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Directories and Lists Jewish National Organizations in the United States* DIRECTORIES AND LISTS JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES* Academic Committee for the Hebrew University (1941). Pres.: Salo W. Baron; Sec.-Treas.: A. Arthur Schiller, 1140 Amsterdam Ave., N. Y. C. Members: 200. PURPOSE: TO disseminate information regarding activities of the Hebrew University and to promote cooperation between that University and academic circles of this country. Adult Jewish Studies, see National Academy for Advisory Council on European Jewish Affairs of the World Jewish Congress (1942). Chm. Exec. Com.: Stephen S. Wise; Chm. Adm. Com.: Nahum Goldmann; Head Dept. Europ. Jewish Affairs: Leon Kubowitzki, 330 W. 42nd St. (Room 819), N. Y. C. Members: 75. Affiliates: 15 Rep. Com. of European Jewish Communities. PURPOSE: TO coordinate the activities of the various Representative Committees of European Jewry; to establish a united front of European Jewry with regard to its common war, peace and postwar problems; to advise the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress on the problems likely to affect the present and future situation of European Jewry. PUBLICATION: News Letter. (For inner circulation only.) Agricultural Corporation, see American Jewish Joint Agudas Israel of America, Inc. (1921). Pres.: Eliezer Silver; Exec. Dir.: S. Eichenstein, 1123 Broadway, N. Y. C. Members: 29,450. PURPOSE: TO act as an international religious organization for the assist- ance and maintenance of the spiritual life of the Orthodox Jew the world over. PUBLICATION: Jewish Voice. Agudath Israel Youth Council of America (1922). Pres.: Michael G. Tress; Exec. Dir.: Morris Sherer, 616 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Members: 5,000. PURPOSE: TO unite Jewish youth in the spirit of the Torah and in that spirit to solve the problems that confront Jewry in Erez Israel and in the Diaspora. PUBLICATION: Orthodox Youth. 449 450 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Aleph Zadik Aleph (B'nai B'rith Youth Organization) (1924). Pres.: Philip M. Klutznick; Exec. Dir.: Julius Bisno, 1003 K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Chapters: 450 in 240 communities. Members: 12,600; 11,700 alumni. PURPOSE: Recreational and leisure-time program providing for religious, cultural, and physical development of Jewish adolescents between the ages of 14 and 21. PUBLICATIONS: The Shofer; A. Z. A. Guide; A. Z. A. Leader. Alexander Kohut Memorial Foundation (1915). Pres.: Alexander Marx; Treas.: Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, 1165 Park Ave., N. Y. C; Sec: Shalom Spiegel. Branch Societies: 5. Founded by George Alexander Kchut. PURPOSE: The furtherance of original research in the field of Jewish studies. Alliance Israelite TJniverselle of America Central Committee (1940). Chm.: Samuel Edelman; Sec: Frank E. Hahn, Jr., 1418 Packard Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Branches: 2. PURPOSE: Aid in education and amelioration of conditions of Jews in Oriental countries and eastern Europe. Alpha Epsilon Phi Women's Fraternity (1909). Dean: Reba B. Cohen; Scribe and Exec Sec: Louise Wolbrette Wolf, 2116 Octavia St., New Orleans, La. Members: 5,371. PURPOSE: TO foster close friendship between members, and to stimulate their intellectual, social and spiritual life. PUBLICATION: Columns of Alpha Epsilon Phi. Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (1913). Supreme Master: David Goldwasser; Exec. Sec: Irving Levin, 21 E. 40th St., N. Y. C. Chapters: 25. Pledge Chapters: 1. Alumni Clubs: 18. Members: 4,000i PURPOSE: An intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity, maintaining an edu- cational and social service .and promoting vigorous participation in university, college and communal affairs. PUBLICATIONS: Exoteric, Alpha Epsilon Pi Quarterly; Esoteric, The Con- fidential Bulletin. Alpha Eta Phi (1922). Grand Master: Jules Lipitz; Grand Rec. Scribe: Max L. Broder, 277 Broadway, N. Y. C. PURPOSE: Fraternal. PUBLICATION: The Mosque. Alpha Mu Sigma Fraternity (1914). Grand Prior: Murray Stuart; Grand Scribe: Julius Chudow, 58 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Office: 31 E. Seventh St., N. Y. C. Chapters: 24. Members: 1,300. PURPOSE: TO foster and perpetuate the fraternal spirit among its per- sonnel; to cultivate and promote an ideal social relationship among them; to voluntarily give aid to fraters in distress and to perpetuate the ideals which gave origin to its existence. PUBLICATION: The Shield. Alpha Omega Fraternity (1907; inc., 1909). Natl. Pres.: S. Albert Sigel; Natl. Pres. Elect: Herbert Margolis; Natl. Sec: William Rich, 575 Belleville Ave., Belleville, N. J. Chapters: 32. Alumni Clubs: 20. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 451 Members: 5,300. Absorbed the Alpha Zeta Gamma Fraternity, 1932, and the Mt. Sinai Dental Society of Toronto, 1942. PURPOSE: TO promote the highest ethical standards of the dental pro- fession, further the causes of Judaism and promote fraternalism. PUBLICATION: The Alpha Omegan. Alpha Zeta Omega (1919). Directorum: Roy I. Scott; Signare: Jack M. Reich, 5533 Beacon St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Members: 950. PURPOSE: TO promote good will and friendship among Jewish pharmacists and the profession of pharmacy. PUBLICATION: Azoan. Alumni Association of the Jewish Institute of Religion (1926). Pres.: Max Maccoby; Sec: Judah Cahn, 3 E. 65th St., N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO advance the interests of the Institute, to maintain the spirit of fellowship and loyalty among the graduates and the communities which they serve, and to stimulate scholarship among the students and the men in the field. Alumni of the Graduate School for Jewish Social Work (1926). Chm. Exec. Com.: Philip Houtz, 19 W. 44th St., N. Y. C. Members: 200. American Academy for Jewish Research (1920; inc. 1929). Pres.: Salo W. Baron; Cor. Sec: Solomon Gandz, 3080 Broadway, N. Y. C. Mem- bers: 205; Honorary Members: 2; Fellows: 24. PURPOSE: The furtherance of Jewish learning through promotion of scholarly activities, such as presentation of learned papers, the issuance of publications, the establishment of research fellowships, etc. PUBLICATION: Proceedings of the American Academy for "Jewish Research. American Alumni of Hebrew University (1938). Pres.: Meyer Greenberg; Sec: Meier Engel, 10 E. 40th St., N. Y. C. Members: 70. PURPOSE: TO cooperate with the American Friends of the Hebrew Uni- versity in bringing importance of Hebrew University to American Jewry. American Association for Jewish Education (1939). Pres.: Mark Eisner; Sec: Israel S. Chipkin, 1776 Brpadway, N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO advance the cause of Jewish education in the United States through cooperative efforts. PUBLICATION: Jewish Education News Letter. American Beth Jacob Committee, Inc. (1928). Chm.: Leo Jung; Exec. Dir.: Meier Schenkolewski, 131 W. 86th St., N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO aid the Beth Jacob Schools in Europe and Palestine, which provide vocational, religious, and academic training for Jewish girls. American Committee for Relief and Resettlement of Yemenite Jews (1939). Chm.: Moses I. Feuerstein; Exec. Dir.: Zacharia Gluska, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. C. Members: 500. In cooperation with United Yemenite Community of Palestine and Federation of Yemenite Jews in America. PURPOSE: TO raise funds for relief of Jews in Yemen and Aden, and resettlement of Jewish Yemenite refugees in Palestine. 452 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK American Committee of Ose (1940). Chm.: A. J. Rongy; Sec.:L. Wulman, 24 W. 49th St., N. Y. C. Affiliated with Toz, Jewish Health Protection Society in Poland. PURPOSE: TO promote health, hygiene and sanitation among Jews, and care of children. PUBLICATION: American Ose Review. American Committee of the Universal Yeshivah of Jerusalem (1924). Pres.: B. L. Levinthal; Sec: S. Cohen-Margolis, 38 Park Row, N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO secure contributions for the maintenance of the Universal Yeshivah of Jerusalem (Yeshivath Merkaz Harav Kook) and to ad- vance its purpose in America. American Council of Jewish Fraternal Organizations (1934). Acting Pres.: Louis Fabricant; Sec: George O. Arkin, 1 Wall St., N. Y. C. Constituent Members: 5. PURPOSE: Discussion of the problems mutually concerning the fraternal organizations and of their attitude in all matters affecting Jewry, as a clearing house of thought and opinion and as a basis of unified and co- ordinated action. American Economic Committee for Palestine (1932). Pres.: Edward A. Norman, 60 Beaver St. (Room 1302), N. Y. C. Members: 200. PURPOSE: TO reveal and bring to utilization the opportunities and the human and material resources available in Palestine and elsewhere for developing the economy of Palestine, in order to increase its capacity to support an increasing number of Jewish settlers. American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs (1939). Chm.: Stephen S. Wise; Chm. Office Com. (Exec. Body): Louis E. Levinthal; Exec. Sec: Arthur Lourie; 41 E. 42nd St., N. Y. C. Constituent bodies: Zionist Organization of America, Hadassah, Mizrachi, Poale Zion. Members: 29. PURPOSE: TO further the Zionist cause in America, and in particular to coordinate Zionist public relations in America. American Federation for Lithuanian Jews, Inc. (1937). Pres.: Elias Fife; Exec. Dir.: I. Rozovsky; Sec: Frank Epstein, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. C. Organizations: 35. Members: 4,000. PURPOSE: TO give utmost help to those brethren overseas who are in need; to strengthen old Jewish Lithuanian organizations and organize new ones. American Federation for Polish Jews (1908). Pres.: Benjamin Winter; Dir.: M. Blumenstock, 225 W. 34th St., N. Y. C. Members: 65,000. Affiliated with the World Federation of Polish Jews. Absorbs American Committee Appeal for the Jews in Poland. PURPOSE: TO unite all landsmannschaften in the United States bearing the names of their respective
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