AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK INDEX TO VOLUMES 1-50 1899-1949 (5660-5709) Prepared by Elfrida C. Solis-Cohen Editorial Consultant: Harry J. Alderman, Director Blaustein Library, American Jewish Committee KTAV PUBLISHING HOUSE, INC. NEW YORK Copyright 1967 American Jewish Committee Library of Congress Catalogue Card No. 99-4040 Manufactured in United States of America FOREWORD The publication of the index to the first fifty volumes of the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK opens to the student of Jewish affairs invaluable source material for the history and development of the Jewish community in the United States, as well as a record of Jewish life throughout the world. The first volume of the YEAR BOOK was published by the Jewish Publication Society of America in 1899, when European Jews flee- ing poverty, restriction, and oppression were beginning to form their communal organizations on this continent. The YEAR BOOK'S first editor was Cyrus Adler. He and the publishers saw the YEAR BOOK as a cohesive force in the American Jewish community and as a source of authoritative information for the general community. In 1907 the Jewish Publication Society reluctantly decided to cease publication with its tenth volume, because the YEAR BOOK had be- come too complex and costly an undertaking. Dr. Adler was already a leader of the American Jewish Com- mittee, which had come into existence a year earlier. More than anyone else it was he who won the Committee's support, and since then the Committee, in partnership with the Jewish Publication Society, has continued the YEAR BOOK'S publication. When the American Jewish Committee took over the compila- tion and editing of the YEAR BOOK, it began to use its pages also to focus public attention on certain problems confronting Jews, which were presented in the form of special articles, and to give broader coverage to the foreign scene. The YEAR BOOK can boast of a distinguished group of early editors. Before AJC, Dr. Adler and the illustrious Henrietta Szold, either singly or jointly, edited the book. Then came Herbert Friedenwald, AJC's first secretary, who edited five volumes, and after him Harry G. Friedman, Herman Bernstein, Joseph Jacobs, Dr. Adler again, and Samson D. Oppenheimer. Altogether, the YEAR BOOK had had six editors before Harry Schneiderman, who had assisted in preparing volumes 11 to 20, from 1909 through 1918, took over the editorship in 1919. He continued in this ca- pacity until 1949, and volume 50, when he retired. Morris Fine was his co-editor during the final two years. Under Harry Schneiderman's guidance the YEAR BOOK under- went a remarkable development. He is still with us, and our ambi- tion, as we edit each successive volume, is that it shall take its place in the worthy lineage over which he presided for so long. We pray that he may be with us for many years—and volumes—to come. Morris Fine Milton Himmelf arb August, 1967 Editors PREFACE We present here an alphabetical, analytical index to the contents of the first fifty volumes of the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK. It covers the period when American Jewry was becoming the leader, spokesman, and philanthropist for Jews the world over. Here the American Jewish Committee played a leading role. As the early YEAR BOOKS had no index, this volume provides a key to the understanding of events of Jewish interest and of Jewish personalities all over the world during the period covered. Every effort had been made to provide ready access to the facts and infor- mation contained in these fifty volumes. Verbosity has been shunned, and an unnecessary multiplicity of entries avoided by the generous use of cross-references. The scope of the index, while in general quite broad, has neces- sarily been subjected to limitations imposed by practicability and common sense, particularly in view of the changes in content and editorial treatment over the fifty volumes. Certain features, such as the reviews of the year, special articles, obituaries, biographical sketches (in the very early volumes), have been fully indexed. The Annual Reports of the American Jewish Committee and the Jewish Publication Society of America have been more selectively indexed to bring out substantive rather than routine matters, special atten- tion being paid to addresses, statements, and documents included in the reports. With respect to the recurrent annual features, such as directories of organizations and periodicals, statistics, bibliographies, necrolo- gies, listings of appointments, honors, elections, special bequests and gifts, etc., no analytical indexing was attempted. Such features are included in the index only under their generic headings or gen- eral subjects. The first twenty volumes of the YEAR BOOK were not numbered. For reasons of consistency and ease of reference, numbers have been supplied for these volumes and are listed in a special table giving all the volume numbers with their corresponding years, both Hebrew and civil. Especial thanks are due to Professor Salo W. Baron of Columbia University for his helpful suggestions; to Harry J. Alderman; to Harry Schneiderman, editor of the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK for many years; to Morris Fine and Milton Himmelfarb, the present editors, and to Mrs. Stella Ettlinger, of the YEAR BOOK staff, who prepared the stencils for the original index. Elfrida C. Solis-Cohen Key to Volume Numbers 1 - 5660 1899/1900 26 - 5685 - 1924/1925 2 - 5661 1900/1901 27 - 5686 - 1925/1926 3 - 5662 1901/1902 28 - 5687 - 1926/1927 1+ - 5663 1902/1903 29 - 5688 - 1927/1928 5 - 5664 1903/1901+ 30 - 5689 • 1928/1929 6 - 5665 19O1+/19O5 31 - 5690 - 1929/1930 7 - 5666 1905/1906 32 - 5691 - 1930/1931 8 - 5667 1906/1907 33 - 5692 - 1931/1932 9 - 5668 1907/1908 34 - 5693 - 1932/1933 1908/1909 10 - 5669 35 - 5694 - 1933/1934 11 - 5670 1909/1910 36 - 5695 • 1934/1935 12 - 5671 1910/1911 37 - 5696 - 1935/1936 13 - 5672 1911/1912 38 - 5697 - 1936/1937 U+ - 5673 1912/1913 39 - 5698 - 1937/1938 15 - 5674 1913/1911+ Uo - 5699 • 1938/1939 16 - 5675 191U/1915 i+i - 5700 - 1939/1940 17 - 5676 1915/1916 1*2 - 5701 - 1940/1941 18 - 5677 1916/1917 43 - 5702 - 1941/1942 19 - 5678 1917/1918 hh - 5703 • 1942/1943 20 - 5679 1918/1919 U5 - 5704 - 1943/194U 21 - 5680 1919/1920 46 - 5705 - 1944/1945 22 - 5681 1920/1921 47 - 5706 - 1945/1946 23 - 5682 1921/1922 1+8 - 5707 - 1946/1947 21+ - 5683 1922/1923 49 - 5708 - 1947/1948 25 - 5684 1923/1924 5o - 5709 - 1948/1949 List of Abbreviations of Organizations AMPAL American Palestine Trading Corporation HIAS Hebrew Sheltering & Immigrant Aid Society HICEM HIAS--IGA Emigration Association ICA Jewish Colonization Association IRO International Refugee Organization ITO Jewish Territorial Organization JDC Joint Distribution Committee JPS Jewish Publication Society of America JWB Jewish Welfare Board ORT Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training OSE Oeuvre pour Secour des Enfants Israelites PCIRO Preparatory Commission for the International Refugee Organization UJA United Jewish Appeal UNRRA United Nations Relief & Rehabilitation Administration UNSCOP United Nations Special Committee on Palestine UPA United Palestine Appeal THE AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK INDEX VOLUMES 1-50 AARON, Israel, biographical sketch, ABRAHAM, Abraham, data concerning, 7:33; AARON, Marcus, on Pittsburgh Board on Executive Committee of of Education, li).:27i+; 25:119; New York Jewish Community, LOT-321; 11:49 receives honorary degree from ABRAHAM, Albert, in Oregon University of Pittsburgh, Senate, 13:276 26:130 ABRAHAM, Victor, data concerning, AARON, Max, in Pennsylvania 7:33 Legislature, 19:21+9 ABRAHAMS, S»M., in House of AARONS, Charles L., president of Representatives, 9:477 Milwaukee School Board, ABRAHAMS, Israel, compiles 12:322; on Wisconsin Bench, "Selected Hebraica and 33:111 Judaica," 2:626-635; AARONSOHN, Aaron, discovers wild 3:160-177; 4:147-167; wheat in Palestine, 11+: 32- 5:165-188; 6:318-348; 3k; 17:81 letter to JPS on its 25th AARONSON, Isador, in Maryland anniversary, 15:42-43; Legislature, 33:111 address before 35th annual ABBEY, Adolph, data concerning, meeting of JPS, 25:441-452; 6:211+ obituary by Herbert Loewe, ABBOTT, Lyman, signs Christian 28:219-234; protest against anti- portrait, facing, 28:219; Jewish propaganda, 21+: 331+ attitude toward Zionism, ABDUL Hadi, Auni Bey, testifies 28:223-224; before British Royal Com- tributes to, 28:225-234 mission, 39:471+ ABRAHAMS, Mannie, Chicago alder- ABDULLAH, Emir, pledges support man, 15:254 » to Palestine Arabs, 38:255; ABRAMOWITZ, Herman, obituary of becomes King of Trans Jordan, Samual William Jacobs by, 41:95-110 48:377; ABRAMOWITZ, Jacob, biographical testifies to Jewish achieve- sketch, 5:41 ments in Palestine, ABRAMS, A.H., in Kansas Assembly, 1+8:379-380 13:276 ABELES, Morris, bequest to Ameri- ABRAMS, Abba, field representa- can Jewish Committee, 36:1+61 tive of American Jewish Com- ABELSON, Alter, data concerning, mittee, 37:448; 5:1+1 reports by, 38:641-642; 39: ABELSON, Nathan S., on New York 792-793 City Bench, 36:252 ABRAMS, Albert, data concerning, ABEHDBLATT, Das, New York Yiddish 6:54 weekly, 26": 171 -2- ABRAMS, Carl, in Oregon Assembly, ACADEMIC Friends of Hebrew 13:276 University, 1+3:521 ABRAMS, Henry, in Indiana Legis- ACADEMY for Adult Jewish Education lature, 23:122 organized, 3l+:37 ABRAMS, Israel A,, director of ACADEMY for Jewish Musio estab- Hebrew Institute and lished, 1+6:122 Affiliated Schools, ACH, Samuel, on Cleveland Board Pittsburgh, 1+3:1+5 of Education, 16:1514- ABRAMS, Lewis A., on New York City ACHDUT Haavodah. See United Labor Bench, 38:1+02 Zionist Party ABRAMSON, Harold A., wins U.S. Army ACHESON, Dean, amends UNRRA con- award, 1+9:595 stitution to include Jewish ABRAMSON, Isidor, on faculty of needs, 1+7:1+85; New York University, 17:211+ wishes human rights safeguarded ABRAMSON, Leon, in Maryland Legis- in international treaties, lature, 33:111 1+8:1+28; ABROGATION of treaty with Russia, interview with American Jewish urged by American Jewish Committee in behalf of refu- organizations, 13:1+6-50, gees, 1+8:628 51-53, 5^-55; ACKERMAN, Joseph N., in Ohio proceedings in Congress relating Senate, 33:111; 35:105 to, 13:55-56, 57-58, 87-nS; ACKERMAN, Louis, on Cleveland 11+: 297; 15:1+1+1-1+1+2; Bench, 36:252 Pres.