JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES In the following list information is given respecting those Jewish organizations which have a national scope as distinguished from societies of a local character which are listed in the Directory of Local Jewish Organizations, pp. 330-583. Seventy-six bodies are listed below. Although these organizations vary widely in their functions, they may be classified into ten broad groups. Of course, there are several organizations which, owing to their manifold aims and purposes, could be placed into more than one class, but these were grouped in accordance with their most prominent activity. In the international group are such bodies as the American Jewish Committee, the American Jewish Congress, and the organizations interested in the welfare of the Jews of Roumania; the Zionist organizations have been grouped separately. In the educational class are the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations, the Intercollegiate Menorah Association, the Jewish Chautauqua Society, and others of a similar character. The three Theological Seminaries and the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning are given sepa- rately. As research institutions are classed the American Jewish His- torical Society, the Bureau of Jewish Social Research, and the Jewish Academicians of America. Professional associations include the various rabbinical societies and the National Conference of Jewish Social Service. The Religious Unions include the congregational federations and their national auxiliaries. No explanation of the other groups is necessary. Following is a table showing the number of organizations in each class, the number of branches and of members : Total Number Number Number Number of Character of Organization Number reporting of reporting Members Branches Branches Members Fraternal Orders and Mutual 15 11 2,421 15 674,163 Benefit Associations Philanthropic Organizations.. 15 9 576 5 230,114 Zionist Organizations 8 5 1,028 4 160,455 Religious Unions and affiliated 5 2 400 bodies International Organizations... 6 2 90 3 -60,400 Educational Organizations .... 6 2 434 . 5 30,318 6 4 55 6 3,901 Professional Associations 8 8 2,633 4 3 2 423 Total 76 35 5,004 49 1,062,412 Several interesting facts are apparent in the foregoing table. Over a million of the Jews of the United States are connected with National Organizations ; over a half million are affiliated with fraternal orders or mutual benefit associations; a quarter of a million help to maintain philanthropic enterprises of national scope; and thirty-five of the organi- zations report a total of 5004 branches, affiliated bodies, or agencies. The number of these must be taken into account when we consider the number of local organizations. 304 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK An asterisk (•) indicates that official information was not procurable ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org. May, 1860. OFFICE : 150 Nassau, New York City AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Org. Nov. 11, 1906 ; inc. Mch. 16, 1911. OFFICE : 31 Union Square West, New York City For report, see pp. 618-684. AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS Org. Mch. 27, 19161 OFFICE : 1 Madison Av., New York City First Convention, Dec. 15-19, 1918, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 400. OFFICERS : Hon. Pres., Nathan Straus, N. Y. C.; Pres., Julian W. Mack, N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres., Louis Marshall, N. Y. C.; Harry Cutler, Providence. R. I.; Hugo Pam, Chicago, 111.; Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore, Md.: Adolf Kraus, Chicago, 111. ; Louis B. Rubinsohn, Phila., Pa.; Hayira Fineman, Phila., Pa. ; Leon Sanders, N. Y. C.; Gedaliah Bublick, N. Y. C.; Henrietta Szold, N. Y. C. ; M. S. Margolies, N. Y. C.; Alexander Kahn, N. Y. C.; Treas., Jacob H. Schiff, N. Y. C. ; Sees., Bernard G. Richards, 1 Madison Av., N. Y. C.; Wm. Edlin, Isaac Allen, Max L. Hollander, N. Y. C.; Martin O. Levy, Phila., Pa. AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org. 1892. OFFICE : 38 Park Row, New York City Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting, Feb. 11-12, 1919, Newark, N. J. Members, 399. Has issued twenty-six volumes of publications nnd an index to publica- tions 1-20. Maintains a collection of books, manuscripts, and historical objects in its room in the building of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 531 W. 123d, N. Y. C. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler, Phila., Pa. ; Vice-Pres., Simon W. Rosen- dale, Albany, N. Y.; David Philipson, Cincinnati, O.; Julian W. Mack, Chicago 111.; Richard J. H. Gottheil; Treas., N. Taylor Phillips ; Curator, Leon Hiihner; Cor. Sec, Albert M. Friedenberg, 38 Park Row ; Rec. Sec, Samuel Oppenheim, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL : The Officers, and Chas. J. Cohen, Phila., Pa. Henry Cohen, Galveston, Tex.; Herbert Friedenwnkl, Kew Gardens, L. I. Lee M. Friedman, Boston, Mass. ; Jacob H. Hollander, Baltimore, Md. Max J. Kohler. L. Napoleon Levy, N. Y. C.; Max L. Margolis. Phila., Pa., Alexander Marx, N. Y. C. ; A. S. W. Rosenbaeh, Mayer Sulzberger, Phila., Pa.; Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C.; Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C, ex-officio, as past President of the Society. AMERICAN UNION OF ROUMANIAN JEWS Org. 1916. OFFICE : 44 7th, New York City Third Annual Convention, Jan. 26, 1919, New York City. PURPOSE : To further, defend, and protect the interests of the Jews in Roumania, to work for their civic and political emancipation, and for their economic reconstruction and rehabilitation, and to represent and further the interests of the Roumanian Jews in the United States and Canada. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 305 OFFICERS : Pres., Pierre A. Siegelstein; Vice-Pres., M. Y. Belber, Chas. I. Fleck; A. B. Goldenberg: Treas., Sam Schwartz; Sec, Jos E. Braunstein ; A. L. Kalman ; Controller, Aaron S. Belber. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Chairman, Leo Wolfson, N. Y. C.; Vice-Chair- man, Louis Diamant, N. Y. C.; Vice-Pres, C. Berkowitz, Cuba ; J. Eaton, Rhode Island; C. Edelstein, Massachusetts; Isidor Escann, Maryland; Reuben Fink, Washington, D. C.; Sam Ghinsberg, California; A. Glick- man, Illinois; D. uoldin, Michigan; A. Greenberg, Connecticut; Chas. Juster, Minnesota ; H. M. Kaiserman, Canada ; Oscar Leonard, Missouri; W. Markovich, Indiana; Jacques Nadler, Alabama; Jac. Rosenberg, Florida; Louis E. Siegelstein, Ohio; Paul R. Silberman, New Jersey. BARON DE HIRSCH FUND Org. Feb. 9, 1891; inc. 1891. OFFICE : 80 Maiden Lane, New York City Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting, Feb. 9, 1919, New York City. The activities of the Fund fall under the following heads : I. BARON DE HIRSCH AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, Peekskill, N. Y., offer- ing to Jewish young men a course in Agriculture. II. BARON DE HIRSCH TRADE SCHOOL, 222 E. 64th, N. Y. C, offering to Jewish young men instruction in day classes in the follow- ing trades: Machinist, Plumbing, Electrical, House, Fresco and Sign Painting, Printing, Sheet Metal Work, Woodworking and Carpentry, and Operating Engineering. III. WOODBPNE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. IV. ENGLISH EDUCATION TO IMMIGRANTS. Day and Evening Classes. V. RELIEF WORK. Through subsidized societies in Maryland : Balti- more.—Massachusetts : Boston.—New York : Brooklyn, New York City.—Pennsylvania : Philadelphia. OFFICERS: Pres., Eugene S. Benjamin, 130 E. 25th; Vice-Pres., Jacob H. Schiff; Treas., Simon F. Rothschild; Hon. Sec, Max J. Kohler, 52 William, N. Y. C. TRUSTEES : The Officers, and Charles L. Bernheimer, Nathan Bijur, Abram I. Elkus, Alfred Jaretzki, Herbert H. Lehman, S. G. Rosenbaum, N. Y. C.; S. S. Fleisher, Mayer Sulzberger, Phila., Pa. ; Julius Rosenwald, Chicago, 111. GENERAL AGENT : B. A. Palitz. BUREAU OF JEWISH SOCIAL RESEARCH Org. Apl., 1919. OFFICE : 114 Fifth Av., New York City Merger of Bureau of Philanthropic Research, Bureau of Jewish Statis- tics and Research of the American Jewish Committee, and the Field Bureau of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, and supported by funds provided by the American Jewish Committee, the New York Foundation, and the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of N. Y. C, in addition to private contributions. PURPOSE : Research into problems of Jewish social and communal life in America and in other centers of Jewry throughout the world. OFFICERS : Chairman, Adolph Lewisohn ; Treas., David M. Heyman ; Sec, Morris D. Waldman ; Chairman Exec. Com., Cyrus L. Sulzberger. BOARD OF DIRECTORS : The Officers, and Cyrus Adler, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Leo Arnstein, B. D. Bogen, Lee K. Frankel, I. E. Goldwasser, David M. Heyman, Mrs. Alexander Kohut, Adolph Lewisohn, N. Y. C.; Max Senior, Cincinnati, Ohio ; Cyrus L. Sulzberger, Felix M. Warburg, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Cyrus L. Sulzberger, Chairman; Leo Arnstein, David M. Heyman, Mrs. Alexander Kohut, Felix M. Warburg, N. Y. C. ADVISORY COMMITTEE : Lee K. Frankel, Chairman; Boris D. Bogen, I. Edwin Goldwasser, and Morris D. Waldman. ADMINISTRATION: Executive Director, Ludwig B, Bernstein; Asst. Exec. Director, Julius Drachsler, N. Y. C, 306 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK CANTORS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (SUCCESSOR TO SOCIETY OB' AMERICAN CANTORS) Org. June 1, 1908. OFFICE : 77 Delancey, New York City Tenth Annual Meeting. May 12, 1919, New York City. Members, 250. OFFICERS: Pres.. Sol. Baum: Vice-Pres., Nathnn Cantor; J. L. Gan- gursky; Sec, Efrujim Spivak; Joseph Salzman, 312 E. 72d; Treas., A. Aranoff, N. Y. C. DIRECTORS : N. Abramson, A. Frachtenberg, I. Freedman, S. Lipitz, R. Mirsky, J. Rappaport, Jacob Reymel, Jacob Schwartz, Joseph Tauben- haus. CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS Org. July 9, 1899. OFFICE : Temple Beth El, Detroit, Michigan Thirtieth Annual Convention. April 2-7, 1919, Cincinnati, Ohio. Members, 257. Has Issued twenty-nine volumes of its Year Book; and besides, the Union Prayer Book ; the Union Hymnal; the Union Hnggadah ; Prayers for Private Devotion; Army Ritual for Soldiers of the Jewish Faith (1916) ; and various other publirations. OFFICERS, 1919-1920: Hon. Pres., Kaufman Kohler, Cincinnati, O.; Pres., Leo M. Franklin, Detroit, Mich. ; Vice-Pres., Edward N. Calisch, Richmond, Va.; Treas., Abram Simon. Washington, D. C.: Rec. Sec, Isaac E. Marcuson, Macon, Ga.; Cor. Sec, Felix A. Levy, 707 Melrose, Chicago, 111. EXECUTIVE BOAHD, 1919-1920: Henry Berkowitz, Phila., Pa. ; Max C.