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JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES* *Indicates no reply was received. AGUDATH ISRAEL YOUTH COUNCIL OF AMERICA Org. Sept., 1922. OFFICE: 1265 Broadway, New York City. Thirteenth Annual Convention, Dec. 1, 1935, New York City. Fourteenth Annual Convention, Oct. 24-25, 1936. Members, 1,300. PURPOSE: TO unite Jewish youth in the spirit of the Torah and in that spirit to solve the problems that confront Jewry in Palestine and in the Diaspora. OFFICERS: Pres., Isaac Strahl, 170 Broadway, N..Y. C; Vice-Pres., Michael G. Tress, Meyer Sanft; Treas., Charles Young; Sec, Anshel Fink, 89 Hooper, Brooklyn, N. Y. ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH-AMERICAN JEWISH ECONOMIC COMMISSION Org. July, 1933. OFFICE: 2474 N. 41st, Milwaukee, Wis. Second Annual Meeting, July 7-14, 1935, Hollister, Mo. PURPOSE: TO study occupation of Jews in seventy-five American communities to determine the trend in handicrafts, professions and trades during the past decade, that Jewish youth may be directed toward more satisfactory fields of employment. OFFICERS: Chairman, Ernest Eisenberg, 2474 N. 41st, Milwaukee, Wis.; Exec. Sec, Julius Bisno, Omaha, Neb. ADVISORY BOARD: Sam Beber, Philip Klutznick, Omaha, Nebr.; Alfred M. Cohen, I. M. Rubinow, Cincinnati, O.; A. L. Sachar, Cham- paign, 111.; Richard Gutstadt, Chicago, 111.; Herbert D. Allman, Phila- delphia, Pa.; Selig Perlman, Madison, Wis.; H. L. Lurie, N. Y. C; Aaron Tollin, Chester, Pa.; Irving Hill, Lincoln, Neb. ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH (JUNIOR B'NAI B'RITH) Org. May 3, 1924. OFFICE: 607 Brandeis Theatre Bldg., Omaha, Neb. Twelfth International Convention, July 7-14, 1935, Hollister, Mo. Thirteenth International Convention, July 20-27, 1936, Santa Monica, Cal. Chapters, 193. Members, 5,000; 8,000 alumni. PURPOSE: Recreational and leisure-time program providing for the mental, moral and physical development of Jewish adolescents between the ages of 15 and 21. 449 450 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK OFFICERS: Supreme Advisory Council: Pres., Sam Beber, Omaha, Neb.; Vice-Pres., Jacob J. Lieberman,.Los Angeles, Cal.; Joseph Her- bach, Philadelphia, Pa.; Treas., I. F. Goodman, Omaha, Neb.; Exec. Sec., Julius Bisno, Omaha, Neb.; Asst. Exec. Sec, Max Baer, Omaha, Neb.; Leo Bearman, Memphis, Tenn.; Alfred M. Cohen, Cincinnati, O.; Wilfred B. Feiga, Worcester, Mass.; Simon J. Heller, Denver, Colo.; Irving Hill, Lincoln, Neb.; Henry Monsky, Omaha, Neb.; Harry Roth- man, St. Louis, Mo.; I. M. Rubinow, Cincinnati, O.; Maier Triest, Charleston, S. C.; Jerome Vogel, South Bend, Ind.; John Stein, Winni- peg, Canada. Maintains Free Circulation Library among members. PUBLICATION: The Shofer. ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SCOUTING Org. 1931. OFFICE: 418 W. Washington Ave., South Bend, Ind. Fourth Annual Meeting, July 7-15, 1935, Hollister, Mo. Fifth Annual Meeting, July 20-27, 1936, Los Angeles, Cal. Troops, 80. PURPOSE: TO interest Jewish boys in the programs of the Boy Scouts of America and the Canadian Boy Scouts Association and to organize troops under Jewish leadership. OFFICERS: Chairman and International Director, Jerome G. Vogel, 418 W. Washington Ave., South Bend, Ind.; Advisors, Ray O. Wyland, N. Y. C; W. L. Currier, Jr., Ottawa, Ont., Canada; Exec. Sec, Julius Bisno, Omaha, Neb. District Directors: Wm. B. Cohen, Newport, R. I.; Lawrence Goldberg, Cincinnati, O.; Edward B. Schifreen, Allen- town, Pa.; Herbert Geldberg, Los Angeles, Cal.; Ramon Wender, Atlanta Ga.; Albert H. Jacobson, Chicago, 111.; Joseph Bock, Dallas, Tex.; Jack Rovinsky, Brantford, Ont., Canada. PUBLICATION: The Shofer. ALEXANDER KOHUT MEMORIAL FOUNDATION Org. 1926. OFFICE: 1165 Park Ave., New York City. FOUNDER: George Alexander Kohut. Annual Meeting, May 4, 1934, New York City. Number of Branch Societies, 5. PURPOSE: TO promote original research and to publish works bearing upon Jewish literature and related subjects. OFFICERS: Pres., Julian W. Mack- Vice-Pres., Alexander Marx; Sec, Julius Bewer; Treas., Albert Tallmer; Exec. Dir., Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, 1165 Park Ave.; Counsel, William Gresser; Exec. Sec. for Europe, Emil Damask. ALPHA EPSILON PHI WOMEN'S FRATERNITY Org. Oct. 24, 1909. OFFICE: 2026 Broadway, New Orleans La. Twenty-fifth Annual Convention, July, 1934, Colorado Springs, Colo. Next Convention, July, 1937. Members 3,000. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 451 PURPOSE: TO foster close friendship between members, to stimulate the intellectual, social and spiritual life of the members, and to count as a force through service to others. OFFICERS: Dean, Elizabeth Eldridge, San Antonio, Tex.; Sub-Dean, Betrice Feingold Behrman, N. Y. C.; Scribe and Exec. Sec, Louise Wolbrette Wolf, New Orleans, La.; Field Sec, Viola Lang Rusnak, Chicago, 111.; Treas., Irma Loeb Cohen, Cleveland, O.; Ritualist, Dorothy Brown Fox, Los Angeles, Cal.; Editor, Ruth Eldridge, San Antonio, Tex.; Alumnae Sec, Anne Rosensweig Klein, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Historian, Ruth Rosenthaler Mode, Cincinnati, O.; Hon. Advisors, Alice Borchard Green, Montclair, N. J., and Bertha Wolbrette Feitel, New Orleans, La. PUBLICATION: Columns of Alpha Epsilon Phi. ALPHA EPSILON PI FRATERNITY Org. 1913. OFFICE: 11 Park Place, New York City. Twenty-second Annual Convention, Dec. 26-28, 193S, Cleveland, 0. Chapters, 22. Pledge Chapters, 4. Alumni Clubs, 15. Members, 2,100. PURPOSE: An intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity, maintaining an educational and social service. OFFICERS: Supreme Master, Leon B. Traub, Philadelphia, Pa.; Supreme Lieutenant Master, Samuel H. Shapiro, Kankakee, 111.; Supreme Scribe, Robert J. Brown, N. Y. C; Supreme Exchequer, Siemon L. Hamburger; Supreme Governors: Leonard Blackman, Hunter N. Y.; I. E. Goldberg, Milwaukee, Wis.; Joseph G. Greenberg, N. Y. C; Alexander L. Grossman, N. Y. C; Marvin E. Kyman, Cleve- land, O.; Exec. Sec, Robert J. Brown, 11 Park Place; Editor, Leonard Blackman; Regional Representatives: Eastern, Wm. F. Tarlow, N. Y. C; Mid-Western, I. E. Goldberg, Milwaukee, Wis.; Southern, Harry L. Cohen, Atlanta, Ga.; Western, Alvin F. Appel, Los Angeles, Cal. PUBLICATION: Alpha Epsilon Pi Quarterly. ALPHA MU SIGMA FRATERNITY Org. March, 1914. OFFICE: 7 Washington Place, New York City. Twenty-first Annual Convention, Dec. 25-31, 1935, New York City. Members, 1,085. Chapters, 21. PURPOSE: TO foster and perpetuate the fraternal spirit among its personnel, 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. OFFICERS: Hon. Grand Prior, Irving H. Fisher, Richmond Hill, L. I., N. Y.; Grand Prior, A. Abba Orlinger, N. Y. C; Grand Vice-Prior, Jack Hurwitz, N. Y. C; Grand Chancellor of the Exchequer, Leonard Fischer; Grand Scribe, Milton D. Chrisman, 168-18 Crocheron Av., Flushing, L. I., N. Y.; Grand Historian, Henry Lensky, Brooklyn, N. Y. PUBLICATION: Shield. 452 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK ALPHA OMEGA FRATERNITY Org. Dec. 20, 1907. Inc., 1909. OFFICE: Secretary, 1445 N. Gay, Baltimore, Md. Twenty-eighth Annual Convention, Dec. 22-24, 1935, Detroit, Mich. Absorbed the Alpha Zeta Gamma Fraternity, 1932. Twenty-ninth Annual Convention, Dec. 29-31, 1936, Boston, Mass. Chapters, 32. Alumni Clubs, 18. Members, 5,000. PURPOSE: TO promote the highest ethical standards of the Dental profession, further the causes of Judaism and to promote Fraternalism. OFFICERS: Chancellor, Joseph Gruber, Detroit, Mich.; Chancellor- Elect, Abram Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa.; Scribe, Alvin H. Berman, 1445 N. Gay, Baltimore, Md.; Quaestor, Bennett R. Sidenberg, Detroit, Mich.; Editor-in-Chief, Nathan Raff, Philadelphia, Pa.; Historian, Leon A. Katzin, Detroit, Mich.; Marshal, Lewis J. Danovitch, Nor- wood, Mass.; Macer, Jacob J. Glazin, Maiden, Mass. PUBLICATION: The Alpha Omegan. ALPHA ZETA OMEGA Org. 1919. OFFICE: 13342 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, O. Sixteenth Annual Convention, June 24-26, 1935, Louisville, Ky. Next Annual Convention, June 28-30, 1936, Hartford, Conn. Members, 750. PURPOSE: TO promote good-will and friendship amongst Jewish pharmacists and the profession of pharmacy. OFFICERS: Directorum, Sol Schwartz, 601 W. Oak, Louisville, Ky.; Sub-Directorum, Thomas Segal, Philadelphia, Pa.; Signare, Milford J. Harris, Cleveland, O.; Excheque, Hyman Leichtman, Cincinnati, O. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF DROPSIE COLLEGE Org. 1924. OFFICE: Broad and York, Philadelphia, Pa. Twelfth Annual Meeting, May 24, 1936, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 41. PURPOSE: TO advance the interests of the Dropsie College and further spirit of friendship among its graduates. OFFICERS: Pres., Elchanan H. Golomb, Baltimore, Md.; Vice-Pres., Abr. Handelman, Philadelphia, Pa.; Sec.-Treas., Joseph Reider, Broad and York, Philadelphia, Pa. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR JEWISH SOCIAL WORK Org. 1927. OFFICE: 71 West 47th, New York City. Eighth Annual Meeting, June 14, 1935, Lake Placid, N. Y. PURPOSE: TO foster friendly relationships among the members of the association; to maintain cordial relations with the Graduate School for Jewish Social Work; to support its aims and aid its development; to cooperate with and assist the student body of the school; to aid in the maintenance and development of professional standards among its members; to promote in cooperation with other organizations in the JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 453 field of social work adequate personnel standards, and to stimulate constructive attitudes and action on basic questions of social policy. _ OFFICERS: Pres., Arthur Rosichan, Washington, D. C; Treas., Phil Houtz, N. Y. C; Sec, Freda Unger, N. Y. C. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION