conducts annual national and guages: Conversaciones con la juventud; regional conferences in all areas of Jewish Conversations avec les jeunes; Schmuessen education; represents the Jewish education mil kinder un yugent; Sihot la No-ar; Talks profession before the Jewish community; and Tales. co-sponsors, with American Association for Jewish Education, a personnel commit- MESIVTA YESHIVA RABBI CHAIM BERLIN tee and other projects; cooperates with RABBINICAL ACADEMY (1905). 1593 Jewish Agency department of education Coney Island Ave., Bklyn., N.Y., 11230. and culture in promoting Hebrew culture NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 317 and studies; conducts lectureship at He- synagogues in their adult education pro- brew University. Jewish Education; Shevi- grams. Bulletin. ley Hahinuch. : INTERCOLLEGIATE COUNCIL AND •NATIONAL COUNCIL OF BETH JACOB SCHOOLS, INC. (1945). 1415 E. 7 St., YOUNG SINGLE ADULTS (formerly MAS- Bklyn, N.Y., 11230. Pres. Israel M. Zaks; SORAH INTERCOLLEGIATES OF YOUNG IS- Chmn. of Bd. Shimon Newhouse; Sec. RAEL; 1951). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. David Rosenberg. Operates Orthodox all- Pres. Leon Shepshaievitz; Dir. Stanley W. day schools from kindergarten through Schlessel. Organizes and operates kosher high school for girls, a residence high dining clubs on college and university cam- school in Femdale, N.Y., a national insti- puses; provides information and counsel- tute for master instructors, and a summer ing on kashrut observance at college; gives camp for girls. Bais Yaakov Digest; Pnimia college-age youth understanding and ap- Call. preciation of Judaism and information on issues important to Jewish community; ar- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG ISRAEL ranges seminars and meetings; publishes (1912). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Nat. pamphlets and monographs. Hashkafa. Pres. Herman Rosenbaum; Exec. V. Pres. Ephraim H. Sturm. Maintains a program : YISRAEL HATZAIR (reorg. 1968). 3 of spiritual, cultural, social and communal W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Jackie activity towards the advancement and per- Goldstein; Nat. Dir. Arnold Grant. Fos- petuation of traditional, Torah-true Juda- ters a program of spiritual, cultural, social, ism; seeks to instill in American youth an and communal activities for the advance- understanding and appreciation of the eth- ment and perpetuation of traditional ical and spiritual values of Judaism. Spon- Torah-true Judaism; strives to instill an sors kosher dining clubs and fraternity understanding and appreciation of the high houses and an Israel program. Viewpoint; ethical and spiritual values and to demon- Hashkqfa Series; Massoeah Newspaper. strate compatibility of ancient faith of Is- rael with good Americanism. , AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YOUNG IS- RAEL SYNAGOGUES IN ISRAEL (1926). 3 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF JEWISH MEN'S W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Chmn. Marvin CLUBS, INC. (1929). 475 Riverside Dr., Luban; Exec. V. Pres. Ephraim H. Sturm. Suite 244, N.Y.C., 10027. Pres. Morton R. Promotes Young Israel synagogues and Lang; Exec. Dir. David L. Blumenfeld. youth work in synagogues in Israel. Promotes principles and objectives of Con- servative Judaism by organizing, sponsor- , ARMED FORCES BUREAU (1912). 3 ing, and developing men's clubs or brother- W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Dir. Stanley W. hoods; supports Leaders' Training Schlessel; Assoc. Dir. David Rinzler. Ad- Fellowship national youth organization. vises and guides the inductees into the Torchlight. armed forces with regard to Sabbath ob- servance, kashrut, and Orthodox behavior. NATIONAL JEWISH CONFERENCE CENTER Guide for the Orthodox Serviceman. (1974). 250 W. 57 St., N.Y.C., 10019. , EMPLOYMENT BUREAU (1912). 3 W. Chmn. Lee Javitch; Dir. Irving Greenberg; 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Exec. V. Pres. Exec. Dir. John S. Ruskay. Devoted to Ephraim H. Sturm; Employment Dir. leadership education for the American Dorothy Stein. Operates an on-the-job Jewish community. Conducts weekend re- training program under federal contract; treats and community gatherings, as well helps secure employment, particularly for as conferences on various topics. Newslet- Sabbath observers and Russian immi- ter. grants; offers vocational guidance. View- point. , HOLOCAUST RESOURCE CENTER (1978). 250 W. 57 St., N.Y.C., 10019. : INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES Assoc. Dir. Michael Berenbaum. Dissemi- (1947). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. nates information on the Holocaust to the Herman Rosenbaum; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi American Jewish community; develops Ephraim H. Sturm. Introduces students to Holocaust memorial projects. Shoah; A Jewish learning and knowledge; helps form Review of Holocaust Studies and Com- adult branch schools; aids Young Israel memorations. 318 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITALITY COMMIT- worldwide P'eylim movement which has TEE (1973). 201 S. 18 St., Rm. 1519, Phila- groups in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Eng- delphia, Pa., 19103. Pres. Allen S. Mailer; land, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzer- Exec. Dir. Steven S. Jacobs. Assists con- land, France, and Israel; engages in relief verts and prospective converts to Judaism, and educational work among North Afri- persons involved in intermarriages, and the can immigrants in France and Canada, as- parents of Jewish youth under the influ- sisting them to relocate and reestablish a ence of cults and missionaries, as well as strong Jewish community life. P'eylim Re- the youths themselves. Our Choice. porter; N'she P'eylim News. NATIONAL JEWISH INFORMATION SERVICE •RABBINICAL ALLIANCE OF AMERICA FOR THE PROPAGATION OF JUDAISM, INC. (IGUD HARABONIM) (1944). 156 Fifth (1960). 5174 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, Ave., Suite 807, N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Calif., 90036. Pres. Moshe M. Maggal; V. Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht. Seeks to pro- Pres. Lawrence J. Epstein; Corr. Sec. Ra- mulgate the cause of Torah-true Judaism chel D. Maggal. Seeks to convert non-Jews through an organized rabbinate that is con- to Judaism and revert Jews to Judaism; sistently Orthodox; seeks to elevate the po- maintains College for Jewish Ambassadors sition of Orthodox rabbis nationally, and for the training of Jewish missionaries and to defend the welfare of Jews the world the Correspondence Academy of Judaism over. Also has Beth Din Rabbinical Court. for instruction on Judaism through the Perspective. mail. Voice of Judaism. RABBINICAL ASSEMBLY (1900). 3080 Broad- NER ISRAEL RABBINICAL COLLEGE (1933). way, N.Y.C., 10027. Pres. Rabbi Stanley 400 Mt. Wilson Lane, Baltimore, Md., S. Rabinowitz; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi 21208. Pres. Rabbi Jacob I. Ruderman; V. Wolfe Kelman. Seeks to promote Con- Pres. Rabbi Herman N. Neuberger. Trains servative Judaism, and to foster the rabbis and educators for Jewish communi- spirit of fellowship and cooperation ties in America and worldwide. Offers among rabbis and other Jewish scholars; bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in cooperates with the Jewish Theological talmudic law as well as Teachers Diploma. Seminary of America and the United College has four divisions: Mechina High Synagogue of America. Beineinu; Con- School, Rabbinical College, Teachers servative Judaism; Proceedings of the Training Institute, Graduate School and a Rabbinical Assembly. branch in Toronto, Canada. Maintains an active community service division. Ner Is- RABBINICAL COLLEGE OF TELSHE, INC. rael Bulletin; Alumni Bulletin; Bito'one (1941). 28400 Euclid Ave., Wickliffe, Chanecha Yeshivas Ner Yisroel; Ohr Ha- Ohio, 44092. Pres. Rabbi Mordecai Gifter; nair Talmudic Journal; Zacher L 'A vrohom Sec. Moshe Helfan. College for higher Jew- Torah Journal. ish learning specializing in talmudic stud- ies and rabbinics; maintains a preparatory OZAR HATORAH, INC. (1946). 411 Fifth academy including secular high school, a Ave., NYC, 10016. Pres. Joseph Shalom; postgraduate department, a teachers train- Int). Pres. S.D. Sassoon; V. Pres. Moshe ing school, and a teachers seminary for Milstein. Establishes and maintains ele- women. Pri Etz Chaim; Peer Mordechai; mentary, secondary and boarding schools, Alumni Bulletin. combining a program of religious and secu- lar education for Jewish youth in Morocco, RABBINICAL COUNCIL OF AMERICA, INC. Iran, Syria and France. Bulletin. (1923; reorg. 1936). 1250 Broadway, Suite 802, N.Y.C., 10001. Pres. Walters. Wurz- P'EYLIM—AMERICAN YESHIVA STUDENT burger; Exec. V. Pres. Israel Klavan. Pro- UNION (1951). 3 W. 16 St., N.Y.C., 10011. motes Orthodox Judaism in the commu- Pres. Nisson Alpert; Dir. Avraham nity; supports institutions for study of Hirsch. Aids and sponsors pioneer work by Torah; stimulates creation of new tradi- American graduate teachers and rabbis in tional agencies. Hadorom; Record; Sermon new villages and towns in Israel; does reli- Manual; Tradition. gious, organizational, and educational work and counseling among new immi- RECONSTRUCTIONIST RABBINICAL COL- grant youth; maintains summer camps for LEGE (1968). 2308 N. Broad St., Philadel- poor immigrant youth in Israel; belongs to phia, Pa., 19132. Pres. Ira Eisenstein. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 319 Trains rabbis for all areas of Jewish com- for, and coordinates policies of, national munal life: synagogues, academic and edu- rabbinical and lay synagogal organizations cational positions, Hillel centers, Federa- of Conservative, Orthodox, and Reform tion agencies; requires students to pursue branches of American Judaism. Sponsors outside graduate studies in religion and Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and related subjects; confers title of rabbi and Research. SCA Report. grants degree of Doctor of Hebrew Letters. : INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH POLICY •RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RELIGIOUS PLANNING AND RESEARCH OF (1972). JEWRY, INC. (1941; reorg. 1954). 471 West 1776 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washing- End Ave., N.Y.C., 10024. Chmn. Isaac ton, D.C., 20036. Chmn. Philip M. Klutz- Strahl; Sec. Marcus Levine. Engages in re- nick; Dir. Max Singer. Seeks to strengthen search and publishes studies concerning American Jewry by conducting and pro- the situation of religious Jewry and its moting systematic study of major issues problems all over the world. confronting its future vitality, for which it enlists informed academic and lay people; SHOLEM ALEICHEM FOLK INSTITUTE, INC. sponsors research and analysis on the sub- (1918). 3301 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, ject and disseminates findings to syna- N.Y., 10467. Pres. Burt Levey; Sec. gogues and other Jewish organizations. Noah Zingman. Aims to imbue children Analysis; Background. with Jewish values through teaching Yiddish language and literature, Hebrew TORAH UMESORAH—NATIONAL SOCIETY and the Bible, Jewish history, the signifi- FOR HEBREW DAY SCHOOLS (1944). 229 cance of Jewish holidays, folk and choral Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Nat. Pres. singing, and facts about Jewish life in Samuel C. Feuerstein; Nat. Dir. Joseph America and Israel. Kinder Journal Kaminetsky. Establishes Hebrew day (Yiddish). schools throughout U.S. and Canada and services them in all areas including place- SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF THE TOURO SYNA- ment and curriculum guidance; conducts GOGUE, NATIONAL HISTORIC SHRINE, teacher training institutes, a special fellow- INC. (1948). 85 Touro St., Newport, R.I., ship program, seminars, and workshops 02840. Pres. Seebert J. Goldowsky; Sec. for in-service training of teachers; pub- Theodore Lewis. Assists in the mainte- lishes textbooks and supplementary read- nance of the Touro Synagogue as a na- ing material; conducts education research tional historic site. and has established Fryer Fdn. for research SPERTUS COLLEGE OF JUDAICA (1925). 618 in ethics and character education; super- N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111., 60605. vises federal aid programs for Hebrew day Pres. David Weinstein; Bd. Chmn. Philip schools throughout the U.S. Olomeinu— Spertus. Educates teachers of Hebraica Our World; Tempo; Torah Umesorah Re- and Judaica for elementary and secondary port; Machberet Hamenahel. Jewish schools; certifies Hebrew teachers for public and private Illinois schools; pro- : INSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL EN- vides Chicago area colleges and universi- RICHMENT (1973). 229 Park Ave. S., ties with specialized undergraduate and N.Y.C., 10003. Dir. Bernard Dov Milians. graduate programs in Judaica and serves as Provides enriched training and upgraded a Department of Judaic Studies to these credentials for administrative, guidance, colleges and universities; serves as Midwest and classroom personnel of Hebrew day Jewish information center through its schools and for Torah-community leaders; Asher Library and Maurice Spertus Mu- offers graduate and undergraduate pro- seum of Judaica; grants degrees of Master grams, in affiliation with accredited univer- of Arts in Jewish Education and in Jewish sities which award full degrees: M.A. in Communal Service, Bachelor of Arts, and geriatric counseling, early childhood and Bachelor of Judaic Studies. Journal of Jew- elementary education, applied human rela- ish Art. tions (adult, family, alcoholism counsel- ing), health, nutrition; M.B.A. in manage- SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF AMERICA (1926). ment; M.S. in special education, reading; 432 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. B.S. in education; B.A. in liberal arts, so- Rabbi Saul I. Teplitz; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi cial sciences, business, gerontology. Profes- Henry Siegman. Serves as spokesman sional Enrichment News (PEN). 320 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HE- with an emphasis on the relevance of the BREW DAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS Jewish heritage to the general culture of (1960). 229 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Western civilization. Annual Bulletin. Pres. David H. Schwartz; Bd. Chmn. Rabbi Saul Wolf; Exec. Coord. Bernard UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGA- Dov Milians. Coordinates the work of the TIONS (1873). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., fiscal directors of Hebrew day schools 10021. Pres. Rabbi Alexander M. Schin- throughout the country. NAHDSA Review. dler. Serves as the central congregational body of Reform Judaism in the Western : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HE- Hemisphere; serves its approximately 740 BREW DAY SCHOOL PARENT-TEACHER affiliated temples and membership with re- ASSOCIATIONS (1948). 229 Park Ave. S., ligious, educational, cultural, and adminis- N.Y.C., 10003. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Henry C. trative programs. Keeping Posted; Reform Rhein; Exec. Secy. Mrs. Samuel Brand; Judaism. Chmn. of Bd. Mrs. Clarence Honvitz. Acts as a clearinghouse and service agency to * : AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF CAN- PTAs of Hebrew day schools; organizes TORS OF (1956). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., parent education courses and sets up pro- 10021. Pres. Ramon Gilbert; Exec. Dir. grams for individual PTAs. National Pro- Raymond Smolover. Members receive in- gram Notes: PTA Bulletin; Fundraising vestiture and commissioning as cantors at With a Flair; PTA With a Purpose for the ordination-investiture ceremonies at He- Hebrew Day School. brew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Sacred School of Music. Through NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF YE- Joint Placement Commission, serves con- SHIVA PRINCIPALS (1956). 229 Park Ave. gregations seeking cantors and music di- S., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Joel Kramer; rectors. Dedicated to creative Judaism, Exec. Sec. Rabbi Joshua Fishman; Bd. preserving the best of the past, and en- Chmn. David Mykoff. A professional orga- couraging new and vital approaches to reli- nization of primary and secondary yeshiva gious ritual, music and ceremonies. day-school principals which seeks to make yeshiva day-school education more effec- : COMMISSION ON SOCIAL ACTION OF tive. Machberet Hamenahel. REFORM JUDAISM (see p. 302).

: NATIONAL YESHIVA TEACHERS : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEM- BOARD OF LICENSE (1953). 229 Park Ave. PLE ADMINISTRATORS OF (1941). 838 S., N.Y.C., 10003. Bd. Chmn. Elias Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Walter C. Schwartz; Ex. Consult. Zvi H. Shurin. Is- Baron; Adm. Sec. Harold Press. Fosters sues licenses to qualified instructors for all Reform Judaism; prepares and dissemi- grades of the Hebrew day school and the nates administrative information and general field of Torah education. procedures to member synagogues of UAHC; provides and encourages proper : SAMUEL A. FRYER EDUCATIONAL and adequate training of professional syna- RESEARCH FOUNDATION (1966). 229 Park gogue executives; formulates and esta- Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. Chmn. Bd. of blishes professional ideals and standards Trustees Jack Sable; Dir. Louis Nulman. for the synagogue executive. NATA Jour- Strengthens the ethics programs of Hebrew nal. day, afternoon, and Sunday schools, sum- mer camps, and Jewish centers through : NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEM- moral sensitivity-training program; pro- PLE EDUCATORS (1955). 838 Fifth Ave., vides extensive teacher-training program; N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Raymond Israel; publishes monographs, newsletter, and Exec. Sec. Harvey Kaye. Represents the teachers' bulletin. Fryer Foundation News- temple educator within the general body of letter. Reform Judaism; fosters the full-time pro- fession of the temple educator; encourages TOURO COLLEGE (1970). 30 W. 44 St., the growth and development of Jewish reli- N.Y.C., 10036. Pres. Bernard Lander. gious education consistent with the aims of Chartered by the N.Y. State Board of Re- Reform Judaism; stimulates communal in- gents to operate and maintain nonprofit, terest in and responsibility for Jewish reli- four-year college with liberal arts pro- gious education. NATE News; Compass grams leading to B.A. and B.S. degrees, Magazine. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 321

: NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEM- slides, and plans of contemporary and PLE BROTHERHOODS (1923). 838 Fifth older synagogue buildings. Synagogue Ser- Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Robert E. Katz; Exec. Dir. Av Bondarin. Promotes Jewish education among its members, along with UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGA- participation in temple, brotherhood, and TIONS OF AMERICA (1898). 116 E. 27 St., interfaith activities; sponsors the Jewish N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Harold M. Jacobs; Chautauqua Society. Brotherhood. Exec. V. Pres. Pinchas Stolper. Serves as the national central body of Orthodox : NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEM- synagogues; provides educational, reli- PLE SISTERHOODS (1913). 838 Fifth Ave., gious, and organizational guidance to con- N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Lillian Maltzer; gregations, youth groups, and men's clubs; Exec. Dir. Eleanor R. Schwartz. Serves represents the Orthodox Jewish commu- more than 600 sisterhoods of Reform Juda- nity in relationship to governmental and ism; inter-religious understanding and so- civic bodies, and the general Jewish com- cial justice; scholarships and grants to rab- munity; conducts the national authorita- binic students; braille and large type Judaic tive U Kashruth certification service. Jew- materials for Jewish blind; projects for Is- ish Action; Jewish Life; Keeping Posted; U rael, Soviet Jewry and the aging; is News Reporter. women's agency of UAHC and cooperates with World Union for Progressive Juda- : NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYNA- ism. Notes for Now. GOGUE YOUTH (1954). 116 E. 27 St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Meir Weinman; Nat. : NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEM- Dir. Baruch Taub. Serves as central body PLE YOUTH (1939). 838 Fifth Ave., for youth groups of traditional congrega- N.Y.C., 10021. Dirs. Daniel Freelander tions; provides such national activities and and Leonard Troupp. Seeks to train Re- services as educational guidance, Torah form Jewish youth in the values of the syn- study groups, Chavrusa-community ser- agogue and their application to daily life vice, programs consultation, Torah library, through service to the community and con- Torah fund scholarships, Ben Zakkai gregation; runs department of summer Honor Society, Friends of NCSY; con- camps and national leadership training in- ducts national and regional events includ- stitutes; arranges overseas academic tours ing week-long seminars, summer Torah and work programs, international student tours in over 200 communities, Israel sum- exchange programs, college student pro- mer seminar for teens and collegiates, grams in the U.S. and Israel, including an Camp NCSY in Israel for preteens. Divi- accredited study program in Israel. sions include Senior NCSY in 18 regions and 465 chapters; Junior NCSY for pre- , AND CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF teens, CYT-College Youth for Torah; AMERICAN RABBIS: COMMISSION ON B'nai Torah Day School and NCSY in Is- JEWISH EDUCATION OF (1923). 838 Fifth rael. Keeping posted with NCSY; Advisors' Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Martin S. Newsletter; Mitsvos Ma 'asiyos; Holiday Se- Rozenberg; Dir. Rabbi Daniel B. Syme. ries; Jewish Thought Series; Leadership Develops curricula and teachers' manuals; Manual Series; Texts for Teen Study. conducts pilot projects and offers educa- tional guidance and consultation at all age : NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF OR- levels to member congregations and affili- THODOX SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATORS ates and associate bodies. What's Happen- (1964). 116 E. 27 St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. ing; Compass; E\ Harold M. Jacobs. Seeks to utilize the ex- perience and knowledge of the synagogue , AND CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF administrator in establishing specific pro- AMERICAN RABBIS: JOINT COMMISSION fessional standards and practices for Or- ON SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATION thodox congregations. (1962). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Mrs. Lillian Maltzer; Dir. Myron : WOMEN'S BRANCH (1923). 84 Fifth E. Schoen. Assists congregations in man- Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Pres. Mrs. Samuel A. agement, finance, building maintenance, Turk; Exec. V. Pres. Mrs. Mordecai A. design, construction, and art aspects of Stern. Seeks to spread knowledge for the synagogues; maintains the Synagogue Ar- understanding and practice of Orthodox chitectural Library consisting of photos, Judaism, and to unite all Orthodox women 322 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

and their synagogal organizations, services guidance; aims to enhance the cause of affiliates with educational and program- Conservative Judaism, further religious ming materials, leadership and organiza- observance, encourage establishment of tional guidance and has an NGO repre- Jewish religious schools; embraces all ele- sentative at UN. Hachodesh; Newsletter. ments essentially loyal to traditional Juda- ism. Program Suggestions; United Syna- UNION OF ORTHODOX RABBIS OF THE gogue Review; Yearbook Directory and UNITED STATES AND CANADA (1900). Buyers' Guide. 235 E. Broadway, N.Y.C., 10002. Pres. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein; Chmn. Rabbi , ATID, COLLEGE AGE ORGANIZA- Symcha Elberg, Dir. Rabbi Hersh M. TION OF (1960). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, Ginsberg. Seeks to foster and promote 10010. Student Advisory Board. Seeks to Torah-true Judaism in U.S. and Canada; develop a program for strengthening iden- assists in the establishment and mainte- tification with Judaism, based on the per- nance of yeshivot in the United States; sonality development, needs and interests maintains committee on marriage and di- of the collegian. ATID Curricula Judaica; vorce and aids individuals with marital ATID Bibliography. ATID Bookmobile difficulties; disseminates knowledge of tra- Project. ditional Jewish rites and practices and pub- lishes regulations on synagogal structure; : COMMISSION ON JEWISH EDUCA- maintains rabbinical court for resolving in- TION (1930). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, dividual and communal conflicts. Ha- 10010. Chmn. Rabbi Joel H. Zaiman; Dir. pardes. Morton Siegel. Promotes higher educa- tional standards in Conservative congrega- UNION OF SEPHARDIC CONGREGATIONS, tional schools and Solomon Schechter Day INC. (1929). 8 W. 70 St., N.Y.C., 10023. Schools and publishes material for the ad- Pres. The Haham, Solomon Gaon; Sec. Jo- vancement of their educational program. seph Tarica; Bd. Chmn. Victor Tarry. Pro- Briefs; Impact; In Your Hands; Your Child. motes the religious interests of Sephardic Jews; prepares and distributes Sephardic , JEWISH EDUCATORS ASSEMBLY OF prayer books and provides religious leaders (1951). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10010. for Sephardic congregations. Pres. Jay Stern; Admin. Herbert L. Tep- per. Promotes, extends, and strengthens UNITED LUBAVITCHER YESHIVOTH (1940). the program of Jewish education on all lev- 841-853 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y., els in the community in consonance with 11230. Pres. Eli N. Sklar; Chmn. Exec. the philosophy of the Conservative move- Com. Rabbi S. Gourary. Supports and or- ment. Annual Yearbook; Quarterly Bulle- ganizes Jewish day schools and rabbinical tin; Newsletters. seminaries in the U.S.A. and abroad. : JOINT COMMISSION ON SOCIAL AC- UNITED ORTHODOX SERVICES, INC. (1971). TION (1958). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 131\-V) St., Brooklyn, N.Y., 11219. Coor- 10010. Co-chmn. Jerry Wagner, Dolly dinator Rabbi Zev Perl; Adm. Dir. Ira Ax- Moser; Dir. Muriel Bermar. Consists of elrod; Exec. Sec. Mrs. Lillian Deutsch. representatives of United Synagogue of Centralized religious administrative um- America; Women's League for Conserva- brella organization, with 35 affiliates tive Judaism; Rabbinical Assembly, and worldwide; acts as liaison between various National Federation of Jewish Men's religious groups with specialized functions Clubs; reviews public issues and cooperates and the Jewish community; initiates pro- with civic and Jewish community organi- jects of its own. zations to achieve social action goals. Ju- daism in Social Action. UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (1913). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. Pres. Simon , KADIMA OF (formerly PRE-USY; Schwartz; Exec. V. Pres. Rabbi Benjamin reorg. 1968). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Z. Kreitman. National organization of 10010. Int. Co-ordinator Carol Chapnick Conservative Jewish congregations. Main- Silk. Dir. Robert J. Leifert. Involves Jew- tains 12 departments and 20 regional ish pre-teens in a meaningful religious, offices to assist its affiliated congregations educational, and social environment; fos- with religious, educational, youth, commu- ters a sense of identity and commitment to nity, and administrative programming and the Jewish community and Conservative NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 323 Movement; conducts synagogue-based Schechter Residence Hall. Women's chapter programs and regional Kadima League Outlook. days and weekends. KADIMA; Mitzvah of the Month; Kadima Kesher; Advisors Aid WEST COAST TALMUDICAL SEMINARY (Ye- Series; Chagim series. shiva Ohr Elchonon) (1953). 851 No. Kings Rd., Los Angeles, Calif., 90069. , NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR ADULT Pres. Abraham Linderman; Dean S. Wass- JEWISH STUDIES OF (1940). 155 Fifth erman; Sec. David Bass. Provides facilities Ave., N.Y.C., 10010. Chmn. Bd. of Gov. for intensive Torah education as well as Morris Fond; Dir. Marvin S. Wiener. Pro- Orthodox rabbinical training on the West vides guidance and information on re- Coast; conducts an accredited college pre- sources, courses, and other projects in paratory high school combined with a full adult Jewish education; prepares and pub- program of Torah-Talmudic training and a lishes pamphlets, study guides, tracts, and graduate Talmudical division on college texts for use in adult-education programs; level. publishes the Jewish Tract series and dis- tributes El-Am edition of Talmud. Dis- WORLD COUNCIL OF SYNAGOGUES (1957). tributes black-and-white and color films of 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. David "Eternal Light" TV programs on Jewish Zucker; Dir. Muriel M. Bermar; Exec. Dir. subjects, produced by Jewish Theological in Israel Pesach Schindler. International Seminary in cooperation with NBC. Bulle- representative of Conservative organiza- tin. tions and congregations (Hatenuah Hamasoratit); promotes the growth and , NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SYNA- development of the Conservative move- GOGUE ADMINISTRATORS OF (1948). 155 ment in Israel and throughout the world; Fifth Ave., N.Y.C. 10010. Pres. Burton D. supports new congregations and educa- Shanker. Aids congregations affiliated with tional institutions overseas; holds biennial the United Synagogue of America to fur- international convention; represents the ther aims of Conservative Judaism through world Conservative Movement in the more effective administration; advances World Zionist Organization. professional standards and promotes new methods in administration; cooperates in WORLD UNION FOR PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM, United Synagogue placement services and LTD. (1926). 838 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, administrative surveys. NASA Newsletter; 10021. Pres. David H. Wice; Exec. Dir. NASA Journal. Richard G. Hirsch; Sec. Jane Evans; N.A. Bd. Dir. Ira S. Youdovin. Promotes and , UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH OF coordinates efforts of Reform, Liberal, and (1951). 155 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C, 10010. Progressive congregations throughout the Pres. David Marcu; Exec. Dir. Paul world; supports new congregations; assigns Freedman. Seeks to develop a program and employs rabbis overseas; sponsors for strengthening identification with seminaries and schools; organizes interna- Conservative Judaism, based on the per- tional conferences of Liberal Jews. Interna- sonality development, needs, and inter- tional Conference Reports; News and Views; ests of the adolescent. Achshav; HaMa- Shalhevet (Israel); Teshuva (Argentina). drich: A Journal of Informal Jewish Education; Tikun Olam; USY Alumni YAVNE HEBREW THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Assn. Newsletter. INC. (1924). 510 Dahill Road, Brooklyn, N.Y., 11218. Pres. Nathan Shapiro; Exec. , WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR CONSERVA- Dir. Solomon K. Shapiro. School for TIVE JUDAISM (formerly NATIONAL higher Jewish learning; trains rabbis and WOMEN'S LEAGUE) (1918). 48 E. 74 St., teachers as Jewish leaders for American N.Y.C, 10021. Pres. Ruth Perry. Consti- Jewish communities; maintains branch in tutes parent body of Conservative women's Jerusalem for Higher Jewish Education- groups in U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Mex- Machon Maharshal and for an exchange ico, and Israel; provides them with pro- student program. Yavne Newsletter. grams in religion, education, social action, leadership training, Israel affairs, and com- YAVNEH, NATIONAL RELIGIOUS STUDENTS munity affairs; publishes books of Jewish ASSOCIATION (1960). 25 W. 26 St., interest; contributes to support of Jewish N.Y.C, 10010. Pres. Eleanor Swift; Theological Seminary and Mathilde V. Pres. Robert Adler. Seeks to promote 324 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 religious Jewish and Zionist education on education and community agency work; the college campus, to facilitate full observ- awards Hebrew Teacher's diploma and ance of halakhic Judaism, to integrate the B.S. in Education. insights gained in college studies, and to Sponsors two high schools for boys and become a force for the dissemination of two for girls (Manhattan and Brooklyn). Torah Judaism in the Jewish community; Auxiliary services include: Stone-Saper- initiated kiruv programs aimed at drawing stein Center for Jewish Education, Sephar- into the established Jewish community dic Studies Program, Brookdale Founda- alienated and assimilated Jewish students; tion Programs for the Aged, Maxwell R. publishes occasional monographs in Yav- Maybaum Institute of Material Sciences neh Studies Series; conducts summer tours and Quantum Electronics. to Israel and Western Europe and an East- ern Europe holocaust study tour. Kol Yav- , ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF neh. Parshat Hashavua Series; Yavneh Shi- MEDICINE (1955). 1300 Morris Pk. Ave., ron. Guide to Jewish Life on the College Bronx, N.Y., 10461. Dean Ephraim Campus. Friedman. Prepares physicians and con- ducts research in the health sciences; YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (1886). 500 W. 185 awards M.D. degree; includes Sue Gold- St., N.Y.C., 10033. Pres. Norman Lamm; ing Graduate Division of Medical Chmn. Bd. of Trustees Herbert Tenzer. Sciences (Dir. Jonathan R. Warner), The nation's oldest and largest private uni- which grants Ph.D. degree. Einstein Col- versity founded under Jewish auspices, lege's clinical facilities and affiliates en- with a broad range of undergraduate, grad- compass five Bronx hospitals, including uate, and professional schools, a network Bronx Municipal Hospital, Montefiore of affiliates, publications, a widespread pro- Hospital and Medical Center, and the gram of research, community service agen- Rose F. Kennedy Center for Research in cies, and a museum. Curricula lead to Mental Retardation and Human Devel- bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and profes- opment. AECOM News; AECOM News- sional degrees. Undergraduate schools pro- letter; Kennedy Newsletter. vide general studies curricula supple- mented by courses in Jewish learning; ALUMNI OFFICE, 500 West 185th graduate schools prepare for careers in Street, N.Y.C., 10033. Dir. Rabbi medicine, law, mathematics, physics, so- Abraham Avrech. Seeks to foster a close cial work, education, psychology, Semitic allegiance of alumni to their alma mater by languages, literatures, and cultures, and maintaining ties with all alumni and servic- other fields. It has five undergraduate ing the following associations: Yeshiva schools, nine graduate schools, and ten affi- College Alumni, Pres. Sam Bloom; Erna liates, with its four main centers located in Michael College of Hebraic Studies Manhattan and the Bronx. Inside Yeshiva Alumni; James Striar School of General University; Yeshiva University Report. Jewish Studies Alumni; Stem College Undergraduate schools for men at Main Alumnae, Pres. Mrs. Doina L. Bryskin, Center: Yeshiva College (Dean Daniel C. Mrs. Marga Marx; Teachers Institute for Kurtzer) provides liberal arts and sciences Women Alumnae, Pres. Rivka Brass Fin- curricula; grants B.A. degree. Erna Mi- kelstein; Albert Einstein College of Medi- chael College of Hebraic Studies (Dean cine Alumni, Pres. Robert M. Chaflin; Fer- Jacob M. Rabinowitz) awards Hebraic kauf Graduate School of Humanities and Studies and Hebrew Teacher's diplomas, Social Sciences Alumni, Pres. Alvin I. B.A., and B.S. James Striar School of Gen- Schiff; Wurzweiler School of Social Work eral Jewish Studies (Dir. Morris J. Besdin) Alumni, Pres. Neva Rephun, Norman grants Associate in Arts degree. Winkler; Bernard Revel Graduate School Undergraduate schools for women at —Harry Fischel School Alumni, Pres. Ber- Midtown Center, 245 Lexington Ave., nard Rosensweig; Rabbinic Alumni Pres. N.Y.C., 10016; Stern College for Women Max N. Schreier; Alumni Council, Chmn. (Dean Karen Bacon) offers liberal arts and Abraham S. Guterman, offers guidance to sciences curricula supplemented by Jewish Pres. and Bd. of Trustees on university's studies courses; awards B.A., Jewish Stud- academic development and service activi- ies certificate, Hebrew Teacher's diploma. ties. Alumni Review; AECOM Alumni Teachers Institute for Women (Dir. Ba- News; Jewish Social Work Forum; Stern ruch N. Faivelson) trains professionals for College Alumnae Newsletter; Wurzweiler NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 325 School of Social Work Alumni Association Cantor's certificate and cantonal diploma. Newsletter; Yeshiva College Alumni Bulle- Sephardic Community Activities Program tin. (Dir. Rabbi Solomon Gaon): serves the specific needs of 70 Sephardi synagogues in , BELFER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF the U.S. and Canada; holds such events as SCIENCE (1958). 500 W. 185 St., N.Y.C., annual Sephardic Cultural Festival; main- 10033. Dir. Dr. David Finkelstein. Offers tains Sephardic Home Study Group pro- programs in mathematics and physics, in- gram. American Sephardi. Community cluding college teaching in those areas; Service Division (Dir. Victor B. Geller) conducts advanced research projects; con- makes educational, organizational, pro- fers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. gramming, consultative, and placement re- , BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF sources available to congregations, LAW (1976). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. schools, organizations, and communities in Dean Monrad G. Paulsen. Prepares stu- the U.S. and Canada, through its youth dents for the professional practice of law or bureau, department of adult education, lec- other activities in which legal training is ture bureau, placement bureau, and rab- useful; grants L.L.D. degree. binic alumni. National Commission on Torah Education (Dir. Robert S. Hirt); , BERNARD REVEL GRADUATE Camp Morasha (Dir. Zvi Reich) offers SCHOOL (1937). 500 W. 185 St., N.Y.C., Jewish study program; Educators Council 10033. Dean Haym Soloveitchik. Offers of America (Dir. Robert S. Hirt) formu- graduate work in Judaic studies and Se- lates uniform educational standards, pro- mitic languages, literatures, and cultures; vides guidance to professional staffs, rab- confers M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. bis, lay leaders with regard to curriculum, and promotes Jewish education. , FERKAUF GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES , SOCIETY OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE (1957). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDI- Dean Morton Berger. Offers graduate pro- CINE (1953). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. grams in elementary and secondary educa- Exec. Dir. Edwin Cohen. Seeks to further tion, administration, psychology, Jewish community support of Einstein College. education, and special education; grants M.S., M. A., Specialist's Certificate, Doctor , WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION (1928). of Education, and Ph.D. degrees. 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10003. Pres. Mrs. Stanley Schwartz; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Malkah , HARRY FISCHEL SCHOOL FOR Isseroff. Supports Yeshiva University's na- HIGHER JEWISH STUDIES (1945). 500 W. tional scholarship program for students 185 St., N.Y.C., 10033. Dean Haym Solo- training in education, community service, veitchik. Offers summer graduate work in law, medicine, and other professions, and Judaic studies and Semitic languages, liter- its development program. YUWO News atures, and cultures; confers M.S., M.A., Briefs. and Ph.D. degrees. , WURZWEILER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL , (affiliate) RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN WORK (1957). 55 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (1896). 2540 10003. Dean Lloyd Setleis. Offers graduate Amsterdam Ave., N.Y.C., 10033. Chmn. programs in social casework, social group Bd. of Trustees Charles H. Bendheim; Dir. work, community social work; grants Mas- Rabbi Zevulun Charlop. Offers compre- ter of Social Work and Doctor of Social hensive training in higher Jewish studies; Welfare degrees. grants semikha (ordination) and the de- grees of Master of Religious Education, , (affiliate) YESHIVA UNIVERSITY OF Master of Hebrew Literature, Doctor of Los ANGELES (1977). 9760 West Pico Religious Education, and Doctor of He- Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif., 90035. Bd. brew Literature; includes Kollel (Institute Chmn. Samuel Belzberg; Co-chmn. Ro- for Advanced Research in Rabbinics; Dir. land E. Arnall; Dean of Admin. Rabbi Rabbi Hershel Schachter), and auxiliaries. Marvin Hier. Offers Jewish studies pro- Cantonal Training Institute (Dir. Macy gram for college-age men with limited He- Nulman) provides professional training of brew background, Yeshiva program for cantors and other musical personnel for day-school and yeshiva high-school gradu- the Jewish community; awards Associate ates, and Bet Medrash program of Torah 326 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

scholarship; students encouraged to pursue conferences, publication, and lecture pro- B.A. or B.S. degree at college of their grams. Member, Council of Jews from choice; completion of YULA program Germany. leads to additional degree or diploma. Re- sponse. AMERICAN SEPHARDI FEDERATION (1972). 521 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Li- YESHIVATH TORAH VODAATH AND liane L. Winn; Exec. Dir. Gary Shaer. MESIVTA RABBINICAL SEMINARY (1918). Seeks to preserve the Sephardi heritage in 425 E. 9 St., Brooklyn, N.Y., 11218. Pres. the United States, Israel, and throughout Henry Hirsch; Chmn. of Bd. Fred F. the world by fostering and supporting reli- Weiss; Sec. Earl H. Spero. Offers Hebrew gious and cultural activities of Sephardi and secular education from elementary congregations, organizations and com- level through rabbinical ordination and munities, and uniting them in one overall post-graduate work; maintains a teachers organization; supports Jewish institutions institute and community-service bureau; of higher learning and those for the train- maintains a dormitory and a nonprofit ing of Sephardi lay and religious leaders to camp program for boys. Chronicle; Mesivta serve their communities everywhere; as- Vanguard; Thought of the Week; Torah sists Sephardi charitable, cultural, religious Vodaath News. and educational institutions everywhere; disseminates information by the publica- * , ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (1941). 425 tion, or assistance in the publication, of E. 9 St., Brooklyn, N.Y., 11218. Pres. Mar- books and other literature dealing with Se- cus Saffer; Chmn. of Bd. Seymour Plu- phardi culture and tradition in the United chenik. Promotes social and cultural ties States; supports efforts of the World Se- between the alumni and the schools phardi Federation to alleviate social dis- through fund raising; offers vocational parities in Israel. Sephardi News. guidance to students; operates Camp Torah Vodaath; and sponsors research fel- AMERICAN VETERANS OF ISRAEL (1949). lowship program for boys. AnnualJournal; c/o Samuel E. Alexander, 548 E. Walnut Hamesivta Torah Periodical St., Long Beach, N.Y., 11561. Pres. Na- than Nadler; Sec. Samuel E. Alexander. SOCIAL, MUTUAL BENEFIT Maintains contact with American and Ca- nadian volunteers who served in Aliyah AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JEWISH FIGHT- Bet and/or Israel's War of Independence; ERS, CAMP INMATES AND NAZI VICTIMS, promotes Israel's welfare; holds memorial INC. (1971). 315 Lexington Ave., N.Y.C., services at grave of Col. David Marcus; is 10016. Pres. Solomon Zynstein; Exec. Dir. affiliated with World Mahal. Newsletter. Adele Grubart. Seeks to perpetuate mem- ory of victims of the Holocaust and make ASSOCIATION OF YUGOSLAV JEWS IN THE Jewish and non-Jewish youth aware of the UNITED STATES, INC. (1940). 247 W. 99 Holocaust and resistance period. Martyr- St., N.Y.C., 10025. Pres. Sal Musafia; dom and Resistance. Sec. Mile Weiss. Assists members and Jews and Jewish organizations in Yugo- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF JEWS FROM slavia; cooperates with organization of CENTRAL EUROPE, INC. (1942). 570 Sev- former Yugoslav Jews in Israel and else- enth Ave., N.Y.C., 10018. Pres. Curt C. where. Bulletin. Silberman; Exec. V. Pres. Herbert A. Strauss. Seeks to safeguard the rights and BNAI ZION—THE AMERICAN FRATERNAL interests of American Jews of Central ZIONIST ORGANIZATION (1908). 136 E. 39 European descent, especially in reference St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. William Berko- to restitution and indemnification; through witz; Exec. V. Pres. Herman Z. Quitt- its Research Foundation for Jewish Immi- man. Fosters principles of Americanism, gration sponsors research and publications fraternalism, and Zionism; fosters He- on the history of Central European Jewry brew culture; offers life insurance. Blue and the history of their immigration and Cross hospitalization, and other benefits acculturation in the U.S.; sponsors a social to its members; sponsors settlements, program for needy Nazi victims in the youth centers, medical clinics, and Bnai U.S. in cooperation with United Help, Inc. Zion Home for Retardates in Rosh and other specialized social agencies. Ha'ayin, Israel. Program is dedicated to Undertakes cultural activities, annual furtherance of America-Israel friendship. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 327

Bnai Zion Foundation Newsletter; Bnai Unser Gedank (Australia); Unser Shtimme Zion Voice. (France); Tsait-Fragn (Uruguay). BRITH ABRAHAM (1887). 853 Broadway, JEWISH PEACE FELLOWSHIP (1941). Box N.Y.C., 10003. Grand Master Samuel F. 271, Nyack, N.Y., 10960. Pres. Naomi Schwab. Protects Jewish rights and com- Goodman; Hon. Chmn. Isidor B. Hoff- bats antisemitism; supports Israel and man. Unites those who believe that Jewish major Jewish organizations; maintains ideals and experience provide inspiration foundation in support of Soviet Jewry; aids for a nonviolent philosophy and way of Jewish education and Camp Loyaltown for life; offers draft counseling, especially for Retarded. Beacon. conscientious objection based on Jewish "religious training and belief; encourages BRITH SHOLOM (1905). Adelphia House, Jewish community to become more 1235 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa., knowledgeable, concerned, and active in 19107. Nat. Pres. David E. Molish; Nat. regard to the war/peace problem. JPF Exec. Dir. Albert Liss. Fraternal organi- Newsletter. zation devoted to community welfare, protection of rights of Jewish people and JEWISH SOCIALIST VERBAND OF AMERICA activities which foster Jewish identity (1921). 45 E. 33 St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. and provide support for Israel; sponsors Morris Bagno; Nat. Sec. Maurice Pe- Brith Sholom House for senior citizens trushka. Promotes ideals of democratic so- in Philadelphia and Brith Sholom Beit cialism and Yiddish culture; affiliated with Halochem under construction in Haifa, a Social Democrats, USA. Der Wecker. rehabilitation center for war-wounded. Community Relations Digest; Brith Sho- RUMANIAN JEWISH FEDERATION OF AMER- lom News. ICA, INC. (1958). 210 W. 101 St., N.Y.C., 10025. Pres. Charles H. Kremer; Sec. CENTRAL SEPHARDIC JEWISH COMMUNITY Jacob Zonis. Serves as a representative OF AMERICA (1940). 8 W. 70 St., N.Y.C., body for Rumanian Jewry throughout the 10023. Pres. Solomon Altchek; Sec. Isaac world and intervenes on their behalf; coop- Molho. Seeks to foster Sephardic culture, erates with all national Jewish and non- education and communal institutions. Jewish organizations for purpose of aiding Sponsors wide range of activities; raises Rumanian Jews economically, socially and funds for Sephardic causes in U.S. and Is- politically here or abroad; disseminates in- rael. formation about Rumanian Jewish activi- ties. FREE SONS OF ISRAEL (1849). 932 Broad- SEPHARDIC JEWISH BROTHERHOOD OF way, N.Y.C., 10010. Grand Master Harry AMERICA, INC. (1915). 97-29 64th Rd., Pavony; Grand Sec. Murray Bimback. Rego Park, NY., 11374. Pres. Bernard Promotes fraternalism; supports State of Ouziel; Sec. Jack Ezratty. Promotes the in- Israel, UJA, Soviet Jewry, Israel Bonds, dustrial, social, educational, and religious and other Jewish charities; fights antisem- welfare of its members, offers funeral and itism; awards scholarships. Local lodges burial benefits, scholarships and aid to have own publications. needy. Sephardic Brother.

JEWISH LABOR BUND (Directed by WORLD UNITED ORDER TRUE SISTERS, INC. (1846). COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE 150 W. 85 St., N.Y.C., 10024. Nat. Pres. BUND) (1897; reorg. 1947). 25 E. 78 St., Mrs. Bernard S. Weinberg; Nat. Sec. Mrs. N.Y.C., 10021. Exec. Sec. Jacob S. Hertz. Martin Sporn. Philanthropic, fraternal, Coordinates activities of the Bund organi- community service; nat. projects; cancer zations throughout the world and repre- service; aids handicapped children, deaf, sents them in the Socialist International; blind, etc. Echo. spreads the ideas of Socialism as formu- lated by the Jewish Labor Bund; publishes WORKMEN'S CIRCLE (1900). 45 E. 33 St., pamphlets and periodicals on world prob- N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Bernard Backer; lems, Jewish life, socialist theory and pol- Exec. Dir. William Stern. Provides insur- icy, and on the history, activities, and ide- ance benefits and fraternal activities, Jew- ology of the Jewish Labor Bund. Unzer ish educational programs, secularist Yid- Tsait (U.S.); Forays (Mexico); Lebns- dish schools for children, community Fragn (Israel); Unser Gedank (Argentina); activities, both in Jewish life and on the 328 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

American scene, cooperation with the grants to agencies active in educational and labor movement. The Call; Inner Circle; vocational fields; has limited program for Kinder Zeitung; Kultur un Lebn. study tours in U.S. by Israeli agriculturists. , DIVISION OF JEWISH LABOR COM- B'NAI B'RITH (1943). 1640 Rhode Island MITTEE (see p. 303). Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036. Pres. David M. Blumberg; Exec. V. Pres. SOCIAL WELFARE Daniel Thursz. International Jewish orga- AMERICAN JEWISH CORRECTIONAL CHAP- nization, with affiliates in 40 countries. LAINS ASSOCIATION, INC. (formerly NA- Programs involve community relations TIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH PRISON and service; international public affairs CHAPLAINS) (1937). 10 E. 73 St., N.Y.C., programs with emphasis on Israel and So- 10021. (Cooperating with the New York viet Jewry; teen and college age youth Board of Rabbis and Jewish Family Ser- movements; adult Jewish education; civic vice.) Pres. Frederic S. Nathan; Exec. Dir. and social welfare. The National Jewish Ely Saltzman. Seeks to provide a more ar- Monthly; Shofar. ticulate expression for Jewish chaplains , ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF serving the needs of Jewish men and women in penal and correctional institu- (see p. 302). tions, and to make their ministry more , CAREER AND COUNSELING SER- effective through exchange of views and VICES (1938). 1640 Rhode Island Ave., active cooperation. N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036. Chmn. Stanley M. Kaufman; Nat. Dir. S. Norman AMERICAN JEWISH SOCIETY FOR SERVICE, Feingold. Conducts educational and occu- INC., (1949). 15 E. 26 St., Rm. 1302, pational research and engages in a broad N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. E. Kenneth Marx; publications program; provides direct Exec. Dir. Elly Saltzman. Conducts four group and individual guidance services for voluntary work service camps each sum- youths and adults through professionally mer to enable young people to live their staffed regional offices in many population faith by serving other people. Newsletter. centers. B'nai B'rith Career and Counsel- •AMERICAN MEDICAL CENTER AT DENVER ing Services Newsletter; Catalogue of Publi- (formerly Jewish CONSUMPTIVES' RELIEF cations; Counselors Information Service. SOCIETY, 1904; merged with EX- _. HILLEL FOUNDATIONS, INC. (see p. PATIENT'S SANITARIUM, 1966). 6401 West Colfax, Lakewood, Colo., 80215. 311). Pres. Robert A. Silverberg; Exec. V. Pres. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Manfred L. Minzer, Jr. A national hospital for cancer treatment and research, sup- HILLEL DIRECTORS (see p. 314). ported by private donations from all parts , WOMEN (1897). 1640 Rhode Island of the U.S.; provides free treatment to all Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20036. in need; offers long-term treatment for ad- Pres. Evelyn Wasserstrom; Exec. Dir. Edna vanced and recurrent cancer, combined J. Wolf. Participates in contemporary Jew- with extensive basic and clinical research. ish life through youth and adult Jewish Sponsor's Report. education programs, human rights endeav- ors, and community-service activities; sup- : NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AUXILIA- ports a variety of services to Israel; con- RIES (1904; reorg. 1936). 6401 W. Colfax, ducts community service programs for the Lakewood, Colo., 80215. Pres. Sue Snyder. disadvantaged and the handicapped, and Provides support for the American Medi- public affairs programs. Women's World. cal Center program by disseminating infor- mation, fund raising, and acting as admis- , YOUTH ORGANIZATION (see p. 311). sions officers for patients from chapter cities throughout the country. Bulletin. CITY OF HOPE—A NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER UNDER JEWISH AUSPICES BARON DE HIRSCH FUND, INC. (1891). 386 (1913). 208 W. 8 St., Los Angeles, Calif., Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Robert 90014. Pres. M. E. Hersch; Exec. Dir. Ben Simons; Mng. Dir. Theodore Norman. Horowitz. Admits on completely free, non- Aids Jewish immigrants and their children sectarian basis patients from all parts of the in the U.S., Israel, and elsewhere by giving nation suffering from cancer and leukemia, NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 329 blood, heart, and respiratory ailments, and Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. (N.Y. liaison certain maladies of heredity and metabo- office with UN headquarters.) Chmn. Don- lism including diabetes; makes available its ald M. Robinson; V. Chmn. William consultation service to doctors and hospi- Haber; The Rt. Hon. Lord Nathan; Exec. tals throughout the nation, concerning di- Sec. Leonard Seidenman; Dep. Exec. Sec. agnosis and treatment of their patients; as Theodore D. Feder. Provides for exchange a unique pilot medical center, seeks im- of views and information among member provements in the quality, quantity, econ- agencies on problems of Jewish social and omy, and efficiency of health care. Many welfare services, including medical care, hundreds of original findings have emerged old age, welfare, child care, rehabilitation, from its staff who are conducting clinical technical assistance, vocational training, and basic research in the catastrophic agricultural, and other resettlement, eco- maladies, lupus erythematosus, Hunting- nomic assistance, refugees, migration, inte- ton's disease, genetics, and the neuro- gration and related problems, representa- sciences. Pilot; President's Newsletter; City tion of views to governments and of Hope Quarterly. international organizations. Members: six national and international organizations. CONFERENCE OF JEWISH COMMUNAL SER- VICE (1899). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. JEWISH BRAILLE INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, Pres. William Kahn; Exec. Dir. Matthew INC. (1931). 110 E. 30 St., N.Y.C., Penn. Serves as forum for all professional 10016. Pres. Mrs. David M. Levitt; philosophies in community service, for Exec. Dir. Jacob Freid. Seeks to serve testing new experiences, proposing new the religious and cultural needs of the ideas, and questioning or reaffirming old Jewish blind by publishing braille prayer concepts. Concerned with advancement of books in Hebrew and English; provides professional personnel practices and stan- Yiddish, Hebrew, and English records dards. Concurrents; Journal of Jewish for Jewish blind throughout the world Communal Service. who cannot read braille; maintain world- wide free braille lending library. Jewish COUNCIL OF JEWISH FEDERATIONS AND Braille Review. WELFARE FUNDS, INC. (1932). 575 Lex- ington Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Pres. Jerold JEWISH CONCILIATION BOARD OF AMER- C. Hoffberger; Exec. V. Pres. Philip Bern- ICA, INC. (1922). 33 W. 60 St., N.Y.C., stein. Provides national and regional ser- 10023. Pres. Herbert A. Schneider; Dir. vices to more than 215 associated Federa- Sarah F. Gillman. Evaluates and attempts tions embracing 800 communities in the to resolve conflicts within families, organi- United States and Canada, aiding in fund zations, and businesses to avoid litigation; raising, community organization, health offers, without charge, mediation, arbitra- and welfare planning, personnel recruit- tion, and counseling services by rabbis, at- ment, and public relations. Directory of torneys, and social workers; refers cases to Jewish Federations, Welfare Funds and other agencies, where indicated. Community Councils; Directory of Jewish JWB (NATL. JEWISH WELFARE BOARD) Health and Welfare Agencies (triennial); (1917). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C. 10010. Pres. Jewish Communal Services: Programs and Robert L. Adler; Exec. V. Pres. Arthur Finances; Yearbook of Jewish Social Ser- Rotman. Major service agency for Jewish vices. community centers and camps serving HOPE CENTER FOR THE RETARDED, INC. more than a million Jews in the U.S. and (1965). 3601 E. 32 Ave., Denver, Colo., Canada; U.S. Government accredited 80205. Bd. Chmn. John Fischer; Exec. Dir. agency for providing services and pro- George E. Brantley; Sec. Lorraine Faul- grams to Jewish military families and hos- stich. Provides services to developmentally pitalized veterans; promotes Jewish culture disabled of community: preschool training, through its Book and Music Councils, day training and work activities center, JWB lecture bureau, and Jewish educa- speech and language pathology, occupa- tional, cultural and Israel-related projects. tional arts and crafts, and recreational JWB Circle; Jewish Community Center therapy, social services. Program Aids; Books in Review; Jewish Music Notes; Running the Center; Contact; INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON JEWISH SO- JWB Facts; Public Relations Idea Ex- CIAL AND WELFARE SERVICES (1961). 200 change; JWB Personnel Reporter; Sherut; 330 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 The Jewish Chaplain; Jewish Lay Leader; pational Council) (1940). 600 Pennsyl- Mail Call. vania Ave., S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003. Pres. Bruce E. Thai; Exec. Dir. Mark J. : COMMISSION ON JEWISH CHAP- Ugoretz. Acts as coordinating body for all LAINCY (1940). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., Jewish agencies having programs in educa- 10010. Chmn. Rabbi Judah Nadich; Dir. tional vocational guidance, job placement, Rabbi Gilbert Kollin. Recruits, endorses, vocational rehabilitation, skills-training, and serves Jewish military and Veterans sheltered workshops, and occupational re- Administration chaplains on behalf of the search. Newsletter; Information bulletins. American Jewish community and the three major rabbinic bodies; trains and assists THE NATIONAL ASTHMA CENTER (1907). Jewish lay leaders where there are no chap- 1999 Julian St., Denver, Colo., 80204. Bd. lains, for service to Jewish military person- Pres. Charles M. Shayer; Exec. V. Pres. nel, their families, and hospitalized veter- Jack Gershtenson. Administers care and ans. Jewish Chaplain; Jewish Lay Leader. treatment to children from the ages of 5-16 suffering from chronic, intractable asthma; , JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL (see p. 306). performs outpatient services for people of _, JEWISH MUSIC COUNCIL (see p. all ages; research and dissemination of in- 307). formation. National Asthma Center News. LEO N. LEVI MEMORIAL NATIONAL AR- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH PRISON THRITIS HOSPITAL (sponsored by B'nai CHAPLAINS, INC. (see AMERICAN JEWISH B'rith) (1914). 300 Prospect Ave., Hot CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAINS ASSOCIA- Springs, Ark., 71901. Pres. Mrs. Leonard TION, INC.). A. Bagen; Adm. D. E. Wagoner. Main- tains a nonprofit nonsectarian hospital for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN, treatment of sufferers from arthritis and INC. (1893). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. related diseases. Nat. Pres. Esther R. Landa; Exec. Dir. Marjorie M. Cohen. Operates programs in NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH FAM- education, social and legislative action, and ILY, CHILDREN'S AND HEALTH PROFES- community service for children and youth, SIONALS (1965). 4131 S. Braeswood Blvd., the aging, the disadvantaged in Jewish and Houston, Texas 77205. Pres. Solomon general communities; conducts nationwide Brownstein; Sec. Peter Glick. Brings to- study of juvenile justice system as basis for gether Jewish caseworkers and related legislative reform and community projects; professionals in Jewish family, children, promotes education in Israel through and health services. Seeks to improve per- NCJW Research Institute for Innovation sonnel standards, further Jewish continu- in Education at Hebrew University, ity and identity, and strengthen Jewish Jerusalem; provides educational materials family life; provides forums for profes- to kindergartens. NCJW Journal; Wash- sional discussion at national conference of ington Newsletter; Children Without Jus- Jewish communal service and regional tice; Manual for Action; Symposium on Sta- meetings; takes action on social policy is- tus Offenders Proceedings; Windows on Day sues; provides a vehicle for representation Care. of Jewish caseworkers and others in vari- ous national associations and activities. NATIONAL JEWISH COMMITTEE ON SCOUT- ING (1926). Boy Scouts of America. North NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH HOMES Brunswick, N.J., 08902. Chmn. Melvin B. FOR THE AGED (1960). 2525 Centerville Neisner; Exec. Dir. Harry Lasker. Seeks to Road, Dallas, Texas, 75228. Pres. Sidney stimulate Boy Scout activity among Jewish Friedman; Exec. V. Pres. Herbert Shore. boys. Ner Tamid for Boy Scouts and Ex- Serves as a national representative of vol- plorers; Scouting in Synagogues and Cen- untary Jewish homes for the aged. Con- ters. ducts annual meetings, conferences, work- shops and institutes. Provides for sharing NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL AND RE- information, studies and clearinghouse SEARCH CENTER (1899). 3800 E. Colfax functions. Directory; Progress Report. Ave., Denver, Colo., 80206. Pres. Richard N. Bluestein; Natl. Chmn. Andrew Good- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH VOCA- man. Offers nationwide, nonsectarian care TIONAL SERVICES (formerly Jewish Occu- for adults and children suffering from tu- NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 331 berculosis, asthma, emphysema, chronic movement, and fine arts department; ar- bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, and other im- ranges overseas academic programs for munological and pulmonary disorders. American and Canadian students. Newslet- NJH Report. ter. WORLD CONFEDERATION OF JEWISH COM- MUNITY CENTERS (1947). 15 E. 26 St., AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RELIGIOUS FREE- N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Morton L. Mandell; DOM IN ISRAEL (1963). P.O. Box. 5888, Exec. Dir. Herbert Millman. Serves as a Washington, D.C., 20014. Exec. Dir. Alex council of national and continental federa- Hershaft. Calls for complete religious free- tions of Jewish community centers; fosters dom and separation of church and state in development of the JCC movement world- Israel; publicizes violations of religious wide; provides a forum for exchange of in- freedom to bring the influence of the be- formation among Centers. Newsletter. nevolent opinion of the American Jewish community to bear on solution of this ZIONIST AND PRO-ISRAEL problem; assists other groups and individu- als working toward these goals. AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV. (1973). 342 Madison Ave., Room 1923, N.Y.C., AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNI- 10017. Pres. Aron Chilewich; Chmn. Exec. VERSITY (1925; Inc. 1931). 11 E. 69 St., Com. Bobbie Abrams; Exec. Dir. Jerry N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Max M. Kampelman; Kramer. Serves as the University's public- Exec. V. Pres. Seymour Fishman; Chmn. ity and fund-raising link to the United of Bd. Julian B. Venezky; Chmn. Exec. States. The Associates are committed to Comm. Henry Sonneborn III. Fosters the publicizing University activities and cur- growth, development, and maintenance of riculum, securing student scholarships, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; col- transferring contributions, and encourag- lects funds and conducts programs of in- ing American interest in the University. formation throughout the United States in- The Messenger. terpreting the work of the Hebrew University and its significance; administers AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR SHAARE American student programs and arranges ZEDEK HOSPITAL IN JERUSALEM, INC. exchange professorships in the United (1949). 49 W. 45 St., N.Y.C., 10036. Pres. States and Israel. Created, and recruits Leo Jung; Bd. Chmn. Max Stern; Sec. support for, Truman Research Institute. Isaac Strahl; Treas. Norbert Strauss. American Friends Bulletin; News from the Raises funds for the various needs of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Scopus Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem, such as Magazine. equipment and medical supplies, a nurses training school, research, and construction AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MU- of the new Shaare Zedek Medical Center. SEUM (1968). 4 E. 54 St., N.Y.C., 10022. At the Hospital. Pres. Arnold Maremont; Exec. Dir. Mi- chele Cohn Tocci. Raises funds for special AMERICAN COMMITTEE FOR THE WEIZ- projects of the Israel Museum in Jerusa- MANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, INC. lem; solicits contributions of works of art (1944). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. for exhibition and educational purposes. Pres. Stephen L. Stulman; Chmn. of Bd. Morris L. Levinson; Exec. Dir. Harold Hill. Secures support for basic and applied AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE JERUSALEM scientific research. Interface; Rehovot; Re- MENTAL HEALTH CENTER—EZRATH search. NASHIM, INC. (1895). 10 E. 40 St., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Joel Finkle; Exec. Dir. S. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY Alvin Schwartz. Supports the growth, de- (1969). 60 E. 42 St., N.Y.C., 10017. Hon. velopment, and maintenance of the Jerusa- Pres. Charles J. Bensley; V. Pres. Sigmund lem Mental Health Center-Ezrath Na- Strochlitz. Supports the development and shim, a 200-bed hospital which is the only maintenance of the various programs of non-governmental, nonprofit, voluntary the University of Haifa, among them the mental-health facility in Israel devoted to Arab Jewish center, Yiddish department, research in, training for, and treatment and Bridging The Gap project, department of alleviation of, problems caused by mental management, school of education, kibbutz illness. Progress Reports. 332 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE TEL AVIV UNI- social-service, child care, and vocational- VERSITY, INC. (1955). 342 Madison Ave., educational programs in Israel in an envi- N.Y.C., 10017. Pres. Joseph H. Strelitz; V. ronment of traditional Judaism; promotes Pres. Yona Ettinger, Malcolm Rosenberg; cultural activities for the purpose of dis- Exec. V. Pres. Zvi Almog. Supports devel- seminating Zionist ideals and strengthen- opment and maintenance of the Tel Aviv ing traditional Judaism in America. The University. Sponsors exchange student American Mizrachi Woman. programs and exchange professorships in U.S. and Israel. Tel Aviv University Report. AMERICAN PHYSICIANS FELLOWSHIP, INC. FOR THE ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AMERICAN-ISRAEL CULTURAL FOUNDA- (1950). 2001 Beacon St., Brookline, Mass., TION, INC. (1939). 4 East 54 St., N.Y.C., 02146. Pres. Joseph Kaufman; Sec. Man- 10022. Bd. Chmn. Isaac Stem; Pres. Wil- uel M. Glazier. Aims to help Israel become liam Mazer. Membership organization a major world medical center; secures fel- supporting Israeli cultural institutions, lowships for selected Israeli physicians and such as Israel Philharmonic and Israel arranges lectureships in Israel by promi- Chamber Orchestra, Tel Aviv Museum, nent American physicians; supports Rubin Academies, Bat Sheva Dance Co.; Jerusalem Academy of Medicine and sponsors cultural exchange between U.S. financially assists Israel Medical Associa- and Israel; awards scholarships in all arts tion; supervises U.S. and Canadian medi- to young Israelis for study in Israel and cal and paramedical emergency volunteers abroad. Hadashol; Tarbut. in Israel; maintains Israel Institute of the AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COM- History of Medicine; contributes medical MITTEE (1954). 444 North Capitol St., books, periodicals, instruments, and drugs. N.W., Suite 412, Washington, DC, APF News. 20001. Pres. Lawrence Weinberg; Exec. Dir. Morris J. Amitay. Registered to lobby AMERICAN RED MAGEN DAVID FOR IS- on behalf of legislation affecting Israel, So- RAEL, INC. (1941). 888 7th Ave., N.Y.C., viet Jewry, and arms sales to Middle East; 10019. Nat. Pres. Joseph Handleman; Nat. represents Americans who believe support Chmn. Emanuel Celler; Nat. Exec. V. for a secure Israel is in U.S. interest. Pres. Benjamin Saxe. An authorized tax exempt organization; the sole support arm AMERICAN-ISRAELI LIGHTHOUSE, INC. in the United States of Magen David (1928; reorg. 1955). 30 E. 60 St., N.Y.C., Adorn in Israel with a national member- 10022. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Leonard F. Dank; ship and chapter program. Educates and Nat. Sec. Mrs. L.T. Rosenbaum. Provides involves its members in activities of Magen education and rehabilitation for the blind David Adorn, Israel's Red Cross Service; and physically handicapped in Israel to raises funds for MDA's emergency medi- effect their social and vocational integra- cal services, including collection and distri- tion into the seeing community; built and bution of blood and blood products for Is- maintains Rehabilitation Center for the rael's military and civilian population; Blind (Migdal Or) in Haifa. Tower. supplies ambulances, bloodmobiles, and mobile cardiac rescue units serving all hos- AMERICAN JEWISH LEAGUE FOR ISRAEL pitals and communities throughout Israel; (1957). 595 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. supports MDA's 73 emergency medical Hon. Pres. Seymour R. Levine; Chmn. clinics and helps provide training and Exec. Com. Eleazar Lipsky; Chmn. of Bd. equipment for volunteer emergency Samuel Rothberg. Seeks to unite all those paramedical corps. Chapter Highlights; who, notwithstanding differing philoso- Lifeline. phies of Jewish life, are committed to the historical ideals of Zionism; works, inde- pendently of class or party, for the welfare AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY. (1940) 271 of Israel as a whole. Not identified with any Madison Ave., N.Y.C., 10016. Pres. Alex- political parties in Israel. Bulletin of the ander Hassan. Supports the work of the American Jewish League for Israel. Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, which trains nearly 10,000 students AMERICAN MIZRACHI WOMEN (formerly in 20 departments and a medical school, MIZRACHI WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION OF and conducts research across a broad spec- AMERICA) (1925). 817 Broadway, N.Y.C., trum of science and technology. ATS 1003. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Sarah P. Shane; Newsletter; ATS Women's Division News- Exec. Dir. Marvin Leff. Conducts letter; Technion Magazine. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 333

AMERICAN ZIONIST FEDERATION (1939; Emanuel Rackman; Chmn. Bd. of Trustees reorg. 1949 and 1970). 515 Park Ave., Phillip Stollman. A liberal arts and N.Y.C., 10022. Pres. Mrs. Faye Schenk; sciences institution, located in Ramat- Exec. Dir. Carmella Carr. Consolidates the Gan, Israel, and chartered by Board of Re- efforts of the existing Zionist constituency gents of State of New York. Bar-Ilan News; in such areas as public and communal Academic Research; Philosophia. affairs, education, youth and aliyah, and invites the affiliation and participation of BRIT TRUMPELDOR BETAR OF AMERICA, like-minded individuals and organizations INC. (1935). 85-40 149 St., Briarwood, in the community-at-large. Seeks to con- N.Y., 11435. Pres. Gary Segal; V. Pres. duct a Zionist program designed to create Shari Olenberg. Teaches Jewish youth love a greater appreciation of Jewish culture of the Jewish people and prepares them for within the American Jewish community in aliyah; emphasizes learning Hebrew; keeps furtherance of the continuity of Jewish life its members ready for mobilization in and the spiritual centrality of Israel as the times of crisis; stresses Jewish pride and Jewish homeland. Composed of 14 Na- self-respect; seeks to aid and protect Jewish tional Zionist organizations; 10 Zionist communities everywhere. Herut. youth movements; individual members-at- large; corporate affiliates. Maintains re- DROR—YOUNG ZIONIST ORGANIZATION, gional offices in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, INC. (1948). 215 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., Chicago, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and 10003. Pres. Robby Regev; V. Pres. Hagai New York. News & Views. Aizenberg; Sec. Mark Cohen. Fosters Zionist program for youth with emphasis on aliyah to the Kibbutz Ha'meuchad; AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH FOUNDATION, INC. (1973). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., stresses Jewish and labor education; main- 10022. Bd. Chmn. David Sidorsky; Exec. tains leadership seminar and work-study Dir. Donald Adelman. Sponsors educa- programs in Israel, summer camps in the tional programs and services for American U.S. and Canada. Sponsors two garinim in Jewish youth including tours to Israel, pro- Israel. A Ion Dror; Igeret Dror. grams of volunteer service or study in lead- : GARIN YARDEN, THE YOUNG KIB- ing institutions of science, scholarship and BUTZ MOVEMENT. (1976). Pres. Eva arts; sponsors field workers who promote Rubenstein; Sec. Rachel Weisman; Exec. Jewish and Zionist programming on cam- Off. Danny Siegal. Aids those interested in pus; prepares and provides specialists who making aliyah to an Israeli kibbutz; affil- present and interpret the Israeli experience iated with Kibbutz Hameuchad. Newslet- for community centers and federations ter. throughout the country. Activist Newslet- ter; Masada. EMUNAH (formerly HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION) (1948). 370 : AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH COUN- Seventh Ave., N.Y.C., 10001. Nat. Pres. CIL (1951). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Mrs. Toby Willig; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Shirley Chmn. Yudie Fishman. Acts as spokesman Singer. Maintains and supports religious and representative of Zionist youth in in- nurseries, day care centers, and teacher terpreting Israel to the youth of America; training schools for the underprivileged in represents, coordinates, and implements Israel. The Emunah Woman. activities of the Zionist youth movements in the U.S. FEDERATED COUNCIL OF ISRAEL INSTITU- TIONS—FCII (1940). 38 Park Row, AMPAL—AMERICAN ISRAEL CORPORATION N.Y.C., 10038. Chmn. Bd. Z. Shapiro; (1942). 10 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y.C., Exec. V. Pres. Julius Novack. Central 10020. Pres. Ralph Cohen; V. Pres. Shi- fund-raising organization for 104 affi- mon Topor. Finances and invests in Israel liated institutions; clearing house for in- economic enterprises; mobilizes finance formation on budget, size, functions, etc. and investment capital in the U.S. through of traditional educational, welfare, and sale of own debenture issues and utilization philanthropic institutions in Israel, work- of bank credit lines. Annual Report; Pros- ing cooperatively with the Israel govern- pectuses. ment and the overseas department of the Council of Jewish Federations and Wel- BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY IN ISRAEL (1955). fare Funds, New York; handles and exe- 641 Islington Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. cutes estates, wills and bequests for the Chancellor Joseph H. Lookstein; Pres. traditional institutions in Israel. Annual 334 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

Financial Reports and Statistics on Affili- with Kibbutz Artzi. Believes Zionism is ates. the National Liberation Movement of the Jewish people; educates members towards FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (IN ISRAEL) an understanding of their Jewishness and (1970). 1500 Broadway, Suite 1900, progressive values; dignity of labor, social N.Y.C., 10036. Chmn. Louis Warschaw; justice, and the brotherhood of nations. Pres. Amnon Barness; Sec. Richard Segal. Background Bulletin; For Your Informa- Supports, on a project-by-project basis, in- tion; Israel Horizons. stitutions of higher learning in Israel and the U.S. : SOCIALIST ZIONIST YOUTH MOVE- MENT (1923). Nat. Sec. Ayala Ginsburg; HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGA- Dir. Itai Padan. Seeks to imbue Jewish NIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. (1912). 50 youth with a Jewish national awareness W. 58 St., N.Y.C., 10019. Pres. Bernice S. and socialist-Zionist values in centers and Tannenbaum; Exec. Dir. Aline Kaplan. In camps run by, and for, youth; organizes America helps interpret Israel to the oldest leadership in settlement groups for American people; provides basic Jewish aliyah and settlement in kibbutzim of Kib- education as a background for intelligent butz Federation Artzi. Youth and Nation; and creative Jewish living in America; Young Guard; Niv Haboger; Hayasad; sponsors Hashachar, largest Zionist youth Layidiatcha. movement in U.S., which has four divi- sions: Young Judaea, Intermediate Judaea, HEBREW UNIVERSITY-TECHNION JOINT Senior Judaea, and Hamagshimim; oper- MAINTENANCE APPEAL (1954). 11 E. 69 ates eight Zionist youth camps in this St., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Daniel G. Ross; country; supports summer and all-year Dir. Clifford B. Surloff. Conducts mainte- courses in Israel. Maintains in Israel nance campaigns formerly conducted by Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical the American Friends of the Hebrew Uni- Center for healing, teaching, and research; versity and the American Technion Soci- Hadassah Community College; Seligs- ety; participates in community campaigns berg/Brandeis Comprehensive High throughout the U.S., excluding New York School; and Hadassah Vocational Guid- City. ance Institute. Is largest organizational contributor to Youth Aliyah and to Jewish HERUT-U.S.A. (formerly UNITED ZIONIST- National Fund for land purchase and rec- REVISIONISTS OF AMERICA) (1925). 41 E. lamation. Hadassah Headlines; Hadassah 42 St., N.Y.C., 10017. Chmn. Harry S. Magazine. Taubenfeld; Exec. Dir. Steven Leibowitz. Supports Herut policy in Israel and seeks HASHACHAR (formerly YOUNG Jabotinskean solutions of problems facing JUDEA and JUNIOR HADASSAH; org. 1909, American, Russian, and world Jewry; as- reorg. 1967). 817 Broadway, N.Y.C., sists in the fostering of private enterprises 10003. Nat. Pres. of Senior Judaea (high and developments in Israel; fosters maxi- school level) Danny Spinack; Nat. Coordi- malist Zionism among Jews in America. nator of Hamagshimim (college level) Subsidiaries: Betar Zionist Youth, Young David Lehrer; Nat. Dir. Irv Widaen. Seeks Herut Concerned Jewish Youth, Tel-Hai to educate Jewish youth from the ages of Fund, and For the Children of Israel. Ige- 10-25 toward Jewish and Zionist values, ret Betar; Herut Magazine. active commitment to and participation in the American and Israeli Jewish communi- THEODOR HERZL FOUNDATION (1954). 515 ties, with aliyah as a prime goal; maintains Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Chmn. Kalman summer camps and summer and year pro- Sultanik; Sec. Isadore Hamlin. Cultural ac- grams in Israel. Hamagshimim Journal; tivities, lectures, conferences, courses in Kol Hat'una; The Young Judaean; Daf modem Hebrew and Jewish subjects, Is- L 'Madrichim. rael, Zionism and Jewish history. Mid- stream. HASHOMER HATZAIR, INC. 150 Fifth Ave., Suite 700, N.Y.C., 10011. THEODOR HERZL INSTITUTE. Chmn. Jacques Torczyner. Program : AMERICANS FOR PROGRESSIVE IS- geared to review of contemporary prob- RAEL (1951). Nat. Chmn. Bernard Har- lems on Jewish scene here and abroad; pre- kavy; Exec. Dir. Linda Rubin. Affiliated sentation of Jewish heritage values in light NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 335 of Zionist experience of the ages; study of (1913). 575 Sixth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. modern Israel; and Jewish social research Pres. Judah J. Shapiro; Exec. Dir. Bernard with particular consideration of history M. Weisberg. Seeks to enhance Jewish life, and impact of Zionism. Herzl Institute Bul- culture, and education in U.S. and Canada; letin. aids in building State of Israel as a coopera- tive commonwealth, and its Labor move- : HERZL PRESS. Chmn. Kalman Sul- ment organized in the Histadrut; supports tanik. Publishes books and pamphlets on efforts toward a more democratic society Israel, Zionism, and general Jewish sub- throughout the world; furthers the demo- jects. cratization of the Jewish community in ICHUD HABONIM LABOR ZIONIST YOUTH America and the welfare of Jews every- (1935). 575 Sixth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. Sec. where; works with labor and liberal forces Gen. Yehuda Fishman; Dir. Tom Gutherz. in America. Alliance Newsletter. Fosters identification with pioneering in Is- rael; stimulates study of Jewish life, his- LEAGUE FOR LABOR ISRAEL (1938; reorg. tory, and culture; sponsors community ac- 1961). 575 Sixth Ave., N.Y.C., 10011. tion projects, seven summer camps in Pres. Allen Pollack; Sec. Frank Phillips. North America, programs in Israel, and Conducts labor Zionist educational, youth, Garinei Aliyah to Kibbutz Grofit and Kib- and cultural activities in the American butz Gezer. Bagolah; Haboneh; Hamaapil; Jewish community and promotes educa- Iggeret L 'Chaverim. tional travel to Israel. ISRAEL MUSIC FOUNDATION (1948). 109 NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR LABOR ISRAEL Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst, N.Y., —ISRAEL HISTADRUT CAMPAIGN (1923). 11516. Pres. Oscar Regen; Sec. Oliver 33 E. 67 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. Judah J. Sabin. Supports and stimulates the growth Shapiro; Exec. V. Pres. Bernard B. Jacob- of music in Israel, and disseminates re- son. Provides funds for the social welfare, corded Israeli music in the U.S. and vocational, health, and cultural institu- throughout the world. tions and other services of Histadrut to be- nefit workers and immigrants and to assist JEWISH NATIONAL FUND OF AMERICA in the integration of newcomers as produc- (1901). 42 E. 69 St., N.Y.C., 10021. Pres. tive citizens in Israel; promotes an under- William Berkowitz; Exec. V. Pres. Samuel standing of the aims and achievements of I. Cohen. Exclusive fund-raising agency of Israel labor among Jews and non-Jews in the world Zionist movement for the affore- America. Fund-raising arms are: Israel station, reclamation, and development of Histadrut Campaign and Israel Histadrut the land of Israel, including the construc- Foundation. Histadrut Foto-News. tion of roads and preparation of sites for new settlements; helps emphasize the im- : AMERICAN TRADE UNION COUN- portance of Israel in schools and syna- CIL FOR HISTADRUT (1947). 33 E. 67 gogues throughout the world. JNF Alma- St., N.Y.C., 10021. Chmn. Matthew nac; Land and Life. Schoenwald; Exec. Dir. Steven M. Mrvi- chin. Carries on educational activities KEREN OR, INC. (1956). 1133 Broadway, among American and Canadian trade N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. IraGuilden; V. Pres. unions for health, educational, and wel- and Sec. Samuel I. Hendler; Exec. Dir. fare activities of the Histadrut in Israel. Jacob Igra. Funds special program at Jew- Shalom. ish Institute for the Blind in Jerusalem that houses, clothes, feeds, educates and trains PEC ISRAEL ECONOMIC CORPORATION (for- blind from childhood into adulthood; merly PALESTINE ECONOMIC CORPORA- funds, in conjunction with Institute, the TION) (1926). 511 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Keren Or Center for the Multiple Handi- 10017. Pres. Stephen Shalom; Sec.-Asst. capped Blind Child in Jerusalem. Treas. William Gold. Investments and loans in Israel. Annual Report. LABOR ZIONIST ALLIANCE reorg. (formerly FARBAND LABOR ZIONIST ORDER, now P.E.F. ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INC. uniting membership and branches of (1922). 511 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., 10017. POALE ZION—UNITED LABOR ZIONIST Pres. Sidney Musher; Sec. Ruth Ginzberg. ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA AND Uses funds for Israeli educational and phil- AMERICAN HABONIM ASSOCIATION) anthropic institutions and for constructive 336 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

relief, modern education, and scientific re- : MIZRACHI-HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI search in Israel. Annual Report. (1909; merged 1957). 25 W. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Louis Bernstein; Exec. V. PIONEER WOMEN, THE WOMEN'S LABOR Pres. Israel Friedman. Dedicated to build- ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, ing the Jewish state based on principles of INC. (1925). 315 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., Torah; conducts cultural work, educa- 10016. Pres. Frieda Leemon; Exec. Dir. tional program, public relations; sponsors Lucette Halle. Supports in cooperation NOAM and Bnei Akiva; raises funds for with Na'amat a widespread network of religious educational institutions in Israel. educational, vocational, and social services Horizon; Kolenu; Mizrachi News Bulletin. for women, children, and youth in Israel. Provides counseling and legal aid services : MIZRACHI PALESTINE FUND for women, particularly war widows. Au- (1928). 25 W. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. thorized agency of Youth Aliyah. In Chmn. Joseph Wilon; Sec. Israel Fried- America, supports Jewish educational, man. Fund-raising arm of Mizrachi move- youth, cultural programs; participates in ment. civic affairs. Pioneer Woman. : NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TORAH POALE AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA, EDUCATION OF MIZRACHI-HAPOEL INC. (1948). 156 Fifth Ave., N.Y.C., HAMIZRACHI (1939). 25 W. 26 St., 10010. Pres. David B. Hollander; Exec. N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Israel Shaw; Dir. Dir. Moshe Tambor; Presidium: Alex- Meyer Golombek. Organizes and super- ander Herman, Anshel Wainhaus. Aims to vises yeshivot and Talmud Torahs; pre- educate American Jews to the values of pares and trains teachers; publishes text- Orthodoxy, aliyah, and halutziut; supports books and educational materials; conducts kibbutzim, trade schools, yeshivot, teach- a placement agency for Hebrew schools; ers' college, civic and health centers, chil- organizes summer seminars for Hebrew dren's homes in Israel. Achdut; PAI Views; educators in cooperation with Torah de- PAI Bulletin. partment of Jewish Agency; conducts : WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1948). Ulpan. Presidium: Ethel Blasbalg, Sarah Iwa- : NOAM-HAMISHMERET HATZEIRA nisky, Bertha Rittenberg. Assists Poale (1970). 25 W. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Agudath Israel to build and support chil- Chmn. Sarah J. Sanders; Exec. Dir. David dren's homes, kindergartens, and trade Stahl. Sponsors three core groups to settle schools in Israel. Yediot PAI. in Israel; conducts summer and year vol- RASSCO ISRAEL CORPORATION AND RASSCO unteer and study programs to Israel; or- FINANCIAL CORPORATION (1950). 535 ganizes educational programs for young Madison Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Pres. adults in the U.S., through weekly meet- Shmuel Lavi; Bd. Chmn. Igal Weinstein. ings, Shabbatonim, leadership seminars, Maintains ties with Western Hemisphere etc. Bechol Zot. investments. SOCIETY OF ISRAEL PHILATELISTS (1948). RELIGIOUS ZIONISTS OF AMERICA. 25 W. 26 c/o A. Engers, 40-67 61 St., Woodside, St., N.Y.C., 10010. N.Y., 11377. Pres. Michael M. Ma- desker; Sec. Arthur Engers. Promotes in- : BNEI AKIVA OF NORTH AMERICA terest in, and knowledge of, all phases of (1934). 25 W. 26 St., N.Y.C., 10010. Pres. Israel philately through sponsorship of Dov A. Bloom; Sec. Rafi Neeman. Seeks to chapters and research groups, mainte- interest youth in aliyah to Israel and social nance of a philatelic library, and support justice through pioneering (halutziut) as of public and private exhibitions. Israel an integral part of their religious obser- Philatelist. vance; sponsors five summer camps, a lead- ership training camp for eleventh graders, STATE OF ISRAEL BOND ORGANIZATION a work-study program on a religious kib- (1951). 215 Park Ave. S., N.Y.C., 10003. butz for high school graduates, summer Pres. Michael Arnon; Gen. Chmn. Sam tours to Israel; establishes nuclei of college Rothberg; Exec. V. Pres. Morris Sipser. students for kibbutz or other settlement. Seeks to provide large-scale investment Arivon; Hamvoser; Pinkas Lamadrich; funds for the economic development of the Z'raim. State of Israel through the sale of State of NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 337 Israel bonds in the U.S., Canada, Western Topiol. General Zionist world organiza- Europe and other parts of the free world. tion, not identified with any political party in Israel, but with Israel as a whole; sup- UNITED CHARITY INSTITUTIONS OF ports projects identified with Israel; spon- JERUSALEM, INC. (1903). 1141 Broadway, sors non-party halutzic youth movements N.Y.C., 10001. Pres. Zevulun Charlop; in diaspora, Shnat Sherut and Noar Zioni Exec. Dir. S. Gabel. Raises funds for the Azmai in Israel; promotes Zionist educa- maintenance of schools, kitchens, clinics, tion and strives for an Israel-oriented crea- and dispensaries in Israel; Free Loan tive Jewish survival in the diaspora. Zionist Foundations in Israel. Information Views. UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL, INC. (1925). 515 WORLD ZIONIST ORGANIZATION-AMERI- Park Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Chmn. Melvin CAN SECTION (1971). 515 Park Ave., Dubinsky; Exec. V. Chmn. Irving Kessler. N.Y.C., 10022. Chmn. Mrs. Charlotte As principal beneficiary of the United Jew- Jacobson; Exec. V. Chmn. Isadore Ham- ish Appeal, serves as link between Ameri- lin. As the American section of the overall can Jewish community and Jewish Agency Zionist body throughout the world, it oper- in Israel, its operating agent; assists in re- ates primarily in the field of aliyah from the settlement and absorption of refugees in free countries, education in the diaspora, Israel, and supervises flow and expendi- youth and hechalutz, organization and in- tures for this purpose. Briefings. formation, cultural institutions, publica- tions, and handling activities of Jewish Na- UNITED STATES COMMITTEE—SPORTS FOR tional Fund; conducts a worldwide ISRAEL, INC. (1948). 130 E. 59 St., N.Y.C., Hebrew cultural program including special 10022. Pres. Nat Holman; Exec. Dir. seminars and pedagogic manuals; disperses Leonard K. Straus. Sponsors U.S. partici- information and assists in research projects pation in, and fields and selects U.S. team concerning Israel; promotes, publishes, for, World Maccabiah Games in Israel and distributes books, periodicals, and every four years; promotes physical educa- pamphlets concerning developments in Is- tion and sports program in Israel and total rael, Zionism, and Jewish history; sponsors fitness of Israeli and American Jewish "Panoramas de Israel" radio program in youths; provides funds, technical and ma- the Latin American countries. Israel Di- terial assistance to Wingate Institute for gest; Israel y America Latina. Physical Education and Sport in Israel; sponsors U.S. coaches for training pro- , NORTH AMERICAN ALIYAH MOVE- grams in Israel and provides advanced MENT (1968). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., training and competition in U.S. for Is- 10022. Pres. Linda Brown; Exec. Dir. Har- rael's national sports teams, athletes and vey G. Harth. Promotes and facilitates coaches; offers scholarships at U.S. col- aliyah and klitah from the U.S. and Can- leges to Israeli physical education students. ada to Israel; serves as a social framework Newsletter. for North American immigrants to Israel. Aliyon; NAAM Letter; Coming Home. WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR ISRAEL, INC. (1928). 1860 Broadway, N.Y.C., 10023. Pres. Mrs. , ZIONIST ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY Harry M. Wiles; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Regina OF THE (1939). 515 Park Ave., N.Y.C., Wermiel. Promotes the welfare of young 10022. Dir. and Librarian Sylvia Landress. people in Israel, especially young women Serves as an archives and information ser- immigrants; built and maintains Y-style vice for material on Israel, Palestine, the homes in Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv and Middle East, Zionism, and all aspects of Natanya for young women; in cooperation Jewish life. with Ministry of Labor, operates live-in vo- cational training center for girls, including ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA handicapped, in Natanya, and weaving (1897). ZOA House, 4 E. 34 St., N.Y.C., workshop for blind. Bulletin; Israel News 10016. Pres. Joseph P. Sternstein; Nat. Digest. Exec. Dir. Leon Ilutovich. Seeks to safe- guard the integrity and independence of WORLD CONFEDERATION OF UNITED ZION- Israel by means consistent with the laws of ISTS (1946; reorg. 1958). 595 Madison the U.S., to assist in the economic develop- Ave., N.Y.C., 10022. Co-Presidents Char- ment of Israel, and to foster the unity of the lotte Jacobson, Kalman Sultanik, Melech Jewish people and the centrality of Israel in 338 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

Jewish life in the spirit of General Zionism. JEWISH TEACHERS ASSOCIATION—MORIM American Zionist; Public Affairs Memoran- (Religious, Educational) dum; ZINS Weekly News Bulletin; ZOA in Review. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CEN- TER WORKERS (Community Relations) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SYNAGOGUE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS* ADMINISTRATORS, UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Religious, Educational) AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF CANTORS (Re- ligious, Educational) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEMPLE AD- MINISTRATORS, UNION OF AMERICAN AMERICAN JEWISH CORRECTIONAL CHAP- HEBREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, LAINS ASSOCIATION, INC. (Social Welfare) Educational) AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEMPLE (Cultural) EDUCATORS, UNION OF AMERICAN HE- AMERICAN JEWISH PUBLIC RELATIONS SO- BREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, Edu- CIETY (1957). 60 Glenwood Ave., East Or- cational) ange, N.J. 07017. Pres. William Pages; NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH COM- Treas. Philip Gutride. Advances profes- MUNAL SERVICE (Social Welfare) sional status of workers in the public-rela- tions field in Jewish communal service; NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF YESHIVA PRIN- upholds a professional code of ethics and CIPALS (Religious, Educational) standards; serves as a clearinghouse for employment opportunities; exchanges pro- NATIONAL JEWISH WELFARE BOARD COM- fessional information and ideas; presents MISSION ON JEWISH CHAPLAINCY (Social awards for excellence in professional at- Welfare) tainments. The Handout. ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CENTER WORK- ERS (Community Relations) WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS* ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH CHAPLAINS OF THE ARMED FORCES (Religious, Educa- AMERICAN MIZRACHI WOMEN (Zionist and tional) Pro-Israel) ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RE- B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN (Social Welfare) LATIONS WORKERS (Community Rela- BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY NATIONAL tions) WOMEN'S COMMITTEE (1948). Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass., 02154. Exec. CANTORS ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA (Reli- Dir. Esther Schwartz. Responsible for sup- gious, Educational) port and maintenance of Brandeis Univer- COUNCIL OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN sity libraries; sponsors University on CIVIL SERVICE (Community Relations) Wheels and, through its chapters, study- group programs based on faculty-prepared EDUCATORS ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED syllabi, volunteer work in educational ser- SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Religious, vices, and a program of New Books for Old Educational) Sales; constitutes largest "Friends of a Li- brary" group in U.S. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HILLEL DIRECTORS (Religious, Educational) HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGA- NIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. (Zionist and INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH Pro-Israel) COMMUNAL SERVICE (Community Rela- tions) NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN (Social Welfare) JEWISH MINISTERS CANTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (Religious, Educa- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE SIS- tional) TERHOODS, UNION OF AMERICAN HE-

•For fuller listing see under categories in parentheses. NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 339

BREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, Edu- BNOS AGUDATH ISRAEL, AGUDATH ISRAEL cational) OF AMERICA (Religious, Educational) PIONEER WOMEN, THE WOMEN'S LABOR DROR YOUNG ZIONIST ORGANIZATION ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA (Zionist and Pro-Israel) (Zionist and Pro-Israel) UNITED ORDER OF TRUE SISTERS (Social, HASHACHAR—WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANI- Mutual Benefit) ZATION OF AMERICA (Zionist and Pro- Israel) WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT, FEDERATION (Overseas Aid) HASHOMER HATZAIR, ZIONIST YOUTH MOVEMENT (Zionist and Pro-Israel) WOMEN'S BRANCH OF THE UNION OF OR- THODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF ICHUD HABONIM LABOR ZIONIST YOUTH AMERICA (Religious, Educational) (Zionist and Pro-Israel)

WOMEN'S DIVISION OF POALE AGUDATH OF JEWISH STUDENT PRESS-SERVICE (1970)— AMERICA (Zionist and Pro-Israel) JEWISH STUDENT EDITORIAL PROJECTS, INC. 15 East 26th St., Suite 1350, N.Y.C., WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE AMERICAN 10010. Ed.-in-Chief Sue Berrin; Admin. JEWISH CONGRESS (Community Rela- Dir. Leslie Schnur. Serves all Jewish stu- tions) dent and young adult publications, as well WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE JEWISH LABOR as many Anglo-Jewish newspapers, in COMMITTEE (Community Relations) North America, through monthly feature packets of articles and graphics. Holds an- WOMEN'S DIVISION OF THE UNITED JEWISH nual national and local editors' conference APPEAL (Overseas Aid) for member publications. Provides techni- cal and editorial assistance; keeps complete WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR ISRAEL, INC. (Zion- file of member publications since 1970; ist and Pro-Israel) maintains Israel Bureau. Jewish Press Fea- WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION OF HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI (Zionist and Pro-Israel) KADIMA (Religious, Educational) YESHIVA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S ORGANI- ZATION (Religious, Educational) MASSORAH INTERCOLLEGIATES OF YOUNG ISRAEL, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG ISRAEL (Religious, Educational)

YOUTH AND STUDENT NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYNAGOGUE ORGANIZATIONS* YOUTH, UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA (Religious, AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH FOUNDATION, INC. (Zionist and Pro-Israel) Educational) : AMERICAN ZIONIST YOUTH COUN- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEMPLE CIL YOUTH, UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS (Religious, Educational) ATID, COLLEGE AGE ORGANIZATION, UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF AMERICA (Reli- NOAR MIZRACHI-HAMISHMERET (NOAM) gious, Educational) —RELIGIOUS ZIONISTS OF AMERICA (Zionist and Pro-Israel) B'NAI B'RITH HlLLEL FOUNDATIONS, INC. (Religious, Educational) NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH STUDENTS AP- B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION (Reli- PEAL (1971). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C. 10010. gious, Educational) Pres. Steven M. Cohen; Exec. Dir. Susan C. Dessel. Serves as central fund-raising B'NEI AKIVA OF NORTH AMERICA, RELI- mechanism for national, independent, Jew- GIOUS ZIONISTS OF AMERICA (Zionist and ish student organizations; insures account- Pro-Israel) ability of public Jewish communal funds

*For fuller listing see under categories in parentheses. 340 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 used by these agencies; assists Jewish stu- school and college students. Organizes dents undertaking projects of concern to drama and choral groups, literature clubs, Jewish communities; advises and assists picnics, dances and other social activities. Jewish organizations in determining stu- Offers services of full-time field worker to dent project feasibility and impact; fosters assist in forming Yiddish courses and development of Jewish student leadership clubs. Fum Khaver Tsu Khaver; Yugntruf. in the Jewish community. Beneficiaries in- clude local and regional Jewish student ZEIREI AGUDATH ISRAEL, AGUDATH IS- projects on campuses throughout North RAEL OF AMERICA (Religious, Educa- America; founding constituents include tional) Jewish Student Press Service, North CANADA American Jewish Students Network, Stu- dent Struggle for Soviet Jewry, Response, CANADA-ISRAEL SECURITIES, LTD., STATE and Yugntruf; beneficiaries include Har- OF ISRAEL BONDS (1953). 1255 University vard Law School Jewish Students Assn., St., Montreal, PQ, H3B 3W7. Pres. Allan Bay Area Jewish Women's Conference, Bronfman; Sec. Max Wolofsky. Sale of and State Univ. of N.Y. Jewish Student State of Israel Bonds in Canada. Israel Union. Bond News. NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH STUDENTS' CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABOR IS- NETWORK (1969). 15 E. 26 St., N.Y.C., RAEL (HISTADRUT) (1944). 4770 Kent 10010. Chmn. Carole Stern. Coordinates Ave., Rm. 301, Montreal, PQ, H3W 1H2. information and programs among all Jew- Nat. Pres. Bernard M. Bloomfield; Nat. ish student organizations in North Amer- Exec. Dir. Bernard Morris. Raises funds ica; promotes development of student-con- for Histadrut institutions in Israel, sup- trolled Jewish student organizations; porting their rehabilitation tasks. Hista- maintains contacts and coordinates pro- drut Foto News; Histadrut Review. grams with Jewish students throughout the world through the World Union of Jewish •CANADIAN FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH Students; runs the Jewish Student Speakers CULTURE (1965). 150 Beverley St., Bureau; sponsors regional conferences, Toronto, M5T 1Y6. Pres. Joseph L. Kro- National Jewish Women's Conference, nick; Exec. Sec. Edmond Y. Lipsitz. Pro- first Pan American Jewish Students Con- motes Jewish studies at university level and ference, North American Jewish Students' encourages original research and scholar- Congress on Israel, and Conference on Al- ship in Jewish subjects; awards annual ternatives in Jewish Education. Guide to scholarships and grants-in-aid to scholars Jewish Student Groups in North America; in Canada. Network. CANADIAN FRIENDS OF THE ALLIANCE NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH YOUTH COUN- ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE (1958). 5711 CIL (Community Relations) Edgemore Ave., Montreal, PQ, H4W 1V7. Pres. Harry Batshaw; Exec. Sec. Mrs. Mar- STUDENT STRUGGLE FOR SOVIET JEWRY, lene Salomon. Supports the educational INC. (Community Relations) work of the Alliance.

UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH, UNITED SYN- •CANADIAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW AGOGUE OF AMERICA (Religious, Educa- UNIVERSITY (1944). 1506 McGregor Ave., tional) Montreal, PQ, H3G 1B9. Nat. Hon. Pres. WOMEN'S LEAGUE FOR CONSERVATIVE JU- Allan Bronfman; Nat. Hon. Sec. Samuel DAISM (Religious, Educational) R. Risk; Exec. Dir. Daniel Ben-Natan. Represents and publicizes the Hebrew YAVNEH, NATIONAL RELIGIOUS JEWISH University in Canada; serves as fund-rais- STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (Religious, Edu- ing arm for the University in Canada; pro- cational) cesses Canadians for study at the univer- sity. Scopus. YUGNTRUF YOUTH FOR YIDDISH (1966). 3328 Bainbridge Ave., Bronx, N.Y., 10467. CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1919; reorg. Pres. Paula Teitelbaum; Exec. Dir. David 1934). 1590 McGregor Ave., Montreal, Neal Miller. A worldwide, non-political PQ, H3G 1C5. Pres. W. Gunther Plaut; organization for Yiddish-speaking high Exec. V. Pres. Alan Rose. The official voice NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS / 341 of Canadian Jewry at home and abroad. vides counselling by pedagogic experts, in- Acts on all matters affecting the status, service teacher training courses and semi- rights and welfare of Canadian Jews. Con- nars in Canada and Israel; operates teacher gress Bulletin; I.O.I.; Cercle Juif. placement bureau, national pedagogic council and research centre; publishes and CANADIAN ORT ORGANIZATION (Organi- distributes educational material and teach- zation of Rehabilitation Through Train- ing aids; conducts annual Bible contests ing) (1940). 5165 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite and Hebrew language courses for adults. 208, Montreal, PQ, H4A 1T6. Pres. J.A. Al Mitzpe Haninuch. Lyone Heppner; Exec. Dir. Max E. Levy. Carries on fund-raising projects in support HADASSAH—WIZO ORGANIZATION OF of the worldwide vocational-training CANADA (1916). 1310 Greene Ave., 9th fl., school network of ORT. Canadian ORT Montreal, PQ, H3Z 2B2. Nat. Pres. Mrs. Reporter. Charles Balinsky; Nat. Exec. Dir. Lily Frank. Assists needy Israeli Jews by spon- : WOMEN'S CANADIAN ORT (1940). soring health, education, and social welfare 380 Wilson Ave., Downsview, Ont, M3H services; seeks to strengthen and perpetu- 1S9. Pres. Dorothy Shoichet; Exec. Dir. ate Jewish identity; encourages Jewish and Diane Uslaner. Hebrew culture in promoting Canadian ideals of democracy and pursuit of peace. CANADIAN SEPHARDIC FEDERATION Orah. (1973). 1310 Greene Ave., Montreal PQ, H3Z 2B7. Pres. Charles Chocron; Exec. JEWISH COLONIZATION ASSOCIATION OF Dir. Avi Shlush. Preserves and promotes CANADA (1907). 5151 Cote St. Catherine Sephardic identity, particularly among Rd., Montreal, PQ, H3W 1M6. Pres. Laza- youth; works for the unity of the Jewish rus Phillips; Sec. Morley M. Cohen; Mgr. people; emphasizes relations between Se- M.J. Lister. Promotes Jewish land settle- phardi communities all over the world; ment in Canada through loans to estab- seeks better situation for Sephardim in Is- lished fanners; helps new immigrant farm- rael; supports Israel by all means. Horison, ers to purchase farms; or settles them on Sepharadi. farms owned by the Association; provides agricultural advice and supervision; con- CANADIAN YOUNG JUDEA (1917). 788 Mar- tributes funds to Canadian Jewish Loan lee Ave., Toronto, Ont., M6B 3K1. Nat. Cassa for loans to small businessmen and Pres. Mark Joffe; Exec. Dir. Ian Borer. artisans. Strives to attract Jewish youth to Zionism, with goal of aliyah; operates nine summer JEWISH IMMIGRANT AID SERVICES OF CAN- camps in Canada and Israel; is sponsored ADA (JIAS) (1919). 5151 Cote St. Cather- by Canadian Hadassah-WIZO and Zionist ine Rd., Montreal, PQ, H3W 1M6. Nat. Organization of Canada, and affiliated with Pres. Charles Kent; Nat. Exec. V. Pres. Hanoar Hatzioni in Israel. Yedion; Juda- Joseph Kage. Serves as a national agency ean; Ekronot. for immigration and immigrant welfare. JIAS Bulletin; JIAS News; Studies and CANADIAN ZIONIST FEDERATION (1967). Documents on Immigration and Integra- 1310 Greene Ave., Westmount, Montreal tion in Canada. PQ, H3Z 2B2. Pres. Philip Givens; Exec. V. Pres. Leon Kronitz. Umbrella organiza- JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE OF CANADA tion of all Zionist- and Israel-oriented (1934). 5165 Isabella Ave., Montreal, PQ, groups in Canada; carries on major activi- H3W 1S9. Nat. Pres. Harry Simon; Nat. ties in all areas of Jewish life through its Dir. Elie Chalouh. Fights for human rights departments of education and culture, and against racism, antisemitism and other aliyah, youth and students, public affairs, forms of discrimination; works for and fund-raising for the purpose of strengthening and continuation of Jewish strengthening the State of Israel and the life in Canada. Bulletins. Canadian Jewish Community. Canadian Zionist; The Reporter. JEWISH NATIONAL FUND OF CANADA (KEREN KAYEMETH LE ISRAEL, INC.) : BUREAU OF EDUCATION AND CUL- (1902). 1980 Sherbrooke St. W., Suite 250, TURE (1972). Pres. Philip Givens; Exec. V. Montreal, PQ, H3H, 2M7. Nat. Pres. Na- Pres. and Dir. of Educ. Leon Kronitz. Pro- than Scott; Exec. V. Pres. Harris D. Gulko. 342 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

Seeks to create, provide, enlarge, and ad- Greenberg. Dedicated to furthering human minister a fund to be made up of voluntary welfare in Jewish and non-Jewish com- contributions from the Jewish community munities, locally, nationally, and interna- and others, to be used for charitable pur- tionally; provides essential services and poses. JNF Bulletin. stimulates and educates the individual and the community through an integrated pro- LABOR ZIONIST MOVEMENT OF CANADA gram of education, service, and social ac- (1939). 4770 Kent Ave., Montreal, PQ, tion. Keeping You Posted. H3W 1H2. Nat. Pres. Sydney L. Wax; Nat. Exec. Dir. Leo J. Moss. Disseminates in- NATIONAL JOINT COMMUNITY RELATIONS formation and publications on Israel and COMMITTEE OF CANADIAN JEWISH CON- Jewish life; arranges special events, lec- GRESS AND B'NAI B'RITH IN CANADA tures, and seminars; coordinates commu- (1936). 150 Beverley St., Toronto, Ont., nal and political activities of its constituent M5T 1Y6. Chmn. Rabbi Jordan Pearlson; bodies (Pioneer Women, Na'amat, Labor Nat. Exec. Dir. Ben G. Kayfetz. Seeks to Zionist Alliance, Poale Zion party, Habo- nim-Dror Youth, Israel Histadrut, affi- safeguard the status, rights, and welfare of liated Hebrew elementary and high schools Jews in Canada; to combat antisemitism in Montreal and Toronto). Canadian Jew- and promote understanding and goodwill ish Quarterly; Viewpoints; Brie/acts; In- among all ethnic and religious groups. sight. Congress Bulletin.

•MIZRACHI-HAPOEL HAMIZRACHI ORGA- UNITED JEWISH TEACHERS' SEMINARY NIZATION OF CANADA (1941). 5497A Vic- (1946). 5237 Clanranald Ave., Montreal, toria Ave., Suite 101, Montreal, PQ, H3W PQ, H3X, 2S5. Dir. A. Aisenbach; Sec. 2R1. Nat. Pres. Kurt Rothschild; Nat. Mrs. M. Aspler. Trains teachers for Yid- Exec. Dir. Rabbi Sender Shizgal; Sec. Zal- dish and Hebrew schools under auspices of man Stern. Promotes religious Zionism, Canadian Jewish Congress. YITONENU. aimed at making Israel a state based on Torah; maintains Bnei Akiva, a summer ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF CANADA (1892; camp, adult education program, and tour- reorg. 1919). 788 Marlee Ave., Toronto, ing department; supports Mizrachi-Hapoel Ont., M6B 3K1. Nat. Pres. David Mon- Hamizrachi and other religious Zionist in- son; Exec. V. Pres. George Liban. Furthers stitutions in Israel which strengthen tradi- general Zionist aims by operating nine tional Judaism. Mizrachi Newsletter. youth camps in Canada and one in Israel; produces two weekly TV shows, "Shalom" NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN OF and "Jewish Dimensions"; maintains CANADA (1947). 300A Wilson Ave., Suite Zionist book club; arranges programs, lec- 2, Downsview, Ont., M3H 1S8. Nat. Pres. tures; sponsors Young Judea, Youth Cen- Marjorie Blankstein; Exec. Sec. Florence tre Project in Jerusalem Forest, Israel. Jewish Federations, Welfare Funds, Community Councils

1 HIS directory is one of a series compiled tion in one city, for example, may be called a annually by the Council of Jewish Federa- community council in another. In the main, tions and Welfare Funds. Virtually all of these central agencies have responsibility for these community organizations are affiliated some or all of the following functions: (a) with the Council as their national association raising of funds for local, national, and over- for sharing of common services, interchange seas services; (b) allocation and distribution of experience, and joint consultation and ac- of funds for these purposes; (c) coordination tion. and central planning of local services, such as These communities comprise at least 95 family welfare, child care, health, recreation, per cent of the Jewish population of the community relations within the Jewish com- United States and about 90 per cent of the munity and with the general community, Jewish population of Canada. Listed for each Jewish education, care of the aged, and voca- community is the local central agency—fed- tional guidance; to strengthen these services, eration, welfare fund, or community council eliminate duplication, and fill gaps; (d) in —with its address and the names of the presi- small and some intermediate cities, direct ad- dent and executive officer. ministration of local social services. The names "federation," "welfare fund," In the directory, (*) preceding a listing and "Jewish community council" are not identifies those who are not member agencies definitive, and their structures and functions of the Council of Jewish Federations and vary from city to city. What is called a federa- Welfare Funds.

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA MOBILE MOBILE JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. (Inc. BIRMINGHAM 1966); 1509 Government St. (36604); Pres. BIRMINGHAM JEWISH FEDERATION (1935; Melvin Stein; Exec. Dir. Richard Grant. reorg. 1971); P.O. Box 9157 (35213); Pres. Mrs. Solomon P. Kimerling; Exec. Dir. Sey- mour Marcus. JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1962); P.O. MONTGOMERY Box 7377, 3960 Montclair Rd. (35223); Pres. JEWISH FEDERATION OF MONTGOMERY, Mayer U. Newfield; Exec. Dir. Harold E. INC. (1930); P.O. Box 1150 (36102); Pres. Katz. Perry Mendel; Sec. Mrs. Jeanette C. Waldo.

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Canyon Dr. #210(92262); Pres. A. S. Weiss; Exec. Dir. Samuel J. Rosenthal. TRI-CITIES TRI-CITIES JEWISH FEDERATION CHARI- SACRAMENTO TIES, INC. (1933; Inc. 1956); Route 7, Flo- JEWISH FEDERATION OF SACRAMENTO rence (35632); Pres. Mrs. M. F. Shipper. (1948). 2418 K St., Suite A (95816); Pres. ARIZONA Alan Brodovsky; Exec. Dir. Ephraim Spivek. PHOENIX GREATER PHOENIX JEWISH FEDERATION SAN BERNARDINO (incl. surrounding communities) (1940); 1718 SAN BERNARDINO UNITED JEWISH WEL- W. Maryland Ave. (85015); Pres. Neal Kurn; FARE FUND, INC. (1936; Inc. 1957); 3512 No. Exec. Dir. Herman Markowitz. "E" St. (92405). Pres. William Russler. TUCSON SAN DIEGO JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1942); 102 N. Plumer (85719); Pres. Alvin D. Stem; UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER Exec. V. Pres. Benjamin N. Brook. SAN DIEGO (1935); 5511 El Cajon Blvd. (92115); Pres. Bernard L. Lewis; Exec. Dir. ARKANSAS Donald L. Gartner. LITTLE ROCK SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH WELFARE AGENCY, INC. (1911); 221 Donaghey Bldg; Main at 7th (72201); JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF SAN Pres. Allan B. Mendel; Exec. Sec. Nancy FRANCISCO, MARIN COUNTY AND THE Goldman. PENINSULA (1910; reorg. 1955); 220 Bush St., Room 645 (94104); Pres. Peter E. Haas; CALIFORNIA Exec. Dir. Brian Lurie. LONG BEACH SAN JOSE JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION (1937); JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SAN (sponsors UNITED JEWISH WELFARE JOSE (incl. Santa Clara County except Palo FUND); 2601 Grand Ave. (90815); Pres. Ar- AJto and Los Altos) (1930; reorg. 1950); 1777 thur Miller; Exec. Dir. Harold Benowitz. Hamilton Ave., Suite 201 (95125); Pres. Har- LOS ANGELES old Witkin; Exec. Dir. Donald A. Glazer. JEWISH FEDERATION - COUNCIL OF SANTA BARBARA GREATER LOS ANGELES (1912; reorg. 1959) (sponsors UNITED JEWISH WELFARE •SANTA BARBARA JEWISH FEDERATION, FUND); 6505 Wilshire Blvd. (90048); Pres. P.O. Box 3314 (93105); Pres. M. Howard Irwin H. Goldenberg; Exec. V. Pres. AJvin Goldman. Bronstein. STOCKTON OAKLAND •STOCKTON JEWISH WELFARE FUND JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF (1972); 5105 N. El Dorado St. (95207); Pres. ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES Joel M. Senderov; Treas. Harry Green. (1918); 3245 Sheffield Ave. (94602); Pres. Marshall Comblum; Exec. Dir. Earnest Sie- VENTURA gel. •VENTURA COUNTY JEWISH COUNCIL— ORANGE COUNTY TEMPLE BETH TORAH (1938); 7620 Foothill JEWISH FEDERATION-COUNCIL OF ORANGE Rd. (93003); Pres. Paul Karlsberg. COUNTY (1964; Inc. 1965); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH WELFARE FUND); 3303 COLORADO Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa (92626); Pres. Mel DENVER Jaffee; Exec. Dir. Mortimer Greenberg. ALLIED JEWISH FEDERATION OF DENVER PALM SPRINGS (1936); (sponsors ALLIED JEWISH CAM- JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF PALM PAIGN); 300 S. Dahlia St. (80222); Pres. Jack SPRINGS-DESERT AREA (1971); 611 S. Palm Grazi; Exec. Dir. Harold Cohen. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 345

CONNECTICUT DELAWARE BRIDGEPORT WILMINGTON JEWISH FEDERATION OF DELAWARE, INC. UNITED JEWISH COUNCIL OF GREATER BRIDGEPORT, INC. (1936); (sponsors UNITED (1935); 701 Shipley St. (19801); Pres. Nisson JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 4200 Park Ave. A. Finkelstein; Exec. Dir. Mike Ruvel. (06604); Pres. Helen B. Wasserman; Exec. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Dir. Sanford Lupovitz. WASHINGTON DANBURY UNITED JEWISH APPEAL—FEDERATION OF JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DAN- GREATER WASHINGTON, INC. (1935); 4701 BURY (1945); 8 West St. (06810); Pres. Albert Willard Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. (20015); Kohn; Exec. Dir. Jonathan H. Spinner. Pres. Herschel W. Blumberg; Exec. V. Pres. Elton J. Kerness. HARTFORD FLORIDA GREATER HARTFORD JEWISH FEDERATION (Incl. New Britain) (1945); 333 Bloomfleld FT. LAUDERDALE Ave., W. Hartford (06117); Pres. Arthur W. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER FT. Feinstein; Exec. Dir. Don Cooper. LAUDERDALE (1967); 2999 N.W. 33rd Ave. (33311); Pres. Allan E. Baer; Exec. Dir. Ir- MERIDEN ving L. Geisser. *MERIDEN JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. HOLLYWOOD (1944); 127 E. Main St. (06450); Pres. Joseph JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH BROWARD, Barker; Sec. Harold Rosen. INC. (1943); 2838 Hollywood Blvd. (33020); Pres. Lewis E. Cohn; Exec. Dir. Sumner NEW HAVEN Kaye. NEW HAVEN JEWISH FEDERATION (1928); (sponsors COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL) JACKSONVILLE (1969); 1184 Chapel St. (06511); Pres. Josef JACKSONVILLE JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- Adler; Exec. Dir. Arthur Spiegel. CIL (1935); 5846 Mt. Carmel Terr. (32216); Pres. E. Theodore Cohn; Exec. Dir. Gerald NEW LONDON L. Goldsmith. JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF MIAMI GREATER NEW LONDON, INC. (1950; Inc. GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION, 1970); 302 State St. (06320); Pres. Jerry Win- INC. (1938); 4200 Biscayne Blvd. (33137); ter; Exec. Dir. Eugene F. Elander. Pres. Morton Silberman; Exec. V. Pres. Myron J. Brodie. NORWALK JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF NOR- ORLANDO WALK (1946; reorg. 1964); Shorehaven Rd., JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER OR- East Norwalk (06855); Pres. Mrs. Betty Her- LANDO (1949); 851 No. Maitland Ave., Mait- man; Exec. Dir. Roy Stuppler. land (32751); Pres. Sy Israel; Exec. Dir. Paul Jeser. STAMFORD PALM BEACH COUNTY UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION (Reincorp. JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH 1973); 1035 Newfield Ave. (06905); Pres. COUNTY, INC. (1938); 2415 Okeechobee Bernard Samers; Exec. Dir. Sandor Sherman. Blvd., West Palm Beach (33409); Pres. Stan- ley Brenner; Exec. Dir. Norman J. Schimel- WATERBURY JEWISH FEDERATION OF WATERBURY, INC. PENSACOLA (1938); 1020 Country Club Rd. (06720); •PENSACOLA FEDERATED JEWISH CHARI- Pres. Donald Liebeskind; Exec. Dir. Robert TIES (1942); 1320 E. Lee St. (32503); Pres. Kessler. Gene Rosenbaum; Sec. Mrs. Harry Saffer. 346 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

PINELLAS COUNTY (incl. Clearwater and CHICAGO St. Petersburg) JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROPOLITAN JEWISH FEDERATION OF PINELLAS CHICAGO (1900); 1 S. Franklin St. (60606); COUNTY, INC. (1950; reincorp. 1974); 8167 Pres. David Smerling; Exec. V. Pres. James Elbow Lane, North, St. Petersburg (33710); P. Rice. Pres. Stanley Freifeld; Exec. Dir. Ron Weis- inger. JEWISH UNITED FUND OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO (1968), 1 S. Franklin St. (60606); SARASOTA Pres. David Smerling; Exec. V. Pres. James P. Rice. SARASOTA JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. (1959); 1900 Main Bldg., Suite 300 DECATUR (33577); Pres. Sol Levites; Exec. Dir. Flo- rence S. Sinclair. JEWISH FEDERATION (member Central Illi- nois Jewish Federation) (1942); 78 Mont- TAMPA gomery PI. (62522); Pres. Don Champion. TAMPA JEWISH FEDERATION (1941); 2808 ELGIN Horatio (33609); Pres. David Polur. ELGIN AREA JEWISH WELFARE CHEST GEORGIA (1938); 330 Division St. (60120); Pres. Gerald Levine; Treas. Harry Seigle. ATLANTA ATLANTA JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION, JOLIET INC. (1905; reorg. 1967); 1753 Peachtree Rd., JOLIET JEWISH WELFARE CHEST (1938); N.E. (30309); Pres. David Goldwasser; Exec. 250 N. Midland Ave. (60435); Pres. Robert S. Dir. Max C. Gettinger. Krockey; Sec. Rabbi Morris M. Hershman. AUGUSTA PEORIA FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES (1937); P.O. Box 3251, Hill Station (30909) c/o Hil- CENTRAL ILLINOIS JEWISH FEDERATION lel Silver, Treas; Pres. Morton Wittenberg. (1969); 718 Central Bldg. (61602); Pres. Ted Century; Exec. Dir. Peretz Katz. COLUMBUS JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL & WELFARE JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF COLUM- FUND OF PEORIA (member CENTRAL ILLI- BUS, INC. (1941); P.O. Box 1303 (31902); NOIS JEWISH FEDERATION) (1933; Inc. Pres. Bernard Witt; Sec. David Helman. 1947); 718 Central Bldg. (61602); Pres. Jo- seph Settler; Exec. Dir. Peretz A. Katz. SAVANNAH SAVANNAH JEWISH COUNCIL (1943); (spon- ROCK ISLAND — MOLINE — DAVEN- sors UJA-FEDERATION CAMPAIGN); P. O. PORT — BETTENDORF Box 6546, 5111 Abercorn St. (31405); Pres. UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF QUAD CIT- Aaron Levy; Exec. Dir. Stan Ramati. IES (1938; comb. 1973); 1804 7th Ave., Rock Island (61201); Pres. Morton Kaplan; Sec. IDAHO Jay Gellerman. BOISE ROCKFORD •SOUTHERN IDAHO JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1947); 1776 Commerce Ave. (83705); ROCKFORD JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Pres. Kal Sarlat; Treas. Martin Heuman. (1937); 1500 Parkview Ave. (61107); Pres. Toby Toback; Exec. Dir. Daniel Tannen- ILLINOIS baum. CHAMP AIGN-URBANA SOUTHERN ILLINOIS FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES (1929); JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN ILLI- (member Central Illinois Jewish Federation); NOIS (incl. all of Illinois south of Carlinville 1707 Parkhaven Dr., Champaign (61820); and Paducah, Ky.) (1941); 6464 W. Main, Co-Chmn. Stanley Levy, Zelda Derber; Exec. Suite 7A, Belleville (62223); Pres. Mrs. Frank Sec. Mrs. Donald Ginsberg. Altaian; Exec. Dir. Hyman H. Ruffman. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 347

SPRINGFIELD IOWA SPRINGFIELD JEWISH FEDERATION (mem- CEDAR RAPIDS ber CENTRAL ILLINOIS JEWISH FEDERA- TION) (1941); 730 E. Vine St. (62703); Pres. *JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF LINN COUNTY Leonard M. Lieberman; Exec. Sec. Mrs. (1941); 115 7 St. S.E. (52401); Chmn. Nor- Lenore Loeb. man Lipsky; Treas. Jay Beecher. INDIANA DES MOINES JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DES EVANSVILLE MOINES (1914); 910 Polk Blvd. (50312); EVANSVILLE JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- Pres. Fred Lorber; Exec. Dir. Jay Yoskowitz. CIL, INC. (1936; Inc. 1964); P.O. Box 5026 (47715); Pres. Mrs. Saddle Berger. SIOUX CITY FORT WAYNE JEWISH FEDERATION (1921); 525 14 St. FORT WAYNE JEWISH FEDERATION (1921); (51105); Pres. A. Frank Baron; Exec. Dir. 227 E. Washington Blvd. (46802); Pres. Rob- Joseph Bluestein. ert S. Walters; Exec. Dir. Benjamin Eisbart. WATERLOO WATERLOO JEWISH FEDERATION (1941); INDIANAPOLIS c/o Congregation Sons of Jacob, 411 Mitch- JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION, INC. ell Ave. (50702); Pres. Irving Uze. (1905); 615 N. Alabama St. (46204); Pres. KANSAS Walter E. Wolf, Jr.; Exec. V. Pres. Frank H. Newman. TOPEKA LAFAYETTE TOPEKA-LAWRENCE JEWISH FEDERATION (1939); 101 Redbud Lane (66607); Pres. Wil- FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES (1924); liam Rudnick. P.O. Box 676 (47902); Pres. Leslie Feld; Fin. Sec. Louis Pearlman, Jr. WICHITA MICHIGAN CITY MID-KANSAS JEWISH WELFARE FEDERA- TION, INC. (1935); 400 N. Woodlawn, Suite MICHIGAN CITY UNITED JEWISH WELFARE 28 (67206); Pres. Joan Beren. FUND; 2800 Franklin St. (46360); Pres. Ir- ving Loeber; Treas. Harold Leinwand. KENTUCKY MUNCIE LOUISVILLE •MUNCIE JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1945); JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF c/o Beth El Temple; P.O. Box 2792 (47302); LOUISVILLE, INC. (1934); (sponsors UNITED Chmn. Edward J. Dobrow; Treas. Robert JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 702 Marion E. Taylor Koor. Bldg. (40202); Pres. Stuart Handmaker; Exec. Dir. Norbert Fruehauf. NORTHWEST INDIANA LOUISIANA NORTHWEST INDIANA JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION (1941; reorg. 1959); 4844 ALEXANDRIA Broadway, Gary (46408); Pres. Alan Hurst; THE JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION AND Exec. Dir. Barnett Labowitz. COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF CENTRAL LOUI- SOUTH BEND SIANA (1938); 1261 Heyman Lane (71301); Pres. Harold Katz; Sec.-Treas. Mrs. George JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ST. JO- Kuplesky. SEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES (1946); 804 Sherland Bldg. (46601); Pres. Ronald Cohen; BATON ROUGE Exec. Dir. Bernard Natkow. GREATER BATON ROUGE JEWISH WEL- JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1937); 804 Sher- FARE FEDERATION (1971); P. O. Box 15123 land Bldg. (46601); Exec. Dir. Bernard Nat- (70895); Pres. Harvey Hoffman; Adm. Asst. kow. Betty Shapiro. 348 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

MONROE Pres. Leonard Kaplan; Exec. Dir. Bernard UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST Olshansky. LOUISIANA (1938); 2400 Orrel PI. (71201); FITCHBURG Pres. Henry Gerson; Sec.-Treas. Herman E. Hirsch. •JEWISH FEDERATION OF FITCHBURG (1939); 40 Boutelle St. (01420); Pres. Elliot L. NEW ORLEANS Zide; Treas. Allen I. Rome. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW FRAMINGHAM ORLEANS (1913; reorg. 1977); 211 Camp St. (70130); Pres. Marvin L. Jacobs; Exec. Dir. GREATER FRAMINGHAM JEWISH FEDERA- Gerald C. Lasensky. TION (1968; Inc. 1969); 1000 Worchester Road, Framingham Centre (01701); Pres. SHREVEPORT Mrs. Harvey Stone; Exec. Dir. Howard G. SHREVEPORT JEWISH FEDERATION (1941; Joress. Inc. 1967); 1021 Lane Bldg. (71101); Pres. HAVERHILL David Greenberg; Exec. Dir. K. Bernard Klein. •HAVERHILL UNITED JEWISH APPEAL, INC., 514 Main St. (01830); Pres. Norman Birenbaum; Exec. Dir. Joseph H. Elgart. MAINE HOLYOKE BANGOR COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF HOLYOKE •JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1949); 28 (1939); 378 Maple St. (01040); Pres. Herbert Somerset St. (04401); Pres. Sam Nyer; Exec. Goldberg; Exec. Dir. Dov Sussman. Dir. Alan Coren. LAWRENCE LEWISTON-AUBURN JEWISH FEDERATION (1947); (sponsors •JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF UNITED JEWISH APPEAL); 134 College St., GREATER LAWRENCE (1906); 580 Haverhill Lewiston (04240); Pres. Mrs. Bertha Allen; St. (01841); Pres. Michael Baker; Exec. Dir. Irving Linn. Exec. Dir. Robert Schwartz. LEOMINSTER PORTLAND LEOMINSTER JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- JEWISH FEDERATION COMMUNITY COUN- CIL, INC. (1939); 30 Grove Ave. (01453); CIL OF SOUTHERN MAINE (1942); (sponsors Pres. Marc Levine; Sec.-Treas. Edith Chat- UNITED JEWISH APPEAL); 341 Cumberland Ave. (04101); Pres. David N. Lewis; Exec. kis. Dir. Sanford Cutler. NEW BEDFORD JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER NEW MARYLAND BEDFORD, INC. (1938; Inc. 1954); 467 Haw- thorn St., North Dartmouth (02747); Pres. ANNAPOLIS Alan Ades; Exec. Dir. Gerald A. Kleinman. •ANNAPOLIS JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1946); 601 Ridgley Ave. (21401); Pres. Anton Grobani. NORTH SHORE BALTIMORE JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE NORTH SHORE, INC. (1938); 4 Community Rd., Mar- ASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES & WEL- blehead (01945); Pres. Norman S. Rosenfield; FARE FUND, INC. (a merger of the Associated Exec. Dir. Gerald S. Ferman. Jewish Charities & Jewish Welfare Fund) (1920; reorg. 1969); 319 W. Monument St. PITTSFIELD (21201); Pres. Bernard Manekin; Exec. V. •JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1940); 235 Pres. Robert I. Hiller. E. St. (01201); Pres. Howard Kaufman; Exec. Dir. Sanford Lubin. MASSACHUSETTS SPRINGFIELD BOSTON SPRINGFIELD JEWISH FEDERATION, INC. COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF (1938); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH WELFARE GREATER BOSTON, INC. (incl. Brockton) FUND); 1160 Dickinson (01108); Pres. Rich- (1895; reorg. 1961); 72 Franklin St. (02110); ard Gaberman; Exec. Dir. Eli Asher. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 349

WORCESTER Ave. (55402); Pres. Thomas D. Feinberg; WORCESTER JEWISH FEDERATION, INC. Exec. Dir. Franklin Fogelson. (1947; Inc. 1957); (sponsors JEWISH WEL- FARE FUND, 1939); 633 Salisbury St. (01609); ST. PAUL Pres. David F. Gould; Exec. Dir. Melvin S. UNITED JEWISH FUND AND COUNCIL Cohen. (1935); 790 S. Cleveland (55116); Pres. An- nette Newman; Exec. Dir. Morris Lapidos. MICHIGAN BAY CITY MISSISSIPPI •NORTHEASTERN MICHIGAN JEWISH WEL- JACKSON FARE FEDERATION (1940); 1100 Center Ave., Apt. 305 (48706); Sec. Hanna Hertzen- •JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1945); 4135 N. berg. Honeysuckle Lane (39211); Drive Chmn. Emanuel Crystal. DETROIT VICKSBURG JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF DE- TROIT (1899); (sponsors ALLIED JEWISH •JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION (1936); CAMPAIGN); Fred M. Butzel Memorial 1210 Washington St. (39180); Pres. Richard Bldg., 163 Madison (48226); Pres. Martin E. Marcus. Citrin; Exec. Dir. Sol Drachler. MISSOURI FLINT JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1936); 120 KANSAS CITY W. Kearsley St. (48502); Pres. Murray E. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER KANSAS Moss; Exec. Dir. Arnold S. Feder. CITY (1933); 25 E. 12 St. (64106); Pres. Don- ald H. Tranin; Exec. Dir. Sol Koenigsberg. GRAND RAPIDS JEWISH COMMUNITY FUND OF GRAND ST. JOSEPH RAPIDS (1930); 1121 Keneberry Way S.E. (49506); Pres. Joseph N. Schwartz; Sec. Mrs. UNITED JEWISH FUND OF ST. JOSEPH (1915); 2903 Sherman Ave. (64506); Pres. William Deutsch. Grace Day; Exec. Sec. Ann Saferstein. KALAMAZOO ST. LOUIS KALAMAZOO JEWISH FEDERATION (1949); 2902 Bronson Blvd. (49001); Pres. Martin H. JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST. LOUIS (incl. St. Kalb. Louis County) (1901); 611 Olive St., Suite 1520 (63101); Pres. Siegmund Halpern; V.P. LANSING David Rabinovitz. GREATER LANSING JEWISH WELFARE FED- ERATION (1939); 319 Hillcrest (48823); Pres. NEBRASKA Marvin Hecht; Exec. Dir. Henry Jurkewicz. LINCOLN LINCOLN JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION, SAGINAW INC. (1931; Inc. 1961); 809 Lincoln Benefit SAGINAW JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION Life Bldg. (68508); Pres. Herbert F. Gaba; (1939); 1424 S. Washington Ave. (48607); Sec. Louis B. Finkelstein. Pres. Norman Rotenberg; Fin. Sec. Mrs. Henry Feldman. OMAHA MINNESOTA JEWISH FEDERATION OF OMAHA (1903); 333 S. 132 St. (68154); Pres. Mrs. Morris DULUTH Fellman; Exec. Dir. Louis B. Solomon. JEWISH FEDERATION & COMMUNITY COUN- CIL (1937); 1602 E. 2nd St. (55812); Pres. R. NEVADA L. Solon; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Arnold Nides. LAS VEGAS MINNEAPOLIS LAS VEGAS COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL MINNEAPOLIS FEDERATION FOR JEWISH (1973); 846 E. Sahara Ave. #4 (89104); Pres. SERVICES (1929; Inc. 1930); 811 La Salle Lloyd Katz; Exec. Dir. Jerry Countess. 350 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

NEW HAMPSHIRE NORTH JERSEY MANCHESTER JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTH JERSEY (formerly Jewish Community Council) JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF (1933); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH APPEAL GREATER MANCHESTER (1913); 698 Beech DRIVE); 1 Pike Dr., Wayne (07470); Pres. St. (03104); Pres. Harold Cooper; Exec. Dir. Norman Zelnick; Exec. Dir. Richard Krie- Kenneth Gabel. ger. NEW JERSEY NORTHERN MIDDLESEX COUNTY ATLANTIC CITY JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN MID- DLESEX COUNTY (sponsors UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF JEWISH AGENCIES OF AT- LANTIC COUNTY (1924); 5321 Atlantic Ave., APPEAL) (1975); Lord St., Avenel (07001); Ventnor County (08406); Pres. Esther G. Pres. Ted Simkin; Exec. Dir. Charles Plotkin. Mitnick; Exec. Dir. Murray Schneier. BERGEN COUNTY OCEAN COUNTY JEWISH FEDERATION OF COMMUNITY SER- OCEAN COUNTY JEWISH FEDERATION; 120 VICES, BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. (incl. most of Madison Ave., Lakewood (08701); Pres. Her- Bergen County) (1953); 20 Banta PI., Hack- bert Wishnick; Exec. Dir. Marvin Relkin. ensack (07601); Pres. Moshe Dworkin; Exec. Dir. Max M. Kleinbaum. PASSAIC-CLIFTON JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC- CENTRAL NEW JERSEY CLIFTON AND VICINITY (1933); (sponsors JEWISH FEDERATION OF CENTRAL NEW UNITED JEWISH CAMPAIGN); 199 Scoles JERSEY (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAM- Ave. (07012). Pres. Herbert C. Klein; Exec. PAIGN); (1940; expanded 1973 to include Dir. Max Grossman. Westfield and Plainfield); Green Lane, Union (07083); Pres. Alan Goldstein; Exec. V. Pres. RARITAN VALLEY Burton Lazarow. JEWISH FEDERATION OF RARITAN VALLEY (1948); 2 South Adelaide Ave., Highland ENGLEWOOD Park (08904); Pres. Jane Freedman; Exec. UNITED JEWISH FUND OF ENGLEWOOD Dir. Howard Kieval. AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES (1952); 153 Tenafly Rd. (07631); Pres. Mrs. Stanford SOMERSET COUNTY E. Eisenberg; Exec. Dir. George Hantgan. JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOMERSET COUNTY (I960); 11 Park Ave., P. O. Box JERSEY CITY 874, Somerville (08876); Pres. Margit Feld- UNITED JEWISH APPEAL (1939); 604 Bergen man; Exec. Dir. Burt Shimanovsky. Ave. (07304); Chmn. Melvin Blum; Exec. Dir. Arthur Eisenstein. SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN NEW METROPOLITAN NEW JERSEY JERSEY (incl. Camden and Burlington Coun- JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION (spon- ties) (1922); (sponsors ALLIED JEWISH AP- sors UNITED JEWISH APPEAL) (1923); 60 PEAL); 2393 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill Glen wood Rd., East Orange (07017); Exec. (08002); Pres. Meyer L. Abrams; Exec. V. V. Pres. Carmi Schwartz. Pres. Bernard Dubin. MONMOUTH COUNTY TRENTON JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER MON- JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TREN- MOUTH COUNTY (Formerly Shore Area) TON (1929); 999 Lower Ferry Rd., P. O. Box (1971); 100 Grant Ave. (07723); Pres. Samuel 7249 (08628); Pres. David Kravitz; Exec. Jaffe; Exec. Dir. Clifford R. Josephson. Dir. Mark M. Edell. MORRIS COUNTY VINELAND UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF MORRIS- JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF GREATER SUSSEX; 500 Route 10, Ledgewood (07852); VINELAND, INC. (1971); (sponsors ALLIED Pres. Ralph Stern; Exec. Dir. Elliot Cohan. JEWISH APPEAL); 629 Wood St. (08360); JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 351 Pres. Sheldon Goldberg; Exec. Dir. Nan R. Mancher; Exec. V. Pres. Sanford So- Goldberg. lender. NEW MEXICO UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF GREATER NEW YORK, INC. (incl. Greater New York, Nas- ALBUQUERQUE sau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties) (1939); 220 W. 58th St. (10019); Pres. James JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF AL- L. Weinberg; Exec. V. Pres. Ernest W. BUQUERQUE, INC. (1938); 600 Louisiana Michel. Blvd., S.E. (87108); Pres. Michael Sutin; Exec. Dir. Charles Vogel. UNITED JEWISH APPEAL—FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES—JOINT CAM- NEW YORK PAIGN (1974); 220 W. 58 St. (10019); Pres. Laurence A. Tisch; Exec. V.P.s Ernest W. ALBANY Michel, Sanford Solender; Bd. Chmn. Law- ALBANY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, rence B. Buttenwieser. INC. (1938); (sponsors JEWISH WELFARE FUND); 19 Colvin Ave. (12206); Pres. Jason NEWBURGH-MIDDLETOWN Baker; Exec. Dir. Steven F. Windmueller. JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEWBURGH AND MIDDLETOWN, INC. (1925); 360 Powell Ave. BROOME COUNTY (12550); Pres. Florence Levine; Exec. Dir. THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROOME Carol Rosengart. COUNTY (1937; Inc. 1958); 500 Clubhouse Rd., Binghamton (13903); Pres. Mrs. Edwin NIAGARA FALLS Pierson; Exec. Dir. Stanley Bard. JEWISH FEDERATION OF NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., INC. (1935); 209 United Office Bldg. BUFFALO (14303); Pres. Robert D. Wisbaum; Exec. UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF BUFFALO, Dir. May Chinkers. INC. (1903); sponsors UNITED JEWISH FUND CAMPAIGN); 787 Delaware Ave. (14209); POUGHKEEPSIE Pres. Morris Himmel; Exec. Dir. Lester I. •JEWISH WELFARE FUND-DUTCHESS CTY. Levin. (1941); 110 Grand Ave. (12603); Pres. Ar- thur Levinsohn; Exec. Dir. Marden Paru. ELMIRA ELMIRA JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. ROCHESTER (1942); P. O. Box 3087, Grandview Rd. JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF (14905); Pres. Irving Etkind; Exec. Dir. ROCHESTER, N.Y., INC. (1937); 440 Main St. Louis Goldman. E. (14604); Pres. Irving Ruderman; Exec. Dir. Darrell D. Friedman. GLENS FALLS •GLENS FALLS JEWISH WELFARE FUND SCHENECTADY (1939); 6 Arbor Dr. (12801); Chmn. Orel JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (incl. sur- Friedman. rounding communities) (1938); (sponsors SCHENECTADY UJA AND FEDERATED HUDSON WELFARE FUND); 2565 Balltown Rd., P. O. •JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF HUDSON, Box 2649 (12309); Pres. Philip Ziffer; Exec. N.Y., INC. (1947); Joslen Blvd. (12534); Pres. Dir. Haim Morag. Philip Pomerantz. SYRACUSE KINGSTON JEWISH FEBERATION, INC. (1918); (sponsors JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. (1951); JEWISH WELFARE FUND [1933]); 321 Seitz 77 East Chester St. (12401); Pres. Joseph Bldg., 201 E. Jefferson St. (13202); Pres. Nor- Cohen; Exec. Dir. Marden Paru. man Poltenson; Exec. Dir. Gilbert D. Orlik. NEW YORK CITY FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES TROY OF NEW YORK (incl. Greater New York, TROY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, INC. Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties) (1936); 2500-21 St. (12180); Pres. Daniel (1917); 130 E. 59th St. (10022); Pres. Harry Gotkis. 352 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

UTICA Irvin Zipperstein; Exec. Dir. Robert Fitter- JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF UTICA, man. N.Y., INC. (1933, Inc. 1950); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF UTICA); 2310 LIMA Oneida St. (13501); Pres. Mrs. Helen Sper- ling; Exec. Dir. Irving Epstein. FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF LIMA DISTRICT (1935); 2417 West Market St. NORTH CAROLINA (45805); Pres. Morris Goldberg. ASHEVILLE STEUBENVILLE FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF ASHE- JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1938); P. O. VILLE, INC., 236 Charlotte St. (28801); Pres. Box 472 (43952); Pres. Curtis Greenberg; Jerome Dave; Exec. Dir. Burt Shimanovsky. Exec. Sec. Mrs. Joseph Freedman. TOLEDO CHARLOTTE JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF CHARLOTTE FEDERATION OF JEWISH TOLEDO, INC. (1907; reorg. 1960); 5151 CHARITIES (1940); P.O. Box 17188 (28211); Monroe St., Suite 226 West (43623); Pres. Pres. Morris Speizman; Exec. Dir. Marvin David Katz; Exec. Dir. Alvin S. Levinson. Bienstock. WARREN NORTH CAROLINA TRIAD JEWISH FEDERATION (1938); 3893 E. Mar- NORTH CAROLINA TRIAD JEWISH FEDERA- ket St. (44483); Pres. William Lippy. TION (1940); 414 Church St., Suite 11, YOUNGSTOWN Greensboro (27401); Pres. Robert Lavites; Exec. Dir. Sherman Harris. JEWISH FEDERATION OF YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, INC. (1935); P. O. Box 449 (44501); OHIO Pres. Bert Tamarkin; Exec. Dir. Stanley Engel. AKRON AKRON JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OKLAHOMA (1935); 750 White Pond Dr. (44320); Pres. ARDMORE David Locksin; Exec. Dir. Morris Rombro. JEWISH FEDERATION (1934); 23 "B" St., CANTON S.W. (73401); Chmn. Ike Fishman. JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF CAN- OKLAHOMA CITY TON (1935; reorg. 1955); 2631 Harvard Ave., N. W. (44709); Pres. Stanford L. Sirak; Exec. JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1941); 1100 Dir. Revella R. Kopstein. N. Dewey, Suite 103 (73103); Pres. Sig Harp- man, Jr.; Exec. Dir. Jay B. Bachrach. CINCINNATI TULSA JEWISH FEDERATION OF CINCINNATI AND VICINITY (merger of the Associated Jewish TULSA JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL Agencies and Jewish Welfare Fund) (1896; (1938); (sponsors TULSA UNITED JEWISH reorg. 1967); 200 West 4th St. (45202); Pres. CAMPAIGN); 3314 E. 51 St., Suite T (74135); Morris G. Levin; Exec. V.Pres. Harold Gold- Pres. Donald Newman; Exec. Dir. Nathan berg. Loshak. CLEVELAND OREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF PORTLAND CLEVELAND (1903); 1750 Euclid Ave. JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF PORT- (44115); Pres. Albert B. Ratner; Exec. Dir. LAND (incl. State of Oregon and adjacent Stanley B. Horowitz. Washington communities) (1920; reorg. 1956); 6651 S. W. Capitol Highway (97219); COLUMBUS Pres. Arden E. Shenker; Exec. Dir. David COLUMBUS JEWISH FEDERATION (1926); Roberts. 1175 College Ave. (43209); Pres. Ernest Stern; Exec. V. Pres. Ben M. Mandelkom. PENNSYLVANIA DAYTON ALLENTOWN JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DAYTON JEWISH FEDERATION OF ALLENTOWN, INC. (1943); 4501 Denlinger Rd. (45426); Pres. (1938; Inc. 1948); 22nd and Tilghman Sts. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 353

(18105); Pres. Robert Margolis; Exec. Dir. NORRISTOWN Leslie Gottlieb. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (serving Cen- ALTOONA tral Montgomery County) (1936); Brown and Powell Sts. (19401); Pres. Norman Kutner; FEDERATION OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES Exec. Dir. Harold M. Kamsler. (1920; reorg. 1940); 1308 17th St. (16601); Pres. Neil Port. PHILADELPHIA BUTLER FEDERATION OF JEWISH AGENCIES OF BUTLER JEWISH WELFARE FUND (incl. But- GREATER PHILADELPHIA (1901; reorg. ler County) (1938); P. O. Box 992 (16001); 1956); 226 South 16 St. (19102); Pres. I. Pres. Julius Bernstein; Sec. Maurice Horwitz. Jerome Stern; Exec. Dir. Robert Forman. PITTSBURGH EASTON UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF EASTON, PITTSBURGH (1912; reorg. 1955); 234 McKee PA. AND VICINITY (1939); (sponsors ALLIED PI. (15213); Pres. Sidney N. Busis; Exec. Dir. WELFARE APPEAL); 660 Ferry St. (18042); Gerald S. Soroker. Pres. Jerald Bobrow; Exec. Dir. Eugene Hur- witz. POTTSVILLE UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES (1935); 2300 ERIE Mahantongo St. (17901); Chmn. Henry Gil- JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF ERIE bert; Exec. Sec. Gertrude Perkins. (1946); 32 W. 8th St., Suite 512 (16501); Pres. Sidney Wexler; Exec. Dir. Ivan C. Schonfeld. READING JEWISH FEDERATION OF READING, PA., INC. (1935); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH HARRISBURG CAMPAIGN); 1700 City Line St. (19604); UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY OF GREATER Pres. Benjamin J. Cutler; Exec. Dir. David HARRISBURG (1933); 100 Vaughn St. Morris. (17110); Pres. Herbert S. Abrams; Exec. Dir. Albert Hursh. SCRANTON HAZELTON SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA JEWISH COUN- CIL (incl. Lackawanna County) (1945); 601 JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1960); Lau- Jefferson Ave. (18510); Pres. Alvin Nathan; rel & Hemlock Sts. (18201); Pres. Richard Exec. Dir. George Joel. Chait; Exec. Dir. Steven Wendell. SHARON JOHNSTOWN SHENANGO VALLEY JEWISH FEDERATION UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF JOHNS- (1940); 840 Highland Rd. (16146); Pres. TOWN (1938); 1334 Luzerne St. (15905); Leon Bolotin; Treas. Irwin Yanowitz. Pres. Isadore Glasser. UNIONTOWN LANCASTER UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION (1939); 406 UNITED JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF LANCASTER, PA., INC. (1928); 2120 Oregon W. Main St. (15401), c/o Jewish Community Pike (17601); Pres. Jay S. Poser; Exec. Dir. Center; Pres. Harold Cohen; Sec. Morris H. Lawrence Pallas. Samuels. LEVITTOWN WILKES-BARRE JEWISH FEDERATION OF LOWER BUCKS THE WYOMING VALLEY JEWISH COMMIT- COUNTY (1956; Inc. 1957); 15 Stonybrook TEE (1935); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH AP- Dr. E. (19055); Pres. Arthur M. Abramsohn; PEAL); 60 S. River St. (18701); Pres. Charles Exec. Dir. Sidney Stein. M. Nelson; Exec. Dir. Monty Pomm. NEW CASTLE YORK UNITED JEWISH APPEAL OF NEW CASTLE, YORK COUNCIL OF JEWISH CHARITIES, PA. (1967); 3218 Plank Rd. (16105); Chmn. INC.; 120 E. Market St. (17401); Pres. Robert Bruce Pickel. Erdos; Exec. Dir. Alan Dameshek. 354 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

RHODE ISLAND TEXAS PROVIDENCE AUSTIN JEWISH FEDERATION OF RHODE ISLAND JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF AUSTIN (1945); 130 Sessions St. (02906); Pres. Mar- (1939; reorg. 1956); 8301 Balcones Dr., Suite vin S. Holland; Exec. Dir. Dan Asher. 308-1 (78759); Pres. Marion Stahl; Exec. Dir. Charles P. Epstein. SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUMONT CHARLESTON BEAUMONT JEWISH FEDERATION OF JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1949); 1645 Mill- brook Dr. (29407); P. O. Box 31298; Pres. TEXAS, INC. (Org. and Inc. 1967); P. O. Box Melvin Solomon; Exec. Dir. Nathan Shul- 1981 (77704); Pres. Edwin Gale; Dir. Isadore man. Harris. COLUMBIA CORPUS CHRISTI JEWISH WELFARE FEDERATION OF CO- CORPUS CHRISTI JEWISH COMMUNITY LUMBIA (I960); 4540 Trenholm Rd. (29206); COUNCIL (1953); 750 Everhart Rd. (78411); Pres. Melton Kligman; Exec. Dir. Jack Wein- Pres. Madelyn Loeb; Exec. Dir. Lillian traub. Racusin. COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF CORPUS SOUTH DAKOTA CHRISTI (1962); 750 Everhart Rd. (78411); SIOUX FALLS Pres. Jule Pels; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Lillian Racusin. JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1938); National Reserve Bldg. (57102); Pres. Richard M. DALLAS Light; Exec. Sec. Louis R. Hurwitz. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER DALLAS TENNESSEE (1911); 8616 Northwest Plaza-Suite 319 (75225); Pres. Morris P. Newberger; Exec. CHATTANOOGA Dir. Morris A. Stein. CHATTANOOGA JEWISH WELFARE FEDERA- TION (1931); 5326 Lynnland Terrace EL PASO (37411); Pres. Mark A. Spector; Exec. Dir. JEWISH FEDERATION OF EL PASO, INC. Steven Drysdale. (incl. surrounding communities) (1939); 405 Mardi Gras, P. O. Box 12097 (79912); Pres. KNOXVILLE Mrs. Robert E. Goodman; Exec. Dir. How- JEWISH WELFARE FUND, INC. (1939); 6800 ard Burnham. Deane Hill Dr. (37919); P. O. Box 10882); Pres. Gordon Brown; Exec. Dir. Mike Pous- FORT WORTH man. JEWISH FEDERATION OF FORT WORTH (1936); 6801 Grandbury Rd. (76133); Pres. MEMPHIS Sheldon Anisman; Exec. Dir. Norman A. JEWISH SERVICE AGENCY (incl. Shelby Mogul. County) (1864; Inc. 1906); 6560 Poplar Ave., P. O. Box 38268 (38138); Pres. Jerrold Gra- GALVESTON ber; Exec. Dir. Jack Lieberman. GALVESTON COUNTY JEWISH COMMUNITY MEMPHIS JEWISH FEDERATION (incl. COUNCIL & WELFARE ASSOCIATION (1936); Shelby County) (1934); 6560 Poplar Ave., P. P. O. Box 146 (77553); Pres. Mrs. I. A. O. Box 38268 (38138); Pres. Samuel Wein- Lerner; Sec. Mrs. Charles Rosenbloom. traub; Exec. Dir. Howard Weisband. HOUSTON NASHVILLE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER HOUS- JEWISH FEDERATION OF NASHVILLE A TON, INC. (incl. neighboring communities) MIDDLE TENNESSEE (1936); 3500 West End (1937); (sponsors UNITED JEWISH CAM- Ave. (37205); Pres. Mrs. Louis K. Fox; Exec. PAIGN); 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd. (77096); Dir. Martin Kraar. Pres. R. Alan Rudy; Exec. Dir. Hans Mayer. JEWISH FEDERATIONS, FUNDS, COUNCILS / 355

SAN ANTONIO WASHINGTON JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN ANTONIO SEATTLE (incl. Bexar County) (1922); 8434 Ahem Dr. (78216); Pres. Richard Goldsmith; Exec. Dir. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER SEAT- Saul Silverman. TLE (incl. King County, Everett and Bremer- ton) (1926); Suite 525, Securities Bldg. TYLER (98101); Pres. Martin Rind; Exec. Dir. Mur- ray Shift". •FEDERATION OF JEWISH WELFARE FUNDS (1938); P. O. Box 934 (75710); Pres. Ralph SPOKANE Davis. •JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF SPO- WACO KANE (incl. Spokane County) (1927); (spon- sors UNITED JEWISH FUND) (1936); 401 JEWISH WELFARE COUNCIL OF WACO Paulsen Bldg. (99021); Pres. Samuel Huppin; (1949); P. O. Box 8031 (76710); Pres. Eli Sec. Robert N. Arick. Berkman. WEST VIRGINIA UTAH CHARLESTON SALT LAKE CITY FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF UNITED JEWISH COUNCIL AND SALT LAKE CHARLESTON, INC. (1937); P. O. Box 1613 JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1936); 2416 E. (25326); Pres. Robert Levine; Exec. Sec. 1700 South (84108); Pres. Ralph Tannen- Charles Cohen. baum; Exec. Dir. Ernest Budwig. HUNTINGTON VIRGINIA FEDERATED JEWISH CHARITIES (1939); NEWPORT NEWS P. O. Box 947 (25713); Pres. William H. Glick; Sec. Andrew Katz. JEWISH FEDERATION OF NEWPORT NEWS —HAMPTON, INC. (1942); 2700 Spring Rd. WHEELING (23606); P. O. Box 6680; Pres. Joe Frank; Exec. Dir. Jay Rostov. UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF OHIO VALLEY, INC. (1933); 20 Hawthorne Court NORFOLK (26003); Pres. Dr. Harold Saferstein. UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION, INC. OF WISCONSIN NORFOLK AND VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. (1937); 7300 Newport Ave., P. O. Box 9776 APPLETON (23505); Pres. Marvin Simon; Exec. Dir. Mi- UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF APPLETON chael D. Fischer. (1963); 3131 N. Meade St. (54911); Co- Chmn. Arnold Cohodas and Dov Edelstein; PORTSMOUTH Treas. Mrs. Harold Rusky. PORTSMOUTH JEWISH COMMUNITY COUN- CIL (1919); Rm. 430, Dominion Nat'l Bank GREEN BAY Bldg. (23704); Pres. Mrs. Joseph Ginsburg; GREEN BAY JEWISH WELFARE FUND; P. O. Exec. Dir. Jeremy S. Neimand. Box 335 (54305); Pres. Stuart Milson; Treas. Herman J. Robitshek. RICHMOND JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1935); 5403 KENOSHA Monument Ave., P. O. Box 8237 (23226); KENOSHA JEWISH WELFARE FUND (1938); Pres. Hortense B. Wolf; Exec. Dir. Julius 6537-7th Ave. (53140); Pres. Charles Sels- Mintzer. berg; Sec.-Treas. Mrs. S. M. Lapp. ROANOKE MADISON JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL; 2728 Colo- MADISON JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, nial Ave., S.W. (24015); Chmn. Arnold P. INC. (1940); 303 Price PI. (53705); Pres. Isa- Masinter. dore V. Fine; Exec. Dir. Robert Gast. 356 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

MILWAUKEE SHEBOYGAN MILWAUKEE JEWISH FEDERATION, INC. JEWISH WELFARE COUNCIL OF SHEBOYGAN (1938); 1360 N. Prospect Ave. (53202); Pres. (1927); 1404 North Ave. (53081); Sec. Mrs. Gerald J. Kahn; Exec. V. Pres. Melvin S. Abe Alpert. Zaret. RACINE RACINE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD (1946); 944 Main St. (53403); Pres. Jess Levin; Exec. Sec. Betty Goldberg.

CANADA

ALBERTA CALGARY LONDON CALGARY JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL •LONDON JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1962); 102-18th Ave., S.E. (T2G 1K8); Pres. (1932); 532 Huron St. (24), (N5Y 4J5); Pres. S. Bruce Green; Exec. Dir. Harry S. Shatz. Gerald Klein; Exec. Dir. Lily Feldman. EDMONTON OTTAWA EDMONTON JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL, JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF OTTAWA INC. (1954; Inc. 1965); 7200-156 St. (T5R (1934); 151 Chapel St. (KIN 7Y2); Pres. Gil- 1X3); Pres. Mrs. Leon Singer; Exec. Dir. bert Greenberg; Exec. V.Pres. Hy Hochberg. Gerald Rubin. BRITISH COLUMBIA ST. CATHARINES •UNITED JEWISH WELFARE FUND OF ST. VANCOUVER CATHARINES; C/O Jewish Community Cen- •JEWISH COMMUNITY FUND & COUNCIL OF tre, Church St.; Pres. Jack Silverstein; Sec. VANCOUVER (1932); 950 W. 41 Ave. (V5Z Syd Goldford. 2N7); Pres. Irvine E. Epstein; Exec. Dir. Morris Saltzman. TORONTO UNITED JEWISH CONGRESS (1937); 150 Bev- MANITOBA erley St. (M5T 1Y6); Pres. Rose Wolfe; Exec. Dir. Irwin Gold. WINNIPEG WINNIPEG JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL WINDSOR (incl. Combined Jewish Appeal of Winnipeg) JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL (1938); 1641 (org. 1938, reorg. 1973); 370 Hargrave St., Ouellette Ave. (N8X 1K9); Pres. Herbert (R3B 2K1); Pres. Al Omson; Exec. Dir. Izzy Brudner; Exec. Dir. Joseph Eisenberg. Peltz. QUEBEC ONTARIO MONTREAL HAMILTON ALLIED JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES HAMILTON JEWISH FEDERATION (incl. (merger of FEDERATION OF JEWISH COM- United Jewish Welfare Fund) (org. 1934, MUNITY SERVICES AND COMBINED JEWISH merged 1971); 57 Delaware Ave. (L8M 1T6); APPEAL) (1965); 5151 Cote St. Catherine Rd. Pres. Bernard Greenbaum; Exec. Dir. Sam- (H3W 1M6); Pres. Hillel B. Becker; Exec. uel Soifer. V.Pres. Manuel G. Batshaw. Jewish Periodicals1

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ALABAMA HERITAGE-SOUTHWEST JEWISH PRESS (1954). 2130 S. Vermont Ave., Los An- CONTEMPORARY JEWRY (1974 under the geles, 90007. Weekly. Herb Brin. (Also name Jewish Sociology and Social Re- SAN DIEGO JEWISH PRESS-HERITAGE, search). Dept. of Sociology, Univ. of Ala- San Diego [weekly]; CENTRAL CALIFOR- bama, Birmingham, 35294. Murray B. NIA JEWISH HERITAGE, Sacramento and Binderman. Semi-annually. Assn. for the Fresno area [monthly]; ORANGE COUNTY Sociological Study of Jewry. JEWISH HERITAGE, Orange County area [weekly].) JEWISH MONITOR (1948). P. O. Box 491, Tuscaloosa, 35401. Lynn G. Rosemore. ISRAEL TODAY (1973). 1034014 Reseda Monthly. Blvd., Northridge, 91326. Phil Blazer. Bi- weekly. ALASKA JEWISH OBSERVER OF THE EAST BAY •THE ALASKAN JEWISH BULLETIN (1973). (1967). 3245 Sheffield Ave., Oakland, 7-730 H, "J" St., Anchorage, 99506. Rabbi 94602. Bernice Scharlach. Monthly. Jew- Israel Haber. Monthly. ish Welfare Federation of Alameda & Con- tra Costa Counties. ARIZONA JEWISH SPECTATOR (1935). P.O. Box 2016, ARIZONA POST (1946). 102 N. Plumer Ave., Santa Monica, 90406. Trude Weiss-Ros- Tucson, 85719. Martha K. Rothman. Bi- marin. Quarterly. monthly. Tucson Jewish Community Council. JEWISH STAR (1956). 693 Mission St. #305, San Francisco, 94105. Alfred Berger. PHOENIX JEWISH NEWS (1947). 1530 West Monthly. Thomas Rd., Phoenix, 85015. Pearl R. Newmark. Biweekly. SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH BULLETIN (1943). 870 Market St., San Francisco, 94102. CALIFORNIA Geoffrey Fisher. Weekly. San Francisco Jewish Community Publications. B'NAI B'RITH MESSENGER (1897). 2510 W. 7 St., Los Angeles, 90057. Joseph J. Cum- WESTERN STATES JEWISH HISTORICAL mins. Weekly. QUARTERLY (1968). 2429 23rd St., Santa

'Information in this directory is based upon answers furnished by the publications them- selves, 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 informa- tion, including name of publication, date of founding, and address, is reprinted from AJYB, 1978 (Vol. 78). For organizational bulletins, consult organizational listings.

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Monica, 90405. Dr. Norton B. Stern. ILLINOIS Quarterly. Southern California Jewish His- torical Society. CHICAGO JEWISH POST AND OPINION (1953). 6350 N. Albany, Chicago, 60659. COLORADO Theodore Cohen. Weekly.

INTERMOUNTAIN JEWISH NEWS (1913). SENTINEL (1911). 323 S. Franklin St., Chi- 1275 Sherman St., Denver, 80203. Mrs. cago, 60606. J. I. Fishbein. Weekly. Max Goldberg. Weekly. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS JEWISH COMMUNITY CONNECTICUT NEWS (1945). 6464 West Main, Suite 7A, Belleville, 62223. Hyman H. Ruffman. CONNECTICUT JEWISH LEDGER (1929). P.O. Monthly. Jewish Federation of Southern Box 1923, Hartford, 06101. Berthold Gas- Illinois. ter. Weekly. THE TORCH (1941). 1946 W. Hood, Chicago, JEWISH DIGEST (1955). 1363 Fairfield Ave., 60660 Mannye London. Quarterly. Natl. Bridgeport, 06605. Bernard Postal. Fed. of Jewish Men's Clubs, Inc. Monthly. INDIANA DELAWARE INDIANA JEWISH POST AND OPINION JEWISH VOICE (1967). 701 Shipley St., Wil- (1935). 611 N. Park Ave., Indianapolis, mington, 19801. Ruth J. Kaplan. Bi- 46204. Jo Ann Pinkowitz. Weekly. monthly. Jewish Federation of Delaware. JEWISH POST AND OPINION. 611 N. Park DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Ave., Indianapolis, 46204. Gabriel Cohen. AMERICAN JEWISH JOURNAL (1944). 890 National Press Bldg., Washington, 20045. 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. Gail Tolpin. Weekly. Judy Sternberg. Bimonthly. Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A. LOUISIANA NATIONAL JEWISH MONTHLY (1886 under the name Menorah). 1640 Rhode Island THE JEWISH CIVIC PRESS (1965). P.O. Box Ave., N.W., Washington, 20036. Charles 15500, New Orleans, 70175. Abner Tritt. Fenyvesi. Monthly. B'nai B'rith. Monthly. JEWISH TIMES (1974). 211 Camp St., Suite NEAR EAST REPORT (1957). 444 North Cap- 500, New Orleans, 70130. Peter M. Zoll- itol St., N.W., Washington, 20001. Alan man. Biweekly. M. Tigay. Weekly. Near East Research, Inc. MARYLAND FLORIDA BALTIMORE JEWISH TIMES (1919). 2104 N. JEWISH FLORIDIAN (1927). P.O. Box Charles St., Baltimore, 21218. Gary 012973, Miami, 33101. Fred K. Shochet. Rosenblatt. Weekly. Weekly. JEWISH WEEK (1965). 8630 Fenton St., Suite SOUTHERN JEWISH WEEKLY (1924). P.O. 611, Silver Spring, 20910. Joseph M. Box 3297, Jacksonville, 32206. Isadore Hochstein. Weekly. Moscovitz. Weekly. MASSACHUSETTS GEORGIA AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL QUAR- SOUTHERN ISRAELITE (1925). P.O. Box TERLY (1893). 2 Thornton Road, Wal- 77388, 188-15 St. N.W., Atlanta, 30357. tham, 02154. Nathan M. Kaganoff. Quar- Jack Geldbart. Weekly. terly. American Jewish Historical Society. JEWISH PERIODICALS / 359

JEWISH ADVOCATE (1902). 251 Causeway NEVADA St., Boston, 02114. Joseph G. Weisberg, Alexander Brin. Weekly. JEWISH REPORTER (1976). 846 E. Sahara Ave., Las Vegas, 89104. Jerry Countess. •JEWISH CIVIC LEADER (1926). 340 Main Monthly. Las Vegas Combined Jewish Ap- St., Suite 374, Worcester, 01608. Harriet peal. C. Israel. Weekly. LAS VEGAS ISRAELITE (1965). P.O. Box JEWISH REPORTER (1970). 1000 Worcester 14096, Las Vegas, 89114. Jack Tell. Road, Framingham, 01701. Howard G. Weekly. Joress. Monthly. Greater Framingham Jewish Federation. NEW JERSEY

JEWISH TIMES (1945). 118 Cypress St., JEWISH COMMUNITY NEWS (1962). Green Brookline, 02146. Ann Kostant. Weekly. Lane, Union, 07083. Esther Blaustein. Fortnightly (monthly in July and August). JEWISH WEEKLY NEWS (1945). P.O. Box 1569, Springfield, 01101. Leslie B. Kahn. JEWISH JOURNAL (1956). 2 S. Adelaide Ave., Weekly. Highland Park, 08904. Clifford B. Ross. Biweekly. Jewish Federation of Raritan MOMENT (1975). 55 Chapel St., Newton, Valley. 02160. Leonard Fein. Monthly except Jan.-Feb., July-August. JEWISH NEWS (1947). 60 Glenwood Ave., East Orange, 07017. Harry Weingast. MICHIGAN Weekly. Jewish Community Federation of Metropolitan New Jersey. DETROIT JEWISH NEWS (1942). 17515 W. 9 Mile Rd., Suite 865, Southfleld, 48075. JEWISH RECORD (1939). 1537 Atlantic Ave., Philip Slomovitz. Weekly. Atlantic City, 08401. Martin Korik. Weekly. MICHIGAN JEWISH HISTORY (1960). 163 Madison, Detroit, 48237. Irving I. Edgar. JEWISH STANDARD (1931). 40 Journal Sq., Semi-annual. Jewish Historical Society of Jersey City, 07306. Morris J. Janoff. Michigan. Weekly.

MINNESOTA JEWISH VOICE (1975). Lord St., Avenel, 07001. Herb Rosen. Monthly. Northern AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD (1912). 9 N. 4th Middlesex County Jewish Federation. St., Minneapolis, 55401. Norman Gold. Weekly. MORRIS/SUSSEX JEWISH NEWS (1972). 500 Route 10, Ledgewood, 07852. Rhoda Has- MISSOURI son. Monthly. United Jewish Federation Morris/Sussex. KANSAS CITY JEWISH CHRONICLE (1920). P.O. Box 8709, Kansas City, 64114. Mil- VOICE (1941). 2393 W. Marlton Pike, Cherry ton Firestone. Weekly. Hill, 08002. Benn Friedman. Biweekly. Jewish Federation of Southern N.J. MISSOURI JEWISH POST AND OPINION (1948). 8235 Olive St., St. Louis, 63132. NEW YORK Kathie Sutin. Weekly. ALBANY JEWISH WORLD (1965). 416 Smith ST. LOUIS JEWISH LIGHT (1947). 611 Olive St., Schenectady, 12305. Sam S. Clevenson. St., Room 1541, St. Louis, 63101. Robert Weekly. A. Cohn. Biweekly. Jewish Federation of St. Louis. BUFFALO JEWISH REVIEW (1918). 110 Pearl St., Buffalo, 14202. Steve Lipman. Weekly. NEBRASKA Kahaal Nahalot Israel.

JEWISH PRESS (1921). 333 S. 132 St., Omaha, JEWISH CURRENT EVENTS (1959). 430 Kel- 68154. Morris Maline. Weekly. Jewish ler Ave., Elmont, L.I., 11003. Samuel Federation of Omaha. Deutsch. Biweekly. 360 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979

"JEWISH LEDGER (1924). 721 Monroe Ave., CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM (1945). 3080 Rochester, 14607. Donald Wolin. Weekly. Broadway, 10027. Myron M. Fenster. Quarterly. Rabbinical Assembly and Jew- JEWISH WORLD OF LONG ISLAND (1971). ish Theological Seminary of America. 1029 Brighton Beach Ave., Brooklyn, 11230. Adina Michaeli. Biweekly. ECONOMIC HORIZONS (1953). 500 Fifth REPORTER. 500 Clubhouse Rd., Bingham- Ave., N.Y.C. 10036. Phil Opher. Quar- ton, 13903. Hal Smith. Weekly. Jewish terly. American-Israel Chamber of Com- Federation of Broome County. merce and Industry, Inc. SH'MA (1970). Box 567, Port Washington, FREIE ARBEITER STIMME (1890). 33 Union N.Y., 11050. Eugene B. Borowitz. Bi- Square W., 10003. P. Costan. Monthly. weekly (except June, July, Aug.). Yiddish. Free Voice of Labor.

NEW YORK CITY HADASSAH MAGAZINE (formerly HADAS- AFN SHVEL (1941). 200 W. 72 St., 10023. SAH NEWSLETTER; 1921). 50 W. 58 St., Editorial board. Quarterly. Yiddish. Free- 10019. Jesse Zel Lurie. Monthly (except land League. June-July and Aug.-Sept.). Hadassah, Women's Zionist Organization of Amer- ALGEMEINER JOURNAL (1972). 404 Park Ave., So., 10016. Gershon Jacobson. Weekly. Yiddish. HADAROM (1957). 1250 Broadway, 10001. Charles B. Chavel. Semiannual. Hebrew. AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK (1899). 165 Rabbinical Council of America, Inc. E. 56 St., 10022. Morris Fine, Milton Him- melfarb. Annual. American Jewish Com- HADOAR (1921). 1841 Broadway, 10023. Itz- mittee and Jewish Publication Society. hak Ivry. Weekly. Hebrew. Histadruth Iv- AMERICAN MIZRACHI WOMAN (1925). 817 rith of America. Broadway, 10003. Agatha Leifer. Irregu- lar. English Mizrachi Women's Organiza- HISTADRUT FOTO-NEWS (1948). 33 E. 67 tion of America. St., 10021. Nahum Guttman. Bimonthly. National Committee for Labor Israel. AMERICAN ZIONIST (1910). 4 E. 34 St., 10016. Elias Cooper. Monthly (except July IMPACT (1942 under the name of Synagogue and August). Zionist Organization of School). 155 Fifth Ave., 10010. Morton America. Siegel. Quarterly. English-Hebrew. United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Educa- AUFBAU (1934). 2121 Broadway, 10023. tion. Hans Steinitz. Weekly. English-German. New World Club, Inc. U INSTITUTIONAL AND INDUSTRIAL KO- BITZARON (1939). 1141 Broadway, 10001. SHER PRODUCTS DIRECTORY (1967). 116 Hayim Leaf. Monthly. Hebrew. Hebrew E. 27 St., 10016. Berel Wein, Admin. Ir- Literary Foundation. regular. Union of Orthodox Jewish Con- gregations of America. B'NAI YIDDISH (1968). 41 Union Sq., 10003. Itzik Kozlovsky. Bimonthly. English-Yid- ISRAEL HORIZONS (1952). 150 Fifth Ave., dish. 10011. Richard Yaffe. Monthly (except Ju- ly-August). Americans for Progressive Is- BOOKS IN REVIEW (1945). 15 E. 26 St., rael—Hashomer Hatzair. 10010. Sharon M. Strassfeld. Bimonthly. Jewish Book Council. JEWISH ACTION (1950). 116 East 27 St., COMMENTARY (1945). 165 E. 56 St., 10022. 10016. Yaakov Kornreich. Bimonthly. Norman Podhoretz. Monthly. American Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations Jewish Committee. of America. CONGRESS MONTHLY (1934). 15 E. 84 St., JEWISH BOOK ANNUAL (1942). 15 East 26th 10028. Herbert Poster. Monthly (except St., 10010. Jacob Kabakoff. Annual. Eng- July and August). American Jewish Con- lish-Hebrew-Yiddish. Jewish Book Coun- gress. cil of the National Jewish Welfare Board. JEWISH PERIODICALS / 361

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ADELMAN, WILLIAM, administrator, com- d. Chicago, 111., Aug. 25, 1977; Chicago munal worker; b. N.Y.C., Apr. 22, 1908; d. Democratic Party leader; Asst. State At- N.Y.C., July 12, 1977; exec. dir. Beth torney of Cook County; Master of Chan- Abraham Hosp. since 1950; dir. extended cery in Circuit Court of Cook County; care services, Montefiore Hosp.; mem. gov. Democratic natl. committeeman from Illi- bd., chmn. Long Term Care Com., Greater nois; It. col. U.S. Army, 1941^5; bd. N.Y. Hosp. Assn.; mem. gov. bd. N.Y. mem.: Brandeis Univ., Mt. Sinai Hosp. of Public Health Assn., Com. on Public Pol- Miami, Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hosp.; icy and Legislation; chmn. Citizens' Com. contributor: Univ. of Chicago Research on Aging, Community Service Soc. of Fdn. for Emotionally Disturbed Children, N.Y.; consultant, White House Conf. on Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Fdn.; bd. Aging; mem. Health Com. on Chronic mem. Natl. Fed. of Jewish Men's Clubs, Diseases of N.Y.C. Health Dept.; mem. Jewish Fed. of Metropolitan Chicago, Chi- N.Y. State Senate Advisory Com. on cago and Miami Jewish Homes for the Health; mem. Com. on Financing Con- Aged; mem.: Amer. Friends of Hebrew tinuing Health Care, Hosp. Assn. of N.Y. Univ., Amer. Friends of Tel Aviv Univ., State; mem. Task Force on Nursing Home B'nai B'rith, UJA, Amer. ORT Fed., Jew- Code, N.Y. State Dept. of Social Welfare ish Welfare Bd., Jewish United Fund, Joint and N.Y.C. Dept. of Hospitals; past pres. Distribution Com., Jewish Natl. Fund, Administrators Conf. of the Central Bu- Natl. Jewish Hosp. of Denver, Amer. reau for the Jewish Aged; v. chmn. Homes Com. for the Weizmann Institute of Sci- and Hospitals, Social Services, and Com- ence, Amer. Israel Public Affairs Com., munity and Health Services Divisions of Jewish War Veterans, Assn. Talmud UJA-Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies Joint Torahs, Israel Publishing Institute, Ency- Campaign; recipient: two awards from clopedia Judaica Press, Aid Assn. for In- Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies for work curable Orthodox Jews; special gifts among sick and needy; Israel and Leah chmn. Combined Jewish Appeal; hon. Cummings Award from Fed. of Jewish chmn. Chicago State of Israel Bonds Philanthropies Commission on Synagogue Org.; hon. HDL, Hebrew Theological Relations, for service to the Jewish com- Coll.; recipient: award of merit, Deca- munity; fellow: Amer. Public Health logue Soc. of Lawyers, 1950; man-of-the- Assn., Gerontological Soc., and Royal Soc. year award, Jewish Natl. Fund, 1957; of Health. bronze star, U.S. Legion of Merit, 1957; man-of-the-century award, Israel Bond ARVEY, JACOB M., attorney, politician, phi- Org., 1964. lanthropist; b. Chicago, 111., Nov. 3, 1895;

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366 NECROLOGY / 367 ATLAS, SAMUEL, rabbi, educator, author, ed- playwrights on tours in Europe, South itor; b. Kamai, Lithuania, Dec. 5, 1899; Africa, South America, and the U.S.; mem. d. Liberty, N.Y., July 27, 1977; in U.S. Actors Equity; hon. mem. Hebrew Actors' since 1942; lecturer in philosophy and Tal- Union. mud, Institute of Jewish Studies, Warsaw, 1929-34, and Cambridge Univ., 1935-39; BERMAN, MYRON, business exec., philan- prof. Hebrew Union Coll. Jewish Institute thropist, communal worker; b. (?), 1917; d. of Religion, 1942-75; editor: Novellae of N.Y.C., Aug. 11, 1977; bd. chmn. Saxon Abraham ben David, in Hebrew (1940); au- Industries; mem. gov. bd. Hebrew Union thor: Epistemological Foundations of His- Coll.; past pres. Riverdale Temple; active tory, in German (1928); To the Theory of in Bonds for Israel, UJA, Fed. of Jewish Knowledge of Maimonides, in Hebrew Philanthropies, Natl. Conf. of Christians (1931); The Philosophy of Maimonides and and Jews. its Systematic Place in the History of Philos- BLITMAN, CHARLES H., business exec., phi- ophy (1936); Rights of Private Property lanthropist; b. Nassau, N.Y., (7), 1894; d. (1944); Legal Fictions in Talmudic Law, in N.Y.C., July 18, 1977; founded Blitman Hebrew (1945); S. Maimon's Treatment of Construction Corp., 1922; responsible for the Problem of Antimonies (1948); Maimon construction of Custom House at World and Maimonides (1952); Maimon's Doc- Trade Center and Journal Square Trans- trine of Infinite Reason (1952); Solomon portation Center in Jersey City, among Maimon and Spinoza (1952); From Critical other buildings; one of the founders, ar- to Speculative Idealism, The Philosophy of chitects, and builders of a Masonic camp Solomon Maimon (1964); Notes of Moses for underprivileged children; active in Ha-Kohen of Luxe! on Maimonides' Code fund-raising for Fed. of Jewish Philanthro- (1969); articles on post-Kantian philosoph- pies; past v. pres. Maimonides Hosp. Cen- ical period for Encyclopedia of Philosophy ter; benefactor, Kingsbrook Jewish Medi- (1967); article on the legal status of kings cal Center; recipient: Leadership Award in Hebrew law (1968); designated prof, from Jewish Guild for the Blind; awards emeritus of philosophy and Talmud, He- from Anti-Defamation League and Ameri- brew Union Coll., 1975. can Jewish Congress. BLITZ, SAMUEL, communal leader; b. Lem- BAUM, SHEPHARD Z., rabbi, attorney, com- berg, Galicia, Austro-Hungary, June 15, munal leader; b. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 20, 1888; d. N.Y.C., May 6, 1977; in U.S. since 1903; d. N.Y.C., July 21,1977; rabbi: Tem- 1890; exec. v. pres. UJA, 1939-64; orga- ple Ashkenazi, Cambridge, Mass., 1924-27; nized benefit for Jewish victims of Nazi New Beth Israel Synagogue, Syracuse, persecution, 1934; exec. dir. United Pales- N.Y., 1926-27; Sons of Abraham Temple, tine Appeal of Greater N.Y.; mem. Zionist Albany, N.Y. 1927-34; chief supervisor, Org. of America; past sec. and fund-raising kosher law enforcement, N.Y. State, since dir. Zionist Council of Greater N.Y. 1934; capt., U.S. Chaplain Corps, 1943-45; pres. Bridge, Inc., since 1960; mem. N.Y. BLOCH, BENJAMIN C, architect; b. Chicago, Jewish Conf.; pres. Albany Jewish Com- 111., July 29, 1890; d. N.Y.C., Nov. 27, munity Center, 1932-35; dir. Albany Com- 1977; senior partner, architectural firm of munity Chest, 1932-35; organizer and Bloch & Hesse; designed more than 60 natl. dir. Amer. Jewish Congress, 1946-47; synagogues; trustee, Educational Alliance/ chmn. B'nai Zion-UJA; founder and bd. Architectural League; honorary trustee, mem. Amer. Red Mogen David; mem. Stephen Wise Free Synagogue; honored by Rabbinical Alumni, Yeshiva Univ.; natl. v. Podell House-Educational Alliance. pres. B'nai Zion; pres. Hebrew Welfare CHERNOWITZ, MAURICE E., educator, au- Agency; pres. upstate region, Union of Or- thor, editor; b. Odessa, Russia, Dec. 24, thodox Jewish Congregations; served in 1908; d. N.Y.C., July 4, 1977; in U.S. since high capacities in UJA and Israel Bonds. 1925; prof, of Fine Arts, Yeshiva Univ., for 27 years; editor, Bitzaron, a monthly He- BEN-AMI, JACOB, actor, director; b. Minsk, brew magazine, for 39 years; past district v. Russia, Dec. 23, 1890; d. N.Y.C., July 22, pres. Zionist Org. of America; author, 1977; in U.S. since 1912; founded Jewish Proust and Painting (1945); honored by Art Theater, N.Y.C.; appeared in plays by UJA, B'nai B'rith, and State of Israel Yiddish, American, British, and Russian Bonds. 368 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 CHOMSKY, WILLIAM, educator, author; b. tral Conf. Amer. Rabbis, Synagogue Coun- (?), Russia, Jan. 15, 1896; d. Philadelphia, cil of Amer.; author: Sources of Jewish In- Pa., July 19, 1977; in U.S. since 1913; one spiration, A Companion to the Bible, The of the world's foremost Hebrew grammari- American Jew: A Study of Backgrounds, ans; Gratz Coll.: faculty mem. since 1924; The American Reform Rabbi: A Profile of prof, since 1954; faculty chmn. 1949-69; a Profession; honored with title of Rabbi prof, emeritus since 1969; prof, of Hebrew Emeritus, Temple Beth Israel, 1968; hon. and Jewish Ed., Dropsie Coll., 1955-77; doctorates from Hebrew Union Coll. mem.: Amer. Academy for Jewish Re- (Cinn.), Trinity Coll., Hillyer Coll., and search; Natl. Council for Jewish Ed.; Hartt Coll. of Music. Labor Zionist Org. of America; Histadrut Ivrith; Mikveh Israel Congregation; World FISCHBACH, HENRY F., business exec, phi- Union of Jewish Studies; Conf. on Jewish lanthropist; b. (?), Rumania, (?), 1891; d. Studies; author: How to Teach Hebrew N.Y.C., Sept. 10, 1977; in U.S. since 1903; (1947); David Kimhi's Hebrew Grammar founder, bd. chmn. Fischbach & Moore; (1952); Hebrew: The Eternal Language past pres. N.Y. Electrical Contractors (1957); Teaching and Learning (1959); Assn.; benefactor: Dartmouth Coll.; Pratt Ha-Lashon Ha-Ivrit b'Darkhei Hitpathu- Institute; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; thah (1967); Darkhei Hora'ah u'Lemidah Brandeis Univ. (Henry Fischbach Chair in (1968); various contributions to profes- Chemistry, Henry Fischbach Fellowship sional journals. Fund supporting an interchange of Tech- nion and Brandeis graduate students, and DICKENSTEIN, ABRAHAM, banker, industri- Henry Fischbach Scholarship and Endow- alist, communal leader; b. Wishniewa, Po- ment Fund for gifted and needy students land, June 15, 1902; d. Tel Aviv, Israel, seeking a career in engineering); Haifa Feb. 16, 1977; in U.S. since 1936; pioneer Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; a laborer in Palestine, 1921-24; asst. dir. founder: Albert Einstein Coll. of Medicine; Worker's Bank, Ltd., 1924-38; founder, Israel Museum; Electrical Contractor manager: Audit Union of Credit Coops, Div., UJA-Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies 1925-29; Audit Union of Consumer's Joint Campaign; a fellow, Brandeis Univ. Coops, 1925-29; Transportation Coops, 1927-39; delegate, World Zionist Con- GOLDBERG, DAVID, rabbi; b. (?), Russia, (?), gress, 1939, 1951; pres. Israel Develop- 1886; d. Forest Hills, Queens, N.Y., Nov. ment Corp.; founder, pres. AMPAL 15, 1977; in U.S. since 1908; first Jewish (Amer. Israel Corp.), 1941; managing dir. chaplain U.S. Navy; only rabbi to serve as Bank Hapoalim; bd. chmn. Israel Amer. chaplain in W. W. I; entered U.S. Naval Industrial Development Bank; contributor Reserve, 1925; retired as It. commander, to periodicals. 1941; rabbi: Temple Beth El, Corsicana, Tex.; synagogue in Brockton, Mass. DLUZNOWSKY, MOSHE, author; b. Toma- shov, Poland, (?), 1906; d. N.Y.C., July 30, GOLDBLOOM, MAURICE J., author, editor, 1977; wrote plays, novels, and essays deal- translator, social activist; b. Brooklyn, ing with Jewish life; author: The Lonesome N.Y., (?), 1912; d. N.Y.C., Dec. 30, 1977; Ship, The Eleventh Inheritor, The Will of before W.W.II, courier from exiled Ger- Fortune, The Well on the Road, Autumn in man Socialists in U.S. to the party's under- the Vineyard, The Blessed and the Doomed; ground in Nazi Germany; bd. mem. Am- recipient, Jacob L. Gladstein Award of the nesty Internatl. U.S.A.; founder, exec. sec. Jewish Culture Congress, 1975. Amer. Com. for Democracy and Freedom in Greece; mem. editorial com., The Social- FELDMAN, ABRAHAM J., rabbi, author, edi- ist Call, 1942-55; associate editor, Current tor, communal leader; b. Kiev, the magazine; wrote for Commentary maga- Ukraine, (?), 1893; d. West Hartford, zine; author, American Security and Free- Conn., July 21, 1977; in U.S. since 1906; dom. natl. co-chmn. Consultative Council on Desegregation; chmn. Conn, advisory GORDON, HAROLD H., rabbi, communal com. to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; leader; b. Minneapolis, Minn., (?), 1908; d. founder, regent, Univ. of Hartford; foun- N.Y.C., May 21, 1977; delegate, White der, editor, The Connecticut Jewish Ledger House Conf. on Children and Youth, 1960; (1929); rabbi, Temple Beth Israel, West mem. coordinating com., Governor's Com. Hartford, Conn., 1925-68; past pres.: Cen- on Scholastic Achievement; U.S.O. dir., NECROLOGY / 369 Maryland; rabbi, Congregation Sons of Poetry Prize, Union of Bessarabian Jews Jacob, Waterloo, Iowa, 1935-42; chaplain, in Israel, 1967. Jewish Welfare Bd., 1942^3; Army Air Force Chaplain, 1943-46, rose to rank of ISH-KISHOR, SULAMITH, author, b. London, major; chaplaincy coordinator since 1946; England, (?), 1897; d. N.Y.C., June 23, N.Y. Bd. of Rabbis: gen. sec. (1946), exec, 1977; in U.S. since 1909; co-author, v. pres. (since 1960); co-founder: 5th Ave. Blessed Is the Daughter; author: A Boy of Synagogue; Internatl. Synagogue at Old Prague (1963); Our Eddie (1970); The Kennedy Airport; B'rith Milah School for Master of Miracle: A New Novel of the ritual circumcisers; Mt. Sinai Hosp. (dir., Golem (1971); Magnificent Hadrian; The 1968); exec. sec. B'rith Milah Bd. of N.Y., Carpet of Solomon; Everyman's History of since 1950; co-chmn. Com. of Religious the Jews; recipient, Natl. Jewish Book Leaders of N.Y.; chmn. N.Y. State Inter- Award, 1963, 1971; runner-up for John faith Com. on Chaplaincy; spiritual advi- Newberry Medal, Amer. Library Assn., sor, Council of Jewish Organizations in 1970. Civil Service, since 1956; mem.: first dele- JACOBS, JACOB, actor, director, producer, gation of rabbis to Soviet Union and other lyricist, Yiddish theater; b. Risk, Czecho- Iron Curtain countries, 1956; advisory slovakia, Jan. 1, 1891; d. Brooklyn, N.Y., council, Amer. Jewish Correctional Chap- Oct. 14, 1977; in U.S. since 1904; impre- lains Assn.; bd. of dirs., Central Bureau of sario of the Lenox, Grand, Natl., Parkway, Jewish Aged; natl. exec, bd., Religious Prospect, Anderson, Eden, and Yiddish Zionists of America; Rabbinical Assembly Amer. Theaters, N.Y.C.; first v. pres. Yid- of America; Jewish War Veterans; Assn. of dish Theatrical Alliance; mem. Amer. Soc. Jewish Chaplains in the Armed Forces; of Composers, Authors, & Publishers; delegate: World Jewish Congress, 1959, wrote lyrics to such songs as "Bei Mir Bist 1965; World Zionist Congress, 1937, 1960, du Schoen," "A Gute Heym," and "A Yid- 1965, 1968; honored by Fed. of Jewish Phi- dishe Meydle Darf A Yiddishn Boy"; hon. lanthropies, 1959, 1966; man-of-the-year mem. Hebrew Actors' Union; awarded award, Council of Jewish Organizations, "Achievement in Performing Arts" by 1960; citations for moral and religious City of N.Y., 1969. leadership, N.Y.C., 1960, 1966; Avodah Award, Jewish Teachers Assn., 1961; In- KOHN, EUGENE, rabbi, editor, author, edu- terfaith Movement award, 1963; honorary cator; b. (?), 1887; d. New Hyde Park, doctorates of Hebrew literature and divin- Queens, N.Y., Apr. 1, 1977; a founder of ity, Jewish Theological Seminary of Amer- the Jewish Reconstructionist Movement ica. and managing editor of its periodical The Reconstructionist, until 1960; co-editor of GREENBERG, ELIEZER, Yiddish poet, essay- prayer books; author: Religious Human- ist, translator; b. Lipkani, Russia, Dec. ism, Good to Be a Jew, The Future of Juda- 31, 1896; d. N.Y.C., June 2, 1977; in U.S. ism in America, A Manual for Teaching since 1913; dir. Yiddish press relations, Biblical History. Amer. Jewish Com., for several years; KOHN, HENRY, attorney, communal leader; founder, past v. pres. Yiddish branch of b. Chicago, 111., Nov. 9, 1902; d. Chicago, P.E.N. Club; mem.: Workmen's Circle; 111., Dec. 30, 1976; mem. Adlai Stevenson I.L. Peretz Yiddish Writers Union; co- Commission on Human Relations, State of editor: the Zukunft; Getseltn (1946-48); Illinois; contributor, Negro Coll. Fund; ac- A Treasury of Yiddish Stories (1954); tive in Joint Action Bd. coalition of civic Ashes Out of Hope; A Treasury of Yiddish and communal groups; natl. v. pres. and Poetry; author: Gassen un Avenues past chmn. Chicago Chapter, Amer. Jew- (1928); Foon Oometum (1934); Fisherdorf ish Com.; pres. and bd. mem. Bureau on (1938); ML. Halpern (1942); Die Lange Jewish Employment Problems; bd. mem. Nacht (1946); Banachtiker Dialog (1953), KAM Temple; recipient, award from Natl. Tsentrale Atotivn in H. Leivik's Shafn Conf. of Christians and Jews. (1961); Jacob Glatstein's Di Freid Fan Yiddishn Wort (1964); Eybiker Dorsht KOHN, PAULINE REDLICH, business exec., (1968); recipient: Harry Kovner Award humanitarian; b. (?), Poland, (7), 1896; d. for Yiddish Poetry, Jewish Book Council, Far Rockaway, Queens, N.Y., March 13, 1953; Jewish Book Council of America 1977; in U.S. since 1903; pres. Durst In- Award for Poetry, 1954; Jacob Fichman dustries; past natl. pres. and mem. bd. of 370 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 govs. Women's League for Israel; sup- Medal, City Coll. of N.Y., 1954; second porter of ADL; active on four wartime annual Albert Einstein Commemorative committees; signed affidavits of support for Award, 1956; medal, N.Y. Academy of 250 Austrian and German Jewish refugees, Medicine, 1966; John Howland Medal, 1938^0. Amer. Pediatric Soc, 1966. LEVINE, HARRY, business exec, philanthro- LICHTENBERG, LEO, rabbi, communal pist; b. N.Y.C., (?), 1896; d. Cambridge, leader; b. Rostock, Germany, Jan. 17, Mass., May 1, 1977; founder, New En- 1915; d. Cinn., Ohio, Aug. 1, 1977; in U.S. gland Novelty Co.; dir. Commonwealth since 1935; U.S. Air Force chaplain, W.W. Plastics Corp., Leominster, Mass.; chmn. II, Korean War, retired as It. col.; Hebrew U.S. Plastic & Chemical Co.; treas. Supe- instructor, Hofstra Univ., 1954-68; asst. rior Plastic Co.; chief petty officer, U.S. prof, of religion, Adelphi Univ., 1954-74; Navy, W.W.I; established plastics factory dir. Hillel activities, Univ. of Virginia, in Israel, 1948; founding gov. Weizmann Adelphi Univ., Ohio Univ., dir. Hillel Institute of Science and treas. of its Amer. Fdn., 1954-68; manuscript processor, He- Com. brew Union Coll., since 1976; past pres. Natl. Assn. Hillel Directors; past natl. LEVINE, SAMUEL, physician, educator, edi- chaplain, Amer. Legion; treas. Jewish tor, communal worker; b. N.Y.C., Aug. 8, Chaplains Armed Forces of the U.S.; mem. 1895; d. N.Y.C., Aug. 14, 1977; house exec com., Assn. of Reform Rabbis; mem. officer, Mt. Sinai Hosp., 1920-22; staff exec, bd., Central Conf. Amer. Rabbis. mem. Infants' & Children's Hosp., Boston, LINN, IRVING, educator; b. Newark, N.J., 1922-23; Cornell Univ. Medical Coll.: on Jan. 24, 1912; d. N.Y.C, Oct. 5, 1977; prof, faculty since 1924; prof, of pediatrics, of English, Yeshiva Univ., 1937-77; pres. 1936-61; named prof, emeritus, 1961; N.Y. Amer. Soc of Geolinguistics, 1972-73; Hosp.: on staff since 1932; attendant pedia- conducted WABC-TV series "This En- trician-in-chief, 1936-61; consultant since glish Language of Ours," 1966-70; listed in 1961; taught at Institute for Psycho-Anal- directory of Scholars and Outstanding ysis, Chicago; consultant: World Health Educators of America, 1974. Org.; School of Social Service Admn., Western Reserve Univ.; Univ. of Pitts- LIPNICK, JEROME, rabbi, communal leader; burgh School of Social Work; mem.: b. Baltimore, Maryland, (?), 1918; d. N.Y.C. Bd. of Health; Harvey Soc.; Amer. Washington, D.C., March 14, 1977; dir. of Bd. of Pediatrics; N.Y. Academy of Medi- ed. B'nai B'rith Youth Org.; headed Tem- cine; technical advisory com. on fluorida- ple Beth El, Utica, N.Y.; representative. tion of water supplies, N.Y. State Dept. of World Council of Synagogues, Jerusalem, Health; Amer. Institute of Nutrition; Soc. 1965-66; hon. doctorate, Jewish Theologi- for Experimental Biology; Amer. Assn. for cal Seminary, 1970. the Advancement of Science; founder, Fdn. for Internatl. Child Health; pres. Soc. MANDELBAUM, JUDITH, educator, commu- for Pediatric Research, 1932-33; pres. nal leader; b. N.Y.C, June 30, 1906; d. Amer. Pediatric Soc., 1959-60; active in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 7, 1977; taught at work for Hebrew Orphan Asylum; Eman- Yeshiva Etz Chaim of Boro Park, East uel Settlement, N.Y.C; Neighborhood Midwood Jewish Center, and Flatbush Ye- Center, Philadelphia; exec, dir.: Bronx shiva; mem. Amer. Mizrachi Women since House; Council Educational Center, De- 1957: past sec, natl. cultural chmn., natl. troit; Council Educational Alliance of v. pres., and hon. v. pres.; editor-in-chief Cleveland; Irene Kaufmann Center, Pitts- and columnist, Amer. Mizrachi Women burgh; Detroit Jewish Community Center; Journal, since 1945; pres. Sisterhood Con- gen. dir. Jewish Community Centers of gregation Talmud Torah of Flatbush, Chicago, 1947-66; pres.: Natl. Conf. of 1970-74; personal sec. of the late Rabbi Jewish Communal Service; Assn. of Jewish Meir Bar-Han; past natl. pres. Mizrachi Center Workers; editor-in-chief, Advances Hatzair; honored by Amer. Mizrachi in Pediatrics, 1945; contributor to numer- Women (1971), Religious Zionists of Flat- ous medical journals; recipient: Borden bush (1974), and Sisterhood Congregation Award, Amer. Academy of Pediatrics, Talmud Torah of Flatbush (1974). 1944; Cornell Univ. Medical Coll. Alumni MARK, JULIUS, rabbi, educator, communal Assn. Award, 1954; Townsend Harris leader; b. Cinn., Ohio, Dec. 25, 1898; d. NECROLOGY / 371 N.Y.C., Sept. 7, 1977; rabbi: Temple Beth- Amer. Hebrew Congregations; pres. El, South Bend, Ind., 1922-26; Vine St. Larchmont Temple, 1960-62, 1972-74; Temple, Nashville, Tenn., 1926-48; Tem- first woman to serve as pres. of a synagogue ple Emanu-El, 1948-68; Jewish Chaplain, in the N.Y.C. area. U.S. Navy, 1942-45, retired as It. comman- der; prof, of Homiletics and Practical The- MILLER, JULES, business exec.; b. Pitts- ology, Hebrew Union Coll.-Jewish Insti- burgh, Pa., Feb. 28, 1902; d. Houston, tute of Religion, 1949-63; life trustee, Fed. Texas, March 15, 1977; exec, business of Jewish Philanthropies; mem.: exec. com. manager, Jewish Exponent; v. pres. Amer. U.S. Commission for UNESCO; natl. bd. Jewish Press Assn.; honored by Amer. of Natl. Conf. of Christians and Jews; east- Jewish Press Assn. (1968) and Fed. of Jew- em bd. of ADL; bd. of govs. World Union ish Agencies (1974). for Progressive Judaism; Council on For- MINDA, ALBERT G., rabbi, communal eign Relations; trustee, Union of Amer. leader; b. Holton, Kansas, July 30, 1895; d. Hebrew Colleges, 1958-62; exec. bd. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 15, 1977; leader, Amer. Jewish Com.; exec. com. N.Y. Bd. Temple Israel, 1922-63; past pres. Central of Rabbis; bd. of dirs. Assn. for New Conf. Amer. Rabbis; internatl. v. pres. Americans; bd. chaplains, N.Y. Univ.; World Union for Progressive Judaism; co- Assn. of Reform Rabbis of N.Y.; Army founder: Minneapolis Urban League; Min- and Navy Chaplains Assn.; Conf. on Jew- neapolis Round Table Conf. of Christians ish Material Claims Against Germany; and Jews; recipient, hon. DD, Hebrew Theta Phi; pres.: Alumni Assn., Hebrew Union Coll., 1947; named on list of 100 Union Coll.-Jewish Institute of Religion, great living Minnesotans, 1940. 1948-50; Jewish Conciliation Bd. of Amer- ica; chmn. bd. of govs. Hebrew Union MODANSKY, JACOB R., business exec., phi- Coll.; mem. com. on justice and peace, lanthropist; b. Kiev, Russia, Oct. 1, 1896; Central Conf. Amer. Rabbis, 1946-49; d. N.Y.C, Sept. 19, 1977; in U.S. since pres. Synagogue Council of America, 1912; founder, past pres., and chmn. of bd., 1961-63; dir. N.Y. World's Fair, 1964-65; Ajayem Lumber Corp.; past pres.: East one of three convenors, Natl. Conf. on Re- Meadow Jewish Center; Eastern Region, ligion and Race, Chicago, 1963; contribu- Zionists of America; Knesserit Israel, ting editor, Observer, 1934—38; author: The Miami Beach; Apex Soc.; chmn. bd. He- Art of Preaching; Behaviorism and Reli- brew Academy; bd. mem. Fed. of Jewish gion, (1930); The Rabbi Faces Some Big Philanthropies; master builder, Yeshiva Dilemmas (1956); Reaching for the Moon Univ. (1959); hon. LLD, Cumberland Univ., 1936; hon. pres. Amer. Jewish Encyclope- MOSTEL, ZERO, actor, painter; b. (Samuel dia Soc.; hon. mem. Zeta Beta Tau; hon. Joel Mostel), Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 28, doctorate Hebrew Union Coll., 1949; hon. 1915; d. Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 8, 1977; v. chmn. Lighthouse of N.Y. Assn. of the debut as comedian, Cafe Soc. Downtown, Blind, since 1952; recipient: Zeta Beta 1942; U.S. Army W.W.II; appeared in Tau's man-of-the-year award, 1959; such films as "The Producers" and "The Human Relations Award, Methodist Front"; received Tony Awards for his per- Church, 1963; Gold Medallion for Coura- formances in the plays "Rhinoceros" geous Leadership, Natl. Conf. of Chris- (1961), "A Funny Thing Happened on the tians and Jews, 1966; hon. DHL, L. I. Way to the Forum" (1963), and "Fiddler Univ., 1967; Israel Bond Plaque, 1967, on the Roof (1964); sponsor: Natl. Negro 1968, 1970; Israel Tower of David Plaque, Congress; Spanish Refugee Appeal of the 1968; named Rabbi emeritus, Temple Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Com.; co- Emanu-El, 1968; Clergyman of the Year, chmn. Natl. Alumni Com. for City Coll. Religious Heritage of America, 1969. Scholar Awards; Works Progress Ad- ministration lecturer: Museum of Modern Art; Frick Museum; Museum of Science & MERMEY, FAYVELLE, journalist, communal Industry; one man art show, A.C.A. Gal- leader; b. (?), 1916; d. Larchmont, N.Y., leries, 1973; bd. mem. Jewish Museum; re- March 12, 1977; feature writer and colum- cipient: Best Actor award, Theater of All nist, Mamaroneck Daily Times, 1964-70; Nations, Paris, 1959; Einstein medal of art. founder, Larchmont Youth Bd.; founder, Women's Interfaith Seminar, Larchmont; REGENSBERG, CHAIM DAVID, rabbi, educa- dir. dues collecting agency, Union of tor, author; b. Zembrova, Poland, Sept. 18, 372 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 1895; d. Jerusalem, Israel, March 28, 1977; treas. Sigma Delta Chi Soc. of Professional in U.S. since 1922; prof, of Talmud and Journalists; recipient, Boris Smolar award Dean of Faculty, Hebrew Theological for contributions to Jewish Journalism, Coll.; religious head, Chicago Rabbinical 1976. Council, 1972; chmn. Rabbinical Court, Rabbinical Council of America, 1972; au- ROSENTHAL, HENRY M., author, educator; thor: articles in Kerem, Hapardes, Bit- b. Louisville, Kentucky, Jan. 9, 1906; d. zaron, Noam, Hadarom, and the Hebrew Ellsworth, Maine, July 29, 1977; 92nd St. Theological Coll. Journal; Mishmeret YMHA, N.Y.C.: religious dir., 1930-42; Hayim Responsa, 1966; Giv'at Shaul, dir. Adult School of Jewish Studies, 1936. 1939-42; dir. Hillel Fdn., Hunter Coll., 1942-45; lecturer in social philosophy, REMBA, ODED, educator, economist; b. (?), Cooper Union Coll., 1945-t7; prof, of 1931; d. N.Y.C., Jan. 6, 1977; prof, of eco- philosophy, Hunter Coll., 1948-73; prof. nomics, Coll. of Staten Island, City Univ. Columbia Univ., 1962; mem. Phi Beta of N.Y.; mem. bd. dirs. Amer. Academic Kappa; mem. Amer. Philosophical Assn.; Assn. for Peace in the Middle East; chmn. author: "The Philosophy of George San- editorial advisory bd., Middle East Review; tayana," Library of Living Philosophers mem. bd. dirs., Amer. Histadrut Cultural (1940); On the Function of Religion in Exchange Institute. Culture (1941); recipient, Guggenheim fellowship, 1947^8. RHODES, IRVING, publisher; b. (?), Poland, (?), 1901; d. Milwaukee, Wise, March 29, SCHERER, EMANUEL, labor leader, editor; b. 1977; co-founder, co-publisher, Wisconsin Cracow, Poland, (?), 1901; d. Dobbs Ferry, Jewish Chronicle; founder, Amer. Jewish N.Y., May 3, 1977; in U.S. since 1939; Press Assn. youngest man elected to Warsaw Jewish Labor Bund's Central Committee, 1930; ROBINSON, JACOB, attorney, historian, politi- co-editor, several Polish-language publica- cian; b. (?), Lithuania, (?), 1889; d. N.Y.C., tions of Warsaw Bund; elected to City Oct. 24, 1977; in U.S. since 1940; served in Council of Warsaw, 1938; representative of Lithuanian Parliament, 1922-26; legal ad- Jewish Labor Movement, Polish Natl. viser to Lithuania's Foreign Office, 1932; Council, 1943; sec. gen. and sec. coordinat- chmn. unofficial com. of Jewish leaders in ing com. Amer. Jewish Labor Bund, 1946; Lithuania; consultant to chief counsel at editor, Unser Zeit; v. pres. Jewish Labor Nuremberg war crime trials, 1946; legal Com. adviser to Jewish Agency for Palestine, 1947; founder, first dir. World Jewish Con- SCHIFRIN, ISIDOR, business exec, communal gress Institute of Jewish Affairs; mem. Is- leader; b. Rochester, N.Y., Apr. 5, 1889; d. raeli delegation to U.N.; appointed by Cinn., Ohio, March 15, 1977; exec, part- Israeli Government to draft reparations ner, Julian J. Behr Advertising Agency, agreement between Israel and West Ger- 1911-73; Federal Prison Chaplain, 1920- many, 1952; coordinator of research and 63; Army Chaplain, W.W.I; Air Force documentation on the Holocaust, Conf. on Chaplain, W.W.II; v. pres. Schindler- Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, Howard Advertising Agency, 50 years; 1957; adviser to YIVO Institute; adviser to sec, bd. mem. Jewish Telegraphic Agency; Memorial Fdn. for Jewish Culture; coor- natl. bd. mem. Amer. Assn. for Jewish Ed.; dinated and organized much of the docu- natl. bd. mem. Council of Jewish Federa- mentation for Yad Vashem. tions & Welfare Funds; principal, I.M. Wise Temple Sabbath Schools; pres. Jew- ROSENBERG, ADOLPH, journalist, editor, ish Cultural & Arts Com.; pres. Bureau publisher, b. Albany, Ga., Aug. 14, 1911; of Jewish Ed.; past pres. Brotherhood d. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 17, 1977; reporter, the I.M. Wise Temple; founding mem., hon. Constitution, the Journal; founding chmn. v. pres., founding chmn. Boy Scout Georgia Communications Council; bd. Com., Natl. Jewish Welfare Bd.; natl. mem. Atlanta District, Zionist Org. of bd. mem., Boy Scouts of America; America; bd. mem. Gate City B'nai B'rith chmn. Men's Div. ORT; natl. exec, bd., Lodge; mem. Jewish War Veterans; editor, Bonds for Israel; chmn. public relations, publisher, The Southern Israelite; pres. Brandeis Univ.; Jewish Fed. of Cincin- Amer. Jewish Press Assn., 1966-69; foun- nati; public relations consultant for der, pres. Atlanta Press Club, 1974-75; Mayor of Cincinnati; chmn. Boys' Week; NECROLOGY / 373 recipient, Shofar and Silver Beaver com. Zionist Org. of America, 1934; awards, Boy Scouts of America. trustee, Cleveland Jewish Community Fed., since 1934; pres. Cleveland Jewish SCHINE, HAROLD L., business exec, civic Community Center, 1935-70; participated leader; b. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 9, 1917; in seven World Zionist Congresses, begin- d. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 26, 1977; pres. ning in 1937; one of 19 American Jews City Lumber Co. of Bridgeport; U.S. staff summoned by Ben-Gurion to organize sergeant in counter-intelligence, W.W.II; American support for Haganah, 1945; mem. Foreign Trade Zone Commission of mem. natl. bd. govs. Amer. Com. for Weiz- Bridgeport; dir. State Natl. Bank of mann Institute of Science, since 1950; Bridgeport; bd. of associates, Univ. of mem. gen. council, World Zionist Org., Bridgeport; past pres. Bridgeport Jewish since 1951; founder, mem. natl. bd. govs. Service Bureau; bd. of dirs. North Atlantic State of Israel Bond Org., 1951-65; natl. v. Ports Assn.; Bridgeport Area Chamber of pres. UJA, 1955-66; natl. bd. trustees, Commerce; bd. mem. United Jewish Coun- Amer. Friends of Hebrew Univ., since cil of Bridgeport; past pres. Jewish Family 1955; pres. Amer. Jewish League for Israel, & Children's Bureau, Bridgeport. 1957-60; v. pres., Amer. Assn. for Jewish Ed., 1959-66; bd. of govs. Hebrew Univ. SCHRAGE, SAMUEL A., rabbi, communal and Negev Univ., since 1971; pres. Cleve- leader; b. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Dec. 12, land Bureau of Jewish Ed.; pres. World 1935; d. N.Y.C., Dec. 31, 1976; in U.S. Confederation of Gen. Zionists; world since 1949; administrative asst. United chmn. Keren Hayesod, since 1971. Lubavitchen Yeshivot, 1962-64; formed Maccabees citizens' group, an anti-crime street patrol, 1964; asst. to mayor of SIEGEL, SAMUEL H., author, artist, commu- N.Y.C., 1965-68; asst. exec, dir., N.Y.C. nal leader; b. Vilkovishki, Lithuania, Apr. Youth Bd., 1966; principal human re- 25, 1886; d. Edison, N.J., Oct. 6, 1977; in sources specialist, N.Y.C, since 1968; con- U.S. since 1904; co-org. Workmen's Circle sultant, law enforcement agencies; dir. Branch 300, Poland, 1909; org., sec. Yid- N.Y.C.'s Neighborhood Action Program, dish Workmen's Circle, 1937-74; editor, 1969-74. The Banner, New Brunswick, N.J., 1922- 25; wrote autobiography for YIVO, 1943; SEGAL, ABRAHAM, educator, author; b. Phil- mosaicist and painter of Jewish and bibli- adelphia, Pa., Nov. 7, 1910; d. N.Y.C, cal themes, 1973-77. May 24, 1977; trustee and natl. dir. Dept. of Ed., Union of Amer. Hebrew Congrega- SILBERT, SILVIA F., communal worker, phi- tions; English teacher, Philadelphia high lanthropist; b. N.Y.C, Jan. 31, 1910; d. schools, 30 years; instructor, Gratz Coll.; N.Y.C, Nov. 16, 1977; mem. Metropoli- trustee, Israel Bonds; active in Bd. of Jew- tan Museum of Art; Natl. Women's Com., ish Ed.; mem.: Natl. Assn. Temple Educa- Brandeis Univ.; chmn. Women's Advisory tors; Amer. Assn. Jewish Ed.; Natl. Coun- Com., Amer. Cancer Soc.; founder, Albert cil of Jewish Ed.; co-author: social studies Einstein Coll. of Medicine; gen. chmn., dir. volume, Israel Today (1964); Joseph and Women's Div., ADL Appeal; dir. N.Y.C. His Brothers; The Eternal People (1966); UJA; mem.: B'nai B'rith; Natl. Council of Teaching Jewish History; Teaching of the Jewish Women; Women's Div., Fed. of Sidur; How to Conduct a Sabbath Service Jewish Philanthropies; patroness: Jewish for Children; Guide for Jewish Youth; Holy Museum; Amer.-Israel Cultural Fdn.; Days and Holidays; author, numerous honored at Israel Dinner of State spon- magazine articles; recipient, man-of-the- sored by Park Ave. Synagogue and Temple year award, Gratz Coll. Alumni Assn.; Emanu-El. honored by Jewish Natl. Fund of Philadel- phia, Commission on Jewish Ed. SPIEGEL, IRVING, reporter; b. N.Y.C, Apr. SHAPIRO, EZRA Z., attorney, communal 26, 1907; d. N.Y.C, March 31, 1977; staff leader; b. Volozhin, Poland, May 7, 1903; mem., reporter, N. Y. Times, since 1925; d. Jerusalem, Israel, May 14, 1977; in U.S. covered stories about Jewish organizations since 1906; private law practice, Cleveland, and events; recipient: several publisher's Ohio, since 1925; dir. of law, City of Cleve- awards from the Times; awards from B'nai land, 1933—35; v. chmn. Cleveland Com- B'rith (1967), Amer. Jewish Com., and nu- munity Relations Bd.; chmn. natl. exec. merous other Jewish organizations. 374 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 SPOTNITZ, MIRIAM, social worker, educator; Jerusalem; bd. mem. Jewish Telegraphic b. (?), 1911; d. June 15, 1977; instructor, Agency; founder, v. pres., and hon. pres. Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Stud- Amer. Jewish League for Israel; past v. ies; dir. managing office, Jewish Board of pres. Zionist Org. of America; founder, Guardians; psychiatric social worker: Jew- mem. bd. govs., and chmn. Amer. Com., ish Board of Guardians; Jewish Family Weizmann Institute of Science; bd. chmn. Service; bd. chmn. Louise Wise Adoption Brandeis Youth Fdn.; natl. chmn. UJA; Agency. natl. chmn. United Israel Appeal; man-of- the-year award, Zeta Beta Tau, 1947; re- STEINHARDT, MAXWELL, attorney, commu- cipient: hon. Dr. of Humane Letters, Bos- nal leader; b. N.Y.C., Nov. 6, 1889; d. ton Univ., 1950; Certificate of Merit, N.Y.C., Oct. 4, 1977; practiced law pri- Jewish War Veterans, 1952; hon. Feliow, vately in N.Y.C. for more than 30 years; Weizmann Institute of Science, 1960. pres.: Shaw Soc. of America; Harvard Club; Grolier Club; U.S. Army capt. W. STULBERG, LOUIS, labor union exec.; b. (?), W. I; bd. mem. Hebrew Technical Insti- Poland, Apr. 14, 1901; d. N.Y.C, Dec. 14, tute; natl. treas., sec., and founder of its 1977; in U.S. since 1919; Internatl. Ladies' Philanthropic Fund, Amer. Council for Ju- Garment Workers' Union: v. pres. 1947-66; daism; past pres. Jewish Fdn. for Ed. of pres. 1966-75; past v. pres. AFL-CIO; Women. founding dir., v. pres. East River Housing Corp.; trustee, Mutual Redevelopment STERN, FREDERICK M., author; b. Dec. 1, Houses, Inc.; mem. Public Development 1889, Posen, Poland; d. N.Y.C, May 6, Corp. of N.Y.; v. pres. League for Indus- 1977; in U.S. since 1937; managing dir. trial Democracy; treas. Negro Labor Hinz Factory, Germany; dir. Self Help Com.; trustee, Fashion Institute of Tech- Org.; dir. Leo Baeck Institute; author: The nology; mem. bd. dirs. Intematl. Rescue Junker Menace (1945); Capitalism in Com.; mem. trade union com., Histadrut; America: A Classless Society (1951); The mem. bd. dirs. Amer. ORT Fed.; founder, Citizen Army: Key to Defense in the Atomic Amer. Labor ORT; mem. natl. exec. bd. Age (1957); Life and Liberty: A Return to Jewish Labor Com.; mem. bd. dirs. He- First Principles (1975). brew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Soc.; mem. Natl. Com. for Labor Israel; former STONE, DEWEY D., business exec, industri- trustee, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Cen- alist, communal leader, philanthropist; b. ter; fellow, Brandeis Univ.; hon. chmn. Brockton, Mass., Aug. 31, 1900; d. Brock- Workmen's Circle, Cutters' Branch; hon- ton, Mass., Nov. 19, 1977; pres. Harodite ored at testimonial dinner sponsored by Finishing Co.; mem. bd. dirs. numerous UJA-Fed. of Jewish Philanthropies; hon- companies; U.S. Army, W.W.I; trustee: ored by Histadrut with construction of Cardinal Cushing Gen. Hosp.; Stone Char- Louis Stulberg Hosp. at Kfar Saba. itable Fdn.; associate founder, Boston Univ. (Dewey D. & Harry K. Stone Sci- SZOLD, ROBERT, attorney, communal leader; ence Building, 1947) and Hebrew Teachers b. Streator, 111., Sept. 29, 1889; d. N.Y.C, Coll.; headed U.S. operation to acquire Nov. 9, 1977; asst. Attorney Gen. of boats to bring Holocaust survivors into Puerto Rico, 1915; asst. to Solicitor Gen. Palestine; mem. small, secret group of the U.S., 1915-18; senior partner, Szold, charged with acquisition of military equip- Brandwen, Meyers, & Altman, since 1921; ment needed by the Haganah; played sig- composed briefs that led to first federal nificant role in helping to secure key votes child labor law; delegate, Round Table approving the UN Partition Resolution, Conf., London, 1939; dir. numerous corpo- 1947-48; mem.: Amer. Legion; Jewish rations; past pres.: United Housing Fdn.; War Veterans; B'nai B'rith; YMHA; Edward A. Filene Goodwill Fund; foun- Friends of Hebrew Univ.; Zionist House; der, Szold Institute of Applied Science, Camp Young Judea; Israel Bond Corp.; 1967; mem. Amer. Law Institute; founder, Israel Economic Corp; Amer.-Israel Cul- pres. Zionist Circle, 1915-17; mem. Zion- tural Fdn.; exec. bd. Jewish Agency; exec, ist Commission to Palestine, 1919; mem. bd. World Zionist Org.; bd. dirs. Council Zionist Reorganization Commission, 1920; of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds; treas., pres. Palestine Endowment Fund, Israel Foreign Trade Credits Corp.; con- since 1922; v. pres., pres. Palestine Eco- tributor, Amer. Friends of Boys Town nomic Corp., 1925-57; chmn., past pres., NECROLOGY / 375 hon. pres. Zionist Org. of America, since and Palestinian Jews; directed part of 1930; mem. Council Jewish Colonial negotiations with Vatican for rescue of Trust, since 1930; mem. Keren Kayemeth Jews in Hungary; pres. Amer. League for Leisrael, since 1930; ,-. chmn. Jewish a Free Palestine; former exec. dir. B'nai Agency, since 1931; founder, Amer. Emer- B'rith Council of Greater Philadelphia; gency Com. for Zionist Affairs, 1939; dir. pres. Natl. Haym Solomon Memorial Central Bank of Cooperative Institutions Com. in Palestine, 1930-56; dir. Palestine Mort- gage & Savings Bank, 1930-59; founder, WEISGAL, MEYER W., statesman, adminis- co-chmn. Amer. Economic Com. for trator, author, editor, communal leader; b. Palestine, 1939-54; first Jewish adminis- Kilol, Poland, Nov. 10, 1894; d. Jerusalem, trator of Jerusalem; treas. Amer. Zionist Israel, Sept. 29, 1977; in U.S. 1905^9, Is- Council, 1940-44; mem.: Jewish Natl. rael 1949-77; U.S. Army, W.W.I; founder: Fund; the Judeans; Gen. Com., Amer. Amer. Jewish Conf.; Amer. section, Jewish Jewish Conf., since 1943; founder, past Agency; World Zionist Org.; natl. sec. pres. PEF (Israel Endowment Fund); co- Zionist Org. of America, 1921-30; con- founder, Free Synagogue of Westchester; ceived and directed "The Romance of a dir. Union Bank of Israel, since 1951; dir. People" (1933) and "The Eternal Road" Israel Corp. of America, 1951-55; pres. Is- (1936); dir. gen. Palestine Pavilion, N.Y. rael Enterprises, Inc., 1953-57; mem. Phi World's Fair, 1939-40; founder, past pres. Beta Kappa; mem. Beta Theta Pi; hon. Weizmann Institute of Science; Dr. Chaim mem. bd. of govs., Univ. of Jerusalem; re- Weizmann's personal sec. and U.S. repre- cipient: Hon. LLD, Knox Coll., 1953; hon. sentative; v. pres. State of Israel Bond Org., Dr. of Humane Letters, Brandeis Univ.; 1951; v. pres. Amer. Financial & Develop- Solomon Bublick Prize, 1966; Doctor Juris ment Corp. for Israel, 1951; chmn. bd. Yad Honoris Causa, Hebrew Univ., 1972. Chaim Weizmann natl. memorial, since 1952; chmn. world com. for Israel's tenth SZTEJNWAKS, PlNHUS, author, journalist, anniversary celebrations, 1958-59; chmn. editor; b. Sokolow, Poland, July 17, bd. dirs. Tel Aviv's Cameri Theater; initia- 1905; d. N.Y.C., May 11, 1977; in U.S. tor, Itzik Manger Prize for Yiddish Litera- since 1941; UN correspondent; mem. ture; editor: The Maccabean (1918-21); Labor Zionist movement, Warsaw; pres. The New Palestine (1921-30); Bialik's Poalei Zion, 1935-77; editor, Tzion Poems (1926); Herzl Memorial Book Neiss, World Zionist Org., 1942-51; spe- (1929); The Jewish Standard (1930-32); cial asst. for Yiddish press, the Jewish Chaim Weizmann: Statesman, Scientist, Agency, 1951-72; author: Yiddishe Builder of the Jewish Commonwealth Mames; Yidn zu Gedenken; Silhuetn Fun (1944); Chaim Weizmann, A Biography by a Dor, Zionisten. Many Hands (1962); author, autobiogra- phy, Meyer Weisgal So Far (1972); WARSHAWSKY, IRVING, labor and commu- Weizmann Institute's first Ph. D. Honoris nal leader, b. (?), d. (?), Aug. 1977; bd. Causa, 1964; recipient: hon. doctorate, mem. Jewish Natl. Fund of America; Brandeis Univ., 1969; hon. doctorate, He- fought in Jewish Brigade, W.W.I; mem. brew Univ. of Jerusalem, 1969; Rothschild Labor Zionist Movement; mem. Natl. Prize for Merit, 1969; Remembrance Com. for Labor Israel. Award of World Fed. of Bergen Belsen WECHSLER, GABRIEL, administrator, com- Assns., 1974; King Solomon Award of munal leader; b. (?), 1909; d. N.Y.C., July America-Israel Cultural Fdn., 1976. 22, 1977; gen. sec. City Fusion Party, 1933-63; campaign dir. City of Hope; past WOLFSON, ARTHUR, cantor, educator; b. deputy commissioner, sanitation and pur- Philadelphia, Pa., (?), 1912; d. (?), New chase; past asst. administrator, public Zealand, July 26, 1977; music dir. Temple affairs; exec. v. pres. Civic Fdn. of N.Y. Emanu-El, N.Y.C., since 1949; dir. Tem- State; veteran leader, Jabotinsky Move- ple Emanu-El religious school; faculty ment, United Zionist Revisionists of mem.: School of Sacred Music; Hebrew America; founder, Amer. Com. for Natl. Union Coll.-Jewish Institute of Religion, Sick Fund of Israel; founder, War Refugee since 1950, faculty chmn. 1972-74; mem.: Bd.; natl. sec. Emergency Com. to Save the gov. bd. Amer. Soc. for Jewish Music; Jewish People of Europe; founder, natl. Amer. Musicological Soc.; Schola Musicae sec. Com. for a Jewish Army of Stateless Liturgicae; exec. bd. Jewish Book Council 376 / AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1979 of Jewish Welfare Bd.; chmn. Natl. Music for U.S. Civil Service Commission and var- Council, Jewish Welfare Bd.; pres.: Amer. ious bds. of ed. and police depts., 1968-76; Conf. of Cantors; Jewish Music Forum; author, "Training in Intergroup Rela- Jewish Liturgical Music Soc. tions," Journal of Intergroup Relations (1961); recipient: first place, Amer. Jewish ZAND, WALTER P., communal worker, edu- Historical Soc. Award, 1956; Humanitar- cator; b. N.Y.C., Apr. 28, 1914; d. Miami, ian Award, Broward County Chapter, Fla., May 6, 1977; midwest regional dir., Amer. Jewish Com.-Fla., 1977. Fla. area dir. Amer. Jewish Com.; adminis- ZORN, LEWIS E., business exec., philanthro- trator, Welfare Council of Brooklyn, pist; b. (?), 1900; d. Mount Vernon, N.Y., 1945-47; B'nai B'rith Council of Balti- Oct. 12, 1977; pres. Bracks Div., Amer. more, 1947-49; chmn. Human Relations Hosp. Supply Co.; founder: Amer. Friends Com., City Club of Chicago, 1960; of Hebrew Univ. in Jerusalem, v. pres. Mayor's Commission on Civil Rights, Chi- Greater Miami Chapter; Douglas Garden cago, 1960; chmn. Civil Rights Com., Natl. Jewish Home for the Aged, Miami; Mt. Assn. of Social Workers, 1961; associate Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach; recip- prof. Human Relations, Univ. of Miami, ient: Torch of Learning Award, Amer. 1967-77; taught human relations courses Friends of Hebrew Univ.