DIRECTORIES AND LISTS JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES* Academic Committee for the Hebrew University (Apr. 1941). Pres.: Salo W. Baron; Sec.-Treas.: A. Arthur Schiller, 1140 Amsterdam Ave., N. Y. C. Members: 200. PURPOSE: TO disseminate information regarding activities of the Hebrew University and to promote cooperation between that University and academic circles of this country. Adult Jewish Studies, see National Academy for Agricultural Corporation, see American Jewish Joint Agudas Israel of America, Inc. (1921). Pres.: Eliezer Silver; Exec. Dir.: Benjamin W. Hendles, 673 Broadway, N. Y. C. Members: 29,450. PURPOSE: TO act as an international religious organization for the assist- ance and maintenance of the spiritual life of the Orthodox Jew the world over. PUBLICATION: Jewish Voice. Agudath Israel Youth Council of America (1922). Pres.: Michael G. Tress; Exec. Sec: Gershon Kranzler, 616 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Members: 4,000. PURPOSE: TO unite Jewish youth in the spirit of the Torah and in that spirit to solve the problems that confront Jewry in Eretz Yisroel and in the Diaspora. PUBLICATION: Orthodox Youth. Aleph Zadik Aleph (B'naiB'rith Youth Organization) (1924). Pres.:Philip M. Klutznick; Exec. Dir.: Julius Bisno; Asst. Exec. Dir.: Ben Barkin, 1003 K St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Chapters: 450 in 240 commu- nities. Members: 12,600; 11,700 alumni. PURPOSE: Recreational and leisure-time program providing for mental, moral, and physical development of Jewish adolescents between the ages of 14 and 21. PUBLICATIONS: The Shojer; A. Z. A. Guide; A. Z. A. Leader. Aleph Zadik Aleph National Committee on Scouting (1931). Natl. Chm.: Lawrence Rodson; Coordinating Sec: Edward Schifreen, c/o. Boy Scouts of America, 2 Park Ave., N. Y. C. Districts: 7. Merged with B'nai B'rith National Committee on Scouting, July 1942. PURPOSE: TO interest Jewish boys in the program of the Boy Scouts of America and the Canadian Boy Scout Association and to cooperate with *This directory includes organizations in existence for at least one year before July 1, 1942. The information given herein is furnished by the organizations them- selves. The editor assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the data presented. Nor does inclusion in this list imply approval of the organizations by the editor or the publisher. 360 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK troops under Jewish sponsorship, as part of the Community Service activity of A. Z. A. PUBLICATIONS: The Shofer; A. Z. A. Guide. Alexander Kohut Memorial Foundation (1915). Pres.: Alexander Marx; Treas.: Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, 1165 Park Ave., N. Y. C; Sec: Shalom Spiegel. Branch Societies: 5. Founded by George Alexander Kohut. PURPOSE: The furtherance of original research in the field of Jewish studies. Alliance Israelite Universelle of America Central Committee (1940). Chm.: Samuel Edelman; Sec: Frank E. Hahn, Jr., 1418 Packard Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Branches: 2. PURPOSE: Aid in education and amelioration of conditions of Jews in Oriental countries and Eastern Europe. Alpha Epsilon Phi Women's Fraternity (1909). Dean: Reba B. Cohen; Scribe and Exec. Sec: Louise Wolbrette Wolf, 2116 Octavia, New Orleans, La. Members: 5,371. PURPOSE: TO foster close friendship between members, and to stimulate their intellectual, social and spiritual life. PUBLICATION: Columns of Alpha Epsilon Phi. Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity (1913). Supreme Master: David Goldwasser; Exec. Sec: Irving Levin, 21 E. 40th St., N. Y. C. Chapters: 25. Pledge Chapters: 1. Alumni Clubs: 18. Members: 4,000. PURPOSE: An intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity, maintaining an edu- cational and social service and promoting vigorous participation in university, college and communal affairs. PUBLICATIONS: Exoteric, Alpha Epsilon Pi Quarterly; Esoteric, The Con- fidential Bulletin. Alpha Eta Phi (1922). Grand Master: Jules Lipitz; Grand Rec. Scribe: Max L. Broder, 277 Broadway, N. Y. C. PURPOSE: Fraternal. PUBLICATION: The Mosque. Alpha Mu Sigma Fraternity (1914). Grand Prior: Murray Stuart; Grand Scribe: Julius Chudow, 58 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Office: 31 E. 7th St., N. Y. C. Chapters: 24. Members: 1,300. PURPOSE: TO foster and perpetuate the fraternal spirit among its per- sonnel, to cultivate and promote an ideal social relationship among them, to voluntarily give aid to fraters in distress and to perpetuate the ideals which gave origin to its existence. PUBLICATION: The Shield. Alpha Omega Fraternity (1907; inc., 1909). Supreme Chancellor: Meyer Eggnatz; Supreme Chancellor-Elect: S. Albert Sigel; Scribe: Wm. Rich, 575 Belleville Ave., Belleville, N. J. Chapters: 33. Alumni Clubs: 20. Members: 5,000. Absorbed the Alpha Zeta Gamma Fraternity, 1932. PURPOSE: TO promote the highest ethical standards of the dental pro- fession, further the causes of Judaism and to promote Fraternalism. PUBLICATION: The Alpha Omegan. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 361 Alpha Zeta Omega* (1919). Directorum: Roy I. Scott; Signare: M. J. Harris, 13342 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, O. Members: 950. PURPOSE: TO promote good will and friendship among Jewish pharmacists and the profession of pharmacy. PUBLICATION: Azoan. Alumni Association of the Jewish Institute of Religion (1926). Pres.: Ahron Opher; Sec: Edward E. Klein, 40 W. 68th St., N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO advance the interests of the Institute, to maintain the spirit of fellowship and loyalty among the graduates and the communities which they serve, and to stimulate scholarship among the students and the men in the field. Alumni of the Graduate School for Jewish Social Work (1926). Chm. Exec. Comm: Philip Houtz, 19 W. 44th St., N. Y. C. Members: 200. American Academy for Jewish Research (1920; inc. 1929). Pres.: Salo W. Baron; Cor. Sec: Solomon Gandz, 3080 Broadway, N. Y. C. Mem- bers: 205; Honorary Members: 2; Fellows: 24. PURPOSE: The furtherance of Jewish learning through promotion of scholarly activities, such as presentation of learned papers, the issuance of publications, the establishment of research fellowships, etc. PUBLICATION: Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research. American Alumni of Hebrew University (1938). Pres.: Meyer Greenberg; Sec: Meier Engel, 10 E. 40th St., N. Y. C. Members: 70. PURPOSE: TO cooperate with the American Friends of the Hebrew Uni- versity in bringing importance of Hebrew University to American Jewry. American Association for Jewish Education (1939). Pres.: Mark Eisner; Exec. Sec: Samuel Grand, 1776 Broadway, N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO advance the cause of Jewish education in the United States through cooperative efforts. PUBLICATION: Jewish Education News Letter. American Beth Jacob Committee, Inc. (1928). Chm.: Leo Jung; Exec. Dir.: Meier Schenkolewski, 131 W. 86th St., N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO aid the Beth Jacob Schools in Europe and Palestine, which provide vocational, religious, and academic training for Jewish girls. American Committee of Ose (1940). Chm.: A. J. Rongy; Sec: L. Wulman, 24 W. 40th St., N. Y. C. Affiliated with Toz, Jewish Health Protection Society in Poland. PURPOSE: TO promote health, hygiene and sanitation among Jews, and care of children. PUBLICATION: American Ose Review. American Committee for Relief and Resettlement of Yemenite Jews (1939). Chm.: Abraham Goldberg; Exec. Sec: David Schneeberg, 225 Lafayette St., N. Y. C. Members: 500. In cooperation with * No reDlv received. 362 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK United Yemenite Community of Palestine and Federation of Yemenite Jews in America. PURPOSE: TO raise funds for relief of Jews in Yemen and Aden, and resettlement of Jewish Yemenite refugees in Palestine. American Committee of the Universal Yeshivah of Jerusalem (1924). 'Pres.: B. L. Levinthal; Sec: S. Cohen-Margolis, 38 Park Row, N. Y. C. PURPOSE: TO secure contributions for the Univeral Yeshivah of Jerusalem (Yeshivah Merkazith Olamith) and to advance its purpose in America. American Council of Jewish Fraternal Organizations (1934). Acting Pres.: Louis Fabricant; Sec: George O. Arkin, 270 Broadway, N. Y. C. Constituent Members: 5. PURPOSE: Discussion of the problems mutually concerning the fraternal organizations and of their attitude in all matters affecting Jewry, as a clearing house of thought and opinion and as a basis of unified and co- ordinated action. American Economic Committee for Palestine (1932). Pres.: Edward A. Norman, 80 Broad St., N. Y. C. Members: 200. PURPOSE: Development of methods of revealing and utilizing the oppor- tunities and the human and material resources available in Palestine and the Diaspora for the building of the Jewish Homeland in Palestine. American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs (1939). Chm.: Stephen S. Wise; Chm. Office Comm. (Exec. Body): Louis E. Levinthal, 41 E. 42nd St., N. Y. C. Affiliates: 7. Members: 29. PURPOSE: TO further the Zionist cause in America, and in particular to coordinate Zionist public relations in America. American Federation for Lithuanian Jews, Inc. (1937). Pres.: Elias Fife; Sec: Frank Epstein, 1133 Broadway, N. Y. C. Organizations: 35. Members: 4,000. American Federation for Polish Jews (1908). Pres.: Benjamin Winter; Dir.: M. Blumenstock, 225 W. 34th St., N. Y. C. Members: 65,000. Affiliated with the World1 Federation of Polish Jews. Absorbs American Committee Appeal for the Jews in Poland. PURPOSE: TO unite all landsmannschaften in the United States bearing the names of their respective home-towns in Poland for the purpose of creating one body of American Jews of Polish extraction; to guard and promote the interests of the Jews in Poland and help them morally and financially; to promote social and cultural activities among their affiliated organizations and extend medical assistance to members. PUBLICATION: Polish Jews. American Friends of a Jewish Palestine (1939). Chm. Natl. Exec. Bd.: William G. Stanton; Sec: Gabriel Wechsler, 511 E. 8th St., Brooklyn, N. Y.; Office: 1 E. 44th St., N. Y. C. Societies: 15. Members: 1,000. PURPOSE: TO assist Jewish refugees and other needy Jews desiring to immigrate to the territory comprised within the Palestine Mandate of 1922; adequate defense for Palestine. PUBLICATION: The Answer. JEWISH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 363 American Friends of Polish Jews (Apr. 1941). Pres.: George M. Geigin; Sec: Leo M. Glassman, 103 E.