JACOB HENRY SCHIFF BORN JANUARY 10, 1847. DIED SEPTEMBER 25, 1920 The American Jewish Year Book 5682 October 3, 1921, to September 22, 1922 Volume 23 Edited bv HARRY SCHNEIDERMAN for the AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE PHILADELPHIA THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA 1921 Uewish C. P< EIS4- At COPYRIGHT, 1921, BY THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA NEWYORKUNIVERSITY WASHi^TON SQUARE LIBRARY CT CL tT w 1 RT PEEFACE The past year has witnessed no marked change in the life of the Jewish people. There has merely been a development according to tendencies resulting" from pre-war conditions and the events of the past seven years. In the chronology for 5681, although we have again reports of numerous acts of humiliation and violence committed against our brethren in Eastern Europe and Hungary, yet many hopeful signs of returning order, sanity and humanity are already visible, and there are indications that with the return of normal economic con- ditions and political stability the situation of the Jews in this region will greatly improve. In the meantime, the Jewry of the United States has become the new center of gravity of the Jewish people. If we may disregard several misguided, though dangerous, movements to transplant anti-Semitism on Ameri- can soil—movements which have met with failure thanks to the courage and clear vision of leaders of thought and opinion, and the spirit of justice and fairness which characterizes the American people—we may say that the Jews of the United States have been most favored of Providence in being spared all of the many evils and sorrows visited upon the Jews of Eastern Europe. The leading article in the present volume is a biographical sketch of the late Jacob H. Schiff by Doctor Cyrus Adler. In the passing of Jacob H. Schiff the entire Jewish people have been bereft of a staunch champion and a worthy representative. His influence in our own country was so benign and so far- reaching that in the United States, both Jews and non-Jews, A82074 rv PREFACE will long cherish his memory, and as "mankind is enriched by the story of great personalities, and future generations are stimulated to high deeds by the knowledge of the acts of those who have gone before," it is but natural that the leading place in this volume should be given to a sketch of the inspiring life of this great American and devoted Jew. His splendid ser- vice to the Jewish Publication Society of America, only one of the many institutions which he loved, makes it all the more fitting that his memory should be thus honored, and readers of the American Jewish Year Book are fortunate in having the fascinatingly interesting details from the pen of Doctor Cyrus Adler, who was a close personal friend of Mr. Schiff and his enthusiastic co-worker in many an enterprise, especially those dealing with the promotion of Jewish education and learning. In the tragic death of Israel Friedlaender and in the passing of Abram S. Isaacs, the Jews of America have suffered further sorrow, and the Jewish Publication Society has lost two of its most conscientious workers. Brief notices of the lives of these two notable figures are, therefore, also given in this volume. Discussion about the immigrant and his place in American life has become very general within recent years, and it was considered valuable to give a survey of those agencies which the Jews of the United States have established for the purpose of helping their immigrant co-religionists to adapt themselves to conditions here, to imbibe American ideals, and to make their own contribution to those ideals. The account presented to us by Doctor Charles S. Bernheimer shows that the resources created for this purpose are numerous and varied, and are intel- ligently and efficiently administered. In order to reduce the greatly increased cost of paper, print- ing, and binding, the endeavor has been made to condense the PREFACE V contents of this volume wherever this could be done without reducing the usefulness of the various sections. Thus, the Record of Events has been made somewhat briefer; from the List of Periodicals, the section on Organization and Trade Journals has been omitted, and the Calendar for One Hundred Years, published in Volumes 21 and 22, has not been reprinted. The section on Statistics of Jews has again been revised by the Bureau of Jewish Social Research which availed itself of new information wherever this was accessible. In the preparation of the chronology for France, I had the enthusiastic assistance of Mr. Sylvain Halff, of Paris, who is already known to readers of the American Jewish Year Book. I also wish to acknowledge the valuable and painstaking aid of the late Mr. George Kessner, who met his death by drown- ing during the past summer. Miss Rose A. Herzog has again contributed her experience and care to the compilation of the Record of Events and to +he revision of the various Direc- tories and Lists. Thanks are extended also to Mr. I. G. Dobsevage, the Secretary of the Jewish Publication Society, who gave valuable advice and assisted in the reading of proof; to Doctor Cyrus Adler for his helpful criticisms: and to Doctor B. Halper, the Editor of the Society. HARRY SCHNEIDERMAN. AUGUST 25. 1921. SPECIAL ARTICLES IN PREVIOUS ISSUES OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY A LIST OF JEWISH PERIODICALS IN THE UNITED STATES (published up to 1900), 5660, pp. 271-282; current periodicals are listed in subsequent issues. THE HUNDRED BEST AVAILABLE BOOKS IN ENGLISH ON JEWISH SUB- JECTS, 5665, pp. 309-317. ONE HUNDRED AVAILABLE BOOKS IN ENGLISH ON PALESTINE, 5666, pp. 153-162. A LIST OF AVAILABLE STORIES OF JEWISH INTEREST IN ENGLISH, 5667, pp. 130-142. BIOGRAPHY UKIAH P. LEVY, 5663, pp. 42-45. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF RABBIS AND CANTORS OFFICIATING IN THE UNITED STATES, 5664, pp. 40-108; 5665, pp. 214-225; 5666, pp. 119-125. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF JEWS PROMINENT IN THE PROFESSIONS, ETC., IN THE UNITED STATES, 5665, pp. 52-213. GERSHOM MENDEZ SEIXAS, 5665, pp. 40-51. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF JEWISH COMMUNAL WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES, 5666, pp. 32-118. PENINA MOISE, 5666, pp. 17-31. SOLOMON SCHECHTER. A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH, 5677, pp. 25-67. JOSEPH JACOBS, 5677, pp. 68-75. MOSES JACOB EZEKIEL, 5678, pp. 227-232. COMMUNAL ACTIVITY THE ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE, 5661, pp. 45-65. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK CITY, 5670, pp. 44-54. THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY, 1888-1913, 5674, pp. 19-187. VI SPECIAL ARTICLES VII JEWISH EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 5675, pp. 90-127. THE FEDERATION MOVEMENT IN AMERICAN JEWISH PHILANTHROPY, 5676, pp. 159-198. JEWISH WAR RELIEF WORK, 5678, pp. 161-193. FEDERATION FOR THE SUPPORT OF JEWISH PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETIES OF NEW YORK CITY, 5679, pp. 103-146. THE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD, 5679, pp. 88-102.' JEWISH SOCIAL RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, 5681, pp. 31-52. DIRECTORIES A LIST OF JEWISH PERIODICALS IN THE UNITED STATES (published up to 1900), 5660, pp. 271-282; current periodicals are listed in subsequent issues. A DIRECTORY OF NATIONAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS appears in every issue. DIRECTORIES OF LOCAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS, 5660, pp. 105-270; 5661, pp. 185-495; 5668, pp. 123-430 (supplementary lists appear in all succeeding issues up to and including 5678); 5680, pp. 330-583; supplementary list, 5681, pp. 322-339. LIST OF RABBIS AND INSTRUCTORS IN JEWISH COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES, 5678, pp. 367-395. HISTORY PRELIMINARY LIST OF JEWISH SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WHO SERVED IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, 5661, pp. 525-622. THE AMERICAN PASSPORT IN RUSSIA, 5665, pp. 283-305. A SYLLABUS OF JEWISH HISTORY, 5666, pp. 163-170. FROM KISHINEFF TO BIALYSTOK. A TABLE OF POGROMS FROM 1903 TO 1906, 5667, pp. 34-89. THE PASSPORT QUESTION IN CONGRESS, 5670, pp. 21-43. THE. PASSPORT QUESTION, 5672, pp. 19-128. THE BEILIS AFFAIR, 5675, pp. 19-89. JEWISH RIGHTS AT INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES, 5678, pp. 106-160. THE PARTICIPATION OF THE JEWS OF FRANCE IN THE GREAT WAR, 5680, pp. 31-97. VIII SPECIAL ARTICLES THE STORY OF BRITISH JEWRY IN THE WAR, 5680, pp. 98-119. THE JEWS OP ALSACE-LORRAINE (1870-1920), 5681, pp. 53-79. THE JEWISH BATTALIONS AND THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN, 5680, pp. 120-140. THE PEACE CONFERENCE AND RIGHTS OF MINORITIES, 5680, pp. 156- 168; 5681, pp. 101-130. JEWISH LIFE IN OTHER COUNTRIES THE JEWS OF ROUMANIA (two articles), 5662, pp. 25-87. RECENT JEWISH PROGRESS IN PALESTINE, 5676, pp. 24-158. THE JEWS OF LATIN AMERICA, 5678, pp. 35-105. THE JEWS OF SERBIA, 5679, pp. 75-87. THE FALASHAS, 5681, pp. 80-100. STATISTICS STATISTICAL SUMMARY BY STATES (Jewish Organizations in the United States), 5662, pp. 126-156. THE JEWISH POPULATION OF MARYLAND, 5663, pp. 46-62.. JEWISH POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, 5675, pp. 339-378. JEWS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND NAVY (1915-1916), 5677, pp. 76-79. TABLE SHOWING ENROLMENT OF JEWISH STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN 1915-1916, 5678, pp. 407-408. THE JEWISH POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES, 5679, pp. 31-74. THE COLLECTION OF JEWISH WAR STATISTICS, 5679, pp. 103-112. AMERICAN JEWS IN THE WORLD WAR, 5680, pp. 141-155. PROFESSIONAL TENDENCIES AMONG JEWISH STUDENTS IN COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, 5681, pp. 383-393. MISCELLANEOUS SUNDAY LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS HAVING REFERENCE TO JEWS, 5669, pp. 152-189. IN DEFENSE OF THE IMMIGRANT, 5671, pp. 19-98 THE JEW AND AGRICULTURE, 5673, pp. 12-115. THE NEW ENGLISH TRANSLATION OP THE BIBLE, 5678, pp.