Jewish National Organizations in the United States

Jewish National Organizations in the United States

JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES [Note.—The information given below is as of April 1, 1925.—An asterisk (*) indicates that revised data were not furnished upon request.] ALEPH ZADIK ALEPH FOR YOUNG MEN Org. 1924. OFFICE: 300 Peters Trust Bldg., Omaha, Nebr. Annual Convention, July 4—6, 1924, Omaha, Nebr. Chapters, 12. Members, 500. PURPOSE: Mental, moral and physical development of Jewish youth. Inculcation of Jewish ideals. OFFICERS: Grand Pres., Sam Beber, Omaha, Nebr.; Grand Aleph Godol, Chas. D. Shane, Des Moines, la.; Grand Vice-Pres., Saul Arenson, Cincinnati, O.; Nathan Mnookin, Kansas City, Mo.; Grand Treas., Nathan Bernstein, Omaha, Nebr.; Grand Sec, I. F. Goodman, 300 Peters Trust Bldg., Omaha Nebr.; Grand Warden, Abe Babior, Lincoln, Nebr. SUPREME ADVISORY COUNCIL: The Officers and Myer Freeman, Omaha, Nebr.; Harry Lapidus, Omaha, Nebr.; S. I. Silberman, Des Moines, la.; Harry Trustin, Omaha, Nebr. ALPHA EPSILON PI FRATERNITY Org. 1913. OFFICE: 131 W. 13th, New York City Eighth Annual Convention, Dec. 27-28, 1924, New York City. Chapters, 12. Members, 375. PURPOSE: A national collegiate Greek-letter organization for Jew- ish students. OFFICERS: Pres., Sidney Picker, N. Y. C; Vice-Pres., Herman Rol- nick, N. Y. C; Treas., Louis S. Amreich, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Sec, David Schlesinger, N. Y. C. BOARD OF GOVERNORS: The Officers and Alfred D. Peltz, Brooklyn, N. Y.; I. L. Rubin, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. Safir, Brooklyn, N. Y.; S. H. Steinberg, Philadelphia, Pa.; I. N. Treblow., Philadelphia, Pa. ALPHA EPSILON PHI SORORITY Org. 1909. OFFICE: First National Bank Bldg., Chicago, III. Convention, June 30-July 6, 1924, Charlevoix, Mich. Next Convention, 1927. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 275 Members 950. PURPOSE: TO foster close friendship between members, to stimulate the intellectual, social and spiritual life of the members, and to count as a force through service rendered to others. OFFICERS: Dean, Freda Rosenthal, Flint, Mich.; Sub-Dean, Martha Kaplan, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Treas., Edith Lazarus, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Scribe, Dorothea Slepyan, 5751 Winthrop Av., Chicago, 111. ALPHA MU SIGMA FRATERNITY Org. 1914. OFFICE: 2078 Vyse Av., New York City. Annual Convention. Dec. 25-28, 1924, New York City. Chapters, 10; Members, 302. PURPOSE: TO promote friendship among Jewish students, to assist colleges and to be of service in Jewish life. OFFICERS: Hon. Head-Grand Chancellor, George H. Cohen, Hart- ford, Conn.; Exec. Head-Grand Prior, Irving H. Fisher, N. Y. C.; Grand Vice-Prior, Percival Sprunger, N. Y. C.; Grand Scribe, Julius Leder, 2078 Vyse Av., N. Y. C; Grand Exchequer, David Sonkin, N. Y. C; Grand Historian, Leon Singer, N. Y. C. ALPHA OMEGA FRATERNITY Org. 1906, Inc., 1909. OFFICE: Secretary, 2435 N. 17th, Philadelphia, Pa. Sixteenth Annual Convention, Dec. 26-28, 1923, Boston, Mass. Eighteenth Annual Convention, Dec. 23-25, 1925, Toronto, Ont. Members, 2,000. ' PURPOSE: TO uphold the highest standards of the dental profession to provide for ourselves the pleasures of universal brotherhood and to promote our general welfare. OFFICERS: Chancellor, A. M. Flaschner, Boston, Mass.; Supreme Vice Chancellors, M. Harris, Philadelphia, Pa.; M. Rabinovich, San Francisco, Cal.; Supreme Scribe, S. H. Bowman, 2435 N. 17th, Phila- dephia, Pa.; Supreme Quaestor, J. W. Malkinson, Hartford, Conn.; SupremeTribune, P. B. Label, Philadelphia, Pa.; Editor, F. L. Brickman, Philadelphia, Pa.; Organizer, Wm. Ersner, Philadelphia, Pa.; Historian, S. Katzman, Rahway, N. J.; Marshal, S. Perlman, Toronto, Ont.; Macer, J. J. Lavine, Toronto, Ont. TRUSTEES: A. H. Mendelsohn, Baltimore, Md.; D. Pink, Min- neapolis, Minn.; J. M. Strully, Brooklyn, N. Y. •AMERICAN ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RESEARCH Org. June 15, 1920. OFFICE: Philadelphia, Pa. Meeting, Nov. 26, 1923, New York City. 276 AMERICAN JEWISH #EAR BOOK Members, 14; Honorary members, 3. PURPOSE: TO advance Jewish learning in America. OFFICERS: Pres., Louis Ginzberg, N. Y. C; Treas., Jacob Z. Lauter- bach, Cincinnati, O.; Sec, Henry Malter, 1531 Diamond St., Phila- delphia, Pa. AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Org. Nov. 11, 1906; inc. Mch. 16, 1911. OFFICE: 171 Madison Av. New York City. For report, see p. 413 AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS Org. March 1916. Re-org. 1920. OFFICE: 1 Madison Av., New York City Convention, Oct., 1923, New York City. Delegates, 350. PURPOSE: TO further and promote Jewish rights; to safeguard and defend such rights wherever and whenever they are either threat- ened or violated; to deal generally with all matters relating to and affecting specific Jewish interests. OFFICERS: Pres., Stephen S. Wise; Vice-Pres., Joseph Barondess; Aaron Levy; Samuel Untermeyer; Treas., Geo. I. Fox; Ex. Sec, B. G. Richards, 1 Madison Av., New York City. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: The Officers, and Max Abramoff, Phila., Pa.; Benj. Antin, N. Y. C; David Aronson, Duluth, Minn.; Robt. August, N. Y. C; Herman Bernstein, N. Y. C; B. H. Birnbaum, Youngs- town, O.; Maurice A. Bleich, Yonkers, N. Y.; Reuben Brainin, N.Y. C.; Meyer Brown, N. Y. C; Gedalia Bublick, N. Y. C; Nathan Chasan, N. Y. C; A. B. Cohen, Scranton, Pa.; Max Cohnheim, Chicago, 111.; Samuel Dickstein, N. Y. C; Morris Dlugasch, N. Y. C; Benj. Dubov- sky, N. Y. C; Joseph Durst, N. Y. C; Nachman H. Ebin, N. Y. C; Max Eckmann, N. Y. C; Wm. Edlin, N. Y. C; Adolph Edlis, Pitts- burgh, Pa,; Harry Ehrenreich, N. Y. C; Henry Eiser, N.Y. C; S. C. Eldridge, San Antonio, Tex.; Sam'l Epstein, Chicago, 111.; Abr. J. Feld- man, Phila., Pa.;ChaimFineman, Phila., Pa.; Harry M. Fisher, Chicago, 111.; Leon Fram, Chicago, 111.; Louis D. Gibbs, N. Y. C; Jacob Gins- burg, Phila., Pa.; Jacob Goell, *N. Y. C; Abr. Goldberg, N. Y. C; Abr. B. Goldman, Rochester, N. Y.; Solomon Goldman, Cleveland, O.; Sam'l Goldstein, N. Y. C; Solomon Golubowsky, N. Y. C; Mrs. Richard Gottheil, N. Y. C; Leonard J. Grossman, Chicago, 111.; Isaac Hamlin, N. Y. C; Harry Harriton, Buffalo, N. Y.; Gustave Hartman, N. Y. C; Max Heller, New Orleans, La.; Ralph B. Hershon, N. Y. C; Emanuel Hertz, N. Y. C; Abr. Hirsh, Phila., Pa.; Max L. Hollander, N. Y. C; Sam'l Horwitz, Detroit, Mich.; Asher Jacobson., JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 277 N. Y. C.; Joseph Jasin, Miami, Fla.; Sam '1 Kalesky; Mordecai M. Kap- lan, N. Y. C; M. Katz, Phila., Pa.; C. Hillel Kauvar, Denver, Colo.; Herman P. Koppelman, Hartford, Conn.; Sol. C. Kraus, Phila., Pa.; Arthur M. Lamport, N. Y. C; Hyman Lazarus, Bayonne, N. J.; B. L. Levinthal, Phila., Pa.; Israel Herbert Levinthal, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Wm. B. Lewis, Phila., Pa.; Solon J. Liebeskind, N. Y. C; Abr. Liesin, N. Y. C; Mrs. Norvin R. Lindheim, N. Y. C; Louis Lipsky, N. Y. C; Mrs. J. L. Louisson, Portland, Ore.; Max Luria, Reading Pa.; Morris Margulies, N. Y. C; Hirsh Masliansky, N. Y. C; C. David Matt, Minneapolis, Minn.;Sam'l M. Melamed, Chicago, 111.; Jacob Miller, Detroit, Mich.; Lester Nusbaum, Rochester, N. Y.; Hugo Pam, Chicago, 111.; Sam'l B. Paulive, Chelsea, Mass.; Nathan D. Perlman N.Y. C; J. Polevsky, Newark, N. J.; David R. Radovsky, Fall River, Mass.; Nathan Ratnoff, N. Y. C; John Rissman, Chicago, 111.; A. J. Rongy, N. Y. C; Bernard A. Rosenblatt, N. Y. C; Max Rudner, Canton, O.; Samuel Sale, St. Louis, Mo.; Leon Sanders, N. Y. C; Herman Seidel, Baltimore, Md.; Abraham Schomer, N. Y. C.; David Shapiro, N. Y. C.; Bernard Shelvin, N. Y. C.; Benjamin Shepard, N.Y. C; Carl Sherman, N. Y. C; Anshel Shorr, Phila., Pa.; Max Shulman, Chicago, 111.; Mrs. ArchibaldSilverman, Providence, R. I.; Jos. L. Simon, Salem, Mass.; Mordecai Soltes, N. Y. C; Adolph Stern, N. Y. C; M. D. Steuer, N. Y. C; Elihu D. Stone, Boston, Mass.; Nathan Straus, N. Y. C; Harris Sussman, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; Henrietta Szold, N. Y. C; Jos. L. Tepper, Washington, D. C; Sigmund Thau, N. Y. C; Philip Wattenberg, N. Y. C; Morris Weinberg, N. Y. C.; Benjamin Winter, N. Y. C.; Leo Wolfson, N. Y. C.; Isidor Zar, N. Y. C; B. Ziv, Portsmouth, Va.; Nathan Zvirin, N. Y. C. AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org. 1892. OFFICE : 531 W. 123d, New York City Thirty-third Annual Meeting, Feb. 7-8, 1925, New York City. Members, 469. Has issued twenty-nine volumes of publications and an index to publications 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., Abram S. W. Rosenbach, Phila., Pa.; Vice-Pres., Simon W. Rosendale, Albany, N. Y.; David Philipson, Cincinnati, O., Max J. Kohler, N. Taylor Phillips, Richard J. H. Gottheil, N. Y. C; Treas., Henry S. Hendricks; Curator, Leon Hlihner; 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 Friedenwald, Washington, D. C; Lee M. Friedman, Boston, Mass.; George Alexander Kohut, 278 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK N. Y. C; Julian W. Mack, Chicago, 111.; Max L. Margolis, Phila., Pa.; Alexander Marx, N. Y. C; Abraham A. Neuman, Phila., Pa.; Lessing J. Rosenwald, Phila., Pa.; Lewis L. Strauss, Jr., N. Y. C; Morris Wolf, Phila., Pa.; and Oscar S. Straus, N. Y. C, anb Cyrus Adler, Phila., Pa., ex-officio, as past presidents of the Society. AMERICAN JEWISH PHYSICIANS' COMMITTEE Org. May 24, 1921. OFFICE: 5 Columbus Circle, New York City. Third Annual Convention, May, 1924, New York City. Members, 3,000. PURPOSE: TO build a medical college and hospital in connection with the Hebrew University in Palestine. OFFICERS: Pres., Nathan Ratnoff; Vice-Pres., Henry W. Frauen- thal, and Meyer R. Robinson; Treas., Emanuel Libman; Asst. Treas., Harry E. Isaacs; Sec, Israel S. Wechsler, N. Y. C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Officers and David J.

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