DIRECTORIES LISTS NECROLOGY • < »•* * *• » List of Abbreviations acad academy Ger German act. active, acting gov governor, governing ADL Anti-Defamation League govt government admin administrative, administration adv advisory Heb Hebrew ami affiliated HIAS Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant agr agriculture Aid Society agric agriculturist, agricultural hist historical, history Am ..America, American hon honorary amb. ambassador hosp hospital apptd appointed HUC Hebrew Union College assoc associate, association, associated Hung Hungarian asst. assistant •tty. attorney ind including au. author ind independent inst institute b born instn institution bd board instr instructor Bib Bible internat international bibliog bibliography, bibliographer Ital Italian Bklyn Brooklyn Bur. Bureau JDA Joint Defense Appeal JDC American Jewish Joint Distribution Can Canada Committee CCAR Central Conference of American JNF Jewish National Fund Rabbis JTS Jewish Theological Seminary o rhmn chairman America CJFWF Council of Jewish Federations and juniris: p jurisprudence Welfare Funds »VB Nationaia1l Jewis*--•--'h Welfare Board coll collector, collective, college jwWV Jewish War Veterans^of America Colo Colorado com committee lang language comdr commander leg legal, legislation comm commission lit literature, literary cotnmr commissioner comp composer, composed mag magazine cond. conductor med medical coof. conference mem member cong congress, congregation metrop metropolitan constr construction, constructed mfr manufacture, manufacturer contrib contributor mng managing corr correspondent mngr manager ms manuscript d died dem. democrat nat national dept. department NCGJ National Conference of Christians dir director and Jews dist. district NCRAG National Community Relations Ad- div. division visory Council NRA National Recovery Administration econ economic, economist N.Y.C New York City ed editor edit. edited off. office, officer editl. editorial org organized, organizers edn edition orgn organization educ education OR.T Organization for Rehabilitation educL educational Through Training -~~ *- Eng English, England OWI Office of War Information estab established Pal Palestine exec executive phar pharmacist, pharmaceutical fd fund phys physician fdn foundation prcs president fdr. founder prin principal fed federation prod producer, production, producing prof. professor for. foreign pseud pseudonym gen general pub..., publish, publication, publisher 419 420 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK rabb rabbinate, rabbinical UAHG Union of American Hebrew Con- reed received gregations rel religion, religious UIA United Israel Appeal reorg reorganize UJA United Jewish Appeal rep representative UN United Nations ret retired univ university Rum Rumania UNRRA United Nations Relief and Rehabili- Russ Russian tation Administration UPA United Palestine Appeal sch school USO United Service Organizations, Inc. BCI scientific sec secretary sect section vol volume sem seminary v.p vice president soc society Sp Spanish west. western spec special, specialist WPA Works Progress Administration subj subject supt superintendent Yid Yiddish tchr teacher yrs vears theol theological YMHA Young Men's Hebrew Association tr translator, translated YWHA Young Women's Hebrew Association trav travel, traveler Zion Zionist treas treasurer ZOA Zionist Organization of America *•:• > National Jewish Organizations1 UNITED STATES COMMUNITY RELATIONS, of the democratic way of life. Congress Weekly; Congress Record; Folk und POLITICAL Veil; Judaism; Program Notes and Leads. AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM, INC. -, WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1933). (1943). 201 E. 57 St., N. Y. C, 22. Stephen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 St., N. Y. C, 28. Pres. Mrs. Thelma Rich- Pres. Clarence L. Coleman Jr.; Exec. V. man; Exec. Dir. Mrs. Betty Alderson. Com- Pres. Elmer Berger. Seeks to advance the mitted to the preservation and extension universal principles of a Judaism free of of the democratic way of life, and the nationalism, and the national, civic, cul- unity and creative survival of the Jewish tural, and social integration into Ameri- people throughout the world. Program can institutions of Americans of Jewish Notes and Leads. faith. Council News; Education in Juda- ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI ism; Growing Up. B'RITH (1913). 515 Madison Ave., AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (1906). N. Y. C, 22. Nat. Chmn. Henry E. 386 Fourth Ave., N. Y. C, 16. Pres. Schultz; Nat. Dir. Benjamin R. Epstein. Irving M. Engel; Exec. V. P. John Slaw- Seeks to eliminate defamation of Jews, son. Seeks to prevent infraction of the counteract un-American and anti-demo- civil and religious rights of Jews in any cratic propaganda, and promote better part of the world and to secure equality group relations. ADL Bulletin; ADL of economic, social, and educational op- Christian Friends' Bulletin; ADL Re- portunity through education and civic ac- search Reports; Facts; Rights; "Freedom tion. Seeks to broaden understanding of Pamphlets." the basic nature of prejudice and to im- ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH COMMUNITY RE- prove techniques for combating it. Pro- LATIONS WORKERS (1950). 9 East 38 motes a philosophy of Jewish integration St., N. Y. C, 16. Chmn. Myron by projecting a balanced view with re- Schwartz; Sec. Sam Spiegler. Aims to en- spect to full participation in American life courage cooperation between Jewish com- and retention of Jewish identity. AMERI- munity relations workers and communal CAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK (with Jewish workers; to encourage among Jewish Publication Society of America); Com- community relations workers the fullest mentary; Committee Reporter; Report of possible understanding of Jewish life and Annual Meeting; "This Is Our Home." values. Community Relations Papers. AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1917; re- CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH OR- org. 1922, 1938). Stephen Wise Congress GANIZATIONS—CCJO (1946). 61 Broad- House, 15 E. 84 St., N. Y. C, 28. way, N. Y. C, 6. Co-Chmn. Rene Cas- Pres. Israel Goldstein; Exec. Dir. Isaac sin (Alliance Israelite Universelle), Toubin. Seeks to protect the rights of Jews Irving M. Engel (American Jewish Com- in all lands; to strengthen the bonds be- mittee), Robert N. Carvalho (Anglo-Jew- tween American Jewry and Israel; to pro- ish Association); Sec-Gen. Moses Mosko- mote the democratic organization of Jew- witz. Cooperates and consults with, ish communal life in the United States, advises and renders assistance to, United to foster the affirmation of Jewish religious, Nations Educational, Scientific and Cul- cultural, and historic identity, and to con- tural Organization on all problems relat- tribute to the preservation and extension ing to human rights and economic, social, 1 Includes national Jewish organizations in existence for at least one year prior to Tune 30, 1957, based on replies to questionnaires circulated by the editors. Inclusion in this list does not necessarily imply approval of the organizations by the publishers, nor can they assume responsibility for the accuracy of the data. An asterisk (*) indicates that no reply was received and that the information, which includes title of organization, year of founding, and address, is reprinted from the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAH BOOK, 1957 (Volume 58). 421 422 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK cultural, educational, and related matters Raises funds for the activities of the con- pertaining to Jews. Occasional mono- stituent organizations. Briefs of J.D.A. graphs. National Council; New York Campaign COORDINATING BOARD OF JEWISH ORGAN- Briefs. IZATIONS (1947). 1003 K St., N.W., NATIONAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS AD- Washington 1, D. C. Co-Chmn. Philip M. VISORY COUNCIL (1944). 9 E. 38 St., Klutznick (B'nai Frith), Barnett Janner N. Y. C, 16. Chmn. David L. Ullman; (Board of Deputies of British Jews), Exec. Dir. Isaiah M. Minkoff. Aims: To Bernard Arthur Ettlinger (South African study, analyze, and evaluate the policies Jewish Board of Deputies); Sees. Gen. and activities of the national and local Maurice Bisgyer (U.S.), A. G. Brotman agencies; to ascertain the problem areas (U.K.), J. M. Rich (S.A.). As an organ- from time to time; to ascertain the areas ization in consultative status with the Eco- of activities of these organizations and to nomic and Social Council of the United conduct a continuous inventory of their Nations, represents the three constituents projects; to serve as a coordinating and (B'nai B'rith, the Board of Deputies of clearance agency for projects and policies, British Jews, and the South African Jew- to eliminate duplication and conflict of ish Board of Deputies) in the appropriate activities, and to recommend further proj- United Nations bodies with respect to ad- ects to member agencies; to seek agree- vancing and protecting the status, rights, ment on and formulate policies. In the and interests of Jews as well as related Common Cause. matters bearing upon the human rights of all peoples. WORLD COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BUND (1897). 25 E. 78 St., N. Y. C. INTERNATIONAL JEWISH LABOR BUND. 21. Sees. Emanuel Nowogradsky, Emanuel See WORLD COORDINATING COMMITTBB Scherer. Coordinates activities of the Bund OF THE BUND. organizations throughout the world and JBWISH LABOR COMMITTEE (1933). Atran represents them in the Socialist Interna- Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., tional. Jewish Labor Bund Bulletin; N. Y. C, 21. Nat. Chmn. Adolph Held; XJnser Tsait (U.S.); Bulletin of the Jew- Exec. Sec. Jacob Pat. Aids Jewish and ish Youth Movement. non-Jewish labor institutions overseas; WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS (1936; org. aids victims of oppression