Publication of New Jewish History is Celebrated by Jewish Publication Society

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

The thirty-ninth anniversary of the Jewish Publication Society of America was celebrated Sunday night.

The occasion was marked by the official release of a new History of the Jews. Professor Max L. Margolis of Dropsie College and Professor Alexander Marx of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America are co-authors of the work.

The publication of the book was made possible through a gift from the late Henrietta Ullman of New York and granted the Society by her Executor, Abraham Erlanger of New New York. The first copy of the history was presented to Mr. Erlanger, who was the guest of honor.

According to Dr. Adler, the meeting on Sunday evening was the third most historic occasion in the history of the Society. The first was its founding. The second was the meeting which launched the translation of the Bible, and the third, this meeting which marked the publication of the new history.

Discussing the financial status of the Society. Dr. Margolis urged that the Jewish Publication Society should be placed in a position to advertise its publications.

Simon Miller, President of the Society, and the presiding officer of the evening, announced that a Committee is now working on a plan to put the Society on a sound financial basis and to widen the scope of its activities.

Among the speakers were Louis Weyl. Louis E. Levinthal, Rabbi Mortimer J. Cohen, Rabbi William H. Fineshriber, Dr. Solomon Solis-Cohen, Professor Marx and Abraham Erlanger.

Mr. Levinthal in his address pointed out that the Society has 9,000 members throughout the country. It is faced with a deficit of $80,000. He appealed for a wider membership enrollment.

The following officers were elected: Simon Miller, President; Judge Horace Stern, Vice-President; Lionel Friedman, Treasurer; Dr. Julius Grodinsky, Secretary and Henry Fernberger, Hon. Vice-President.