A 544-page Standard American Jewish Directory, containing a listing of synagogues, schools, organizations, fraternal orders, community councils and welfare funds, in a state-by-state and city breakdown, was published here today.
The directory contains an introduction by Philip M. Klutznick, American Jewish leader, a foreword by Boris Smolar, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. and articles by Dr. Samuel Margoshes of the Jewish National Fund, Dr. Judah Pilch of the American Association for Jewish Education, and Dr. Jacob Rubin, an Israeli correspondent of the United Nations.
Information on Jewish holidays, Jewish historical dates, the Jewish population of countries and cities, and a bibliography are included in another section. A chapter on trades and services lists Jewish enterprises throughout the United States, including kosher butcher shops and Jewish book stores. The directory is published by Meyer Barkai, of Barkai Jarrett, publishers of “The Illustrated Guide and Handbook of Israel.”
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The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
