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DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS J85 Alabama DIEEOTOEY OF LOCAL OBGANIZATIONS' ALABAMA Anniston [CONGREGATION] BETH EL, 13th and Quintard. Founded Octo- tober, 1893. Reader, A. Sterne. President, C. Smith; Vice-President, Jos. Saks; Treasurer, A. Adler; Secre- tary, N. L. Myerson, P. O. Box 384. Trustees: C. Smith, Jos. Saks, L. Ullman, M. Markstein, A. Sterne. Mem- bers, 20; Seatholders, 11. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Congregation meets quarterly, beginning first Sunday in October. Services: Friday, 8 p.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 20; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Hillside Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society (which see). LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CON- GREGATION BETH EL). Founded December 10, 1890. President, Mrs. A. Sterne; Vice-President, Mrs. Leon Ullman; Treasurer and Secretary, Mrs. M. Mark- stein, Leighton Av. near 10th. Members, 15. Income of last fiscal year, $40. Organization meets last Wednes- day of the month. Bessemer [CONGREGATION] BETH EL, 6th Av. and 17th. Founded Octo- ber, 1891. Reader, U. Schwabacher. President, E. H. Lopez; Secretary and Treasurer, U. Schwabacher. Trus- tees: S. Erlick, J. Marks, H. Goldberg, S. Lefkovets. Members and Seatholders, 22. Income of last fiscal year, $240. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. 1 * indicates that the data were derived from unofficial sources. ^indicates that the official data of last year are repeated because this year's blanks were not returned. When Congregation, Temple, Kahal Katlnxh (with its abbreviation and its variations), Gliebra, Chehra Kadislia, or Cemetery, is prefixed to the name of an organization, it is bracketed, and not taken into consideration in the alphabetical arrangement. The transliteration of Hebrew names is that officially employed by the organizations themselves. , For Branches of the ALLIANCE ISRAELITE TTNIVEKSKLLE ; Sections of the COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMBS; Lodges of the various ORDERS; ZIONIST Societies; etc., in each town, see the DIRECTORY OF NATIONAL ORGANIZA- TIONS, pp. 67-183. 186 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Alabama Bessemer (continued) Services: Friday, S y>. m. and on holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 18; classes, ~; teach- ers, ;.!. Cemetery one mile from city. Birmingham *BIBMINGHAM HEBREW RELIEF SOCIETY. President, E. Bloch; Secretary, E. Gusfield. Directors: E. Bloch, E. Gnsiield, J. Beitman, L. W. Friedman, Gus. Rotholz. [CONGREGATION] EJIANU-EL, 5th Av. and 17th. Founded 1SS2. Rabbi, Morris Newfield. President,'B. Steiner; Vice- President, M. V. Joseph; Treasurer, Ben M. Jacobs; Secretary, E. Gusfield. Trustees: Simon Klotz, E. Bloch, Jacob Fies, Herman Saks, Emil Lesser, Gustave Rotholz. Members, 150. Services: Friday, s p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Annual income, about $4000. Board meeting once a month. Congregation meets in August. Religi- ous School: Saturday, 9.30 to 10, 11 to 11.30 a. m.; Sunday, 9.30 to 11.30 a. m.; pupils, 145; teachers, 8. Library of 500 volumes. Cemetery. 8rr LADIES' AID SOCIETY. HEBREW AID ASSOCIATION. Founded April 14, 1898. Presi- dent, M. Wolf; Treasurer, M. K. Herman; Secretary, M. Eoseman, 2113 2nd Av. Trustees: M. Greeman, J. Klatz- man, M. Kroman. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal year, about $375. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. HEBEEW LADIES' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded 1883. President, Mrs. C. Lazarus; Vice-President, Mrs. Jake Fies; Treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Loveman; Secretary, Mrs. A. Hochstadter, 6th Av. near 17th. Trustees: Mes- dames J. Bandman, H. Simon, H. Lowenthal. Members, 60. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. [CONGREGATION] T\ NESSES ISRAEL. 22d. between 5th and 6th Avs. Founded March 27, 1899. President, H. Cooper; Vice-President, H. Schwaxtz; Treasurer, L. B. Goldstren; Secretary, M. Wolf, 1920y2 First Av. Trustees: J. Herr- man, J. Epstien, L. Wienstien. Members and Seathold- ers, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $764.15. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services every Satur- day. Cemetery, Ennon Ridge. LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION EMANU- EL). President, Rabbi M. Newfield; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Fies; Treasurer, Mrs. F. Cahen; Secretary, Mrs. J. Friedman. Members, 75. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 187 Birmingham (continued) Alabama PHOENIX CLUB, 8th Av. and 19th. Founded April 21, 1883. President, M. V. Joseph; Vice-President, Joe Slaughter; Treasurer, Leo K. Steiner; Secretary, H. J. Meyer. Trustees: Sam Adler, Ben Meyer, M. Weil, Ike Adler, F. Cahen. Members, 80. Organization meets second Monday in April, July, October and January. Demopolis [CONGREGATION] B'NAI JESHURUN, Main and Walnut. Founded 1886. Rabbi, Louis Mayer. President, M. Ely; Vice-President, Wm. Morris; Treasurer and Secre- tary, M. Goldman. Trustees: M. Mayer, L. Mayer, E. W. Weiss. Members and Seatholders, 43. Congregation meets first Sunday in September. Services: Friday, in summer, 8 p.m.; in •winter, 7 p.m.; Saturday and holi- days, 9.30 a. m. Pupils in the Religious School, 30; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery at Knoxwood. Auxil- iary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. Holiday services attended by Jewish residents of Forkland and Linden. Dothen HOLIDAY SERVICES. Eufaula [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Barbour St. Founded 1870. Rabbi, J. K. Sams. President, Silas Stern; Vice-Presi- dent, J. Friedman; Treasurer, M. Scheuer. Members and Seatholders, 25. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Friday evening. Fairview Cemetery. Florence HOLIDAY SERVICES. Forkland. See under Demopolis Huntsville [CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHOLOM, Lincoln and Clinton. Founded 1860. Rabbi, Nathan Michnic, Huntsville Hotel. Presi- dent, I. Schiffman; Vice-President. Herman Weil; Treas- urer, Oscar Goldsmith; Secretary, Gus. Marx. Trustees: Henry Lowenthal and the officers. Members and Seat- holders. 37. Income of last fiscal year, $2800. Congre- gation meets in September. Services: Friday and Sat- urday. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 32; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Auxiliary Societies: Bible Class; Little Helpers; and Post-Biblical Class. New synagogue dedicated November 26, 1899. 188 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Alabama Linden. See under Demopolis Mobile AHAVAS CHESED (MINYAN). Founded 1895. Secretary, R. A. Levinsohn. The organization is maintained for the sake of the cemetery. *CEMETERT, south side Virginia, west of Marine, entrance on Virginia. Alexander Duplan, keeper. FIDELIA CLUB. Founded January 20, 1884. President, E. E. Bernheimer; Vice-President, E. E. Richard; Treasurer, H. W. Leinkauf; Secretary, Jonas S. Markstein, P. 0. Box 406. Trustees, J. Pollock, F. Forchheimer, L. Eichold. Members, 110. Organization meets the second Sunday in March. The club is building a club house, S. E. cor. Government and Conception Sts., to be com- pleted by January 1, 1901. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. President, Mrs. Bertha Waldauer; Vice-President, Bettie Haas; Treas- urer, Mrs. Fannie Leinkauf; Secretary, Mrs. Fannie Goldstuker, 359 St. Francis. Trustees: Mesdames Hann- chen Peck, Yetta Spira, Bettie Goldsmith, Bessie Richard, Mathilda Hammel. Members, 90. Income of last fiscal year, $688.50. Annual meeting first Wednes- day in January, and quarterly meetings in April, July and October. LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY, 360 St. Francis. Founded 1883. President, Mrs. R. Bauer; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Ham- mel; Treasurer, S. Richard; Secretary, Mrs. B. R. Levy. Trustees: Mesdames A. H. Spira, S. Haas, A. Teah. Mem- bers, 49. Income of last fiscal year, $120. Organization meets first Tuesday in January. Supplies the New Orleans Orphan Asylum with garments. 300 gowns made last year. [CONGREGATION] SIIAABAI SHOMAYIM, Jackson St. Founded 1844. Rabbi, T. Schanfarber. President, B. Kahn; Vice- President, A. Brown; Treasurer, H. W. Leinkauf; Sec- retary, S. H. Solomon. Trustees: A. H. Spira, S. L. Hahn, L. Eichold, S. Richard, F. Forchheimer, S. Haas, H. Hanaw. Members and Seatholders, 124. Income of last fiscal year, $7300. Congregation meets second Sun- day in February. Services: Friday evening and Satur- day morning. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday; pupils, 83; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Magnolia Cemetery. Montgomery THE FALCON, Court Square. Founded November, 1899. President, Harry Marcus; Vice-President, Svlvani DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 189 Montgomery {continued) Alabama Baum; Treasurer and Secretary, Joseph Seeman. Trustees: S. Shulein, B. Meyer, and the officers. Mem- bers, 30. Organization meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Organized for literary and social purposes. ^HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded June 1, 1861. President, Mrs. C. J. Hausman; Vice-President, Mrs. D. Weil; Treasurer, Mrs. E. I. Cadden; Secretary, Sylvani Marks. Trustees: D. Weil, J. Greil, M. Kahn. Members, 60. Annual income, $180. [KAI-IL] MONTGOMERY, Church and Catoma. Founded April 17, 1852. Rabbi, A. J. Messing, Jr. President, David Weil; Vice-President, Nathan Greil; Treasurer, Abe Weil; Secretary, L. Young. Trustees: I. C. Haas, E. H. Jacobi, M. Kahn, Jacques Loeb, L. Strauss, A. Uhlfelder, B. Wolff. Paying and non-flaying members, 113. Income of last fiscal year, $6778.87. Annual meeting second Sunday in January; quarterly meetings second Sunday in April, July and October. Services: In winter, Friday, 7.30 p. m., Saturday, 9 a. m.; in summer, Friday, 8 p. m., Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School; Two sessions weekly; pupils, 125 (21 children of non-members); classes, 7; teachers, 'i, under the superintendence of the Rabbi. Two Congregational Cemeteries,