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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, ~; teachers, ;.!. 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 holidays, 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 completed 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, one at Oak- wood. ' ' STANDARD Ci/un, Bibb St. Founded 19,12. President, Alex. Rice; Vice-President, Meyer Gerson; Treasurer, Moses Sabel; Secretary, Louis Loeb. Directors: Bernard Frank, Nathan Lobman, Albert Moog, Leon Weil and Sidney J. Mohr. Members, 114. UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES. Founded February, 1882. Presi- dent, B. Wolff; Vice-President, M. Mohr: Treasurer, M. Kahn; Secretary, Jacques Loeb. Trustees: Mrs. C. F. Moritz, L. Strauss, S. Zadeck. Members, 70. Income of last fiscal year, $285. Opelika HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Selma *HARMONY CLUB. Secretary, I. Yaretsky. *HELPFUL THOUGHT SOCIETY. [CONGREGATION] MISIIKAN IPRAKL, west side of Broad. Founded July 10, 1870. Rabbi, Edward S. Levy. Presi- 190 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Alabama Selma (nm United) dent, Simon Maas; Vice-President, M. J. Meyer; Treas- urer, Aaron Maas; Secretary, Leon Thalheimer. Trus- tees: M. Leva, J. C. Adler, B. J. Schuster, I. Schwarz, Nathan Kahn, M. L. Sterne and the President and Vice- President. Members: 50 active, 35 contributing. In- come of last fiscal year, about $3300. Congregation meets quarterly; monthly board meetings. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 60; classes, :>; teachers, .'!. Old cemetery in East Selma; new cemetery in West Selma. Auxiliary Societies: Temple Aid Society, Advance Study Club; Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society; Ladies' Sewing Society. New synagogue built at a cost of $15,000.

Sheffield *CEMETEBY AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Tuscaloosa HOLIDAY SERVICES. Tuskegee HOLIDAY SEEVICES. Uniontown [CONGREGATION] B.\AI ISKAEL. Acting Rabbi, L. J. Adler; Assistant, D. Hertz. President. E. Cohen; Vice-Presi- dent, L. J. Adler; Secretary and Treasurer, A. E. Ernst. Services held occasionally, and on the high holidays in the I. O. B. B. Hall. Congregational Cemetery.

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Ft. Smith AFTERNOON LITERARY CLUB. Founded February 10, 1900. President, Miss B. Baer; Vice-President, Mrs. Benno Stein; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Mae Wolf, 715 N. Sixth. Members, 15 (limited). Organization meets fortnightly. Work proposed for 1900-1901: Discussion of current events and study of the classics. • DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 191"

Ft. Smith (continued) Arkansas LADIES' TEMPLE AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO THE UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION). Founded 1891. President, Mrs. Ben Wolf; Vice-President, Mrs. I. Apple; Treas- urer, Mrs. A. Mayer; Secretary, Mrs. H. Apple, 218 N. 6th. Members, 48. Income of last fiscal year, from dues, $144. Organization meets monthly. PROGRESS CLUB, 726 Garrison Av. Founded February 15, 1899. President, Sam. Herman; Vice-President, Herman Apple; Treasurer, Ben Wolf; Secretary, Morris Levy. Trustees: Sol. Kohn, L. M. Holberg, I. Isaacson, and the officers. Members, 41. Income of last fiscal year, .$1200. Organization meets first Sunday in April. Trus- tees meet first Monday of the month. UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION, 11th and E. Founded 1881. Rabbi, M. C. Currick. President, A. Mayer; Vice-Presi- dent, B. Shweizer; Treasurer, H. Apple; Secretary, M. Levy, 410 N. 5th. Trustees: Ben Wolf, I. Isaacson, B. Stein, I. Peck, E. Adler. Members and SeathoWers, 02. Income of last fiscal year, $1900. Congregation meets first Sunday in April. Services: Friday evening and on all holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 21; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, Lexington Av. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Temple Aid Society (irhirh see). Helena [CONGREGATION] BETH EL. Founded 1870. Rabbi, Abraham Brill. President, Isaac Ehrman; Vice-President, Eli Newman; Treasurer, Aaron Meyers; Secretary, Meyer Cook. Board meeting- first Sunday of the month. Mem- bers: 12 pew-owners, 14 contributing members. Annual income, $300. Holiday services. Attended by Jewish residents of Trenton, Ark. *EXCELSIOK SOCIETY. Literary. THE HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded March 3. 1875. President, Mrs. A. Meyers; Vice-President, Mrs. I. Ehrman; Treasurer, Mrs. I. Mundt; Secretary, I. Ehr- man. Members, 16. Income of last fiscal year, $75. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. LOTUS CLUB, 512 Sherry. Founded May, 1890. President, A. Solomon; Vice-President, Aaron Meyers; Treasurer, Meyer Cook; Secretary, S. B. Frank, 519 Ohio. Trustees: Mace Leiber, J. Rothchild, S. Mundt, J. Frank, I. Ehr- man, Dr. M. Fink, and the officers. Members, 29. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. 192 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Arkansas Hot Springs [CONGREGATION] HOUSE OF ISRAEL, Central Av., between Olive and Orange. Founded September, 1870. Rabbi, F. L. Rosenthal. President, B. Gross; Vice-President, E. Burgauer; Treasurer, A. Marx; Secretary, F. L. Rosenthal, P. 0. Box 153. Trustees: N. Roth, L. Stone, G. Strauss. Members and Seatholders, 22. Income of last fiscal year, about $1100. Congregation meets at call of trustees. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m.; holidays and festivals. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 38; classes, 3; teachers, 3, and a superintendent. Cemetery, south edge of the city. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Temple Aid Society; President, Mrs. H. Fellheimer; Secretary, Mrs. D. Laser; Treasurer, Mrs. H. Cohn. House of Israel Relief and Hospital Society; President, B. Gross; Secretary, F. L. Rosenthal; organized this year for the purpose of acquainting the Jewish communities of the United States and Canada with the urgent need of a hospital for the poor and afflicted attracted from all parts by the desire to derive benefit from the hot springs. *PROGRESS CLUB. Jonesboro [TEMPLE] ISRAEL. Founded March 18, 1897. Rabbi, Adolph I. Marx, P. O. Box 187. l'resident, Morris Berger, Sr.; Vice-President, M. Stonefield; Treasurer, Jake Less; Secretary, Joe M. Berger, Jr., P. O. Box 2G9. Trustees: Marcus Berger, R. H. Meyer, Max Meyer, Morris Berger, Jr., Emil Less. Members and Seatholders, :i6. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets first Sun- day in April and September. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m., and alternate Sunday evenings. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 25; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Society. Little Rock [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Fifth and Broadway. Founded 1807 (under the name of LITTLE ROCK CONGREGATION). Rabbi, Louis Wolsey, 917 Center. President, Herman Kahn; Treasurer, Louis Volmer; Secretary, Louis M. Levy, Main and 4th. Trustees: Morris M. Cohn, Chas. S. Stifft, Max Heiman, Mark M. Cohn, Chas. T. Abeles, E. Epstein, Jos. Lyons, Gus Blass. Members and Seat- holders, 169. Income of last fiscal year, $6200. Con- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 193

Little Rock {continued) Arkansas gregation meets second Sunday in January; trustees first Tuesday of the month. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; , Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 95; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery in Oakland. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Temple Aid So- ciety (which see). Holiday services attended by Jewish residents of Conway, Ark. *CONCORDIA CLUB. Founded 1868. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded June 5, 1867. President, Mrs. Gus Blass; Vice-President, Mrs. Abe Ottenheimer; Treasurer, Mrs. M. J. Siesel; Secre- tary, Mrs. E. Epstein, 514 W. 3d. Members, 106. In- come of last fiscal year, $371.20. Sends an annual contribution to the Cleveland Orphan Asylum. LADIES' TEMPLE AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL). Founded October 22, 1893. President, Mrs. L. M. Levy; Vice-1'resident, Mrs. M. Heiman; Treas- urer, Mrs. D, G. Falk; Secretary, Mrs. E. Cohen, 1405 Cumberland. Members, 134. Income of last fiscal year, $326.69. Organization meets in the second week of October and April. Pine Bluff * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE EMETH. Rabbi, Jos. S. Kornfeld. President, G. Meyer; Vice-President, M. Kornfeld; Sec- retary, Geo. B. Moore. Trustees: Simon Bloom, Isaac Dreyfus, M. Gans, Sol. Kaufman, Chas. Weil. Members, 76. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. *BLUFF CITY CLUB. President, Chas. Weil; Secretary, Alex. Strauss. LADIES' TEMPLE AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION ANSHE EMETH). Founded March 17, 1890. President, Mrs. Gabe Meyer; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. Weil; Secretary, Joseph S. Kornfeld, 715 Fifth Av. Members, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $200. Organization meets first Mon- day of the month. *RELIEF SOCIETY. President, Isaac Dreyfus; Secretary, Alex. Strauss. Texarkana [CONGREGATION] MOUNT SINAI. President, H. Brown; Vice- President, M. Katz; Secretary and Treasurer, I. Shwartz. Members, about 12. Holiday Services. Cemetery, State Line Av., near city. Trenton. See under Helena 13 194 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK California CALIFORNIA Alameda HEBREW LADIES' ENDEAVOR SOCIETY, 1537 Schiller. Founded October 13, 1896. President, Mrs. D. A. Levy; Vice- President, Miss M. Soloman; Treasurer, Mrs. J- S. Op- penheim; Financial Secretary, Mrs. L. Kline; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. Floersheim, 1311 Pacific Av. Trustees: Mesdames W. Wolfe, I. Raphael, Gutter, L. Silberberg, M. Kline. Members, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $333. Organization meets second Thursday of the month. Organized for charitable purposes and for the maintenance of a Sabbath School. Chico HOLIDAY SERVICES. Los Angeles [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL (formerly K'IIAL ISRAEL). 107'/2 N. Main. Founded April 3, 1892, as K'HAL ISRAEL. Rabbi, A. W. Edelman, 1343 S. Flower. President, L. Levitt; Vice-President, L. L. Davidson; Treasurer. R Forer; Secretary, Victor Harris, 107 Hellman Building. Trustees: S. S. Federman, H. Finkelstein, M. S. Korn- blum. Members and Seatholders, 63. Income of last fiscal year, about $2600. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Services: Friday evening at dusk; Saturday, 8.30 a. m. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI B'RITH, 9th and Hope. Founded July 17, 1862. Rabbi, S. Hecht, D. D., 749 Hartford Av. President, Herman W. Hellman; Vice-President, Sieg- fried G. Marshutz; Treasurer, Nathan Jacoby; Secre- tary, George N. Black, P. O. Box 986. Trustees: Ralph E. Marx, Jos. Sunderland, S. Nordlinger, John Kahn, Leopold Harris, James W. Hellman, and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 185. Income of last fiscal year, $6800. Congregation meets second Wednesday of the month. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday; pupils, 106; classes, 6; teaehers, 6. Auxiliary Society: Bible Class, composed of the ladies of the congregation. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 109-110 Hellman Building. Founded 1854. President, D. Gotthelf; Vice-President, S. S. Federman; Treasurer, Leopold Harris; Secretary, Victor Harris, 107 Hellman Building. Trustees: Ben Kingsbaker, chairman; I. Wolff, I. Shulman. Members, 233. Income of last fiscal year, about $lS00. Organiza- tion meets first Monday of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 195

Xos Angeles (cimtinueA) California *HEBREW LADUSS' ALB SOCIETY. Founded 1888. President, Mrs. H. W. Hellman; Secretary, Mrs. V. Katz. *IIOME OF PEACE SOCIETY. Founded 1889. President, Mrs. M. Kremer; Secretary, Mrs. V. Katz. KLADIES' HEUBE-W BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded January, 1S70. President, Mrs. S. Hellman; Vice-President, Mrs. W. T. Barnett; Treasurer, Mrs. L. Loeb; Secretary, Mrs. V. Katz. Trustees: Mesdames Max Mayberg1, H. Suss- kind, M. Citron. Counsellors: M. Levy, K. Colin. Mem- bers, 140. Board meeting- Monday, 10.30 a. m. Organi- zation meets first week in January and in July. Merced HOLIDAY SERVICES. Oakland. fl[CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, Harrison, between 4th and 5th. Fo-unded May, 1884. Rabbi, M. S. Mendillowitz. Presi- dent, A. Bercovich; Vice-President, H. B. Kotz; Treas- urer, P. Bakar; Secretary, L. Zslinsky. Trustees: A. B. Hershander, M. Jonas. Board meeting- first Thursday of the month. Members, 40. Services: Friday evening- and Saturday. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 30. Annual income, $400. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Charity Institute; Free Talmud Torah School. *CIIEVRA KEDUSHA. President, L. Blumberg; Secretary, J. Samuel. IfDADGHTEBS OF ISRAEL RELIEF SOCIETY. Founded February, 1877. President, Mrs. E. Bernstein; Yice-President, Mrs. Coffee; Treasurer,. Mrs. M. Colin; Secretary, Mrs. Max Marcus; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Barrett. Trustees: Mesdames M. Hirshberg', Joe Harris, Mag-nes, Hugo Abrahamson. Members, 78. Income, $950. *FIBST HEBREW CONGREGATION, Castro and 13th. Rabbi, M. Friedlander, 1109 Castro. Services: Saturday, 11 a. m. Religious School, 10 a. m. Petaluma * [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Sacramento [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, 6th, between J and K. Founded 1857. Rabbi, Wm. H. (Jreenburg, 101 s N. President, Albert Elkins; Vice-President, Louis Heilbron; Treasurer, Jos. 196 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

CaliforDia Sacramento (continwd) Thieben; Secretary, Leon Salomon, P. O. Box 143. Trustees: Sam Lavenson, H. Weinstock, A. Bonheim. Members and Seatholders, 72. Income of last fiscal year, $2758.90. Semi-anmial meeting last Sunday in April; annual meeting' last Sunday in October. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday; pupils, 40; classes, S; teachers, 5. Cemetery, J, between 31st and 32d. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary.

San Bernardino [CONGREGATION] EMANU-EL. Founded July 1.1, 1890. Services conducted by Marcus Levy and J. Jonas. President, C. Cohn; Vice-President, L. Anker; Trensurer, S. Fried- man; Secretary, M. D. Katz, Trustees: R. Anker, Marcus Levy, H. R. Levy. Members, 11. Annual income, $100. Congregation meets first S\mday in September. Ser- vices on holidays. I. O. B. B. Cemetery. *HENRIETTA HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Secretary, Mrs. Bertha Horowitz. San Diego [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Founded 1885. President, Marcos Schiller; Vice-President, A. Blochman: Treas- urer, Sam Brust; Secretary, L. Mendelson. Trustees: A. Levi, J. Natiman, J. Wolf, S. Fox. Members and Seatholders, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $347.50. Services held on New Year and Day of Atonement. Religious School: One session weekly; mvpils, 18; classes. 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery at Mount Hope (City Ceme- tery). San Francisco *[CHEBRA] ACHIM RACHAMONIM. President, L. Ehrlich: Sec- retary, Charles Grosslicht. Meets first Sunday of the month. [CHEBEA] AHABOTH ZTON. Founded July 10, 1870. President, Ignatz Levy; Vice-President, Jacob Roth; Treasurer, D. Davis; Secretary, J. Gans, 121 Eddy. Trustees: Ti. Fross, Morris Levy, O. Moses. Members, 70. Income of last fiscal year, $1753.15. Pays sick and death benefits to members. * [CONGREGATION] ANSITE SFARD, 939 Howard. Incorporated April lfi, 1900. Trustees: A. Bloom, S. Bercowitz, L Tannenbaum. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 197

San Francisco (continued) California •"•[CONGREGATION] ANSHE SFOROD, 953 Howard. President, S. Horn, 460 Notoma; Vice-President, M. Sugarman. *[CHEVRA] BAEON DE HIESCII. President, David Cohan; Sec- retary, S. H. Schocken. Meets first Sunday of the month. ft [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Founded 1860. Rabbi, M. S. Levy, 1359 Post. President, S. Peckerman; Vice-Presi- dent, M. Herzog; Treasurer, P. Fabian; Secretary, Marcus Levy. Board meeting first Tuesday of the month. Members, 200. Services: Friday, 6 p. in.; Satur- day, 9 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 a. m. to 12 m.; daily, 3.30 to 5 p. m.; pupils, 350. Annual income, $lS,000. Cemetery, Salem, San Mateo County. Aiixiliary Societies: Ladies' Endeavor Society (which- see); Pastor's Aid Society (which see); Sewing School for Children, Wednesdays; Alumni Association of 150. [CONGREGATION] BETH MENACHIM STREISAND, 335-337 Minna. Founded 1860. Cantor, H. Samuelson, 84 Harriett. President, A. M. Jacobs; Vice-President, A. Shenson; Treasurer, A. Sugarman; Secretary, S. J. Levy, 6 Adair. Trustees: J. Simon, S. Axelrod, S. Glaser, J. Davis, S. Altfield, S. Cieglar, J. Danielowitz. Members, 60. Con- gregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary. [CIIEBRA] BIKUR CHOLIM UKEDISHA, I. O. B. B. Hall. Founded February, 1857. President, S. Levit; Vice-President, J. Meyer; Treasvrer, W. Geist; Secretary, N. Shirpoer, 103 Grant Av. Trustees: M. Davis, M. B. Cohn, P. Abraham- son, M. Kalmuk, M. Grossman. Members, 49. Income of last fiscal year, $993. Organization meets first Sun- day of the month. Organized for mutual aid and benefit. *[CnEBRA] B'NAI ISRAEL. President, C. Samuels; Secretary, M. Elias. Meets third Sunday of the month. * [CIIEBRA] B'NAI JACOB. BOARD OF RELIEF, I. O. B. B., 121 Eddy. President, Gerson Nathan; Vice-President, B. Lazansky; Treasurer, J. H. Lewis; Secretary, Harry Ankel, 1273 McAllister. Mem- bers, 70. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. CHEVRA KEDUSHA, 1017 Polk. Founded 1867. President, Mrs. Sophie Wiener; Vice-President, Mrs. Dahlman; Treasurer, Mrs. P. N. Aronson; Secretary, Mrs. C. 198 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

California San Francisco (cnvtinwd) Kalisky, 3017 Jackson. Trustees: Mesdames Johanna Brenner, Johanna Leszinsky, Maurice Asher. Members. 276. Income of last fiscal year, about $800. Organiza- tion meets in September. Buries the dead, visits the sick, and assists the poor in all emergencies. THE CONCORDIA, Post and Van Ness Av. Organized Novem- ber, 1S64. President, Chas. Hirsch; Vice-President, Henry G. W. Dinkelspiel; Treasurer, Ed. Ackerman; Secretary, Leon H. Cook, 23 Davis, Room 11. Trustees: Levi Strauss, Sig. Greenebaum, M. Nickelsburg. Mem- bers, 280. Income of last fiscal year, $34,149.58. Organ- ization meets third Tuesday of the month. [CONGREGATION] EMANU EL, 414 Sutter. Founded September, LSfiO. Rabbi, Dr. Jacob Voorsanger. Cantor, Edward J. Stark. President, R. Peixotto; Vice-President, J. Greene- baum; Treasurer, Lip. Sachs; Secretary, Henry Wangen- heim. Directors: Julius Jacobs, A. Anspacher, Jos. Naplitaly, S. Silverberg, S. Newman, S. W. Rosenstock and Ph. Lippitt. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 320; Seatholders, 100. Services: Fri- day, in winter, 8 p. m., in summer, 5.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a. m.; pupils, 300. Annual income, $18,000. Cemetery, Home of Peace, San Mateo County. Mortuary Chapel. {See EMANTT EL SISTERHOOD.) THE EMANU EL SISTERHOOD (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION EMANU EL), 272-274 Ninth. Founded March 18, 1894. President, Mrs. P. N. Lilienthal; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. I. Lowenberg, Mrs. J. Voorsanger; Treasurer, Mrs. Lewis Gerstle; Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. M. Roth- ehild, 1700 Broadway; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Victoria Lilienthal, 1805 Franklin. Council: Mesdames A. A. Adler, Clara Baum, A. Brown, Ch. Colman, J. R. Davidson, Andrew M. Davis, Leah Dreyfuss, L. Elkus, William Haas, I. W. Hellman, J. J. Jacobi, S. S. Kahn, R. Kaufman, J. H. Neustadter, Leon Sloss, H. Wangen- heim, L. P. Wiel, and the officers. Advisory Board: A. Anspacher, Lewis Gerstle, S. W. Levy, J. H. Neustadter, Louis Sloss, Louis Brown, William Haas, P. N. Lilienthal, S. W. Rosenstock, Levi Strauss. Members, 450. Income of last fiscal year, $9500. Organization meets third Thursday in March. Teaches the young, trains them in good citizenship, finds employment, etc. Auxiliary Societies: Colv.mbia Park Boys' Club Association, 318 7th; Emana El Free Kindergarten, 1222 Folsom; Macca- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 199

San Francisco (continued) California bees; Friendly Club; Columbia Drill Corps; Sewing Class; Mothers' Club. Expects to erect its own building within the next year, to house all branches, scattered at present. EUREKA BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded October 2, 1850. President, Charles Hirsch; Vice-President, Sam W. Heller; Treasurer, Albert Meyer; Secretary, Meyer H. Levy, 113 Stockton. Trustees: A. Anspacher, Her- man Levy, Juda Newman, S. W. Rosenstock, Sig. Schwabacher, Henry Sinsheimer. Members, 809. In- come of last fiscal year: General fund, $21,527.48; Widow and Orphan fund, $9231.22. Charity Committee meets weekly; board monthly; annual meeting in December. ' EVA MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY, I. O. B. B. Hall, 121 Eddy. President, Joseph Henry; Vice-President, Ray Krsstella; Treasurer, Bertha Klaber; Secretary, Frances Stamper, 1618 Sutter. Trustees: Lilly Ramon, Jennie Thai. Members, about 200. Income of last fiscal year, $1681.85. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. FIBST HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 121 Eddy. Founded 1850. President, M. Goldwater; Vice-Cresident, B. L. Brandt; Treasurer, A. Stern; Secretary, S. Zekind, 6 Sutter. Trustees: Otto I. Wise, J. M. Ellis, H. Kramer, M. H. Lichtenstein, I. J. Aschheim. Members, 240. In- come of last fiscal year, $2600. Disbursed for charitable purposes, $4000. Organization meets second Sunday in January; Charity Board every Thursday; Board of Offi- cers first Thursday of the month. FIRST HEBREW LADIES' MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, I. O. B. B. Hall, 121 Eddy. Founded November 22, 1863. President, Mrs. Ike Adams; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Sterling; Treasurer, Mrs. I. Baer; Secretary, Mrs. S. Meyer, 224 6th. Trustees: Mesdames M. Davis, N. Friedberg, L. Solomon. Members, 180. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. FBEB RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OF THE JEWISH EDUCATIONAL SOCI- ETY, 272-274 Ninth. Founded October, 1897. Prin- cipal, Mayer May, 1315c Steiner. President, Jacob Greenebaum; Treasurer, Benj. Harris; Secretary, Rev. Dr. Jacob Nieto, 1719 Bush. Trustees: Rev. Dr. Jacob Voorsang'er, Jacob Wollner, Hon. Julius Kahn, I. J. Aschheim, Col. H. P. Bush, Jos. Rothchild, W. A. Wise, M. H. Wascuwitz. Income of last fiscal year, $700. Teachers, -i; classes, 4; pupils, 150. Two sessions weekly: Saturday, 1% hours; Sunday, 2 hours. 200 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

California San Francisco (continued) [CHEVBA] GMILUS CHASODIM, 121 Eddy. Founded June 20, 1897. Incorporated December 17, 1897. President, M. J. Colin; Vice-1'resident, M. Jacobs; Treasurer, Sol. Lichtenstein; Secretary, D. Lande, 44414 Clementina. Trustees: L. Abrams. M. Isaacson, H. Waxstock, A. Si- mon, J. Sterling, S. Altfield, I. Shenson. Members, 225. Income of last fiscal year, about $700. Organization meets third Sunday of the month. Lends sums to needy Israelites without interest, to be repaid in weekly instalments. Auxiliary Society: Chevra Hachnosas Or- chim, 7.r> members. BREw HOME FOR AGED DISABLED, 507 Lombard. Founded October 5, 1S8<). Superintendent and Matron, Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott. President, Samuel Polack; Vice-Presi- dent, P. Abrahamson; Treasurer, P. Fabian: Secretaries, Mrs. M. Kaskell, 937 Jackson, and Miss A. Levy. Direc- tors: H. Lewis, H. Olcovich, I. D. Martin, I. Moss. Board meeting second and foiirth Mondays of the month. Members, 500. Annual income, about $3000. THE HELPERS, 105 Stockton. Founded 1888. President, Mrs. I. Frohman; Vice-President, Miss Emma Kohlberg; Treasurer, Miss Aronson; Secretary, Miss Clara M. Abrams, 1728a Sutter. Members, 350. Income of lnst fiscal year, $900. Organization meets second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. [CEMETERY] HILLS OF ETERNITY, San Mateo County. See CONGREGATION SHERITH ISRAEL. [CEMETERY] HOME OF PEACE, San Mateo County. Her. CON- GREGATION EMANTJ EL. *I. O. B. B. LIBRARY, 121 Eddy. Chairman, H. Enkle; Secre- tary, I. J. Aschheim; Treasurer, Wallace A. Wise; Libra- rian, S. W. Lipman. Open daily from 10 a. m. to 12 m., 1 to 5, and 7 to 0 p. m.; Saturday until 1 p. m.; Sun- day, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Closed on legal and Jewish holidays. ISRAELITISCHER FRAUEN VERETN. Founded August 2, 1855. President, Mrs. Henry Wangenheim: Vice-President, Mrs. Louis Goodman; Treasurer, Mrs. Sol. Wangenheim; Secretary, Meyer H. Levy, 113 Stockton. Trustees: Mesdames Geo. Greenzweig, Juda Newman, F. A. Haber, Sig. Schwabacher, Hugo Rothschild, Henry Sinsheimer. Income of last fiscal year, $4728.75. Members, 365. Charity committee meets weekly, board monthly, and organization in January. DIKECTOEY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 201

San Francisco (contimied) California THE JEWISH ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIA. Founded December, 1891. President, P. N. Lilienthal; Vice-1'resident, A. Anspacher; Treasurer, B. Sheideman; Secretary, I. Choynski, 272-274 Ninth. Trustees: Marion Leventritt, U. S. Eisner, J. H. Neustadter, Lewis Meyerstein, Joseph Naphtaly, I. H. Jacobs, Samuel Polack, H. P. Bush, Joseph Kahn, Adolph Kutner, I. W. Goldman, S. M. Marks, Jacob Greenebaum, Julius Jacobs. Members, about 1200 (with auxiliary). Income of last fiscal year, interest on fund. Auxiliary Society: The Ladies' Auxil- iary Jewish Alliance of California. Organized by the combined Jewish Ladies' Societies of California. Presi- dent, Mrs. D. N. Walter; Treasurer, Mrs. I. W. Hellman; Secretary, Isaiah Choynski. Aids Russian refugees; society active only when needed. XJEWISH LADIES' COUNCIL (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION OHABAI SIIALOME). President, Mrs. J. Reiss; Secretary, Mrs. Isaac Frohman. Meets second and fourth Mon- days of the month. LADIES' ENDEAVOR SOCIETY OF BETH ISRAEL (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL), Geary near Octavia. Founded October 21, 1895. President, Mrs. M. J. Waldheimer; Vice-President, Mrs. Max. Cohen; Treas- urer, Mrs. I, Levin; Secretary, Miss Bertha Cohen, 1529 O'Farrell. Trustees: Mesdames Chas. Keilus, B. Goldsmith, L. Morgenstern. Members, 325. Income of last fiscal year, $1048.05. Promotes Hebrew and religious instruction and maintains a sewing school for poor children. Auxiliary Society:. Hospital Visiting Committee. "LADIES' HEBREW SEWING SOCIETY. President, Mrs. J. Ein- stein, 1453 Franklin; Treasurer, Mrs. Wm. Lewis; Sec- retary, Mrs. A. Lilienfeld. LADIES' UNITED HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 113 Stockton. Founded 1855. President, Mrs. M. Samuel; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. M. Davidson; Treasurer, Mrs. M. L. Asher; Secretary, Mrs. H. Lippman, 1412 McAllister. Trustees: Mesdames L. Brenner, M. Friedman, J. Prescott, J. Graff, E. Magner, S. Getz, J. Neuman. Members, 400. Income of last fiscal year, $3721.45. Organization meets every Tuesday. MOUNT ZION HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 2311 Sutter. .Founded November 7, 1887. President, Wm. Haas; Vice-Presi- dent, Emanuel Raas; Treasurer, Sig'. Feuchtwanger; 202 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

California San Francisco (continued) Honorary Secretary, Jacob B. Levison; Secretary, Meyer H. Levy, 113 Stockton, Room 23. Trustees: Joseph Brandenstein, Walter M. Castle, Lewis Brown, William Gerstle, I. W. Hellman, Jr., Leon Kauffman, Joseph Naphtaly. Members, 451. Income of last fiscal year, $27,765.30. Patients treated, 212. Board meets monthly; organization meets in January. Free treatment of the sick; non-sectarian in character; sustained by Jews only. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Committee; Mt. Zion Sewing Ciuild. 1|[CONGREGATION] NEVAH ZEDECK, Mission, between 5th and Gth. Founded 1870. Cantor, J. Rosenbaum. President, H. Kramer; Yice-President, E. Bienenfield. Trustees: S. Lichtenstein, E. Strunsky, H. Waxstock, A. Simon, S. Silverstein and S. Brilliant. Board meeting monthly. Members, 57. Services: Saturday and holidays, 8 a. m.; daily, 6.30 a. m. and 5.30 p. m. Religious School: Daily, 3.30 to 5 p. m.; Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 94. Annual income, $2400. [CONGREGATION] OIIABAI SHALOME, 1831 Bush, near Laguna, Founded December 29, 1864. Rabbi, Isidore Myers, B. A., 1336 Sutter. President, Jos. Schmidt; Vice-President, Philip Stern; Treasurer, Bernard Reiss; Secretary, M. L. Stern, 2005 Buchanan. Trustees: D. S. Davis, I. Froh- man, A. Altmayer, M. Kahn, I. Neuberger, Jos. Rosen- thai, M. Friedman. Members and Seatholclers, 300. In- come of last, fiscal year, $14,000. Congregation meets in October. Services: Friday, 5.30 p.m.; Saturday, 9.45 a. m. Religious School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, 190; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Council (irliirh see); Auxiliary; Literary and Social Union. *[CHEBRA] OIIABATH ZION.

[CIIEBRA] OHAVAI SHALOM, I. O. B. B. Hal], 121 Eddy. Founded July 30, 1874. President, Joe Morris; Vice- President, David Cohn; Treasurer, Adolf Morris; Secre- tary, Julius Israelsky, 878 McAllister. Trustees: E. Levenson. Louis Friedlander. Members, 75. Organiza- tion meets second Sunday of the month. Sick benefits and endowments. .PACIFIC HEBREW ORPHAN ASYLUM AND HOME SOCIETY: Asy- lum, Devisadero, between Hayes and Grove; Home for Aged, Silver Av. and Mission. Founded July 25, 1871. President, S. W. Levy; Vice-President, H. L. Simon; DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 203

San Francisco (continued) California Treasurer, Lewis Gerstle; Secretary, Leo Eloesser; As- sistant Secretary, Meyer H. Levy, 113 Stockton. Trus- tees: A. Anspacher, Joseph Brandenstein, Jacob Greene- baum, Sig\ Greenebaum, L. Meyerstein, J. H. Neustad- ter, Juda Newman, S. W. Rosenstock, Daniel Roth, B. Sheideman, Jacob Stern, S. I. Wormser. Superintendent and Matron of Orphanage, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mauser. Matron of Home, Mrs. Johanna Levy. Members, 175f>. Income of last fiscal year, $30,197.53. Board meets second Sunday of the month; organization meets in September. *PASTORS' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL). President, Miss Emma Fischer; Secretary. Miss Essie Henry. Assists prisoners of the Jewish faith after liberation. [CHEVRA] ROFA CIIOLIM, 121 Eddy. Founded December 1. 1892. President, Levi Bahr; Vice-President, Theo. Van Noorden; Treasurer, H. Simon; Secretary, J. Goldstein, 806 Elizabeth. Trustees: L. Goldberg, H. Rosenbaum, S. Schein. Members, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $900. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Furnishes medicines and physician, buries the dead and assists the needy. [CEMETERY] SALEM. See CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL. [CmsvRA] SHAARE REFOOAII, 120 O'Farrell. Founded Febru- ary 2, 1890. President, M. Raphael; Vice-President, A. Sugerman; Treasurer, B. Wacholder; Secretary, D. Lande, 444% Clementina. Trustees: Chas. A. Berliner, A. Jacobowitz, I. Levy, Chas. Levy. Members, ]36. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Pays sick benefits to members. [CONGREGATION] SHAARI ZEDEK, California and Stockton. Founded October, 1870. Cantor, A. Brown, 977 Golden Gate Av. President, I. Friedman; Vice-President, N. H. Lichtenstein; Treasurer, Solomon Levy; Secretary, Samuel Polack, 405 Kearny. Trustees: S. M. Cohn, I. Cohn, B. Kaskell, I. Harris, H. Gilbert. Members, 35: Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $2433.05, including about $1300 net proceeds of a fair. Congre- gation meets in October. Services: Friday at sunset: Saturday, 9 a. m., 4 p. m.; Monday, Thursday, Rosh Hachodesh and intermediate holidays, fi.30 a. m. [CONGREGATION] SIIERITH ISRAEL, Post and Taylor. Founded April 13, 1850. Rabbi, Jacob Nieto, 1719'Bush; Cantor, 204 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

California San Francisco (continued) D. S. Davis. President, Louis Brown; Vice-President, Chas. Harris; Treasurer, Judah Boas; Secretary, Alex- ander L. Badt, Post and Taylor. Trustees: Philip IN'. Aronson, Meyer Davidson, Marks Green, Hy. I. Kowal- sky, Barron Mish, Herman Roman, Moses Samuel, Nathan Schlesinger, Bahr Sheideman, Morris Spiro. Members, 250. Income of last fiscal year, $33,000; expenditures, $25,000. Congregation meets in October. Services: Friday, 5.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.; extra service Friday, 8 p. in., from November to April, lle- ligious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 150. Cemetery, "Hills of Eternity" (Giboth Olom), San Mateo County. Auxiliary Societies: Bible Class for Adults; Post Graduate Class. Erection of new synagogue contemplated. *[CIIEBRA] THILIM, 1030 Folsom. Founded 1891. Rabbi, Moses Liberman. President, D. Markowitch; Vice-1'resident, Julius Levi; Treasurer, M. Marks; Secretary, M. Liber- man, 1032 Folsom. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 55. Services: 6.30 a. m. and G p. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Annual income, $850.

San Jose [CONGREGATION] BIKUR CHOLIM, Third and San Antonia. Rabbi, H. Rich. President, P. S. Hirsch; Vice-President, L. Hart; Treasurer, J. Adelsohn; Secretary, I. Reiser, 32 S. Second. Trustees: B. Meyers, M. Isaacs, M. Stern. Members and Seatholders 35. Religions School: One session weekly; pupils, 18; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Ceme- tery, Home of Peace.

San Pedro JEWISH RESIDENTS attend holiday services at Los Angeles.

Stockton [CONGREGATION] RYHIM AIIOOVIM, Hunter St. Founded July, 1855. President, Jacob Glick; Vice-President, Jacob Marks; Treasurer, Louis H. Frankenheimer; Secretary, M. Menasses, 15 N. El Dorado. Trustees: H. Marks, Julius Cohn, M. S. Arndt, Max Levy. Members and Seatholders, 68. Congregation meets last Sunday in October. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 42; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery on East St. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Benevolent Society; Hebrew Burial Ground Society. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 205

COLORADO Colorado Central City HOLIDAY SEEVICES. Colorado Springs HEBKEW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded October 1, 1808. President, L. J. Pelta; Vice-President, M. K. Mash- kowitz; Treasurer, P. Ottenheimer; Secretary, D. P. Ottenheimer, 10 P. O. Building. Members, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $60. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. HOLIDAY SEEVICES. Cripple Creek [TEMPLE] BRITH ABRAHAM, Masonic Temple. Founded Feb- ruary, 1899. President, M. Brown: Vice-President, Joseph Seg"il; Treasurer, Jacob Goodstein; Secretary, H. J. Goodstein, 137 S. 3d. Trustees: Simon Segil, Louis Vandel, Max Bass. Members, 50. Services daily. In- tends to erect a synagogue. Denver * [CONGREGATION] BETH ABRAHAM. [CONGREGATION] BETH MIDRASH HAGODOL, 24th and Curtis. Founded June 12, 1898. Rabbi, R. Farber, Ph. D., 2 Smith's Terrace, 26th and Curtis. President, H. Plon- sky; Vice-President, S. Solomon; Treasurer, Louis Levy; Secretary, H. Hepner, 24th and Lincoln. Trustees: S. Minowitz, M. Ameter, B. Russok, N. Bloch. Members and Seatholders, 150. Income of last fiscal year, about $3000. Congregation meets Sunday after Pesaeh and Sun- day after Sukkoth; board meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7.45 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m.; week days, 7 a. m. and 6.30 p. m. Religious School: Five sessions weekly: Saturday, 8.30 to 9.30 a.m.: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 4 to 6 p. m.; 7% hours weekly devoted to Hebrew; pupils, 165; classes, 8; 9 teachers and the Rabbi have charge of the school on Sunday; during the week He- brew teachers instruct the classes. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Society; Jewish Literary and Histor- ical Society: Confirmation Society, Dorshe Daath. CHESED SHEL EMMETH BURIAL ASSOCIATION. Founded Janu- ary 28, 1896. President, M. Kirshstein; Vice-President, J. Jacobs; Treasurer, L. Levy; Secretary, Arnold Wolff, 1603 Larimer. Trustees: S. Kirshstein, M. Cassell, M. 206 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Colorado Denver (wmtinued) Ameter. Members, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $448; expenditures, $300; balance on hand, $280. Organization meets monthly. Number of burials, 26. [CONGREGATION] EMANUEL, 16th and Pearl. Founded October 11, 1874. Rabbi, William S. Friedman, 1432 Grant iVv. President, Henry Frankle; Vice-president, William Weil; Treasurer, David Kline; Secretary, Jos. H. Harrison, P. O. Box 503. Trustees: Solomon L. Holzman, Simon Appel, David May, Simon Guggenheim, L. H. Guldman. Members and Contributors, about 180. Income of last liscal year, $8200. Congregation meets third Sunday in April. Services: Friday, 7.45 p. m.; Saturday, lO.iiO a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, about 150; classes, 8; teachers, H. Riverside Cemetery. Ladies' Auxiliary. JEWISH RELIEF SOCIETY. Founded 1S76. President, (Mrs. Edward) Seraphine Pisko; Vice-President, (Mrs. S. L.) Pauline Holzman; Treasurer, (Mrs. Wm.) Hattie Drey- fuss; Secretary, (Mrs. M. D.) Irma Barnett, Clarkson and ]Hth Av.; Corresponding Secretary, (Mrs. Alfred) Bertha S. Muller, 2147 Gilpin. Trustees: Dr. Kleiner, D. Kline, and Mesdames A. Z. Solomon, M. Jarecki, Wm. Weil, Lee Weil, S. Friedenthal, S. Appel, M. S. Appel. Members, 142. Income of last fiscal year, $1925. Organ- ization meets first Friday of the month. Affiliated with the Associated Charities of Denver. NATIONAL JEWISH HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTIVES, Jackson and Colfax. Building begun by citizens of Denver, 1890; opened December 10, 1899, having been recognized as a national institution by District Grand Lodge No. 2, Independent Order B'nai B'rith, in Louisville, in IS!)!), and placed by it under a provisional board of control, consisting of seven members. Hitherto supported by voluntary subscriptions; $20,492.72 collected from Sep- tember, 1899, to May, 1900. Accepted by the Consti- tutional Convention of the Order B'nai B'rith, held at Chicago in 1900, and a per capita annual tax of its members ordered, with the recommendation that a corporation be formed under the laws of the State of Colorado. This recommendation and the plan of the provisional board was adopted as follows by District Grand Lodge No. 2: That a corporation be formed under the laws of the State of Colorado, not for pecuniary profit, which shall take charge and control of this institution on the 1st DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 207

Denver {continued) Colorado day of January, 1901. That the corporation be con- trolled by thirty-five national trustees, of which seven are to be elected by the seven districts of the Order of B'nai B'rith of the United States, being one for each district, eight additional from District Grand Lodge No. 2, of which three shall be residents of Den- ver, and twenty national members-at-large from all parts of the United States, to be selected by the several cities, societies, bodies and individuals who will have contributed to the support of the Institution. These thirty-five are to make the laws for the government of this Institution, as well as to provide in these laws for membership and for the election of trustees thereafter. Besides the National Board, there is in charg-e for the management of the Institution a committee of eleven residents of the city of Denver, called the Board of Managers, and which board is composer! as follows: Chairman, Alfred Muller; Vice-Chairman, Lotiis An- fenger; E. Monash; Meyer Friedman; Henry Frankel; Lesser Levy; David May; L. H. Guldman; Mesdames E. Pisko; M. S. Appel; A. W. Weil. Besides these, there are outside directors in different cities of the United States as follows: Mrs. B. Silver, Aspen, Colo.; Gus. Marx, Huntsville, Ala.; Rabbi Louis Wolsey, Little Rock, Ark.; Philip Schaul, Butler, Pa.; Dr. Adolf Guttmacher, Dr. W. Rosenau, Alex. Frank, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. J. Bergheim, Boulder, Colo.; Leo A. Loeb, Chicago, 111.; G. Steinhauser, Columbus, O.; Mrs. S. E. Davis, Pueblo, Colo.; Rabbi L. Freudenthal, Trinidad, Colo.; Julius Gottburg, Mrs. Wm. Wacker, Cripple Creek, Colo.; Mrs. I. Rothschild, Greeley, Colo.; Alfred Rothschild, Detroit, Mich.; Hon. Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C; Philip W. Frey, Evans- ville, Ind.; Isidore Lehman, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Morris Baldauf, Henderson, Ky.; N. Lorrie, Kansas City, Mo.; Joseph L. Friedman, Paducah, Ky.; Henry L. Mayer, Lincoln, Neb.; Joseph Goetz, Newark, N. J.; Nathan Fleisher, Paterson, N. J.; Lee K. Frankel, Isaac Wal- lach, Mrs. David He3rman, New York City, N. Y.; M. Oppenheimer, A. Lippman, Pittsburg, Pa.; Rev. Dr. L. Mayer, Allegheny City, Pa.; F. L. Wormsor, Scrantoii, Pa.; Solomon Goldsmith, Scranton, Pa.; Louis Gerstley, Philadelphia, Pa.; Max Herzberg, Philadelphia, Pa.; Morris May, Philadelphia, Pa.; Rabbi Edward M. Calish, Richmond, Va. 208 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Colorado Denver (continued) Application must be made to the director residing at or nearest to the place of the applicant. " No applicant or patient shall be sent or come to Denver until application blank has been filled out and forwarded to the hospital authorities at Denver, and he or the local committee has been notified that patient will be admitted into the institution. Any patient or applicant coming- to Denver before being- first so notified is debarred from admission at any time. " Return transportation, and that patient shall not become a charg-e upon the community in case it is necessary for him to remain in Colorado after his discharg-e from the hospital, must be g-uaranteed by some responsible party at time of application. " The family of the patient, if dependent, must not be sent to Denver. " Local committees will ascertain whether applicant has made correct statement and also that g-uarantor is responsible. " Applicants should be informed that the limit of stay in the hospital is six months." President, Samuel Grabfelder, Louisville, Ky.; Yice- President, Sol. W. Levi, Cincinnati, Ohio; Treasurer, Louis Anfeng-er, Denver, Colo.; Secretary, Alfred Muller, 52:! Ernest and Cranmer Bldg-., Denver, Colo. Trustees: Dr. S. Wolfenstein, Cleveland, Ohio; Ben. Altheimer, St. Louis, Mo.; Sol. S. Kiser, Indianapolis, Ind. Number of patients treated until May, 1900, 68; discharg-ed 16 as sufficiently recovered; 11 died. No pay accepted, and only those admitted who are unable, for want of means, to procure necessary care and medical aid. It is intended to double the capacity this year by additional buildings. Present annual expenses, $22,000; in its doubled capacity, $35,000. As the management hitherto has been of a provisional nature, no membership could be arranged for. The contributions received up to this time came mainly from lodges of the Independent Order B'nai B'rith, from Jewish Charity Associations in different cities, and donations from individuals. Future support is expected from regular membership contributions in addition to the per capita annual tax of 6% cents to be levied on the members of the Order. ^PROGRESS CLUB. Founded May, 1885. President, Leopold Mayer; Vice-President, M. Friedman; Treasurer, Lee DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 209

Denver (continued) Colorado Weil; Secretary, M. Jarecki. Trustees: A. W. Weil, M. S. Appel, Jerome Dreyfuss, and the officers. Members, 50. Annual income, $7500. Board meeting third Sun- day of the month. Organization meets second Sunda}' in January. * [CONGREGATION] SHOMRO AMUNAH, Blake near Cherry Creek. * [CONGREGATION] ZERA ABRAHAM, 2056 W. Colfax Av. Leadville [CONGREGATION] ISRAEL, 4 th and Pine. Founded 1884. President, R. Fogel; Vice-President, Isaac Kahn; Secre- tary and Treasurer, Sol. G. Kahn, P. O. Box 790. Trus- tees: J. O. Heimberger, I. Grossmayer, J. Horwitz. Members, 15; Seatholders, 25 to 30. Income of last fiscal year, $250. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Religious School: One session weekly during summer months; pupils, 60; classes, 3; teachers, 4. Evergreen Cemetery. "[CONGREGATION] ICENESETII ISRAEL. Secretary, L. Greenwald. Pueblo [TEMPLE] EMANUEL, Grand Av. and 14th. Founded October 3, 1899. Rabbi, Harry Weiss. President, M. Kohn; Vice- President, A. Sonneborn; Treasurer, S. E. Davis; Secre- tary, Sam Baer. Trustees: H. Levin, S. Schoen, A. Can- tor, M. Kohn, Sam Baer. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Congregation meets first Sunday in March and September. Services: Friday evening. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 40; classes, 3; teachers, 3 and the Rabbi. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Temple Association. Trinidad [CONGREGATION] AARON. Founded July 23, 1883. Rabbi, L. Freudenthal. President, Sam'l Jaffa; Vice-President, A. Rascower; Treasurer, Jos. Sanders; Secretary, H. Moses. Pupils of Religious School, 26. Auxiliary Society of the Religious School; President, Carl Florsheim. Bible Class. HEBREW LADLES' AID SOCIETY. Founded June 22, 1889. President, Mrs. Meyer Mansbach; Vice-President, Mrs. Julius Linde; Treasurer, Mrs. Sam'l Jaffa; Secretary, Mrs. Philip Prager,* 604 Washington Av. Trustees: Mesdames Sam'l Jaffa, Philip Prager, Jacob Sanders, Harry Moses, E. Sugerman. Members, 20. Organiza- tion meets first Wednesday of the month. Victor *CONGREGATION. 14 210 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Connec- CONNECTICUT tiout Ansonia [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL. Founded 1890. Rabbi, Sam- uel Bernstine, 4 Culben. President, Sam Bernstine: Vice-President, Yale Rubin: Treasurer, B. Levin; Sec- retary, S. Cohen, 5S Central. Trustee: Ab. Bornstin. Congregation meets second and last Sundays of the month. ^CONNECTICUT HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Secretary, Liftig. Bridgeport ""•[CONGREGATION] BENAI ISRAEL, Wheeler's Block, Main and Fairfiold Av. Rabbi, Gustave Gumpel. President, M. Wittstein; Vice-President, N. Klibansky; Secretary, B. Klein; Treasurer, E. Greenstein. HEBREW CITIZENS' LEAGUE, People's Saving Bank Building, Bank and Main. Founded July 1, IS!)'.). President, S. Hirshberg; Viee-President, A. Segal; Treasurer, A. Leb- enthal; Secretary, Isaac Engelman, 130 Clarence. Direc- tors: A. Dworkin, F. C. Fox, Herman Kempenski, D. Cohn, M. Wittstein, Herman Bogin. Members, 100. Annual income, estimated at $.'iOO. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Object: To better the condition of the Hebrews of Bridgeport, train them in good citizenship, and support the best men in poli- tics, irrespective of party. Purposes to arrange a course of lectures during 1900-1901 on different subjects, such as Trusts, Expansion, Municipal Ownership, etc. Derby GMILETII CHASSODIM SOCIETY. Founded January 14, 1900. President, M. A. Levin; Vice-President, Yale Rubin; Secretary and Treasurer, Louis S. Levin. Trustees: B. Levin, Louis Spivok, L. Williams, Aaron Alderman, Marion Alderman, M. Wasselewitz, J. Shoncopp, Ab. Kreger, H. Lewitan, M. I. Alderman. Members, 75. Organization meets last Sunday of the month. Hartford [CONGREGATION] ADAS ISRAEL (joined July 3, 1898, by the Association BROTHERS CHILDREN OF ISRAEL), 250 Market. Founded August fi, 1S65. Rabbi, C. Hoffenberg, 193 Front. President, Nathan Kempner; Viee-President, E. Friedman; Treasurer, H. Jonas; Secretary, Tsrael Brody, 04 Pleasant. Trustees: E. Friedman, S. Atkins and Ph. Resnick. Members and Seatholders, i:!4. Income of last fiscal year, $3.r>60.2S. Congregation meets first Sunday DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 211

Hartford (continned) Connec- of the month. Services: Morning, afternoon and even- ut ing, daily. Cemetery, Zion Hill. [CONGREGATION] BETH ISBAEL, Charter Oak St. Founded July 24, 1847. Rabbi, M. Elkin, Florence St. President, Moritz Wieder; Vice-President, Ludwig Hollman; Treas- urer, Leopold De Leeuw; Secretary, Charles Rosenthal, P. O. Box 276 and 591 Main. Trustees: Isidore Wise, Wil- liam B. Rothshild, Fred. C. Opper, Moses Blumenthal. Members and Seatholders, 12G. Income of last fiscal year, $524:1.31. Congregation meets last Sunday in January. Services: 10 a. m., 7.30 p. m. Religious School: One session weekly: pupils, 65; classes, 4, under the superintendent and 5 assistants. Cemetery, Zion Hill. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Deborah Society. HARTFORD HEBREW FREE SCHOOL, 211 Front. Founded May 15, 1896. Principal, Ph. Resnick, 40 Windsor. President, Mrs. S. Israel: Vice-President, Mrs. E. Michael; Treas- urer, Mrs. I. White; Secretary, D. Traub, 27!) Market. Trustees: Mesdames Wasserman and Resnick. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Organization meets on alternate Sundays. Pupils. 35, in one class. Seven sessions weekly, of 3 hours each. HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. President, M. Wieder; Vice-President, H. Jonas; Treasurer, J. Samuels; Secre- tary, Louis S. Price, 225 Market. Trustees: N. Kempner, W. Furshpan, H. Bachrach, A. Walder. Members, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $298.75. Organization meets January 1. '""HEBREW GEMILATH CIIANSODIM. President, Herman P. Kop- pleman; Vice-President, Harry G. Gipstein; Treasurer. Meyer Greenberg; Recording Secretary, Julius Ginen- sky; Financial Secretary, Nathan Gilman. Members, 150. *LADIES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Esther Michael; Vice-President, Mrs. Rachel Greenberg; Treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Tuck; Secretary, Mrs. Sarah Coledezky. Trustees: Mrs. Sarah Leventhal, Mrs. Etta Wasserman. Members, 100. "[CONGREGATION] SHAARA TORAH AGUDATH ACIIIM. Rabbi, I. S. Hurwitz. *YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. President, Louis H. Katz; Vice-President, Abraham Katz; Treasurer, Joseph Katz; Financial Secretary, Henry Joseph; Recording Secretary, Samuel D. Shwartz; Sergeant-at-arms, Ed. Zimmerman; Inside Guardian, Hyman Bland. 212 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Oonnec- Meriden 'cut *CONGREGATION, Cedar near Court. Founded 1892. Rabbi, Max Gordon. President, Isidore Dereoktor; Vice-Presi- dent, M. Letz, Treasurer, Israel Bofird; Secretary, Jacob Mag.

New Britain [CONGREGATION] BRETHREN SONS OF ISRAEL. Founded May 1, 1S92. Kabbi, Elias Kosenberg-, .!4 Willow; Assistant, Benjamin Greenstein. President, Louis Edelson; Vice- President, Samuel Gordon; Treasurer, Fred. Winkel; Secretary, Abraham Aisenberg, 202 Hartford Av. Trus- tees: Ben. Greenstein, Harris Marcus, Benjamin Mane- wich, Morris Abrahamson. Members and Seatholders, 65. Income of last fiscal' year, $500. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services daily. 8.30 a. m., 4 p. m., and S p. m. Religious School: Six sessions •weekly; pupils, 40; classes, -i; teachers, 2.

New Haven •ADELPHI LlTEORARY SOCIETY. 1J[CONGBEGATION] BIKUR CHOLIM BNAY ABRAHAM, 21 Factory. Founded 1887. Rabbi, Jacob abn Frommer. Officers and Trustees: S. Goldreier, T. Lachman, Grinhaus, Baker, Samuel Frommer, 41 Broad. Members, 110. Services: Daily, 8 a.m., 5 and 7 p.m. Religious School daily, 4 p.m. Auxiliary Societies: Talmud Torah; Benevolent; Choveve Zion. * [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAISL, Rose St. Rabbi, Jacob From- mer. *[CONGREGATION] B'NAI JACOB, 105 Temple. President, B. Lapidus; Vice-President, J. Greenberg; Secretary, L. Sachs; Treasurer, M. Brown. Trustees: Capporall, Prober, and Freeman. ^[CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHOLOM, 98 Olive. Founded 1855. Rabbi, Dr. Louis A. Alexander. President, J. Lempert; Vice-President, J. Kaiser; Treasurer, L. Bodlander; Sec- retary, H. Broessler. Trustees: J. Loeb, D. Loewenthal, J. Axtmeyer. Members, 52. Services daily. Pupils in the Religious School, 150. Annual income, $2000. Aux- iliary Societies: Ansche Chesed Chevrah K'disha, 25 members; B'nai Sholom Ladies' Society, 40 members. * [CONGREGATION] BROTHERS OF JOSEPH. Rabbi, Benjamin Sachnowitz. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 213

New Haven (continued) Connec- BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1S74. President, cut Henry C. Bretzfelder; Vice-President, Isaac M. Ullman; Treasurer, Lewis H. Freedman; Secretary, Frederick M. Adler. Trustees: Albert Zunder, J. J. Newman, Chas. L. Weil, Joseph Cahn, M. Sonenberg, Lewis Osterweis, Max Adler. Annual income, $700 to $1000. ^HEBREW CHARITY SOCIETY. Founded January, 1886. Presi- dent, Rev. I. L. Sachs; Vice-President, S. Lear; Treas- urer, S. Weiss; Secretary, A. D. Steinbach. Trustees: A. Frank, B. Lear, I. Hirsh, Chas. Feldman. Members, 150. Annual income, $1500. Board meeting- every Tues- day. Organization meets quarterly. *HEBREW INSTITUTE, Sal Grand Av. Names of persons inter- ested in its establishment: Rev. Dr. Levy, Dr. I. L. Blumstein, S. Z. Field, B. Laprides, G. Weissman, M. Sapochkin, Caman. [CONGREGATION] MISHKAN ISRAEL, Orange and Audubon. Founded about 1840. Rabbi, David Levy, 109 Audubon. President, Charles Kleiner; Vice-lTesident, Max Adler; Treasurer, Maier Zunder; Secretary, Siegwart Spier, Room 22, No. 49 Church. Trustees: Lewis Osterweis, Moses Mann, Isaac M. Ulhnann, Isaac Koch, Joseph C. Johnson, Paul Weil, and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 21G. Income oi last fiscal year, about $10,000. Congregation meets in December. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Pupils in the Re- ligious School, 128; classes, 7; teachers, 7. Cemetery on" Whalley Av. Auxiliary Society: Mishkan Israel Sew- ing Society. *[COJMGREGATION] SHEWATH ACHIM, Factory St. Rabbi, Jacob Frommer; Secretary, M. Kopelewitz. *YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW EDUCATIONAL CLUB. *YODNG MEN'S POLITICAL CLUB.

New I/ondon THE SICK BENEFIT SOCIETY OF AHA VAT CHESED, 47 Bradley. Founded July 1, 1892. President, Meyer Boyer; Vice- President, Max Cherkasky; Treasurer, Sol. Okoonof; Secretary, Mr. Bluch, 7 Douglass. Trustees: L. Brolnit- sky, Moses Hoff. Members, 70. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Expects in the near future to build a synagogue. 214 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Connec- Norwich cut "^CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB. Secretary, Isaac Eidelman. [CONGREGATION] BROTHERS OF JOSEPH, W. Main St. Founded July 10, 1898. Rabbi, B. Saclmowitz, 18 N. Thames; Assistant, M. Stam. Chairman, S. Zeleng-er; Vice- Chairman, A. Segal; Treasurer, L. Markow; Secretary, B. Cohen, 31 Cove. Trustees: J. Gordon, J. Spaniard. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, about $1SOO. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, about 50. Two schools under two teachers. Cemetery at IViehatonie. HEBREW INDEPENDENT POLITICAL CLUB. Founded October 4, lsfiii. President, Herman Alopin; Vice-President, L. Wechsler; Treasurer, Sam Blinderman; Secretary, M. Hayman, 24 Sherman. Members, 50.

South Norwalk [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL SOCIETY, 17!) Washington. Founded September 14, 18!)!). President, H. Rosenthal; Vice-President, M. Harris; Treasurer, P. Slomyansky; Secretary, Morris (Joldberg, 101 Washington. Trustees: M. Levy, M. Nawyasky. Members and Seatholders, 38. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: 8.30 a. m. on Saturday. 1'upils of the Religious School, 2S; classes, 3, under one teacher.

Torrington TORRINGTOX HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Founded September, ]S9!t. President, IT. Finkelstein; Vice-President, A. (Jcr- mansky; Treasurer, Max Horn; Secretary, Elins Freed- man, 391 Prospect. Trustees: J. Lintz, II. Belkin, L. Hirsh. Members, 2(1. Income since date of organization, $100. Organization meets on alternate Sundays. Pays sick benefits.

"Waterbury ^CONGREGATION] AGUDAS ISRAET,. Founded March 3, ISSn. Rabbi, Hyman Silbeiman. Officers and Trustees: M. Wilinger, L. Winberg, Fabric-ant Angel, T. Lipchitz. Members, 75. *WATKKBURY HEBREW BENEFTT ASSOCIATION NO. 1. Meets every other Simd;iy at Johnson's Hall, Bank St. Presi- dent, Frank (Jreenbm-g; Secretary, Ike Roof; Treasurer, Samuel Finklestein. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 215

DELAWARE Delaware Wilmington [CONGREGATION] ADATII KODESH BARON DE HIBSH, Oth and French. Founded 1885. Reader, H. Risitz, 111 Shipley. President, J. Lichenbom; Vice-President, A. Goldstien; Treasurer, I. Weiner; Secretary, M. Slomonson, 202 E. 2nd. Trustees: S. Grossman, Wolf Cohen, Nisenbom and Soubel. Members, 84. Income of last fiscal year, $949.39. Pupils in the Religious School, 68; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Lombard Cemetery. FREE HEBREW SUNDAY SCHOOL, 6th .and French. Founded 1895; reorganized March 4, 1900. Principal, J. H. Gor- don, 208 Market. President, L. Topkis; Vice-President, J. H. Gordon; Treasurer, Eli Wettstein; Secretary, Dr. S. Werner, 712 King. Trustees: D. L. Topkis, A. L. Sobel, A. Greenstein, S. Kasdin, I. Weiner, E. Wettstein, and the officers. Members, 41. Teachers, 14; classes, 14; pupils, 123. One session weekly, of two hours. HEBREW CHARITY ASSOCIATION. Founded January 1, 1899. President, Morris Levy; Vice-President, Nathan Lieber- man; Treasurer, Harry J. Gordon; Secretary, A. B. Cohn, 211 Orange. Trustees: Dr. A. D. Jacobson, Sam- uel Kasdin, Dr. S. Werner, Morris Levy, Rabbi Risitz, Jacob Faber, Israel Weiner, S. Grossman, Louis Topkis, and the officers. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $222.10. Organization meets first Sunday in Feb- ruary, May, August and November. MOSES MONTEFIORE BENEFIT SOCIETY, 8th and Orange. Founded 1884. President, D. L. Topkis; Vice-President, Frank Tallin; Treasurer, S. J. Bearinger; Secretary, Emanuel Jellinck, Store House, foot of Orange St. Trustees: N. Lieberman, Chairman; S. Mitchell, S. Har- ris, S. Slesinger, M. Weil. Members, 54. Income of last fiscal year, about $400. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Purposes to buy a lot to enlarge the' Society's cemetery, and to buy or build a meeting hall.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA District of Washington Columbia [CONGREGATION] ADAS ISRAEL, 6th and G. Founded 1870. Rabbi, Morris Mandel, 1239 Ninth, N. W. President, Simon Oppenheimer; Vice-President, Isaac Levy; Treas- urer, I. Friedman; Recording- Secretary, G. Oppen- heimer; Financial Secretary, J. Baumgarten. Trustees: Solomon Lewis and I. Goldsmith. Board meets first 216 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

District of Washington (continued) Columbia Sunday of the month. Members, 110. Services: Friday evening-; Saturday, 8.30 a.m.; 4.:iO p.m.; daily, 6 a.m. and 6 p. m. Religions School: Six sessions weekly; Satnrdayt 2.30 p. m.; Sunday, 9.30 a. m.; daily, 4 p. m. Ladies' Auxiliary Society. Maehpelah Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] AGOODAS ACHIM, 1101 7th, K. W. President, H. Smith; Vice-President, H. Dodek; Treasurer, L. Lipkin; Secretary, S. Lewen, 25th, between I and K, N. W. Trustees: S. Berman, M. Goldman, J. Cohen and P. Krutzkovitz. Members, 95. Services: Saturday and holidays. CONCOBDIA CLUB, 6th and E, N. W. Founded August, 1865. President, Sam Bensinger; Vice-President, M. D. Rosen- berg; Treasurer, Max Goldsmith; Secretary, M. Fischer, 1515 T, N. W. Directors: Myer Strasburger, Harry King, Myer Cohen, Alexander Wolf, Abraham Prince, Ernest Mayer, Jerome Franc. Members, 150. Board meets every two weeks. *HEBKEW FREE INN, 519 4% St., S. W. Furnishes lodging and food to homeless strangers. *MACHPELAH CEMETEKY. [CONGREGATION] TALMUD TORAH, 409 4% St., S. W. Chasan, M. R. Joelson. President, Isaac Levy; Vice-President, M. Lazerow; Treasurer, Joseph Rotstein; Secretary, L. Berlinsky, 469 G, N. W. Trustees: Joseph Rosenberg-, Joseph Farber, Israel. Members, 33. Income of last fiscal year, about $200. UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES, 8th Street Temple, between H and I (office). Founded 1882. President, I. L. Blout; Vice-Presidents, Marcus Notes, Mrs. S. Oppenheimer; Treasurer, A. D. Prince; Recording Secretary, Jacob Strasburger, 900 7th, N. W.; Financial Secretary, A. G. Walt. Directors: Sam. Einstein, Harry King, Paul Harmel, Alexander Wolf, J. Glaser, Mesdames I. L. Blout, Chas. Kaufman, F. Strasburger, C. Guggenheim, John Hechinger, Amnon Behrend, and the officers. Contributors, about 250. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Organization meets in September. Board meets first and third Wednesday evenings of the month.

WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION, 8th, between H and I. Founded 1857. Rabbi, Louis Stern, 1325 10th. Presi- dent, Isaac L. Blout; Vice-President, Wm. Wolf; Treas- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 217

•Washington {continued) • District of urer, Jacob Eiseman; Secretary, F. N. Meyer. Trus-Columl)ia tees: B. Salomon, W. M. Frank, A. M. Fishel, Myer Cohen, S. Ganss, J. Jacobi, M. Hoffa, M. Clark, L. Fell- heimer. School Board: Chairman, Dr. J. W. Abel; Julius Selinger, A. Behrend, Mesdames A. M. Baer, M. Newmeyer, I. Grosner. Members and Seatholders, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $13,000. Congregation meets first Sunday in April. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 a.m. to 12 m.; pupils, 120; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery, Congress Heights. Auxiliary Societies: Young People's Temple Association; Post Confirmation Class.

FLOKEDA FlorWa Jacksonville [CONGREGATION] AHAVATII CHESED. Founded August, 1882. Rabbi, Jacob S. Raisin. President, I. L. Moses; Vice- President, Sigmund Hess; Treasurer, C. Benedict; Secre- tary, A. Zacharias. Trustees: Max Myerson, M. A. Dzialynski, Mike Sabel, A. K. Leon, Philip Walter. Members and Seatholders, 19. Congregation meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Evergreen Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Jewish Women's League (which see). JEWISH WOMEN'S LEAGUE (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION AHAVATH CHESED). Founded November 25, 1896. President, Mrs. A. Sabel; Vice-President, Miss Pauline Slager; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss B. Budwig, 217 E. Monroe. Members, 28. Income of last fiscal year, $100. Organization meets first Tuesday of the month. Keeps the synagogue in repair, and purposes in future to give aid to women and children. PHOENIX CLUB, Duval and Laura, Opera House Block. Founded September 22, 1895. President, Sol. Iseman; Vice-President, R. Grunthal; Treasurer, M. H. Slager; Secretary, V. E. Jacobs. 311 W. Bay. Trustees: Fred. Kann, Mike Sabel, A. K. Leon. Members, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $3500. Organization meets first Sun- day of the month. Key West JEWISH ALLIANCE. Founded February, 1900. President, J. Margolin; Treasurer, L. Wolfson. Members, 25. Organ- ization meets first Sunday of the month. Organized for 218 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Florida Key "West (vmitlnued) mutual aid and political action. Aims to participate in all political movements in order to secure influence in the city and county administration. Ocala [CONGREGATION] UNITED HEBREWS OF OCALA, N. Second St. Founded 1SS5. President, M. Fischel; Vice-President, Simon Benjamin; Secretary and Treasurer, I. Sehwerin. Trustees: M. Fischel, S. Benjamin, Chas. Peyser. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 12. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 8 p. m. Religious School meets Sunday morning; pupils, 14; classes, ?<; teachers, 2. Cemetery north of town.

Pensacola [CONGREGATION] BETH EL, Chase Street. Founded July, 1S74. Rabbi, Isaac E. Wagenheim. President, A. Greenhut; Vice-President, M. B. Dannheiser; Treasurer, N. G. Forcheimer; Secretary, Jacob Israel. Trustees: David Bear, Max L. Bear, P. Stone, A. Lishkoff, I. Gugen- heim. Members and Seatholders, 52. Income of last fiscal year, $2200. Congregation meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: On? session weekly; pupils, 74; classes, 3; teachers, 5. Ceme- tery near Pensacola. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Society; Young Ladies' Aid Society. PROGRESS CLUB. Founded January 10, 1897. President, M. L. Bear; Vice-President, Jake Levy; Treasurer, M. B. Dannheiser; Secretary, Lep. Mayer, 1'. O. Box S5. Trustees: V. J. Vidal, P. Stone, I. (iugenheim, Luz Jacoby, Ed. Forcheimer, Isaac Hirschman, A. M. Cohen. Members, 46. Income of last fiscal year, $2400. Organ- ization meets first Monday of the month. Tampa *CONGREGATIOX.

Georgia GEORGIA Albany [CONGREGATION] B'NAI YISKOEX., Jefferson and Commerce. Founded 1S7G. Rabbi, Edmund A. Landau. President, S. B. Brown; Vice-President, S. Sterne; Treasurer. M. Weslasky; Secretary, J. Casper. Trustees: L. S. Plon- sky, S. Reich, S. Farkas, S. B. Brown and S. Sterne, ex oflivio. Members and Seatholders, 05. Income of last DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 219

Albany (continued) Goorgia fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets first Sunday quarterly beginning with June. Services: Friday, 7.45 p. m.; Saturday, 11 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 71; classes, 7; teachers, 7; Superintendent, Mrs. S. Sterne. Cemetery, Washington St. (within city limits). Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society (which see). HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGA- TION B'NAI YISROEL). Founded April, 18%. Presi- dent, Mrs. S. Sterne; Vice-President, Mrs. L. Geiger; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Reich; Secretary, Mrs. L. S. Plonsky, 92 Commerce. Members, 38. Income of last fiscal year, $146.27. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Athens [KAHL KADOSII] BENI JISROILE (CHILDREN OF ISRAEL), Jack- son and Hancock Av. Founded 1K72. Rabbi, I. A. Rubenstein. President, Chas. Stern; Vice-President, P. Funkenstein; Secretary and Treasurer, Sol. Flatnu. Trustees: Louis Morris, J. Vanstraaten, Moses Morris, S. Bernstein, E. Buchwald and the officers. Superin- tendent Religious School, M. G. Michael. Members, 21, Income of last fiscal year, $1350. Annual meeting Sun- day after Simchath Torah; quarterly meetings first Sun- day in January. April and July. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Three sessions weekly; pupils, 40; classes, 5; teachers, A. Cemetery near Athens, on the banks of the Oconee River. A\ixiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society (which see). *LAI)IES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CON- GREGATION BENI JIRROILE). President, Mrs. Geo. Bhi- m en thai; Vice-President, Mrs. J. A. Rubenstein; Treas- urer, Mrs. Minnie Vanstraaten; Secretary, Mrs. Norma Morris. Atlanta [CONGREGATION] AHAWAT ACHIM, Piedmont and Gilmer. Rabbi, J. Simanoff, 1S6 Decatur. President, J. Dorfan: Vice-President, H. Mendel; Treasurer, J. Hirshberg; Secretary, E. Lichtenstein, 120 Deontur. Trustees: M. Clein, I. Weinberg. D. Sorel, J. Golden, M. Gershouovitz, N. Kaplan. Members and Seatholders, 110. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets second and last Sundays of the month. Services: Daily, morning- and evening. Oakland Cemetery. 220 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Georgia Atlanta (continued) THE CONCORDIA ASSOCIATION, Mitchell and Forsyth. Founded 18(57. President, I. H. Oppenheim; Vice-President, Alex. Spear; Secretary and Treasurer, D. P. Fleishel, 1 N. Broad. Trustees: Otto Schwab, Eli Guggenheim, M. L. Bickert, Ralph Rosenbaum, Al. Weinfeld, Col. S. Than- houser. Members, 140. Income of last fiscal year, between $7000 and $8000. Organization meets first Wednesday of May. JJHEBREW BENEVOLENT CONGREGATION. Founded 1866. Rabbi, David Marx. President, Jos. Hirsch; Vice-President, Albert Steiner; Treasurer, Henry Wellhouse; Secretary, Alex. Dittler, 161 Whitehall. Trustees: Levi Cohen, D. Kaufmann, Max Kutz, A. Bluthenthal, Harry L. Schlesinger. Board meeting fourth Tuesday of the month. Members, 227. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Sat- urday, 10 a; m., from September 1 to July 1. Religious School: Sabbath before services and Sunday morning; pupils, '225. Annual income, $6500. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded 1870. President, Mrs. J. T. Eichberg; Vice-President, Mrs. A. Rosenfeld; Treasurer, Mrs. Jacob Haas; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. D. Kaufman, 220 S. Pryor; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Ida Arnheim. Trustees: Mesdames Jacob Elsas, S. Newelt, H. Dreyfus, R. Rosenbaum and the officers. Members, 175. Income of last fiscal year, $450. Organization meets first Wednesday in May; trustees meet first Wednesday of the month. HHEBBEW ORPHANS' HOME. Founded 1889. Managed by a Board of Control of District Grand Lodge, No. 5, 1. O. B. B. President, Simon Wolf, Washington; Vice-Presi- dents, Joseph Hirsch, Atlanta, and E. A. Weil, Savan- nah; Secretary and Treasurer, Max Cohen, Washington; Chairman of the local board, Joseph Hirsch. Income of last fiscal year, about $21,000; expenditures, about $18,000. Inmates, 68. (See under Savannah.) 'HEBREW RELIEF ASSOCIATION. President, Sol. Benjamin; Vice-President, David Marx; Treasurer, L. J. Trounstine; Secretary, A. Dittler, 1G1 Whitehall. Augusta ""[CONGREGATION] ADAS YESHURUN, 10th and Greene. ""•[CONGREGATION] CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, 523 Telfair. Rabbi, H. J. Elkins. President, S. Lesser; Vice-President, L. Cohen; Treasurer, L. J. Schaul; Secretary, P. Heyman. Trustees: D. Shusky, A. Rubenstein, A. Levy. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 221

Brunswick Georgia * [CONGREGATION] BETH TKFILOH. President, M. Elkan; Treas- urer, M. Kaiser; Secretary, J. P. Abram. Members, 60. THE JEWISH LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGRE- GATION BETH TEFILOH). Founded March, 1892. Presi- dent, Mrs. M. Kaiser; Vice-President, Mrs. D. Haas; Treasurer, M. Kaiser; Secretary, Mrs. Dora Mayer. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $350. Organi- zation meets first Wednesday of the mouth. Columbus [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, 4th Av. and 10th. Founded about 1854. Rabbi, E. B. M. Brown, 4th Av. and 12th. President, H. Sternberg, Vice-President, M. Julius; Treasurer, Leo Loeb; Secretary, Sam'l Kaul, .1034 4th Av. Members and Seatholders, 41. Income of last fiscal year, $2650. Congregation meets quarterly. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 66; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemeteries: Linwood and Riverdale. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society (wliich ace). HARMONY CIRCLE, 11th, between Broad and Front. Founded 1888. President, Leo Lowenherz; Vice-President, Dave Greentree; Treasurer, M. Julius; Secretary, S. Kaul, 1034 4th Av. Trustees: M. M. Hirsh, L. Biihler, II. Stern- berg, S. Loeb. Members, 62. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION BNAI ISRAEL). Founded July 5, 1874. President, Mrs. L. Lowenherz; Vice-President, Mrs. Julius Kaufman; Treasurer, Mrs. L. Hecht; Secretary, Mrs. B. Rothschild, 1315 Fifth Av. Members, 39. Income of last fiscal year, $166.54. Organization meets first Tuesday in every quarter. *CENTURY CLUB. President, Mrs. E. B. M. Brown; Secretary, Miss Stella Mayer. Literary. Darien HOLIDAY SERVICES. Macon [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Founded October 30, 1859. Rabbi, I. E. Marcusson. President, G. Bernd, Jr.,; Vice- President, S. Blouenstein; Treasurer, Joseph Bloch; Secretary, John Hartz, 605 Orange. Trustees: J. Bins- wanger, S. Guthman, N. M. Bloch, M. Waterman, D. Wit- 222 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Georgia Macon. (vnnti lived) man, J. L. Mack. Members and Seatholders, 80. In- come of last fiscal year, $2500. Congregation meets in April. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religions School: Saturday and Sunday mornings; pupils, (JU; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Rose Hill and Win. Wolif Cemeteries. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Guild. New synagogue in course of construction. '-'[CONGREGATION] BETII EL. •"•HEBREW YOUNG LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded.1893. Presi- dent, Miss Celia Abrahams; Secretary, Miss Bertha (Jlaser. Meeting first Tuesday of the month. Organized for charitable purposes. jTl'itoGRESS CLUB, First and Poplar. Founded 1884. Presi- dent, Sam. Mayer; Vice-President, N. M. Block; Secre- tary and Treasurer, J. L. Fleischer, 608 First. Trustees: J. H. Hertz, Sam. Weichselbaum, Sam. Mayer, S. Popper, N. M. Block, A. H. Wachtel, J. L. Fleischer, Roland Ellis, J. J. Waxelbaum. Members, 70. Annual income, ifi.'lOOO. Board meeting first and third Monday nights of the month. Organization meets first Sunday in April, July, October and January. Borne •-•[CONGREGATION] RODEF SHOLOM. Founded 1S71. President, J. Kuttner; Vice-President, Max Meyerhardt; Secretary, M. Spiegelberg. Income, $100. Members, 12.

Savannah [CONGREGATION] B'NAI BKITH JACOB, Montgomery and State. President, B. M. Garfunkel; Vice-President, M. Blum- berg; Treasurer, S. Bhimenthal; Secretary, H. Gabel, 151 E. Broad. Trustees: B. Weitz, S. Friedman, S. K. Friedman. Members and Seatholders, 54. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month, except holidays. Services: Daily, morning and evening. DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL. Founded November 23, 1S91. Presi- dent, Miss Maria Minis; Vice-President, Mrs. M. G. Ehr- lich; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Vetsburg; Secretary, Mrs. M. Dryfus, 113 Huntingdon, W. Chairman of Relief Com- mittee, Miss Maud Ilendricks. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal year, $440. Organization meets in May and December; board meeting last Monday of the month. Bands: MaimoniQes; Perseverance; Baron de Hirsch; Grace Aguilar; Rebecca Gratz. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS . 223

Savannah {continued) Georgia *[CIIEBKA] GEMILUTII CHESSED SOCIETY. Organized 1SST. Meets second Sunday of the month at Odd Fellows' Hall. President, J. Stark: Secretary, B. Miller; Treasurer, I. M. Gittelsohn. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded September 21, 1851. President, Isaac Epstein; Vice-President, E. A. Weil; Treasurer, A. Vetsburg; Secretary, M. E. Robinson, P. O. Box 110. Trustees: Sam'l Meinhard, M. Prager, Louis Kayton. Members, 74. Income of last fiscal year, $444. Organization meets second Wednesday in Decem- ber. *HEBKEW CEMETERY, west end of Anderson St., adjoining Laurel Grove Cemetery. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Organized Aiigust 1, 1853; chartered March 1, 1856. President, Mrs. L. W. Wortsman; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. A. E. Smith, Mrs. Isaac P. Mendes; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Herman; Financial Secretary, Mrs. M. Prager; Recording Secretary, Mrs. S. L. Lazaron, 211 W. Hall. Trustees: Mesdames Abra- hams, Cohen, Ehrlich, Gutman, Josephs, Lilienthal, Put- zel, Robinson, Schwab, Roth, Wolf, Weil, Hexter and the officers. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $699.01. Board meets last Wednesday of the month; the entire society meets quarterly. fl [CONGREGATION] MICKVA ISRAEL, Bull and Gordon. Organized 17:53; charter date, 1792. Rabbi, Isaac P. Mendes. Presi- dent, Jos. Rosenheim; Vice-President and Treasurer, Lawrence Lippman; Secretary, Simon Hexter. Trustees: Simon Guckenheimer, Elias A. Weil, Moses Prager, Isaac G. Haas.-. Services: Friday evening, Saturday morning, and holidays. Religious School: Sunday,-10 a.m. to 12 m. Pupils, 142. Auxiliary Societies: Teachers' Union; Temple Guild (icMch see). il MICKVA ISRAEL TEMPLE GUILD (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION MICKVA ISRAEL). Organized April 29, 1894. President, Mrs. I. P. Mendes; Vice-President, Mrs. Lawrence Lipp- man; Treasurer, Mrs. Fanny Josephs; Secretary, Mrs. Eugenia Minis. ORPHAN AID SOCIETY. Founded January 10, 1880. Presi- dent, Mrs. I. P. Mendes; Vice-President, Mrs. L. R. Myers; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Herman; Secretary, Mrs. Lawrence Lippman, 126 E. Gaston. Members, 100. In- come of last fiscal year, $150. Organization meets first Monday in December. Collects funds for the maintenance of the Hebrew Orphans' Home, Atlanta, Ga. 224 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Georgia Savannah, (continued) *[HEBBA] TALMUD TORAH. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 110 Liberty, W. Founded May 22, 1S74. President, Hugo Frank; Vice- President, Solomon Hirsch: Treasurer, Joe D. Myers; Corresponding1 Secretary, S. L. Lazaron, Bay St.; Re- cording Secretary, M. F. Meyer. Managers: E. S. Epstein, A. P. Solomon, I. Hellman, A. S. Cohen, E. M. Frank, L. Neiiberger, and the officers. Members, 145. Income of last fiscal year, $1960.10. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Gymnasium Class; Bas- ket Ball Team for League games; Lecture Course; Monthly entertainment and dance; Library, 1123 volumes. Thomasville HOLIDAY SERVICES. West Point RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Holiday Services. President, Z. Hage- dorn. Cemetery.

Illinois ILLINOIS Ashland. Sec under Springfield Athens. See. tinder Springfield Bloomington * [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIORE. President, Oscar Mandel. Cairo [CONGREGATION] MONTEFIORE, Bristol Hall, 8th St. Organized as Montefiore Society, November, 1894; incorporated October 20, 1S97. Rabbi, Bernard Sadler, 813 Commercial Av. President, S. K. Cohn; Vice-President, Sam. White; Treasurer, F. S. Haas; Secretary, I. Cohen, 6th and Com- mercial Av. Trustees: M. Hyman, M. Kaufman, N. Sandier, J. Solomon. Members and Seatholders, 15. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Congregation meets first Sunday in April. Services every other Sunday evening and holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 15; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery at Villa Ridge, 111. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. Champaign HOLIDAY SERVICES. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 225

Chicago [CONGREGATION] AHAVATH ACHIM, 513 S. Jefferson. Founded September 13, 1899. Rabbi, K. Friedman, 028 S. Sanga- mon. President, S. Ross; Vice-President, M. Smith; Treasurer, M. Levinson; Secretary, B. Buky, 125 13th. Trustees: M. Siegan, K. Glasman, H. Skawronick, Alex- ander Seskind. Members and Seatholders, 8G. Income of last fiscal year, $1125. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Auxiliary Society: Loan Association. President, S. Rose; Secretary, M. Levinson, 67 Waller. Amount loaned during 1S09, $300. *THE AMERICAN GEMIUSTH CHASODIM SIIBL AGUDETH ACHIM LOAN ASSOCIATION, 384-386 S. Clarlc. Organized Novem- ber, 1896. President, B. Ablain; Secretary, H. Levy. $5000, in sums not exceeding $25, loaned last year; loans returnable in ten instalments. [CONGREGATION] ANSHE DORUM. See SOUTH SIDE HEBREW CONGREGATION. *[CONGREGATION] ANSHE DROHITSHIN, 375 S. Clark. [CONGREGATION] ANSHE EMETH, 349 Sedgwick. Founded in 1872. Rabbi, Sol. Bauer, 568 N. Lincoln. President, S. H. Mossier; Vice-President, Ed. Brown; Treasurer, S. Lonitz; Secretary, Herman Cohn, 631 School. Trustees: Jacob Feinberg, M. Miller, I. Jonas. Members anil Seatholders, 8.">. Income of last fiscal year, $2250. Con- gregation meets second Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7.:!0 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. in. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 75; classes, 3; teachers, 4, under Rabbi Sol. Bauer, Superintendent. Ceme- tery, Waldheirn. Auxiliary Societies: Sisters of Truth Charity Society; Auxiliary of Congregation Anshe Emeth. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE KADAN, 211 Maxwell. *[CONGREGATION] ANSHE KALVARIE, Clinton and Wilson. President, A. Frank. Auxiliary Society: Loan Associa- tion. Organized August 15, 1S97. President, D. J. Cohen; Secretary, K. Palintzky, D4!{ Maxwell. Amount loaned since organized, $5600. [CONGREGATION] ANSKE KANESSES ISRAEL, S. E. cor. Judd and Clinton. Founded 1879. Rabbi, B. Berenstein, 499 5. Jefferson. President, H. Kaplan; Vice-President, W. Adelson; Treasurer, J. Littleston; Secretary, J. C. Portis, 587 S. Halsted. Trustees: H. M. Barnett, B. Cohen, S. Neierman, N. T. Brenner. L. Epstein. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 225. Income of last fiscal year, 15 226 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAE BOOK

IilluuiB Chicago (fiiiitiniird) $7(100. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, Waldheini. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Mikra and Gemilath Chaso- dim (Loan Association), organized February 12, 1899. President, J. Feltenstein; Secretary, A. Torlitzky, 2G1 Forquer. $8000 loaned since organization. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE LIBAWITZ. Auxiliary Society: Loan Association, 080 S. Sangamon. Organized, October, 1S9T. President, R. Zwetow; Secretary, L. I. Rifkin, 5S9 S. Halsted. Amount loaned last year, about $10,000. *[KFJIIII,LATH] ANSHE MAAREV (MEN OF THE WEST), Indiana Avenue, corner 33d. I'resident, Henry N. Hart, Adams aiid Market. Secretary, J. Newman, Jr., 211 State. Services: Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 9 a.m. [CONGREGATION] ANSHE KEFARI) (FIRST ROUMANIAN), Judd and Clinton. Founded October, 1897. Rabbi, A. Glick- man, 143 W. 12th. President, Orenstein; Vice-President, W. Covitz; Treasurer, A. Friend; Secretary, W. Hamer, 200 W. 14th. Trustees: A. Glickman, Orenstein, S. Gotesman. Members, 2f>. Income of last fiscal year, $87. Services: Saturday. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE SHAVEL, 260 W. 12th. ""•[CONGREGATION] ANSHE ZITOMXR. ASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF CHICAGO, Room 11-J0, 108 La Salle. Founded April 16, 1900. President, E. G. Foreman; Vice-President, Harry Hart; Treasurer, I. Baumgartl; Secretary; Julian W. Mack, Room 1214, 153 La Salle. Trustees: E. F. Meyer,' Louis B. Kuppen- heimer, Leon Mandel, A. G. Becker, S. W. Straus, George Frank, Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon. Members, 1000 (ex- pect over 2000). Expected income, $120,000 to $150,000. Organization meets in May. Collects annual subscriptions to be distributed among the Jewish charitable institutions in lieu of regular membership donations to each institution. -BARON HIRSOH LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO THE NORTH CHICAGO HEBREW CONGREGATION). President, Mrs. H. Lewis; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. C. L. Lowenthal and Mrs. H. Friedman; Treasurer, Mrs. H. Roth; Secre- tary, Mrs. L. L. Aronson. Affiliated with the United Hebrew Charities. [CONGREGATION] BETH EL, N. May St. Founded October 8, 1S71. Rabbi, Julius Rappaport, 87 Potomac Av. Presi- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 22?

Chicago (continued) Illinois dent, Her. Mollner; Vice-President, Joseph Kaufman; Treasurer, M. Drosdowitz; Secretary, Ignatz Gottlieb, 133 Cortland. Trustees: S. Kaufman, M. Friend, S. Klee. Members, 75; Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 110; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery, N. 40th Av., Irving Park. Aux- iliary Societies: Sisters of Beth El; Young People's Auxiliary Society. *[CONCHEGATION] BETH HAKNESETH, Emma St. President, li. Goldstein, 707 Milwaukee Av. H [CONGREGATION] BETH HAKNESETH HAGEO ANSHE WILNO, '.in Maxwell. Founded 1898. President, Abraham Goldberg1. Members, 70. Auxiliary Society: Loan Association. Or- ganized, January 1, l!)00. President, I. Goldberg; Secre- tary, S. Freeman, 246 Maxwell. Members, 75. Capital, $:soo. ^[CONGREGATION] BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL KEHILATH HASFARDIN, 367 W. 14th. Auxiliary Society: Loan As- sociation. Organized October 1, 1899. President, I. Riskin; Secretary, A. Schwartz, 524 S. Morgan. Amount loaned since organized, $1500. * [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL U-BNE JACOB, 134 Pacific Av. President, J. Robinson; Secretary, Mark Weinberg. Services: Daily, 7 a.m., 6 p.m.; Saturday, 7.30 a. m., 4.30 p. m. [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Founded 1896. Rabbi, A. Cooper, 2974 State. President, P. Seifer; Vice-President, L. Bomash; Treasurer, L. Cohen; Secretary, D. M. Zernansky, .!12:i Wabash Av. Trustees: J. Frezinslcy, M. Davidson, H. W. Zemansky, B. Kabacker, M. Gordon. Members and Seatholders, 40. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Twice daily. BETH MOSHAV ZKEINIM. Founded October, 1899. President, Harris Cohen; Vice-President, J. M. Berkson; Treasurer, Joseph Philipson; Secretaries, Wm. Cohen, 44 Newberry Av., and Sam'l E. Newberger, 304 S. Center. Trustees: D. Shapiro, Joseph Rothshild, L. Epstein and H. Dok- torsky. Is collecting- funds to build and maintain a home for the aged. »s'cc SOUTH SIDE BRANCH OF TUB KOSHER HOME FOR THE AGED, and QUEEN ESTHER LADIES' OLD AGE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. 228 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (continued) [CONGREGATION] BIKTJR CHOLIM, 8929 Houston Av. Founded 1892. Rabbi, William Shugam, 8733 Commercial Av. President, B. Barancik; Vice-President, M. Rosenchwig; Treasurer, A. Lassers; Secretary, A. Cohen, 113 92d. Trustees: Joseph Myers, T. Gassman, INI. Yolowizt, B. Orosman. Members and Seatholders, 42. Income of last fiscal year, $900. Congregation meets every month. Services: Saturday. [CO.MIHEOATION] B'NAI AIIHAIIAM, 507-511 Marshfleld Av. Founded May 14, 1874. Rabbi, Dr. A. R. Levy, 15 York. President, I. S. Lurie; Vice-Presidents, J. Fantl, Dr. E. Kargnw; Treasurer, Chas. Klausner; Secretary, Sam. Klausner, 2495 Archer Av; Financial Secretary, A. Steindler. Trustees: Sig. M. Lederer, Jos. Hirsch, Her- man E. Ehrman. Members, 138; Seatholders, G::. In- come of last fiscal year, $5800. Congregation meets second Sunday in January; board meets first Tuesday of the month. Services: Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions- weekly; Hebrew School, three; pupils, 310; classes, 8; teachers, 8. Cemetery, Wald- lieim. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' B'nai Abraham Society; Sewing Circle. [CONGREGATION] BNAI DAVID, 618-620 N. Wood. Founded 1S89. Rabbi, A. Stern, 622 N. Wood. President, L. Wallner; Vice-President, I. Cohn; Treasurer, J. Gold- schlag; Secretary, D. Rottenberg, 7::8 Irving Av. Trus- tees: L. Herzfeld, J. Tauber, A. Finkelstine. Members and Seatholders, 65. Congregation meets first and third Saturday nights of the month. Services: Week days, 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. Pupils in the Religious School, 45; classes, 2; under one teacher. [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, 169 Gault. Founded 1885. Rabbi, J. N. Rosenblum; Assistant, S. Davis. President, Michael Rolnick; Vice-President, M. Stolarsky; Treas- urer, H. Horwich; Secretary, J. N. Rosenblum, 106 Mil- ton Av. Trustees: A. Margolis, R. Levin and K. Levin. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year. $9*50. Con- gregation meets monthly. Services: Saturday and holidays. Cemetery in Waldheim. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Society of Bnai Israel. *[CONGREGATION] B'NAI JITZCHOK, Sangamon and Maxwell. Auxiliary Society: Loan Association, 51f> S. Sangamon. President, C. S. Aframow; Secretary, C. Schenhause, 307 W. Twelfth. Amount loaned during 1S99, $400. Capital, $1500. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 229

Chicago {continued) Illinois *[CONGHEGATION] B'NAI MOSHEII, 460 N. Paulina. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHOLOM, Indiana Av. and 26th. Founded 1852. Rabbi, A. J. Messing, 3710 Wabash Av. President, S. Richter; Vice-President, Isaac Pieser; Treasurer, Chas. G. Livingston; Secretary, Chas. Cohen, 174 La Salle. Trustees: Chas. Kaufman, L. Livingston, Ph. Simon, I. R. Gardner, Barny Newman, Max Kohn, S. Stern, H. Phillips,. A. Granick, Isaac Abrahams. Members and Seatholders, 83. Income of last fiscal year, $5700. Congregation meets in August and April. Religious School holds sessions Saturday and Sunday morning; pupils, 90; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery at Graceland. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Social Society. ^BRIGHTON PARK CONGREGATION. President, S. Julius, 2560 39th. CHARITABLE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO. See THE RJTB JITZCHOK ELCHANAN GEJIILUTII CHASODIM. KADISHA UBIKUR CHOLIM, 83 E. Madison. Founded November 24, 1861. President, Henry S. Goldsmith; Vice-President, Ignatz Weinfeld; Secretary, D. Brown; Financial Secretary, H. Hirsch; Treasurer, Sam. Wit- kowsky. Trustees: I. Van Baalen, Henry Colm, Chas. G. Fox, Adolph Klein. Members, 8.1. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Provides for the sick and buries the dead. ^CHICAGO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CLEVELAND ORPHAN ASYLUM. President, Henry Greenebaum; Treasurer, Abraham Hart; Secretary, Adolph Loeb. CHICAGO HOME FOR JEWISH ORPHANS, 62d and Drexel Av. President, Charles H. Schwab; Vice-Presidents, Oscar G. Foreman, Mrs. B. Mandel; Recording Secretary, Samuel A. Ettelson, 523 N. Y. Life Bldg.; Financial Secretary, William Wilhartz; Treasurer, James E. Greenebaum. Directors:. Mesdames E. C. Hamburgher, L. Leopold, A. I. Radzinski, M. Hecht, L. Newberger, J. Guthman, M. Rosenfield, J. H. Simon, M. Griesheimer, Felix Kahn, J. Riese, J. Stoltz, M. Bensjnger, Messrs. M.' Emerich, L. Mayer, L. M. Stumer, 1. Pieser, I. Greensfelder, J. H. Frank, M. Marx, A. Kurz, S. Steele, A. Silberman. Members: life members, 4; patrons, 3; members, 632. Inmates, 36. Receipts of last fiscal year, $36,647.12. Directors meet second Sunday of the month. Annual meeting in April. 230 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (cimtiiriird) CHICAGO SINAI CONGREGATION, Indiana Av. and 21st. Char- tered July 20, 1SG1. Rabbi, Emil G. Ilirsch, :ifil2 Grand Boulevard. President, Adolph Loeb; Vice-President, Leon Mandel; Treasurer, Simon W. Straus; Recording Secretary, Julius Stern, 1501 Unity Building; Financial Secretary, S. Greenbaum. Trustees: Moses Bensinger, Harry Hart, Joseph S. Hartman, Joseph Calm, S. H. Kirshberger, Samuel J. Kline, Edwin G. Foreman, Emanuel J. Kohn. Members, 403; Seatholders, 04. In- come of last fiscal year, $32,640. Congregation meets in April. Services: 10.::0 a. m., Sunday and holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 242; classes, 0; teachers, 7. Cemetery, Rose Hill. Maintains a Sabbath School on the West Side for Russian Jewish children.

*CTTTCAGO WOMAN'S Ain SOCIETY. President, Mrs. James Witkowsky; Vice-President, Mrs. Wm. Frohlichstein; Treasurer, Mrs. Henry Adler; Secretary, Miss Lena Nussbaum. Affiliated with the United Hebrew Charities. ^COLUMBIA LEAGUE CLUB. President, M. M. Rothschild; Vice- President, Frank Hirschfield; Treasurer, Mannie Speir; Financial Secretary, M. Cohn; Corresponding Secretary, D. Gross; Sergeant-at-arms, Sam. Hirschfield. COVENANT CULTURE CLUB (I. O. B. B.), 78 Monroe. Founded January 1, lsii™. President, Adolph Moses; Vice-Presi- dent, Max Stern; Treasurer, Martin Barbe; Secretary, Dr. A. Norden, 4039 Vincennes Av. Members, 200. In- come of last fiscal year, $3500. Organization meets on May 1. *DEBORAII SOCIETY. Affiliated with the United Hebrew Charities. [CONGREGATION] EMANUEL, N. Halsted and Belden Av. Founded 1880. Rabbi, Emanuel Schreiber, 260 Seminary Av. President, L. Sonneschein; Vice-President, G. Stein; Treasurer, L. Franklin; Secretary, R. Beiersdorf, 1135 Wrightwood Av. Members and Seatholders, 150. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Friday, s p. m.; Saturday, 10.15 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 200; .classes, fi: teachers, 0. Cemetery, Waldheim. Auxiliary Society: Emanuel Frauenverein.

*ENGLEWOOD HEBREW EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 1007-1009 (iiid. Superintendent, ('has. Tictin; of Religious School, Jacob S. Jacobson. President, Otto Brail: Vice-Presi- DIEECTOEY OF LOCAL OEGAN1ZATIONS 231

Chicago {continued) Illinois dent, T. Grossberg; Treasurer, Harry Phillips; Secre- tary, Ben. Harris. Trustees: M. Davis, H. Weinberg-, M. Diamond, H. Wartelsky, A. Bobinson, H. Pesarowsky. FIRST ENGLEWOOD CONGREGATION BNAI ISRAEL, Aberdeen and G2d. Founded December 25, 1889. President, I. Goldberg; Vice-President, W. liosenthal; Treasurer, I. Golden; Secretary, M. Feiwell, 61-15 Aberdeen. Trus- tees: J. Kenofsky, S. Berkson, J. Kosenheim. Members, 38; Seatholders, 10. Income of last fiscal year, $679.90. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Saturday, 8 a. m.; daily, 6.20 a. m. FIRST HUNGARIAN CONGREGATION AGUDATII ACHIM, 307 Max- well. Founded September 1, 1888. Eabbi, Moritz Newman. President, Marcus Gross; Vice-President, Moritz Wink- ler; Treasurer, A. Edelman; Secretary, Moritz Gross, 3652 Prairie Av. Trustees: J. Shwartz, D. Stern, J. D. Weinwurm. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congre- gation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. Eeligious School: Daily; pupils, 40; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Ceme- tery, Glencoc. FREE SONS' CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded November 2, 1875. President, E. C. Hamburgher; Vice-1'resident, I. E. Gardener; Treasurer, Louis Levin; Secretary, Adolph Pike, 108 La Salle. Trustees: M. Pflaum, A. Cappels, J. Moll, E. Feidelberg. Members, 1000. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Organization meets quarterly. Pro- vides burial ground for members of the Independent Order Free Sons of Israel residing in Chicago. *[CIIEBKA] GEMILATH CHASODIM UBIKTJR CHOLIM, N. Clark, S. of Graceland Av. President, Samuel Weisberg; Super- intendent, L. Eosenbaum. THE GOMLE CIIESED SHEL EMETH. Founded February 15, 1893. President, Israel Wolpe; Vice-President, M. Kes- sel; Treasurer, S. B. Panama; Secretary, A. Levin, 5(54 S. Jefferson. Trustees: L. Epstein, M. Neirman, J. Cohen, H. Cohen, J. S. Mehlman. Members, 2000. In- come of last fiscal year, $5665.45. Organization meets first and third Wednesdays of the month. Provides for the burial of the dead and takes care of their families. *HEBREW AMEBICAN PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. Organized 1899. President, L. Zolotkoff, 912 Chicago Opera House Building; Vice-President, P. Weinshenker; Secretary, E. X. Zoline; Treasurer, N. F. Brenner. Directors: F. Ziv, II. Eosenberg, S. B. Panama, S. Brody. 232 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (continued) HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF CHICAGO. Founded 1851; incorporated 1897. President, Simon L. Kubel; Vice- president, Henry Newberger; Treasurer, Lazarus E. Lebolt; Secretary, Leopold Sonneschein, Room 207, 36 La Salle. Directors: Officers and Joseph R. Beiersdorf. Members, 129. Income of last fiscal year, about $900. Organization meets in March. Maintains a cemetery and disburses money for charitable purposes.

HEBREW LITERARY SOCIETY (SIIOCIIREY SEFATII EVER), 209 W. 12th. Founded November 25, 1893. President, B. Blumenthal; Vice-President, L. Felsher; Treasurer, E. Wolpe; Secretary, I. Ginzburg, 209 W. 12th. Trustees: W. Kaplan, H. S. Wolf, E. Riback, A. I. Jacobson, M. Sider, B. Shimlovitz, N. Davis and B. Pitat. Literary Committee: H. Horwich, I. Kaplan, H. S. Wolf, A. Libo- vitz, L. Zolotkoff, M. Sider, E. N. Zoline, I. Sobel, H. Levin and W. Shur. Members, over 100. Income of last fiscal year, over $800. Organization meets every other Sunday. Aims to spread a knowledge of Hebrew literature among the young. Maintains a free reading- room, open every day, and distributes books to members. The library consists of about 2000 volumes. Lectures CM subjects pertaining to Judaism are deliv- ered, and debates are conducted every Sunday. Pur- poses to organize a Sabbath School. *HENBY GEOR<;B CLUB.' President, Sidney Solomon; Vice- President, Miss Blanche Fineberg; Treasurer, Leo Meyer; Recording Secretary, Miss Alyee Abel; Corre- sponding Secretary, Leo Bauldauff; Sergeant-at-arms, Gabe Kaufman. HOME FOR AGED JEWS.

UTIIE HOME FOR AGED JEWS OF CHICAGO, Drexel Av. and 62d. President, M. Rosenbaum; Vice-President, Mrs. Charles H. Schwab; Recording Secretary, Rabbi A. Hirshberg; Financial Secretary, Herman Hefter; Treasurer, B. Loewenthal, 2918 Prairie Av.; Superintendent, Mrs. B. I. David. Directors: B. Loewenthal, B. Cahn, A. Kuh, Jacob N. Strauss, Herman Hefter, Alfred Conn, Morris Rosenbaum, Harry Hart, E. Frankenthal, Isaac Meyer, Max L. Falk, Dr. E. G. Hirsch, Dr. Jos. Stolz, H. Elkan, Jacob Schnadig, Israel Cowen, Mesdames Chas. Koz- minski, J. K. Frank, Henry Leopold, C. Witkowsky, M. A. Meyer, Jos. Rosenbaum, Simon Yondorf, Aaron Shubart, H. Simon, C. H. Schwab, Fred. Morris. Annual DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 233

Chicago (continued) Illinois income, fixed, about $12,000. Board meeting second Saturday of the month. Organization meets second Sunday of January. Auxiliary Society. Woman's Society (which see). IDEAL CLUB, 300 La Salle. Founded 18S2. President, B. M. Eng-elhard; Vice-President, Jacob Mahler; Treasurer, 1). Berkenstein; Secretary, J. A. Mossier, 17-19 Renaming Place. Members, about 100. Organization meets April 1. Directors meet monthly. INDEPENDENT ORDER BICKUR CHOLEM UKADISIIA, 70 E. Adams. Founded 1872. President, L. Lewinsohn; Vice- President, S. Mendelsohn; Treasurer, A. Bernstein; Secretary, Simon S. Ziv, 306 E. 40th. Trustees: Joseph Werb, M. M. Abrams, M. Gutkowsky. Members, 160. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Organized as a mutual benefit and social association. ISAIAH TEMPLE, Vincennes Av. and 45th. Founded October 24, 1895. Rabbi, Dr. Joseph Stolz, 157 42d Place. Presi- dent, Adolf Kraus; Vice-President, E. Rubovits; Record- ing Secretary, Rudolph Wolfner, 4544 St. Lawrence Av.; Financial Secretary, S. G. Harris; Treasurer, S. M. Bacher. Directors: L. Buxbaum, M. Haber, Abr. Weil, J. Dreyfus, S. M. Becker, Win. Taussig, David May, Jacob Franks. Board meeting fourth Thursday evening of the month. Members, ISO. Services: Saturday, 10.30 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday, 9 to 10.30 a. m. Pupils, 275. Annual income, $10,000. Auxiliary Societies: Women's Society of Isaiah Temple; Alumni Association, composed of eonfirmands: Young Men's Club for Study of Jewish Bible and History. [TEMPLE] ISRAEL, 44th and St. Lawrence Av. Founded October 21, 1896. Rabbi, I. S. Moses, 4551 Oakenwald Av. President, Lewis Lewinsohn; Vice-President, H. B. Stern; Treasurer, M. Cohn; Secretary, H. Wagner, 238 Michigan Av.; Financial Secretary, I. M. Solomon. Trustees: B. Zacharias, L. H. Levy, E. Newman, W. W. Tsaacs, S. Wise, S. Straus, L. Rygel, A. L. Weil, S. Shyneman, I. C. Greenburg. Members and Seatholders, 78. Income of last fiscal year, $3190.45. Directors meet third Wednesday of the month. Congregation meets Sunday after Pesach and Sunday after Yom Kippur. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 67; classes, 4; teach- 234 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (cimtinued) ers, I. Cemetery, Mount Israel, near Dunning1, Cook County, 111. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Society Temple Israel. *JANOVA JEWISH CONGREGATION. Eabbi, Henry S. Album. JEWISH AGRICULTURISTS' AID SOCIETY OF AMERICA, office, 191 La Salle. President, Adolph Loeb; Vice-President, Dr. E. G. Hirsch; Treasurer, Adolph Moses; Recording- Sec- retary, J. Kappaport; Corresponding Secretary, A. R. Levy. Directors: Dr. B. Felsenthal, Henry N. Hart, Israel Cowen, Sam. Klausner, Jacob Simon, M. Friend. Has located 50 families as farmers in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa; 43 on 29 homesteads, aggregating 2634 acres; and 7 on rented farms, aggregating 540 acres. The homesteads cost $33,530; with the dwellings, barns, stables, livestock, tools, imple- ments, etc., they are now worth $80,980. Eight of the homesteads are free from all encumbrance; the others are mortgaged to the amount of $21,930. JEWISH SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Founded 1897. President, Miss Julia I. Felsenthal, 3238 Calumet Av.; Secretary, Samuel Arnstein. Members, 40. Organ- ization meets monthly during the winter. JEWISH TRAINING SCHOOL, 199 W. 12th Place. Founded October, 1890. Principal, G. Bamberger, 4156 Wabash Av. President, Henry L. Frank; Vice-President, Mrs. Emanuel Mandel; Treasurer, Leo Fox; Secretary, Les- sing Rosenthal, Fort Dearborn Building. Trustees: Leopold Schlesinger, David L. Frank, Isaac Klein, Dr. Jos. Stolz, Dr. E. G. Hirsch, and Mesdames Edw. Glaser, E. G. Foreman, Maurice Selz, Chas. Stettauer, Gus. Strauss, Susie Kahn, and the officers. Income of last fiscal year, $23,000. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Teachers, 22; 9 classes and 3 kindergarten classes; pupils, 600. A morning and an afternoon session, and each sessioii is divided into 4 recitations of 45 minutes each. *.TOCHANAH LODGE. Affiliated with the United Hebrew Charities. LAKESIDE CLUB, 4200 Grand Boulevard. Founded 1884. President, Samuel Despres; Vice-President, Israel Shrim- ski; Treasurer, Robert Hart; Secretary, Leo W. Wheeler, 3015 Ellis Park. Members, 500. Auxiliary Society, Seven O'clock Club (Literary). DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 235

Chicago (continued) Illinois *IjECinsM LOREVIM, 171 Maxwell. President, S. Rosenberg; Treasurer, J. Rothschild; Secretary, A. Halperin, 172 Maxwell. Supplies 100 families with bread weekly: also distributes meat for the Sabbath. *MALBISII ARUMIM LADIES' SOCIETY, Porges' Hall, Maxwell and Jefferson. Organized July 23, 1899. President, Mrs. A. Adelson; Secretary, Miss Sarah Goldberg, 17 Johnson. Meets third Sunday of the month. Provides clothing for the children of the Moses Montefiore Hebrew Free School (mhwh xoa) "MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL, 29th and Groveland Av. Presi- dent, Isaac Greensfelder; Financial Secretary, Chas. Hefter; Recording Secretary, Julian W. Mack; Treas- tirer, Alfred M. Snydacker; Superintendent, Rev. M. Ungerleider. MICHAEL REESE TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES, Groveland Av. and 29th. Founded 1890. Principal, Margaret N. Tooker. President (of hospital), Isaac Greensfelder; Vice-President, Herman F. Halm; Treasurer, Alfred M. Snydacker; Secretary, Julian W. Mack; Superintendent of Hospital, Rev. M. Ungerleider. Income of last fiscal year, $2186.25. Superintendent, Assistant Superintend- ent and Diet School teacher hold classes of seniors and juniors weekly; also lectures by medical staff. Pupils, 35. Pupils, or nurses, are on duty from 7.30 a. m. to 7.30 p. m., with the exception of two (2) hours in the afternoon and one half-day a week. Night nurses are on duty from 7.30 p. m. to 7.30 a. m. *[CONGREGATION] MIKRO KODESH, Kramer and Jefferson. * [CONGREGATION] MIKRO KODESH, 76 W. 12th Place. [CONGREGATION] MISIINA U-GEMORO, 29 O'Brien. Founded August 10, 1890. Superintendent, Ch. Gorshakoff, 207 W. 14th. President, B. Sagar; Vice-President, B. Lnsar; Treasurer, A. Leventhal; Secretary, U. Teplitz, 255 W. 14th. Trustees: S. Cohn, J. Gerber, L. Levin. Income of last fiscal year, $1600. Pupils, 220. Auxiliary So- ciety: Gmilath Chasodim Loan Association, organized July 6, 1803. $300 to $400 loaned weekly, in six years, $80,000 have been loaned out. Members, 400. *MONTEFIORE CHARITY SOCIETY, No. 1, 349 Sedgwick. j[ [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIORE, 130 Augusta. Founded December i, 1875. Rabbi, Isaiah Agat, 1037 Milwaukee Av. President, S. Salinger, Yice-President, L. Kuttner; Treasurer, E. Wadeka; Secretary, L. Fuchs, 640 N. Lavit. 236 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAE BOOK

Illinois Chicago (rnntinved) Trustees: M. Liberman, S. Sibert, E. Malkan, A. Magnus, A. Zallo. Board meeting second Sunday of the month. Members, 50. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a. m.; and all holidays, including Purim and Tishah Bear. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m.: Tuesday and Thursday, 4 p. m.; pupils, 40. Annual income, $1500. Auxiliary Society: Sisters of Moses Montefiore. MOSES MONTEFIORE HEBBEW FREE SCHOOL, 71 Judd. Founded October, IKN.'i, by Congregation Ohavo Sholom Mariam- pol. President, H. Goodman; Vice-President, H. Simon; Treasurer, E. Wolpe; Secretary, H. Etshokin, 171 Max- well. Trustees: L. Srolovich, S. Lasdin, Aaron Simon, .T. Hirshovieh, L. Cooper and Isaac Etshokin. Income of last fiscal year, about $6000. Organization meets first and third Saturday evenings of the month. Teach- ers, 8; classes, 12; pupils, 485. Sessions held Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m; Saturday, 1 to 4 p. m.; week days, 4 to 7 p. m. and 9 a. m. to 12 m. Supported by contributions and subscription of five cents weekly. Pupils over eight must attend the public school. Rrr. MALBISII ARUMIM LADIES' SOCIETY. *THE NAUTILUS CLUB. Organized May, 1900. President, Dr. Kate Levy; Vice-President, Harry Lipsky; Recording Secretary, Florence Barnard; Corresponding Secretary, I). M. Zemansky; Financial Secretary, L. Lesser; Treas- urer, P. Levy; Marshal, H. Goldberg. Members, 75. Organized for social and philanthropic work. NORTH CHICAGO HEBREW CONGREGATION, La Salle Av. and Goethe. Founded September 7, 1867. Rabbi Emeritus, A. Norden; Acting- Rabbi, Abram Hirschberg, 373 Elm. President, A. I. Frank; Vice-President, E. R. Weil; Treasurer, S. Eichberg-; Recording Secretary, H. Selig- man; Financial Secretary, L. J. Straus. Trustees: David Birkenstein, H. Elkan, A. Yondorf, F. Gries- heimer, E. C. Hamburgher, L. Baer. Members and Seatholders, 165. Congregation meets in May. Services: Friday, 7.45 p.m.; Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 175; classes, 7; teachers, 8. Cemetery, in Rose Hill. Auxiliary Societies: North Side Ladies' Sewing Society (which see); Baron Hirseh Ladies' Aid Society (which see); Young People's Union. *NOKTH SIDE LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO THE NORTTT CnTCAno HEIJREW CoxriREOATTON) . President, Mrs. Rose Ratzek; Yice-President, Mrs. Clara Mossier; DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 237

Chicago (continued) Illinois Treasurer, Mrs. J. Florsheim; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. C. Smith; Recording Secretary, Mrs. F. Cass. *NORTII WEST LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. *XYOKA LEAGUE. President, Saul Pereira; Vice-President, Miss Ida Stein; Recording Secretary, Sam Mareriiont; Financial Secretary, Miss Annie Roberts; Treasurer, Jack Pereira; Marshal, Hyman Blumenthal. OESTERREICH-UNGARISCHER KRANKEN-UNTERSTUTZUNGS-VER- EIN, s:: E. Madison. Founded April 6, 1885. President, N. Ungar; Vice-President, J. Hirtenstein; Corresponding- Secretary, N. Goldflnger, 6026 Green; Financial Secre- tary, Jacob Klein, 6(10 N. Western Av.; Treasurer, D. Stern. Trustees: J. B. Wise, Jacob Weinberger, A. Schwartz, Adolph Weber, David Berger. Members, 175. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Chartered under the laws of the State of Illinois to operate a cemetery (Waldheim), relieve members and their families in sickness and distress, and promote social and beneficial intercourse and assist Jewish institutions. Purposes to revise laws so as to admit members not Austro-Hun- garians, though they must be Jews. [CONGREGATION] OIIAVE AJVIUNO BETH HAMEDRESII HACHODOSII, 384 and 386 S. Clark. Founded 1870. Rabbi, L. Anixter, 380 S. Clark. President, M. Jersky; Vice-President, L. Sinowsky; Treasurer, J. 01am; Secretary, Henry Levy, 3S4y, S. Clark. Trustees: S. Jacobs, L. Goodstein, B. Adenberg and H. Simon. Members, 45. Congrega- tion meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 6 a.m.; Saturday and holidays, 8 a.m. Cemetery in Waldheim. [CONGREGATION] OHAVO SHOLOM MARIAMPOL, 582-5S4 S. Canal. Founded 1870. Rabbi, A. L. Braude, 87 Wilson; Assist- ant, Chas. Alexander, 250 Maxwell. President, Jacob Berkson; Vice-President, Isaac Etshokin; Treasurer, R. Rosenberg; Secretary, H. Etshokin, 171 Maxwell. Trustees: Harris Cohen, H. Goodman, L. Cooper, M. Zittenfield, S. Berger, I. Goodman and A. Reinshreiber. Members, 135; Seatholders, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $5500. Congregation meets first and third Sun- days of the month. Services three times daily. Oak- wood Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: Chevre Tilim (David's Psalms); Chevre Mishne U'Gemare (Talmud); The Reb Jitzehok Elchanan Gemiluth Chassodim (which sec). 238 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (continued) [CONGREGATION] OIIEL JACOB KOVNER, Johnson and nth Place. Founded 1884. Rabbi, U. M. Zelesnick, 74 Wil- son. President, J. Cohen; Vice-President, A. G. Fried- man; Treasurer, I. Perlman; Secretary, Louis Fink, 151 Newberrv Av. Trustees: A. Hartenfeld, I. J. Goldstein, Z. Becker, B. Cohen, A. Nathan. Members, 187; Seat- holders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $4700. Congre- gation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services: Daily, 5 to 10 a. m. and 4 to 8 p. m. Religious School holds sessions Sunday and Tuesday. Cemetery Waldheim. Auxiliary Society: Loan" Association. Or- ganized June 18, 1899. President, H. Glickman; Secre- tary, I. Schenhause, 393 W. 14th. Members, 85. [CONGREGATION] OIIEV ZEDEK, 754 N. Irving Av. Founded 1892. Rabbi, Jacob Klein, 769 N. Western Av. Presi- dent, D. Berger; Vice-President, H. Schwartz; Treasurer, ]'h. Young; Secretary, Wm. Grossman, 740 N. Claremont Av. Trustees: H. Dardiger, M. Weiss, S. Darb, A. Good- man. Members and Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 6 a.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Religious School: Daily sessions from 4 to 6 p. m.; pupils, .50; classes, 4, under one teacher. Cemetery at Waldheim. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary. PHOENIX CLUB, 478 Ashland Bid. Founded May 4, 1895. President, Xathan Victor; Vice-President, David Nathan; Treasurer, Morris Victor; Secretary, Maurice Ascher. Members, 42. Income of last fiscal year, $D62.44. Or- ganization meets last Thursday of the month. Object: Charitable and social. Has an Auxiliary Society consisting of 24 members. *[CoNCii:iJGATiON] POWALEI ZEDBCK, 19 O'Brien. President, M. Richman; Secretary, M. Goldberg. Rabbi, B. Cohn. Services: Daily. 7 a. m. and 4 p. m. Auxiliary Society: Loan Association. Organized May 1, lS'.is. President, N. Maizel; Secretary, L. Fildman, 225 W. 14th. Mem- bers, GO. Amount loaned since organized, $1000. *QUEEN ESTHER CHARITY CLUB. President, Mrs. A. Pereira; Vice-President, Mrs. M. A. Davis; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Weinwurm; Secretary, Mrs. Sabbath; Marshal, Mrs. Solomon. "QUEIOA EsTinsH LADIES' OLD AGE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Organized March 18, 1900; incorporated April 6, 1900. President, Rev. S. Bauer; Vice-President, Mrs. Sarah DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 2.39

Chicago (ctmiinucd) Illinois Gordon; Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Goldstein; Recording1 Secretary, D. Weissburg; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Julia Steif. Trustees: Mesdames Rosa Langendorf, Julia Gottlieb, Rachel Steif. Organized for the purpose of erecting- a new Home for the Aged. See BETH MOSHAV ZKEINIM. RABBINICAL ASSOCIATION. President, Dr. B. Felsenthal; Secretary, Dr. A. Norden. Meets first Monday of the month. Members, the Rabbis of Chicago. THE. REB JITZCHOK ELCHANAN GEMILUTH CHASSODIM (CHARI- TABLE LOAN ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO). Under the auspices of the Congregation Ohavo Sholom Mariampol. President, Harris Cohen; Vice-Prosident, .T. Rothchild; Secretary, II. Etshokin, 171 Maxwell. Capital, $3000, made up from donations. Loans to poor business people without interest, to be paid up in three months in instalments. Loaned in last fiscal year about $9000.

-RELIEF ORGANIZATION FOR JEWISH REFUGEES, CHICAGO BRANCH. President, Adolph Loeb; Vico-Presidcnt, Henry Greenebaum; Treasurer, Simon W. Strauss; Secretary, E. C. Hamburgher. "SARAH LODGE, SISTERS OF HUMANITY. President, Mrs. Rosa Unger; Vice-President, Mrs. Mary Ellsner; Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Stern; Secretary, Mrs. S. Wechter. Trus- tees: Mrs. Pauline Wertheimer, Mrs. Regina Unger. *SKLF-EDI:CATIONAL CLUB, 2-19 Ewing. President, E. Rivkin. Organized 1894. SEVENTH WARD DISTRICT BUREAU OF ASSOCIATED CHARITIES, 531 Union. Founded 1897. President, Hannah G. Solo- mon; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Harry Selz; Secretary, Mrs. Max Ederheimer, 3926 Grand Bd.; Superintendent, Min- nie F. Low. Trustees: Mrs. E. Stonehill, Mrs. D. B. Falter, Miss Esther Witkowsky, Jacob J. Abt, Rev. Jos. K. Arnold, and the officers. Income of last fiscal year, about $2000; $1427 through the Council of Jewish Women, the rest from subscribers. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Organized for social service, etc., in the district where poor Jews live. S-irr WORKROOM FOR JEWISH WOMEN.

-[CONGREGATION] SHAREI ZEDEK, 93 Wilson. *SHORER STRRET CONGREGATION. Mr. Fishgroond, 20 Hirsh. SHOCHREY SEFATH EVER. .Sir HEBREW LITERARY SOCIETY. 240 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (continued) [CONGREGATION] SHOMREI HADAS, Clinton and Maxwell. Founded March 25, 1891. President, D. Bhimanthal; Vice-President, S. Brownd; Treasurer, I. Bachman; Sec- retary, S. Levinson, 149 W. 12th Place. Trustees: S. Steiner, I. Rohtenbaum, M. Brothman. Members, 30; Seatholders, 17. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Con- gregation meets alternate Saturday nights. Services: Daily, 6 a. m. and 5 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. SISTERS OF AID (AUXILIARY TO SOUTH SIDE HEBREW CONGRE- GATION), 3433 Indiana Av. Founded November 15. 1891. President, Mrs. N. Moskovits; Vice-President, Mrs. B. IJnsenstiel; Treasurer, Mrs. B. Davis; Secretary, Miss Anna Steiner, 3642 Indiana Av. Warden, Mrs. J. Kohn. Trustees: Mesdames II. Stone, A. Marks, I. Klawans, S. ITirsch, Sang-er and Schweren. Members, 80. Income of last fiscal year, $350. Organization meets first Sun- day of the month. *SISTERS OF CHARITY SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Seligman; Vice-President, Mrs. Steinberg-; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Cohen; Secretary, Mrs. H. Meyers. *SISTERS OF PEACE SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Dora Korsoski. *SOUTH CHICAGO HEBREW CHARITY ASSOCIATION. *SOUTII SIDE BRANCH OF THE KOSHER HOME FOR THE AGED. President, A. L. Stone; Vice-President, S. Lewis; Re- cording Secretary, Mrs. Benjamin Davis; Financial Secretary. M. Kreeger. Executive Committee: L. Ziv, L. Cohn, B. Davis, M. Abrams, J. Negrescon, L. Kreeger. SOUTH SIDE HEBREW CONGREGATION (KEHILATH ANsnu DORUM), 3433-3435 Indiana Av. Founded September 12, 188S. Rabbi, Samuel N. Deinard. President, L. Rosen- baum; Vice-President, S. Lewis; Treasiirer, B. Rosen- stiel; Secretary, G. H. Rosenbaum, 286 31st. Trustees: H. Ephraim, G. Hitzel, B. Davis, J. Lang, A. Kallon. Members and Seatholders, 86. Congregation meets last Sunday of the quarter. Services: 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Sunday morning; pupils, 136; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery at Waldheim. Auxiliary Society: Sis- ters of Aid (-which see). SOUTH SIDE LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY, Temple K. A: M., Indiana Av. and 33rd. Founded 1863. President, Mrs. J. Schmaltz; Vice-1'resident, Mrs. A. Rheinstrom; Treas- urer, Mrs. Leo Strauss; Recording Secretary, Celia Adler, 166 34th; Financial Secretary, Mrs. N. F. Leopold, 2901 Michigan Av. Trustees: Mesdames Louis Leopold, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 241

Chicago (continued) Illinois A. L. Simons, M. Emerich, D. Guthman, H. Gimbel, S. Stern, S. Silverman, and the officers. Members, 300. Income of last fiscal year, $5155.09. Organization meets every Wednesday from October to March. Employs poor Jewish women as sempstresses, and distributes the garments made among families recommended by the United Hebrew Charities. THE STANDARD CLUB, Michigan Av. and 24th. Founded 1869. President, Edwin G. Foreman; Vice-President, Alfred S. Austrian; Treasurer, Benjamin R. Cohn; Secretary, Byron Z. Glaser, 566 E. 45th. Managers: Siegfried H. Kirshberger, Joseph G. Snydacker, Oscar Rosenberg, Louis Falkeman, Albert H. Loeb, Modie J. Spiegel, Solomon T. De Lee, Alfred M. Snydacker, Levi A. Eliel, Harry Pflaum, Lessing Rosenthal and the officers. Members, 484. Income of last fiscal year, $110,572.73. TALMUD TOBAH. See MOSES MONTEFIORE HEBREW FEEE SCHOOL. •"•[CONGREGATION] TELL PLACE. S. L. Lapin, 527 N. Paulina. ""•TEMPORARY LODGING ROOMS FOB STRANGERS, 80 Libertj'. President, J. Rothschild, 22 O'Brien; Secretarjr, M. N. Newman, 565 Canal. Members, 250. ^[CONGRECATION] TIFERES YISROEL ANSIIB LUKNIK, 174 W. 14th. Founded December, 1891. Rabbi, Harris Kaplan; Assistants, M. L. Cohen, H. S. Drore, I. M. Cohen. President, A. W. Sandier, 195 W. 14th; Vice-President, Abraham Crone; Secretary, H. S. Drore. Trustees: H. Dimond, M. Cohen, H. Calitz. Board meets twice a month. Members, 70. Services three times daily. Re- ligious School: From 8 to 10 a.m.; pupils, 50. Annual income, $800. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Tillim; Chevra Gemorah; Shmuel Mohilever Loan Association. Organized August 8, 1898. President, A. C. Levin; Secre- tary, Morris Simon, 219 Maxwell. Amount loaned since organized, $3500. * [CONGREGATION] TIFERETH ZION, 586-88 N. Lincoln. Presi- dent, M. Doctorsky, 1009 Milwaukee Av.; Vice-President. F. Kadetsky; Treasurer, J. Banowitz; Secretary, A. L. Goldman; Trustees: I. Shere, M. D. Nabitowsky, S. Gold- ring. THE UNITED HEBBEW CHARITIES OF CHICAGO: Relief and Labor Bureau, 223 26th; Hospital, 29th and Groveland Av.; Dispensary, 309 and 311 S. Morgan. Founded 1859 as United Hebrew Relief Association; new charter under 16 2-12 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago (crmtinned) above name in 1888; both charters retained; one society under new name in active work. President, Isaac Greensfelder; Vice-President, Herman F. Hahn; Treas- urer, Alfred M. Snydacker; Financial Secretary, Albert Oppenheimer; Recording Secretary, A. P. Pflaum. Trustees: Henry Elkan, M. W. Kozminski, S. J. Kim- vnelsteel, Sol. Sulzberger, Maurice Rosenfeld, Jos. M. Schnadig, Bernard Cahn, George Frank, Henry N. Hart, Leo A. Loeb. E. J. Kohn, S. H. Kirshberger, Mesdames Johanna Loeb, M. Weinberg', M. A. Adler, L. Schott, B. Loewenthal, and Miss Esther Witkowsky. Board of Delegates, about 1:25, appointed by constituent bodies in proportion to contribution; no direct membership. Annual income: Relief, about $27,500; Labor Bureau, $1750; Hospital and Dispensary, $45,000 to $50,000. Board meeting first Tuesday of the month. Organization meets annually, early in October. Objects: Outdoor relief, employment bureau, hospital. Constituent Socie- ties: The Ladies' Sewing Societies; Baron Hirsch Ladies' Aid Society; Jochanah Lodge; Deborah Verein, and Chicago Woman's Aid. The congregations collect the annual relief subscriptions; the lodges contribute $50 to $150; the Young Men's Hebrew Charity Organization contributes to all branches about $15,000. The hospital annual subscriptions are made direct, but give no representation in the Board of Delegates. UNITY CLUB, 3138-3140 Indiana Av. Founded January, 1898, (amalgamated with Concordia Club, organized 1890). President, Max L. Wolff; Vice-President, B. B. Bonheim; Treasurer, H. J. Eliel, Box B; Secretary, Edw. S. Wolff. Members, about 135. Income of last fiscal year, about $5000. -WOMAN'S AID LOAN ASSOCIATION. Organized October, 1897. President, Mrs. B. Pirosh; Vice-President, Mrs. Joseph Werb; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Aisenstaedt; Recording Sec- retary, Miss Lena Barron; Financial Secretary, Mrs. D. Selin; Loan Secretary, Miss Jennie H. Norden, 341 Henry. Furnishes loans in small sums to worthy poor. Capital, $800. "WOMEN'S SOCIETY OF THE HOME FOR AGED JEWS. President, Mrs. Walter W. Isaacs; Vice-President, Mrs. Hannah Meyer; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Harry Weil; Treas- urer, Mrs. Fred. Morris; Recording- Secretary, Mrs. John J. Litt. Trustees: Mesdames Loo Singer, S. Cohn, N. Lippel. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 243

Chicago (continued) Illinois WORKROOM FOR JEWISH WOMEN (associated with THE SEV- ENTH WARD BUREAU OF CHARITIES), 531 Union. Presi- dent, Mrs. Luis Jackson; Treasurer, Mrs. Eugene Arn- wtein; Secretary, Mrs. L. Schilt, 4212 Berkeley Av. Trustees: Mesdames A. I. Radzinski, Henry Solomon, Hecht, Blumenfeld, Benjamin Davis, Lipsky, E. C. Ham- burgher. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Supplies poor Jewish women with work, anil provides them with the means of living. Various organizations contribute to its support. Expenses are about $250 per month. Each woman receives 50 cents per day in kind. She has the choice of necessary articles of clothing, fuel or food. 20 women per day are employed. * YOUNG LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, Ray Jack- son; Vice-President, Ida Wamfeld; Treasurer, Carrie Keith; Secretary, Ray Mintz. "YOUNG MEN'S CHARITY ASSOCIATION. President, Charles Long; Vice-President, Berthold Weis; Secretary, Sid- ney Pollack; Financial Secretary, Louis Rezek; Treas- urer, Edward Lurie. fiYowNG MEN'S HEBREW CHARITY ORGANIZATION. Founded 1881. President, Alfred S. Austrian; Vice-President, Louis A. Kohn; Treasurer, Horatio S. Simons; Financial Secretary, A. W. Meyer; Recording Secretary, S. B. Holxheimer. Directors: Alfred M. Snydaeker, Edward F. Meyer, Adolph Kurz, Henry Schwab, Milton A. Strauss. Members, 550. Organization meets first Mon- day in March. Aids the charitable and philanthropic organizations of the city. Affiliated with the United Hebrew Charities. *YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW RELIEF ASSOCIATION, 539 Jefferson. Organized May 18, 1895. President, Chas. Herron, -J.sy Union; Secretary, Paul Pogarelsky, 62 Wa.shburne Av. Members, 84. Organized for neighborhood relief and as a loan association. *ZION CONGREGATION, Ogden Av. and Washington Boulevard. President, Rudolph Gerber; Vice-Presidents, LOUTS W. Abt and Ja<:ob Schram; Secretary, William Wilhartz; Treasurer, Adolph Stein. Directors: I. Baumgartl, Harry Berger, M. H. Eichengreen, Edw. Harzfeld, L. Klein, E. Levit, James Michael, Louis Schram. Rabbi Emeritus, Dr. B. Felsenthal. Services, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. in. Religious School, Sunday, 'J.30 a. m. 244 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Illinois Chicago Heights HOLIDAY SERVICES. Decatur HOLIDAY SERVICES. Joliet DEBORAH SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Rose Fleischer; Vice- President, Mrs. Bertha Glicklich; Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa- lie Rosenheim; Secretary, Bertha Alexander, 1000 S. Joliet. Members, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $72. Furnished and maintains a children's ward in Silver Cross Hospital in Joliet; also supports and educates a poor Jewish girl until she is able to provide for her- self. HOLIDAY SERVICES. Lincoln THE LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded May 5, 1S90. President, Rae Rosenthal; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Jacobs; Treasurer, Mrs. I. Altman; Secretary, Lena Kahn, 412 S. Chicago. Members, 19. Organization meets first Friday of the month. Aids the Cleveland Orphan Asylum and contributes to the maintenance of the Jewish Cemetery in Lincoln. HOLIDAY SERVICES. Peoria [CONGREGATION] ANSKE EMETH, Monroe and Hancock. Founded 18C5. Rabbi, Charles S. Levi, B. A., National Hotel. President, Samuel Woolner, Sr.; Vice-President, David Ullman; Treasurer, M. C. Salzenstein; Secretary, Max Ritzwoller, 702 N. Madison. Trustees: Jacob Heim, Jacob Woolner, Wm. F. Wolfner and the officers. Mem- bers, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $6000. Congrega- tion meets in May. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Satur- day, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: Saturday, 9.15 to 10.15 a. m.; Sunday, 9.30 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 75; regular classes, 5, and post-confirmation and confirmation classes; teachers, (>. Cemetery at Springdale (City Cemetery). Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Society of Temple, President, Mrs. S. Loewenthal. Ladies' Benevolent Society, President, Mrs. H. Ullman. Sisters of Peace Society, President, Jacob Woolner. *UNITTBD JEWISH CHARITIES. Organized 1899. Constituent Societies: Peoria Hebrew Relief Association; Ladies' DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 245

Peoria (continued) Illinois Sewing- Society, President, Mrs. W. B. Woolner; Ladies' Aid Society, President, Mrs. M. J. Cohen; Strangers' Sheltering Society, President, W. IT. Wolfner. Petersburgh. See under Springfield Quincy [K. K.] BNAI SHALOM, 9th, between Broadway and Spring. Founded 1870. Rabbi, Elias E. Eppstein, 6th and Spring. President, Wolf Joseph; Vice-President, Moses Kings- baker; Treasurer, Martin Joseph; Secretary, Manheim Jackson, 307 City Hall Square. Trustees: W. Joseph, M. Kingsbaker, H. Nelke, B. G. Vasen, H. Swimmer, D. Stern and M. Jackson. Members and Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $1SOO. Congregation meets October 1. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 25; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, 30th, north of Broad- way. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society (which see). HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO K. K. BNAI SHALOM). Founded 1834. President, Mrs. Julia Vasen; Vice-President, Mrs. H. Swimmer; Treasurer, Mrs. Laura Davidson; Secretary, Mrs. Rosa Stern, Tre- mont Hotel. Trustees: Mrs. Josephine Meyer, Mrs. Miriam Stern. Members, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $30. Organization meets first Wednesday in January, April, July and October. Auxiliary Society: Temple Society. Aids Cleveland Orphan Asylum. Rock Island '""CONGREGATION. *DEBOBAH SOCIETY. Secretary, Mrs. Louis Kahn. Springfield [CONGREGATION] BERITH SHOLEM, N. 5th St. Founded 1805. Rabbi, A. Traugott, 850 N. 6th. President, S. Benjamin, 1127 N. 7th; Vice-President, Alb. Salzenstein; Treasurer, B. A. Lange. Trustees: Sol. Stern, Alb. Myers, M. See- berger, Eli Lilienstern and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1400. Congregation meets in May and August. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Pupils in Religious School, 10; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Oak Ridge Cemetery. Holiday services attended by the Jewish residents of Ashland, Athens and Petersburg!!. 246 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK iniaoia Springfield (continued) * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ABRAHAM, 7th and Mason. Rabbi, Bloeh. President, M. Klempner; Secretary, B. Goldstein. Members, 50. Services: Friday evening- and Saturday morning. Cemetery. TTrbana LADIES" JEWISH LITERARY CLUB. Secretary, Miss Rose Schiller. HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Imliana INDIANA Anderson HOLIDAY SERVICES. Attica ^CONGREGATION. Rabbi Blaut. Religious School: Superin- tendent, Mrs. Rachel Levor. Boone *C< INli REGATION. Columbia City HOLIDAY SERVICES. Secretary, Moses Straus. Trustees: Dan. Daniel, Sol. Stein. Income of last liseal year, 100. Cemetery at south end of town. Elwood HOLIDAY SERVICES. Evansville [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, 6th and Division. Founded IS:-)!!. Rabbi, Israel Klein, 514 Upper 7th. President, Abe Strouse; Vice-President, David Heimann; Treasurer, Silas Ichenhauser; Secretary, H. E. Humberts, 16 Jeffer- son Av. Trustees: Nathan Gross, P. W. Frey, August Brentano, Henry S. Kahn, Aaron M. Weil. Income of last fiscal year, $4000. Congregation meets first Sunday in June. Services: Friday, 7.HO p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 5.ri; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery at Mechaniesville. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Orphan Asylum Auxiliary; Ladies' Benevolent Society. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI MOSIIE, Tng-le, between 6th and 7th. Komifled lisso. Rabbi, K. Miller; Assistant, Meyer Levy. President, I. Ringolsky; Vice-President, P. Skora; DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 347

Evansville (continued) Indiana Treasurer, R. Paul; Secretary, Ben. Newman, 127 Black- ford Av. Trustees: Julius Newman, Louis Greenberg, Hyman Minda, Phil. Skora, Sam. Newman. Members and Seatholders, 56. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Friday, 6.30 p. m.; Saturday morning. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 40; classes, 3, under one teacher. Cemetery at Babytown, suburb of the city. Auxiliary Society: Relief Society. IJIIEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1850. President, Mrs. Obendorfer; Vice-President, Mrs. Cohn; Treasurer, Mrs. Esslinger; Secretary, Mrs. Kronen- berger. Trustees: Mesdames Barnett, Rotshild, Frey and Loewenstein. Members, 65. Annual income, $150. Organization meets four times annually. *MOUNT SINAI CEMETERY, on Babytown Road, three miles from court-house. Office, 625 Main. President, Robert Paul; Secretary, M. Ravdin. PROGRESS CLUB, Eichel Block. Founded 1880. President, Nathan Gross; Vice-President, Leopold Scholem; Treasurer, Max De Jong; Secretary, Charles J. Eichel. Trustees: Abe Strouse, Silas Ichenhauser, Henry S. Kahn, Jesse Weil, Nestor Brentano. Members, 53. In- come of last fiscal year, $2000. Organization meets May 1.

Ft. Wayne ACHDUTII VESHOLOM CONGEEGATION, W. Wayne and Harrison. Founded October, 1848. Rabbi, Frederick Cohn, E. Main and Clay. President, Marx Frank; Vice-President, A. Oppenheimer; Treasurer, A. Hirsh; Secretary, Isidor Lehman. Trustees: Leo. Freiburger, E. Strass, A. Roths- child, Sam Chaska, Sam S. Fisher. Members and Con- tributors, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $2700. Con- gregation meets Sunday after Yom Kippur. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 35; classes, 3; teachers, 4. Lindenwood Cemetery, near city limits. STANDARD CLUB, Berry and Harrison. Founded 1878. Presi- dent, Chas. Falk; Vice-President, Sam. S. Fisher; Treas- urer, Nathan Rotchild; Secretary, L. Frankle, 15 Cal- houn. Trustees: Julius Nathan, Jake Meyer, Simon Eppstein. Members, 46. Organization meets March 1. 248 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAH BOOK

Indiana Groshen [CONGREGATION] SHEAKITH ISRAEL, 518 S. 3d. Founded Sep- tember 3, 1878. Rabbi, H. Weinstein, 505 S. 3rd. Presi- dent, Samuel Meyer; Vice-President, Jacob Tobias; Treasurer, Nathan Caminsky; Secretary, Abraham Kaatz, 615 S. 7th. Trustees: Nathan Salinger, Maurice A. Goldberg-, Moses Wolfberg. Members and Seathold- ers, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $783.45. Congrega- tion meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Services: In winter, Friday, 5 p. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m.; in summer, Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 7.30 a. m. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 35; classes, 4; teachers, 3. Cemetery, west end of town, adjoining- City Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society; Jewish Young Ladies' Sewing Circle. Indianapolis AMERICUS CLUB, 208 N. Alabama. Founded September, 1892. President, S. E. Rauh; Vice-President, David Kahn; Treasurer, G. A. Efroymson; Secretary, R. Bamberger. Trustees: Jos. Wineman, L. R. Kahn, E. I. Fisher. Members, 75. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. *CONCORDIA SOCIETY. Meets at Reichwein's Hall first Sunday of the month. Secretary, Eugene J. Hoffman. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Organized 1859. President. Mrs. Eliza Leopold; Vice-President, Mrs. C. Ezekiel; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Eckhouse; Secretary, Mrs. Henry Marks, 513 S. Delaware. Trustees: Mesdames H. Lauter, B. Kaufman, D. Kahn. Members, 106. In- come of last fiscal year, $812.50. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. INDIANAPOLIS HEBREW CONGREGATION, Delaware and 10th. Founded 1856. Rabbi, Mayer Messing, 523 N. Delaware. President, David Kahn; Vice-President, Joseph Wine- man; Treasurer, Julius Adler; Secretary, Morris Solo- mon, 222 E. Pratt. Trustees: Leon Kahn, Sol. S. Kiser and Raphael Kirshbaum. Members and Seatholders, 170. Income of last fiscal year, $4500. Congregation meets in September. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a. m., and all holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 120; teachers, 8. Cemetery. *INDIANAPOLIS JUDISCHE BRUDER VEREIN. Meets first Sunday of the month at Hungarian Synagogue. President, Joseph Grunwald; Secretary, Joseph Winkler. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 249

Indianapolis (continued) Indiana [CONGREGATION] KNESBESS ISBAEL, Eddy and Merill. Founded 1892. President, D. Goldman; Vice-President, S. Gold- man; Treasurer, J. L. Rappaport; Secretary, W. Setzen, 621 E. Washington. Trustees: Solomon Trotcky, Joe Goldberger, D. Ridker. Members and Seatholders, 2). Income of last fiscal year, $800. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, S. Meridian and Kelly. *MONTEFIORE SOCIETY. Meets at Market Street Temple every Sunday afternoon. Secretary, Simon Segar. *[CONGREGATION] OHEW ZEDECK (HUNGARIAN), E. Market St. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday, R a. m. * [CONGREGATION] SHARAII TEFIIXA, Meridian near Norwood. Rabbi, Isaac Canter. Services: Daily, 6 a. m. and 6 p.m.; Saturday, 7.30 a.m.; Friday, sundown. Kendallville HOLIDAY SERVICES. Kokomo CONGREGATION OF KOKOMO. Founded April 24, 1896. Presi- dent, J. Maas; Treasurer, Julius Silvester; Secretary, S. B. Stern. Members and Seatholders, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $160. Services: Friday, 7.r:o p. m. Pupils in Religious School, 8; one class. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. Lafayette [CONGREGATION] AHAVATH ACHIM. Founded 1849. Rabbi, Joseph Leiser. President, S. Hene; "Vice-President, H. Kern; Treasurer, L. Oppenheimer; Secretary, B. Born. Trustees: L. Dryfus, S. Born, L. Potlitzer. Members and Seatholders, 43. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets first Sunday in June. Services: Friday evening. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 35; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Society; Propyla-um Association; Circulating Library; Free Kindergarten. *PROGRESS CLUB. [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ABRAHAM, 9th and Main. Founded 1888. Rabbi, Zegman. President, M. Rose; Vice-Presi- dent, A. Wascherstein; Treasurer, B. Perlman; Secre- tary, Gokel Perlman. Trustees: Josef Salsman, Abram Goldberg. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Services: Daily, 8 a. m. Cemetery, 4th St, 250 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Indiana Ligonier [TEMPLE] AHAVATH SHOLOM, Main St. Founded 1864. Rabbi, Dr. Julius M. Magil. President, Jacob Straus; Vice- President, Sol. Mler; Treasurer, Abe Goldsmith; Secre- tary, Sol. Sax. Trustees: Simon J. Straus, M. Jacobs, N. Wertheimer. Members, 40; Seatholders, 4. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Annual meeting first Sunday in May. Services: Friday, summer, 7.30 p. m.; winter, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 9.15 a. m. Religious School: Saturday; pupils, 31; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, South Side. Auxiliary Societies: The Temple Public Library (600 vols.), open every Saturday afternoon; organized Janu- ary, 1900. The Ladies' Literary Club, organized Janu- ary, 1899, President, Mrs. A. B. Mier; Secretary, Mrs. Simon Ackerman; meets every Saturday afternoon. The Ladies' Sewing Society, organized January, 1899, President, Mrs. Sol. Mier; Secretary, Mrs. L. Solomon; meets every Thursday afternoon. *GOLDEN ARROW CLUB. President, Harry Sax; Secretary, Bessie Selig. *HARMONT CLUB. President, E. Jacobs; Secretary, Sig. Kami. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLFNT SOCIETY. Founded September 15, 1865. President, Mrs. J. Straus; Vice-President, Mrs. L. Solomon; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. J. Selig. Members, 22. Income of last fiscal year, $100. Organi- zation meets second Wednesday of the month. *LADIES' THIMBLE SOCIETY. President, Mrs. M. Loeb. LITTLE HELPERS' CLUB. Founded June 11, 1894. President, Ruth Selig; Vice-President, Ruby Solomon; Treasurer, Hortense Goldsmith; Secretary, Stella Baum. Members, 10. Income of last fiscal year, $45. Organization meets on alternate Sundays. Auxiliary Societies in Butler, Ind.; Toledo, Ohio; Kendallville, Ind.; Manistee, Mich.; Chicago, 111. Jjogansport [CONGREGATION] BETH EL. Services held in the Universalist Church. Founded March 12, 1900. Rabbi, Joseph Leiser, of Lafayette, Ind. President, Jordan Hecht; Vice-Presi- dent, Ben Fisher; Treasurer, Henry Wiler; Secretary, Henry H. Bregstone, 219 Fourth. Members, 37. Con- gregation meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Services: Second Sunday evening of the, month. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 19; classes, 2; teachers, 2. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 251

Madison Indiana * [CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL. Rabbi, I. L. Stern. Presi- dent, I. L. Baer; Vice-President, M. R. Sulzer; Treasurer, Ben. Baer; Secretary, Nathan S. Hoffstadt, 222 E. Main. Marion [CONGREGATION] MARION. Founded March, 1897. Rabbi, Joseph Leiser, Lafayette, Ind.; Assistant, Jacob Straus. President, Leo. Nusbaum; Vice-President, Phil. Lyons; Secretary and Treasurer, Lewis S. Marks. Trustees: Barney Pirns, Sam. Rosenfield, Chas. Levy, M. Blumen- thal. Members and Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $180. Services: Third Sunday of the month, 7.30 p. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 25; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Relief. PROGRESS CLUB. Founded September, 1892. President, Mrs. Bloch; Vice-President, Mrs. Goldrich; Treasurer, Mrs. Levy; Secretary, Mrs. L. Nusbaum, W. Fourth St. Members, 17. Organization meets on alternate Tues- days. Dispenses charity and supports the Religious School. Michigan City '"[CONGREGATION] OIIAV SHOLOM. Mt. Vernon. [CONGREGATION] ANSHE ISRAEL. Founded September 22, 1870. President, Benj. Lowenhaupt; Vice-President, Jacob Maas; Treasurer, Mike Rosenbaum; Secretary, Jacob Cronbach. Trustees: Isaac Wolf, Lee Rosenbaum, Julius Rosenbaum. Members and Seatholders, 31. In- come of last fiscal year, $10G8.65. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. in.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Cemetery, two miles north of city. Auxiliary Societies: Jewish Ladies' Relief Society; Congregational Relief Fund. Muncie HOLIDAY SERVICES. New Albany *LADIES' TEMPLE SOCIETY. Peru [CONGREGATION] OR ZION. Founded July 3, 1S70. President, H. Baer; Secretary and Treasurer, i>. Kittner. Trustees: Win. Levi, Jerome Herff. Board meeting- every three months. Members, 16. Services: Kvery Friday evening and all holidays. Religious School: Sunday morning. 252 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Indiana Peru (continued) Pupils, 23. Anniial income, $354. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Benevolent Society. Terre Haute * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ABRAHAM, 12th and Swan. Founded 1892. Rabbi, Ruben Horwitz. President, Hyman Gold- berg; Vice-President, Aaron Goldberg; Treasurer, J. Goldberg; Secretary, Morris Levin. Trustees: Morris Finkelstein, Ike Lewinthal, S. Wechsler. Members, 30. Annual income, $500. Auxiliary Societies: Sisters of B'nai Abraham; B'nai Abraham Junior Society. [TEMPLE] ISRAEL, S. 4th, between Oak and Swan. Founded in 1890. Rabbi, Emil Leipziger. President, Jonas Strouse; Vice-President, J. Fisher; Treasurer, A. Ar- nold; Secretary, Miss Matilda Straus, 317 S. 4th. Trus- tees: A. Herz, S. Uffenheimer, Harry Schloss, Simon Levi, Lee Goodman. Members and Seatholders, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $2198. Congregation meets third Monday in April. Services: Friday evening. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 20; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, east edge of city. Auxiliary Societies: Sewing Circle; Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society. THE PHOENIX CLUB, 508 Wabash Av. Founded February 7, 1886. President, Meyer Mamberger; Vice-President, Maurice Frank; Treasurer, Adolph Joseph; Secretary, Henry Wolff, G02 Wabash Av. Directors: Milton E. Herz, Louis Silberman, Phil. Kleeman. House Committee: M. E. Herz, Julius Strause, Isaac Goodman. Entertain- ment Committee: Harry Schloss, Louis Greenberg and Judy Rotshild. Members, 44. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. Vincennes •"[CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL. Wabash LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded October 2G, lHT.i. President, Mrs. Sam Simon; Vice-President, Mrs. B. Heineman; Treasurer, Mrs. Ollie Hyman; Sec- retary, Mrs. Louis Bockman, 25 E. Maple. Trustees: Mesdames A. Doob, Abe Simon, I. Beitman. Members, 34. Income of last fiscal year, $287.80. Organization meets on alternate Wednesdays. * [CONGREGATION] RODEF SHOLOM. Religious School. Superin- tendent, j\lrs. Lena Simon. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 253

INDIAN TERRITORY Indian Ardmore Territory CEMETEBY ASSOCIATION. Founded March 10, 1898. Presi- dent and Secretary, H. Aronson; Treasurer, F. N. Barall. Members, 15. Holiday services. IOWA i,,wa Cedar Rapids HOLIDAY SERVICES. Centerville [CONGREGATION] BENEI ISRAEL. Founded 1892. Reader, Leo Dumb. President, Isaack Hirschberg; Vice-President, Elias Teitel; Treasurer, M. Ilirschberg; Secretary, S. Gaba. Trustees: S. Hirschberg, Wolf Bernstein, D. Bromberg. Members and Seatholders, 22. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Every Sabbath and holidays. Cemetery. Council Bluffs [CONGREGATION] COUNCIL BLUFFS HEBREW SOCIETY, 546 Broadway. Founded 1881. President, M. Marcus; Yice- President, Julius Cherniss; Treasurer, J. Rosenfeldt; Secretary, L. Harris, 320 N. 7th. Trustees: L. H. Moss- ier, J. Ungar, S. Weinberg. Members, 10. Income of last fiscal year, $20. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Davenport •"[TEMPLE] EMANUEL. Rabbi, W. H. Fineshriber. Secretary, Jos. Froehlich. Des Moines [CONGREGATION] BNAI YESHURUN. Founded May, 1872. Rabbi, Solomon H. Sonneschein. President, I. Lang; Vice-President, M. Strauss; Treasurer, J. Mandelbaum; Secretary, M. Stern, Centre and ISth. Trustees: M. Goldman, M. Shloss, Hy. Riegelman. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Congregation meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Resident members, 53; non-residents, 5; seatholders, 19. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 a.m. to 12 m.; pupils, 67, in four grades, and a Confirmation Class. Annual income, about $4200. Auxiliary Society: Ladies Aid Society. Synagogue free from debt. Burial ground in the large non-sectarian City Cemetery. 254 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Iowa Des Moines (yont'umed) [CONGREGATION] BAITII AIL JACOB, Second and Des Moines. Founded 18*1. Rabbi, A. L. Zarchy, 41G E. Grand Av. President, C. Silberman; Vice-President, H. Finkelberg; Treasurer, P. Armberg; Secretary, S. Grand, 802 E. Court Av. Trustees: A. Jacobs, I. Goldberg-, J. Cohen. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, about $1000. Congregation meets monthly. Services daily. Cemetery within the city limit. '"[CONGREGATION] TlIE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, 617 E. Sixth. Services: Saturday, 8 a. m. and 6 p. m. Rabbi, A. Rubin. Dubuque ^CONGREGATION] SONS OF ABRAHAM. Founded October 5, 1892. Rabbi, David Cohen. Trustees: James Levi, D. Conig- isky, M. Lippman. Board meeting first Tuesday of the month. Members, 05. Services: Saturday, 'J a. m. An- nual income, $*00. Keokuk [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Sth and Blondeau. Founded October 5, 1*50. Rabbi, Maurice Faber, 904 Concert. President, S. S. Lowitz; Vice-President and Treasurer. J. B. Weil; Secretary, D. Carwalho, 4th ami Main. Trustees: M. Stern, Julius Spiegel, D. Carwalho. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 21. Congregation meets first Sun- day of January, April, July and October. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Three sessions weekly; pupils, 13; classes, 2, under one teacher. Oakland Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: He- brew Ladies' Benevolent Society; B'nai Brith Culture Society. Lake City HOLIDAY SERVICES. Ottumwa HOLIDAY SERVICES. Rock Island '•CONGREGATION. President, B. Rachman; Viee-President, M. Taxman; Treasurer, H. Lewis; Secretary, H. Horblit. Trustees: M. Silverman, Simon Lewis, B. Goldman. Sioux City •[CONGREGATION] ADAS JESHURUN, 511 Iowa. Services: Satur- day, 8.30 a. m. Rabbi, S. Simon. President, H. Levine. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 255

Sioux City (continued) Iowa "HEBREW LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY. President, Mrs. J. M. Cohen; Treasurer, Mrs. Lou Hattenbach; Secretary, Mrs. B. Davidson. MOUNT SIXAI CONGREGATION, 13th and Nebraska. Rabbi, Emil Ellinger, 1023 Nebraska. President, Sigmund Shvilein; Vice-President, Chas. Wise; Treasurer, Julius Pappe; Secretary, Mrs. J. M. Cohen, 1012 Douglass. Trustees: Myer Wise, I. G. Trauerman, Ben Davidson, Arnold Fribourg. Members and Seatholders, :20. Ser- vices: Friday evening and Sunday morning. Religious School: Sunday morning; pupils, 20; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, two miles from postofBce. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society.

KANSAS Kansas Atchison [C'oN'nTtF/iATiON] BNAT .TESIIURUN. NO services. Cemetery, Mount Vernon. Secretary, N. Deutsch. Oawker City HOLIDAY SERVICES. Religious School. Hutchinson HOLIDAY SERVICES. Kansas City *[OONGRECIATION] OIIAVEI SIIOLOM. Incorporated August, 1900. President, I. Rabinowitz; Viee-President, B. Goodman; Treasurer, Robert Rabin; Secretary, J. P. Louis. Lawrence HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Leavenworth. [CONGREGATION] BENAI YESIIUREN, Oth and Osage. Founded 18(10. Rabbi, Sigmund Frey; Assistant, H. Friendlich. President, Henry Ettenson; Vice-President, Bernard Flesher; Treasurer, Ike Hart; Secretary, Edwin M. Sickel, 227 Pottawatomie. Trustees: Nathan Schloss, Louis Hoffman, L. Michael. Members and Seatholders, about 55. Income of last fiscal year, about $1200. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, S5; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, five miles w?st of city. 256 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Kansas Leaven-worth (continued) *CHEBRA KADISHA. Cemetery. Founded 1859. President, L. Machol. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded 1863. President, Mrs. C. M. Michael; Vice-President, Mrs. S. Lipson; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Katzenberg; Secretary, Mrs. E. Winnig, 315 Osag-e. Trustees: Mesdames H. Friend- lich, L. Rothenberg, H. Cohn, L. Levy. Members, 51. Income of last fiscal year, $204. Organization meets in January, April, July and October. Sends an annual contribution of $25 to the Cleveland Orphan Asylum. *[CONGKEGATION] HOUSE OF JACOB. Rabbi, H. Barosky. President, I. Sandheim; Vice-President, S. Ettleman; Treasurer, Jacob Hail; Secretary, H. Barosky. Trus- tees: Morris Tomer, Morris Eisen, Morris Hoffman. Salina HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Topeka [CHEVRA KADISHA] BICKER CHOLEM. President, L. Diamond; Treasurer, S. Barenum; Secretary, M. Snattinger, 309 W. 10th. Members, 7. Cemetery, about one mile east of city. •HARMONY CLUB. Secretary, A. Newman. THE HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1885. President, Mrs. .T. Levi; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Snattinger; Secretary, Mrs. M. Snattinger, 309 W. 10th Av. Mem- bers, 11. Income of last fiscal year, $66.35. Organiza- tion meets first Wednesday of the month. HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Kentucky KENTUCKY Bowling Green HOLIDAY SERVICES. Henderson [CONGREGATION] ADAS ISRAEL. Founded 1879. Rabbi, M. Heilbronner. President, Ike Loeb; Vice-President, Abe Mann; Treasurer, H. Lauchheim; Secretary, M. J. Hart- field. Trustees: Ike Loeb, Ed. Oberdorfer, Joe Cohen, M. Levi, E. A. Levy. Members and Seatholders, 21. Income of last fiscal year, about $600. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m. Pupils in Religious School, 30; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, two miles from the city. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 257

Henderson (continued) Kentucky HARMONY CLUB. Founded about 1890. President, N. M. Lauchheim; Secretary and Treasurer, S. O. Heilbronner, 461 S. Main. Members, 15. Income of last fiscal year, about $180. Louisville [CONGREGATION] ADAS ISRAEL, 6th and Broadway. Founded 1842. Rabbi, Dr. Adolph Moses, 1232 1st. President, Chas. Goldsmith; Vice-President, Aaron Kohn; Treas- urer, Wm. Thalheimer; Secretary, Wm. Trost, 127 3d; Assistant Secretary, S. A. Dreifus, r>25 4th Av. Trus- tees: S. Grabfelder, D. Hirsch, F. Hays, E. Klauber, A. Levy, A. Rosenbaum, Chas. Rosenheim, C. J. Rosenheim, Ben Strous, A. Selligman, M. J. Streng, E. Sachs, M. Stern. Members and Seatholders, 301. Income of last fiscal year, $11,345. Congregation meets in June. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 to 11 a. m.; pupils, 325; classes, 8; teachers, 8. Cemetery, Preston Street Road.

*[CONGREGATION] ADAS JESHURUN. Rabbi, Dr. S. F. Salinger. President, B. Schwartz. [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMIDRASH HAGODEL, 425 E. Jefferson. Founded February 5, 1888. Rabbi, S. J. Scheinfeld, 319 E. Jefferson. President, S. J. Nathan; Vice-President, Samuel Cooper; Treasurer, P. Cohen; Secretary, Abra- ham Jacobstein, E. Jefferson St. Trustees: Veldman, Abramovitz, P. Schopoph. Members and Seatholders, 76. Income of last fiscal year, $756.50. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: 0 a. m., 4 p. m. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, about 40; one class. Cemetery on 7th Street, beyond city limits.

[CONGREGATION] BNAI JACOB, 454 E. Jefferson. Founded April 2, 1882. Rabbi, S. J. Scheinfeld, 319 E. Jefferson. President, S. Weber; Vice-President, W. Smith; Treas- urer, A. Riechman; Secretary, M. Arluck, 318 E. Jeffer- son. Trustees: J. Glasser^ N. Ragowsky, L. Yondaken, E. Bass. Members, 90; Seatholders, 54. Income of last fiscal year, $1200 to $1500. Congregation meets first Sunday of the Jewish month. Services: Daily, 6 a.m. and 5 p. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Pupils in Religious School, (50; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, on Lucas Lane 17 258 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAlt BOOK

Kentucky Louisville (continued) [K. K.] B'EITH SCHOLOM, First, between Walnut and Chestnut. Founded September IS, 1880. Eabbi, Dr. Ignatius Muel- ler, Floyd and Breckinridge. President, Samuel Weis; Vice-President, Isaac Wolf; Treasurer, Theo. Bloom- field; Secretary, Simon Lion, 313 E. Walnut. Trustees: Isaac Rosenbaum, Sam Lederman, Henry Klein, Sol. A. Hilpp, Phil. J. Grauman, Abraham Steinhardt, Sigmund Brunn, Morris Mayer, L. Aarons, Jos. P. Tepper, Hilmar Ehrman. Members, 140; Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $4200. Congregation meets Sunday before Eosh Hashana and second Sunday in March. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday morning; pupils, 85; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery on Preston Street Road. Aux- iliary Society: Ladies' Benevolent Society of Congrega- tion K. K. B. S. GALAXY CLUB, 320 E. Market. Founded 1893. President, Julius Cerf; Vice-President, Manie Oppenheimer; Treas- urer, Edward H. Seidt; Secretary, Jacob L. Isaacs, 322 E. Market. Trustees: Samuel Goldsmith, Morris A. Altman. Members, 6. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. "HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY NO. 1. Secretary, Mrs. A. Levy, 312 E. Walnut. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY NO. 2, 6th and Broad- way. Founded fifty-five or sixty years ago. President, Mrs. M. Abraham; Vice-President, Mrs. Rachel Ornstein; Treasurer, Mrs. Aaron Kohn; Secretary, Mrs. Joseph Cohen, 106 E. Kentucky. Members, 98. Income of last fiscal year, $433.46. Organization meets first Sunday of January, April, July, October. *LADIES' SEWING CIRCLE. Secretary, Mrs. Jean Redelsheimer, 608 First. *SEPHAKDIH CONGREGATION. President, A. Reichman, 942 W. Market. STANDARD CLUB, 639 Fifth. Founded 1883. President, Henry Klauber; Vice-President, Henry Levy; Treasurer, I. Wittleshofer; Secretary, Hubert Levy, 2131 3d Av. Trustees: Max Bloom, Samuel Grabfelder, Louis Hirsch, J. E. Opper, M. J. Streng, and the officers. Members, 105. Income of last fiscal year, $12,000. Organization meets January 1. UNITED HEBREW RELIEF ASSOCIATION, 221 E. Walnut. Founded under name of Poor Fund in 1857; reorganized DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 259

Louisville (continued) Kentucky under present name in 1876. President, Edward Grau- man; Vice-President, Julius Bamberger; Treasurer, A. Kosenbaum; Secretary,. G. S. Rosenberg, 310 E. Walnut. Directors: Samuel Grabfelder, I. W. Bernheim, Bernard Bernheim, Chas. Rosenheim, Alex. Levy, L. Moses, Hil- mar Ehrman, Phil. J. Grauman, A. Reichman, Louis Barkhouse, S. Hyman, M. Meyer, H. Bernstein, S. Shapinsky, A. Steinhardt, E. Grossman, L. Kassel, and the officers. Honorary Life Member, Isaac David. Members, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $2400. WIDOWS' AND ORPHANS' SOCIETY. Founded 1365. President, Mrs. S Sachs1; Vice-President, Mrs. S. Maas; Treas- urer, Mrs. A. Lapp; Secretary, Mrs. M. D. Sachs, 1412 2d. Trustees: Messrs. S. Grabf elder, N. Uri, W. Thalheimer. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal year, $520. Organization meets January 1. YOUNG MEN'S HEBBEW ASSOCIATION, 619 1st. Founded 1880. President, Alfred Selligman; Vice-President, Benj. F. Washer; Treasurer, Henry Levy; Secretary, Joseph Cohen, 106 E. Kentucky. Trustees: Norton L. Goldsmith, 1. W. Bernheim, Jos. B. Washer, Rev. Dr. A. Moses, Nathan I. Ivahn, Albert I. Straus, Joseph Selligman. Members, 400. Income of last fiscal year, $3500. Organ- ization meets second Sunday in April. Monthly board meetings. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary. Owensboro [CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL, 5th and Davis. Founded 1865. Reader, Alex. Feuerlicht. President, B. Baer; Vice-President, E. L. Moss; Treasurer, Ph. Dahl; Secre- tary, E. S. Bamberger. Trustees: A. Rosenfeld, George Widdelshofer, Phil. Dahl, Lee Mayers. Members and Seatholders, 18. Income of last fiscal year, $310. Con- gregation meets first Sunday in April and September. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a, m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a.m.; pupils, 33; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, two miles from city. Auxiliary Society: The Jewish Ladies' Aid Society. THE STANDARD CLUB. Founded October 20, 1889. Presi- dent, Phil. Dahl; Vice-President, Lee Levy; Treasurer, Henry Wile; Secretary, Ben. C. Koltinsky. Directors: Abe. Baer, E. S. Bamberger, A. S. Feuerlicht. Members, 20. Income of last fiscal year, about $1000. Organiza- tion meets first Sunday in January.

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Kentucky Paducah ] ISBAEL. Founded 1865. Rabbi, H. G. Enelow. President, M. Bloom; Vice-President, Henry Weil; Treas- urer, J. Wallerstein; Secretary, I. Nauheim. Trustees: Seven members. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 64. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12 m. Pupils, 30. Annual income, $3000. Auxiliary Societies: Women's Auxiliary and Benevolent; Bible Circle.

Shelbyville JEWISH LITERABY AND SOCIAL CLUB. Founded September 15, 1S95. President, B. Engle; Treasurer, I-I. Stern; Sec- retary, L. Samuel. Members, 10. HOLIDAY SERVICES. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL.

LOUISIANA Louisi Abbeville auu. [CEMETERY] .MKNACIIIM AVYLIIU, situated at Lafayette, La. Secretary, (ins. Godcbaux, Abbeville. HOLIDAY SERVICES held by the Jewish residents of Abbe- ville and Lafayette together. Alexandria [CONGREGATION] GEMILUTH 'HASSODIM. Synagogue and parsonage, Third St. Founded September 12, 1864. Rabbi, Alex. Rosenspitz, P. O. Box 36. President, Achille Bauer; Vice-President, J. L. Sackman; Treasurer, Gustave Gehr; Secretarjr, Joseph Levy. Trustees: B. Ehrstein, D. Kuh- nagle, D. Lehman, Jonas Rosenthal, Julius Levin, Ber- trand AVeil. Members and Seatholders, 68. Income of last fiscal year, $2800. Congregation meets quarterly. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 0 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 58; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery in Pineville (across the Red River). Auxiliary Societies: Jewish Ladies' Cemetery Associa- tion; Hebrew Relief Society; Young Men's Hebrew Association. Bastrop [CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHOLEM. Founded 1874. Reader, Moses Wolff. President, J. S. Heller; Vice-President, B. Silbernagel; Treasurer, A. Oehlber; Secretary, Dan Hiller. Trustees: J. B. Levy, Sam Wolff, Jonas Hiller. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Bastrop (continued) Louisi- Members and Seatholders, 11. Services on holidays and aDa on " Yahrzeit." Cemetery, about three-quarters of a mile west of town. Baton Rouge [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, Fifth and Laural. Founded 1884. Rabbi, M. Klein, 902 Convention. President, Ben R. Mayer; Vice-President, Sylvan Tobias; Treasurer, I. •I. Mendelsohn; Secretary, E. H. Mayer. Trustees: Jacob Farrnbacher, Ben Eiseman, Edward Schloss. Members and Seatholders, 45. Income of last fisc;il year, $1000. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 20; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery on North Street. Bayou Sara *LADIES SEWING SOCIETY. Secretary, Mrs. Hattie Leopold. Berwick. See Morgan. City Donaldsonville [CONGREGATION] BIKUR CHOLIM. Founded nearly fifty years ago. President, Jacob Blum; Vice-President, Felix Kahn; Treasurer, Wm. Pforzheimer; Secretary, Albert Maas. Trustees: Lazard Meyer, Jasmin Tobias, A. Bloch, J. E. Blum, and the officers. Members and Seat- holders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $342.40. Congre- gation meets first Sunday in July. Services on the holidays. Cemetery in the town. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Association. Jeanerette HOLIDAY SERVICES. Lafayette. See Abbeville and Morgan City Monroe [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Jackson St. Founded 1ST::. Rabbi, Israel Heinberg, P. O. Box 7.">. President, I. Baer; Vice-President, Hipp. Marks; Treasurer, Theodore Marx; Secretary, Sig. Haas. Trustees: S. Kuhn, Jonas Meyer, I. Baer. Members and Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Congregation meets first Mon- day of the month. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 30; classes, 2, imder one teacher. Cemetery, immediately east of city limits. Auxiliary Societies: Jewish Ladies' Aid Society; Social Helpers. 262 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Loulsi- Morgan City ana [CONGREGATION] CHARY ZADECK. Founded 1870. Rabbi, L. Loeb. President, M. Coguenhem; Treasurer, M. Leh- mann; Secretary, Hy. Loeb. Members and Seatholders, 15, in Berwick^ Morgan City, Lafayette, New Iberia. Income of last fiscal year, $50. Congregation meets once a year. Services: Friday evening. Cemetery in Berwick.

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New Iberia. Sec Morgan City

New Orleans ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF JEWISH WIDOWS AND ORPHANS, 5342 St. Charles Av. Founded March 14, 1855. President, Gabe Kahn; Vice-Presidents, Rabbi, I. L. Leucht, Theo. Berkson; Treasurer, S. Gumbel; Secre- tary, E. Lobe. Trustees: S. Wolff, J. Keiffer, A. Ermann, 13. Levy, Jos. Kohn, J. Hiller, F. J. Dreyfous, Ferd. Marks, Nat. Strauss, Jos. Magner, Sol. Harpman, Joe Trautman, S. Colin, N. Goldstein, R. Libeman. Super- intendent, Michael ITeyman. Members, 823; Inmates, 134. Income of last fiscal year, $27,837.09. Organization meets on March 8. Auxiliary Association composed of former inmates. [CONGREGATION] GATES OF MERCY OF THE DISPERSED OF JUDAH (TOURO SYNAGOGUE, SHANGARAI CHESSED NEFUZOTII JEIIUDA Touito), Carondelet St. Founded 1848; incorporated and chartered 1852. Rabbi, Dr. I. L. Leucht, Carondelet, between Julia and Delord. President, Wm. Adler; Vice-Presidents, Gus Lehman, Sr., M. Waldhorn; Treasurer, Jac. Katz; Secretary, Jac. Trautman, P. O. Box 547. Sexton, M. Heiseman. Trustees: M. Johnson, L. M. Layman, Jacob Block, L. Krower, D. Levy, D. Moore, L. Kottwitz, I. Hem, Ferd. Marks, Leon Calm, T. Lowenburg, N. I. Schwartz. Members and Seathold- ers, 180. Income of last fiscal year, $8000. Congrega- tion meets in April. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Satur- day, 10 a. in. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m.; pupils, 75; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery, Gentilly Road. Auxiliary Societies: Woman's League, composed of ladies of the congregation; Auxiliary Society of Children between confirmation and 21 years of age. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 263

Uew Orleans (continued) Louisi- [CONGBEGATION] GATES OF PRAYER, Jackson Av., between Annunciation and Chippewa. Founded 1849. President, Leopold Levy; Vice-President, Laz. Schwartz; Treasurer, D. Wolbrett'e; Secretary, Alex. Lichtentag, 1118 Robin. Trustees: Ike Feitel, Jos. Lob, H. Davis, Will Moss, Julian Cohn, A. Aschaffenburg, and the officers. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, about $2800. Congregation meets first Simday in Janu- ary. Services: Friday, 7.15 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 60; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, St. Joseph and Prytania. HARMONY CLUB, St. Charles Av. and Jackson. Founded 1875. President, Alfred Hiller; Vice-President s, Albert Godchaux, Emanuel Lemle; Treasurer, B. Landau; Sec- retary, L. H. Weil. Trustees: Abe Mayer, Joseph Levy, Hart Newman, Sol. Wexler, M. A. Rose, E. V. Benjamine. Members, 250. Organization meets first Monday of the month. *HBBREW CEMETERY, Elysian Fields, near Gentilly Av. *HEBREW REST CEirarEitY, Jackson Av., between Saratoga and S. Franklin. *ISRAELITE LADIES' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. President. Mrs. C. Kaufman. ^LADIES' HEBREW AID SOCIETY. President, Mrs. D. Trautman. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 1373 Annunciation. Founded March, 1847. President, Mrs. Gabe Kahn; Vice- President, Mrs. F. Hollander; Treasurer, Mrs. Joe Traut- man; Secretary, Mrs. Eli Blum, 729 Second. Trustees: Mesdames Henry Blum, F. Loeb, G. Brown, F. Mann, S. Mendelsohn, I. Dahlman, Sol. Marx, A. Marx, M. Levy, C. Samuel. Members, 220. Income of last fiscal year, $1320. Organization meets third Wednesday in March. [CHEVRE] MIKVEH ISRAEL. Rabbi, M. Mandelstamm. *MITE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. *RAOHEL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. -[CONGREGATION] THE RIGHT WAY, Carondelet, between Poy- dras and Lafayette. Rabbi, S. Gordon. [TEMPLE] SINAI, Carondelet, between Howard and Calliope. Founded November 2, 1870. Rabbi, Maximilian Heller, M. L. 1828 Marengo. Cantor, Julius Braunfeld. Presi- dent, Max Dinkelspiel; Vice-Presidents, Jos. Simon, Hy. Stern; Treasurer, Ferd. Goldsmith; Secretary, Harold H. 264 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Louisi-New Orleans (continued) ana Newman. Trustees: Maurice Stern, Hy. Neuman, S. Gumbel, Ferd. Gumbel, E. Landauer, Felix J. Dreyfous. Board meeting- monthly during winter months. Mem- bers, 283. Services: Friday, 7.15 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 to 11.30 a. m.; Monday and Wednesday, 4 to 5 p. m.; pupils, about 156. Auxiliary Society: Temple Sinai Guild. [CHEVRAH] SOMECH NOPHXIM, 510 Carondelet. Founded December 31, 1894. President, L. Mondshine; Vice- President, A. T. Katz; Treasurer, L. Rosenson; Secre- tary, Joseph Goldman, 513 S. Rampart. Trustees: E. Brener, S. Rubbin. Members, 42. Income of last fiscal year, $671.15. Organization meets first and last Sunday of the month. [CHEVBAH] THILLIM, 512 Dryades. Founded 1872. President, S. Mattas; Vice-President, S. Blitz; Treasurer,'L. Mos- kowitz; Secretary, Zeb. Helman, 1240 Dryades. Trustees: W. Jacobs, M. Jacobs, W. Morales. Members, 28. In- come of last fiscal year, $473.30. Congregation meets last Sunday of the month. Cemetery. TOUEO INFIRMARY AND HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 3516 Prytania. Founded 1854. President, Nathan I. Shwartz; Vice-Presidents, Rev. I. L. Leucht, Harris Hy- man; Treasurer, Henry Stern; Secretary, Charles Rosen, 302 Camp. Managers: Gus. Lemle, Sim. Weis, Samuel Blum, Leonard Krower, Gus. Katz, Thos. J. Feiblemann, M. Waldhorn, Nat. Strauss, Arch. A. Marx, A. H. Kaiser, Isaac Hein, Edward Goetz, Simon Pfeifer, Jac. Traut- man, A. Steeg, David Schwartz, H. Neugass, E. Lan- dauer, Emanuel L. Weil, Gerson Aletrino. Ex-offlcio Members of Board of Managers: Henry Abraham, Joseph Magner, Julius Weis, Gus. Lehmann, Sr., Ferd. Marks, Chas. Simon. Honorary Members of Board of Managers: Simon Cohn, Rev. Max Heller. Members, 50S; Patrons, 34; total, 542. Income of last fiscal year, $95,- 979.97. Organization meets fourth Sunday in March. Board of Managers meets second Sunday of the month. Inmates in hospital, 907; in department for aged and infirm, 36; out-of-door relief, 731 cases. Maintains a Training School for Nurses. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid and Sewing Society; President, Mrs. J. K. Gutheim; Secretary, Mrs. Paul L. Godchaux. See YOUNG LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY. UNITED HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 626 Commercial Place. Founded August, 1897; incorporated April, 1898. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 265

New Orleans (continued) Louist- President, Paul Kling; Vice-President, A. Zander; Treas-ana urer, A. Cohen; Secretary, J. Hyman, 2027 Josephine. Trustees: Morris Barnett, Joseph Abraham. Members, 80. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. YOUNG LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY, Touro Infirmary. Founded November 10, 1885. President, Miss Marie Feingold; Vice-President, Miss Hannah Heinaman; Treasurer, Miss E. Rosenberg; Secretary, Miss Dora J. Block, 919 Robert. Trustees: Misses Estelle Hirsch, Naomi Kahn, Bertha Forschimer, Johannah Josephson, and the officers. Members, 53. Income of last fiscal year, $200. Organi- zation meets every Monday. Garments made, 1362. flYotmG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 1205 St. Charles. Presi- dent, J. W. Ashner; Vice-Presidents, A. Heidenheim, L. H. Weil, Sid. H. March; Corresponding Secretary, A. Lichtentag; Financial Secretary, E. H. Gutmann; Treas- urer, S. Weis. Directors: Matt. J. Wolff, Sol. Wexler, Harry L. Moses, David M. Lichtenstein, Jos. H. Stern, Nathan I. Ehrlich, Edgar M. Cahn, Isidore H. Block, Benj. J. Cohn, J. Neville Kaiser, David Pokorny, Emile Leucht. Librarian, Phineas Moses; General Manager, Alex. Weil. Opelousas * [CONGREGATION] GEHILATH CHASODIM. Plaquemine * [CONGREGATION] OHAVAI SHOLOJI. St. Francisville *LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY. Shreveport HEBREW ZION CONGREGATION, Fannin St. Founded isi;r>. Rabbi, Isaac Saenger. President, Herman Herold; Vice- President, Louis Liebman; Treasurer, Leon. B. Kahn; Secretary, Jacob M. Kaufman. Trustees: Isaac Barron, Ben Holzman, Felix Weiller, Sam. G. Dreyfuss, Abe Kirsch, William Winter, Herman Braunig. Members and Seatholders, 105. Income of last fiscal year, $4156. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 65; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Ceme- tery, Texas Avenue. Thibodeaux HOLIDAY SERVICES. 266 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Malue MAINE Auburn [CONGREGATION] BACE ABRAHAM, 70 Second. Founded Feb- ruary 10, 1897. Rabbi, H. Grosberg, Second St.; Assist- ant, H. M. Lempert, 69 Second. President, L. Abram- son; Vice-President, Moses Miller; Treasurer, M. Brown- stein; Secretary, S. Canter, Pulsfer St. Trustees: Hyman Savage, Abraham Widronitz. Members and Seatholders, 38. Income of last fiscal year, $250. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, S a.m. and 10 a.m. l'upils in Religious School, 50; one class. Cemetery, three and one-half miles from town, on Denvil Road. Biddeford ^CONGREGATION. Founded 1892. President, H. Shapiro, 57 Hill. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Mem- bers, 7. Services: Saturday, 9 to 11 a. m. Annual income, about $150. Lewiston j|[CONGREGATION] BASS JACOB, 34 Chestnut. Rabbis, Simon Segal and Rosenburg. Trustees: Max Cohen, M. Supo- vitz, H. I. Berman, A. Shalit, K. Klatchkey, H. Oood- kowsky. Members, about 40. Services: Daily, 6 a.m.; Saturday, 7.30 a. m., 4.30 and 7.30 p. m., in winter 5.30 p. m. Annual income, $400 to $500.

Maryland MARYLAND Baltimore [CONGREGATION] ADATII YESHTJRUN, 127 S. Exeter. Founded 1887. President, N. Chippman; Vice-President, Julius Fox; Treasurer, Ab. Katz; Secretary, B. Blumental, 1022 E. Fayette. Trustees: Appelstein, S. Hoffman, Ph. Spisler. Members, 42; Seatholders, 108. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 15; one class, under one teacher. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Mishna, 40 members; Chevra Kadisha, 20 members. [CONGREGATION] AITZ CIIAYIM, 16-18 N. Exeter. Founded 18S7. Cantor, A. Schafferman. President, A. Frieden- berg; Vice-President, Morris Cohen; Treasurer, B. Ruriow; Secretary, E. Tanores, 318 S. Eden. Trustees: I. Sachs, Ch. Nashelsky, E. Goldstein, I. Goldstein, Max DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 26?

Baltimore (continued) Maryland Moses. Members, 85; Seatholders, 45. Income of last fiscal year, about $1600. Congregaticm meets every two weeks. Services: Three times daily. Talmud Class, 6-8 p.m.; pupils, 20; in one class, tinder one teacher. Cemetery, Washington Road. Auxiliary So- ciety, Chevra Kadisha. [CONGREGATION] ANSCH SFARD, 148 N. High. Founded 5647 (1887). Rabbi, S. Grafman, 131 N. Front. President, Alex. Rosenstadt; Vice-President, E. Abramson; Treas- urer, A. Miller; Secretary, A. Harrison, 114 N. High. Trustees: W. Rosenblatt, M. Richmond, N. Libowitz, D. Kaiser. Members and Seatholders, 250. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Daily, 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Cemetery, Phila- delphia Road. [CONGREGATION] ANSHE EHTJNAH, 511, 513, 515 Hanover. Founded December 18, 1887. Cantor, S. Seideman; President, Isaac Epstein; Vice-President, E. Theodore; Treasurer, I. Levinstein; Secretary, R. Greenspone, 14 York. Trustees: B. Wolf son, I. Nudel, B. Segel, S. Schneider, M. Harris, I. Narziesenfeld, E. Frankel, S. Safewitz, Marx Joffe. Members and Seatholders, 350. Income of last fiscal year, $2CGS. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the Hebrew month. Ser- vices: Three times daily. Religious School: Daily except Friday; pupils, 55; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Washington Road.

BALTIMORE HEBREW CONGREGATION, Madison Av. and Rob- erts. Founded 1829. Rabbi, Dr. Adolf Guttmacher. 1833 Linden Av. Cantor, Jacob D. Marmor. President, Alexander Frank; Vice-President, Samuel Frank; Treas- urer, Joseph Miller; Secretary, Solomon Preiss, 321 W. Baltimore. Trustees: Nathan Gutman, S. Salabes, Henry Burgunder, D. Lowenstein, Wm. L. Straus, Leon Seliger. Members and Seatholders, about 200. Income of last fiscal year, about $20,000. Congregation meets in January. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 225; classes, 10; teachers, 10. Cemetery, Belair Av. Ladies' Auxiliary Society.

[CONGREGATION] BETH HAKNESSETII ANSIIEY NEJIN NUSSACH HO'ARI, 616 E. Fayette. Founded 1891. Cantor, S. L. Goldberg. President, N. Horringer; Vice-President, H. Zeitlin; Treasurer, J. Kravzov; Secretary, D. M. Bern- stein, 242 N. Exeter. Trustees: Elchanan Hankin, H. 208 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Baltimore (continued) Edlovitch. Members, 35; Seatholders, 65. Income of last fiscal year, about $500. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Three times daily. Ceme- tery, Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Society: Chevra Kadisha, 15 members. [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMBDRA.SU HAGODOOL OF AGUDATH ACHIM, High and Stiles. Pounded April, 1899. Rabbi, Jeremia Friedlander; Assistant, Pliman Bloom. Presi- dent, Charles Land; Vice-President, Jacob Baron; Treas- urer, Abraham Claster; Secretary, B. Miller, 1144 Phil- pot. Members and Seatholders, 338. Income of last fiscal year, $3245.30. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Three times daily. Shares cemetery with Shomre Hadath Congregation. [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMIDRASH ANSHEY VOLIN SHOMREY .NfrsiiMERETH HAKODESH, Ids Albemarle. Founded 1892. Cantor, M. Katzner. President, E. A. Cohen; Vice-Presi- dent, Moses Ettelman; Treasurer, G. Fuchs; Secretary, M. Katzner, 742 E. Lombard. Trustees: A. Braunstein. B. Katz. Members, 35; Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $460. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Society: Chevra Kadisha, 12 members.

[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, 1429 Gough. Founded 1887. Cantor, N. Glasser. President, Ruben Abraham; Treas- urer, I. Philipps; Secretary, N. Glasser, 1429 Gough. Trustees: Y. Karp, S. Levin. Members, 35; Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, about $300. Congrega- tion meets every two weeks. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 10; in one class, under one teacher. Cemetery, Phila- delphia Road. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Mishnah, 10 members; Chevra Kadisha, 12 members.

[CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, 25:S N. Exeter. Founded October, 1893. Reader, Max Slotovsky. President, Abraham Harris; Vice-President, M. Rosenking; Treas- urer, Morris Taylor; Secretary, Max Slotovsky, 1124 Low. Trustees: Isaac Harris, Louis Harris, Louis Hy- man. Members and Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Daily sessions; pupils, 30; classes, 2, under cine teacher. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 269

Baltimore (continued) Maryland [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB ANSHEY KTTRLAND, 114-116 N. Exeter. Founded 1888. Canton, A. H. Kramer. Presi- dent, Ph. Hurwitz; Vice-President, L. Levin; Treasurer, Max Vitkin; Secretary, S. Hyman, 209 N. High. Trus- tees: B. Krieger, A. Wolf, L. Baklar. Members, 60; Seatholders, 140. Income of last fiscal year, about $1400. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Three times daily. Talmud Class: Daily, except Friday, 6-8 p.m.; pupils, 25; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Mishnah, 106 members; Chevra Thilim, 65 members; Chevra Kadisha, 30 members. BETH RACIIAEL SICK RELIEF WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION, 1012 E. Baltimore. Founded 1892. President, J. Weinberg; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Hurvitz; Treasurer, Mrs. Brodie; Secretary, N. Denison, 221 S. Eden. Trustees: Mrs. E. Macht, Mrs. Mina Rubin. Members, 400. Income of last fiscal year, $965. Organization meets second Sun- day of the month. Aids women during confinement. Auxiliary Society: Aitz Chaim. [CONGREGATION] BIKUB CHOLIM, N. High St. Founded April 15, 1865. Rabbi, Dubowich; Assistant, H. Mitnick. President, J. Goldman; Vice-President, H. "Pirnes; Treas- urer, B. Urwich; Secretary, S. Frank, 1309 W. North Av. Trustees: S. Baum, A. Goldstein, T. Simon, J. Levy. Members, 50; Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Reli- gious School: Daily sessions; pupils, 50; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Fell's Point. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Lloyd St. Founded 1874. Rabbi, B. Schapiro, 1119 E. Fayette; Cantor, M. J. Braude. President, Louis Bernstein; Vice-President, Charles Duboffsky; Treasurer, David Caplan; Secretary, Abraham S. Shochet, 111 N. Exeter. Trustees: I. A. Levin, M. Goldberg, D. Bernstein and E. Hendleman. Members, 90; Seatholders, 224. Income of last fiscal year, $3564.75. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Eleven sessions weekly; pupils, about 40; classes, 2; under one teacher. Cemetery on the Harford Road. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Thilim, 300 members; Chevra Kadisha, 35 members. CHESSED SHEL EMETH (FBEE BURIAL SOCIETY), 118 Albemarle. Founded September, 1897. President, Louis Zimbler; Vice-President, A. Kamarowitz; Treasurer, A. Gold- 270 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Baltimore (continued) stein; Secretary, D. Pazanak, 115 S. High. Members, 600. Income of last fiscal year, $1227.85. Organization meets every two weeks. 122 burials during the last fiscal year. Has bought a house and established a synagogue for services on Saturday and holidays. [CONGREGATION] CHIZUK AMI'NAH, MoCulloh and Mosher. Founded April 2, 1871. Rabbi, Dr. Henry W. Schnee- berger, 1628 Druid Hill Av.: Cantor, Herman Glass, 1717 McCulloh. President, Dr. A. Friedenwald; Yice-Presi- dent, M. S. Levy; Treasurer, Joseph Levi; Secretary, Milton Fleischer, 1622 McCulloh. Trustees: Jacob Joseph, William Levy, B. Rosenauer, Lewis Steppacher. Members, 34; Seatholders, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $5300. Congregation meets first Sunday in Janu- ary, April, July and October. Services: Daily, morning and evening-. Religious School: Daily, except Friday and Saturday; pupils, about 50; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Association; Bible Class; Beth Hamedrash Association. JJCLOVER CLUB, 1511 Madison Av. Founded August, 18'.)5. President, Max Haas; Yiee-President, Nathan Hess; Treasurer, Isaac Gold; Secretary, Sani'l Affekler; Chair- man Executive Committee, Leon SchifE. Board of Governors: Frank Simon, Benj. Bernei, Moses Water- man. Members, 125. Annual income, $1500. Board meeting first Tuesday of the month. Organization meets first Monday in February. "CONOOKDIA CLUB, McMechen, between Eutaw Place and Madison Av. President, Mendes Hecht; Vice-President, Louis Adelsdorf; Treasurer, Leon Lauer; Secretary, Julius Braun. Governors: Arthur Lowenstein, Louis Adelsdorf, Mendes Hecht, Louis Greenbaum. THE DAUGHTERS IN ISRAEL OF BALTIMORE CITY, 1200 E. Baltimore. Organized 1890; chartered November 29, 1S95. Honorary President, Mrs. S. L. Frank; President, Mrs. J. I. Cohen; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. D. Lowenstein, Miss Rachel Frank, Mrs. Hiram Wiesenfeld; Treasurer, Mrs. Aaron Straus; Secretary, Mrs. S. Dalsheimer, 1702 Lin- den Av. Directors: Mesdames J. I. Cohen, Max Greif, M. S. Halle, L. Bettelheim, Leon Lauer, Jos. Wiesenfeld, A. Guttmaeher, M. M. Bernstein, L. J. Putzel, Dr. Flora Pollack and Misses Myers and Ainbach. Members, 185. Income of last fiscal year, $;!700. Organization meets first Thursday in May. Board meets first Wednesday of the month. Promotes education and furthers works of DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 271

Baltimore (continued) Maryland benevolence, taking1 as its motto, " Love thy neighbor as thyself." Bands: Mothers' Meetings; Helping Hand Library; Dressmaking Class; Sewing' Class; Heart's Ease Band; Working Girls' Home; Frank Free Sabbath School [which see). EMIGRANTS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, 21 N. High. Founded May 27, 1900. President, Adolph Kress; Vice-Presi- dents, Messrs. Liehtenberg' and L. Goldenberg; Treas- urer, Louis Zimbler; Secretary, D. Pazanak. Trustees: H. Ford, M. Schein, A. Gerber, M. Puretz, John Benesh, Louis Spickloser, Adolph Spickloser, Simon Hornstein, F. Kaufman, Max Kendal, L. Levin, M. P. Silberman, Simon Jacobson, S. Friedman, Sam Cohen, D. Goodman, Ph. Jacobson, Joseph Eisner and D. Koeningsberg. Members, 170. Income until August 9, 1900, $45. Organization meets every Thursday. FELL'S POINT HEBREW FRIENDSHIP CONGREGATION, Eden, south of Baltimore. Founded about Rosh Hashana, 1838 (5598). Rabbi, Dr. M. Rosenstein, 1300 N. Broad- way. President, Siegfr. Neuberger; Vice-President, Sam. Berney; Treasurer, Sol. Hamburger; Secretary, M. L. Himmel, 1805 Bolton Av. Trustees: Chas. Burk, Win. Waldorf, Robert Laupheimer, Benj. Frank. Members, about 40; Seatholders, about 200. Income of last fiscal year, about $3500. Congregation meets first Monday of January, April, July, October. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday, in summer, 9 a.m.; in winter, 10 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 115; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary Society. THE FRAUK FREE SABBATH SCHOOL, Philanthropy Hall, 1017 E. Baltimore. Principal, Martha Stromberg, 2339 Madi- son Av. Organization meets October 19. Teachers, 7; classes, 7; pupils, 200. One session weekly, Saturday, 2.30 to 4 p. m. Supported by Mrs. Bertha Rayner Frank. FREE BURIAL SOCIETY. See CHESSED SHEL EMETH. GEMILATH CHASSODIM (HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION), 1153 E. Lombard. Founded January 3, 189S. President, Louis Lesser; Vice-President, Rev. M. J. Braude; Treas- urer, David Caplan; Secretary, S. L. Fisher, 7 N. Exeter. Trustees: Louis Lesser, A. J. Sugar, Rev. M. J. Braude, Levi Edlovitch, A. Hurwitz, Joseph Goldman, Jonas Greenblatt, Sam'l Cooper, Jos. Pumpian, Chas. Cohen, 272 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Baltimore (continued) Harry Schlossberg, David Caplan, Isaac Robinson, A. Kamerowitch, M. N. Zanitz, Philip Jacobson, Simon Jacobson, Nathan Bass, Mordecai Fleishman, Louis Miller, H. D. Miller, Harris Appelbaum and Chas. W. London. Members, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $416.36. Board meeting- every Wednesday evening. Organization meets in April. Lends money in small sums to needy people on promissory notes with one or two endorsers without interest, to be paid in weekly instalments of 50 cents. HARJIONY CIRCLE OF BALTIMORE, 1906 Park Av. Founded September 26, 1864. President, Jacob Preiss; Vice-Presi- dent, Sylvan Hayes Lauchheimer; Treasurer, Jesse Rosenfeld; Financial Secretary, Isaac A. Oppenheim; Recording Secretary, L. B. Bernei. Governors: H. I. Hamburger, Leon C. Coblens, Louis N. Gutman, and the officers. Members, 215. HAR SINAI CONGREGATION, Bolton and Wilson. Founded 1843. Rabbi, C. A. Rubenstein, 1428 Linden Av. Presi- dent, Dr. S. L. Frank; Yice-President, Edward Hollander; Treasurer, Louis B. Kohn; Secretary, A. H. Likes, 1610 Eutaw Place. Trustees: Dr. A. B. Arnold, L. Sinsheimer, M. Shakman, Jos. Hollander, A. \V. Rayner, X H. Hirshberg, Isaac Kemper and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 225. Congregation meets first Sunday after the Jewish New Year. Services: Saturday, 10.30 a.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 125; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery, Brehm's Lane. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Society; Sinai Society; Lyceum Class. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE, 205 W. Fayette. Founded 1851; incorporated 1856. President, Moses Pels; Vice-President, Jos. Miller; Treasurer, M. R. Eiseman; Secretary, Moses Brenner, 1906 Park Av. Trustees: H. S. Lewyt, Chas. Burk, I. Lowenthal, Mat. Keyser, D. Lowenstine, D. Oppenheimer, Elkan Drey, Jul. H. Wyman, L. B. Kohn, Jul. Stiefel, M. S. Levy, Max Greif, Lewis Straus, Meyer L. Straus, E. Rohr, Jacob Meyer, Sam'l Strouse, Moses Frank. Honorary Life Member, Philip Herzberg. Members, 711. Income of last fiscal year, $15,552.19. Organization meets in ' February. HEBREW FREE BURIAL SOCIETY, 205 W. Fayette. Founded January, 1875. President, Joseph Miller; Vice-Presi- dent, Wm. Eichengreen; Treasurer, Leon Schiff; Sec- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 273

Baltimore (continued) Maryland retary, S. L. Auerbach, 411 W. Fayette. Directors: Elias Rolir, J. Herman, M. L. Himmel, M. S. Levy, Julius Wyman, Jacob Myer, Philip Lobe, Michael Hess, Julius Rothholz, Jos. Schenthal, Saul Strouss, Philip Joseph. Members, 418. Income of last fiscal year, $1033.50. Organization meets third Sunday in January. Buries the poor dead, furnishing- coffin, carriages, etc.. and tomb-stones. The Ladies' Hebrew Sewing Society furnishes the shrouds. Twenty-six funerals, of one adult and 25 children, during the last fiscal year. HEBREW FREE KINDERGARTEN AND DAY NURSERY, 119 Ais- quith. Founded 1895. Principal, Miss Flora Bernstein, 800 Madison Av. President, Mrs. M. F. Grauer; Treas- urer, Mrs. Eva Blum; Recording Secretary, Adelaide Guggenheimer, 1737 Park Av.; Corresponding Secretary, Hermine Frisch, 227 Aisquith. Income of last fiscal year, $1854.78. Organization meets in May. Teachers, 3; classes, 3; pupils, 50. Five sessions weekly, from 9 a. m. to 12 m. HEBREW FREE SCHOOL. See TALMUD THORA. HEBREW FRIENDLY INN AND AGED HOME, 1153 E. Lombard. Founded March 8, 1891. President, A. J. Sugar; Vice- President, S. Jacobson; Treasurer, Hon. A. Sauber; Sec- retary, Lewis Mendelsohn, 1012 E. Fayette. Trustees: Rev. M. J. Braude; C. Cohen, A. Meyers, A. Kress, S. Baroway, S. Schuman, Chas. W. London, H. Ford, M. Tumblir, B. Friedman, M. P. Silberman, L. Edlovitch, E. Fried, D. Millman, I. Lichtenberg, L. Liberman, L. Lesser, H. D. Miller, J. Rothholz, I. Goldstein, M. Silver- stein, S. L. Fisher, Sol. Hollander, Paul S. Levy, J. Gold- man. Members, 262. Income of last fiscal year, $1260.53: disbursements, $1205.84. Board meets every Tuesday evening. Organization meets in September. Furnished lodging and board to 2217 strangers during the year. Purposes to construct a capacious building for the aged and strangers. Annual State appropriation, $250. Since January, 1900, it gives a home to three men and four women. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary Society (organized November 19, 1899).

HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION. See GEMILATH CHASSODIM. HEBREW HOSPITAL AND ASYLUM ASSOCIATION, Monument and Ann. Founded 1868. President, M. Friedman; Vice-President, Samuel Kahn; Treasurer, Levi Greif; Secretary, A. S. Adler, 2044 Linden Av. Trustees: Isaac 18 274 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Baltimore (continued) Strouse, Joseph Leopold, Lewis Hamburger, Samuel Frank, Simon Rosenburg, Lewis Ring, N. H. Hirshberg, Max Ambach, Lewis Schloss, A. S. Adler, Dr. S. L. Frank, Julius Gutman. Honorary Life Members: Joseph Friedenwald, Dr. A. B. Arnold, Levi Straus. Superin- tendent, Julius Sutto. Members, 800. Income of last fiscal year, $28,626.23. Organization meets in January. Patients treated, 303. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hos- pital Sewing Circle, President, Mrs. Leopold Strouse; Secretary, Mrs. Tillie Adler. HEBREW HOSPITAL AND ASYLUM MUSICAL ASSOCIATION. Founded December 26, 1897. President, Dr. Joseph Blum; Vice-President, Mrs. J. J. Seldner; Secretary and Treas- urer, Miss Hennie Van Leer, 1427 McCulloh. Members, 70. Organization meets in September. Gave six concerts at the Hebrew Hospital and five at the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. HEBREW LADIES' ORPHANS' AID SOCIETY. Founded 1877. President, Mrs. Joseph Grinsfelder; Vice-President, Mrs. Fred. Nassauer; Treasurer, Mrs. Joel Gutman; Secretary, Mrs. M. Holzman, 2014 Madison Av. Trus- tees: Mesdames D. Ambach, H. S. Adler, M. Bornheim, S. Baer, E. Fuld, S. L. Frank, M. Goldenberg, A. Hecht, S. Hamburger, C. Kann, L. Likes, I. Lobe, S. Lowenthal. D. Newhoff, M. J. Oppenheimer, H. Sonneborn, S. Joseph and Miss Friedburg. Members, 1100. Income of last fiscal year, from $500 to $600. Board meeting first Tuesday of the month. Provides for orphans discharged from the Asylum upon reaching the age limit, until they become self-supporting; also contributes to the support of the Home. HEBREW LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY or BALTIMORE, MD., 406 W. Presstman. Founded 1856. President, Mrs. Jos. Grinsfelder; Vice-President, Mrs. Leopold Strouse; Treasurer, Mrs. Bernhard Wiesenfeld; Secretary. Rev. Alois Kaiser, 1713 Linden Av. Trustees: Mesdames S. Haas, R. Jandorf, Leopold Strouse, Henry Sonneborn, Alois Kaiser. Members, about 700. Income of last fiscal year, nearly $4000. Organization meets January 1. Provides the poor with raiment and shoes, provisions, and in sickness with nurses. HEBREW MISSION SCHOOL (established by the Society for Educating Poor and Orphan Children), Friendship Hall, Montgomery near Light. Superintendent, Miss Cecelia Weinberg. For Officers and Trustees, see SOCIETY FOB DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 275

Baltimore (continued) Maryland EDUCATING POOH AND ORPHAN CHILDREN. Teachers, 2; classes, 2; pupils, 70. One session weekly, Saturday, 3.30 to 4 p. m. HEBREW ORPHAN ASYLUM, Rayner Av., Calverton. Founded February, 1872. President, M. J. Oppenheimer; Vice- President, Leopold Strouse; Treasurer, A. W. Rayner; Secretary, Wm. Sehloss, 32y3 S. Holliday. Directors: Dr. A. Friedenwald, David Ambach, Charles Adler, David Hutzler, Henry Sonneborn, Gerson Eiseman, L. K. Gut- man, Eli Oppenheim, Leon E. Greenbaum, Ferd. Bernei, Dr. Ab. Cohen and Frank B. Cahn. Members, about 600; inmates, 73. Income of last fiscal year, about $14,000, and $2312 in legacies to Memorial Fund. Organiza- tion meets second Sunday in April. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Orphans' Aid Society (which see). HEBREW YOUNG MEN'S SICK RELIEF ASSOCIATION, Philan- thropy Hall, 1017 E. Baltimore. Founded December 26, 1888. President, S. Rothblum; Vice-President, S. Shayevitz; Treasurer, L. Lieberman; Secretary, M. Hadassa, 1006 E. Fayette. Trustees: Samuel Levi, Sus- man Levy and H. Gordon. Members, 245. Income of last fiscal year, $1644.20. Organization meets first and third Sunday of the month. Endowment $200 after the death of a member; sick and mourners' benefit, $3 per week; physician furnished free; free burial; assistance to members in distress. Capital, including- burial ground, $3500. THE MACCABEANS, 119 Aisquith. Founded 1896. President, Dr. Sidney M. Cone; Treasurer, Dr. Edward J. Bern- stein; Secretary, Harry Cohen, 1806 Madison Av. Directors: Lewis J. Cohen, Dr. Nathan Herman, Jacob M. Moses, Max Ziirndorff, Milton Greenbaum, Herman Gerstle, L. S. Baburger and the officers. Members, 47. Organization meets first Wednesday in May. Maintains a reading-room and library, and furthers other educational and benevolent undertakings. A night school recently opened. [CONGREGATION] MICKRO KODESH, 21 S. High. Cantor, S. Taub. President, S. Silverman; Vice-President, K. Gerber; Treasurer, J. Herman; Secretary, R. Socoloff, 309 N. Exeter. Trustees: J. Shwartzman, B. Awshowich, J. Freedman, S. Guttman. Members and Seatholders, 105. Income of last fiscal year, $2908.79. Congregation meets last Sunday of the Hebrew month. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. 276 AMERICAN JI0W1SH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Baltimore (continued) ICoxGitEGATiox] MOGEX ABRAHAM, 106 S. Eden. Founded 1892. Cantor, Ch. Margolies. President, D. Dembo; Vice-President, Joseph Berlin; Treasurer, Michael Stark; Secretary, Solomon Horowitz, 1038 E. Lombard. Trustees: Harry Sachs, I. Belman, Jacob Hessel. Members, SO; Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $485.75. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Thilim, 25 members; Chevra Kadisha, 18 members. AIOXTEFIORE CLUB, 704 YV. Lexington. Organized July 10, 1892. President, M. Kock; Vice-President, S. Hirsh- burg; Treasurer, S. Senker; Secretary, Sam. Jules, 704 W. Lexington. Trustees: S. Senker, S. Jules and II. Strauss. Members, 15. Organized for charitable purposes. [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIOBE AMENTJS ISRAEL, 535 S. Smallwood. Founded in 1889. Cantor, Joseph Berkow, 2022 Christian. President, Louis Seligman; Vice-Presi- dent, A. Poleway; Treasurer, Joshua Cushner; Secretary, Emil Lowe, 437 S. Pulaski. Trustees: Joseph Franklin, Louis Ginsberg, Frank Kallinsky. Members and Seat- holders, about 40. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Re- ligious School: Daily; pupils, about 30; classes, 3; under one teacher. Cemetery on the Washington Road. [CONGREGATION] OIIEB SHALOM, Eutaw Place and Lanvale. Founded January, l.sr,2. Rabbi Emeritus, Benj. Szold; Rabbi, William Rosenau, Ph. D.; Cantor, Alois Kaiser. President, Isaac Strouse; Vice-President, Henry Sonne- born; Treasurer, Kaufman Katz; Secretary, Louis N. Adler, 2.'!07 Madison Av. Trustees: Elias Rohr, Dr. Joseph Blum, Joseph Burgiindrr, Jr., Joseph Rosenb]a11, Sylvan II. Lauchheimer, Ferd. Bernei, Leopold Fleischer, Samuel Heineman, Wm. Marcus. Members and Seat- holders, :i.r.0. Income of last fiscal year, $20,000. Con- gregation meets third Tuesday in October. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday, 10 a.m., and holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 1ST; classes, 5; teachers, fi. Cemetery, Trappe Road, Balti- more County. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Axixiliary Society; Alumni Society.

[CONGREGATION] OREL YAKOV (BYALISTOKER), 1164 Low. Founded June ], 1884. Rabbi, D. B. Street, 1123 E. Pratt. President, Jacob Pariser; Vice-President, Nathan Gold- Baltimore (continued) Maryland stein: Treasurer, Isaac Hoffberger; Secretary, Sam'l Harrison, 1216 McElderry. Trustees: J. Goldrich, A. Sapperstein, H. Levinskey, J. Sandier. Members and Seatholders, 50. Congregation meets every Sunday. Services: 5.30 a. m. and 6 p. m. daily. Cemetery on the Philadelphia Road. PHOENIX CLUB, Eutaw Place. President, Samuel Eosenthal, Jr.; Vice-President, Matthew Keyser; Treasurer, Fred, isassauer; Secretary, Simon H. Stein, Equitable Build- ing. Members, 325 (the limit). Income of last fiscal year, above all expenses, about $10,000. Meets second Tuesday of the month. Annual meeting first Monday in February. *PIIOENIX PLEASURE CIRCLE. Founded 1899. President, Henry Gutman; Vice-President, Jesse Fleischer; Treas- urer, Leroy Katz; Secretary, Sidney H. Adler. PIMLICO ATHLETIC CLUB, Pimlico. Founded March 15, 1899. President, Mose S. Strouse; Vice-President, Edwin C. Cahn; Treasurer and Secretary, Al. E. Guggenheimer, 17o7 Park AY.; Captain, Leonard H. Weil; Lieutenant, Geo. H. Hutzler. Trustees: C. H. Rosenheim, Alvin Laupheimer and Mortimer Heineman. Members, 90. Annual meeting second Tuesday in October. RABBINICAL ASSOCIATION OF BALTIMORE. Founded Septem- ber 30, 1895. President, Benj. Szold; Vice-President, H. W. Schneeberger; Secretary, Adolf Guttmacher, 1833 Linden Av. Members, S. Organization meets first Mon- day of the month. RIGAE.R-KURLANDER GEWEHBE VEREIN, Carroll Hall, 1011 E. Baltimore. Founded April, 1889. President, D. Paul- son; Vice-President, H. Fuehs; Treasurer, I. Schwartz; Secretary, M. Aaronson, 1018 E. Fayette. Trustees: A. Sklar, I. Berman, I. Goldstein. Members, 160. Annual income, $1000. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Mutual benefit (sick benefit, free burial, $.50 for widow, $25 for widower). Cemetery, Rosedale, on the Philadelphia Road. [CONGREGATION] RODFLE ZEDECK, Hill and Charles. Presi- dent, Aaron Kwitz; Vice-President, E. Caplan; Treas- urer, Wolf Seskind; Secretary, Robert Lynnak, 610 S. Charles. Trustees: Abr. Hoffman, Simon Wolk. Mem- bers, 20; Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services three times daily. Cemetery on 278 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Baltimore (continued) Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Society: Chevra Mish- najott. [CONGREGATION] SHEARITH ISRAEL, German and Greene. Founded 1878. Rabbi, Dr. S. Sehaffer, 653 W. Lombard; Chazan, Benno Hummel. President, Moses Strauss; Vice- President, Isaac Selz; Treasurer, Emanuel Strauss; Sec- retary, Meyer Plaut, Argyle Av. Trustees: H. P. Cohn, S. Senker, Alexander Cohen, Philip Gundersheimer, Joseph G. Adler. Members, 40; Seatholders, 100 to 150. Income of last fiscal year, $4000. Congregation meets first Sunday in October. Services daily. Religious School: Daily, except Friday and Saturday; pupils, 05; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery in Loudon Park. Aux- iliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Society; Talmud Torah Society (meets every day except Friday). [CONGREGATION] SHOMREY HADATH, 1010 E. Pratt. Founded 1885. President, Louis Silberman; Vice-President, Harris Finegold; Treasurer,'E. Klein; Secretary, I. Riv- kind, 127% Harrison. Trustees: Jacob Israel, N. Press- man, Friedman. Members, 40; Seatholders, 30. In- come of last fiscal year, about $800. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. Auxiliary Society: Chevra Kadisha. SOCIETY FOR EDUCATING POOH AND ORPHAN HEBREW CHIL- DREN. President, Alois Kaiser; Vice-President, Dr. Adolf Guttmacher; Treasurer, H. S. Hartogensis; Sec- retary, Jacob Bamberger, 607 E. Baltimore. Trustees: M. S. Levy, E. II. Fried, J. Rothholz, Moses Daniel, L. Kaufman, Benjamin Cohen, Morris Witz, Isaac David- son. Members, 300. Income of last fiscal year, $1275. Organization meets last Sunday in October. Gives Hebrew and religious instruction to poor and orphan Hebrew children in its school, holding five sessions weekly. Pupils, 200; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Principal, S. Benderly. See HEBREW MISSION SCHOOL. TALMUD THORA (HEBREW FREE SCHOOL. SOCIETY), 21 N. High. Founded February 26, 1889. Superintendent, Dr. S. Schaffer, 653 W. Lombard. President, Joseph Eisner; Vice-Presidents, II. Kramer, L. Edlovitch; Treasurer, L. Wolpe; Secretary, Abraham S. Shochet, 111 N. Exeter. Trustees: J. Krulevitch, Rev. Dr. S. Schaffer, J. Green- blatt, M. P. Silberman, T. Silberman, D. Caplan, G. Greental, I. Krulevitch, II. Wolbarsht, L. Jacobson, I. A. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 279

Baltimore (continued) Maryland Levin, S. L. Hurwitz, J. Pumpian, M. Ades, S. L. Gold- berg, J. Herrman, A. Scheehter, A. Fried, A. Cohen, B. Mendelson, J. Goldman, Rev. M. A. Schreiber, D. Baer, A. J. Sugar, K. Gerber, S. Abel, Dr. F. Fox, Rabbi B. Schapiro, Rev. R. A. Josephson, H. Zayentz, L. Lutzky, J. Broudy, Ph. Jacobson, I. Robinson. Income of last fiscal year, $3802.13. Board meets on alternate Sundays; the organization meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Teachers, 5; classes, 8; pupils, 350. Twelve sessions weekly, each of three hours. Maintains also a School for Girls; daily instruction from 4 to 7 p. m.; classes, 3. WEST END HEBREW CONGREGATION K'NESSETII ISRAEJL, 743 W. Baltimore. Founded Adar, 5654 (February, 1894). Rabbi, Moses A. Schreiber, 881 W. Fayette. President, G. Feikin; Vice-President, Louis Cohen; Treasurer, Louis Zimbler; Secretary, C. E. Engel, 24 Stockton. Trustees: A. Klotzman, Isidor Liehtenberg, M. W. Rosenstein, Harris Ford, R. A. Josephson. Members and Seathold- ers, about 70. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Congre- gation meets last Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 6.30 a.m.; Sabbaths and holidays, evening at sunset; Ynorning at 8. Part of Wiesner Cemetery, Philadelphia Road. WESTERN AHAVATH ACHIM VEEEIN, 1204 W. Baltimore (Cook's Hall). Founded October 29, 1899. President, Meyer Goldberg1; Vice President, A. Serebitzky; Treas- urer, A. Pariser; Secretary, Meyer Rosenstein, 430 S. Pulaski. Trustees: H. Steinrieh, S. Serebitzky, R. Roupin. Members, 60. Income to August 12, 1900, $339.70. Organization meets every two weeks. Fur- nishes free medical treatment to members and their families. Purposes to have lectures on Jewish topics at every meeting. [CONGREGATION] ZICHRON JACOB, McLaughlin's Hall, Eden and Baltimore. Founded September 14, 1895 (5655). Read- ers, Wm. Marcks and H. S. Hartogensis. President, H. S. Hartogensis; Vice-President, A. Shappiro; Treasurer, S. Lowenthal; Secretary, M. H. Hartogensis, 1226 E. Baltimore. Trustees: Israel Goodman, Daniel Mans- bach and Isaac Goodman. Members and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Congregation meets in January and July. Services: Daily, 6.30 a. m. and 7 p. m.; Saturday and holidays. 280 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maryland Cumberland [CONGREGATION] BATE CHAJIM, S. Centre St. Founded 1856. Rabbi, I. L. Stern. President, Sussman Rosenbaum; Vice-President, Sam. Rosenthal; Treasurer, N. Lichten- stein; Secretary, D. Lambert. Trustees: Murray White and Jos. Hirsh. Members and Seatholders, 21. Income of last fiscal year, $1326. Congregation meets first Sun- day in June, October, January and April. Services: Friday, 7.25 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 18; classes, 3; under one teacher. Cemetery, East Baltimore Pike. Hagerstown ^[CONGREGATION] THE SONS OF ABRAHAM, E. Baltimore St. Founded 1893. President, M. JofEe; Yice-President, Lewis Kaplin. Trustees: A. Baer, M. Ruben, M. Tarsh- man. Rabbi, A. Harrison. Services daily.. Members, 20. Annual income, about $800. Board meeting monthly. Organization meets second Sunday in October.

Massa- MASSACHUSETTS chusetts Boston * [CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL, 188 Hanover. Rabbi, Isaac Baritz. Sexton, M. Levin. [TEMPLE] ADATH ISRAEL, Columbus Av. and Northampton. Rabbi, Charles Fleischer, 44 Tremlett, Dorchester. President, Louis Hecht; Vice-President, Jacob Morse; Treasurer, Ferdinand Abraham; Secretary, Leo J. Lyons, 34 Wolcott, Dorchester. Trustees: L. Hecht, Jacob Morse, I. Gross, F. Schoenthal, J. Heilborn, S. Bacharach, F. Abraham, M. H. Goldschmidt and S. Gold- smith. Members and Seatholders, 150. Annual meeting first Sunday in September. Services: Saturday, 10.30 a. m.; Sunday (December to April), 7.30 p. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 120; classes, 8; teachers, 6. Cemetery, Wakefield, Mass. Auxiliary Society: Temple Adath Israel Auxiliary Societ3r. * [CONGREGATION] ADATH JESHURUN, 113 Dudley. Rabbi, Simon Rosenstein. President, Morris Marzinski; Vice-Presi- dent, M. Werbalski; Secretary, D. Wolf. Trustees: S. Cohen, S. Levy, J. Pinkoffski, Morris Gutton, D. Barnett. *[CONGREGATION] ANSHE LEBAWICH, 188 Hanover. Rabbi, M. Z. Margolies. 1[BENOTH ISRAEL SHELTERING HOME, 15 Cooper. Superintend- ent, S. Rokeach; President, M. T. Cohen; Vice-President, L. Jacobowitz; Treasurer, Myer Berman; Secretary, J. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 281

Boston (continued) Massa- Mendelsolm, 178 Chambers. Trustees: M. Kronberg, H. ohusetts Goldberg, N. Pinansky, S. Lipsky, Mark Lewis, Abr. Moses, Hyman Rogers, M. Libman, J. Daniels, M. Le- vinson, Louis Levinson, Ch. Danziger, H. Neyherseg, S. Butter, N. L. Greenblatt, I. Heller, D. H. Shalit, J. Wolf- man, H. A. Alkous. Members, 400. Annual income, $1500. Provides shelter, meals and, from a special fund, Matzoth. [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Baldwin Place. Founded November 6, 1887. President, Mark Lewis; Vice-Presi- dent, Myer Berman; Treasurer, Marks I. Cohen; Secre- tary, Isidor Mendelsohn, 178 Chambers. Trustees: H. Goldberg, I. Heller, M. H. Bernstein, D. H. Shalit, R. Finkelstein, L. Levinson, S. Belaski, A. Wolper, I. Braw- man, L. Agaos, M. Libman, N. Pinansky, Jos. Richmond, Max Silverman. Members and Seatholders, 280. Income of last fiscal year, $9508.98. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Week days, 6 a.m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Religious School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, 65; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemeteries at Dedham and Reading, Mass. [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, 27 Wall. Founded 1888. Rabbi, M. Z. Margolies, 3 Baldwin Place; Assistant, J. Ratch- kovsky. President, Elias Kamberg, 98 Leverett; Vice- President, A. Shine, and 8 directors. Board meeting monthly. Members, 125. Services, three times daily. Religious School: Daily, 4 to 7 p.m.; pupils, 100. An- nual income, $3000. IJBNAI ZION EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY, Zion Hall, 170 Hanover. Founded January 18, 1891. President, David A. Lourie; Vice-President, Chas. Askwith; Treasurer, N. J. Title- baum; Recording Secretary, Louis Arkin, 62 Hillside, Roxbury; Financial Secretary, Chas. Goldman. Direc- tors: David Stoneman, Henry Strauss, Hyman Hort- stein, Louis A. Abramson, Harry Gordon, Albert A. Ginzberg, E. Nemser. Members, 105. Annual income, $600. *BOSTON HEBREW BUSINESS MEN'S ASSOCIATION. Organized August, 1900. President, Harry Levenson; Treasurer, M. Gordon; Secretary, Isaac Charak. Directors: W. Berger, S. Burman, A. G. Morrison, Julius Silverman, Israel Libovitz, Jacob Sins, M. Gordon, Frank Rosen- thai, James Udovin. EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, 183 Court. Founded October, 1R99. President, Bernard G. Richards; Vice-President, Henry 282 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Massa- Boston (continued) Kahn; Treasurer, H. S. White; Secretary, N. H. Sachs, 71 N. Margin. Financial Secretary, Max Copeloff, 7 Endicott. Literary Committee: Max Copeloff, J. Myer- son, Carl Gerstein, H. S. White, Henry Kahn, B. G. Richards, Alexander Kahn. Members, 112. Organisa- tion meets last Sunday of the month. Lectures on Fri- day and Sunday evenings; free evening classes in Eng- lish; free reading-room. ELYSIUM CLUB, 218 Huntington Av. President, Daniel Frank; Vice-President, Godfrey Morse; Treasurer, Max Friedman; Secretary, Edward Williams, 218 Huntington Av. Trustees: L. Hecht, Jr., M. H. Goldschmidt, L. E. Kirstein, I. Kaffenburgh, S. L. Lehrburger, M. M. Morse, Jos. Feldman, Leo. W. Pickert, A. Asher, and the officers. Members, 132. FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES, Executive Office, Rooms 11 and 13 Charity Building, Chardon St. Federated Soci- eties: United Hebrew Benevolent Association; Hebrew Women's Sewing Society; Free Employment Bureau; Leopold Morse Home for Infirm Hebrews and Orphan- age; and the Free Burial Society. The federated societies represented by delegates. Board meets third Wednesday of the month. President, Jacob H. Hecht; Vice-Presidents, Godfrey Morse, Lehman Pickert; Treas- urer, Max Friedman; Cierk, Edward E. Norton. Super- intendent, Max Mitchell. Directors: Abraham P. Spitz, Ferdinand Straus, Isaac Peavy, Jacob Morse, Louis E. Kirstein, Abram Moss, Silas Peavy, Abraham C. Ratshe- sky, Nathan Waxman, Abraham Asher, Mark Lewis, Israel Cohen, Mesdames Jacob H. Hecht, Charles Weil, George J. Spitz. (See each of the federated societies.) FREE BURIAL SOCIETY. President, Abraham Moss; Vice- President, Isaac Heller; Treasurer, Max Libman; Secre- tary, Isidor Mendelsohn. Directors: Mark Lewis, Charles Porter, Louis Baker, Louis Jacobowitz, Jacob Harris, J. M. Rubinowitz, N. L. Greenblatt, M. Latto, B. Bennett, S. M. Seamon, I. Levingston, Harry Rogers, J. Wolfman. Members,-400. Board meets first Monday of the month. Annual income, $1400. Affiliated with the FEDERATION OP JEWISH CHARITIES. FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. Chairman, Jacob H. Hecht; Vice-Chairman, Abraham P. Spitz; Treasurer, Abraham C. Ratshesky; Secretary, Edward E. Norton. Directors: Jacob Hecht, Max Friedman, Solomon Schindler, Leh- man Pickert, Ferdinand Strauss, Mark Stone, Lewis DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 283

Boston (continued) Massa- Hecht, Jr., Isaac Peavy. Meets first Monday of thechusetts inonth. Finds employment for all classes of Jews. Affiliated with the FEDEEATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES. HEBREW INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, IT Allen. Founded 1890. Superintendent, Miss Golde Bamber, 7 Holborn. Founder, Mrs. J. H. Hecht; Treasurer, Jacob H. Hecht. Income of last fiscal year, $2812.46. Teachers, 22; classes, 50; pupils, 550. Fifteen sessions, two hours each, weekly: Weekday afternoon and evening, Saturday morning and afternoon, Sunday morning, afternoon, and evening. The Summer School open every morning- and afternoon, the clubs using the house in the evening. HEBREW WOMEN'S SEWING SOCIETY, Minot Hall, Washington and Springfield. Founded December 5, 1878. President, Mrs. J. H. Hecht; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Chas. Weil, Mrs. A. P. Spitz, Mrs. M. Isaacs; Treasurer, Mrs. D. Frank; Clerk, Miss Ida Engel, 3 Centre, Roxbury; Financial Secretary, Mrs. J. M. Herman. Directors: Mesdames George J. Spitz, M. I. Bornstein, J. Berwin, S. Hirsh- berg, I. Cohen, J. Dreyfus, E. Feibelman, S. Friedman, M. Friedman, E. S. Goulston, Sr., J. Herman, I. Kaffen- burgh, J. Koshland, L. Keiffer, L. Leviseur, R. Lasker, A. P. Mork, L. Pickert, S. Rosenberg, H. S. Sachs, T. P. Spitz, A. Steinert, A. Shuman, I. M. Strauss, F. Strauss, L. Strauss, Ph. Strauss, F. Van Raalte, and Misses G. Bamber and L. Engel. Honorary Directors: Mrs. F. Cohen, Mrs. S. Schindler. Members, 564. Income of last fiscal year, $5004.56. Meets every Wednesday. Departments of Work: Visiting and Befriending Com- mittee, Chairman, Mrs. Lewis Keiffer; Distributing and Providing Clothing and Necessaries for the I'oor, Chair- man, Mrs. G. J. Spitz; Industrial Department, Chair- man, Mrs. Charles Weil; Literary and Social After- noons, Chairman, Mrs. L. Leviseur; Country Week for Poor Women and Children, Chairman, Mrs. Joseph M. Herman; Treasurer, Mrs. Max Friedman. Cottage, Lialtina, at Waveland. Affiliated with the FEDERATION OP JEWISH CHARITIES.

HELPING HAND TEMPORARY HOME FOR DESTITUTE JEWISH CHILDREN, Fort Av. and Beech Glen, Roxbury. Founded November 26, 1899. President, Samuel H. Borofsky; Vice-Presidents, Louis Sonnabend, Harry Gordon; Treasurer, Selig Lipsky; Secretary, Maurice F. Cohen, 34 Parmenter. Trustees: H. Goldberg, A. Moss, H. Schwartz, M. Lewis, D. Stoneman, A. Kurinsky, M. Sil- 284 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Mas9a- Boston (continued) chusetts verstein, I. Fish, L. Jacobowitz, I. Goldstein, J. Daniels, M. Gordon, S. Butter, M. I. Cohens, Sol. Levy, L. Kaplan, L. Rosenberg, S. Simons, Mrs. Celia Berman and Mrs. A. Levine. Members, 437. Income of last fiscal year, $7982.10. Organization meets once a month. Number of children admitted up to date, 55; discharged, 9; in Home, 46; applications received, 139. [CONGREGATION] KENNESSETH ISRAEL, Emerald St. Founded June 15, 1897. Cantor, W. Baron, 311 Harrison Av. President, Louis Pakroisky; "Vice-President, David Kasanof; Treasurer, Moses Goldberg; Secretary, L. Radio, 29 Mayo. Trustees: M. S. Rosenbaum, Rob- ert Krensky, Harry Werner. Members, 85; Seatholders, 36. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Ser- vices: Saturday, 8 a.m. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 132; classes, 3; teachers, 3; and one principal. Cemetery, Mt. Vale. LEOPOLD MORSE HOME FOR INFIRM HEBREWS AND ORPHANAGE, Mattapan, Mass. Founded April 4, 1888; dedicated April 3, 1890. President, Godfrey Morse; Vice-President, Ferdinand Strauss; Treasurer, Joseph M. Herman; Sec- retary, Jacob M. Spitz. Trustees: Jacob Morse, Lewis Hecht, Sr., Isaac Peavy, Simon Barnard, Max Friedman. Lewis Hecht, Jr., Asher A. White, Charles Weil, Simon Vorenberg, Adolph Meyer, Jacob H. Hecht, Jacob Drey- fus, Nathan Bernstein, Dr. Henry Erlich, L. E. Kirstein, Mesdames George J. Spitz, Charles Weil, Lewis Keiffer. L. Pickert, Max Friedman, Jacob H. Hecht. Superin- tendent, Solomon Schindler. Annual meeting second Tuesday in May. Directors meet second Tuesday of the month. Affiliated with the FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES. U [CONGREGATION] MISHKAN TEFILAH, Shawmut Av. and Madi- son. Founded, under the name Mishkan Israel, in 1865. Rabbi, Hyman S. Shoher; Assistant, Jacob Pyser. President, H. Alexander, and seven trustees. Board meeting monthly. Members, 125. Services: Daily, 6 a. m. and 6 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Religious School: Saturday, 2 to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 12 m. Auxil- iary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. [TEMPLE] OHABEI SHALOM, Union Park. Founded 184::. Rabbi Emeritus, Dr. R. Lasker, 47 Hemenway; Rabbi, Sam') Hirshberg1, 3.1 Coolidge, Brookline. President, DIRECTOBY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 285

Boston (continued) iviassa- Nathan Waxman; Vice-President, Nathan B. Basch; chusetts Treasurer, Levy Herman; Secretary, J. Rosenthal, 7 Berwick Pk. Trustees: Adolph Aronson, Geo. J. Spitz, A. S. Cohen, Isaac Klous, Henry Crine, I. Witkowsky, M. H. Levy, A. Bilofsky. Honorary Life Members of Board of Trustees: Isr'l Cohen, Isaac Rosnosky. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 265. Congregation meets first Sunday in January and September. Services: Friday, 6.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Pupils, 150; classes, 6; teachers, 7. Cemetery, East Boston. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Choral Society: Young People's Union. * [CONGREGATION] OHEL JACOB, Paris and Gove, East Boston. Rabbi, Jacob Block. *PKOGEESS CLUB, Warren and Winthrop. THE PURIM ASSOCIATION OF BOSTON. Founded November, 1896. President, Bernard M. Wolf; Vice-President, Meyer H. Goldschmidt; Treasurer, Moses M. Morse; •Secretary, Lee M. Friedman, 53 State. Directors: Godfrey Morse, Jacob H. Hecht, Asher A. White, Silas Peavy, Abraham Asher, Solomon Bacharach, Bernard Hyneman, Geo. W. Spitz, Leo Abrahams, Louis Cohen, Louis E. Kirstein, Alexander Steinert. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $5894.80. Organization meets first Wednesday in November. Organized for charitable purposes. fl[CONGREGATION] SHARAI JERUSALEM, 23 Cooper. Founded 1889. Rabbi, M. Z. Margolies, 3 Baldwin Place; Assist- ant, A. Solomons. President, M. Kaplan; Vice-President, L. Sakland, 73 Prince; 8 directors. Board meeting twice a month. Members?, 100. Services: Throe times diiily. Annual income, $2500. *[CONGREGATION] SHOMRE BETH ABRAHAM. TALMUD TORA HEBREW FREE SCHOOL, 4 Baldwin Place. Founded April 12, 1S87. Principal, M. Magid, 102 Web- ster, E. Boston. President, B. Gordon; Vice-President, H. E. Kaplan; Treasurer, J. Wolfman; Secretary. M. Magid. Trustees: Rabbi M. Z. Margolies, A. Moss, M. I. Cohen, I. Heller, M. Gordon, M. D. Rubin, M. Lewis, M. Kaplan, Jac. Klibanoff, L. Levenson, M. Katzet, H. Goodofsky, R. Neyherseg, B. Bennett, N. Sodekson and M. Libman. Income of last fiscal year, $1875. Organi- zation meets the first day of the month. Teachers, 4; classes, 4; pupils, 140. Six sessions weekly, each of two and one-half hours. 286 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Maesa- Boston (continued) chusetts ^[CHEVEAH] THILIM, 122 Salem. Founded 1885. Rabbi, M. Z. Margolies, 3 Baldwin Place; Assistant, N. L. Rosenberg1. President, H. Aranson, 14 Fay; Vice-President, M. Cohen; 6 directors. Board meeting twice a month. Members, 125. Services: Three times daily. Annual income, $2000. UNITED HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. President, Isaac Peavy; Vice-President, Israel Cohen; Treasurer, Meyer H. Goldschmidt; Financial Secretary, Mark H. Mintz; Recording Secretary, Marcus Kallman. Direc- tors: Nathan Waxman, Rabbi R. Lasker, Isaac Levy, Rabbi Samuel Hirshberg, Simon L. Lehrburger, Bernard Hyneman, Joseph J. Leviseur, Solomon Bacharach, Joseph L. Bergman, Charles Weil, Israel Goldstein, Joseph Mode. Honorary Directors: J. H. Hecht, Lewis Hecht, Sr., L. Pickert. Members, about 500. Board meeting second Monday of the month. Annual income, about $9000. Affords temporary relief to the Jewish poor. Affiliated with the FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARI- TIES. ^UNITED SPHARD CONGREGATION, 30 Poplar. Founded May, 1897. Rabbi, Marcus Yaffa, 202 Chambers. Officers and Trustees: M. Sheinfein, J. Londin, Shapiro, H. Serner. Board meeting every two weeks. Members, 60. Ser- vices: 6 a. m., 6 p. m., 8 p. m. Religious School, 8 p. m. Pupils, 60. Annual income, $600. Auxiliary Society: Young Men's Sphard Association. UTOPIAN CLUB, 1501 Washington. Chartered April 25, 1897. President, Isaac H. Peyser; Vice-President, Wm. Phil- lips; Treasurer, Lew E. Goldman; Secretary, Arnold Hartman. Directors: Sam'l Wyman, Chairman, H. Lip- man, A. Stahl, N. Sumaisky, L. Birnbaum, L. E. Gold- man, W. Phillips, A. Hartman, L. Hamilburg, S. D. Basch. Organization meets alternate Sundays. Mem- bers, 82. *[CONGREGATION] VALKIMIER, Baldwin Place. *WEST END HEBREW EDUCATIONAL CLUB OF THE EIGHTH WARD, 60 Leverett. President, Henry Gediman; Vice- President, Frederick Friedenthal; Treasurer, M. Wax; Secretary, Simon Goldberg. Directors: I. Levy, L. Abrahams, S. Frenkle, J. Siskind. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, Washington and Spring- field. Founded January 13, 1882. President, Israel Cohen; Vice-President, Jacob Rosenthal; Treasurer, Moses Scheinfeldt; Secretary, Mark Wolf, 10 Savin, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 287

Boston (continued) Massa- Boston Highlands. Trustees: J. M. Spitz, N. B. Basch, chuaetts A. Bilafsky, C. H. Hertz, Geo. Moses, A. S. Cohen, L. J. Lyons, J. Kaufman, A. Alexander, B. Ginzberg, S. A. Isaacson, and the officers. Members, 350. Organization meets in April. IJYOUNG MEW'S HEBREW UNION, 213 Hanover. President, L. Gutterman; Vice-President, S. Goldstein; Treasurer, S. Home; Financial Secretary, N. Backman; Recording Secretary, Max Albertz; Secretary, Jas. Goodman, 70 Cross. Trustees: Sam. Simons, S. Adler, Sam. Rach- kansky, Max Silverman, Max Rachkansky, H. Saxe. Members, 50. Annual income, $600. Board meeting twice monthly. Organization meets every other Sunday. YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW CHABITABLE ASSOCIATION, Minot Hall, W. Springfield St. Founded 1891; chartered 1898. President, Mrs. J. Kaufman; Vice-President, Mrs. Lyons; Treasurer, Miss R. Lipp; Financial Secretary, Miss J. Harris, 25 Hammond, Roxbury; Recording Secretary, E. L. Jacobs, 11 Clive. Trustees: Mesdames M. Cohen, A. L. Cohen, N. Schreiber, Charles Hertz, and Misses J. Boonstein and A. Jackson. Members, 180. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Organization meets second and fourth Mondays of the month. •"•[CONGREGATION] ZION'S HOLY PROPHET OF ISRAEL, Church and Winchester. Rabbi, W. Baron; Sexton, S. I. Gordon. Fall River [CONGREGATION] ADAS ISRAEL, Pearl St. Founded August, 1885. Rabbi, J. L. Benkovitch, Union St. President, L. Gourse; Vice-President, L. L. Cohen; Treasurer, M. J. Karolsky; Secretary, A. Goldstein, Melville St. Trus- tees: A. Kapstein, I. Jacobson, H. Feinberg. Members, 55. Income of last fiscal year, about $1000. Congrega- tion meets every Sunday. Services: Saturday and holidays. Cemetery, Swansea, Mass. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. New synagogue dedicated May 20, 1900. [CONGREGATION] AMERICAN BROTHERS OF ISRAEL, Union St. Founded July 20, 1888. Rabbi, J. L. Benkovitch, 256 Union. President, Moses Barash; Vice-President, A. Shochetman; Treasurer, Wm. Greenberg; Secretary, L. Cohen, Spring and Union. Trustees: Moses Cornet, Elian Seidel, Jacob Epstein. Members, 52. Income of last fiscal year, $1100.86. Congregation meets every Sunday; annual meeting, October 5. Services: Daily, 288 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAH BOOK

Maasa-Fall River (continued) 8 a. m. and 7 p. m. Cemetery, southeast of the city, near the Ehode Island line. ^CONGREGATION AT FLINT VILLAGE, Quarry St. President, Louis Lack.

Haver hill *CIIILDREN OF ISRAEL CEMETERY CORPORATION. President, M. Farber; Vice-President, S. Stolnitsky. Trustees: M. Gold- stein, S. Fine, M. Goldman. Clerk, Samuel Sibulkin. * [CONGREGATION] CNESSIS ISRAEL, 14 River. Rabbi, Samuel Segal; Teacher, Bernard Pargament. UAVERHILL HEBREW CONGREGATION BETH JACOB, 132 River. Founded July 23, 1899. Rabbi, Jacob Joffe, 127 River; Assistant, Samuel Segal, 109 River. President, Jacob Gerson; Vice-President, B. Kosonsky; Treasurer, A. A. Korelech; Secretary, Eli Rosengard, 171 Merrimack. Trustees: Simon Stalmeky, Max Goldsteine, A. Zeleg, D. Bloomfeld, H. Sandier. Auditor, B. Walbarsht. Mem- bers, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congrega- tion meets last Sunday of the month. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery on Merrimack Road.

"Holyoke *HEBREW CITIZENS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. Chairman, YV, S. Kolnik.

Lowell ^[CONGREGATION] JACOB. Secretary, A. Newman, Grant, and Chelmsford.

Lynn fl [CONGREGATION] HARVAS ACHIM. Founded April, 1893. Presi- dent, I. Jacobson; .Secretary, Abraham Jacobs, 7f. Neptune. Trustee, B. Lander. Members, 44. Services: Saturdays and holidays. Annual income, $440. LYNN HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 120 Market. Founded February 21, 1886. President, M. M. Sellers; Vice-Presi- dent, S. J. Weinberg; Treasurer, H. Goldman; Secretary, M. S. Eberson, 84 Lafayette. Trustees: S. Jasinski, X. Zeitlin, S. Green. Members, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $240. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Circle, President, Mrs. Sadie Harris; Secretary, Mrs. M. M. Sellers, 209 Washington. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS g89

Maiden Massa- •HEBREW SCHOOL, Pythian Hall. Daily sessions (except Fri- day) from 4 to 7 p. m. Teacher, Frank Altman. Millis. •CONGREGATION. Organized 1900. Rabbi, Louis Tropp. President, George Steenberg; Treasurer, Joseph Han- dlemann; Secretary, Samuel Eisner. Trustees: Louis Simon, Morris Finkel. Members, 55. New Bedford •HEBREW SCHOOL, 744 Purchase. Principal, Nathaniel Queen. Pittsfield [CONGREGATION] ANSHE ANOMUN. President, Louis Wolff; Vice-President, Chas. Wolff; Treasurer, Jonas Muhl- felder; Secretary, Sam Levy, North St. Trustees: Messrs. Kelm, Goldman, Lederer. Members and Seatholders, 12. Services on holidays. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 38; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery on Unota ti\, northwest corner of Rural Protestant Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society, 14 members. •CONGREGATION OF RUSSIAN JEWS.

Salem *CONGRBGATION, 4 Derby Square. Organized 1894. Meets first Sunday of the month. Rabbi, A. D. Sodofsky. Officers elected in April and September. President, Herman Harriss; Treasurer, Morris Newmark; Secre- tary, Nathan Harris. * [CONGREGATION] SONS OF JACOB. Founded 1900. Members, 50. Springfield *[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Gray's Av. •[CONGREGATION] BNAI JACOB, Sharon St. * [CONGREGATION] CIIOVEVEI ZION. Secretary, B. Bearg, 22 Morgan. *HEBREW EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE. President, M. Ehrlich; Vice-President, M. Bassin; Treasurer, William Gelin; Secretary, A. Aronstein. •HEBREW INSTITUTE (about to be organized). President, B. Bearg; Treasurer, W. Gelin; Secretary, J. Aronstein. *HEBREW LADIES' RELTEF ASSOCIATION. Meets at Young- Men's Hebrew Association Hall, 118 Worthington. Founded 1897. President, Mrs. S. Zich; Vice-President, 19 290 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Massa- Springfield (continued) chusetts ]yjrs oiivich; Treasurer, Mrs. B. Bearg; Secretary, Miss S. Karp; Financial Secretary, Miss S. Lasker. Members, 75. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 118 Worthihgton. Pounded July 28, 1895. President, Henry Lasker; Vice- President, L. J. Steinberg; Recording- and Correspond- ing- Secretary, Pan! Kramer; Financial Secretary, S. Alg-ase; Treasurer, M. Ehrlieh. Members, 75. Annual income, $450. Board meeting1 third Wednesday of the month. Org-anization meets first Sunday of the month. Reading-room and library of the Association open to the public every evening, with the exception of Friday. "Worcester flTiTE LADIES' HEBREW AID AND LITE.KARY ASSOCIATION OF WORCESTER, MASS., 24 Providence. Founded 1888. Presi- dent, J. J. Dann; Vice-President, Mrs. Simon Silverman; Recording Secretary, Miss Anna PT. Feiga; Treasurer, M. Feiga. Trustees: B. Wolkowich, S. M. Godinsky, Mrs. I. B. Rabinowich, Mrs. S. Silverman. Members, 85. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. f[CONGREGATION] SONS OT* ISRAEL, 24 Providence. Founded 1875. Rabbi, Edward Rubinstein; Assistant, Benjamin Shapiro. President, B. Wolkowich; Vice-President, S. M. Godinsky; Secretary, D. Weiss; Treasurer, S. Kunitz. Trustees: J. J. Dann, A. J. Ferguson, J. Fiengold. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 50. Services: Morning and evening. Religious School: Sun- day, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Pupils, 75. WORCESTER HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1891; chartered August 16, 1895. President, S. Cotton; Vice- President, S. Wolfe; Treasurer, B. Sapiro; Secretary, D. Sedersky, Foley Court, Winter St. Trustees: S. Lewis, H. Rickles, A. Friedoerg. Members, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $425. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays. Death and sick benefits. Physician and medicine furnished.

Michigan MICHIGAN Alpena [CONGREGATION] BETHEL. Founded 1870. Rabbi, R. Orman; Assistant, J. Sinaberg. President, Casper Alpern; Vioe- President, J. Sinaberg; Treasurer, Max Horowitz; Sec- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 291

Alpena (continued) Michigan retary, H. Joachimsthal. Trustees: J. Levyn, Morris Cohen, Isidor Nathan. Members and Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1875. President, Casper Alpern; Vice-President, Julius Myer; Treasurer, Karl Kositcheck; Secretary, H. Joachimsthal. Trustees: J. Levyn, M. Jaspon. Members, 10. Income of last fiscal year, $40. Organization meets first Sunday in January, April, July, October. Maintains a cemetery.

Au Sable HOLIDAY SERVICES (with East Tawas).

Baraga. See Calumet and Houghton

Bay City HEBREW REFORM CONGREGATION, 417 Adams. Founded 1881. Rabbi, W. Landau, 417 Adams. President, S. Meister; Yice-President, I. Pick; Treasurer and Secretary, A. Hyman. Trustees: S. Kachen, A. Oppenheim, and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 12. Tnoome of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets quarterly. Ser- vices: Friday evening. Religious School: Sunday; pupils. 20; classes, 3; teachers, D. SHAARY ZEDEK CONGREGATION, 11th and Van Buren. Founded 1880. Rabbi, A. Rosenthal, 11th and Van Buren; Assist- ant, M. Katz. President, K. Ginsberg; Vice-President, H. Hoffman; Treasurer, N. B. Cashlein; Secretary, S. A. Rosenberg, 220 N. Jackson. Trustees: S. Ablowitz, M. Ginsberg, W. Sandorff, J. Abromson. Members and Seatholders, 35. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets first of the month. Services: 8 a. m. Religious School: Daily sessions; pupils, 50; classes, 4; teachers, 2, Cemetery, Hampton Road.

Benton Harbor *CONGREGATION. Founded 1900.

Calumet HOLIDAY SERVICES (with Baraga). Clarkston JEWISH residents of Clarkston worship at Detroit. 292 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Michigan Detroit [CONGREGATION] BENAI ISRAEL, 55-59 Mullett. Founded .Tuly 1, 1873. President, Louis Goldsmidt; Vice-President, Meyer Jacobson; Treasurer, A. Barron; Secretary, Louis Thorner, 1ST Napoleon. Trustees: M. Rosenberg, L. Epstein, J. Cohn, M. Jacobs, L. Smith. Members, 32; Seatholders, 300. Income of last fiscal year, about $2500. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Twice daily, and Sabbath and holidays. Cemetery, Williams Av. [CONGREGATION] BETH EL, Washington Av. and Clifford. Founded 1851. Eabbi, Leo M. Franklin, 71 Brainard. President, Louis Blitz; Vice-President, Samuel Heaven- rich; Treasurer, B. G. Morris; Secretary, Moses Cohen, .36 Duffield. Trustees: Julius Freud, Emanuel Wodic. Emil Heyn, Moses I. Schloss, Adolph Sloman, Sigmund, Simon, Sr., Leopold Wienman, Henry A. Krolik, Alfred Rothschild. Members and Seatholders, 160. Income of last fiscal year, about $6500. Congregation meets first week in January, April, July and October. Services: Friday, 7.45 p.m.; Saturday, 10.30 a.m.; Children's Sab- bath Service, 9.45 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly, with additional special classes throughout the week; pupils, 250; classes, 9; teachers, 9. Cemetery, Woodmere and Champlain. Auxiliary Societies: Chil- dren's Choral Club; Jewish History and Literature Cir- cle; Hospital Branch of the United Jewish Charities. *[CONGREGATK>N] BETH JACOB, Montcalm and Hastings. Founded September 4, 1879. Rabbi, Judah L. Levin. President, T. Danto; Secretary, S. Klein, 683 16th; Sex- ton, Finkelstein; Treasurer, Max Jacob. Five trustees. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 79. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Sun- day, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Pupils, 12. Annual income, $2000. 'FELLOWSHIP CLUB. Founded 1900. Members, 150. GEMILUTH CIIASUDIM ASSOCIATION. President, S. Koploy; Treasurer, A. Solomon; Secretary, B. Laskey, 219 Mont- calm. Trustees: H. Hackelman, J. Meyers, M. Davis. Members, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $475. Lends sums ranging from $10 to $25 on notes with two endorsers, or on pledges, without interest, to be paid in instalments. *HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, Julius H. Levin- son; Vice-President, Max Jacob; Treasurer, L. Finkel- stein; Secretary. Joseph Towlen. Trustees: S. Koploy, A. Atliveck, N. Brener, A. I. Danto. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 293

Detroit (continued) Michigan •HEBREW PEDDLERS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. "JEWISH LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Berg-er; Vice-President, Mrs. Wienman; Secretary and Treas- urer, Mrs. Sloman. *JEWISH WOMAN'S CLUB, 379 Brush. President, Mrs. Bernard Ginsburg; Secretary, Miss Rachel Levy. -LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SECRET SOCIETY. President, Julia H. Levinson; Vice-President, Mary Muskowitz; Treasurer, Mary Rosenthal; Secretary, Rebecca Liber- man; Financial Secretary, David Muskowitz. *LADIES' HEBREW WIDOW AND ORPHAN SOCIETY. Organized 1864. President, Mrs. Fannie Heineman; Vice-President. Mrs. Z. Selling; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Sarah Berger; Recording- Secretary, Mrs. J. F. Teichner; Treasurer, Mrs. Rosa Rosenfield. Trustees: Mesdames E. S. Heine- man, L. Blitz, J. Frank, S. Berger, R. Schlesinger, J. Liechtenstein, Z. Selling, J. Finsterwald, L. Freund, H. Hirschman, A. E. Rosengarten, L. Franklin. Annual meeting first Thursday in October. Quarterly meeting", January, April and July. Trustees meet monthly.

MONTEFIOKE PLEASURE CLUB (incorporated), Gratiot Av. and Riopelle. Founded August 30, 1897. President, David Rosenthal; Vice-President, Nathan Pereira; Treasurer. Herman Feldman; Secretary, Nathan Shellfish, 280 Gratiot Av. Trustees: Morris Barron, Louis Goldman, Edward Barnett. Members, 65. Organization meets every Thursday evening. Aids the Hebrew Charities of Detroit. PHOENIX CLUB, Woodward Av. and Dumeld. Founded Sep- tember, 1872. President, Henry M. Fechheimer; Vice- President, Walter S. Heavenrich; Treasurer, Max Red- elsheimer; Secretary, Jacob W. Ehrman, 36 E. Larned. Directors: Signrund Hofman, Adolph Sloman, Sol. J. Groneman, Louis Rothschild, Emil Heyn, Leo M. Butzel. Members, 85. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. SELF-HELP CIRCLE, 379 Brush. Founded January, 1889. President, Mrs. Alfred Rothschild; Vice-President, Mrs. Monroe Rosenfield; Treasurer, Mrs. Albert Kahn; Sec- retary, Mrs. Sarah E. Krolik, 25 Adelaide. Organization meets first Monday in October. Teaches manual and domestic arts. Affiliated with the UNION OF JEWISH CHARITIES. 294 AMEEICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Michigan Detroit (continued) * [CONGREGATION] SHA'ARE ZEDEK, CongTess and St. Ann. Organized 1863. Sabbath Services: Friday, 6 p. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Rabbi, Dr. J. B. Baruch; Reader, H. L. Cohen. THE STANDARD CLUB, 79 Miami Av. Founded February 1, 1899. President, Louis Meyer; Vice-President, Frank Hamburger; Treasurer, Adolph Marx; Secretary, Louis Simon, 27 Kanter Building. Trustees: M. L. Jacob, I. Samter, Simon Cohen, M. Fromberg, F. Leipsiger, J. Wertheimer, S. J. Weil, L. Weinberg, J. Goodman, J. Marx, and the officers. Members, 75. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. TAT.MUD TORAH , ASSOCIATION INSTITUTE, 47 Division. Founded January, 1898. Principal, J. B. Baruch, 152 E. High. President, S. Ginsberg; Vice-President, S. Gold- stein; Treasurer, J. Rosen thai; Secretary, J. Buchhalter, 198 Montcalm. Trustees: M. Davies, S. Lewis, Wm. Saul- son, D. W. Simmons, M. Mayer, W. Kidan, A. Jacobs, J. Applebaum, M. Kaplan, J. Lipsitz, J. Goldman, J. Blumethal, J. Harris. Income of last fiscal year, $3080. Organization meets last Thursday of the month. Teachers, S, four of whom are volunteers; classes, 10; pupils, 150 daily and 300 on Saturday and Sunday; 6 sessions weekly, each of 3 hours. A gymnasium, swim- ming tank and chapel for juvenile services in course of construction.

*UN~TON OF JEWISH CHARITIES. President, D. W. Simons; Vioe-Presidents, Samuel Heavenrich, Mrs. S. Berger; Treasurer, E. H. Van Baalen; Secretary, A. Benjamin. Directors: Louis Blitz, Dr. Leo M. Franklin, Adolph Sloinan, Isidor Frank, S. Ginsberg, A. Simon, J. Rosen- zweig, M. Harris, II. Koplan, Mesdames IS. Wurzburger, L. Wienman, A. Sloman, A. Rothschild, M. Rosenfield, Sara Krolik. Affiliated Societies: Beth El Benevolent Association; Jewish Relief Association; Self-Help Circle (which see); Jewish Ladies' Sewing Society (which see).

Dowagiac HOLIDAY SERVICES.

East Saginaw •CONGREGATION, P>aumgarten's Block. Congregation meets on the Jewish holidays. East Tawas.

Elk Rapids , Michigan HOLIDAY SERVICES. Empire *TIIB HEBREW CONGREGATION. Secretary, Isaac Frazer. Grand Rapids *[TEMPLE] BETH ISRAEL, 464 Ottawa. Rabbi, Zachary Kramer. [CONGREGATION] EMANUEIL, Fountain and Ransom. Founded October 2, 1871. Rabbi, Gustav N. Hausmann, Hotel Warwick. President, Jos. Houseman; Vice-President, Abraham May; Treasurer, Abe M. Arnberg; Secretary, G. A. Wolf, 215-219 Michigan Trust Building. Trustees: Jacob Ely, Morris Levy, David M. Amberg, David Wolf. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets Sunday after Day of Atonement. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 35; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Union and Hall (part of the City Cemetery). Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society, President, Mrs. Jos. Houseman; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Friedman; Secretary, Mrs. A. M. Amberg; Trustees, Mrs. J. Wolf, Mrs. H. S. Pressburg. Holland JEWISH residents of Holland worship at Grand Rapids. Houghton. HOLIDAY SERVICES (with Baraga). Iron Mountain HOLIDAY SERVICES (with Norway). Jackson City * [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Public Square near Main. No Rabbi and no regular service. Beth Israel Club, Presi- dent, E. I. Mushiner; Treasurer, H. Goldsmith; Secre- tary, Joseph Wolf. Kalamazoo [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, E. South St. Founded 1873. Rabbi, Geo. Zepin. President, M. H. Desenberg; Vice- President, G. M. Cramer; Treasurer, Herman Stern; Secretary, Samuel Folz. Trustees: Joseph Speyer, B. L. Desenberg, B. M. Desenberg, Selig Stern. Members and Seatholders, 28. Income of last fiscal year, $1400. Congregation meets first Sunday in January. Services: 296 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Michigan Kalamazoo (continued) Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 ;i. m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a.m.; pupils, 26; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, E. Main St. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Benevolent Society. L'Anse HOLIDAY SERVICES. Manistique HOLIDAY SERVICES. Marcellus HOLIDAY SERVICES. Menominee JEWISH residents of Menominee worship at Marinette, Wis. Norway. See Iron Mountain Petoskey PETOSKEY HEBREW CONGREGATION. Founded 1898. Rabbi, Levy. President, S. Rosenthal; Secretary and Treas- urer, A. Rosenthal. Members, about 20. Income of last fiscal year, $(i00. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 25; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery in the suburbs. Pinconning JEWISH residents of Pinconning' worship at Bay City. Port Huron MOUNT SINAI SOCIETY. Founded 1893; incorporated Febru- ary 20, 1898. President, Jacob Jacobi; Vice-President, Jacob Cohn; Treasurer, Leon Cohen; Secretary, Ben- jamin Cohn, S28 Huron Av. Trustees: Phil. Higer, Adolph Kanter, Louis Levine. Members, 11. Income of last fiscal year, about $7S. Maintains a cemetery and dispenses charity.

Mlnne- MINNESOTA aota Duluth [CONGREGATION] EMANUEL. Reader, L. Roos. President, L. Hammel; Vice-President, L. S. Loeb; Treasurer, H. Hirshman; Secretary, A. Freimuth, 1929 W. Superior. Trustees: Sam. Loeb, S. Freimuth, Robt. Krojanker. Members and Seatholders, 32. Income of last fiscal year, $271.93. Congregation meets in September. Ser- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 397

Duluth (continued) Minne- vices: Friday evening. Religious School: Once weekly; 80ta pupils, 45; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. About to build a new house of worship. [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIORE, Superior St. Rabbi, S. Snitzer, 109 2d Al., E. President, Cook; Vice-Presi- dent, Polinsky; Treasurer, Abrahmson. Trustees: Karon, Goldim, Goldish. Members and Seatholders, 120. Con- gregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, London Road. 11 [CONGREGATION] TIFEBETH ISBAEL, 825 4th Av., E. Founded December 13, 1892. Rabbi, T. Sapira; Assistant, Joseph Oreckovsky. President, Jacob Levine; Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph Oreckovsky, 326 E. 9th. Trustees: Henry Caploiv, William Goldstein, Isidra Lieberman. Members-, 35. Minneapolis ADATH YESHURUN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded 188S. President, Nathan Gumbiner; Treasurer, K. Goldbhim; Secretary, I. Schulman, 520 6th Av. N. Trustees: J. M. Bloom, N. Loewenthal, A. H. Sinai. Members, 15. In- come of last fiscal year, $200. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. HEBREW CONGREGATION OF MINNEAPOLIS; SHARAI TOF, r>th Av., between South and Tenth. Founded 1877. Rabbi, Dr. A. Friedman, 1225 Chestnut Av. President, A. Stromberg; Vice-President, H. Weiskopf; Treasurer, J. Harpman; Secretary, Chas. Moss, 2426 Portland Av. Trustees: J. Skoll, S. Gittleson, R. Rees, M. W. Frank, I. Weil and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 84. Income of last fiscal year, $26-10.74 from Seatholders and $707.75 charity donations, etc. Congregation meets in April and September. Services: Friday, 8 p. m. Reli- gious School: One session weekly; pupils, 75; classes, fi; teachers, 6. Cemetery, 4th Av., S. and -)2d. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society (which see). HEBREW LADIES BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CON- GREGATION SHARAI TOF). Founded about 187 0. Presi- dent, Mrs. L. Michaels; Yice-President, Mrs. Isaac Weil; Treasurer, Mrs. Max Frank; Secretary, Mrs. Chas. Moss, 2426 Portland Av. Trustees: Mesdames J. Deutsch, M. B. Werth, M. Rothschild. Members, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $1063.40. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. 298 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAB BOOK

Minne- Minneapolis (continued) sota [CONGREGATION] KENESSETH ISRAEL, 515-517 4th, N. Founded December 22, 1891. Reader, H. Yursky. President, H. Edelman; Vice-President, N. Loewenthal; Treasurer, A. H. Sinai; Secretary, I. Schulman, 520 Gth Av., N. Trus- tees: M. Bresky, B. Nathanson, N. Eisenstad, Israel Levin and H. Spodeck. Board meeting1 second and fourth Sundays of the month. Members, 60. Annual income, about $2500. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 100. * [CONGREGATION] MIKRO KODESH, 7th Av., N., S. W. corner 6th. Organized 1895. Members, 50. Rabbi, Israel Poses, 526 Wash Av., N. *MONTEFIORE CEMETERY. Founded 1875. President, R. Rees; Treasurer, J. M. Davis; Secretary, S. Taussig1. *[CONGREGATION] NAOHLAS ISRAEL, 3401 Colfax Av. Organized 1896. Members, 75. Rabbi, Abraham Hurvicz, 509 N. 3d. *0RDER BRITH ABRAHAM CEMETEBY ASSOCIATION. President, S. Dobrin; Treasurer, A. H. Sinai; Secretary, Jacob Gould, 1215 Girard Av. N. CLUB, 701-705 Hennepin Av. Founded 1890. Presi- dent, E. Kayser; Vice-President, M. W. Frank; Treas- urer, Max Adler; Secretary, Jesse Moss. Trustees: G. Monasch, Hy. Deutch, R. W. Munzer, Simon Meyers, B. Bank, S. Harris. Members, 55. Annual income, about $1300. •ROUMANIAN CONGREGATION, 314 15th Av., S. Rabbi, O. Kul- berg, 521 16th Av., S. St. Paul HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, Tenth and Minne- sota. Founded November 12, 1871. President, Mrs. H. Austrian; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Wirth; Treasurer, Mrs. B. B. Plechner; Secretary, Mrs. Sol. Fox, 60 Sum- mit Av., W.; Financial Secretary, Mrs. M. Conhaim. Trustees: Mesdames M. Frankel, L. Herz, E. Rypins, J. Rothschild. Members, 88. Income of last fiscal year, $1824.70. Org-anization meets first Wednesday of the month from September to April inclusive. Auxiliary Society: Young- Ladies' Aid Society. MT. ZION HEBREW CONGREGATION, 10th and Minnesota. Founded 1856. Rabbi, I. L. Rypins, Dayton Av. near Dale. President, Max Frankel; Vice-president, J. West- heimer; Treasurer, B. Simon; Secretary, E. W. Marks, 25 Fire and Marine Building. Trustees: Isador Rose, Alex. DIKECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 399

St. Paul (continued) Minne- Sternberg-, Chas. Fantle, H. S. Haas, Max Schwab. 9°ta Financial Secretary, Officers, and Trustees constitute Board of Administration. Members and Seatholders, 107. Income of last fiscal year, about $4500. Congre- gation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a, m. Lectures, alternate Sundays, 11 a. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 90; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, Payne and Minne- apolis Avs. Auxiliary Society: Temple Guild. *ORTHODOX CONGREGATIONAL UNION. Chief Rabbi, Abraham Eleazar Alperstein. President, A. Silver; Secretary, J. Levine. Trustee, L. Stineberg. ^RUSSIAN BROTHERHOOD CONGEEGATION, 282-284 Texas. Or- ganized 1872. Members, 45. Rabbi, Hiam Mickler. •""[CONGREGATION] SHABBY HESED WOEMET, 105 State. Organ- ized 1890. Members, 150. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. * [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ABRAHAM, 840 Payne Av. Secretary, Solomon Goldblom. [CONGREGATION] SONS OF JACOB, College Av. and Wabasha. Founded 1873. Rabbi, Jacob Aronsohn, 212 E. 14th. President, A. Silver; "Vice-President, A. Skorish; Treasurer, L. Abrahamson; Secretary, J. Levine. Trus- tees: A. Steinberg', H. Cohn, B. Shapiro. Members and Seatholders, 125. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Daily, morning and evening. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 50; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Auxiliary Societies: Tifereth Zion; Bachure Zion; Sis- ters of Peace; Bnei Zio:i; Agudath Achim.

* [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ZION, 104 State. Organized 1892. Members, 50. STANDARD CLUB, 140 E. Seventh. Founded 1875. President, J. Dittenhoefer; Vice-President, L. R. Frankel; Treas- urer, I. E. Rose; Secretary, S. Greve, 550 Summit Av. Trustees: A. Guiterman, D. Bergman, II. Weiss, J. West- heimer. Members, 75. Annual meeting first Sunday of July; quarterly meetings first Sunday of October, Janu- ary and April.

Winona HOLIDAY SERVICES. 300 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Missis- MISSISSIPPI sippl Brookhaven [CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHOLAM. Founded March 23, 1896. Rabbi, Max Lewinthal. President, M. Priebatsch; Vice- President, M. Dreyfus; Treasurer, A. Cohn; Secretary, S. Kohlman. Trustees: E. Pfeifer, A. Cohn, G. Bowsky. Members, 17. Income of last fiscal year, about $200. Services: Sabbath and holidays. Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Association (which see). •"CONGREGATION. President, C. Abrams. LADIES' HEBREW ASSOCIATION (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION B'NAI SHOLAM). Founded August, 1895. President, Mrs. M. Dreyfus; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Priebatsch; Treas- urer and Secretary, Mrs. S. Kohlman. Members, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $80. Organization meets first Tuesday of the month. Assists the poor. Canton [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL. Founded 1877. President, D. Levy; Vice-President, Lehmann; Treasurer, L. Wile; Secretary, N. Hiller. Trustees: I. Gross, J. Per- linsky, I. Hersdorffer. Members, 25. Services: Friday evening and holidays. Pupils in the Religious School, 30. HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded 1878-80. President, Mrs. Rosalie Levy; Vice-President, Mrs. B. Maas; Treas- urer, Mrs. A. Hiller; Secretary, Mrs. J. Loeb. Members, 15. Columbus [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Odd Fellows' Building-, E. Main St. Founded September 21, 1879. Rabbi, Joseph Herz. President, Samuel Selig; Vice-President, Simon Loeb; Secretary and Treasurer, L. Fleishman. Trustees: L. Rosenzweig, Leopold Loeb, S. Schwab. Warden of Cemetery, I. Trost. Members and Seatholders, 18. Annual meeting second Sunday in January. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 12; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, one mile south of court house. Greenville [CONGREGATION] HEBREW UNION SYNAGOGUE AND PARSONAGE, Maine St. Founded .November 21, 1880. Rabbi, Joseph Bogen. President, N. Goldstein; Vice-President, Leon Aloyse; Treasurer, A. Blum; Secretary, M. Mayor. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 301

Greenville (continued) Missis- Trustees: L. Waldauer, Chas. Hafter, Sam. Blum, S. sippl Brill, J. Alexander, J. Romansky, Hem-y Schall. Mein- bers, 80; Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $3325. Congregation meets third Sunday in November, February, May and August. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, about 80; classes, 6; teachers, 7. Old Cemetery, Poplar St.; new one outside of the corporation. JEWISH WOMEN'S LEAGUE. Founded March, 1897. President, Mrs. A. Blum; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Erlich; Treasurer, Mrs. E. G. Marshall; Secretary, Mrs. Nathan Goldstein, 519 Washington Av. Members, 64. Organization meets second Tuesday of the month. Greenwood [CONGREGATION] BKNE ISRAEL Founded September, isss. President, A. Casper; Treasurer, E. Hyman; Secretary, Leon Stein. Members and Seatholders, 22. Income of last fiscal year, $132. Congregation meets Sunday between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Services: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Cemetery, Carrollton Road. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Society. Jackson *[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. President, Laz. Kahn; Secre- tary, B. Hart; Acting Rabbi, A. Lehman. Meridian [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, 8th and 22d Av. Founded 1869. Rabbi, W. Willner. President, Abe Klein; Vice- President, L. H. Arky; Treasurer, II. M. Threefoot; Secretary, L. Ullman. Trustees: Alex. Loeb, K. Three- foot, Sam. Meyer, Sam. Rosenbaum, Max Levi and Marks Baum. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $2785. Congregation meets first Sun- day in January; Trustees meet first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p. m. in winter, 8 p. m. in slimmer; Saturday, 10 a. m. Relig'ious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 67; classes, 7; teachers, 4. Cemetery east of city. Auxiliary Societies: Temple Auxiliary Society. President, Rev. W. Willner; Treas- urer, Mrs. Tillie Metzger; Secretary, Miss Carrie Rosen- baum. Meets first Sunday of the month. Bible Circle meets Tuesday evening. HEBREW (MEN'S) BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1885. President, Rev. W. Willner; Vice-President, K. Three- 302 . AMERICAN JEWISH YEAE BOOK

Missis- Meridian {continued) 8 pp foot; Secretary, Henry Loewy. Trustees: Abe Klein, K. Threefoot, Alex. Loeb. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $125.65. LADIES' HEBREW CEMETERY AND AID SOCIETY. President, Mrs. F. Metzg-er; Vice-President, Mrs. Jake Meyer; Treasurer, Mrs. K. Threefoot; Secretary, Mrs. Joseph Meyer, 619 30th Av. Trustees: Mesdames I. Marks, M. Kahn, I. Klein, H. M. Threefoot. Members, 57. Income of last fiscal year, $242.05. Organization meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Besides dispensing charity, the Society acts in conjunction with a proper committee of the Congregation in improving Beth Israel Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] OHEL JACOB. Founded 1894; reorganized January, 1900. President, W. Goldstein; Vice-President, P. Lefkowitz; Treasurer, J. Lischkoff; Secretary, Aaron Lefkowitz. Trustees". John Winkler, Leo Miner, Emil Arky. Income of last fiscal year, $135. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 6 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 6 to 8 a. m, and all holidays. Cemetery, east end of town. *STANDABD CLUB. Secretary, Gabe Jaulw. Natchez [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL. Founded 1843. Eabbi, S. G. Bottigheimer. President, Adolph Jacobs; Vice-Presi- dent, M. M. Ullmann; Treasurer, Karl Lehman; Secre- tary, A. Wampold. Trustees: Henry Frank, S. Steppach, A. H. Geisenberger, M. Scharff, E. Samuels, A. Lan- dauer, Jos. Coleman. Members, 105. Income, $3600. Services: Friday, winter, 7 p. m., summer, 8 p.m.; Satur- day and holidays, 10.30 a. m. Eeligious School: Sunday, 10.30 a.m. to 12 m.; Saturday, 11.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.; pupils, 65, in 8 classes. Auxiliary Societies: Mite Society; Eeligious School Teachers' Club. HEBREW LADIES' AID ASSOCIATION, Commerce St. Founded March 22, 1S65. President, Mrs. A. Eoos; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. A. Jacobs; Treasurer, Mrs. G. Hart; Secre- tary, Mrs. S. Mayer, 507 Monroe. Trustees: Mesdames C. Moses, M. Hellman, D. Laub, S. Geisenberger, M. Wexler, S. G. Bottigheimer. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $228. Organization meets first Wednes- day in December, March, June and September. JEWISH BELIEF ASSOCIATION. Founded January 1, 1900. Manager., Eabbi S. G. Bottigheimer. Members, 53. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 303

Port Gibson Missis- [CONGREGATION] GEMILUTH CHASSBD, Cotton St. Founded9ippl August 14, 1859. President, Jacob Beraheimer; Vice- President, Byron H. Levy; Treasurer, C. D. Bloch; Sec- retary, J. B. Heidenreich. Trustees: Jacob Bernheimer, William Cohn, Henry Marx. Members and Seatholders, 27. Income of last fiscal year, $353.45. Congregation meets on the first of the month. Services: Sabbaths and all holidays when pulpit is occupied. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 41; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Marginal St. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society, President, Mrs. B. H. Levy; Vice-President, Mrs. H. S. Levy; Treasurer, Mrs. C. D. Bloch; Secretary, Mrs. M. G. Cahn. Scooba HOLIDAY SERVICES. Summit [CONGREGATION] OHAVA SHOLOM. Founded 1876. President, B. Forchheimer. Services: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Cemetery (about to be surrounded with an iron rail). Membership reduced greatly by deaths and removals. Vicksburg [CONGREGATION] ANSHE CIDESED, Cherry St. Founded 184:!. Rabbi, Geo. Solomon. President, Laz. Hirsch: Vice- President, Victor Brown; Treasurer, W. B. Levy; Secre- tary, S. Susman. Trustees: S. P. Metzger, P. H. Feld, Jos. Hirsh, Sam Brown, E. Teller, A. S. Kulm. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $4000. Cong-regation meets second Sunday in January. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 85; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery, end of Grove Street Road. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society. Woodville [CONGREGATION] HEBREW EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. Founded 1876. Rabbi, B. Wohlberg. President, Isaac T. Hart; Vice-President, Edward Aaron; Treasurer, Morris H. Rothschild; Secretary, Lee C. Schloss. Directors: President, Secretary, B. Goslinski, C. Cohen and Isidore Rotschild. Members, 20; Seatholders, about 30. Income of last fiscal year, $1100. Congregation meets first Sun- day in January, April, July and October. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Pupils in Religious School, 30; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, suburbs of city. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary Association. 304 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Missouri MISSOITRI Carterville. See Joplin Carthage HOLIDAY SERVICES. Chillicothe ^HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Secretary, Benjamin A. Fnld. HOLIDAY SERVICES. Columbia THE COLUMBIA HEBREW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded May 2, • 1880. President, B. Loeb; Vice-President, M. Myer; Treasurer, V. Barth; Secretary, I. A. Victor. Trustees: The officers and I. A. Barth. Members, 9. In- come of last fiscal year, $27. Organization meets first Sundaj' of the month. Harrisonville HOLIDAY SERVICES. Jefferson City [COXGREGATION] BETH EL, Monroe St. Founded 1883. President, M. Schiele; Vice-President, A. Heine; Secre- tary and Treasurer, C. Czarlinsky. Trustees: J. Boden- heimer, J. Goldman, J. Strauss. Members and Seathold- ers, 0. Income of last fiscal year, $65. Congregation meets first Sunday in September. Services: New Year and Day of Atonement. Cemetery, Maple Grove, east of city. Joplin HOLIDAY SERVICES (with Carterville). Kansas City * [CONGREGATION] AITZ CHAIM. *AMERICUS CLUB. President, L. Adler; Vice-President, Judge Spitz; Treasurer, M. Kline; Secretary, M. Harris. * [CONGREGATION] BIKUR CHOLIM, 1723 Grand Av.; Cemetery, 18th and Cleveland. [CONGREGATION] BNAI JEHUDAH, 11th and Oak. Founded June 14, 1872. Rabbi, Harry H. Mayer. President, Leon Block; Vice-President, A. S. Flersheim; Treasurer, Al- fred Hart; Secretary, B. A. Feineman, 1023 E. 12th. Trustees: A. S. Woolf, Wm. J. Berkowitz, B. Davidson, R. S. Crohn, Dave Benjamin and M. Lyon. Members and Seatholders, 190. Income of last fiscal year, $8500. DIKECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 305

Kansas City (continued) Missouri Congregation meets in March and September. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday; pupils, 215; classes, 7; teachers, 6. Elmwood Cemetery, east of 15th St. * [CONGREGATION] GOMEL CHESED. •HEBREW LADIES' RELIEF 'ASSOCIATION. President, B. Dantzig. THE JEWISH CHARITY ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY, MO. Founded 1892 (under the name " Hebrew General Relief Society"). President, B. B. Joffee; Vice-President, Sol. Block; Treasurer, R. Eisen; Secretary, B. A. Feineman, 515 Main. Trustees: I. Ryder, I. E. Bernheimer, M. Lyon, A. Denebeim, R. Wolfson, Wm. Baruch and the officers. Members, 130. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Trustees meet every Sunday. Auxiliary Societies: The Jewish Women's Charity Association (which see); The Young Ladies' Shoe Fund.

"-JEWISH WOMEN'S CHARITY ASSOCIATION. Founded 1899. President, Mrs. I. Ryder; Vice-President, Mrs. Nathan Lorie; Treasurer, Mrs. Osca^r Sachs; Secretary, Mrs. A. B. Franklin. [CONGREGATION] KEKESETH ISRAEL, 1723 Grand Av. Presi- dent, A. Denebeim: Vice-President, A. L. Askanas; Treasurer, L. Levinson; Secretary, R. Cohen, 1522 Grand Av. Members and Seatholders, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. Cemetery, Ray Town. PROGRESS CLUB, 1019 Washington. Founded November, 1881. President, A. Judah; Vice-President, T. W. Griff; Treas- urer, S. Grabenheimer; Secretary, Lewis Haar, 1200 Main. Trustees: I. Bachrach, A. C. Wunecker, H. L. Benjamin, G. I. Rosenzweig. Housemen: 1. Gottlieb, B. Deutsch. Officers and Trustees constitute the Board of Directors. Members, 125. Organization meets fourth Tuesday in March, June, September and December.

SOPHIA NEWGASS SEWING CIRCLE, 810 E. 12th. Founded 1898. President, Mrs. I. Bachrach; Vice-President, Mrs. A. Hart; Treasurer, Mrs. I. Moog; Secretary, Mrs. Jake Weil, 1218 Euclid Av. Trustees: Mesdames I. Ryder, A. B. Frankel, A. Mayer, F. Obermeyer, P. Shiers, F. Diechman. Members, 75. Organization meets every Tuesday. Provides the poor with garments or cut material. 306 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Missouri Louisiana HOLIDAY SERVICES. St. Joseph [CONGREGATION] ADATH JOSEPH, 6th and Jule. Founded 1860. Rabbi, Dr. Isaac Schwab, 6th and Jule. Presi- dent, I. Silverstein; Vice-President, Julius Drach; Treasurer, Hassenbush; Secretary, Hilpp, Faraon and 9th. Trustees: F. Westheimer, S. Westheimer, H. Ehr- lich, Sol. Ehrman, H. Etterson, Leopold Cohen. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $2300. Congregation meets quarterly. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Saturday, one hour; Sunday, one and one-half hours; pupils, about 40; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, east of city. ^[CONGREGATION] SHAARE SHOLEJI (formerly ADATH JESHU- RUN), 6th and Angelique. Founded 1885. Rabbi, A. Doney; Assistant, I. Hersh. President, J. Feltenstein; Vice-President, Max Geller; Treasurer, J. I. Abramsohn; Secretary, J. Rosenthal. Trustees: Julius Berger, I. Gordon. Board meeting last Sunday of the month. Members, 88. Services: Friday and Saturday. Religious School: Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Pupils, 30. Annual income, $1600. About to erect a new synagogue at 7th and Patee. * [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL, 209 Felix. Rabbi, B. Men- iovske. St. Louis *BARON DE HIRSCH SOCIETY, Franklin Av. and 11th. Secre- tary, N. Epstein. *BARONESS CLARA DE HIRSCH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. Presi- dent, Mrs. Theodore Speier. BEN AKIBA FEAUEN VEREIN, Wenzel's Hall, 8th and Frank- lin Av. Founded November, 1892. President, Gertraud Mathes; Vice-President, Rosa Ehrman; Treasurer, Rosa Archshoeffer; Secretary, Fanny Rosenblatt, 2726 Clark Av. Trustses: Bertha Davis, Laura Hartman, Yetta Baum, Emma Rosenbaum. Members, 107. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Aids its poor members, especially in securing decent burial for their dead. ft [CONGREGATION] BEITH HAMIDROSH HAGODEL, 1123 N. 11th. Founded 1882. Rabbi, S. Fredman. President, A. Spec- ter; Vice-President, A. Rubinowitz; Secretary, J. Levitt; Treasurer, M. Buchman. Board meeting monthly. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 307

St. Louis (continued) Missouri Members, S5. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Annual income, about $2000. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI AMOONA, 13th and Carr. Pounded August, 1886. Rabbi, A. Rosentreter, 3113 Olive; Assist- ant, A. Neumann, 1724 Biddle. President, Isidor Fried- man; Vice-President, L. Friedman; Treasurer, B. L. Gross; Secretary, H. Lehman, 1012 Sullivan Av. Trus- tees: Jacob Berger, I. Fleischmann, Morris Smith, S. Brenner, M. Gad, D. Rosentreter. Members and Seat- holders, 115. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Con- gregation meets first Sunday in October, January, April and July. Services: Daily, 7 to 8 a. m., 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Religious School: Three sessions weekly; pupils, S5; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, North and South Road, St. Louis County. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Society; Daughters of Israel, President, Mrs. P. Stahl; Vice-President, Mrs. D. Hornstein; Treasurer, Mrs. P. Burenstein; Secretary, A. Rosentreter. 1} [CONGREGATION] BNAI-EL, 11th and Chouteau Av. Founded 1850. Rabbi, M. Spitz. President, Chas. F. Steiner; Vice- President, S. Bondi; Treasurer, D. Klauber; Secretary, H. Kohner. Trustees: S. Stampfer, Chas. Cook, S. T. Gutfreund, Emil Hartman. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 150. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m.; July-August, Saturday, 9 a. m. Religious School: Saturday, 8.30 to 10 a. m.; Sunday, 9 to 11 a, m. Pupils, 130. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid and Young Folks' Auxiliary. * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, 3005 N. 7th. Rabbi, Max Kranzberg. Services: Saturday, 7.30 p. m. HEBREW FREE AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL SOCIETY, 9th and Wash. Founded 1880. Principal, Miss B. Sale, 4558 Cook Av. President, Wm. Goldstein; Vice-President, D. Treichlinger; Treasurer, Wm. M. Kohn; Secretary, Dr. H. J. Messing, 4439 Delmar Boulevard. Trustees: Jacob Furth, Albert Arnstein, Isaac Schwab, Ph. Constam, Joseph Wolfert. Ladies' Executive Committee of Aux- iliary Society: Mesdames Isaac Schwab, Nich. Scharff, Hannah Stix. Income of last fiscal year, about $1500. Organization meets in January. Teachers, 10. Reli- gious Branch: 5 classes, with 250 pupils, holding two sessions weekly of two hours each. Industrial Branch (Sewing, Needlework and Dressmaking); 3 classes, with 125 pupils, holding two sessions weekly of 1% hours each. 308 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Missouri St. Louis (continued) HEBREW LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY. Members, ^93. President, Mrs. H. Lindenbaum; Vice-Presidents, Mesdames Pauline Deutsch, M. Glaser, Juline Weil; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Loth; Recording Secretary, Mrs. M. J. Lowenstein; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. H. Gluck. Affiliated with the UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES. HOME FOR AGED AND INFIRM ISRAELITES, 3652 S. Jefferson Av. Founded May 5, 1881. President, S. A. Rider; Vice- President, Mrs. Lissette Baum; Treasurer, B. Eiseman; Secretary, H. Lindenbaum, 1132 Washington Av. Mem- bers, 400. Income of last fiscal year, about $4000. Organization meets second Tuesday in May. |[[TEMPLE] ISRAEL, Pine and Leffingwell Av. Rabbi, Leon Harrison, 322 Newstead Av. President, M. Schoenberg; Vice-Presidents, Win. Stix, M. S. Wieder: Treasurer, A. Baer; Secretary, M. B. Jonas. Services: Saturday, 10.45 a.m.; Sunday lecture, 11 a. m. JEWISH ALLIANCE OF ST. LOUIS. Founded 1884. President, Elias Michael; Vice-President, Louis Bry; Treasurer, Jacob Furth; Secretary, Albert Loth, 014 Pine. Trus- tees: Mrs. H. Stix, Messrs. I. Schwab, Wm. Goldstein, Win. Stix, P. Constam, L. Glaser, A. Arnstein, L. Renard, Dr. L. Harrison, Dr. H. Messing. Superintendent, Emil Mayer. Members, 150. Income of last fiscal year, $1670.25. Organization meets second Tuesday in Janu- ary. Devoted to the education of immigrants by means of evening instruction and lecture courses. Pupils in the school, 365. Sessions: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 7 to 9 p. m. JEWISH HOSPITAL OF ST. LOUIS. President, August Frank; Vice-President, Isaac Schwab; Treasurer, Wm. Stix; Secretary, Lee Sale. Trustees: Elias Michael, David Eise- man, Louis Bry, Chas. L. Swarts, Jacques Levy, A. L. Hellman, Morris Glaser, M. S. Wieder, Julius Lesser. Society in process of formation; subscriptions amount to $47,000. Ladies' Aid Society in course of organization. LADIES' ZION AID SOCIETY, 9th and Wash. Founded about 1853. President, Mrs. L. Godlove; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Falk; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Sale; Secretary, Mrs. H. Burgheim, 3031 Eads Av. Trustees: Mesdames A. Wald- heim, L. Baum, L. Rothschild, L. Lippelt, A. Kahn, L. Steinberger, D. Treichlinger, B. Wasserman, Theo. Speier, J. Levy, (has. Cahn, J. C. Strauss, M. N. Sale Fred Freund, Joe Rosenbaum, Jake Horwitz. Members. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 309

St. Louis (continued) Missouri 305. Income of last fiscal year, $1300. Organization meets second Monday of the month. Dispenses charity. During the past year a Day Nursery was opened. NEW MOUNT SINAI CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded 1863. President, L. j. Singer; Vice-President, Sol. Boehm: Treasurer, Morris Glaser; Secretary, I. Koperlik, 9th and Lucas Av. Trustees: M. S. Wieder, M. Lettinan. Phil. Constam, Nathan Stampfer, Sig. Stampfer, I. Lueber, H. Meyers, L. Steinberger, S. Bondi and the officers. Membership comprises three congregations. Income of last fiscal year, $2646.17. Organization meets in May. Board meetings every quarter. THE PIONEERS. Founded 1879. President, Laura Jacobson: Vice-President, Mrs. A. Drey; Treasurer, Miss Hilda Levy; Secretary, Mrs. E. Elzas, 3415 Pine. Members limited to 35. Meets alternate Fridays from October to May. Educational and social. Program for next year: Emerson. PROSPECT CLUB, 2737 Locust. Founded November 24, 1895. President, Elkan W. Glauber; Vice-President, Harry Schwarz; Secretary and Treasurer, David Blum, 820 Franklin Av.; Sergeant-at-arms, Emanuel Dreidel. Members, 26. Organization meets first and last Tues- day of the month. * [CONGREGATION] SHAARB EMETH, Lindell Boulevard and Van- deventer Av. Rabbi, Samuel Sale. President, Louis Strauss; Secretary, B. Haas. Services: Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Religious School: Saturday, 9 a.m.; Sunday, 9.45 a. m. Lecture: Sunday, 11 a. m. [CONGREGATION] SHARETH SFARD, 921 N. 9th. Rabbi, Z. Ros- enfleld, 1007 N. 10th. President, S. Glassman; Vice- President, A. Dubinsky; Treasurer, M. Bieber; Secretary, J. Margolis, 1120 N. 7th. Trustees: J. Seltzer, M. Gold- wasser. Members and Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Daily, 7 to 10 a. m. and evening. * [CONGREGATION] SHBERITH S'PHARD. Rabbi, Abraham S. Jaffe. Services: Saturday, 8.30 a. m. SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SERVICE, 9th and Wash. Founded 1892. President, Mrs. C. Bienenstock; Vice-Presidents. Mrs. Louis Glaser, Mrs. Adolph Drey, Mrs. Meyer Swope; Treasurer, Mrs. Louis Bry; Secretary, Eva Landecker, 4208 Delmar Av. Trustees: Mesdames L. Rothschild, 310 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Missouri St. Louis (continued) Jno. Rice, B. Diamant, D. Goldsmith, A. Waldheim, M. Glaser, E. Getz, Dr. Friedman, H. Sonnenfeld, E. Michaels, H. Lindenbaum, F. Freund, Frank Block, M. Wieder, Louis Strauss. Members, 260. Income of last fiscal year, $1025. Annual meeting in May. Conducts a kindergarten, classes in domestic economy, and a technical school. Auxiliary Society: Social League. [CONGREGATION] SONS OP BENJAMIN, 1006 N. 7th. Founded 1888. Rabbi, Z. Rosenfield, 1007 N. 10th. President, I. Chanish; Vice-President, M. Margollis; Treasurer, M. Weissman; Secretary, S. Weissman. Trustees: H. Pro- gresse and H. Burtnik. Members and Seatholders, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Daily, 7 a. m. and before sundown. STANDARD CLUB, 3629 Lindell Boulevard. Founded April 1, 1900. President, Julius Van Raalte; Vice-President, Max Lindauer; Treasurer, Julius J. Cook; Secretary, Jos. Stampfer. Trustees: Jacob Lampert, Jos. H. Schweich, Simon Van Raalte, Sydney Shrimski, Simon Joseph, Chas. Dobriner, Ben. Barnett, Samuel M. Loew- enstein. Members, about 100. Organization meets in March. [CONGREGATION] TEFERATII ISRAEL, Oth and Wash. Founded isoo. Rabbi, Z. Rosenfield, 1007 N. 10th. President, Dr. M. I. De Vorkin; Vice-President, Z. Finestein; Treasurer, L. Blank; Secretary, Lehr. Trustees: S. Rosenthal, M. Shapiro. Members and Seatholders, 1.10. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Daily, 8 a. m. and before sundown. THE UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION, 21st and Olive. Founded 1837. Rabbi, Henry J. Messing-, 4439 Delmar Boulevard. President, B. Friedman; Vice-President, A. J. Morgo- lows; Treasurer, Morris Lipschitz; Secretary, S. Zook, 1226 Hickory. Trustees: Moses Summerfield, M. Mandle, A. Plessner, Jacob Warner, Joseph Landau, S. J. Rus- sack, Joseph Spiro, Julius Wild, G. Arenson. Members and Seatholders, 125. Income of last fiscal year, $6000. Congregation meets last Monday of the month. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Three sessions weekly; pupils, 75; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Mt. Olive Cemetery, Central Township, St. Louis County. Auxiliary Society: The United Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society, organized October, 1880. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 311

St. Louis (continued) Missouri UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES OF ST. LOUIS, 9th and Wash. Pounded 1871 as United Hebrew Relief. In 1898 several societies consolidated under present name. President, Moses Fraley; Vice-Presidents, H. J. Messing1 and Mrs. Jonathan Rice; Treasurer, Wm. Stix; Secretary, Albert Arnstein, 421 Olive. Trustees: Solomon Boehm, Dr. M. I. De Vorkin, Solomon Bowman, Dr. Samuel Sale, Samuel J. Russack, David Treiehlinger, A. Plessner, Mesdames C. Bienenstock, Harry Lindenbaum, Lewis Godlove, Morris Sale, Isabelle Aloe, Louis Glaser. Superintend- ent, Adolph Robi. Members, 400. Income of last fiscal year, $29,957.66, of which $18,904.46 were proceeds of a bazaar; regular income is about $11,000. Organization meets first Sunday in October. Auxiliary Societies: Sisterhood for Personal Service; Ladies' Zion Aid Soci- ety; Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Society (all of which see). YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 2737 Locust. President, Sam J. Russack; Vice-President, Emil Mayer; Treas- urer, H. A. Diamant; Secretary, Samuel Rosenfeld, 710 Chemical Building. Directors: H. A. Diamant, Herman Epstein, Julius Feist, Louis S. Freund, S. H. Frolich- stein, Louis Glaser, E. W. Glauber, B. Greensfelder, S. Hasgall, E. J. Loewen, Ben M. Loewenstein, Emil Mayer, Samuel Rosenfeld, Harry Schwarz and Harry Simon. Members, 500. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Annual meeting first Sunday in January. Purposes to erect a building- of its own. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Branch.

MONTAITA Montana Butte [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL. Founded 1897. President, A. Wehl, P. O. Box 752; Vice-President, H. Jonas; Treas- urer, J. Rosen thai; Secretary, M. L. Heyman. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Congregation meets first Sunday in September. Services on holidays. Cemetery near city. Ladies' Auxiliary Society. HEBREW BENEVOLENT1 ASSOCIATION. Founded 1881. Presi- dent, Wm. Gallick; Vice-President, John Morris; Treas- urer, H. Jonas; Secretary, A. Wehl, Box 752. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets first Sunday in September. Helena [TEMPLE] EMANU-EL. Founded January 1, 1887. President, Henry Klein; Vice-President, M. Silverman; Treasurer, 312 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Montana Helena (continued) I. L. Israel; Secretary, Herman Gans. Trustees: Her- man Tonn, Morris Sands, M. Lissner, L. Marks, M. Auerbach. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m., winter, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m. See LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY. LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY. Founded May 17, 1890. Presi- dent, Mrs. Abrahamson; Yice-President, Mrs. M. Feld- berg; Treasurer, Mrs. B. Loeb; Secretary, Mrs. Max Asch. Trustees: Mesdames Tonn, Fligelman, Heller, Harris and Genzberger. Members, 44. Income of last fiscal year, $343.63. Organized for benevolent purposes and as an auxiliary to Temple Emami-El. UNITED HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded 1872. President, L. Marks; Vice-President, M. Lissner; Treas- urer, Henry Klein; Secretary, Herman Tonn, 536 Ewing. Trustees: M. Silverman, H. Fligelman, H. Loble. Mem- bers, 45. Annual income, $300. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Dispenses charity and takes care of cemetery.

Nebraska NEBRASKA Grand Island HOLIDAY SERVICES. Hastings MT. SINAI CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded December 3, 1886. President, Abraham Loeb; "Vice-President and Secretary, Mark Levy; Treasurer, Max Lustig. Mem- bers, 15. HOLIDAY SERVICES. Lincoln [CONGREGATION] B'NAI YESHURUN, 12th and D. Founded 1890. Eabbi, Abram Simon, Omaha. President, M. New- mark; Vice-President, S. D. Mayer; Treasurer, M. Friend; Secretary, H. Schlesinger, 1448 L. Trustees: B. Kohn, I. Friend, L. Ksensky, M. Janowitz, M. Acker- man. Members, 11; Seatholders, 6. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets first week in Janu- ary. Services: Alternate Sunday evenings. Religion^ School: One session weekly; pupils, 45; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, 40th and O. Auxiliary Societies: Naomi Society; Mount Lebanon Cemetery Association; Industrial School. *ORTHODOX CONGREGATION. Owns a cemetery. DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 313

Nebraska City Nebraska CONGREGATION, Odd Fellows' Hall. Rabbi, Lewis Wessel; Assistant, Henry Froehlich. President, Sam Goldberg; Yice-President, Jacob Cohn; Treasurer, E. Reis; Secre- tary, L. Levy. Trustees: Sam Goldberg, Mrs. L. Wessel, Mrs. H. Froehlich. Services on the holidays. Omaha UBESH HAMEDBUS HAGODAIL (formerly B'NAI ISRAEL), 1109 S. 13th. Founded September 1, 1897. President, E. Fleischman, 1124 Dodge; Vice-President, M. Adelson; Secretary, M. Horwich. Trustees, B. Simon, S. Simon, A. Monskey. Members, 48. Services daily. Annual income, $1000. BNAI BRITH BENEVOLENT AUXILIARY. Founded December, 1898. President, Max Morris; Secretary, Carl Brandeis; Treasurer, J. Friedman. Trustees: Max Morris, Samuel Katz, Rabbi A. Simon. Board meeting every Sunday. * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, 1526 S. 13th. Rabbi, Abram Bramson. Services: 8 a.m., 4 p.m. Sabbath School: 2.30 p. m. *CONGRJSGATION IN SOUTH OMAHA. *HEBREW INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. THE HEBREW LADIES' SEWING AND AID SOCIETY, 24th and Harney. Founded 1885. President, Mrs. J. Sonnenberg; Vice-President, Mrs. Carl Brandeis; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. Kirschbraun; Secretary, Hattie Morris. Trustees: Mesdames A. Heller, Max Morris, and the officers. Members, 98. Income of last fiscal year, $270. Organi- zation meets every Friday. *HUNGAKIAN CONGREGATION. Owns a cemetery. [TEMPLE] ISRAEL, 24th and Harney. Founded about 1870. Rabbi, Abram Simon, 404 N. 23d. President, M. Levy; Vice-President, J. Merritt; Treasurer, L. Kirschbraun; Secretary, B. Newman, Room 1, Barker Block. Trustees: C. Brandeis, S. Reichenberg, S. L. Degen, S. Katz, M. Morris, Chas. Kirschbraun. Members and Seatholders, 96. Income of last fiscal year, $5200. Congregation meets first Sunday in March and September. Services: Friday, 7.45 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 200; classes, 8; teachers, 8, and 2 substitutes. Pleasant Hill Cemetery, northwest of city. Auxiliary Societies: Reading Club; Bible Class. METROPOLITAN CLUB, 2301 Harney. Founded 1882. President, Julius Meyer; Vice-President, A. D. Brandeis; Treasurer, 314 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Nebraska Omaha (continued) Louis Kirschbraun; Secretary, Simon Goetz, 238 Bee Building-. Trustees: Sam. Frank, Emil Brandeis, Moritz Meyer, S. L. Degen, Mark Heller, A. H. Gladstine. Members, 53. Income of last fiscal year, $9500. Organi- zation meets 15th of the month. THE OMAHA JEWISH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. Founded Sep- tember 24, 1899. President, Rabbi Abram Simon; Vice- President, E. Fleischman; Treasurer, Aclolph Brown; Sec- retary, Jennie Levy, 23d and N, South Omaha. Trustees: Mesdames J. Sonnenberg, J. L. Brandeis, Schlank, A. Heller and Kattleman. Members, about 300. Organiza- tion meets first Sunday of the month. Aims to secure nurses and medical attention for the sick and helpless. Expects in the coming year to rent a building and run it as a hospital on a small scale. *RUSSIAN CONGREGATION OF ISRAELITES, 1212 N. Capitol Av. Rabbi, M. A. Zimman. President, S. Greenberg. Mem- bers, 50. Services: Friday, 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. Nevada NEVADA Carson. City HOLIDAY SERVICES.

New miW HAMPSHIRE P- Manchester *CONGREGATION ANSHE SFARD RUSSIA. President, Barnet Cohen; Vice-President, Charles Helfant; Treasurer, Louis Spector. Members, 52. Services: Daily, morning and evening. *QUEEN CITY HEBREW SYNAGOGUE, 335 Pine. Rabbi, A. Cantor, 94 Laurel. Chairman, Heller Rubin; Treasurer, Julius Katz. Services: Friday at sunset; Saturday and all Jewish holidays at 8 a. m. Nashua * [CONGREGATION] BACE ABRAHAM. President, S. Cohen; Treas- urer, Mark Mandleson. About to erect a synagogue.

New NEW JERSEY Alliance Colony. See Norma Atlantic City * [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, S. Pennsylvania and Pacific Avs. Services: Saturday, 10.30 a.m.; Friday, 8 p.m. Rabbi, B. C. Ehrenreich. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 315

Atlantic City (continued) New THE JEWISH SEASIDE HOME FOB INVALIDS, Texas and Atlantic Jer8ey Avs. Founded June 1, 1892 (under the auspices of the Jewish Maternity Association, Philadelphia, wJiich see). President, Mrs. Myer Behal; Vice-President, Mrs. Charles De Young; Treasurer, Benjamin F. Teller; Sec- retary, Mrs. S. Belle Cohn, 730 Arch, Philadelphia; As- sistant Secretary, Miss Jeannette C. Davidson. Trus- tees: Isaac Herzberg, Isaac Leopold, M. S. Meyerhoff, and Mesdames Henry Gerstley, Ely K. Selig, Abe Herz- berg, E. Meyerhoff, Lorenz R. Schwerin, H. Casper, J. Leonard Levy, Martin L. Wolf, Joseph Louchheim. Honorary Members of the Board: Mesdames Ester Amram and Julia G. Arnold. Members, 531. Income of last fiscal year, $4360.35 (including balance from 1898). Provides accommodation at the seashore during the summer months, with comfortable board, good nursing and medical attendance, for poor invalid Jewish women and children. *[CONGBEGATION] RODEF SHOLOM. Secretary, Isaac Miller. Bayonne City [CONGREGATION] BETH ABRAHAM, 42 and 44 W. 21st. Founded October 25, 3890. Rabbi, Max Slabokin, 468 Av. C; Assistant, Yougo Lapinsky; President, Abraham Levi; Vice-President, Charles Grodberg; Treasurer, Solomon Newman; Secretary, Jacob Cohen, 16 E. 21st. Trustees: Max Lazarus, M. L. Supero, Simon Anzelevitz, Abra- ham Sliverstein, David Hertz, Abraham Politinsky, Harris Boorstein. Members, 78; Seatholders, 40. In- come of last fiscal year, $2000. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Daily, 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 90; classes, 6; teachers, 4. Silver Lake Cemetery, Richmond County. Camden [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL, 335 Liberty. Founded 1894. Rabbi, David Shain, 1112 Broadway. President, M. Levin; Vice-President, L. Green; Treasurer, M. Wesel; Secretary, Max Pressman, 832 S. 4th. Trustees: Levin- son, Silver. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Congrega- tion, meets first and third Sundays of the month. New Camden Cemetery. Elizabeth [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, 904-906 E. Jersey. Founded June 25, 1882. President, Louis Strauss; Vice-President, 316 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Mew Elizabeth (continued) Jersey Wm Miller; Treasurer, Chas. Callman; Secretary, Morris Koestler, 140 First. Trustees: David Kaufman, E. G. Cohen, B. Cohn. Members and Seatholders, 21. In- come of last fiscal year, $600. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Saturday, 9 a. m. Cemetery, Nak Lane, Clinton Township. Auxiliary Societies: Young Men's Hebrew Association; Ladies' Auxiliary; Daughters of Israel. IJYOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION AND LADIES' AUXILIARY, E. Jersey near Jaques. Founded September 20, 1896. President, Abe J. David; Viee-President, Miss Sophia Epstein; Treasurer, Edward Strauss; Secretary, Monroe Callman, 55 Jefferson Av. Members, 21. Annual income, $(i3. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Englewood [CONGREGATION] AHBAT TEOBAH (AHAVATH THORAH). Syna- gogue (in course of erection). Founded 1898. Rabbi, Baruch Shar. President, Jacob Resnick; Vice-Presi- dent, Abraham Cramer; Treasurer, C. H. Moskin; Sec- retary, H. Friedman, 42 Palisade Av. Trusteees: Jacob Resnick, H. Friedman, Israel Sabin. Members and Seatholders, 25. Congregation meets every other Sun- day. Services: Once a month, on Shabbes M'vorech, and festivals. Hoboken [CONGREGATION] ADATH EJIUNO, Gn~ Garden. Founded Sep- tember, 1871. Rabbi, Samuel Langer, 715 Bloomfield. President, H. Heyman; Vice-President, David Wolff; Treasurer, D. Rosendorf; Secretary, Lewis Hart, 232 Washington. Trustees: Henry Mayer, Max Driesen, Sol. Moos, Sam. Neuburger, Albert S. Schiller, M. H. Baum- garten, H. Heyman, D. Wolff, D. Rosendorf, L. Hart. Members and Seatholders, 55. Congregation meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 50-60; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, in North Bergen, N. J. HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY:, 637 Garden. Founded June 11, 1873. President, Mrs. S. Moos; Vice-President, Mrs. D. Mayer; Treasurer, Mrs. I. Solomon; Secretary, Mrs. A. S. Schiller, 609 Bloomfield. Members, 37. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets first Wednes- day of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 317

Hoboken (continued) New [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIHRE, 80-82 Grand. Founded Jer9ey May, 1892. Reader, Joseph Plavin. President, N. Silon; Vice-President, C. Halpin; Treasurer, A. Lubash; Secre- tary, H. Golstien, 162 Madison. Trustees: Max Brivic, M. Clyman, W. Beingold, P. Nathan. Members and Seatholders, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Con- gregation meets on alternate Sundays. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 50; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Washington Cemetery, L. I. Jersey City [TEMPLE] BETH-EL, York, between Varick and Monmouth. Founded 1870. Rabbi, Julius Silberfeld, 241 Montgom- ery. President, Abraham Kanegsberg; Vice-President, Joseph Fox; Treasurer, Lewis Fisher; Secretary, Lewis Newman, 316 Second. Trustees: Joseph Mayer, Henry Berg, H. Heilbruun, Charles Marx, David Oppenheimer, J. C. Lowy, Samuel C-ohn, and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 46. Income of last fiscal year, $2100. Congregation meets during- Sukkoth. Services: Friday, 8 p. m. (June, July, August excepted); Saturdaj', 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 110; classes, 6;-teachers, 6. Cemetery at Floral Hill, N. J. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society, President, A. Kanegs- berg; Secretary, Lewis Newman, 316 Second; Ladies' Auxilip- Society, President, Mrs. Goodman; Secretary, Mrs. O\ Lawrence, 292 Barrow.

*[CONGREGATIV ] BNAI ISRAEL, 187 1st. Organized 1882. Rabbi, Sol. Grafman. *YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Pounded 1900. Long Branch. *[CONGREGATION] BETH MIRIAM. President, S. T. Meyer; Reader, B. Morris. BRIGHTSIDE DAY NURSERY AND KINDERGARTEN. .See under New York.

*CHEVBA KADISHA. Millville *CONGREGATTON. Morristown •^CONGREGATION, 318 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New Newark Jersey * [CONGREGATION] AGUDAS ACHIM, 47 Bedford. Founded 1887. President, Ch. Liebermann; Secretary, Isaac Yatkowsky, 93 Prince. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHK RUMENIA. [CONGREGATION] ANSHE RUSSIA, K. U. V., 110 Prince. Founded 1886. Rabbi, H. S. Brodsky, 136 Prince. Cantor, Isaac Kaminsky, 196 Prince. President, Max Stern; Vice- President, Charles Loibel; Treasurer, Julius Katchen; Secretary, Ph. Kemper, 396 Bank. Trustees: M. Pollack and Max Stein. Members and Seatholders, 160. Income of last fiscal year, $2896.35. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Daily, 7.30 a.m., 6 p.m. (summer), 5 p.m. (winter); Saturday and holidays, 8 a.m. Cemetery on Grove St.; Secretary, H. Abelson, 196 Prince. Auxiliary Society: Chewra Shas, members, 65; meets between afternoon and evening services. New synagogue in course of erection at 224-228 W. Kinney. [CONGREGATION] BET HAMIDROSCH HAGODOL ANSCHE WAR- SCHAW, 103 Prince. Founded January 1, 1891. Rabbi, A. Conn. President, Louis Marx; Vice-President, Sam Cohn; Treasurer, I. Meisel; Secretary, Morris Berkowitz, 211 Prince. Trustees: Abraham Cohn, M. Farber, L. Kugel. Members and Seatholders, 48. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Congregation meets on alternate Sun- days. Services: Daily, 6 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. Cemetery on Grove St. fl [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ABRAHAM, 226 Washington. President, Wm. S. Rich; Vice-President, Louis Benatar; Recording Secretary, H. Ivish, 46 Nelson Place; Treasurer, Louis Gross; Sexton, S. Cohen, 111 Bank. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Literary Society. *B'NAI JACOB OF N. J. CEMETERY, 530 S. Orange Av. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI JESHURUN, Washington St. Founded 1858. Rabbi, Joseph Leucht, 695 High. President, Jos. Goetz; Vice-President, R. Trier; Treasurer, B. Strauss; Secretary, Joseph Korn, 209 Washington. Trustees: L. Lehman, S. Froehlich, M. Strauss, S. Scheuer, D. Strauss, A. Meyer, M. Newman, J. Isenburg, L. Plaut and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 150. Con- gregation meets second Monday in November. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, 225, under 8 teachers. Cemetery, at Elizabeth, N. J. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Temple Association; Young Men's Temple Association. DIKECTO.EY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 319

Newark (continued) New *[CONGEEOATION] ElN JACOB. Jersey HEBREW BENEVOLENT AND ORPHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY, 53G Clinton Av. Pounded February 1, 1865. President, Ber- nard Strauss; Vice-President, Reuben Trier; Treasurer, Joseph Goetz; Secretary, G. J. Kempe, 132y2 Court. Trustees: Joseph Isenburg1, Elias Berla, Simon Seheuer, S. De Jonge, Samuel Froehlieh, Jacob Holzner, David Storrs, Daniel Marx, Moses Storrs, Aaron Meyer, Philip Lowy, Em. Abeles, Louis Plaut, Isaac Lehman, A. Roths- child. Members, 520; Inmates, 26. Income of last fiscal year, $42,751.62. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. New home dedicated during the past year. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Hebrew Orphan Aid Society {wliich see); Hebrew Ladies' Sewing Circle (which see); Hebrew Ladies' Immediate Relief Society, President, Mrs. H. Grotta; Secretary, Mrs. A. V. A. Doctor; Hebrew Free Burial Society, Chairman, Joseph Goetz. HEBREW LADIES' SEWING CIRCLE (AUXILIARY TO THE HEBREW BENEVOLENT ORPHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY), 32S Washington. Founded January, 1872. President, Mrs. S. Moses; Vice- President, Mrs. B. Schloss; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Straus; Secretary, Miss M. De Jonge, 282 Washington. Trus- tees: Miss A. Leucht, Mesdames A. Heideman, E. Schloss, B. Schloss, S. Schloss, C. Lipmann, R. Trier, S. Weil, S. Goetz, L. Fruger, Jr., I. Fischer, L. Sternberg, P. Lowy, L>. Hirshberg, S. Bornstein, L. Louis, S. Froelich, L. Schwartz, B. Stein, D. Marx, L. Plaut, B. Straus, L. S. Plaut, I. Kind, H. Hirsh, C. Seligman, S. Walter, L. Epstein, S. Moses, E. Baclrman. Members, 210. Total receipts, $1545.65; total expenses, $1267.98; balance, $277.67. Organization meets monthly. Distributes shoes and all sorts of wearing apparel. HULDA LODGE NO. 5, IT. O. T. S. Founded 1865. President, Fanny Goldfinger; Vice-President, Ida Hauser; Treas- urer, Bertha Bachman; Secretary, Anna Silverstein, 279 Plane. Trustees: Theresa Grotta, Dora Weil, Fanny Goodman. Members, 184. Income of last fiscal year, $1450. Organization meets second Wednesday of the month. THE LADIES' HEBREW ORPHAN AID SOCIETY. Founded Janu- ary 22, 1889. President, Miss Rose Marx; Vice-Presi- dent, Miss Helene Straus; Treasurer, Miss Frances Straus; Secretary, Miss Carrie Kempe, 132% Court; Financial Secretary, Miss Jennie Michael. Trustees: . Misses Josie Weierman, Bertha Straus, Clara Straus, 320 AMERICAN JEWISH' YEAR BOOK

New Newark (continued) Jersey Minnie Mendel, Gussie Myer, Rose Lehman, Jennie Scheuer, Flora Trier, Millie Schwab, Fanny Marx, Hat- tie Newman, Frances Newcity. Members, 106 active, or unmarried; 57 honorary, or married. Income of last fiscal year, $2484.70. Organization meets second Mon- day of the month. Clothes the orphans at the Asylum, and replenishes the furnishings of the Home whenever necessary. [CHBVRA] MISHNAYIAS, 11 Jones. Founded 1886. Rabbi, B. Hailperin, 25 Prince. President, Joseph Becker; Vice- President, M. Epstein; Treasurer, D. Lashkowitz; Sec- retary, L. Worzel, 52 Belmont Av. Trustees: A. Kurz, J. Gordon. Members, 65; Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, about $500. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Cemetery on 21st St. *NEW JERSEY LODGE (ORDER BRITII ABRAHAM) CEMETERY. Secretary, Joseph Weiss, (1ST Broad. 1}[CONGREGATION] OIIEH SHOLOM, 30-34 Prince. Founded 5620". Rabbi, Dr. B. Gluck, 77 Baldwin. Cantor, J. Shorr. President, A. Schlosser; Vice-President, Emanuel Abeles; Treasurer, S. Heyman; Financial Secretary, I. Grand, 358 Springfield; Recording Secretary, I. Rosenblatt. Trustees: E. Blau, A. Fisher, A. Steiner, M. Nusbaum, Sig. Cahn, Meyer Russy, Emanuel Heyman. Board meeting third Thursday of the month. Members, 100. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9.30 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m.; daily, 4.30 to 6 p. m. Pupils, 120. Annual income, $6000. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Miriam Verein; Young Ladies' Auxiliary. PLAUT MEMORIAL HEBREW FREE SCHOOL, 225-227 Prince. Founded November 26, 1889. Principal and Superin- tendent, Myer S. Hood, 131 Washington. President, B. Strauss; Vice-President, Simon Scheuer; Treasurer, Abram Rothshild; Secretary, Oscar Wiener, 368 Wash- ington. Trustees: Moses Strauss, Rev. Joseph Leucht, Joseph Goetz, Louis Plaiit, Louis Hood, Moses Plaut. Theo. Groedel, Louis Schlesinger, Selig Scheuer, Phil. Lindeman, Jul. Benatar, and the officers. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Teachers, 4, and one assistant; classes, 12; pupils, 600. Sessions held from 4 to 7 p. m. daily. Normal class meets twice weekly. Subjects of instruction: Religion, history, Hebrew. Children's Ser- vice: Saturday, 4 p. m. Confirmation on Shabuoth. Pupils required to attend the city public schools. DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 321

New Brunswick New *[CONGREGATION] ANSHE EMETII. Secretary, Henry Blum.

Norma (Alliance Colony) ALLIANCE ISRAELITE LIBRARY. [CONGREGATION] EBEN HA-EZER. [CONGREGATION] NORMA BROTHERHOOD. New Synagogue. [CONGREGATION] TIPHERETH ISRAEL. Young People's Benevo- lent Society. Orange [CONGREGATION] SHAREY TEFILO, Cleveland St. Founded 1874. President, B. Hammel; Vice-President, T. Lehman; Treasurer, Julius Harris; Secretary, S. Seeligman. Trustees: S. J. Klauber, chairman, J. Ofner, B. Kauf- man, Jos. Davis, L. Louwenshein. Members and Seat- holders, a"). Income of last fiscal year, $300. Congre- gation meets iirst Sunday of the month. Services: Fri- day, 7 p.m.; Saturday, ft a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 25-IJO; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Orange Road. Auxiliary Societies: Jesse Seligman Literary Circle; Ladies'Montefiore Aid Society. Fassaic *[CONGREGATION] BNEI JACOB. Paterson ^[CONGREGATION] AHAVATH JOSEPH, Godwin St. * [CONGREGATION] AHAWIS ZIDAIKE. [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL, 12-14 Godwin. Founded Sep- tember 1, 18S4. Rabbi, Mandelson, 100 River. Assist- ant, Lipschitz. President, Louis Urdond; Vice-Presi- dent, Harris Jacob; Treasurer, Harris Rome; Secretary, Nathan Elkind, 205 Water. Trustees: David Etkin, Be'r- not Grazinsky, Lipman Simon. Members, 101; Seat- holders, 45. Income of last fiscal year, about $1300. Congregation meets first and second Tuesdays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: O"ne session weekly; pupils, about 35; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Ceme- tery, in Bergen County. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI JESHURUN, Broadway and Straight. Rabbi, Dr.A.S.Isaacs, Carroll St. President, Hon. Nathan Barnert; Vice-President, Jacob Levy; Treasurer, Nathan Fleischer; Secretary, David H. Bilder, 150 Market. Trustees: Fred Jirown, D. Bohm, Marcus Cohn, M. Cohn, Louis Hellthal, Lewis Levy, R. L. Harris, Philip Katz, 21 322 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAK BOOK

New Paterson (continued) ersey Bernard Katz, Leopold Meyer, Henry Nathan, Simon Opet. Members and Seatholders, 76. Income of last fiscal year, $ 161C. Congregation meets second Sunday in April. Cemetery at Laurel Grove, Passaic County. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Auxiliary. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Incorporated De- cember 5, 1883. President, Mrs. N. Barnert; "Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. M. Cohn; Treasurer, Mrs. T. Diamond; Secre- tary, Mrs. Geo. Feder, 238 Gregory Av. Trustees: Mrs. M. Cohn, Mrs. T. Opet. Members, 80. Organization meets first and third Tuesdays of the month. Auxiliary to the Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society: Founded November 6, 1896. President, Millie Rosenstein; Vice- 1'resident, Minnie Steinberg; Treasurer, Josie Harris; Secretary, Mattie Lowenthal, 228 Hamilton Av. Trus- tees: Mrs. N. Barnert, L. J. Cohn, M. Levine, G. Feder, G. Schoolherr and Mrs. A. L. Schwarz. Members, 72. Income of last fiscal year, $152.10. Organization meets first and third Tuesdays of the month. Provides clothing for the poor, PATERSON HEBREW FRED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 169 Market. Founded July 15, 1896. President, Hon. Nathan Barnert; Vice-President, Marcus Cohen; Treasurer, Joseph Kru- lansky; Recording Secretary, D. H. Bilder; Financial Secretary, I. H. Levine. Trustees: Hon. Nathan Barnert, Marcus Cohn, Simon Opet, D. Bohm, Leopold Meyer, Joseph Krulansky, M. H. White. Boas Barnert, L. Bilder, L. Lapot, H. Herzberg, Nathan Fleisher, Abram S. Isaacs, H. B. Kitay and I. H. Levine. Principal, Adam Rosenberg. Members, 115. Annual income, $1400. Board meeting fourth Tuesday of the month. Organi- zation meets first Sunday in February. Educates poor Hebrew children in Hebrew, Jewish history, literature, etc., free of charge. PATERSON HEBREW LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY, 56 Van Houten. Founded August 28, 1898. President, Ida Kushner; Vice-President, Ester Limskey; Treasurer, Fannie Withe; Secretary, Nathan Greenstein, 112 River. Trus- tees: Freda Finkelstein, Emma Urdanz, D. H. Jacobs. Members, 116. Income of last fiscal year, $49S. Organi- zation meets every two weeks. PATERSON HEBREW TURN VEREIN, 37 Lane. Founded May 20, 1S98; incorporated May 1, 1900. President, Jacob Urdoung; Vice-President, John Reinns; Treasurer, Mor- ris Simon; Secretary, Max Schachmnn, 37 Lane. Trus- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 323

Paterson (continued) New tees: David Weber, Nathan Urdoung, Morris Goldberg, eraey Charles Liechtenstein, Louis Jacobs, Israel Levine. Mem- bers, 59. Income of last fiscal year, $477.49. Organiza- tion meets first and third Tuesdays of the month. ^'PROGRESS CLUB, Church St. President, E. Fuld; Vice-Presi- dent, I. Simon; Treasurer, J. Simon; Secretary, J. Wal- lenberg. Directors: L. Schenkin, M. Goldsmith, N. H. Strauss, S. H. Feder, S. Bauer, C. Weil. Members, 90. Perth Amboy *[CONGUEGATION] BETH MOBDECAI. Plainfield *[CO.\GKEGATION] BETH TEIVELAH ISIIO YENTAL. Secretary, J. Sacher. Somerville *[CONGBEGATION] ANSHE CIIESED. Secretary, J. J. Baumgarten. Trenton * [CONGREGATION] ACIIEI BNAI ISRAEL, Union St. President, Isaac Levi; Vice-President, Michael Gilanski; Seeretary, A. Epstein. [CONGREGATION] HAS SINAI, Montgomery and Academy. Rabbi, Nathan Ro^enau, 22 N. Broad. President, Manus A. Fuld; Vice-President, D. Hirsch; Treasurer, Louis Cohen; Secretary, J. L. Herold. Trustees: Jonas A. Fuld, Abe Siegal, S. Levy. Members and Seatholders, 44. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, 50; classes, 3; teachers, 3. • *PKOGRESS CLUB. *UNION HILL CO>GBEGATION. President, Frank Block: Treasurer, J. Waledinger. Woodbine [CONGREGATION] AGOODAS ACHIM ANSIIB WOODBINE. Founded October 1, 1894. Reader, Abram Rosenbaum. Presi- dent, Levy Sapsin; Vice-President, Herman Rosenfield; Treasurer, H. L. Sabsovich; Secretary, Sam. Greenstein. Trustees: Ira Spector, Ephraim Tepper, Jacob Feldman. Members and Seatholders, 48. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets first Saturday of the month. Services: Usually Friday evening and three times on Saturday. About 40 pupils taught in private Talmud Thoras, and about 100 attend the Sabbath School in the Agricultural School. Cemetery, about one and one-half miles from the synagogue. 324 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAH BOOK

New "Woodbine (continued) ersey FREE LOAN FUND about to be organized. *HIRSCH LITERARY SOCIETY. WOMEN'S AID SOCIETY. Founded December 11, 1S98. Presi- dent, Mrs. Ida Lipraan; Vice-President, Mrs. A chiles Jaffe; Treasurer, Mrs. H. L. Sabsovieh; Secretary, Mrs. Levy Sapsin. Trustees: Mesdames N. Diamond, D. Bres- lau, J. Feldman. Members, 46. Income of last fiscal year, $110.7S. Organization meets first Saturday of the month. Organized for mutual aid.

New NEW MEXICO Mexico Albuquerque [CONGREGATION] ALBERT, Gold Av. and 7th. Organized Sep- tember 26, 1S07. Rabbi, IM/.er W. Jacobs. President, Henry N. Jaffa; Vice-President, Noa Ilfeld; Treasurer. Alfred Orunsfeld; Secretary. A. Fleischer, P. O. Box HO. Trustees: Louis Tlfeld, Simon Stern, Aaron Rosenwald, F. Lowenthal, 0. L. Altheimer. Members and Seat- holders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, about $1600. Congregation meets second Sunday in December. Ser- vices: Friday evening' and Saturday morning1. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 15; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, in Fairview. New synagogue just completed. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevo- lent Society. Las Vegas HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded October 2, 1895. President, Mrs. Mattie Furth Friedman; Vice- President, Mrs. Jacob Stern; Treasurer, Mrs. Julius Graaf; Secretary, Mrs. B. A. Bonnheim, P. O. Box 27. Members, 35. Income of last fiscal year, $170. Organiza- tion meets first Wednesday of the month. Supports the poor sick who seek this climate, and assists the congregation in beautifying the synagogue. MONTEFIORE CONGREGATION. Rabbi, A. Bonnheim. Presi- dent, Chas. Rosenthal; Treasurer, L. II. Manko; Secre- tary, Ludwig Win. Ilfeld. Trustees: M. Friedman, Dan Stern, M. Greenberger, Louis J. Marcus. Members and Seatholdors, 65. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 15; classes, 3; teachers, 1, Cemetery, near town. Ro swell HOLIDAY SERVICES, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 325

YORK New York Albany ADELPHI CLUB, 134 State. Founded January 26, 1873. President, Myer Mandelbaum; Vice-Fresideiit, Norman Mendleson; Treasurer, Milton C. Stark; Secretary', Charles M. Friend, 62 State; Financial Secretary, Philip M. Frank. Trustees: David Muhlfelder, Charles S. May, Louis I. Waldman, Gates Barnet, Bernard L. Steefel, Leopold M. Stark, Hyman Gips, Charles Bondy, Edward S. Laventall, Nathan Hatch. Members, 155. Organiza- tion meets second Wednesday in January, April, July and October.

* [CONGREGATION] BETH EL JACOB. Rabbi, J. Kantrowitz, 28 Fulton. [CONGREGATION] BETH EMETH, Lancaster and Swan. Beth-El founded March 25, 1838; Anshe Emeth organized Octo- ber 11, 1850; consolidated as Congregation Beth Emeth December 1, 1885. Rabbi, Dr. Max Schlesinger, 334 Hudson Av.; Associate Rabbi, A. Lyons, 110 Jay. Presi- dent, Julius Laventall, 75 Lancaster; Vice-President, B. Stark; Treasurer, Isaac Waldman; Secretary, H. W. Lip- man, 614 Madison Av. Trustees: S. W. Uosendale, B. Motz, I. Brilleman, J. S. Friedman, A. Mendleson, S. Levy and the officers. Members and Seatholders, about 240. Income of last fiscal year, $14,743.90. Congregation meets about October 1. Services: Friday evening and .Saturday morning. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 135; classes, 12; teachers, 12. Cemeteries at Watervliet and Bethlehem. Founded respectively October 11, 1850, and March 25, ls::s. President, Julius Laventall; Secretary, Henry VV. Lipman; Treasurer, Isaac Brilleman. Trustees: Those of the congregation. Members, 225. Organization meets in September. Aux- iliary Societies: Ladies' Sewing Society; Men's and Women's Chevrah.

*[CONGBEGATION] BBITH SCHOLOM, Laventall's Building. Presi- dent, Meyer Jacobs; Vice-President, Jacob Davis; Treas- urer, Marcus Cohen; Recording Secretary, Joseph Bach. •"'DAUGHTERS OF ISBAEJL. President, H. Friedman, 139 S. Pearl. DAUGHTERS OF JACOB CHARITY SOCIETY, 100 Herkimer. Founded October, 1895. President, M. Lincoln; Vice- President, Mrs. H. Neafacli; Treasurer, Mrs. L. Sher- man; Secretary, J. Borkan, 44 Broad. Trustees: Mes- dames •). Katzinsky, M. Sliwartz, L. iMigelmrm. Mem- 32G AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Albany (continued) bers, 106. Income of last fiscal year, $284-. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 18">o. President, Sol. Levy; Vice-President, Rev. Alex. Lyons; Treasurer, Aaron Mendleson; Secretary, M. Schlesinger, •'34 Hud- son Av. Trustees: Julius Saul, Jos. Mann, Isaac Brille- inari, H. Bochlowitz, Jac. Friedman, Sol. Strasser, Dr. W. G. Lewis, Gates Barnet. Members, 310. Income of last fiscal year, $2464.54. Organization meets Sunday between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Sewing Society. *HEBREW FREE SCHOOL. HEBREW TAILORS' ASSOCIATION. Foimded July 1, 1891. President, M. Hochyser; Vice-President, M. Coplon; Treasurer, Ch. Rosenthal; Secretary, Ph. Branstein, Sfi Arch. Trustee, I. M. Freebush. Members, OOi. Income of last fiscal year, $682. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Pays sick and mourners' benefits and funeral expenses. THE SOCIETY FOR PROVIDING A HOME FOR AGED, INFIRM AND DESTITUTE ISRAELITES IN THE CITY OF ALBANY, N. Y. Incorporated December 7, 1875. President, Albert Hess- berg; Vice-Presidents, Joseph Mann and B. Stark; Treasurer, H. Bochlowitz; Secretary, Jacob S. Fried- man, P. O. Box 325. Trustees: D. Fuld, H. I. Hersch- berger, L. I. Waldman, F. M. Aufsesser, D. Mnhlfelder, S. Nusbaum, H. E. Stern, Sieg. Illch, G. L. Oppenheim, A. I. Marx and the officers. Members. 445. Income of last fiscal year, $"012.55. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Ladies' Auxiliary: Mrs. M. Dahl- man, Mrs. D. Adler and Miss Carrie Hessberg. [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ABRAHAM, S. Ferry and Franklin. Founded September, 1882. President, H. Freedman; Vice-President, B. Kobinow; Treasurer, S. Goldsmith; Secretary, J. Borkan, 44 Broad. Trustees: H. Hecker, T. Philips, H. Goldberg, M. Goetz. Members, 92. In- come of last fiscal year, about $1600. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. YOUNG MEN'S MONTEFIORE ASSOCIATION, 100 Herkimer. President, I. Asher; Vice-President, A. Weisenberger; Treasurer, H. Slutsky; Secretary, A. Riner, 282 S. Pearl. Trustees: M. Milstine, P.. Silverman and L. Leviton. Members, 04. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Pays sick benefits. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 337

Amsterdam New York TEMPLE OF ISRAEL, First National Bank Building. Founded about 1875. President, Jul. Wasserman; Vice-President, I. Adler; Treasurer, S. Levi; Secretary, M. Behr. Trus- tees: Henry Whitehead, O. M. Behr, I. Mark. Members and Seatholders, 23. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Satur- day, 10 a. m. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Cemetery, Crane's Village, three miles from city. Lot purchased for a synagogue. Auxiliary Society: Temple Aid Society. Binghamton REFORM (HEBREW) SOCIETY, 167 Washington. Trustees: Morris Gutman, Simon C. Rosenthal. Members and Seatholders, 75. Services on the holidays. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 60; classes, 6; teachers, 7; Super- intendent, Mrs. M. Gutman. Auxiliary Societies: Bible Study Club, meets Thursday afternoon; Hebrew Liter- ary Club, Presiding Officer, Miss Edith Hirschmann. Meets Thursday evening. [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL, 34 Water. Founded No- vember, 1885. Rabbi, R. Banchefsky, Murray St. President, S. Sitman; Vice-President, A. Lipetz; Treas- urer, M. Krasner; Secretary, S. Sherman, 20 Isbell. Trustees: H. Sherman, N. Levin, L. Levin. Members and Seatholders, 38. Income of last fiscal year, $348. Con- gregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Friday evening, Saturday, and on all holidays. Cemetery, one mile from city limits. Auxiliary Society: Binghamton Hebrew Charity Association. Brooklyn [CONGREGATION] AHAVATH SCIIODOJI BETH ARON, 98 Scholes. Founded January, 1888. Rabbi, D. Liknaitz, 187 Hop- kins; Cantor, K. Solomon. President, Simon Freuden- thal; Vice-President, Aron Aron; Treasurer, Samuel Abraham; Secretary, Elias Asch, 156 Lynch. Trustees: H. Koirnbluth, A. Marcus, I. Heller, M. Wolf, H. Wolf, Dr. M. M. Apfel, D. Weinberg. Members, 35. Income of last fiscal year, about $2500. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services'. Saturday and holidays, 9 a. m. Pupils of Religious School, 200; classes, 7; teachers, 7. Cemetery, at Bay- side, L. I. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Benevolent Society; Yoting People's Literary Society. *[CONGREGATION] AIIAWATI-I ACHIM, Johnson Av. near Ewen. Founded 1868. 328 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York Brooklyn (continued) [CONGREGATION] AHAWATH CHESED, Lorimer and Stagg. Founded March, 1898. Rabbi, Marcus B. Neumark, 176 Perm. President, H. Schlivinski; Vice-President, H. Reinheimer; Treasurer, A. Rummelsburg; Secretary, H. Weiss, 514 Marcy Av. Trustees: Henry Weit, Feldherr. Pupkin, B. Weill. Members and Seatholders, 58. In- come of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets third Sunday of the month. Services: Friday evening, Saturday and holidays. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 75 to 85; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Society Ahawath Chesed; Young Ahawath Chesed. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE LIEBOVICZ. *[CONGREGATION] ASIFAS ISRAEL. [TEMPLE] BETH-EL, 110 Noble, Greenpoint. Founded Sep- tember 11, 1887. Rabbi, Isidor Reichert, 220 Eckford. President, S. Heller; Vice-President, S. Brush; Treas- urer, Max Stern; Secretary, H. Abrahams, 13 Greenpoint Av. Trustees: Moses Rapp, Leopold Ehrlich, H. Kahn, L. Heyman, Emil Judas. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Congregation meets fourth Thursday of the month. Services: Friday, with Sermon, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday; pupils, 50; classes, 3; teachers, 3. fl [CONGREGATION] BETH ELOHIM, State near Hoyt. Founded September 29, 1861. Rabbi, G. Taubenhaus, 403 Second; Cantor, S. Radnitz. President, Dave Stein; Vice-Presi- dent, Samuel Klein; Treasurer, Joseph Harris; Secre- tary, Dave Engel; Collector, Ralph Strauss; Trustees: Levy Blumenau, Dave Meyer, Alex. Newman, Henry Bloch, Dan. Stern, Judge Jacob Brenner. Members, 106. Services: Friday, 6 p. m. in summer and 8 p. m. in winter, with lecture; Sabbath, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday from 10 a. m. to 12 m. Pupils, about 300. An- nual income, about $8000. | TEMPLE] BETH ELOHIM, Keap near Division Av. Founded about 1853. Rabbi, Leopold Wintner, Ph.D., 210 Ross; Cantor, Leon Koursik. President, Ernst Nathan; Vice- President, Leopold Michel; Treasurer, Em. Levy; Secre- tary, A. J. Piddian, 281 Monroe. Trustees: Moses May, Moses Kecsel, Morris Adler, Leopold Bloch, Emil Mayer, Loui.s Newman, N. Levy, H. Roth and the officers. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 135. Income of last fiscal year, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 329

Brooklyn (continued) NewYork $9513. Congregation meets last Sunday in December. Trustees meet first Thursday of the month. Services: Friday, 6 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 a.m. to 12 m.; pupils, 125; classes, 5, and 1 primary class; teachers, 6. Cemetery, Salem Fields, L. I. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Temple Association, Presi- dent, Mrs. I. L. Bamberger; Secretary, Dr. L. Wintner. *[CONGEEGATION] BETH HAMIDEASH HAGODOL. *[CONGBEGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Boerum Place and State. Founded 1856. Rabbi, A. Rosenberg, 224 Atlantic Av. Members, 160. Religious School: Founded 1865. Prin- cipal, E. N. Sonnenstrahl. President, B. Kali seller; Vice- President, Henry Sonnenstrahl; Treasurer, Miss Kal- ischer; Secretary, Win. Jacobs, 350 Livingston. Trus- tees: II. M. Copeland, Retiben Jacobs, L. Wiersch, M. Salet, S. Lederman, S. Colin, M. Lehman. Teachers, 10; classes, 10; pupils, 150; one session weekly of two hours. * [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, 326 Keap. Founded 1872. Rabbi, M. Edelman, 153 Division Av. Members, 35. In- come, $1600. BETH TALMUD TOEA (SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL INSTEUCTION), 61, 63, 65 Meserole. Founded in 1889 as the Machasikei Talmud Tora; reorganized and incorporated December 5, 1898, as Beth Talmud Tora de Brooklyn. Principal, Israel Liphschitz. President, Solomon Epstein; Vice- President, Harris Abelow; Treasurer, Simon H. White- man; Secretaries, M. Ryan and Nathan Zalotoroffe. Trustees: Morris Katlowitz, Daniel Fram, David Abelow. Income of last fiscal year, $6000. Organization meets during Passover. Teachers, 7; classes, 7; pupils, 350; eleven sessions "weekly of three hours each. Owns its building. Auxiliary Society: Benoth Israel Malbish Arumim be Beth Talmud Tora. Clothed 300 poor pupils during the last year. [CONGBEGATION] BICKAR CHOLIM, Wyona St. Founded Au- gust 4, 1886. Rabbi, Ignatz Diamond, 63 Alabama Av. President, A. Bookman; Vice-President, B. Sacks; Treas- urer, I. Schreiber; Secretary, R. Bookman. Trustees: H. Copperman, I. Gregen, H. Sacks. Members, 50; Seat- holders, 22. Services: Friday and Saturday. Pupils in Religious School, 95; classes, 4; teachers, 6. Cemetery, at Bayside, L. I. [CONGREGATION] BNAI JACOB, 136 Prospect Av. Founded 1886. Rabbi, Julius T. Loeb, 620 5th Av. President, Bernard 330 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Brooklyn (continued) Lebovitz; Vice-President, H. Berkson; Treasurer, L. Ruben; Secretary, I. Solomon, 539 5th Av. Trustees: B. Cohen, H. Brilliant, M. Frank, Y. Frank, M. Rayved, L. Levine, L. Levitz. Members and Seatholders, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services: Daily, Sabbath and holidays. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 25; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Washington Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Young People's Social. * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI JESIIUEUN, Richmond Turnpike. [CONGREGATION] BXAI SHOLAUM, 327 9th. Founded 1875. Rabbi, J. Schuman, 261 13th. President, Bernhard H. Seckel; Vice-President, H. Galitzka; Treasurer, H. Sess- ler; Secretary, Paul Harris, 2-16 Bergen. Trustees: M. F. Bear, M. Heller, G. Kalisch, J. B. Friedlander, S. Smith, W. Sochefsky, I. Scott, S. Berlin. Members and Seatholders, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $3500. Con- gregation meets last Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Hebrew School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 25; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Re- ligious School: Sunday; pupils, 200; classes, 6; teachers, 10. Washington Cemetery, at Parkville, L. I. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Society, known as Lobe Lodge Bnoss Sholaum. ^[CIIEBRAH] BNEI SHLOMA, 148 Varet. Founded 1893. Rabbi, S. Newman. Trustees: L. Baum, L. Stern, S. Newman. Members, 50. Services daily. Religious School: Daily, 9 a. m. Pupils, 40. Income, $150. *B'JVOS ESTHER SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Fred. Nathan, 1578 Fulton; Secretary, M. Engel, 153 Richmond. Benevolent Society. B'NOS ZION SOCIETY. Founded November 29, 1860. Presi- dent, Mrs. J. Sherk; Vice-President, Mrs. B. Steinhart; Treasurer, Mrs. R. Altheimer; Secretary, S. Salomon, 326 Fourth, Trustees: Barbara Bloch, Bella Bloch, Emma Eisenman, Tillie Lefkowitsch, Carrie Marx, Zer- line Nathan, Fanny Prager, Regine Weisman. Members, 103. Income of last fiscal year, $643.12; expenditures, $628.25; funds, $3474.56. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Aid in case of sickness; visiting, furnishing physician and medicine; sick benefits; shrouds provided. One-fourth of the receipts used for non-members. Auxiliary Society: B'nos Zion Benefit Society, in charge of Mrs. Fanny Prager, relieves non- memburs. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 331

Brooklyn (continued) New York BROOKLYN HEBREW DISPENSARY, 70 Johnson Av. Founded January 12, 1896. President, Robert Strahl; Vice- Presidents, Mrs. R. Crook, Win. L. Silverman; Treasurer, M. Katlowitz; Secretary, B. Mosesson, 49 Varet. Trus- tees: Mrs. A. Simon, Mrs. R. Butt and Mrs. F. Barrett. Members, 250. Persons treated at the Dispensary, 6904. Income of last fiscal year, $836.87. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Purposes to establish a hospital for Hebrews in the boroug-h of Brooklyn. Expects to hold a fair in October, 1900. Auxiliary Society: Young Friends' League of the Brooklyn Hebrew Hospital Society. "[CONGREGATION] EMANUEL, Fourth Av. near 49th. Founded 1S96. Rabbi, H. Harris. Members, 40. Pupils, 25. ^CONGREGATION] ETZ CHAIM ANSHE LUBIN. *GEMILATII CHASODIM ASSOCIATION. Organized 1900. Finan- cial Secretary, A. Fink, 82 Graham Av. "[CONGREGATION] GEMILATII CHESED, 44 Cook. Founded 1893. Rabbi, W. Fishier, 530 Bushwick Av. Members, 45. In- come, $500. HEBREW AMERICAN LEAGUE OF BROOKLYN, 715 Broadway. Founded June 1, 1899. President, William Liebermnnn; Vice-President, Max Sehaffer; Treasurer, Louis Slutsky; Secretary, William Gross, 45 McKibbin. Trustees: M. Resnicoff, A. Waitzer, M. Friedman and the officers. 28 congregations, societies and associations affiliated. Organization meets May 15. Aims at the study, cultiva- tion and promulgation of the principles of American citizenship; the promotion of the interests of good government, and securing legal aid for the persecuted. Obtained 68 convictions for assaults on Hebrews, and several hundred Jewish foreigners have been prepared to be and have been naturalized. •"'HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 161 Smith. Founded 1871. President, Henry Mamie; Secretary, D. Engel, 390 Bergen. Annual income, $2000. *HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, E. D., 276 Keap. Founded 1878. President, Moses Kessel; Treasurer, B. Nachman; Secretary, Abraham Kodziessen, 250 S. 5th. Annual income, $1000. HEBREW EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY OF BROOKLYN, Pit-kin Av. and Watkins. Founded November 12, 1899. President, S. F. Rothschild; Vice-President, Michael Furst; Treas- 332 AMERFCAN JEWrSTT YEAR BOOK

NewYork Brooklyn (continued) urer, M. J. Harris; Secretary, N. H. Levi, 466 McDon- ough. Trustees: Hon. A. S. Solomons, A. Abraham, Rev. Dr. L. M. Nelson, M. B. Schmidt, Joel B. Goodman, Hon. J. Brenner, Frank Pentlarge, F. Seligrnan, Sam Goodstein, Julius Reiner, E. C. Blum, Ira L. Bamberger, Louis L. Firuski, Dr. M. A. Cohen, Hon. Mitchell May, D. J. Steinhardt, S. W. Stein, H. Meyersohn, and the officers. Number of members, 690. Teachers, 5; classes, 10; pupils, about 250; daily sessions. Org'anization meets first Sunday in December. A Ladies' Aux- iliary is just forming. The Society maintains kindergarten classes; evening school for adults; a sewing school; a library and reading room; social rooms for ladies and gentlemen; a gymnasium and baths; and an auditorium, where free lectures and entertainments are given. Religious classes are being opened now. Educational and social clubs, circles for music and art meet at the building. The purpose is to open the roof garden; enlarge the scope of class-rooms and the kindergarten; encourage the formation of literary clubs; commence a class in Hebrew and Jewish literature; organize a series of lectures, and encourage education in every possible manner.

•HEBREW FREE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NO. 1, 11 Beaver. Super- intendent, T. Ettinger; President, Henry Mamie; Secre- tary, E. IV. Sonnenstrahl, 113 Washington. •HEBREW LH.UJUE. Founded 1897. President, Louis Palmer, 2148 Bergen; Secretary, Charles Malcolm, 171 Watkins. Members, 300. HEBUUW ORPHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN, :i73-3!)3 Ralph Av. Founded May 26, 1878. President, Moses May; Vice-1'resident, Abraham Abraham; Treas- urer, Herman Newman; Secretary, A. J. Piddian, 281 Monroe. Trustees: Morris Adler, Lipman Arensberg, Ira Leo Bamberger, Henry Bloch, Benjamin Croner, Louis L. Firuski, Samuel Gabriel, Sam'l Goodstein, Eninmiel Katz, Edw. Kaufman, Moses Kessel, Sam'l Klein, Isaac Levy, Michael Levy, Moses J. Harris, David Mayer, Emil L. Mayer, Leo Michel, Frank Pentlarge, David I. Rogow, S. F. Rothschild, D. W. Stein, Benoit Wasserman, Emanuel Weil. Members, 883; Inmates, 316. Income of last fiscal year, $75,349.89. Genernl meeting fourth Sunday in December. Board of Trus- tees niee1 s second Sunday of the month. Auxiliary DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 333

Brooklyn (continued) NewTork Society: Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hebrew Orphan Asy- lum of the City of Brooklyn, President, Mrs. B. Croner; Secretary, Mrs. H. Lichtenstein. *HEBBEW REFORMED BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Directors: Sam- uel Berger, Bernard Carp, Max Schneider, Morris Schneider, Samuel Maratchink, Jacob Coan, Harris Marks. *HEBKEW SCHOOL, Parshall Hall, Third Av. and 52d, South Brooklyn. Teacher, Charles Kauwar. *[TEMTLE] ISRAEL OF BROOKLYN, Bedford and Lafayette A vs. Founded 1869. Rabbi, Leon M. Nelson, 279 Decatur. President, A. Abraham; Vice-President, Sam'l Good- stein; Treasurer, Emanuel Katz; Secretary, G. Merz- bach. Trustees: Sam'l Gabriel, Simon Batt, Henry H. Davis, Benson H. Goodman, David J. Steinhardt, Edward C. Blum. Auxiliary Ladies' Society. *KAISERIN ELISABETH KRANKEN UNTERSTUTZUNGS VEBEIN, 52 Throop Av. Founded 1898. President, Wolf Hardman; Secretary, Theodore Goetz. Members, 160. *LAI>IES HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1870. President, Mrs. Ernestina Levison; Vice-President, Mrs. Julia Bacharach; Treasurer, Mrs. Lena Newman; Cor- responding Secretary, Mrs. Gussie Kodziessen; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Adelaide Moritz. Trustees: Mrs. Fanny Levy, Mrs. Henrietta Hagenbacher. Members, 260. An- nual income, about $1500. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF GREENPOINT. Founded October 26, 1886. President, Rachel May; Vice- President, Julia Shwartz; Treasurer, B. Loebenstein; Secretary, Rev. Dr. I. Reichert, 220 Eckford. Trustees: J. Mendelson, R. Stern, H. Heyman, C. Baruth. Mem- bers, 69. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets fourth Tuesday of the month, except in July and August. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF 26TII WARD, 97-101 Bradford. Founded May 12, 1889. President, Mrs. P. M. Sachs; Vice-President, Mrs. G. Nathan; Treasurer, Mrs. B. Midas; Secretary, Mrs. M. Gold, 54 Georgia Av. Trustees: Mesdames A. Denonn, R. Traube, R. Brenner, J. Frankel, G. Myersburg and the officers. Members, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $204.75. Organization meets second Tuesday of the month. Maintains a Hebrew Sunday School in the ward. 334 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York Brooklyn (continued) LAWRENCE CLUB. Founded December 31, 1SSS. President, Louis E. Cohen; Vice-President, Wm. Phillips; Treas- urer, Joseph Young; Secretary, Al. S. Cohen, 145 Myrtle Av. Trustees: M. M. Salomon, Chas. Gerson, Harry Mayer, and Sam'l Nathan. Members, 15. Income of last fiscal year, $200. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. [CONGREGATION] MIKRO KODESH ANSHEY KLODOWER, 184 Mc- Kibbin. Founded December 10, 1889. Rabbi, S. L. Westmann, 64 Garret. President, Jonas Colin; Vice- President, Isr. Beilenson; Treasurer, Nathan Mendelson; Secretary, E. Nussbaum, 129 E. 7th, New Yrork City. Trustees: II. Gross, H. Kosenberg, Alex. Rafel. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services: Friday evening, Saturday morning and all the holidays. Washington Cemetery, L. I. "[CONGREGATION] MOUNT SINAI, 345 Bridge. Rabbi, L. Pulver- macher, 186% Bergen. Founded 1*70. Members, 70. Income, $2386? Pupils, 200. * [CONGREGATION] OIIAVE SIIOLOM, Thatford near Belmont Av. Rabbi, Harris Max, 550 Stone Av. Founded 1871). Members, 65. "•ROUMANIAN HEBREW AID SOCIETY. •-[CONGREGATION] SIIAYKIS DE ISRAEL. "[CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL, Bay 22d, between Benson Av. and 80th. Founded 1SJIS. President, F. Tworger. Members, 27. Pupils, 20. UNITED BKETJIREN BENEFIT SOCIETY, Grand Union Hall. Founded July 12, 1856. President, A. Minden; Vice- President, Isaac H. Davis; Treasurer, E. Davis; Secre- tary, E. Braham, 226 Wyckoff. Trustees: H. Enton, Joel Phillips. Members, 1-10. Income of last fiscal year, $2200. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Sick, death, mourners', widows' and orphans' benefit. "UNITY CLUB, Franklin Av. and Hancock. Founded 1896. President, Mitchell May; Vice-President, Herman Lieb- mann; Treasurer, J. L. Jensen; Secretary, Louis Herr- man; Corresponding Secretary, Henry N. Davis. Trus- tees: Moses May, David Michael, Joseph Manne, Ferd. Seligman, Maurice Wrig'ht, Casper Citron, Louis Nova, Moses G. Harris, Isidor G. Hagenbacher. Members, 165. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 335

Buffalo New York "[CONGREGATION] AHAVATH ACIIIM, Jefferson St. [CONGREGATION] AHOVAS SIIOLEM, 407 Jefferson. Founded 1890. Rabbi, B. Amdur, 18 Beck; Assistant, S. Ruben- stein. President, D. Wagner; Vice-President, J. Harris; Treasurer, N. Wolff; Secretary, H. Joseph, 609 Adams. Trustees: H. Lowenthal, R. Fred, M. Kaufmann. Mem- bers, 50; Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $900. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Religious School: Sunday afternoon; pupils, 50; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Pine Hill Erie Co., N. Y. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE LEBAWIZ, Pratt St.

[CONGREGATION] BERITH SHOLOM, 171 Pine. Founded 1893. Rabbi, Singer, 244 William. President, L. Gumbinsky; Vice-President, J. Mendelson; Treasurer, S. Altman; Secretary, M. Schaefer, 34 W. Bennett. Trustees: M. Bergman, A. Rosenswige, B. Denton. Members, 30; Seatholders, 100. Services: Saturday, S a. m. Cemetery, Pine Hill. [CONGREGATION] BETH ELL, 71 Elm. Founded 1848. Presi- dent, A. F. Cohen; Vice-President, I. Davis; Treasurer, Dr. F. Simon; Secretary, Samuel May, 12 Union. Trus- tees: J. Superston, W. Landau, J. Yellowich and the officers. Members, 50. Services: Saturday, 9 a. m. Religious School daily. Cemetery, Pine Hill. [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, Walnut and Clinton. Founded May 20, 1881. Reader, David Gottlieb.. President, Sol. Rubenstein; Vice-President, J. Rosenblatt; Treasurer, Sol. Cohen; Secretary, D. Gottlieb, 13 Superior. Trus- tees: H. Enoch, H. Salinsky, W. Shapera, A. Kevovich. Members, 50; Seatholders, 326. Income of last fiscal year, $2200. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: 8 a. m. and 6 p.m. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 30; classes, 4; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Genesee St. Auxiliary Societies: Sick Benefit and Benevolent Societies. [TEMPLE] BETH ZION, Delaware Av. near North. Founded 1804. Rabbi, Israel Aaron, 748 Auburn Av. President, Abraham Oppenheimer; Vice-President, Leopold Keiser; Treasurer, Mayer Wile; Secretary, Sol. Rosen an. Trus- tees: Joseph Block, Leo'Rothschild, Herman Wile, Solo- mon Ginzberg, Edward Warner, Michael Bock. Mem- bers, 130; Seatholders, f>0. Congregation meets last Sunday in September. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; 336 AMERICAN" JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Buffalo (continued) Saturday, 10.30 a. m.; Children's Service, 10 a. m. Reli- gious School: Saturday and Sunday morning; pupils, 140; classes, 7; teachers, 8. Cemetery, Pine Hill and a section in Forest Lawn. Auxiliary Societies: Sisterhood of Zion {which ace). ]J[CONGREGATION] BEITH ISRAEL, 209 Hickory. Founded Feb- ruary, 1887. Rabbi, Jacob Abramowitz. President, A. Contor; Vice-President, C. Tasman; Treasurer, B. Grenshtein; Secretary, Jacob Kelruan, 58U Jefferson. Trustees: Isaac Feldberg, M. Cohen, Sam. Brown, Ch. Simon. Board meeting third Sunday of the month. Members, 65. Services: Daily, 9 a. m. and 7 p. in. Re- ligious School: Daily, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Pupils, 84. Annual income, $1500 to $2000. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Kadisha; Achnosas Orchem. EAST BUFFALO SOCIAL AND BENEFICIAL CLUB. President, L. Aronson; Vice-President, M. Shapiro; Financial Secre- tary, M. Diamond, 79 Walnut. Members, 115. Pays sick benefits. HEBREW BENEVOLENT LOAN ASSOCIATION. Founded May, 1897. ' President, S. Rubenstein; Vice-President, I. Ros- ing" Treasurer, H. Simon; Financial Secretary, M. Diamond, 79 Walnut. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $100.10. Organization meets semi-annually. Loans money on notes to poor people, to be repaid in weekly small amounts. HEBREW BOARD OF CHARITIES, Room 49, Chapin Block. Founded 1S62. President, Leopold Keiser; Vice-Presi- dent, Rev. Dr. I. Aaron; Treasurer, Joseph Desbeeker; Secretary, Leopold Rothschild, 40 Pearl. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Organization meets every two weeks. Auxiliary Societies: Sisterhood of Zion (which see), and two Ladies' Sewing Societies. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL AND BENEFIT SOCIETY, Wesp's Hall, Clinton and Watson. Founded April 13, 1899. Presi- dent, Frank Green; Vice-President, M. H. Morris; Treas- urer, A. Rosenblatt; Secretary, K. M. Goldstein, 210 William. Trustees: Max Goldstein, M. H. Morris, W. Gordon. Members, 109. Balance in treasury, $207.61. Organization meets first and third Wednesdays of the month. Organized for beneficial and social purposes. . JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK. HVC under ROCIIESTKI;. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 337

Buffalo {continual) NewYork ^LADIES' HEBREW ASSOCIATION, New Era, Swan and Main. Founded May 4, 1882. President, Mrs. Abraham Fybush; Vice-President, Fanny Isaac; Secretary, Bertha Levy; Treasurer, Eva Cohen. Trustees: Mesdames Nathan, Comins, Aaron. Members, 80. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. LADIES' MONTEFIORE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded Octo- ber, 188C). President, Mrs. A. Meyers; Vice-President, Mrs. A. Harris; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. B. Falk, 27 Walnut. Trustees: Mesdames Groginsky and Berg. Members, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $180. Organi- zation meets second Sunday of the month. MANHATTAN SOCIAL AND BENEFIT SOCIETY, Broadway and Ash. Founded January 21, 1895. President, L. Jokl; Vice-President, Dr. J. Goldberg; Treasurer, P. Cohn; Secretary, K. M. Goldstein, 210 William. Trustees: Meyer Smith, L. Rushlander, I. Rau. Members, 189. Income 'of last fiscal year, $940. Organization meets lirst and third Sundays of the month. Auxiliary Society: Manhattan Ladies' Auxiliary, President, Mrs. H. Gold- stein; Secretary, Miss Stella Levy, 238 N. Division. PHOENIX CLUB, 352 Franklin. President, T. Boasberg; Vice- President, A. Keiser; Treasurer, M. Wile; Secretary, S. Rosenau, 72 N. Pearl. Trustees: H. L. Schwartz, T. Baudeis, A. Keiser, Jas. Bloch, Nathan Wolff, G. Elias, Hon. Louis W. Morris, M. Wile. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $5000. QUEEN CITY SOCIAL AND BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, Broadway and Pratt. President, S. Selling; Vice-President, I. Goldberger; Treasurer, A. Rosenblatt; Secretary, S. May, 12 Union. Trustees: J. Kaiser, J. Weiss, C. Polakoff. Members, 190. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Pays sick benefits. SISTERHOOD OF ZION. Founded April, 1891. President, Mrs. Marcus Spiegel; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Israel Aaron, Mrs. Herman Waterman; Treasurer, Mrs. Magnus Wiener; Secretary, Miss Flora E. Warner, 993 Main; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Emanuel Boasberg, 486 Linwood Av. Trustees: Mesdames Julius Altman, Julius Block, Ben- jamin Desbecker, A. J. Elias, Moritz Fischer, Louis Jellinek, August Kaiser, Julius Levi, Miriam Rosenau, John Rogers Warner and the officers. Members, 280. Income of last fiscal year, $336. Board meets first Wed- nesday of the month. Organization meets second Sun- 22 338 AMERICAN JEWISH TEAR BOOK

NewYork Buffalo (continued) day in October. Auxiliary Society: Daughters of the Star (operating- under the Sisterhood), Chairman, Mrs. Benjamin Desbecker. UNTERSTU'TZUNGS VEREIN, Broadway and Pratt. President, C. PolakofE; Vice-President, H. Ellman; Treasurer, C. Finkelstein; Secretary, S. May, 12 Union. Members, 115. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Pays sick benefits. "YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, Zion Hall, 456 Jefferson. President, David Russlander; Vice-President, Samuel Cristall; Treasurer, S. Jacobson; Secretary, Emil Ru- benstein; Financial Secretary, Julius Singer. Direc- tors: I. Sernoffsky, Julius Ilollender, S. Pomerantz, Samuel Harris. Coney Island * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE EMETII. Synagogue to be erected by the Hebrew Mutual Benevolent Society of Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay Road and W. 8th. President, Abraham Lent; Vice-President, Aaron Blakeman; Treasurer, Her- man Frischman; Secretary, Jos. S. Cohen. Trustees: L. Elfenbein, M. J. Drcesc, Selig I'ariser. Sexton, Solomon Pariser. *DAUGHTEBS OF PALESTINE. President, Mrs. Rosa Fischer; Vice-President, Mrs. Addie Perry; Secretary, Mrs. N. Siegel; Treasurer, Mrs. Eva Pariser. Corning *CONGHEGATION. Elmira [CIIEVRA KADISHO] BICKUR CHOLIM, Orchard St. Founded October 4, 1890. President, J. L. Radin; Vice-president, H. Rabinowitz; Treasurer, J. Sittenfield; Secretary, II. Lewis, 208 E. Water. Trustees: J. Honig, H. Rubin, Aaron Alpert. Members, 80. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. *CEMETERY, S. Broadway and Franklin. [TEMPLE] CHILDREN OF ISRAEL,. 110 High. Founded August, 1851. Rabbi, Jacob Marcus, 108 High. President, S. J. Friendly; Vice-President, Henry Friendly; Treasurer, L. I-Iolzheimer; Secretary, J. L. Pollak, 554 E. 3d. Trus- tees: Myer Friendly, Henry Rosenbaum, Henry Glartke. Members and Seatholders, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $1150. Congregation meets Sunday of Choi DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 339

Elmira (continued) NewYork Hamoed Pesach and Sukkoth. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m., and on alternate Saturdays at the New York State Reformatory. Hebrew School daily. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 60; classes, 4; teachers, 5. Cemetery, Fulton St. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Society (which see); Ladies' Benevolent So- ciety, President, Mrs. S. J. Friendly. LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO TEMPLE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL), 401 E. Water. Founded November 1U, 1885. President, Mrs. L. Holzheimer; Treasurer, Mrs. Albert Samuel; Secretary, L. Holzheimer, JG1 E. Water. Members, 5w. Income of last fiscal year, dues $60, and three entertainments, $118. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. fl[CONGREGATION] SHOMRE HADATH, Orchard St. Founded I8K0. Rabbi, Barny Levine, 117 Orchard, President, Moses Weiner; Vice-President, Jacob D. Oppenheim. Trustees: S. Rosenblatt, Nathan Rubin, H. Fisher. Board meeting- April, July, September and January. Members, 4-t. Services: Daily, 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. and 5 p. m. Religious School: Daily, 4.:J0 to 6.30 p. m.; Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Pupils, about 50. Annual income, about $600. [CIIEVRA KADISHO] SONS or ABRAHAM. Founded October 20, 1886. President, H. J. Gladke; Yice-President, W. M. Speigle; Treasurer, Morris Tuch; Secretary, Julius Lazarus, 158 Exchange PI. Trustees: Aaron Samuels, Julius Pollock, Joseph Sittenfield. Members, 25. Or- ganization meets the first Sunday of January, April, July and October, and Sunday Choi Hamoed Sukkoth. Takes care of the sick and buries the dead. Owns a cemetery. "SULLIVAN STUEET SYNAGOGUE AND TALMUD TORAH, 121; Sul- livan. Rabbi, Moses Judlenmn. Fax Rockaway •"'CONGREGATION. President, Hezekiah Kohn; Vice-Presidenl, Isaac Bijur. G-len Cove [CONGREGATION] TIFERETH ISRAEL, Hembrick Av. Founded September, 1899. Rabbi, M. Cantor, l'resident, B. N. Friedman; Yice-President, Theo. Jospe; Treasurer, M. Kabachinck; Secretary, J. Levin. Trustees: P. M. Bern- stein, S. Bessel, N. Rabinowitz, A. Rofhart. Members and 340 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Glen Cove (continued) Seatholders, 32. Income from September to May, $600. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Satur- day, 8 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly, on Saturday; p\ipils, about S, in one class. G-loversville [CONGREGATION] HEBREW MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION, 55 S. Main. Founded February 15, lS'Jl. President, A. N. Schpiro; Vice-President, M. Weingrod; Treasurer, I. Merzon; Secretary, II." Zerni, 41 S. Judson. Trustees: M. Myers, L. Kaplan, M. Filipson. Members and Seat- holders, 60. Congregation meets third Sunday of the month. Services: Saturday, 9 a. m. and holidays. Cemetery, Clyde St. NATHAN LITTAUER HOSPITAL. Dedicated to the memory of Nathan Littauer. Non-sectarian. Haverstraw [CONGREGATION] SONS OF JACOB, Clove Av. Founded 1892. Rabbi, Abbey A. Epstein. President, A. Goldstein; Vice- President, M. Frankel; Treasurer, S. Cohn; Secretary, I. Lichtenstein. Trustees: YVm. Levy, L. Slack, I. Lef- kovitch. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $600.70. Congregation meets on alternate Sundaj's. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 26; classes, 2; teacher, 1. New synagogue dedicated Sep- tember 3, 1899. Auxiliar3' Society: Beth Jacob Sisterhood. Hornellsville ^CONGREGATION. Hudson *[CONGREGATION] ANSHE EMETII. Secretary, Isaac Winstien. Ithaca THE HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded October 25, 1891. President, Mrs. J. Rothschild; Vice-President, Mrs. B. Rich; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Dora Hy- man, 407 N. Albany. Members, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $63.95. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Auxili y Society: Ladies' Auxiliary of the Jewish Sunday ichool. ITHACA B'NAI ISRAUL SOCIETY. Founded January 15, 1895. President, 1. K. Bernstein; Viee-President, Benjamin Rich; Treasurer, V. Rascover; Secretary, L. Leo, P. O. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 341

Ithaca {continued) NewYork Box 82. Trustees: B. Mintz, L. Leo, B. Lieberman, S. Harrison, B. Rich, I. K. Bernstein. Members, 20. In- come of last fiscal year, $190. Organization meets quarterly. Maintains a religious school and cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid. Jamaica *CONGREGATION. Treasurer, Kaiser, 369 Fulton. Kingston (Hondout) [CONGREGATION] AGUDATH ACHIM, Union St. West. Founded 1887. President, Morris Kaplan; Vice-President, Noah Tietzer; Treasurer, David Lehner; Secretary, M. Kramer. Trustees: Louis Kaplan, S. Baker, Abram Mollat, S. Gordon, M. Kramer, Jacob Furmansky, Mor- ris Silverstein. Members and Seatholders, 72. Income of last fiscal year, $864. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the quarter. Services: S a. m. Cemetery, adjoining Montripose Cemetery. * [CONGREGATION] ANSHE CHESED. [CONGREGATION] EMANUEL, Abeel St. Founded 1853. Rabbi, Joseph Moses, 104 Spring. President, Jacob Forst; Vice- President, H. Silverstein; Treasurer, M. Salomon; Secre- tary, A. Bernstein. Trustees: J. Forst, II. Silverstein, M. Salomon, S. Vogel, N. Ellis, A. Rice, J. Block, L. Bacharach, S. Appel. Members and Seatholders, 72. Income of last fiscal year, $1S9-1. Congregation meets in February and August. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; Hebrew School: Daily (except Saturday); pupils, 45; classes, 3, under the Rabbi. Cemetery in Weltwyck Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Society of the Congregation Emanuel; Young Ladies' Hebrew Endeavor; Culture Society, Secretary, Isaac Cohen, 45 Meadow; members, 28; Willing Workers, composed of the pupils.

Newburgh. * [CONGREGATION] AGUDAS ACHIM, Montgomery and Fourth. President, N. Goodman; Vice-President, Harry Karmel; Recording Secretary, I. Zimmerman; Treasurer, Adolph Sobel. Services: Friday, 6 p. ro.; Saturday, 8 a. m. [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, South, between Grand and Liberty. Founded 1865. Rabbi, Hartog Veld, 141 Cham- 342 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Newburgh. (continued) ber. President, Ferdinand Stern; Vice-President, Sol. Cohen; Treasurer, Sigismund Samuels; Secretary, Sol. N. Levy, 17 Smith; Financial Secretary, Robert Doblin. Trustees: Jacob Tobias, Jacob Levy and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 35. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets last Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, T..iO p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 70; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, upper end of First St. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. NEwr.rRGii PROGRESS CLUB, 98 Smith. Founded August 19, 1R04. President, Sigismund Samuels; Vice-President. Isaac Goodman; Treasurer, Benjamin Samuels: Secre- tary, M. Klleck. Trustees: Solomon N. Levy, Louis Goodman, Sigismund Nathan. Members, ::0. Income of last fiscal year, about $1000. Organization meets every Sunday.

New Kochelle •"-[CONGREGATION] ANSHE SITOT.EM. Secretary, L. Hamberger. New York [CONGREGATION] A. A. A. BOIIOSLOW AND KORKUN, 50 Suffolk. Founded 1804. Rabbi, Lenbell, 31 Norfolk". President. Smucklin;' Vice-President, N. Green; Treasurer, Dar- shiff:; Secretary, Beckerman, 258 Cherry. Trustees: Nalebofsky, Podolsky. Members and Seatholders, 70. Income of last fiscal year, $800. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services: Saturday and holidays. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class, under one teacher. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] Amur ZETOMIR U-WOI/I>'. • 30 Suffolk. Founded 1891. Rabbi, Samuel Zineowitzsky. Presi- dent, Jacob Batt; Vice-President, Meyer Slotzen; Treasurer, Fsrael Spiller; Secretary, Jacob Landae, 138 Essex. Trustees: David Spiezclman, David Mass, David Goldberg. Members and Seatholders, 115. Income of last fiscal year, $1400. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Reli- gious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 30; in one class under one teacher. Washington Cemetery. *AOHNOSATII OROIIIM ASSOCTATION, 210 Madison. Founded 1890. President, Nathan llutkoff: Treasurer, S. Elis- berg; Secretary, Jacob Marcus, 147 Clinton. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 343

New York (continued) NewYork [KAIIAL] ADAS JEKIIURUN, 16 Eldridge. Founded 1892. President, Nathan Hutkoff; Vice-President, Abram Fain; Treasurer, Jacob Lunitz; Secretary, Louis Mak- lofsky, 34 Canal. Trustees: L. Meyer and Rabina. Members, 200. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services: Daily, morning- and evening. [KEIIAL] ADASH JESHURUN ANSIII JASSE, 127 Hester. Founded 1887. President and Treasurer, M. Weisman; Vice- President, Jacob Fein; Secretary, Newman. Trustees: Runterman and lienj. Heilper. Members and Seat- holders, 120. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Bayside. [CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL, 350-352 E. 57th. Founded lsno. Rabbi, Dr. Moses Maisner, 239 E. 60th. President, Hein- rich Richter; Vice-President, Eduard Felbel; Treasurer, Isaac Hirsch; Secretary, I. Feigenbaum, 330 E. 58th. Trustees: G. Bernstein, A. Bleistift, W. Aaron, I. Unter- berg, M. Brown, H. Levy. Members and Seatholders, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $4850. Congregation meets in April and September. Services: Daily, morning and evening; Saturday, 9 a. m. Pupils of the Re- ligious School, 60-70; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Washington. Auxiliary Society. Chevrah Chessed Wee- meth. [CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL OF WEST HARLEM, 135 W. 125th. .Services on holidays. [CONGREGATION] ADATH JESCIIURUN, 112 E. 110th. Founded 1896. President, S. A. Diamond; Vice-President, J. Libermau; Treasurer, S. E. Levi; Secretary, G. Jacob- son, 61 E. Kisth. Trustees: I. Davis, M. Klein, G. G. P. II. Guldman. Members, 30; Seatholders, 200. In- come of last fiscal year, $3000. Congregation meets third Sunday of the month. •[CONGREGATION] ADERETH EL. 135 E. 29th. Rabbi, Adolph Spiegel. President, A. Bloomingdale; Cantor, Hyman Jospe, 222 E. 5Sth; Sexton, Henry Jacobs. [CONGREGATION] AGTOAS ACHIM MESUDA LOVIN, 48-50 Or- chard. Founded ]S96. President, II. Penkin; Vice- President, Moses Semilson; Treasurer, Blockman; Sec- retary, H. Landen, 7 Rivington. Trustees: Meyer Back, A. Shartman, A. Stumachin. Members and Seatholders, 86. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Mount Siuai Cemetery. 344 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAH BOOK

NewYoik New York (continued) [CONGREGATION] AGUDAS CHAWEIRIM, 123 liidge. Founded about 1894. President, Abraham Langer; Vice-Presi- dent, A. Cohen; Treasurer, Kagen; Secretary, Zafer, fiO Sheriff. Trustees: Shaner and Tich. Members, 70. Income of last fiscal year, about $550. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Ser- vices daily. Cemetery, Union Hill. [CONGREGATION] ACIUDATII .TESHARIM, 111) and 115 E. 86th. Founded October in, is'.)4. liablti, Dr. A. Caiman, 217 K. siith. Cantor, L. H. Martin. President, M. Loeweu- stein; Yice-President, Henry Kosenblatt; Treasurer, E. (Jaspari; Secretary, Ph. Davidsohn, 259 E. 78th. Trus- tees: S. Pollack, L. Abrahams, E. Barcinski, S. Schar- lach, L. Heymann. Members and Seatholders, about i!00. Income of last fiscal year, $7000. Congregation meets first Tuesday of January, April, July and October. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday, il.iiO a. m., and daily, morning and evening at li.iiO. lieligious S.'hool: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 100; classes, 4; teachers, 5. Cemetery, Mount Zion, Newtown. Auxiliary Societies: Sisterhood of the 86th Street Temple; Young Folks' League of the 8Gth Street Temple. •[CONGREGATION} ACUHDATH HAKEHELLOTH. President, Sender Jarmulowsky, 54 Canal. Kabbi, Jacob Joseph, 219 Henry. AGUILAR FREE LIBRARY SOCIETY, 197 E. Broadway, 113 E. 59th, (ill! 5th, 174 E. 110th. Founded 188(5. President. Samuel Greenbaum; Vice-Presidents, David Leventritt and Henx'y M. Leipziger; Treasurer, Mark Ash; Secre- tary, Samuel A. Tuska, 03 William; Librarian, Miss Pauline Leipziger. Trustees: Samson Lacliman, Adolphe Openhym, Levi N. Ilershh'eld, Frederick Spiegelberg, Lee Kohns, Morris \V. Benjamin, Harold Nathan, Mrs. C. L. Sulzberger, Mrs. E. S. Benjamin and the officers. Mem- bers, 14. Income of last fiscal year, about $10,000. Organization meets third Monday of the month. Cir- culation of books during year ending November 1, 1899, 583,446. Number of volumes in libraries, 70,209. Libra- ries located in tenement districts to reach working people. [CONGREGATION] AHABAT ISRAEL ANSHE SFARD, 71 Suffolk. Founded 1886. Rabbi, Harris Pache. 71 Suffolk. Presi- dent, Samuel Kosshender; 'Vice-President, Joseph Drier; Treasurer, Jacob Holler; Secretary, Jonas Popper, 116 Essex. Trustee: Louis Blut. Members and Seatholders, 36. Income of last fis«al year, $300. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 345

New York (continued) New York Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class under one teacher. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] AHAVAS ACHIM ANSHI USDA, 36 Orchard. Founded 1887. Rabbi, Rapport. President, M. Finkel- stein; Vice-President, Jacob Halperen; Treasurer, A. Slutzkin; Secretary, N. Smith, 35 Essex. Trustees: F. Sussensky, Max Oscherowitz, Jacob Gabrolow. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 90. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 25; in one class under one teacher. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] AHAWAS ACHIM ANSIIE HUNGARIAN, 70 Columbia. Founded 1880. President, E. Rossman; Vice-President, M. Feldman; Treasurer, P. Brudder; Secretary, I. Jacobowitz, 820 E. 6th. Trustees: S. Fazer, M. Feldman, A. Greenbaum. Members, 86. In- come of last fiscal year, about $700. Organization meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Washington. [CONGREGATION] AHAWAS AOHIM ANSHI MINSKE, 89 Forsyth. Founded 1892. President, Moses Sigolowitz; Vice- President, N. Rosenhaus; Treasurer, II. Levine; Secre- tary, N. Smith, 35 Essex. Trustees: Schlimowitz, A. Poller, M. Bilkin. Members and Seatholders, 65. In- come of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services: Saturday and holidays. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] AHAWAS GERIM, 48-50 Orchard. Founded 1885. President, Greenberg; Vice-President, Klein; Treasurer, Mahlay; Secretary, Schir, 231 Broom. Trus- tees: Kirshen, Finkelstein, Brunstein. Members and Seatholders, 80. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services daily. Washington Cemetery. *I. O. AHAWAS ISRAEL, 272 E. Houston. G. M., Anton Mos- kowitz; G. S., Leopold Herman; G. T., Daniel Sommer. [CONGREGATION] AIIAWATH ACHIM ANSHE OSCHMINE, 30 Henry. Founded November 11, 1888. President, A. Steinburg; Vice President, S. Burrash; Treasurer, H. Hurowitz; Secretary, David Baker, 263 Madison. Trustees: Moses Vien, S. Schneider, M. Levine. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Organization meets first and 346 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York New York (continued) third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Wash- ington Cemetery. AUAWATH ACIIIM AXSIIE 1!IZDA, 56 Orchard. Members, 85. Organization meets second Saturday night of the month. Organized for beneficial purposes. *[CON4. Income of last fiscal year, $4:;,578.42. Congregation meets in April. Services: Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 221; classes, 9; teachers, 9. Cemeteries in Cypress Hills, Linden Hill, Salem Fields. Auxiliary Societies: A. C. S. H. Sisterhood (see under FEDERATION' OF SISTERHOODS, District VI); Young People's League; Society of Religious Women; Junior Sisterhood.

[CONGREGATION] AIIAWATII SIIOLOM ANSHEI WINETZA, 92 Hester. Founded 18S8. Rabbi, Michael Judas. Presi- dent, N. Aaler; Vice-President, Stepensky; Treasurer, M. Goldstein; Secretary, E. Kleigen, 15 Forsyth. Trus- tees: Bladiminsky, Shepperd, Samuel Waxmann, R. Heimowitz. Members and Seatholders, so. Income of last fiscal year, $4S0. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services daily. Pupils in the Religious School, about 40; in one class under two teachers. Cemetery, Bayside. AID OF JEWISH PRISONERS, tli'e SOCIETY FOR THE AID OF JEWISH PRISONERS. AMELIA RELIEF SOCIETY. 8 re under FEDERATION OF SISTER- HOODS, District XIII. AMERICAN BENKVOLFJNT MINSKER ASSOCIATION. 63 Ludlow. Founded isns. Secretary, M. A. (irodsinsky, 1 Pike. Members, 400. Organization meets second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. .Mutual benefit. THE AMERICAN CONGREGATION THE PRIDE OF JERUSALEM, 183 JC. Broadway. Founded December 17, 1897. First (iabbai, Rabbi H. Hochstein, 18:s E. Broadway; Second Gabbai, Rabbi Meyer T. Friedmann. President, J. D. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 34?

New York (mntimtrd) Now York Eisenstein; Vice-President, S. Schntir; Treasurer, P. Liberman; Secretary, M. Fuchs. *I. O. AMERICAN ISRAELITES. G. M., Louis Borovsky; G. S., Jacob Lefkowitz; G. T., Henry M. Greenberg-. [CONGREGATION] ANIKTS, 136 Henry. Founded 188S. Rabbi, Gurursdensky, 245 Henry. President, Perilsome; Vice- President, Tsolken; Treasvirer, Stern; Secretary, Ro- mansky, 29 Pike. Trustees: Rosenbanm and Farber. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal year, $1100. Con- gregation meets every two weeks. Services: Daily, morning1 and evening. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 15; in one class under one teacher. "^CONGREGATION] ANSIIE AMES, 44 E. Broadway. President, I. Abramowich, 220 Clinton. *[CONGREGATION] ANSIIE BIOKUR CIIOLIM. Meets first Sundny of the month. [CONGREGATION] ANSIIE BRADZILOWR, 27 Ludlow. Founded 1887. Rabbi, Hyman Drapkin, 232 Division. President, Charles Sachs; Vice-President, Hyman Bernstein; Treasurer, Harris Sachs; Secretary, Solomon Cohen, 27 Ludlow. Trustees: Hyman Cohen, Samuel Bern- stein, Samuel Tucker, Jacob Starelette. Members and Seatholders, 47. Congregation meets twice monthly. Services daily. Religious School: Daily sessions; pupils, 15; in one class, under one teacher. Bayside Cemetery. •;'[CIIEBRA] ANSIIE CIIESED.

[CONGREGATION] ANSIIE CIIESET), 1G0 E, 112th. Founded January 7, 187G. Rabbi, Dr. Jacob Mandel, 16!) E. 111th; Cantor, T. Schvanenfekl. President, A. Kahn: Yice- President, B. Ja.cobson; Treasurer, M. Monheimer; Sec- retary, S. Lewinson, 76 E. 104th. Eighteen trustees. Members, SO; Seatholders, :i00. Congregation meets twice monthly. Services: Friday, C.'iO p. m.; Saturday, O.riO a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 124; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemeteries: Wash- ington Cemetery and Bayside.

[CONGREGATION] ANSIIE CZEXSTOCJIATTER CIIASAM SOPHER, 8-10 Clinton. Founded December 1, 1S99. President, Samuel Gliick; Vice-Pre.sident, M. Ranzman; Treasurer, L. Korn- berg; Secretary, S. Lachmann, 115 Av. A. Trustees: L. Shimkovitz, G. D. Schermau, Jonas Rosenfeld, Gerson Gottlieb, L. Hnndelsman, Leon Menker, Sam. Weiss, M. 348 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork New York (continued) Krafchik, Jacob Hauptman. Members and Seatholders, 181. Income of last fiscal year, $1440. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services: 8 a. m. Religious School: Twice daily; pupils, 100; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] ANSIIE PSIIEWORUSKEB,, 118 Ridge. Founded 1896. President, Einhorn; Vice-President, Kniessbon; Treasurer, Blaw; Secretary, I. Grielietzer, 243 Riving- ton.. Trustees: Kraus and Artz. Members, 50. In- come of last fiscal year, about $400. Organization meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Ser- vices daily. Pupils in Religious School, 35; under two teachers. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] ANSIIE SCIIMARGON BNI ABRAHAM, S5 Nor- folk. Founded 1888. Rabbi, H. Madicowsky, 85 Norfolk. President, J. Ancenlevitz; Vice-President, Meyer Aron- owitz; Treasurer, I. Cohn; Secretary, Paul Epstein, Brooklyn. Trustees: Cranis, Carp, Blecher, M. Her- man. Members and Seatholders, 110. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 15; in one class under one teacher. Washington Cemetery. •"[CIIEVKA KEDUSHA] ANSIIE SEKUNIM. President, J. Stcin- thal; Secretary, Charles Bromberg, 333 E. 69th; Treas- urer, Simon Bobbe. [CONGREGATION] AXSIIE SIIOLUM KAIIJNOWER, 193 , Henry. Founded 1884. President, M. Sloshberg; Vice-Presi- dent, David Levy; Treasurer, Isaac Carp; Secretary, Abraham Strungen, Do Jefferson. Trustees: Pollac, A. Rubin, A. Simminchik. Members and Seatholders, 115. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Union Field Cemetery. ANSIIE WOLKAVISK, 136 Henry. Founded 1889. President, Mr. Levine. [CONGREGATION] ATERETII ISRAEL, 323 E. 82d. Founded 1881. Rabbi, M. Krauskopf, 236 E. 79th. President, Aaron Wolf; Vice-President, S. Ascher; Treasurer, Morris Zucker; Secretary, G. S. Schlesinger, 347 E. 72d. Trus- tees: Aaron May, Joseph Mayer, H. I. Daub. Members, 50; Seatholders, 350. Income of last fiscal year, $2600. Congregation meets first Monday of the month. Ser- vices: Daily, morning' and evening1. Religious School: DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

New York (continued) New York Three sessions weekly; pupils, 110; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Machpelah. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Benevolent Society. [CONGBEGATION] ATERIS ZWIE, 347-349 E. 121st. Founded April 15, 1881. Rabbi, F. Light, 174 E. 108th. President, H. Gottlieb; Vice-President, Chas. Infeld; Treasurer, Louis Bouton; Secretary, I-I. Newman, 70 E. 124th. Trustees: M. Ginsberg-, J. D. Polok, IT. Abraham, .T. Tobias, E. Feinberg1. Members and Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $2049.05. Trustees meet monthly; Congregation quarterly. Services: Daily, 6.30 a. m. and fi.30 p. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 85; classes, 5; teachers, 5. AUSTRIER BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 66 Essex. Founded 1885. President, Gotthauber; Vice-President, Wakker: Treas- urer, Stecher; Secretary, Kirchenbaum. Trustee: Zemnael. Members, 160. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Organization meets second and fourth Mondays of the month. Mutual benefit. jfAUSTKO-HUNGARIAN FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION, 17-1-176 Nor- folk. Founded April 15, 1889. President, Morris Schles- inger; Vice-Presidents, Sal. Ungar, M. Klein; Financial Secretary, Morris Neuwirth, 96 Cannon; Recording Secretary, Herm. Krauss. Annual income, about $300. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. A WAS THOBA, 103 E. Broadway. Founded 1887. President, L. Silinsky; Vice-President, Moses Markowitz; Treas- urer, Max Levine; Secretary, Abraham Burrowitz. Trustees: Simon Cohn and N. Grosnick. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, about. $500. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Mutual benefit. BABON DE HIBSCH TBADE SCHOOL, 222 E. 64th. Founded December, 1890. Superintendent, J. Ernest G. Yalden. Advisory Committee: Alfred R. Wolff, Chairman, George Louis Beers, Henry Blum, Charles B. Meyers, A. S. Solomons. Teachers, 5; classes, 5; pupils, ioo a year (two terms); five sessions weekly. Classes: Carpentry; Plumbing; Machinery; House, Sign and Fresco Painting; Mechanical Drawing and English. *BARON HIBSCH .CEMETERY, Richmond Borough. Directors: David M. Dublon, Albert Kahn, Louis Berastein, Her- man E. Braum, Lawrence H. Martin, Albert Dublon. *BENAI BEBITH CLUB, 141 E. 60th. 350 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Now York New York (continued) ff[TEMPJUE] BETH EL, 76th and Fifth Av. Founded 1874. Rab- bis, Dr. K. Kohler and S. Schulman. President, Louis Gans; Vice-President, M. Berliner; Treasurer, Lyman G. Bloomiugdale; Honorary Secretary, Louis Wollstein, 2.5 John; Secretary, J. L. Cohn. Trustees: David Mayer, M. Freeman, Henry S. Herrman, Isaac Hamburger, J. C. Fleisch. Board meeting monthly. Members, 202; Rent- ers, 230. Services: Saturday, 10 a. m.; Sunday, 10.45 a.m.; Friday, 6 p.m. Religious School: Saturday, 9 to 10 a. in.; Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m. Pupils, 270, in charge of seven teachers and one principal. Annual income, $:j::,000. Auxiliary Societies: Beth El Sisterhood School, 2:;ii E. (iOth, so children (wr under FEDERATION OF SISTER- HOODS, District IX); and Down Town School, 75 Allen, 50 children, in charge of three volunteer teachers. [CONGREGATION] BETH HACKNESSESS POLEN, 97 Ludlow. Founded 1893. Rabbi, Machalowitz. President, Canan; Yice-President, Rosenberg; Secretary, Max Dinovitz, 144 Madison. Trustees: Koch and Fellenstein. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $000. Congregation meets second and fourth Satur- days of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 25; in one class imder one teacher. Washington Cemetery.'

[CONGREGATION] BETH HAMEDEASH HAGODAL, 54 Norfolk. Founded lsSS. Rabbi, Philip Davidson, 1G Montgomery. President, Wofskofsky; Vice-President, Max Cohen; Treasurer, B. Garflnkle. Trustees: Pedalman and Ouksue. Members, 150. Income of last fiscal year, $0000. Congregation meets second Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, morning and evening. [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMEDRETH TESFARTEN, 48-50 Orchard. Founded 1873. President, Abraham Cohen; Vice-Presi- dent, P. Veinstein; Treasurer, I. Blumentall; Secretary, A. Marx, 219 Broome. Trustees: Markenstein and Frank Wolf. Members and Seatholders, 85. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services daily. Union Field Cemetery. *[C(>XGREGATION] BETH HAMIDRASH SHAAREI TORAH, 24 Chrystie. Sexton, Simon Aronson. ' [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEI,, 305 W. 37th. President, H. Horowitz. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 351

New York (continued) New York ^[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL BIKUR CHOLIM, 72d and Lex-, ing-ton Av. Founded 1847. Rabbi, Dr. Falk Vidaver, 181 E. 71st; Chazan, Solomon Baum. President, Jacob Simon, 68 E. 93d; Vice-President, Emanuel Pisko; Treas- urer, Henry Morse; Secretary, Max Gross; Sexton, Isaac Joseph. Trustees: Louis Sachs, Henry Haims, Abraham Cassel, Jacob Katz, Hirshman Morrison. Board meeting last Thursday of the month. Members, 95. Services: Twice daily. Religious School: Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 4 to 6 p. m. Pupils, 125. An- nual income, $10,000. Sermons in German once monthly. Auxiliary Society: Beth Israel Sisterhood (see itnilrr FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS, District V). [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL EMANUEL, 246 W. llfith. Founded 18S5. Rabbi, Dr. Moritz Tintner, IS W. HSth; Assistant, N. Jacobson. President, J. Morris; Vice- President, M. Bernhardt; Treasurer, P. Greenfield; Sec- retary, F. Halle. Trustees: A. Victor, G. Kaufman, M. Abraham, P. Stock, F. Becker. Members, 70. Congre- gation meets first Tuesday of the month. Services: Friday, 6 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 90; classes, 4; teachers, 5. Cemetery, New Union Field. BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 206 E. Broadway. Founded 1890. President, Harris Cohen; Vice-President, Louis L. Richman; Treasurer, B. David Kaplan; Secre- tary, A. E. Isaacs, 240 E. Broadway. Directors: H. Cohen, L. L. Richman, I. Levy, B. D. Kaplan, A. E. Isaacs, B. L. Prise, N. Marcus, H. Fischel, A. Lewis, II. Pasinsky, J. Pelz, N. Roggen, M. Vessel, A. Brothers, C. I. Fleck, N. Hutkoff, L, J. Ladinski, A. Nelson, A. Prince, B. Levy, J. H. Cohen, I. Saperstein, M. Schid- lovsky, R. Hurwitz, J. Lissner, H. Ackerman, S. Litten- berg, Jos. Rosenthal, M. Osmansky, D. Orently. Life Members, 3; Donors, 2; Patrons, 40; Active Members, 400; Associate Members, 450; Contributors, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $19,516.52. Organization meets first Tuesday of the month. Cares for the sick poor in the down-town, East Side district of New York City. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Society of the B. I. H. (which see); Young Men's Auxiliary Society. Is erecting a new building at Jefferson and Cherry, to be ready by January 1, 1901, and to have accommoda- tions for about 100 patients, besides a large dispensary, and all the necessary adjuncts to a modern hospital. 352 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork New York (continued) [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, 3d Av. near 106th. Founded 1892. President, A. Kohn; Vice-President, Steiner; Treasurer, Lang; Secretary, Simon. Trustees: Weiner and Samuels. Members, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $300 to $360. Congregation meets first and third Sun- days of the month.' Services: Three times daily. *| CONGREGATION] BETH TEFFILA, E. 107th and Lexington Av. Founded 1889. Rabbi, Samuel E. Distillator, 1699 Lex- ington Av. Members, 25. Services: Friday evening, Saturday morning and holidays. BtALYSTOKEB UNTERSTUTZUNGSVEREIN, 165 E. Broadway. Founded 1886. President, J. Lippnick; Vice-President, Lipshitz; Treasurer, Vigdorowitz; Secretary, M. Sha- fer, 114 Monroe. Trustee: Meyer Cohen. Members, 165. Income of last fiscal year, about $1500. Organiza- tion meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Aids the fellow countrymen of the members. [CONGREGATION] BIKER CHOLOJI BNEI ISRAEL ANSHE BERNOW, 109 Ridge. Founded 1886. President, Schribefeather; Vice-President, Zeivold; Treasurer, Amstradam; Sec- retary, Leibowitz, 83 Willett. Trustees: Rhot-e and Cohen. Members, 65. Organization meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Pupils in Religious School, 20; under one teacher. Bayside Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] BNAI DAVID, 175th and 3d Av. Founded 1808. President, D. Shuldiner; Treasurer, Sarner; Sec- retary, R. Wartell. Members, from 30 to 40. Services: Saturday morning' and all holidays. *| CONGREGATION] B'NAI EMES MAEIAMPOLER, 44 E. Broadway. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, 225 E. 79th. Founded June, 1848. Rabbi, Isaac C. Noot, 111 E. 88th; Assistant, M. Levinson. President, Jacob Kan; Vice-President, Myer Rosenthal; Treasurer, Leon Cohen; Secretary, Isaac C. Noot. Trustees: Dr. D. Brekes, Moses Esberg, Myer Rosenthal, Leon Cohen, Wolf Wolf, Solomon Lipman, Henry Loewenstein, Abm. Jacobson. Members, 44. Congregation meets in April and September. Trustees meet monthly. Services: Daily, morning, afternoon and evening. Cemeteries: Salem Fields, Cypress Hills and Washington Cemetery, L. I.

| CONGREGATION] B'NAI TSEAEL KALVONIA. >SVe SONS OF ISRAEL. * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI JACOB. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 353

New York (continued) NewYorK ^CONGREGATION] B'NAI JESHTJBTTN (MADISON AVENUE SYNA- GOGUE), 65th and Madison Av. Founded December, 1825. Reader, Edward Kartschmaroff; Assistant Reader and Sexton, W. R. De Leeuw. President, Newman Cowen; Vice-President, Hyrnan Sylvester; Treasurer, Henry Korn; Secretary, S. M. Stroock. Trustees: Marks Arn- heim, Herman Levy, Ralph J. Jacobs, Louis S. Stroock, S. Bauman, L. N. Hirsch. Board meeting- last Thursday of the month. Members, 100; Seatholders, 250. Services: Friday at sunset; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 9.30 a. m. to 12 m. Hebrew School: Tiiesday and Thursday, 4 to 5.15 p. m. Pupils, 200 to 250. Annual income, $20,000. Auxiliary Societies: Sisterhood of Per- sonal Service, including Religious and Sewing Schools at Sisterhood House. H:i0 E. 65th (see under FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS, District X); Post-Graduate Classes for the Study of Jewish History; Young People's Lecture Soci- ety. Founded by Germans and English-born members of the Spanish-Portuguese Congregation Shearith Israel. Is preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding, December, 1900.

[CONGBEGATION] BNAI PEISER, 316 E. 4th. Founded Novem- ber 12, 1871. President, M. Gellert; Vice-President, M. Salomon; Treasurer, N. Peyser; Secretary, Win. Solo- mon, 1212 Franklin Av. Trustees: S. Peyer, J. Lippman, L. Gellert, J. Rosenzweig. Members, 28. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Saturday and holidays, 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.; weekdays, 6 a.m. and I! p. m. Bayside Cemetery, Woodside, L. I.

[CONGREGATION] BNEE SCIIOLOM, 630 E. Fifth. Founded De- cember 18, 1885. Rabbi, Daniel Loewenthal, 738 Fifth; Assistant, Simon Strauss. President, Simon Katzen- stein; Vice-President, David Hirsch; Treasurer, Ignatz Reisman; Secretary, Leopold Ullman, 195 Seventh. Trustees: Jonas Katz, Sandel Heyman, Max Hamburger, Henry Seiler. Members and Seatholders, 330. Income of last fiscal year, $4448. Congregation meets third Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, morning and evening; Saturday, 9 a. m. Relig-ious School: One session weekly; pupils, 80; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Auxiliary- Societies: Sisterhood, Members, 94; Bnee Scholom Aux- iliary Circle, Members, 44.

[CONGREGATION] BNEI ISRAEL SALANTTCR ANSEI SAHUT, 24 Chrystie. Founded 1885. Rabbi, Friedman, 99 Monroe. 23 354 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York New York (continued) President, S. Smolensky; Vice President, G. Light; Treasurer, A. S. Jacobs; Secretary, B. Brick, 76 Canal. Trustees: I. Mann, I. Braude and I. Stitzen. Members, 80; Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1000 to $1100. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Daily, morning and evening. [CHEWRA] BNEI JACOB DAWID, 92 Norfolk. Founded 1890. Rabbi, L. Schmerler, 92 Norfolk. President, Hyman Zanantz; Vice-President, B. Cohen; Treasurer. Ellison; Secretary, Rosenberg-, 244 K. Houston. Trustees: Cohen, Berland and Leisx. Members and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class under one teacher. Washington Cemetery.

[CONGREGATION] BNEI RAPPAPORT, 9S Clinton. Founded 18*4. President, Sturen; Vice-President, Luke; Treas- urer, (ireenman; Secretary, Strung, 15* Stanton. Trustees: Safrin and Cohen. Members, 70. Income of last fiscal year, $000. Organization meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Wash- ington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] BNE IZCHOK ANSHE LECHOWITZ, 105 Hester. Founded 1892. President, Samuel Levy; Vice-Presi- dent, M. Cohen; Treasurer, W. Levy; Secretary, Z. Willigrad, 55 Eldridge. Trustees: Samuel Grinstein and Morris Welnger. Members and Seatholders, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Washington Cemetery. BNI IEBE ANSIII Lourcn, 48 Ludlow. Founded 1891. Presi- dent, B. Goldfein; Vice-President, L. Cohen; Treasurer, M. Cohen; Secretary, Addelman, 54 Suffolk. Trustee: I. Epstein. Members, 65. Organization meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Washington Cemetery. BRIGIITSIDE DAY NURSERY AND KINDERGARTEN, 132 Attorney. Founded 1*94. President, Mrs. S. R. Guggenheim; Vice- Presidents, Mrs. Felix M. Warburg, ]\Iiss Ida demons and Mr. James Loeb; Secretary, Miss Helen ('. Horn- thai; Treasurer, Miss Isabel I'appenheim, 40 IC. 65th. Managers: Mesdames Sylvain Bier, Charles D. Bern- heimer, Simon Borg-, B. M. Guggenheim, L. Lavanburg, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 355

New York (continued) NewTork A. Rosenfeld, Jacob Rothschild, Felix Samson, Louis Seeberger, Ous. Sidenberg-, Joseph Silverman, Alfred Wolf, and President, 1st and 2d Vice-Presidents and Secretary. Supported by voluntary contributions, amounting- last year to $4760.39. Cares during; working hours for the infants and children of mothers who are either widowed or deserted, and are obliged to earn their own livelihood. THE BROTHERLY LOVE BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 21 Suffolk. Founded November, 1893. President, A. Rabinowitz; Vice-President, M. Dosheff; Treasurer, H. Tiliime; Sec- retary, A. Abelson, filifl E. 9th. Trustees: L. Cohen, Sam Dobnatz, M. Chisick. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $190. Organization meets August 29. Organized for mutual benefit purposes. CAROLINE AID SOCIETY. Sec under FEDERATION OF SISTER- HOODS, District VII. CERES SEWING CIRCLE. Sec nmlcr FEDERATION OF SISTER- HOODS, District IV. [CONGREGATION] CHAARI ZEDEK, 38-40 Henry. Founded 1837. President, Isidor I'latt; Vice-President, Morris Goldberg; Treasurer, I. Spingarn; Secretary, L. Borowsky, 42 E. Broadway. Trustees: L. Jacobson, II. Bartlestone, Har- ris Cohen, M. Rattman, S. Harris, Meyer Goldberg. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 73. Congregation meets in May, August, November and February. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 85; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Bayside Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Society. (

*[_CONGREGATION] CIIAARI ZEDEK OF HARLEM, W. 118th, between Fifth and Lenox Avs. Founded 1900, by former members of Chaari Zedek Congregation on Henry St. Synagogue to be completed in time for ltosli Hashana of 5001. Rabbi, Dr. L. Zinsler, 35 Montgomery. CLARA DE HIRSCH HOME FOR WORKING GIRLS, 225 E. 63d. Founded 1897 by Baroness Clara de Hirsch de Gereuth. President, Mrs. Oscar S. Straus; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Hoffman; Treasurer, isidor Straus; Secretary, Mrs. Lionel Sutro, Hotel Majestic. Trustees: Mesdames Nathan Straus, J. Mamelsdorf, M. Loeb, D. Levi, J. Ollesheimer, Louis Stern, J. Ochs, I. Abraham, G. G. 35G AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYorkNew York (continued) Clendennin, F. II. Cohen, Misses Irene Kohns, Carrie Wise, Mr. Edmund E. Wise. Organization meets third Wednesday of the month. Established to benefit working- girls and other unmarried women, dependent on their own exertions for their livelihood; to improve their mental, moral and-physical condition, and train them for self-support, either for domestic or other service, (iirls are taken from 14 years of age and taught in cooking, .sewing, operating (machine), millinery, Eng- lish and laundry classes. COLUMBIA CLUB, 20r>(> Fifth Av, Founded 1S90. l'resident, Samuel Weil; Vice-President, Simon Halm; Treasurer, David Goodman; Financial Secretary, B. Lewinson, 119 Nassau; Recording Secretary, Wm. Rosenbaum; Libra- rian, L. P. Sondheim. Directors: Joseph Bacharaeh, Max Silberberg, L. M. Ernst, Henry Heineman, Simon Sichel, Saul Wolerstein, B. Liechtenstein. Members, 202.

CONFERENCE OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS OF COUNCIL (OF JEWISH WOMEN). Founded May 25, 1900. Chairman, Florence D. Eger, 148 W. 94th; Secretary, Miss Strauss. Mem- bers (at first meeting), 12. Organization will meet first Friday of the month, beginning next October. Expects to include the teachers of the Jewish religious schools of New York City and to meet for practical exchange of views and suggestions. CRITERION CLUB, 516 Fifth Av. Founded February 9, 1S94. President, Jesse Wassermann; Yice-President, Alfred M. Leopold; Treasurer, M. A. Bernheimer; Secretary, Henry S. Sternberger, 516 Fifth Av. Trustees: Herman Rawitser, J. Henry Rothschild, Andrew Saks, Jay H. Solomon. Members, 156.

*[COXC:REGATION] DARECH AMUNO, 278 Bleeeker. President, Michael Cohen, 4:5 Charlton; Rabbi, F. Light, 174 E. 108th; Sexton, Philip Berg. Free Burial Society. DAUGHTERS OF JACOB, 40 Gouverneur. Founded November, 1897. President, Mrs. A. J. Dworsky; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. J. Fischel, Mrs. A. Rosenthal; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Berxon; Honorary Secretary, Miss J. Rabinowitz, 363 Grand. Trustees: Mrs. S. Gans, Mrs. L. Lewinsky and board of thirty-six directresses. Chairman of House Committee, Mrs. A. Joseph. Members, over 900. In- come of last fiscal year, $1920.45; disbursements, $1896.66. Shelters and clothes the aged poor. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 357

New York (continued) New York DEBORAH BENEVOLENT SEWING SOCIETY. See vnder FEDERA- TION OP SISTERHOODS, District XIV. DOLENA BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 86 Attorney. Pounded 1897. President, Courtisman; Vice-President, Miller; Treas- urer, Webber; Secretary, U. Kirshenbaum, 26 Pitt. Trustees: Fox and Berenson. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $800. Organization meets second and fourth Mondays of the month. Mutual benefit. [CONGREGATION] DOBSHE TOW ANSHI PINSK, 48-50 Orchard. Founded 1888. President, Joseph Cohen; Vice-Presi- dent, Max Stein; Treasurer, D. Ziporowitz; Secretary, H. S. Ulodaver, 104 Orchard. Trustees: D. YVeintraube, A. Goldberg and W. Miller. Members and Seatholders, 115. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Cong-reg'ation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Cemeteries: Cypress Hills and Washing- ton. *DOWN TOWN HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 237 E. 57th. Incorporated 1874. President, Mrs. Annie Fein- berg, 106 E. 117th; Secretary, H. E. Kantorowicz, 40S E. 9th. -EAST SIDE DAY NURSERY, 57 Allen. Founded 1S92. Presi- dent, Mrs. W. J. Ehrich, 54 W. 75th; Secretary, Miss Louise Heidelberger. THE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, 197 E. Broadway. Incorpor- ated 1889; re-organized lS!t:i. President, Isidor Straus; Vice-Presidents, Sam'l Greenbaum, Albert F. Hoch- stadter; Treasurer, Marcus M. Marks; Secretary, Felix M. Warburg-, 27 Pine. Trustees: Albert Friedlander, Benjamin Altman, Morris W. Benjamin, Sidney Blumen- thal, Leonard Lewisohn, Lee Kohns, Henry M. Leip- ziger, Louis Marshall, William C. Popper, Julia Rich- man, William Salomon, E. R. A. Seligrnan, Frederick Spiegelberg, Louis Stern, Benjamin Tuska, Henry Morgenthau, Sam'l B. Hamburger, Ferdinand Kuhn, and the officers. Founders, 6; Life Members, 38; Donors, 31; Patrons, 198; Members, 793; Associate Members, 78; Contributors, 74; Total, 1218. Total receipts during the last fiscal year, $34,961.19; expenses, $39,320.16; deficit, $4,358.97. Organization meets second Sunday in No- vember. Maintains departments for educational, moral, social and physical work for men, women and children; free art exhibitions, roof garden with music in summer, lectures, concerts, baths; classes in cooking, millinery, 358 AMERICAN JEWTSH YEAR BOOK

Now York New York (continued) dressmaking', etc., etc. Numerous classes, clubs and circles of an educational, industrial, moral and social nature are connected with it. A branch of the Penny Provident Fund, a free circulating' library, and a free reading-room are maintained in the building". The building- is daily visited by from five to six thousand persons. Pupils in the Religious Classes, 3000; classes, 54; teachers, 2G. See PEOPLE'S SYNAGOGUE. ^EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE COMMITTEE: A. A. Himowiteh, M. D.; Boris Bog-en, Ph. D.; Alexander Harkavy; A. Evalenko; P. S. Kaplan, M. D.; A. Caspe, M. D.; Jacob Gordin; H. Solotaroif; Rosa J. Ilimoviteh, M. 1).; S. Badaness, Ph.D.; vS. A. .Toffe, Sc. M.; Wm. A. Miller. [TEMPLE] EMANU EL, 521 5th Av. Founded 1S47. Rabbi Emeritus, Gustave Gottheil; Rabbi, Joseph Silverman, 50 E. Tlith. President, James Seligman; Vice-President, M. IT. Moses; Treasurer, S. M. Schafcr; Honorary Sec- retary, Albt. F. Hochstadter, 49 Lafayette Place. 'Trus- tees: Isaac Eppinger, Jas. H. Hoffman,1 Henry Budge, Louis Stern, Emanuel Lehman. Members and Seathold- ers, l')2S. Income of last fiscal year, $40,994.52. Congre- gation meets in May. Services: Friday, 5.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m.; Sunday, 11..1U a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 200; classes, 14; teachers, 1G. Cemetery. Salem Fields, Brooklyn. Auxiliary Society: Emanu K\ Sisterhood for Personal Service (ser under FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS, District XI). *[CoxcRKfiATio.\] EMUNO ISRAEL, 301 W. 29th. President, Simon Cohen, 310 W. ii.'ld; Rabbi, Abraham Guranowsky, 2.'ibi W. 3:id; Cantor, Salomon Sokolsky. [CONGREGATION | ERSTE GALIZIANER DUKLER MUGAIN ABRA- HAM, KT-N'.l Attorney. Founded February 1, 1890. Rabbi, Naftali Reiter, G5 Pitt. President, M. Singer; Vice-President, A. Geiger; Treasurer, M. Bicrak; Sec- retary, M. Fishmann, 119 Ludlow. Trustees: T. Mil- ler, F. Weintraub, M. Baron. Members and Seathold- ers, 140. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congrega- tion meets second and fourth Saturday nights of the month. vServices: Daily, morning- and evening. Ceme- tery, Union Field. FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS. Union of Sisterhoods and other societies conducted by Jewish women, co-operating with the United Hebrew Charities for the more effective performance of charitable and philanthropic work. 1 Deceased. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 359

New York (continued) New York President Mrs. William Einstein, 121 E. 57th; Vice- President, Mrs. S. Weinhandler, 326 W. lOSth; Secretary and Treastirer, Mrs. Samuel Schulman, 1144 Park Av. ^District I. UNITED SISTERS OF THE CONGREGATION CHAAKI ZEDEK: New Bowery, Division and Market, East Kiver and Dover. Meets at 38 Henry, second Wednesday of the month at 2 p. m. President and Guide, Mrs. S. Goldstein, 343 W. 46th; Vice-President, Mrs. Aaron Levy, 38 W. 119th; Secretary, Mrs. Levison, 287 Madison. All investigations made by a committee superintended by Mrs. S. Goldstein, Guide. jJDistrict II. RODEI- SHOLEM SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SER- VICE: Houston, Cannon and Grand, and the East River. . Meets at 63d and Lexington Av., Thursday afternoon. Industrial school and work-rooms, 311 E. Third, opeu every day except Saturday and Sunday. President, Mrs. S. Weinhandler; Vice-President, Mrs. P. Schimel; Treas- urer, Mrs. J. Freund; Financial Secretary, Mrs. S. Ellinger; Recording- Secretary, Mrs, W. B. Ast, 228 E. 58th. ^District III. YORKVILLE LADIES' HEBREW AID SOCIETY: Bowery, Stanton, Allen and Rivington. Meets in the Bloomingdale Annex, second and fourth Wednesdays, 2.30 p. m. President, Mrs. L. Berlin; Vice-President, Mrs. Ray Aaronson; Secretary, Mrs. Rachel Newman, 170 E. GOth; Treasurer, Mrs. L. Webster; Guide, Mrs. Vincent Horwitz, to be found daily at the Hebrew In- stitute, Jefferson and E. Broadway. District IV. CERES SEWING CIRCLE: The Bowery, E. Houston to Norfolk, Norfolk to Rivington, and Rivington to Allen, Allen to Stanton, and Stanton to the Bowery. Meets at 170 E. 80th, Wednesday at 2 p. m. Founded April, 1887. President, Mrs. B. Wachtel; Vice-President, Mrs. E. Westheimer; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Lewin; Secre- tary, Miss B. Kaufman, 120 W. 114th. Directresses: Mesdames S. Phillips, H. Ahrens, E. Lewin, S. Bach- arach, K. Friedman, T. Benedict, F. Greger, N. Altschul, B. Levor, L. Henryson, F. Brown, R. Meyer, E. Dryfuss, C. Sin3 and Miss E. Dewald. Members, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $2990.70. District V. BETH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SER- VICE: Broome, Forsyth and Hester, and the Bowery. Meets at 72d and Lexington Av., Vestry Rooms, Wednes- day, at 3 p. in. Founded 1S90. President, Mrs. E. 360 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork New York (continued) Drucker; Vice-President, Mrs. A. L. Katz; Treasurer, Mrs. IT. Solomon; Secretary, Miss Miriam L. Vidaver, 181 E. 71st; Guide, Mrs. J. Horwitz. Trustees: Mesdames I). Goldstone, F. Piasecki, A. Harris, R. Weinberg, A. Kassel, C. Krakam; Custodian, Mrs. F. "Vidaver; Cutter, Mrs. M. Harris. Members, 80. Income of last fiscal year, $1011.25; expenses, $900. District VI. AHAWATII CIIESED SHAAR HASHOMAYIM SISTER- noon OF PERSONAL SERVICE: Beginning1 immediately north of Houston, to and including- both sides of 4th, and from the Bowery to the East River. Headquarters, S2 E. 2d. Meets Thursday morning. President, Mrs. B. Leerburger; Vice-President, Mrs. R. Herschman; Treas- urer, Mrs. II. Goldstone; Financial Secretary, Miss F. A. Stein; Secretary, Mrs. M. Ullman, 112 E. !)5th; Guide, Mrs. H. S. Eisler; Assistant Guide, Mrs. H. Lederer; Kindergarten Guide, Mrs. Wm. Maas; Assistant Kinder- garten Guide, Mrs. S. Baerlein. Members, 3::o. Founded 1X01. Organization meets second Monday of the month. Members, '.',21. District VII. CAROLINE. AID SOCIETY (formerly SHAARAI HASHOMAYIM SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SERVICE) : Be- ginning immediately north of 4th, to and including both sides of 9th, from the Bowery to the East River. Meets at Cafe Logeling, E. 57th, Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Founded February 13, 1300. President, Mrs. H. Goldstein; Vice-President, Mrs. H. Levy: Treasurer, Mrs. C. Jackson; Financial Secretary, Aliss Ray Wallach, 704 E. 142d; Recording Secretary, Mrs. I. H. Goldsmith; Guide, Mrs. L. Herzberg. Trustees: Mesdames H. Levy, II. Harris, J. Lissner, A. Herzberg. Members, 145. District VIII. SIIEARITH ISRAEL SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SERVICE: Beginning at 10th, to and including both sides of 23d, from 4th Av. to the East River. Headquarters, W. 70th Street Synagogue. Meets third Monday of the month, 99 Central Park West. President, Mrs. L. Na- poleon Levy; Viee-Presidents, Miss Sarah Lyons and Mrs. Isaac Brandon; Treasurer, Mrs. Horatio Gomez; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Rachel Gratz Nathan, 99 Central Park West; Recording Secretary, Mrs. M. M. Menken. Trustees: Mesdames E. O. Belais, Albert J. Elias, Nathan S. Hart, Edgar Hendricks, F. Jellenik, A. P. Mendes, A. H. Nieto, II. IYreira Mendes, N. Taylor Phillips. P>< atricc II. Phillips, M. G. Ryttenlierg, Misses Daisy Florance, Mabel A. Henry, Elvira N. Solis. Mem- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 361

New York (continued) Now York bers, 175. Auxiliary Society: Junior League of Shearith Israel Sisterhood, Members, 75. ^District IX. BETH-EL SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL, SERVICE: Beginning' immediately north of 23d, to and including both sides of 65th, from 5th Av. to the East River. Headquarters, 240 E. 60th, always open. President, Mrs. Leopold Stern; "Vice-President, Mrs. Helen B. Wise; Treasurer, Mrs. Simon Hess; Recording Secretary, Mrs. William Strauss, 20 E. 74th; Corresponding Secretary, Miss E. Holzinger; Guides, M rs. .T. Fuld, Mrs. E. Mamels- dorf. House Committee: Mrs. Ilirsch, Miss Baker. Founded 1S90. Members, 4S4. Annual income. $2748. Board meeting first Wednesday of the month. Organi- zation meets fourth Thursday in April. District X. B'NAI JESHTJKUN SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SER- VICE: Beginning immediately north of (i.">th, to but not including 76th, from 5th Av. to the East iliver. Head- quarters, 320 E. 65th. Meets Monday afternoon at 1.30 p. m. President, Mrs. M. E. Shrier; Yice-Presidents, Mrs. A. Richt and Miss Eva Meyer; Treasurer, Mrs. Herman Levy; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Frances Lilianthal, 339 W. 55th; Recording Secretary, Miss Helen Friend; Guide, Mrs. M. S. Meyer; Custodian, Miss Sam- son. District XI. EMANU-EL SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SERVICE: Beginning at and including 76th, to and including both sides of 95th, from 5th Av. to the East River. Home, 223 E. 79th, open all year. Employment district extends to 105th. Honorary President, Rev. Dr. Gottheil; Presi- dent, Mrs. William Einstein; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Simon Borg and Mrs. Jacob H. Sehiff; Treasurer, Mrs. M. H. Moses; Recording Secretary, Miss Carrie Wise, 114 W. 73d; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Olivia Leventritt; Guide, Relief, Section I, Miss Dollie Stiner; Vice-Guide, Mrs. Monroe Eckstein; Guide, Religious Schools, Sec- tion II, Mrs. Lewis May; Guide, Industrial Schools, Sec- tion III, Miss Bella Kayton; Guide, Friends of the Work- ing Girls, Section IV, Miss Fisher; Guide, Day Nursery, Section V, Mrs. S. H. Levy; Guide, Employment Bureau, Section VI, Mrs. Dan. Guggenheim; Vice-Guide, Mrs. Philip Goldsmith; Guide, Cooking Classes, Section VII, Mrs. David Leventritt, Vice-Guide, Mrs. Richard Lim- burger; Guide, Sisters Sewing Circle, Section VIII, Mrs. E. Lindeman; Guide, Practical Classes for Women, Sec- tion IX, Mrs. Selmar Hess, Vice-Guide, Mrs, Brentano; 362 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NowyorlcNew York (continued) Matron, Mrs. Hulda Friedman; Superintendent, Mr. Georg-e David. Pounded 1HS9. Members, 207. Income of last fiscal year, $22,274.67. Board meets third Thurs- day, organization first Monday, of the month. Is organ- izing' a Home Circle in the down-town district to coun- teract the demoralizing influences that beset the young girls in the 10th Ward, the most densely populated district in the world. ^District XII. LADLES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, GATES OF HOPE: Beginning immediately north of 95th, to and including both sides of 101st, from 5th Av. to the East River. Headquarters, 115 E. 86th. Meets Thursday afternoon. President, Mrs. K. Graf; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. J. Falk and Mrs. P. Simon; Treasurer, Mrs. H. Bial; Financial Secretary, Mrs. I. Hayman; Recording' Secretary, Miss P. Volmer; Custodian, Mrs. Basinsky. Trustees: Miss Nagelsmith, Mesdames Lascoff, Lewis, Koppel, Kaiser, Wertheimer, Faber, Lauchheimer. ^District XIII. AMELIA RELIEF SOCIETY: Beginning immediately north of 101st, to and including both sides of 105th, from 5th Av. to the East River. Meets the first and third Tuesday of every month at the West End Cafe, W. 125th. Relief rooms and distribution of clothing at Unity Hall, 2009 3d Av. Open from September until June. President, Mrs. Rose Elkeles; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. Theresa Krieger; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Pursch; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Bessie Loucheim, 229 W. 120th; Financial Secretary, Miss Jeannette Asch; Guide, Mrs. Elias Meyers; Assistant Guides, Mrs. K. Solomon, Mrs. Clara Falkenberg. District XIV. D-EBOKAII BENEVOLENT SEWING SOCIETY: Be- ginning immediately north of 105th to and including both sides of 108th, from 5th Av. to the East River. President, Mrs. S. Wise; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Loeb; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Kantrovitz; Financial Secretary, Mrs. B. Gersoni, 237 E. 110th; Recording Secretary, Mrs. P. Fry. Trustees: Mesdames L. Gunther, H. Goldberg, K. Zimmerman. Custodian, Mrs. Cl. Ober; Assistant Cus- todian, Mrs. F. Lederer; Cutter, Mrs. II. Rapp; Assistant Cutter, Mrs. S. Kahn. Members, about 200. Income of last fiscal year, $994.83. Meets Tuesdays from October to June at Bloomingdale Annex, 170 E. GOth. District XV. TEMPLE ISEAEL SISTERHOOD OF HARLEM: Be- 'ginning immediately north of lOKth to the Bridge, from 5th Av. to the East River on the East side, and 110th to DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 363

New York (continued) NewYork the Harlem River on the West side. Meets first Monday of the month at Temple Israel. Headquarters, 242 E. 112th. Open Monday afternoon, excepting first Monday of the month. President, Mrs. A. Ottenberg; Vice- President, Mrs. D. Goodman; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Hahn; Recording Secretary, Mrs. M. H. Harris, 10 E. 129th; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. D. Franklin; Guide, Mrs. I. Metzger. Founded 1801. Departments: Relief of Sick and Poor; Sewing Circle; Kindergarten and Day Nursery; Working Girls' Club; Mothers' Sabbath Re- unions; Shoe Fund. District XVI. SHAARAY TEPILA SISTERHOOD OF PERSONAL SERVICE: All that portion of New York between 23d and 110th, west of 5th Av. Headquarters, West End Syna- gogue, W. 82d. Meets first Monday of the month. President, Mrs. Sol. B. Solomon; Vice-President, Mrs. Max Kaempfer; Treasurer, Mrs. Ray Goodman; Secre- tary, Mrs. Max Levenson, 797 West End Av.; Guide, Sec- tion I, Relief, Mrs. M. Levenson; Guide, Section II, Sew- ing, Mrs. F. de Sola Mendes; Guide, Section III, Mission School, Mrs. M. Kaempfer. Executive Board: Mesdames .T. Wallach, R. Cohn, F. Moeller, J. Ch. Levy, L. I. Haber, C. Lewis, C. Sidenberg, Dr. Mendes, ex offieio, and Guides of Sections. FIDEI.TO CLUB, 110-112 E. 59th. Founded 1870. President, Wm. C. Popper; Vice-President, Ferd. Kuhn; Treasurer, N. Strauss; Secretary, S. Louisson. Trustees: N. H. Hey in an, L. J. Weil, A. Sartorius, Lew Bach, Louis Calm, Jos. For.sheim, Z. Oppenheimer, II. Guinzburg, N. Reieh- enberg. -Members, 217. Income of last fiscal year, $46,000. Organization meets in May. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Fortnightly Club; Bowling' Clubs; Bicycle Clubs; Reading Clubs; Gymnasium Clubs.

[CONGREGATION] FIBST GALITZIEB MAOIIZIKA AMAZ, 49 Sheriff. Founded 1885. President, Z. Hollander; Vice-President, S. Hochberg; Treasurer, K. Tobenslaek; Secretary, S. Gold, 117 Riilg'e. Members, 40. Tncome of last fiscal . year, about $300. Organization meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Washington Cemetery.

FIRST HUNGARIAN CONGREGATION BRITII SCMOLEM, 54-50 Pitt. Founded May 24, 3893. Rabbi, Morris Wechsler, 250 E. 60th. President, William Rosenthal; Vice-President, Morris Klein; Treasurer, Morris Lisser; Secretary, 364 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork New York {continued) Simon Freiman, 238 Delancey. Trustees: S. Treuhaft, H. Moschkowitz, II. Martinowitz. Members and Seat- holders, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $.1908.75. Con- gregation meets .second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services: Daily, morning- 6 a. m., evening 0 p. m. Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn. FIRST HUNGARIAN CONGREGATION OHAB ZEDEK, 172-170 Nor- folk. Founded August, 1872. Rabbi, Dr. Ph. Klein. 383 E. sth; Cantor, Jacob Beer. President, Sig. Fodor; Vice- President, Sol. Ungar; Treasurer, Sam Green; Financial Secretary, Loop. Weizenhoffer, 393 E. Sth; Recording- Secretary, D. Berliner, 29 Av. D. Trustees: Leop. Engel, Mor. Roth and Max Haas. Members and Seatholders, 2J0. Income of last fiscal year, $12,000. Congregation meets every Saturday night. Services daily. Washing- ton and Union Field Cemeteries. [COXCIUEGATIOX] FIRST LUTOWISKEU MACHSIKY HADAS, 64 Pitt. Founded ]895. Vice-President, Katz; Secretary, Ilertzick, 50 Pitt. Members and Seatholders, 40. In- come of last fiscal .year, $450. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services: Saturday and holidays. Religious School: Six sessions weekly. Pupils, "f>; in one class under one teacher. Washing-ton Cemetery. FIRST ROUMANIAN AMERICAN CONGREGATION, 70 Hester. President, Natin Franklin; Yice-President, Mendal Sterning; Treasurer, Moses Trubich; Secretary, Meyer Moseowieh, 117 Forsyth. Trustees: Wolf Nadler and Jacob Herman. Members and Seatholders, 160. Con- gregation meets four times annually. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly. Washington Cemetery. FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION. See HEBREW GEMILATII CIIASS'>DIM. *FREUND8CHAFT CLUB, Park Av. and 72d. *[CoNf!REGATi<>\J GATES OF HOPE. (>s'cr •mitier FKOT.TJATION OF SISTERHOODS, District XII.) GMII.ATH CHBSED BDERECH KOVID, 56 Orchard. Founded August 19, 1897. President, R. Rosenberg; Vice-Presi- dent, Goldberg; Treasurer, Sinkowitz; Secretary, J. Berlouer, 50-.">:_' Hester. Trustees: Adelman and Leven- berg. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal year, about $250. Organization meets in October. Free Loan Asso- ciation. Loans returned in weekly instalments of ten per cent of sum loaned. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 365

New York (continued) NewYork * [CONGREGATION] HAND IN HAND, 145th near Willis AY. Rabbi, A. Blum. [CONGREGATION] HABAN DOVID ANSHE LUBITZ, 48 Ludlow. Founded 1X89. President, B. Goldfein; Vice-President, L. Cohen; Treasurer, M. Cohen; Secretary, Addelman. Trustee: I. Epstein. Members and Seatholders, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congreg-ation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Washington Cemetery. HARLEM LADIES' MATERNAL AID SOCIETY. Founded October, 1899. President, Mrs. M. Asinof; Vice-Presideuts, Mrs. C. D. Berkhahn, Mrs. D. Jaffe; Treasurer, Mrs. I. M. Shaine; Secretary, Mrs. N. Jacobs, 1470 5th Av. Trus- tees: Mesdames M. Asinof, B. Schafren, B. M. Shaine, A. Schiller, R. Johnson, H. Shalley, N. Wolf, R. Appel, N. Jacobs. Members, 201. Organization meets on alternate Wednesdays. HEBREW BENEVOLENT AND ORPHAN ASYLUM SOCIETY, Am- sterdam Av., 136th and 138th. Founded 1859. President, Emanuel Lehman; Vice-President, Henry Rice; Treas- urer, Abraham Wolff. Trustees: M. Tuska, Henry New- man, H. S. Allen, E. Lauterbach, J. H. Hoffman,1 N. Necarsulmer, Louis Stern, Siegmund J. Bach, Solomon Moses, A. E. Goodhart, Sig. Rosenwald, Theo. Seligman, Judg'e J. E. Newburg'er, Theo. Obermeyer, Marx Ot- tingper, Ansel Weinberg, Samuel Ullman, Marks Arn- heim, W. I. Spiegelberg. Members, 3000. Organization meets last Sunday in April. Established for the care and education of orphans, half-orphans in destitute condition, and relief of out-door poor. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Sewing Society (which see). HEBREW BENEVOLENT FUEL ASSOCIATION. Founded April, 1849. President, Isaac S. Isaacs; Vice-President, Isaac Scheuer; Treasurer, Samuel Weill; Secretary, Nathan Werner, 10 W. 119th. Distributes coal to the poor. HEBREW CHARITIES' BUILDING OF NEW YORK, 356 Second Av. Founded 1898. President, Morris Loeb; Vice-President, Abraham Wolff; Secretary and Treasurer, Isaiah Josephi, 49 Lafayette Place. Trustees: Henry Rice, Jacob H. Schiff, Isaac N. Seligman, Isaac Wallach and the officers. Members, 7. Nominal income. Organiza- tion meets in April. A building1 for the use of Hebrew charitable and philanthropic societies. Expects to es-

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NewYork New York (continued) tablish a public library, especially on subjects pertain- ing1 to Judaism. The trustees desire to collect all reports, publications, etc., of use to students of charity, especially of Hebrew charity. HEBREW DAY SCHOOL, 40 E. Broadway. Founded 1891. Principal, Lipsky. Income of last fiscal year, $360. Teachers, 2; classes, 2; pupils, 30; sessions, daily, from 9 a. m. to 12 m. and 1 to 4 p. m. HEBREW GEMILATH CHASSODIM (FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION), 21,3 E. Broadway. Founded January 26, 1892. President, Rev. Dr. L. Zinsler; Vice-Presidents, Wm. Meltsner, Dr. 1!. Gordon, Rev. Dr. B. Draehman; Treasurer, S. Epstein; Financial Secretary, A. Katz, 244 E. Broadway; Record- ing Secretary, S. Lurie. Trustees: E. Abramsou, N. Ak-inikoff, Isr. Altshul, J. Cohen, G. G. David, Rev. Dr. B. Draehman, S. Epstein, II. Fishel, Chas. 1. Fleck, A. Goldberg, M. Goldberg', M. I. Goldman, Dr. B. Gordon, L. Heller, Ph. Hersh, Ph. Jaches, Dr. H. Levin, B. Mar- holies, Wm. Meltsner, l.sidor Platt, J. Rabinowitz, H, Eelkin, Isr. Rokeach, A. Sehapiro, K. Settel, Isr. Shaine, Jos. Spector, I. Sunshine, I. Ziporkes, Rev. Dr. L. Zinsler. Members, 1356. Organization meets second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Loans money in sums from $5 to $50 without interest, to be paid off in weekly instalments. HEBREW INFANT ASYLUM OF THE CITY or NEW YORK, 909 Eagle Av. Founded May, 1895. President, Mrs. S. Wall- enstein; Vice-President, M. Untermyer; Treasurer, C. Dittman; Secretary, E. Gaspari, 73 E. lllith. Trustees: M. Untermyer, Hon. Henry M. Goldfogle, Jacob Fleishhauer, A. M. Steinhardt, Benno Neuberger, E. L. Rieser. Members, 1250. Income of last fiscal year, $13,521.79; income on Building- Fund, $6166.55. The Executive Committee meets weekly; the Board of Directors, monthly. Takes charge of children under the age of five years, orphans, half-orphans or those left without proper guardianship. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Sewing Circle (wMch see); Young Folks' League (which see). Expects next year to enlarge the Depart- ment for Infants under two years.

HEBBEW LYING-IN RELIEF SOCIETY, Second Av. and 21st. Founded November 23, 1877. President, Mrs. A. N. Cohen; Vice-President, Mrs. Julius Hart; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Hernsheirn; Secretary, Mrs. Isaac S. Mack, 228 W. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 367

New York (continued) NewYork 82d. Trustees: Mesdames H. Dryfus, S. Klingenstein, F. Moeller, S. Hexter, E. J. Meyers, D. Hochstadter, I. Guggenheim, H. Rice. Members, 285. Income of last fiscal year, $600. HEBREW MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY. Founded July, 1826. President, J. Kantrowitz; Vice-President, M. A. Herts; Treasurer, Isaac K. Colin; Secretary, B. Bildersee, 212 W. 69th. Trustees: J. Kantrowitz,' M. A. Herts, I. K. Cohn, L. J. Isaacs, M. S. Cohen, M. Rosenthal, Fritz Morris, S. Lazarus, Jacob Kan, S. Canter, S. H. Dessau. Members, 2*10. Income of last fiscal year, $5641.72. General meeting second Sunday in December; Trustees meet monthly. Pays sick benefits, doctor's attendance, funeral expenses and a monthly allowance to widows and orphans and needy member's. HEBREW REI.TEP SOCIETY OP THE CITY OP NEW YORK, 99 Central Park West, corner 70th. Founded 1829. Presi- dent, Henry 8. Allen; Vice-President, L. Napoleon Levy; Treasurer, Chas. I. Henry; Secretary, L. Mankiewicz, 831 Park AY. Trustees: Hon. Jos. Bhimenthal, Hon. Chas. Steinberg, David de Meza, Dr. Horatio Gomez, David J. Benoliel. Members, 61. Income of last fiscal year, $1300. Organization meets second Sunday in De- cember. Affiliated with the SIIEARITH ISRAEL CONGRE- GATION and the UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES. HEBREW SHELTERING GUARDIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, Grand Boulevard, between 150th and 151st. Founded June, 1S79. President, Sam'l D. Levy; Vice-President, Mrs. Dr. S. Teller; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Barnett; Secre- tary, W. Meyer. Managers: Ely Bernays and Mesdames Clara Jacobs, Cecelia Rosett, L. Hess, Jos. Rosenfeld, A. Abrams, A. Falck, M. Goodhart (Honorary Secretary). Superintendent, Jacob Goldstein. Members, 500; In- mates, 876. Income of last fiscal year, $107,561.15. Board meets every Sunday, except in July and August. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliar3r Society; Young Ladies' and Gentlemen's Circle. ^HEBREW SHELTERING HOUSE AND HOME FOR AGED, 210 Madi- son. Founded October, 1890. President, Nathan Hnt- koff; Honorary Secretary, L. Marcus, 147 Clinton; Man- ager, S. Shapiro; Treasurer, S. Elisberg. Trustees: N. Hutkoff, K. H. Sarasohn, Nathan Roggen. Members, 500. Annual income, $2000. Board meeting once a month. Organization meets every Saturday night. Keeps immigrants from 4 to 14 days free of charge. 368 AMERICAN JEWTSH YEAR BOOK

New York New York (continued) A Home for Aged Israelites of both sexes was established in the same location, February 21, 1899. *HEBKEW SINGING SOCIETY HALKVY. HEBREW TECHNICAL, INSTITUTE, 34-36 Stuyvesant. Founded 188:.. Principal, Edgar S. Barney. President, James H. Hoffman;1 Vice-Presidents, Joseph B. Bloomingdale and Morris Loeb; Treasurer, Samuel Hirsh; Secretary, Joseph Wetzler; Honorary Vice-Presidents, David L. Einstein, Mrs. Esther Herrman. Directors: Julius Sands, Mortimer L. Schiff, Isaac Stiebel, Gustave R. Tuska, Joseph L. Buttenwieser, Henry M. Leipziger, Mrs. Henry Seligman, Fred. M. Stein, Carl J. Ulmann, S. Morrill Banner, Julius Bien, Mrs. Ludwig1 Dre.vfuss, Gustave Eckstein, Samuel Hirsh, Abraham Steinam. Women's Committee: Secretary, Miss Miriam Fisher, ti W. 5,sth. Income of last fiscal year, $32,322.95. Organi- zation meets second Sunday in January. Teachers, 11; classes, 3; sections, 10: pupils, 100; 5 sessions weekly, from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. HEBREW TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 267 Henry. Founded December 3, 1880. Superintendent, Miss Emily M. Opper. President, Nathaniel Myers; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Henry Morgenthau and Joseph Hernsheim; Treas- urer, Ludwig- Dreyfuss; Secretary, Mrs. J. N. Bloom, 1037 Fifth Av.; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Moses Heine- man; Membership Secretary, Mrs. Ferdinand L. Loeb. Trustees: Sylvan Bier, E. Blumenstiel, Arthur Lehman, Win. I. Rosenfeld, L. Tanenbaum, Sam'l Untermyer, Mesdames Sylvan Bier, J. G. Cohen, J. F. Cnllman, Anna Davis, D. M. Hyman, A. Lehman, Marshall, Mayer, A. S. Oclis, Louis Stern, L. Tanenbaum, O. 11. Wolff, and Misses B. Dittenhofer, Leopold and H. Solomon. Income of last fiscal year, $6521.31. Organization meets first Thursday of the month (except July and August). Teachers, 11; pupils, 90; ten sessions weekly; daily, from 9 a. m. to 12 m., and from 1 to 3 p. m., except Saturday and Sun- day. Instruction on Saturday from 1.30 to 4.30 p. m. in Ethics and Biblical History. *HEI:REW UNION VETERANS' ASSOCIATION. Salem Fields Ceme- tery. President, S. H. Mildenburg. THE HOME FOR AGED AND INFIRM HEBREWS OF NEW YORK, 125 W. 105th. Founded May 24, 1870. President, Simon Borg; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. J. Z. Cnblens and Charles

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New York (continued) New York Minzesheimer; Treasurer, Chas. Sternbach; Secretary, Jacob L. Cohn, 139 W. 112th. Trustees: President, Vice- Presidents, Treasurer, Mesdames Henry Gitterman, Jacob Rothschild, L. Zeckendorf, C. L. Friedman, Frank Rothschild, L. Lewisohn, Lionel Sutro, Emanuel Ein- stein, Wm. Strauss, and Messrs. Frederick Nathan, G. A. Goldsmith, Isaac Bierman, I. Albert Englehart, I. Boskowitz, A. Cohn, Morris Sternbach, I. N. Spiegel- berg, A. Gutman, Julius Ballin, William Hyams and A. Holzman. Members, 2567; Inmates, 215. Income of last fiscal year, $47,208.86. Auxiliary Society: The Junior Association (included in membership above). *HOME NURSERY CLUB. INDEPENDENT KLEZKEB BROTHERLY BENEVOLENT, 132 Hester. President, H. Rosenberg; Vice-President, S. Hoppen- heim; Treasurer, I. Zukkerman; Secretary, P. Arono- witz, 20 Pike. Trustees: Sam'l Frank and M. Isen- statt. Members, 170. Income of last fiscal year, $1400. Organization meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Object: Mutual benefit. [TEMPLE] ISRAEL OF HARLEM, 125th and 5th Av. Rabbi, Dr. M. H. Harris, 10 E. 129th; Chazan, H. Newmark. Presi- dent, Dan'l P. Hays; Vice-President, Abm. Levy; Treas- urer, A. Ottenberg; Secretary, I. Heineman, 2S4 W. 137th. Trustees: Sam'l Weil, A. Ottenberg, S. Josephs, C. L. Sulzberger, Louis Coon, A. L. Anspacher, Aug-ust Goldsmith, Abm. Levy, Dan'l P. Hays. Members and Seatholders, 380. Income of last fiscal year, $19,879.19. Congregation meets last Sunday in October. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; in June, July, August and September, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 508. Classes: Congregational School, 11 in Religion and 6 in Hebrew; Mission School, 6 in Re- ligion and 3 in Hebrew. Cemetery, Mount Hope, N. Y. Auxiliary Societies: Temple Israel Sisterhood (.sec under FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS, District XV); Jewish Cul- ture Society; Temple Israel Alumni. *[KEHILATH] JESHURUN, 127 E. 82d. President, Jacob Hecht; Rabbi, Meyer J. Peikes, 156 E. 94th; Cantor, S. Jacobson; Sexton, A. S. Marks. JEWISH ENDEAVOR, 109 Henry. Founded March, 1900. President, Herman Abramowitz, A. B.; Vice-Presidents. Jehiel M. Rneder, A. B., Miss Mosesson; Treasurer, M. Salvin; Recording Secretary, Henry P. Goldstein, B. S.; 24 370 AMERICAN JEWFSH YKATJ P.OOK

NewYork New York (continued) Corresponding- Secretary, Gabriel Davidson, LL. B.; Fi- nancial Secretary, Phineas Israeli, A. B.; Sergeant-at- Arnis, Isidor Davidson, A. B. Directors: Hyman Adel- man, Samuel Blonner, B. S., Aaron Drucker, Chas. l\ax\- var, A. B., H. R. Leopold, M. Solomon, Messrs. Allen. Harris, Leavitt, Misses Bernstein, Bromberg, Fishman, and the officers. Members, 135. Meeting's monthly. Endeavors to foster a religions spirit in young- Israel by establishing- and aiding- Hebrew Schools, by con- ducting young- people's classes for the study of .luda- ism, by lectures and addresses on Jewish topics, etc. *JEWTSII IMMIGRANTS PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.OF NFAV YORK, 212 E. :">sth. Founded 1SS5. President, Ferd. Levy; Sec- retary, Adolph Silberstein. *JEWISIT RELIC: IOUS SCHOOL UNION. JEWISH WORKING GIRLS' VACATION SOCIETV, Bellport, L. T. Incorporated 1S92. ['resident, Mrs. Samuel Greenbaum; Vico-1'resitleiit, Mrs. Hiram N. Vineberg; Treasurer, Mrs. Rachel Mayer; Secretary, Mrs. Isaiah Josephi, !)21 Kiverside Drive. Trustees: Mosdnmes M. L. Adler, E. S. Benjamin, B. L. Freedman, W. Freudenthal, H. Gold- stone, I. Knhn, P. B. Levy, L. Lippmann, Jules A. Menken, T. Riehman, S. S. Ruskay, A. Salinger, J. Steinhardt, C. L. Sulzbergev, Misses I. Herrmann, M. linger and the officers. Members, 500. Income of last fiscal year, $442(5.50. Girls housed, 431!. Organization ineeis in January. Board meeting's monthly. Assists worthy Jewish working- girls to obtain a vacation of one or two weeks in the country. TUB JUDJEANS. Founded January 28, 1S97. President, Henry M. Leipzig-er; Yice-1'residents, Richard Gottheil, Tsaac S. Isaacs; Treasurer, Albert Ulman; Secretary, Philip ('owen, 4!S(J Fifth Av. Governors: Samuel Green- baum, Daniel P. Hays, Samson Lachman, Cyrus L. Sulz- berg-er, and the officers. Members, S3. Organized to " promote and further the intellectual and spiritual interests of Jews, and at least three-fourths of its members shall be engaged in literature, the arts or science, or be members of any other recognized pro- fession." VETERAN ASSOCIATION. Founded 1000. Colonel, S. .1. Kopetzky; Lieutenant-Colonel, B. Goldberg; Major, J. Pohulski; Adjutant, M. J. Tobias; Quartermaster, D. Wardenberg. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 371

New York (continued) NowYork KAMETZ PODOLAR BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 89 Norfolk. Founded 1886. President, Solomon Oichman; Yiee- President, M. Feir; Treasurer, K. Nadelman; Secre- tary, .1. Boorstein, 5(5 liroome. Trustees: M. Scherman, Ch. Weibyman, C. Jishler. Members, 260. income of last fiscal year, $3000. Organization meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Mutual benefit. '"•[CONGREGATION] KENE-SETH ISRAEL. [CONGREGATION] KOL ISRAEL ANSIIE POLAND. 20-22 Forsyth. President, Israel Levy; Vice-President, Morris Jacobs; Treasurer, M. Maraus; Secretary, Joseph Kilownsky, ;i5 Rutger. Trustees: M. A. Kohn, S. Rubenstein, H. I'ennet., V. Rubenstein, D. Olitzky, A. Baron, I. Herman, U. Schliberwitz, .Jacob Kohn. Sexton, Solomon Sultan. Members, 150; Seatholders, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $sooo. Board meets first Sunday of the month. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Daily, morning- and evening1. Cemeteries: IJayside and Washington.

^LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY OF BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL, 20ii E. Broadway. Founded May, 1890. President, Mrs. Nathan Marcus; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. B. Gordon, Mrs. Ji. Kommel, Mrs. M. Sklamberg; Treasurer, Mrs. T. Mar- cus; Secretary, Mrs. Jacob Pelz. Board meeting- every other Tuesday. Furnishes bedding, linens, kitchen utensils, patients' clothes, and all hospital furnishings.

IJLAJJIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY OF MONTEFIORE HOSIE, Monte- fiore Home, W. 138th and Grand Boulevard. Founded 1888. President, Mrs. Simon Borg1; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Louis Gans and Mrs. A. N. Cohen; Treasurer, Mrs. S. M. Lehman; Honorary Secretary, Mrs. R. A. Schoneman. Trustees: Thirty-three directresses, five honorary directresses. Members, about 700. Annual income, about $4500. Board meeting third Tuesday of the month. Organization meets third Tuesday in November. Pro- vides the Montefiore Home with all the clothing for patients, as well as bedding and linen of all kinds for the whole institution; also for the country Sanatorium at Bedford Station. N. Y.

LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY OF THE HOME FOR AGED AND INFIRM OF DISTRICT NO. 1, I. O. B. I!. (»s'

NewYork New York (continued) Marx, 315 E. 5 7th. Members, 800. Income of last fiscal year, $1728.92. Organization meets last Sunday in April. Furnishes the Home with linens, bedding, etc., and clothes the female inmates. Surplus funds used under the advice of the Board of Governors. Boston Branch, 49 members. LADIIOS' AUXILIARY SOCIETY OK MT. SINAI HOSPITAL, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Lexington Av. and 071.h. Founded 1S72. President, Mis. M. II. Moses; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. J. A. Cook and Mrs. Louis Lavanburg; Treasurer, Mrs. Julius Beer; Secretary, Mrs. J. R. Seligman. Members, 1014. Income of last fiscal year, $:iS00. Organization meets in November. Furnishes linen, bed-clothing- and coats for Mt. Sinai Hospital. LAMES' BKNEVOI.KNT SOCIETY, West End Synagogue, 156 W. S2d. Founded April 12, 1848. President, Mrs. Frances A. Cohen; Yice-President, Mrs. L. Mamelsdorf; Treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Gutman; Secretary, Mrs. Julius Hart, 322 W. r.sth. Trustees: Mesdames L. Lavanburg, F. Moeller, C. Sternberger, G. Sudenberg, I. Freedman. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $445. Organi- zation meets in October and February. Provides needy families with provisions and coal, and attends the sick and the dead. Passover groceries furnished to 60 families, and 43 tons of coal distributed. LADIES' P.EXEVOLENT SOCIETY, GATES OF HOPE. See under FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS, District XII. LADIES' BIKUR CHOLIM SOCIETY AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, 209 E. Broadway. Founded November 28, I860! President, Mrs. Emma L. Toplitz; Vice-President, Mrs. A. Honigman; Treasurer, Mrs. Joshua 1'iza; Secretary, Mrs. Nathaniel Brandon, 122 W. 75th. Trustees: Mes- dames Emma J. H. Rosenbaum, Sol. Wertheim, Hen- riette Jacobson, Emil Messner, Abr. Besthoff, Morris S. Herrmann, Sidney Marx, Rachel H. Israel, J. Janowitz. Members, 105. Income of last fiscal year, $2450.71. Board meetings first Tuesday of the month; general meetings in December and May. Gives aid in cases of sickness or death, supports the poor, and instructs poor girls in all branches of needlework at its Industrial School.

LADIES' FUEL AND AID SOCIETY, President's Office, 65 E. 114th. Founded January 8, 1888. President, Miss Rachel Hershfeld; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Hannah Raph- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ,373

New York (continued) NewYnrk ael and Mrs. Bella Unterberg; Treasurer, Miss Bertha Cohen; Secretary, Benj. Garfunkel, 545 Broadway. Trustees: Mesdames L. Meyers, N. Kaufman, M. S. Kaufman, S. Liebovitz, M. Glass, M. Baron, S. Scharlin, J. L. Mincer, I. Oppenheim, I. Schienman, Immerglick, P. Schulang, S. Copeland, M. Caspe, H. Frankel, S. Fine, W. Meltsner, H. Schweitzer, S. Federman, R. Solomon, M. Asinoff. Members, 200. Income of last fiscal year, $3606.09. Distributes coal during- winter months, matzoth at Passover, groceries, meat and alms at all times. LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY 01? THE HEBREW OBPHAN ASYLUM, Amsterdam Av., between 135th and 138th. Founded about 1860. President, Mrs. Jacob Bookman; Vice- President, Mrs. Samuel Adler; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Joseph; Secretary, Mrs. Louis Lavanburg, 20 Manhattan Square South. Trustees: Mesdames J. B. Bloomingdale, E. Eising, Max Goldfrank, Julius Hart, A. B. Heller, Philip Lehman, Sifrmund Klingenstein, Edward Mamels- dorf, S. Mehvbach, E. Popper, Henry Rice, William Rosenberg, I. N. Spiegelberg, A. S. Trier, Isidor Wormser. Members, about 1800. Income of last fiscal year, $14,755.:i8. Org-anization meets every Wednesday from November until March. Provides all clothing for the inmates as well as all household linens, etc. *LEP.ANON HOSPITAL, Westchester Av. and E. 150th. Presi- dent, Jonas Weil, 36 E. 75th; Vice-Presidents, Philip Freund, J. L. Buttenwieser; Treasurer, Leo Hutter, .310 E. 76th; Honorary Secretary, H. Barnard. Managers: Lionel E. Z. Aronson, E. Arnstein, David Berg, A. Boem, A. M. Bullowa, J. L. Buttenwieser, S. A. Cohn, Lewis Coon, Levi Hershfielcl, A. Hutkoff, G. Ileyimin, B. D. Kap- lan, J. Kottek, Leo Loeb, Jacob Newburger, J. Oshinsky, A. Rittmeister, H. Rosenthal, Max Scheuer, I. Schultz, L. Tanenbaum, M. Valentine. Dr. R. AValdo, Benj. J. Weil, Leopold Zimmerman. Auxiliary Society: Lebanon Hospital League. *THE LEVY AID SOCIETY. In corporators: Sadie Abrahams, Matilda Schotf, Clara Rothschild, Minnie Steinweg, Hannah Sehoff, Carolina Baer, Paulina Beitzman, Dora Stangler, Ida Sanders. Burial and sick relief. [CONGREGATION] LOVE or ISRAEL, 34 Ludlow. Founded 1870. Rabbi, David Pressman, 234 Henry. President, Jacob Quind; Viee-President, Ilyman Serner; Treasurer, Morris Chayman; Secretary, H. Settle, 22 Pike. Trus- 374 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork New York (continued) tees: Abraham Dubofsky, Louis Epner and Julius Huro- witz. Members and Seatholders, 90. Congregation meets fortnightly. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Washington Cemetery. MAOIIPELAH CEMETEBY ASSOCIATION, Florence Building, 2d Av. and First. Founded November 10, 1860. President, George Heyman; Vice-President, Berthold Frankel; Treasurer, Isaac Wyman; Secretary, Leonard Leiser- sohn. Trustees: K. Henschel, Sam'l Lederman, Julius Mayer, John Davis, John Stember. Members, 03 com- ponent societies and 67 lotholders. Income of last fiscal year, about $1000. General meetings in May and No- vember. A number of congregations and benevolent societies united and formed this Association to keep and beautify the cemetery. "•[CONGREGATION] MACHZIKA TORAH ANSTIE SINKER, 34 Mont- gomery. President, Aaron Goodman, 7 Montgomery. Rabbi, Harris Liberman, 23!) Henry. [CONGREGATION] MACIIZIKE TORAII ANSIIE WILI.NO, 48-50 Or- chard. Founded 1SS5. President, H. Goldstein; Vice- president, Jacob Goldstein; Treasurer, Abraham Levin; Secretary, Zimken. Trustees: K. Vendel and Isaac Vitter. Members and Seatholders, 98. Services daily. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] MACHZIKIN TFILO ANSIIE SCHUCIN, 41 Hester. Founded 1SS4. President, A. Amer; Vice-President, M. Goldstein; Treasurer, M. Adelson; Secretary, G. Ros- enswig. Trustees: H. Finkelstein and H. Astrofsky. Members, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $700. Organi- zation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Bayside. MACHZYKI TALMUD TORAII SCHOOL, 225-227 E. Broadway. Founded March, 1883. Principal, L. Robison, 316 Madi- son. President, H.Possinsky; Vice-Presidents,I.Altschul, T. Cohen; Treasurer, I. N. Hutkoff; Secretaries, L. Isaacs, 142 F. Broadway, T. Henigson, 195 Madison.- Trustees, thirty. Income of last fiscal year, $0465.SI. Organiza- tion meets on alternate Sundays. Teachers, 19; classes, 19; pupils, 944; 6 sessions weekly, from 4 to 6 p. m. and 0 to 8 p. m. Two morning classes, 9 a. m. to 12 m., for boys too young to attend the public schools. MAIJIONIDKS FREE LIBRABY, 723 Lexington Av. Founded 1849. President, William A. Gans; Vice-I'resiclent, Simon DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 375

New York (continued) NewYork M. Roeder; Treasurer, Sol. Sulzberger; Secretary, S. Hamburger. Trustees: Edward Lauterbach, William A. Gans, S. Roeder, H. Duschnes, D. A. Huebsch, S. L. Sewards, Adam Wiener, Sam Cohen, Sol. Sulzberger, I. Metzger, S. Hamburger, Wm. Goldschmidt, Henry W. Cane, Leo Foehrding. Librarian, S. X. Schottenfels. Volumes, 63,275. Circulation, 221,859. A free library, open to all, under Jewish control. The Sabbath and all Jewish holidays are observed strictly. Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. on Friday and Sunday, 7 to 10 p. m. on Saturday, and 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. on the remaining days of the week. MARKOWIT BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 98 Forsyth. Founded 1890. President, H. Cohen; Vice-President, Zinamon; Treasurer, Goldstein; Secretary, Levine, 72 nth. Trus- tees: Abraham Philipps, Zarenberg and Cherry. Mem- bers, 305. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Organiza- tion meets first and third Sundays of the month. Mutual benefit. [CONGREGATION] MATTE LEVI, 49 E. Broadway. Founded 1887. President, Ph. Shapiro; Vice-President, Ph. Mar- cus; Treasurer, M. Cohen; Secretary, Gerson Goldin, 15 Norfolk. Trustees: Ab. Goldstein, R. Heyman, I. Mer- zinsky. Members and Seatholders, 71. Income of last fiscal year, $1250. Congregation meets on alternate Saturdays. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Washington Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] MELEILA SHOLEM, 119th and 2d Av. Founded 1894. President, S. Jacobson; Vice-President, Eyman Dreser; Treasurer, Nathan Jacobs; Secretary, II. Zep- lawitz. Trustees: Abraham Levy and Ike Folerwitz. Members, 70. Services: Daily, morning and evening. * [CONGREGATION] MISHKAN ISRAEL ANSCHE SUVALK, 56 Chrys- tie. MONTET-IORE HEBREW FREE SCHOOL, 208 Madison. Founded March, 1884. President, A. Goodman; Vice-President, H. Miller; Treasurer, H. Goldstein; Secretary, Jacob Tien, 208 Madison. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Teach- ers, 4; classes, 4; pupils, 200; six sessions weekly, in summer from 9 a. m. to 12 m., during the public school term from 3.30 to 6.30 p. m. MONTEFIORE HOME FOR CHRONIC INVALIDS, Broadway and W. 138th and 139th. Founded October 12, 1884. Presi- 376 AMERICAN JEWISH WEAK BOOK

NewYork New York (continued) dent, Jacob II. Schiff; Vice-President, Lonis Gans; Treasurer, Lyman G. Bloomingdale; Honorary Secre- tary, Raphael Ettinger, 621 Broadway. Trustees: Ly- maii (!. Bloomingdale, Isaac Blumenthal, Isaac Brandon, Louis Clark, Jr., Isaac Eppinger, Benedict J. Greenhut, Jos. E. Heimerdinger, Aaron Hecht, Henry S. Herrman, Henry Hess, Sigmund M. Lehman, J. M. Lichtenauer, Kaufman Mandell, M. Warley Platzek, Samuel Sachs, Henry Solomon, Leopold Stern, Hon. Isidor Straus, Fer- dinand Sulzberger, Samuel Untermyer. Honorary Directors: Samuel H. Eekman, Leonard Lewisohn, M. \V. Mendel, V. Henry Rothschild, A. S. Solomons. Con- tributors, 4009; 5 patrons in perpetuity and 15:! junior subscribers. Inmates, 2S1. Patients treated, 577. In- come of .last fiscal year, $77,0S(i.:t0. Organization meets second Sunday in November. Affords permanent shelter in sickness and relieves invalids, residents of the city of .New York, who, by reason of the incurable character of the diseases from which they may be suffering, are unable to procure permanent medical treatment in any of the hospitals or homes. Maintains also a Sanatorium at Bedford Station, Westchester County, for the treatment of 30 incipient cases of phthisis. Is at present building at the farm at Bedford Station an extensive Sanatorium, containing four wings, connected by cov- ered walks with the administration building, at a cost of $200,000, whereto they will remove all the consumptives (150 in number) from the Home in New York. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary (which see); Young Ladies' and Gentlemen's League.

MOUNT NEBOK CKMETERY ASSOCIATION, Bible House, Room 22, 4th Av. and 8th. Founded 1S85. President, Lewis Sternbach; Yiee-1 'resident, Morris Tuska; Treasurer, Louis Schlesinger, 76 13. 54th; Secretary, Wm. Simpson, 56* Broadway. Trustees: Edw. A. Stern, Ignatius Rice, Morris Sternbach, Phil. Cowen, Phil. Herbst, and the officers. Organization meets in February. flTi-iE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Lexington Av., 66th to 07th. Founded January 5, 1852. President, Isaac Wallach; Vice-President, Isaac Stern; Treasurer, E. Asiel; Secretary, L. M. Josephthal, 128 E. 72d. Trustees: Henry Gitterman, Isaac Blumenthal, Louis Rtix, Simon Rothschild, Adolph Herrmann, Max Nathan, David Wile, Leopold Weil, George Blumenthal, Herman Mendel, Edward Oppenheimer, Morris' S. B DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 377

New York (continued) NewYork net, Henry R. Ickelheimer, Meyer H. Lehman, Kalman Haas, Joseph F. Cullman, Joseph Fox, Adolph Lewisohn, Isaac N. Heidelberg, Emil S. Levi. Members, 4075. An- nual income, $122,902.24. Board meeting second Sunday of the month. Organization meets in January. Treats the sick (free of charge to the poor) without distinction as to creed, color or nationality. Is erecting a new building on block 100th to 101st St., and Madison Av. to 5th Av. Ladies' Auxiliary Society (which sec). MOUNT SINAI TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES, 149 E. 07th. Founded March 25, 1881. President, George Blumenthal; Vice-President, Hy. R. Ickelheimer; Treasure]', Emil Berolzheimer; Secretary, Louis Auerbach, 8.'!6 Broadway. Trustees: Isaac Stern, M. Warley Platzek, Isaac Wal- lach, Adolph Herrmann, Isaac Blumenthal, Ed. J. Deitsch, Leopold Weil, Chas. Nathan, David Wile, Max Naumburg, Emil S. Levi, Walter E. Beer. Members, 1073. Annual income, $25,0G1.2S. Board meeting second Thursday of the month. Organization meets biennially in March. Trains women as nurses for hospitals and private families. j] [CONGREGATION] MOUNT ZION, 67 E. 113th. Founded isss. Rabbi, Samuel Greenfield; Cantor, Wolff Brown. Presi- dent, I. Solomon; Vice-President, M. Michelson. Trus- tees: L. Jacobson, N. Jacobson, M. Arnheimer, Ch. Loewenfels, I. Abeles, M. Melino, P. Sammet. Board meeting first Wednesday of the month. Members, about 45. Services: Friday at sunset; Saturday, 9 a.m., and daily, morning and evening. Religious School: Sunday, 9 a.m. to 12 m.; Wednesday, 4 to 6 p.m.; pupils, 100. Annual income, about $5000. Auxiliary Society: Mount Zion Ladies' Social Circle. II[CONGREGATION] NACITLATII ZEVI, 170 K. 114th. Fotinded 1889. Rabbi, H. Kaminetzky, 63 E. 114th; Chazan, Pesach Diamondstein, 116th St.; President, IT. Lass; Vice-President, L. Schein; Treasurer, Mirens; Secretary, Lipman, 109th and Lexington Av.; Sexton, Marx Cohen. Board meets first Sunday of the month. Members, 20. Services: Three times daily. *[CONGREGATION] NEFUZOTH jEiruDA, 112 E. 110th. NEW YORK BOARD OF JEWISH MINISTERS. Founded isso. President, Rev. Dr. K. Kohler; Vice-President, Rev. Dr. F. de Sola Mendes; Treasurer, Rev. S. R. Wise; Recording Secretary, Rev. Dr. M. II. Harris, 10 E. 129th; Corre- sponding Secretary, Rev, Dr, H, P. Mendes, 09 Central 378 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York New York (continued) Park West. Members, 20. Organization meets monthly. Organized to consider communal interests and for the interchange of opinions on Jewish scholarship and especially Jewish theology. [CONGREGATION] NISKOER JESIIITATH JACOB, 64 Pitt. Founded 1SK9. President,' L. Levison; Vice-President, S. Klein; Treasurer, L. Needle; Secretary, H. Dox, 352 Madison. Trustees: M. Schlisselberg and M. Hust. Members and Seatholders, 4.J. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets second and fourth Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class under one teacher. Cemetery, Cypress Hill. -NORTH AMERICAN RELIEF SOCIETY. President, Hezekiah Kohn, 3 W. iJUth; Vice-President, Leonard Lewisohn; Treasurer, M. S. Isaacs; Honorary Secretary, Siegmund T. Meyer, 140 Nassau. Trustees: S. M. Roeder, S. J. Landauer, Harry N. Kohn. ^CONGREGATION] ODSTERREICII-UNGARN ANSCHE SFAED, (J9 At- torney. Founded 1877. President, M. I). Waldman, 73 Ridge; Vice-President, Fiebel Banner; Secretary, Levi Jacobowitz; Treasurer, Solomon Minok; Sexton, Solo- mon I. Lyman. Trustees: S. Fensterheim, S. Rosen- weld, Wm. Schlanger, Abram Fried. Board meeting every other Saturday. Members, 60. Annual income, $900. Auxiliary Society: Chebra Kadisha. fl[CONGREGATION] OHABEI SCHOLOM, 31 E. Broadway. Founded 1879. Rabbi, Joseph Levine, 01 E. Broadway; President, Bernhard Levy; Vice-President, A. J. Smith; Treasurer, B. Margolis; Secretary, Baruch Rothschild, 31 Henry. Trustees: Lazarus Levy, Samuel Abschitz. Board meeting every second Sunday. Members, 28. Services: Three times daily. Income, $-100. Auxiliary Societies: Chebra Kadisha; Talmud Torah School. [CONGREGATION] OIIAV SHULEH ANSHE BUKACZOWA, 168% Delancey. Founded 1895. President, W. Steinberg; Vice-President, Weiss; Treasurer, Biskey; Secretary, Crownstein. Trustees: D. Zeit, Lillian and Steinberg. Members, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Con- gregation meets first and third Saturday of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Mount Sinai. [CONGREGATION] ORACH CIIAIM, 221-223 E. 51st. Founded December 7, 1879. Cantor, Isadore H. Mitnick, 428 E. 58th. President, Joseph Rosenberg; Vice-President, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 379

New York (continued) New York Solomon W. Heller; Treasurer, Harris Samilson; Secre- tary, Abraham Nussbaum, 407 E. 50th. Trustees: Joseph Rosenberg, Lehman Samuels, Harris Samilson, Solomon W. Heller, Emanuel Arnstein. Members, 31; Seathold- ers, about 350. Income of last fiscal year, $3600. Con- gregation meets in April and October. Services: Daily, 0 a. m. and 7 p. m.; Saturday and holidays, S a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 4 to 0 p.m.; pupils, IS, in one class. Union Field Cemetery, Cypress Hills, L. I. Rashi and Gemorah sessions three times weekly. ""ORTHODOX HEBREW SOCIETY, 109 Henry. PASSOVER REHEF ASSOCIATION, 122 E. 47th. Founded 1S77; incorporated November 24, 1882. President, Morris Sil- berstein; Vice-President, Mrs. Fred Sobel; Treasurer, Mrs. Eli Solomon; Secretarj', Adolph Schwarzbaum, 19!)7 Seventh Av. Trustees: Mesdames Elias Feinberg-, Pauline Gressman, Isaac Silberstein. Members, 257. Income of last fiscal year, $:;s4.50. Organization meets last Sunday in January, April, July and October. About 4!)0 families supplied with Passover groceries, etc. PEOPLE'S SYNAGOGUE, Educational Alliance, 197 E. Broad- way. Founded 1897, under the former Hebrew Free Schools. Rabbi, A. M. Radin, 347 E. 116th. Cantor, IT. Meyer. In charge of a Special Committee of the officers and trustees of the Alliance. Seatholders, 710. Income of last fiscal year, $1100, vent for seats on holidays. Seatholderr; meet quarterly. Services: 9 a. m. and at sunset. (See THE EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE.) PLUNGIANER UJCTERSTUTZUNGSVEREIN, 26 Orchard. Presi- dent, S. Gordon; Yice-President, L. Lippman; Treas- urer, A. Diamond; Secretary, E. Jagotz, 73 Henry. Trustees: P. Alterman and A. Winer. Members and Soatholders, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $000. Con- gregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services: Saturdays and holidays. Cemetery, New- town. * [CONGREGATION] POEL ZEDEK, 54 Pitt. PROGRESS CLUB, 5th Av. and 63d. Founded October IS, 1804. President, Levi Samuels; Vice-President, Jesse S. Ep- stein; Treasurer, Henry Goodman; Secretary, Chas. M. Eisig, 147 Water. Members, 450. Organization meets second Sunday in May. Auxiliary Societies: Art Club; Bowling Circles. 380 AMERICAN JRWTSH YEAR BOOK

New York New York (continued) THE PURIM ASSOCIATION. Founded January, 1861. Presi- dent, M. H. Moses; Vice-President, Simon Schafer; Treasurer, Sol. B. Solomon; Secretary, J. Stanley Isaacs, 111 Broadway. Board consists of eleven trustees and the officers. Members, 39. Annual meeting in April. Organized for charitable and social purposes. *RTCLIEF ORGANIZATION FOB JEWISH REFUGEES. Jacob H. Schiflr, Julius Goldman, Nathan Bijur, Philip Cowen, L. Lewisohn, A. S. Solomons, Cyrus Sulzberger, Arthur Reiehow, M. W. Platzek, Lee K. Frankel, Morris E. Loeb, Leo N. Levi,. Central committee to be formed at Long Branch, August 12. RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS.

[CHEVRA] RODOF SHOLOM BNAI MISHNITZ, 238 Broorne. Founded June 2, 1895. Rabbi, Samuel Levin, 34!> Madison; Assistant, Aaron Adelson. President, Morris S. Kush- uiek; Viee-President, Barnet Dorf; Treasurer, Nathan Levy; Secretary, Aaron Adelson, 124 Orchard. Trustees: Louis Gottlieb, Isaac Broderson, Louis H. Berliner. Members and Seatholders, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $5-10. Congregation meets semi-monthly. Ser- vices: 8.30 a. m. Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn. ^RUSSIAN-AMERICAN HEBREW ASSOCIATION, Educational Alli- ance, E. Broadway and Jefferson. Founded August 5, 1890. President, Adolph M. Radin. No other officers elected during the last two years. Every one admitted. No dues. Organization meets every Sunday at 8 p. m., from October to June. Objects: To exercise a civilizing DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 381

New York (continued) NewYork and elevating- influence upon the immigrants and to Americanize them; to defend the Russian immigrants against unjust attacks; to establish an understanding between the Russian immigrants and their brethren of other nationalities. These objects are reached by lectures, mostly in popular German; by discussions and debates on topics of the day, especially on those contributing' to the moral, intellectual and material benefit of the immigrants; by instruction on American institutions. [CONGBEGATION] RUSSIANER ASSOCIATION, 36 Orchard. Founded 18N7. President, H. Salsberg; Vice-President, B. Rosenberg; Treasurer, 1. Shapairo; Secretary, I. Hurowitz, 344 Madison. Trustees: C. Yaffer, A. Silver- stein, H. Joseph. Members and Seatholders, S4. In- come of last fiscal year, $800. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class under one teacher. Cemetery, Wash- ington. SABBATH OBSERVANCE ASSOCIATION, Synagogue, 70th and Central Park W. Founded February 12, 1900. Presi- dent, Mark Blumenthal, 119 W. 75th; Vice-President, Leonard Lewisohn; Treasurer, Moses Ottinger; Honor- ary Secretary, Leon Huhner. Trustees: Rev. H. Pereira Mendes, A. S. Solomons, Isidor Herschfiekl, Hon. Joseph Blunienthal, H. Illowy, Henry Belais, Daniel P. Hays, Sydney Solomon. Members, 100. SANITARIUM FOK HEBREW CHILDEEN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Rockaway Park, Long Island; City Office, 60 Broadway. Founded October 31, 1879. President, Na- than Lewis; Vice-President, Dr. Horatio Gomez; Treas- urer, Hezekiah Kohn; Honorary Secretary, Joseph Davis, 52 E. 122d. Trustees: Louis S. Brush, G. Garson Freund, Edward Jacobs, Max Katzenberg, Dr. Samuel Kohn, Julius Sands. Supported by voluntary contributions. Patients provided for (women and children), 15,553. Income of last fiscal year, $22,192.61. Trustees meet second Tuesday of the month. SELIGMAN SOLOMON SOCIETY, 237 E. 57th. Founded 1887. President, Michael H. Wolfe; Vice-President, Harry Woolf; Treasurer, Harry N. Simon; Secretary, Willie Dannenberg'. Trustees: Maurice Solomon, Meyer Cush- ner and Aaron Schiff. Members, 150. Organization meets first and third Mondays of the month. Assists 382 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York New York {continued) former inmates of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York and does other charitable work. [CONGREGATION] SIIARA THORA, 80 Forsyth. Founded 1SG0. President, Rubin Siegel; Viee-President, Max Au- tarches; Treasurer, M. Sharfer; Secretary, Goodman, 101 Canal. Trustees: A. Levinstein and F. Leinsein. Members and vSeatholders, 95. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets second and fourth Sun- days of the month. Services daily. Cemeteries: Union Field, Salem Fields. [CONGREGATION] SHAARAY TEFILLA, 156-1(36 W. «2d. Founded 1845. Rabbi, F. de Sola Mendes, 154 W. slid; Reader, S. Rappaport. President, Isaac S. Isaacs; Vice-1'resident, Louis I. Haber; Treasurer, Arthur S. Levy; Secretary, B. Bildersee, 212 W. 69th. Trustees: Louis Levenson, Isaac K. Cohn, Ignatius L. Lersner, John I. Hart, Julius Gumpel. Members and Seatholders, 170. Income of last fiscal year, $13,000. Congregation meets in December. Services: Friday, 8.15 p.m.; Saturday, 10.15 a.m. Re- ligious School: One session weekly; pupils, l.'iO; classes, 4 in Hebrew, 7 in Religion; teachers, 12. Cemetery, Cypress Hills, Long Island. Auxiliary Societies: Shaaray Tefilla. Sisterhood (see under FEDERATION OF SISTEJJ- IIOOIIS, District XVI); Young People's Association; Mutual Benefit and Burial Society; Ladies' Benevolent Society (extra Congregational, which nee). [CONGREGATION] SIIAAEE BROCHO (French), 13SS-140 E. 50th. Founded October 15, 1S51. Rabbi, Gabriel Hirsch, .'i:s7 E. 52d. President, Nathan Weill; Vice-President, Emil Boris; Treasurer, Herbert Dahlman; Secretary, Jacob Ankel, 253 E. 48th. Trustees: David Werdenschlag, Abraham Weill, Julius Fleischhauer, Max Goldsmith. Members and Seatholders, 9S. Congregation meets second Tuesday of the month. Services: Friday, 6 p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 57; classes, 3; teachers, is. Cemetery, Salem Fields, L. I. Auxiliary Society: Young Men's Society of Congregation Shaare Brocho. [CONGREGATION] SIIEARITII B'NAI ISRAEL, 038 E. Oth. Founded about 1870. Rabbi, A. Rosenthal, 96 Av. C; Assistant, S. Friedberg. President, David Cahn; Vice-President, Josef Heilbrun; Treasurer, M. Eschweg'e; Secretary, A. Rosenthal, 220 E. 7th. Trustees: A. Sheie, Ludwig Bau- man, M. Lederer, A. Aron, .1. Joseph, Herm. Cottek. Members, -;0. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Con- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 383

New York (continued) New York gregation meets first Monday of the month. Services: Daily, 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. Religious School: Three sessions weekly; pupils, 120; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Machpelah Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Sisterhood of Congregation Shearith B'nai Israel. [K. K.] SHEARITH ISRAEL (Spanish and Portuguese), 70th and Central Park W. Founded 1GS2. Rabbi, H. Pereira Mendes; Assistant, A. II. Nieto. President, L. N. Levy; Vice-President, D. de Mezn; Clerk, N. Taylor Phillips. Trustees: IT. S. Belais, A. Wallach, A. Lyons, Albert .T. Elias, Edgar .T. Nathan. Religious School: Sunday and Wednesday. Pupils: Polonies Talmud Tornh School (organized ]yos), about 125; Religious School, " Alliance Building," about DOO; Tremont, about 60; Houston Street, about, ]00. Auxiliary Societies: Hebia Ilesed Yeemet. organized 1802; Society for the Education of poor Chil- dren and Relief of Indigent. Persons, organized 1S2S. Auxiliary Clubs: Friendly Society in connection with Polonies Talmud Torah School; Progress Club; Little Helpers; Little Friends; liramn Lazarus Club; Little Ladies, in connection with the Alliance Religious School —all these clubs organized for self-improvement and to arrange entertainments in Mt. Sinai Hospital, Beth Tsrael Hospital, Guild for Crippled Children, Congrega- tional Kindergarten, etc. Hcc also unite)' FEDERATION OP SISTERHOODS, District VITI; HEBREW RELIEF SOCIETY.

[CIIEVRO] SIIEVETT ACHIM ANSIIE SITOLIM, 13] Essex. Founded 1800. President. Goldblatt; "Vice-President, Levy; Treasurer, Epstein; Secretary, Dubkin, 4 Hestrr. Trustees: Moltaatsky, Willantizk and Berowitz. Mem- bers, 150. Organization meets second and fourth Sat- urdays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Wash- ington. [TEMPLE] SINAI, E. llfith near Lenox Av. Rabbi, Mayer Kopfstein, 2]7-219 E. 123d; Reader, Solomon Goldstein. President, David Weil; Treasurer, D. Herrman; Secre- tary, Samuel Schwartz. Services on holidays. SOCIETE ISRAELITE FRANOAISE DE SECOURS MUTUELR DE XEW YORK, 203 E. 5(>th. Founded November 2?., 1S7.1. Presi- dent, Lucien Selz; Vice-President, Charles Meyer; Treasurer, David Wei 11; Secretary, Henry T. Rosen, 57 E. 105th. Trustees: Max Meyer, Arthur Levy, Charles Weill. Members, ]3S. Income of last fiscal year, $1148.9S. Organization meets fourth Sunday of the 384 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York New York (continued) month. Mutual sick and death benefits and burial expenses. Burial grounds at Bayside, L. I. SOCIETY FOR IMPROVING THE SANITARY CONDITION OF POOR HEBREWS, 103 W. 55th. Founded January, 1882. Presi- dent, I. A. Englehart; Treasurer, Joseph Bach; Hon- orary Secretary and Sanitary Inspector, S. Newton Leo. Object: To improve the sanitary and hygienic condition of poor Hebrews. The work of the Inspector and the Society is purely voluntary. All expenses are paid out of the pockets of the officers engag'ed in the work.

SOCIETY FOR THE AID OF JEWISH PRISONERS, United Hebrew Charities Building-, 21st and 2d Av. Founded August, 1893. President, Henry Budge; Vice-president, Rev. Dr. Gustav Gottheil; Treasurer, Adam Wiener; Honorary Secretary, Henry Solomon, 58 E. 65th. Directors: Jacob H. Schiff, Jacob A. Cantor, Kev. Dr. David Davidson, Win. N. Cohen, A. S. Solomons, Samuel B. Hamburger, Rev. Dr. M. H. Harris, E. W. Bloomingdale. Chaplains: City, Eev. Dr. Adolph M. Radin; Auburn, Rev. Dr. A. Guttman; Dannemora, Rev. S. Judelson; Sing Sing, Rev. Israel Davidson. Members: Life Members, 18; Donors, !i; Contributors, 3; Patrons, 42; Members, 183. Income of last fiscal year, $3701.27. Organization meets in April. Ladies' Auxiliary Society: President, Mrs. J. Lauch- eimer; Secretary, Mrs. A. D. Davidson, 1574 Madison Av. Life Members, 3; Patrons, 11; Members, 69.

[CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL (B'NAI ISRAEL KALVONIA), 13 and If) Pike. Founded 1863. Rabbi, Abraham Her- showitz, 63 Pike. President, A. I. Moyerson; Vice-Presi- dent, A. Mendelsohn; Treasurer, S. Saffron; Secretary, Win. R. Collman, 170 Madison. Trustees: R. Rosenstein, H. Harrison, S. Morris, S. Levy. Members and Seat- holders, 125. Congregation meets first and third Sun- days of the month. Services: Three times daily, 5 to 10 a. m., 5 p. in., 7 p. m. Cemetery, Bayside.

[CONGREGATION] SFAKD ANSIIE POLLAND, 41 Hester. Founded 1890. President, H. Bergazin; Vice-President, L. Zwil- lenberg; Treasurer, S. Goldberg; Secretary, H. Fried- man, 55 Allen. Trustees: M. Schneider, B. Schneider and S. Duma. Members and Seatholders, 35. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Ceme- tery, Washington. DIRECTOKY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 385

New York (continued) NewYoiic STANESTO BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 154 Attorney. Pounded 1898. President, D. Tolpetor; Vice-President, X. Brookor; Treasurer, J. Ginsler; Secretary, S. Smal, 160 Attorney. Trustees: S. Sell, M. Potztar, M. Maerer. Members, 88. Income of last fiscal year, $700. Organi- zation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Mutual benefit. TALMUD ACADEMY, 85 Henry. Founded 1886. Income of last fiscal year, $1440. Teachers, 3; classes, 5; pupils, 120; five sessions weekly. [CI-IEBRA KADISHA] TALMUD THORA, 622 B. 5th. Founded 1867. Rabbi, Friedman, 621 E. 6th. President, Julius Levy; Vice-President, I. Fien; Treasurer, J. Schiefer- stein; Secretary, M. Moses, 814 E. 8th. Trustees: F. Altheimer, I. Hamel, T. Reichshofer. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $250. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Daily, morning and evening. [CONGREGATION] TALMUD THORAH, 227 E. 104th. Founded 1893. President, Wolf. Members and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Daily, from 4 to 6 p.m.; pupils, 80; classes, 4; teachers, 5. [CHEVRA] TALMUD TOBAH, 1st Av. near 50th. Founded 1899. Rabbi, M. Kaplar. President, M. Friedman; Vice- President, M. Zelkie. Members and Seatholders, 38. Services daily. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 50; classes, 4; teachers, 2. [CONGREGATION] TAEKOWEE CHEBRA BIKER CIIOLEM WLINAS HA ZODEK, 314 E. Houston. Founded 1886. President, S. Borsel; Vice-President, T. Rosenzwig; Treasurer, A. Borsel; Secretary, M. Album, 5th St. Trustee: Samuel Beller. Members, 60. Income of last fiscal year, about $450. Congregation meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Washington. [CONGREGATION] TIFERES ISRAEL, 163 Broome. Founded 1892. President, M. Kirlitch; Vice-President, M. Anchauser; Treasurer, A. Helft; Secretary, M. Biller, 82 Essex. Trustees: M. Sprince and M. Shaffels. Members, 30. Income of last fiscal year, about $250. Congregation meets second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Mount Sinai. ^[CONGREGATION] TIFERETH ISRAEL MORUPIN, 10 Norfolk. [CONGREGATION] TIFFERES ACIIIM ANSIIEI DIXABURG, 115 Hes- ter. Founded 1889. Rabbi, Mushnitzky. President, P. 25 386 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York New York {continued) Gordon; Vice-President, Ellisbnrg; Treasurer, B. Chiet; Secretary, M. Rosenberg. Trustees: Jacob Zimmerman, Trupen, Lippcowitz. Members and Seat- holders, 70. Congregation meets every Saturday. Ser- vices daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class, under one teacher. Washing- ton Cemetery. ]} [CONGREGATION] TIFFERETH ISRAEL, 12G to 130 Allen. Founded 1874. Rabbi, Barnett Silberman, 95 Henry; Assistant, A. Solitist. President, I. Pearlstein; Vice-President, A. Trilling; Treasurer, I. Shanker, 43 Essex. Board meeting monthly. Members, 160. Services: 6 a. m. and 5 p. m. daily. Auxiliary Societies: Society for Invalids and a Benevolent Society. [CONGREGATION] TIPHERETH JERUSHALAYM, 101 Hester. Founded 1892. President, G. Brenner; Vice-President, J. Henry; Treasurer, J. Lichinsky; Secretary, R. Ros- enberg. Trustee: Levison. Members and Seatholders, S3. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets every two weeks. Services daily. Cemetery, Union Field. THE UNION OF JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. Founded 1898. President, Isaac S. Isaacs; Vice- President, Moses H. Moses; Treasurer, Morris Kohner; Secretary, Fred, de Sola Mendes, 154 W. S2d. Members, 18 Congregations. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Organization meets in November. Object: To unite the Jewish Congregations in matters affecting the communal interest. It purposes the establishment of free synagogues, to promote increase in the membership of Congregations, and to establish mission rooms for poor Jewish girls. THE UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, 356 2d Av. Founded April 20, 1874. President, Henry Rice; Vice-Presidents, Henry S. Allen, Isaiah Josephi; Treasurer, Cyrus L. Sulzberger; Secretary, I. S. Isaacs, 27 Pine; Manager, Lee K. Frankel. Trustees: H. S. Allen, Siegmund J. Bach, Jules S. Bache, Abraham Bernhard, Nathan Bijur, Mrs. F. A. Cohen, Mrs. William Einstein, Dr. Bernard (Jordon, Philip Kleeberg, I. S. Korn, Mitchell A. Cats Levy, Frederick W. Marks, Harry H. Meyer, Sigmund Rosenwald, Hyman Sonn, Benjamin Stern, Samuel Ullman, David Unternie.yer, Mrs. Solomon AVeinhandler, and the officers. Members, 1J21. Appli- cations for assistance, 23,264. Applications for employ- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 387

New York (continued) NewYork ment, 9701. Applications from employers, 5387. Main- tains an Industrial School; pupils, about 250. Income of last fiscal year, $153,03(5.01. Annual meeting1 of October. Constituent Societies: Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Society; Hebrew Relief Society; Hebrew Benevolent Fuel Association; Ladies' Hebrew Lying-in Relief Society; Free Burial Fund Society of the Congre- gation Darech Amuno (all of which sec). Co-operating Societies: Sixteen Sisterhoods (wr under FEDERATION OF SISTERHOODS); East Side Auxiliary Society; Central Com- mittee of the Baron de Hirsch Fund. UNITED WIXNER BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 177 E. Broadway. Founded 1899. President, J. Cassel; Vice-President, j. Lindenblitt; Treasurer, S. Dillon; Secretary. H. Saco- lowsky, 4 Rutger Place. Trustee: B. Somach. Mem- bers, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $230. Organization meets second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Mutual benefit.

WARSAWER SICK SUPPORT BNI JACOB, 9S Forsyth. Founded 1870. President, S. Rosenzwig; Vice President, D. Berd; Treasurer, I. Krauser; Secretary, T. Leins, 263 W. 126th. Trustees: J. Juhim, S. Honigstock, H. Fiersen- back and S. Locobowitz. Members, 125. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Organization meets every month. Mutual benefit. *WEST END CLUB, 4-16 Amsterdam Av. YANOVER KRASHWIK BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 201 Broome. Founded 1892. President, Bernard Stern; Vice-Presi- dent, Silver; Secretary, A. Heinvoner, 135 Georric. Members, 46. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Or- ganization meets first and third Saturdays of the month. Mutual benefit. YORKVILLE LADIES' HEBREW AID SOCIETY. See under FED- ERATION OF SISTERHOODS, District III. *YOTJNG FOLKS' LEAGUE OF THE HEBREW INFANT ASYLUM. President, Mrs. J. Ollesheimer; Vice-President, Miss Dora Weyl; Treasurer, Sol. Wolfenstein; Recording Sec- retary, Miss E. Marx; Financial Secretary, Miss A. Rappaport. Directors: J. Hart, M. H. Wallerstein, M. C. Goldman, E. Paul, J. Levin, Will Levy, O. Zimmer- man, Misses J. Sabath, E. Cohen, A. Goldsmith, M. Bick, C. Goldsmith. *YOUNG LADIES' CHARITABLE SOCIETY. 388 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYorkNew York (conli)tiicfl) YOUNG MEN'S BENIOVOLEKT ASSOCIATION, 311 E. Broadway. Founded March 80, :s89. President, Samuel Seinfel; Vice-I'residents, Marks Woolf, Jacob A. Uhr; Treasurer, Alex. Soling1; Secretary, Julius M. Meirick, 194 Madison. Advisory Board: Chairman, vSamuel Seinfel; Secretary, Robt. Krims; Marks AYoolf, Jacob A. Uhr, Julius M. Meirick, Alex. Soling, Chas. A. Spivake, Israel Segalo- witz and Chas. Enowitz. Members, 319. Income of last fiscal year, $8669.66. Organization meets every Satur- day. Auxiliary Societies: Free Public Library "Ymba": Athletic Circle; Economic Circle; School for Elementary Education (2 classes); Debating Circles Xns. 1 and 2. Purposes to increase the scope and usefulness of its Ele- mentary School and classes and change its quarterly journal (" The Literary Budget ") into a monthly. YOUNI; MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 92d and Lexington Av. Founded 1874. President, Percival S. Menken; Vice- President, Benjamin M. Holzman; Treasurer, William Lcwinson; Recording Secretary, Falk Y'ounker; Finan- cial Secretary. Dr. Louis S. Rosenstiel. Directors: lsidor A. Asher, Meyer Anerbach, Joseph B. Blooming- dale, William Goldman, Simon Gottschall, Moses H. Grossman, Louis I. Haber, S. Harris, Levi Hershfield, Isaac Newton Lewis, Lawrence W. Mack, Kaufman Man- dell, Rev. Dr. F. De S. Mendes. Benjamin Mordecai, Henry M. Toch. Superintendent, William Mitchell. Members, 1817. Income of last fiscal year, $11,066.87. Organization meets in May. Auxiliary Societies: Liter- ary, Social, Athletic, Musical and Bowling Circles, Camera Club, Chess Club. Free evening classes in book-keeping, commercial arithmetic, stenography and typewriting, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Jewish history, mechanical drawing, elocution, etc. Also classes in physical culture, lectures with stereopticon, entertainments, concerts, etc. Free Employment Bureau; Penny Provident Fund: Baths; Friday Evening Religious Exer- cises; Free Library containing over :»000 standard works. Awards diplomas and certificates in the various studies pursued, and provides special prizes for an annual com- petitive examination in Hebrew. [CONGREGATION] ZEMACH ZADIK, 201 Broome. Founded 1897. Rabbi, F. Lerrer, 107 Rivington. President, W. Borrish; Vice-President, Max Steinman; Treasurer, Davis Bul- ler; Secretary, Moses Arye, 174 Attorney. Trustees: Z. Manchel and E. Frechlik. Members and Seathold- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 389

New York (continued) New York ers, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $200. Congrega- tion meets every second and fourth Sunday. Services daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 20; in one class under one teacher. Cemetery, Mount Sinai. [CONGREGATION] ZICHEON EPHRAIM, 67th, between 3d Av. and Lexington Av. Founded 1889. Rabbi, Dr. Bernard Drachman; Assistant, Moses Lublinsky. President, Jonas Weil; Vice-President, Sender Jarmulowsky; Treas- urer, Solomon Bernheim; Secretary, Harris Barnard, 203 Pearl. Trustees: Emanuel Arnstein, David Berg', Charles Heller, B. D. Kaplan, F. Lewin, L. Hutter, M. Rubinsky. Members, 140; Seatholders, 230. Income of last fiscal year, $23,500; a special fund of $10,000 was raised to diminish a mortgage. Congregation meets during Passover and during Tabernacles. Services: 6.30 a. m., 6.30.p. m.; Saturday, 8.30 a. m.; holidays, 8 a. m.; New Year and Day of Atonement, 6 a. m. Religious School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, 250; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Mt. Zion Cemetery, L. I. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Ladies' Auxiliary: Hebra Kadisha: Hebra Shas. [CONGREGATION] ZICHRON TORATH MOSHE, 183 E. Broadway. Founded 1894. President, Abraham Levy; Vice-Presi- dent, Abraham Feinberg-; Treasurer, Hochstein; Sec- retary, Joseph Goldman, 110 Suffolk. Trustees: Moses Shian and L. Burgher. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services daily. Cemetery, Washington. ZION DISPENSARY, 1724 Lexington Av. Prescriptions, 10 cents. Physicians are sent free of charge to resi- dences of members at any time during the day. Presi- dent, Lazarus W. Zwisohn; Secretary, Dr. Philip Gold- stein, 213 E. 87th.

Niagara Falls BETH ZION CBMETEUY ASSOCIATION. Cemetery purchased July 7, 1864. Services held every Saturday and on all holidays in a room in a private house arranged and set apart for the purpose. Religious School conducted. No organized congregation. Ogdensburg [CONGREGATION] ANSHE ZOPHAR, 47 Ford. Founded Septem- ber 1805. Chazan, S. Braude. President, N. Frank; 390 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Ogdensburg (continued) Vice-President, Jos. Pincus; Treasurer, A. Wolff; Secre- tary, Wm. Wolff. Trustees: Jos. Pincus, Ch. Paris, C. J. Mayer. Members and Seatholders, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $:S85. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Cemetery, about one mile from city. Olean [CONGREGATION] BENBI ISRAEL, 165 N. Union. Founded Sep- tember, 1890. Chazan, E. Winer, 109 N. 2d. President, Capple Cohen; Vice-President, B. Ruttenberg; Secretary and Treasurer, H. W. Marcus, 131 N. Union. Trustees: J. Harris, J. Cohen, M. Cohen. Members and Seathold- ers, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday evening', Saturday morning and all holidays. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 25; classes, 3, under one teacher. OLEAN HEBREW RELIEF ASSOCIATION. Founded July 30, 1897. President, E. Winer; Vice-President, Max L. Cohen; Treasurer, Capple Cohen; Secretary, Benj. Rut- tenberg, P. O. Box 4. Trustees: Sigmond Lex, Morris Cohen, H. I. Gloss. Members, 16. Income of last fiscal year, $40. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Purposes to urge the founding of- a City Hos- pital. Plattsburg fl[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Oak St. Founded April 27, 18G5. Rabbi, Jacob Lubin. President, I. Scheier; Sec- retary and Treasurer, Marcus Miller. Trustees: Julius Mendelsohn, Isaac Merkel and Henry Scheier. Board meeting- first Sunday of the month. Members, 16. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m.; Wednesday, 4 p. m. Pupils, 2">. Annual income, about $1000. Port Chester [CONGREGATION] KNESHES ISRAEL. Synagogues in Brookville and on Lake St. Founded 1892. Reader, Morris Stein. -President, B. Baruch; Vice-President, Louis Miller; Treasurer, Sol. Kaiser; Secretary, Morris Stein, 82 Lake. Trustees: David Miller, Sam Miller, D. Maticansky, Israel Tonik. Members and Seatholders, about 60. In- come of last fiscal year, $550. Congregation meets on . alternate Sundays. Services: On Lake St.,

Port Chester (continued) New York LADIES' HEBREW AID SOCIETY, Centennial Building-, Main St. Founded October 18, 1894. President, Mrs. S. Kaiser; Vice-President, Mrs. S. H. Iiherblum; Treasurer, Mrs. H. Seigel; Secretary, Mrs. S. Glock, 34 Westchester Av. Trustees: Mesdames S. Kaiser, H. ' Seigel, Kaufmann. Members, 46. Organization meets the first of the month.

Poughkeepsie *[CONGT:EGATION] BRETHREN or ISRAEL. Secretary, A. C. Harris. Rochester [CONGREGATION] BERITH KODESH, Gibbs and Grove. Founded October 8, 1848. Rabbi, Max Landsberg, 420 Main, East; Assistant, Max Moll. President, Max Lowenthal; Vice- President, Joseph Michaels; Treasurer, Wm. Miller; Secretary, M. M. Meyers, 77 Clinton Av. North. Trus- tees: Max Lowenthal, Wm. Miller, Jos. Michaels, Moses Garson, Simon Rosenberg, Is. Beir, S. M. Benjamin, Moses Kochenthal, A. J. Katz. Members, 265. Income of last fiscal year, $11,000. Congregation meets in October. Services: Friday night, Saturday morning, Sunday morning. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 212; classes, 11; teachers, 10. Auxiliary Societies: Berith Kodesh Sisterhood; maintains a Sew- ing School with fifteen classes under twenty teachers, and with 125 pupils. * [CONGREGATION] BETH HAKNESES HA CHODOSH, 168 Chatham. Founded 1SS4. Rabbi, Aaron Gordon; Sexton, Samuel Kaplan. [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, 30 Leopold. Founded 1886. David Ginsburg, 21 Harrison. President, A. Bloom; Viee-President, E. Komensky; Treasurer, L. Spiser; Sec- retary, J. Lipsky, 6 Oregon. Trustees: Messrs. Beyles, Himan, Rosenthal, Poisner. Members and Seatholders, 400. Income of last fiscal year, $3500. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Daily sessions; pupils, 86; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Mt. Hope Av. Auxiliary Societies: Hebrew Charity; Ladies' Relief Society; Gmilas Chasodim; Chewre Kadisho; Chewro Mishno. [CONGREGATION] B'MAI DAVID, 32 Hanover. Founded 1SS5. Rabbi, A. Rosen, 209 Chatham. President, P. Janowsky; Vice-President, L. Levenson; Treasurer, M. J. Golden- 3fi2 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York Rochester (continued) son; Secretary, M. Meyers, 25 Edward. Trustees: M. Berman, P. Rosinsky, L. Weinstein. Members and Seatholders, 230. Income of last fiscal year, about $2000. Congregation meets every Sunday evening'. Services: Three times daily, 7 a. m., 5 p. m., 7 p. m. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Mt. Hope Av. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Kadisha; Chevra Mishneis; Chevra Thilliem. CONGREGATION OF TAILOES (CHEVBA CIIAYTEEM), 37 Rhine. Founded March 15, 1896. Rabbi. A. Rosen, Chatham and Baden. President, D. Seresky; Vice-President, L. Morris; Treasurer, B. Engelsky; Secretary, Nathan Rubenstein, 184 Joseph Av. Members and Seatholders, 274. Income of last fiscal year, $11-15. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Ser- vices: Three times daily. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 28; classes, .!; under one teacher. Mt. Hope Cemetery. EUREKA CLUB, 105 Clinton Av. N. Founded December 2S, 1881. President, Joseph Michaels; Vice-President, Charles L. Blum; Treasurer, Herman C. Cohn; Secretary, Maurice Strauss. Governors: Joseph Michaels, Herman C. Cohn, Charles L. Blum, S. Rosenberg, Nathan Stein, Samuel L. Solomon, Solomon H. Savage, Abram J. Katz, Marcus Straus, Moses Kochenthal, David M. Garson, Isaac Adler, Marcus Kochenthal, Max Binzwanger, Mor- ris M. Meyers. Members, 145, 8 non-resident, 6 junior. Organization meets first Tuesday in September. HEBREW LADTES' AID SOCIETY. Founded March r>, 1870. President, Mrs. Levi Adler; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Van Bergh; Treasurer, Mrs. T. Meyer; Secretary, Mrs. Simon Gugg-enheimer, 11 University Av. Members, 180. In- come of last fiscal year, $540. Organization meets in October. Affiliated with the United Jewish Charities. "HEBREW RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. President, F. Sher- man; Vice-President, S. Lapadis; Treasurer, L. Peker- sky; Secretary, P. Morris. JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NEW- YORK. Founded February 23, ]S70. President, Abr. J. Katz; Vice-Presidents, Leopold Keiser, I. H. Danziger; Treasurer, Joseph Michaels; Secretary, Dr. Max Lands- berg, 420 E. Main. Trustees: S. Levyn, L. Keiser, IT. Weill, L. W. Marcus, Isr. Aaron, T. H. Dan- ziger, N. Jacobson, A. Guttman, George Freeman, Ben- jamin Stolz, S. M. Benjamin, David Hays, A. J. Katz, M, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 393

Rochester (continued) New York Landsberg, J. Michaels. Members, 463. Income of last fiscal year, $10,930.52. Organization meets third Sunday in October. Takes care of Jewish children deprived of either or both parents and without adequate means of support, residing in Western New York. Constituent Societies: Jewish Orphan Asylum Society of Rochester; of Buffalo; of Syracuse. JUDEAN CLUB, Baden St. Founded 1S95. President, Louis Lipsky; Yiee-President, Lester Fisher; Treasurer, Sol. Appelbaum; Secretary, Haskell H. Marks, 377 North; Financial Secretary, Meyer .Tacobstein. Trustees: Wm. Janowsky, S. Winkleman, M. L. Levinson, N. Rosenberg, M. L. Stern, M. Silverman, S. Cohen, J. Milenthal, H. Samuelsohn, J. Lorber and the officers. Members, about 100. Organization meets Tuesday evening. Club-rooms open every day. A Ladies' Auxiliary of about 100 members. ^ROCHESTER HEBREW BEWEVOLISNT SOCIETY. Founded isf>7. President, David M. Garson; Vice-President, Isaac M. Sloman; Treasurer, Nathan Goldwater; Secretary, Joseph Cauffman. Trustees: Elias S. Ettenheimer, Ga- briel Wile, Emanuel M. Moerel, Solomon M. Benjamin and Max Goldsmith. Members, about 300. Annual income, about $900. Board meeting quarterly. Organiza- tion meets in December. ROCHESTER HEBKEW LADIES' RELIEE SOCIETY, 222 Joseph Av. Founded 1887. President, Michael Levin; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. Taube Goldman; Treasurer, Mrs. Golde Cash- man; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Sarah Levy, 249 Hudson Av.; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Maria Davis, 151 Joseph Av. Trustees: Mesdames Fanny Davis, Present, A. M. Bernstein. Members, 160. Income of last fiscal year, $185.99. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. THE TEMPLE KITCHEN GARDEN, Gibbs St. Founded January 1, 1899. Principal, Dora E. Guggenheimer, 11 University Av. Teachers, 8; classes, 8; pupils, 80; 3 sessions weekly. Under the auspices of the Sisterhood Berith Kodesh and the Council of Jewish Women. Funds furnished by the Sisterhood and the Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. THE UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES. Founded January 1, 1886. President, David M. Garson; Vice-President, E. S. Etten- heimer; Treasurer, N. Goldwater; Secretary, Max Lands- berg, 420 E. Main. Trustees: Mesdamts M. Landsberg, 394 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York Rochester (continued) L. Adler, D. Rosenberg, N. Ooldwater, S. Schwarzschild, ant! the officers. Income of last fiscal year, about $4000. Committee meets weekly during' the winter; in the summer from time to time. The Society consists of a Relief Committee appointed by the affiliated societies, through whose hands all assistance is rendered, the societies furnishing the funds. Auxiliary Societies: Hebrew Benevolent Society; Ladies' Aid Society and Ladies' Benevolent Society. [CONGREGATION] WAAD HAKOLEL, 38 Baden (McDonald Av.). Founded 1895. Rabbi, Abr. Rosen, 200 Chatham. Presi- dent, B. Edelstein; "Vice-President, J. Berger; Treasurer, S. Shavian; Secretary, A. Welinsky, Chatham and Hol- land. Trustees: Messrs. Levenson, Rezz, Fischer. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 120. Income of last fiscal year, $1300. Congregation meets every Saturday night. Services: Three times daily. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 30; classes, 4; under one teacher and an assistant. Riverside Cemetery, Lake Av. Aux- iliary Societies: Chevra Khadisha; Chevra Misneis.

Rockaway Beach. *LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. TEMPLE OF ISRAEL, Fair View Av. and Boulevard. Founded May 30, 1900. President, S. Weisskopf; Vice-President, B. Edelstein; Treasurer, Louis Lewy; Secretary, J. Gott- lieb. Trustees: A. Wiener, A. Seidt and S. Smolinsky. Members and Seatholders, 21. Income of last fiscal year, about $500. Congregation meets last Thursday of the month. Services: Saturday and holidays. Bondout. See Kingston Sag- Harbor *JEWISH UNITED BRETHREN, Elizabeth and Atlantic Av. Pres- ident, M. Myerson; Vice-President, P. Hertz; Treasurer, A. Spitz: Financial Secretary. S. Miller; Recording Sec- retary, H. Rattenberg. Schenectady [CONGREGATION] SCIIA-AREY SCIIOMAYIM, College St. Founded 1856. Rabbi, S. Schaumberg, 323 Summit Av. Presi- dent, Jonathan Levi; Vice-President, L. Behr; Treasurer, H. Heilbronner; Sccretai-y, E. Colin. Trustees: II. Her- man, A. Myers, I. Salomon. Members and Seatholders, 38. Income of last liscal year, $1500. Congregation DIBECTOBY OF LOCAL OEGANIZATIONS 395

Schenectady (continued) New York meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 40; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery, about two miles beyond city limits. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Ladies' Aid Society; Montefiore Society. Staten Island ^CONGREGATION B'NAI .JESHITIUTN. President, Julius Schwartz, 150 Canal, New York City. Religious School; Ladies' Society; Chevra Kadisha. Syracuse *ACHNOSIS OHCHIM. President, L. Cohen, 412 E. Adams. * [CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL, S. State and Harrison. Organized 1882. Eabbi, B. Arkin. Services daily. [CONGREGATION] ADATH JESHUREN, 216 S. Salina. Founded 1864. Eabbi, Leopold Heiman. President, K. Wolff; Vice- president, Daniel Eosenbloom; Treasurer, Moses Lewis; Secretary, M. I. Altman, Harrison St. Trustees: M. Lewis, P. Zenner, David Stolz, David Oberdorfer, Jacob Liebman. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Eeligious School. [CONGREGATION] ADATH YESHURUN, 711-713 S. State. Founded November 4, 1872. Eabbi, David Levine. Chazan, M. Feinberg. President, M. Kaletzky; Vice-President, J. B. Harrison; Treasurer, N. K. Packard; Secretary, M. L. YVechsler, 713 S. State. Trustees: I. Shriber, S. Kauff- man, David Davis, Meyer Dembo. Members, 43; Seat- holders, 300. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Congre- gation meets first Sunday of the month. Election of paid officers, Choi Hamoed Pesach, and Choi Hamoed Sukkoth of unpaid officers. Services: Daily, 7 a. m. and at sunset; Saturday, S.30 a. m. Religious School: Sun- day, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; Wednesday, 7 to 9 p. m. Singing Class and Bible Study: 4 to 6 p. m., four times weekly. Pupils, 120; in Hebrew School, 12; classes, 10; teachers, 10. Superintendent, S. Aaron Levy. In Hebrew School, 2 classes, 1 teacher. Cemetery, Ja-mesville Av. Aiixil- iary Societies: Zang-will Literary Club; Advanced Bible Class. * [CONGREGATION] AIIAVAS ACHIM, 816 State. Organized 1892. President, M. Cohn; Vice-President, A. Superior; Treas- urer, I. Lazarus; Secretary, S. Davis. *FAYETTE CLUB, 401 E. Fayette. Founded May 1, 1899. President, Gates Thalheimer; Vice-Presidents, Benjamin 3

NewYork Syracuse (continued) Stolz, Aaron A. Graff, Henrv Bronner; Treasurer, L. Graff; Secretary, L. D. Shire.' *GENESEE CUB. HEBREW BATH HOUSE SOCIETY, 1014 Orange. Founded July 11, 1S9S. President, S. D. Solomon. Committee: S. D. Solomon, L. Manson, H. Gais, Chas. Serling, Tsrael Kap- lan, M. Jacobson, S. Goldstein. Members, 75. HEBREW FREE SCHOOL, 1015 Orange. Founded August, 1889. Principal, A. Hyman. President, L. Manson; Vice-Presi- dent, S. D. Solomon; Treasurer, I. Kaplan; Secretary, L. Winkelstein, 725 Harrison. Trustees: D. Guelbaum, M. Balabau, Chas. Serling, L. Cohen, M. Jacobson, A. Fried- man, M. Perlman, Jacob Prinstein, Mrs. Carrie M. Gais, Miss Frances Levy. Members, 130. Income of last fiscal year, $1035.49. Organization meets in April. Pupils, BS, instructed by t'wo teachers in Hebrew language and literature. Arrangements have been made to form classes for instruction of girls.

[CONGREGATION] NEW BETH ISRAEL, 721 Grape. Founded 1H54. Rabbi, Cantor, Grape and Cedar. President, Marx Rashkower; Vice-President, E. Goldstein; Treasurer, R. Gaze; Secretary, George Ferguson, Burt and Montgom- ery. Trustees: Levi Solomon, I. Rabinowitz, S. Kopel- evieh, H. Jalonack. Members, 28; Seatholders, 150. In- come of last fiscal year, $1400. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday at sunset; Sat- urday, s a.m. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 100; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery, on Jamesville Road. Ladies' Auxiliary Society. -[CONGREGATION] POALE ZEDEK. Rabbi, M. Perlman; Presi- dent, A. Markson, 823 S. State. [CONGREGATION] SOCIETY OF CONCORD, S. State St. Founded 1850. Rabbi, Dr. Adolph Guttman, 102 Walnut Place; Assistant, L. Glazier. President, G. Thalheimer; Yiee- President, H. Leiter; Treasurer, M. Joel; Secretary, L. Glazier, 515 Montgomery. Trustees: S. Bronner, G. Wiseman, A. Falker, M. Heiman. Members and Seat- holders, 112. Income of last fiscal year, $5000. Congre- gation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Fri- day evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 76; classes, 7; teachers, 7. Woodlawn Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary of the Society of Concord. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 397

Syracuse (continued) NewYork SYRACUSE BRANCH OF JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK. Founded April 28, 1878. Presi- dent, N. J. Packard; Vice-President, I. H. Levi; Treas- urer, M. Heiman; Secretary, Geo. Ferguson, 1002 Mont- gomery. Trustees: Benjamin Marshall, I. H. Danziger, Jr., M. Levi, M. D. Rubin, L. Manson, P. Gates, Jacob Stolz. Members, 164; Patrons, 12. Income of last fiscal year, $650. Organization meets last Sunday of the month, tier under ROCHESTER. *[CHEVRA] TEHILLIM. President, K. Wolff, 516 E. Jefferson. UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES. Founded 1896. President, J. W. Henocksburg; Vice-President, Mrs. H. Van Baalen; Treasurer, Marx Shreiber; Secretary, Mrs. Max Thal- heimer, 817 Madison; Financial Secretary, Dr. A. (iutt- man. Trustees: J. W. Henocksburg, Dr. Nathan Jac- obson, Moses Levi, Benj. Marshall, Hiram B. Danziger, Gates Thalheimer, Mrs. H. Van Baalen, Mrs. L. Oppen- heimer, Mrs. H. Leiter, Gate'^ Wiseman, Mrs. N. ITam- mel. Maintained by contributions. Income of last fiscal year, about $1800. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Soci- ety, President, Mrs. H. Van Baalen; Vice-President, Mrs. Reese; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Benda; Secretary, Mrs. Henry Bronner; Recording Secretary, Mrs. I. Jacobson. *[CONGREGATION] ZEDEK V'EMES. President, S. E. Goldstein; Vice-President, H. Provolkey; Secretary, N. Bluestone; Treasurer, M. Jacobson. Election, September. Meets Sugarman Hall, Grape and Harrison. Tannersville ""CONGREGATION. Synagogue in course of construction. Troy •^AMERICAN ISRAELITE CLUB, 5-7 State. Members, 70. [CONGREGATION] BERITH SHOLOM (THIRD STREET TEMPLE), 3d near Division. Founded 1853. Rabbi, M. Noot, 182 1st. President, Aaron Ksensky; Vice-President, Max Sins- heimer; Treasurer, A. M. Markstone; Secretary, A. Levy, River and Congress. Trustees: Marks Gross, Chas. L. Laub, A. Levy, Jul. Bach, James A. Jacobs, Louis A. Levy. Members and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $2088. Congregation, meets in December. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Pupils in Religious School, 44; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery at Mt. Ida. Auxiliary Societies: Sisterhood of the Third Street Temple; Young People's Association. 398 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

New York Troy (continued) [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL BICKUR CUOLIM, 8-10 State. Founded 1870. Rabbi, J. 11. Levy, Division St. Presi- dent, Louis Tigar; Vice-President, II. Marks; Treasurer, B. Kraus; Secretary, Z. A. Goldsmith, 14K River. Trus- tees: A. Bloeh, W. Friedman, Joe Muffson. Members and vSeatholders, 35. Income of hist fiscal year, $G()0. Con- gregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday at sunset; Saturday, 8 a. m. Mt. Ida Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] CIIAI ADAM, 72 and 74 River. Rabbi, Silver- man, 115 River. President, Max Goldston; Vice-Presi- dent, M. Abramson: Treasurer, M. Olstein; Secretary, I. Toor, 23 Hudson Av. Trustees: L. Levin, Joe Siman- sky, L. Caufman. Members, 63. Income of last fiscal year, about .$1500. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, Mt. Ida. *HEBREW SCHOOL. THE LADIES' HKBHEW AID SOCIETY, 9 Division. Founded 1800. President, H. Ivuschewsky; Vice-President, Mrs. S. Lewis; Treasurer, Mrs. H. Friedman; Secretary, Mrs. J. Rubinsky, 78 River. Members, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $137.25. Organization meets last Sunday of the month. [CONGREGATION] SIIARAH TEPIIILAH, >.) Division. Founded 1880. Rabbi, H. M. Lasker, 7 Division. President, Samuel Brown; Vice-President, II. Ellenbogen; Treas- urer, A. M. Litowich; Secretary, M. Wallenstein, 92 River. Trustees: John Mausewich, J. Silber, Ellis Weiner, H. M. Morrison. Members and Seatholders, 92. Income of last fiscal year, $2150. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery at Mt. Ida. Auxiliary Societies: The Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society (which see); The Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society. TTtica *ACHNOSIS ORCHIM. Meets first Sunday of the month in House of Israel Synagogue. *[CONGREGATION] HOUSE OP ISRAEL. Cemetery, Steel's Hill. * [CONGREGATION] HOUSE OF JACOB, 11 Seneca. Rabbi, H. Friedlander. *JEWISH CEMETERY, Jewett near Chenango Av. *LADIES' HEBREW SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Schlossberg; Vice- President, Mrs. H. Alexander; Secretary, Mrs. D. Alex- ander; Treasurer, Mrs. Goldbas. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 399

Utioa (continued) NewYork *UNION OF BROTHERS (Natives' of Poland, Austria and Hun- gary). President, L. Berkowitch; Vice-President, L. Bernstein; Treasurer, Max Robinson; Secretary, I. Stone; Outside Guard, A. Schlossberg. Trustees: S. Kolman, H. Weldenberg, L. Lieberwitz. Watertown CONGREGATION or THE STANDARD OF ISRAEL, 15 Doolittle and Hall Block. Founded May 1, 1895. President, J. Le- bovsky; Vice-President, M. Salomon; Treasurer, H. Rothenberg; Secretary, H. Ellis, 04 Court. Trustee, S. A. Colin. Members, 9. Congregation meets last Sun- day of the month. Services: 7.30 p. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, about 15; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Ceme- tery, Huntington Road. West Arverne * [TEMPLE] ISRAEL. Whitestone AMERICAN HEBREW LIBRARY, 19th St. President, Abraham Jacobson; Treasurer, Wm. Brager; Secretary, L. Kantor, 11th Av. near 20th. Trustees: Constantin Barswick, Max Perlstien, Sam. Selevitz. Members, 15. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets second Tues- day of the month. Yonkers HOWE FOR AGED AND INFIRM, DISTRICT NO. 1, INDEPENDENT ORDER -BENAI BERITH, Riverdale Av. Opened for recep- tion of inmates June 28, 1882. President, Ignatius Rice; Vice-President, Ferdinand Stern; Treasurer, Mos. Winzesheimer; Secretary, S. Hamburger, 723 Lexington Av., New York City. Governors: Moses S. Hyman, Edw. I. Graetz, Jacob Cane, Sim. M. Lion, A. Anhalt, L. Green- wald, I. M. Cohen, M. I. Lehman, Ignatz Koeser, Henry Dusehnes, Jacob Levy, Elias Sobel, Abr. S. Trier, Albert Peiser, Julius Laventall, Sigmund Levyn, Emanuel Stern, M. Abraham. Contributing Members, 5143. In- mates. 92. Income of last fiscal year, $1(3,503.01. Board of Governors meets first Sunday of the month. Pro- vides shelter, etc., for members of District No. 1, I. O. B. B., their wives or widows, who through illness, old age or extraordinary occurrences have become unable to gain a livelihood. The Ladies' Auxiliary Society (which see, under NEAV YORK) assists the Board of Gov- 400 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

NewYork Yonkers {continued) ernors in the management of the Home, contributes to the comfort of the inmates and especially takes care of the female inmates. [CONGREGATION] YONKERS HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 230 N. Main. Founded June 27, 1893. Rabbi, Dr. M. Wechsler, 250 E. liOth, New York City; Cantor, B. Lissauer. President, David Klein; Vice-President, Jos. Berger; Treasurer, Jacob Fuchs; Secretary, Louis Mittler, 42 Hudson. Trustees: M. Robin, M. Robensohn, Win. Kaufman, M. Boxer, A. Abrahamovitz. Members, 55; Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $1793.86. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services: Every morning, Saturday and holidays.

North NORTH CAROLINA Carolina Asheville [CONGREGATION] BETH HA TEPHILLA. Founded May 7, 1893. President, S. Lipinski; Vice-President, A. Whitlock; Treasurer, G. Alexander; Secretary, B. Whitlock, 41 Patton Av. Trustees: L. Blomberg, A. Sternberg. Members and Seatholders, 11. Services on New Year and Day of Atonement. Cemetery, Riverside Drive. Durham DURHAM HEBREW CEMETERY CONGREGATION, Mane St. Founded 1887. Rabbi, Kolman Heilig. President, A. Max; Vice-President, M. Greenberg; Secretary and Treasurer, J. W. Jacobson. Trustees,: H. Leven, E. Cohen, A. Land. Members and Seatholders, 31. Income of last fiscal year, $560. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Saturday. Cemetery, southwest of Durham. Goldboro "AUXILIARY SOCIETY OF THE ORPHAN'S HOME, ATLANTA. President, Mrs. H. Weil; Secretary, Mrs. N. Schwab. Members, 20. "HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded 1885. President, Mrs. Sol. Weil; Vice-President, Mrs. Jos. Edwards; Sec- retary, Mrs. S. Einstein. Members, US. LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded January (?), 1884. President, Mrs. Sam. Cohen; Treasurer, Mrs. Henry Weil; Secretary, Mrs. Sol. Weil. Members, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $19.50. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month, except July, August and September. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 401

Groldsboro {continued) North [CONGREGATION] OITEB SHOLOM. Founded Februar3>- 15, 1883. Carolina Rabbi, Julius L. Mayerberg. President, Henry Weil; Vice-President, S. S. Spier; Treasurer, Sol. Weil; Secre- tary, J. Rosen thai. Directors: Jos. Isaac, Jos. Schwab, Edward Lehman and Samuel Cohn. Members and Seat- holders, 19. Income of last fiscal year, about $1200. Congregation meets in May and September. Services; Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 40; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery. Monroe HOLIDAY SEBVICES. New Berne * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI SIIOLOM. President, M. Hahn. Baleig-h HEBREW CEMETERY, in the County of Wake. Founded March 2"), 1870. Kept up by voluntary contributions and the occasional sale of a lot. No officers. Statesville [CONGREGATION] EMANUEL. Founded August, 1883. Reader, Louis Clarke. President, J. Stephany; Vice-President, Henry Clarke; Secretary and Treasurer, Sol. L. Clarke. Members and Seatholders, 24. Congregation meets first Sunday in August, November, February and May. Services: Friday, winter, 7 p. m., summer, 8 p. in.; Satur- day, 10.30 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 26; classes, 4; teachers, .4. Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville. Auxiliary Societies: Lndies' Hebrew Aid Society; Little Helpers. Tarboro [CONGREGATION] ISMAI ISRAEL. Founded 1872. Reader, Jos. Zander. President, D. Liechtenstein; Vice-President, Wm. M. Morris; Treasurer, Jos. Zander; Secretary, M. Kaufman, P. O. Box 4;>. Members and Seatholders, 11. Income of last fiscal year, about $100. Congregation meets in September. Services on the holidays. Auxil- iary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. Wilmington *BENAI YISROEL (BURIAL SOCIETY). Founded 1897. Presi- dent, A. Silverman; Treasurer, J. Elsbach; Secretary, J. S. Eron. 26 402 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Wilmington (continued) THE HARMONY C'IBCLE. President, M. W. Jacobi; Vice-Presi- dent, H. C. Be;ir; Treasurer, Lou Stein; Secretar3', J. L. Solomon, P. O. Box 165. Trustees: I. Ai. Bear, N. Jacobi, Sam Bear, .Tr. Members, 50. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. JEWISH LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY. Founded 1890. President, Mrs. S. Mendelsohn; Secretary, Mrs. S. Solomon. Mem- bers, 12. Income of last fiscal year, $ls. Annual meeting first Monday in November. TEMPLE OF ISRAEL, Fourth and Market. Founded 1873. Rabbi, S. Mendelsohn. President, Sol. Bear; Vice-Presi- dent, Nathl. Jacobi; Treasurer, Wm. Goodman; Secre- tary, Marcus W. Jacobi. Trustees: Sam'l Bear, Jr., L. Bluethenthal, L. Stein, Geo. Honnet, J. Weil. Members and Seatholders, 42. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Congregation meets first Sunday in October. Services: Friday, 8.15 p. m.; Saturday, 11 a. m. (preceded by a children's service). Religious School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, :!2; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Ladies' After- noon Bible Class. Oakdale Cemetery, lot " Trxie Broth- ers' Society." Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Concordia Society, President, Mrs. A. Shrier; Young People's Choral Society, President, Miss Lily Taylor; Children's Sabbath School Society, President, Joseph Frank. TRUE BROTHERS' SOCIETY (BURIAL SOCIETY). Founded 1852. President, N. Jacobi; Vice-President, W. Goodman; Treasurer, B. Solomon; Secretary, J. Weil. Trustees: Sol. Bear, Geo. Honnet, J. Elsbach. Members, 38. In- come of last fiscal year, $100. Cares for the dead. The Society owns a lot in Oakdale Cemetery, part of which is deeded to each member. Windsor HOLIDAY SERVICES. Ohl° OHIO Akron AKRON HEBREW CONGREGATION, S. High St. Founded April 2, 1865. Rabbi, Isador E. Philo, 425 Perkins. President, I. J. Frank; Vice-President, A. Palsky; Treasurer, H. W. Moss; Secretary, D. Tuholsky, 118 Cuyahoga. Trus- tees: Louis Loeb, Harry Palsky, B. Greenwood. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1800. Congregation meets first Sunday of January, April, July and October. Services: Friday evening and holidays. Religious School: Two weekly sessions in DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 403

Akron (continued) Ohio summer, one in winter; pupils, 48; classes, 4; teachers, 4 and 1 principal. Glendale (City) Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: The Schwesterbund; Young People's Monte- fiore Society. "FRANCIS JOSEPH SOCIETY. Organized for charitable purposes. •"'ORTHODOX CONGREGATION. ^PROGRESS CLUB. Bellaire [CONGREGATION] AGUDATII ACHIM, Odd Fellows' Hall, Belmont Street. Founded 1890. Rabbi, Becker. President, R. Kapner; Vice-President, Ch. Lando; Secretary, H. S. Retzky, 329 Crescent. Members and Seatholders, IS. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: Saturday, 8.30 a. m. Cemetery, Wyndig Hill. LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY (OF THE CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAJLL). Organized June 4, IK'JO. President, Mrs. JNIax Herzberg; Treasurer, Mrs. I. Blum; Secretary, Mrs. Harry Herzberg. Members, 2::. Income of last fiscal year, $69. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. * [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIORB. [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL, Belmont St. Founded May 1, 1896. Reader (Hebrew), S. Weill, Sr., Belmont St.'; Reader (English), Is. Blum. President, Julius Weill; Vice-President, A. Mayer; Treasurer, Jos. Sonneborn; Secretary, Max L. Herzberg, Union St. Trustees: H. Blum, A. Herzberg-, Sr., Simon Behr. Members and Seatholders, IT. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Con- gregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; .Saturday, 9.30 a.m. Religious School: Sunday afternoon; pupils, 35; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary Society (tcliich sec). *YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. President, Julius Weill; Vice-president, Alex. Mayer; Treasurer, Jos. Sonneborn; Secretary, Max Herzberg. Trustees: Simon Behr, A. Herzberg, Sol. Weill. Bowling Green HOLIDAY SERVICES. Canton "CONGREGATION. Members, 30. LADIES' AID SOCIETY. 404 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Ohio Chillicothe HOLIDAY SERVICES. ^JEWISH RELIEF SOCIETY. Secretary. Elieser Bergman.

Cincinnati [K. K.] ADATH ISRAEL. 9th and (utter. Founded 1841. Rabbi, Chasson, 1014 Central Av. President, Samson Levi; Vice-President, Jacob Davis; Treasurer, David Rosenbloom; Secretary, M. H. Franklin, 1438 E. McMil- lan, W. H.; Warden, Nathan Feld. Trustees: M. S. Cohen, S. L. Mode, M. Peiser, Samuel Feine, Isaac White, Frank Saloshin. Members and Seatholders, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $11,000. Congregation meets last Tuesday of the month. Cemetery, Price Hill. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society (which .sec). [C'OXliRECATION] AlIABATH AciIIM (BRETHREN IN IjOVJi), John and Bauer Av. Founded March 28, 1S-IS. Reader, E. Mayer. President, Sam'l Bauer; Vice-President, Julius Frank; Treasurer, Sam'l Weil; Secretary, X. Wolfstein, 1349 Myrtle Av. Trustees: Seligman Sommer, Henry Kahn, Tsaac Levy, Loeb Miller, Epli. Kohn. Members and Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $2200. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Ser- vices: 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 45; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery at Clifton. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Society. [CONCREGATION] ANSHE CHESED, 939 Central Av. Founded January 13, 1897. Rabbi, B. Samuels. President, N. Katz; Vice-President, J. Katz; Treasurer, D. Broida; Secretary, B. Samuels, 1063 Central Av. Trustees: J. Budwelzkv, J. Guttman. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 0 a.m.; .Saturday, 8 a. m. Cemetery, Price Hill. *[Cox«iBEGATlON | ANSIIE POI.EN. Secretary, 1522 Central. AuSTRIAN-Hl'X

Cincinnati (continued) Ohio Sol. Fox; Treasurer, Abraham Freiberg; Secretary, Alfred M. Cohen, 3d and Walnut; Warden, M. H. Marks. Trustees: Julius Freiberg-, James Lowman, L. Feiss, Simon Greenebaum, Alfred Seasongood, Sol. E. Bacha- rach, S. W. Trost, J. W. Freiberg, Louis Bettmann, A. G. Schwab, Isaac Winkler, Jacob Kronacher. Members and Seatholders, 363. Income of last fiscal year, $1G,- 174.92. Congregation meets in October. Services: Fri- day, 5 p. m.; Saturday and holidays, 10 a. m. Maintains a Religious School in the Temple, and jointly with K. K. B'ne Yeshurun a Religious School in the suburbs. In the Temple School there are 100 pupils in five classes under five teachers; in the suburban school, 120 pupils in five classes under five teachers. Cemetery, E. Wal- nut Hills. *[HEVRA] BETH HARVESTS. Rabbi, Simon Levy. *[K. K.] BETH HAMEDRASH SYNAGOGUE. See CONGREGATION OHAVE SHOLEM. [CONREGATION] BETH HAMEDETJTH HAGODOL, 718-720 Kenyon Av. Founded 1885. Rabbi, A. J. G. Lasser, 616 Carlisle Av.; Assistant, N. Schapera. President, J. Levy; Vice- President, J. M. YafEe; Treasurer, H. Bloch; Secretary, M. Seigel, 836 Hathaway. Trustees: M. Olbum, A. Colin, J. Lepschitz. Members, 90. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Cemetery, Price Hill. * [CONGREGATION] BETH T'FILA, north side Carlisle Av., between Central Av. and John. Rabbi, Julius Kajetzky. [CONGREGATION] B'NE YESHURUN, Plum and Eighth. Founded September 19, 1841. Rabbi, Dr. Louis Grossman, 2212 Park Av. President, Louis J. Goldman; Vice:President, Frederick Rauh; Treasurer, B. Bettmann; Secretary, Max B. May, Atlas Bank Building. Trustees: Nathan Drucker, Jos. A. Friedlander, Jonas B. Frankel, Felix Kahn, Joseph May, Elias Moeh, Albert Moch, Myer Oettinger, Jacob Ottenheimer, Emil Pollak, Charles Shohl. Members and Seatholder.s, 357. Income of last fiscal year, $20,000. Congregation meets Sunday after Rosh Hashana. Services: Friday, 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a. m.; daily services, 7 a. m., 6 p. m. Religious School (Talmid Yelodim Institute, which see): Saturday and Sunday mornings; pupils, 275; classes, 10; teachers, 9. Cemetery, Walnut Hills. Auxiliary Societies: Tuesday Evening Bible Class; Tuesday Afternoon Bible Class; Confirmation Club; Young Woman's Improvement Club. 406 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Ohio Cincinnati (roiitiniird) *CINCINNATT CLUB. President, Max Loewenstein; Vice-Presi- flent, Meyer Oettinger; Treasurer, Caspar J. Goldberg; Secretary, Benjamin Mielziner. Governors: Meyer Oettinger, Iioss Holzman, Benjamin Mielziner, Samuel Ach. *[CHBVBA] DAIOIITEHS OF ISRAEL. Meets first Wednesday of the month in hall, ">th and Central Av. *[CHEVRA] GEMILOUS CHASODIM JEWISH LADIES' LODGE. Meets second Sunday of the month, Central Av. and 5th. •GERMAN JEWISH PIONEER SOCIETY. Meets first Wednesday of the month at 8th and Mound. *[CHEVRA] G'MILATH CHASODIM. President, M. Rosenbaum; Vice-President, Louis Nathan; Treasurer, Samuel Tenne- baum; Recording Secretary, M. T. Truegold. Trustees: A. Isaacs; Rabbi, Lesser. *HOME FOR TUB JEWISII AGED AND INFIRM, Burnet Av. and Union, Avondale. President, James Lowman; Vice- President, Julius Freiberg; Treasurer, Louis Kramer; Secretaries, F. Heinsheimer and David Pritz. JEWISH FOSTER HOME, 718 W. Oth. President, Mrs. Julius Freiberg; Treasurer, Mrs. Matilda Kahn; Secretary, Mrs. Sam'l Flechter, (147 4th. Affiliated with the UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES. THTC JEWISH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, Burnet Av., Avondale. Founded April, IS-lfj. 1'resident, James Lowman; Vice- 1'resident, Henry S. Fechheimer; Treasurer, A. J. Sea- songood; Secretary, Louis Kramer, United Bank Build- ing. Trustees: Sam G. W. Trost, Julius Freiberg, D. J. Workum, M. E. M'ooh, Moses Marks, Max Loewenstein, L. J. Mack, Julius lleis, I. .1. Friedlander and the officers. Members, 650. Income of last fiscal year, $10,000. Organization meets last Sunday of September. Train- ing- School for Nurses. •JEWISH LEAGUE. Founded 1N99. *JUDAH TOURO CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Meets first Sunday of the month, 5th and Central Av. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CON- GREGATION ADATH ISRAEL), nth and Cutter. Founded April 1, 1864. President, Mrs. S. L. Mode; Vice-Presi- dent, A. Waldner; Treasurer, F. Saloshin; Secretary, M. H. Franklin, 1438 McMillan, W. H. Trustees: Samson Levi, N. Harteviekl, M. Abel, Tina Levy, M. Tneh, J. Benjamin. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal year, $700. Organization meets first Sxmday of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 407

Cincinnati (continued) Ohio IJMONTEFIORE MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY, Fifth and Central Av. Founded Aug-ust, 1871. President, I. FHescher; Vice- President, L. Sugarman; Treasurer, I. Auer; Secretary, M. S. Cohen, 75!i Richmond. Officers of Cemetery: Chair- man, Morton S. Cohen; Warden, J. Mayer; Treasurer, I. Auer; Secretary, M. May. Trustees of Society: A. Friedman, J. Mayer, S. Smiekler. Members, 47. Board meeting- second Sunday of the month; organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. ^CONGREGATION] OHAVE SIIOLEM (BETII HAMKDRASII), 615 Court. Founded 1882. Rabbi, Sender Lifshitz. Presi- dent, L. Oisman; Vice-President, A. Guldberg-; Treasurer, Joe Levy. Trustees: Bilelow, Stein, Bleehshleg-er. Board meeting- first and third Sundays of the month. Mem- bers, 55. Services: Daily, 0 a. m. and 6 p. m.; Saturday, S.HO a. m. and 6 p. m. Annual income, $1000. Auxiliary Society: Chevro Kadisho.

[CONOUEGATION] SIIERITI-I ISRAEL, Richmond and Mound. Founded September T!, 1855. President, M. Auer; Vice- President, Joseph Lazarus; Treasurer, Dave Dreifus; Secretary, M. Bing-, 844 Windham Av., Avondale. Trus- tees: Sam. Weil, PL Herzfield, Abe. Sommerfield, Wm. Leventlorf, H. Wachtel, Meyer Weil, Jos. Block, Louis Loeb, I. Auer, L. Lauman, Emanuel Marks, Morris Tuch. Members and Seatholders, 66. Income of last fiscal year, $4000. Congregation meets April 1. Services: Daily, O.rm a. in. and 6 p. m.: Saturday, 8.30 a. m. Reli- g-ious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 96; classes, 4; teachers, P>. Cemetery, Lick Run. "SOCIETY OF NEIGHBORHOOD CLUBS. President, Alfred Bett- man: Vice-President, Mrs. Ben Lowenstein; Secretary and Treasurer, A. Julius Freiberg-. Executive Commit- tee: Dr. Louis Grossman, S. C. Lowenstein, Misses Helen Winkler and Alice Weyler. TALMID YELODIM INSTITUTE (RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OF CONGRE- GATION B'NE YESIIURUN), 8th and Plum. Founded 1848. Superintendent, Dr. Louis Grossman. President, Jacob Ottenheimer; Vice-President, Nathan Drueker; Treas- urer, Elias Moch; Secretary, Benjamin May, U. S. Sub- treasury. Trustees: B. Bettmann, Fredk. Rauh, Louis J. Goldman, Emil Pollak, Albert Moch, S. Marcus Fech- heimer and the officers. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Organization meets last Sunday of the month. Teachers, 8; classes, 8; pupils, 200; two sessions weekly, 408 • AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Ohio Cincinnati (continued) Saturday, 9 to 10 a.m.; Sunday, 9 to 11 a.m. Operates a branch school in the suburbs in conjunction with the Mound Street Temple, for the benefit of children of members of the two congregations (K. K. B. Y. and K. K. B. I.) residing1 in the suburbs. President of the Union School, Simon Greenebaum, 1644 Central Av. UNITED .IBWISH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Organized in 1866 by K. B. B'ne Yeshurun and K. K. Bene Israel. Presi- dent, Lewis Seasongood; Vice-President, Henry Stix, Sr.; Treasurer, Julius Freiberg; Secretary, Fred. Eichberg, 829 Blair Av., Avondale. Trustees: Elias Moch, James Lowman, Adam A. Kramer, Chas. Mayer, M. H. Marks, Chas. Karlsroher, Jos. A. Friedlander, and A. Nathan. Lot-owners and Members, about 450. UNITED JEWISH CHARITIES, 731 TV. 6th. Founded April 4, 1896. President, Bernhard Bettmann; Vice-President, Louis S. Levi; Treasurer, Albert Moch; Secretary, Miss Hannah Marks, Financial Secretary, Mrs. J. Walter Freiberg. Governors: James Lowman, Dr. D. Philip- son, A. G. Schwab, Emil Pollak, Leopold Feist, J. Wal- ter Freiberg, Victor Abraham, Jacob Ottenheimer, Henry Stix, Max Senior, Henry Jonap, Dr. Louis Gross- man, Mesdames Louise Mannheimer, S. B. Sachs, Moses Isaacs, Leopold Fechheimer, L. P. Ezekiel, L. Fried- lander, Julius Freiberg, Walter Ezekiel, M. J. Mack, Lewis Mayer, Mathilda Kahn, Sam. Flechter, Martin Guiterman, and the officers. Subscribers, 959. In- come of last fiscal year, $34,000. Board meets second Thursday of the month. Federated Societies: Hebrew General Relief Association; Society for Relief of Jewish Sick Poor; Jewish Foster Home; Jewish Ladies' Sewing Society; Jewish Kitchen Garden Association; Boys' In- dustrial School; Girls' Industrial School; Jewish Kinder- garten Association. Expects to open a Home for Chronic Invalids. *\VJLL7NG WOBKEBS. President, Mrs. Julius Freiberg; Secre- tary, Mrs. Sam. Flechter. Circleville ^[CONGREGATION] CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. President, Moses Polster. Cleveland '[CONGREGATION] A'GUDATH ACIIIM, 113 Hill. "[CONGREGATION] ANSIIE EMETH, 550 Erie. Cantor, I. Spitz. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 409

Cleveland {continued) Ohio * AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN AID SOCIETY. President, F. Stern; Vice-President, Mrs. Julia Gross; Recording1 Secretary, J. Haas; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Morris Schwartz; Treasurer, Mrs. Lena Rosenzweig. * [CONGREGATION] BAKUCH OHEL CHESED, 130 Orange. [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMIDKASH HAGODOL BETH ISRAEL, Woodland Av. and Jackson. Founded 1870. President, L. Bialosky; Vice-President, Samuel Goldman; Treas- urer, M. Goldman; Recording Secretary, S. Pollock, 80 Scoville Av.; Financial Secretary, M. B. Sacheroff, 216 Beech. Trustees: J. I. Zuckerman, H. Sacheroff, I. Gold- man, R. Myers. Members, 80; Seatholders, 600. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Services: Daily, morning, afternoon, evening. Cemetery, Fir near Waverly Av. *[CONGREGATION] BETH JANCOVE MINHAG SFARD. *B'NAI ABRAHAM CEMETERY, Fir near Waverly Av. CHEWRA KEDISHA BOHEMIAN CONGREGATION, 1267 Case Av. Founded October, 1873. Rabbi, Ludwig Darmstadter, 13 Senter Court. President, D. J. Zimmer; Vice-President, B. Schwarz; Treasurer, A. Berg; Secretary, A. Tauber, Pedric St. Trustees: Ignatz Koblitz, L. Adler, A. Weisskopf. Members and Seatholders, 32. Income of last fiscal year, about $1000. Congregation meets last Wednesday of the month. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday; pupils, 40; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery on Baxter St. THE COUNCIL EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE, 300 Woodland Av. Incorporated April 4, 1899. President, B. Mahler; Vice- President, M. J. Gries; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Stern; Secre- tary, S. Reinthal, 305 Spring. Trustees: I. Joseph, H. Baker, M. Wurtenberg, E. E. Berger, L. Einstein, Mes- dames M. B. Schwab, A. Wiener, Manuel Halle, D. Korn- hauser, and the officers. Members, 451. Income of last fiscal year, $2908. Board of Trustees meets second Tuesday of the month; annual meeting third Sunday in May. Maintains clubs and classes for men, women and children, principally along the lines of social settlement work. Has a building fund of $21,743.34. ^DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY. EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE •(AUXILIARY TO THE JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM). Founded July, 1898. President. M. J. Gries; Treasurer, Dr. S. Wolfenstein; Secretary, A. Lewenthal, 410 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Ohio Cleveland (continued) Jr., 4:;2 Society Savings. Income of last fiscal year, $U00. Aids young- men and women to a higher education. THE EXCELSIOR CLUB, 700 Woodland Av. Founded October 20, 1872. President, Nathan Loeser; Vice-President, Sol. M. Hexter; Treasurer, Joseph Goodhart; Secre- tary, Herman Koppel, 50 Euclid Av. Trustees: Nathan Loeser. Sol. M. Hexter, Joseph Goodhart, Isaac Kahn, M. T. Silver, Chus. Zucker, Joseph Rohrheimer. Mem- bers, 212. Organization meets first Sunday in January. *FUIENDLY CLUB. President, Belle M. Goldsmith; Vice-Presi- dent, Ida J. Halle; Recording Secretary, Louise B. Gold- smith; Financial Secretary, Ida Schott; Treasurer, Julia Halle. THE HEBUEW RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, Orange St. Founded about 1SS4. President, Adolph Mayer; Vice-President, S. Friedman; Treasurer, Max Levi; Secretary, Max Wurtenberg, 284 The Arcade. Trustees: Marcus Feder, Sig. Shlesinger, J. AV. Deutsch, Max Kohn, B. Forchheimer, Abraham Wiener, T. TS.'. Glauber, Moritz Printz, A. H. Skall, Henry linker, Joseph Hays, Sol. Hexter, T. Epstein, Sol. Rcinthal, Simon Fishel, M. S. Moses and the officers. Honorary Members: Dr. S. Wolfenstein, Dr. S. Drechsler, Mrs. M. B. Schwab, Mrs. M. Halle, Dr. M. Machol, Rev. M. J. Gries, Mrs. A. Wiener, Mrs. Marcus Feder, Mrs. E. Rosenfeld. Superintendent, Charles Richter. Members, about 400. Income of last fiscal year, $4350. Organiza- tion meets Monday, 7.HO p. m. HEIIREW SHELTER HOME, 10 Charles. Founded 1890. Presi- dent, J. Laufman; Yice-President, I. Cornsweet; Treas- urer, Charles Richter; Secretary, J. Rosenberg, 2G8 Scoville Av. Trustees: M. Moore, B. Meister, L. Wachs- man. Income of last fiscal year, $457.73. Organization meets semi-monthly. HUNGARIAN CONGREGATION BEXE YESIITJREN, 50 Eagle. Re- organized ISsii. Rabbi, Dr. Sigmund Drechsler, 227 Woodland Av.; Assistant, M. Klein. 76 Munson. Presi- dent, Jac. Klein; Vice-President, Sam Klein; Treasurer, D. Lebovitz; Secretary, F. Stern, :;TS Forest. Trustees: M. A Ulster, L. Berger, L. Kdelman, N. L. Holstein, A. Heimlich, Jonas Haber, Miix Kleinnian, D. Lieberman, Sam Lampl, II. Mendel. Members and Sesitholders, 195. Income of last fiscal year, $481)7. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 6 a. m.; DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 4H

Cleveland (continued) oiiio holidays, S.30 a. m. Religious School: Daily, 5 to G p. m.; pupils, 250; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, East Cleveland Village. Auxiliary Society: Chevra Kedusha, President, A. Seidman. [CONGREGATION] ISBAELITIC ANSHE CIIESED, Scoville Av. and Henry. Founded 184fi. Rabbi, Dr. M. Machol, 310 Sco- ville Av. President, Isaac Levy; Vice-President, S. Skall; Treasurer, H. Blahd; Secretary, Geo. Lomnitz, 809 Scoville Av. Trustees: T. Fishel, I. Strauss, L. Eondy, I. Levi, T. Epstein, Moses Halle, Sol. Halle, C. Zucker, J. Mayer, Chas. Stein, Manuel Reinthal, Sol. Moses, D. Wertheimer, S. Rosenblatt, A. Wiener and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 285. Income of last fiscal year, $7699.03. Congregation meets Choi Hamoed Sukkoth. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning-. Pupils in Religious School, 150; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, Willett St. and Mayfleld Road. JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM, DISTRICTS NOS. 2, 6 AND 7,1. 0. B. B. (organized as a corporation named THE CLEVELAND JEWISH ORPHAN ASYLUM). Founded Jiily, 1868. Presi- dent, Wm. Stix, St. Louis, Mo.; Vice-President, Louis S. Levi, Cincinnati, O.; Treasurer, K. Hays, Cleveland, O.; Financial Secretary, M. Buschman, Cleveland, O.: Recording Secretary, Dr. S. Wolfenstein, Cleveland. Trustees: District No. 2, J. Goldsmith, Cleveland; K. Hays, Cleveland; Louis S. Levi, Cincinnati; Wm. Stix, St. Louis. District No. 6, Adolph Loeb, Chicago; S. Heaven- rich, Detroit; David Adler, Milwaukee; Sam Woolner, I'eoria. District No. 7, Nat Strauss, New Orleans; Dr. M. Samfield, Memphis; M. Mohr, Montgomery; Sam Schloss, Memphis. Directors, 50. Superintendent, Dr. S. Wolfenstein. Matron, Miss Johanna Weil. Teachers, 21. Inmates, 500. Receipts of last fiscal year, $70,365.35. Organization meets in July. Auxiliary Society: The Educational League (which see); Alumni Association, President, Israel Klein, Evansville, Ind.; Secretary, Jacob Gross, Cleveland, 0. JEWISH WOMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY (formerly YOUNG LADIES' HEBREW ASSOCIATION). Founded 1893. Presi- dent, Miss Esther Mandelbaum; Vice-President, Mrs. M. M. Gleichman; Treasurer, Mrs. H. J. Mandelbaum; Sec- retary, Miss Marie Rothenberg, 278 Orange; Assistant Secretary, Miss Rose Newman. Trustees: Miss Lena Sampliner, Miss Anna Newman, Mrs. Dave Goodman, Miss Tillie Cohn. Members, 400. Income of last fiscal 412 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Ohio Cleveland (continued) year. $600. Organization meets last Thursday of the month. Purposes to erect a Jewish Hospital. * [CONGREGATION] KK.XESETH ISRAEL, 234 Woodland Av. Rabbi, Emanuel Sehoenbrun. LADIES' CHARITABLE SOCIETY, 210 Woodland Av. Founded October, 1888. President, I. W. Deutsch; Vice-President, .Mrs. N. L. Holstein; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Treuhaft; Sec- retary, Mrs. II. J. Mandelbaum, 16 Evins Court. Mem- bers, 210. Income of last fiscal year, $750.65. Organiza- tion meets last Thursday of the month. OIIAB ZEDEK CONGREGATION, 2322 Broadway. Founded 1892. Rabbi, Rev. N. Ganger, Cannon St.; Assistant, M. Han- delsman. President, J. Salmonovitz; Vice-President, M. Rothman; Treasurer, B. Wohlgemuth; Secretary, H. Knglander, 2342 Broadway. Trustees: P. Hershkovitz, L. Kornfield, H. Kanner. Members and Seatholders, 32. Income of last fiscal year, $7.10. Congregation meets first Thursday of the month. Services: Saturday and all holidays. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 28; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Harvard Grove Ceme- tery. *[COXCREGATION] OHAVEI EMVXA ANSKE RUSSIA, 294 Perry. Rabbi, Benjamin Gittlesohn. ji [CONGREGATION] OR CIIOODOSII-BETH-PAKROE-ANSHAI-SFARD, 373 Perry. Founded May 15, 1SH2. Rabbi, Israel Corn- sweet; Assistants, M. Makman and Linetzky. Trustees: Shainkler. Goldberg' and Shainker. Board meeting every Sunday. Members, 65. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Religious School: 2 p. m.; pupils, 50. Annual income, $1500. "[CONGREGATION] SHAARET TORAII. Rabbi, Solomon. SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE KESHER HOWE FOR AGED AND INFIRM ISRAELITES. Founded 1889; incorporated January 31, 1X98. President, Sam'l Grabfelder; Vice-President, Fred Lazarus; Treasurer, Jacob Mandelbaum; Secretary, M. M. Wiener. Trustees: Adolph Freund, Leopold Einstein, Meyer Weil, Philip W. Frey. Morris Miller, Simon Fishel, Joseph Lasalle, Ferd. Westheimer, Wm. Thal- hcimer, Henry Rauh, Mrs. J. Wolf, Mrs. L. Halle and the officers. Members, about 1600. Inmates, 52. In- come of last fiscal year: General Fund, $14,642.53; Sink- ing Fund, $1412.86; Total, $16,055.39. Organization meets second Sunday in October, January, April and July. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 413

Cleveland (cimfinncd) Ohio THE TEMPLE (TIFERETU ISHAEL), Wilson and Central A vs. Founded May 2(i, 1850. Rabbi, Moses J. Gries, 45 Oak- dale Av. President, M. A. Marks; Yice-President, Si^\ Schlesinger; Treasurer, E. Einstein; Secretary, M. W. Reich, 140 Putnam. Trustees: Herman Einstein, Charles Eisenman, Herman Friedman, Herman Guggenheim, Kaufman Hexter, J. Fi-'iss, Louis Hexter, I. J. Lehman, Max Levi, A. Lewenthal, Dr. M. Rosenwasser, Moses I?. Schwab, Meyer Weil. Members and Seatholders, :>'.>]>. Income of last fiscal year, $13,636.81. Congregation meets in October. Services: Saturday, 10.15 to 11.15 a.m.; Sunday, 10.15 to 11.45 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 2 to '.)p . m.; pupils, (>5S; classes, 14, teachers, 14. Mayfielcl Cemetery and Willett St. Cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: Temple Society, every Wednesday evening', October to April (1125 patrons); Junior Temple Society, 100 members, October to May.

UNGARISCIIER FRAUEN UNTERSTUTZUNOK VEREIN. Founded November 25, 1SC>5. President, i\. L. llolstein: Yice- President, Mrs. Lena Berger; Treasurer, Mrs. Harry Schwartz; Secretary, F. Stern, .'!7S Forest. Members, 125. Income of last fiscal year, $650. Organization meets third Sunday of the month. Pays sick benefit. THE UNITED JEWISH CEMETERIKS OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. Consolidated July, 1S'.)O. President, Julius Feiss; Yiee- President, A. I. Sanger; Treasurer, Kaufman Hays; Sec- retary. Albert Abel, 76 Water. Trustees: Abraham Wiener, Simon Skall, Emanuel Einstein and the officers. Six Trustees, three representing Tifereth Israel Con- gregation, three representing Anshe Chesed Congrega- tion. Organization meets quarterly. Controls and manages two cemeteries. A Waiting Room is in course of erection at Mayfield Cemetery. Arrangenieni s are being made to have the electric cars run into the grounds, the street car company to furnish a funeral car, with provision for the remains and a seating capacity of 40. Columbus *[CONGREGATION] AGUDAS ACHIM, Donaldson near 6th. Rabbi, Abraham Wohlkin. [KIXLAH KODESH] BENAI ISRAEL. President, S. D. Burgunder; Yice-President, J. Lowenstein: Treasurer, L. Mendel; Secretary. N. Mayer, E. Main St. Trustees: J. Schon- thal, Henry Gumble, Otto Nusbaum, A. B. Cohen, >'. •±14 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAU BOOK

Ohio Columbus (continued) Heiiline, A. Wise, L. Meyer. Members, 80. Services: Friday, 7 p. HI.; Saturday, 9.:iO a.m. Religious School: Saturday, s.30 a. m.; Sunday, 9.30 a. m.; pupils, 50 to 75. Organization meets in April and September; Trustees meet first Sunday of the month. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Sisterhood. -CEMETERY, south side Harrisburg Pike, west of Jackson Pike; *CUI.TI'KE CLUB. President, Mrs. A. B. Cohen; Treasurer, Mrs. Louis Kahn; Secretary, Mrs. S. D. Burgunder. Dayton [K. K.] BNAI YESHURUW, K. Jefferson St. Founded June 17, 1S54. Eabbi, D. Lefkowitz. President, Sol. Rauh; Yice- President, Sam'l Holz; Treasurer, Sol. Straus; Secretary, I. Stern, 4th and Jefferson. Trustees: Leopold Rauli, Sol. Straus, B. Mitkowsky, Gus Lehman, Sol. Rauh, Sol. Holz. Members, S'.i; Seatholders, 61. Income of last fiscal year, $ISO00. Congregation meets quarterly. Ser- vices: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday; pupils, 65; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, two miles southwest of city. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Relief Society, Presi- dent, Mrs. Leopold Rauh; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Hilp; Secretary, Mrs. Lee Frank. [K. K.] HOUSE OF JACOB, E. Wyoming St. Founded 1S8 Patter- son. Trustees: Jacob Washerman, Joseph Patasky, Moses Friedman. Members and Seatholders, 45. In- come of last fiscal year, $700. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Pupils in the Religious School, 20; classes, '!, under one teacher. East Liverpool HOLIDAY SEHYIOES. Findlay HOLIDAY SERVICES. Fremont •^CONGREGATION. President, L. Jaudorf; Vice-president, J. Joseph; Treasurer, Simon Wolf; Secretary, M. Gusdorf. Trustees: J. Youngman, Simon Dreyfoos, Louis Bach. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 415

Hamilton Ohio 1f[K. K.] B'NAI ISRAEL. Founded 1866. Rabbi, L. Liebman. President, M. Strauss; Vice-President, M. Sauer; Secre- tary, A. Ballinger; Treasurer, A. Jacobs. Board meeting- first Sunday of the month. Members, 20. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 0 a.m. Religious School: Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m.; Sunday, 10 to 11 a.m.; pupils, 15. Annual income, $400. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Benevolent Society; Art Society. Marion * JEWISH AID SOCIETY. MARION HEBREW SABBATH SCHOOL. Founded September, 189(1. Principal, Rose Rosenberg. Teacher, 1; classes, 2; pupils, S; one session weekly, on Saturday, 9 to 10.30 a. m. Meets at the home of the pupils. The offices of Treasurer and Secretary are held by the Sabbath School pupils. Pi qua fl [CONGREGATION] AKSHE EMETH. Founded March, lsss. Presi- dent, David Louis; Secretary, A. W. Loewi. Trustees: Jacob Wendel, M. Lebolt, M. Liebensberger. Board meeting first of January, April, Juty and October. Members, 14. Services: Friday evening and all holida3's. Portsmouth [CONGREGATION] BENEH ABRAHAM. Founded about 185S. Rabbi, A. Schapiro. President, Ike Levi; Vice-President, Moses Lehman; Treasurer, Sam. Schloss; Secretary, Felix Haas. Trustees: Max Lehman, Ban Labold and Fred. Straus. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $!Mi0. Congregation meets October 1. Ser- vices: Saturday, 10 a.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 20; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery near city. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society (which see); Ladies' Aid Society. THE LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION BENEH ABRAHAM), 3d and Washing- ton. Founded about 1870. President, Mrs. Lena R. Labold; Vice-President, Mrs. Rachel Lehman; Treasurer, Mrs. Clara Wise; Secretary, Mrs. Laura Horchow, 423 N. Waller. Members, 24. Income of last fiscal year, $30. Organization meets first Sunday in January, April, July, October. A mutual aid society. Auxiliary Society: The Hebrew Kaffee Klatsch. 416 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Ohio Springfield * [CONGREGATION] CHASED SIIEL EMETH. Rabbi, H. Aranofsky. [CONGREGATION] OHEV ZEBUKAH. Founded 1866. President, M. M. Kaufman; Secretary, M. D. Levy. Trustees: L. Stern, Sam'l Altschul, Jr., M. D. Levy. Members and Seat-holders, 18. Income of last fiscal year, $:!24. Con- greg'ation meets first Sunday in Tishri. Services: Fri- day, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, S.iiO a.m. Cemetery at Fern Cliff.

Toledo [CIIBVRA KADUSHA] BENI ISRAEL, Liberty Hall, Cherry St. Founded about 1867. President, IN*. D. Oesterman; Vice- President, J. Epstein; Treasurer, M. L. Neiman; Secre- tary, Sol. H. Calisch, 603 Adams. Trustees: B. Less, A. Freidman, L. Epstein. Members, 50 male, 4 female. Income of last fiscal year, $493. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Cares for the sick and distressed, watches with the dead, and prepares the dead for burial. [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAFT,, Union and Woodruff Av. Founded 1870. Rabbi, Joseph Levin, liiHT Canton Av. President, H. Rosen; Viee-President, I. Gerson. Trus- tees: D. Goldstein, M. Zanevill, H. Seligman. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 80. Services: Saturday, 7.30 a. m. and 5 p. m.; Friday, 7 p. m.: daily, 6 a. m. and 0 p. m. Religious School: Daily, 3 to S p. m.; Saturday, :J to 5 p. m.; pupils, 50. Annual income: Congregation,' $1000; School, $800. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Hebrew Society; and a society to lodge and care for strangers, consisting of 30 members. *[CONGREGATION] B'NAI JACOB, Canton and Woodruff Avs. Rabbi, Heiz Benowitz. Services: Friday, 7 to s p.m.; Saturday, s to 10 a. m. and 5 to 0 p. m. "PROGRESS CLUB, Erie and Monroe. Incorporated i889. President, Benjamin Frankenberg; Vice-President, Joseph Koch; Secretary, David Winter; Treasurer, Julius Strauss. [CONGREGATION] SIIOMER EMONIM, 10th Street. Founded ls~0; dissolved 1874; re-organized 1884. Rabbi, Charles J. Freund. President, G. Bloch; Treasurer, Isaac Land- man; Secretary, Murten Eppstein. Trustees: Ed. Gold- man, J. Lasalle, Julius Mack. Members and Seathold- ers, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Congregation meets second Sunday in June. Services: Friday even- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Toledo (continued) Ohio ing. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, about 50; classes, 4; teachers, 4, and one superintendent Cemetery at Woodlawn.

Youngstown * [CONGREGATION] CHILDREN OF ISRAEL. Rabbi, .1. Friedman. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded June 5, 1881. President, Mrs. M. U. Guggenheim; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. Jennie Ullman; Treasurer, Mrs. Samuel Weil; Secretary, Mrs. Herman Ritter, Wood and Phelps. Members, 32. Income of last fiscal year, $102.25. Or- ganization meets first Sunday of the month. *LADIES AID SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Max Lazowitz, 3R1 E. Federal.

[CONGREGATION] RODEF SHOLEM, Holmes and Lincoln AYS. Founded 1807. -Rabbi, J. B. Grossman, Custer Av. President, Emanuel Hartzell; Vice-President, Morris Mover; Treasurer, William Cosel; Secretary, Alf. Lieb- man. Trustees: B. Hirshberg', A. Printz, S. Weil ami M. Livingstone. Members and Seatholders, 58. Income of last fiscal 3'ear, $2400. Congregation meets second Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Sat- urday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, about 50; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery in 10th ward of the city. Auxiliary Societies: Youngstown Hebrew Ladies' Society; Young People's Temple Society.

YOUNGSTOWN HEBREW CHAJUTY SOCIETY. Founded 1874. President, E. Hartzell; Vice-President, Max Frankle; Treasurer, Isaac Strouss; Secretary, Max Goldstein. Trustees: Emanuel Mittler, and the officers. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Organization meets first Sunday in January. Object: Relief of transients.

Zanesville * [CONGREGATION] BETH ABRAHAM. *[CONGREGATION] K'NESETII ISRAEL.

OKLAHOMA TEItRITORY Okla. Guthrie homa Territory HOLIDAY SERVICES. 27 418 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Oregon OREGON Portland [CONGREGATION] AIIAVAI SHOLOM, 64 Sixth. Founded May 30, 1869. Rabbi, R. Abrahamson, 505 Everett. Presi- dent, M. Gilbert; Vice-President, Jacob Asher; Treasurer, S. Abrahams; Secretary, Isaac Swett, 730 Chamber of Commerce. Trustees: J. Dellar, L. Freedman, I. Dantoff, A. Wildman, J. Shemansky. Members, 35 (entitled to cemetery plot). Income of last fiscal year, $2077.74. Congregation meets first Sunday in February, May, August and November. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Sat- urday, 9 a. m. and holidays. Religious School: Three sessions weekly; pupils, Sunday 62, Tuesday and Wed- nesday 26; classes, 3^ teachers, 6. Cemetery, about two miles south of Portland. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary (helps to support the Hebrew School). [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, 12th and Main. Founded 1S58. Rabbi, Stephen S. Wise. President, Solomon Hirsch; Vice-Presidents, S. Blumauer, B. Selling; Treasurer, S. Rosenblatt: Secretary, J. Strauss, 350% Morrison. Trustees: J. Kraemer, P. Lowengart, S. Lowengart, F. Rothschild, M. Sichel. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $6000. Annual meeting in November. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m., and on all holidays. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 100; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery, four miles south of city. Auxiliary Society: Judith Montefiore Aid (to School). *BIKUTS CHOI.IM SOCIETY. President, I. Bromberg, 187 Front. B'NAI BBITII CEMETERY, GIVOS NOLOM, Boone's Ferry Road, adjoining Greenwood Cemetery. Founded May 14, 1S82. President, H. Boris; Secretary, S. Mitchell. Trustees: Officers and N. Goodman. Members (of Oregon Lodge, No. 65, I. O. B. B.), 57. Supported by Oregon Lodge. EZRAS ACHIM. Incorporated January 24, 1895. President, Leon Goldenberg; Vice-President, S. Rosenstein; Treas- urer, L. Mazuretzky; Secretary, M. A. Klinesmith, First and Sheridan. Trustees: F. Rogoway, S. Rogoway, Himan Gertzman. Members, 45. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Organized for charitable purposes. TUB FIRST HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded April 24, 1859. President, L. II. Lewis; Vice-President, Benj. Selling; Treasurer, M. Fleischner; Secretary, Sol. Blumauer. Trustees: Solomon Hirsch, Sigmund Sichel, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 419

Portland (continued) Oregon J. N. Fleischner, Adolph Wolf, Herman Metzger, P. Lowengart. Members, 109. Income of last fiscal year, $2.J00. Organization meets third Sunday in April. FIRST LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Incorporated May 24, 1874. President, Mrs. A. Meier; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Durkheimer; Treasurer, Mrs. Chas. Kohn; Sec- retary, Mrs. Ben Selling-, 434 Main. Trustees: Mesdames F. Steinhart, H. Meyers, Mendelson, J. Oppenheimer, S. Friedenthal, X. Baum. Members, 132. Income of last fiscal year, $lliil. Organization meets last Tuesday in February, May, August and November. Administers relief to the poor, the needy sick, and prepares the dead for interment. *LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Anna Newman, 570 Hoyt. [CONGREGATION] NEVAII ZEDECK, :;4S First. Rabbi, N. Moses- . sohn. President, S. Appel; Vice-President, H. Goodman; Treasurer, D. Hoehfeld; Secretary, M. Hochfeld, 34ly, First. Trustees: S. Hochfeld, B. llechtman, E. Mazur- etzkie. Members and Seatholders, :i5. Income of last fiscal year, $425. Congregation meets second Sunday of the month. Services: Friday at sunset; Saturday, 9 a. m. SISTEBS OF ISRAEL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 04 Sixth. Founded October 15, 1801. President, Mrs. I. Dantoff; Vice-Presi- dent, Miss M. Gilbert; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Fleishman; Secretary, Isaac Swett, 730 Chamber of Commerce. Trustees: Mesdames S. Chaskell, S. Weinstein, I. Fried- man, R. Abrahamson, L. Levy. Members, 41. Income of last fiscal year, $350. Organization meets last Sun- day of the month.

[CONGREGATION] TALMUD TORAH, 6th and Hall. Founded June 18, 1895. Rabbi, Max Levin, First and Caruthers; Assistant, M. Rosencrantz. President, Phil. F. Roga- way; Vice-President, M. Ostrow; Treasurer, Joseph Rieen; Secretary, M. Gale, Jr., 308 Hall. Trustees: L. Fogle, M. Caloff, I. Savranscky, M. Mitchell, S. Rogaway, M. Gale, Sr., M. Simon. Members and Seatholders, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $1800.35. Congregation meets 4th Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Religious School: Three times weekly; pupils, 78; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, Mount Zion, tour miles from city. Auxiliary Society consisting of wives of the members; Members, 58. 420 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Peunsyl- v""ia PENNSYLVANIA Allentown [CONGREGATION] AGOODAS ACHIM, 625 Second. Founded Janu- ary 10, ]S'J2. Rabbi, Josef Rossenberg. President, Jacob Miller; Vice-President, Wilem Max; Treasurer, Jacob Kaplan; Secretary, Elias Malamovsky, 609y3 Grant. Trustees: Y. Sher, Susman Leven, M. Lepsitz. Members, 50; Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $4000. Services: Daily, three times. Pupils in Religious School, 150; classes, 3; teachers, '.',. Cemetery at Salts- berg. Altoona ALTOONA HEBREW REFORM TEJIPLE, 13th Av. and 15th. Founded 1K74. Eabbi, Henry Klein, 1123 16th Av. President, A. Scheeline; Vice-President, Julius Blumen- thal; Treasurer, B. Colin; Secretary, H. Slutzker. Trus- tees: S. Bendheim, J. Weil, S. Rogger. Members and Seatholders, 42. Income of last fiscal year, $1600. Con- gregation meets third Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; alternate Sundays, 7.30 p. in., and on holidays. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 4S; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery on Washington Av. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Temple Society. *CEMETEBY, Washington Av., one mile from city limits. •^CONGREGATION, 17th, between 13th and 14th Avs. Rabbi, Simon Horwitz. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 5 and 8 p. m. Braddock [CONGREGATION] AGUDATH ACHIM (UNITED BRETHREN), Hal- ket Av. and 11th. Founded October 14, 1894. President, S. Spatz; Vice-President, Jos. Lubick; Treasurer, A. Jacobovitz; Secretary, A. Lebovits, 1214 Braddock Av. Trustees: Louis Amshel, H. King, S. Moskovitz. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 5f>. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. Cemetery, west of Braddock. HEBREW INDEPENDENT POLITICAL CLUB, 11th and Halket. Founded May 5, 1899. President, Morris Klein; Vice- President, David Berkowitz; Treasurer, Ellek Klein; Secretary, Jacob Burger, 1220 Braddock Av. Trustees: Beni Swartz, Harry King. Members, 64. Income of last fiscal year, $175. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 4^1

Braddock (continued) Pennsyi- *MONTEFIORE ASSOCIATION. THE YOUNG MEN'S SOCIAL CLUB, 900-902 Braddock AT. Founded January 15, 1900. President, Israel Rosenbloom; Vice-President, Wm. Altman: Treasurer, Jesse Bachman; Secretary, Jos. Altman. Trustees: Wm. Altman, Nor- man Ehrlich, I. Rosenbloom, Emil Altman, Wm. Ros- koph, Roman Dalinsky. Members, 17. Organization meets every Thursday. Bradford * [CONGREGATION] BETH ZION. Rabbi, Louis Reynolds. ^ORTHODOX CONGREGATION. Secretary, I. Oppenheimer. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, over 24 Main. Founded October 25, Is97. President, M. A. Nusbaum; Vice-Presi- dent, A. D. Cohn; Treasurer, L. J. Kreinson; Secretary, H. Brozman, 119 Centre. Trustees: F. Weinberger, I. Marks, E. H. Werthman, H. Fischer and S. Auerheim. Members, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $649.92. Or- ganization meets first Sunday of the month. Carbondale * [CONGREGATION] SOCIETY OF PEACE. Secretary, Jonas Stone. *WosrEN's AID SOCIETY. Secretary, Mrs. Jonas Stone. Chester [CONGREGATION] BNEA ISRAEL ANSA CHESTER, 303 Cerlin. Founded October 17, 1892. Rabbi, S. Berman. Presi- dent, L. Sapowitz; Vice-President, J. Rosner; Treasurer, I. Sapowitz; Secretary, S. D. Levy, 125 Wilson. Trus- tees: S. Davis, L. Blumberg. Members and Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Connellsville HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Corry [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Founded 1868. Rabbi, A. H. Zeligsohn. President, N. Cohen; Vice-President, A. Harris; Treasurer, D. Nast; Secretary, A. Gumbinsky. Trustees: Jacob Berliner, B. Lippman, A. Gumbinskj'. Members and Seatholders, 15. Income of last fiscal year, $700. Services: Friday evening", Saturday and holidays. Pupils in Religious School, 6, under one teacher. Ceme- tery, one mile from Corry, belonging to I. O. B. B. 422 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyi- Danville vanla [CONGREGATION] B'NE ZION, Front, between Church and Pine. Founded 1K55. Rabbi, Adolph Mayer, care of Montour House. President, Simon Dreyfuss; Vice-President, Samuel Goldsmidt; Treasurer. Julius Heim; Secretary, Lewis Bloch, Mill and Centre. Trustees: Henry L. Gross, S. Dreyfuss and Julius Heim. Members, 7; Seat- holders, 15. Income of last fiscal year, $750. Congrega- tion meets semi-annually. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.: Saturday, 10 a. m.. Relig'ious School: Five sessions weekly: pupils, 211; classes. 3. German and Hebrew taught. Cemetery, Market St. and Sechler's Hill. Du Bois HOLIDAY SERVICES. Easton [CONGREGATION] BRITH-SOHOLOM, S. Sixth St. Founded 1842. Rabbi, Dr. L. Kleeberg, 10 W. 115th, New York. Presi- dent, Moses Moses; Vice-President, Emanuel Blum; Treasurer, Louis Eosenfelt; Secretary, E. Springer, 431 Northampton. Trustees: I. Goldsmith, Sr., I. Gold- smith, Jr., S. Sherer, E. Kahn, H. Fibel and the officers. Members and Seatholders, about 30. Congregation meets Choi Hamoed Pesach and Sukkoth. Services: Fri- day, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, about IS. Cemetery on Seventh St. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. [CONGREGATION] FIRST EASTOX HEBREW MUTUAL AID ASSO- CIATION. 323 Lehigh. Rabbi, S. Kraslovsky. President, H. ^V. Goldman; Vice-President, Philip Levin; Treasurer, H. Goldman; Secretary, H. Friedberg, 4154 Lehigh. Trus- tees: N. Itkin, S. Blaustein. Members, 35; Seatholders, 15. Annual income, $300. Services: Friday and Satur- day. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 20. •LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Secretary, Rosalia Fibel. Erie ANSHE CIIESED REFORM CONGREGATION. Founded 1861. Rabbi, Simon Peiser, 324 W. 9th. President, Isador Sobel; Vice-President, D. Schlosser; Treasurer, .1. Davis; Secre- tary, M. Ostheimer, 22 E. Sth. Trustees: .T. Ostheimer, I. Baker, N. Cohen, A. Simon, N. Jacobson. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members, 30. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday (Children's Service), 10.30 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a.m. Pupils, DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 423

Erie {continued) Pennsyi- 48. Auxiliary Societies: Hebrew Ladies' Auxiliary So-T a eiety, President, Mrs. F. Winters; Temple Aid, Presi- dent, Miss Weiler; Willing Workers, President, Milton Winters. PROGRESS CLUB. Founded 1895. President, M. Schaffner; Vice-Presidents, Alb. Strauss and J. Loeb; Treasurer, I. Simon; Secretary, H. H. Schuster. Trustees: H. N. Sehlosser, M. Kann, Louis Levi, B. Cohn, Ellis Wert- heimer. Members, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $530. Greensburg [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB. Rabbi, I. J. Perilman, S51 W. Otterman. President, J. Krieger; Vice-President, M. Shrago; Treasurer, J. Shapiro; Secretary, I. Beker, Depot St. Trustees: F. Cohen, R. Cohen. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $125.31. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Saturday and holidays. Harrisburg [CONGREGATION] CIIISUK EMUNA BNI RUSSIA, 520 Filbert. Founded January, 1884. Rabbi, M. Aronson, 504 Walnut; Assistant, P. Broude, 514 Spruce. President, D. Houck; Vice-President, L. Capin; Treasurer, W. Freedman; Sec- retary, H. Kadish, 505 Walnut. Trustees: Max Cohen, M. Garonzik, John Joseph, Moses H. Choen. Members, 60; Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Daily, 7 a. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Religious School: Daily, 8 a.m. to 8 p. m.; pupils, 35; classes, 4; teachers, 2. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded January, 1900. President, Rabbi S. Friedman; Vice-President, Mrs. Charles Adler; Treasurer, Mrs. W. Strouse; Secretary, Oscar Goodman, Market Square. Trustees: Mesdames H. Pyke, J. Nachman, J. Strouse, J. Foreman, S. Cohen. Members, 70. Organization meets second Sunday in January and July. JEWISH LITERACY AND MUSICAL SOCIETY. Founded Febru- ary 5, 1899. President, H. Marks; Vice-President, B. Goodman; Treasurer, Mrs. Geo. Rosenthal; Secretary, J. S. Lowengard, 4115 Briggs. Members, 76. Income of last fiscal year, $49.03. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. LADIES' HEBREW SOCIAL CIRCLE (AUXILIARY TO OHEV SHOLOM CONGREGATION). Founded 188S. President, Mrs. Ch. 421 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Peunsyl- Harrisburg (continued) Adler; Vice-President, Mrs. Jos. Goldsmith; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Goldsmith; Secretary, Mrs. S. Friedman, 1602 Perm. Members, 23. Income of last fiscal year, $90.59. Organization meets second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. [CONGREGATION] OHEV SHOLOM, N. Second and South. Founded 1S51. Rabbi, Samuel Friedman, 1602 Penn. President, Joseph Strouse; Yice-President, Abe Gold- smith; Treasurer, Charles Adler; Secretary, E. Stern, 320 Market. Trustee, Michael Strouse. Members and Seatholders, 35. Income of last liscal year, $1800. Con- gregation meets first Sunday of each quarter. Ser- vices: Friday, 7.30 p. m. Religious School: Sunday morning; pupils, 30; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery at Penbrook. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Hebrew Social Circle (whU-li xre); Literary Society; Benevolent Society; Sewing Class {whkii see). SEWING CLASS FOR JEWISH CHILDREN, Ohev Sholom School Rooms. Founded February, 1900. Teachers: Mrs. Ch. Adler, Miss Heilbronner, Mrs. S. Friedman. Pupils, 25. Meets Wednesday, 4 to 5.30 p. m. Hazleton *[CONGKEC;ATIONJ AGUIJATH ISRAEL, South Cedar St. Secre- tary, S. Joffe. Honesdale •"[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. *[CONGREGAT1O>'] SLIEIUTII ISRAEL. Houtzdale HOLIDAY SERVICES. Johnstown HOLIDAY SEKVICKS. ^PROGRESS CLTJB. Secretary, Lippman Cohen. Lancaster * [CON GREG ATIOXJ CHISBK AMOUNA. Rabbi, Jacob D. Levy. Services: Saturday, 8 a. m. and 4 p. m. [CONGREGATION] DEGEL ISRAEL, Chester near S. Duke. Founded September 25, 1895. President, Isaac Goldin; Vice-President, Philip Suman; Treasurer, Ysroel Yanko; Secretary, Jeannot Cohlberg, 471 S. Duke. Trustees: I. W. Cohn, B. Cohn, A. Hoffman. Members and Seat- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 425

Lancaster (continued) Pennsyi- holders, about 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1078.86. vanla Congregation meets every Sunday. Synagogue in course of erection. ][LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1877. President, Mrs. Al. Rosenstein; Secretary, Mrs. Morris Gershel; Treasurer, Mrs. E. M. Cohn. Members, 30. Annual income, $90. Organization meets second Tues- day of the month. [CONGREGATION] SHAIRY SHOMAIM, N. Duke and James. Founded 1856. Rabbi, Isidore Rosenthal, E. Clay St. President, E. M. Cohn; Vice-President, Jacob Selig; Treasurer, Monroe B. Hirsh; Secretary, A. Albert, 113 N. Lime. Trustees: A. Rosenstein, A. Gausman, M. Rosenthal. Members and Seatholders, 48. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Sat- urday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, about 40; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery on Pleasant Road (founded 1747). McKeesport * [CONGREGATION] AITZ CHAIM, 6th Av. Meadville HEBREW SOCIETY AND CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded 1860. President, A. Ohlman; Treasurer, N. Mendel; Secretary, M. H. Reefer. Members, 6. Services: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Cemetery, outside of city limits*. Oil City * [CONGREGATION] EZ CIIAIM. President, J. Levy; Secretary, Simon Cohen. Philadelphia [CONGREGATION] ADATII JESHURUN, Seventh and Columbia Av. Founded 1860. Rabbi, Henry Iliowizi, 1635 W. 33d; Assistant, A. Gross. President, Benjamin Lowenstein; Vice-President, Louis Sickles; Secretary, Gus. Sickles, Rothschild Building; Treasurer, A. Kaufman. Trustees: H. H. Ginsberg, J. Singer, A. Wise, W. Eckstein, A. Hanstein, L. Meyerhoff, M. L. Block, M. Brylawski, G. Lipschitz, S. Krieger, S. Rogasner, J. Silberman, P. Steinberg, G. Sickles. Board meeting monthly. Mem- bers, 160. Services: Friday, 8 p. m., with lecture; Satur- day, 10 a.m. Religious School: Saturday, 9 to 10 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 5 to 6 p. m.; pupils, 150. Bar-Mitzvah class taught by the 426 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl- Philadelphia (mitthiued) Tanla rabbi. Annual income, about $9000. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Our Students of Jewish History and the Sister- hood of Adath Jeshurun. ADELPHIA LITERARY SOCIETY, Touro Hall, 10th and Carpen- ter. President, Louis Moskowitz; Vice-President, Mor- ris Slobodkin; Treasurer, Goldsmith; Secretary, Abra- ham Lieberman. Members, 15. Meets every Sunday. Organized for literary purposes. AGUDAS ACIIIM, 514 S. 3d. President, Joseph Kimmerman; Vice-President, Charles Frank; Treasurer, B. Brody; Recording1 Secretary, Abraham Harrison, 1110 S. 8th; Financial Secretary, S. Romm. Trustees: Ellis Rot- hurst and Philip Kuper. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. [COXUREUATIOX] AIIAVAS ACIIIM ANSE XAZIN XUSACI-I HOARIE, 754-75(1 S. Third. Founded August 24, 1S87. President, Abraham Omenson; Vice-President, Susman Pollakoff; Treasurer, Max Cohen; Secretary, Rev. David G. Krat- zok, 218 Lombard. Trustees: Salamon Franz, Jacob Steinman, Paltiel Xarinsky. Members, 100; Seathold- ers, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $2562.63. Congrega- tion meets every Sunday. Services: Three times daily. Belvue Cemetery and Har Hazetim. Auxiliary Societies: Chevra Kadisho; Chevra Mishnais; Chevra Gmilus Chasodim. [CHEBKA] AIIAVATII CHESED, Girard Av. and Eighth. Presi- dent, M. Brolyowsky; Vice-President, Jacob Loeb; Treasurer, Joseph Loeb; Secretary, A. Stein. Members, 120. Income of last fiscal year, $900. [CONGREGATION] AIIAVOS CIIESED ANSIIE SIIAVIL, 322 Bain- bridge. Founded 1888. Rabbi, Dr. A. H. Erschler; Chazan, P. Jaffe. President, Joseph Cohen; Vice-Presi- dent, D. Rosenthal; Treasurer, H. Sapiro; Secretary, Joseph Kramer. ALLGEMEINER OESTERREICIIISCIIER KRAKKEX UNTEKSTITZUNUS VEREIN, 238 Pine. President, J. Shindler, 624 N. 6th; Vice-President, lierger; Treasurer, J. Waldman; Secre- tary, A. Seuver. Members, 80. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE HEBREW SUN- DAY SCHOOL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, 9:I:S N. Broad. Founded February 23, 1896. President, Louis Bloch; Vice-President, Esther Levi; Treasurer, William Lowen- thal; Secretary, Julius Komerovski, 536 Christian. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 427

Philadelphia (continued) Directors: Gershon B. Levi, Amy Rhode, Celia M. W.vaula Stein, Rebecca Goldberg', Emma Brylawski, Mary Pack, Julius Bernstein, Caroline Rosenstein, Joseph Nusbaum, Samuel Peiper, Jennie Goldman, Sara Schuman. Mem- bers, 206. Income of last fiscal year, $130. Organiza- tion meets second Monday of March, June, September, December. Aids the schools, provides entertainments and outings, counteracts the work of the missionaries, keeps the members in touch with school work and cultivates social relations among- the graduates. See HEBREW SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY. ANSHE SUDE LUVIN BIELA ZIEHCOW, 74 S. Oth. Founded 1893. President, Bernard Schectman: Yice-President, Isaac Katz; Treasurer, Bernard Cohen; Secretary, Harry Greenstein, 528 Catharine; Financial Secretary, Harris Rubolsky. Trustees: Louis Weiss and M. Rezet- sky. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Sick and death benefits. ^ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH IMMIGRANTS. Founded October 5, 1884. President, Louis E. Levy; Vice-President, Abra- ham Kauffman; Treasurer, Samuel S. Fels; Secretary, Charles Hoffman, 729 Walnut. Board of Trustees: Dr. L. W. Steinbach, Andrew Kaas, Bernard Harris, Leon Dalsimer, Jacob Miller, A. M. Frechie. Members, 77. Annual income, $839.49. Board meeting first Thursday of the month. Organization meets first Sunday in No- vember. Organized to protect Jewish immigrants, to facilitate their reaching- their destination and their relatives, and to aid them. 2079 Jewish immigrants arrived at the port of Philadelphia, November 1, 1897, to November 1, 1898. AUSTRIAN HUNGARIAN ASSOCIATION. President, Holstein; Vice-President, H. Weiss; Treasurer, Joseph Adler; Recording Secretary, Henry E. Waldman, 1014 Ran- dolph; Financial Secretary, Herman Klein. [CONGREGATION] BANEI JACOB ANSHE SPHARD, 323 N. 2d. President, Jacob Wilson; Yice-President, Frank Silver; Treasurer, Max Tatelman; Secretary, Benj. Zabelinsky, 329 New Market. Members and Seatholders, 40. Ser- vices: Three times daily. Cemetery, Har Nebo. "BABDITCIIIEFNER YEREIX. Secretary, Malczik, 420 Monroe. *BARON DE HIRSCH ASSOCIATION. Secretary, I. Brodstein, 242 Union. 428 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl- Philadelphia (continued) van a [COXGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, 417 Pine. President, Gustave Klausner; Vice-President, S. Jacobs. Trustees: I. New- man, H. Jacobowitz, I. Steinlauf and two others. BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL AND FRANKLIN FREE DISPENSARY. Consolidated with Mount Sinai Hospital (which see). BETH YESOMIM. flee HOME FOR HEBREW ORPHANS. BIALYSTOK BENEFICIAL. ASSOCIATION, Simpson Hall, 733 S. 6th. President, Louis Lederhendler; Vice-President, Max Cohen; Treasurer, B. Lichtenstein; Secretary, Isaac Rosenthal. Trustees: Isidore Perlberg- and H. G. Rudberger. Meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. [CHEBRA] BIKUR CHOLIM, Mercantile Hall, Franklin and Pop- lar. Hazan, Selig. President, Jacob Marcus; Vice- President, Morris Katz; Treasurer, H. Rosenthal; Sec- retary, Morris Jaretzky, 11541") Susquehanna Av. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 130. Services: Sabbath and holidays. The congregation forms a part of a beneficial association of the same name, which gives a sick benefit of $5 a week for 13 weeks a year; free burial; and $200 endowment. *BIRZJER ASSOCIATION. Secretary, Hoffman, 322 Bainbridge. [CONGREGATION] BNAI ABRAHAM, 521 Lombard. Founded 1882. Rabbi, B. L. Levinthal, 716 Pine; Assistant, L. Burshk. President, Jos. Levitan; Vice-President, Rubin Lipman; Treasurer, Max Levy: Secretary, L. Wershav- sky, 709 S. 10th. Members, 225; Seatholders, 150. In- come of last fiscal year, $3200. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services: Three times daily. Daily classes for Talmud, Mishnah, Bible, Ethics, etc. Pupils, 80; teachers, :;; Principal, Rabbi Levinthal. Cemetery, Har Nebo. B'XAI B'RITII MANUAL TRAINING .SCHOOL, Touro Hall, 1000 Carpenter. Founded 1SH5. Directors: Chairman, Mor- ris Fels; Secretary, M. K. Cohen, 2123 N. Camae; Her- man Prager, Louis Gerstley, Adolph Platowsky, S. YViesenthal. Teachers, 2; classes, 2. Occupies two rooms in Touro Hall, granted to it free of charge by the Hebrew Education Society. Instruction is given in carpentering and mechanical drawing. Sessions: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 4.45 to 6.15 p. m., and 7.15 to 9 p. m. "'[CONGREGATION] B'NAI DAVID. Secretary. Jos. Pokras, 913 S. 5th. DIRECTORY 05' LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 429

Philadelphia (continued) Pennsyi- [CONOREGATION] B'NAI HALBERSTAM. See SONS OF HALBEE- vanla STAM. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, 022 S. 4th. Rabbi, B. L. Levin- thai, 716 Pine. President, B. Davidson; Vice-President, L. Lieberman; Treasurer, Jacob Nydick; Recording Secretary, L. Orisky, 1024 S. 5th; Financial Secretary, Louis Goldman. Members and Seatholders, 150. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Tulip and William. Founded 1877. Rabbi, Nathan Brenner, 2853 Weikel. President, Win. Apfelroth; Vice-President, Mendel Freed; Treas- urer, Isaac Satinsky; Secretary, Meyer Friedenberg, 2215 William. Trustees: Lewis Fain, Reuben Mitofsky. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, about $700. Congregation meets twice monthly. Services:* 6 a.m., 5.30 p. m., 7 p. m. Cemetery, Belvue, Old Front St. Auxiliary Society: Chevre Kadisha. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI JOSEPH, 525 Bainbridge. President, Jos. Geekowski; Secretary, Silverman, 502 Kater. fl [CONGREGATION] B'NAI REUBEN, 620 Addison. Founded 1S86. Rabbi, B. L. Levinthal; Chazan, Jacob Singermann. President, B. Stollberg, 527 S. 4th; Vice-President, B. Steinberg; Secretary, Aaron Frank, 620 Rodman; Treas- urer, M. Bernstein. Members, 150; Seatholders, 200. Services: Daily, Saturday and holidays. * [CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHRAM. Secretary, Warshawsky, 521 Lombard. B'NAI ZION, 532 Pine. President, Samuel Lavenberg; Vice- Presidents, Nathan Leventhal and Abraham G. Borow- sky; Treasurer, E. Rabinowitz; Secretary, J. K. JafEe. Trustees: Miss Ida Klein, Albert Harris and Joseph B. Englander. Members, 125. Meets every Wednesday. [CONGREGATION] B'RITH SHOLAM AND CHEVRE KEDUSHAII, Girard Av. and 6th. Founded September, 1890. Presi- dent, Isaac Langfeld; Vice-President, Abr. Rothshild; Treasurer, Isaac Berlizheimer; Secretary, M. Morje, 514 Noble. Trustees: Nathan Cohen, Louis Sternberger and K. Odenheimer. Members and Seatholders, 42. Income of last fiscal year, $480. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Services: Saturday, 9 to 11.30 a. m. and holidays. Cemetery, Har Nebo. *BOHRUSKER ASSOCIATION. Secretary, I. Brodstein, 242 Union. [CHEVRA] CHESBD SHEL EMETH, 616 S. 9th. Founded 1874. President, A. Bur chard; Vice-President, E. Levy; Treas- 430 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAH BOOK

Pennsyl- Philadelphia (continued) vanla urer, A. Miller; Secretary, J. E. Lipman, 2024 X. 11th. Collector and Messenger, Henry Friend, 733 Oxford. Members, GO. Income of last fiscal year, $540. Organi- zation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Religious services, sick benefits, burial of members. Has burial lots in Miekve Israel-Beth El Emeth Ceme- tery. •CBEMIEVX YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. Secretary, X. Willig", 125 Christian. *DENABIIKGER ASSOCIATION. Secretary, I. Brodstein, 242 Union. [CONGREGATION] DIKSIIU TOVE, 2d and Vine. Pounded No- vember 16, 18!)1. Rabbi, M. Goldberg-, 20? Vine; Assist- "ant, S. Joffe, 933 A1. 2d. President, A. Wolf; Vice-Presi- dent, L. Ginsburg; Treasurer, A. Sack; Secretary, Ab- raham Bronenberg, 21'J Vine. Trustees: M. Cherasbny, M. Axelbaum, M. Itzkowitz. Members and Seathold- ers, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $5!)s.;!s. Congrega- tion meets every two weeks. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Cemetery, Har Xebo. DOKESHE DA'ATH SOCIETY. Organized December 16, 1897. President, Henry M. Speaker; Secretary, Arthur A. Dembitz, 528 X. 4th. Members, 20. Organization meets alternate Saturday evenings. Organized for the encour- agement of the study of Jewish history and literature, with particular reference to current Jewish qiiestions. DOWN TOWN AID ASSOCIATION, 2-15 S. 6th. President, Ida Goldberg; Treasurer, Mollie Ellis; Recording Secre- tary, Anna Mayer; Financial Secretary, Mary Neufeld; Stock Keeper, liose Weinberg. Members, 25. Meets every Saturday evening. Distributes articles among the poor. ELIZABETHGHAD BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, 203 Pine. Presi- dent, Abraham Deshen; Vice-President, Lichonsky; Treasurer, Leopold Sikonowsky; Recording Secretary, Abraham Rosenfeld; Financial Secretary, Chas. Riz- nikoff. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. EMERSON LITERARY SOCIETY, 426 Pine. President, S. Siegel; Vice-President, M. Finenian; Treasurer, A. Strigler; Secretary, S. Nathans. Standing Literary Committee: S. Siegel, II. Finenian and S. Nathans. Meets every Sunday. [CONGREGATION] EMUNATH ISRAEL OHEW SOLEM, nth and Gaskill. Founded 1SS1. Rabbi, S. Engliinder, 330 DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 431

Philadelphia (continued) Pennsyi- Catharine. President, I. Samolowitz: Yice-President, %an a Sol. Weiss; Treasurer, S. Uruemvald; Secretary, J. Mannheimer. Trustees: S. Berkowitz, Herman Berko- witz, Jac. Moskowitz. Members, 150; Seatholders, 80. Income of last fiscal year, $3154.75. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services: Weekdays, 7 a. m. and 6 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. in. and 4 p. m. Cemetery, Har Carmel, Germantown. EXCELSIOR CLUB. Founded March 27, 1898. President, Wm. Weinbeck; Yice-President, Ben Harvey; Treasurer, Frank Eggelton; Secretary, Harry Harfman, 1201 N. 8th. Trustees: Ben Harvey,-Edgar Rosenthal, Jack Lipschutz. Members, 25. Organization meets every Sunday. THE FEMALE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1S19. President, Mrs. Abm. S. Wolf: Vice-President, Mrs. Joseph Newhouse; Treasurer, Mrs. Edward H. Weil; Secretary, Mrs. Allen Mitchell, 1511 N. 17th. Managers: Mesdames E. Nusbaum, L. L. Hyneman, S. Fels, J. M. Emanuel, J. E. Hyneman, J. Ulhnan, H. Allman, A. Kaas, and the officers. Members, about 100. Income of last fiscal year. $580 (from investments). Organiza- tion meets first Wednesday in November. The oldest female Hebrew charity managed entirely by women in the city of Philadelphia. FRANKLIN CLUB, Franklin and Poplar. Founded 1868. President, M. Smith; Vice-President, Wm. Rosenberg; Treasurer, L. Goldsmith; Secretary, A. Schloss, 1934 W. York. Trustees: A. Katz, M. Aronsberg, A. Powder- maker, Jos. Harris, Wm. Bayersdorfer. Members, 85. Organization meets second Tuesday in December. FRANKLTN FREE DISPENSARY. Site MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL. *FRANKLIN LITERARY SOCIETY. President, Louis Leopold; Treastirer, Eugene Wolf; Secretary, Wm. A. Bacharach. FRIENDSHIP SOCIAL, 702 Clymer. Founded 1807. President, Abe Sochet; Yice-President, Louis Gilbert; Treasurer, Chas. Steinlauff; Secretary, Sidney Lissman. Trustees: Philip Berger, Henry Gilbert. Members, 30. Meets every Sunday. Aids worthy Jewish young men. GMILUS CHASODIM, I>18 S. 9th. Founded May 30, 1896. Presi- dent, S. L. Halperin; Yice-President, D! PellieofE; Treas- urer, S. Brauda; Secretary, Rev. David G. Kratzok, 21S Lombard. Members, 400. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Meets last Sunday of the month. Loans money to poor without interest. 432 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyi- Philadelphia (continued) vania GOMEL CHESED SHEL EMES, 314 Catharine. President, Max Feinrnan; Vice-Presideiit, Max Fishman; Treasurer, Wolf Goldberg1; Recording Secretary, Max Wendkos, 511 Queen; Financial Secretary, Lazar Krafzof, Trus- tees: Louis Briskman, Gerson Garbel, Simon Polonsky. Funeral Director, Max Goldberg1. Members, 450. In- come of last fiscal year, $1000. Meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Free burial for members and Jewish poor. THE GRATZ COLLEGE, 117 N. 7th. Founded 1893. President, Moses A. Dropsie; Treasurer, A. M. Frechie: Secretary, Samuel M. Hyneman; Assistant Secretary, Abraham S. ' Wolf Rosenbach, 1409 N. 18th. Trustees: Hon. Mayer Sulzberger, Horace A. Nathans, Dr. Solomon Solis- Cohen, Gratz Mordecai, Dr. Cyrus Adler and the officers. Income of last fiscal year, $8000. Teaching- Staff: Prin- cipal, Henry M. Speaker; Arthur A. Dembitz, Isaac Husik. Trustees meet quarterly. Classes, 6; pupils, 21; 3 sessions weekly, afternoon and evening. HACHNOSAS OBCHIM UMOSHAV Z'KEINIM. See JEWISH SHEL- TERING HOME. *HALBERSTAM ASSOCIATION. Secretary, N. Bush, 112 Laurell. THE HEBREW CHARITY BALL ASSOCIATION OF. PHILADELPHIA. Founded 1853. President, Ely K. Selig; Vice-President, Leo Loeb; Treasurer, Alfred Curtin Hirsh; Secretary, Benj. F. Teller, 606 Chestnut. Managers: Alf. N. New- burger, Lawrence H. Marks, Maurice Landauer, Sidney Asher, Arthur Houseman, Theo. Heyman, Morris Stern. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $19,656.56. Organization meets first Sunday in October. Raises funds to assist various charitable organizations. HEBREW CHORAL SOCIETY, 226 Catharine. President, Joseph M. Kahn; Vice-President, J. Greensman; Treasurer, J. Goldstein; Recording Secretary, Louis M. Rosen, 1418 S. 5th; Financial Secretary, Chas. Weinberg. Leader, H. Cohen. Rehearsals held Tuesday and Friday nights of every week. HEBREW EDUCATION SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, Touro Hall, 10th and Carpenter. Founded March 19, 1848. Presi- dent, Louis Gerstley; Vice-President, Benjamin Wolf; Treasurer, Gabriel Blum; Secretary, D. Sulzberger, 336 N. 3d. Honorary Life Members: Moses A. Dropsie, Isaac Rosskam, Hon. Mayer Sulzberger, Louis E. Levy and Levi Mayer. Trustees: Maurice Bamberger, Mrs. Eva DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 433

Philadelphia (continued) Peunayl Coons, Henry Fernberger, Benjamin W. Fleisher, Jr.,vanla Henry M. Frank, Ellis A. Gimbel, Andrew Kaas, Mrs. H. S. Louchheim, Mrs. Florence K. Liveright, Jacob Muhr, Isidore Langsdorf, Mrs. Horace A. Nathans, Wil- liam B. Rosskam, Edward Wolf. Members, 345. In- come of last fiscal year, $9000. Organization meets second Sunday in March; Board of Officers, second Sun- day of the month. Day Schools: Xo. 1, 1204 German- town Av.; No. 2, Touro Hall, 10th and Carpenter: No. 3, 2854-2858 Weikel, instruction in Hebrew. In Touro Hall: Afternoon Sewing School for Girls, in charge of Council of Jewish Women. Night School at Touro Hall: Instruction in English branches, dressmaking, millinery, garment-cutting, cigar-making, stenography and typewriting, singing, free baths, reading- room and circulating library. Office of Baron de Hirseh Committee and of its Employment Bureau (open 8 to 10 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. on weekdays; Agent, George Howard). Class-rooms of the Hebrew Sunday School on Sunday morning and Sewing School of the Hebrew Sun- day School Society on Sunday afternoon. Hall has a seating capacity of 600. Free synagogue Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. No charges for the use of the building and no entrance fees to the entertainments. The Society owns Touro Hall, valued at $50,000, and its school house at Weikel St. Endowment Fund, $28,000.

HEBREW FREE SCHOOL. See TALMUD TORAH. HEBREW LITERATURE SOCIETY, 226 Catharine. Founded Feb- ruary, 1885. President, D. Feldman; Vice-President, A. Wachs; Treasurer, A. Altman; Secretary, M. Silvert, 121 Pemberton. Directors: M. Goldman, J. Steerman, D. B. Tierkel, S. Wendkos, I. Friedman, A. Scher. Librarian, M. Goldman. Members, 2TS. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Branches: Hebrew Choral Soci- ety {which see); Emerson Debating Club. HEBREW SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA. Found- ed March 4, 1838. Five Schools: Northern School, 3d and Girard Av.; Southern School; Southeastern School: School No. 4, 8th, above South; School at the House of Refuge. Superintendents: Misses Amelia Allen, Grac Newhouse, Miriam Newhouse, and Messrs. Harry Nus- baum and Louis Nusbaum. President, Mrs. J. H. Rubin; Vice-President, Mrs. Washn. Lieber; Treasurer, Mrs. Max Greenbaum; Secretary, Mrs. Henry Hahn, 1403 N. 19th. Managers: Mesdames Morris Rosenbach, Morris 28 434 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl- Philadelphia {continued) vanla Bamberger, Lee Lowengmnd, Simon Kirschbaum, Isidor Schwartz, Benedict Gimbel, Alfred Mayer, Max H. Boeh- roch, Abm. Rosenberg', and Miss Minnie Mayer. Income of last fiscal year, $3187.15. Meeting's quarterly. Teachers, (is, besides superintendents, librarians, etc. Pupils in Sunday Schools, 2721; admissions, not including the school at House of Refuge Sewing School, from 150 to 200; one session weekly; Sunday morning or afternoon about two hours. ,Scc ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. HOME FOR HEBREW ORPHANS, 1006 S. 3d. Founded 1897. Superintendent, M. Posner, N15 S. 4th. President, H. H. Ginsburg; Yice-Presideiits, B. Davidson and Charles Rogowitz; Treasurer, Simon Hendler; Recording Sec- retary, H. Werbitski; Financial Secretary, M. Posner. Subscribers, 3000. Income of last fiscal year, $5000. Teachers, 2. Inmates, 28. Auxiliary Societies: Panno- nia Beneficial Association (irliich .ice). ^[CONGREGATION] HOUSE OF ISRAEL, ]\T. 8th above Master. Founded June 12, 1840. Rabbi, Menahem M. Eichler; Chazan, Solomon Kleinfeld. President, Charles Hoff- man, Esq., 729 Walnut; Yice-President, Jacob Salinger; Treasurer, Alex. Simpson. Trustees: Isaac Colin, Albert Abraham, Julius Blankensee, S. Baerncopf, Abe Rosen- blatt, Isaac Salinger, Ben Sailer, M. Rohrheimer, Morris Rosenberg1. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Members and Seatholders, 150. Services: Saturday, 10 a. m.; during summer. 9 a. m.; Friday, 7.45 p. m.; during summer, fi p. m. Religious School: Saturday, 9 to 10 a. m.: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 152. Auxiliary Societies: Daughters of Beth Israel; Select Class; Normal Class; Sewing Circle. HUGO LITERARY SOCIETY, 433 Christian. President, Samuel Robinson; Vice-President, Morris Lazowick; Treasurer, Max Frankenstein; Secretary, Abraham H. Lazowick. Members, 20. Meets every Friday evening. *HUNGARIAN CONGREGATION. Secretary, Gutman Klein, 346 South. *IMEE MOIAM ASSOCIATION. Secretary, Teitelbaum, 710 South. INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION CIIESED SHEL EMES (JEWISH FREE BURIAL ASSOCIATION), 314 Catharine. President, Philip Werner; Vice-President, Louis Switt; Treasurer, Simon Goldberg; Recording Secretary, M. Posner, S15 S. 4th; Financial Secretary, Abraham Lerner. Members, 300. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 435

Philadelphia (continued) Pennsyi- Incoine of last fiscal year, $1200. Meets second Sunday vanla of the month. Free burial for Jewish poor. INDEPENDENT CHEVRA KADISIIA, 809 S. 5th. President, Jos. Hirschman; Vice-President, Marcus Goldman; Secretary, Louis Wershavsky, 709 S. 10th; Treasurer, Harris Sperl- man. Members, 2500. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Free burial of poor. Supported by dues and contributions. THE JEWISH FOSTER HOME AND ORPHAN ASYLUM OF PHILA- DELPHIA, Church Lane, Germantown. Founded 1855. President, Leo Loeb; Vice-President, Marcus Katz; Treasurer, Jacob Miller; Secretary, Benj. F. Teller, 60S Chestnut. Managers: Penrose Fleisher, Win. Gerstley,- Edward Wolf, Louis Wolf, Sol. Blumenthal, Levi Mayer, S. L. Bloch, Morris Liveright, A. Bacharach, Isaac Blum, Meyer Frank, Morris May, Alfred C. Hirsh, H. A. Jeitles, Simon Kohn, Louis Shoneman, and an Associate Board of 18 ladies, President, Mrs. B. H. Feustman; Secretary, Miss E. Bomeisler. Members, 1165; Inmates, 112. In- come of last fiscal year, $24,546.36. Anmial meeting- last Sunday in April. Auxiliary Society: Jewish Foster Home Alumni Association. JEWISH FREE BURTAL ASSOCIATION, ftrr INDEPENDENT ASSO- CIATION CHESED SHEL KMES. JEWISH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, Hospital and Home, Old York and Tabor Roads. Founded 1865. President, Win. B. Hackenburg; Vice-President, Hon. Mayer Sulzberger; Treasurer, August B. Loeb; Secre- tary, Ephraim Lederer, 1001 Chestnut; Corresi>onding- Secretary, Herman Jonas. Honorary Directors: Hon. Mayer Sulzberger, Simon A. Stern, Max Liveright, Si- mon B. Fleischer, Simon I. Kohn, Herman B. Blumen- thal. Directors: Jacob Wiener, Benjamin Wolf, August Wise, Abram M. Kohn, Dr. Lewis W. Steinbach, Joseph L. Greenwald, Isidore Langsdorf, Henry Fernberger, David Kirschbaum, Maurice Bamberger, Samuel D. Lit, Morris Rosenbaum. Clerk, Henry X. Wessel. A Ladies' Visiting Committee of 15 members. Members, about 1250; patients treated in the. Hospital, 901; in the Dispensary, 11,433. Income of last fiscal year, $(>2,775.54. Organization meets last Sunday in May. Controls the Mathilde Adler Loeb Dispensary and the Lucien Moss Home for Incurables of the Jewish Faith. THE JEWISH MATERNITY ASSOCIATION, 532-534 Spruce. Founded November 3, 1873. President, Mrs. Myer Behal; 436 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl- Philadelphia (continued) vama Vice-President, Mrs. Charles De Young-; Treasurer, Ben- jamin F. Teller; Secretary, Mrs. S. Belle Cohn, 730 Arch; Assistant Secretary, Miss Jeannette C. Davidson. Trustees: Isaac Herzberg, Isaac Leopold, M. S. Meyer- hoff, Mesdames Henry Gerstlej', Ely K. Selig, Abe Herzberg, E. Myerhoff, Lorenz R. Schwerin, H. Casper, .T. Leonard Levy, Martin L. Wolf, Joseph Louchheim. Honorary Members of the Board: Mrs. Ester Amraro, Mrs. Julia G. Arnold. Members: Maternity. 647; Seaside Home, 531. Income of last fiscal year: Maternity, $">7:>.">.44; Seaside Home, $4360.35. Organization meets first Sunday in January: Board meets third Sunday of the month. Takes care of poor Jewish women during confinement; conducts a nursery for motherless infants less than one year old; a Training School for Nurses; and clinics for the treatment of the diseases of women and children. Also operates the Jewish Seaside Home for Invalids at Atlantic City (see wider ATLANTIC CITY). Contemplates the addition of a Gynecological Ward and Operating Room. JEWISH SHELTERING HOME FOR TUT. HOMELESS AND AGED (HAOHNOSAS ORCIIIM UMOSIIAV Z'KEINIM), 218 Lombard. Founded November Hi, 1890; Home for.Aged, February 6, isris. President, Mrs. A. Blitzstein; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Dobba l'ellicofp, Mrs. Clara Polak; Treasurer, Mrs. Ch. D. Klebansky; Secretary and Superintendent, Rev. David G. Kratzok, 218 Lombard. Trustees: Bella Sterin, Bessie Puck, Lizzie Raehmil. Directresses, 33. Mem- bers, 600. Income of last fiscal year, $2644.61. Trustees meet every Monday; organization meets first Sunday of the month. ""•JiTOMKis CIIEWRA. Secretary, A. Magida, 305 South. JUDAIC UNION. Grand Master, M. E. Simon; Vice-Grand Master, J. Dannenberg; Grand Treasurer, H. H. Heil- bron; Grand Secretary, E. Asher, l'.Ms X. 8th. Execu- tive Committee: Henry N. Wessel, Julius I'eiser, Henry \usbaum, and the officers. Members, about 420. Re- serve fund, $5000, for death benefits of $100 to members' families. Organization meets second Sunday in Febru- ary. Pays sick and funeral benefits. Auxiliary Socie- ties: Philadelphia Lodge, Secretary, E. Asher, 1948 N. 8th; Standard Lodge, Secretary, Samuel Laws, 2212 Delhi; Disraeli Lodge, Secretary, Louis Sulka, 1303 Marshall; Excelsior Lodge, Secretary, B. Klein, 113 N. DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 437

Philadelphia (continued) Pennayi- 9th. Purposes to organize lodges outside of Philadel- van a phia. Jewish young men between 18 and 30 eligible. *KAMENICZER ASSOCIATION. Secretary, Zusman, 764 S. 4th. KELMER ASSOCIATION, 513 S. 3d. President, Moses Bogatton; Vice-President, Ellis Bass; Secretary, Moses Korn. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. [REFORM CONGREGATION] KEXESETH ISRAEL, Bro.id above Columbia Av. Founded March 21, 1847. Rabbi, Dr. Jos. Krauskopf, 124 E. Upsal, Germantown; Associate Rabbi, J. Leonard Levy, 1828 N. 16th; Reader, Wm. Armhold, 172:! N. 16th. President, Daniel Merz; Vice-President, Abra- ham Kaufman; Treasurer, Joseph Louchheim; Secre- tary, E. Braunschweig, 512 Spruce. Trustees: Abr. Kaufman, Arnold Kohn, Jos. Louchheim, Leon Dalsimer, Sol. Blumenthal, Aaron Gans, Leopold Bamberger, Jos. Loeb, Morris Liveright A. M. Klein, S. B. Fleisher, M. H. Stern, H. S. Friedman, Sam'l M. Newberg-er, Sam'l Snellenburg-. Members • and Seatholders, 621. Income of last fiscal year, about $31,000. Congrega- tion meets in Nisan. Services: Saturday and Sunday, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 2 to 4 p. m.; pupils, 523; classes, 10; teachers, 10. Auxiliary Societies: Free Public Library and Reading- Room; The Council of Jew- ish Women Talmud Class; The Current Literature Class; The Current Topics Class; Temple Sewing Circle. [CONGREGATION] KESIIER ISRAEL, 421 Lombard. President, Philip Werner; Vice-President, I. Salkowitz; Treasurer, Solomon Silverstein; Recording Secretary, J. Waxman, 136 Vine; Financial Secretary, B. Cohen. [CONGREGATION] KRAKAUER BETH ELOHIM BENEFICIAL ASSO- CIATION, 417 Pine. Founded September 16, 1874. Rabbi, A. Milyrom, 120 Green. President, Louis Goldberg; Vice-Pvesident, Gustave Klausner; Treasurer, A. J. Seligman; Recording Secretary, S. Wiesenthal, 221 South; Financial Secretary, L. Schaffier. Trustees: I. Neuman, W. Jacobowitz, I. Steinlauf and two others. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. Members and Seat-holders, 146. Income of last fiscal year, $1400. Services: Saturday, 8 a. m. Cemetery: East Cedar Hill. KRONPRINZ RUDOLPH ASSOCIATION, 214-216 Pine. President, Solomon Goldman; Vice-President, Samuel Green; Treasurer, David Fischer; Recording Secretary, A. Brav, 872 N. <>th; Financial Secretary, David Wein- 438 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyi- Philadelphia (continurd) berger. Directors: D. Levy, Isaac Grosshandler and Morris Moskowitz. Meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. KUBLAXDEB VAREIN, 23S Pine. President, K. Goldberg; Vice-President, M. Rnbenstein; Treasurer, Rosenberg1; Corresponding Secretary, M. Schneeburg, 1026 Broad- way, Camden, X. .T.; Recording Secretary, Kirschbaum. Trustees: X. Baerman, M. Goldstein, Benjamin Bleck- man. Members, s,5. Income of last fiscal year, about $400. Meets first and third Thursdays of the month. Sick benefit of $5 per week, six weeks in the year; free burial; $50 endowment for widow. MAI.BISH ARUMIM, 314 Catharine. Founded February 2, 180(i. President, F. Werner: Vice-President, M. Stein- berg; Treasurer, R. Goldman; Secretary, Rev. David G. Kratzok, 21s Lombard. Members, 300. Income of last fiscal year, $576.68. Meeting on alternate Sundays. Clothes the poor children of the Talmud Torah (irhicli sec). MATZOTH AND FUEL ASSOCIATION', 238 Pine. President, Simon Kohn; Vice-President, Lee Kannewasser: Treas- urer, Morris Hyman; Secretary, Charles Joseph, 1845 S. 15th. Trustees: L. Edelstein, J. Israel, A. Rosenthal and A. Bame. Members, 500. Income of last fiscal year, $25,000. Furnishes members with matzoth and fuel at wholesale prices. Contracts expire yearly, from April to April. ^MERCANTILE LITEBABY AND SOCIAL CLFR, Broad above Mas- ter. President, Clarence Wolf: Vice-President, A. A. Solomon; Treasurer, lienj. F. Teller; Secretary, Aaron E. Greenewald, 22(5 Church. Directors: Maurice Bam- berger, Ellis A. Gimbe], Charles Goldsmith, Samuel M. Hyneman, Herman Jonas, Simon Kirschbaum, Myer S. Meyerhoff, Jacob J. Rice, Joseph H. Rubin. [KAIIAL KADOSH] MICKVE ISRAEL, Seventh, between Arch and Cherry. Continuous records from March 24, 1782, with references to earlier meetings. Minister, Leon H. Elmaleh, 117 X. Seventh. Preacher, Julius Greenstone. Parnas, Samuel M. Hyneman; Parnas Sheni, Abraham M. Freehie; Gabay, William Morris; Recording Secre- tary, Isaac Feinberg, 117 X. 7th; Corresponding Secre- tary, Dr. Meyer Solis-Cohen. Adjnnta: Charles J. Cohen, Horace A. Nathans. Andrew Kaas, J. E. Hyneman, Meyer S. Freeh ie, P. Ilammerschlag. Members, 98; DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 439

Philadelphia (continued) Pennsyi- Seatholders, 189. Congregation meets Sunday preceding vau a 'Ereb Rosh Hashana and Sunday preceding- 'Ereb Pesach. Services: Friday, 6 p. ni. in summer, at other seasons before sundown; Saturday, 9 a. m., afternoon and evening-, according' to the season; Yom Kippur eve, from 6 to 6.30, according to date of holiday, morning- at 7 o'clock; other holidays same as Saturday. Reli- gious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 75; classes, 6; teachers, 0, and a superintendent. Ceme- teries: Spruce between Hth and 9th; Federal between 11th and 12th; 55th and Market. Auxiliary Societies: Mickve Israel Association; Oratz College (irliirh .SYT). [CIIEVEA] MISHNAIS ANSHE SPIIABD, 432 N. 2d. Rabbi, B. L. Levinthal, 716 Pine. President, L. Jnternik; Vice- President, Fischer; Treasurer, D. L. Guddesinan; Re- cording Secretary, B. Weiss, 1050 N. 2d. Trustees: E. Greenstein, N. Leventon. Members and Seatholders, 53. Income of last fiscal year, $750. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Ser- vices daily. MOUNT SINAI AID SOCIETY, Touro Hall, 1000 Carpenter. Founded February 27, 1900. President, Dr. Edith Nef- sky; Vice-President, Greenstein; Treasurer, Elias Goldensky; Recording Secretary, Dr. ,T. A. Bernstein, 836 S. 4th; Financial Secretary, P. Bielner. Purposes to hold entertainments for the benefit of the Mount Sinai Hospital. THE MOUNT SINAI CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA. Founded June 9, 1854. President, David Teller; Vice- President, William B. Haekenburg; Treasurer, Aaron Gans; Secretary, Oscar B. Teller, 606 Chestnut. Trus- tees: Jacob Espen, Henry Fernberger, Herman S. Fried- man, Isidor Langsdorf, Meyer Siedenbach, Joseph Stern, Louis Teller. Lot-holders, 91.'). Organization meets in April. The cemetery grounds extend over more than 18 acres, in portions of which 1740 lots have been laid out; of these, 1510 have been sold. Mortuary Chapel and Receiving Vault.

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA. Founded November Hi, 1H99. President, Jacob Lit; Vice-President, Dr. Simon Dubin; Treasurer, Dr. Leo Gartman; Secretary, Dr. Henry Golden, 527 Pine. Trus- tees: Drs. B. Segal. H. Sbmookler, S. Seilikovitch, Esther Nefsky, J. Harris, E. Lupin, M. Zimmerman, Ch. Schu- 440 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Pennsyl- Philadelphia (continued) vanla pack, L. Bernstein, Messrs. E. Goldensky, A. Streitfeld, P. Rovno, N. Work, D. Apotheker, M. Benny, S. Israeli, M. Rich. Mesdames A. Blitzstein, R. Schwartz, and the officers. Members, S00: Life Members, 22. Organiza- tion meets first and third Thursdays of the month. Purposes to erect and maintain a down-town hospital and dispensary for the treatment of the poor. Auxiliary Societies: Mount Sinai Aid Society {which see); Mt. Sinai Hospital Ladies' Auxiliary, established February 7, 1900; Secretary, Dr. Mandelstein: Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Association. *ODKSSER KRA.NKKX VF.REIN. Secretary, Brannman, 211 Dock. [CONGREGATION] OIIAV TZEDEK, Fail-mount Av. and Second. Chazan, Teitelbaum. President, M. Klein; Viee-Presi- dent, L. Levin; Treasurer, M. Quellwasser; Secretary, S. Moscowitz; Shamas, E. Busch. Members and Seathold- ers, 95. Income of last fiscal year, $800. Congregation meets first and third Sundays. Services; Daily, morning and evening. OHAWES ZION, 815 S. 41b. President, A. Unterberger; Vice- President, S. Whites; Treasurer, Isaac Brunner; Sec- retary, Meyer Posner, 815 S. 4th. Members, 100. In- come of last fiscal year, $125. Meets in September and March. Collects money to be distributed by the Aus- trian Society in Jerusalem among the Jewish poor. *0HEW ZEDEK ASSOCIATION. Secretary, Adolph Friedman, 963 Marshall. [CONGREGATION] ORAI HACHAIM, 481 N. 3d. Rabbi, B. L. Levinthal, 716 Pine. President, Win. Rosenblum; Vice- President, Sperber; Treasurer, L. Wiesen; Secretary, M. Ost, 418 N. 2d. Trustees: Messrs. E. Wiesen, Reinish, Jugber. Members and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $800. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. Services daily. THE ORPHANS' GUARDIANS. Founded March 26, isns. Presi- dent, Arnold Kohn; Vice-President, Daniel Merz; Treas- urer, David Strauss; Secretary, Sam'l W. Goodman, 116 X. Third. Trustees: Leon Dalsimer. A. M. Kohn, Hy- nian Herzberg, Morris Liveright. Members, 450. In- come of last fiscal year, $6750.15. Annual meeting in May, meeting of board last Thursday of the month. Organized to place orphans of Jewish faith with re- spectable Jewish families. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 441

Philadelphia (continued) Pennayi- OTEK MOHLIVER VEREIN, 754 S. 3d. President, Simon Shore; van a Vice-President, Isaac Rosen; Treasurer, M. Heller; Secretary, Israel Trachenberg. PANNONIA BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, 1006 S. 3d. President, Isaac Goldberger; Vice-President, Isidor Weiss; Treas- urer, J. Baerncopf; Corresponding' Secretary, Joseph Herbach, 872 N. Marshall; Financial Secretary, B. Krauss. Trustees: H. Seideman and Benjamin Klein. Auxiliary to the Home for Hebrew Orphans (which see). *PAVONIA BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION. Secretary, A. Brav, 872 N. 6th. THE PHARISEES. Founded January, 1897. Secretary, Mau- rice N. Weyl, 112 N. 12th. Members, 23. Organization meets semi-monthly. *PHILADELPHIA HEBBEW BENEFICIAL CONGREGATION. Secre- tary, Yampolsky. PODOLIEB ASSOCIATION, 610 S. 3d. Founded 1892. President, Harry Felsher; Treasrirer, M. Rovno; Secretary, M. Bieberman, 320 Catharine. Trustees: L. Zarlazitsky and J. Krivshansky. Members, 70. Income of last fiscal year, $400. Organization meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Religious worship: Sabbaths and holidays. Sick and death benefits. Har Nebo Cemetery. [CONGREGATION] POEL ZODAK SEERUS ISEAEL (SHERETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION). 1021 S. 5th. Rabbi, L. Hoffman, 322 Bainbridge. President, Henry Nyhoff; Vice-President, Samuel Rose; Treasurer, B. Rosenberg; Secretary, L. Hoffman. PROGRESS CLUB, 417 Diamond. Founded April 1, 1S87. Presi- dent, C. C. Shoyer; Vice-President, L. Brunhild; Treas- urer, J. Mann; Secretary, Win. Strauss, 417 Arch. Governors: B. Levy, J. Bhunenthal, S. Meyers, M. Rosen, L. Marks, J. Greenwald. Members, 165. Income of last fiscal year, about $10,000. Organization meets third Tuesday in April. *RAZJSTCZENER CONGREGATION. President, Davidson, 1037 S. 5th. [CONGREGATION] RODEPH SHALOM, Broad and Mount Vernon. Founded 1800 (possibly earlier). Emeritus Rabbi, Dr. Marcus Jastrow, 139 W. Upsal; Rabbi, Henry Berkowitz, 1539 N. 33d; Assistant, Wm. Loewenberg, 1424 N. 7th. President, Benj. F. Teller; Vice-President, Emil Selig; 442 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl- Philadelphia (t-ontiitucd) vaQla Treasurer, Wm. Gerstley; Secretary, Isaac Hassler, 522 Walnut; Honorary President, David Teller; Honorary Vice-President, Meyer Frank. Directors: H. B. Blumen- thal, Penrose Fleisher, Chas. Heidelberger, Alfred Cur- tin Hirsh, Abe Hirsh, Adolph Hess, Henry Jonas, Joseph Koch, H. S. Lonchheim, Isidore Langsdorf, Leo Loeb, Levi Mayer, Harry Fernberger, Adolph I. Rosen- heim, Edward Wolf, Clarence Wolf. Members and Seat- holdeis, about 800. Income of last fiscal year, $21,000. Congregation meets in October. Services: Saturday, 10.15 a. m.; Children's Service (attendance required), 9.30 a. m.; Friday at sunset; and all holidays. Eeligiou-; School: Sunday; pupils, 300; classes, S; teachers, 10. Cemetery, Erie and Kensington Avs. Eodeph Shalom Institute, consisting of a Department of Chautauqua Circles, studying- Jewish history and literature (4 circles, 100 members); Assembly Department of Adults for Bible Study (attendance 200); Free Circulating Library and Reading Room (2500 volumes, circulating' 1250 per month). 'ROUMANIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Secretary, H. Gold- berg, 744 S. 9th. ROUMANIAN RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF THE HEBREW EMIGRANTS OF KOUMANIA, 515 S. 9th. Founded July 16, 1900. President, Abram Davis; Vice-President, David Marcus; Treasurer, Jos. Schwartz; Secretary, Jos. Steinberg, 520 S. 4th. Executive Committee: Chairman, Rabbi Dr. A. H. Erschler; Assistant Chairman, Dr. Emil Maurer; Secretary, E. M. Beldner; Treasurer, J. Schwartz. Executive Committee meets at 515 S. 9th every Wed- nesday evening. Directors: N. H. Steitfeld, D. Teicher, M. Stern, S. Schwartz, J. M. Benovici, L. Greenberg. B. Auerberg. Board of Directors meets at 523 S. 4th every Sunday afternoon. Purposes to place emigrants in homes until they are able to provide for themselves. *RUZ.TNEB AND SCHERSCHINER ASSOCIATION. Secretary, M. Horwitz, 712 S. 3d. SATURDAY EVENING LITERARY SOCIETY, Touro Hall, 10th and Carpenter. Founded November 4, 1899. President, Samuel J. Gottesfeld; Vice-President, David H. Davitch; Treasurer, Abraham Hirsh; Secretary, Abe. Sochet, 73S Lombard. Trustees: Samuel J. Gottesfeld, Abra- ham Dubin, David Bortin, Maurice Goldberg, Abe. Sochet. Meets every Saturday night. Essays on Jew- ish topics, debates, etc. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 443

Philadelphia (continued) Pennsyi- *SCIINEIDER UNTERSTUTZTTNGSVEREIN. Secretary, Slavinsky, vaDla 242 Delancy. -SEMILLER ASSOCIATION. Secretary, S. Zaslawsky, 640 Wharton. SHERETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION. «SVC POAL ZODAK SEERUS ISRAEL. *SIIIFTE YESHURITN ANSHE PHILADELPHIA. Secretary, Aron Gottlieb, 250 Monroe. SHOEMAKERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, 733 S. 6th. President, Morris Levy; Vice-President, Sabin- sky; Treasurer, David Berman; Secretary, Joseph Wein- berg', 221 E. William. Members, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. Sick benefits of $5 a week; free burial; endowment of $1 from each member. SHOEMAKERS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, 740 S. 8th. President, Jacob Scher; Vice-President, Rosen; Treasurer, Harry Meyers; Recording' Secretary, Israel Godyer, 3301 Chestnut; Financial Secretary, Junkeloff. Trustees: Israel Raphellson, J. Weinberg, Goldstein. Members, 35. Income of last fiscal year, $180. Sick benefits of $5 a week, six weeks in the year; free burial. [CHEVRE] SHOMRE SIIABOTH, 518 S. 3d. Rabbi, S. J. Eng- liinder. President, M. Lewin; Vice-President, Jacob Steinig-; Treasurer, Isaac Birnbaum; Recording Secre- tary, M. Posner, 815 S. 4th; Financial Secretary, Jacob Kalker. Members and Seatholders, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $500. [CONGREGATION] SOXS OF HALBEKSTAM (B'NAI HALBERSTAM), 926 New Market (new site 6th above Green). Founded June, 1887. Rabbi, D. Greiwer. President, Joseph Goodman; Vice-President, Nathan Busch; Treasurer, M. Gearer; Recording Secretary, D. Greiwer, 1227 N. 2d; Financial Secretary, E. Klein. Trustees: M. Haber, A. Hirsch, Prag*er. Members and Seatholders, 85. In- come of last fiscal year, $700. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, Har Nebo. TALMUD TORAH (HEBREW FREE SCHOOL), 314 Catharine. Founded 1890. Principal, D. A. Friedman. President, Ph. Werner; Vice-President, H. Cohen; Treasurer, S. Goldman; Secretary, D. A. Friedman, 925 S. 4th. Trus- tees: Jacob Rosenbloom, S. Lieberman, N. Rafaiewitz, Markus Goldman, B. Davidson, David Moses, B. Ratner, 444 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl Philadelphia {continued) vania ch Cohen) Jacob Miller, P. Tur, L. Burchuek. Income of last fiscal year, $4160. Organization meets every Tuesday. Teachers, 6; classes, 12; pupils, 310; sessions daily, except Friday, of four hours each. [CHEBEA] THILLIM, 2244 William. Founded July, 1887. Rabbi, B. Bloch, 2252 William. President, Sam'l Wachtel; Vice- President, Jacob Pecarksky; Treasurer, Elias Lemberg; Secretary, Morris Friedman, 2246 William. Trustees'. Morris Mayer, Wolf Rifcovitz, Israel Kleinberg. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $800. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Ser- vices: Three times daily. Mt. Carmel Cemetery. [CONGREGATIOX"| TIT-EKES ISRAEL ANSHEI SITOMIR GUB. WOLLIX, NT'SACH Si'ARi), Minister, between (ith and 7th. President, N. Dolfman; Vice-President, A. Nachein; Treasurer, A. Rossin; Secretary, M. Snyderman, 743 S. 5th. TOURO CIRCLE, Tomo Hall, 10th and Carpenter. President, Rebecca Goldberg; Treasurer, Mary Goodman; Secre- tary, Deborah Scliwartzman. Members, 15. Meets every Sunday evening for literary work. UNITED BROTHERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, BRITH ACHIM, 238 Pine. Founded May 30, 1S89. President, Sam'l Lackerman; Vice-President, Sam'l Salat; Treasurer, Sam'l Lipschitz; Secretary, Jos. Mustin, 226 Vine. Trustees: Moses Bloubond and M. Goldenberg. Mem- bers, 330. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Organiza- tion meets first and third Sundays of the month. Sick and death benefits, endowments. Cemetery at Har Azosin and Belvue. UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES, 636 N. 6th. Founded 1868. President, Max Herzberg; Viee-President, Marx B. Loeb; Treasurer, Henry Hirsh; Secretary, Loxiis Wolf, 608 Chestnut. Managers: Jacob Henly, Joseph Louchheim, Ludwig Leberman, Moses Hirschler, A. M. Klein, Isidore Langsdorf, Win. Geistlcy, David Strauss, J. J. Rice, Bar- ney Selig, Myer Behal, Morris Alkus. Superintendent, Moses Klein; Superintendent Employment Bureau, George Goward. Ladies' board of 45 members, Presi- dent, Mrs. B. II. Feustman; Secretary, Miss Gertrude Berg. Members, 426. Applications, 702. Receipts for last fiscal year, $35,706.24. UNITED RELIEF ASSOCIATION, 438 Christian. Founded 1893. President. L. Moyerman: Vice-President, Moses Rosen- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 445

Philadelphia (continued) Pennsyl- stein: Treasurer, Moses Ber; Secretary, Jos. Rosenfeldt, vanla 434 Christian. Trustees: Wag-man "and Blatt. Mem- bers, 250. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organiza- tion meets every Thursday evening. VITEBSKEK BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA, 8th below Fitzwater. Founded May 30, 1897. President, John Bessmertny; Vice-President, Win, Usizser; Treas- urer, Chas. Salander; Secretary, J. Levintov, 518 Wash- ington Av. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Organization meets every second and fourth Sunday. Sick and death benefits. Cemetery, Har Nebo. WARSHAWEK BENEFICIAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA, 744 S. 8th. President, S. P. Levinson; Vice-President, Harris Sperling; Treasurer, N. Opsbaum; Recording Secre- tary, S. Belikowsky, 501 S. Randolph; Financial Secre- tary, Y. Friedman. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $250. Meets first and third Sundays of the month. In case of sickness, members receive $4 per week. Free burial for members. WILNER BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, Simpson Hall, 733 S. 6th. President, Moses Broady; Vice-President, Hyman Sol- sinxky; Treasurer, Bonnet Black; Secretary, Rubin-* stein. WINITZER CONGREGATION, BENEFICIAL SONS OF DAVID, :;02 Bainbridge. President, S. Shtoolberg; Vice-President, Besterman; Treasurer, Joseph Skliar; Secretary, A. Albus. Trustees: J. Davidowitch, B. Lerner and I. Surkis. YOUNG CRITICS, 1205 Girard Av. President, Beni. F. Stark; Vice-President, George Hart; Treasurer, Simon Drei- fus; Secretary, Louis_ Marcus. Trustees: Philip Cap- Ian and Abe Wilson. Members, 25. Meets every Sun- day afternoon for debates, etc. YOUNG HEBREW PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY, 426 Pine. President, William Lewis; Vice-President, Joseph Taylor; Treas- urer, Samuel Wean; Secretary, Samuel Cooper. Mem- bers, 25. Meets every Saturday afternoon at 3 p. m. for debates, etc. YOUNG MEW'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 933 N. Broad. Founded 1875. President, David Werner Amram; Vice-President, Adolph Eichholz; Treasurer, Benj. W. Fleisher, Jr.; Sec- retary, Gustavus Sickles, 14 S. Broad; Corresponding Secretary, Isaac Hassler. Honorary Directors: Hon. 446 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAB BOOK

Peunayl- Philadelphia (continued) Tanla Mayer Sulzberger, Kev. Dr. Marcus Jastrow, Alfred C'urtin Hirsh and Dr. L. \V. Steinbach. Directors: Ed- ward Brylawski, Dr. Sam'l J. Gittleson, Max Herzberg, Alexander Hoffman, Walter A. Hirsh, Ephraim Lederer, Harry Xusbaum. Oscar B. Teller, Jacob Weil, Arthur Loeb, Maurice X. Weyl, Albert Wolf and Jacob Bauer. Members, about 900. Income of last fiscal year, $4068.54. Associate Branch: President, Elkan Henly; Secretary, Jacob Ginsberg; Members, 173. Women's Branch: President, Mrs. Nettie Mendelsohn-Dilsheimer; Secretary, Tillie Heiman; Members, 352. Entertain- ments, classes, gymnasium, library, lectures, prize com- petitions. YOUNG WOMEN'S AUXILIARY BRANCH. Founded 1900. Presi- dent, Miss B. Weiler; Yice-Presiderits, Miss B. Samuels and Miss F. Fried; Treasurer, Miss E. F. Baerncopf; Secretary, Miss S. Hammersmith, 2331 N. Woodstock. Is ready to support any undertaking for the benefit of the Jewish population of the city of Philadelphia, whether of a charitable or educational nature. YOUNG WOMEN'S UNION OF PHILADELPHIA, 422-428 Bain- bridge. Founded February 5, 1885. President, Miss Julia Friedberger; Yice-President, Miss Helen Fleisher; Treasurer, Miss Leah Abeles; Eecording Secretary, Miss May Fleisher; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Merle Friedenwald, 91.) N. 16th. Trustees: Morris Dannenbaum, Louis Gerstley, Albert*Wolf. Executive Board: Mes- dames Chas. Gimbel, Morris Jastrow, Jr., Fannie Mvihr, J. Feigel, Adolph Grant, A. B. Hirsh, Misses Grace Feustman, Bertha Klein, Alice E. .lastrow, Pfaelzer, Gertrude Berg, Leah Heller, Carrie Massman. Members, 1090. Income of last fiscal year, $4316.18. Board meeting last Tuesday of the month, except in July and August; annual meeting second Sunday of March. Maintains kindergartens and like institutions for the care, education and improvement of Jews. Dedicated its new building in February, 1900. Phoenixville •^CONGREGATION. 215 Church. Pittsburgh *[C'ON(IREGATION] BETH HAMEDRASII HAGODOL, Washington near 5th Av. Rabbi, M. S. Sivitz. Secretary, Myer Rosenthal, 619 Wylie Av. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 447

Pittsburgh (continued) pennsyi- [CONGREGATION] BETH JACOB, 73-75 Logan. Founded 1885. VHljla Cantor, Julius Bloom; Assistant, R. Davidson. Presi- dent, D. S. Osgood; Vice-President, A. Rapport; Treas- urer, Louis Abramovitz; Secretary, J. Malachofsky, 1409 Franklin. Trustees: L. Friedman, J. Raich, B. Wilkovsky, A. J. Rosenshine. Members and Seatholders, 58. Income of last fiscal year, $3300. Congregation meets on alternate Sundays. Services: Daily, 6 to 11 a. m., 5 to 9 p. m. COLUMBIAN COUNCIL SCHOOL, 1835 Center Av. Founded 1895 by the Council of Jewish Women. Principal, Miss Nora Amberg, Locust St., Allegheny. President, Mrs. A. Leo Weil, 5931 Howe; Vice-President, Mrs. Enoch Rauh; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Blumberg; Secretary, Mrs. A. Sun- stein, Sheffield St., Allegheny. Trustees: Mesdames A. Leo Weil, A. Blumberg, E. Rauh, Henry Oppenheimer, A. Sunstein, S. Y. Rosenstock, B. Hirsch, Philip Ham- burger, C. W. Weinhaus, Misses Minnie Affelder, Maud Rosenbaum. Branches taught: English, sewing, stenography, embroidery, reading, writing, etc. Various clubs, religious school, free baths and mothers' meetings. Owns its school building. Teachers, between 20 and 30; classes, 27, including the different sewing classes; pupils, 397; pupils and club-members, over 600; 30 sessions weekly: 10 a. m. to 12 m., 3 to 5 p. m., 8 to 10 a. m. CONCOBDIA CLUB, 204 Stockton Av., Allegheny City. Founded February 21, 1874. President, Win. Kaufman; Vice-President, Emanuel Grafner; Treasurer, J. M. Friedman; Secretary, Chas. Zeugschmidt, 339 5th Av. Trustees: Josiah Cohen, Simon Kaufman, Isaac Lehman, Louis Goldsmit, David Hollander, E. M. Brash, Robert Eisner, I. J. Rosenthal, J. A. Gallinger, Morris Kings- bacher, M. B. Gallinger. Members, 165. Income of last fiscal year, $13,500. Organization meets second Thurs- day in March.

-HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, A. Lippman; Vice-Presidents, Dr. L. Mayer, Simon Kaufman; Treas- urer, M. Himmelrich; Secretary, Louis Aaron, Second National Bank, 9th and Liberty. Income of last fiscal year, $1615. HEBREW LADIES' HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY. Founded February 7, 1898. President, Mrs. B. Davis; Vice-President, Mrs. Win. Wolkosky; Treasurer, Mrs. A. E. Rosenthal; Secre- 448 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Feunsyi- Pittsburgh (continued) vania tary Mrg M A Goodstone5 919 Fjfth Av. Trustees: Mesdames B. Markowsky, F. Turets, Chas. Davis. Mem- bers, 500. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Organiza- tion meets on alternate Sundays. Provides free hospital care and treatment for the worthy sick poor; 50 patients cared for during the last year. Purposes to acquire and maintain a hospital of its own. J. M. GUSKY ORPHANAGE AND HOME OF WESTERN PENNSYL- VANIA, Perrysville Av., Allegheny City. Founded March 23, 1890. President, Josiah Cohen; Vice-President, Chas. Zugsmith, Jr.; Treasurer, I. E. Isaacs; Honorary Secretary, A. M. Hast, 237 4th Av. Directors: L. I. Aaron, C. Sunstein, Jos. De Roy, E. Rauh, Rev. Dr. L. Mayer, L. Goldsmit, J. Stadtfeldt, S. Frank, E. Weiler. J. Weil; Honorary Director, A. Cohen. Members, about 200. Income of last fiscal year, $12,436.64. Ladies'Aux- iliary. *LADIES' HBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, Mrs. Rosalie Rauh; Vice-President, Mrs. E. Gusky; Treasurer, Josiah Cohen; Secretary, Mrs. Meyer Fink. Trustees: Mesdames J. Kaufman, Henry Jackson, Isaac Frank, Herman Hirsh. [CHEVKE] JMEWACKER CnoList (CEMETERY), Gerty's Run, Mill- vale. Founded 1870. President, B. E. Ar.ons; Vice- President, B. Rosenblatt; Treasurer, M. Hirsch; Secre- tary, S. Green, 14% Crawford. Organization meets first Sunday of January, April, July and October. Provides free burial for the poor. PITTSHURG HEBREW SCHOOL, 137 Crawford. Founded Sep- tember, 1S99. Principal, Jacob Malachofsky. Chairman, H. Stein; Secretary, J. Malachofsky, 1409 Franklin. Trustees: Sam'l Sheffler, B. Turetz, Israel Lefkowsky and Max Goldberg. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Organization meets every two weeks. Teachers, 3; classes, 3; pupils, 120. •[CONGREGATION] POAL ZEIMJK. Secretary, A. Ellis, 818 Lib- erty. [CONGREGATION] RODEF SHOLEM, Rth St. Founded 1S.M. Rabbi, Dr. L. Mayer, 928 Western Av., Allegheny City. President, A. Lippman; Vice-President, Josiah Cohen; Treasurer, Meyer Joseph; Secretary, Chas. Zeugschmidt, 339 5th Av. Trustees: Sam'l Wertheimer, Simon Kauf- man, Morris Kingsbacher, Abr. Klinordlinger, Ph. Ham- burger, Isaac Lehman, Jiiques Weil, H. Sidenberg. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 449

Pittsburgh (continued) Pennsyi- Members and Seatholders, 150. Income of last fiscal van a year, $12,000. Congregation meets last Sunday in March and September. Services: Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, except in July and August; pupils, 180; classes, 5; teachers, 6. West View Cemetery, near Allegheny. [CONGREGATION] SHAAEE TOKAH. Rabbi, M. S. Sivitz, 31 Fed- eral. President, Max Tobenfliegel; Vice-President, H. D. Saville; Treasurer, J. Rubinstein; Secretary, Jacob S. Dolinsky. Trustees: A. D. Cooper, S. S. Neaman, I. Needel, M. Marezky. Members and Seatholders, 48. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congregation meets . semi-monthly. Services: Three times daily. Cemetery, White Hall, Baldwin Township. [CONGREGATION] TREE OF LIFE, Fourth Av. and Ross. Founded 1865. Rabbi, Michael Fried, 1815 Forbes; As- sistant, M. A. Alter. President, H. H. Livingston; Vice- President, M. Arnfeld; Treasurer, Charles Spandau; Secretary, M. Fink, Liberty and Smithfield. Trustees: I. Jackson, I. Gross, S. Levine, E. De Roy, K. Solomon, H. Jackson, Dr. M. A. Goodstone. Members and Seat- holders, 78. Congregation meets in April, July, Octo- ber and December. Services: Friday, 6 p. m.; Saturday, 9 a. m. Religious School: Five sessions weekly; pupils, 80; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Pa. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Auxiliary Society; Post- Confirmation Class.

UNITED HEBREW RELIEF ASSOCIATION OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Founded June, 1880. President, A. Lippman; Vice-Presi- dents, Mrs. Rosalie Rauh, Rev. Dr. L. Mayer; Treasurer, M. Himmelrich; Secretary, Louis I. Aaron, 9th and Liberty. Trustees: Ph. Hamburger, H. Hirsch, C. Sun- stine, Sol. C. Fleischman, A. Kleinoerdlinger, Isaac Kaufman, M. Rosenbaum, Mesdames Josiah Cohen, J. M. Gusky, I. W. Frank, Jac Kaufman, Henry Jackson, M. Fink, H. Hirsch; Honorary Member, Josiah Cohen. Members, 496. Income of last fiscal year, $7779.81. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Fed- erated Societies: Hebrew Benevolent Society and Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society (which see).

*YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. President, H. H. Liv- ingston; Vice-President, M. Arnfeld; Treasurer, Chas. Spandau: Secretary, M. Fink. Trustees: J. Jackson, I. Gross, S. Levin. 29 450 AM1CUICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Pennsyl- Pottsville vanin *BETH ISRAEI. SYNAGOGUE, Arch above 3d. Eabbi, Samuel Bernstein. *[CONGEEGATION] SHAAE ZEDEK. Eabbi, Julius Hess, 412 W. Arch. Beading [CONGREGATION] CNESES ISRAEL, 247 N. 8th. Founded Novem- ber 13, 1898. Cantor, Nathan Rapaport, 544 S. 7th. President, H. Fisher; Vice-President, H. Hoffe; Treas- urer, Joe Miller; Secretary, E. Gittelson, 907 Nicless. Trustees: N. Rapaport, H. Shleckter, H. Sherman. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 32. Income of last fiscal year, about $400. Congregation meets every Sunday. Ser- vices: Friday evening, Saturday and holidays. Reli- gious School: Daily sessions; pupils, 12; classes, 2, under one teacher. Cemetery at Shillington. If MOUNT SINAI CEMETERY, Shillington, three miles southwest of Reading. Founded May 30, 1S98. President, S. S. Schweriner; Secretary, Leopold Levi. Trustees: E1L Schulhoff, Jos. Goldsmith, L. Weitzenkorn, I. Mitchell. Members, 32. Board meeting monthly. Old cemetery, used since 1864, abandoned; 62 bodies removed from it to the new cemetery. [TEMPLE] OHEB SHOLOM, Chestnut, between 5th and 6th. Founded May 1, 1864. Rabbi, Julius Frank, 844 Wash- ington. President, S. S. Schweriner; Vice-President, Sol. Hirshland; Treasurer, Ph. Rosenbaum; Secretary, L. Levi, 330 Penn. Trustees: Louis Heilbron, Isaac Sam- uels, Joseph Goldsmith, Levi Weitzenkorn. Members and Seatholders, 36. Congregation meets in April and October. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Saturday, 11 a. m. to 12 m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12 m.; pupils, 40; classes, 3; teachers, 3.* Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Shillington, 3 miles southwest of Reading. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society, PresiT dent, Mrs. S. S. Schweriner; Vice-President, Mrs. Louis Adler; Secretary, Mrs. Eli Schulhoff. [CONGREGATION] SHOMRO HABRITH, 533 N. 8th. Founded Oc- tober 12, 1894. Rabbi, Jacob Silberman, 415 Moss; Assistant, M. Rubinson, rear 533 N. 8th. President, Saleman Kotzen; Vice-President, S. Serkis; Treasurer, C. Abramowitz; Secretary, Harry Jablonsky, 523 Moss. Trustees: Charles LevinL Morris Mark, G. Tislerman, R. Marks. Members and Seatholders, 105. Income of last fiscal year, $2450.26. Congregation meets every Sunday. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 451

Reading (continued) Pennsyl- Services: Daily, 7 to 8.30 a.m., 7 to 8 p.m. Religious vanla School: Four sessions weekly; pupils, 42; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Green Tree. Scranton [CONGREGATION] ANSHE CHESED, Linden St. Founded 1860; incorporated 1862. Rabbi, Dr. Ed. M. Chapman, 630 Madison Av. President, S. Rice; Vice-President, Sol. Goldsmith; Treasurer, N. G. Goodman; Secretary, S. Sutto, 603 Madison Av. Trustees: L. Oettinger, E. Moses, Wm. Stern. Members and Seatholders, 51. In- come of last fiscal year, $4000. Annual meeting fourth Monday in August; semi-annual meeting fourth Tues- day in February. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 40; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Dunmore Cemetery, Dunmore. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Relief Society; Ladies' Deborah Society. [COJN'GKEGATION] BNAI ISRAEL NO. 1 OF SCRANTON, 111 Hickory. Founded July, 1884. Rabbi, J. Levinsohn, 412 S. Wash; Assistant, Sam Karflnkel, 118 Hickory. President, Ignatz Oram; Vice-President, P. Oslender; Treasurer, Sam Jurkaritz; Secretary, W. Nauman, 848 Capanse. Trustees: Frank Weisberger, Max Morris, I. Oram. Members and Seatholders, 140. Income of last fiscal year, $3500. Congregation meets last Sunday of the month. Services, 8 a. m. [CONGREGATION] BNEI ABRAHAM AND JACOB, Pennsylvania Av. Founded 1888. Rabbi, J. Fineberg, 410 Halsted. Presi- dent, B. Levi; Vice-President, Bengmian; Treasurer, N. Surivitz; Secretary, N. Burke, 329 Raymond. Trustees: A. Suretz, Abe. Stone, M. Cohen. Members and Seat- holders, 60. Income of last fiscal year, $1300. Congre- gation meets the 20th day of the month. Services: Daily, 8 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 55; classes, 4; teachers, 2. Cemetery, N. Main Av. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Societies. ^DEBORAH UNTJEKSTUTZXJNGS VEBEIN. Founded October 12, 1871. President, Mrs. Pauline Brown; Vice-President, Mrs. Sarah Nye; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Gallen; Secretary, Mrs. Emma Ettlinger. Trustees: Mesdames Rebecca Levy, H. Craemer, Carrie Goodman. Members, 49. An- nual income, about $350. Board meeting last Wednes- day of the month. Organization meets last Wednesday of every third month. 452 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyl-Scranton (contbiucd) vanla HEBREW LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY. Founded February 1, 1891. President, Mrs. J. R. Cohen; Vice-President, Mrs. Rebecca "Levy; Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. Marie Simmons, 635 Adams Av. Trustees: Mrs. Ben Samter, Mrs. Jeff Freeman. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $478..J7. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. Shamokin [CIIEBRAII] B'NAI ISHAEI.. Founded about 1885. Reader, Jacob Cohen. President, Maier Rothschild; Vice-Presi- dent, M. Schulman; Secretary and Treasurer, J. Shapiro. Members and Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Services: Saturday, 9 a.m. and holidays. Religious School: Daily except Saturday; pupils, 10; classes, 2, under one teacher. Cemetery at Springfield, near Shamokin. Shenandoah *[KEHILLATH] ISRAEL. Secretary, Isaac Orkin. South Bethlehem [CIIEBBA] BRIS OLOM AND TALMUD TORAH, Wood and Walnut. Reader, Isaac Rosenbaum. President, Michael Good- man; Vice-President, Nathan Kaplan; Secretary, Henry Bernstein; Treasurer, Louis Marcus; Trustee, Gerson Weisfeld; Sexton, Jacob Kasolevsky. Members, 30. Services: Friday evening, Saturday and holidays. In- come, $500. Religious School: Sessions daily, 4 to 7 p.m.; pupils, 15. [CIIEBRA] RODEF SHOLEM, 26 E. Third. Reader, Isaac Ress. President, Jacob Friedman; Vice-President, Jacob Frankel; -Treasurer, Solomon Pushinsky; Secretary, Joseph Perl; Trustee, Abraham Phillip. Members, 18. Sunbury HOLIDAY SERVICES. Titusville [CONGREGATION] BNAI ZION. Founded May, 1864. President, S. Stettheimer; Vice-President, Jacob Ullman; Treas- urer, B. Mittelberger; Secretary, Julius Weill. Trustees: H. W. Fischer, A. H. Stein, E. Westheimer. Members and Seatholders, 9. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Satur- day, 10 a. m., and holidays. Cemetery. Auxiliary Soci- ety: Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society, meets first Sunday of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 453

Washington Pennsyl- [CONGBEGATION] TIFEEETH ISBAEL, W. Chestmit St. Founded vanla April 1, 1896. Chazan, Jacob Goldfarb; Assistant, H. Bloch. President, C. Landay; Vice-President, J. N. Myers; Treasurer, L. S. Grossman; Secretary, J. Gold- farb, 34 N. Franklin. Members and Seatholders, 22. Income of last fiscal year, $600. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Daily; pupils, about 20.

Wilkes-Barre [CONGBEGATION] B'NAI BRITH, Washington St. Founded 1848. Rabbi, M. Salzman, 69 N. Main, President, Sam'l Hirsch; Vice-President, J. D. Coons; Treasurer, L. Lewith; Sec- retary, A. Kline, 28 S. Main. Trustees.: S. J. Strauss, Geo. Galland, M. Rosenbluth, Sam'l Walters, Leon Levy, Abe Marks. Members and Seatholders, 75; Non-resident Members, 13. Income of last fiscal year, about $4500. Congregation meets last Sunday in June, September, December and March. Services: Friday, 7.SO p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, 196; classes, 6; teachers, 6. Cemetery, Hanover, outside city limits. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Aid Society, President, Mrs. J. D. Coons; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Pamelia Constine. [CONGREGATION] BNAI JACOB, S. Welles St. Founded 1886. Rabbi, Isaac Rosenheim; Assistant, Jacob Shilansky; President, Simon Stakulsky; Vice-President, Samuel Rosenthal; Treasurer, I. Rosenheim; Secretary, Joseph Leibsohn, 247 S. Canal. Trustees: Jacob Edelstein, S. Harris, W. Levinson. Members, 30; Seatholders, 30. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 8.30 a. m. Religious School: Every Sunday; pupils, 15; classes, 3, under one teacher. Cemetery, N. Darling St. ^HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded October 6, 1893. President, Mrs. Simon Salsberg; Vice-President, Mrs. Samuel Gottfried;. Treasurer, Mrs. Jerome Meyers; Re- cording Secretary, Miss Mollie Rosenthal; Financial Secretary, Miss Fannie Salsberg. Members, 60. An- nual income, $180. Organization meets last Sunday of the month. [CONGREGATION] HOLCHE YOSHER, Lincoln St. Founded 1886. Rabbi, J. M. Levin. President, Julius Bravman; Vice- l'resident, R. D. Cohen; Treasurer, Hairy Sperling; 454 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Pennsyi- "Wilkes-Barre (continued) vaaia Secretary, Jacob Popky, 205 E. Market. Trustees: Lewis Cohen, Benjamin Isaacs, D. Finkelstein. Members and Seatholders, 75. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Twice daily. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 27; classes, 3, under one teacher. Ceme- tery, Hanover Township. JUNIOR HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Founded October 15, 1899. President, Israel Edelstein; Vice-President, Jake Stakul- sky; Treasurer, Sam'l Halper; Secretary, Harry Hirsho- witz, 12 S. Main. Members, 34. Income of last fiscal year, $158.45. Organization meets first and last Sun- days of the month. Organized for literary and social purposes and mutual aid. [CONGREGATION] OHEW ZEDEOK ANSHE UNGARN. Founded 1S92. Rabbi, Seidel, 87 8. Canal. President, Philip Klein; Vice-President, H. Wasserstrom; Treasurer, Sam Seinkowics; Secretary, M. Wasserstrom, 143 N. Washing- ton. Trustees: Isidore Gross, Max Bergsman, Charles B. Engel. Members, 48. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Services every Saturday. Ceme- tery, Hanover Green. SYNAGOGUE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, Washington St. Founded April G, 1900. Director, Mrs. Charles Long, .'S3 S. Wash- ington; Secretary, Miss Bertha Strauss, 72 N. Franklin. Volunteer Teachers: Misses R. Burgunder, B. Constine, Hirshfield, Frauenthal, Miller. Wasserman, Mesdames Blatner, M. H. Burgunder, Casper, Cohen, Galland, Oppenheim, Rosenbluth, Schloss, Schwarz, Simons, Stern, S. J. Strauss, B. Weitzenkorn. Teachers, 20; classes, 14; pupils, 97; one session weekly, 4.30 to 5.45 p. m. from March to November. Departments: Sewing, house-keeping and kindergarten classes, under-a pro- fessional kindergarten teacher. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Founded 1880. Presi- dent, Chas. Finberg; Vice-President, Samuel Constine; Treasurer, J. S. Hirsch; Secretary, Julius Schafer, 57 N. Washington. Trustees: Leo W. Long, J. W. Weitzen- korn, A. B. Constine. Members, 99. Organization meets first Sunday of the month, 3 p. m. Auxiliary Society: Young Men's Hebrew Association Ladies' Auxiliary (which see). YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION LADIES' AUXILIARY. Founded March, 1888. President, Mrs. Jos. D. Coons; Vice-President, Miss Hannah Rubin; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Pamelia Constine, 51 Public Square. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 455

"Wilkes-Barre (continued) Pennsyi- Mernbers, 70. Organization meets first Tuesday of the vanla month. Organized for benevolent purposes. Assisted in the organization of the Synagogue Industrial School (which see). Williamsport [CONGREGATION] BETH HASHOLOM, 107 Mulberry. Founded April 24, 1866. Rabbi, Dr. Louis Schreiber. President, Abe Hart; Vice-President, Harry A. Jacobs; Treasurer, I. Samson; Secretary, David L. Levy, 327 Mulberry. Trustees: H. M. Ulman, Abe Hart, S. J. Singer, Harry A. Jacobs, I. Samson. Members and Seatholders, 35. Annual meeting first Monday in March. Services: Fri- day, 7.30 p.m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; classes, 4. Grandview Cemetery. YOUNG MEN'S SOCIAL AND LITERARY CLUB, Pine and Third. Founded 1878. President, S. E. Ulman; Vice-President, I. Samson; Treasurer, H. M. Ulman; Secretary, M. L. Lindheimer, 10 E. Third. Trustees: Abe Hart, Sol. Sil- verman, II. A. Jacobs. Members, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. York *HEBBEW ORTHODOX CONGREGATION, Codorus Hall, third floor, Palace of Amusement, W. Market Street Bridge. Rabbi, Isaac Weinstock. Services, Saturday, 8 a. m. [CONGREGATION] HOUSE OF ISRAEL, Jacob Star's Building-, Centre Square. Reader, Joseph Lebach. President, L. Straus; Vice-President, I. Goodman; Treasurer, L. Herz; Secretary, M. Lehmeyer. Cemetery, E. George St. near city limits.

RHODE ISLAND Rhode Newport island If [CONGREGATION] JESHUAT ISEAEL (TOURO SYNAGOGUE). Founded 1658; re-organized June 13, 1894. Rabbi, Henry S. Morais. President, Eugene Schreier, 143 Thames; Vice-President, Louis Hess. Trustees: J. Davidson, Henry Hess. Members, 20. Services: Friday evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a.m.; pupils, 10. Annual income, from Judah Touro Ministerial Fund for Minister's Salary, $1200; from Ab- raham Touro fund for Synagogue, about $2100. The Abraham Touro fund is administered by the State, and the City Council of Newport is i:>erniitted to draw suffi- cient of the income to keep the Synagogue in repair. 456 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Rhode Pawtucket island HOLIDAY SERVICES. Providence *[CONGBEX5ATION] AGUDATII HAKOLEL, Chalkstone Av. near Shawmut. Rabbi, Bachrach. * [CONGREGATION] AGUDATII ZEDECK, 42 Robinson. *CEMETERY, Reservoir Av. * [CONGREGATION] ISRAEL, State St. *LADIES' HEBREW UNION AID ASSOCIATION. MONTETIORE LODGE LADIES* HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIA- TION, Friendship and Foster. Founded 1878. President, Mrs. J. Falkenberg; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Cohen; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Shuman: Secretary, Mrs. H. Lamb, 307 Cranston. Trustees: Mesdames J. Eichenberg, D. Bernkopf, Einstein. Members, 50. [CONGREGATION] SONS OF ISRAEL AND DAVID. Eabbi, B. Grad. President, L. Hartman; Vice-President, H. Robinson; Treasurer, S. L. Lederer; Secretary, L. Lyons, 423 Crans- ton. Trustees: L. Dimond, L. Lyons, L. Labensky, C. Misel, S. K. Grover, M. Rosendale, S. Elias, D. Bernkopf, J. Eichenberg. Members and Seatholders, 64. Congre- gation meets quarterly. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 44; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Montefiore Lodge Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Association (which see). TOURO CADETS, 297 Canal. President, J. A. Robinson; Vice- President, S. M. Robinson; Treasurer, L. Schoenberg; Captain, J. A. Robinson; 1st Lieutenant, Ira Friedman; 2d Lieutenant, Amos Green. Members, 36. Income of last fiscal year, $200. Organization meets every Mon- day evening. *UNITED HEBREW CHARITIES. *YOUNG LADIES' HEBREW AID ASSOCIATION. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 128 N. Main. Founded October 25, 1896. President, A. Ginsburg; Vice-Presi- dent, H. Goldin; Treasurer, A. Oreenstein; Secretary, Frank Silverstein, Charles and Vincent Avs., Paw- tucket. Trustees: M. B. Gomberg, T. Mason, A. Kop- lan, J. Bergel, L. Shatkin, Harris Cohen, B. Hayman, A. B. Rosenberg, L. Klein, P. Siegal, M. Bergel, D. Siegal, B. Kellman, W. Rabinowitz, A. Fain, P. Lieber- man, and the officers. Members, 127. Income of last fiscal year, $983. Organization meets every Sunday; Board of Trustees monthly. Auxiliary Society: Young DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 457

Providence (continued) Khode Men's Hebrew Association Junior. Purposes to con- s an duct in 1900-1901: Classes in Common School Branches; Sabbath School for Jewish Children; Weekly Lectures on Jewish History and Political Economy; Ladies' re- ceptions, charitable work, etc. *YOUNG MEN'S MOSES MONTETTIORE ASSOCIATION, Montefiore Hall, 93 N. Main. *YOUNG SONS OF ISEAEL. Woonsocket [CONGREGATION] LOVERS OF PEACE, 72 Main. Founded 1892. Rabbi, Joseph Zinck, School St. President, B. L. Golcl- anofsky; Vice-President, David Schlansky; Treasurer, Harry Isenberg; Secretary, S. J. Treitel, 71 Hamlet Av. Trustees: M. Jacobson, M. Michelson, E. Rabinovitz. Members and Seatholders, about 40. Income of last fiscal year, about $225. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Services: Saturday, 9 a. m. Reli- gious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, about 30; classes, 3, under one teacher. Cemetery, Cumberland Road.

SOUTH CAROLINA South Abbeville Carolina HOLIDAY SERVICES. Anderson HOLIDAY SERVICES. Branchville HOLIDAY SERVICES. Charleston *ALDINE ASSOCIATION. [CONGREGATION] BERITH SHALOM, St. Philip, south of Calhoun. Reader, J. Lesser; Assistant, B. Rubin. President, M. Garfunkel; Vice-President, M. Weinstock; Secretary, Louis Jacobs; Treasurer, M. Marks. Trustees: I. Jacobs, I. M. Pearlstine, H. Herzog, I. W. Banov, J. A. Volaskj; Sexton, E. Ellison. Members, 50. Income, $1800. Or- ganization meets in April. Services: Friday and Satur- day, and twice daily. Cemetery, East Side, beyond limits. [K. K.] BETH ELOHIM, Ilasell St. Founded 1791. Rabbi, B. A. Elzas, Broad St. President, M. Israel; Vice-Presi- 458 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

South Charleston (continued) dent, S. S. Solomons; Secretary and Treasurer, I. S. Cohen, 24 Broad. Trustees: M. E. Lopez, J. S. Pinkus- sohn, G. M. Pollitzer, J. N. Nathans and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 108. Income of last fiscal year, about $3500. Congregation meets in April; Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Religious School: Sat- urday, 9..'10 a.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.; pupils, 70. Three cemeteries: Corning St., Huguenin Av., and Hanover. Auxiliary Society: The Happy Workers, President, Miss Addie Solomons. HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded June 25, 1795. President, Montague Triest; "Vice-President, J. S. Pinkus- sohn; Secretary and Treasurer, Win. Jackson, P. O. Box 404. Trustees: Ralph Elias, I. S. Cohen, Louis Levine. Members, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $350. Organi- zation meets in December. HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, ISRAEL'S HOPE. Founded August, 1869. President, Mrs. L. Elias; Vice- President, Mrs. R. Blank; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Triest; Secretary, Mrs. J. M. Visanska, 2 Bull. Members, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $279.59. Annual meeting in February. Cares for the Jewish sick and poor and prepares the dead for burial according to Jewish rites. HEBREW ORPHAN SOCIETY, 88 Broad. Founded 1801. Presi- dent, H. H. De Leon; Vice-President, S. S. Solomons; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. I. A. Goldsmith, 315 King. Committee on Benevolence: Chairman, I. M. Pearlstine; A. A. Goldsmith, J. S. Pinkussohn, Montague Triest and J. L. David. Committee on Finance: Chairman, M. Israel; Louis Cohen, D. Bentschner, L. L. Cohen and I. S. Cohen. Members, 19. Income of last fiscal year, $1690. Organization meets second Tuesday in December.

Columbia '•HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1822. President, B. Berman; Vice-President, L. T. Levin; Secretary, A. Bamberg. Annual income, $500. Owns and maintains a cemetery. [CONGREGATION] TREE OF LIFE (lot on Lady St.). Founded 1S22. President, Philip Epstin; Vice-President, Benj. Kuben: Secretary ami Treasurer, August Kohn. Mem- bers, 25. Meets monthly. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 459

Darlington South HEBREW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded October, 1S06.CaroIlna President, Samuel Marco; Vice-President and Secre- tary, Henry Hennig-; Treasurer, S. Wolfram. Trustees: I. Lewenthal, A. Weinberg, S. Wolfram, N. Schultz, W. Witcover. Members, 19. Florence THE FLORENCE HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded July 24, 1887. Members, A. A. Cohen, J. de Jongh. Maintains the cemetery bought by the old Jewish Cemetery Association, whose members have moved away. Orangeburg HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded December 1G, lS8.r>. President, Theodore Kohn; Vice-President, Henry Kohn; Secretary and Treasurer, J. I. Sorentrue, P. O. Box 212. Members, 12. Income of last fiscal year, $12. Organiza- tion meets first Sunday in January, April, July and October. Maintains a cemetery and Religious School, and dispenses charity. Superintendent of Religions School, Henry Kohn; pupils, 16; teachers, 5. Holiday services held. Purposes to establish a library. Sumter DAUGHTERS IN ISRAEL, CIRCLE NO. 1. Founded 1890. Presi- dent, Miss Dnlce Moi'se; Vice-President, Miss Agnes Moses; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss Hinda Manheim. Members, 7. Voluntary contributions. Dispenses charity. ^HEBREW BENEVOLJSNT SOCIETY. Founded 1894. President, E. W. Moise; Secretary, Harry Ryttenberg. Members, 40. *SUMTEK SOCIETY OF ISRAELITES. Founded 1886. Maintains a Religious School and a cemetery. Secretary, A. I). Moses. Sessions of the Religious School at the Jewish Lecture Hall. Superintendent, Mrs. J. S. Solomons. Holiday services held.

SOUTH DAKOTA souti, Lead. Dakota HOLIDAY SERVICES.

TENNESSEE Tennes- Brownsville 9ee *[CONOREGATION] ADAS ISRAEL. Rabbi, Emil Tamm. Presi- dent, J. Sternberger, Jr. 4G0 AMETUCAN .IEWISH YEAR BOOK

Tennes- Chattanooga 8ee [CONGREGATION] MITZPAH, Walnut, between 5th and 6th. Founded 1881. Rabbi, L. Weiss, 715 E. 4th. President, H. C. Adler; Vice-1'resident, Geo. M. Bradt; Treasurer, Sol. Bergheimer; Secretary, H. Goodman, Jr., 511 Mar- ket. Trustees: Sol. Moyses, H. Rose, S. J. Klaus. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $2000. Board of Directors meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday night and Saturday morning. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 54; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery, Harrison Av. Auxiliary So- cieties: Ladies' Auxiliary to Mitzpah Congregation; Hebrew Ladies' Aid Society. •"ORTHODOX CONGREGATION. Members, 50. Clarksville * [CONGREGATION] BNEI ABRAHAM. President, J. Rosenfield; Vice-President, I. Kleeman; Secretary, Ed. Kleeman; Treasurer, J. Adler; Superintendent of Religious School, B. Hirsch. "CONGREGATION, Exchange Building. Columbia [KAHL KODESH] BNAI ISRAEL, hall at Masonic Building. Ke-organized January 12, 1896. President, C. C. Gross; Secretary and Treasure]', Sol. Gross. Trustees: A. Samuels, J. Rosenthal, S. Gross. Members and Seat- holders, 10. Income of last fiscal year, about $60. No services held at present. Jackson * [CONGREGATION] H'NAI ISRAEL. President, V. Woerner; Vice- President, A. Bensinger; Treasurer, Sol. Scliatz; Secre- tary, W. A. Marks. Knoxville [CONGREGATION] BETII-EL. Founded about 18G3 (as a Benevo- lent Society). President, S. Hyman; Vice-President, Jacob Spiro; Treasurer, L. David; Secretary, F. Heart. Trustees: M. B. Arnstein, D. A. Rosenthal, D. Blaufeld. Members and Seatholders, 15. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, about 30; classes, 4; teachers, 6. Cemeteries: One in the eastern and one in the western part of the city. Bible Society. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 461

Knoxville (continued) Tennes- [CONGREGATION] HESKA EMUNAII, Mabry St. Founded Octo-see ber 13, 1890. Rabbi, I. Winick, Mabry St. President, L. Shwartz; Vice-President, H. Kreissman; Treasurer, J. M. Nelson; Secretary, Louis Dryzer, P. O. Box 84. Trus- tees: I. Valensky, I. Coplan, B. Shapira, R. Golombic and S. Leventhal. Members and Seatholders, 35. Income of last fiscal year, over $.500. Congregation meets first and second Sundays of the month. Services: Friday evening- and Saturday morning. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 12; classes, 2, under one teacher. Ceme- tery on Middlebrook Road. * JEWISH SEWING CIRCLE. President, Mrs. A. David; Secretary, Mrs. S. Levy. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded September 12. 1873. President, Mrs. Louis David; Vice-President, Mrs. Emanuel Samuels; Treasurer, Mrs. Eliza Loben- stien; Secretary, Mrs. Sarah Seaskind, 422 Hill. Mem- bers, 8. Income of last fiscal year, $25. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. *Y'OUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Organized 1900. Presi- dent, B. Shapira; Vice-President, I. Adler; Treasurer, L. Swarz; Secretary, Sam Spiro. Governors: B. Sha- pira, Chas. Cohn, Harry Samuels, Robert Columbia, Alex. Kleinberger. Members, 50.

Memphis [CONGREGATION] BARON HIRSCH BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 4th and Washington. Founded 1892. Rabbi, M. Franklin, Beale near De Soto. President, S. Fraube; Vice-President, F. Franklin; Treasurer, T. K. Franklin; Secretary, Gus Friedlander, Second and Monroe. Trustees: H. Cohen, S. Kaplan, L. Horn, S. Weinberg, D. Friedman, S. H. Heiner, L. Rosenthal, J. Alperin. Members and Seat- holders, 50. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congre- gation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Fri- day evening, Saturday and holidays. Cemetery, Halley- ford Road. *BARON HIRSCH TEMPLE, Washington and 4th. Services: Friday, 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. Religious School. [CONGREGATION] CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, Poplar, between 2d and 3d. Rabbi, Dr. M. Samfield, 81 Market. President, H. Gronauer; Vice-President, Sol. Harpmann; Treas- urer, S. Sternberg; Secretary, Sam'l Hirsch, 289 Main. Trustees; E. Lowenstein, Sam Slager, D. Gensburger, H. 462 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Tennea-Memphis (ronHinted) seo Morris, L. G. Pape, Sam'l Schloss, H. Bluthenthal, Simon Jacobi, Godf. Frank, H. Henoehsberg, Prank Kahn, Sam'l Wolf, A. S. Myers, Jacob Goldsmith. Members and Sfiitholclers, ls.'i. Income of last fiscal year, about $7500. Congregation meets in January. Services: Fri- day evening and Saturday morning. Religious School: Sunday; pupils, about 130; classes, 12; teachers, 12. Cemetery, two miles east of centre of city (10 acres). HEBREW LADIES' RELIEF ASSOCIATION. Founded November 25, 1855. President, Mrs. H. Levy; Vice-President, Mrs. S. Sternberg; Treasurer, Mrs. H. Gronauer; Secretary, Mrs. S. L. Lee, '.','M Adams. Members, 215. Income of last fiscal year, SinOO. Organization meets first Tues- day of the month. THE MEMPHIS PITRIJI ASSOCIATION. Founded ISO*;. Presi- dent, Henry D. Bauer: Vice-1'resident, Ben. Goodman; Secretary and Treasurer, Jos. M. Samfiekl, 40 Jefferson. Members, 100. Organization meets in February. Dis- penses charity. |[SALON CIRCLE, Rooms of Young Men's Hebrew Association. Founded 1890. President, Miss Harriet Meyers; Vice- 1'resident, Mrs. Mark Davis; Treasurer, Mrs. Julius Felsenthal; Secretary, Miss Natalie Danheiser, 137 Hernando. Program Committee: Chairman, Mrs. Leon Becker; Mesdames Geo. Hexter, Sol. Coleman, B. Hil- berth and Miss Helene Samfiekl. Musical Committee: Mrs. S. Oppenheimer. Current Topics Committee: Miss Ray Greener. Members, 30. Annual income, $60. Or- ganization meets first and third Mondays of the month, except June, July, August and September. U.MTED HEBREW RELTEF ASSOCIATION. Founded 1864. Presi- dent, Rev. Dr. M. Samfiekl; Vice-President, II. Gronauer; Treasurer, S. Jacobs; Secretary, Sol Harpman, 3IJS Front. Directors: Sam Schloss, A. S. Myers. S. L. Lee, Sam'l Hirsch, H. Morris, D. Gensberger. Members, 10'J. Income of last fiscal year, $1(179.S5. Organization meets first Sunday in February. "YOUJSG LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Meets first Sunday of the month at 152 Washington. President, Miss Leah Bux- baum; Vice-President, Mrs. Rebecca Myers; Treasurer, Miss Henrietta Bamberger; Secretary, Miss Florence Dreyfus. YOI'NO MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION, 215 2d, W. President, Israel H. Peres; Vice-President, Chas. J. Haase; Treas- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 4(53

Memphis (continued) Tennes- nrer, Ed. E. Becker; Secretary, Henry D. Bauer, 324see Main; Librarian, Henry I). Bauer. Members, 160. In- come of last fiscal year, $3150. Organization meets last Sunday in February, April, June, August, October and December. Nashville HEBREW RELIEF SOCIETY. Founded 1885. President, Rabbi Isidore Lewinthal; Vice-President, Jos. Frank; Treas- urer, Wm. Herman; Secretary, D. Cline, 128 N. Market. Executive Committee: Mesdames B. Lindauor, I. Tugend- rich, L. Lebeck and the officers. Members, 115. In- come of last fiscal year, $2700. Organization meets first Sunday in December. Auxiliary Society: Vine Street Temple Sewing Circle. Meets every Tuesday afternoon. Provides clothes and shoes for the poor. [CONGREGATION] OIIAVAI SIIOLOM (VINE STREET TEMPLE). Founded 1873. Rabbi, Isidore Lewinthal, 1912 W. End Av. President, J. Lefkovits; Vice-President, L. Jonas; Treasurer, Wm. Herman; Secretary, M. Wertlian, K^O N. College; Warden, H. Redelsheimer. Trustees: Nathan Colin, S. Weinbaum, M. S. Lebeck, Sam Weil, Lou Le- beck, H. Lusky. Members and Seatholclers, 220. In- come of last fiscal year, $7000. Congregation meets first Sunday after Rosh Hashana. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 153; classes, 7; teachers, 7. Ceme- tery, Hyde's Ferry Pike. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary Vine Street Temple. STANDARD CLUB, Polk Place. Founded about 1880. Presi- dent, Ben Lindauer; Vice-President, Jo. Frank; Treas- urer, J. Fishel; Secretary, Lee J. Loventhal, 316 Church. Trustees: Sol Levy, J. Lefkovits, L. Jonas, Henry Title- baum, Jo. Morse and the officers. Members, 103. In- come of last fiscal year, $9000.

TEXAS T.xas Austin fl[CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL. Founded July 4, 1876. Presi- dent, Joe Koen; Vice-President, M. Gans; Secretary, Geo. Ash, fill-: Cong. Av.; Treasurer, S. Goldstein. Trustees: IT. Hirshfeld, Dave Melasky, A. Miclielson. Members, 25. Services, Rosh Tfashana and Y0111 Kippur. Re- ligious School: Sunday, 9 a.m. Pupils, 50. Annual income, about $250. Cemetery. Ladies' Auxiliary. 464 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Texas Beaumont [CONGREGATION] EMANUEL, Broadway. Founded 1895. Rabbi, Aaron Levy, P. O. Box 261. President, Maurice Hecht; Vice-President, Leon Mothner; Treasurer, J. J. Nathan; Secretary, A. Levy. Trustees: L. R. Levy, M. J. Loeb, R. M. Mothner, M. Perlstein. Members, 43. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets quarterly. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m.; pupils, 40; classes, 4; teachers, 3, and a superintendent. Cemetery, Magnolia. HARMONY CLUB. Founded February 19, 1899. President, Maurice J. Goldstein; Vice-President, Jacob Naihan; Treasurer, Bernard Deutser; Secretary, Wolf Hecht. Trustees: Herman Hirsch, Louis Schwartz, Solomon Feinberg. Members, 48. Income of last fiscal year, about $1800. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. THE LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded January 24, 1895. President, Mrs. M. J. Loeb; Vice-President, Mrs. W. Hecht; Treasurer, Mrs. L. H. Mothner; Secretary, Mrs. W. T. Smyth. Trustees: Mesdames S. Lederer, H. Hirsch, R. M. Mothner. Members, 28. Income of last fiscal year, $:i88.70. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Organized for religious and charitable purposes. Owns and keeps up a cemetery.

Brenham [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ABRAHAM. Founded 1895. Rabbi, S. Rabinowitz. President, L. Fink; Vice-President, B. Shoenfield; Treasurer, I. Aronson; Secretary, S. Rabino- witz. Trustees:. M. Gordon, P. Susnitsky, I. Stein, B. L. Levinson. Members and Seatholders, 2~>. Income of last fiscal year, $950. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Religious School: Daily, 4 to 6 p. m.; pupils, 12; classes, 3, under one teacher. Cemetery in the western part of city.

Brownsville CEMETERY. Trustees: Benj. Kowalski, Adolph Bollak, Aaron Turk. Services on New Year, Day of Atonement and Passover. Calvert *HEBRE\V CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded 1873. President, Henry Oscar. Members, 50. Holiday services held. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 465

ColumbUS Texas *HEBREW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded 1880. Corpus Christi CEMETERY (no organization). Corsicana [CONGREGATION] BETH-EL, 11th Av. Founded September, 1898. Rabbi, S. Solomon, P. O. Box 392. President, Ralph Costa; Vice-President, J. Goldberg; Secretary, Karl Schwarts; Treasurer, L. Cerf. Trustees: S. S. Freedman, A. Levine, B. Marks, L. Cohen, Ben. Rosen- berg. Board meeting first Sunday of the month. Mem- bers, 25. CORSICANA HEBREW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded 1875. President, R. Costa; Vice-President, Louis Cohen; Treas- urer, Louis Cerf; Secretary, Louis Polasky. Trustees: M. N. Frank, J. Herman, I. P. Levy. Members, 14. Auxiliary Society; Ladies' Hebrew Aid Association (wJiich see). ^LADIES' HEBREW AID ASSOCIATION. Organized 1891. Presi- dent, Mrs. S. S. Freedman; Vice-President, Mrs. U. P. Levy; Treasurer, Mrs. Isaac Goldberg; Secretary, Mrs. Myer Cohen. Members, 40. Annual income, $240. Meets last Thursday of the month. Dallas [CONGREGATION] EMANU-EL, Ervay and St. Louis. Founded November 3, 1871 (date of charter). Rabbi, Oscar J. Cohen. President, Alex. Sanger; Vice-President, Ru- dolph Liebman; Treasurer, Philip Sanger; Secretary, D. A. Eldridge, Field and Commerce. Trustees: Alex. Ortlieb, Adolph Harris, Morris Liebman, Isaac Lorch, Max Rosenfield, Edward Titche, Leon Kahn, Seymour Myers. Members and Seatholders, 100. Income of last fiscal year, about $4500. Congregation meets first Sunday in June. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday; Hebrew Classes, Saturday; pupils, 100; classes, 7 (besides Confirmation Class); teachers, 7. Cemetery, Hall St. Auxiliary So- ciety: Ladies' Auxiliary Society, President, Mrs. August Cahn; Secretary, Mrs. Nathan Wertheimer. HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF DALLAS. Founded 1872. President, Alex. Ortlieb; Secretary and Treasurer, Max Goettinger. Trustees: Phillip Sanger, M. J. Rosen- field, V. H. Hexter. Members, 67. Income of last fiscal year, $480. Organization meets in January. 30 .Ififi AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Texas Dallas (ciiittiiuicrf) "JEWISH SOCIETY OF OZAK DALIM. Organized 1804. Members, 90. Meets second Sunday of the month at the synagogue of Congregation Shaarith Israel. President, A. Cohn; Vice-President, J. A. Sokoloff; Treasurer, N. Goldstein. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded Janu- ary 31, 1875. President, Mrs. Sol Heidingsfelder; "Vice- President, Mrs. E. Sparks; Treasurer, Mrs. E. M. Kahn; Financial Secretary, Mrs. J. Wolf; Corresponding Sec- retary, Mrs. Simon Loeb, 437 S. Akard. Trustees: Mes- danies P. Sanger and A. Harris. Members, 125. Or- ganization meets first Thursday of the month. LADIES' ORTHODOX BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1880. President, Airs. E. Mittenthal; Treasurer, Mrs. N. Gold- stein; Secretary, Mrs. D. Rosenblatt, 34ft Elm. Members, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $250. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. PHOENIX C'I.UB. Founded September 14, 1S90. President, I. 1. Lorch; Vice-President, E. II. ITahlo; Treasurer, R. Liebman; Financial Secretary, V. H. Ilexter; Record- ing Secretary, Leo Wolf son. Directors: Leon Blum, T. Goldsmith, .1. Kahn, S. Koenigsberg, I. L. Kramer, M. Liebman, Z. M. Lehman, N. Mittenthal, A. Pandres. ("Jus Roos, and the officers. Members, 86. Income of last fiscal year, $2466.87. Organization meets second Sun- day of June, September, December and March. •^PROGRESSIVE LITERARY ASSOCIATION. Organized Jss~. Mem- bers, ?,2. Meets every Sunday at 2.30 p. m. President, D. A. Kldridge; Vice-President, S. Mittenthal; Secretary and Treasurer, I. Vendig. [CONGREGATION] SHAARITH ISRAEL, 528 Jackson. Founded 1880. Rabbi, B. Lurie. Cantor, A. Rosenthal. Presi- dent, N.Goldstein; Vice-President, E. Mittenthal; Treas- urer, Ph. Aronoff; Secretary, Sam Miller, 147 Alamo. Trustees: Ph. Goodstein, A. Rosenthal, S. Lipsitz, A. Cohen. Members and Seatholders, 55. Income of last fiscal year, $1500. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, morning and evening. Re- ligious School: Daily; pupils, 53; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, two miles east of the city limits. [CONGKKCIATTON] TIFERETII ISRAEL, 145 Highland. Founded March 15, isno. Rabbi, II. Greenstein, 178 Caroline. President, A. Tuchler; Vice-President, Israel Danofski; DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ^67

Dallas (continued) Texas Treasurer, I. Rubinstein; Secretary, A. Tuchler, 173 Magnolia. Trustees: F. Bayer, I. Abelin, I. Tablofski. Members and Seatholders, :;!>. Income of last fiscal year, $B75. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily. Pupils in the Religious School, 25; taught by one teacher. Denison *HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1878. President. Henry Regensburger; Secretary, S. Goldman. Members, 10. Annual income, $(30. El Paso [CONGREGATION] MOUNT SINAI, Oregon and Boulevard Founded October, 1898. President, liernhard Blumen- thal; Vice-President, William Fatman; Treasurer, Adolph Schwarz; Secretary, Isaac Haas. Trustees: Adolph Solomon, Aaron Stolaroif, S. Leopold Goodman, Jacob Calisher. Members and Seatholders, 80. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Congregation meets second Sunday in March. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, '£'£; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Cemetery at Coneordia, Tex. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society, President, Mrs. N. Solomon; Ladies' Temple Aid Society, President, Mrs. J. Calisher. The congregation sets aside a fund for relief work. New synagogue dedicated September 3, ls'ist. Rabbi, M. L. Zielonka.

Ft. Worth [CONGREGATION] AIIAVATII SUOLOM, Hemphill and Jarvis Founded October 9, 1892. Reader, J. Jacobs. President. D. Brown; Yiee-Presideiit, A. Salsberg; Treasurer, M Shanblum; Secretary, J. Jacobs, 19(11 Terry. Trustees: A. Ratner, B. Levinson, I. Mehl. Members, :i0. Income of last fiscal year, $350. Congregation meets second and fourth Sundays of the month. Services: Daily, 8 a. m. "CEMETERY, on the South-side. "EMANUEL HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Organized 1892. Members 35. Meets first Tuesday of the month. *YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. Organized 1895. Mem- bers, 60. Meets first and third Sundays of the month at 104 Houston. 468 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Texas Gainesville U.VITED HEBREW CONGREGATION. Founded 1882. President, M. Kahn; Vice-President, II. Waterman; Treasurer, H. S. Scheline; Secretary, Is. Cohen, Church and Red River. Trustees: Max Hirscli, 11. Dreeben, S. Zacharias, Henry Schiff, D. Baum. Members and Seatholders, 28. Income of last fiscal year, $8">0. Congregation meets March, June, September and December. No services held at present. Religious School: One session -weekly; pupils, IS; classes, '.i: teachers, 2. Cemetery, two miles wesf of city. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Aid Society. Galveston * [CONGREGATION] AHAVAS ISRAEL, 29th and Market. Rabbi, Jacob Geller. Services: Friday, 6 p. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m, 6 p. m. [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Avenue I and 22d. Founded July 13, 1870. Rabbi, Henry Cohen, 1922 Broadway. President, Moses Ullmann; Vice-President, Robert I. Cohen; Treasurer, Max Maas; Secretary, I. Holstein, 2122 Avenue K. Trustees: Henry B. Meyer, S. Schorn- stein, Jules Block. Members and Seatholders, 163. Income of last fiscal year, $5671.10. Annual meeting in November. Services: Friday, September to April, 6 p.m., May to August, 6.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: One session weekly; Confirmation Class, 2; Post-confirmation Class, one; pupils, 200; classes, 10; teachers, 10. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Auxiliary Society of Congregation B'nai Israel (which see). HARMONY CLUB. Founded August 1, 1870. President, Benj. A. Isaac; Vice-President, Abe Blum; Secretary and Treasurer, W. B. Labatt. Trustees: B. A. Isaac, Robt. I. Cohen, Henry Bergman, Dave Marx, Sam Block, W. B. Labatt. Members, 100. Income of last fiscal year, $3000. Organization meets January 1. *HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF GALVESTON. Organized April 8, 1866. Members, 153. Meets first Sunday in May, August, November and February. President, Jos. Levy; Vice-President, A. Frenkel; Secretary, Henry S. Marx; Treasurer, Robt. I. Cohen. ^HEBREW ORTHODOX BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 2614 Av. I. Founded May 15, 1897. President, Simon Louis; Vice- President, L. Lazerovitch; Corresponding Secretary, M. Gordon, 28th, between Avenues F and G; Financial Sec- retary, J. Chertoft', 2624 Market; Treasurer, S. P. Gor- LHRKOTORV OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 469

Galveston (continued) Texas don, 29th, between H and I. Trustees: M. Rouch, M. Shulwolf. Members, 50. Annual income, $375. Board meeting- quarterly. Organization meets first and third Sundays of the month. Weekly sick benefits to members and aid to all needy strangers and residents of our city. Cemetery fund. LADIES' AUXILIARY SOCIETY OF CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL. Founded November 8, 1887. President, Sallie Sonnen- theil; Vice-President, Anna Miller; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Lions; Secretary, Mrs. Robert I. Cohen, 31st and Av. O. Members, 49. Income of last fiscal year, $155.75. Or- ganization meets last Wednesday in November, February and May. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1875. President, Mrs. I. Block; Vice-President, Mrs. E. Mich- ael; Treasurer, Mrs. E. Levy; Secretary, Mrs. I. Sonnen- theil, 1820 Av. I. Members, 8U. Income of last fiscal year, $458. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION OF GALVESTON, TEX. Organized October 8, 1894. President, A. Gordon; Vice- President, D. Aronstein; Recording Secretary, E. Bor- chow; Financial Secretary, ]\I. Klein; Treasurer, J. Jacobson. Trustees: I. Hauser, B. Freed. Membership, 65. Annual income, $400 to $500. Meets alternate Sun- days. Objects: 1. To establish and maintain for the poorer class of Jews a suitable place of worship; 2. The establishment of Religious Schools for children.

Greenville *GREENVILLE HEBEEW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Congrega- tion, Cemetery Association, and Ladies' Aid Society consolidated. Founded March, 1899. President, K. L. Loewenstein; Vice-President, A. Loesch; Treasurer, W. Rosenberg; Secretary, Hugo Popper. Members, 18. Annual income, $108. Religious School under the rntin- agement of W. Rosenberg. Services on the holidays.

Hallettsvill© *CHEVRA KADUSHA. Re-organized 1880. ['resident, A. Finkel stein; Treasurer, J. Samusch; Secretary, Joseph Kahn. Trustees: J. August, L. I. Pepper. Members, 15. Main- tains a cemetery and dispenses charity. Holiday services held. 470 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Texas Hempstead [CONGREGATION] IIEYCIIAL CHAYIM. Rabbi, Chayim Schwarz; Secretary, Sara Schwarz. Cemetery. SAM SCHWARZ READING CIRCLE. Founded October 7, 1899. President, Mrs. M. Galewsky; Vice-President, Miss Stella Schwarz; Treasurer, Philip Engle; Secretary, Daisie Schwarz. Trustees: Mrs. Sam Schwarz, Morris Fisher, Engle, Ben Sehwarz, Sr., Ben Schwarz, Jr., Morris Ga- lewsky, Kabbi H. Schwarz, II. Galewsky. Members: Active, 27; Honorary, 14. Organization meets every Sunday. Houston [CONGREGATION] ATIATII YERiirnox, Preston and Hamilton. Founded 1SST. President, M. Greenberg; Vice-President, ('has. Mendelsohn; Treasurer, L. Houseman; Secretary, .T. K. Levin, 2414 Odin Av. Trusfees: I. Kopner, I. Har- rison, S. Schlom, M. Malz, .T. Riehka, K. Tiras. Mem- bers and Seatholders, 85. Congregation meets last Sun- day of the month. Services on Sabbath and holidays. Cemetery, San Felipe Road. [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Crawford and Franklin Av. Founded December 2S, 1X59. Rabbi, Henry Barnstein, Capitol Hotel. President, H. Prince: Vice-President, Mose. Raphael; Treasurer, L. M. Rich; Secretary, Simon Kottwitz, 1911 Texas Av. Trustees: Jules Hirsch, Jake Kahn, S. L. Sam, J. Loewenstein and Joe. M. Sam. Members and Seatholders, 103. Income of last fiscal year, $4544.80. Congregation meets first Sunday in May and November. Services: Friday, 7.45 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 02: classes, 5; teachers, 10. Cemetery, San Felipe Eoad. THE BIKOR CIIOLIM SOCIETY. Founded October, 1895. Presi- dent, Joe M. Sam: Vice-President, Ben Zindler; Treas- urer, IT. Radoff; Secretary, S. Greenberg, 714 Preston Av. (P. O. Box 42). Trustees: Max Grossman, H. Brown and J. Karkowsky. Members, 210. Income of last fiscal year, about $S00. Organization meets second Sunday of the month. Aids the poor, attends to the sick and buries the dead. Auxiliary Society: Hebrew Sunday School, Superintendent, Henry J. Danuenbaum. Teach- ers: Mrss S. Dannenbaum, Miss Bertha Nussbaum and Mr. Sam Hirsch. *[CONf:REGATIf>\] E MANUEL. •"'HEBREW .SCHOOL. Founded 1900. President, T. Harrison; Vicc-Prcsident, B. Greenburg; Treasurer, I. Blum; See- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 471

Houston (continued) Texas retary, M. Harrison. Trustees: Revs. Eppstein, Horo- vitz, and Zuber. LADIES' HEBREW AID SOCIETY. President, Mrs. J. Larendon; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Lewis; Treasurer, Mrs. J. Sam; Secretary, Mrs. Albert Cramer, 1811 Franklin Av. Mem- bers, 113. Organization meets second Wednesday of the month. LADIES' HEBEEW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded Sep- tember 19, 1875. President, Mrs. Sol. Rosenfield; "Vice- President, Mrs. Sol. Coleman; Treasurer, Mrs. Abe Edel; Secretary, Mrs. M. L. Lewis, 419 La Branch. Members, 69. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. ^[LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY. Founded December 9, 1S95. President, Mrs. R. Qualtrough; Vice-President, Mrs. J. Goldman; Secretary, Mrs. L. Rosenwald, 1108 Liberty Av.; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Jacobs. Members, 64. Annual income, $500. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. *YOUNG MEN'S HHRSEW ASSOCIATION, Franklin Av. President, Albert Friedlander; Vice-President, Abe Harris; Record- ing Secretary, Max Flaxman; Financial Secretary, Julius Edel; Treasurer, Aby Simon; Manager, Alfred Kahen; Assistant Manager, Martin Loovis. Luling THE IIEBBEW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1879. Presi- dent, M. M. Gumbiner; Secretary and Treasurer, M. H. Epstein. Trustees: M. Masor, O. Walcowich. Members, 14. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Dispenses charity and improves the cemetery. Holiday services held. Marlin *RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Superintendent, S. A. Silverman. Marshall * [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIOEE ADATH ISRAEL, AV. Burle- son St. President, J. Hockwald. Mexia LADIES' I-IEBKEW BENEVOLENT SOCTKTY. Founded May 1, 1895. President, Mrs. J. Desenberg; Vu'c-l'ivsideiit, Mrs. Jos. Nussbaum; Treasurer, Mrs. Sim. Katten; Secretary, 472 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Texas Mexia {continued) Mrs. I. Newman. Members, V.\. Income of last fiscal year, $61. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Takes care of the cemetery and dispenses charity. MEXIA SUNDAY SCHOOL. Founded November 1899. One (salaried) teacher; classes, 2; pupils, 10; one session weekly, of one hour. Mineola HOLIDAY SERVICES. Palestine * [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Magnolia St. President, A. Teah; Vice-President, Henry Ash; Treasurer, Sol. Maier; Secretary, Heiman Pearlstone. San Antonio If [CONGREGATION] AGUDATH ACHIM, Aubrey and Guilbeau Avs. Founded June 1, 1890. Rabbi, Solomon Roubin; Assist- ant, H. Lurie. President, Max Karotkin; Vice-Presi- dent, J. Corb; Secretary, M. Goot, 107 N. Centre; Treas- urer, W. Jaffe; Collector, C. H. Fink. Trustees: T. Gurinsky, A. G. Alterman, M. Milgrom. Members, 30. Services: Sabbaths and holidays. Pupils in the Reli- gious School, 50. Auxiliary Societies: Talmud Torah School; Hebrew Aid Society; Chevra M'vaseres Zion. [TEMPLE] BETH EL, Travis and Jefferson. Founded 1874. Rabbi, Samuel Marks, 222 San Pedro Av. President, F. Mayer; Vice-President, L. Veith; Treasurer, J. Oppen- heimer; Secretary, J. D. Straus. Trustees: D. Oppen- heimer, M. Friedman, E. Blum, S. Wolfson, A. A. Wolff, A. Joske, S. Halff. Members, 82. Annual income, $3800. Services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. HARMONY CLUB. Founded May 28, 1887. President, G. B. Frank; Vice-President, A. Cohen; Treasurer, S. Pfeiffer; Secretary, I. Strauss, 219 San Pedro Av. Directors: A. L. Wolfson, A. Levy, H. P. Goodman, M. Friedman, J. D. Straus, Jos. Oppenheimer, I. Sichel, C. Pessels. Members, 91. Income of last fiscal year, $5000. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded November 1, 1870. President, Mrs. L. Goodman; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Halff; Treasurer, Mrs. M. Sterne; Secretary, Mrs. L. L. Marks, 429 San Pedro Av. Directors: Mes- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 473

San Antonio (continued) Texas dames, M. Haas, A. Robinson, J. Wolff, E. Longini, E. Hertzberg, S. Pfeiffer, S. Heimann, S. Halff, J. Simons, F. Mayer, M. Friedman, M. Oppenheimer, and the officers. Members, 67, and three Honorary Members. In- come of last fiscal year, about $400. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Auxiliary Society: An Aid Society for the benefit of the Temple and to beautify the cemetery. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1856; re-organized 1866 and May, 1885. President, M. Friedman; Vice- President, D. Oppenheimer; Secretary, Rabbi S. Marks; Treasurer, L. Goodman. Trustees: S. Halff, L. Veith, F. Mayer. Members, 65. Annual income, $800. Board meeting January, April, July, October. Organization meets first Sunday in January. Provides for indigent consumptives sent here from the north, and in the event of death they are afforded decent burial in the Jewish Cemetery.

Texarkana LADIES' HEUREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded January 23, 1888. President, Mrs. R. Punch; Vice-President, Mrs. A. Ehrlich; Treasurer, Mrs. O. Parkins; Secretary, Mrs. M. Lacofske, 224 Hazel. Members, 21. Income of last fiscal year, $141.10. Organization meets first Tuesday* of the month. Dispenses charity and keeps cemetery in order. ""'CONGREGATION. Organized July 11, 1900. Rabbi. Kaiser. President, Henry Brown; Vice-President, H. Sand- berger; Secretary and Treasurer, I. Schwartz. Tyler * [CONGREGATION] BETH EL. Secretary, Max Goldstein. LADIES' BETH-EL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded August 10, 1890. President, Mrs. I. Friedlander; Vice-President, Mrs. H. Goldstein; Treasurer, Mrs. A. Sandoloski; Secre- tary, Mrs. T. Aaron. Members, 21. Income of last fiscal year, $63. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Victoria [CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Forrest St. Founded 1894. Reader, G. A. Levi (under supervision of Rabbi H. Cohen of Galveston). President, Abr. Levi; Vice-President, J. 474 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Texas Victoria {continued) K. Hexter; Treasurer, D. Alexander; Secretary, M. L. Potash. Trustees: Henry Levy, Simon Levy, J. Apfel. Members and Seatliolders, 22. Income of last fiscal year, $300. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p. m. and holidays. Reli- gious School: One session weekly: pupils, 26; classes, 3; teachers, 3. Cemetery, adjoining- Evergreen City Ceme- tery. Auxiliary Societies: Children's Aid and Sewing' Society. JEWISH CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY. Founded July 15, 1889. Secretary, Mrs. D. Alexander. Members, 14. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded March 20, 1876. President, Mrs. L. Alexander; Vice-President, Mrs. Henry Levi; Treasurer, Mrs. G. A. Levi; Secretary, Mrs. D. Alexander. Trustees: Mesdames J. K. Hexter, Simon Levy, C. G. Levi. Members, 17. Organization meets last Wednesday of the month.

"Waco fl [CONGREGATION] AGUDATH JACOB, 7th and Columbus. Founded February 14, 1888. Rabbi, Dr. S. Levy. President, S. Greenberg; Vice-President, J. Rubin; Secretary, S. Levy. Trustees: L. Wiseberg, J. M. Freeman. Board meeting first Sunday after Rosh Chodesh. Members, 40. Ser- vices: Friday evening and Saturday morning", and on all Jewish holidays. Religious School: Daily, 1 to 7 p. jn. Pupils, 20. Annual income, $900. Auxiliary Societies: Ezrath Zion; Ladies' Hebrew Society; Hebrew Benevo- lent Association. HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Chartered March 11), 1S7S. President, Dr. B. J. French; Vice-President, Rev. Dr. A. Suhler; Treasurer, L. Migel; Secretary, B. Alex- ander. Trustees: Julius Kuttner, 525 N. 10th; A. Alex- ander, Joe Davidson. Members, about 100. Income of last fiscal year, about $600. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Dispenses charity and buries the dead. Owns a cemetery. Auxiliary Societies: Congre- gation Rodef Sholem; Hebrew Ladies' Aid Association; Hebrew Ladies' Cemetery Association (all of which see). ^HEBREW LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded September 14, 1878. President, Mrs. L. Hanger; Vice-President, Mrs. C. K. Wiel; Treasurer, Mrs. li. Lachman; Secretary, Mrs. Julia Moses. Members, 75. Meets first Monday of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 475

Waco {continued) . Texas *HEBBEW LADIES' CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Founded July 1, 1897. President, Mrs. Dan. Weil; Vice-President, Mrs. S. Neumegen; Treasurer, Mrs. Sol. Hirschberg; Secre- tary, Mrs. W. V. Lyons. Members, 75. Meets first Wednesday of the month. THE PBOGEESS CLITB. Organized as Young Men's Hebrew Association, 1887, re-organized and chartered under the name of Progress Club, April 7, 1900. President, Dan Wise; Vice-President, Asher Sanger; Treasurer, Sam Sanger; Financial Secretary, H. S. Long; Corresponding Secretary, Mose L. Hirschfekler, Box 661. Trustees: Alex. H. Sanger, C. L. Sanger, Jake Sanger, G. Heine- man, H. Sachs, L. Migel. Members, 45. Organization meets in January, April, July and October. [CONGREGATION] EODEF SHOLOM, 920 Washington. Founded 1869. President, L. Migel; Vice-President, I. Loewen- stein; Treasurer, I. Goldstein; Secretary, B. Alexander. Trustees: A. Suhler, I. Simmons, S. Sanger, S. Hirsh- berg and the officers. Members, 48; Seatholclers, 12. Income of last fiscal year, about $2500. Congregation meets in April. Services: Friday, S p.m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.; pupils, 110; classes, fi; teachers, fi. Cemetery on S. First St. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Temple Auxiliary.

Wharton *BENT?VOL-ENT SOCIETY. Cemetery.

UTAH utah Salt Lake City [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISBAEL, 4th E. between ?,d and 4th S. Founded March 1, 1881. Rabbi, G. IT. Lowenstine, Knutsford Hotel. President, Herman Bamberger; Vice- President, Joseph Boemer; Treasurer, Emanuel Kahn; Secretary, Samuel Weitz, i:{l-l.'!3 Main. Trustees: Louis Simon, ileury Conn, M. H. Desky. Members, 86. In- come of last fiscal year, $17N1. Congregation meets first Monday after Rosh Hashana. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 50; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Ceme- tery, Salt Lake. City. JEWISH RELIEF SOCIETY. Founded 1SSS. President, Mrs. Louis Simon; Vice-President, Mrs. I. Waiters; Treas- 47C AMERICAN JEWTSTT YRAR BOOK

Utah Salt Lake City (continued) urer, Mrs. Jacob Moritz; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Sig. Simon, 607 S. Main; Corresponding- Secretary, Mrs. Kelson A. Eansohofl, 280 E. 2d S. Trustees: Mesdames H. Rothschild, Sam. Samuels, Ben Davis. Members, 96. Income of last fiscal year, $576. Organization meets first Thursday of the month. [CONGREGATION] MONTEFIORE. Rabbi, G. Gursky, 364 S. State. President, Morris Levy; Vice-President, N. Rosenblatt; Treasurer, I. JV. Lewis; Secretary, G. M. Lewis, 66 and 67 Commercial Block. Trustees: J. Appelman, F. Appel- man, A. Fordansky. Members, 45. Income of last fiscal year, $700. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Saturday, 9 a.m. City Cemetery of Salt Lake, Utah. "PROGRESS CLUB. *SALT LAKE CITY HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, Herman Bamberger; Vice-President, Dr. Theodore Meyer; Treasurer, C. M. Freed; Secretary, Jos. Obern- dorfer. Directors: Alex. Cohn, Morris Levy and the officers. Vermont VERMONT Burlington *[C"XGKEGATION] CHOI ODOM (HYDE. STREET SYNAGOGUE). Founded 1890. Rabbi, H. Mousowitz. President, M. J. Levin; Vice-President, Z. Segel; Treasurer, I. Levin; Secretary, Max Glastein. Members, 25. Services: Three times daily. [CONGREGATION] EHAVEI ZEDDEK, Archibald and Hyde. Founded 1885. Rabbi, H. Sacks, N. Winooski Av. President, S. Levin; Vice-President, Isaac Rosenberg; Treasurer, D. Neeburg; Secretary, Harry H. Rosenberg, 343 N. Wiuooski Av. Trustees: Morris Wool, M. E. Ros- enberg, Max Alpert. Members, 50; Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $750. Congregation meets first and last Sundays of the month. Services, 7 a. m. Pupils of Religious School, 30; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, S. Burlington. HEBREW CHARITY ASSOCIATION. Founded April, 1897. Presi- dent, Max Samuelson; Vice-President, I. Levin; Treas- urer, Harris London; Secretary, H. H. Rosenberg. Trustees: H. Miiller, S. Neeburg, L. Utal. Members, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $150. Organization meets on alternate Sundays. DIRECTORY OP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 477

Burlington (continued) Vermont HEBREW EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY. President, M. A. Michell; Vice-President, Harris London; Treasurer, L. Levin; Secretary, Harris London. Directors: Jos. Frank, D. Neeburg, L. Alpert, H. H. Rosenberg. Teachers: M. Freidman, Sol. Wolk, S. Rosenberg.

VIRGINIA Virginia Alexandria [CONGREGATION] BETH EL, N. Washington St. Founded June 3, 1878. President, Is. Eichberg; Vice-President, B. Weil; Treasurer, E. Goldsmith; Secretary, N. Wollberg, .r)07 Cameron. Trustees: Jos. Kaufman, H. Strauss, D. Bendheim. Members and Seatholders, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $343. Congregation meets first Monday of the month. Services: Friday evening. Prayers read by Is. Eichberg.

HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (CHEBROW). Founded July 5, 1858. President, B. Weil; Vice-President, E. Goldsmith; Treasurer, Is. Eichberg; Secretary, N. Wollberg, 507 Cameron. Trustees: D. Bendheim, Jos. Kaufman, E. Goldsmith. Members, 17. Income of last fiscal year, $41.25. Organization meets first Monday of the month. Attends to the sick, assists members and buries the dead in cemetery owned by the Society.

Berkley [CONGREGATION] MICKROH KADES, 11th St. Founded June 10, 1893. Rabbi, M. Levitt, Liberty St. President, D. Glas- ser; Vice-President, Jacob Goodman; Treasurer, H. Goodman; Secretary, B. Zacks, Liberty St. Trustees: A. Legnm, F. Jacobson. Members, 22; Seatholders, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $335. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month. Services: Daily, 7 a. m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. Religious School: Six sessions weekly; pupils, 15; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Liberty St. extended.

Charlottesville [CONGREGATION] BETH ISRAEL, Market St. Founded 1882. President, Simon Leterman; Vice-President, S. Aron- heim; Treasurer, Phil. Leterman; Secretary, M. Leter- man. Trustees: B. Oberdorfer and Isaac Leterman. Members, 17. Congregation meets first Sunday of the 478 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

VirginiaCharlottesville (continued) month. Services: Friday, s p. m. Prayers read by Moses Leterman. Cemetery, one-half mile from the city. Clifton Forge HOLIDAY SERVICES. Danville ""[CONGREGATION] BETH SIIOLOM, Lutherlin Av. President, M. I. Hessberg. East Radford HOLIDAY SEKVICES. Fredericksburg HEBREW AID SOCIETY. Founded about 1*80. President, Isaac Ilirsh; Viee-Presideut, 11. Kaufman; Treasurer, V. C. Ntrasburger; Secretary, Maurice Hirsli. Trustees: ]!. (ioldsmith and 1!. II. Jacobs. Members, 12. Income of last fiscal year, $30. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. HOLIDAY SERVICES. Hampton HOLIDAY SERVICES. Harrisonburg *1IEBBEW FRIENDSHIP CONGREGATION. President, Herman Wise; Secretary, li. JN'ey. Lynchburg *[OONGREGATION] AGUDATJI SIIOLOM. Founded 1898. Presi- dent, II. L. Stemple; Secretary, M. Eosenthal. Income, $863. Newport News [CONGREGATION] ADATH YESHUIUTN, Lafayette Av. and 24th. Founded 1891. Rabbi, T. H. Schwartz. President, J. B. Berman; Vice-President, I. Cohen; Treasurer, K. Mill- man; Secretary, T. H. Schwartz, 513 27th. Trustees: H. M. Peltz, S. Shugam, H. L. Caplan. Members and Seat- holders, 45. Congregation meets second Wednesday of the Jewish month. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 8 a. m. Cemetery, Riverview. HACHKOSATII ORCIIIM (FRIENDLY INN). President, Marx Nachman; Treasurer, L. Fish. Directors: I. Cohen, D. Baker. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 479

Newport News (continued) Virginia NEWPOET NEWS JEWISH SUNDAY SCHOOL, Washington Av. and 25th. Superintendent, J. A. Hirshberg, 2606 Washing- ton Av.; Assistant Superintendent, Elias Peyser; Treas- urer, Mrs. E. Peyser; Secretary, M. Silverstone, 2810 Washington Av.; Assistant Secretary, Julius Cohn, 2608 Washington Av. Teachers, 9; classes, 9; pupils, 90; one session weekly, of one and one-half hours. Not connected with any synagogue, but governed and supported by the parents and relatives of pupils. Norfolk [CONGREGATION] BETH-EL, Cumberland St. Founded Febru- ary 7, 1870. Kabbi, H. Benmosche. President, J. W. Spagat; Vice-President, L. Nusbaum; Secretary and Treasurer, Chas. Myers. Trustees: J. D. Levy, I. Fass, IT. Crockin and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Friday, 7 p. m.; Saturday, 9.30 a. m. Pupils in Religious School, 85; classes, R; teachers, 5. Cemetery, Princess Anne Av. [CONGREGATION] BNAY ISRAEL, 194 Cumberland. Founded February, 1897. President, Morris Fivell; Vice-Presi- dent, Louis Somrners; Treasurer, Nathan Segel; Secre- tary, Herman Segall, 39 Clay. Trustees: M. Davidson, L. Miller, E. Zipler. Members, 48. Income of last fiscal year, $560. Congregation meets last Tuesday of the month. Services, 8 a. m. Religious School: Daily; pupils, 53; classes, 2, under one teacher. *HEBREW BUSYING GROUND. Held jointly by Congregation Beth El and Congregation Oheb Sholem. Trustees: J. B. Lowenberg, J. Hecht, C. Myers, J. W. Spagat, M. TJmstadter, J. Levy, H. Crockin, Ed. Hirshler, S. Ham- burger. Location, Princess Anne Av. -JEWISH BOARD OF GUARDIANS. President, Rev. Benmosche; Secretary and Treasurer, G. Engel. Directors: L. Sev- linck, T. Lipkin, M. Fivel, M. Bremer, Dr. D. A. Har- mon. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, 204 Fenchurch. Founded 1865. President, Mrs. D. E. Levy; Vice-Presi- dent, Mrs. A. E. Campe; Treasurer, Mrs. Jacob Hecht; Secretary, Mrs. Charles Myers, 244 Holt. Trustees: Mesdames A. L. Spandour, A. Arnheim, Mose Stein. Members, 88. Income of last fiscal year, $615. Organi- zation meets first Wednesday of the month. 480 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Virginia Norfolk (continued) *MONTEFIORE LITERARY AND SOCIAL ASSOCIATION, 204 Fen- church. President, Ed. Hirshler; Secretary, M. Seldner; Treasurer, Jos. Spagat. NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, 232 Main. Founded January 1, 1872. President, S. Marx; Secretary and Treasurer, M. Umstadter, Norfolk. Supported by subscription. Income of last fiscal year, $156. Organization meets in January. ^[CONGREGATION] OHEB SHOLEM, Church St. Rabbi, Simon R. Cohen. President, I. Moritz; Vice-President, Jacob Hecht; Treasurer, V. Strasburger; Secretary, J. S. Heller. Trustees: D. Loewenberg, D. E. Levy, J. Morris. Honorary President," Isaac Hofheimer. Members, 120. Annual income, about $4000. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Pupils in the Religious School, 80; teachers, 8. Bible Class: Tuesday, 8 p. m.; Members, 25. Petersburg *0RTHODOX CONGREGATION. [CONGREGATION] RODEF SHOLEM. Founded 1865. Rabbi, Dr. Sigmund Tyor. President, Jacob Cohen; Vice-President, Isadore Reinach; Treasurer, Isaac Cohen; Secretary, Ed. Eigenbrun. Trustees: M. R. Saal, Chas. Cohen, A. S. Reinach, Jaak Coleman, and the officers. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. in. Religious School, Sunday. Cemetery at Blandford. Pocahontas No ORGANIZED CONGREGATION; but services held Saturday and holidays. Portsmouth. See Norfolk Hadford HOLIDAY SERVICES. Richmond [KAHL KODESH] BETH AHABA. Founded 1841. Rabbi, Ed- ward N. Calisch. President, Julius Straus; Vice-Presi- dent, Chas. Hutzler; Recording Secretary, H. S. Hutzler; Financial Secretary, Isaac Held; Treasurer, L. Z. Morris. Managers: S. L. Bloomberg-, E. Bottigheimer, I. Thal- heimer, I. Stern, E. Raab. Board meeting second Sun- day of the month. Members, llli; Seatholders, 125. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Reli- DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 481

Richmond {continued) Virginia gious School: Sunday, 10.30 a. m. to 12 m. Pupils, 189. Annual income, $7400. >s'ce HEBREW CEMETERY COMPANY. HEBREW , CEMETERY COMPANY. Founded 1842. l'resident, L. Z. Morris; Vice-President, Alfred Moses; Treasurer, Julius Straus; Secretary, E. J. Levy. Cemetery owned by the Congregation Beth Ahaba and managed by a board of ten members elected by the congregation. HEBREW HOME TOR TILE AGED AND INFIRM OF RICHMOND, VA. Incorporated February 17, 1890. President, Henry S. Hutzler; Vice-President, Philip Whitlock; Secretary and Treasurer, Isaac Held, 502 N. Second. Executive Board: Rev. E. N. Calisch, A. Greentree, I. H. Kaufman, Jacob Lewit, M. E. Mart-use, E. Millhiser, E. Raab, Julius Straus and Moses Thalhimer. Members, 2sr>. Income of last fiscal year, $1589.19. Annual meeting second Sunday in February. Board holds quarterly meetings. Beneficiaries, 6. Ladies' Auxiliary Committee. HEBREW SHELTERING AID SOCIETY. Founded April 2, 1899. President, N. Cohen; Vi.ce-President, E. C. Meyer; Treas- urer, Ph. Hirshberg; Secretary, S. I. Hirshberg, 10S E. Broad. Trustees: M. Freidman, I. Coplon, D. S. Sharove, S. Spector, J. Cohen. Members, 75. Income of last fiscal year, $180.75. Organization meets first Sunday in April and October. Furnishes shelter and means of transportation to strangers. [CONGREGATION] KENESATII ISRAEL, Mayo, between Broad and Ross. Rabbi, E. G. Phillips. President, H. Fisher; Vice- President, Ph. Hirshberg; Treasurer, E. C. Meyer; Sec- retary, Abe Cohn, 912 Capitol. Trustees: A. Hirshberg, N. Greenwald, A. Steiner, M. Sonenberg, I. G. Bernstein. Members and Seatholders, 44. Income of last fiscal year, $1130.07. Congregation meets Choi Hamoed Pesach and Sukkoth; Board of Managers last Wednesday of the month. Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday, 8.30 a.m.; Saturday afternoon, 4 p.m.; Rosh Chodesh and Choi Hamoed, 6 a. m. Pupils in Religious School, 31; classes, :?, under one teacher. Cemetery, 34th and Oak- wood Av. See OAKWOOD HEBREW CEMETERY ASSOCIA- TION. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded 1862; chartered February 11, 1899. President, Mrs. Milton E. Marcuse; Vice-President, Mrs. William Reinheimer; Treasurer, Mrs. Moses May; Secretary, Mrs. Meyer Kirsch. Executive Board: Mesdames Sol. L. Bloomberg, 31 4R2 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Virginia Richmond (continued) Henry liloek, Myer Frank, Jacob Kirsch, Moses S. Block, Joseph L. Levy, Chas. A. Labenberg, Samuel Cohen and the officers. Trustees: Emanuel Raab, Philip Whitlock, L. Z. Morris. Members, 164. Income of last fiscal y^ar, $1218.28. Organization meets in January. OAKWOOD HEBREW CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. Incorporated • lsss. 1'resident, H. Fisher; Vice-President, P. Hirsh- berg; Treasurer, E. C. Meyer; Secretary, Abe Cohn, 9,]2 Capitol. Trustees: A. Hirshberg, N. Greenwald, A. Steiner, M. Sonenberg, I. G. Bernstein. Members, 44, Organization meets last Wednesday of the month. -"[CONGREGATION] SIR MOSF.S MONTEFIORE, Mayo near Ross. Reader, Jos. Cohen. R-oanoke [TEMPLE] EMANirE>L. Founded 1890. President, G. May; Vice-President, L. Cohn; Treasurer, L. Silverman; Sec- retary, S. Simon, 101 Salem Av. Trustees: I. Heyman, S. B.ichraeh, M. Goldman. Members, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $100. Congregation meets first Sunday in October. Services on the holidays. Cemetery, about one and one-half miles out of city.

Staunton *HEBBEW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. *[C<")NCiHEGATioN] HOUSE OF ISRAEL, Market and Kalorama. Services: Friday, S to 9 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 to 11.30 a. m. President, A. Loeb; Secretary, L. (!. Straus; Superintendent of Religious School, Miss Josephine Loeb. washing- WASHINGTON ton Seattle * [CONGREGATION] BICKOR CHOLEM, Washington and 5th Av. Rabbi, L. Brooks. Services: Friday, fi.30 p.m.; Satur- day, 9 a. m. and 5 and 7.30 p. m. Religious School: Daily, 4 to 7 p. m.; pupils, 50; classes, 3. Principal, Z. Gross. LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded March 17, 3SO2. President, Mrs. A. Levy; Vice-President, Mrs. M. M. Fredrick; Treasurer, Mrs. Ida Davis; Secretary, Mrs. I. Cooper, 1104 Minor Av. Trustees: Mesdames E. Bories, E. Goodman, S. Davis, M. Bornstein. Members, SI. Income of last fiscal year, $522.34. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 483

Seattle (continued) . Washing- TIIE SEATTLE HEBREW BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded August 28, 1895. President, Leo Kohn; Vice-rresident, M. Rosenberg; Treasurer, Leo. S. Schwabacher; Secre- tary, Max Bornstein. Trustees: M. Rosenberg, S. Rosenberg, Leo. S. Schwabacher. Members, 50. An- nual income, $1000. TEMPLE DE HIRSCII, Yesslery Way and Broadway. Founded 1899. Rabbi, Theo. F! Joseph, 6th Av. and James. President, L. Kohn; Vice-President, E. Rosenberg; Treasurer, M. Bornstein; Secretary, Sol. Friedenthal, 805 Yesslery. Trustees: S. Degginger, Leo. S. Schwab- acher, I. E. Moses. Members and Seatholders, R5. Congregation meets {second Sunday in September. Ser- vices: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 130; classes, 5; teachers, -I. Auxiliary Society: Young Ladies' Auxiliary, President, Miss F. Degginger; Vice-President, Miss Jennie Rosenthal; Secretary, Miss L. Friend. Spokane *[CONGRI«.IATION] EMANU-EL, 3d Av. and Madison. President, L. Reubens; Vice-President, Sam. Bayles; Treasurer, J. Neuman; Secretary, Sig. Hanauer. Services on holidays. Superintendent of Religious School, Albert Benjamin. Tacoma [TEMPLE] BETH ISRAEL, 10th and I. Founded 1S93. Reader, Jos. Jacob. President, A. Weinberg; Vice-President, M. Jacobs; Secretary and Treasurer, Samuel Posner, 946 Pacific Av. Trustees: M. Bloom, J. Bazinsky, Stusser. Members and Seatholders, 38. Services on New Year and Day of Atonement. FIRST HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. President, A. Wein- berg; Vice-President, S. S. Loeb; Secretary and Treas- urer, S. Posner, 946 Pacific Av. Trustees: M. Moses, Bloom and Stusser. Members, 19. Organizations meets monthly. JUDITH MONTEFIORE SOCIETY. Founded May 1, 1890. Presi- dent, Mrs. A. Weinberg; Vice-President, Mrs. M. Bloom; Treasurer, Mrs. S. Andrews; Secretary, Mrs. A. Isaacs. Trustees: Mesdames S. Loeb, M. Jacobs, D. Hoffman, S. Sondheim. Members, 40. Income of last fiscal year, $")00. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month. Dispenses charity and maintains a Sabbath School. Walla Walla HOLIDAY SERVICES. AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

West WEST VIRGINIA Virginia Charleston [CONGREGATION] HEBREW EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY (BENE .TESHURUN), Virginia St. Founded March, 1873. Rabbi, Martin Meyer (officiates once a month). President, Chas. Loeb; Vice-President, Ben Baer; Treasurer, Philip Frankenberger; Secretary, Herbert Frankenberger, 260 Kanawha. Trustees:' I. Schwabe, L. S. Strauss, Gus Stern. Members and Seatholders, 44. Income of last fiscal year, $1200. Congregation meets second Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m. Religious School: Saturday and Sunday mornings; pupils, 26; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Spring Hill Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew ^Benevolent Society. *PIIOENIX CLUB. Horton HOLIDAY SERVICES. Huntington LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded about 1888. President, Mrs. S. Gideon; Vice-President, Mrs. S. Op- penheim; Treasurer, Mrs. L. Kahn; Secretary, Mrs. Ph. Herz, 1220 3d Av. Members, 12. Income of last fiscal year, $72.80. Organization meets second Friday of the month. Dispenses charity and aids the Temple. [CONGREGATION] OHET SHOLEM. Founded September 5, 1887. Sam Gideon and I. L. Eiseman officiate. President, Sam Gideon; Vice-President, I. L. Eiseman; Treasurer, M. Broh; Secretary, Alex. Wolf. Trustees: E. Biren, L. Kelner, S. Oppenheim. Members and Seatholders, 17. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets first Sunday in July. Services: Friday evening and all holidays. City Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent (which see). Keystone HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Parkersburg HOLIDAY SERVICES. *LADIES' TEMPLE SOCIETY. President, Mrs. M. S. Than- houser; Treasurer, Mrs. M. A. Kuder. PROGRESS CLUB. Founded 1888. President, S. P. Thanhouser; Vice-President, D. F. Rosenheim; Treasurer, Joe Stern; Secretary, M. Newberger. Trustees: Paul Prager, Sam DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 485

Parkersburg (continued) West Nathan, Eph. Broh. Members, 38. Income of last fiscal vlrelnia year, $1400. Organization meets last Friday of the month. Auxiliary Societies: Ladies' Temple Society; Ladies' Sewing Society; Hebrew Aid Society, President, M. S. Thanhouser. Wheeling THE LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Founded 1865. President, Mrs. Henry Speyer; Vice-President, Mrs. Bernhard Horkheimer; Treasurer, Mrs. Henry Baer; Secretary, Mrs. Morris Jacobson, 14th near Jacob. Members, 63. Income of last fiscal year, $189. Organi- zation meets first Friday of the month. [CONGREGATION] LESHEM SHOMAYIM, 12th and Eoff. Founded November 12, 1849. Rabbi, Harry Levi. President, Samuel Kraft; Vice-President, Jos. Emsheimer. Trus- tees: Henry Baer, Bernard Horkheimer, Lewis Hork- heimer, Ralph Kline, Lee Baer. Board meeting monthly. Members, 107. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10.30 a. m. Religious School: Saturday, 9.30 a. m.; Sunday, 9.30 a. m. Pupils, 75. Auxiliary Societies: Sabbath School Teachers' Class; Eoff Street Temple Jewish Lit- erature Class, Secretary, Miss Millie Stein; Eoff Street Temple Bible Class; Eoff Street Temple Post-Confirma- . tion Class; Eoff Street Temple Alumni Association, President, Miss Irma Kraft. Congregation collects and dispenses a relief fund. MERCANTILE CLUB. Founded February 15, 1895. President, E. Buckman; Vice-President, A. M. Rice; Treasurer, B. Hanauer; Secretary, L. B. Stein, 1300 Ma^n. Directors: E. Buckman, A. M. Rice, L. B.- Stein, L. S. Good, D. Kraus, L. Sonneborn, M. Horkheimer, B. Horkheimer, E. Hanauer. Members, -14. Organization meets first Sunday in April. Ladies' Whist Club; meets every Wed- nesday evening. THE RABBI WISE PERSONAL AID GUILD. Founded March 10, 1900. President, Miss Jennie Reich; Vice-President, Miss Carrie May Baer; Treasurer, Miss Freda Jacobs; Secretary, Miss Hattie Reed. Members, 30.

WISCONSIN wiscon. Appleton sin B'NAI ZION LADIES' AID SOCIETY. Founded October, 1878. President, Mrs. Ph. B. Hammel; Vice-President, Mrs. J. 486 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Wiscon- Appleton (con.iinued) C. Ferber; Treasurer, Mrs. Fred. Hammel; Secretary, Mrs. E. Gerechter, 671 Edwards. Trustees: Mrs. J. Hammel, Mrs. G. Ullman. Members, 32. Organization meets first Sunday of the month. Dispenses charity and acts as auxiliary to the congregation. ZTON CONGREGATION, Durkee and Harris. Founded 1873. Rabbi, Emanuel Gerechter, 671 Edwards. President, Fred. Loeb; Vice-President, Jos. Ullman; Secretary and Treasurer, S. Marshall. Trustees: Jacob Hammel, M. Lyons, Fred. Hammel. School Board: J. Spitz, M. Lyons, G. Ullman. Members and Seatholders, 34. An- nual meeting' the day before Rosh Hashana. Services: Friday, 7.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Religioiis School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 18; classes, 3; teachers, 2. Cemetery, Second Av. Auxiliary Society: B'nai Zion Ladies' Aid Society (which see). Ashland [CONGREGATION] BNAI ISRAEL. Founded 1887. Rabbi, Isaac Sher. President, Sam'l Cohen; Vice-President, Chas. Cohen; Secretary and Treasurer, I. C. Schwager. Mem- bers, 12; Seatholders, 20. Income of last fiscal year, $500. Congregation meets in October and April. Ser- vices, 8 a. m. Cemetery, within two miles of city limits. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Benevolent Association. Eau Claire "CONGREGATION. Rabbi, Abram Fine. "RELIGIOUS SCHOOL. Established by Rabbi Victor Caro in 1808. Pupils, 45. Superintendent, Mrs. Cohen. Fond du Lac HOLIDAY SERVICES. Green Bay •""CONGREGATION. Hurley (and Ironwood) •"'CONGREGATION. Rabbi, Rhein. La Crosse [CONGREGATION] ANSCHE CHESET. Founded 1856. President. B. D. Rtrouse; Vice-President, P.. Blum; Treasurer, S. Sehoen; Secretary, J. ("Sutman. Members and Seathold- ers, 14. Income of last fiscal year, $84. Services on the DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 487

La Crosse (continued) wisoon- holidays. Cemetery, Losey Boulevard. Auxiliary Soci- ety: Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society. ^[CONGREGATION] SHEARITH ISRAEL. Incorporated 1899 by A. M. Goldish, S. Freiberg-, S. Nattenhaus. Madison [CONGREGATION] AHAWATH ACHIM. Founded November 1856. President, S. Thuringer; Treasurer, J. Cook; Secretary, J. A. Mack. Trustees: M. S. Klauber, Ig\ Thuringer, J. Cook. Members and Seatholders, 5. Income of last fiscal year, nominal. No services at present. Holiday services held, but not by the congregation. Cemetery, within the City Cemetery. Manitowoc [CONGREGATION] ANSHE POLJA SADEK. Founded February 18, 1900. President, I. Green; Vice-President, M. Stein; Treasurer, A. Schwartz; Secretary, M. Green, 906 Jay. Trustees: Ed. Harris, M. Phillip. Members, 12. Income of last fiscal year, $90. Congregation meets first Sun- day of the month. Services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a. m.

Marinette (and Menominee, Mich.) [CONGREGATION] MOSES MONTEFIOEE, Pierce Av. Founded 1888. Rabbi, B. Goldberg. President, S. Stanislowsky; Vice-President, I. Goodman; Treasurer, 1'. Arnowitz; Secretary, A. B. Sklowsky, Menominee, Mich. Trustees: A. Goldberg, B. Goldberg. Members and Seatholders, 32. Income of last fiscal year, $1000. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Saturday. Pupils of Eeli- gious School, 30, in one class, under one teacher. Ceme- tery at Marinette.

Milwaukee [CONGREGATION] ANSHE SFABD, 6th and Vliet. Founded Janu- ary, 1898. President, S. Kops; Vice-President, J. For- man; Treasurer, J. Fishman; Secretary, Max Pollack, 604-606 Chestnut. Trustees: D. Pollack, W. Nicoll, B. Goldshtine. Members and Seatholders, 90. Income of last fiscal year, $2500. Congregation meets first and third Sundays of the month. [CONGREGATION] BETH HAMEDROSII IIAGODOL, 462-464 5th. lie-organized in 1890. President, J. Rosenberg: Vice- President, Jos. Michel; Treasurer, E. Borker; Financial 488 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK wiscon-Milwaukee (continued) Secretary, A. Birnbaum, 445 ::d. Trustees: M. Ludele- witz, C. Krup, E. Rubinsky. Members, 80; Seatholders (at the holidays), 350-400. Income of last fiscal year, $2500 to $3000. Congregation meets first and last Sun- days of the month. Services: Daily, 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. Cemetery of seven acres, one mile from the city. Aux- iliary Society: Young" Men's Hebrew Society of 75 members meets Sunday at the Temple Hall. [CONGREGATION] B'INTE ISRAEL ANSHI UNGARN, 470 4th. Holi- day services held at Liedertafel Hall, 7th and Prairie. Founded August, 1898. President, H. Kraus; Vice- President, A. Rosenthal; Treasurer, L. Segall; Secretary, A. Rosenthal, 456 4th. Trustees: A. Kellner, F. Weiden, A. Suran. Members and Seatholders, 3S. Income of last fiscal year, $450. CongTegation meets last Sunday of the month. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 8.30 a. m. [CONGREGATION] B'NE JESHURUN, 10th and Cedar. Founded 1852. Rabbi, "Victor Caro, 917 Cedar. President, Jacob Pop; Vice-President, Samuel Eckstein; Treasurer, Gott- lieb Patek; Secretary, I. M. Hirshberg. Trustees: Ed- ward Fisher, Ed. Moses Newald, Edward Mahler, Sam. Hammershlag, Samuel Auerbach, J. Friedlaender. Members and Seatholders, 1ST. Income of last fiscal year, $4500. Trustees meet first Sunday of the month; Congregational meeting Sunday before Rosh Hashana. Services: Friday, 7.30 p. m.; Saturday, 10 a. m. Reli- gious School: Sunday, 9 a. m. to 12 m.; Thursday, 4 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 to 10 a.m.; pupils, 175; seven classes and a kindergarten; teachers, 8. Cemetery, N. 12th. Auxiliary Societies: Progress Club; Bible Class; Temple Ladies' Society. [CONGREGATION] EMANU-EL, Broadway and Martin. Founded October, 1869. Rabbi, Julius H. Meyer, Plankinton House. President, A. W. Rich; Vice-President, Morris Miller; Treasurer, Lehman Aarons; Secretary, H. Max Oberndorfer, 707 Marshall. Trustees: Max Landauer, Adolph Hauser, John E. De Wolf, Leopold Hammel, David Adler and the officers. Auxiliary Trustees: Morris Glickman, L. L. Tabor, I. D. Adler. Members and Seat- holders, 98. Income of last fiscal year, $6091.32. Con- gregation meets first Sunday in May. Services: Friday, 7.45 p. m.; Saturday, 11 a. m. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 100; classes, 5.; teachers, 5. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Emanu-El Society. DIEECTOEY OF LOCAL OEGANIZATIONS 489

Milwaukee (continued) wiscon- *HEBREW EDUCATIONAL SOCIETY. President, TT. Schlomovitz; s Treasurer, I. Judelowitz; Secretary, M. Pearmann. Directors: Messrs. Safer, Goodsett, Cohn, Petsetzky, Hurwitz, Fine. Superintendent, Babbi Caro. *HEBREW BELIEF ASSOCIATION. President, Morris Miller; Vice-President, David Adler; Treasurer, M. D. Newald; Secretary, S. S. Weil. Directors: A. L. S;ilzstein, S. A. Eckstein, L. Kreilsheimer. * JEWISH WOMEN'S CLUB. President, Mrs. Henry A. Krolik; Vice-President, Mrs. L. Wineman; Treasurer, Miss Belle Goldman; Secretary, Miss Ida Marx. *LADIES' BELIEF SEWING SOCIETY AND SISTERHOOD FOR PER- SONAL SERVICE. PnoENix CLUB, Jefferson St. Founded 1884. President, S. C- Herbst; Vice-President, Charles Friend; Treasurer, Benj. M. Weil; Recording Secretary, Edwin S. Mack, 102 Wisconsin; Financial Secretary, Otto Hirschberg. Directors: J. H. Newman, M. L. Patek, A. J. Michel- bacher, Henry A. Seligman, M. D. Newald, Louis Gimbel, Charles B. Stumes, David Hecht. Members, 120. Organization meets first Saturday in May and Novem- ber. *TIIE SETTLEMENT. President, Mrs. Simon Kander; Vice- Presidents, Mesdames Elias Friend and Hammerschlag; Treasurer, Mrs. Ed. Fischer; Secretary, Mrs. Frank Thanhauser. Executive Board: Mesdames Baum, Jos. Friedberg, S. B. Levy, George Pick, Misses Addie Wolf, Edith Pick, Jennie Mahler, Rev. Victor Caro, and Eev. J. H. Meyer. STANDARD CLUB, 19th and Wells. Founded 1892. President, M. Friedlander; Vice-President, Edw. Mahler; Treas- urer, A. Tiefenbronner; Secretary, M. J. Loeb, 560 Jack- son; Financial Secretary, I. M. Hirshberg. Trustees: S. Heineman, J. Miehels, M. Bernard, Jos. Polacheck, C. Eeichenbaum, M. D. Newald, Chas. Mahler, A. Selig- man, A. Osterman. Members, 78. Organization meets first Monday of the month.

Monroe ^CONGREGATION.

Sheboygan "-[CONGREGATION] ADATH ISRAEL. Eabbi, Shomer. Members, 38, New synagogue dedicated August 27, 1899, 490 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK wiscon- Superior 8 n ^[CONGREGATION] HEBREW BROTHERHOOD OF WEST SUPERIOR, 603 Hammond Av. Founded April, 1R95. Rabbi, II. Bloom. President, L. Helstein; Secretary, D. J. Bloom; First Trustee, A. Holzberg-. Members, 36. Services: Week-days, 6 to 7 a.m.; Saturday, 8 to 11 a.m., 4 to 8 p. m. Annual income, about $300. •SECOND HEBREW CONGREGATION, 603 Banks Av. Services: Saturday, 9.30 a. m. [CONGREGATION] SONS OP IZRAEL, 502 Catlen Av. Founded January 15, 189(5. Reader, I. Zetrenblooth. President, S. Levent; Vice-President, S. Mark; Treasurer, A. Aver- boch; Secretary, II. Zelegnian, 500 Catlen Av. Trustees: S. Melevets, P. Yoffee. Members and Seatliolders, 25. Income of last fiscal year, $25. Services: Saturday and holidays. Cemetery, south end of town.

Hawaii HAWAII ISLANDS islands Honolulu •CONGREGATION.

Porto PORTO RICO Rico Ponce •CONGREGATION. President, Nathan Finkelstein; Vice-Presi- dent, Louis Harris; Treasurer, II. Bcrcovitz; Secretary, Louis Weisuberg-. Trustees: Dr. All bander, Dr. Meyer, Leon Ros-enberg\ Members, 45. INDEX TO TOWNS IN THE TWO DIRECTORIES 491

INDEX TO TOWNS IN THE TWO DIRECTORIES Abbeville, La.. 260 Bloomington, 111., 106, 224 Abbeville, S.

Cincinnati, O.. 86, 90, 115, 130, 138. Elizabeth. N. J., 315-16 1G2, ITS, 182, 404-408 Elk Rapids. Mich., 295 Circleville, O.. 178. 408 Elmira. N. Y., 85, 94, 150, 159, 1TG, Clarkston, Mich., 291 338-339 Clarksville, Tenn., 400 El Paso, Tex., 467 Cleveland, O.. 86. 99, 115, 130, 138. Elwood, Ind., 246 155, 162, 178, 183, 408-413 Empire, Mich., 147, 295 Clifton Forge, Va., 478 Englewood, N. J., 316 Clinton, La., 110 Erie, Pa., 131, 422-423 Colorado Springs. Colo., 205 Eufaula. Ala., 109, 187 Columbia, Mo., 304 Evansville, Ind., 81, 97, 161, 173, Columbia, S. C, 458 246-247 Columbia, Tenn., 460 Fall River, Mass., 325, 147, 2S7-8 Columbia City, Inrl., 246 Par Rockaway, N. Y., 339 Columbus, Ga., 104. 221 Findlay, O., 414 Columbus, Miss., Ill, 300 Florence, Ala., 187 Columbus, O., O'.l, 131, 162, 1S3, 413- Florence, S. C, 459 414 Fond du Lac, Wis., 486 Columbus, Tex., 405 Forkland. Alii. See Demnjmlin <'oney Island, N. Y., 33S Ft. Smith, Ark., 110, 190-191 Connellsvllle, Pa., 421 Ft. Wayne, Ind., 07, 247 f'onway. Ark. See Lillle Roclt Ft. Worth, Tex., 179, 467 Corning, N. Y.. 338 Frederieksburg, Va., 47S Corpus Christi, Tex., 405 Fremont. O., 414 Oorry, Pa., 100, 421 Fresno, Cal., 102 (,'orsicana, Tex., 465 Gainesville. Tex., 468 Council Bluffs, la., 107, 253 Galveston, Tex.. 112, 13S, 180, 4G8-(> Glen Cove, N. Y., 339-340 Cripple Creek, Colo., 205 Glens Falls, N. Y., 176 Crowley. La., 110 Gloversville. N. Y.. 340 Cumberland, Md., 103, 280 Goldsboro, N. C. 105, 400-401 Dallas. Tex., 112, 116, 138, 157, 463- Goshen, Ind.. 248 467 Grand Island, Neb.. 312 Danville, Pa., 100, 422 Grand Rapids, Mich., 107, 295 Danville, Va., 478 Grass Valley, Cal., 102 Darien, Ga., 221 Green Bay, Wis., 486 Darlington, S. C. 45(1 Greenpoint, N. Y.. 127 Davenport. la., 81, 107. 253 Greensburg, Pa., 178, 423 Dayton, O.. 99, 131, 162, 414 Greenville, Miss., Ill, 115, 300-1 Decatur, 111., 244 Greenville. Tex., 460 Demopolis, Ala., 109, 187 Greenwood, Miss., 301 Denison, Tex., 467 Guthrie. O. T., 417 Denver. Colo., 80, 97, 123, 138, 142, Hagerstown', Md., 173, 280 161, 205-209 Hallettsville, Tex., 112, 409 Derby, Conn.. 171, 210 Hamilton, O., 415 Des Moines, la., 82. 107. 161, 253-4 Hamilton, Ont., 160 Detroit, Mich., 107, 115. 125, 138, Hampton, Va., 478 147, 292-4 Harrisburg, Pa.. 101. 423-424 Donaldsonville, La., 261 Harrisonburg, Va., 478 Dothen. Ala., 187 Harrisonville, Mo., 304 Dowagiac, Mich., 294 Hartford. Conn., 92, 117, 124, 158, Du Bois. Pa., 422 Dubuque, la,, 254 172. 210-211 Duluth, Minn., 148, 174, 296-7 Hastings, Neb., 312 Durant, Miss., Ill Haverhill, Mass., 288 Durham, N. C, ITS, 400 Haverstraw, N. Y., 340 East Detroit, Mich., 162 Hazleton, Pa., 424 Bast Liverpool, O., 414 Helena, Ark, 110, 191 Easton, Pa., 100, 422 Helena, Mont., 103, 311-12 East Radford, Va., 478 Hempstead, Tex., 170 East Saginaw, Mich., 2!)4 Henderson. Ky., 256-7 East Tawas. Mich. NV<• Au Sable Hoboken. X. J., 100, 120, 310-17 Eau Claire, Wis., 4S0 Holland. Mich., 295 INDEX TO TOWNS IN THE TWO DIRECTORIES 493

Holyoke, Mass., 147, 288 Little Rock, Ark., 110, 138, 161, Honesdale, Pa., 424 192,193 Honolulu, H. I., 400 Logansport, Ind., 250 Homellsville. N. Y., 340 Long liranch, N. J., 317 Horton. W. Va., 484 Los Angeles, Cal., 102, 138, 194-105 Hot Springs, Ark., 138, 192 Louisiana, Mo., 85, 98, 306 Houghton. Mich., 295 . Louisville, Ky., 82, 98, 114, 138, 145, Houston. Tex., 112, 157, 180, 470-1 162, 173, 257-9 Houtzdale, Pa., 424 Lowell, Mass., 117, 288 Hudson, N. Y., 94, 340 Luling, Tex., 471 Huntington, W. Va., 4S4 Lynehburg, Va., 478 Huntsville, Ala.. 109, 1S7 Lynn, Mass., 288 Hurley. Wi.s.. 486 McKeesport, Pa., 425 Hutchinson, Kan., 255 Macon, Ga., 104. 143, 221-222 Indianapolis. Inrl., 68, !)7, 124, 138, Madison, Ind., 97. 251 145, 161, 173, 248-249 Madison, Wis., 4S7 Iron Mountain, Mich., 2!>5 Maiden, Mass., 289 Ironwood, Wis., 486 Manchester, N. H., 149, 314 Ithaca, N. Y., 127, 340-341 Manistique, Mich., 296 Jackson, Miss., Ill, 301 Manltowoc, Wis., 487 Jackson, Term., 460 Marcellus, Mich., 296 Jackson City, Mich., 10S, 295 Marinette, Wis., 4S7 Jacksonville, Fla., 110, 217 Marion, Ind.. 251 Jamaica, N. Y., 340 Marion, O., 87, 415 Jeanerette, La., 261 Marlin, Tex., 471 Jefferson City, Mo., 304 Marshall, Tex., 112, 471 Jersey City, N. J., 100, 158, 317 Marysville, Cal., 102 Johnstown, Va., 424 Meadville, Pa., 101. 425 Joliet, 111., 244 Memphis, Tenn., 112, 116, 138, 162, .Toneshoro, Ark., 192 179, 461-463 Joplin, Mo., 304 Menominee. Mich.. 174, 200, 487 Kalamazoo, Mich., 108, 295-1; Merced, Cal., 102, 195 Kansas City, Kan., 124, 255 Meriden, Conn., 142, 212 Kansas City, Mo., 84, 98, 126, 138, Meridian, Miss., Ill, 115, 301-2 148, 175, 304-5 Mexia, Tex., 471-472 Kendallville, Ind., 240 Michigan City, Ind., 251 Keokuk, la., 107, 254 Middletown, Conn., 142 Keystone, W. Va., 484 Millis. Mass., 289 Key West, Fla., 172. 217-218 Millville, N. J., 317 Kingston, N. Y., 341. Sec also R0111I- Milwaukee, Wis., 68, 108. 122, 132, nut 138, 157, 163, 181, 487-489 Knoxville. Tenn.. 179, 4G0-461 Mineola, Tex., 472 Kokoino, Ind., 249 Minneapolis. Minn., 84, 108, 122, La Crosse, Wis., 108, 163, 486-487 126, 148. 175. 297-S Lafayette, Ind., 82, 97, 145, 249 Mobile, Ala., 79, 109, 138, 188 Lafayette, La. See Abbeville and Moline, 111., 81 Morgan City Monroe, La., 110, 261 'Lake City, la., 254 Monroe, N. C, 401 Lancaster, Pa., 101, 424-425 Monroe, Wis., 489 L'Anse, Mich., 296 Montgomery, Ala., 80, 109, 138, 188- Las Vegas, N. M.. 324 189 Lawrence, Kan., 255 Montreal, Canada, 9G. 132 Lawrence, Mass., 147 Morgan City, La., 262 Lead, S. D., 459 Morfistown, N. J., 317 Leadrille. Colo., 209 Mount Vernon, Ind.. 251 Leavenworth, Kan.. 98, 122, 255-0 Mount Vernon. N. Y., 150 Lewiston, Me., 145, 260 Muncie, Ind., 251 Lexington, Ky., 98 Nashua, N. H., 314 Ligonler, Ind.. 97, 250 Xashvil'o, Tenn., 68, 112, 116. 138, Lincoln, 111., 106. 244 162, 463 IJ Lincoln, Neb., 108. 312 Natchez. Miss.. 84, 111, 302 Linden, Ala. See Denuipoiis Natchitoehes, La., 110, 262 494 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

Nebraska City, Neb., 313 Plttsburg. Pa., 68, 88, 101, 116, 131, New Albany, Ind., 251 138, 156, 179, 183, 446-440 Newark. N. J., 100, 117, 123, 140, Pittsfiehl, Mass., 93. 289 150, 318-320 Plainfield, N. J., 323 New Bedford, Mass., 289 Plaquemine, La., 265 New Berne, N. C, 401 Plattsburg, N. Y.. 96, 390 New Britain, Conn., 142. 212 Poeahontas. Va., 480 New Brunswick, N. J., 100, 321 Ponce, P. It., 490 Newburgh, N. Y., 94, 127, 341-342 Port Chester. N. Y.. 390-391 New Haven, Conn., 93, 117, 124, Port (iibson, Miss., 111, 115, 303 138, 142, 15S. 172, 1S2, 212-213 Port Huron, Mich.. 21)0 New Iberia, La. See Mnryan City Portland, Me. 145 New London, Conn., 213 Portland, Ore., S7. 103, 418-419 New Orleans, La., 82, 111, 114, 138, Portsmouth, O., 415 r Portsmouth. Va. .See Norfolk 2C,2-. ) Pottsvillo, Pa., 101, 450 Newport, R. I., 455 Poughkeepxie, N. Y.. 96. 160, Mill Newport News, Va., 157. 47S-479 Providence, It. I., 0U, 121, 132, 136- New Rochclle, N. Y., 342 New York, N. Y., 67, Sli, 94-96, 118- 157, 179, 456-457 120, 127-i::o, 138, 151-154. 15'J-IOO, Pueblo, Colo., 21*1) 17(1-177, 1M;. is.-,, :;42-:'>8!» Quincy, III., 81. 107, 245 Niagara Falls. N. Y.. US'.) Rndford, Va.. -180 Norfolk, Va., 105, 116, 180, 1S3, 470- Raleigh, N. (!.. 401 4SO Reading. 1'a., 17'.), 450-451 Norma, N. ,7., U10, 18:1. 321 Reno, Nev., 103 Norway, Mich. Sei' Inm Mountain Richmond, Va.. 105, 116, 132, 138, Norwich, Conn., 142, 172, 214 157, ISO, 480-482 Oakland, Cal., 102, 105 Roanoke, Va., 4S2 Oeala, Fla., 218 Rochester, N. Y.. Sli. 90, IL'O. 130, Ogdensburg, N. Y.. 100, 380-390 138, 154, 160, 177, 301-304 Oil City, Pa., 88. -125 Ituckaway Bench, N. Y.. 3!)4 Olean N. Y., 390 Ituck Island, 111., 81. 107, 245 Omaha, Neb., 10s, 149, 313-14 Rock Island, la., 254 Opeiika, Ala., 18!) Rome, Ga., 222 Opelousas, La., Ill, 2G5 Rondout, N. Y., 96, 120, 160. See Orange, N. J., 321 also KiwjKttm. Orangeburg, S. ('.. 459 ltoswell, N. M., 324 Ottawa, 111., inn 1!11 Sacramento, Cal., 1(12. 195-196 Ottumwa, In.. 254 Sag Harbor. N. Y., 394 Owensboro, Ky., !)8, 259 St. Franoisville, Ln., 2115 Paducah, Ky.. SIN. 2(iO St. JOSPIIII, Mo., 98, 122, 138, 148, Palestine, Tex.. 472 300 Tarkersburg, W. Va., 4S4-4S5 St. Louis, Mo., 6.8, 98, 122, 12% 13.8, Passaic, N. J., 321 148-140, 162. 175. 31)11-11 I'aterson, N. J., 1(X), 149, 159, 175, St. Paul, Minn., 84, 108, 126, 13S, 321-323 148, 175, 29S-9 Salem, Mass.. 280 1'awtucket, It. I., 450 Salina, Kan.. 25(1 Pensacola, Flu.. 110. 218 Salt Lake City, Utah, SS, 103, 138, Peoria, 111., 107, 145, 244-215 475-476 Perth Amboy, N. J., 323 San Antonio, Tex., 112, 157, 180. Pern, Ind., 251-2 472-473 Petaluma, Cal., 195 San Bernardino, Cal., 102, 196 Petersburg, Va.. 105, 480 San Diego, Cal., 102. 190 Pctersburgh, II!. See 8i->rin(ifichl San Francisco. Cal., 102, 114, 12'S, Petoskey, Midi.. 83. 296 138, 141, 171, 196-204 Philadelphia. I'M., (17, ss, 101. 115, San Jose, Cal., 103. 204 131, 138, 155-150, 178-17', I, 425-441; San Pedro, Cal., 103, 201 Plioenixville, I'll., 446 Savannah, Ga., 81, 104, 138. 222- Pinconning, Mich., 296 224 Pine Bluff, Ark., 110, 193 Sclicncctady, N. Y., 394-305 Piqua, O., 415 Scooba, Miss., 303 INDEX TO TOWNS IN THE TWO DIRECTORIES 495

Scranton. Pa., 101, 131, 150, 451-452 Trenton, N. J., 100, 175, 323 Seattle, Wash., 104, ISO, 4S2-4S3 Trinidad, Colo., 97, 20!) Sedalia, Mo., 98 Troy, N. Y., 9G, 121, 130. 155. 100, Selma, Ala., 109, 1S0-19O 177, 397-39S Shamokin, Pa., 452 Tuscaloosa, Ala.. 109, 190 Sheboygan, Wis., 489 Tuskegee, Ala., 190 Sheffield, Ala., 190 Tyler, Tex., 88, 112, 473 Shelbyville, Ky., 2G0 Uniontown, Ala., 109, 190 Shenandoah, Pa., 452 Uniontown, Pa., 101 Shreveport, La., 83, 111, 205 Urbana, 111., 246 Sioux City, la., 254-5 mica, N. Y., 90, 130, 155, 17N, 398- Soinerville, N. J., 32.3 South Bend, Ind., 97 399 South Bethelehem, Pa., 452 Vicksburg, Miss., 84. Ill, 115, 303 South Norwalk, Conn., 142, 214 Victor, Colo., 209 Spokane, Wash., 104. 4s:t Victoria, Tex., 112, 473-474 Springfield, 111., 107, 245-240 Vincennes, Ind., 98, 252 Springfield, Mass., 125, 147 Wabash. Ind.. !-)S, 252 174. Waco, Tex., 112, 157, 180, 474-475 183, 289-UO Walla Walla, Wash., 483 Springfield, O., 1G2. 410 Washington. I). C, 80, 104, 124, Staten Island, N. Y., 395 138, 143. 172, 215-217 Statesville, N. 0.. 401 Washington, PM., 453 Stauntou, Va., 482 Waterbury, Conn., 93. 142, 214 Stockton, Cal. 103, 204 Watertown, N. Y., 17S, 399 Summit, Miss.. 111, 303 West Arverne. N. Y.. 399 Suuiter, S. (!., 45!i West Point, On.. 224 Sunbury, T*:i., 452 West. Superior, Wis., 157, 180 Superior, AVis., 4110 Whartnn. Tex., 475 Syracuse, N. Y., SO. 90. 130, 155, Wheeling. W. Va., 4S5 160, 177, 183, 39.1-397 Whitestone, N. Y., 399 Tacoma, Wash.. 4S3 Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 101, 132, 150, Tampa, Fin., 218 453-455 Tanuersville, N. Y.. 397 Williamsport, Pa., 101, 110, 455 Tarboro, N. C, 105, 401 Wilmington, Del., 99, 215 Terre Haute, Iml., S2, !)7. 252 Wilmington, N. (!., 105, 401-402 Texarkana, Ark., l'.)3 Windsor, N. C, 402 Texarkana, Tex., 473 Winona, Minn.. 299 Thibodeaux, La.. 205 Woodbine, N. J., 100. 323-324 Thomasville. Ga., 224 Woodville, Miss.. 303 Titusville, Pa., 452 Woonsocket. R. I., 157. 179, 457 Toledo, O., 87, 99, 131, 410-417 Worcester, Mass., 125, 147. 174, 200 Topeka, Kan., 250 Yonkers. N. Y., 96, 155, 399-400 Toronto, Canada, S9 York, Pa., 455 Torrington, Conn., 214 Youngstown, O.. 87. 09, 155, 417 Trenton, Ark. Si:e Helena.. Ziiuesville, O., 99, 131, 102, 417