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Directories and Lists Jewish National Organizations DIRECTORIES AND LISTS JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. Introduction The record of Jewish organizations, their purposes, mem- bership, and publications, reveals a colorful pattern of Jewish affiliation. That the Jews of the United States, like other Americans, are "joiners" is evident from the long list that follows, including 268 organizations, exclusive of numerous local associations. The national organizations report a total membership of approximately 2,000,000. This figure, how- ever, includes numerous cases of multiple membership, while some organizations do not list their membership. The organizations may be classified into six major cate- gories: 1) religious (exclusive of congregational member- ship), 2) fraternal, including Landsmannschaften, 3) phil- anthropic and welfare, 4) Zionist and pro-Palestine, 5) educational and cultural, 6) miscellaneous (defense, professional, war veterans, etc.). Grouping the organizations according to their year of formation reveals that all but fifteen have been founded during the past fifty years and that a larger number of new organizations have been formed during the past five years than in any previous five-year period, forty seven new organi- zations having been established since 1940. Interest in Jewish affairs has undoubtedly been heightened as a result of the catastrophe which befell the Jews of Europe under the Nazi onslaught. 560 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES* NOTE:—This directory includes organizations in existence for at least one year before July 1, 1945 .though an exception may be made at the discretion of the editors. The information given herein is furnished by the organizations themselves. The editors assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the data presented. Nor does inclusion in this list imply approval of the organizations by the editors or the pub- lisher. An asterisk (*) before the name of an organization indicates that the same informa- tion is given as was published in the preceding volume, because the organization failed to furnish revised information; a double asterisk (**) after the name of a person indi- cates that he died after this directory was prepared. Academic Committee for the Hebrew University (1941). Pres.: Salo W. Baron; Sec.-Treas.: A. Arthur Schiller, 1140 Amsterdam Ave., N. Y. C. (27). 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. Stephen S. Wise; Chm. Exec. Com.: Nahum Goldmann; Chm. Co-Ord. Com.: A. Leon Kubowitzki, 1834 Broadway, N. Y. C. (23). Members: 80. Affiliates: 17 Consultative Com. repre- senting 17 European Jewish Communities. PURPOSE: TO coordinate the activities of the various Consultative Committees; to establish a united tront of European Jewry with regard to its common 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. PUBLICATIONS: News Letters and Bulletins. Agricultural Corporation, see American Jewish Joint Agudas Israel of America, Inc. (1921). Pres.: Eliezer Silver; Exec. Dir.: S. Eichenstein, 1123 Broadway, N. Y. C. (10). 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. Agudas Israel Women's Organization (1943). Presidium: Mrs. M. Kalmanowitz, Mrs. M. Chodakow, Mrs. Selma Guggenheim; Sec: Mrs. R. Gettinger. Office: 1123 Broadway, N. Y. C. (10). Members: 1,800. PURPOSE: International religious organization for assistance to, and maintenance of, spiritual life of the Orthodox Jew the world over; to assist the refugee children in Palestine, under auspices of the Agudas Israel. *Revised and brought up to date by Miss Rose A. Herzog. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 561 Agudath Israel Youth Council of America (1922). Pres.: Michael G. Tress; Exec. Dir.: Morris Sherer, 113 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C. (18). Members: 10,000. 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. PUBLICATIONS: Orthodox Tribune; Servicemen's Tribune; Darkeinu. Alexander Kohut Memorial Foundation (1915). Pres.: Alexander Marx; Treas.: Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, 1165 Park Ave., N. Y. C. (28); Sec, Shalom Spiegel. Branch Societies: 5. Founded by George Alexander Kohut. PURPOSE: The furtherance of original research in the field of Jewish studies. Alliance Israelite Universelle of America Central Committee (1940) Chm.: Samuel Edelman; Sec: Frank E. Hahn, Jr., 1418 Packard Bldg., Philadelphia (2), Pa. Branches: 2. PURPOSE: Aid in education and amelioration of conditions of Jews in North Africa, Oriental countries and eastern Europe. Alpha Epsilon Phi Women's Fraternity (1909). Dean: Mrs. Florence S. Orringer; Scribe and Exec. Sec: Mrs. Louise Wolbrette Wolf, 2116 Octavia St., New Orleans, La. Members: 6,415. 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: Sidney E. Gold- berg; Exec. Sec: Irving Levin, 21 E. 40th St., N. Y. C. (16). Chap- ters: 25. Pledge Chapters: 1. Alumni Clubs: 18. Members: 4,000. 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 News- Letter. Alpha Eta Phi (1922). Grand Master: Jules Lipitz; Grand Rec. Scribe: Max L. Broder, 277 Broadway, N. Y. C. (7). PURPOSE: Fraternal. PUBLICATION: The Mosque. Alpha Mu Sigma Fraternity (1914). Grand Prior: Harold R. Stern; Grand Scribe: Herbert Fine, 618 Osborn St., Brooklyn (12), N. Y. Chapters: 24. Members: 1,500. 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.: Irving Goldstein; Natl. Pres. Elect: Albert Borish; Natl. Sec: William Rich, 200 Cran- 562 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK ford Place, Teaneck, N. J. Chapters: 32. Alumni Clubs: 20. 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: Zach Oppenheimer, 1801 Roanoke, Louisville (5), Ky.; Sup. Directorum, Elder H. Stein. Mem- bers: 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: Edward E. Klein, 40 W. 68th St., N. Y. C. (23). 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. (18). Members: 200. Ameic — American Eretz Israel Corporation (1944). Pres.: Joseph M. Mazer; Exec. Dir.: Chaim C. Belilowsky, 130 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C. (18). PURPOSE: TO develop, foster and further trade between the United States and Palestine and its surrounding countries and to aid and assist in the development of industry and of the economic resources of Palestine. American Academy for Jewish Research (1920; inc. 1929). Pres.: Louis Ginzberg; Cor. Sec: Boaz Cohen, 3080 Broadway, N. Y. C. (27). Members: 196; 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. PUBLICATIONS: Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research, vols. I-XIV; Text and Studies, vols. I, II. American Alumni of Hebrew University (1938). Pres.: Meyer Greenberg; Sec: Meier Engel, 10 E. 40th St., N. Y. C. (16). Members: 70. PURPOSE: TO cooperate with the American Friends of the Hebrew University in bringing importance of Hebrew University to American Jewry. American Association for Jewish Education (1939). Pres.: Mark Eisner; Exec. Dir.: Israel S. Chipkin, 1776 Broadway, N. Y. C. (19). PURPOSE: TO serve as a national clearing house, a stimulating and co- ordinating body, a research and information agency, a bureau of stand- ards, guidance and service for Jewish education. PUBLICATION: Jewish Education News Letter. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 563 American Association of English-Jewish Newspapers (1944). Pres.: Philip Slomovitz; Sec: J. I. Fishbein, 139 N. Clark, Chicago (2), 111. PURPOSE: Common objective of rendering a specialized service in their respective communities to America and to the wider American Jewish community; the further advancement of Jewish journalism, the attain- ment of the highest
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