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DIRECTORIES LISTS NECROLOGY • I 1 I I I I I I I I I i! i i i i z I I 'X I I £ BBSSSSWjWffiWyff List of Abbreviations acid. academy gen general act. active Ger. German ADL Anti-Defamation League gov governor, governing admin administrative, administration govt. government adv advisory affll affiliated Heb Hebrew agr agriculture HIAS Hebrew Sheltering and agric. agriculturist, agricultural Immigrant Aid Society Am America, American hist historical, history amb ambassador hon honorary apptd .appointed hosp hospital assoc associate, association HUC Hebrew Union College asst assistant Hung Hungarian atty attorney au author lncl including b .born ind independent bd board lnst. institute Bib Bible lnstn institution bibllog- bibliography, bibliographer instr Instructor Bklyn Brooklyn internal.. International Bur Bureau Ital Italian Can. Canada JDA Joint Defense Appeal CCAR Central Conference of JDC American Jewish Joint American Rabbis Distribution Committee chtnn. .chairman JNF Jewish National Fund CJFWF. Council of Jewish Federations JTS Jewish Theological Seminary and "Welfare Funds of America coll collector, collective, college Jurisp jurisprudence Colo Colorado JWB National Jewish Welfare com committee Board cotnm..... commission J W V Jewish War Veterans of commr commissioner America comp composer lang language cond. conductor leg legal, legislation conf conference cong. congress, congregation lit literature, literary constr.... construction, constructed contrlb.... contributor mag magazine corr. correspondent med medical mem member d. died metrop.. metropolitan dem. democrat mfr manufacture, manufacturer dept department mng managing dlr. director mngr manager dlst. district ms manuscript div division nat national econ. economic, economist NCCJ National Conference of ed. editor Christians and Jews edit. edited NCRAC. National Community Relations edltl editorial educ education Advisory Council educL educational NRA National Recovery Eng English, England Admin lstration estab establish N.T.C New York City exec executive off office, officer fd. fund org organized, organizers fdn. foundation orgn organization fdr. founder ORT Organization for Rehabilitation fed. federation Through Training for. foreign OWI Office of War Information 395 Pal Palestine tr. translator, translate phar pharmacist, pharmaceutical trav. travel, traveler phys physician treas treasurer pres president prln principal UAHC.... Union of American Hebrew prod producer, production, producing Congregations prof professor UIA United Israel Appeal pseud pseudonym UJA United Jewish Appeal pub publish, publication, publisher UN United Nations unlv. university rabb rabbinate, rabbinical UNHRA. .United Nations Relief reed received and Rehabilitation rel religion Administration reorg reorganize UPA United Palestine Appeal rep representative USO United Service ret retired Organizations, Inc. Rum Rumania Russ Russian vol volume v.p vice president ech school scl scientific west. western sec secretary WPA Works Progress Administration sect. section Bern seminary yrs years soc society Yld Yiddish Sp Spanish YMHA. Young Men's Hebrew spec. special, specialist Association subj subject YWHA Young Women's Hebrew supt. superintendent Association Zlon Zionist tchr. teacher ZOA Zionist Organization theoL theological of America 396 National Jewish Organizations' UNITED STATES CIVIC DEFENSE, POLITICAL firmation of Jewish religious, cultural, and historic identity, and to contrib- AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM, INC. (1943). 201 E. 57th St., N. Y. C, 22. ute to the preservation and extension Pres. Lessing J. Rosenwald; Exec. Dir. of the democratic way of life. Congress Elmer Berger. Seeks to advance the Record; Congress Weekly; Judaism; universal principles of a Judaism free Program Notes and Leads. of nationalism, and the national, civic, , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1933). cultural, and social integration of Stephen Wise Congress House, 15 E. Americans of Jewish faith. Council 84 St., N. Y. C. 28. Pres. Justine Wise News. Polier; Dir. Mrs. Leonard Levine. Pro- VMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (1906). gram Notes and Leads. 386 Fourth Ave., N. Y. C, 16. Pres. AMERICAN JEWISH LEAGUE AGAINST COM- Jacob Blaustein; Exec. V. P. John MUNISM, INC. (1948). 220 W. 42 St., Slawson. Seeks to prevent infraction of N. Y. C, 18. Nat. Chmn. Alfred Kohl- the civil and religious rights of Jews berg; Exec. Dir. Benjamin Schultz. in any part of the world and to secure Seeks to publicize Communist enmity equality of economic, social, and edu- toward Jewry and Judaism and the cational opportunity through educa- American Jew's enmity to Commu- tion and civic action. Seeks to broaden nism; fights Communist infiltration in understanding of the basic nature of Jewish life. Jews Against Communism. prejudice and to improve techniques ANTI-DEFAMATION LEACUE OF B'NAI for combating it. Promotes a philos- B'RITH (1913). 212 Fifth Ave., N. Y. C, ophy of Jewish integration by pro- 10. Nat. Chm. Henry E. Schultz; Nat. jecting a balanced view with respect Dir. Benjamin R. Epstein. Seeks to to full participation in American life eliminate defamation of Jews, coun- and retention of Jewish identity. teract un-American and anti-demo- AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK; Com- cratic propaganda, and promote better mentary; Committee Reporter; Com- group relations. ADL Bulletin; ADL mittee Reporter Newsletter; Report of Christian Friends' Bulletin; Facts; Annual Meeting; "This is Our Home." "Freedom Pamphlets." AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1917; re- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RE- org. 1922, 1938). Stephen Wise Con- LATIONS WORKERS (1950). 9 East 38 St., gress House, 15 E. 84 St., N. Y. C, 28. N. Y. C, 16. Pres. S. Andhil Fineberg; Pres. Israel Goldstein; Exec. Dir. Sec. Walter A. Lurie. Aims to encour- David Petegorsky. Seeks to protect the age cooperation between Jewish com- rights of Jews in all lands; to strength- munity relations workers and com- en the bonds between American Jewry munal workers; to encourage among and Israel; to promote the democratic Jewish community relations workers organization of Jewish communal life the fullest possible understanding of in the United States; to foster the af- Jewish life and values. 1 Includes national Jewish organizations in existence for at least one year prior to June 30, 1953, based on replies to questionnaires circulated by the editors. In- clusion 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 organization, year of founding, and address, is reprinted from the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1953 (Volume 54). 397 398 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH OR- (1941). 220 West 42 St., N. Y. C, 36. GANIZATIONS (1946). S86 Fourth Ave., Nat. Exec. Dir. Victor Larner. Raises N. Y. C, 16. Co-chmn. Jacob Blaustein funds for the activities of the consti- (American Jewish Committee), Ewen tuent organizations. National Council E. S. Montagu (Anglo-Jewish Associa- Briefs; New York Campaign Briefs; tion), Ren6 Cassin (Alliance Israelite Alert. Universelle); Sec. Moses Moskowitz. NATIONAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS ADVIS- Cooperates and consults with, advises ORY COUNCIL (1944). 9 E. 38 St., N. Y. and renders assistance to, United Na- C, 16. Chmn. Irving Kane; Exec. Dir. tions Educational, Scientific and Cul- Isaiah M. Minkoff. Aims: To study, an- tural Organization on all problems re- alyze and evaluate the policies and ac- lating to human rights and economic, tivities of the national and local social, cultural, educational, and Te- agencies; to ascertain the problem lated matters pertaining to Jews. Oc- areas from time to time; to ascertain casional monographs. the areas of activities of these organ- • COORDINATING BOARD OF JEWISH ORGAN- izations and to conduct a continuous IZATIONS (1947). 1003 K St., N.W., inventory of their projects; to serve Washington, D. C. as a coordinating and clearance JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE (1933). Atran agency for projects and policies, to Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., eliminate duplication and conflict of N. Y. C, 21. Nat. Chmn. Adolph activities, and to recommend further Held; Exec. Sec, Jacob Pat. Aids projects to member agencies; to seek Jewish and non-Jewish labor institu- agreement on and formulate policies. tions overseas; aids victims of oppres- Legislative Information Bulletin. sion and persecution; seeks to combat WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (1936; org. in anti-Semitism and racial and religious U.S. 1939). Stephen Wise Congress intolerance abroad and in the U.S. in House, 15 E. 84 St., N. Y. C, 28. Pres. cooperation with organized labor and Nahum Goldmann; Coordinator Maur- other groups. Facts and Opinions; ice L. Perlzweig. Seeks to secure and Labor Reports; Voice of the Uncon- safeguard the rights, status and inter- quered. ests of Jews and Jewish communities , WORKMEN'S CIRCLE DIVISION OF throughout the world; represents its (1940). Atran Center for Jewish Cul- affiliated organizations before the ture, 25 E. 78 St., N. Y. C, 21. Pres. United Nations, governmental, inter- S. Silverberg; Exec. Sec. Zelman J. governmental, and other international Lichtenstein. Promotes aims of and authorities on matters which are of raises funds for the Jewish Labor concern to the Jewish people as a Committee among the Workmen's whole; promotes Jewish cultural ac- Circle branches. Bulletin. tivity and represents Jewish cultural , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1947). interests before