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JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS in the UNITED STATES an Asterisk (*) Indicates That Complete Information Was Not Procurable 286 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES An asterisk (*) indicates that complete information was not procurable ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org. May, 18G0. OFFICE : 150 Nassau, New York City BBANCHES : Maryland: Baltimore.—Massachusetts: Boston (2), Wor- cester.—New Jersey : Hoboken, Jersey City.—New York : Elmira, New York City.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia. AMERICAN FEDERATION OP THE JEWISH TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION (ITO) Org. Apl., 1906. OFFICE : New York City EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Chairman, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, 516 West End Av. ; Solomon Solis Cohen, Phila., Pa. ; Daniel Guggenheim, Herman Rosenthal, N. Y. C.; Mayer Sulzberger, Phila., Pa. BRANCHES : Maryland : Baltimore.—New York : New York City.—Penn- sylvania : Philadelphia. AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Org. Nov. 11, 1906; inc. Mch. 16, 1911. OFFICE: 356 Second Av., New York City For report, see pp. 356-393. AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org. 1892. OFFICE : 38 Park Row, New York City Twenty-third Annual Meeting, Feb. 21-22, 1915, New York City. Members, 379. Has issued twenty-two volumes of Publications and an Index to Publica- tions 1-20. Maintains a collection of Books, Manuscripts, and Historical Objects in its Hoom in the Building of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 53i W. 123d, N. Y. C. OFFICEES : Pres., Cyrus Adler, Phila., Pa.; Vice-Pres., Simon W. Rosen- dale, Albany, N. Y. ; David Philipson, Cincinnati, O; Julian W. Mack, Chicago, 111.; Richard J. II. Gottheil ; Treas., N. Taylor Phillips; Curator, Leon Hiihner; Cor. Sec, Albert M. Friedenberg, 38 Park Row ; Rec. Sec, Samuel Oppenheim, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL : The Officers, and Henry Cohen, Galveston, Tex. ; Herbert Friedenwald, N. Y. C. ; Lee M. Friedman, Boston, Mass. ; Jacob H. ARBEITBR RING 287 Hollander, Baltimore, Md. : Joseph Jacobs, Max J. Kohler, N. Y C. : L. Napoleon Levy, N. Y. C.: Max L. Margolis, Phlla., Pa.; Alexander Marx. N. Y. C.; A. S. W. Rosenbach, Mayer Sulzberger, Phila,, Pa.; Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C.; Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C, ex-offlcio, as past President of the Society. AMERICAN JEWISH PRESS ASSOCIATION Org. Jan. 25, 1914. OFFICE : 210 Olive, St. Louis, Mo. Members, 24. PURPOSES : To increase the influence and efficiency, enlarge the field and scope, and foster the growth of Jewish Journalism in America; to make Jewish publications more profitable, worthier, and better appreciated, by co-operative effort and collective bargaining; to discourage the indis- criminate establishment or multiplication of Jewish journals, and encourage them where need exists; to afford an organized medium of conference and co-operation with other press, publishing, and newspaper advertising organi- zations. OFFICERS : Pres., Joseph Jacobs, N. Y. C.; Treas., Leo Wise, Cincinnati, 0. : Sec, A. Rosenthal, St. Louis. Mo. AFFILIATED PUBLICATIONS : California : San Francisco, Emanu El, The Hebrew, The Jewish Times.—Georgia : Atlanta, American Jewish Review.— Illinois : Chicago, The American Israelite, B'nai B'rith News, The Jewish Sentinel, The Reform Advocate.—Louisiana: New Orleans. Jewish Ledger. —Maryland : Baltimore. The Jewish Comment.—Massachusetts. Boston, The Jewish Advocate —Missouri: St. Louis, Th« Jewish Voice, The Modern View.—New York: The American Hebrew, The Hebrew Standard, The Maccabsean.—Ohio : Cincinnati, The American Israelite ; Cleveland, The Jewish Independent, The Jewish Review and Observer.—Oregon: Port- land, The Jewish Tribune.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia, The Jewish Expo- nent; Pittsburgh. The Jewish Criterion.—Tennessee: Memphis, The Jew- ish Spectator.—Texas : Houston, The Texas Jewish Herald ARBEITER RING (THE WORKMEN'S CIRCLE) Org. Sept. 4, 1000. OFFICE : 175 E. Broadway, New York City Fifteenth Annual Meeting, May 2-8, 1915, Chicago, 111. Members, 47.817. Branches, 546. OFFICERS : Pres., S. Jonas; Treas., I. Hillman; Sec, Frank F. Rosen- blatt ; Asst. Sec, J. Baskin, 175 E. Bwav., N. Y. C. GENERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : L. Bezahler, O. Dinnerstein, II. Hinder, M. Mintz, M. Ruderman, Mrs. E. Sokolsky, and M. Utovsky. BRANCHES : Alabama : Birmingham.—California : Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco.—Connecticut: Ansonia, Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwich, South Norwalk, Stamford, Wallingford, Watertury.—Delaware : Wilmington.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Florida : Jacksonville. —Georgia: Atlanta, Macon, Savannah.—Illinois: Chicago, Englewood, Maywood, Rock Island.—Indiana : Hammond, Indianapolis. South Bend.— Iowa : Des Moines, Sioux City.—Kentucky : Louisville, Newport.—Louisi- ana : Shreveport.—Maine : Auburn, Lewiston, Portland.—Maryland : Baltimore.—Michigan : Detroit, Grand Rapids.—Minnesota : Duluth, Min- neapolis, St. Paul.—Missouri: Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis.— Nebraska: Lincoln, Omaha, South Omaha.—New Hampshire : Manchester. 288 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK —New Jersey: Atlantic City, Bayonne, Camden, Carteret. Elizabeth, Hoboken, Jersey City, Long Branch, Morristown, New Brunswick, Newark, Norma, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Red Bank, Roselle, Trenton, Union Hill, Vineland, West Hoboken, Woodbine.—New York: Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Camillus. Centerville Station, Ellenville, Glens Falls, Gloversville, Greenport, Hudson, Kingston, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, New York City, Newburgh, Niagara Palls, Patchogue, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Rockaway, Schenectady, S. Fallsberg, Staten Island, Syracuse, Tarrytown, Troy, TJtica, Yonkers.—North Dakota : Fargo.—Ohio: Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, East Liverpool, Toledo, Youngstown.—Oregon : Portland.—Pennsylvania : Allen- town, Altoona, Carbondale, Easton, Erie, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Lancaster, Monessen, New Kensington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, South Bethlehem, Wilkes-Barre.—Rhode Island : Central Falls. Providence, Woonsocket.—Tennessee : Chattanooga, Memphis, Nashville.—Texas : Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston, San Antonio, Waco.—Utah : Salt Lake City. —Virginia : Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond.—Washington : Seattle, Spokane.—West Virginia : Wheeling.—Wisconsin : Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan.—Canada : Calgary, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg. BARON DE HIRSCH FUND Org. Feb. 9, 1891 ; inc. 1891. OFFICE : 80 Maiden Lane, Now York City Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting. Jan. 17, 1915, New York City. The activities of the Fund fall under the following heads : I. BARON DE HIRSCH AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, Woodbine, N. J., offer- ing to Jewish young men a course in Agriculture. II. BARON DE HIRSCH TBADE SCHOOL, 222 E. 64th, N. Y. C. : offering instruction in day classes in the following trades : Machinist, Plumbing. Electrical, House, Fresco and Sign Painting, Print- ing, Sheet Metal Work, and Operating Engineering. III. WOODBINE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. IV. ENGLISH EDUCATION TO IMMIGHANTS. Day and Evening Classes and V. RELIEF WORK. Through subsidized societies in Maryland : Balti- more.—Massachusetts : Boston.—New York : Brooklyn, New York City.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia. OFFICERS : Pres., Eugene S. Benjamin, 37 Liberty ; Vice-Pres.. Jacob H. Schlff; Treas., Murry Guggenheim; Hon. Sec, Max J. Kohler, 52 William, N. Y. C. TRUSTEES : The Officers, and Charles L. Bernheimer, Nathan Bijur, Abram I. Elkus, Alfred .Taretzki, S. G. Rosenbaum, N. Y. C. : Simon F. Rothschild. Bklyn., N. Y. ; Mayer Sulzberger, William B. Hackenburg, S. S. Fleisher, Phila., Pa. GENEKAL AGENT : II. L. Sabsovich ; ASSISTANT GENERAL AGENT : B. A. Palitz. CANTORS ASSOCIATION OP AMERICA (SUCCESSOR TO SOCIETY OF AMERICAN CANTORS) Org. June 1, 1908. OFFICE : New York City Fifth Annual Meeting, May 26, 1914, New York City. Members, 250. OFFICERS : Pres., Solomon Baum ; Vice-Pres., Max Saltzberg, J. B Gold- man ; Sec. Isidore Frank, 327 Central Park West; Treas., Ed. Kartschma- roff, 1125 Lexington Av., N. Y. C. COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN 289 DIHKCTOES : M. Arnoff, A. Frachtenberg, L. Lefkowitz, N. Lipitz, H. Martin, N. Melzoff, H. Newmark, J. Schwartz, M. Wolfberg. BKANCHES : Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco. CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS Org. July 9, 1889. OFFICE : 10311 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, O. Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention, June 29-July 6, 1915, Charlpvoix, Mich. Members, 207. Has issued twenty-two volumes of its Year Book; and besides the Union Prayer Book ; the Union Hymnal; the Union Haggadah ; Prayers for Pri- vate Devotion, and various other publications. OFFICERS 1915-1916: Hon. Pres., Kaufmann Kohler, Cincinnati, O.; Pres., William Rosenau, Baltimore, Md.; Vice-Pres., Louis Grossman, Cin- cinnati, 0. ; Treas., Abram Simon. Washington, D. C. ; Rec. Sec, Max Merritt, Evanston, 111.; Cor. Sec, Isaac Landman, Philadelphia, Pa. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 1915-1916: G. Deutsch. Cincinnati, O.; L. M. Franklin, Detroit, Mich. ; Moses J. Gries, Cleveland, O. ; Max Heller, New Orleans, La.; J. Kornfeld, Columbus, 0.; Maurice Lefkovits, Duluth, Minn.: J. Leonard Levy, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; David Philipson. Cincinnati, 0. ; Samuel Schulman, N. T. C. ; Joseph Stolz, Chicago, 111. ; Martin Zielonka, El Paso, Tex. COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Org. Sept., 1893. OFFICE: 3437 Paseo, Kansas City, Mo. Seventh Triennial Convention, Dec. 1914, New Orleans, La. Sections, 61 : Junior Auxiliaries. 16. The work of the Council is conducted under the following Committpes : Religion, Religious Schools. Philanthropy, Junior Auxiliaries. Reciprocity. Peace and Arbitration. Education. Purity of the Press, and a National Department
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