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American Jewish Historical Society 217 Directory of Jewish AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 217 DIRECTORY OF JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZA- TIONS IN THE UNITED STATES [An asterisk (*) Indicates that no response was received to inquiries] 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,
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