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ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org., May, 1860. OFFICE : 150 Nassau, New York City BRANCHES : Maryland : Baltimore.—Massachusetts : Boston, 2, Worces- ter.—New Jersey: Hoboken, Jersey City.—New York: Blmira, New York City.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE JEWISH TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION (ITO) Org., April, 1906. OFFICE : New York City EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Chairman, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, 516 West End Av.; Daniel Guggenheim, Herman Rosenthal, all of N. Y. C.; Solomon Solis Cohen, Mayer Sulzberger, both of Phila., Pa. BRANCHES : Maryland: Baltimore.—New York : New York City.—Penn- sylvania : Philadelphia.

AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Org., Nov. 11, 1906. Incorporatedincorporated, March 16, 19111911.. OFFICE : 356 Second Av., New York City For report, see pp. 291-314.

AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org., 1892. OFFICE : 531 W. 123d, New York City Twentieth Annual Meeting, February 11-12, 1912, Boston, Mass. Members, 344. Has Issued twenty volumes of " Publications." Maintains a collection of Books, Manuscripts, and Historical Objects in its Room in the Building of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 531 W. 123d, N. Y. C. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler, Phila., Pa.; Vice-Pres., Simon W. Rosen- dale, Albany, N. Y.; David Philipson, Cincinnati, O.; Julian W. Mack, Washington; D. C.; Richard J. H. Gottheil, N. Y C.; Treas., N Taylor Phillips, N. Y. C.; Curator, Leon Htihner, N. Y. C.; Cor. Sec, Albert M. Frledenberg 38 Park Row, N. Y. C.; Rec. Sec, Herbert Friedenwald, 356 Second Av., N. Y. C. 218 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL : The Officers, and Charles J. Cohen, Phlla., Pa.; Henry Cohen, Galveston Tex.; Lee M. Friedman, Boston, Mass.; Jacob H. Hollander, Baltimore, Md.; Joseph Jacobs, N. Y. C.; Max J. Kohler, N. Y. C.; Max L. Margolis, Phila., Pa. ; Alexander Marx, N. Y. C.; A. S. W. Rosenbach. Phila., Pa.; J. Bunford Samuel, Phila., Pa.; Mayer Sulzberger, Phila., Pa.; Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C.; Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C, ex offlcio, as past President of the Society.

ARBEITER RING (THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE) Org., Sept. 4, 1900. OFFICE : 89 Delancey St., New York City Twelfth Annual Meeting, May 1-5, 1912, New York City. Members, 40,300. Branches, 480. OFFICERS : Pres., I. Gothelf; Treas., J. Dryshpel; Sec, Jehiel Weintraub, 89 Delancey Street, all of N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : The Officers, and J. Abramowitz, Fannie Horowitz, S. Jellin, B. Levitan, S. Noodelman, B. Sheiffer, M. Weinburg. BRANCHES : Alabama : Birmingham.—California : Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco.—Colorado : Denver.—Connecticut: Ansonia, Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury, Winsted,—Delaware: Wilmington.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Florida : Jacksonville.— Georgia : Atlanta, Macon, Savannah.—Illinois : Chicago, Maywood.—In- diana : Indianapolis, South Bend.—Iowa : Des Moines, Sioux City.—Ken- tucky : Louisville, Newport.—Louisiana : New Orleans.—Maine : Auburn.— Maryland : Baltimore.—Michigan : Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids.—Minne- sota : Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul.—Missouri: Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis.—Nebraska : Lincoln. Omaha, S. Omaha.—New Hampshire : Man- chester, Nashua.—New Jersey : Atlantic City, Bayonne, Carteret, Elizabeth, Hoboken, Jersey City, Long Branch, Morristown, Newark, New Brunswick, Passalc, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfleld, Red Bank, Trenton, Vineland, W. Hoboken.—New York : Albany, Blnghamton, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Center- ville Sta., Elmira, Gloversville, Hudson, Kingston, Mount Vernon, New- burgh, New Rochelle, New York, N. Tarrytown, Patchogue, Port Chester, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy, Utica, Yonkers.—Ohio: Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, East Liverpool, Toledo, Youngstown.—Oregon : Portland.—Pennsylvania : Altoona, Easton, Harris- burg, Johnstown, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre.— Rhode Island : Providence, Woonsocket.—Tennessee : Memphis.—Texas : Dallas, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, Waco.—Utah : Salt Lake City. —Virginia : Lynchburg, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond.—Washington : Seattle.—West Virginia : Wheeling.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee, Sheboygan. —Canada: Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg.

BARON DE HIRSCH FUND Inc., 1890. OFFICE : 43 Exchange Place, New York City The activities of the Fund fall under the following heads : I. BARON DE HIRSCH AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, Woodbine, N. J., offers to Jewish young men a course in Agriculture, consisting of two years, beginning April 1. CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS 219

II. BARON DB HIBSCH TRADE SCHOOL, 22 East 64th, N. Y. C, offers instruction in day classes in the following trades : Machinist, Plumbing, Electrical, House, Fresco and Sign Painting. III. Controls the Woodbine Land and Improvement Company. IV. English education to immigrants. Day and Evening Classes through branches and subsidized societies. V. Relief Work. Through branches and subsidized societies. BRANCHES : Colorado : Denver.—Illinois : Chicago.—Maryland : Balti- more.—Massachusetts : Boston.—Missouri: St. Louis.—New York : Brook- lyn.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Pittsburg. OFFICERS : Pres., Eugene S. Benjamin, 440 Lafayette ; Vice-Pres., Jacob H. Schiff ; Treas., Murry Guggenheim ; Hon. Sec, Max J. Kohler, 30 Broad, all of N. Y. C. TRUSTEES : The above Officers, and Nathan Bijur, Abram I. Elkus, Henry Rice, S. G. Rosenbaum, all of N. Y. C. ; Simon F. Rothschild, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; and Mayer Sulzberger, William B. Hackenburg, and S. S. Fleisher, of Phila., Pa. GEN. AGT. : H. L. Sabsovlch ; ASST. AGT. : Louis J. Cohen.

CANTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (SUCCESSOR TO SOCIETY OF AMERICAN CANTORS) Org., June 1, 1908. OFFICE : New York City Third Annual Meeting, May 13, 1912, New York City. Members, 200. OFFICERS : Pres., David Cahn; Vice-Pres., A. Frachtenberg and M. Aronoff; Sec, I. Frank, 68 W. 114th; Treas., Ed. Kartschmaroff, 1143 Lexington Av., all of N. Y. C. TRUSTEES : Sol. Baum and S. Meisel. DIRECTORS : A. Minkowsky, S. Baum, I. Schorr, Cantors, Siegel, Wolf- berg, Friedman, and Auerbach. BRANCHES : Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia.

CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS Org., July 9, 1889 Twenty-third Annual Convention, April 12-17, 1912, Baltimore, Md. Members, 207. Has issued twenty-one volumes of its " Year Book " ; the " Union Prayer Book " ; the " Union Hymnal " ; the " Union Haggadah " ; " Prayers for Private Devotion," and various other publications. OFFICERS, 1912-1913: Hon. Pres., Kaufmann Kohler, Cincinnati, O.; Pres., Samuel Schulman, N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres., Moses J. Gries, Cleveland, O.; Treas., Leo M. Franklin, Detroit, Mich.; Rec. Sec, Julian Morgen- stern, Cincinnati, O.; Cor. Sec, Solomon Foster, 264 Clinton Av., Newark, N. J. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1912-1913 : Edward N. Calisch, Richmond, Va.; Harry W. Ettelson, Hartford, Conn.; Maurice H. Harris, N. Y. C.; Maxi- milian Heller, New Orleans, La.; Charles S. Levi, Peoria, 111. ; David Marx, Atlanta, Ga.; Harry H. Mayer, Kansas City, Mo. ; David Phllipson, Cin- cinnati, O.; William Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.; Tobias Schanfarber, Chicago, 111.; Joseph Stolz, Chicago, 111. 220 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Org., Sept., 1893. OFFICE : 448 Central Park West, New York City Sixth Triennial Convention. Dec. 12, 1011, Phlla., Pa. Sections, 65 : Senior Sections, 51: Junior Sections. 14. The work of the Council Is conducted under the following Committees: Religion, Religious Schools, Philanthropy, Jewish Juniors, Reciprocity, Peace and Arbitration, Education, Purity of the Press. Immigrant Aid. The National body supports a Committee on Immigrant Aid and the Sections engage In philanthropic, educational, and religious work. OFFICERS: Pres.. Marion L. Misch (Mrs. Caesar), 400 Westminster, Providence, R. I.: First Vtce-Pres., Melida Pappe (Mrs. Julius), Chicago, 111.; Second Vice-Pres., Bertha F. Rauh (Mrs. Enoch), Plttsburg, Pa.; Treas.. Ida W. Friend (Mrs. Jos. E.), New Orleans. La.; Rec. Sec, Mrs. Paul Kessel, Kansas City, Mo. ; Auditor, Mrs. Henry Streng, Louisville, Ky.; Executive Secretary, Sadie American, 448 Central Park West, N. Y. C.; rhairmnn Immigrant Aid Committee, Sadie American, 448 Central Park West, N. T. C. DIRECTORS: (1911-1917) Mrs. Nathaniel Harris, Donora, Pa.; Mrs. Seymour Samuels, Cincinnati, O. ; Mrs. Emma Eckhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.; Mrs. Otto Kempner. Brooklyn, N. Y.; (1908-1914) Mrs. EH Strouse, Balti- more, Md.; Mrs. Nathan Glauber, N. Y. C.; Mrs. D. B. Levy, Norfolk, Va.; Mrs. Robert Well, N. Y. C. SECTIONS : Alabama : Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma.—Cali- fornia : Los Angeles. San Francisco.—Colorado : Colorado Springs.—Con- necticut : Hartford, New Haven. Stamford.—District of Columbia : Wash- ington.—Georgia : Atlanta, Savannah.—Illinois : Chicago.—Indiana : Indianapolis, Lafayette. Terre Haute.—Kentucky: Louisville.—Louisiana: New Orleans.—Maryland : Baltimore.—Massachusetts : Boston, Worcester. —Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Paul.—Missouri: Kansas City.—New York: Albany, Brooklyn, Bnffnlo, Elmlra, New York City. Rochester. Syracuse.— Ohio: Cincinnati, Dayton. Marlon. Youngstown, Zanesvllle.—Oregon: Port- land.—Pennsylvania : Altoona, Bradford. Oil City, Philadelphia, Plttsburg.— Rhode Island : Providence.—South Carolina : Charleston.—Tennessee: Nashville.—Texas : Fort Worth. San Antonio. Tyler.—Virginia : Alex- andria, Norfolk, Richmond.—Washington : Seattle.—Wisconsin : Mil- waukee.—Canada: Toronto.

DROPSIE COLLEGE FOR HEBREW AND COGNATE LEARNING Inc., May 20, 1907. Broad and York Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler. 2041 N. Broad ; Vlce-Pres., Mayer Sulz- berger; Treas., Oscar B. Teller; Sec, Ephralm Lederer, all of Phila., Pa. BOARD OF GOVERNORS : The Officers, and Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore, Md. : Louis Gerstley, William B. Hackenburg, both of Phlla., Pa.; Louis Marshall, N. Y. C.; 8. Schechter, N. Y. C.; Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C.; Paul M. Warburg, N. Y. C. ; Edwin Wolf, Phlla., Pa. FACULTY : Pres., Cyrus Adler (Ph. D., Johns Hopkins) ; Professor In charge of the Biblical Department, Max L. Margolls (Ph.D.. Columbia); Professor In charge of the Rabbinical Department, Henry Malter (Ph. D., Heidelberg) : Instructor Department of Cognate Languages, Jacob Hosch- ander (Ph. D., Marburg) ; Resident Lecturer In Jewish Jurisprudence and Institutes of Government, Hon. Mayer Sulzberger (LL. D.). Non-Resident Lecturers : Asher Glnzberg. London ; Dr. Adolph Biichler. Principal Jews' College, London. Honorary Fellow: Rabbi Raphael H. Melamed (Jewish Theological Seminary of America). Fellows: Bible, Joseph Relder (B. A., College of the City of New York) ; Joseph Medoff (B. S.. University of Pennsylvania). Rabblnics : Rabbi Jacob B. Grossman (Jewish Theological Seminary of America) ; B. Halper (M. A., London). Cognate Languages: Reverend John Melghan (B. D., Crozer Theological Seminary). EASTERN COUNCIL OF REFORM RABBIS 221

EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF ORPHANS Org., 1896. OFFICE : Jewish Orphan Asylum, Cleveland, O. Fifteenth Annual Meeting, July 4, 1910, Cleveland, O. Members, 1474. OFFICERS : Pres., Martin A. Marks, Cleveland, O.; Vice-Pres., Emil Nathan, Memphis, Tenn.; Honorary Vice-Pres., Nathan Cohn, Tenn.; Morris H. Flarsheim, Ky.; Adolph Freund, Mich.; Milton R. Hart, 111.; Sol. S. Kiser, Ind.; Louis S. Levi, Southern Ohio ; Max S. Schayer, Colo.; Lucius L. Solomons, Calif.; Wm. Stix, Mo. ; Jonas Well, Minn.; Simon Wolf, District of Columbia; Treas., S. Wolfenstein, Cleveland, O.; Sec, Alfred A. Benesch, 716 Society for Savings Bldg., Cleveland, 0. GOVERNORS : Myrtle W. Baer, Milwaukee, Wis.; Henry Berkowitz, Phila., Pa.; Amelia Buchman, Cleveland, O.; Mrs. Adolph Buchstein, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. S. H. Einstein, Cleveland, O.; Herman Freiburger, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Nathan Glicksman, Milwaukee, Wis.; Edna Goldsmith, Cleveland, O.; Henry Greenebaum, Chicago, 111.; Moses J. Gries, Cleveland, O.; Grace Grossmann, Youngstown, 0.; Minnie Halle, Cleveland, 0.; Mrs. Michael W. Heller, Cleveland, O.; S. J. Kornhauser, Cleveland, O.; Fred Lazarus, Jr., Columbus, O.; Emil W. Lelpziger, Terre Haute, Ind.; Meyer Lovitch, Paducah, Ky.; Joseph A. Magnus, Cincinnati, O.; Mrs. Jacob Ottenheimer, Cincinnati, O.; Sidney Pritz, Cincinnati, O.; Anna C. Roth, Toledo, O.; Samuel Schwartz, Cleveland, O.; E. A. Schwarzenberg, Cleveland, O.; Ernest Steiner, N. Y. C. ; David Sternberg, Memphis, Tenn. ; Elsa R. Straus, St. Louis, Mo.; Eugene F. Westheimer, St. Joseph, Mo.; Louis Wolsey, Cleve- land, O. The members are distributed as follows : Alabama : Demopolis, Mobile, Montgomery, Selma.—Arkansas : Little Rock.—Colorado : Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Denver, Pueblo.—Florida : Jacksonville.—Illinois : Cham- paign, Chicago, Glencoe.—Indiana: Albion, Cannelton, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Ligonier, Madison, Mount Vernon, Muncie, Terre Haute.—Iowa : Carroll, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City.—Ken- tucky : Louisville, Newport, Paducah.—Louisiana : Donaldsonville, New Or- leans, Shroveport.—Maryland : Baltimore.—Michigan : Bay City, Cadillac, Detroit, Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Houghton, Jackson, Kalamazoo.—Minne- sota : Minneapolis, Renvllle, St. Paul, Winona.—Mississippi : Columbus, Greenville, Gunnison, Natchez.—Missouri: Farmington, Kansas City, Louisiana C'ty, St. Joseph, St. Louis.—Nebraska: Beatrice, Grand Island, Omaha.—New Jersey : East Orange, Jersey City, Newark.—New York: Brooklyn, Buffalo, New Rochelle, New York City.—North Dakota : Fargo.— Ohio; Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Defiance, Fremont, Lima, Ottawa, Toledo, Youngstown.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Pittsburg.— South Carolina: Sumter.—Tennessee: Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville.— Texas : Dallas, San Antonio.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.—Canada : Montreal. EASTERN COUNCIL OF REFORM RABBIS Org., April 22, WHHm OFFICE :» 690 Eastern Parkway, New York City Members, 40. PURPOSE : To offer a reaffirmation of the members* faith in the permanent character and value to Israel and to the world of Liberal or Reform Judaism. OFFICERS : Pres., Maurice H. Harris, N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres., Joseph Silver- man, N. Y. C.; Treas., Isaac S. Moses, N. Y. C.; Sec, Nathan Krass, 690 Eastern Parkway, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : H. H. Ettelson, Hartford, Conn.; Rudolph Grossman, N. Y. C.; David Levy, New Haven, Conn.; Leonard Levy, Pitts- burg, Pa.; Alexander Lyons, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.; Charles Rubensteln, Baltimore, Md. 222 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN ZIONISTS Org., 1897. OFFICE : 230 Grand, New York City Fifteenth Annual Convention, .Tune 28-July 2, 1912, Cleveland, 0. Number of Shekel-payers. 14,000. Societies, 102. Camps of Order B'nal Zion (affiliated), 64. Circles of Young Judaea (affiliated), 113. The Federation issues leaflets, pamphlets, etc. Also The Maccabaean, a monthly in English, and Dos Yiddishe Folk, a weekly, in Yiddish. OFFICERS : Hon. Pres., Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore, Md.; Chairman of Executive Committee, Louis Lipsky, N. Y. C.; Treas., Michael Salit, Bklyn., N. Y.; Hon. Sec, Bernard A. Rosenblatt, N. Y. C. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE : S. Abel, Abr. Goldberg, Louis Lipsky, all of N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : M. Brodsky, Jacob Fishman, .T. L. Magnes, B. G. Richards, Victor Schwarz, B. Semel, and David de Sola Pool. ADVISORY COUNCIL : A. Alsenberg, Hartford, Conn. ; M. L. Avner, Pittsburg, Pa. ; Abr. Baylies, Rochester, N. Y. ; I. L. Borushak, St. Louis, Mo.; J. de Haas, Boston, Mass.; N. H. Ebin, Cleveland, O.; L. A. Freed, San Antonio, Tex. ; A. M. Herschman, Detroit, Mich.; C. H. Kauvar, Den- ver, Colo.; Sarah Kussy, Newark, N. J.; Louis H. Levin, Baltimore, Md.; — Nusbaum, Phila., Pa. ; L. Smlrnow, New Britain, Conn.; S. D. Solomon, Syracuse, N. Y. SOCIETIES : Alabama : Birmingham.—California : Los Angeles, 3, San Francisco.—Colorado : Denver, 2.—Connecticut: Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, Waterbury.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Florida : Jackson- ville.—Georgia : Athens, Atlanta, Columbus.—Kentucky : Louisville, 2.— Louisiana : New Orleans.—Maine : Portland.—Maryland : Baltimore, 4.— Massachusetts : Boston, 5. Holyoke, Newburyport, Worcester, 2.—Michigan : Detroit, 2.—Minnesota : St. Paul.—Missouri : Kansas City, 2, St. Louis.— New Hampshire : Portsmouth—New Jersey : Newark, Norma, Oransre.—New York: Brownsville, Elmira. New York City, 8, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, 2, Troy, 2.—North Dakota : Grand Forks.—Ohio : Canton, Cin- cinnati. 2, Cleveland, 2, Columbus, Dayton, Youngstown.—Pennsylvania : Greensburg, Johnstown, Philadelphia, 5, Pittsburg, 5, Washington.—Rhode Island : Pawtucket, Providence.—South Carolina : Columbia.—Tennessee : Chattanooga.—Texas: Austin, Dallas. 2, Fort Worth, 2, Galveston, 2, Houston, 2, San Antonio, 2, Terrell, Waco.—Virginia: Berkeley, Norfolk, Portsmouth.—West Virginia : Charleston. CONGREGATIONS : Maryland : Baltimore.—Washington : Seattle.

FEDERATION OF JEWISH FARMERS OF AMERICA Org., Jan. 20, 1909. OFFICE : 174 Second Av., New York City Members, 1080. Societies, 48. PURPOSE : To advance the interests of Jewish farmers. OFFICERS : Pres., S. Hein, Nassau, N. Y. ; Vice-Pres., H. Rotman, Mlllis, Mass.; Sec, J. W. Pincus, 174 Second Av.; Treas., P. Abelson, 197 E. Broadway, both of N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : E. Greenblatt, Botsford, Conn.; M. Kaufman, Ellington, Conn. ; J. Konner, Pine Brook, N. J.; R. M. Lipman, Norma, N. J.; M. Nurenberg, Malaga, N. J.; S. Schindler, Hurleyville, N. Y.: J. Weiner, Ellenvllle, N. Y. CONSTITUENT SOCIETIES : Connecticut: Bozrahvllle, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Nathan Gilman; Chesterfield, Ind. Hebrew Farmers' Assn., Sec, S. Shulman ; Colchester, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, A. .Taffe ; East Lyme, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Solomon Jaffe; Lebanon, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, S. Lubetzky ; Newtown, Jewish Farmers' Assn. of Fairfleld Co., FEDERATION OP ROUMANIAN JEWS 223

Sec, B. Nalevski; North Canton, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Max Kavaler; North Kent, Cornwall Bridge Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, H. Marcus; Roekville, Connecticut Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Chas. Levin; Storrs, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Solomon J. Sherman; Turnerville, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Wm. Marcus ; Uncasville, Raymond Hill Hebrew Farm- ers' Assn., Sec, J. Derow, R. F. D. No. 1.—Massachusetts : Medway, East- ern Mass. Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, B. G. Levy ; West Otis, Berkshire County (Mass.) Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, J. MIshkin.—Nebraska : Mar- tindale, Cherry County Farmers' Assn., Sec, Jacob Levin.—New Jersey : Bridgeton, Rosenhayn Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, M. Plaskow, R. F. D. No. 6; Carmel, Cumberland County Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Abraham Narovlansky; Flemington, Jewish Farmers' Circle, Sec, Sol. Berkowitz; Sandbrook, Jamesburg, Middlesex Co. Farmers' Assn., Sec, S. Rothstein ; Lakewood, Hebrew Farmers' Assn., Sec, A. Levine, R. F. D. No. 3 ; Malaga, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Philip Shafran ; Middlesex, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, A. M. Kuntz; Perrineville, First United Hebrew Farmers' Assn. of Hightstown, Sec, S. Grudin ; Pinebrook, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Miss H. Konner ; Vlneland, Norma and Alliance Farmers' Assn., Sec, J. Crystal, R. F. D. No. 6; Woodbine, Cape May County Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, J. H. Cohen.—New York : Accord, Jewish Farmers' Assn. of Kerhonkson and Accord, Sec, A. Kazazkof; Brooklyn, New Lots Dairy- men's Assn., Sec, B. Z. M. Gordon, Wartman Av. and Essex St. ; Brainard, Hebrew Benevolent Farmers' Assn. of Rens. Co., Sec, S. Entin ; Centerville Sta., Hebrew Farmers' Assn., Sec. Max Podberesky ; Ellenville, Farmers' Assn., Sec, Morris Slutzky, Box 726: Ellenville, Hebrew Aid Society of Briggs Street, Sec. J. Goodman, R. F. D. No. 1 ; Fallsburgh, Hebrew Farm- ers' Assn., Sec, Chas. Volpin ; Ferndale, Hebrew Farmers' Assn. of Fern- dale and Stevensville, Sec, H. Goldberg; Livingston Manor Fanners' Assn., Sec, Wm. Laksin; Luzon, Hebrew Farmers' Assn. of Hurleyville, N. Y., Sec, S. Schindler, Box 1 : Manlius, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, S. Green- berg; Maplewood, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, A. Greenberg ; Mountaindale Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, A. Glick ; Parksville, Farmers' Assn., Sec. B. Weiner, Box 42 ; Spring Glen Hebrew Aid Society, Sec, M. Davidow, Box 42; Spring Valley. Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Jacob Abowitz.—North Dakota : Ashley, Sulzberger Colony of Jewish Farmers, Sec, Charles Silver ; Austin, Northwestern Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec. A. Rudolph ; Bowman. Hebrew Farmers' Assn. of Burleigh Co., Sec, A. M. Levitt.—Pennsylvania : Rushland, Bucks County (Pa.) Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Jacob Kahan.— Washington : Lake Bay, Jewish Farmers' Assn. of the State of Washington. Sec, B. Alt, R. R. No. 1.—Canada : La Macaza, Quebec, Jewish Farmers' Assn., Sec, Rubin Belansman.

FEDERATION OF ROUMANIAN JEWS OF AMERICA Org., Mch. 8, 1908. OFFICE : 182 Chrystie, New York City Fifth Annual Convention, June 1-2, 1912, New York City. Members, 40,000. Branches, 50. PURPOSE : To aid the Roumanian Jews here and in Roumania. OFFICERS : Hon. Pres.. Solomon Schechter ; Pres., P. A. Siegelstein, 220 E 12th ; Vice-Pres., J. Weiss, Chas. I. Fleck, and Herman Speier; Treas., Meyer Sanft; Sec. Morris Grauhard, all of N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : H. Abramowitz, Mrs. S. Berkowitz, Dr. A. J. Blaustein, Em. Bornstein. H. Braunstein, L. Braunstein, B. Carneol, H. Eiser, M. Glassberg, I. M. Glickman, S. Hechter. H. .1. Hershkowitz, A. L. Kalman, O. Karp, Dr. E. Koftler. Dr. Joseph Koffler. I. Korman, S. Kramer, Mrs. L. Kramer, S. Landes, U. Marcus, H. Markowitz, Z. Petreanu, L. Rosenberg, I. 15 224 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Rosenthal, M. Schoenfeld, Wm. Schreiber, S. Schwartz, S. Solomonlde, A. Sussman, B. Stein, Dr. J. Steinberg, N. Vlodinger, Mrs. B. Weiss, L. Wolfson. BRANCHES : Illinois: Chicago, Pres., J. Gartenstein, 12th and Ashland Av.—Michigan : Detroit, Sec, Sam Weinberg, 210 Elizabeth.—Ohio : Cleve- land, Chairman, O. J. Kohn, 2348 E. 28th.—Pennsylvania : Pittsburg, Sec, J. Greenfield, 1127 Centre Av.

HAI RESH FRATERNITY Org., July, 1907. OFFICE : St. Joseph, Mo. Fifth Annual Conclave, Dec. 25, 1911-Jan. 3, 1912, Lincoln, Neb. Members, 110. OFFICERS : Council Chief, Leon S. Schembeck, St. Joseph, Mo.; Council Prophet, V. E. Friend, Lincoln, Neb. ; Council Regent, Jerome Reichart, Denver, Colo.; Council Scribe, H. C. Straus, 615 S. 9th, St. Joseph, Mo.; Council Governor, Hon. S. F. Westheimer, St. Joseph, Mo. CHAPTERS : Ilm Chapter, St. Joseph, Mo.; Maj Chapter, Kansas City, Mo.; Sar Chapter, St. Louis, Mo. ; Hav Chapter, Lincoln, Neb.; A. K. Chapter, Denver, Colo.; Gan Chapter, Milwaukee, Wis.; Wen Chapter, Memphis, Tenn.; Ves Chapter, Omaha, Neb.; Jem Chapter, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Beb Chapter, St. Paul, Minn.; Fil Chapter, Pueblo, Colo.

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE (See p. 243.)

INDEPENDENT ORDER AHAWAS ISRAEL Org., 1893. OFFICE : Germania Bank Bldg., 190 Bowery, New York City Nineteenth Annual Convention, Sept. 3-5, 1911, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 21,000. Lodges, 161. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Louis Morris, 214 South, Phila., Pa.; First Deputy Grand Master, Rubin Auerbach, N. Y. C. ; Second Deputy Grand Master, Louis Solomon, Bklyn., N. Y. ; Third Deputy Grand Master, Bern- ard Bloom, Phila.. Pa. ; Fourth Deputy Orand Master, Joseph Edlowitch, Baltimore, Md.; Fifth Deputy Grand Master, Henry Gottlieb, Newark, N. J.; Grand Treas.. Moritz Gold, Bklyn., N. Y. ; Grand Sec, L. Herman, 190 Bowery (Germania Bank Bldg.), N. Y. C. LODGES : Connecticut: New Haven, Waterbury, Willimantic.—Dela- ware: Wilmington.—District of Columbia: Washington.—Maryland: Baltimore, 10.—Massachusetts : Springfield, 2.—New Jersey : Bayonne, Elizabeth, 3. Jersey City, Newark, 6, Paterson, 2. Vineland.—New York: Albany, Brooklyn, 14, Liberty, New York City, 87, Sag Harbor, L. I., Syra- cuse, TJtica, Yonkers.—Pennsylvania : Chester. Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, 14, Pittsburg, 2, Scranton, York.—Rhode Island : Providence. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF B'NAI B'RITH 225

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF B'NAI B'RITH prg., Nov. 1, 1843. OFFICE : 1248 Tribune BIdg., Chicago, 111. Ninth Quinquennial Convention, Apl. 3, 1910, Washington, D. C. Members, 34,456. Lodges, 404 (in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa). Districts, 11 (7 in the United States). Institutions founded by the Order in the United States : HEBREW ORPHANS' HOME, Atlanta, Ga. ; B'NAI B'RITH CEMETERY, Chi- cago, 111.; FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, Chicago, 111.; JEWISH WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' HOME, New Orleans, La.; TOURO INFIRMARY, New Orleans, La.; HOME FOR AGED AND INFIEM, Yonkers, N. Y.; CLEVELAND JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, Cleveland, Ohio; B'NAI B'RITH FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU, Pittsburg, Pa.; RELIEF COMMITTEE, Hot Springs, Ark.; B'NAI B'RITH CLUB, San Francisco, Calif.; HOME FOR JEWISH ORPHANS, LOS Angeles, Calif; IMMIGRANT SCHOOLS, at Kalamazoo, Mich., and Memphis, Tenn.; SABBATH SCHOOLS, at Houghton. Mich., Trenton, N. J., Madison, Wis., and Sharon, Pa.; Orphanage in Pennsylvania now being organized. OFFICERS : Pres., Adolf Kraus, Chicago, 111. ; First Vice-Pres., Lucius L. Solomons, San Francisco, Calif.; Second Vice-Pres., Jacob Singer, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Treas., Jacob Furth, St. Louis, Mo.; Sec, Alex B. Seelenfreund, Chicago, 111. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C.; Charles Hart- man, N. Y. C.; Rabbi E. N. Calisch, Richmond, Va.; Philip Stein, Chicago, 111.; Joseph Hirsh, Vicksburg, Miss.; Berthold Timendorfer, Berlin, Ger- many ; Dr. Adolphe Stern, Bucharest, Roumania; Adalbert Skall, Prague, Austria. DISTRICTS : I. Org., 1851. Lodges, 48. Territory: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Sec, Reginald Zunder, 1161 Madison Av., New York City. II. Org., 1852. Lodges, 39. Territory: Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, and Ohio. Sec, Victor Abraham, 44 St. Paul BIdg., Cincinnati, Ohio. III. Org., . Lodges, 45. Territory : Delaware, New Jersey, Penn- sylvania, and West Virginia. Sec, Louis Sulzbacher, 421 Mills Av., Brad- dock, Pa. IV. Org., 1863. Lodges, 24. Territory: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Sec, I. J. Aschheim, 149 Eddy, San Francisco, Calif. V. Org., 1867. Lodges, 20. Territory: Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and District of Columbia. Sec, Rabbi George Solomon, 1516 Drayton, Savannah, Ga. VI. Org., 1868. Lodges, 46. Territory: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Manitoba, and Ontario, Can. Sec, A. B. Seelenfreund, 1248 Tribune BIdg., Chicago, 111. VII. Org., 1873. Lodges, 79. Territory : Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Indian Territory. Sec, Nat. Strauss, 2337 Magazine, New Orleans, La. LODGES : Alabama : Bessemer, Birmingham, Blockton, Demopolis, Eufaula, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, 2, Selma, Tuscaloosa, Uniontown.—Ar- kansas : Camden, Fort Smith, Helena, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Pine Bluff. —California : Los Angeles, Marysville, Oakland, Sacramento, San Bernar- dino, San Diego, San Francisco, 10, San Jose, Stockton.—Colorado : Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Denver, Pueblo, Trinidad, Victor.—Connecticut: Ansonia, Bridgeport, 2, Danbury, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury.—Delaware: Wilmington, 2.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Florida : Jacksonville, Pensacola.—Georgia : Al- bany, Atlanta, 2, Brunswick, Columbus, Macon, Rome, Savannah, Thomas- ville.—Idaho : Boise".—Illinois : Bloomington, Cairo, Champaign, Chicago, 6, Danville, Lincoln, Peoria, Springfield, Urbana.—Indiana: Evansville, Fort 226 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Ligonler, Madison, Terre Haute, Vincennes, Wabash.—Iowa : Burlington, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Keokuk, Sioux City.—Kansas : Kansas City, Leavenworth, Topeka,—Kentucky : Lex- ington, Louisville, Owensboro, Paducah.—Louisiana: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bayou Sara, Clinton, Crowley, Donaldsonville, Lake Charles, Monroe, Natchltocb.es, New Orleans, 6, Opelousas, Shreveport.—Massachusetts : Bos- ton, 3, Pittsfleld, Springfield, Worcester.—Michigan : Bay City, Calumet, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Saginaw.—Min- nesota : Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Virginia.—Mississippi: Canton, Clarksdale, Columbus, Greensville, Greenwood, Hattiesburg. Jackson, Laurel, Meridian, Natchez, Port Gibson, Rolling Pork, Summit, Vlcksburg.—Miss- ouri : Joplin, Kansas City. Louisiana, St. Joseph, St. Louis, 2, Sedalia, Springfield.—Montana : Butte.—Nebraska : Lincoln, Omaha, 2.—New Jer- sey : Atlantic City, Hnboken, Jersey City, Newark, 2, New Brunswick, Paterson, Trenton.—New York : Albany, 2, Amsterdam. Brooklyn, 2, Buffalo, Elmira, New York City, 21, Plattsburg, Rochester. Syracuse, Yonkers.—New Mexico : Albuquerque, Las Vegas.—North Carolina : Asheville, Goldsboro, Greensboro, Wilmington.—North Dakota : Fargo.—Ohio : Cincinnati, Cleve- land, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Youngstown, Zanesville.—Oklahoma : Ard- more, Oklahoma City.—Oregon : Portland, 2.—Pennsylvania : Allentown, Altoona, Braddock, Cnrry, Danville. Duquesne. Easton, Ellwood, Erie, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Homestead, Lancaster, McKeesport, Meadville, New Castle, New Kensington, Philadelphia, 6. Pittsburg, 6. Pottsville, Scranton, Sharon, Uniontown, Washington. Wilkes-Barre.—Rhode Island : Providence. —South Carolina : Charleston, Columbia, Darlinsrton, Sumter.—Tennessee : Brownsville, Chattanooga, Jackson, Memphis. Nashville.—Texas: Austin, Brenham, Bryan, Calvert, Corsicana, Dallas. El Paso. Fort Worth, Gaines- ville, Galveston, Houston, 3, Marshall, Palestine, San Antonio, 2, Texarkana, Tyler, Victoria. Waco.—Utah : Salt Lake City.—Virginia : Norfolk, Rich- mond.—Washington : Seattle, 2, Spokane.—Wisconsin : Appleton, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Madison. Merrill, Milwaukee, 3, Racine. Wausau.—Canada: Vancouver, B. C.—Winnipeg : Manitoba, Fort William, Ontario.

* INDEPENDENT ORDER BRIS ACHIM Grand Master, Samuel Weis, New York City

INDEPENDENT ORDER BRITH ABRAHAM Org., Feb. 7, 1887. OFFICE : 37 7th, New York City Twenty-sixth Annual Convention, May 26-28, 1912, Rochester, N. Y. Members. 165,000. Lodges, 645. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Leon Sanders, 292 E. Broadway; First Deputy Grand Master, Max Schwartz, 257 E. Houston, both of N. Y. C. : Second Deputy Grand Master, Julius Fridenberg, Boston, Mass. ; Grand Sec, Jacob Schoen, 37 7th ; Grand Treas., W. Zimmerman, both of N. Y. C. ; Endowment Treas., Harris Lustgarten ; Counsel to the Order, Alfred B. Jaworower. LODGES: Alabama: Birmingham.—Colorade : Denver, 2.—Connecticut: Ansonia, Hartford, 3, Meriden, New Haven, 3, Norwich, Torrington, Waterbury.—Delaware : Wilmington.—District of Columbia : Washington, 2.—Georgia : Atlanta.—Illinois : Chicago. 18.—Indiana : Indiana Harbor, Indianapolis.—Iowa : Davenport.—Kentucky : Louisville.—Maine : Port- land, 4.—Maryland : Baltimore, 6.—Massachusetts : Attleboro, Boston, 36, Brockton, 2. Cambridge, 2. Chelsea, 11, Collinsville, Fall River, 5, Glouces- ter, Haverhlll, 2, Holyoke, Lawrence, 3, Lynn, 2, Maiden, 2, Melrose, New Bedford, North Adams, Northampton, Qulncy, Salem, 2, Somerville, INDEPENDENT ORDER FREE SONS OF ISRAEL 227

Springfield, 2, Taunton, Worcester, 3.—Minnesota : Minneapolis, St. Paul, 2.—Missouri: Kansas City, 2, St. Joseph, St. Louis, 8.—New Hampshire : Concord, Manchester, 2.—New Jersey : Asbury Park, Bayonne, Carmel, Carteret, Elizabeth, Jersey City, 2, Long Branch, Morristown, Newark, 7, Newburyport, Passaic, 2, Paterson, 2, Perth Amboy, Roselle, Rosenhayn, Trenton, West Orange, Woodbine.—New York : Albany, 2, Auburn, Bath Beach. Binghamton, 2, Brooklyn, 29, Buffalo, Corona, L. I., Elmira, Glen Palls, Gloversville, Kingston, Long Island City, 2, New Brighton, S. I., Newburgh, New Rochelle, New York, 167, Port Chester, 2, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, 2, Sag Harbor, L. I., Schenectady, Syracuse, 2, Troy, 2, Utica, 2, Yonkers.—Ohio : Cincinnati, 3, Cleveland, 4, Columbus.—Oregon : Port- land.—Pennsylvania : Allentown, 2, Braddock, Conshohocken, Harrisburg, Homestead, Philadelphia, 34, Pittston, Pottstown, Reading, Scranton, 4, South Bethlehem, Wilkes-Barre, 2, York.—Rhode Island: Newport, Provi- dence, 9, Woonsocket.—Tennessee : Nashville.—Virginia : Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee, 3.

INDEPENDENT ORDER BRITH SHOLOM Org., Feb. 25, 1905. OFFICE : 512 S. 5th, Phila., Pa. Eighth Annual Convention, June 2-4, 1912, Providence, R. I. Members, 35,513. Lodges, 269. OFFICERS : Past Grand Master, Benj. N. Berman, Phila., Pa.; Grand Master, Solomon C. Kraus, Phila., Pa.; First Deputy Grand Master, S. R. Schultz, N. Y. C. ; Second Deputy Grand Master, A. I. Sisholtz, Newark, N. J.; Third Deputy Grand Master, Louis M. Grant, Providence, R. I.; Grand Secretary, Martin O. Levy; Assistant Secretary, Adolph Rosenblum; Grand Treasurer, Louis Cohen; Endowment Treasurer, Louis S. Rubinsohn; Counsellor of the Order, Joseph L. Kun, all of Phila., Pa. LODGES : Colorado : Denver, 4.—Connecticut: Bridgeport, Derby, Hart- ford, 3, New Britain, New Haven, New London.—Delaware : Wilmington.— District of Columbia : Washington, 2.—Illinois : Chicago, 5.—Kentucky : Louisville.—Maryland : Baltimore, 12.—Missouri : St. Joseph, St. Louis, 3. —New Jersey; Atlantic City, Bridgeton, Burlington, Camden, Carteret, Elizabeth, 2, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark, 12, Norma, Passaic, 2, Pater- son, Perth Amboy, Trenton, Vineland, Woodbine.—New York: Albany, Brooklyn, 15, Elmira, Glen Falls, Gloversville, New York City, 19, Port Chester, Sag Harbor, Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy, Utica.—Ohio: Akron, Canton, Cleveland, 2, Cincinnati, Columbus, East Liverpool, Youngstown.— Pennsylvania : Allentown, Altoona, Chester, Coatesville, Easton, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Mahanoy City, McKeesport, Norristown, Phila- delphia, 101, Phoenixville, Pittsburg, 2, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, 5, Shamokin, Shenandoah, South Bethlehem, South Sharon, Weissport, West Chester, Wilkes-Barre, 2, York.—Rhode Island : Newport, Pawtucket, Providence, 9, Woonsocket.—Utah : Salt Lake City.—Virginia : Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.

INDEPENDENT ORDER FREE SONS OF ISRAEL Org., Jan. 18, 1849. OFFICE : 21 W. 124th, New York City Ninth Quinquennial Convention, May 12, 1912, Rochester, N. Y. Members (Jan. 1, 1910), 10,125. Lodges, 90. Districts, 3. OFFICERS : Grand Master, M. S. Stern, 2013 Fifth Av.; First Deputy Grand Master, Isaac Baer ; Second Deputy Grand Master, Henry Jacobs, all of N. Y. C.; Third Deputy Grand Master, Adolph Pike, Chicago, III.; 228 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Grand Sec, Abraham Hafer, 21 W. 124th ; Grand Treas., Louis Franken- thaler; Chairman Committee on Endowment, Henry Lichtig; Counsel to the Order, M. B. Blumenthal, all of N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Henry B. Stern, Albany, N. Y. ; Sol. Kahn, I. A. Loeb, I. S. Lurie, M. D. Rosenbach, M. A. Weinberg, all of Chicago, 111. ; M. S. Meyerhoff, Phila., Pa. ; Benjamin Blumenthal, Arnold Gross, Bernard Hahn, Isaac Hamburger, Julius Harburger, J. I. Hartenstein, Louis Hess, J. A. Hirschman, Henry J. Hyman, Baph. Levy, Henry Lipsky, Herman Stiefel, all of N. Y. C. DISTRICTS : I. Territory : Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. II. Territory : Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Miss- ouri, and Wisconsin. III. Territory : U. S. Grand Lodge. LODGES: California: San Francisco.—Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven.—Georgia : Atlanta.—Illinois : Chicago, 10.—Kansas : Leavenworth. —Kentucky : Louisville.—Louisiana : New Orleans.—Massachusetts : Boston, 2.—Michigan : Detroit.—Mississippi: Greenville, Meridian, Vicksburg.— Missouri: St. Joseph, St. Louis, 2.—New Jersey : Newark, 2.—New York : Albany, Amsterdam, Brooklyn, 4, Buffalo, New York City, 37, Rochester, Rondout, Schenectady, Syracuse, Troy.—Ohio: Cincinnati, 2, Cleveland, 2.— Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Pittsburg.—Rhode Island : Providence.—-Ten- nessee : Memphis, Nashville.—Texas : Dallas.—'Virginia : Norfolk.—Wis- consin : Milwaukee, 2.

INDEPENDENT ORDER FREE SONS OF JUDAH Org., Feb. 12, 1890. OFFICE : 78 Second Av., New York City Twenty-second Annual Convention, Apl. 21, 1912, New York City. Members, 22,000. Lodges, 200. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Sam Goldstein, 161 E. 72d, N. Y. C. ; First Deputy Grand Master, Adolph Wiener, N. Y. C.; Second Deputy Grand Master, Jacob Weissman, Stamford, Conn. ; Grand Sec, Sigmund Fodor, 78 2d Av., N. Y. C.; Grand Treas., Chas. Baruch, N. Y. C. ; Endowment Treas., Alex. Wohgemuth. LODGES : Connecticut: Hartford, 2, New Haven, Stamford.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Maryland : Baltimore, 3.—New Jersey : Bay- onne, Jersey City, Newark, 2.—New York: Brooklyn, 8, Buffalo, 2, Gloversville, Haverstraw, Newburgh, New York City, 75, Rochester, Schenectady, Tarrytown.—Pennsylvania : McKeesport, 2, Philadelphia, 6, Pittsburg, Scranton.

INDEPENDENT ORDER SONS OF BENJAMIN Org., Dec. 23, 1877. OFFICE : 953 Third Av., New York City Twenty-first Annual Convention, Mch. 17-19, 1912, New York City. Members, 10,531. Lodges, 123. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Richard Cohn, N. Y. C.; First Deputy Grand Master, Hugo Guttmann, N. Y. C. ; Second Deputy Grand Master, Jacob Hyman, Boston, Mass. ; Third Deputy Grand Master, Morris Cohn, Bklyn., N. Y. ; Grand Secretary, Louis B. Franklin, N. Y. C. ; Grand Treasurer, Peter Munter, N. Y. C. ; Chairman on Finance, Adolph Salomon, Bklyn., N. Y. ; Chairman on Mortuary Fund, Julius Gumpert, N. Y. C. ; Chairman on State of Order, S. .1. Steinhardt, N. Y. C. ; Chairman on Appeals, Jacob Fetbraudt, N. Y. C. ; Chairman on Laws, J. Nagel, N. Y. C. ; Chairman on Mutual Guaranty Fund, Samuel Lederman, Bklyn., N. Y., Counsel to the Order, Bernard Alexander, N. Y. C. INDEPENDENT WESTERN STAR ORDER 229

LODGES : California : San Francisco.—Colorado : Denver.—Connecti- cut : Hartford, New Haven.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Illinois : Chicago, 5.—Indiana : Indianapolis.—Maine : Bangor.—Maryland : Balti- more, 2.—Massachusetts : Boston, 6, Fall River, Worcester.—Michigan : Detroit.—Minnesota : St. Paul.—Missouri: Kansas City, 3, St. Louis, 2.— New Jersey: Hoboken, Newark.—New York : Albany, Brooklyn, 7, New York City, 60, Rochester, Syracuse.—Ohio : Cleveland, 6, Toledo.—Penn- sylvania : Bradford.—Rhode Island : Newport.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.— Canada : Montreal, 3.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF TRUE SISTERS (UNABHANGIGER ORDEN TREUE SCHWESTERN) Org., Apl. 21, 1846. OFFICE : 238 W. 131st, New York City One Hundred and Twenty-first Semi-Annual, or 62d Annual, Session of the Grand Lodge, May 28, 1912, New York City. Members, 4211. Lodges, 18. Publishes a monthly, Ordens Echo. Editor, Bianca B. Robitscher. OFFICERS (for May. 1912 to May, 1913) : Grand Monitress, Mrs. Frieda Bloch ; Grand Pres., Mrs. Rose Baran ; Grand Vice-Pres., Mrs. Hulda Liss- ner; Grand Sec, Mrs. Bianca B. Robitscher ; Grand Treas., Mrs. Rosalie A. Eisner; Grand Mentor, Mrs. Flora Fischlowitz; Grand Warden, Marion Northshield. LODGES : Connecticut: New Haven.—Illinois : Chicago, 2.—Massachu- setts : Boston.—Missouri: St. Louis.—New Jersey : Newark.—New York : Albany, Brooklyn, New York City, 7.—Ohio : Cincinnati.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF UNITED HEBREWS Org., Sept. 9, 1904. OFFICE : 17 W. Dedbam, Boston, Mass. Eighth Annual Convention, June 2, 1912, Boston, Mass. Members, 436T. Lodges, 47. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Max Waldo Cohen ; First Deputy Grand Mas- ter, Harry Cohen ; Second Deputy Grand Master, Louis Harrison ; Grand Treasurer, Abraham J. Bennett; Grand Secretary, Louis Davis, 17 W Dedham ; Grand Guide, Nathan Rosenberg ; Grand Inner Watch, Louis Gold Grand Outer Watch, Jacob Gluck ; Chairman on Finance, Harry Goldman Chairman on Laws, Barnett White ; Chairman on Printing, Abr. Cohen Chairman on State of the Order, Morris Loitman ; Chairman on Appeals, John S. Albert; Chairman on Charity, Louis Taylor; Chairman on Rituals, Maurice Samet, all of Boston, Mass.

INDEPENDENT WESTERN STAR ORDER Org., Feb. 13, 1894. OFFICE : 1127 Blue Island Av., Chicago, 111. Sixteenth Annual Convention, Aug. 7-9, 1910, Cleveland, O. Members (Jan. 1, 1912), 16,365. Lodges, 144. OFFICERS : Grand Master, N. T. Brenner. 21st and Sangamqn, Chicago, III.; Vice-Grand Master, Eugene Weinberger, Cleveland, O.; First Deputy Grand Master, Sam Cohen, Toledo, O.; Second Deputy Grand Master, M. A. Rabinowitz, Indianapolis, Ind. : Grand Secretary, I. Shapiro, 1127 Blue Island Av.; Grand Endowment Treas., A. R. Fifer; Grand General Fund Treas., D. Arkin, all of Chicago, 111. 230 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

LODGES : California : Los Angeles, 2.—Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford.—Illinois : Chicago, 30, Chicago Heights, Joliet, Peoria, 2, S. Chicago, 2, Waukegan.—Indiana : E. Chicago, Evansville, Gary, Indian- apolis, South Bend.—Kentucky : Louisville.—Michigan : Benton Harbor, Detroit, 3, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo.—Minnesota : St. Paul, 2.—Missouri: St. Louis, 7.—Nebraska : Lincoln.—New Jersey : Newark, Paterson.—New York : Brooklyn, 4, New York City, 10, Troy.—Ohio : Bellaire, Canton, Cin- cinnati, Cleveland, 2, Columbus, Dayton, Steubenville, Toledo, 2, Youngs- town.—Pennsylvania : Allentown, Altoona, Bradford, Hazleton, Johnstown, McKees Rocks, McKeesport, Philadelphia, 19, Pittsburg, 5, Punxsutawney, Lancaster, Scranton, 3. Sharon, Turtle' Creek, Uniontown.—Rhode Island : Providence, 4.—Virginia : Norfolk, Portsmouth.—Wisconsin : Kenosha, Mil- waukee, 3, Oshkosh, Sheboygan.—Canada : Calgary, Alta.

INDUSTRIAL REMOVAL OFFICE Org., 1900. OFFICE : 174 Second Av., New York City OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS : Chairman, Reuben Arkush ; Vice- Chairman, Alfred Jaretzki; Secretary, Nathan Bijur ; Eugene S. Benjamin, N. Y. C.; Jacob Furth, St. Louis, Mo.; Max Senior, Cincinnati, O.; Lucius L. Solomons, San Francisco, Calif.; Cyrus L. Sulzberger, N. Y. C. GENERAL MANAGER : David M. Bressler; ASST. MANAGER : Philip L. Seman. AGENCIES : Alabama: Bessemer, Birmingham, Demopolis, Mobile, Montgomery, Selnia.—Arizona : Phoenix, Prescott, Tucson.—Arkansas : Forest City, Fort Smith, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Tex- arkana.—California : Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco.—Colorado : Boulder, Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, Den- ver, Greeley, Pueblo, Rocky Ford, Salida, Trinidad.—Connecticut: Bridge- port, Hartford, New Britain, New Haven.—Delaware : Wilmington.—Dis- trict of Columbia : Washington.—Florida : Jacksonville, Key West, Pensa- cola, Tampa, Ybor City.—Georgia : Atlanta, Augusta, Brunswick, Colum- bus, Macon, Savannah.—Idaho : Boise\—Illinois : Aurora, Belleville, Bloom- ington, Cairo, Chicago, Danville, Dec.itur, Elgin, Mount Vernon, Peoria, Quincy, Rockford, Rock Island, Springfield, Streator, Waukegan.—Indiana : Anderson, Bluffton, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Lafayette, Logansport, South Bend, Terre Haute.—Iowa : Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Centerville, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Keokuk, Mason City, Museatiue, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Sioux City. Waterloo.— Kansas : Fort Scott, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Pittsburg, Topeka, Wichita.— Kentucky : Ashland, Louisville, Paducah.—Louisiana : Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans. Shreveport.—Maine: Port- land.—Maryland : Baltimore.—Massachusetts : Boston, Fall River, Worces- ter.—Michigan: Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Iron Mountain, Jackson, Kalamazoo.-—Minnesota : Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Winona.—Missis- sippi : Meridian, Natchez, Vlcksburg.—Missouri: Carrollton, Hannibal, Joplin, Kansas City, Lexington. Springfield, St. Joseph, St. Louis.— Montana: Butte, Helena.—Nebraska: Grand Island, Hastings, Lincoln, Omaha.—New Jersey : Carmel.—New York : Albany, Buffalo, Elmira, Rochester, Syracuse.—North Carolina : Charlotte.—North Dakota : Fargo, Grand Forks.—Ohio: Akron, Alliance, Ashland, Ashtabula, Bellaire, Bucy- rus. Canton. Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Conneaut, Dayton, East Liverpool, Elyria, Fremont, Galion, Hamilton. Lima, Loraln, Mansfield, Marietta, Marion. Newark, Portsmouth, Sandusky, Springfield, Toledo, Youngstown, Zanesville.—Oklahoma : Oklahoma City.—Oregon : Port- land.—Pennsylvania: Allentown. Altoona, Braddock, Erie, Harrlsburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia. Pittshurg. Pottstown. Reading, Scrnntnn, Warren, WIlkes-Barre, Williamsnort.—Rhode Island : Providence.—South Carolina : Charleston.—South Dakota : Sionx Falls.—Tennessee : Chattanooga, Knox- vllle, Memphis, Nashville.—Texas r Austin, Beaumont, Dallas, El Paso, JEWISH AGRICULTURISTS' AID SOCIETY 231

Port Worth, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, Tyler, Waco.—Utah : Salt Lake City.—Virginia: Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond.— Washington: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma.—West Virginia: Charleston, Huntlngton, Wheeling.—Wisconsin : Janesville, La Crosse, Madison, Mil- waukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Superior.—Wyoming: Ch.eyenne.

JEWISH AGRICULTURAL AND COLONIAL ASSOCIATION Org., Jan. 16, 1910. OFFICE : Clarion via Gunnlson, Utah Members, 200. Branches, 2. Purpose : Settling on farms and mutual aid. OFFICERS : Pres., B. Brown ; Vice-Pres., B. Silverman ; Sec, B. Horowitz, Utah. BRANCHES : Br. " A," 1736 Aberdeen, Phila., Pa., Br. Sec, S. Grishkan ; Br. " B," 1326 Washington Av., N. Y. C, Br. Sec, A. Sheln.

JEWISH AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Org., Mch. 20, 1910. OFFICE : 356 Second Av., New York City OFFICERS : Pres., Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111.; Vlce-Pres., Morris Loeb; Treas., Henry Goldman; Sec, Henrietta Szold, 528 W. 123d, all of N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : Cyrus Adler, Samuel S. Fels, both of Phila., Pa.; Henry Goldman, N. Y. C. ; Morris Loeb, N. Y. C.; Julian W. Mack, Chicago, 111. ; Louis Marshall, N. Y. C.; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111.; Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C. MANAGING DIRECTOR : Aaron Aaronsohn, Haifa, Palestine.

JEWISH AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL AID SOCIETY Org., Jan. 23, 1900. OFFICE : 174 Second Av., New York City OFFICERS : Pres., Alfred Jaretzki; Vice-Pres., Percy S. Straus ; Treas., Eugene Meyer, Jr. ; Sec. Solomon G. Rosenbaum, all of N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : The Officers, and Eugene S. Benjamin, Solomon G. Rosen- baum, and Cyrus L. Sulzberger, all of N. Y. C. GENERAL MANAGER : Leonard G. Robinson ; ASST. MANAGER : Gabriel Davidson.

JEWISH AGRICULTURISTS' AID SOCIETY OF AMERICA Org., Oct. 28, 1888 ; inc., Jan. 24, 1900. OFFICE : 507 S. Marshfield Av., Chicago, 111. Ninth Annual Meeting, Feb. 2, 1909. Summary of work during 1909: 7 families, comprising 33 persons, placed on farms. Jewish farmers settled since the Society began operations, 433. OFFICERS : Pres., Morris Weil; Vice-Pres., Maurice W. Kozminski; Treas., Edward Rose; Sec, Hugo Pam, The Rookery; Cor. Sec, A. R. Levy, 213 E. 48th, all of Chicago, 111. 232 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

DIRECTORS : Israel Cowen, Emil G. Hirsch, Jacob L. Kesner, Maurice W. Kozminski, A. R. Levy, Leo A. Loeb, Hugo Pam, David M. Pfaelzer, J. Rappaport, Edward Rose, Julius Rosenwald, Emanuel P. Selz, Leo Straus, Simeon Straus, Morris Weil, all of Chicago, 111. GENERAL MANAGER : Nathan D. Kaplan, 1105 Ashland Blk., Chicago, 111.

JEWISH CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY Org., Apl. 29, 1893. OFFICE : 643 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Fifteenth Annual Summer Assembly, July 7-13, 1911, Milwaukee, Wis. Members, 3000. OFFICERS : Chancellor, Henry Berkowitz, 1823 North 33d, Phila., Pa.; Pres., Israel Cowen, Chicago, 111. ; Vice-Pres., Perry Prankel, Phila., Pa. ; Treas., Frank Newburger, Phila., Pa. ; Sec. and Director, Charles Edwin Fox, 988 Drexel Bldg., Phila., Pa. ; Field Sec, Jeannette Miriam Goldberg, Jefferson, Tex. BOARD OF TRUSTEES : William B. Hackenburg, George W. Ochs, Jacob Gimbel, Emil Selig, Isaac Hassler, Louis Gerstley, Perry Frankel, Alfred M. Klein, Samuel Grabfelder, Miss Corinne B. Arnold, Mrs. Joseph H. Rubin, Mrs. Fannie Muhr, Mrs. Charles Heidelberger, Mrs. H. Berkowitz, all of Phila., Pa.; Jacob H. Schiff and Alfred H. Newburger, both of N. Y. C.; Tobias Schanfarber, Chicago, 111.; Abram Simon, Washington, D. C.; Jacob Klein, Bridgeport, Conn.; Emil Mayer, St. Louis, Mo.; Frederick Lazarus, Columbus, O.; Frederick Ullman, Buffalo, N. Y.; Hon. Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C. EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL : Max Herzberg, D. W. Amram, Julius H. Green- stone, Lewis W. Steinbach, Miss Ella Jacobs, Joseph Krauskopf, all of Phila., Pa. ; Charles S. Bernheimer, Maurice II. Harris, Richard Gottheil, Lee K. Frankel, Morris Loeb, Solomon Schechter. Barnett A. Elzas, ail of N. Y. C. ; Gerson B. Levi, Emil G. Hirsch, Joseph Stolz, A. B. Yudelson, all of Chicago, III. ; Harry Levi, Wheeling, W. Va. ; Kaufmann Kohler, Cincinnati, O. ; William S. Friedman, Denver, Colo.; Henry Fisher, At- lantic City, N. J. ; Nathan Stern, Providence, R. I. CIRCLES : Alabama : Demopolis, Eufaula, Mobile, Selma, Tuscaloosa.— Connecticut: Bridgeport.—Florida : Jacksonville, Tampa.—Georgia : Al- bany, Atlanta, Brunswick, Savannah, West Point.—Illinois : Bloomington, Champaign, Danville.-—Indiana : Columbia City, Fort Wayne, Goshen, In- dianapolis, Ligonier, Marlon, Mount Vernon, Terre Haute.—Kentucky: Henderson, Paducah.—Louisiana : Donaldsonville, Lafayette, Natchitoches, New Orleans, Northern City, Shreveport.—Maryland : Baltimore.—Massa- chusetts : Worcester, 2.—Michigan: Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Petoskey, Saginaw.—Minnesota : Duluth, Minneapolis.—Missis- sippi : Canton, Columbus, Greenville, Greenwood, Lexington, Natchez, Vicksburg.—Missouri: Carthage, Columbia, Joplin, Louisiana, St. Louis.— New Jersey : Newark, 2, Passaic.—New York : Brooklyn, 2, Buffalo, New York, Niagara Falls, Schenectady, Troy.—North Carolina: Ashevllle, Charlotte, Goldsboro, Statesville, Wilmington.—Ohio : Bucyrus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, 3, Columbus, Dayton, Mansfield, Marion, Sandusky, Youngs- town.—Oklahoma : Oklahoma City.—Pennsylvania : Coatesvllle, Erie, Germantown, Philadelphia, 4, Reading, 2, Scranton, Williamsport.—South Carolina : Charleston.—Tennessee : Chattanooga, Columbia, Nashville, 3.— Texas : El Paso, Mineola, Waco.—Washington : Seattle.—West Virginia : Wheeling.—Wisconsin : Appleton, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Madison, Mil- waukee.—Canada : Hamilton, Ont., Toronto, 2. JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA 233

JEWISH CONSUMPTIVES' RELIEF SOCIETY Org., Jan. 2, 1904; inc., June 25, 1904. OFFICE : 412-415 Wyoming Bldg., Denver, Colo. Seventh Annual Meeting, April 16, 1911, Denver, Colo. Members, 20,000. Income 1911, $83,192.46. Capacity, 120 beds. Publishes The Sanatorium. OFFICERS : Pres., Philip Hillkowitz, 302 Metropolitan Bldg.; Vice-Pres., 0. M. Shere; Treas., S. L. Bresler; Sec, C. D. Spivak, 412-415 Wyoming Bldg., all of Denver, Colo. TRUSTEES : Sol. Bloomgarden, S. L. Bresler, S. F. Disraelly, Bdw. S. Goalstone, Ed. Grimes, David Gross, Philip Hillkowitz, Isidore Hurwitz, A. Judelowitz, C. H. Kauvar, Goodman Levin, Mrs. Louis Levy, Louis Rob- inson, I. Rude, Louis Schapiro, D. B. Simon. O. M. Shere, C. D. Spivak, Louis M. Weiner, Adolph Zederbaum, all of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. L. Bloch, N. T. C, representing New York Ladies' Auxiliary; Mrs. Harry Crown. St. Louis, representing St. Louis Ladies' Auxiliary; Mrs. I. Kol- insky, Denver, representing Denver Ladies' Auxiliary; Samuel Dorf, N. Y. C, representing Order Brith Abraham ; and Leon Sanders, N. Y. C, representing Independent Order Brith Abraham. AUXILIARY SOCIETIES : Colorado: Denver.—Connecticut: Hartford, Waterbury.—Georgia : Savannah.—Illinois : Chicago.—Massachusetts : Holyoke. Springfield.—-Missouri: Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis.—New York : New York City.—Ohio : Cincinnati. Has support of Federated Charities in : Georgia : Atlanta.—Illinois : Chicago.—Indiana : Indianapolis.—Iowa : Des Moines.—Kentucky : Louis- ville.—Michigan : Detroit.—Minnesota : Minneapolis.—Missouri: Kansas City.—New Jersey : Perth Amboy.—Ohio : Dayton, Toledo.—Pennsylvania : Plttsburg.—Tennessee : Memphis, Nashville.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.

JEWISH NATIONAL LABOR ALLIANCE OF AMERICA (YIDDISH NATIONAL ARBEITER VERBAND) Org., June 16, 1910. OFFICE : 165 East Broadway, New York City Members, 3000. Branches, 100. Purpose : Fraternal order. OFFICERS : Chairman, George Avrunin, 165 E. Bway., N. Y. C. ; Treas., N. Chermony, 340 Williams Av., Bklyn., N. Y.; Sec, Meyer L. Brown, 940 E. 180 St., N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : George Avrunin, Jacob Wexler, both of N. Y. C.; I. Appelbaum, N. Chermony, R. Platrot, all of Bklyn., N. Y. BRANCHES: Connecticut; New Britain, New Haven, Waterbury.—Illi- nois: Chicago.—Maryland: Baltimore.—Massachusetts: Boston. Brockton, Lynn, Maiden.—Michigan : Detroit.—Minnesota : Minneapolis. St. Paul.— Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis.—Nebraska : Omaha.-—'New Jersey : Newark, Paterson.—New York: Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, New York, Rochester.—Ohio: Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland. Columbus, Dayton, Toledo. —Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Pittsburg.—Rhode Island : Providence.— Virginia : Richmond.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.—Canada : Hamilton, Lach- mine, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg.

JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA Org., June 3, 1888. OFFICE : 608 Chestnut, Philadelphia, Pa. For the Report of the Twenty-fourth Year of The Jewish Publication Society of America, see p. 315 et seq. 234 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

JEWISH SOCIALIST-TERRITORIALIST LABOR PARTY OF AMERICA Org., Feb. 3, 1906. OFFICE : 66 Delancey, New York City Fourth Convention, Oct., 1911, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 3000. Branches (of 25 members or more), 36; Groups (of less than 25 members), 18. CENTRAL COMSIITTEE: R. Awerbach, Mrs. Ch. Cohen, J. Cornay, J. Globus, A. Glanz, J. Lieberman, J. Sacoder, and S. Sternfeld, all of N. Y. C.; S. Rosenfeld, Toronto, Ont., Canada. SECKETARY : J. Cornay, 66 Delancey, N. Y. C. BRANCHES AND GROUPS : California: Los Angeles, San Francisco.— Colorado : Denver.—Connecticut: Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, Water- bury.—Illinois : Chicago, 2.-—Iowa : Sioux City.—Louisiana : New Orleans. —Maryland : Baltimore.—Massachusetts : Boston, Chelsea, Lynn, Maiden, New Bedford, Springfield, Worcester.—Michigan : Detroit.—Minnesota: Minneapolis.—Missouri: Kansas City, St. Louis.—Nebraska : Lincoln, Omaha.—New Jersey : Newark, Paterson, Trenton.—New York : Buffalo, Gloversville, New York City, 12, Rochester, Schenectady. Syracuse.—-Ohio: Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Pitts- burg.—Texas : Dallas, Galveston.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.—Canada : Al- berta, Calgary, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg.

JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA Org., 1886. OFFICE : 531 W. 123d, New York City Thirteenth Biennial Meeting, Mch. 24, 1912. Nineteenth Commencement, June 2, 1912. Graduates, Rabbinical Course, in 1912, 7. Whole number of graduates, Rabbinical Course, 69. Whole number of graduates, Teachers' Course, 38. OFFICERS : Pres., Solomon Schechter; Chairman Board of Directors, Louis Marshall; Hon. Sec, Irving Lehman ; Treas., Daniel Guggenheim, all of N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : (for life) Daniel Guggenheim, Adolpb Lewisohn, Louis Marshall, Jacob H. Schiff, Felix M. Warburg, all of N. Y. C.; Philip S. Henry, Ashevllle, N. C. ; Cyrus Adler, Phila., Pa. ; Mayer Sulzberger, Phila., Pa. ; Simon Guggenheim, Washington, D. C.; (term expiring 1915) Sam- uel Greenbaum, Irvine Lehman, Morris Loeb, Simon M. Roeder, Sol. M. Stroock, all of N. Y. C.; William Gerstley, Phila., Pa., and Harry Frieden- wald, Baltimore, Md. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Chairman, Louis Marshall: Cyrus Adler, Daniel Guggenheim, Simon M. Roeder, Jacob H. Schiff, Mayer Sulzberger. FACULTY : Pres.. and Professor of Jewish Theology, Solomon Schechter, M. A., Litt. D. (Cantab, and Harvard) ; Sabato Morals Professor of Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Israel Frledlaender, Ph.D. (Strasburg) ; Professor of Talmud, Louis Ginzberg, Ph. D. (Heidelberg) ; Professor of History, Alexander Marx, Ph. D. (Konigsberg) ; Professor of Homiletics, Mordecai M. Kaplan, M. A. (Columbia) ; Instructor in the Talmud, Joshua A. Joffe'; Associate Professor of Medifeval Hebrew Literature, Israel Davidson, Ph. D. (Columbia) ; Professor of English Literature and Rhetoric, Joseph Jacobs, B. A. (Cantab.), Litt. D. (Pennsylvania) ; Hazan and Instructor in Hazanut, Rev. Simon Jacobson; Instructor in Public Speaking, Grenville Klelser. LIBRARY STAFF : Librarian, Alexander Marx ; Cataloguer, Israel Shapira; Assistant in Library, Philip Abrahams. REGISTRAR : Joseph Jacobs. SECRETARY : Joseph B. Abrahams. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH CHARITIES 235

BRANCHES : Colorado : Denver.—Kentucky : Louisville.—Maryland : Baltimore.—Michigan : Detroit.—New Jersey : Newark.—New York : New York City.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia.—Canada : Montreal. TEACHKRS' INSTITUTE, 132 E. 111th. Principal, Mordecai M. Kaplan, 188 E. 92d. Instructors : Israel Friedlaender, History ; Elias L. Solomon, Hebrew; Assistant Instructor: Hyman Goldtn. Special Committee: Samuel Greenbaum, Chairman ; Harry Fischel, Mordecai M. Kaplan, Irving Lehman, J. L. Magnes, Solomon Schechter, and Felix M. Warburg.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF AMERICA Twelfth Annual Meeting, June 25-26, 1012, Tannersville, N. Y. OFFICERS : Pres., Jacob Kohn, 20 W. 107th ; Vlce-Pres., M. M. Kaplan ; Rec. Sec, Elias L. Solomon ; Cor. Sec, Nathan Wolf, 65 W. 11th, all of N. Y. C. ; Treas., S. Z. Prokesch, Hawthorne, N. Y. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Alexander Basel, N. Y. C.; Julius H. Green- stone, Phila., Pa. ; Chas. I. Hoffman, Newark, N. J.; Chas. H. Kauvar, Denver, Colo. ; Max D. Klein, Phila., Pa. ; Herman H. Rubenovitz, Boston, Mass.

JUDAIC UNION Org., May 31, 1880. OFFICE : 5341 Knox, Philadelphia, Pa. Thirty-second Annual Convention, Feb. 12, 1912, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 945. lodges, 6. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Harry Cohen, 424 Walnut, Phila., Pa.; Vice- Grand Master, Mark Grunebaum ; Grand Sec, S. J. Marx, 5241 Knox, Phila., Pa.; Grand Treas., Sam'l Stern. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : The Officers, and Arthur Cohen, Isaac Sadler, Wm. S. Samuels, Louis Sulka, Alex. Van Stratten. LODGES : Maryland : Baltimore.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, 5.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF JEWISH CHARITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Org., 1899. OFFICE: 411 W. Fayette, Baltimore, Md. Seventh Biennial Convention, June 9-12, 1912, Cleveland, 0. Members, 117 societies. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus L. Sulzberger, N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres., Chas. Eise- man, Cleveland, O. ; Aaron Cohen, Plttsburg, Pa. ; Morris D. Waldman, N. Y. C.; Sec, Louis H. Levin, 411 W. Fayette, Baltimore, Md.; Treas., Bernard Greensfelder, St. Louis, Mo. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Nathan Bljur, N. Y. C.; Jacob Blllikopf, Kansas City, Mo. ; Fred M. Bntzel, Detroit, Mich. ; George L. Fox, Fort Worth, Tex.; Lee K. Frankel, N. Y. C.; Max Herzberg, Phila., Pa.; Jacob H. Hol- lander, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Belle Lindner Israels, N. Y. C.; Julian W. Mack, Chicago, 111.; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111.; Max Senior, Cin- cinnati, O. CONSTITUENT SOCIETIES : Alabama : Birmingham, United Hebrew Chari- ties ; Mobile, United Hebrew Charities; Montgomery, United Hebrew Chari- ties.—Arkansas : H^t Swings, Hot Springs Relief Society ; Little Rock, Federation of Jewish Charities; Pine Bluff, Hebrew Relief Association.— 236 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

California : Los Angeles, Hebrew Benevolent Society ; San Francisco, Board of Relief; Stockton, Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society.—Colorado: Colo- rado Springs, Hebrew Benevolent Society ; Denver, Jewish Consumptives Relief Society, Jewish Relief Society, National Consumptives Hospital.— Connecticut: New Haven, Hebrew Benevolent Society.—Delaware: Wil- mington, Hebrew Charity Association.—District of Columbia : Washington, United Hebrew Charities.—Florida: Pensacola, Congregation Beth El.— Georgia: Atlanta, Federation of Jewish Charities, Hebrew Orphans' Home, Monteflore Relief Association ; Savannah, Ladies Hebrew Benevolent So- city.—Illinois : Chicago, Associated Jewish Charities, Bureau of Personal Service, Chicago Women's Aid, Chicago Women's Loan Assn., Jewish Aid Society, Jewish Consumptive Relief Society ; Peoria, Hebrew Relief Asso- ciation.—Indiana : Evansville, Hebrew Benevolent Society ; Indianapolis, The Jewish Federation ; South Bend, Temple Beth El.—Iowa : Des Moines, Federated Jewish Charities : Sioux City, Jewish Ladies' Aid Society, United Hebrew Charity Association.—Kentucky : Louisville, Congregation Adath Israel, Federation of Jewish Charities ; Paducah, Congregation Temple Israel.—Louisiana : New Orleans, Association Relief of Jewish Widows and Orphans, Touro Infirmary and Hpbrew Benevolent Association ; Shreveport, Jewish Relief Society.—Maryland : Baltimore, Federated Jewish Charities, Hebrew Benevolent Society, United Jewish Charities.—Massachusetts : Bos- ton, Hebrew Women's Sewing Society, Section Council Jewish Women, United Hebrew Benevolent Society, Dorchester Centre, Leopold Morse Home and Orphanage.—Michigan : Detroit, Ladies Society for Support of Widows and Orphans, United Jewish Charities; Kalamazoo, Congregation B'nai Israel.—Minnesota : Duluth, Temple Aid Society ; Minneapolis, Associated Jewish Charities; St. Paul, Jewish Charities, Jewish Relief Society.— Mississippi: Meridian, Meridian Jewish Orphans' Home and Benevolent Association; Vicksburg, Associated Jewish Charities, Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society.—Missouri: Kansas City, Hachnosas Orchim, United Jewish Charities; St. Joseph, Jewish Ladies' Benevolent Society ; St. Louis, Jewish Charitable and Educational Union.—Nebraska: Lincoln, Jewish Ladies' Aid Society ; Omaha, Associated Jewish Charities.—New Jersey : Newark, Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Benevolent Society.—New York: Albany, Hebrew Benevolent Society, Jewish Home Society ; Brooklyn, Fed- eration of Jewish Charities ; Buffalo, Federated Jewish Charities, Hebrew Benevolent Loan Association; New York City, Baron De Hirsch Fund, Council Jewish Women, Free Synagogue, Hebrew Free Loan Association, Hebrew Orphan Asylum, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, Industrial Removal Office, Jewish Protectory, Ladles Fuel and Aid Society, Montefiore Home, United Hebrew Charities, Young Men's Hebrew Associa- tion ; Niagara Falls, Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society; Rochester, Jewish Orphan Asylum Association of Western New York, United Jewish Charities; Syracuse, United Jewish Charities.—Ohio : Cincinnati, United Jewish Chari- ties ; Cleveland, Educational League, Federation of Jewish Charities, Jewish Orphan Asylum ; Columbus, Jewish Charities ; Dayton, Hebrew Ladies Relief Society ; Portsmouth, Ladies' Aid Society ; Toledo, Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society; Youngstown, Federated Jewish Charities.—Oregon: Portland, First Hebrew Benevolent Association, Jewish Women's Benevolent Society.—Pennsylvania : Braddock, Braddock Lodge, No. 516, I. O. B. B.; Lancaster, United Hebrew Charities Association; Philadelphia, Federa- tion of Jewish Charities, Jewish Foster Home and Orphan Asylum, Jewish Hospital, Orphans' Guardians, United Hebrew Charities, Young Women's Union ; Pittsburg, Council Jewish Women, United Hebrew Relief Associa- tion ; Scranton, Jewish Ladies' Relief Society ; Wilkes-Barre, Ladles Auxil- iary, Young Men's Hebrew Association.—South Carolina : Charleston, He- brew Benevolent Society.—Tennessee: Memphis. United Hebrew Relief Association ; Nashville. Hebrew Relief Society.—Texas : Dallas, Federated Jewish Charities : El Paso, Mt. Sinai Congregation ; Fort Worth, Hebrew Relief Society; Gainesville, United Hebrew Congregation; Galveston, He- brew Benevolent Society ; Houston, Beth Israel Benevolent Society, Jewish Women's Benevolent Association; San Antonio, Montefiore Benevolent Society ; Waco, Hebrew Benevolent Society.—Utah : Salt Lake City, Jewish NATIONAL, JEWISH FRATERNAL CONGRESS 237

Relief Society.—Virginia: Alexandria, Hebrew Benevolent Society ; Nor- folk, Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society; Richmond, Congregation Beth Ahaba of Richmond, Hebrew Home for Aged and Infirm, Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society.—Washington: Seattle, Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society.—West Virginia : Wheeling, United Hebrew Charities.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee, Hebrew Relief Association, Ladies' Relief Sewing Society, Ladies' Sanitary and Benevolent Society, Mt. Sinai Hospital.

NATIONAL FARM SCHOOL Inc., Apl. 10, 1896. SCHOOL AND FARMS : Farm School, Bucks Co., Pa. OFFICE : 407 Mutual Life Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Fourteenth Annual Meeting, Oct. 15, 1911, Farm School, Bucks Co., Pa. Eleventh Annual Commencement, June 2, 1912. Number of graduates, 1912, 15. Whole number of graduates, 116. Members, 1800. OFFICERS : Pres., Joseph Krauskopf, 4715 Pulaski Av., Germantown, Pa. ; Vice-Pres., Harry B. Hirsch ; Treas., Isaac H. Silverman ; Executive Sec, A. H. Fromenson, 407 Mutual Life Bldg., all of Phila., Pa. DIRECTOR : J. H. Washburn. EXECUTIVE BOARD : A. Bamberger, B. Binswanger, Hart Blumenthal, W. Atlee Burpee, Adolph Eichholz, H. Felix, Simon Friedberger, Daniel Gimbel, S. Grabfelder, Isaac Landman, M. A. Kaufmann, Alfred M. Klein, Arnold Kohn, Howard A. Loeb, Leon Merz, Barney Selig, J. N. Snellenburg, all of Phila., Pa. NATIONAL AUXILIARY BOARD : Louis I. Aaron, Pittsburg, Pa.; Julius Adler, Portland, Ore. ; Henry Beer, New Orleans, La. ; I. W. Bernheim, Louisville, Ky. ; Henry Frank, Natchez, Miss.; M. J. Freiberg, Cincinnati, O. ; Bernard Ginsburg, Detroit, Mich. ; Mrs. Jacob H. Hecht, Boston, Mass. ; A. Hirshheimer, La Crosse, Wis. ; M. Horkheimer, Wheeling, W. Va.; Adolph Lewisohn, N. Y. C.; Louis Newberger. Indianapolis, Ind. ; Edw. E. Richards, Mnbile, Ala. ; E. Raab, Richmond, Va. ; Alex. Sanger, Dallas, Tex. ; David Sternberg, Memphis, Tenn. ; Sigmund B. Sonneborn, Baltimore, Md.; Harris Weinstock, Sacramento, Calif.; Ferdinand West- heimer, St. Joseph, Mo.; A. Younker, Des Moines, la. THE NORTH CAROLINA BRANCH OF THE NATIONAL FARM SCHOOL Org., Mch. 28, 1910, at Asheville, N. C. OBJECT : To promote the settling of graduates of the National Farm School on Hellman Farms and in other parts of North Carolina. OFFICERS : Judge J. C. Pritchard, Chairman ; F. W. Cone, Secretary. COMMITTEE : G. Alexander, J. A. Campbell, H. L, Finkelstein, W. A. Hildebrand, R. S. Jones, S. Lipinsky, M. D. Long, J. Lowenbein, S. H. Michaelev, G. S. Powell, E. L. Ray, J. S. Silverstein, and S. Sternberg, all of Asheville, N. C. ; Caesar Cone, Greensboro, N. C. ; S. Friedman, Rock Hill, S. C. ; Sol. Gellert, Rutherfordton, N. C. ; A. J. Lemort, Tyron, N. C.; Wm. Wallace, Statesville, N. C.; Sol. Weil, Goldsboro, N. C.; T. C. Westall, East Flat Rock, N. C.

NATIONAL JEWISH FRATERNAL CONGRESS Org., Apl., 1911. OFFICE : 78 Second Av., New York City Members, 600,000. OFFICERS : Pres., Leon Sanders ; Vice-Pres., Samuel Dorf; Treas., S. R. Schultz ; Sec, Sigmund Fodor, 78 2d Av., all of N. Y. C. ORDEISS : Illinois : Chicago, Independent Order Western Star.—Missouri: 238 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

St. Louis, Progressive Order of the West.—New Jersey : Newark, Order King Solomon; Passaic, Independent Order Free Sons of Joseph.—New York : New York City, Independent Order Ahawas Israel; Independent Order Brith Abraham ; Independent Order Free Sons of Judah ; Order Brith Abra- ham ; Order of Ziqn; Workingmen's Circle.—Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Order Brith Sholom.

NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTIVES

Org., 1899. OFFICE : 3800 B. Colfax Av.t Denver, Colo. Twelfth Annual Meeting, Nov., 1911, New York City. Members, 17,000. Patients treated, 1994. OFFICERS : Pres., Samuel Grabfelder, Merchants and Mariner Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa.; VIce-Pres., David May, St. Louis, Mo.; Treas., Ben. Althelmer, St. Louis, Mo.; Sec, Mrs. S. Pisko, 3800 B. Colfax Av., Denver, Colo. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : The Officers, and J. Walter Freiberg, Cincinnati, O. ; William S. Friedman, Denver, Colo.; Louis Gerstley, Phila., Pa.; David S. Lehman, Denver, Colo. ; Martin A. Marks, Cleveland, O.; Louis D. Shoen- berg, N. Y. C.

NATIONAL JEWISH IMMIGRATION COUNCIL Org-, March 5, 1911. OFFICE : 43 Exchange PI., New York City Delegates and members at large, 18. Constituent societies, 10. Purpose : General supervision of all work for Jewish Immigrants at the seaports of the United States. OFFICERS : Chairman, Abr. I. Elkus, 170 Bway., N. Y. C.; Vice-Chair- man. Max Mitchell, 43 Hawkins. Boston, Mass.; Sec. and Treas., H. L. Sabsovlch, 43 Exchange PI.. N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Chairman, Leon Sanders, N. Y. C.; Sec, D. M. Bressler, N. Y. C.; Abr. I. Elkus, N. Y. C.; Max J. Kohler, N. Y. C.; Louis H. Levin, Baltimore. Md.; Louis E. Levy, Phila., Pa. MEMBERS AT LARGE : Nathan BIJur, N. Y. C.; Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C.; Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C. CONSTITUENT SOCIETIF.S : Maryland: Baltimore, Federated Charities, Hebrew Immigrants Protective Association.—Massachusetts: Boston, Fed- erated Charities.—New York : New York City, American Jewish Committee, Board of Delegates of Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Com- mittee on Immigrant Aid of National Council of Jewish Women, Execu- tive Committee of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, Jewish Im- migration Committee.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Association for the Protection of Jewish Immigrants.—Texas : Galveston, Jewish Immigrants Information Bureau.

NATIONAL UNION OF JEWISH SHELTERING SOCIETIES Org., July 30, 1911. OFFICE : 229-231 East Broadway, New York City Members, 36 communities. Purpose : To help worthy wayfarers ; to put a check on habitual wan- derers, and to prevent wife-deserters from using the Hachnosas Orchim as a means of escape from family responsibilities. ORDER BRITH ABRAHAM 239

OFFICERS : Pres., Leon Sanders, N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres., S. H. Brodsky, Newark, N. J. ; Mrs. H. Finkelpearl, Pittsburg, Pa.; A. Kress, Baltimore, Md.; M. Meyerowltz, Chicago III.; Mendel Silber, Albuquerque, N. M. ; Treas., Max Meyerson, N. Y. C.; Hon. Sec, I. Hershtfeld, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE BOARD : M. J. S. Abels, Altoona, Pa.: M. Blech- shlager, Cincinnati. O.; Mrs. S. Bloch, Indianapolis, Ind.; M. J. Braude, Syracuse, N. Y. ; S. H. Brodsky, Newark, N. J. ; Henry J. Conn, Rich- mond, Va.; A. Coll, Spokane, Wash.; A. Concors, N. Y. C.: Mrs. H. Finkel- pearl, Pittsburg, Pa. ; I. Hershfleld, N. Y. C. ; Mrs. W. Klebansky, Phila., Pa. ; A. Kress, Baltimore, Md. ; Rev. H. Masliansky, N. Y. C. ; Jacob Massel, N. Y. C.; M. Meyerowitz, Chicago, 111.; Max Meyersohn, N. Y. C. ; L. Poliaknff, Newark, N. J.; — Rissman, Chicago, 111.; Leon Sanders, N. Y. C.; A. L. Schiller, Scranton, Pa. ; M. B. Schlom, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ; A. J. Shon, Fall River, Mass.; Mendel Silber, Albuquerque, N. M. ; I. Warsaw, Waco, Tex.; W. Wittenstein, Bridgeport, Conn. COMMUNITIES : California: Los Angeles, San Francisco.—Connecticut: Bridgeport, Norwich.—Delaware : Wilmington.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Georgia : Atlanta.—Illinois : Chicago.—Indiana : Indianap- olis.—Maryland: Baltimore.—Massachusetts: Fall River.—New Jersey: Bayonne, Elizabeth, Newark, Paterson, West Hoboken.—New York: Gloversville, Rochester, Schenectady, Syracuse, Watertown.—Ohio : Cincin- nati, Zanesville.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Scranton, Wilkes- Barre.—South Carolina : Charleston.—Texas : Fort Worth, Waco.—Vir- ginia : Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond.—Washington: Spokane, Tacoma. —Canada: Montreal.

ORDER BRITH ABRAHAM Org., June 12, 1859. OFFICE : 266 Grand, New York City Twenty-sixth Biennial Convention, May 7, 1911, Indianapolis, Ind. Members, 72,295. Lodges, 367. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Samuel D"rf, N. Y. C.; First Deputy Grand Master, M. Schoenfeld, N. Y. C. ; Second Deputy Grand Master, B. Mantel, Indianapolis. Ind. ; Third Deputy Grand Master, D. Grody, Syracuse, N. Y. : Grand Treas.. Barnet Friedman; Grand Sec, Geo. W. Leisersohn, 266 Grand; Counsel to the Order, Hon. H. M. Goldfogle, all of N. Y. C. LODGES : Alabama : Birmingham.—California : Los Angeles, San Fran- cisco, 3.-—Colorado : Denver, 2, Pueblo.—Connecticut : Hartford, 2, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwich, South Norwalk, Waterbury, 2.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Georgia : Atlanta, Macon, Savan- nah.—Illinois : Chicago, 29, La Salle, Penria.—Indiana : Indianapolis, 3, Lafayette, Gary.—Iowa : Centerville, Des Moines.—Kentucky : Louisville, 2. —Louisiana : Shreveport.—Maine : Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland. —Maryland : Baltimore, 5.—Massachusetts : Boston, 25. Chelsea, East Bos- ton, Fall River, 3, Haverhill, Holyoke, Lawrence, 2, Maiden, New Bedford, Salem, 2, South Framingham, Springfield, Worcester, 2.—Michigan : Detroit, 2.—Minnesota: Duluth, 3, Eveleth, Hibbing, Minneapolis, 6, St. Paul.— Missouri: Kansas City, 2, St. Joseph, St. Louis, 10.—Montana : Butte.— Nebraska : Omaha.— New Hampshire : Manchester.—New Jersey : Newark, 9, Paterson, 3.—New York : Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, 2, Elmira, Hud- son, New York City, 139, Peekskill, Rochester, 2, Syracuse, 3, Troy, Utica, 2. —Ohio : Cincinnati, Cleveland, 6, Loraln, Toledo. 2, Youngstown.—Pennsyl- vania : Chester, Hazleton, Johnstown, New Castle, Philadelphia, 9, Pitts- burg, 4, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, 2.—Rhode Island : Providence, 7, Woonsocket.—Texas : Dallas, 2, Houston, San Antonio, Waco.—Vermont: Burlington.—Virginia : Newport News, Norfolk. Richmond.—Washington : Bellingham, Seattle.—Wisconsin : La Crosse, Milwaukee, 2, West Superior. 16 240 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

ORDER KESHER SHEL BARZEL Org., 1860. OFFICE : 342 E. 50th, New York City Biennial Convention of District Grand Lodge, No. 1, Feb. 28, 1912, New York City. Members, 335. Lodges, 29. OFFICERS : Pres., Jacob Ankel; Sec, Moses Greenbaum, 342 E. 50th, both of N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: M. Kreisler; H. Beck; Wm. Bernard; S. Cole- man ; L. Bauman. LODGES : Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven.—Massachusetts : Boston. —New Jersey : Jersey City, Newark, 2.—New York : Albany, Brooklyn, 2, Buffalo, Elmira, Kingston, New York City, 18, Ogdensburg, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Syracuse, Troy.

ORDER KNIGHTS OF JOSEPH Org., Feb. 14, 1896. OFFICE : 34 Blackstone Bldg., Cleveland, O. Ninth Biennial Convention, Sept. 28-31, 1910, Rock Island, 111. Members, 12,000. Lodges, 80. OFFICERS : Supreme Commander, J. C. Bloch, 615 Williamson Bldg., Cleveland, O.; First Supreme Vice-Commander, S. Willner, St. Louis, Mo.; Second Supreme Vice-Commander, John M. Kantor, Chicago, 111. ; Supreme Sec, D. J. Zinner, Cleveland, O. ; Supreme Treas, N. L. Holstein, Cleve- land, O.; Endowment Treas., A. Jacobs, Cleveland, O. ; Supreme Auditor, M. S. Freiberger, Cleveland, 0. LODGES : Connecticut: New Haven.—Illinois : Chicago, 15, Rock Island, 2, Springfield.—Indiana : Indianapolis.—Kentucky : Louisville.—Missouri: St. Louis, 6.—New Jersey : Camden, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, 2.—New York: Buffalo, 5, Rochester, 3.—Ohio: Cincinnati, 5, Cleveland, 8, Co- lumbus, 2, Toledo.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, 17, Pittsburg, 5.—Tenn- essee : Nashville.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.

* ORDER KNIGHTS OF MACCABEES LODGES : Bangor, Me., Queen City Tent; Denver, Colo., Dr. Herzl Lodge, Secretary, Louis Lipschitz; Montefiore Tent No. 20, Organized, June 1, 1896, Secretary, M. Grldenberg; Colorado Tent No. 51, Organized, March 7, 1904, Secretary, A. Schapiro.

ORDER KNIGHTS OF ZION (WESTERN FEDERATION OF ZIONISTS) Org., Oct. 25, 1898. OFFICE : Chicago, 111. Fifteenth Annual Convention, Dec. 28, 1911-Jan. 1, 1912, Detroit, Mich. Members, 3000 : Male, 2500 ; female, 500. Gates, 28. OFFICERS : Grand Master, Max Shulman, 1108 Ashland Blk.; Grand Vice- Master, Geo. K. Rosenzweig; Grand Treas., B. Antonow ; Grand Sec, BenJ. Perlstein, 1400 W. Taylor, all of Chicago, 111. GATES : Illinois : Chicago.—Indiana : Indiana Harbor, South Bend.— Iowa : Sioux City.—Kansas : Wichita.—Michigan : Detroit.—Minnesota : Duluth, Minneapolis.—Nebraska : Lincoln, Omaha.—Wisconsin : Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee. PROGRESSIVE ORDER OF THE WEST 241

ORDER SONS OF ZION Org., Apl. 19, 1908. OFFICE : 254 East Broadway, New York City Fourth Annual Convention, June 15-16, 1912, Newark, N. J. Members, 2004. Lodges, 49. PURPOSE : Fraternal and Zionlstic. OFFICERS : Nasi, Leon Zolotkoff; Segan Rishon, Joseph Barondess; Segan Sheni, Joshua Sprayregen; Gisbor, H. B. Isaacson ; Maskir, Jacob Ish Kishor. EXECDTIVE COMMITTEE : Isaac Allen, Charles L. Apfel, J. I. Bluestone, Nathan Chazan, Henry Eiser, Abe Goldberg, Leo Goldberger, David P. Goldstein, Jacob Massel, Sol. Neumann, Nathan Prensky, Abr. Price, J. Rabinowitz, Morris Salem, Victor Schwartz, Aaron Slutzky, Judge Strahl, Samuel Wagner, and Moe Werbelowsky. Counsellor, Max Perlman. CAMPS : Connecticut: Colchester, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury.—Massachusetts: Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Holyoke, Pittsfield.—Missouri : St. Louis.—New Jersey : Jersey City, New- ark, 5, Paterson, Perth Amboy, 2, Plainfleld, Trenton.—New York : Brook- lyn, 6, Buffalo, New York, 13, Port Chester, Rochester, Syracuse.—Ohio: Cleveland.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre.—Rhode Island : Pawtucket, Providence.—Virginia : Portsmouth, Richmond.—Wis- consin : Superior.

ORDER UNITED HEBREWS OF AMERICA HEADQUARTERS : Boston, Mass. Eighth Annual Convention, May 27, 1912. OFFICERS : Pres., John S. Albert; Vice-Pres., Morris Diamond, Z. Pi- nansky ; Grand Treas., A. J. Bennett; Grand Sec, L. Davis ; Counsel of the Order, B. White; Medical Examiner, N. Friedman. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : A. Altshuler, M. Appel, T. Berman, A. Bucnoltz, Aaron Cohen, Abr. Cohen, Harry Cohen, Hyman Cohen, H. j. Danzig, H. Feldman, J. Freedman, J. Glickman, M. Krantzman, H. Lipie, I. Massell, H. Orenberg, L. Taylor.

PROGRESSIVE ORDER OF THE WEST Org., Feb. 13, 1896. OFFICE : 11th and Franklin Av., St. Louis, Mo. Sixteenth Annual Convention, Jan. 28-31, 1912, Cincinnati, O. Members, 12,563. Lodges, 79. OFFICERS : Grand Master, B. Frank, 3103 Thomas, St. Louis, Mo.; First Deputy Grand Master, H. L. Brody, Chicago, 111. ; Second Deputy Grand Master, Abe Levy, St. Louis, Mo.; Third Deputy Grand Master, J. Zucker- man, Cleveland, O.; Grand Sec, Morris Shapiro, St. Louis, Mo.; Grand Treas., Jacob Lasky, St. Louis, Mo.; Beneficiary Treas., Sam Kranzberg, St. Louis, Mo.; Counsellor of the Order, Max Levy, Cincinnati, O. LODGES : District of Columbia : Washington, 2.—Illinois : Chicago, 26, Maywood, Peoria.—Indiana : Indianapolis.—Kansas : Kansas City.—Ken- tucky : Louisville.—Maryland : Baltimore, 2.—Michigan : Detroit.—Minne- sota : St. Paul.—Missouri : Kansas City, 3, St. Louis, 17.—New York : Syracuse, 2.—Ohio: Cincinnati, 2, Cleveland, 4.—Pennsylvania: Phila- delphia, 4.—Texas : Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth.—West Virginia : Charleston.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee, 3. 242 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

SIGMA ALPHA MU FRATERNITY Org., 1909. OFFICE : Care of Alpha Chapter, College of the City of New York. PURPOSE : Fraternity for Jewish College Men. CHAPTERS : Alpha, College of the City of New York; Beta, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. ; Gamma, Columbia University. New York City ; Delta, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Epsilon, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City.

UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS Org., 1873. OFFICE : Cincinnati, O. Twenty-third Council will meet Jan. 21, 1913, Cincinnati, O. Members, 179 Congregations. Four Departments: I. Executive and Financial, President, J. Walter Freiberg, Cincinnati. II. Hebrew Union College, Pres., Board of Governors, Edward L. Heinsheimer, Cincinnati, O. III. Board of Delegates on Civil Rights, Chairman, Simon Wolf, 700 14th, N. W., Washington, D. C. IV. Board of Managers of Synagogue and School Extension, Chairman, Sol. Fox; Director, Rabbi George Zepin ; both of Cincinnati, O. EXECCTIVE BOARD FOR 1912: Pres., J. Walter Freiberg, Cincinnati, O. ; Vice-Pres., Chas. Shohl, Cincinnati, O.; Treas., Solomon Fox, Cin- cinnati, O. ; Sec, Llptnan Levy, Fourth Natl. Bk. Bldg., Cincinnati, O.; Isaac W. Bernheim, Louisville, Ky. ; Bernhard Bettmann, Cincinnati, O.; Josiah Cohen, Pittsburg, Pa.; Bernard Ginsburg, Detroit, Mich.; Louis J. Goldman, Cincinnati, O. ; Edw. L. Heinsheimer, Cincinnati, O.; Adolf Kraus, Chicago, 111. ; David Leventritt, N. Y. C.; Moritz Loth, Cincin- nati, O.; Baruch Mahler, Cleveland, O. ; Martin A. Marks, Cleveland, O.; Max B. May, Cincinnati, O. ; Adolph S. Ochs, N. Y. C.; Abram Oppenhelmer, Buffalo, N. Y. ; Marcus Rauh, Pittsburg, Pa. ; Slgmund Rheinstrom, Cincinnati. 0.; Simon W. Rosendale, Albany, N. Y.; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111.; Jacob H. Schiff, N. Y. C.; Jacob Schnadig, Chicago, 111. ; Emil Selig. Phila., Pa. ; Lucius L. Solomons, San Francisco, Calif. ; Maurice Stern, New Orleans, La.; Samuel Straus, Cincinnati, 0. Isaac Strouse, Baltimore, Md.; Solomon Sulzberger, N. Y. C. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE FOR. 1912-14 Henry Berkowitz, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Bernhard Bettmann, Cincinnati, O. Alfred M. Cohen, Cincinnati, O. ; Nathan Drueker, Norwood, Cincinnati O.; Maurice J. Freiberg, Cincinnati, O.; Moses J. Gries, Cleveland, O. Edward L. Heinsheimer, Cincinnati, O. ; Emil G. Hirsch, Chicago, 111. Harry M. Hoffheimer, Cincinnati, O. ; Alfred M. Klein, Phila., Pa.; Joseph Krauskopf, Germantown, Phila., Pa.; Irwin M. Krohn, Cincinnati, O.; Max Landsberg, Rochester, N. Y. ; Charles S. Levi, Peoria, 111.; J. Leonard Levy, Pittsburg, Pa. ; Myer Oettlnger, Cincinnati, O. ; Jacob Ottenheimer, Cincinnati, O.; David Phillpson, Cincinnati, O.; Emil Pollak, Cincinnati, O.; M. Samfleld, Memphis, Tenn.; Joseph Silverman, N. Y. C.; Joseph Stolz, Chicago, 111. ; Henry Wangenheim, San Francisco, Calif.; Eli Winkler, Cincinnati, 0. BOARD OF DELEGATES ON CIVIL RIGHTS FOR 1912 : Chairman, Simon Wolf, Washington. D. C.; Milton L. Anfenger, Denver, Colo.; Ralph Bam- berger, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Bernhard Bettmann, Cincinnati, O.; Leon Block, Kansas City, Mo. ; E. N. Calisch, Richmond, Va. ; Josiah Cohen, Pitts- burg, Pa.; Myer Cohen, Washington, D. C.; Morris M. Cohn. Little Rock, Ark.; Nathan Cohn, Nashville, Tenn.; Israel Cowen. Chicago, III. ; Harry Cutler, Providence, R. I. : Levi H. David, Washington, D. C. ; Felix J. Dreyfous. New Orleans, La. ; Abram I. Elkus, New York City; Harry Franc, Washington, D. C. ; Leo M. Franklin, Detroit, Mich. ; Nathan Frank, St. Louis. Mo. ; J. Walter Freiberg. Cincinnati. 0.; Jacob Furth, St. Louis, Mo. ; Henry M. Goldfogle, N. Y. C.; Louis J. Goldman, Cincinnati, O.; Joseph B. Greenhut, Peoria, 111.; Moses J. UNION OF AMERICAN HEBREW CONGREGATIONS 243

Grles, Cleveland, O.; Win. B. Hackenburg, Phlla., Pa.; Henry Hanaw, Mobile, Ala.; Joseph Hlrsh, Vicksburg, Miss.; Morris Horkheimer, Wheel- ing, W. Va.; Marcus .Tacobi, Wilmington, N. C.; Julius Kahn, San Francisco, Calif.; Max J. Kohler, N. Y. C.; Adolf Kraus, Chicago, 111.; Emil Lesser, Birmingham, Ala.; B. L. Levinthal, Phila., Pa.; J. Leonard Levy, Pittsburg, Pa.; Julian W. Mack, Washington, D. C.; Lewis W. Marcus, Buffalo, N. Y.: David Marx, Atlanta, Ga. ; T. M. Mordecai, Charleston, S. C.; Jacob Nieto, San Francisco, Calif.; Julius Peyser, Washington, D. C.; M. Warley Platzek, N. Y. C.; Wm. Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.; Simon W. Rosen- dale, Albany, N. Y.; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111. ; David Rothschild, Davenport, la. ; Charles A. Rubenstein, Baltimore, Md. ; Lewis Seasongood, Cincinnati, O.; Alfred Selligman, Louisville, Ky. ; Charles Shohl, Cincinnati, O.; Abram Simon, Washington, D. C. ; Lucius L. Solomons, San Francisco. Calif.; Louis Stern, Washington, D. C.; Samuel Ullman, Birmingham, Ala.; Isaac M. Ullman, New Haven, Conn.; Henry Wallenstein, Wichita, Kan.; Jonas Weil, Minneapolis, Minn.; Sol. Well, Goldsboro, N. C. ; Eugene F. Westheimer, St. Joseph, Mo.; Leo Wise, Cincinnati, O. ; Edwin Wolf, Phila., Pa.; Adolphe Wolfe, Portland, Ore. BOARD OF MANAGERS OP SYNAGOGUE AND SCHOOL EXTENSION : Sec, George Zepin, 90 Carew Bids?., Cincinnati, O. ; Israel Cowen, Chicago, III.; Harry Cutler, Providence, R. I. ; Solomon Fox, Cincinnati, O. ; J. Walter Freiberg, Cincinnati, 0.; Louis J. Goldman, Cincinnati, O.; J. Leon- ard Levy, Pittsburg, Pa.; Moritz Loth, Cincinnati, O. ; Martin A. Marks, Cleveland, 0.; Max B. May, Cincinnati, O. ; Sigmund Rheinstrom, Cincinnati, O.; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111. ; Joseph Schonthal, Columbus, O.; Alfred Selligman, Louisville, Ky.; Chas. Shohl, Cincinnati, O.; Samuel Straus, Cincinnati, O.; Abr. J. Sunstein, Pittsburg, Pa. HEBREW UNION COLLEGE : Faculty: Pres., Kaufmann Kohler, Ph. D. (Erlangen), Professor of Homiletics, Theology, and Hellenistic Literature; Gotthard Deutsch, Ph.D. (Vienna), Professor of Jewish History and Lit- erature; Louis Grossmann, D. D. (H. U. C), Professor of Ethics and Peda- fogy; David Neumark, Ph.D. (Berlin), Professor of Jewish Philosophy; acob Z. Lauterbach, Ph.D. (Goettingen), Professor of Talmud; Moses Buttenwieser, Ph. D. (Heidelberg), Associate Professor of Biblical Exegesis ; Henry Englander, Ph. D. (Brown), Associate Professor of Biblical Exegesis and Biblical History; Julian Morgenstern, Ph.D. (Heidelberg), Associate Professor of Bible and Semitic Languages. Special Instructors: Boris D. Bogen, Ph.D. (New York University), Sociology with reference to Jewish Philanthropy; David Philipson, D. D. (H. U. C.)i Lecturer on History of the Reform Movement and the Activities of the Rabbi; Benj. Carlton Van Wye, A. II.. Elocution. Corresponding Members nf the Faculty: Aaron Hahn (1887) ; David Davidson (1892) ; Emil G. Hirsch (1901). CONGREGATIONS : Alabama : Anniston, Beth El; Birmingham, Emannel; Demopolis, Bene Jeshurun ; Mobile, Shaare Shamayim ; Montgomery, Kehal Montgomery; Selma, Mishkan Israel.—Arkansas : Camden, Beth El Emeth ; Fort Smith. United Hebrew; Helena, Beth El; Hot Springs, House of Israel; Little Rock, Bene Israel; Pine Bluff, Anshe Emeth.—California: Los Angeles, Bene Berith; Sacramento, Bene Israel; San Francisco, Emanuel; Stockton, Ryhim Ahoovim.—Colorado : Denver, Emanuel; Trini- dad, Aaron.—Connecticut; Hartford, Beth Israel; New Haven, Mlshkan Israel; Waterbury, Temple Israel.—District of Columbia: Washington, Washington Hebrew.—Florida : Jacksonville, Ahavath Chesed ; Pensacola, Beth El; Tampa, Shaare Zedek.—Georgia : Albany, Bene Israel: Atlanta, Hebrew Benevolent; Columbus, Bene Israel; Maeon, Beth Israel; Savannah, Mickva Israel.—Illinois : Bloomington, Moses Monteflore; Cairo, Monte- fiore; Chicago, Anshe Maarab, Bene Sholom. Chicago Sinai, Isaiah Temple, North Chicago Hebrew; Danville. Reform ; Lincoln, Beth El ; Peoria, Anshe Emeth.—Indiana : Evansville, Bene Israel; Fort Wayne, Achduth Veshalom; Gary, Temple Israel; Indianapolis, Indianapolis Hebrew; Kokomo, Sbaare Shamayim ; Lafayette, Ahabath Achim ; Ligonier, Ahabath Shalom; Madison, Adath Israel; Mount Vernon, Anshe Israel; Muncie, Beth El • Peru, Or Zion ; South Bend, Beth El; Terre Haute, Temple Israel; 244 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Wabash, Rodef Shalom.—Iowa: Davenport, Bene Israel; Des Moines, Bene Jeshurun: Sioux City, Mt. Sinai.—Kansas: Wichita, Emanuel.—Ken- tucky : Henderson, Adath Israel; Lexington, Adath Israel; Louisville, Adath Israel; Owensboro, Adath Israel; Paducah, Temple Israel.— Louisiana : Baton Rouge, Bene Israel ; Monroe, Bene Israel; New Iberia, Gates of Prayer; New Orleans, Gates of Mercy, Dispersed of Judah, Temple Sinai, Gates of Prayer; Shreyeport, Hebrew Zion.—Maryland: Baltimore, Baltimore Hebrew, Har Sinai, Oheb Shalom ; Cumberland, Bair Chayim.—Massachusetts : Boston, Adath Israel.—Michigan : Bay City, Anshe Chesed; Detroit, Beth El ; Grand Rapids, Emanuel ; Kalamazoo, Bene Israel; Saginaw, Beth El.—Minnesota : St. Paul, Mount Zion Hebrew. —Mississippi: Greenville, Hebrew Union ; Greenwood, Beth Israel; Merid- ian, Beth Israel; Natchez, Bene Israel ; Port Gibson, Gemiluth Chasadim ; Vicksburg, Anshe Chesed.—-Missouri: Kansas City, Bene Jehudah ; Spring- field, Temple Israel; St. Joseph, Adath Joseph ; St. Louis, Shaare Emeth, Temple Israel.—Montana : Helena, Emanuel.—Nebraska : Lincoln, Bene Jeshurun; Omaha, Israel.—New Jersey: Atlantic City, Beth Israel; Newark, Bene Jeshurun.—New York: Albany, Beth Emeth; Bingham- ton, Hebrew Reform Society; Brooklyn, Congregation Beth Elohim, Temple Beth Elohim, Temple Israel; Buffalo, Temple Beth Zion ; New York City, Ahabath Chesed Shaare Hashomayim, Beth El, Rodef Shalom, Temple Emanuel, Temple Israel of Harlem ; Niagara Palls, Temple Beth El; Rochester, Berith Kodesh ; Syracuse, Society of Concord.—North Carolina: Asheville, Beth ha Tephila; Goldsboro, Oheb Shalom ; New Berne, B'nai Sholom ; Statesville, Emanuel.—Ohio: Akron, Akron Hebrew ; Canton, Can- ton Hebrew; Cincinnati, Bene Israel, Bene Jeshurun, She'erith Israel, Ahabath Achim ; Cleveland, Anshe Chesed, Tiferith Israel; Columbus, Bene Israel; Dayton, Bene Jeshurun; East Liverpool, Bene Israel; Hamilton, Bene Israel; Lima, Beth Israel; Piqua, Anshe Emeth ; Portsmouth, Bene Abraham; Sandusky, Beth Israel ; Springfield, Oheb Zedakah ; Toledo, Shomer Emunim ; Youngstown, Rodef Shalom ; Zanesville, Keneseth Israel. —Oklahoma: Enid, Emanuel : Oklahoma City, Temple B'nai Israel.— Oregon : Portland, Temple Beth Israel.—Pennsylvania : Allentown, Kene- seth Israel; Altoona, Hebrew Reformed; Easton, B'rith Sholem; Erie, Anshe Chesed; Harrisburg, Oheb Shalom ; Hazleton, Beth Israel; Hones- dale, Beth Israel; Lancaster, Shaare Shamayim ; Meadville, Meadville Hebrew Society ; Philadelphia, Keneseth Israel, Rodef Shalom ; Pittsburg, Rodef Shalom; Riending, Oheb Sholom ; Scranton, Anshe Chesed; Titus- ville, Bene Zion ; Wilkes-Barre, Bene Berith ; York, Beth Israel.—Rhode Island: Providence, Sons of Israel and David.—Tennessee : Chattanooga, Mizpah; Knoxville, Beth El; Memphis, Children of Israel; Nashville, Ohabe Shalom.—Texas: Dallas. Emanuel ; El Paso, Mt. Sinai ; Port Worth, Beth El; Gainesville, United Hebrew; Galveston, Bene Israel; Houston, Beth Israel; Marshall, Moses Montefiore; San Antonio, Beth El; Waco, Rodef Shalom.—Utah : Salt Lake City, Bene Israel.—Virginia: Alex- andria, Beth El; Norfolk. Oheb Shalom; Petersburg, Rodef Sholom; Richmond, Beth Ahaba.—Washington : Seattle, Temple de Hirsch.—West Virginia: Charleston, Hebrew Educational Society; Huntington, Oheb Shalom ; Wheeling, Leshem Shamayim.—Wisconsin : La Crosse, Anshe Chesed ; Milwaukee, Emanuel.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OP THE HEBREW UNION COLLEGE Org., 1906. Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, Ohio Members, 132. Purpose: To promote welfare of the Hebrew Union College and strengthen fraternal feeliDg among graduates of Hebrew Union College. OFFICERS : Pres., David Marx, Atlanta, Ga. ; Vlce-Pres., Edward Calisch, Richmond Va.; Treas., George Zepin, Cincinnati, O.; Historian, George Solomon, Savannah, Ga.; Sec, Julian H. Miller, 515 Douglas, Chattanooga, Tenn. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Samuel Goldenson, Albany, N. Y. ; Joseph Jasin, Niagara Falls, N. Y. ; Abr. Simon, Washington, D. C. UNITED ORTHODOX RABBIS OF AMERICA 245

UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA Org., June 8, 1898. OFFICE : 99 Central Park, W., New York City Fourth Biennial Convention, June 9, 1907, New York City. OFFICERS : Pres., H. Pereira Mendes, 99 Central Park, W., N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres., Meldola de Sola, Montreal, Can.; H. Friedenwald, Baltimore, Md.; Simon M. Roeder, N. Y. C.; Treas., Jacob Hecht, N. Y. C.; Sec, Isidore Hershfield, N. Y. C.; J. Buchhalter, N. Y. C.; Albert Lucas, 56 W. 105th, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: H. Abramovitz, Montreal, Can.; A. M. Ashinsky, Pittsburg, Pa.; Joseph Baum, N. Y. C.; Gustav Cohn, Phila., Pa.; Gabriel Davidson, N. Y. C.; Jacob de Haas, Boston, Mass.; B. Drachman, N. Y. C.; Julius J. Dukas, N. Y. C.; Harry Pischel, N. Y. C.; Meyer Goldberg, N. Y. C.; Henry P. Goldstein, N. Y. C.; J. H. Greenstone, Phila., Pa.; Jacob M. Guedalia, N. Y. C. ; Hyman Heis- man, Bklyn., N. Y.; Henry Illoway, N. Y. C.; Phillip Jaches, N. Y. C.; Mordecai M. Kaplan, N. Y. C.; Edwin Kaufman, N. Y. C.; C. H. Kauvar, Denver, Colo.; Philip Klein, N. Y. C.; Louis E. Levy, Phila., Pa.; E. Lewin-Epstein, N. Y. C.; M. S. Margolies, N. Y. C.; Henry S. Morals, N. Y. C.; M. Neustaedter, N. Y. C. ; M. H. Phillips, N. Y. C.; Simon Roeder, N. Y. C.; Henry V. Rothschild, N. Y. C.; Abraham E. Rothstein, N. Y. C.; S. Schaffer, Baltimore, Md.; H. W. Schneeberger, Baltimore, Md.; Hyman S. Shoher, Boston, Mass.

UNITED CLOTH HAT AND CAP MAKERS OF NORTH AMERICA Org., Mch. 20, 1901. OFFICE : 62 E. 4th, New York City Eighth Biennial Convention, May 1, 1911, N. Y. C. Members, 3600 : Male, 3200 ; Female, 400. Locals, 27. SECRETARY : M. Zuckerman, 62 E. 4th, N. Y. C.; ASST. SEC. : M. Zaritsky. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : S. Balsam, M. Mannes, L. Rosenbloom, L. Sachs, I. Shapiro, M. Shapiro, A. Shoore, S. Valitsky, M. Zuckerman. LOCALS : California: San Francisco.—Connecticut: Hartford, New Haven.—Illinois : Chicago.—Indiana : Indianapolis.—Maryland : Baltimore. —Massachusetts : Boston.—Michigan : Detroit.—Missouri: St. Louis.— New York : Albany, Brooklyn, New York City, 8, TJtica.—Ohio : Cleveland. —Pennsylvania : Philadelphia.—Rhode Island : Providence.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee.—Canada : Montreal, Que.; Toronto, Ont.

UNITED ORTHODOX RABBIS OF AMERICA Org., Tammuz 24, 5662 (1902) Tenth Annual Convention, July 11, 1912, Boston, Mass. Members, 120. OFFICERS : Hon. Pres., Bernard L. Levinthal, 716 Pine, Phila., Pa.; Pres., S. E. Jaffe, 211 Henry, N. Y. C.; Hon. Vice-Pres., S. Wise, Bklyn., N. Y.; Vice-Pres.. A. Alperstein, N. Y. C.: J. Grossman, Phila., Pa.; I. Isaacson, Bklyn., N. Y. ; Treas., D. Ginzberg, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Chairman of Committee to organize Jewish Congregations in the XL S., Bernard L. Levinthal. 246 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Z B T FRATERNITY Also now known as the Zeta Beta Tau, ranking as an Intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity, open to Jewish men. Org., 1898 ; inc., 1007. OFFICE : New York City Thirteenth Annual Convention, Dec. 26-28, 1911, Hotel Astor, New York City. Members, 750. OFFICERS : Supreme Nasi (Pres.), Richard J. Gottheil, N. Y. C.; Vice- Nasi (Vice-Pies.), Irving D. Rossheim, Phila., Pa.; Supreme Sophar (Sec), Sydney L. Goodman, 218 St. Johns PI., Bklyn., N. Y.; Supreme Gisbar (Treas.), Ralph Pappenheimer, Cincinnati, O.; Historian, Julian S. Water- man, Dumas, Ark. CHAPTERS (in the order of their installation) at:- College of the City of New York (N. Y. C.) ; L.ng Island Medical College (Bklyn., N. Y.) ; Bellevue Medical College (N. Y. C.) ; Columbia University (N. Y. C.) ; New York University (N. Y. C.) ; University of Pennsylvania (Phila., Pa.) ; Cor- nell University (Ithaca, N. Y.) ; Boston University (Boston, Mass.) ; Western Reserve University (Cleveland, O.) ; Case School of Applied Science (Cleveland, O.) ; Tulane University (New Orleans, La.) ; Union University (Schenectady, N. Y.) ; Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (Bklyn., N. Y.) ; Ohio State University (Columbus, O.) ; Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology (Boston, Mass.) ; Syracuse University (Syracuse, N. Y.) ; Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) ; University of Illinois (Urbana, 111.). GRADUATE CHAPTER: Zeta Beta Tau Club of New York (N. Y. C). Colorado] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 247

NEW JEWISH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES The following list supplements the DIRECTORY or JEWISH LOCAL OR- GANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES published in the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 5668 and the additions in those of 5669, 5670, 5671, and 5672. It enumerates the organizations that have come into existence between July 1, 1911, and June 30, 1912, and it includes also a few organizations inadvertently omitted from the other lists. Juvenile organizations, be- cause of their ephemeral character, have been omitted. The following abbreviations are employed: CEM. = Cemetery ; Co. = Con- gregation ; CHU. —Charity ; CL. = Club; COM. = Community ; EDtrc. = Educa- tional; M. B. = Mutual Benefit. An asterisk (*) indicates that complete information was not procurable. ALABAMA BESSEMER EDDC. Hebrew Young Men's league, 1909% 2d Av. Sec, Nathan Green, Bessemer, Ala. SHEFFIELD Co. B'nai Israel (Tri-Cities Congregation). Org., January, 1906. Sec, Harry Spielberger. Auxiliary: Council of Jewish Ladies. Pres., Mrs. H. Perry. ARKANSAS FORT SMITH CHR. United Hebrew Charities Association. Org., May, 1911. Sec, Simon Joel, 215 N. 9th. CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES CHR. Jewish Orphans' Home of Southern California, Huntington Pk. Org., January, 1909. Sec, Ludwig Baruch, 1407 Pleasant. COM. *Agudath Hakehilloth. Sec, H. E. Jaffe. EDUC. Educational Alliance, 1061 W. Temple. Org., May, 1910. Sec, D. M. Potter, Internat'l Bank Bldg. SAN FRANCISCO Co. *Shaare Sholam, Chevra. Sec, R. Label. Tilim, Chevra, Howard and Russ. Rabbi, J. Simmons. COM. *Hebrew Orthodox Community. Cg. Mekom Israel, Ahawath Achlm, Chevra Tilim, B'nai David, and Anshe Sfard. Rabbi, Moses Rat- man. COLORADO DENVER Co. Oheb Zadek, 26th and Downing. Sec, Abr. Grossner. TRINIDAD . *Young Men's Hebrew Association, 248 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [Georgia

CONNECTICUT ANSONIA Co. "Congregation. BRIDGEPORT Co. *Anshe Libawitz. EDUC. *Hebrew Educational Institute. Young Hen's Hebrew Association, 129 Wall. Org., May, 1911. Sec, Harry Silverstone, 1010 B. Main.

COLCHESTER CG. Ahawath Achim Anshe Colchester, Lebanon Ay. Sec, Isidor Mintz. Pischay Teshuwah, Chevra, Lebanon Av. Org., October, 1900. Sec, Aaron Kantrowitz. Rabbi, Joseph Siegel.

HARTFORD CHE. *Federated Jewish Charities. Sec, Louis Price. Hebrew Ladies' Orphan Asylum Association, 18 Pleasant. Sec, Mrs. Mary Newman, 32 Village. Young Hebrew Aid Society, 18 Pleasant. Sec, Abe Shulman, 11 Bellvue. EDUC. Hebrew Free School Association, 9-11 Pleasant. Sec, W. Beatman.

NEW HAVEN CG. *Shura Torah, 67 York. NEW LONDON EDUC. *Hebrew Free School. STAMFORD EDUC. Hebrew Zion School, Broad St. Org., 1907. Sec, David Cohen, 29 Brown Av. WATERBURY Con. "Council of United Hebrews. Sec, Ph. N. Bernstein.

WILLIMANTIC Co. *Sons of Israel. Sec, Abr. Gluskin.

DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA WASHINGTON EDUC. Washington Alliance of Jewish Women, 2733 Ontario Rd. Sec, Mrs. Milton Strasburger, 1844 Columbia Rd. Formerly Washington Section Council of Jewish Women.

GEOEGIA SAVANNAH EDUC. *Jewish Educational Alliance. Sec, George Lewin. Louisiana] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 249

ILLINOIS CHICAGO CG. *Beth Jacob. Sec, M. Adler. BDCC. Chicago Association of Jewish Women, Sinai Centre. Sec, Mrs. H. I. Davis, 5811 Calumet Av. Formerly Chicago Section Council of Jewish Women. •Monteflore Hebrew School Association, Ashland Blvd. near W. 12th. People's Synagog Association, 624 S. Michigan Av. Sec, Mrs. N. A. Reis, 4463 Berkeley Av. Young Men's Free Hebrew School Auxiliary, care of Ohave Sholem Congregation. Sec, M. Z. Rabinowitz, 1543 W. Polk. 'Young Men's Hebrew Association. Temp. Sec, Louis Kaufman. DECATTTR CG. B'nai Abraham, Sec, Abr. Rosenthal. ENGLEWOOD CG. *B'nai Israel. QUINCY EDDC. *Young Men'3 Hebrew Association.

INDIANA ANDERSON CG. First Hebrew Congregation of Ahawath Achim, 1316 Pearl. Sec, Louis Seligman, 1329 Pearl. GARY CG. Beth El. Sec, M. Kallin, 914 Broadway. Auxiliary: Sisters of Beth El. Pres., Mrs. Henry C. Price. Sunday School. •Kether Yisroel. IOWA DES KOINES CG. *Shaare Zedek. CHR. Jewish Free Loan Society. Sec, I. H. Mendelsohn, care of R. Marks. Jewish Settlement Association, 724 E. 5th. Org., 1907. Sec, Jennie Younker, 1238 13th. EDUC. Hebrew Literary Society, 720 E. 5th. Org., March, 1909. Sec, Max Cantor, 308% E. Walnut.

KANSAS TOPEKA Co. "Congregation. Rabbi, Louis Schreiber. Auxiliary: Hebrew School. WICHITA EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 607 E. Douglas Av. Sec, David Alberstein, 227 S. Bstelle Av. LOUISIANA DONALDSONVILLE. EDDC. *Hebrew School. NEW ORLEANS M. B. *United Hebrew Progressive Association. 250 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [Massachusetts

MAINE BANGOR CHR. *Hebrew Belief Association. BATH Co. Ahawath Achim, 9 Franklin. Sec, Morris Pisezner. Reorganized. PORTLAND CHR. *Home for Destitute Jewish Children. EDUC. *Young Women's Hebrew Association. Pres., Mrs. A. I. E. Matson.

MAEYLAND BALTIMORE CG. *Haye Adam. EDDC. Baltimore Association of Jewish Women. Sec, Mrs. Sydney M. Cone, 2326 Eutaw Place. Formerly Balto. Sect. Council of Jewish Women. Baltimore Branch of International Pro-Falasha Committee, care of Sonneborn & Co. Org., June, 1911. •Kadimah Hebrew School, 743 Lexington.

MASSACHUSETTS EDDC. *Toungr Hen's Hebrew Associations of Massachusetts. Sec, A. B. Klubock, Chelsea, Mass. ATTLEBORO Co. •Congregation. BOSTON Co. Brighton Hebrew Benevolent Association, 237 Market, Brighton. Sec, Simon Wiseberg, 63 Fairbanks, Brighton. Auxiliary: Ladies' Auxiliary. *Shas Hakloli Chevra. CHR. Beth Israel Hospital Association. Sec, I. Kronstein, 15 Court Sq. Auxiliary: West End Ladies' Auxiliary, No. 2, Young Ladies' Auxiliary, Roxbnry Ladies' Auxiliary, Blue Hill Ladies' Auxiliary, Ind. W. E. Auxiliary. •Jewish Children's Aid Society. Sec, Mrs. Alex. Rose. •Ladies' Free Burial Society of East Boston. Sec, Annette Kupsenel. •South End Ladies' Relief Association. Sec, Abr. S. Selya. •Wilner Ladies' Charitable Association. Sec, M. Apattof. EDDC. *Brookline Hebrew Association. Sec, Edna F. Milgrom. East Boston Young Men's Hebrew Association, 163 Meridian. Sec, Nathaniel E. Finklesteln. 142 Paris. •Greater Boston Hebrew Free School, Milton St. •South End Hebrew Institute. Supt., Max H. Newman. Young Women's Hebrew Association, Warren Club House. Sec, Esther Berman. BROCKTON OHE. *Hebrew Merchants' Association. CL. Young Men's Hebrew Athletic Association, 111-113 Arcade Bldg. Sec, — Barger, 227 N. Main. Auxiliary: Young Women's Hebrew Association. Sec, Mrs. Eva Swalsky. EDUC. Jewish Commercial Club, 153 Main. Sec, Morris Shaplra, 9 Barris- ters' Hall. Massachusetts] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 251

CAMBRIDGE EDDC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 238 Columbia. Sec, Maurice L. Andelman, 33 Burleigh. CHELSEA CHE. Chelsea Aid Society (Malbish Arumim). Org., December, 1901. Sec, Mrs. N. S. Albaum, 71 Clark Av. Auxiliary: Ladles' Charitable Association. EDUC. "Hebrew Educational Institute, 86 Chestnut. DOECHESTEE CG. *Hadrash Kadish, 42-44 Lena Park. EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 18 Greenwood. Org., October, 1910. Sec, Herbert P. Sloane, 18 Greenwood. Auxiliary: Juniors. EAST SATJGUS CG. *Ahawath Sholom, Bristow St. EVEEETT CG. *Tifereth Israel, FALL EIVES CHE. 'Hebrew Free Loan Association, GARDNER CG. "Congregation. HAVERHILL EDUC. "Hebrew School. Sec, Morris Sadowitz. LOWELL CHB. "Hebrew Ladies' Helping Hand Society. Pres., Mrs. I. Bernstein. Ladies' Relief Society, 151 Howard. Sec, S. H. Rosenblatt. Gemilath Chassodim Ladies' Association, 153-4 Howard. Sec, S. H. Rostler, Middlesex St. "Hebrew School, 151-3 Howard. EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 158 Merrlmack. Sec, Max Gold- man, 183 Dutton. LYNN CHE. "Isidor Straus Loan Association. Incorp., Louis Kimmel. COM. Associated Jewish Societies of Lynn, Church St. Synagogue. Sec, Henry B. Harris, 47 Sheppard. Affiliated Societies: Hebrew Asso- ciated Charities, Young Men's Hebrew Association, Labor League Branch 7, 47, Indep. Order B. A. Lynn City Lodge, Pride of Lynn Lodge No. 383, Independent Workingmen's Circle Arbeiter Ring, Branch 6, 68, United Hebrews of America Bay State Lodge, Benj. Franklin Lodge, B'rith Abraham Rising Star Lodge, No. 465, Hebrew Free School, Hebrew Benevolent Society, Cg. Ahawath Sholom, Working Men's Mutual Aid Association, Cg. Anshe Sfard Shalom, Cg. B'nai Jabor, Hebrew Ladies' Aid, Ladies' Helping Hand, Young Ladies' Club Minora, Young Men's Hebrew Aid Assn. EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, Sec, D. Haskell, Sheppard St. MALDEN CHB. Maiden Anti-Tuberculosis Society, 314 Salem. Org-., February, 1911. Sec, Mrs. Samuel Soforenko, 380 Eastern Av. MELROSE Co. "Melrose Hebrew Association, Green St. Pres., Benj. Holmes. 252 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [Michigan

NEW BEDFORD CHR. 'Hebrew Free Loan Association. EDUC. 'Hebrew Educational League. Sec, Wm. Davidow, 6 Crape. PITTSFIELD EDDC. *Hebrew Alliance, Robbing Av. PLYMOUTH CG. 'Congregation, Pleasant St. QTTINCY EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 343 Water. Sec, Edw. Berman, 98 Franklin. REVERE EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 235 Sblrley Av. Sec, Julius Aisner, 6 Belvidere Sq. SALEM EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, Cor. Front and Central. Prea., K. Carmen, 213 Derby. SOUTH FRAMINGHAM Co. 'United Hebrew Congregation. TAUNTON Ca. 'Congregation. EDUC. 'Young Men's Hebrew Association. Sec, Max Goldstein. WAKEFIELD CG. 'Congregation. WESTFIELD CG. Talmud Torah Chevra de Ahawath Achim An she Westfield, 34 Sommer. Sec, Herman Freund, 172 Elm. WORCESTER CHR. 'Hebrew Free Burial Society. CL. Henry Chadwick Club, 25 Providence. Sec, Sam'l Schriar, 45 Harrison. EDUC. 'Young Men's Hebrew Association. Sec, Harry L. Jackson.

MICHIGAN" CALUMET CG. 'First Congregation of Israel, Front St. DETROIT CG. Mishkan Israel, St. Antonie, cor. Benton. Sec, Sam'l Fishman, 317 Watson. IRON RIVER CHE. 'Jewish Ladies' Society. MOUNT CLEMENS Co. Ahawath Sholom, South Av. and Queen. Sec, Sam'l Elklns. New Hampshire] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 253

MINNESOTA DULUTH COM. *Duluth Hebrew Stock Farm. Association. EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, cor. 3d Av., E., and 3d. Sec, A. Rachlin, 425 E. 5th. ST. PAUL EDUC. *Sons of Israel Free School, 13th and Canada.

MISSOURI JOPLIN CG. United Hebrew Congregation. Sec, Harry Epstein, 1324 West C. Rabbi, Alter Abelson, P. O. Box 170. KANSAS CITY Co. *Beth Hamidrash Hagodol, CHE. *Moshab Zekenim (Home for Aged). Auxiliary. Sec, Rose Jacobson. ST. JOSEPH CHR. The Federated Jewish Charities, 214 S. 6th. Sec, Mrs. Sam'l Block, 214 S. 6th. Affiliated: Jewish Charities Assn., Jewish Ladies' Benevolent Society, Jewish Ladies' Sick Benevolent Society, He- brew Ladies' Relief Society. M. B. *St. Joseph Hebrew Tent Society. ST. LOUIS Co. Beth David, Belt and Easton Av. Org., 1906. Sec, Max Leidel, 5341 Ridge Av. Rabbi, A. Rosentreter, 4311 West Belle PI. Auxiliary: Ladies' Aid Society. Young Men's Aid Society. Beth Israel, 1400 Carr. Sec, M. Goldstein, 2900 Thomas. Oheb Sholom. Sec, A. Schlesinger, 526 Victoria Bldg. CHR. Noshim Bikur Cholim, 150 Wash. Sec, Mrs. Z. Rosenfeld, 1506 Wash. Noshim Rachmonioth, 4651 Cook Av. Org., 1907. Sec, Ethel Plan, 4651 Cook Av. EDUC. Jewish Women's League for Cultural Work in Palestine, 3906 Delmar Av. Org:., 1908. Sec, Mrs. E. Caro, 3906 Delmar Av. Tifereth Zlon Hebrew Free School, 158 Carr. Sec, M. Appelbaum, 2510 N. Vandeventer Av.

NEBRASKA OMAHA EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 18th and Farnam. Sec, IT. Monsky, Omaha National Bank Bldg.

NEW HAMPSHIRE MANCHESTER CG. *Anshe Sfard, Central St. CHR. *Hebrew Aid Society, Sec, Dr. C. Chirurg. PORTSMOUTH CHR. Portsmouth Ladies' Hebrew Association. Sec, Mrs. Annie Cohen, Atkinson St. 254 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [New Jersey

NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC CITY EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, City Square Theatre Bldg. Sec, A. Henry Solomon, 136 S. Tennessee Av. BAYONNE Co. "B'nal Abraham. Rabbi, Solomon Golubowski. CHB. Beth Israel Hospital, Capital Hall, 22d St. Org., June, 1911. Sec, Max Levy, 472 Av. C. Auxiliary: First Ladies' Auxiliary, Ladies' Guild, Young Folks' League. •Hebrew Benevolent Society. Sec, R. Witkoff. CAMDEN CHE. Society of Dispensers of True Benevolence, 451 Kaighn Av. Org., January, 1807. Sec, Morris Berman, 1105 Marion. CL. Merchants' Progressive League, 451 Kaighn Av. Reorg., April, 1912. Sec, Harris W. Watkins, 436 Kaighn Av. EDUC. Talmud Torah, 8th and Sycamore. Sec, Simon Herman, 1418 B'way. ELIZABETH Co. *Anshe Sfard. CHR. United Hebrew Charity Organization, 408 Court. Sec, Sam'l M. Jacobson, 171 4th. •Hebrew Sheltering Aid Society, Court St. EDUC. *Hebrew Free School, Library Hall. Hebrew Free School and Institute, South Park and 7th. Sec, Sam'l Koestler. M. B. 'Hebrew Sick Benefit Association. HOBOKEK CL. 'Jewish Welfare Society of Hudson County. HUDSON CITY EDUC. Talmud Torah, 100-102 Sherman Av. Sec, H. D. Cohen. JERSEY CITY COM. Hudson County League. Pres., Joseph E. Bernstein, Jersey City, N. J.; Sec, Emil Weinheim, 271 Armstrong Av., Jersey City, N. J. EDUC. Hebrew School, 45 Cottage. Sec, Morris Ostrowitz. Talmud Torah Yeshibath Eeneseth Israel, 345 3d. LAKEWOOD EDUC. Talmud Torah, 325 7th, care of Lillian Court. Sec, C. Rau. NEW BRUNSWICK Co. Ahawath Achim, Richmond St. Org., 1892. Sec, Wolf Levine, 58 Hiram. Rabbi, I. Marcus. Auxiliary: Hebrew Benevolent Aid Society, Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. NEWARK CHE. ^Immigration Protective Association. Sec, — Friedland. CL. County Club. Sec, Arthur L. Phillips, 465 Prospect. EDUC. Hebrew Education Society, 225 Prince. Org., May, 1889. Sec, Charles Elln, 69 Avon Av. M. B. *B'noth Israel K. U. V. Treas., Mrs. D. Landa. •Czenstechower K, U. V., Erster. Pres., S. Silberstein. Subner Verein, Erster. Sec, M. Karasick, 51 Fairview Av. •Essex County Ladies' S. B. A. Pres., L. Jarushewsky. •Krackower Young Men's Association. •Lenetzer K. U. V., Independent. Pres., L. Yablonsky. •Teraspoler K. U. V. Sec, B. Beloff. Wolozisk K. U. V., Independent. Sec, N. Karasick, 51 Fairview Av. New York] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 255

ORANGE CG. Beth Israel, 339 Main. Rabbi, —• Applebaum, 350 Main. Sec, D. I. Goldstein, 315 Park Av., East Orange, N. J. PERTH AMBOY CL. *Spotswood Hebrew Association, EDUC. Hebrew Educational Alliance. Sec, Edw. L. Gliick, 329 Smith. RAHWAY Co. Rahway Hebrew Congregation, 36 Main. Org., June, 1911. Sec, Henry Litt, 115 Main. Kabbi, Louis Pish, 36 Main. TRENTON Ca. Ahawath Israel, Centre bet. Cass and Federal. Ore., January, 1911. Sec, Peter Littman, 92 Lamberton. Auxiliary: Ladies' Auxiliary. UNION HILL EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association of North Hudson, 322 Franklin. Org., December, 1909. Sec, S. M. Westheimer, 69 Palisade Av., W. Hoboken. NEW YOEK ALBANY Co. 'Talmud Torah. Pres., H. Cohen. Rabbi, R. T. Josephson, care of Talmud Torah. "United Brothers. M. B. *Albany Young People's Hebrew Benevolent Association, Ferry, cor. Franklin. Org., October, 1908. AMSTERDAM EDUC. *Young Men's Hebrew Association. BATAVIA Co. *Shomrei Amoona. BATH BEACH CHE. *Bath Beach Hebrew Free Loan Association. Sec, J. Josephs. BROOKLYN Co. "Congregation (Williamsburg), 217th near White Plains Av. Sec, S. M. Kopschowsky. Auxiliary: Talmud Torah. •Congregation, S. 5th and Marcy Av. Rabbi, Samuel Rabinowitz. Adath Jeshurun, 188 S. 1st. Sec, Nathan Braaf, 240 S. 1st. Auxil- iary: Talmud Torah B'noth Jeshurun. Alliance of Israel, Anshe Brownsville, 492 Lockman. Sec, D. Alt- shuler, 230 Christopher Av. Anshe Zedek, 528 Ralph Av. Org., November, 1909. Sec, Ab. W. Slepian, 534 Ralph Av. Beth Emeth, Temple, of Flatbush, 854 Flatbush Av. Sec, Mayer Yandorf, 522 E. 8th. Rabbi, S. J. Levinson, 671 E. 12th. Auxiliary: Sisterhood, Young Folk's League, Ladies' Society. Crowning Glory of Israel, 934 Blake Av. Sec, I. Haft. "Daughters and Sons of Jacob, 1450 51st Hebrew Congregation of the Deaf, Putnam near Reid. Sec, M. Auerbach, 1889 J, South Brooklyn. Rabbi, B. A. Elzas. Shaare Tefilah, 152 Bay 14th. Org., June, 1910. Sec, J. Jaffe, 8796 Bay 21st. Rabbi, J. Jaffe, 8796 Bay 21st. School: Talmud Torah. Tifereth Israel of Brooklyn. Sec. H. Abelow, 74 Sumner Av. Tilim of Brownsville, Chevra, 256 Thatford Av. Org., May, 1891. Sec, Herman Gumanoff, 436 Sackman. Rabbi, Solomon Shapiro, 210 Christopher Av. 17 256 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [New York

BROOKLYN (continued) CHR. *B'noth Israel Malbush Arumim. Sec, Mrs. Shapiro. Brooklyn Jewish Committee on the Prevention of Tuberculosis, 69 Schermerhorn. Sec, L. Klein, 334 Stone AT. 'Brooklyn Ladies' Hebrew Sheltering Society. Gemilath Chassodim (Free Loan) Association of Brownsville, Watkins and Pitkin Av. Org., January, 1902. Sec, S. J. Heyman, 137 Hinsdale. •Hebrew Aid Society of the Eastern District. Sec, Celia Shefsky. 'Ida Straus Bikur Cholim Society. •Jewish Maternity Hospital. Sec, — Goldstein. Ladies' Aid and Free Burial Society of East New York, 363 Penn- sylvania Av. Org., February, 1906. Sec, Nahum Edelman, 352 Alabama Av. Ladies' Aid Society of Brownsville. Sec, — Tabatchnikoff. CL. Young Business Men's Society of Bay Ridge, 5304 5th Av. Sec, Julius H. Kory, 368 50th. EDUC. *East New York Talmud Torah. Hon. Sec, M. Droyzen. Auxiliary: Young Folks' League. Hebrew Educational Alliance of Greenpoint, 953-961 Manhattan Av. Sec, M. Gramet, 971 Manhattan Av. Ladies' and Young Folks' Auxiliaries. Machzike Talmud Torah (Borough Park), 4019 13th Av. Org., December, 1908. Sec, H. I. Barnett, 132 Nassau. Ladies' Aux- iliary. Yeshiba of Brownsville, 1-3 Chester, Eastern Parkway and Prospect Place. Pres., A. Lesser. •Young Men's Hebrew Association, Richmond Hill. Sec, M. Jacobi. •Young Men's Hebrew Association of Bayside. Sec, S. Wachsman. •Young Men's Hebrew Association, Borough Park. Sec, J. Greenberg. M. B. Chernigoff Progressive and Benevolent Society. Sec, Samuel Meyer, 464 Rockaway Av. •East New York Aid Society. •Free Aid Association, Independent. •Hebrew Benevolent Society, 259 S. 5th. •Independent Young Men's Benevolent Association, 325 Sackman. •Lodiziener Aid Society, First. •Metz Priluker Ladies' Aid Society. •South Brooklyn Ladies' Benevolent Society. •West End Sick Relief Society. •Zvanetzer Podoler Aid Society, BUFFALO Co. *Beth Achim, 851 Fillmore Av. Rabbi, Isaac Slick. CHE. Buffalo Hebrew Orphan Asylum Association. Sec, Gustave Benjamin, 775 Elmwood Av. CONEY ISLAND EDUC. Seagate Sisterhood, Stauch Assembly Rooms. Sec, Mrs. Josephine Urbach, 2932 W. 17th. Young Men's Hebrew Association, Ocean Parkway. Sec, Abraham Marker, Ocean Parkway.

FAR ROCKAWAY Co. Shaare Teflllah, Mott Av. Sec, Cecil B. Ruskay, Chandler Av. Rabbi, B. A. Lichter, Cipson PI. Auxiliary: Sisterhood. FERNDALE EDUC. *Hebrew Free School. New York] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 257

GLEN COVE Co. •Congregation. GLEN FALLS Co. *Beth Israel Jewish Society of Glen Falls, 51 Park.

GLOVERSVILLE CG. "Hebrew Orthodox Association, Masonic Hall. Formerly Agudas Achim. MAMARONECK M. B. *Mamaroneck Social and Aid Society.

MONTICELLO CHE. *Hebrew Masonic Home for Incurables.

MOUNT VERNON EDUC. Mount Vernon Hebrew School, S. 9th Av. and W. 3d. Sec, David E. Hurwitz, 99 Nassau, N. Y. C.

NEW YORK CITY For additional New York Societies see " Jewish Communal Directory of Greater New York," published by The Jewish Community of New York City, 1911, 356 Second Av. CG. Adath Israel Kohol, 241 E. 14th. Sec, O. Polinsky, 329 B. 15th. Rabbi N. Wolf, 241 E. 14th. Auxiliary: Young Israel Club, 241 E. 14th. •Anshe Baloysk, Chevra, 184 Henry. *Babroyska, Chevra, 260 Cherry. •B'nai Nathan Felder, 67 Pitt. *Chasam Sofer, 10 Clinton. *Chaside Libawitz, 169 Henry. •Kaduscha B'nai Rappaport (Chevra), 207 E. 7th. Sinai Congregation of the Bronx. Sec, Samuel Schwartzberg, 757 E. 175th. Rabbi, Max Reichler, 1012 Simpson. Auxiliary: Sinai Sisterhood, Temple Club, Sinai Literary Circle, Sinai Story Circle, Sinai A. C. Young Hen's Hebrew Association, 148 E. 92d. Sec, Edgar Brom- berger, 35 Nassau. Rabbis, Mordecai M. Kaplan and Judah Leon Magnes. Affiliated with Y. M. H. A. CHR. Austrian Orthodox Hebrew Orphan Asylum Association, 65 Pitt. Sec, Chas. A. Laxer. •Hadasaah Aid Society of Harlem. •Harlem Relief Aid Association. 'Immediate Help Association of the Bronx. *Ruben Benevolent and Charitable Society. Auxiliary: Ladies' Aux- iliary. Sec, Miss H. Loria. Sisterhood of Social Workers, 138 E. 101st. Org., November, 1908. Sec, Birdie Wile, 138 E. 95th. Society for the Welfare of the Jewish Deaf, 356 2d Av. Sec, Rev. Dr. B. A. Elzas, 575 West 159th. Auxiliary: Ladies' Aid Society. Waszkontz Bukowiner Sick and Benevolent Society, First, 192 Allen. Org., June, 1903. Sec, Max Wiznitzer, 184 Forsyth. CL. Jewish Young Men's League, 132 E. 111th. Org., May, 1911. Sec, Reuben Richman, 201 W. 121st. Yiddish Writers' Club, 180 Henry. Sec, B. Shelvin, 1705 Bathgate Av. 258 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [New York

NEW YORK CITY (continued) COM. Federation of the Oriental Jews of America. 3r>6 2d Av. Org., April, 1912. Delegates, 56. Pres., Joseph Gedalecia, 356 2d Av. Sec, A. J. Amato, 465 Vanderbllt Av. Constituent Societies: Agudath Achirn of Oriental Sephardim, Agudath Achlm of Rhodes, Ohi Ezer of Damascus, Abavatb Vehavath Junina. Chesed Va- Emeth of Casterio, Etz Chaim of Salonique, Good Hope Society of Sons of Israel, Haim Va-Hesed Gulipoli, Mekor Chaim Dardanelles, Oriental Progressive Society, Peace and Brotherhood of Monastir, Rodfe Sholom of Aleppo, Shearith Israel Meturkia, Union and Peace Society. EDUC. Cantors' Seminary of America, 123 Second Av. Sec, Bernhard Stein- berg, 110 W. 111th. Daughters of the Covenant Sisterhood, Washington Heights. Sec, Mrs. D. I. Frey, 556 W. 116th. Junior League. Downtown Hebrew Institute. Sec, Dr. J. Braun. 219 E. 12th. Jewish Volks' Schule, 165 E. B'way. Sec, Joseph Sugarman. Talmudic Institution of Harlem, 56 W. 114th. Sec, Mayer Katz, 56 W. 114th. Auxiliary: Ladies' Auxiliary. Union of Hebrew Teachers of Greater New York and Vicinity, 571 E. 141st. Org., December, 1910. Sec, S. Heller, care of Fleishman, 571 E. 141st. *Yorkville Talmud Torah, 123-125 E. 85th. Zion Institute of the Bronx, 1426 Crotona Av. Sec, Abr. Rose, 670 E. 170th. M. B. Adolf Moskowitz Association. Sec, Herman Mahler, 168 Ridge. •Anstiler Aid Society, First. Beer Schewa Benevolent Society, 473 E. 139th. Org., 1865. Sec, Max Taterka, 473 E. 139th. *Belotzerkauer Young Men's Aid Society, Independent. Bohorodczaner Sick and Benevolent Society, First. Sec, Isaac Fischler, 139 Suffolk. *Brzezaner Ladies' Sick Benevolent Society, First, Buczacer K. U. V., Independent, 328 E. Houston. Sec, L. Lindner, 229 E. 3d. Chasnek Bieshenkovicher Verein, 49 Henry. Sec, L. Mintz. •Concord Sick and Benevolent Society. •Costempoler Voliener Young Men's Benevolent Association. •Dolinaer Sick and Benevolent Society. •Dora Lipskowitz Voluntary Aid Society. •Families Aid Society, First Independent. Glinianer Sick and Benevolent Society, First Independent, 122 Co- lumbia. Org., December, 1902. Sec, Alter Shapira, 82 Sheriff. Govorover Young Men's Benevolent Association. Sec, Jacob Bressler, 165 Broome. •Great Jusefow Benevolent Association, First. •Grodziskoer Sisters' and Brothers' Benevolent Society, First. Gudliver TT. V. Pres., O. Levin, 206 Bedford Av., Bklyn. •Harlem Kurlander Young Men's Aid Society. •Horodoker Benevolent Circle. •Jacob Kafka Sick and Benevolent Society. Jasloer Young Men's K, U. V., 90-92 Columbia. Org., June, 1911. Sec, H. Beck, 90-92 Columbia. Kieltzer Sick and Benevolent Society of Russian Poland, 73 Ridge. Org., January. 1905. Sec. M. Shapiro, 138 Av. D. Krementshuger Benevolent Association, First, 79 Forsyth. Sec, L. Brenden, 334 E. 8th. •Kreshower K. XT. V., Independent, 92 Columbia. Org., September, 1908. •Knrlander Brueder Verein. Orp;., 1886. SPC, Julius Braun. Kushoner Young Men's Benevolent Association, 195 Chrystie. Sec, N. Block. 164 Henry. lieder Sisters' Benevolent Society, 70-81 Forsyth. Org., December, 1910. Sec, Isaac Lttowitz, 40 Eldridge. New York] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 259

NEW YORK CITY (continued) •Lubiner Progressive Benevolent Association, First. Luner Wolper Society, 162 Madison. Sec, Joseph Levine, 46 Rutgers. Machnowka Aid Association, 90-96 Clinton. Sec, Wm. Weisberg, 12 Pike. Affiliated: Anshe B'nai Macknowka. *Max Rothbart Benevolent Association. Mutual Friends' Aid Society. Sec, Adolph Feidman, 159 Stanton. *New York Coat Pressers Benevolent Association. •Odesser Relief Fund Association, First. *01d Konstantiner Slobodanir Sisters' and Brothers' Aid Society. *Oledzycer Aid Society of the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, First, 125 Rlvington. •Ostrower Young Men's Benevolent Association. Piltzer Benevolent Association, First, 140 2d Av. Org., May, 1911. Sec, S. Joselstein, 1231 Stebbins Av. *Pokotilover Benevolent Association. *Prager Warschauer Young Men's Aid Society. •Progressive Mishnitzer Young Men's. Pubner-Potchaever Progressive Association, 96 Clinton. Sec, Joseph Altman, 561 Bushwick Av., Bklyn., N. Y. Royal Benevolent Association, 83-85 Forsyth. Sec, Hyman Leubovitz, 126 E. 2d. Ruhischower Sick and Benevolent Society, First, 8-10 Av. D. Org., January, 1905. Sec. B. Shapiro, 101 Willett. Rymalover Young Men's and Young Ladies' Benevolent Association. Sec, Meyer J. Katz, 122 Rivington. *Sapetkiner Young Men's Benevolent Association. *Shopler Ladies' Independent Aid Society, •Shuntzker Ladies' Aid Society, Independent. *Slavitlcher and Bomatschaver Sick and Benevolent Association, First Independent. Smargoner Benevolent Society, 177 B. Bway. Org., September, 1903. Sec, Meyer Edelson, 404 Madison. *Sons of Israel of Harlem. •Source of Life Benevolent Society. *Stopnicer Young Men's Support and Benevolent Association. •Swanitzer-Podolier Sick and Benevolent Society. •Szobranczer Sick and Aid Association, First. •True Sisters of Harlem Benevolent Society. Org., January, 1912. Sec, M. Goldstein, 156 B. 107th. •United Brotherhood Aid Society. •United True Sisters' and Brothers' Educational and Benevolent So- ciety. •Uscie Zilonie Sick and Benevolent Association, First. •Yednabner Young Benevolent Aid Association. Young Men of Odessa. Sec, Jacob Brooks, 714 E. 5th. Yunover Young Men's Benevolent Association, 8-10 Av. D. Org., April, 1906. Sec, Dave Hainarek, 118 Columbia. •Zelver Benevolent Association. Zhitomier Young Men's Benevolent Association. Pres., N. Friedman, 549% Kosciusko, Bklyn., N. Y. OSWEGO CG. *Adath Israel. PORT RICHMOND CHE. Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society, 6th Av., New Brighton, S. I. Org., June, 1911. Sec, Mrs. M. Rosenholtz, 4 Fiedler's Park, Tompkins- ville, S. I. P0UGHKEEPSIE Ca. *Congregation. 260 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [Ohio

ROCHESTER CHR. *Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Association of Eastern District. Sec, Mrs. Florence Abrams. CL. *Hebrew Literary Society. Sec, J. Silversteln. COM. Federation of Jewish Organizations (Kehillah). Org., May, 1911. Sec, Samuel J. Hoffman, 752 North. M. B. *Warshawer Young Men's Society of Rochester. ROCKAWAY BEACH EDUC. *Young Women's Hebrew Association. Sec, Mabel Bain. SCHENECTADY EDUC. *Young Men's Hebrew Association. SYRACUSE Co. Tifereth Israel, 727 S. State. Sec, Joseph Rubin, 407 Cedar. Rabbi, M. Zisldnd, 216 Monroe. 'Palestine Industrial Alliance. CL. Men's Club, E. Genesee. Sec, A. Rubenstein. COM. "Jewish Council of Men. TARRYTOWN EDDC. Tarrytown Hebrew School. Sec, H. Kadish, Cortland St., N. TTTICA EDUC. Modern Hebrew School, 205 Whitesboro. Sec, Israel Herman, 201 Whitesboro. Supt., Rabbi Louis J. Haas, 26 Washington. Aux- iliary: Ladies', Young Folk's Auxiliary. WHITE PLAINS CG. *Temple Israel. Rabbi, N. M. Taxon, care of Temple Israel. YONKERS CL. Criterion Club of Yonkers, Frospect House. Org., August, 1910. Sec, Albert Mendelson, 42 Prospect. EDUC. *Young Men's Hebrew Association.

NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, P. O. Box 833, 109 Princess. Sec, J. Dlugin, 713 N. 4th.

OHIO AKRON CG. "Congregation. ALLIANCE CG. *Anshe Sholom. Sec, M. Segall. COM. 'Alliance Jewish Cemetery Association. Auxiliary: Ladies' Jewish Aid Society. CINCINNATI CL. Young Women's Business Club, 415 Clinton. Sec, Belle Kluber, 635 W. 7th Av. Pennsylvania] LOCAL. ORGANIZATIONS 261

CLEVELAND CHR. Hebrew Social Aid Society. Sec, Sol. Traub. Instant Aid Society, 5912 Scovill Av. Sec, Miss Fink, Phoenix Blk. •Jewish Ladies' Galician Society. Sec, — Brown. CL. Culver Social and Athletic Club, 4931 Stranwood Court. Sec, Harry Shaeffer, 2673 E. 53d. COM. "Jewish Sabbath Association. Sec, M. E. Katz. COLUMBUS CHR. "Hebrew Free Loan Association. MASSILLON CG. B'nai Abraham, 407 W. Main. Sec, Joseph Hock, 407 W. Main. TOLEDO EDUC. Jewish Educational League, cor. Southard and Linwood. Sec, M. R. Conn, 24 W. Delaware. *Young Ken's Hebrew Society. YOUNGSTOWN EDUC. *Jewish Educational League. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 147 W. Federal. Sec, L. J. Shul- man, 502 Mahoning Bank Bldg. Youngstown Association of Jewish Women, 239 Custer Av. Sec, Nettye D. Rosenbaum, 239 Custer Av. Formerly Youngstown Section Council of Jewish Women. ZANESVILLE CG. B'nai Abraham, N. 6th St. Org., 1872. Sec, H. Yarner, N. 7th. Rabbi, H. Rosenberg, 838 Elm.

OKLAHOMA MUSKOGEE Co. *Congregation.

PENNSYLVANIA ALLENTOWN EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 605 Hamilton. Sec, Jacob Galomb, 605 Hamilton. BLOSSBURG Co. 'Congregation. DU BOIS CG. House of Israel. Org., June, 1911. Sec, M. Kroll. Rabbi, B. Levine. GREENSBURG EDUC. Jewish Ladies' Aid Society, Odd Fellows Hall, Main St. Sec, Rosaline Silverman, 133 Joe. HOMESTEAD CG. *Homestead Hebrew Congregation. LANCASTER EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 51-53 W. King. Sec, Frank J. Yaffe, 307 Green. Ladies' Auxiliary. 262 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK [Texas

PHILADELPHIA CG. Xeneseth Israel Anshe S'fard, 984 N. Marshall. Org., October, 1908. Sec, N. Shechter, 1417 N. 8th. Ladles' Auxiliary Society. Tifereth Israel of Parkside (formerly Anshe Tifereth Israel and Parkside), 4035 Girard Av. l'res., Adolph Wachs. CHR. Alliance of Jewish Charities. Sec, Joseph Herbach, 1228 Cherry. (Hebrew Orphans' Home and Hebrew Sheltering Home.) •Women's Hebrew Benevolent Society. Sec, Mrs. M. E. Mitchell. EDUC. Beth Israel Brotherhood, 32d and Montgomery Av. Sec, Isidor Gross- man, 1915 E. Dauphin. PITTSBURG Ca. Machzike Hadas, Wylie Av. and Granvllle. Sec, Benj. Passberg. Tiphereth Israel, cor. Fullerton and Clark. Sec, J. M. Rogalsky, 142 Pullerton. Rabbi, A. W. Kochin, 1226 Colwell. CHR. Federation of the Jewish Philanthropies of Pittsburg, 602 Wash- ington Trust Co. Sec, Minnie Affelder, 602 Washington Trust Co. Federated: Montefiore Hospital Association, Irene Kaufman Settle- ment, J. M. Gusky Hebrew Orphanage and Home, United Hebrew Relief Association, House of Shelter, Emma Farm Association, Jewish Home for the Aged, Council of Jewish Women, Hebrew Free Loan Association, Nat'l Farm School, Jewish Consumptives Relief Society. Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, Nat'l Jewish Hospital for Consumptives. Hebrew Free Loan Association, 1307 Wylie Av. Org., November, 1902. Sec, Victor Kedev, 1401 Colwell. EDUC. Young Women's Hebrew Association, 218 Croft Av. Sec, Sadie Grin- burg, 7227 Kentucky Av., E. E. SHAMOKIN EDUC. 'Hebrew Free School, SOUTH BETHLEHEM EDUC. Young Men's Hebrew Association, Org., April, 1911. Sec, Lewis Schiffreen, E. 3d.

RHODE INLAND PROVIDENCE CHR. Ladies' Union Aid Home for the Aged, 161 Orms. Sec, Mrs. M. Lippman, 37 Benefit. EDUC. Hebrew Adelphian Association, 124 N. Main. Org., February, 1911. Sec, Max Mistousky, 570 N. Main. Young Men's Hebrew Association, 230 Westminster. Sec, Saul Abramovitz, 220 Chalkston Av. M. B. Outlet Employees' Beneficial Association, Org., January, 1901. Sec, M. L. Buibank, care of Outlet Co.

SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE Co. *B'nai Sholem. TEXAS DALLAS CHR. Federated Jewish Charities of Dallas, Tex., 1412% Commerce. Org.. May, 1911. Sec, A. L. Neiman, care of Nelman-Marcus Co. Ladies Auxiliary. Affiliated: Men's Hebrew Benevolent Society, Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Association, Orthodox Ladies' Hebrew Benevo- lent Association, Hebrew Sheltering and Aid Society. Philippine Islands] LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 263

FORT WORTH EDUC. Hebrew Institute of Fort Worth, 821 Taylor. Sec, L. P. Shanblum, 409 Peter Smith. GALVESTON CG. Bikur Cholim, 27th and Av. I. Org., 1905. Sec, W. Rauch, 3314 Av. H. EDUC. Temple Literary Society, 22d and Av. I. Org., 1888. Sec, Sadie Block, 22d and Av. M. PORT ARTHUR CHR. "Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society. EDUC. "Sabbath School. Sec, Simon Cohn. SAN ANTONIO CHB. Hebrew Ladies' Relief Society, 304 Warren. Sec, Mrs. S. Brown, 218 Upson. EDUC. "Hebrew Institute, UTAH CLARION M. B. Jewish Agricultural and Colonial Association, Clarion, via Gunnison. Org., January, 1910. Sec, Bernard Horowitz, Clarion, via Gun- nison. VIRGINIA MARTINSBURG CG. "Congregation. WASHINGTON

Ct. Progress, 1st Av. bet. Jefferson and Adams. Sec, Julius Asheim, 303 S. Adams. EDUC. Spokane Free Hebrew School and Educational Alliance, Temple Emanu El. Sec, Abr. I. Vilkomlrson, 217 Mohawk Blk.

WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE CHR. "Hebrew American Benevolent Association. Ladies' Sanitary and Benevolent Association. Sec, Mrs. S. M. Markson, 479 12th. RACINE CHE. *Racine Jewish Ladies' Aid Society. Sec, Mrs. David Winters.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MANILA Co. *Beth Israel Temple Emanuel. Sec, G. P. Schlachter.