ANNIVERSARIES AND OTHER CELEBRATIONS UNITED STATES July 23, 1933. Celebration of Eight hundred and twenty-fifth anni- versary of death of RASHI, at Congregation Beth Sholom, Brooklyn, N. Y., by newly organized Descendants of Rashi. July 26, 1933. New York City: Eightieth anniversary of birth of PHILIP COWEN, former publisher of Jewish weekly and communal worker. August 4, 1933. New York City: Ninetieth anniversary of birth of MRS. SELMA BONDI WISE, widow of Isaac M. Wise, leader of Reform Judaism in the United States. August 25, 1933. New York City: Seventieth anniversary of birth of MOSES HYAMSON, rabbi and Professor of Codes at Jewish Theological Seminary of America. September 2-3, 1933. St. Louis, Mo.: Fiftieth anniversary of BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL CONGREGATION. September 13, 1933. Philadelphia, Pa.: Seventieth anniversary of birth of CYRUS ADLER, communal leader and scholar. September 23, 1933. New York City: Sixtieth anniversary of ministry of HENRY PEREIRA MENDES, as rabbi and rabbi emeritus of Shearith Israel Congregation. October 13, 1933. Cincinnati, Ohio: Ninetieth anniversary of B'NAI B'RITH. November 5, 1933. Maiden, Mass.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of HEBREW LADIES' CHARITY SOCIETY. November 7, 1933. Minneapolis, Minn.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE ISRAEL. November 9, 1933. New York City: Ninetieth anniversary of NEW YORK LODGE, NO. 1 of B'NAI B'RITH. November 24-26, 1933. Philadelphia, Pa.: Seventy-fifth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION ADATH JESHURUN. November 28, 1933. Boston, Mass.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of JEWISH CHILDRENS' AID SOCIETY. December 1-3, 1933. Amsterdam, N. Y.: Celebration of Sixtieth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE OF ISRAEL. December 12, 1933. Boston, Mass.: Seventy-fifth anniversary of CONGREGATION MISHKAN TEFILAH, and Twenty-fifth anniversary of SISTERHOOD OF MISHKAN TEFILAH. December 14, 1933. New York City: Seventieth anniversary of birth of ISRAEL UNTERBERG, philanthropist. December 15-17, 1933. Newark, N. J.: Eighty-fifth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUN. December 17, 1933. Norwood, Mass.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of NORWOOD HEBREW CONGREGATION. 247 248 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK December 22-24, 1933. Harrisburg, Pa.: Fiftieth anniversary of founding of Congregation CHIZUK EMUNAH. January 1, 1934. Boston, Mass.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of found- ing of the DUBNO VOLINER ASSOCIATION OF ROXBURY. January 12-14, 1934. Minneapolis, Minn.: Fiftieth anniversary of founding of Congregation ADATH JESHURUN. January 18, 1934. Cincinnati, Ohio: Celebration of One hundred and tenth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE B'NE ISRAEL (Rockdale Avenue Temple). January 21, 1934. Seattle, Wash.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of found- ing of HERZL SYNAGOGUE. January 27, 1934. New York City: Sixtieth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION OHAB ZEDEK. January 27, 1934. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Sixtieth anniversary of founding of CONCORDIA CLUB. January 28, 1934. Providence, R. I.: Seventieth anniversary of birth of BERNARD M. GOLDOWSKY, communal and Zionist worker. January 29, 1934. Savannah, Ga.: Two hundredth anniversary of founding of MIKVE ISRAEL CONGREGATION. January 29, 1934. Savannah, Ga.: Celebration of Twenty-fifth anniversary of erection of present Synagogue of B'NAI B'RITH JACOB. January, 1934. New York City: Twenty-fifth anniversary of UNITED ROUMANIAN JEWS OF AMERICA. January, 1934. Mobile, Ala.: Celebration of Ninetieth anniversary of CONGREGATION SHAARAI SHOMAYIM. January, 1934. New Orleans, La.: Eightieth anniversary of founding of JEWISH CHILDRENS' HOME. February 4, 1934. New York City: Twenty-fifth annual meeting of HIAS. February 5, 1934. St. Louis, Mo.: Seventieth anniversary of birth of AARON WALDHEIM, philanthropist and communal leader. February 24, 1934. New York City: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of BRONX YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. March 7, 1934. Washington, D. C: Sixty-fifth anniversary of found- ing of CONGREGATION ADATH ISRAEL. March 11, 1934. New York City: Fiftieth anniversary of first publi- cation of SHOI.OM ALEICHEM, Yiddish story-teller and Playwright commemorated. March 16, 1934. Memphis, Tenn.: Seventy-fifth anniversary of founding of local B'NAI B'RITH LODGE. March 16, 1934. New York City: Thirtieth anniversary of SIMON SCHLAGER as cantor at Temple Emanu-El. March 17, 1934. New York City: Sixtieth anniversary of birth of STEPHEN S. WISE. March 18, 1934. Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of YOUNG JUDAEA. March 18, 1934. New York City: Celebration of Fiftieth anniversary of founding of ADLER'S YOUNG MEN'S INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION NUMBER ONE. March 18, 1934. Syracuse, N. Y.: Celebration of Eightieth anniver- sary of founding of NEW TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL. ANNIVERSARIES AND CELEBRATIONS—5694 249 March 18-25, 1934. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Seventieth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION TREE OF LIFE. March 25, 1934. New York City: Fiftieth anniversary of birth of ABRAHAM GOLDBERG, Zionist, writer and orator. March, 1934. Sacramento, Cal.: Seventy-fifth anniversary of founding of local B'NAI B'RITH LODGE. March, 1934. Fargo, N. Dak.: Celebration of Twenty-fifth anni- versary of founding of local B'NAI B'RITH LODGE. March, 1934. New Haven, Conn.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of LADIES' AUXILIARY OF HEBREW INSTITUTE OF NEW HAVEN. March, 1934. Boston, Mass.: Celebration of Fiftieth anniversary of the communal activity of NATHAN PINANSKI. March, 1934. Leavenworth, Kans.: Seventh-fifth birthday anni- versary of JULIUS ABELES, communal and civic worker. April 19, 1934. New York City: Celebration of Seventieth anniversary of birth of MARK S. JOFFE, artist. April 20, 1934. Pittsfield, Mass.: Sixty-fifth anniversary of founding of TEMPLE ANSCHE AMONIM. April 24, 1934. Pittsburgh, Pa.: Celebration of Eighty-fifth anni- versary of birth of MRS. JOSIAH COHEN, dean of volunteer communal workers. April 29, 1934. Boston, Mass.: Seventy-fifth anniversary of TEMPLE MISHKAN ISRAEL. April, 1934. Brooklyn, N. Y.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of BROOKLYN FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES. April, 1934. Paterson, N. J.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of LADIES' AUXILIARY OF BARNERT HOSPITAL. May 1, 1934. Boston, Mass.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of organiza- tion of MISHKAN ISRAEL SISTERHOOD. May 2, 1934. Philadelphia, Pa.: One hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of FEMALE HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. ' May 4, 1934. Chicago, 111.: Seventieth anniversary of MAURICE L. ROTHSCHILD, department store founder. May 5-6, 1934. Chicago, 111.: Fiftieth anniversary of graduation of RABBI JOSEPH STOLZ, from Hebrew Union College. May 7-14, 1934. Newark, N. J.: Fiftieth anniversary of YOUNG MEN'S-YOUNG WOMEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. May 14, 1934. Philadelphia, Pa.: Fortieth anniversary of founding of the DAUGHTERS OF BETH ISRAEL, auxiliary of Congregation Beth Israel. May 15-16, 1934. New York City: Fiftieth anniversary of founding of the HEBREW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (for boys). May 20, 1934. New York City: Celebration by Congregation Shearith Israel of One hundredth anniversary of consecration of its CROSBY STREET SYNAGOGUE. May 24, 1934. Decorah, Iowa: Eightieth anniversary of birth of BEN BEAR, pioneer settler. May 25, 1934. New York City: Eighty-fifth anniversary of birth of ADOLPH LEWISOHN, philanthropist and art patron. May 26-27, 1934. Newark, N. J.: Fiftieth anniversary of founding of CONGREGATION ANSHE RUSSIA. 250 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK May 29, 1934. Lawrence, L. I., N. Y.: Twenty-fifth anniversary of organizing of WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF TEMPLE ISRAEL. May 29, 1934. Cincinnati, Ohio: Twenty-fifth anniversary of B'NAI B'RITH WOMEN'S AUXILIARIES. June 3, 1934. Eagleville, Pa.: Celebration of twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of the Eagleville Sanatorium. June 21, 1934. Philadelphia, Pa.: Board of Directors of Keneseth Israel Congregation celebrate seventy-fifth birthday anniversaries of its two past presidents, HART BLUMENTHAL (May 25th) and ALFRED M. KLEIN (May 31st). June 24, 1934. New York City: Twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of ORDER SONS OF ZION. June, 1934. Brooklyn, N. Y.: Celebration of twenty-fifth anniversary of founding of BROOKLYN FEDERATION OF JEWISH CHARITIES. OTHER COUNTRIES July 5, 1933. Manchester, England: Seventieth anniversary of birth of NATHAN LASKI, communal leader. July 29, 1933. London, England: Celebration of seventy-fifth anni- versary of Queen Victoria's assent to bill admitting Jews for first time to the House of Commons. August 9, 1933. Amsterdam, Holland: Eightieth anniversary of birth of ESTHER BOER VAN RIJK, famous actress. August 23, 1933. Prague, Czechoslovakia: Celebration at Zionist Congress of seventieth anniversary of birth of MENACHIM USSISHKIN, Zionist leader. September, 1933. Amsterdam, Holland: Fiftieth anniversary of CONGREGATION BETH HAMEDRASH. September, 1933. Capetown, Union of South Africa: Seventieth anniversary of birth of REV. ALFRED PHILIPP BENDER. November 8, 1933. Budapest, Hungary: Seventy-fifth anniversary of birth of JOSEF VESZI, newspaper editor and Senator and former Deputy. December 20, 1933. Rome, Italy: Celebration of Twenty-fifth anni- versary of ANGELO SACERDOTI, Chief Rabbi. December, 1933. Leeds, England: Celebration of Seventieth anni- versary of birth of H. HURWITZ, rabbi. January 5, 1934. Poland: Celebration by Polish Jewry of tenth anniversary of Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Report contri- bution of 47,000 books and £11,500 to the University. January 6, 1934. Manchester, England: Celebration of Seventy-fifth anniversary of birth