DIRECTORIES LISTS NECROLOGY List of Abbreviations acad academy gOV .governor, governing act active govt . government ADL Anti-Defamation League admin administrative, administration Heb . Hebrew adv advisory HI AS .Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant affil affiliated Aid Society agr agriculture hist .historical, history agric agriculturist, agricultural hon .honorary Am America, American hosp . hospital amb ambassador HUC .Hebrew Union College apptd appointed Hung . Hungarian assoc associate, association asst assistant incl . including atty attorney ind .ndependent au author inst institute instn institution b born instr instructor bd board internat.. international Bib Bible Ital Italis bibliog bibliography, bibliographer Bklyn Brooklyn [DA Joint Defense Appeal Bur Bureau [DC American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Can Canada JNF Jewish National Fund CGAR Central Conference of American JTS Jewis/islh Theological Seminary of Rabbis America chmn chairman jurisp jurisprudence CJFWF.. Council of Jewish Federations and JWB National Jewish Welfare Board Welfare Funds WV Jewish War Veterans of America coll collector, collective, college angglanguag languae Colo Colorado leg legal, legislatiog n com committee lillit i literature, lliterary comm commission commr commissioner mag magazine comp composer med medical cond conductor mem member conf conference metrop metropolitan cong congress, congregation mfr manufacture, manufacturer constr construction, constructed mng managing contrib contributor mngr manager corr correspondent ms manuscript d died nat national dem democrat NCCJ National Conference of Christians dept department and Jews dir director NCRAC National Community Relations Ad- dist district visory Council div division NRA National Recovery Administration N.Y.C New York City econ economic, economist cd editor edit edited off office, officer editl editorial org organized, organizers educ education orgn organization educl educational ORT Organization for Rehabilitation Eng English, England Through Training estab established OWI Office of War Information exec executive Pal Palestine fd fund phar pharmacist, pharmaceutical fdn foundation phys physician fdr founder pres president fed federation prin principal for foreign prod producer, production, producing prof. professor gen general pseud pseudonym •Ger German pub publish, publication, publisher 551 552 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK rabb rabbinate, rabbinical UAHC Union of American Hebrew C reed received gregations rel religion UIA United Israel Appeal reorg reorganize UTA United Jewish Appeal rep. representative UN United Nations ret retired univ university Rum Rumania UNRRA United Nations Relief and Rehal Russ Russian tation Administration UPA United Palestine Appeal sch school USO United Service Organizations, In sci. scientific sec secretary sect section vol volume sem seminary v.p vice president soc society Sp Spanish west western *P«c special, specialist WPA Works Progress Administration. subj subject aupt superintendent yrs years tchr teacher Yid Yiddish tncol theological YMHA Young Men's Hebrew Association O* translator, translate YWHA Young Women's Hebrew Associat trav travel, traveler Zion Zionist trcas treasurer ZOA Zionist Organization of America National Jewish Organizations1 UNITED STATES COMMUNITY RELATIONS, , WOMEN'S DIVISION OF (1933). Stephen Wise Congress House, 15 E. 84 POLITICAL St., N. Y. C, 28. Pres. Justine Wise AMBRICAN COUNCIL FOR JUDAISM, INC. Polier; Dir. Mrs. Naomi Levine. Com- (1943). 201 E. 57 St., N. Y. C, 22. mitted to the preservation and extension Pres. Clarence L. Coleman Jr.; Exec. Dir. of the democratic way of life, and the Elmer Berger. Seeks to advance the uni- unity and creative survival of the Jewish versal principles of a Judaism free of people throughout the world. Program nationalism, and the national, civic, cul- Notes and Leads; World Tourists' Hand- tural, and social integration into American book. institutions of Americans of Jewish faith. ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI Council News; Highlights of the Yiddish B'RITH (1913). 515 Madison Ave., and Hebrew Press; Press Digest. N. Y. C, 22. Nat. Chm. Henry E. AMBRICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE (1906). Schultz; Nat. Dir. Benjamin R. Epstein. 386 Fourth Ave., N. Y. C, 16. Pres. Seeks to eliminate defamation of Jews, Irving M. Engel; Exec. V. P. John Slaw- counteract un-American and anti-demo- son. Seeks to prevent infraction of the cratic propaganda, and promote better civil and religious rights of Jews in any group relations. ADL Bulletin; ADL part of the world and to secure equality of Christian Friends' Bulletin; ADL Re- economic, social, and educational oppor- search Reports; Facts; "Freedom Pam- tunity through education and civic action. phlets." Seeks to broaden understanding of the ASSOCIATION OF JBWISH COMMUNITY RE- basic nature of prejudice and to improve LATIONS WORKERS (1950). 9 East 38 techniques for combating it. Promotes a St., N. Y. C, 16. Pres. Walter A. Lurie; philosophy of Jewish integration by pro- Sec. Isaac Franck. Aims to encourage co- jecting a balanced view with respect to operation between Jewish community re- full participation in American life and re- lations workers and communal workers; tention or Jewish identity. AMERICAN to encourage among Jewish community JEWISH YEAR BOOK; Commentary; Com- relations workers the fullest possible un- mittee Reporter; Report of Annual Meet- derstanding of Jewish life and values. ing; "This Is Our Home." CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL OF JEWISH OR- AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS (1917; re- GANIZATIONS (1946). 61 Broadway, org. 1922, 1938). Stephen Wise Congress N. Y. C, 6. Co-chmn. Rene Cassin House, 15 E. 84 St., N. Y. C, 28. Pres. (Alliance Israelite Universelle), Irving Israel Goldstein; Exec. Dir. David Pete- M. Engel (American Jewish Committee), gorsky. Seeks to protect the rights of Jews Robert N. Carvalho (Anglo-Jewish As- in all lands; to strengthen the bonds be- sociation ); V. Chmn. Marcel Franco; Sec- tween American Jewry and Israel; to pro- Gen. Moses Moskowitz. Cooperates and mote the democratic organization of Jew- consults with, advises and renders assist- ish communal life in the United States; to ance to, United Nations Educational, foster the affirmation of Jewish religious, Scientific and Cultural Organization on all cultural, and historic identity, and to con- problems relating to human rights and tribute to the preservation and extension economic, social, cultural, educational, and of the democratic way of life. Balance related matters pertaining to Jews. Oc- Sheet on Group Relations (co. ed. Nat. casional monographs. Assoc. for Advancement of Colored Peo- COORDINATING BOARD OF JEWISH ORGAN- ples); Congress Record; Congress Weekly; IZATIONS (1947). 1003 K St., N.W., Judaism; Program Notes and Leads. Washington 1, D. C. Co-chmn. Philip M. asterisk (•) indicates that no reply was received and that the information, which includes title of organiza- tion year of founding, and address, is reprinted from the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 1955 (Volume 56). 553 554 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK Klutznick (B'nai B'rith), Barnett Janner JOINT DEFENSE APPEAL OF THE AMERI- (Board of Deputies of British Jews), CAN JEWISH COMMITTEE AND ANTI- Bernard Arthur Ettlinger (South African DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH Jewish Board of Deputies); Sees. Gen. (1941). 220 W. 42 St., N. Y. C, 56. Maurice Bisgyer (U.S.), A. G. Brotman Nat. Exec. Dir. Samuel L. Hyman. Raises (U.K.), J. M. Rich (S.A.). As an organ- funds for the activities of the constituent ization in consultative status with the organizations. Briefs of J.D.A. National Economic and Social Council of the United Council; New York Campaign Briefs. Nations, represents the three constituents NATIONAL COMMUNITY RELATIONS AD- (B'nai B'rith, the Board of Deputies of VISORY COUNCIL (1944). 9 E. 38 St., British Jews and the South African Jew- N. Y. C, 16. Chmn. Bernard H. Trager; ish Board of Deputies) in the appropriate Exec. Dir. Isaiah M. Minkoff. Aims: To United Nations bodies with respect to ad- study, analyze and evaluate the policies vancing and protecting the status, rights, and activities of the national and local and interests of Jews as well as related agencies; to ascertain the problem areas matters bearing upon the human rights of from time to time; to ascertain the areas all peoples. of activities of these organizations and to INTERNATIONAL JEWISH LABOR BUND conduct a continuous inventory of their (1897). 25 E. 78 St., N. Y. C, 21. projects; to serve as a coordinating and Sec. Emanuel Nowogrudsky, Emanuel clearance agency for projects and policies, Scherer. Strives to enhance and develop to eliminate duplication and conflict of Jewish nationhood without Jewish state- activities, and to recommend further proj- hood or assimilation; believes in further- ects to member agencies; to seek agree- ing secular Yiddish culture and the Yid- ment on and formulate policies. In the dish language. Unser Tsait; Bund Bulletin. Common Cause; Legislative Information JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE (1933). Atran Bulletin. Center for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 78 St., WORLD COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF N. Y. C, 21. Nat. Chmn. Adolph Held; BUNDIST AND AFFILIATED JEWISH SO- Exec. Sec, Jacob Pat. Aids Jewish and CIALISTS, AMERICAN OFFICE (1897). non-Jewish labor institutions overseas; aids 25 E. 78 St., N. Y. C, 21. Sec. Emanuel victims of oppression and persecution; Nowogrudsky, Emanuel Scherer. Coordi- seeks to combat anti-Semitism and racial nates activities of the Bund organizations and religious intolerance abroad and in