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JEWISH NATIONAL OKGANIZATIONS in the - UNITED STATES an Asterisk (*) Indicates That Complete Information Was Not Procurable AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY 221 JEWISH NATIONAL OKGANIZATIONS IN THE - UNITED STATES An asterisk (*) indicates that complete information was not procurable. ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org. May, 1860. OFFICE : 150 Nassau, New York City BRANCHES: Maryland: Baltimore.—Massachusetts: Boston (2), Wor- cester.—New Jersey : Hoboken, Jersey City.—New York : Elmira, New York City.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE JEWISH TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION (ITO) Org. Apl., 1906. OFFICE : New York City EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Chairman, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, 516 West End Av. ; Solomon Soils 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. 288-410. AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org. 1892. OFFICE : 38 Park Row, New York City Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting, Feb. 20-21, 1916, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 380. Has issued twenty-three volumes of Publications and an Index to Publica- tions 1-20. 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 Phlllpson, Cincinnati, O. ; Julian W. Mack, Chicago. 111. ; Richard J. H. Gottheil: Treas., N. Taylor Phillips; Curator, Leon Hiihner; Cor. Sec, Albert M. Frledenberg, 38 Park Row; Rec. Sec, Samuel Oppenhelm, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL : The Officers, and Chas. J. Cohen, Phila., Pa.; Henry Cohen, Galveston, Tex.; Herbert Friedenwald, Denver, Colo.; Lee M. Fried- man, Boston, Mass.; Jacob H. Hollander, Bnltlmore, Md.; Max J. Kohler, N. Y. C. ; L. Napoleon Levy, N. Y. C. : Max L. Margolls. Phila., 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-offlclo, as past President of the Society. 222 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK * 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., ; Treas., Leo Wise Cincinnati, O.; Sec, A. Roeenthal, St. Louis, Mo. AFFILIATED PUBLICATIONS : California : San Francisco, Bmanu 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, The Jewish Voice, The Modern View.—New York: The American Hebrew, The Hebrew Standard, The Maccabtean.—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, 1900. OFFICE : 175 E. Broadway, New York City Sixteenth Annual Meeting, May 2-8, 1916, Brooklyn, N. Y. Members, 51,008. Branches, 568. OFFICERS : Pres., Abr. Epstein; Treas., Max Perlowitz; Sec, J. Baskln, 175 E. Bway., N. Y\ C. GENERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : B. Botwlnik, S. Boulgatch, I. Diner- stein, J. Dryshpel, S. Epstein, M. Evensky, H. Feldman, N. Freiman, M. Golding. R. Guskin, J. Kluft, A. Langer, S. Linn, G. Metz, M. Mindlin, L. Rosenzweig, L, Rothman, A. S. Sacks, I. Sashinsky, A. Seldin, H. Sherr, J. Siegel, S. Silverberg, M. Spinrad, M. Weinblatt, M. Wolberg, A. Zucker. 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, Walllngford, Waterbury.—Delaware : Wilmington.—District of Columbia : Washington.—Florida : Jacksonville, Tampa.—Georgia : Atlanta, Macon, Savannah.—Illinois : Chicago, Engle- wood, Maywood, Rock Island, Springfield.—Indiana : Evansville, Hammond, Indianapolis, South Bend.—Iowa : Des Moines, Sioux City.—Kansas: Wichita.—Kentucky : Louisville, Newport.—Louisiana : Shreveport.— Maine: Auburn, Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland, Waterville.— Maryland : Baltimore.—Michigan : Detroit, Grand Rapids.—Minnesota : Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Paul.—Missouri: Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis.—Nebraska : Lincoln, Omaha, South Omaha.—New Hampshire : Man- chester.—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, Centervllle Station, Ellenville, Glens Falls, Gloversville, Hudson, Jamestown, Kingston, Mamaroneck, CANTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA 223 Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, New York City, Newburgh, Niagara Falls, Oswego, Patchogue, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Rockaway, Schenectady, S. Fnllsberg, Staten Island, Syracuse, Tarrytown, Troy, Utica, Yonkers.—North Dakota : Devils Lake, Fargo.—Ohio : Akron, Canton, Cin- cinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, East Liverpool, Toledo, Youngstown. —Oregon : Portland.—Pennsylvania : Allentown, Altoona, Carbondale, Con- nellsville, East Pittsburgh, Baston, Erie, Harrisburg, Johnstown, Lancas- ter, Monessen, New Kensington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scran- ton, Shamokin, South Bethlehem, Wilkes-Barre.—Rhode Island : Central Falls, Newport, Providence, Woonsocket.—-Tennessee: Chattanooga, Mem- phis, Nashville.—Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth, Galveston, Houston, San Antonio, Waco.—Utah : Salt Lake City.—Virginia : Newport News, Nor- folk, Portsmouth, Richmond.—Washington : Seattle.—West Virginia : Wheeling.—Wisconsin : Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan. —Canada : Calgary, Hamilton, London, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Van- couver, Winnipeg. BARON DE HIRSCH FUND Org. Feb. 9, 1891; inc. 1891. OFFICE : 80 Maiden Lane, New York City Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting, Feb. 6, 1016, New York City. The activities of the Fund fall under the following heads: I. BAHON DE HIRSCH AGBICULTURAL SCHOOL, Woodbine, N. J., offer- ing to Jewish young men a course in Agriculture. II. BARON DE HIESCH TRADE SCHOOL, 222 B. 64th, N. Y. C.; offering to Jewish young men instruction in day classes in the following trades : Machinist, Plumbing, Electrical, House, Fresco, and Sign Painting,1 Printing, Sheet Metal Work, Woodworking and Car- pentry, and Operating Engineering. III. WOODBINE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. IV. ENGLISH EDUCATION TO IMMIGRANTS. 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, 104 E. 25th ; Vlce-Pres., Jacob H. Schiff: Trens., Herbert H. Lehman ; Hon. Sec, Max J. Kohler, 52 William, N. Y. C. TRUSTEES : The Officers, and Charles L. Bernheimer, Nathan Bljur, Abrnm I. Elkus, Alfred Jaretzki, S. G. Rosenbaum, N. Y. C.; Simon F. Rothschild, Bklyn., N. Y. ; Mayer Sulzberger, William B. Hackenburg, S. S. Fleisher, Phila., Pa. GENERAL AGENT : B. A. Palltz. CANTORS ASSOCIATION OF 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 Baurn ; Vice-Pres., Sol. Grafman. M. Schechter ; Sec. Isidore Frank, 327 Central Park West; Tteas., Ed. Kartschmaroff, 1135 Lexington Av., N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : M. Arnoff, A. Frnchtenberg, J. Mandelberg, R. Minsky, D. Plotkin, M. Rabinovitz, S. Sapprstein. A. Singer, M. I. Wolflierg. BRANCHES : Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco. 224 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS Org. July 9, 1889. OFFICE : 10311 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, 0. Twentv-Seventh Annual Convention, June 30-July 7, 1916, Wildwood, N. J. Members, 207. Has issued twenty-two volomes of its Tear 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, 0.; Pres., William Rosenau, Baltimore, Md. ; Vice-Pres., Louis Grossman, Cin- cinnati, O. ; Treas., Abram Simon, Washington, D. C.; Rec. Sec, Max Merritt, Bvanston, 111. ; Cor. Sec, Isaac Landman, 4841 Pulaski Av., Phila- delphia, 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, O. ; Maurice Lefkovits, Duluth, Minn.; J. Leonard Levy, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; David Philipson, Cincinnati, 0. ; Samuel Schulman, N.
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