Corporation Name and Address

04/08/183 Page No 1 Pruzany Research Project Certificates of Incorporation, Jewish Organizations in New York (From YIVO)

Corporation Name and Address Title Names of Incorporators

PROGRESSIVE PRUZINER AID SOCIETY President Dr. William Narrins, Henry St. New York New York, NY Vice President Michael Kuku, Rutgers St, New York Fin. Secretary Paul Gildenberg, Monroe St, New York Rec. Secretary Meyer Kesselstein, Monroe St, New York Treasurer Louis Watsky, Monroe St, New York 1st Trustee Louis Dickstein, Grand St, New York 2nd Trustee Louis Halperin, Cherry St, New York Date: Feb 1, 1910

Purpose To hold meetings for the intellectual & spiritual advancement of its members and for voluntary charitable purposes.

Congregation INDEPENDENT PRUZINER President Barnet Buchalters, Essex St, New York New York, NY Vice President Victor Goldberg, Stanton St, New York Cashier Nathan Wilner, Madison St, New York Secretary Max Wolper, Orchard St, New York 1st Trustee Nathan Kronstadt, Division St, New York 2nd Trustee Max Krangel, Madison St, New York 3rd Trustee Morris Arranoff, Henry St, New York 4th Trustee Louis Golobovitch, Madison St, New York 5th Trustee Morris Smith, Monroe St, New York Date: Feb 10, 1906

Purpose As a religious corporation pursuant to sections 1, 82 & 83 of the religious corporation laws.

INDEPENDENT PRUSNISHER SICK & Trustee Samuel Parnos BENEVOLENT SOCIETY Trustee Samuel Rosenberg New York, NY Trustee Max Rottenberg Trustee Samuel Dubovitz Trustee Jonas Weinzimer Date: Mar 8, 1894

Purpose Promotion of friendly & social Intercourse among its members, and to help those in distress, visit the sick and bury the dead. 04/08/183 Page No 2 Pruzany Research Project Certificates of Incorporation, Jewish Organizations in New York (From YIVO)

PRUZINER YOUNG MEN BENEVOLENT Director Benny Siletzky, Monroe St, New York ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK Director Mas Siletzky, Monroe St, New York New York, NY Director Joe Nitzberg, Garry St, Brooklyn, NY Director Israel Listizky, Avenue D, New York Director Michael Friedland, Monroe St, New York Director David Goldberg, Monroe St, New York Date: Dec 16, 1904

Purpose To promote sociability and engender good feelings and brotherly love among its members, to render voluntary assistance to its members in time of need or distress; to provide a burial ground for families of its members.

PRUZINER CHARITABLE AND President Harris Fine BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION Vice President Samuel Fine Secretary Morris Capulsky Treasurer Barnet Levin First Trustee Bendit Chazin Trustee Moses Watzky Trustee Fishel Levin Date: December 1, l888

Purpose To afford financial assitance to the members and their families in cases of sickness and distress; and to improve the moral and intellectual condition of such members and their families.

MISCHKAN ISRAEL ANSCHE PRUSIN, Director Elias Attinson, Clinton St. New York SELTZ AND MALCH Director Max Rosenfeld, Broome St New York New York, NY Director Benjamin Perlstein, Madison St, New York Director Morris Beiser, Madison St, New York Director Hyman Beiser, E. 102nd St, New York Director Sam Buchalter, Delancy St, New York Director Shai Kraangel, 450 Grand St, New York Director Scholm Slonimsky, Broome St, New York Director Max Krangel, Madison St, New York Director Hyman Siletzky, Jefferson St, New York Director Harry Sacks, Ludlow St, New York Director Semach Ruchamis, E. 111th St, New York Director Sam Zarettzky, Pitt St, New York Director Sam Jukowsky, Read St, New York Date: Mar 10, 1913

Purpose Religious purposes, its members to congregate for the purpose of worship and also to hold meetings for such purposes 04/08/183 Page No 3 Pruzany Research Project Certificates of Incorporation, Jewish Organizations in New York (From YIVO)

CHEVRA BNAI JACOB ANSHE SHERESHEW Director Aron Appelaum, Madison St, New York New York, NY Director Aron Potchinky, E. 8th St, New York Director Isaac M. Stern, Second St, New York Director Simon Goldberg, E. 175th St, New York Director Isaac Cohen, E. 56th St, New York

Date: Aug 4, 1909

Purpose To promote and maintain a fraternal spirit among its members; to acquire, hold and maintain a place of worship for members of the Orthodox Jewish faith, and to acquire, hold and transfer any real property or interest in real property necessary to effectuate such purpose; to hold congregational services according to te Orthodox Jewish ritual; to acquire,hold and maintain any real property for cemetery purposes.

MALTZ BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION Director Hyman Pomerantz, Monroe St, New York New York, NY Director Philip Linovsky, Madison St, New York Director Abraham Goldin, Scheriff St, New York Director David Liskind, Rivington St, New York Director Barnett Pomerantz, Monroe St, New York Director Louis Fogel, Henry St, New York Director Jacob Pomerantz, New York Date: Oct 24, 1905

Purpose To cultivate and promote social intercourse Among those people who have arrived in New York from Maltz, Russia, render voluntary aid And kindly assistance to such members of the Association who may be in need thereof and Inculcate and enhance the spirit of brotherhood among them. 04/08/183 Page No 4 Pruzany Research Project Certificates of Incorporation, Jewish Organizations in New York (From YIVO)

THE FIRST MALIZER UNITED BROTHER President Judah Birnbaum BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION of the Vice Pres Max Newstadler City of New York Fin. Secretary Sam Klein New York, NY Rec. Secretary Abraham Leipzig Treasurer Harris Fleischer Sgt at Arms Harris Bernotzki Inner Guard Nathan Brown Guide Samuel Schuman Guide Philip Wertheimer Trustee Louis Loitrone Trustee Philip Loitrone Trustee Sam Schoenfeld Date: Nov 13, 1889

Purpose To extend benefit, charity and relief to our members and their families in case of sickness, distress and other casuality.

SOCIETY OF THE PEOPLE OF President Jacob Rubin, New York KARTUZ-BEREZA WHO LOVE PEACE Vice President Joseph Gordan, New York Treasurer Joseph R. Rabinowski, New York Director Jacob Kantor, New York Director Joseph D. Berkstein, New York Director Isaac Knatt, New York Director Juda Schulman, New York Director Max Schulman , New York Director Barnett Alarnovsky, New York Director Harris Samuel, New York Director Louis Ravich, New York Director Isaac Greenberg, New York Incorporator Nathan Sadowitz, New York Incorporator Arniel Markowitz, New York Incorporator Solomon Goldstein Incorporator Felix Feldman Incorporator Isaac Hertz Incorporator Solomon Wolf Incorporator Julius Alexander Date: June 17, 1896

Purpose To further the friendship and social intercourse of its members and to associate themselves in the mutual improvement of religious knowledge 04/08/183 Page No 5 Pruzany Research Project Certificates of Incorporation, Jewish Organizations in New York (From YIVO)

KARTUZ-BERIEZER YOUNG MENS James Epstein, Burling Slip, New York BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION Joseph Horowitz, E. 3rd St. New York Abraham Zakin, Stagg St, Brooklyn Samuel Waxman, 8th Ave, Brooklyn Nathan Freedman, E. 17th St, New York Leon B. Bernstein, Grand St, New York Date: January 16, 1908

Purpose To promote sociability and engender good feelings and brotherly love among its members; to aid its members in time of need and distress.