![]() ![]() We are not political prophets though our business is to publish the works of our prophets, and yet we feel sure that speaking Jewishly we might say that as Pittsburgh goes, so will go the rest of the country. ![]() For purposes of experiment we selected Pittsburgh because your city has always responded generously to our appeals, and we have reason to hope that the success which will attend this meeting, and the deliberationsĦ JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY 487 of your honorable committee which is sponsoring this meeting may result so favorably for the Society that other communities will follow in your footsteps. This occasion also marks the beginning of what we hope may be continued, namely, that our annual meetings may be held from time to time in other towns than the home city Philadelphia. THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT We are gathered here to report the results of our stewardship for the year ending February 28th, 1925, which marks the completion of the thirty-seventh year of the activities of the Society. Simon Miller, in submitting the report of the Board of Trustees, touched upon the importance of making available in English the literature calculated to educate the Jew to a better knowledge of his history, religion and ethics, so that he may become self-respecting and in this way secure the respect of his non-jewish neighbor. Judge Cohen sounded the keynote of the society's aim namely, to place in every Jewish home a copy of the new English translation of the Bible, which has been prepared by the foremost Jewish scholars of America. George Dobsevage, of Philadelphia, acted as Secretary. The Honorable Josiah Cohen, of Pittsburgh, presided, while Mr. GEORGE DOBSEVAGE, Secretary Philadelphiaĥ THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA The Annual Meeting of the Jewish Publication Society of America was held on Sunday evening, March 22, 1925, at the Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pa. SOLOMON SOLIS COHEN Philadelphia Philadelphia DR. GEORGE DOBSEVAGE, Secretary Philadelphia JEWISH CLASSICS COMMITTEE DR. STRAUS New York SAMUEL STRAUSS New York HENRIETTA SZOLD New York I. SAMUEL SCHULMAN New York HORACE STERN Philadelphia OSCAR S. ![]() ISAAC HUSIK Philadelphia Baltimore Philadelphia New York Memphis Washington Philadelphia Philadelphia 'Term expire* in * Term expire* in ' Term expire* in 1928.Ĥ JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY 485 RABBI MAX KLEIN Philadelphia REV. JOSEPH STOLZ l Chicago PUBLICATION COMMITTEE DR. ROSENDALE 3 Albany MURRAY SEASONGOOD J Cincinnati M. WEYL 1 Philadelphia EDWIN WOLF 1 Philadelphia HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS ISAAC W. SULZBERGER 2 New York LUDWIG VOGELSTEIN 2 New York A. ROSENBLOOM 3 Pittsburgh LESSING ROSENWALD 1 Philadelphia JACOB RUBEL 1 Philadelphia RABBI ABBA HILLEL SILVER 3 Cleveland HORACE STERN 3 Philadelphia SELIGMAN J. MILLER 2 New York SIMON MILLER 3 Philadelphia ADOLPH S. LEVY 3 New York 1 Term expires in * Term expires in Term expires in 1928.ģ 484 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK HOWARD S. CHARLES LAMPORT 2 New York EPHRAIM LEDERER ' Philadelphia FELIX H. ELKUS 1 New York HENRY FERNBERGER 2 Philadelphia LIONEL FRIEDMANN 1 Philadelphia JOSEPH H. BROWN 3 Mobile JOSIAH COHEN 3 Pittsburgh ABRAM I. CYRUS ADLER 1 Philadelphia SOLOMON BACHARACH 3 Philadelphia JAMES BECKER 2 Chicago HART BLUMENTHAL 3 Philadelphia LEO M. GEORGE DOBSEVAGE, Philadelphia EDITOR DR. OCHS SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT HORACE STERN, Philadelphia TREASURER HENRY FERNBERGER, Philadelphia SECRETARY I. 1 REPORT OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICAĢ THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA OFFICERS PRESIDENT SIMON MILLER, Philadelphia FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT ADOLPH S. ![]()
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