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G Gaba, Meyer Grupp; b. Syracuse, June 25 1884; d. Feb 11 1962. SB, SM, PhD U Chicago. • Mathematician, Lincoln, NE; faculty U NE; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928; WWWIA, 4. Gabel, Ethel Friedman (Mrs Jacob L Gabel); b. Brooklyn, May 241903. CCNY. Communal worker, NYC; secy Assn for Care of]ewish Aged & Infirm; active Heb Convalescent Home. • See: WWIAJ, 1938. Gabel, Jacob Leon; b. Zawalow, Poland, Aug61885; d.July 1965. To NYC 1913. • Rabbi, NYC; supt Heb Convalescent Home. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, July 10 1965,25:4. Gabel, Max; b. Gorlice-GaHcian, Austria, Dec 25 1876; d. Los Angeles, July 1952. Yiddish playwright, actor, producer, NYC; presJewish Theatrical Mgrs Assn. • See: UJE; A]YB, 24:144, 55:455; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928. Gaber, Samuel Lewis; b. Philadelphia, July 191915; d. West Palm Beach, FL,July 301982. Communal admr; with natl Am Jewish Com, Am Jewish Cong, regional Anti-Defamation League/B'nai B'rith, Bd of Education and Culture for Palestine; worked with Displaced Persons for US government, UN. • See: AJYB, 84:332-33. Gabennan, Louis Yurlic; b. Russia, Oct 7 1892. To US 1894.· Trinity CoIl, LLB Cornell. • Lawyer, Hartford; officer synagog; dir Mt Sinai. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938. Gabo, Naum (born Pevsner); b. Briansk, Russia, 1890; d. Waterbury, CT, Aug 23 1977. To US 1946. • U Munich; honorary degree. • Noted sculptor, author, Middlebury, CT; received honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth. • See: "WWWlA, 7; NYTimes, Aug 241977, II 2:1. Gabriel, Charles Lester; b. NYC, Sep 28 1891; d. Sep 241949. CE, BS, MS MIT. • Chemist, chemical co exec, NYC, Philadelphia; author in field; WWI service.• See: WWIAJ, 1938; "WWWlA, 3; NYTimes, Sep 261949,25:5. Gabriel, Gilbert Wolf; b. Brooklyn, Jan 18 1890. AB Williams. • Drama & music critic, literary editor, author, NYC; with NY American, New Yorker; WWI service. • See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938;BEOA]. Gabriel, Heyman; b. Usch, Gennany, Dec 121874. To US 1893.· Jewelry merchant, school commr, noted gardener, Mobile; officer trade assns; chr Jewish Welfare Collections; dir Salvation Army. See: WWIAJ, 1938. Gabrilowitsch, Ossip (Salomonovitch); b. St , Petersburg, Feb 7/81878; d. Detroit, Sep 141936. To US 1900. • St Petersburg Conservatory, Vienna; honorary degrees. • Concert pianist; conductor Detroit SymphonyOrchestra. • See: JE; UJE;AJYB, 24:144, 39:591; WWIA], 1926, 1928; BEOAJ; WWWIA, 1; DAB, 2; NYTimes, Sep 15 1936,29:1. Gaer,Joseph; b. Bessarabia, Mar 161897. U MN, U Southern CA. • Author, folklorist, poet, NYc. • See: WWIA], 1928. Gainsburg, Isidor; b. NYC, May 311877; d. Miami Beach, 1957. CCNY, LLB, LLM NYU. Consult & trial lawyer, NYC; active Fedn of]ewish Philanthropies. • See: WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Mar 3 1957,85:1. Gais, Mark; b. Kovno, July 10 1869. To Syracuse 1886.· Realtor, Syracuse; officer Jewish Home for Aged; active Heb Free School.· See: WWIA], 1938. Gaisman, Henry Jacques (Jack); b. Memphis, Dec 5 1869; d. Aug 6 1974. Honorary degree. • Inventor, NYC; invented safety razor; bd Gillette, NY State Reformatories; est Inventors Found, Gaisman Found; WWI government service. • See: UJE; WWWIA, 6; NITimes, Aug 71974,38:5. Gale, Marcus; b. Lodz, Nov 1 1859. To US 1882. • Dept store owner, farmer, Salem & Portland, OR, ND; a fdr Jewish Relief Soc; active Republican politics, synagog. • See: WWIAJ, 1938. Galewsky, Sol Roy; b. Hempstead, TX, July 2 1895. Paper co mgr, Ft Worth; bdJewish Charities; active Chamber of Commerce; WWI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1938. Galin, Rivkah; b. ca 1890; d. Aug 8 1935. Yiddish poet, NYc. • See: A]YB, 38:428. Galinger, Solomon; b. *; d. Rockville Centre, LI, Sep 23 1909. CCNY. • Major, Civil War, Rockville Centre, LI; Justice of the Peace (Yazoo City, MS); active Republican politics. • See: AJYB, 12(1910-1911):109; NITimes, Sep 25 1909, 11:4. GaHnn, Martha Rashkower (Mrs Jacob H GaHnn); b. Syracuse, Aug 9 1886. PhBSytacuse U. Interior decorator, Utica; fdr Vacation Camp for Children; officer Fedn for Jewish Social Services. • See: WWIAJ, 1938. Galinsky,' Abraham Lewis; b. Yagustave, Poland, Sep 15 1878. To US 1885. • Business coIl. • Merchant, civic worker, Sioux City; officer Red Cross, Chamber of Commerce, Keren Hayesod. • See: WWMJ, 1928,1938. Galland, Bonham; b. ca 1833; d. Seattle, Nov 1915. NV legislator, philanthropist. • See: A]YB, 18(1916-1917):107. Galland, Israel; b. Sunderland, England, Sep 191867. To US 1895. • Furniture co exec, Brooklyn. • See: WWIAJ, 1928. Gallant, Abraham Naphtali; b. Zakrozhin, Poland, Jan 13 1876; d. Feb 22 1936. Rabbi, talmudist, author, NYC: pres Bd of Rabbis (Bronx); active Agudath Harabonim. • See:AJYB, 38:428; WWM], 1928; BEOAJ. Gallant, CLew; b. Riga, Aug 141882. LLB U MO. • Lawyer, court of criminal correction provisional judge, St Louis; active fraternal orders. • See: WWM], 1926. Gallert, DavidJ; b.*; d. White Plains, NY, Jan 171939. Harvard, Harvard Law. • Lawyer, communal worker, author, NYC; specialty: small loan legislation; active Free Synagogue, bar assns; author/editor in field. • See:AJYB, 41:422; NITimes,Jan 19 1939, 19:5. Gallich, Wtlliam; b. ca 1830; d. Butte, Apr 3 1914. Communal worker, Butte. • See: A]YB, 16(1914-1915):162. Gallizier, Nathan; b. Gennany, 1866. Author, Cincinnati. • See:AJYB, 24:144. Galston, Clarence G; b. NYC, Apr 18 1876; d.Jan 1964. BS CCNY, LLB, MA NYU. • Lawyer, US district judge, Brooklyn; specialty: patent law; a fdr Woodmere Academy, Community Chest (both Woodmere, LI); WWI government service. • See: UJE; WWIA], 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes,Jan241964,27:2. Galter, Abraham; b. ca 1858; d. Philadelphia, Mar 1923. Communal worker, Philadelphia. • See: AJYB, 25:139. Gaiter, DavidJ; b. Bialystok, Sep 81890; d. Philadelphia, Oct 291961. To US 1891. • Communal journalist; an orgr NatlJewish Welfare Bd; • editor Jewish Current Events, Jewish Exponent, Jewish World; correspondentJewish Telegraphic Agency. • See:AJYB, 64:493; DNB-]TA, Oct 311961; NITimes, Oct 311961,31:4. Gam, Wolf; b. Minsk, 1874; d. Lynn, MA, May 141944. To US 1902. • Rabbi, Lynn, MA. • See: AJYB, 46:337. Gamoran, Emanuel; b. Belz, Russia, Nov 23 1895; d. NYC, Nov 141962. To US 1907. • JTS, BA CCNY, MA, PhD Columbia.· Noted communal educator, Cincinnati; pres Natl Council forJewish Education; editor The Jewish Tchr; active Zionist Commn on Education, upgrading Reform education curriculum; author in field. • See: UJE; EJ;AJYB, 65:432; WWIAJ, 1926,

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1884; d. Feb 11 1962.SB, SM, PhD U Chicago. • Mathematician,Lincoln, NE; faculty U NE; author in field. •See: WWIA], 1926, 1928; WWWIA, 4.

Gabel, Ethel Friedman (Mrs Jacob LGabel); b. Brooklyn, May 241903.

CCNY. • Communal worker, NYC; secy Assnfor Care of]ewish Aged & Infirm; active HebConvalescent Home. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gabel, Jacob Leon; b. Zawalow, Poland,Aug61885; d.July 1965.

To NYC 1913. • Rabbi, NYC; supt HebConvalescent Home. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;NYTimes, July 10 1965,25:4.

Gabel, Max; b. Gorlice-GaHcian, Austria,Dec 25 1876; d. Los Angeles, July 1952.

Yiddish playwright, actor, producer, NYC;pres Jewish Theatrical Mgrs Assn. • See: UJE;A]YB, 24:144, 55:455; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928.

Gaber, Samuel Lewis; b. Philadelphia, July191915; d. West Palm Beach, FL,July301982.

Communal admr; with natl Am Jewish Com,Am Jewish Cong, regional Anti-DefamationLeague/B'nai B'rith, Bd ofEducation andCulture for Palestine; worked with DisplacedPersons for US government, UN. • See: AJYB,84:332-33.

Gabennan, Louis Yurlic; b. Russia, Oct 71892.

To US 1894.· Trinity CoIl, LLB Cornell. •Lawyer, Hartford; officer synagog; dir MtSinai. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Gabo, Naum (born Pevsner); b. Briansk,Russia, 1890; d. Waterbury, CT, Aug 231977.

To US 1946. • U Munich; honorary degree. •Noted sculptor, author, Middlebury, CT;received honorary knighthood from QueenElizabeth. • See: "WWWlA, 7; NYTimes, Aug241977, II 2:1.

Gabriel, Charles Lester; b. NYC, Sep 281891; d. Sep 241949.

CE, BS, MS MIT. • Chemist, chemical coexec, NYC, Philadelphia; author in field; WWIservice.• See: WWIAJ, 1938; "WWWlA, 3;NYTimes, Sep 261949,25:5.

Gabriel, Gilbert Wolf; b. Brooklyn, Jan 181890.

AB Williams. • Drama & music critic, literaryeditor, author, NYC; with NYAmerican, NewYorker; WWI service. • See: UJE; WWIAJ,1926,1928,1938;BEOA].

Gabriel, Heyman; b. Usch, Gennany, Dec121874.

To US 1893.· Jewelry merchant, school

commr, noted gardener, Mobile; officer tradeassns; chr Jewish Welfare Collections; dirSalvation Army. See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gabrilowitsch, Ossip (Salomonovitch); b. St, Petersburg, Feb 7/81878; d. Detroit,

Sep 141936.To US 1900. • St Petersburg Conservatory,Vienna; honorary degrees. • Concert pianist;conductor Detroit Symphony Orchestra. • See:JE; UJE;AJYB, 24:144, 39:591; WWIA], 1926,1928; BEOAJ; WWWIA, 1; DAB, 2; NYTimes,Sep 15 1936,29:1.

Gaer,Joseph; b. Bessarabia, Mar 161897.U MN, U Southern CA. • Author, folklorist,poet, NYc. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Gainsburg, Isidor; b. NYC, May 311877; d.Miami Beach, 1957.

CCNY, LLB, LLM NYU. • Consult & triallawyer, NYC; active Fedn of]ewishPhilanthropies. • See: WWIAJ, 1926, 1928,1938; NYTimes, Mar 3 1957,85:1.

Gais, Mark; b. Kovno, July 10 1869.To Syracuse 1886.· Realtor, Syracuse; officerJewish Home for Aged; active Heb FreeSchool.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Gaisman, HenryJacques (Jack); b.Memphis, Dec 5 1869; d. Aug 6 1974.

Honorary degree. • Inventor, NYC; inventedsafety razor; bd Gillette, NY StateReformatories; est Inventors Found, GaismanFound; WWI government service. • See: UJE;WWWIA, 6; NITimes, Aug 71974,38:5.

Gale, Marcus; b. Lodz, Nov 1 1859.To US 1882. • Dept store owner, farmer,Salem & Portland, OR, ND; a fdr JewishRelief Soc; active Republican politics, synagog.• See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Galewsky, Sol Roy; b. Hempstead, TX, July2 1895.

Paper co mgr, Ft Worth; bdJewish Charities;active Chamber of Commerce; WWI service. •See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Galin, Rivkah; b. ca 1890; d. Aug 8 1935.Yiddish poet, NYc. • See: A]YB, 38:428.

Galinger, Solomon; b.*; d. RockvilleCentre, LI, Sep 23 1909.

CCNY. • Major, Civil War, Rockville Centre,LI; Justice of the Peace (Yazoo City, MS);active Republican politics. • See: AJYB,12(1910-1911):109; NITimes, Sep 25 1909,11:4.

GaHnn, Martha Rashkower (Mrs Jacob HGaHnn); b. Syracuse, Aug 9 1886.

PhBSytacuse U. • Interior decorator, Utica;fdr Vacation Camp for Children; officer Fednfor Jewish Social Services. • See: WWIAJ,1938.

Galinsky,' Abraham Lewis; b. Yagustave,Poland, Sep 15 1878.

To US 1885. • Business coIl. • Merchant, civicworker, Sioux City; officer Red Cross,Chamber of Commerce, Keren Hayesod. •See: WWMJ, 1928,1938.

Galland, Bonham; b. ca 1833; d. Seattle,Nov 1915.

NV legislator, philanthropist. • See: A]YB,18(1916-1917):107.

Galland, Israel; b. Sunderland, England,Sep 191867.

To US 1895. • Furniture co exec, Brooklyn. •See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Gallant, Abraham Naphtali; b. Zakrozhin,Poland, Jan 13 1876; d. Feb 22 1936.

Rabbi, talmudist, author, NYC: pres Bd ofRabbis (Bronx); active Agudath Harabonim. •See:AJYB, 38:428; WWM], 1928; BEOAJ.

Gallant, CLew; b. Riga, Aug 141882.LLB U MO. • Lawyer, court of criminalcorrection provisional judge, St Louis; activefraternal orders. • See: WWM], 1926.

Gallert, DavidJ; b.*; d. White Plains, NY,Jan 171939.

Harvard, Harvard Law. • Lawyer, communalworker, author, NYC; specialty: small loanlegislation; active Free Synagogue, bar assns;author/editor in field. • See:AJYB, 41:422;NITimes,Jan 19 1939, 19:5.

Gallich, Wtlliam; b. ca 1830; d. Butte, Apr 31914.

Communal worker, Butte. • See: A]YB,16(1914-1915):162.

Gallizier, Nathan; b. Gennany, 1866.Author, Cincinnati. • See:AJYB, 24:144.

Galston, Clarence G; b. NYC, Apr 18 1876;d.Jan 1964.

BS CCNY, LLB, MA NYU. • Lawyer, USdistrict judge, Brooklyn; specialty: patent law; afdr Woodmere Academy, Community Chest(both Woodmere, LI); WWI governmentservice. • See: UJE; WWIA], 1938; BEOAJ;NYTimes,Jan241964,27:2.

Galter, Abraham; b. ca 1858; d.Philadelphia, Mar 1923.

Communal worker, Philadelphia. • See: AJYB,25:139.

Gaiter, DavidJ; b. Bialystok, Sep 81890; d.Philadelphia, Oct 291961.

To US 1891. • Communal journalist; an orgrNatlJewish Welfare Bd; • editorJewishCurrent Events, Jewish Exponent, Jewish World;correspondentJewish Telegraphic Agency. •See:AJYB, 64:493; DNB-]TA, Oct 311961;NITimes, Oct 311961,31:4.

Gam, Wolf; b. Minsk, 1874; d. Lynn, MA,May 141944.

To US 1902. • Rabbi, Lynn, MA. • See: AJYB,46:337.

Gamoran, Emanuel; b. Belz, Russia, Nov23 1895; d. NYC, Nov 141962.

To US 1907. • JTS, BA CCNY, MA, PhDColumbia.· Noted communal educator,Cincinnati; pres Natl Council for JewishEducation; editor The Jewish Tchr; activeZionist Commn on Education, upgradingReform education curriculum; author in field.• See: UJE; EJ;AJYB, 65:432; WWIAJ, 1926,

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1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 4; NYTimes,Nov 16 1962, 31:1.

Gamoran, Mamie G (Mrs EmanuelGamoran); b. NYC, Jan 171900; d.NYC, July 26 1984.

Author, communal worker; natl bd Hadassah;officer Histadruth Ivrith ofAm. • See: A]YB,86:439.

Gamze,Elias;b.~aburg,~sk, 1897.U Riga, PhD U Mexico. • Rabbi, Chicago;active communal education & social services. •See:BEOA].

Ganapol, Boris; b.*; d. Detroit, June 141934.

Musician, scholar, Detroit. • See: A]YB,36:280.

Gandz, Solomon; b. Tarobrzeg, Austria,1887; d. Mar 1954.

To NYC 1924. • PhD U Vienna, ordainedJTS (Vienna). • Mathematician, Semiticist,librarian, NYC; faculty Yeshiva ColI, Dropsie;author/editor in fields. • See: UJE; E];WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; NYTimes,Apr 11954, 31:1.

Ganger, Nathan; b. ca 1841; d. Cleveland,Jan 221910.

Rabbi, Cleveland.· See:A]YB, 13(1911­1912):137.

Gans, Albert Edward; b. NYC, Oct 281872; d. NYC, Nov 1957.

Advertising exec, NYC;. known for electricdisplays. • See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Nov271957,31:3.

Gans, Bird Stein (Mrs Howard S Gans); b.Allegheny City, May 29 1868;d.Tuckahoe, NY, Dec 29 1944.

Columbia, New School, NYU. • Educator,child welfare specialist, NYC; fdr Child StudyAssn; known for work with parents. • See:UJE; E];A]YB, 44:522; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; NYTimes, Dec 31 1944, 26:1.

Gans, David Manus; b. Russia, May 51905.To US 1909. • BS, MS, PhD U Chicago. •Chemist, Chicago, NYC; faculty U Chicago. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Gans, Edward M; h. Vilna, Mar 1 1879; d.Norwalk, CT, Nov 30 1942.

To US 1888. • Coal merchant, legislator, citycouncil mem, Zionist, Norwalk, CT. • See:A]YB, 45:385; WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Dec 11942,25:1.

Gans, Emanuel; b. ca 1856; d. Philadelphia,Sep 301919.

Dermatologist, Philadelphia. • See: A]YB,22:165.

Gans, Helene P; b. Chicago, ca 1896; d.NYC, May 1980.

Civic, labor & consumer worker, author, NYC;active League ofWomen Voters, US TreasuryWar Bond Division, Womens City Club. •See: NYTimes, May 7 1980.

Gans, Howard S; b. NYC, Oct 23 1872/1873; d. NYC, Dec 121946.

AB Harvard, LLB NY Law. • Exec, asstdistrict atty, NYC; active communal affairs;WWI government service. • See: A]YB,6(1904-1905):100-01,49:611; WWIA], ·1938;NYTimes, Dec 13 1946, 24:2.

Gans, Isaac; b. ca 1840; d. Longview, TX,Mar 161921.

Civil War veteran, Longview, TX. - See:A]YB,23:131.

Gans, Isaac; b. Baltimore, Feb 11860; d.Washington DC, Feb 4 1940.

Baltimore City ColI. • Dept store exec, civicldr, philanthropist, Washington DC; memAlcoholic Beverage Control Bd, presidentialinaugural corns; chr Parole Bd. • See: UJE;A]YB, 42:479; WWIA], 1928, 1938; BEOA];NYTimes, Feb 61940,21:2.

Gans, JuliusJ; b. NYC, Jan 211896; d. Apr1973.

LLB Brooklyn Law. • Lawyer, legislator,Bronx; active Democratic politics, synagog. •See: WWIA], 193~; NYTimes, Apr 25 1973,46:2.

Gans, Leon; b. ca 1839; d. Philadelphia, Jan17 1911.

Confederate Army major, Philad~lphia. - See:A]YB, 13(1911-1912):137.

Gans, Louis Robert; b. New Haven, Oct 181893.

DDS Philadelphia Dental ColI, post-grad Yale.• Dentist, New Haven; officer professional soc;active Boy Scouts; author in field. • See:WWIA], 1938; BEGA].

Gans, RobertJoseph; b. NYC, Oct 271886.Packard Business ColI. • Vending machinemfr, Los Angeles; officer Jewish Consumptive& Expatients Relief Assn of CA. • See:WWIA],1938.

Gans, S Leon; b. ca 1875; d. Philadelphia,Aug 261931.

PhY./iician, Philadelphia; Spanish-Am War &WWI service. • See: A]YB, 34:111.

Gans, William A; b. NYC, Nov 21 1851; d.Apr 1915.

LLB NYU. • Fraternal·order ldr, NYC; officerB'nai B'rith; Free Sons ofIsrael, MaimonidesLibrary; active Red Cross; Natl Guard service.It See:A]YB, 7(1905-1906):61-62; NYTimes,Apr 9 1915, 11:5.

Gantt, Love Rosa Hirschmann (Mrs RobertJ Gantt); b. Camden, SC, Dec 29 1875; d.Nov 161935.

MD Med ColI of SC, post-grad NYc. •Physician, public health worker, Spartanburg,SCi mem SC Bd of Public Welfare; officermed socs; active Red Cross, Travelers Aid.­See: WWIA], 1928; BEGA]; NAW.

Ganz, Rudolph; b. Zurich, 1877; d. 1972.To US 1900. • Zurich Conservatory; honorarydegrees. • Concert pianist, conductor,composer, Chicago, NYC; pres Chicago

Musical ColI; conductor NY Philharmonic. •See: UJE; NYTimes, Aug 3 1972, 36:4.

Ganz, Samu~l; b. abroad.BA, MA CCNY. • Government official, NYC;head Human Resources. • See: NYTimes story,Oct 5 1960.

Ganz, Saul Henry; b. Junction City, KS,Feb 18 1874; d. NYC, Oct 1953.

Jewelry mfr, importer, NYC. • See: WWIA],1928, 1938; NYTimes, Oct 10 1953, 17:4.

Ganz, Sylvan C; b. Oakland, CA, Sep 281884.

Banker, Phoenix. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Garbat, Abraham Leon; b. Warsaw, Aug 31885; d. Norwalk, CT, Aug 1968.

To US 1890.· MD Cornell, Berlin, London.·Physician, NYC; .researcher on typhoid; authorin field; WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1928,1938; NYTimes, Aug 141968, 39:1.

Garber, Aaron; b. Lithuania, 1881; d.Cleveland, Nov 25 1938.

Lawyer, realtor, Zionist ldr, Lithuania,Cleveland; est Ivrith-Beivith Heb School; natlbd Zionist Org ofAm; active Am Jewish Cong;forced to leave Russia tor Zionist activities. it

See: A]YB, 41 :422; WWIA], 1926.

Garber, David S; b. Floyd, IN, Oct 9 1900.AB Carnegie Tech. • Art director,LosAngeles; plant supt RKO; WWI service. It See:WWIA],1938.

Garber, Leib; b. Poland, 1869; d. Passaic,Mar 211941.

Rabbi, Heb tchr, Passaic. • See: A]YB, 43:358.

Garber, Moses; b. ~sk,Aug 15 1884.OH Wesleyan, MD Western Reserve. ­Obstetrician, Cleveland; officer ProfessionalLeague for Labor Palestine; author in field;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938; BEGA].

Gardner, Samuel; b. Kirovo, Russia, Aug 251892.

To US 1893. • Inst ofMusical Art. • Violinist,composer, chamber music player, NYC; facultyInst ofMusical Art. It See: UJE; A]YB, 24:144;WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Garelick, Sanford Daniel; b. NYC, Sep 151918.

U NC. • Chief Police Inspector, NYc. • See:NYTimes story, July 25 1970.

Garfiel, Evelyn (Mrs Max Kadushin); b.*Psychologist, author; faculty U Chicago, UWI. • See: E] (sub Kadushin, Max).

Garfield, John; b.NYC, Mar 41913; d.NYC, May 21 1952.

Stage & screen actor, NYC; mem GroupTheatre. • See: A]YB, 54:539; DAB, 5;NYTimes,May221952,21:1.

Garfinkel, Morris; b. Suwalki, Dec 261877.Philanthropist, Washington DC; officerUnited Reb Relief Soc, Mizrachi, Am JewishCong,B'nai B'rith. • See: WWIA], 1928.

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Garfinkle, Henry; b. NYC, ca 1903; d.NYC,Jan 1983.

N ewstand chain exec; trustee Boston LaheyClinic. • See: WS] stories, July 8 1969, Aug 61969; NYTimes, Jan 14 1983.

Garfinkle, Harris; b.*; d. Roxbury, MA, Oct2 1910.

Communal worker, Roxbury, MA. • See:A]YB, 13(1911-1912):136.

Garfunkel, Charles; b. Savannah, Nov 131872.

Supt of Police, merchant, Savannah. • See:A]YB, 6(1904-1905):101.

Garfunkel, Morris; b. Kiev, Feb 28 1875; d.Albuquerque, Jan 1942.

To US 1897. - Academy of Commerce(Odessa). - Textile finisher, NYC; officer AmArbitration Assn; orgr trade assn; activephilanthropic work. - See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Jan 12 1942,10:5.

Garfunkle, Moses; b. ca 1836; d. NYC, Nov181919.

Communal worker, NYC. - See: A]YB,22:165.

Garger, Albert; b. ca 1868; d. Cincinnati,Aug 20 1933.

Rabbi, Cincinnati. - See:A]YB,·36:280.

Garland, Leon; b. Bobruisk, Russia, 1897;d. Chicago, Nov 271941.

To US 1917. - Chicago Art Inst, Paris. •Artist. - See:A]YB, 44:337; NYTimes, Nov 291941,17:6.

Garlen, Charles; b. Bialystok, Sep 10 1897.To US 1906. • Bakery exec, Glens Falls, NY;earlier Philadelphia; officer Reb CommunityAssn, synagog. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Garlick, Rebecca (Mrs); b. ca 1862; d. Aug12 1935.

Communal worker, Brooklyn. - See: A]YB,38:428.

Garlock, John Henry; b. NYC, Aug 291896; d. NYC, June 61965.

Surgeon, NYC; faculty Columbia, Cornell; afdr med socs; developed methods; officer AmJewish Physicians Com; author/consult in field.• See: E]; A]YB, 67:535; NYTimes, June 81965,41:1.

Garment, Leonard; b. Brooklyn, 1924.Brooklyn ColI, Brooklyn Law. - Lawyer,presidential advisor. - See: E]:1973-1982.

Garsson, Murray W; b. London, May 141890; d; NYC, Mar 1957.

To NYC 1892. - Mfr, realtor, NYC; mem GAState Canal Commn; active Nat! Bd of FarmOrgs; convicted & imprisoned for fraudulantWar Dept contracts. - See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Mar 281957,32:1.

Gartler, Simon; b. Husi, Rumania, July 191891.

To US 1911. - Insurance exec, Sacramento;pres Fedn cifRumanianJews; officer Am

Jewish Com, Jewish Welfare Fund. - See:WWIA],1938.

Gartner, George I; b. Dallas, Sep 27 1877.Greeting card mfr, Chicago. • See: WWIA],1938.

Garvy, Peter; b. Odessa; d. NYC, Feb 271944.

To US 1940. - Labor writer, Russian tradeunion ldr; opposed Bolshevik Revolution;editor Social Democratic publications. - See:A]YB, 46:337; NYTimes, Feb 29 1944, 17:2.

Gaspard, Leon; b. Russia, 1882.Painter, Chicago. - See: A]YB,24:144.

Gassell, Louis; b. Sodus, NY, Mar 61911.BS Syracuse U. • Publisher, Jewish Ledger,Syracuse; active Zionist Org ofAm, YoungIsrael, YoungJudaea. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Gasser, Herbert Spencer; b. Platteville,WI, 1888; d. May 1963.

Neurophysiologist, Nobel laureate; specialty:nerve fibers, currents. - See: E}; NYTimes, May13 1963,29:4.

Gassner, John W; b. Sziget, Hungary, Jan301903; d. Apr 2 1967.

To US 1911. • AB, MA, post-grad Columbia;honorary degree... Drama critic, tchr, NewHaven; faculty Yale; play reader TheatreGuild; author/editor numerous books. - See:E]; WWUlIA., 4; NYTimes, Apr 3·1967, 33:1.

Gassner, Mordi; b. NYC, May 271899.NY School of Fine & Applied Arts, ArtStudents League, Academy ofArts (Brooklyn).- Painter, muralist, NYC... See: UJE;WWIA],1938.

Gast, Ira Morris; b. Dunkirk, NY, June 81879.

PhB, MA Columbia, PhD NYU. - Educationaladmr, Jersey City; faculty NYU; author infield. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Gaster, Theodore Herzl; b. London, 1906.To US 1939. - MA U London. - Orientalist,comparative religion specialist, translator;faculty Dropsie; with Wellcome Museum(London), Am Jewish Com, Inst ofJewishAffairs; author/editor in field. - See: UJE; E](sub Gaster, Moses).

Gates, Elias; b. ca 1873; d. Memphis, Oct10 1929.

Lawyer, communal worker, Memphis; presstate bar assn.· See:A]YB, 32:154.

Gates, Nathaniel; b. Defiance, OH, Apr 191882..

BA Central High School (philadelphia), MD UPA. - Surgeon, Philadelphia, Detroit; author infield. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Gattle, EmanueIM;b. ca 1859;d.NYC,Jan 11933.

Merchant, communal worker, NYc. - See:A]YB, 35:123.

Gatz, Arthur D; b. New Bethlehem; PA,Jan 51891.

Geffen, Maxwell Myles

LLB U MI. • Lawyer, Pittsburgh; officerJewish Big Bros... See: WWIA], 1938.

Gaunse (Gaunz, Ganse, Gans),Joachim;b.Prague?; d. 1619.

To England 1581. • German mining expert; inNew World. - See: ]E; UJE; EJ; for Gaunsepresence in the New World see Lewis Feuer,AJA pamphlet, 1987.

Gauss, Ernest F L; b. ca 1842; d. Chicago,Dec 23 1907.

Librarian, Chicago. - See:A]YB, 10(1908­1909):128.

Gauss, Harry; b. NYC, Sep 16 1888.BS, MS U Chicago, MD Rush Med ColI. ­Physician, gastroentologist, Denver; author infield; WWI service... See: WWIA], 1928,1938; REOA].

Gavsie, Charles; b. NYC, 1906; d. Canada,1967.

Canadian lawyer, public official, Montreal;officer St Lawrence Seaway Authority. - See:E].

Gay, Peter Jack Q'oachim) (born Froehlich);b. Berlin, 1923.

To US 1941... European intellectual &psychohistorian; faculty Columbia, Yale;author in field. • See: E].

Gayl, Jeannette Orleans (Mrs Joseph CGayl); b. Philadelphia, Oct 311910; d.Philadelphia, Apr 211962.

Communalldr, Philadelphia; pres WomensORT; head delegation to North Africa,Europe, Middle East. - See: A]YB, 64:493;NYTimes, Apr 23 1962,29:2.

Gebiner, Benjamin Abraham; b. Rovno,July 25 1898.

To NYC 1921. - Columbia, LLB BrooklynLaw. - Lawyer, Workmen's Circle tchr; NYC;editor Der Wecker; exec secyJewish LaborCom. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Gebiner, Raymond; b. Rovno, Russia, May13 1903; d. Sanjuan, Puerto Rico, Feb 91984.

To US 1922. - Columbia, Cooper Union, TheRand School. - Communal educator, admr,NYC; with Heb Immigrant Aid Soc, radioshow, "The Voice of Heb Im).lligrant AidSoc."; columnist Forward; tchrWorkmen'sCircle schools; dir Childrens Camp for JewishSocialist Farband. - See: A]YB, 86:439.

Gechtoff, Leonid; b. Russia, 1883; d.Philadelphia, July 26 1941.

To US 1921. -Artist. - See:A]YB, 44:337.

Geffen,Joel Sylvan; b. Kovno, Aug 71902.To US 1903. - AB Emory, orclainedJTS.­Rabbi, Troy; nat! officer Rabbinical Assembly;officer Zionist Org ofAm; active UnitedSynagogue ofAm, communal charities. - See:WWIA],1938.

Geffen, Maxwell Myles; b. Brooklyn, May31 1896; d. Oct 11 1980.

Litt B Columbia. - Editor, publisher of trade& specialty magazines; fdr book clubs; pres

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Select Printing Co.· See: WWWIA, 7;NYTimes, Oct 13 1981.

Geffen, Tobias; b. Kovno, Aug 1 1870/71874; d. Atlanta, Feb 10 1970.

To US 1903.· Rabbi, pioneer SouthernOrthodox ldr, author, Atlanta; officer AgudathHarabonim, Mizrachi; bd Jewish WelfareFund; active communal philanthropy;autobiography. • See: E]; A]YB, 72:540;WWL4], 1926; Gottlieb, 314;A]H, 73:56-70;NYTimes, Feb 12 1970,37:3.

Geffer, Harold David; b. Los Angeles, Oct241907.

LLB Southwestern Law. • Lawyer, LosAngeles.· See: WWL4], 1938.

Gegna, Jascha; b. ca 1880; d. Los Angeles,Sep 1944.

Violinist, Los Angeles; with Los AngelesPhilharmonic; orgr youth orchestras. • See:A]YB, 47:522; NYTimes, Sep 13 1944,19:4.

Gehrman, Lucy (Mrs Misha Gehrman); b.Warsaw, 1889; d. NYC, May 6 1954.

Yiddish stage & screen actress, NYc. • See:A]YB, 56:569;NYTimes,May81954, 17:3.

Geiger, Alfred B; b.*; d. Dec 1958.Printing exec, Chicago. • See: WWWIA, 3.

Geiger, Bernhard; b. Bielitz-Biala, Silesia;Apr 30 1881; d. NYC, July 5 1964.

To US 1938.· UVienna, UBonn, UHeidelberg. • Indian, Tibetan & Iranianscholar, NYC; faculty U Vienna, Asia Inst(NYC), Columbia; author in field. • See: E];A]YB, 66:575; NYThnes, July 7 1964, 32:6.

Geiger, Leopold; b. Czechoslovakia, ca1852; d. Yonkers, Apr 25 1938.

To US 1888. • Composer, violin tchr, NYC;with Bronx Conservatory ofMusic. • See:A]YB, 40:384; NYTimes, Apr 27 1938,23:5.

Geiger, Moritz A; b. Frankfurt, June 261880; d. Poughkeepsie, Sep 91937.

To US ca 1933. • U Leipzig, PhD U Munich,post-grad Harvard. • Philosopher; faculty UGottingen, Vassar; pres professional socs;author in field; WWI German army service. •See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 40:384; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Sep 111937,17:3.

Geiger, Oscar; b. ca 1873; d. NYC, June 291934.

Single Tax movement ldr. • See: A]YB, 36:280.

Geiringer, Hilda (Mrs Richard Von Mises);b. Vienna, Sep 28 1893; d. Santa Barbara,CA, Mar 22 1973.

To US 1930s. • PhD U Vienna; honorarydegrees. • Applied mathematician, statistician,Norton, MA; specialty: plasticity, probability;faculty U Berlin, U Istanbul, Wheaton ColI;author in field. • See: NA W:modern; NYTimes,Mar 241973.

Geiringer, Karl; b. Vienna, 1899.To US 1940. • Musicologist, curator,biographer; specialty: antique instruments;editor in field. • See: UJE.

Geisenberg, Solomon; b. ca 1856; d.Memphis, July 3 1913.

Printer, journalist, Memphis. • See: A]YB,16(1914-1915):162.

Geisenberger, AlexJ; b. Natchez, Oct 41887.

Merchant, Natchez, Dallas; officer Chamber ofCommerce (Natchez), Jewish Fedn for SocialService (Dallas); pres trade org. • See: WWIA],1938.

Geisenberger, Leo R; b.*; d. Lancaster, PA,Nov)291932.

Communal worker, Lancaster, PA. • See:A]YB, 35:123.

Geismar, Alexander Henry; b. Cincinnati,1868; d. May 1939.

Municipal judge, communal worker, NYC;earlier rabbi. • See: A]YB, 24: 144, 41 :422;NYTimes, May 22 1939,17:2.

Geismar, Maxwell David; b. NYC, Aug 11909; d. Harrison, NY,July 241979.

BA, MA Columbia. • Literary critic, author;faculty Sarah Lawrence; an editor The Nation. •See: WWWIA, 7; NYTimes, July 25 1979.

Geismar, Siegfried; b. Cincinnati.AB, MA U Cincinnati, LLB Columbia, post­grad abroad. • Lawyer, Cincinnati; pressynagog.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Geist, Abraham]oseph (AJoseph); b. NYC,Oct 181886; d. Queens, Aug 1963.

CCNY, LLB NYU. • Lawyer, civic ldr, NYC;mem Queens School Bd, Bd ofHigherEducation; active Chamber of Commerce,Jewish Center Academy, bar assn; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Aug12 1963,21:3.

Geist, Alexander; b. NYC, Dec 22 1891.Heb Technical Inst. • Automobile dealer,structural engineer, NYc. • See: WWL4],1938.

Geist, Irving; b. 1900; d. Palm Beach, FL,Nov281970.

Mfr, philanthropist; a fdr Albert Einstein ColIofMed; officer synagog; active rehabilitationservices for veterans. • See: A]YB, 72:540-41;NITimes, Nov 29 1970,87:1.

Geist, Samuel Herbert; b. NYC, July 11885; d. NYC, Dec 14 1943.

AB CCNY, MD Columbia, post-gradFreiburg. • Gynecologist, NYC; specialty:research; officer professional socs; author infield; WWI service. • See:AJYB, 46:337;WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 2;NYTimes, Dec 151943,27:3.

Gelb, Ignace Jay; b. Tarnow, Poland, 1907.Rome. • Assyriologist, Chicago; faculty UChicago; known for monumental Assyriandictionary; author in field; WWII service. •See:E].

Gelbart, Gershon; b. Lodz, Dec 25 1908; d.Brooklyn, Jan 71959.

To US 1928. • Communal educator; facultyGratz; exec com Natl Council for Jewish

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Education; dir World Jewish Cong; • See:A]YB, 61:417; NYTimes, Jan 91959,27:1.

Gelbart, Michael; b. Ozorkow, Poland, Aug211889; d. NYC, Dec 23 1962.

To US 1912. • Cantor, composer; music dirWorkmen's Circle schools; author in field. •See:A]YB, 65:433.

Gelber, Charles Neumann; b. Vienna, June2 1891; d. 1938.

To US 1899. • CCNY, MD LI ColI Hospital,post-grad NYC, Vienna, Berlin. • Ear, nose &throat surgeon, NYC; exec dir EstherNeumann Gelber Hospital; officer med socs;author in field; WWI draft bd memo • See:WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Mar 41938,23:5.

Gelberg, Inez Shapiro (Mrs SimonGelberg); b. Minneapolis, Mar 141903.

BA U CA, MA, PhD U Southern CA. •Biochemist, Los-Angeles. • See: WWIA],1938.

Gelbfarb-Giladi, Joshua; b. Warsaw, Nov221903; d. NYC, Aug 241963.

Yiddish & Heb author, educator; facultyRamaz School (NYC); contributor CanadianEagle; editor Kinderland (Havana). • See: A]YB,65:433.

Geleerd, Elisabeth Rozetta (Mrs RudolphM Loewenstein); b. Rottterdam, Mar 201909; d. May 251969.

To US 1940.· MD ULeyden, UVienna,Psychoanalytic Inst (Vienna, London). •Psychoanalyst, NYC; faculty NYPsychoanalytic Inst. • See:WWWIA, 5.

Gelfman, Hyman; b. ca 1848; d.Springfield, MA, Dec 16 1935.

Communal& Zionist worker, Springfield, MA.• See:A]YB, 38:428.

Geliebter, Philip; b. ca 1884; d. Brooklyn,Dec 141935.

Educational dir, Workmen's Circle, NYC.·See: A]YB, 38:428.

Geller, Abram Lewis; b. Galveston, July 181898.

AB Rice. • Insurance agent, dry goods storeexec, communal & Zionist ldr, Houston;officer Jewish Community Council, ZionistOrg ofAm. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Geller, Abraham N; b. NYC, May 15 1899;d. NYC, Mar 81969.

LLB Fordham. • Lawyer, state supreme courtjustice, NYC; officer United Jewish Appeal; bdNY Assn for New Americans; active Am JewishCom.· See:A]YB, 71:604; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes story, Jan 5 1966, obituary, Mar 91969,88:1.

Geller, Andrew; b. Pest, Hungary, Nov 11881; d. NYC, Aug 24 1961.

To US 1883. • Shoe mfr, NYC; a fdr AlbertEinstein ColI ofMed, Brandeis; active Anti­Defamation League, Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies. • See: A]YB, 64:493; NYTimes,Aug 261961, 17:4.

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Geller, Bruce; b. NYC, Oct 13 1930; d.May211978.

BA Yale. • Television writer, producer, dir;creator/author/producer "Mission Impossible."• See: WWIA], 7; NITimes, May 23 1978, IV17:3.

Geller, David; b. Leipzig, Apr 1 1888; d.Feb 20 1964.

BCS NYU. • Dept store exec, Jacksonville, FL,Cleveland; with May Dept Stores. • See:WWWIA, 4; NITimes, Feb 23 1964, 85: 1.

Geller, Dorothy F (Mrs Abraham NGeller); b. NYC, July 91911; d. NYC,June 19 1967.

Communalldr, NYC; a fdr, publicist NY Assnfor New Americans; bd United Jewish Appeal,Council ofJewish Fedns & Welfare Funds. •See:A]YB, 69:607; NITimes, June 201967,39:3.

Geller, Joseph; b. ca 1872; d. StJoseph,May 111914.

Communal worker, StJoseph. • See:A]YB,16(1914-1915):162.

Geller, Max; b. Galveston, May 271896.Orthodox rabbi, Houston; exec dir Union ofOrthodoxJewish Congregations ofAm; activeZionist Org ofAm. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Geller, Todros; b. Vinnitza, Russia, July 11889; d. Chicago, Feb 23 1949.

To US 1915. • Chicago Art Inst. • Artist, tchr,communal culturalldr, Chicago; supervisor BdofJewish Studies; used Jewish themes. • See:UJE; A]YB, 51 :521; NITimes, Feb 24 1949,23:2.

Gellert, Horace; b. ca 1866; d. NYC, July29 1933.

Pioneer in Yiddish newspaper advertising,NYc. • See: A]YB, 36:280.

Gellert, Isaac Samuel; b. Berlin, Apr 61879.

To US 1880. • PhG Columbia, MD Wayne. •Gynecologist, Detroit; Spanish-Am War &WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gellert, James E; b. NYC, July 191889; d.Phoenix, Feb 20 1967.

Communal & social org exec, NYC; exec dirHome for Aged Sons & Daughters ofIsrael;dir Emanu-EI Brotherhood. • See: A]YB,69:607; NITimes, Feb 22 1967,29:5.

Gellert, Nathan Henry; b. Baltimore, Sep 71889; d. Nov 14 1959.

AB Yale, CE Sheffield Science SchooL • Publicutilities exec, Philadelphia, Seattle;Episcopalian. • See: WWIA], 1938; WWWIA,4;NYTimes, Nov 171959,35:5.

Gelles, Paul P (Phillip); b. Vienna, May 191905; d. Sep 241966.

To US as child. • NYU. • Apparel businessexec, NYC, Los Angeles; bd Beth IsraelHospital (NYC). • See: WWWIA, 4; NITimes,Sep 25 1966, 84:4.

Gellhorn, Edna Fischel (Mrs GeorgeGellhorn); b. St Louis, Dec 18 1878; d.

Sep 241970.BA Bryn Mawr; honorary degrees. •Communal & politicalldr, public servant, civicreformer; natI officer League ofWomenVoters; proponentwomens suffrage, UN,racial integration; WWI government service. •See: NAW:modern; NITimes, Sep 25 1970,46:1.

Gellhorn, Ernest; b. Breslau, Jan 7 1893; d.Apr 13 1973.

To US 1929.· U Berlin, PhD U Miinster,MD U Heidelberg. • Physiologist,Minneapolis; faculty U Halle, U OR, U IL, UMN; author/editor in field. • See: WWWIA, 4.

Gellhorn, George; b. Breslau, Nov 7 1870;d.Jan 251936.

To US 1899/1900.· MD UWiirzburg.·Gynecologist, St Louis; faculty St Louis U,Washington U; officer med socs. • See: A]YB,38:428; BEOA]; WWWIA, 1.

Gellis, Isaac; b. ca 1866; d. NYC, Oct 221935.

Rabbi, chaplain, educator, NYc. • See: A]YB,38:428.

Gelman, Charles; b. Him, Hungary, Dec 31873; d. Glen Falls, NY, Apr 1941.

To US 1892. • Merchant, Glen Falls, NY;mem Recreation Com; officer synagog; activeYMCA, Boy Scouts, Heb Community CounciL• See: WWIA], 1928, 1938; NITimes, Apr 201941,42:7.

Gellman, Leon; b. Yampol, Volynsk, Aug141887; d. 1973.

To US 1910. • St Louis U. • Zionist ldr &journalist, tchr,St Louis; fdr, natI officerMizrachi, World Mizrachi; editor, publisher StLouis Jewish Record; active World ZionistCong, World Jewish Cong.· See: UJE; E];E]:1973-1982; WWIA], 1938.

Gell-Mann, Murray; h. NYC, 1929.Physicist, Nobel laureate; predicted quarks;faculty Cal Tech. • See: E].

Gelman, Samuel Joseph; b. Philadelphia,Mar 28 1914; d. Scarsdale, Aug 11971.

BA NYU, MD Anderson ColI (Glasgow). •Physician, public servant, communal worker,Brooklyn; officerJewish Hospital, med socs;active United Jewish Appeal, United Fund. •See: WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Aug 3 1971,32:3.

Gendon, Samuel; b. ca 1852; d. Chicago,Jan 1923.

Rabbi, Chicago. • See:A]YB, 25:139.

Genzberger, Earle Nathaniel; b. Helena,MT, Dec 10 1891.

LLD U MI. • Lawyer, Butte; chr MT ChildWelfare Commn; bd Salvation Army; activeBoy Scouts, civic affairs, fraternal orders; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

George, Manfred; b. Berlin, Oct 22 1893;d. NYC, Dec 30 1965.

To US 1938. • JD U Berlin, U Greifswald, UGeneva. • Editor, author, foreigncorrespondent; editor AuJbau; WWI German

Gemsback, Sidney

army service. • See:A]YB, 67:535-36;WWWIA, 4; NITimes, Jan 1 1966, 17:1.

Gerber, Aaron H; b. ca 1876; d. Pittsburgh,Jan 301946.

Rabbi, Pittsburgh. • See: A]YB, 48:489.

Gerber, Herman; b. Denver, Nov 22 1891.BS CCNY, Yale, Army Med SchooL •Bacteriologist, NYC; faculty BellevuelNYU;with Health Dept Research Lab. • See:WWIA], 1928.

Gerber, Isaac; b. Boston, 1885.X-ray specialist, Providence. • See: A]YB,24:144.

Gerber, Mildred (Mrs Adoph A Smolen); b.Chicago, Apr 16 1914.

Soprano, Chicago; with Chicago City Opera. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Gerber, Rubin A; b. Bucharest.JTS, CCNY, MD LI ColI HospitaL •Physician, neurologist, NYC; faculty NY Post­Grad Med School; author in field; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Gerber, Samuel R; b. Oct 5 1889; d.Brooklyn, Mar 1960.

Cooper Inst, BS, MS Brooklyn Polytech. •Engineer, Brooklyn; pioneer in time study,industrial management; author in field; WWIIgovernment service. • See: WWIA], 1926;NITimes, Mar 12 1960,21:5.

Gerber, WdliamM; b. Philadelphia, 1902;d. Philadelphia, Sep 26 1954.

Lawyer, natI & internatI B'nai B'rith ldr; natIofficer Hillel; natI com Anti-DefamationLeague; consult UN. • See:A]YB, 57:606;NITimes, Sep28 1954,29:6.

Gerechter, Emanuel; b. Borek, Prussia,Nov 141842.

To US 1866. • Rabbi, German language tchr,Appleton, WI; faculty Lawrence U. • See:A]YB,5(1903-1904):57.

Gerhardt, Rosa; b. Selma, AL, Mar 291898.

LLB Cumberland U (Mobile). • Lawyer,Mobile.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Gerhei, Moshe; b. ca 1864; d. Sep 21937.Cultural & theatricalldr, NYc. • See:A]YB,40:384.

Gernsback, Hugo; b. Luxembourg City,Luxembourg, Aug 16 1884; d. NYC, Aug19 1967.

To US 1904. • Publisher, inventor, sciencepopularizer, author, NYC; fdr radio & electricmagazines. • See: UJE; WWIA], 1926, 1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 4; DAB, 8; NITimes,Aug 201967,88:4.

Gernsback, Sidney; b. Buehl, Baden, May171876; d. Feb 1953.

ColI of Luxembourg. • Editor, publishing exec,NYC; author on radio. • See: WWIA], 1926,1928, 1938; NITimes, Feb 20 1953, 19:1.

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Gerrish, Herman Samuel; b. Czechonav,Poland, May 5 1885.

To US 1901.· Hotel owner, Old Orchard,ME; chr Bd of Selectman; active Progressivepolitics.•, See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gershanoff, Benjamin; b.*; d. Feb 111939.Rabbi, NYc.. See:AJYB, 41:422.

Gershel, Milton A; b. NYC, ca 1875; d.NYC, Sep 7 1945.

Physician, Pleasantville, NY; with Heb OrphanAsylum, Heb Sheltering Guardian Soc. • See:A]YB, 48:489;NYTimes, Sep 81945,15:5.

Gershenfeld, Louis; b. Philadelphia, Dec 251895; d. Apr 6 1979.

D Pharm, BS, Pharm M Jefferson Med ColI, UPA • Bacteriologist, chemist, laboratory exec,Philadelphia; faculty Philadelphia ColI ofPharmacy; active communal education; author/editor in field; WWI service. II See: UJE;A]YB, 24:144; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938;BEOAJ; WWWIA, 7.

Gershman, Joseph S; b. NYC, Apr 51901;d. NYC, Dec 71969.

Lawyer, communalldr, philanthropist, NYC;pres Educational Alliance; officerJewishEducation Com; fundraiser for Israel. • See:A]YB, 71:604; NYTimes, Dec 91969,55:3.

Gershon, Richard Keve; b. NYC, Dec 241932; d. New Haven, July 111983.

BA Harvard, MD Yale. II Pathologist,immunologist, New Haven; specialty: cancer;faculty Yale; author in field. • See: WWWIA,8; NYTimes, July 131983.

Gershon-Cohen, Jacob; b. Philadelphia, Jan91899; d. Philadelphia, Feb 1971.

MD, DSc U PA • Radiologist, Philadelphia;developed mammography; faculty U PA,Temple U; officer med socs; author in field;WWII service. • See: WWWIA, 5; NYTimes,Feb 8 1971,36:4.

Gershovitz, Samuel David; b. NYC, June 171907; d. New Rochelle, Sep 51960.

BS U MN. • Social work exec; natl exec dirJewish Welfare Bd; bd United Service Org,Boy Scouts, Am Jewish Historical Soc. • See:E]; AJYB, 63:559; PA]HS, 50:428-35;WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, Sep 6 1960, 35:1.

Gershoy, Leo; b. Krivol Rog, Russia, Sep27 1897; d. Mar 12 1975.

To US 1903. • AB, AM, PhD Cornell.·Historian of France, NYC; faculty SarahLawrence, NYU; author/editor in field; WWIIgovernment consult. • See: WWWIA, 6;NYTimes, Mar 141975,42:3.

Gershwin, Arthur; b. Brooklyn, ca 1900; d.NYC, Nov 1981.

Composer, brother of George & Ira Gershwin;wrote lyrics, "A Lady Says Yes." • See:NYTimes, Nov 22 1981.

Gershwin, George; b. Brooklyn, Sep 261898/1899; d. Los Angeles, July 111937.

Columbia. • Noted Am composer, used Jazzidioms; "Porgy & Bess," "Rhapsody in Blue." •See: UJE; E]; AJYB, 24:144,40:384; WWIAJ,

1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 1; DAB,2; NYTimes, July 12 1937, 1:4.

Gershwin, Ira; b. NYC, Dec 6 1896; d. Aug171983.

CCNY, Columbia. • Lyricist, NYC; workedwith brother George. • See:WWIA], 1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 8; NYTimes, Aug 181983.

Gerson, ArmandJ; b. Philadelphia, 1881; d.Ocean City, N}, Aug 1954.

School of Pedagogy (philadelphia), PhD U PA• Educator, assoc supt of schools, Philadelphia.• See: A]YB, 24:144; NYTimes, Aug 28 1954,15:7.

Gerson, Emily Goldsmith (Mrs Felix NGerson); b. Philadelphia, Apr 30 1868; d.Philadelphia, Dec 5 1917.

Communalldr, childrens writer, Philadelphia;with Public Ledger. • See: UJE; AJYB, 6(1904­1905):~01, 20(1918-1919):228.

Gerson, Felix Napoleon; b. Philadelphia,Oct 18 1862; d. Philadelphia, Dec 131945.

Editor, author, poet, Philadelphia; editor, presJewish Exponent; staff Public Ledger; helped endrailroad strikes. • See: ]E; UJE; A]YB, 6(1904­1905):101, 24:144, 48:107-12,4~9; WWIAJ,1926,1928, 1938;BEOA]; WWWIA,2;NYTimes, Dec 141945,27:4.

Gerson, Isaac; b. ca 1852; d. Toledo, Oct18 1917.

Communal worker, Toledo. • See: A]YB,20(1918-1919):228.

Gerson, Louis; b. Wtlkomir, Lithuania,Mar IS 1871; d. Philadelphia, Sep 61944.

To US 1885. • LLB Chicago. • Communalpublisher, editor, tenement inspector, NYC,Philadelphia; publisher Jewish American; earlierwith Philadelphia Jewish Morning Journal;WWIservice.· See:A]YB, 47:522; WWIA],1938.

Gerson, Max; b. Wongrowitz, Posen, 1881;d. NYC, Mar 1959.

To US 1936. • U Freiberg, Berlin, Breslau. •Physician, NYC; faculty U Munich, U Berlin;specialty: tuberculosis; est tuberculosis divisionfor Dept of Corrections; author in field; WWIGerman army service. • See: UJE; NYTimes,Mar 9 1959, 29:5.

Gerson, Oscar; b. Philadelphia, June 11874.

School of Pedagogy (Philadelphia), PhD U PA.• Educator, Philadelphia; faculty Temple U;textbook author. • See:AJYB, 24:144;WWWIA,5.

Gerson, Samuel; b. Kiev, Oct 12 1892.To US 1905. • Tufts, U Chicago, NewEngland Conservatory ofMusic. • Communalsocial worker, St Louis; exec dir Jewish Fedn;WWI withJewish Welfare Bd. • See: WWIA],1926,1938.

Gerson, Theodore Perceval; b.Philadelphia, May 27 1872.

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MD U PA, post-grad Johns Hopkins. •Physician, Los Angeles; fdr Hollywood BowlAssn; advisor Yenching U (peiping); officerPlanned Parenthood. • See: WWWIA, 5.

Gersoni, Henry (Gershoni, Zevi Hirsch); h.Vilna, 1844; d. NYC, June 17 1897.

To US 1869.· U StPetersburg.· Rabbi,pioneer Yiddish journalist, Macon, Atlanta,Chicago, NYC; editor Jewish Advance,Maccabea'fi,; propenent of new Heb literature,Yiddish press; onetime convert to Christianity.• See:JE; UJE; EJ; Eisenstadt, 30.

Gerstein, Maurice; b. Serei, Suwalki, Mar 11870; d. Brookline, MA, July 12 1943.

To US 1888. • Boston Law, MD NYU, post­grad Harvard. • Physician, Boston; officer medsocs; supporter of shehitah; editor in field;WWI service. • See: AJYB, 46:337-38;WWIA], 1926,1928,1938.

Gerstein, Nathan; b. ca 1887; d. SanAntonio, July 7 1919.

Rabbi, San Antonio. • See:AJYB, 22:165.

Gersten, Berta (Bertha) (born Gerstenman)(Mrs Issak Hershel Finkel); b. Cracow,Aug 20 1896?; d. NYC, Sep 10 1972.

To US 1899. • Yiddish stage & televisionactress, NYC; pioneer in Yiddish Art Theatre.• See:A]YB, 24:144; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928;NAW:modern; NYTimes, Sep 11 1972, 40:4.

Gerstenfeld, Norman; b. London, Sep 11904; d. Washington DC, Jan 271968.

To US 1917. • Ordained, MHL Heb UnionColI; honorary degrees. • Rabbi, civic &communalldr, Washington DC;mem Bd ofPublic Welfare; bd Anti-Defamation League;active Central Conf ofAm Rabbis. • See:AJYB, 70:520; WWWIA, 5; WSJ, Jan 291968;NYTimes, Jan 28 1968, 76:4.

Gerstenfeld, Samuel; b. Rawa-Ruska,Austria-Hungary, Oct 211864/1873; d.NYC, June 6 1958.

Rabbi, educator, NYC; faculty Yeshiva U,RIETS; aide to chief rabbinate (BritishCommonwealth); author on Talmud; • See:AJYB, 60:355; WWIAJ, 1928; NYTimes, June 71958,19:3.

Gerstenheim., Louis; b. Wengierha,Austria, June 9 1889/1890.

To US 1907. • Cooper Union, Art StudentsLeague, Natl Academy of Design. • Painter,Yiddish poet, Nassau, NY. • See: AJYB,24:144; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928.

Gerster, Arpad Geyza (Charles); b. Kassa,Hungary, Dec 221848; d. Mar 111923.

MD U Vienna. • Surgeon, NYC; faculty NYPolyclinic. • S'ee:AJYB, 25:139; WWWIA., 1;NYTimes, Mar 12 1923,15:4.

Gersde, Edward G; b. ca 1858; d. NYC,Dec41933.

Communal worker, NYC. • See: AJYB,36:281.

Gersde, Lewis; b. Ichenhausen, Bavaria,Dec 171824; d. San Francisco, Nov 191902.

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To US 1845/1847.· CApioneer, businessman,stockbroker, pioneer AK investor, SanFrancisco; activeJewish affairs, philanthropy. •See: ]E; UJE; E]; DAB.

Gerstle, Mark Lewis Sri b. San Francisco,May 28 1866; d. Palo Alto CA, May 1952.

Harvard, Harvard Law. • Corp exec, lawyer,San Francisco; WWI service. • See: WW1iVIA,5;NITimes, May 161952,23:1.

Gerstle, William. Louis (Lewis); b. SanFrancisco, Jan 28 1868; d. San Francisco,Aug 1947.

U CA School ofPharmacy. • Business exec, artpatron, philanthropist, San Francisco; pres AKCommercial Co, Chamber ofCommerce;active .art instns; WWI Red Cross service. •See:A]YB, 50:515-16; WWIA], 1938; BEOA];NITimes, Aug 71947,21:2.

Gerstley, Jennie R; b.*; d. reported Feb 191937.

Communal worker, Chicago. • See:A]YB,39:591.

Gerstley, Louis; b. ca 1849; d. Philadelphia,Nov 291931.

Merchant, communal worker, Philadelphia. •See:A]YB, 24:144, 34:111.

Gerstley, William; b. ca 1850; d.Philadelphia, Nov 14 1931.

Merchant, communal worker, Philadelphia. •See:A]YB, 24:145, 34:111.

Gerstman, Felix G; b. Vienna, ca 1899; d.NYC, Jan 1967.

To US 1940. • Impresario, theatrical agent,NYc.. See: NITimes, Jan 121967,39:1.

Gerstmann, Josef; b. Austria, ca 1888; d.NYC, Mar 31969.

To US 1938. • Neuropsychiatrist, NYC; WWIAustrian army service. • See: NITimes, Mar 241969,45:4.

Gersmer, S Berton; h. NYC, July 4 1898.DDS U PA. • Oral surgeon, NYC; officerdental socs; active Better Health Week. • See:WWIA],1938;BEOA].

Germer, Morris; b. ca 1883; d. Columbus,OH, Apr 15 1938.

Tax expert, communal worker, Columbus,OH.· See:A]YB, 41:422.

Gertz, Elmer; b. Chicago, Sep 141906.PhB, JD U Chicago. • Lawyer, author,Chicago; vigorous opponent of capitalpunishment, censorship, housing restrictions;active Jewish charities. • See: E]; WWIA],1938.

Gertz, Harry; b. NYC, Dec 241892; d. StarLake, NY, Aug 1954.

BS, CE Cooper Union. • Dept store exec,charity fundraiser,]amaica, NY; WWI service,WWII chr selective service bd. • See: WWIA],1938; NITimes, Aug 19 1954,23:1.

Gertz, Max; b. NYC, Oct 28 1895; d.Jamaica, NY, Mar 1948.

CE Columbia. • Dept store exec, Jamaica, NY;

mem Bd of Higher Education; active Jewishcenter; WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938;NITimes, Mar 11 1948, 27:1..

Gerzog, Bennett George; b. Kiev, Feb 281886; d.Jan 1958.

MD LI ColI Hospital. • Otolaryngologist,Brooklyn; officer med socs. • See: WWIA],1938; NITimes, Jan 13 1958,29:2.

Gescheidt, Jacob; b. NYC, June 7 1891.Cooper Union. • Architect, bldr, NYC.·· See:WWIA],1928.

Geschwind, Irving I; b. NYC, Dec 201923;d. July 11 1978.

BS CCNY, PhD U CA (Berkeley). • Scientist;faculty U CA (Berkeley, Davis); officerprofessional socs; bd Laurentian HormoneConf; editor in field. • See: WW1iVIA, 7.

Geschwind, Norman; b. NYC,Jan 81926;d. Boston, Nov 4 1984.

BS, MD Harvard, post-grad London. •Neurologist, neurobiologist, Boston; specialty:mental disorders caused by physical problems;faculty Boston U, Harvard; author in field. •See: WWWIA, 8; NYTimes, Nov 101984.

Gesner, Bertrain Melvin; b. NYC, Aug 151931; d. Aug 211968.

AB Hamilton ColI, MD NYU. • Physician,NYC; faculty NYU; author in field. • See:WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Aug 23 1968,39:3.

Gessner, Henry; b. NYC, Feb 9 1898.NYU. • Dept store chain exec, NYC; activeFedn ofJewish Philanthropies, Jewish DefenseCom.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Gessner, Herman; b. Poland, May 22 1873.Exec, communal, Zionist & civic worker,Escanaba, MI; orgr county fair; WWIgovernment service. • See: WWIA], 1928,1938.

Gessner, Robert; b. Escanaba, MI, Oct 231907; d.June 161968.

AB U MI, AM Columbia. • Author, play &screenwriter, cinematologist, NYC; facultyNYU; officer professional soc; author in field.• See: WWWIA, 5; NYTimes, June 1T 1968,39:1.

Gest, Joseph Henry; b. Cincinnati, 1859.Painter, Cincinnati. • See:A]YB, 24:145.

Gest (Gershonovich), Morris; b. Cosudary,Vilna, Jan 17 1881; d. NYC, May 161942.

To US 1893. • Theatrical producer, NYC;introduced foreign productions, Russian ballet.• See: UJE;A]YB, 24:145,44:337; WWIA],1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 2; DAB,3; NITimes, May 17 1942,45:1.

Gest, Simeon; b. Vilna, Aug 25 1896.To US 1918. • U Liege. • Theatrical mgr &producer, NYC, Los Angeles; WWI Russianarmy service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Getson, Philip; b. Kostiukovitz, Russia, Oct15 1884.

To US 1905. • MD Temple U. • Neurologist,

Gideon, Abraham Getman

Philadelphia; author/editor in field, stories,essays. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938.

Gettelman, Bernhard; b. Chicago, Dec 231889.

Exec, Milwaukee; officer South Side Hospital.• See: WWIA], 1928.

Gettes, Charles Nathaniel; b. Kiev, Mar 231902.

To US 1905. • BA Central High School(Philadelphia), MD Temple U, post-grad UVienna. • Otorhinolaryngologist, Boston; presJewish Community Center (Waltham, MA);reserve service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Getz, Oscar; b. Chicago, Nov 20 1897; d.July 71983.

Northwestern. • Distilling co exec, Chicago;nat! trustee City ofHope; bd WorldRehabilitation Fund, Israel Bond Org, FordsTheatre; active cultural, charitable, communal& civic affairs. • See: WWWIA, 8.

Getzoff, Edward M; b. Elizabeth, Sep 141898.

Brooklyn Polytech. • Engineer, Elizabeth. •See: WWIA], 1926.

Gevirtz, Ida (Mrs Abraham Gevirtz); b.1893?; d. Sep 25 1965.

Communalldr, philanthropist, Mt Vernon,NY, NYC, Miami; co-fdr fund forcontemporary art at Brandeis; active Hadassah.• See:A]YB, 67:536; NITimesstrike summary,Oct 11 1965,61:2.

Gewirtz, Max; b.NYC, Mar 171891.AB CCNY. • Public & religious schoolprincipal, Brooklyn; active Jewish Tchrs Assn,Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See: WWIA],1938.

Gewirtzman, HenryJoseph; b. Jersey City,Aug 141903; d.Jersey City, Jan 111965.

Oral surgeon, Reform ldr, Jersey City; fdrdiagnostic dental clinic; nat! bd Union ofAmHeb Congregations. • See: A]YB, 67:536;NITimes, Jan 12 1965,37:6.

Gewirz, Morris; b. Washington DC, May241898.

LLB Nat! U, MCS WA ColI ofAccounting. •Lawyer, Washington DC; dir JewishCommunity Center. • See: UTWIA], 1928,1938.

Gibbs, Louis DeWitt; b. Lodz, Oct 161880; d. Watkins Glen, NY, Mar 11929.

To US ca 1884. • Cooper Union, NY Law. •Lawyer, legislator, state supreme court judge,NYC; active Am Jewish Cong.· See: UJE;A]YB, 24:144, 31:92; WWIA], 1926, 1928;NYTimes, Mar 2 1929, 17:1.

Gichner, Fred S; b. Nov 1870.Communal worker, Washington DC. • See:WWIA], 1928 (addenda).· • Gichner,JosephG; b.*; d.* • Physician, colI prof, Baltimore. •See:A]YB,24:145.

Gideon, Abraham Getman; b. Tula, Russia,July 51872.

CE Cornell. • Engineer, inventor, Manila;

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with U Philippines. • See: WWIA], 1926,1928.

Gideon, Abram; b. Louisville, Oct 251867;d. NYC, Dec 1952.

BL U Cincinnati, BHL Heb Union CoIl, PhDU Marburg, post-grad Harvard. • Modernlanguage scholar, proponent ofsimplifiedspelling, Yonkers; with Am Jewish Cong;author in field. • See:A]YB, 24:145, 55:455;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA,4; NITimes, Dec 181952,29:2.

Gideon, Miriam; b. Greeley, CO, Oct 231906.

AB Boston U, NYU. • Composer, NYC. • See:WWIA],1938.

Gideon, Rowland; b.*Early BostonJew, from merchant family; taxedin 1674. • See: PA]HS, 35:27-37.

Gideon, Sam;b.ca 1836; d. IIuntington,VVVA,June 13 1923.

Civic & communal worker, Huntington, WVA. • See:A]YB, 26:155.

Gideon,SamueIEdward;b.Louis~e,Dec

9 1875; d. Austin, TX, Aug 13 1945.MIT, Harvard, Beaux Arts (Fontainebleau). •Architect, painter, journalist, Austin, TX;faculty U TX; authorllecturer in field. • See:A]YB, 48:489; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938.

Gideon, William II; b. May 6 1877.Banker, Baltimore. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Giffen, Ben II; b. Pittsburgh; d. Pittsburgh,Feb 151947.

Lawyer, civic & communal worker, Pittsburgh;WWI service, WWII government service. •See: A]YB, 49:611.

Gifter, Mordecai; b. Portsmouth, VA, 1916.Yeshiva CoIl. • Rabbi, talmudic scholar; pres,dean Telz Yeshiva (Cleveland). • See: EJ.

Gikow, Ruth (Mrs Jack Levine); b. Ukraine,1914.

To US 1922. • Cooper Union. • Artist,muralist, NYC; with Federal Arts Project. •See: E] (sub Levine, Jack); WWWIA, 8.

Gilbert, Abraham S; b. NYC,ca 1874; d.NYC, June 301946.

Lawyer, NYC; active politics, enforcement ofelection laws. • See: A]YB, 49:611; NITimes,July 1 1946, 31 :4.

Gilbert, Arthur N; b. Philadelphia, June 41926; d. NYC, May 161976.

Honorary degrees. • Rabbi, author, interfaithrelations specialist; a fdr ReconstructionistRabbinical CoIl; bd Reconstructionist Found;active Anti-Defamation League, Nat! Conf ofChristians & Jews. • See:A]YB, 78:540-41;NITimes, May 18 1976.

Gilbert, Felix; b. Baden, 1905; d.June1968.

To US 1936. • Historian; specialty: ItalianRenaissance; faculty Bryn Mawr, Inst forAdvanced Study (Princeton); author/editor in

field; WWII service. • See: E]; NITimes, June11 1968,47:2.

Gilbert, Gustave Mark; b. NYC, Sep 301911; d. Feb 61977.

BA CCNY, MA, PhD Columbia. •Psychologist, NYC; faculty LI U; officerprofessional socs; consult Nuremberg &Eichmann trials; author in field; WWII service.• See: WWWIA, 7;NITimes, Feb 71977, 26:5.

Gilbert, Jacob II; b. Bronx, June 17 1920; d.NYC, Feb 271981.

LLB StJohns. • Congressman, lawyer,legislator, NYC.· See: WWWIA, 7; NITimes,Mar 11981.

Gilbert, Jacob II; b. 1883; d. NYC, Apr 81966.

Lawyer; a fdr Brandeis. • See: A]YB, 68:526;NITimes, Apr 9 1966,22:8.

Gilbert, Joseph Edward; b. NYC, Mar 241874; d. NYC, Apr 1958.

Skyscraper bldr, philanthropic worker, NYC;co-fdr Hillside Hospital; dir Jewish MentalHealth Soc; active professional soc. • See:WWIA], 1938;NITimes, Apr 191958,21:1.

Gilbert, L VVolfe; b. Odessa, Aug 311886;d. July 12 1970.

To US 1886. • Composer, actor, songwriter,NYC, Beverly Hills; "Waiting for the Robert ELee."· See: WWIA], 1928; BEOA]; WWWIA,5; NITimes, July 13 1970,31:4.

Gilbert Lou; b. Sycamore, IL, Aug 11909;d. Nov 6 1978.

Stage & movie actor, NYC. • See: WWWIA, 7;NITimes, Nov 9 1978, IV 19:2.

Gilbert, Max M; b. ca 1886; d. IIopewellJunction, NY, Aug 91938.

Author, educator, camp dir, communal worker,Paterson. • See: A]YB, 41 :422; NITimes, Aug10 1938, 19:4.

Gilbert, Milton; b. Philadelphia, 1909; d.1979. .

Economist; with Dept of Commerce; advisorbanks, governments; author/editor in field. •See: E]; E]: 1973-1982 (necrology).

Gilbert, Nathan; b. NYC, Sep 271913; d.Jan 211977.

BS U CA (Berkeley), PhD U WI. • Chemist,Cincinnati; with TN Valley Authority, Nat!Science Found; faculty U Cincinnati; author/consult in field. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Gilbert, Samuel T; b. Kalamazoo, Aug 291881; d. near Monroe, MI, Mar 3 1947.

Corporate exec; Detroit; pres Street RailwaysCommn. • See: WWWIA, 2; NITimes, Mar 51947,25:3.

Gilbert, Susan Brandeis (Mrs Jacob IIGilbert); b. Boston, Feb 27 1893; d.NYC, Oct 81975.

Honorary degree. • Lawyer, communal & civicworker, NYC; mem State Bd of Regents; a fdrBrandeis; nat! bd Hadassah, League ofWomenVoters.· See:A]YB, 77:594; NITimes, Oct 91975,44:1.

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Gilbert, VValter; b. Boston, 1932.BA, MA Harvard, PhD Cambridge. •Molecular biologist, Nobel laureate; facultyHarvard; mem Nat! Academy of Science. •See: E]:1973-1982.

Gilinsky, Solomon; b. Lingmiany,Lithuania, Dec 15 1887; d. NYC, Sep1961.

To US 1941. • Educator, editor, Yiddishauthor; exec dir, editor Jewish EncyclopedicHandbooks; active Labor Bund. • See: A]YB,64:493; NITimes, Sep 6 1961, 31:3.

Gillis, Meyer; b. Barstchov, Galicia, ca1866; d. NYC,Jan 51940.

To US 1889. • A fdr, Forward, NYC; bdJointDistribution Com; active Socialist party, WWIrelief work. • See:A]YB, 42:479; NITimes,Jan61940,13:5.

Gilman, Alfred; b. Bridgeport, CT, Feb 51908; d.Jan 13 1984.

BS, PhD Yale; honorary degree. •Pharmacologist, New Haven; faculty AlbertEinstein CoIl ofMed, U VA; officerprofessional soc; author/consult in field;WWII service. • See: WWWIA, 8.

Gilman, Blanche Pearl (Mrs Isaac Gilman);b. NYC, Jan 30 1886; d.July 1976.

Communal & civic worker, NYC; pres NYFedn ofTemple Sisterhoods; active Am Pro­Falasha Com, Jewish Defence Com, Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies, Nat! Conf of Christians&Jews. • See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes, July101976,26:6.

Gilman, Charles Jr; b. NYC, Nov 16 1930.AB Dartmouth, MS MIT. • Paper co exec,NYC; chr Gilman Found; active industrialassns.· See: WWWIA, 8.

Gilman, Charles Sr; b. NYC,Jan 211898;d. "en route from abroad," June 19 1967.

Business exec, philanthropist; fdr, pres GilmanFound; benefactor Dartmouth, Tel Aviv U. •See:A]YB, 69:607; NITimes,June 211967,47:2.

Gilman, Clara Stem (Mrs NathanielGilman); b. Moloff, Russia, Dec 18 1884.

Businesswoman, social worker, Gilman, CT;mem Bd of Education; officer Nat! Council ofJewish Women, Red Cross.· See: WWIA],1938.

Gilman, Isaac; b. ca 1865; d. Gilman, VT,Aug 271944.

Paper mfr, communal & civic ldr,philanthropist, Gilman, VT; fdr communalinstns.· See:A]YB, 47:522-23; NITimes, Aug29 1944, 17:4.

Gilman, Samuel P; b. Troy, NY, Mar 131877; d. NYC, Mar 171941.

PhB CoIl of St Francis Xavier, LLB NYU. •Lawyer, NYC; specialty: brokerage law;general counsel NY Bd ofTrade; officer nat!Am Bar Assn; active black rights; author infield.· See:A]YB, 43:358; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 1; NITimes,Mar 181941,23:3.

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Gilmovsky, Nonnan; b. Warsaw, 1901.To US 1923. • Moscow Polytech, School ofJournalism (Poland), StJohns. • Journalist,businessman, social worker, public relationsconsult, interpreter, NYC; exec dir GalicianJews ofAm; Polish army service. • See:WWIA],1938.

Gilner (Ginsburg), Elias; b. Wolkowysk,Poland, Dec 51890; d. Eastchester, NY,Feb 21976.

To US 1922. • Yiddish playwright, Zionist ldr,author; a fdr Haganah; natl commander AmPalestine Jewish Legion; pres ZionistRevisionist Org ofAm; exec dir United JewishAppeal (Flatbush). • See: A]YB, 78:541;NITimes, Feb 41976,36:4.

Gimbel, Adam; b. Bavaria, 1817; d. 1896.To US 1835. • Merchant, Mississippi Riverpeddler, city council mem, Vmcennes, IN. •See: UJE (sub Gimbel); E] (sub Gimbel).

Gimbel, Adam Long; b. Milwaukee, Dec 211893; d. NYC, Sep 91969.

Yale. • Dept store exec, public servant,Philadelphia, NYC; officer NY State Chamberof Commerce; benefactor Am Jewish Com;WWI service. • See: A]YB, 71 :604; WWIA],1938; WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Sep 10 1969, 1:1.

Gimbel, BenedictJr; b. Philadelphia, ca1900; d. Philadelphia, Feb 1971.

Wharton; honorary degree. • Broadcast exec,Philadelphia; dir Child Welfare Bd. • See:WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Feb 6 1971, 32:4.

Gimbel, Bernard FeustmanlFeustmann/Feurtlunann; b. Vincennes, IN, Apr 101885; d. Sep 291966.

BSE U P,A. • Dept store exec, NYC; dir NYWorld Fairs; active Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies, Fedn ofJewish Charities;benefactor Natl Conf of Christians & Jews,scholarly instns. • See: UJE (sub Gimbel); EJ(sub Gimbel); WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;BEOA]; WWWIA, 4; DAB, 8; NITimes, Sep301966,1:4.

Gimbel, Bruce A; b. NYC, July 28 1913; d.Oct 71980.

BA Yale. • Dept store exec, NYC; active BoyScouts, trade assns. • See: EJ (sub Gimbel);WWWIA, 7; NITimes Oct 9 1980.

Gimbel, Charles; b. Vincennes, IN, Sep1861; d. Lake Placid, NY,Sep 91932.

Dept store exec, Philadelphia; active communalphilanthropy. • See: UJE (sub Gimbel); E](sub Gimbel);A]YB, 35:124; WWIA], 1928;WWWIA, I;NITimes, Sep 10 1932, 15:1.

Gimbel, Daniel; b. Vincennes, IN, ca 1863;d. Philadelphia, Sep 8 1939.

U PA. • Dept store fdr, exec, Philadelphia; bdNatl Farm School.· See:A]YB, 42:479;NITimes, Sep 91939,17:3.

Gimbel, Ellis A; b. Vincennes, IN, Nov 91865; d. Philadelphia, Mar 17 1950.

Dept store exec, philanthropist, civilldr,Milwaukee, Philadelphia. • See: UJE (subGimbel); E]{sub Gimbel);A]YB, 24:145,

52:502; WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Mar 18 1950,13:1.

Gimbel, Isaac; b. Vmcennes, IN, 1857; d.Port Chester, NY, Apr 111931.

Dept store fdr, exec, communal worker,Philadelphia, NYC. • See: UJE (sub Gimble);EJ(sub Gimbel);A]YB, 24:145, 33:126.

Gimbel, Jacob (Jake); b. Vincennes, IN, Apr17 1876; d. Santa Monica, CA, Jan 281943.

Vmcennes U, Stuttgart, Geneva; honorarydegree. • Philanthropist, supporter ofscientificresearch & higher education; financed Gimbelexpedition to explore British Guiana. • See:UJE (sub Gimbel); WWIA], 1928, 1938;BEOA]; PA]HS, 48:256-61; WWWIA, 2;NITimes, Jan 301943,15:3.

Gimbel, Jacob; b. Vincennes, IN, 1851; d.Atlantic City, Nov 71922.

Dept store exec, philanthropist, Philadelphia;pres Jewish Chautauqua Soc, Fedn ofJewishCharities. • See: UJE (sub Gimbel); E] (subGimbel); A]YB, 7(1905-1906):62,24:145,25:139.

Gimbel Richard; b. Atlantic City, July 261898; d. Munich, May 1970.

AB Yale. • Banking exec, book collector,aeronautics specialist, air force officer,Philadelphia; faculty Yale; pres Intematl PostSoc, Richard Gimbel Found for LiteraryResearch; wwn service. • See: WWIA], 1938;NITimes, May 28 1970,39:1.

Gimbel, Sophie Haas (Mrs Adam LGimbel); b.*; d. Nov 281981.

Designer for Saks, NYc. • See: WWWIA, 8.

Gindea, Abraham Edward; b. Shavli,Lithuania, Oct 15 1905.

To US 1913.· Brown, Tufts, Tufts Med,NYU Dentistry, post~gradBellevue. • Dentist,Brooklyn; active Fedn ofJewish Charities. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Gingold, David; b. ca 1865; d. Dec 141936.A fdr, Arbeiter Ring, NYC. • See:A]YB,39:591.

Gingold,PinhasM;b.Grodno,MayI51894; d. NYC, Sep 201953.

To US ca 1909. • Yiddish educator, LaborZionist ldr, author; fdr Natl Com for LaborIsrael; ldr Labor Zionist Org ofAm; dir JewishTchrs Seminar (Folk U); author/editor in field;WWIJewish Legion fdr. • See: E]; A]YB,56:569; NITimes, Sep 22 1953,31:2.

Ginns, Sallie Topkis; b. Odessa, May 91880.

Voluntary social worker, Wilmington, DE;officer Natl Council ofJewish Women, FednofSisterhq-ads; dir State Industrial School forGirls; active Americanization. • See: WWIA],1928.

Ginott, Haim G; b. Tel Aviv, Aug 5 1922;d. Nov41973.

BS, MA, EdD Columbia. • Child & grouppsychologist, author; faculty Adelphi; consult

Ginsberg, Mitchell Irving

UNESCO; author in field. • See: E]:1973­1982; WWWIA, 6;NITimes, Nov61973, 40:1.

Ginsberg, A Morris; b. Kansas City, Jan 11895.

AB U MO, MD U PA, post-grad UVienna. •Physician, diagnostician, cardiologist, KansasCity; active Social Hygiene Soc; author in field.• See: WWIAJ, 1938; BEOA].

Ginsberg, Allen; b. NewJersey, 1926.Columbia. • Poet, ldr "Beat Generation," SanFrancisco. • See: E].

Ginsberg, Berry; b. ca 1854; d. Portland,ME,July 181910.

Communal worker, Portland, ME. • See:A]YB, 13(1911-1912):135.

Ginsberg, Edward; b. NYC, 1917.Lawyer, business exec, communalldr,Cleveland; activeJoint Distribution Com,Jewish Community Fedn, UnitedJewishAppeal. • See: E].

Ginsberg, George Joel; b. Alexandria, LA,Dec 20 1894.

Yale, LLB Tulane. • Lawyer, legislator,Alexandria, LA; active Huey Longimpeachment, bar assn, B'nai B'rith, RedCross, Salvation Army. • See: WWIA], 1928,1938.

Ginsberg, Harold Louis; b. Montreal, 1903.To US 1936. • U London. • Biblical &Semitics scholar, NYC; facultyJTS; author/editor in field. • See: E].

Ginsberg, HymM}; b. Baltimore, Nov 121905.

Baltimore City ColI, LLB U MD. • Lawyer,Baltimore; author/lecturer in field. • See:WWIA],1938.

Ginsberg, Isaac; b. Kovno, Dec 10 1874.To US 1892.· Dress mfr, NYC; officer tradeassn; active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. •See: WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Ginsberg, Isaac; b. Dukst, Russia, June 51880.

Communalldr, Charleston, SCi mem City BdofPublic Bldgs; officer synagog; bdJewishCommunity Center. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Ginsberg, Iser; see Ginzburg, Iser.

Ginsberg, Leonard; b. NYC, June 5 1894;d. NYC, Sep 7 1971.

Business exec, NYC; bd Am Friends ofHeb U;active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See:A]YB, 73:631; NITimes, Sep 9 1971,47:1,correction Sep 10 1971,38:3.

Ginsberg, Louis; b. Newark, Oct 1 1895/1896; d. Paterson, July 8 1976.

AB Rutgers, MA Columbia. • Poet, publicschool tchr, Paterson; faculty Rutgers. • See:UJE; E] (sub Ginsberg, Allen); WWIA], 1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 7; NITimes, July 91976.

Ginsberg, Mitchell Irving; b. Revere, MA,Oct 201915.

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BA, MA Tufts, ME Columbia.- Social workadmr, educator, Commr of Public Welfare,NYC; with Human Resources; asst deanColumbia; staffJewish Welfare Bd; consultPeace Corps. 0 See: E]; NYTimes story, Aug 181967.

Ginsberg, Moses; b. Poland, 1874?; d.Greenwich, CT, Aug 30 1959.

To US 1896. 0 Bldr, shipowner, NYC; officerFedn ofJewish Charities; a fdr Albert EinsteinColI ofMed. 0 See: A]YB, 62:450; NYTimes,Aug 311959,21:1.

Ginsberg, Norton Sidney; b. Chicago,1921.

Geographer, Chicago; faculty U Chicago; dirAssn for Asian Studies; author/editor in field;WWII service. - See: E].

Ginsberg, Stewart Theodore; b. St Paul,Apr 181906; d. Dec 3 1979.

BS, ME, MD U MN. 0 Physician, psychiatrist,consult, Decatur, GA; faculty IN U, Emory;with Veterans Adm hospitals; officerprofessional assn; bd Jewish Social Service(Indianapolis), Jewish Family Bureau (Atlanta);mem professional accreditation bds; author infield. oSee: WWWIA, 7.

Ginsberg, William; b. ca 1869; d. Brooklyn,Oct 241933.

Communal worker, Brooklyn. - See: A]YB,36:281.

Ginsbe:rg, William; b. St Paul, Dec 11 1889.BS, MD U MN. - Surgeon, St Paul; officerCouncil ofJewish Social Agencies, JewishEducational Center, B'.nai B'rith. 0 See:WWIA],1938.

Ginsberg, William; b. Husyatin, Austria,Mar 10 1892; d. Rowayton, CT, May1976.

To NYC 1899. - CCNY, CE Polytech. 0

Consult engineer, NYC; columnist "Hints toHome Owners"; editor/publisher magazines infield; WWI service. 0 See: WWIA], 1938;NITimes, May 281976; IV 12:3.

Ginsburg, Bernard; b. Columbus, IN, Aug141864.

Communal & civic ldr, Detroit; mem PublicLibrary Commn; pres Bd of Commerce; officerUnited Jewish Campaign, United JewishCharities. 0 See:A]YB, 7(1905-1906):62;WWIA], 1928.

Ginsburg, Bernard; b. Skiwara, Ukraine,Aug 11898.

To US 1906. 0 LLB, LLM Boston U. 0

Lawyer, Master in Chancery, legislator,Boston; active Jewish War Veterans,Republican politics; author in field. 0 See:WWIA],1938.

Ginsburg, Charles David; b. NYC, Apr 201912.

UWVA,LLB Harvard. 0 Exec dir, CivilDisorders Commn, under L BJohnson; lawsecy to Justice William Douglas. 0 See:NITimes story, Aug 1 1967.

Ginsburg (Ginsberg), David; b. Widz,Kovno, Mar 3 1869; d. June 26 1920.

Rochester, NY,June 23 1920. 0 To US 1895. 0

Rabbi, Rochester, NY. 0 See: A]YB, 5(1903­1904):57-58,23:132; Eisenstadt, 29.

Ginsburg, Hyman Milt9n; b. NYC, June 41905.

MD U CO. 0 Physician, Fresno; activeWestern Hospital Assn, B'nai B'rith;author infield. 0 See: WWIA], 1938.

Ginsburg, Jacob; b. Palukno, Vilna, Apr 151870; d. Philadelphia, July 101944.

To US 1892. 0 Yiddish editor, publisher,Zionist, Philadelphia; fdr Philadelphia JewishWorld; active Fedn ofJewish Charities; AmJewish Congo 0 See:A]YB, 24:145,47:523;WWIA], 1928; BEOA]; NYTimes, July 111944, 15:1.

Ginsburg, Jacob; b.Jersey City, Aug 14/191892/1893.

BS MIT. 0 Mechanical engineer, Worcester. 0

See: WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Ginsburg, J ekuthiel; b. Lipniki, Volhynia,Aug 15 1889; d. NYC,Oct 71957.

To US 1912. 0 Cooper Union, MA Columbia.o Mathematician, NYC; faculty Yeshiva U;pres Academic Conf for Bar Ilan; author/editorin field. 0 See: UJE; A]YB, 60:355; WWIA],1938; BEOA]; NITimes, Oct 81957,35:1.

Ginsburg, Lester; b. Boston, Dec 17 1906;d. NYC, Mar 2 1974.

Business exec, communal worker; a Edr NYAssn for New Americans; active Jewish FamilyWelfare Service; WWII government service. ­See:A]YB, 75:513-14; NYTimes, Mar 3 1974,50:8.

Ginsburg, Samuel; b. Vilkomir, Russia,May 31874.

Communal & Zionist worker, Chicago; anorgr Zionists of Chicago, Heb TheologicalColI; natl officer Knights of Zion, Hachooza,Fedn ofAm Zionists; pres Union of OrthodoxCongregations. 0 See: WWIA], 1928.

Ginsburg, Saul; b. Minsk, 1866; d. NYC,Nov 161940.

To US 1930/1932. - Journalist, folklorespecialist, NYC; fdr Der Freind (Russia); staffForward. - See: UJE; A]YB, 43:358; NYTimes,Nov 17 1940,49:2.

Ginsburg, Sol Weiner; b. NYC, ca 1900; d.NYC, 1960.

BA, MD Columbia, post-grad Mt Sinai,Germany, Netherlands. 0 Psychiatrist,communal worker, NYC; mem CommunalMed Health Bd; faculty Mt Sinai. • See:NYTimes, July 3 1960, 32:8.

Ginsburg, Solomon; b. Columbus, IN, Feb3 1862; d. before 1938.

U MI. - Real estate exec, Buffalo; officerJewish Fedn of Charities. 0 See: WWIA],1928.

Ginsburg, William Irving; b. Glen Falls,NY, Aug 5 1898; d. Mar 13 1965.

Business exec, Rutland, VT; mem DemocraticNatl Com, State ofIsrael Planning Commn;

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trustee Jewish Center. 0 See: WWWIA, 4;NYTimes, Mar 15 1965,31:4;

Ginsburg, Yehuda Leib; b. Russia, 1888; d.Denver, Oct 211946.

To US 1931. - Rabbi, talmudic scholar,author, New Haven, Denver. • See: A]YB,49:611.

Ginsburg, Zelik; b. ca 1865; d. Cleveland,Dec 191939.

Rabbi, Cleveland. 0 See: A]YB, 42:479.

Ginsburger, Max; b. ca 1850; d. July 291910.

Major; mem MS governors staff. 0 See: A]YB,13(1911-1912):13 5.

Ginsburgh, Abraham Robert; b. Warsaw,May 301895.

To US 1901. 0 AB Harvard, MA U Louisville,MAU MO, LLB Harvard. 0 Army officer,author, Washington DC; withJudge AdvocateGeneral. 0 See: WWlA], 1938; BEOA].

Ginsburgh, Stanley Alexander; b. Postaw,Poland, Mar 151907.

To US 1914. 0 Baltimore Heb ColI, MAJohnsHopkins, post-grad MA State ColI. 0 Hebeducator, editor, Zionist worker, Springfield,MA; active League for Labor Palestine, UnitedPalestine Appeal. e See: WWIA], 1938.

Gintzler, Morris;b. NYC, Apr 20 1876; d.Sep 1963.

BS Cooper Union, LLB NY Law. 0 Merchant,woodpulp & paper exec, NYC. • See: WWIA],1938; NITimes, Sep 29 1963,87:2.

Ginzberg, Adele K; b. Frankfurt, May 111886; d. NYC, May 10 1980.

To US 1909. • Communalldr; a fdr WornensLeague for Conservative Judaism; active GirlScouts, Jewish Welfare Bd,Jewish Braille Inst.oSee: A]YB, 82:365-66.

Ginzberg, Albert A; b. Russia, Dec 25 1877;d. Boston, Oct 311945.

LLB Boston U. 0 Lawyer, communal worker,philanthropist; pres Beth Israel Hospital Assn,Chamber of Commerces (Boston &Brookline); bd Fedn ofJewish Charities. 0 See:A]YB, 48:489; WWIA], 1928, 1938; BEOA].

Ginzberg, Eli; b. NYC, Apr 301911.U Heidelberg, U Grenoble, AB, MA, PhDColumbia. e Labor economist, social planner,government consult, NYC; chr NatlManpower Council; faculty Columbia; authorin field. • See: E]i WWIA], 1938.

Ginzberg, Louis; b. Kovno, Nov 28 1873; d.NYC, Nov 111953.

To US 1899. 0 U Berlin, PhD U StrasburglUHeidelberg?; honorary degrees. 0 Talmudic &Midrashic scholar; a fdr Conservativemovement, Am Academy for Jewish Research;faculty JTS; pioneered in literary criticism ofrabbinic literature; author/editor in field. 0

See:]Ei UJEi E]i A]YB, 6(1904-1905):102,24:145,56:569,573-79; WWIA], 1926,1928,.l938;BEOA]iA]HQ, 61:361-63; WWWIA, 3;NYTimes, Nov 12 1953,31:5.

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Ginzburg/Ginsberg, IserlIsidor; b. Vilna,Oct 281872; d. NYC, Oct 12 1947.

To NYC 1893.· MD Cornell. It Physician,Yiddish & Reb author, journalist & reviewer,NYC; staffForward. • See: UJE; E]; A]YB,24:145,50:612; WWIA], 1926,1928, 1938;NITimes, Oct 13 1947,23:4.

Ginzburg, Leon; b. Bayonne, Apr 10 1898.MD Colurilbia. • Surgeon, NYC; author infield. It See: WWIA], 1938.

Ginzburg,AlosesP~p;b.Poland,ca

1863/1865; d. Chicago, May 71938.To Chicago 1883. • Publisher, pioneerZionist, communalldr, Chicago; fdr, -publisherDaily ]e71Jish Courier; a fdr Heb TheologicalColI, Mt Sinai, Fedn ofJewish Charities. • See:A]YB, 40:384; NITimes, May 8 1938, n 6:7. •*See entry below.

Ginzburg, Ph; b. Russia.Yiddish newspaper publisher, Chicago. • See:A]YB, 24:145.· *See entry above.

Ginzburg, Simon; b. Lipniki, Volhynia,1890; d.Jan 111944.

To US 1912, to Palestine 1933, to US ca 1940.It Columbia, BA U Saskatchewan, PhDDropsie. It Poet, critic, translator, playwright,communal educator; principal Machiike 'Tahimd Torah; bd Reb Writers Assn(Palestine); editor Heb journals; active HebOrg ofAm. It See: E]; A]YB, 46:338; WWIA],1928; NITimes, Jan 13 1944,21:5.

Ginzler, Arthur; b. ca 1867; d. San Antonio,Dec 301947.

Rabbi, OR, TX. • See:A]YB, 50:612.

Gips, Lester Alorris; b. Albany, NY, Jan 261886.

Mfr, production mgr, NYc. • See: WWIA],1938.

Girsdansky, Max; b. ca 1864; d. NYC, Oct101932.

Neurological specialist, NYc. • See: A]YB,35:124.

Girvetz, Harry Kenneth; b. Jeannette, PA,Feb 17 1910; d. Sep 271974.

AB, MA Stanford, PhD U CA (Berkeley). •Philosopher, Santa Barbara; specialty: ethics,contemporary issues; faculty U CA (SantaBarbara); officer Citizens Planning Assn; activeDemocratic politics; author in field. • See:WWWIA,6.

Gisnet, Alorris; b. Brichani, Rumania, July201980.

To US 1895.· Rand School, LLB NYU.•Lawyer, Socialist Party ldr, NYC; author infield, short stories, contributions to Yiddishpress. It See: WWIA], 1938 (addenda).

Gitelman, Jacob; b. NYC, Alay 24 1899.LLB, BCS NYU. • Lawyer, municipal judge,Rochester, NY, NYC; WWI service. • See:WWIA],1938.

Gitelsohn, Saul; b. ca 1873; d. Pittsburgh,Feb 281938.

Rabbi; faculty Hildesheimer Seminary, JTS. It

See:A]YB,40:384.

Gitelson, Alaxwell; b. Vitebsk, Russia, Alar6 1902; d. Feb 3 1965.

To US 1907. It BS NY State ColI of Forestry,MD Syracuse U. It Physician, psychoanalyst,consult, Chicago; officer professional socs;author/editor in field. • See: WWWIA, 4;NITimes, Feb 41965,31:2.

Gitelson, Moses Leo (AI Leo); b.MariampollSvenziany, Russia, Dec 121896; d. NYC, Aug 23 1964.

To US 1900. • JTS, BS CCNY, MBA, PhDNYU. • Cotton merchant, banker, bibliophile,philanthropist, NYC; est funds for rare books;active Zionist Org ofAm, trade assns. • See:A]YB, 66:575; WWIA], 1928, 1938; BEOA};WWWIA, 4; ]TA-DNB, Aug 24 1964;NITimes, Aug 241924,27:1.

Gitelson, Nehemiah; b. Vilna, 1853; d.NYC, 1932.

To US 1880. • Talmudic scholar, NYC;donated library to JTS. • See: UJE.

Gitin, Joseph; b. Rochester, NY, Alay 81906.

AB U Cincinnati, BHL Heb Union ColI. •Rabbi, communal & civic ldr, Butte, San Jose,CA; active Central Conf ofAm Rabbis. • See:WWIA],1938.

Gitin, Samuel; b. Russia, ca 1872; d.Buffalo, Feb 28 1942.

Rabbi, Rochester, NY, Buffalo. • See: A]YB,44:337; NITimes, Mar 1 1942,45:1.

Gitlin, IrvingJoseph; b. NYC, July 161918;d. Dec 1967.

BS CCNY, MA Columbia. • Television & filmproducer, NYC; with NBC News; trusteeGoddard ColI; bd Karen Horney Clinic; activeNat! Assn for Retarded Children; WWIIservice. • See: WWWIA, 4; NITimes, Dec 131967,44:4.

Gitlow, Benjamin; b. Elizabethport, NJ,Dec 221891; d. Crompond, NY,July 191965.

Socialist & Communist politician, legislator,author, NYC; a fdr Am Communist LaborParty; served jail term for publishingrevolutionary material; autobiography. • See:E]; WWWIA, 4; DAB, 7; NITimes, July 201965, 33:1. .

Gitlow, Samuel; b. Russia, Jan 25 1889; d.Aiiami Beach, Jan 1954.

To~US 1889. It MD Columbia.· Physician,NYC; officer med socs; advisor Dept ofHealth; military service. • See: WWIA], 1926,1928, 1938; NITimes, Jan 101954,87:1.

Gittelsohn, Benjamin; b. Kovno province,1851.

To US 1890. • Rabbi, brilliant preacher,author, Cleveland. It See: Eisenstadt, 28. • *SeeGitte1son, Benjamin.

Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram; b. Cleveland,Alay 13 1910.

AB Western Reserve, ordained Heb Union

Glantz (Glanz), Leib

ColI. • Rabbi, author, LI, Boston; pres CentralConfofAm Rabbis; active Zionist Org ofAm;wwn navy chaplain. • See: E]; WWIA],1938.

Gittelson (Gittelsohn), Benjamin; b.Russia, 1853; d. Cleveland,Jan 11932.

Rabbi, Cleveland. o.See: A]YB, 5(1903-­1904):58, 34:111. • *See Gittelsohn, Benjamin.

Gittelson, Franklin Alorris; b. Atlantic City,1896.

Violinist, tchr, Baltimore. • See:A]YB, 24:145.

Gittelson (Gittleson), SamuelJ; b. Poland~ca 1870; d. June 26 1938.

To US as young man. • MD U KY, post-gradBerlin. • Eye specialist, communal worker,Philadelphia; active YMHA. • See: A]YB,40:384; NITimes, June 27 1938, 17:4.

Gittelson, Sidney Harold; b. Brooklyn, Oct61911.

AB NYU, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer, NYC;officerJewish Youth Guild; active Republicanpolitics, bar assn. It See: WWIA], 1938.

Gitterman, Henry; b. Germany, ca 1834; d.NYC,Jan 211916.

To US ca 1835.· Importer, NYC; dir MtSinai; active Jewish charities. • See: A]YB,18(1916-1917):107; NITimes, Jan 23 1916,17:4.

Given, Bernard Bamet; b. NYC, Alay 281877.

Merchant, realtor, Syracuse; state officer FednofYM-YWHAs; exec com Jewish Welfare Bd;council Jewish Agency. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gladstone, Benjamin; b. NYC, Dec 161896; d. Dec 13 1935.

Fordham Law. It Lawyer, legislator, communalworker, NYC; active Democratic politics, labor& education legislation; WWI service. • See:A]YB, 38:428;NITimes, Dec 141935,15:1.

Gladstone, Alaurice Bass; b. NYC,Jan 101904.

LLB NYU, CPA (NY State). ° Lawyer, CPA,NYC.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Gladstone, Yssak; b. Krivozer, Russia, Jan 41907; d. NYC,June 22 1950.

Cantor, radio singer; active Cantors andMinisters Assn ofAm. • See: A]YB, 52:502.

Glaenzer, Jules; b. US, ca 1884; d. NYC,Aug 1977.

Cartier exec, gem expert, bon vivant, NYC. •See: NITimes, Aug 241977, n 2:4.

Glaessner, Charles Louis; b. ca 1876; d.NYC, Feb 261944.

To US 1939. • Physician, French Legion ofHonor recipient; faculty U Vienna; honorarymem Am Gastroenterological Assn. • See:A]YB, 46:338; NITimes, Feb 281944,17:3.

Glantz (Glanz), Leib; b. Kiev, June 1 1898/1902; d.June 1964.

To US 1926/1927. • Kiev U. • Cantor, lyrictenor, composer, Zionist ldr, Yiddish writer,NYC; fdr Tel Aviv Inst of Religious Jewish

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Music; bd Jewish Ministers Cantors Assn;active Poale Zion Zeire-Zion, World ZionistCongo • See: E]; WWIAJ, 1938; NITimes,June 30 1904, 29:4.

Glanz (Glancz), Aaron (pseud=A Leyeless/Laieless); b. Wlotzlawek, Poland, Feb 251889; d. Queens, Dec 30 1966.

To US 1912. • U London. • Yiddish poet,essayist, NYC; a fdr Insich poetry school;editor Insich; critic The Day. • See: UJE; EJ;AJYB, 68:526; WWIAJ, 1928, 1938;NITimes,Dec 31 1966, 19:3.

Glanz, Rudolf; b. Vienna, Dec 211892; d.NY, July 18 1978.

To US 1938.· DJUUVienna.· Lawyer,historian ofJewish life, author, Vienna, NYC; afdr Viennese Zionist Org, Yiddish Inst(Vienna); bd Yiddish Inst, Labor Zionist OrgofAm, Poale Zion. • See: A]YB, 80:364;PAJRS, 19:270-73.

Glaser, Abram; b. Philadelphia, Mar 241889; d. Feb 1958.

AB, LLB Harvard, U Berlin,·U Geneva. •Lawyer, NYC; counsel Educational Alliance;active Welfare Council ofNY, bar assn, legalaid; author on Jewish subjects. • See: WWIAJ,1938; NITimes, Feb 241958, 19:1.

Glaser, Curt; b. Leipzig, May 29 1879; d.Lake Placid, NY, Nov 23 1943.

To US ca 1933. • Art authority; dir State ArtLibrary Berlin Museums; fdr, dir Prussian ArtLibrary; author/editor in field. • See:AJYB,46:338.

Glaser, Donald Arthur; b. Cleveland, 1926.Cal Tech. • Nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate;faculty U MI, D CA. • See: EJ.

Glaser, Eva Schocken; b. Zwickau,Germany, 1919; d. White Plains,Jan 121882.

To US 1938; • BS Columbia, MA CCNY. II

Publisher, NYC; pres Shocken Books.•.See:AJYB, 84:333; WWWIA, 8.

Glaser, Ignace; b. Horowitz, Bohemia, Sep91865.

Engineering CoIl (Komotau, Bohemia). •Exec, civic worker, Springfield, MO; pres BdSouthwestMO State Tchrs ColI; officer BoyScouts.· See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Glaser, Joseph; b. ca 1853; d. St Louis, Jan. 241917.Mem, NY Stock Exchange, St Louis. II See:AJYB, 19(1917-1918):265.

Glaser, JosephJr; b. St Louis,Jan 61899.AB Harvard. • Mfg exec, St Louis. • See:WWIAJ, 1928.

Glaser, Julius; b. Mauth, Czechoslovakia,Feb 281862.

"Wholesale dry goods merchant, St Louis;officer United Jewish Educational &Charitable Assn, Jewish Fedn. • See: WWIA],1926,1938.

Glaser,Julius; b. NYC, Oct 141880; d.Bronxville, NY, Mar 1955.

BS, CE Cooper Union. • Civil engineer, NYC;with Bd ofTransportation; author in field. •See: WWIAJ, 1928; NITimes, Mar 191955,15:1.

Glaser, Leon S; b. 1896; d. NYC, Jan 291976.

Author on contemporary issues; an orgrHaganah; fdr synagog. • See:AJYB, 78:541;NITimes, Feb 1 1976,38:7.

Glaser, Max; b. Long Branch, N], Jan 271907; d. NYC, Dec 181972.

Realtor, NYC; officer Heb Free Loan Soc;active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See:AJYB, 74:555; NITimes, Dec 19 1972,46:5.

Glaser, Rudolph William; b. Cantonville,ME, 1888; d. Princeton, N], Sep 41947.

Entomologist, zoologist; with US Dept ofAgriculture, Rockefeller Inst; authority onJapanese beetle. • See:AJYB, 50:612.

Glashow, Sheldon Lee; b. NYC, 1932.Cornell, MA, PhD Harvard. • Physicist, Nobellaureate; faculty U CA (Berkeley), Harvard;mem Natl Academy of Science. • See:EJ:1973-1982.

Glasman, Baruch; b. Mozyr, Belorussia,1893; d. 1945.

To US 1911. • OH State. • Yiddish & Englishnovelist; WWI service. • See: EJ.

Glasner, Samuel; b. Philadelphia, June 191912.

Gratz, AB U PA, BHL, ordained Heb UnionColI. • Rabbi, author, poet, Zionist worker,Uniontown, PA; active Central Conf ofAmRabbis. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Glass, Henry; b. Russia, ca 1853; d. NYC,Feb 271916.

To US ca 1865. • Linen merchant, communalworker, NYC; pres Uptown Talmud Torah. •See: AJYB, 18(1916-1917):107; NITimes, Feb281916,9:2.

Glass, Herman; b. Sorau, Upper Silesia, Jan241852.

To US 1878. • Cantor, Baltimore. • See:AJYB,5(1903-1904):58.

Glass, Jacob; b.*; d. Brooklyn, reportedMar 71940.

Rabbi, Brooklyn. • See:AJYB, 42:479.

Glass, Leopold C; b. Riga, Nov 101881/Shamokin, PA, Nov 101886; d.Philadelphia, May 24 1946.

AB, LLB U PA. • Lawyer, legislator, municipaljudge, Philadelphia. • See: AJYB, 49:611;WWIA], 1938; NITimes, May 26 1946,32:7.

Glass, Montague Marsden; b. Manchester,England, July 231877; d. Westport, CT,Feb 3 1934.

To US 1890. • CCNY, NYU. II Lawyer,humorist, author, Beverly Hills; creator Potash& Perlmutter stories. • See: UJE; EJ; AJYB,24:145,36:281; WWIAJ, 1926; WWWIA, 1;DAB, 1; NITimes, Feb 4 1934, 30:1.

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Glassberg, Benjamin; b. Cracow, Oct 101889.

To US 1894. • AB CCNY, MA Columbia,post-grad Columbia, Brooklyn Law. • Socialwork admr, tchr, Milwaukee; with CoUntyOutdoor Relief Dept, Federated JewishCharities; editor in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1928,1938.

Glassbury, John Adam; b. Bucharest, June5 1894; d.July 1962.

CCNY, MD LI CoIl Hospital. • Ear, nose &throat surgeon, NYC; specialty: speechdisorders; author in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1938; NITimes, July 10 1962, 33:3.

Glasserow, Samuel N; b. Russia, Jan 41884.

DDS UUrieff, AB UWarsaw, ColumbiaDental School, post-grad U Zurich. • Dentalsurgeon, NYC; active charity dental work. •See:BEOA].

Glassman, Baruch; b. Mozir, Russia, 1893;d. NYC,June 11945.

To US 1911. • Yiddish writer, novelist, critic.• See:A]YB, 48:489.

Glassman, Harry Paul; b. NYC, Feb 211928; d. May 15 1981.

U Southern CA, BA, LLB U CA (Berkeley),LLM U VA. • Lawyer, ME superior &supreme court judge, San Francisco, Portland,ME; faculty U ME; served many publiccommns; author in field; military service. •See: WWWIA, 7.

Glassman, Isaac; b. Odessa, June 25 1890;d. NYC, May 1955..

To NYC 1907. • Sorbonne, NYU Law, MDNYU, post-grad London, Paris, Vienna. •Roentgenologist, NYC; officer med socs;author in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ;NITimes, May 5 1955,33:6.

Glassman, Leo M; b. Russia, Feb 12 1897;d. NYC, Mar 24 1970.

To US 1906. • Editor, publisher, NYC;publisher BEOA]; editor Am Examiner, AmReb; correspondentJTA-DNB. II See:AJYB,72:541; WWIA], 1926,1928, 1938;NITimes,Mar 261970,47:1.

Glassman, Oscar; b. Evanova, Sep 91901;d. Oct 10 1970.

MD NYU. II Obstetrician, gynecologist, NYC;faculty Cornell. • See: WWWIA, 5; NITimes,Oct 11 1970,89:2.

Glassner, James Joseph; b. Ironwood, MI,June 19 1892; d. Aug 1964.

LLB Northwestern, post-grad Harvard Law. II

Lawyer, Chicago; active Am Jewish Cong;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes,Aug 20 1964, 29:4.

Glatstein (Gladstone), Jacob (Yonkev); b.Lublin, Aug 20 1896; d. Nov 191971.

To NYC 1914. • Yiddish writer, poet, NYC;ldr Insichisten movement; staffJewish MorningJournal; autobiographical novel. II See: UJE;EJ;AJYB, 73:611-17; WWIA], 1938jNITimes,Nov 20 1971,34:3 (sub Glatsstein).

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Glatzer, Nahum Norbert; b. Lemberg,1903.

To Palestine 1933, to US 1938.· Scholar, tchr,editor; specialty: Talmud, Jewish intellectualhistory; faculty U Frankfurt, Brandeis; dir LeoBaeck Inst. • See: E].

Glauber, Isaac Charles; b. Cleveland, Apr141870.

General mgr, Nat! Woolen Co, Cleveland;active trade assn. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Glazer, B (Bable) Benedict; b. Dallas, Aug18 1902; d. Detroit, May 15 1952.

AB, .MA U Cincinnati, BH, ordained HebUnion ColI. • Noted Reform rabbi, Detroit;earlier NYC; mem Governors AdvisoryCommn on Civil Rights; officer MI Soc forMental Health, Jewish Community Council;exec com Union ofAm Heb Congregations. •See: UJE (sub Glazer, Simon); E] (sub Glazer,Simon);A]YB, 54:539; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, May 16 1962, 23:1.

Glazer, Benjamin Floyer; b. Belfast, May 71885/1887; d. Los Angeles, Mar 1969.

To US 1900.· UPALaw.· Lawyer,journalist, motion picture producer,screenwriter, Philadelphia, NYC, Hollywood,CA; Oscar winner "Seventh Heaven." • See:UJE;A]YB, 24:145; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes,Mar 191956, 31:3.

Glazer, Nathan; b. NYC, 1923.Sociologist; specialty: ethnic groups; editorialstaff Commentary; faculty U CA (Berkeley);author in field. • See: E].

Glazer, Simon; b. Erzwilken, Kovno, Jan 211876/1878; d. NYC, May 22 1938.

To US 1897. • Orthodox rabbi, author,Zionist, NYC; pres Central Council ofAmRabbis; co-fdr Assembly ofHeb OrthodoxRabbis ofAm. • See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 5(1903­1904):58,40:384; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938;NYTimes, May 23 1938, 17:6.

Glazier, Wtlliam Simon; b. NYC, Dec 51907; d. Dec 201962.

AB Yale. • Banker, NYC; with Lehman Bros;trustee Morgan Library; WWII service. • See:WWWIA,4.

Glazin, Jacob Joseph; b. Boston, Feb 131899.

DMD Harvard. • Dentist, Malden, .MA; officerAm Jewish Cong, YMHA, professional soc;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gleick, Harry Samuel; b. Cincinnati, Mar 91894.

AB, LLB U WI. • Lawyer, St Louis; active barassn, Chamber of Commerce; author in field;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Glenn, Menahem (Mendel) Gershon; b.Merkine, Lithuania, Dec 271895/1900;d. Philadelphia, Feb 261978.

To US 1914, to Palestine 1935.· NYU, BSColumbia. • Writer, Heb educator, journalist,NYC, Tel Aviv; columnist]ewish Exponent;faculty Gratz. • See: A]YB, 80:365; WWIAJ,1938.

Gleszer, Edward Isaac; b. Hartford, Sep 171892.

Trinity CoIl, NYU, LLB U ME. • Lawyer,municipal judge, Bangor, ME; officer HumaneSoc; exec bd Family Welfare Soc, Boy Scouts;active civic affairs, Republican politics. • See:WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938.

Glicenstein, Enrico (Henoch); b. Trurek,Poland, May 24 1870; d. NYC, Dec 301942.

To US 1928.· Academy of Fine Arts(Munich). • Sculptor, painter, etcher,woodcarver; faculty Academy ofArt (Warsaw);noted portrait busts. • See: UJE; E]; AJYB,45-:385; BEOA]; NYTimes, Jan 1 1943,23:1.

Glick, Joseph Zelig (Selig); b. Kovno, Feb 51852; d. Pittsburgh, Sep 7 1922.

To Pittsburgh 1887. • Publisher, journalist,author, Pittsburgh; earlier rabbinic student. •See:A]YB, 25:139; Eisenstadt, 29-30.

Glick, Louis G; b. Chicago,Jan 18 1892.Pres, United Dairy Co, Chicago. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Glickman, Alfred Myron; b. Springfield,MA, Aug 22 1898; d. 1954.

MD Tufts, post-grad U Edinburgh, MayoClinic. • Surgeon, Springfield, .MA; mem Bd ofEducation; bd B'nai B'rith Home for Aged(Yonkers), Red Cross.· See: WWIA], 1928,1938; NYTimes, Nov 3 1954,29:5.

Glickman, Ellis F; b. ca 1869; d. Chicago,Oct 3 1931.

Pioneer Yiddish actor, producer, Chicago.·See:A]YB,34:111.

Glickman, Hirsch Tzvi; b. Brooklyn, Jan 141896.

BA CCNY, ordained RIETS. • Rabbi,Charlotte, NC; orgr Community Chest Fund;contributor Jewish Daily Bulletin, SouthernIsraelite. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Glickman, Irving; b. NYC, Jan 17 1914; d.Oct 21972.

BS Brooklyn CoIl, DMD Tufts. • Periodontist,consult, Boston; faculty Tufts; trusteeCombined Jewish Philanthropies, synagog;author/editor in field. • See: 'WWWIA, 5.

Glickman, Mendel; b. Vitebsk, Dec 251895; d. May 161967.

To US 1905.· BS Tri-State CoIl (Angola, IN).• Architectural engineer, Norman, OK; facultyUOK; consult Frank Lloyd Wright Found;WWI, WWII service. • See: WWWIA, 4.

Glickman, Nathan; b. ca 1870; d.Milwaukee, June 261933.

Lawyer, communal worker, Milwaukee. • See:A]YB 35:124. • *See Glicksman, Nathan.

Glicksman, Frank Leonard; b. NYC, June291921; d.Jan 191984.

BA UCLA. • Television producer, writer,Beverly Hills; "TrapperJohn, MD." • See:WWWIA,8.

Glicksman, Harry; b. Chippewa Falls, WI,Aug 25 1882; d.July 161975.

Glogowski, Hennan

AB, PhD Yale, LLB U WI. • Lawyer, Englishlanguage & literature scholar, Madison;faculty, dean U WI; author in field. • See:WWWIA,6.

Glicksman, Nathan; b. ca 1870; d. July 31933.

Lawyer, civic worker, Milwaukee. • See: A]YB,36:281. • *See Glickman, Nathan.

Glickstein, Hyman N; b. NYC, Apr 111906.

LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, NYC; active AmLabor Party. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Glickstein, Izso (Izzo) Garay; b. Kishinev,Sep 201890/1891; d.Apr 1947.

To Iloston 1923.· Hungarian Conservatory.·Cantor, Boston; officer New England CantorsAssn, Zionist Org ofAm; active HebImmigrant Aid Soc. • See: WWIA], 1938;BEOA]; NYTimes, Apr 181947,21:4.

Glickstein, Joseph Morris; b. Jacksonville,FL, Feb 26 1899.

LLB Washington & Lee. • Lawyer,Jackonville, FL; councilman, Neptune Beach,FL; officer synagog; trustee YMHA; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Glikbarg, ManueIMeyer;b. Genoa, NE; b.Jan 21893.

Insurance agent, Fire Commr, Salinas, CA;mem City Council. • See: WWIA], 1928,1938.

Glinsky, Vincent; b. Russia, Dec 181895;d. Mar 19 1975.

Columbia, CCNY, Beaux Arts. • Sculptor,tchr, NYC; faculty Brooklyn CoIl, Columbia,NYU; officer professional socs; WWII warwork. • See: WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, Mar 201975,42:4.

Glixman, MosesJ; b. ca 1842; d.Worcester, May 9 1915.

Heb scholar, Worcester. • See:A]YB,17(1915-1916):219.

Globus,J (James); b. Vitebsk, Aug 51873;d. NYC, Oct 31950.

Dentist, Yiddish & English lecturer onpolitical philosophy. ,. See: AJYB, 53:524;NYTimes, Oct41950, 31:3.

Globus, Joseph Haim; b. Vitebsk, Nov 251885; d. Nov 1952.

To NYC 1905. • BS Columbia, MD Cornell,post-grad London, Germany. • Neurologist,psychiatrist, NYC; faculty Columbia; author infield; WWI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1928,1938; NYTimes, Nov 211952,26:3.

Glogau, Jack; b. NYC, Dec 311886; d.Queens, Oct 1953.

Heb Technical Inst. • Songwriter, NYC;charter mem ASCAP. • See: WWIAJ, 1928;NYTimes, Oct 311953,17:5.

Glogowski, Herman; b. ca 1854; d. Tampa,Dec21909.

Mayor, Tampa.· See:AJYB, 12(1910­1911):109.

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Glossman, Boris (Boruch); b. Mozir,Russia, 1893.

To US 1911. • OH State. • Yiddish novelist;depicted difficulties of immigrant life. • See:UJE.

Glovsky,.Harry Arthur; b. Salem, MA, Nov301906.

LLB Boston U. • Lawyer, City solicitor, NorthAdams, MA; officer YMHAs. • See: WWIA],1938.

Gluck, Adolph; b. Hungary, 1843; d. DodgeCity, KS, Sep 30 1917.

To US 1850s; • Jeweler, mayor, Dodge City,KS; Civil War Union service. • See: UJE;A]YB, 20(1918-1919):228.

Gluck, Alma (born Reba Fiersohn); b.Bucharest, May 111884; d. Oct 271938.

To US as child.· Normal ColI (NYC), UnionColI. • Noted operatic soprano; withMetropolitan Opera; a fdr Am Guild ofMusical Artists. • See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 24:146;WWIA], 1926, 1928; BEGA]; WWWIA, 1;NAW; DAB, 2; NYTimes, Oct 28 1938, 23: 1.

Gluck, B (Bernhard); b. ca 1859; d.. Maplewood, NJ, May 91933.Rabbi, Newark. • See:A]YB, 5(1903-1904):58,7(1905-1906):121,35:124.

Gluck, Charles (H); b. NYC, ca 1887; d.Feb 15 1938.

MD LI ColI Hospital. • Surgeon, communalworker, NYC; author in field & popular health;WWI service. • See: A]YB, 40:384; NYTimes,Feb 17 1938,21:3.

Gluck, Julius C; b. NYC, Dec 18 1889; d.NYC,Jan 1954.

AB CCNY, post-grad Columbia, NYU. •Public & religious school tchr, principal, NYC;dir camp (Winsted, CT). • See: WWIA], 1938;BEGA];NYTimes,Jan 13 1954,31:5.

Gliick, Samuel Alexander; b. NYC, Sep 121877.

MD Baltimore U, MD Bellevue, LLBBrooklyn Law. • Lawyer, legislator, physician,NYC; specialty: medico-legal work; pres HebFree Burial Soc; Spanish-Am War & WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Gluck, Samuel Morton; b. Brooklyn, May201908.

Columbia, MD LI CoIl HospitaL • Physician,Middle Village, LI; active Boy Scouts,Workmen's Circle.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Gluckman, Barnet; b. Feb 17 1867;· d.Wilmington, DE, Mar 16 1934.

Magistrate, communal worker, Wilmington,DE; authority on local]ewish history. • See:A]YB, 36:281; WWIA], 1928.

Gluckman, Isaac Edward (I Edward); b.NYC, July 12 1881.

MD LI CoIl HospitaL • Physician, Newark;specialty: tuberculosis; active med socs; WWIarmy examiner. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Glucksman, Frederick E; b. NYC, Dec 301897.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, business exec, NYC. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Glucksman, Harry L; b. NYC, Nov 191889; d. NYC, Feb 181938.

NYU. • Pioneer communal welfare exec,Zionist worker, NYC; fdr Jewish communitycenter movement in US; exec dir nat! JewishWelfare Bd; officer professional assn; activeJewish Agency. • See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 24:146,40:384; WWIA], 1938; BEGA]; NYTimes, Feb19 1938, 15:1.

Glueck, Bernard; b. Poland, Oct 3 18831Dec 101884; d. Butner, NC, Oct 5 1972.

To US 1901.· MD Georgetown U, post-gradU Munich, U Berlin. • Psychiatrist, NYC,Ossining; testified in defense of Leopold &Loeb; author/editor/translator/lecturer in field;WWI service. • See: UJE; A]YB, 24: 146;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; WWWIA, 5,7;NYTimes, Oct 9 1972, 34:6.

Glueck (Glueck-Touroff), Eleanor Touroff(Mrs Sheldon Glueck); b. NYC, Apr 121896/1898; d. Sep 25 1972.

AB Barnard, NY Schoolof Social Work, EdM,EdD Harvard; honorary degrees. •Criminologist, social welfare researcher &worker, Cambridge, MA; faculty Harvard Law;author in field. • See: UJE (sub Glueck,Sheldon); E] (sub Glueck, Sheldon); WWIA],1938; BEGA]; WWWIA, 5; NAU:modern;NYTimes, Sep 26 1972, 50:1.

Glueck, Louis H; b. Yvanitzi, Russia, Aug191879.

Business colI. • Bank pres, Gary, IN; officerB'nai B'rith, IN Assn of State Park Bds; orgrTalmud Torah, synagog. • See: WWIA], 1926,1938.

Glueck, Nelson; b. Cincinnati, June 4 1900;d. Feb 12 1971.

Ordained, BHL Heb Union CoIl, AB UCincinnati, PhD U Jena; honorary degrees. •Noted biblical archaeologist, Cincinnati; presHeb Union ColI; led amalgamation ofHebUnion ColI and the Jewish Inst of Religion; fdrinterfaith doctoral program; author in field;WWII government service. • See: UJE; E];WWIAJ, 1938; BEGAJ; WWWIA, 5; NYTimes,Feb 14 1971, 75:1.

Glueck, Sheldon; b. Warsaw, Aug 15 1896;d. Cambridge, MA, Mar 10 1980.

To US 1903.· Georgetown Law,AB GeorgeWashington, MA, PhD Harvard, LLB, LLMNat! U. • Criminologist, Cambridge, MA;faculty Harvard; specialty: lives of releasedprisoners; advisor, Nuremberg Trials. • See:UJE; EJ; WWIA], 1938; BEGAJ; WWWIA, 7;NYTimes, Mar 13 1980.

Gluecksman,J D (Joe Dave); b. Berlin, Apr211924; d. Dec 201976.

To US 1941. • Syracuse U, AB, JD Cornell. at

Lawyer, Los Angeles; active public affairs, bar;WWII service. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Glushak,Joseph; b. Russia, ca 1868; d.Newark, Oct 181939.

To US 1909. • Rabbi, caritor, concert singer,

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Newark. • See:AJYB, 42:479; NYTimes, Oct201939,23:5.

Glushak, Israel Leopold (Leopold Israel); b.Werro, Latvia, Aug 25 1889; d. Mar1964.

To US 1913. • South Africa ColI (CapeTown), MB, ChB U Glasgow, MD AndersonsMed ColI, post-grad Berlin, Vienna, London. •Physician, surgeon, singer, Zionist worker,NYC; specialty: voice production; a fdrWashington Opera Co; faculty NY Post-GradMed School; WWI & reserve service; • See:WWIA], 1926, 1938; BEGA]; NYTimes, Mar251964,41:3.

Glusker, Albert Joseph; b. Chotimsk,Russia,Jan 11900.

To Chicago 1900.· PhB U Chicago,JD JohnMarshall. • Social work admr, Chicago; execdir Young Mens Jewish Charities; active BoysClubs ofAm. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Glyck, Charles; b.*; d~July 101923.Rabbi, Macon, GA • See:A]YB, 26:155.

Gneshin, Jesse Cohen; b. NYC, May 281898; d. NYC, Oct 201981.

Communal & veteran ldr; nat! pres Jewish WarVeterans; consult Veterans Adm, governmentagencies; WWI service.· See:A]YB, 83:354.

Gobetz, Wallace; b. Brooklyn, Dec 18. 1916; d.July 5 1973.

BA, MA, PhD NYU. • Psychologist, NYC;faculty NYU; officer professional socs; authorin field; WWII service. • See: WWWIA, 6;NYTimes,July71973,24:5.

Godchaux,Adolphe;b. ca 1821;d.SanFrancisco, Aug 161909.

Merchant, San Francisco. • See: A]YB,12(1910-1911):109.

Godchaux, Charles; b. New Orleans, Jan 81869; d. Oct 23 1954.

Sugar mfg exec, New Orleans. • See:WWWIA, 3; NYTimes, Oct 241954,89:1.

Godchaux, Emile; b. New Orleans, Jan 291874.

AB, LLB Yale. • Lawyer, court of appealsjudge, New Orleans; WWI Red Cross service.II See:A]YB, 24:146; WWIA], 1928,1938.

Godchaux, Frank A; b. Abbeville, LA, Nov291879; d.July 3 1965.

Vanderbilt; honorary degree. • Milling exec;pres LA State Bd ofEducation; trusteeVanderbilt. • See: WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, July5 1965, 17:4.

Godchaux, Jules; b. New Orleans, July 111872; d. New Orleans, July 5 1951.

MIT.· Sugar mfg exec, New Orleans;constructed sugar plants in Cuba. • See:WWWIA, 3; NYTimes,July61951, 23:3.

Godchaux, Leon; b. Herbeville, Lorraine,ca 1824; d. New Orleans, May 18 1899.

To US ca 1840. • Retailer, mfr, sugar planter,communal activist, New Orleans. • See: A]HQ,66:50-66.

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Godchaw, Charles; b.*; d. Tampa, Feb 11912.

Judge, Tampa. • See:A]YB, 14(1912­1913):125.

Goddin, Dora F (Mrs); b. ca 1865; d. Apr 161936.

Civic & communal worker, NYC. • See: A]YB,38:428.

Godhelp, Jacob C; b. Nashville, May 161872; d. Dec 1946.

Paper mill exec, mfr, Chicago. • See: WWIA],1938; NITimes, Dec 201946,24:2.

Goding, Jacob L; b. ca 1851; d. Yonkers,Dec 291938.

Merchant, communal worker, Worcester. •See:A]YB, 41:422.

Godlove, Isaac Hahn; b. St Louis, June 131892; d. Aug 1954.

BS, MA Washington U (St Louis), PhD U IL.• Color physicist, Easton, PA; activeprofessional socs; author in field, onpsychology. • See: WWWlA, 3; NITimes, Aug151954,85:1.

Godlove, Lewis; b. ca 1858; d. St Louis,June 41913.

Journalist, St Louis. • See: A]YB, 15(1913';'1914):270. .

Godofsky, Elias I; b. Brooklyn, Mar 11912;d. Nov 1951.

NYU, StJohns. • Publisher, Brooklyn;publisher Kings County Observer-Guide; activeHeb education.· See: WWIA], 1938;NITimes, Nov 281951,31:1.

Godowsky,Leopold;b.Soshly,'lilna, Feb13 1870/1871; d. NYC, Nov 211938.

To US 1914.· Berlin, Paris; honorary degree.• Piano prodigy, composer, tchr; facilityChicago Conservatory, Imperial Conservatory(Vienna).· See:]E; UJE;E];A]YB, 41:422;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA,1; DAB, 2; NITimes, Nov 22 1938,23:1.

Godowsky, Leopold; b. Chicago, 1900; d.1983.

Violinist, co-inventor of Kodachrome colorprocess, Rochester, NY; with San FranciscoSymphony. • See: E], (sub Godowsky,Leopold); E]: 1983-1985 (necrology).

Godsol, F J; b.*Motion picture producer, NYc. • See: A]YB,24:146.

Goebel, Harry Herschel; b. Brooklyn, Sep271905.

AB, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, Brooklyn;specialty: civil law; natl officer UnitedSynagogue ofAm; active Am Jewish Com,JrJewish Defense Com.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Goell, Charles; b. Danaburg, Courland,Dec 211877; d. Oct 1954.

To US 1891.· BIdr, Zionist worker, Brooklyn;active Jewish Center, Orphan Asylum, YM­YWHA, Botanical Garden. • See: WWIA],1926, 1928; NITimes, Oct 16 1954, 17:6.

Goell, Ja~ob; b. Poswel, Kovno, July 151871; d. NYC, Nov 26 1940.

To US 1890.· Bldt, realtor, NYC; a fdr FednofJewish Charities, Vaad Hakashruth; officerZionist Org ofAm. • See:A]YB, 43:358;WWlA], 1938; NITimes, Nov 271940,23:4.

Goell, MiltonJacob; b. Brooklyn, May 51904; d. Aug 1971.

AB Harvard, MA Columbia, LLB StJohns. •Lawyer, realtor, poet, NYC; officer Avukah;active Zionist Org ofAm, AmJewish Congo •See: WWIA], 1928, 1938; NITimes, Aug 231971,32:5.

Goell, Theresa B; b. NYC,July 171901; d.NYC, Dec 181985.

Radcliffe, Cambridge U, NYU. • Archeologist,architect, Palestine, Turkey; discovered tombofAntiochus I. • See:A]YB, 87:439.

Goetsch, Emil; b. Davenport, IA, ca 1873;d. Brooklyn, May 1963.

BS, PhD U Chicago, Mt> Johns Hopkins. •Surgeon, LI; author in field. • See: NITimes,May241963, 31:3.

Goetz, Edward; b.*; d."New Orleans, Mar1920.

Communal worker, New Orleans. • See:A]YB, 22:165.

Goetz, Jacob H; b. Kovno, Feb 1884; d.May 1957.

NYU Law. • Lawyer, NYC; specialty:constitutional questions; active civic,communal & philanthropic work; author infield. • See: BEOA]; NITimes, May 19 1957,88:5.

Goetz, James Samuel; b. Cincinnati, 1878.Physician, Omaha.· See:A]YB, 24:146.

Goetz, Joseph; b. Hesse-Darmstadt, ca1847; d. Newark, May 161917.

To US ca 1865. • Banker, communal worker,Newark; pres Heb Benevolent & OrphanAsylum.· See:A]YB, 19(1917-1918):265;NITimes, May 17 1917, 13:6.

Goetz, LouisJ; b. ca 1881; d. Marshall, TX,Sep 211922.

Rabbi, Marshall, TX.· See:A]YB, 25:139.

Goetz, Mildred Blout (Mrs Norman SGoetz); b. Washington DC, Mar 201896; d. NYC, Nov 2 1953.

Civic & communalldr, NYC; seey CharterRevision Commn; pres. Child DevelopmentCenter, Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds; chrCom for Refugee Education; state officer NatlCouncil ofJewish Women. • See:A]YB,56:569; NITimes, Nov 3 1953,31:3.

Goetz, Norman S; b. NYC, Mar 7 1887; d.NYC, Mar 5 1972.

AB, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer; NYC; presGreater NY Fund; bd Council ofJewish Fedns& Welfare Funds; trustee SUNY; active JewishCom, bar assn. • See:A]YB, 74:555-56;WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Mar 61972,36:3.

Gold, Edward

Goetz, Wtlliam; b. NYC, 'Mar 24 1903; d.Aug 1969.

Motion picture exec, producer, Los Angeles;"Man From Laramie." • See: WWWIA, 5;NITimes, Aug 16 1969,27:2.

Goffen, Abraham Marks; b. Russia, July 51882.

To US 1895. • MD LI ColI Hospital. •Physician, Brooklyn; bd Am Jewish PhysiciansCom. • See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Goffman, Erving; b. Manville, Alberta, Jan111922; d. Philadelphia, Nov 19 1985.

To US .1945. • AB U Toronto, MA, PhD UChicago; honorary degrees. • Sociologist,Philadelphia; faculty U PA; pres professionalassn; author in field. • See: WWWlA, 8;NITimes, Nov 22 1985.

Goido, Isaac (pseudonym=B Gorin); b.Lida, Poland, 1868; d. NYC, 1925.

To NYC 1894. • Yiddish novelist, playwright,drama critic, translator, historian ofYiddishstage, NYC; critic Zukunft; staffForward,Jewish Morning Journal. • See: ]E; UJE; E];A]YB, 24:149.

Goitein, Shelomo (Shlomo) (Fritz) DoV; b.Burgkunstadt, Germany, Apr 3 1900; d.Princeton, Feb 61985.

To US 1957. • PhD U Frankfurt, U Berlin;honorary degrees. • Historian ofmedievalJewry & Near Eastern peoples; faculty Heb V;visiting faculty Inst ofAdvance Study(Princeton). • See: E]; E]:1973-1982; A]YB,87:439;NITimes, Feb 10 1985.

Golan, Louis E; b. Chicago, Sep 3 1900.Northwestern. • Business exec, Chicago; execseey West Town Chamber of Commerce; dirMarks NathanJewish Orphan Home. • See:WWIA],1938.

Golb, Norman; b. Chicago, 1928.V Chicago, PhD Johns Hopkins.· Judaic &Semitic scholar, paleographer, historian,Cincinriati; faculty Heb Union ColI, UCincinnati, V Chicago; author in field. • See:E]:1973-1982.

Gold, Aaron Michael; b. Chicago, Aug 41937; d. May 23 1983.

Newspaper columnist, stage producer,Chicago; with CBS-TV; columnist ChicagoTribune; active Israel Bond Org, healthcharities. • See: WWWIA, 8.

Gold, Benjamin (Ben); b. Bessarabia, Sep81898; d. North Miami Beach, July 1985.

To US 1910. • Labor ldr, NYC; pres InternatlFur Workers Union; mem Socialist thenCommunist parties. • See: E]; Fink, 125-26;NITimes,July251985.

Gold, Bertha Goldman (Mrs Harry Gold);b. Hoosick Falls, NY,Jan 211896.

AB Hunter, MS NYU. • Physiologist,hygienist, NYC; faculty Hunter; active UnitedSynagogue ofAm. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gold, Edward; b. ca 1885; d. NYC, June 171936.

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Communal worker, NYc. • See: AJYB,38:428.

Gold, George; b. NYC, Aug 141897.AB, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, theatre &amusement mgr, Paterson, Newark, Kearney,NJ; officerJewish Community Council,Zionist Org ofAm, bar assns, UnitedSynagogue ofAm. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gold, Harry; b. Russia, Dec 25 1899; d. Apr211972.

ToNYC 1903. • AB, MD Cornell. •Cardiologist, pharmacologist, NYC; facultyCornell; revision com mem USPharmacopoeia; active med soc; author/editorin field. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA, 5;NYTimes, Apr 22 1972,36:4.

Gold, Henry Raphael; b. near Grajewo,Poland, Mar 211893; d. Mexico City,NM,Jan 51965.

To US 1908. • JTS, AB Columbia, MAHarvard, Tulane Med, MD Baylor. •Psychiatrist, communal educator, Zionist, NewOrleans, Dallas; earlier rabbi; faculty Baylor;commr Housing Authority (Dallas); officerUnion of OrthodoxJewish Congregations;active Liberal League ofAm; author in field,Jewish subjects. • See: UJE; EJ; AJYB, 67:536;WWIAJ, 1926, 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes, Jan 71965,31:2.

Gold, Herbert; b. Cleveland, 1924.Columbia, Paris. • Novelist, essayist, shortstory writer, San Francisco; faculty U CA(Berkeley); WWII service. • See: EJ.

Gold, Louis; b. Zaboria, Vilna, Feb 151875/1878; d. Brooklyn, Dec 23 1937.

To US 1888. • Bldr, communal worker,philanthropist, Brooklyn; officer ChildrensFresh Air Camp Assn; benefactor RIETS. •See: UJE;AJYB, 40:384; WWIAJ, 1926, 1938;NYTimes, Dec241937, 17:3.

Gold, Michael; b. Rohatyn, Austria, Mar 11892; d. Brooklyn, Sep 1938.

To NYC 1904. • LLB NYU. • Lawyer, NYC;counsel Soc for Prevention of UnjustConvictions; active communal education,Democratic politics. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;NYTimes, Sep 91938,21:3.

Gold, Michael; b. Germany, ca 1847; d.Bronx, Jan 12 1938.

To US ca 1865.· Civil War corporal, NYC;present at Appomattox Court House. • See:AJYB, 40:384; NYTimes, Jan 13 1938,22:1.

Gold, Michael; b. NYC, Apr 12 1893/1894;d. Terra Inda, CA, May 14 1967.

NYU. • Radical author, editor, playwright,journalist, NYC; staff The Call; a fdr The NewMasses; columnist Daily Worker;autobiographical novel. • See: UJE; EJ; A]YB,24:146,69:607; WWIAJ, 1928; BEOAJ; DAB,8; NYTimes, May 161967,45:1.

Gold, Morris; b. NYC, ca 1924; d. NYC,Oct 1984.

MD U Zurich, Swiss Analytic Soc.•

Psychiatrist, LI; assocd with NY hospitals. •See: NYTimes, Oct 27 1984.

Gold, Nathan Jules; b. Hampton, IA, May281894; d. Feb 23 1970.

U NE; honorary degree. • Retail merchant,Lincoln, NE; officer trade assn, Chamber ofCommerce; active civic affairs; WWI service. •See: WWWIA, 5.

Gold, Seymour; b. NYC, Mar 6 1907.AB, LLB U CA. • Lawyer, Los Angeles; officerB'nai B'rith; active United Jewish WelfareCampaign, Anti-Defamation League. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Gold, Sheldon; b.*; d. Bronx, May 1985.Theatrical mgr, agent, NYC. • See: NYTimes,May271985.

Gold, Wolf (Ze'ev); b. Szcyczyin, Poland,1889; d. Israel, 1956.

To US 1907, to Palestine 1935. • Rabbi,Religious Zionist & Mizrachi ldr, SanFrancisco, Brooklyn; a fdr Brooklyn OrphanAsylum; orgr, pres Am Mizrachi; active JewishAgency.· See: UJE; EJ; NYTimes, Apr 91956,27:2.

Goldapple, Leon; b. Vilna, May 4 1886.Polytechnic (Vilna). • Communal worker,Brooklyn; officer synagog; active Zionist OrgofAm, Heb Inst of Southern Brooklyn, Sons ofZion. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Goldbacher, Lawrence; b. Philadelphia,Dec41890.

MD Jefferson Med School. • Proctologist,Philadelphia; inventor instruments, methods oftreatnient; author in field. • See: WWIAJ,1938.

Goldbarth, Max; b.*; d. Charleston, WVA,Nov 171911.

City council mem, Charleston, W VA. • See:AJYB,14(1912-1913):125.

Goldbaum, Jacob Samuel; b. NYC, Nov 261887; d. Nov 5 1934.

BS, PhD U PA. • Chemist, communal worker,Philadelphia; bd synagog, Jewish ChautauquaSoc,Heb Union ColI; active professional orgs.• See:AJYB, 24:146, 37:256; WWIAJ, 1926,1928.

Goldberg, *; b.*; d. Iowa City, July 13 1912.Rabbi, Iowa City. • See:AJYB, 15(1913­1914):270.

Goldberg, Abraham; b.Austria, Feb 121886.

MD Columbia.· Physician, Far Rockaway. •See: WWIAJ, 1928 (addenda).

Goldberg, Abraham; b. Yarmolinzi, Russia,Feb 23 1883; d. NYC, June 5 1942.

To US 1901. • NYU Law. • Natl Zionistldr,journalist, NYC; editor Hatoren, Das YiddisheFolk; a fdr Peoples Relief Com; co-fdr, presPoale Zion; natl officer Am Jewish Cong;officer World Zionist Actions Com. • See:UJE;AJYB, 24:146,44:337; WWlAJ, 1926,1928, 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes, June 6 1942,13:3.

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Goldberg, Abraham E; b. Volin, Russia,Oct 15 1858; d. Columbus, OH, June1940.

Orthodox ldr, steel co pres, Columbus, OH;officer Knights ofIsrael, B'rith Sholom. • See:AJYB, 42:479; WWIAJ, 1928.

Goldberg, Abraham Isaac; b. Pittsburgh,July 301904; d. Aug 301973.

OH State. • Newsman, NYC; with AssocdPress. • See: WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, Aug 311973,28:1.

Goldberg, Arthur Joseph; b. Chicago, Aug81908.

CraneJr ColI, BSL,JD Northwestern. • Secyof Labor, US supreme court justice, UNrepresentative, lawyer, CIO general counsel;natl pres Am Jewish Com; bdJTS; activeDemocratic politics, Zionist & communalaffairs; author in field. • See: EJ; EJ: 1973­1982; Fink, 126-27.

Goldberg, Benjamin; b. Chicago, June 281893.

MD U IL. • Physician, Chicago; specialty:tuberculosis; mem Joint Com on Housing;faculty U IL; active City Club; author/editor infield.· See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ.

Goldberg, Ben Zion Waife; b. Olshani,Lithuania, Jan 91894/1895; d. Tel Aviv,Dec291972.

To US 1904/1907. • BS IA State, AM, PhD?Columbia. • Yiddish journalist, author, NYC;with Day; editorJewish Digest. • See: UJE; EJ;AJYB, 74:556; WWIAJ, 1928, 1938;NYTimes,Dec 301972,24:5.

Goldberg, David; b. Novo-Bichoff,MogiIev, Russia, 1886; d. Forest Hills,NY, Nov 15 1977.

To US 1908/1909.· FtWorthPolytech, TXChristian, U Chicago. • Rabbi, journalist,Brockton, MA; earlier TX, Wichita Falls;editor TXJewish Herald; Jewish Advocate; WWIchaplain. • See: AJYB, 79:368; WWIAJ, 1926,1928, 1938; NYTimes, Nov 171977, IV 13:4.

Goldberg, Edgar; b. Delta, LA, Dec 2 1876;d. Sep 23 1937.

Owner, publisher, TXJewish Herald, Houston;officer B'nai B'rith; active Boy Scouts. • See:AJYB, 40:384; WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938.

Goldberg, Elizabeth (Mrs HarryGoldberg); b. Johnstown, OH, Apr 111902.

Americanization worker, Columbus, OH; bdWomens Council; active Natl Council ofJewish Women. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldberg, Eugene H; b. Newark, 1869; d.Kearny, NJ, June 13 1932.

MD Columbia. • Physician, banker, mayor,Kearny, NJ. • See: UJE; AJYB, 34:111.

Goldberg, Gabe; b. NYC, Jan 1 1899.AB U TX. • Insurance agent, Corsicana, TX;pres Alumni Assn, B'nai B'rith, synagog; officertrade assn. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldberg, Hannah L; b. Boston, 1902; d.Boston, Mar 261981.

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Communal exec, lawyer, writ~r, book reviewer;nad exec dir Hadassah; exec secyJewishReconstructionist Found. • See: AJYB, 83:354.

Goldberg, Harold Sherman; b. Boston, May161903; d. Boston, Dec 181967.

LLB, LLM Boston U. • Investment broker,financier, consult, communalldr, Boston; nadofficer AmJewish Com; active Republicanpolitics, AssocdJewish Philanthropies. • See:AJYB, 69:607; WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ;NITimes, Dec 201967,45:1.

Goldberg, Harry; b. Wdkes-Barre, May 291889.

Insurance broker, communal fundraiser,Wilkes-Barre; active Zionist Org ofAm, AmLegion; WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg, Harry Alexander; b. NYC, Apr 81882; d. NYC, July 1950.

DDS NY ColI of Dentistry, post-grad Cornell,NYU. • Dentist, NYC; authority on dentalinfections; active Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies; author in field; WWI service,WWII with US Public Health Service &British War Relief Soc. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;NITimes, July 101950,21:4.

Goldberg, Harry M;b. ca 1872; d. NYC,Aug 11934.

Deputy atty general, civic worker, NYc. • See:AJYB, 37:256.

Goldberg, Henry Milton; b. Pittsburgh,Oct 22 1893; d. before 1938.

Civic worker, New Casde, PA; orgr MargaretHenry Home; pres Traffic Com; activeChamber of Commerce. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Goldberg, Henry R; b. Brooklyn, May 181904; d. NYC, Feb 1966.

Educator, camp dir; fdr, pres EducationAssembly; education dir East Midwood JewishCenter; active United Synagogue ofAm. • See:AJYB, 68:526.

Goldberg, Herman D; b. Rochester, NY, ca1924; d. Queens, Feb 1968.

BA, MA Syracuse U, PhD Columbia. •Psychologist, playwright; specialty: alcoholabuse & rehabilitation; WWII service. • See:NITimes, Feb 22 1968,31:1.

Goldberg, Herman Joseph; b. Wilkes­Barre, July 141898; d. Wdkes-Barre,June 1953.

LLB Dickinson School of Law. • Lawyer,public servant, Wilkes-Barre; mem StateWater & Power Resources Bd, State PublicServices Commn; bd YMHA; WWIIgovernment service. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;NITimes,June 18 1953,29:5.

Goldberg, Hirsch; b. Courland; d. SaranacLake, NY, Dec 241911.

To NYC 1906. • German U (Prague), UBerlin, Theological Seminary (Strasbourg). •Rabbi, Savannah; mem Russian Duma. • See:AJYB, 14(1912-1913):125; NITimes, Dec 261911,9:6.

Goldberg, I L; b. ca 1876,d. Jefferson, TX,June 1923.

Mayor, Jefferson, TX; pres Chamber ofCommerce.· See:AJYB, 26:155.

Goldberg, Isaac; b.*; d. NYC, Apr 261939.Businessman, 2nd Deputy Commr ofCorrection, civic & communal worker, NYC;active Democratic politics, fraternal orgs. •See:AJYB, 41:422; NITimes, Apr 271939,25:2.

Goldberg, Isaac; b. ca 1854; d. NYC, Jan 61916.

Merchant, philanthropist, NYC.· See:AJYB,18(1916-1917):107.

Goldberg, Isaac; b. Boston, Nov 11887; d.Brookline, .MA, July 14 1938.

AB, AM, PhD Harvard. • Author, scholar,critic, translator; specialty: Romance languages,Yiddish; with Boston Evening Transcript, AmFreeman; author on music, musicians,bluebooks for Haldeman-Julius. • See: UJE;EJ;AJYB, 24:146,41:422; WWIAJ, 1928,1938; BEOAJ; WWWIA, 1; NITimes, July 151938, 17:4.

Goldberg, Isidor; b. NYC, Jan 301893; d.Mt Kisco, NY, Nov 1961.

Flashlight & battery mfr, LI City; dir HebSheltering Guardian Orphan Home; activeZionist Org ofAm, promotion ofgoodwillflights to South America. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;NITimes, Nov 24 1961,28:3.

Goldberg, Israel (pseud=RufusLearsi=Israe1); b. Suras, Russia, Oct 61887; d. NYC, Aug 11964.

To US 1892. • Historian, writer, tchr, author,NYC; author onJewish subjects.· See:AJYB,66:575; NITimes, Aug 41964,29:2.

Goldberg, Jack R; b. Bronx.Brooklyn ColI, PhD NYU. • Welfare Commnhead, NYC. • See: NITimes stories, Dec 21967, Nov 211970.

Goldberg, Jacob; b.*; d. Chicago, Aug 31918.

Communal worker, Chicago. • See: AJYB,21:205.

Goldberg, Jacob A; b. Auburn, NY, May 221885.

LLB Northeastern. • Lawyer, Worcester;officer B'nai B'rith; active Republican politics.• See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldberg, Jacob B; b. ca 1863; d. Buffalo,Feb 221933.

Physician, civic ldr, Buffalo. • See: A]YB,35:124.

Goldberg, Jeannette Miriam; b. Jefferson,TX, ca 1875; d, Philadelphia, Feb 281935.

Vassar, AB Rutgers. • Nat! field secy Nat!Council ofJewish Women, Jefferson, TX; secyJewish Chautauqua Soc (Philadelphia); activeclub & literature socs; contributor to press. •See: AJYB, 7(1905-1906):62,37:256.

Goldberg, Joseph; b. ca 1870; d. NYC, June3 1938.

Goldberg, Max

Mfr, communal worker, NYC. • See: AJYB,40:384.

Goldberg, Joseph; b.Jassy,Jan 311893; d.Brooklyn, Feb 1953.

To US 1909. • LI Business ColI. • Communaladmr, j01~malist, Brooklyn; with BrooklynJewish Center; officer Zionist Org ofAm;contributor Rumanian press; WWI service. •See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938;NITimes, Feb 151953,93:2.

Goldberg, Joseph; b. Russia, Apr 291903.To US 1903.· AB Clark, LLB Boston U. •Lawyer, communalldr, Worcester; nat! dirHeb Immigrant Aid Soc; officer Zionist Org ofAm, Am Jewish Congo • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldberg, Joshua Louis; b. Babrouisk,Russia, Jan 61896.

To US 1916. • Herzeliah ColI (Palestine), BSTechnicaIInst(Odessa),MHL, ordainedJewish Inst of Religion. • Rabbi, Astoria, LI;nat! secy Am Jewish Cong; officer QueensWelfare Com, Family Welfare Soc, rabbinicalassns; WWI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1928,1938; BEOAJ.

Goldberg, Julius; b. NYC, Oct 22 1891.BS CCNY, DDS NYU. • Orthodontist, NYC;faculty NYU; author in field. • See: WWIAJ,1938; BEOAJ.

Goldberg, Julius Arthur; b. Chicago, Mar 41880; d. before 1938.

Exec, Chicago. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Goldberg, Lee Levi; b. New Albany, IN,Feb 91887.

Motion picture exec, theatre mgr, Cincinnatiearlier Louisville; pres Big Features RightsCorp; active communal affairs, fundraising. •See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938.

Goldberg, Lena (Mrs); b. ca 1859; d. May13 1938.

Communal worker, Gold Star mother,Yonkers. • See:AJYB, 40:385; NYTimes, May15 1938, II 6:4.

Goldberg, Leo; b. Poland, Dec 121913; d.Feb 281971.

To US 1929. • Banker, realtor, merchant,Cleveland; active United Jewish Appeal, JewishCommunity Fedn, Israel Bonds. • See:WWWIA,5.

Goldberg,Le~s;b.Luna,Grodno,AprI4

1887; d. Apr 1974.To US ca 1887. • AB, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer,US atty, state superior court judge & StateCommr of.Public Utilities, Boston; officerUnited Synagogue ofAm; active Zionist OrgofAm, AssocdJewish Philanthropies. • See:UJE; WWIAJ, 1926, 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes,Apr 14 1974, 48:8.

Goldberg, Maurice; b. Russia.Art photographer, NYC. • See: AJYB, 24:146.

Goldberg, Max; b. ca 1860; d. Pittsburgh,July 271935.

Communal worker, philanthropist, Pittsburgh.• See: AJYB, 38:428.

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Goldberg, Max; b. Minsk, Mar 17 1886.To US 1897. • Mfr, Dayton, OH, Chicago;pres Nat! Soda & Straw Co; WWI USShipping Bd service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg, Max; b. Denver, Oct 191911; d.Denver, Oct 25 1972.

Newspaperman, Denver; with IntermountainJewish News, Denver Post; active communalaffairs.· See:A]YB, 74:556.

Goldberg, Max Abraham; b. Brooklyn, July111899.

CCNY, NYU, CPA NY State. • Accountant,motion picture exec, pioneer exhibitor offoreign films, NYC; pres European FilmsCorp; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg, Maxwell Henry; b. Malden, MA,Oct 221907.

Amherst, BS MA State, MA, PhD Yale. •English literature scholar, Amherst; faculty MAState. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg,Meyer;b.Sehz, Grodno, Dec 101876; d. Bronx,]an 1944.

To US 1901. • Zionistldr, Poland, KansasCity, NYC; with nat! Zionist Org ofAm,regional Keren Hayesod; delegate 1st AmJewish Cong; contributor Heb & Yiddishpress, UJE. • See: WWIA], 1926; NYTimes,Jan 12 1944,23:2.

Goldberg, Meyer; b. Lomza, Apr 18 1886.To US 1906. • Bldg contractor, Tarrytown,NY; active United Jewish Appeal,JewishCenter, synagog. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg, Michael; b. Russia, Dec 20 1857.Rabbi, Philadelphia. • See: A]YB, 5(1903­1904):58.

Goldberg, Michael; b. ca 1866; d. Feb 271938.

Yiddish dramatist, NYC. • See:A]YB, 40:385.

Goldberg, Milton Henry; b. Buffalo, Feb 81888.

MD U Buffalo, post-grad Europe, MayoClinic. • Physician, surgeon, Buffalo; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1926.

Goldberg, Monroe S; b. NYC, Mar 241890.

ME Cornell. • Engineer, LI City; active tradeassn. • See: WWIA], 1926.

Goldberg, Morrell; b. Lawrence, MA, Oct121910; d. NYC, Dec 51977.

BA Dartmouth, post-grad Colunibia. •Hospital admr, consult, Brooklyn; withBrookdale Hospital Med Center; officerprofessional soc; WWII service. • See:WWWIA, 7; NYTimes, Dec 61977, 42:2.

Goldberg, Morris; b. NYC, Nov 22 1894.AB, MD OH State. • Ear, eye, nose, throatsurgeon, Columbus, OH; faculty OH State;officer B'nai B'rith. • See: WWIA], 1938;BEOA].

Goldberg, Morris; b. Glasgow, Nov 101900/1903.

To NYC 1925. • BS, MA U Glasgow, UEdinburgh. • Romance langugage educator,translator, NYC; author in field, on science. •See: UJE; WWIA], 1926,1938.

Goldberg, Morton; b. Bialystok, Sep 18190111903.

To US 1905. • U Pittsburgh, BS NYU,ordainedJTS, MA Brown, PhD Webster U. •Rabbi, Fall River, MA; officer Jewish Charities.• See: WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Goldberg, Moses Hyman; b. Bialystok, Jan12 1885; d.Jan 61940.

To US 1905. • Rabbi, New Orleans; activecommunal affairs; contributor Hebencyclopedia.· See:A]YB, 42:479; WWIA],1926, 1938;BEOA].

Goldberg, Nathan; b. Austria, July 301887;d. Brooklyn, Dec 5 1961.

Yiddish actor, mgr, NYC; pres Heb ActorsUnion, Yiddish Theatrical Alliance; mgrYiddish Nat! Theatre. • See:A]YB, 64:493;WWIA], 1926, 1928;NYTimes, Dec 71961,43:2.

Goldberg, Nathan; b. Suwalki, Dec 191903; d. NYC, Feb 23 1979.

To US 1919. • Sociological statistician, author,NYC; faculty Yeshiva U, Bernard Revel GradSchool; with Am Jewish Com; author in field. •See:A]YB,80:366.

Goldberg, PhilipJ; b. NYC, 1921.Life insurance exec; a fdr Hamilton LifeInsurance. • See: Wall StreetJournal story, Mar201968.

Goldberg, Pinchos L; b. ca 1874; d.Pittsburgh, Nov 2 1922.

Rabbi, Pittsburgh. • See:A]YB, 25:139.

Goldberg, Reuben H; b. Hutchinson, KS,May61881.

Clothing merchant, Hutchinson, KS; activetrade assns.· See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldberg, Rose (Mrs Nathan Goldberg); b.Chemovitz, Austria/Minsk?, Sep 121889; d. Brooklyn, Oct 1966.

To US as child. • Yiddish actress, NYc. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1928; NYTimes, Oct 8 1966,31:4.

Goldberg, Rube (RubenlReuben Lucius);b. San Francisco, July 4 1883; d. NYC,Dec 71970.

BS U CA (Berkeley). • Cartoonist, PultizerPrize winner, NYC; with Evening Mail, NYSun; known for "contrivances." • See: UJE; E];E]:1973-1982;A]YB, 24:146, 72:541; WWIA],1926,1928, 1938;BEOA]; WWWIA,6,7;DAB, 8; NYTimes story, June 7 1963, obituary,Dec 81970,1:4.

Goldberg, SJ; b. ca 1876; d. Bemidji, MN,Aug91938.

Zionist & communal worker, St Paul. • See:A]YB, 41:422.

Goldberg, Samuel; b.*Rabbi, Norfolk. • See: A]YB, 7(1905­1906):121.

206

Goldberg, Samuel; b. NYC, June 12 1889.MD Medico-Chirurgical (Philadelphia). •Pediatrician, Philadelphia; faculty Temple U. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg, Samuel Alexander; b. Kletzk,Russia, Dec 12 1883; d. West Orange,N], Aug 1964.

To US 1900. • Woodbine Agricultural School,Newark ColI ofTechnology, DVM, MA, PhDCornell, MD NYU. • Pathologist, dirlaboratories, Newark; author in field; WWIservice.· See:A]YB, 24:146; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; NYTimes, Aug 301964,93:1.

Goldberg, Samuel Auron; b. Philadelphia,June 2 1898; d. Feb 16 1974.

BA, LLB, JDU PA; honorary degree. •Lawyer, Philadelphia; pres Fedn ofJewishCharities, Jewish Family Services; dir UnitedFund; author in field; WWII service. • See:WWWIA.,6.

Goldberg, Samuel David; b. NYC, Jan 11898.

BS, MS, PhD Brooklyn Polytech. • Chemist,mfr, Brooklyn; WWI service. • See: WWIA],1938.

Goldberg, Samuel Louis; b. Kovno, May 71863.

Cantor, Baltimore. • See: A]YB, 5(1903­1904):58.

Goldberg, Saniuel M; b. NYC, Apr 14 1889.CCNY, LLB NYU. • Lawyer, NYC. • See:WWIA],1928.

Goldberg, Samuel M; b. Newark, June 241908.

LLB NJ Law. • Lawyer, master in chancery,legislator, Newark; pres NJ Council to AbolishCapital Punishment; officer B'rith Abraham. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberg, Solomon; b. Brooklyn, Sep 21902.

LLB NYU.• Lawyer, Far Rockaway; officerRockaway Taxpayers Assn. • See: WWIA],1938.

Goldberg, William; b. Albany, NY, Mar 81888.

LLB Albany Law. • Lawyer, Albany, NY,NYC; active civic & communal affairs. • See:WWIA], 1926.

Goldberg, William Howard; b. Kropiec,Austria, May 141888.

To US 1897. • BCS NYU, CPA (NY, CO,CA). • CPA, tax counselor, Denver; pres StateBd ofAccountancy; officer professional org,B'nai B'rith. • See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Goldberger, Henry Harold; b. Hungary,Jan 19 1878; d. NYC, Aug 1969.

To US 1886. • BS CCNY, LLB aD?) NYU,MA, M Phil Columbia. • Public school tchr &principal, NYC; specialty: English as a secondlanguage; faculty Columbia; author in field. •See: WWIA], 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Aug 28

. 1969, 39:4.

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Goldberger, Henry R; b. Szerencs,Hungary, Oct 5 1899; d. Augusta, GA,Sep 221946.

To US 1919.· CCNY,Rabbinical ColI ofAm,Theological Seminary ofAm. • Rabbi, 'Altoona, PA, GA; active Zionist Org ofAm. •See:A]YB, 49:611; WWIA], 1926,1938.

Goldberger, Herman I; b.*; d. Memphis,Nov 11936.

Lawyer, civic worker, Memphis. • See:A]YB,39:591.

Goldberger, Isadore; b. ca 1886; d.Greenville, MS,Jan 91938.

Civic worker, Swifton, MS. • See: A]YB,40:385.

Goldberger, Isidore Harry; b. NYC, Aug 241888; d. NYC, May 9 1967.

MD NYU. • Physician, public health advocate,consult, author, NYC; a fdr Morrisania CityHospital, Columbia U School for OralHygiene; est many public health & preventivemeasures for school children; officer med socs.• See: A]YB, 69:607; WWWIA, 5; NYTimes,May 10 1967,47:2.

Goldberger, Joseph; b. Girald, Hungary/Czechoslovakia, July 16 1874; d.Washington DC,Jan 17 1929.

To US ca 1880. • CCNY, MD Bellevue. •Pathologist, public health specialist, medresearcher, Washington DC; specialty:pellegra, investigating diseases in environment; .with US Public Health Service; author in field.• See: UJE;E];A]YB, 24:146, 31:93; WWIA],1926,1928; WWWIA, 1; DAB; NYTimes,]an18 1929,23:1.

Goldberger, Leo; b. Austria-Hungary, ca1864; d. NYC, Dec 25 1939.

To US ca 1909.· Rabbi, NYc.. See:A]YB,42:479; NYTimes, Dec 261939,19:4.

Goldberger, Leo; b. near Epemies,Hungary, May 27 1879.

To US 1880. • NY Law. • Lawyer, master inchancery, state supreme commr, municipaljudge, Perth Amboy; nadbd Order Sons ofZion. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldberger, Leo J; b. Hungary, Mar 41886; d. Miami, Feb 211958.

Mfr, NYC; a fdr Fedn of]ewishPhilanthropies; officerJewishReconstructionist Soc; bdJTS, Soc for theAdvancement of]udaism; WWII withUNRRA. • See:A]YB, 60:355; NYTimes, Feb23 1958,92:6.

Goldberger, Marvin; b. Chicago, 1923.Carnegie Tech. • Physicist, university admr;pres Cal Tech; faculty Princeton. • See:E]:1973-1982,

Goldberger, Max Meyer; b. Nashville, Oct231884.

Dry goods merchant, Natchez; officer synagog;active United Palestine Appeal. • See: WWIA],1938.

Goldberger, Milton; b. Memphis, Apr 111906; d. Memphis, May 26 1985.

U TN, OH State. • Editor, publisher,Memphis; editor TheHeb Watchman, shoppingnewspapers. - See:A]YB, 87:439.

Goldberger, Nathan; b. Perth Amboy, Nov161893.

NYU. • Real estate exec, Perth Amboy; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldberger, Norman; b. ca 1884; d. NYC,Mar 3 1936.

Brewery head, communal worker, NYc. • See:A]YB, 38:428.

Goldberger, Solomon Maxwell; b. Chicago,Apr 111886.

MD U IL. • Pediatrician, Chicago; faculty UIL; active med soc. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldblatt, Abba; b.*; d. Tucson, Mar 21939.

Communal worker,· Chicago. • See: A]YB,41:422.

Goldblatt, Arthur; b. Montreal, Apr 291898.

To US 1906. • BS, AA Lewis Inst, BS, JDNorthwestern. • Lawyer, Chicago; specialty:family, marriage & divorce law; active bar assn;author in field & fiction; WWI service. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldblatt, David; b. Radom, Poland, ca1865; d. NYC, Dec 81945.

To South Africa ca 1890, taUS 1916.·Yiddish writer, NYC; editor The GeneralIllustrated Encyclopedia; author onJewishculture. - See:A]YB, 24:146,48:489-90;NYTimes, Dec 111945,25:2.

Goldblatt, Harry; b. Muscatine, lA, Mar 141891; d. Rochester, Jan 1977.

AB, CM, MD McGill, U London. •Pathologist, Cleveland; specialty: high bloodpressure; faculty Western Reserve; author infield; WWI service. • See: UJE; WWIA],1928,1938;BEOA];NYTimes,Jan81977,22:1, correctionJan 111977, 35:6.

Goldblatt, Joel; .b. Chicago, Aug 12 1907; d.Aug 10 1982.

Business exec, Chicago; trustee Goldblatt BrosFound; active charity fundraising; WWIIservice. • See: WW"WIA,8.

Goldblatt, Maurice; b. Stashov, Poland,Mar 17 1893; d.July 171984.

To US 1906. • Dept store exec, Chicago; execdir Am Cancer Soc; bd Goldblatt Bros Found;active communal affairs, med researchfundraising.· See: WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 8.

Goldblatt, Maurice Henry; b. RevallTallinn, Estonia, May 30 1883; d. Mar 21962.

To US ca 1889. • WI Conservatory, ChicagoMusical CoIl, Notre Dame; honorary degrees.• Violinist, composer, art expert, Chicago;concertmaster Chicago Philharmonic; dir offine arts Notre· Dame. • See: UJE; A]YB,24:147; WWIA], 1938; BEOA]; WW"WIA, 4;NYTimes, Mar 3 1962,21:4.

Goldblatt, Max Benjamin; b. NYC, Sep 281887.

Auditor, Norfolk; comptroller VirginianRailway. -See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldblatt; Nathan; b. Stashov, Poland, Mar241895; d.Wtnnetka, IL, Nov 1944.

To US 1904/1905. • Dept store chain co-fdr &exec, Chicago; trustee Orthodox Home forAged; dir Heb Immigrant Aid Soc, HebTheologicalColl, Chicago Civic Opera. • See:A]YB, 47:523; WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 2;NYTimes, Nov41944, 15:4.

Goldblatt, Paul; b. NYC, Aug 17 1898.BCS NYU. • Social work admr, Omaha,earlier Harrisburg; exec dir Jewish CommunityCenter & Welfare Fedn; officer professionalsoc; WWI service. • See: WWIA}, 1938.

Goldbloom, MauriceJ; b. Brooklyn, 1912;d. NYC, Dec 30 1977.

Author, editor, translator, social activist; fdr,exec secy Am Com for Democracy & Freedomin Greece; bd Amnesty Internatl; • editorialcom The Socialist Call; assocd editor Current;pre-WWII underground courier into NaziGermany. - See:A]YB, 79:368; NYTimes,]an3 1978,32:3.

Goldburg, JesseJ; b. NYC, Oct 211885.NY Law. • Motion picture producer, NYC,Los Angeles; pres Ocean Film Corp,Independent Pictures Corp; active synagog. •See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldburgh, Harold L; b. Philadelphia, ca1894; d. Philadelphia, Oct 1962.

Med CoIl (Philadelphia). • Physician, internist,Philadelphia; WWI service. • See: NYTimes,Oct 91962,41:1.

Golde, Becky Weinberg (Mrs MorrisWeinberg); b. ca 1876; d. NYC, Aug 161950.

Communal fundraiser; a fdr, dir YWHA. -. See:A]YB, 53:524; NYTimes, Aug 17 1950,27:4.

Golde, Joseph Alan; b. Chicago, Aug 201892.

BS,]D U Chicago. • Lawyer, Chicago; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Golde, Morris; b. 1871?; d. NYC, Aug 81950.

Clothingmfr, realtor; a fdr Soc for theAdvancement of]udaism.)· See:A]YB, 53:524;NYTimes, Aug 91950,29:3.

Golden, Ben Hale; b. Barbarville, KY, Dec161910; d. Mar 14 1970.

Newspaper exec; with TN Valley Aauthority,Chattanooga Times, Times Publishing; WWIIservice. • See: WW"WIA, 5; NYTimes, Mar 151970,89:1.

Golden, Harry Lewis (Goldhurst,Herschel); b. Austria-HungarylNYC,May 6 1902; d. Charlotte, NC, Oct 21981.

To US as child. • CCNY; honorary degrees. •Author, publisher; fdr, editor Carolina Israelite;bd NAACP; author on]ewish concerns;imprisoned for running a gambling den

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(NYC).• See:E];A]YB, 83:354-55; WWWIA,8; NYTimes story, Feb 26 1968, obituary, Oct 31981.

Golden, Horace; b. Russia.Illusionist, NYC.· See:A]YB, 24:147.

Golden, Isidore Michael; b. Gennany, May2 1878; d. San Francisco, July 8 1941.

To US 1884. • U CA Law. • Lawyer, superiorcourt judge, San Francisco; officer B'nai B'rith,Zionist Org ofAm, Anti-Defamation League,bar assn. • See: UJE;A]YB, 44:337; WWIA],1938.

Golden, John Richard; b. Kobe, Japan, Sep211907.

To San Francisco 1907. • AB Stanford, LLBHarvard. • Lawyer, asst district atty, SanFrancisco. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Golden, Morris N; b. ca 1859; d. Bangor,ME,May311916.

Rabbi, Bangor, ME. • See: A]YB, 18(1916­1917):107.

Golden, Samuel H; b. ca 1885; d. NYC,Dec 1960.

Food supplier, NYC; developed industrialcafeterias. • See: NYTimes, Dec 10 1960,23:3.

Golden, Samuel Herbert (S Herbert); b.Russia, Sep 15 1875; d. NYC, Jan 11941.

To NYC 1880. • Wool merchant, banker,communalldr, philanthropist, author, NYC;pres United Synagogue ofAm, League forAbolition of Capital Punishment; dir Heb FreeLoan Soc; active interfaith relations. • See:A]YB, 43:358; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;BEOA]; WWWIA, 1; NYTimes, Jan 2 1941,23:5.

Golden, Samuel S; b. Boston, Sep 141894.Tufts, MD Middlesex ColI ofMed.· Medexec, Denver; with Beth Israel Hospital, JewishConsumptives Relief Soc Sanatorium; authorin field. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldenberg, Albert Aron; b. Charkow,Russia, Apr 23 1877.

To US 1903. • Russian Imperial Conservatory.• Solo & orchestra violinist, tchr, New Haven;mem New Haven Symphony. • See: WWIA],1926,1938.

Goldenberg, Asher; b. Nograd, Hungary,Sep 241887; d. NYC, Feb 13 1954.

To US 1921. • Vienna Conservatory. •Cantor, rabbi, composer, NYC, Philadelphia;officer professional assns, Heb Union ColI. •See: A]YB, 56:569; WWIA}, 1938; NYTimes,Feb 15 1954,23:2.

Goldenberg, Carl; b. Stomdorf, Hesse-Dannstadt, Feb 2 1893.

U Munich, U Freiburg, U Frankfurt. •Physician, Washington DC; officer Avukah;lecturer in field. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldenberg, John Brooks; b. Philadelphia,Nov281892.

"Wharton. • Shoe mfr, arbitrator, Philadelphia;officer trade assn, YM-YWHA; active socialwelfare orgs.· See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Goldenberg, Hennan; b. Giessen,Gennany, Oct 13 1863; d. NYC, 1937.

U Giessen, U Munich. • Physician,dermatologist, NYC. • See: WWIA], 1928;NYTimes, Apr 2 1937,23:4.

Goldenberg, Isaac; b. ca 1873; d.Washington DC, July 11935.

Merchant, Washington DC. • See:A]YB,38:428.

Goldenberg, Julius; b. ca 1850; d.Baltimore, Oct 13 1923.

Philanthropist, Baltimore. • See: A]YB,26:155.

Goldenberg, Lazar;b. 1846;d. 1916.In NYC 1880s-1890s. • Pioneer Jewishsocialist, revolutionary, Russia; fdr JewishSocialist Org (London); publisher Free Russia;memoirs. • See: E].

Goldenberg, Morris; b. Mt Holyoke, MA,July 281911; d. Queens, Aug 171969.

Juilliard. • Percussionist, composer, NYC;faculty Juilliard; music dir NBC. • See:WWWIA, 5;NYTimes, Aug 181969, 35:5.

Goldenberg, Rosa H (Mrs MosesGoldenberg); b. Baltimore, Feb 15 1856.

Civic & communal clubwoman, Baltimore;officer Natl Council ofJewish Women, HebOrphans Aid Soc; dir State Fedn of Clubs, MDHospital for Consumptives; active ConsumersLeague.· See:A]YB, 7(1905-1906):62-63.

Goldenberg, Samuel; b. ca 1884; d.Brooklyn, Oct 31 1945.

Yiddish & English actor on stage, in movies. •See:A]YB, 48:490;NYTimes, Nov i 1945,23:1.

Goldenberg, Sigmund Alexander; b. NYC,Feb 2 1904; d. NYC,Jan 15 1971.

Mfr, communalldr; a fdr United JewishAppeal; officer synagog, Jewish CommunityCenter (Kingsbridge). • See: A]YB, 73 :631.

Goldenburg, Michael; b. WInnipeg, Feb 221879.

To US 1886.·· MD U IL. • Ophthalmologist,eye surgeon, Chicago; pres med soc. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldensky, Elias; b. Russia, Sep 91867; d.Philadelphia, Mar 10 1943.

Portrait photographer, Philadelphia; fdr AmMuseum of Photography; pioneer in colorphotography. • See: A]YB, 6(1904-1905):102,24:147,45:385; NYTimes, Mar 11 1943,21:3.

Goldenson, Abraham Behr; b. ca 1871; d. StLouis, Feb 7 1931.

Rabbi, author, StLouis.· See:A]YB, 33:126.

Goldenson, Claudia Myar (Mrs Samuel HGoldenson); b. Camden, AR, ca 1878; d.Jan 251938.

Communal & philanthropic worker, NYC,Albany, NY, Pittsburgh.· See:A]YB, 40:385;NYTimes, Jan 26 1938,23:1.

Goldenson,Leonard;h.Scottdale,P~

Harvard, Harvard Law. • Lawyer; bd chr ABC;

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with Paramount Pictures (NYC, Boston). •See:A]H, 72:108-21.

Goldenson, SamueIHarry;b. Kalvaria,Poland, Mar 26 1878; d. Stamford, CT,Aug311962.

To US 1890.· Ordained Heb Union ColI, ABU Cincinnati, AM, PhD Columbia; honorarydegree.· Reform rabbi & ldr, Albany, NY,Pittsburgh, NYC; pres Central ConfofAmRabbis; officer World Union for ProgressiveJudaism; active civic reform, social justice. •See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 6(1904-1905):216,24:147,65:433; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA];NYTimes, Sep 11962, 19:5.

Goldenstein, Maurice Moyssay; b.Kishinev,July 111879.

To US 1906. • U Kiev, EE Tech U(Darmstadt). • Electrical engineer, patentholder, consult, Chicago. • See: WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA].

Goldenstein, Raphael; b. Bachtshissarai,Russia, Dec 29 1885.

AB U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI,post-grad U Chicago. • Rabbi, author, poet,Lancaster, PA; active est religious schools,libraries & museums; WWI withJewishWelfare Bd, chaplain. • See: WWIA], 1926.

Goldenweiser, Alexander Alexandrovich; b.Kiev, Jan 291880; d. Portland, OR, July61940.

To US 1900. • Harvard, AB, AM, PhDColumbia. • Anthropologist, sociologist,Portland, OR; facility U OR, Reed; author/editor in field; Russian army service. • See:UJE; E]; A]YB, 24:147,43:358; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 1; DAB, 2.

Goldenweiser, EmanuelAlexander(Alexandrovich);)}. Kiev,July 311883; d.Princeton, Mar 311953.

To US 1902.· AB Columbia, MA, PhDCornell. • Economist, statistician, consult,Washirigton DC; with Federal Reserve,government agencies; a designer InternatlMonetary Fund, World Bank; author in field. •See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 55:455-56; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 3; DAB, 5;NYTimes, Apr 2 1953,27:5.

Golder, Benjamin Martin; b. Vineland, NJ,Dec 23 1891; d. Philadelphia, Dec 301946.

LLB UPA. • Congressman, lawyer, legislator,Philadelphia; WWI service, WWIIgovernment service. • See: UJE; A]YB, 49:611;WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; WWWIA, 2;NYTimes, Dec 311946, 18:3.

Golder, Frank Alfred; b. Odessa, Aug 11 .1877; d. Palo Alto, Jan 71929.

To US 1881. • Georgetown ColI (KY),Bucknell, AB, PhD Harvard, post-grad Paris,Berlin. • Historian, government advisor, PaloAlto; mem Am ReliefAdm; specialty: Russia &Alaska; faculty Carnegie Tech, WA State,Stanford; dir Hoover War Library. • See:A]YB, 3):93;DAB;NYTimes,Jan81929, 31:3.

Goldfaden, Abraham; h. StaroKonstantinov, Ukraine, July 12 1840; d.

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NYC, Jan 9 1908.To NYC 1887-1889, 1903. • Prolific Yiddishplaywright, "father ofYiddish opera," Yiddishpublisher, NYC; est 1st regular Yiddish theatre(Rumania). • See: JE; UJE; EJ; AJYB, 6(1904­1905):101, 10(1908-1909):120; NYTimes, Jan101908,7:5.

Goldfaden, Wolf; b. Kiev, Oct 14 1885.To US 1923. • U Pharmacy, School ofDramatic Arts (both St Petersburg). • Actor,Russia, NYC; with Yiddish Art Theatre; fdr,officer actors unions (Odessa, Cherson); execcom Heb Actors Union. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Goldfarb, AbrahamJ; b. England, 1881.Zoologist, colI professor, NYC. • See: AJYB,24:147.

Goldfarb, Bertha (Mrs Jacob Goldfarb); b.1900; d. Palm Beach, Feb 17 1982.

Philanthropist, communalldr; co-benefactorBrandeis; active Am Jewish Com, Jewish Guildfor Blind, Nad Council ofJewish Women.·See:AJYB,84:333.

Goldfarb, Israel; b. Sieniawa, Galicia, Dec15 1879/1881; d. Oceanside, NY, Feb 131967.

To NYC 1893. • Inst ofMusical Art, BSColumbia, ordained JTS. • Rabbi, cantor,composer, Brooklyn; fdr Cantors Assn ofAm;facultyJTS; pres NY Bd ofJewish Ministers;author in field. • See: UJE; AJYB, 5(1903­1904):58-59,7(1905-1906):121,24:147;69:607; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; NYTimes,Feb 14 1967,43:1.

Goldfarb, Jacob; b. Vilki, Kovno, Mar 71871.

Cantor, Washington, PA. • See:AJYB, 5(1903­1904):59; WWIAJ, 1928.

Goldfarb, Jacob A; b. Warsaw, June 151895; d. NYC, May 281978.

CCNY; honorary degree. • Clothing mfr,philanthropist; fdr Union Underwear Co;officer professional soc; trustee Brandeis, NYUJewish Culture Found; WWI service. • See:AJYB, 80:365; WWWIA, 7;NYTimes, May 291978, IV 7:5.

Goldfarb, Mary (Mrs); b. ca 1869; d.Brooklyn, June 4 1938.

Communal worker, Brooklyn; active Fedn ofJewish Charities.· See:AJYB, 40:385;NYTimes, June 71938,23:4.

Goldfarb, Philip; b. NYC, Oct 10 1886.LLB Columbia.· Lawyer, NYC; active FednofJewish Philanthropies. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldfarb, Samuel Eliezer; h. Austria, June17 1891.

To US 1893. • Columbia Tchrs. • Music tchr,director, composer, NYC, Seatde; with Bd ofJewish Education (NYC); composer childrensoperettas withJewish themes. • See: WWIAJ,1926, 1928, 1938.

Goldfarb, SamuelJesse; b. Russia, ca 1881;d. NYC,June 271945.

To US as child. • Physician,

gastroenterologist, radiologist, NYC. • See:AJYB, 48:490; NYTimes, June 301945,17:7.

Goldfarb, Solomon D; b. Sokolow, Austria,Apr 151902.

BS NYU, ordainedJTS.· Rabbi, SpringValley, NY. • See: BEOAJ.

Goldfein, Irving; b. Bialystok, May 12 1893.To US 1900. • BCE Valparaiso U, BS, CE U"WI; honorary degree. • Research engineer,inventor, Milwaukee; with Dept ofPublicWorks; active Jewish education; WWI service.• See: WWIAJ, 1926, 1938.

Goldfeld, Stephen M; b. Bronx, 1940.Harvard, PhD MIT. • Economist; facultyPrinceton; advisor to Ronald Reagan. • See:NYTimes story, Sep 21 1980.

Goldfine, Bernard; b. Avanta, Russia, caOct 1889; d. Boston, Sep 211967.

To US 1890s. • Industrialist, influencepeddler, Boston; imprisoned for tax evasion;active politics. • See: DAB, 8; NYTimes, Sep 231967,31:1.

Goldfine, Wdliam; b. Warsaw, Oct 281898;d. NYC, Dec 25 1976.

Banker, communalldr, NYC; a fdr AlbertEinstein ColI ofMed; advisor NY Bd ofRabbis; fundraiser Israel Bonds; benefactorHeb Home for the Aged. • See:AJYB, 78:541;WWWIA, 7; NYTimes, Dec 261976,51:1.

Goldfinger, Nathaniel; b. NYClBronx, Aug201916; d. Washington DC,July 221976.

BS CCNY, post-grad New School, Am U. •Economist, Washington DC, with Nad Bureauof Economic Research; officer professional soc;advisor Export-Import Bank. • See: WWWIA,7; NYTimes, July 241976,26:4.

Goldfogle, Henry Mayer; b. NYC, May 231856; d. NYC, June 1 1929.

Townsend ColI.· Congressman, lawyer,legislator, municipal judge, NYC; pres Bd ofTaxes & Assessments; active B'nai B'rith,synagog, Democratic politics. • See: JE; UJE;AJYB, 4(1902-1903):172, 6(1904-1905):101­02,24:147,31:93; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928;WWWIA, 1; NYTimes, June 2 1929,26:2.

Goldforb, Abraham Jules; b. London, Mar13/311881; d. Apr 1962.

To US 1884.· BS CCNY, PhD Columbia.·Biologist, NYC; faculty CCNY; mem CarnegieExpeditions; officer professional socs; author/editor in field. • See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1926,1928, 1938; BEOAJ; WWWIA, 6; NYTimes,Apr 18 1962,39:4.

Goldfrank, Esther Schiff (Mrs Walter SGoldfrank); b. NYC, May 5 1896.

AB Barnard. • Anthropologist, NYC; "assocdwith Franz Boas; author in field. • See:WWIAJ, J 938.

Goldhaar, John; b. NYC, Oct 22 1884.BS Cornell, MS NYU. • Public school tchr,NYC; active AM ORT, Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies; WWI Jewish Welfare Bdservice. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Golding, Harry W

Goldhaber, Sulamith (Mrs GersonGoldhaber); b. Vienna, Nov41923; d.Madras, Dec 11 1965.

To US 1948. • Physicist, Berkeley; withLawrence Radiation Lab (U CA); bd JewishFamily Services. • See: AJYB, 67:536;NYTimes, Dec 141965,43:2.

Goldhaft, Arthur D; b. Philadelphia, Sep 151885; d. Vineland, NJ, Apr 2 1960.

Veterinarian; consult Hadassah YouthReference Bd; active promoter of Israeliagriculture, Jewish Nad Fund. • See:AJYB,62:450; NYTimes, Apr 3 1960,86:6.

Goldhammer, Max Herman; b. NYC, Sep 31885.

BS U CO. • Electrical engineer, NYC; withGE; author in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1928, 1938.

Goldin, Aryeh; b. Turov, Russia, May 111892; d. Bronx, Apr 181966.

To US 1913. • Physician; Yiddish & Hebauthor in field. • See: AJYB, 68:526.

Goldin, Asher; b. Russia, ca 1892; d. NYC,Apr 1966.

To US 1913. • MD NYU. • Physician, author,NYC. • See:JTA-DNB, Apr 22 1966.

Goldin, Gullie Benjamin; b. Walterboro,SC, Dec 261892.

AB U GA, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, NYC,Washington DC; with New Deal agencies;author in field; WWI service. • See: WWIAJ,1938; BEOAJ.

Goldin, Horace (born Goldstein); b. nearVilna, Dec 17 1873; d. London, Aug 221939.

To Nashville 1880s? • Magician, showma..rl;autobiography. • See: DAB, 2; NYTimes, Aug23 1939,21:6.

Goldin, Hyman Elias; b. Lithuania, 1881; d.Brooklyn, Mar 14 1971.

To US 1900/1901. • LLB NYU. • Rabbi,religious educator, prison chaplain, author,NYC; principal Machzike Talmud Torah; estsummer camps.· See: EJ:1973-1982;AJYB,73:631; NYTimes, Mar 15 1971,40:1.

Goldin,Judah; b. NYC, 1914.OrdainedJTS. • Scholar, tchr, notedtranslator; faculty Yale, U IA, U PA; author infield. • See: EJ.

Goldin, Sidney M; b. ca 1880; d. NYC, Sep161937.

Actor, Yiddish film producer, NYc. • See:AJYB, 40:385; NYTimes, Sep 211937, 25:2.

Golding, Gustav Daniel; b. Selma, AL, Oct15 1889.

Roofing co owner, communalldr, Chicago;nad dir Fedn ofTemple Brotherhoods; officerFedn ofJewish Congregations; pres tradeassns. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Golding, HarryW; b. NYC, Mar 191897;d. Boston, Apr 19 1970.

Textile exec; a fdr Albert Einstein ColI ofMed;

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benefactor Yeshiva U; trustee Brandeis. • See:A]YB, 72:541; NYTimes, Apr 211970,43:3.

(;olding,Joseph;b.Butyan,Lithuania,Dec11872; d. NYC, Aug 181942.

To US 1891. It Cotton goods merchant, bldr,NYC; donor Joseph Golding Med ResearchFund; active communal education. • See:A]YB, 45:385; WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Aug191942,19:2.

Golding, Julius H; b. NYC?, 1899; d. NYC,Oct 191969.

Business exec, communal philanthropist; a fdrAlbert Einstein Med ColI; patron Brandeis,Heb schools. • See: A]YB, 71 :604; NYTimes,Oct211969,47:3.

(;Olding, Samuel H; b. Urian, Russia, May24 1885; d. NYC, Mar 29 1970.

To US 1891. • Banker, philanthropist, NYC;fdr, exec Sterling Natl Bank; bd Beth IsraelHospital; donor Albert Einstein ColI ofMed. •See:A]YB, 72:541; WWWIA, 5; NYTimes, Mar30 1970, 39:1.

(;oldman, Aaron; b. Grodno, Mar 15 1887.To NYC 1894. • DDS NYU. • Dentist, oralsurgeon, NYC; officer dental soc; author in .field. • See: WWIA], 1938.

(;oldman, Abe Van; b. Chicago, Nov 41892.

Insurance agent, Chicago; active synagog;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Albert; b. NYC, July 16 1882; d.NYC, May 5 1967.

Postmaster, Commr of Plant & Structures,communal & civic ldr, NYC, Bronx; pres PostOffice Found; officer Soc for the Prevention ofCruelty to Children, Bronx Eye & EarInfirmary, Bronx Bd ofTrade; active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See: A]YB, 69:507-08;WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA,4; NYTimes, May 6 1967,.31:1.

(;oldman, Alfred; b. St Louis, Oct 6 1896.AB; MS, MD Washington U (St Louis). •Physician, St Louis; faculty Washington U;author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Alvin Damascus; b. St Louis, Jan311881.

.AB Harvard, Washington U Law (St Louis). •Textile exec, St Louis; officerJewish Fedn;exec bd Jewish Hospital; trustee public library;active trade orgs. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1938;WWWIA,6.

(;oldman, Belle A; b. San Francisco, July 101876/1879.

San Francisco Normal School. It Public librarysupt, world traveler, San Francisco. • See:A]YB, 24:147; WWIA], 1926,1928.

(;oldman, Ben; b. Russia, ca 1894; d. NYC,Aug 1961.

Business exec, clothing mfr, communal worker,NYC.· See: NYTimes, Aug 111961,23:2.

(;oldman, Ben W; b. Chicago.BS, MS U Chicago, LLB Kent. It Lawyer,

Chicago; earlier operator chemical laboratory;WWI service. It See: WWIA], 1938.

(;oldman, Benjamin Mandel; b. Waukesha,WI, Dec 18 1889; d. Los Angeles, Mar 201935.

U MN. • Lawyer, communal worker, LosAngeles; officer Zionist Org ofAm; an orgrMotion Picture Film Bd; active B'nai B'rith. •See:A]YB, 37:256; WWIA], 1926.

Goldman, Benjamin Paul; b. NYC, Jan 251894.

ME Cornell, LLB Brooklyn Law. • Lawyer,NYC; earlier industrial engineer; natl presSigma Alpha Mu. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Blanche Bauman (Mrs MauriceL (;oldman); b. !>urango, CO, Dec 191893.

AB U MO.· Educator, communal & civicworker, Houston; mem Bd of Education; natlofficer Natl Council ofJewish Women; foughtKu Klux Klan; active Am Jewish Com, refugeework.· See: UJE; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938.

Goldman,Charles;b.1903;d.NYC,Feb1966.

Mfr; art collector; a fdr Albert Einstein MedColI; donor Goldman-Schartz Art Center(Brandeis), Goldman Wing (Israel Museum,Jerusalem); WWII government rervice. • See:A]YB, 68:526; NYTimes, Feb 71966,29:3.

Goldman, Charles Joseph; b. Boston, Dec161888.

Harvard, LLB Boston U. • Lawyer, Lynn, MA;chr Lynn Stadium Commn; pres Fedn ofJewish Charities, YMHA; active Republicanpolitics, bar assn. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, David; b. Hoosick Falls, NY, Jan12 1893.

DGA CCNY, Brooklyn Law. • Lawyer, CPA,business exec, NYC; faculty CCNY. • See:WWIA], 1938; BEOAJ.

Goldman, Edward Alphonse; b. Mt Carroll,IL,1873.

Naturalist, author, Washington DC. • See:A]YB, 24:147.

Goldman, Edwin Franko; b. Louisville, Jan11878; d. NYC, Feb 211956. .

Natl Conservatory ofMusic. • Bandleader,composer, cornet player, NYC; fdr band,professional assn; faculty Columbia; author infield. It See: E]; A]YB, 24:147, 58:476;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA];WWWIA,3; DAB, 6; NYTimes, Feb 22 1956,27:4.

(;oldman, Emma; b. Kovno, June 27 1869;d. Toronto, May 141940.

To US 1885. It Anarchist ldr, publicist, author,lecturer; deported to Soviet Union, 1919;active Spanish Civil War, against conscription.• See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 42:479; WWWIA, 4;NAW; DAB, 2; NYTimes, May 141940, 23:1.

Goldman, Eric Frederick; b. WashingtonDC, 1915.

Historian; specialty 20th century US; facultyPrinceton; officer professional org; consultLyndon BJohnson. It See: E].

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(;oldman, Frank;.b. Lowell, MA, Dec 41890; d. Lowell, MA, Mar 16 1965.

LLB Boston U. • Lawyer, natl communalldr;internatl pres B'nai B'rith; natl officer NatlJewish Hospital; editor Natl ]ewish Monthly; bdJTS, Heb U; active Jewish claims againstGermany.· See:A]YB, 67:536; WWWIA, 4;NYTimes, Mar 17 1965,45:1.

(;oldman, George; b. Lomza, Sep 71887.To US 1889.· MD Yale, post-grad NY Post­Grad Med School. It Roentgenologist, NewHaven.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Harris; b.*; d. Lynn, MA, Oct 161938.

Communal worker, Lynn, MA. • See: A]YB,41:423.

Goldman, Harris; b. ca 1856; d. Elgin, IL,Mar261939.

Communal worker, Elgin, IL. It See: A]YB,41:423.

Goldman, Harry; b. Russia, ca 1896; d.Boston, Apr 22 1943.

Deputy health commr, Boston. It See: A]YB,45:385.

Goldman, Harry Ceorge; b. Warsaw, May201887.

To US 1890.· MD NYU, LLB NY Law,LLM Brooklyn Law, post-grad Cornell, NYU.It Otolaryngologist, lawyer, NYC; fdr, officerpublic health soc. It See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Henry; b.*Communal worker, NYc. • See: A]YB,24:147.

Goldman, Henry; b. Philadelphia, Sep 211857; d. Apr 41937.

Harvard. It Dry goods importer, banker, artconnoisseur & collector, philanthropist, NYC;with Goldman, Sachs. • See: E] (subGoldman);A]YB, 39:591; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Apr 5 1937, 19:1.

(;oldman, Hetty; b. NYC, De~ 191881; d.Princeton, May 4 1972.

AB Bryn Mawr, Columbia, MA, PhDRadcliffe, Am School of Classical Studies(Athens). It Archaeologist, classicist; mem InstofAdvanced Study (princeton); sponsoredmany German refugees; author in field; WWIRed Cross work. It See: E]; WWWIA, 5;NAW:modern; NYTimes, May 6 1972, 38:4.

(;oldman, Hyman; b. ca 1854; d. Detroit,Mar 141934.

Scholar, communalldr, Detroit. It See: A]YB,36:281.

(;oldman, Hymen; b. Bessarabia, 1888; d.Washington DC, Nov 15 1980.

To US 1906. It Business exec, communalldr,author; fdr, pres Jewish Community Council ofGreater Washington, Reb Home for the Aged;pres United Jewish Appeal, Zionist Org ofAm.• See:A]YB, 82:366.

Goldman, Isaac Henry; b. Baltimore,]an 141892.

VA Polytech, MD Med ColI ofVA. •

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Physician, anesthetist, Richmond; WWIservice. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldman, Israel Mordecai; b. Przasnysz,Poland, Feb 13 1901.

To US 1910.· OrdainedJTS,AB CCNY,MAColumbia; honorary degree. • Rabbi,communal educationalldr, Providence; presRabbincial Assembly ofAm; fdr, dir Nat!Academy ofAdult Jewish Education Studies;officer Zionist Org ofAm, Am Jewish Congo •See:AJYB, 81:366; WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldman, J B; b.*Cantor, NYc.. See:AJYB, 7(1905-1906):121.

Goldman, Joseph; b.Jefferson City, MO, ca1875; d. Los Angeles, Apr 1951.

Newspaper editor; editor Jefferson CityDemoerat-Tribune; advertising mgr St LouisJewish Daily Record; outspoken foe of Ku KluxKlan; Spanish-Am War service. • See:NYTimes, Apr 261951,29:4.

Goldman, Joseph Hunneman; b. Slavuta,Russia, Oct 2 1897.

To Boston 1899. • AB, MD Harvard. •Physician, Boston; faculty Boston U, Tufts. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Julius; b. ca 1853; d. NYC, Dec13 1938.

Lawyer, communal worker, NYC; pres Baronde Hirsch Fund Com. • See: A]YB, 7(1905­1906):63,24:147,41:423; NYTimes, Dec 141938,25:4.

Goldman, L Edwin; b. Baltimore, Sep 271883.

AB Johns Hopkins, LLB U MD. • Lawyer,communal & civic welfare ldr, Baltimore; bdDept of Public Welfare, Legal Aid Bureau;officer AssocdJewish Charities. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldman, Leon; b. Moscow, ca 1864; d.NYC, May 11943.

Zionist ldr & admr, France, Canada, NYC;exec dir Zionist Org of Canada. • See: A]YB,45:385; NYTimes, May 3 1943, 17:5.

Goldman, Leon; b. Cincinnati, Dec 71905;d. Mar 41975.

MD U Cincinnati, U Zurich. • Physician,dermatologist, Cincinnati; faculty UCincinnati; officer med socs; consult US PublicHealth Service; author in field. • See:WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, Mar 7 1975,38:3,correction Mar 8 1975, 27:7.

Goldman, LewisJ; b. ca 1850; d.Cincinnati, Aug 24 1921.

Nat! Reform ldr, communal worker,Cincinnati; nat! pres Union ofAm HebCongregations.· See:A]YB, 24:101.

Goldman, Marcus; b. 1821; d.July 1904.To US 1848.· Co-fdr Goldman, Sachs, NYC;earlier peddler, clothing merchant,Philadelphia. • See: E] (sub Goldman);NYTimes,July211904,7:7.

Goldman, Marcus; b. ca 1837; d.Philadelphia, Sep 23 1911.

Chief librarian, Heb Literature Soc,Philadelphia. • See: A]YB, 14(1912-1913):124.

Goldman, Marcus Isaac; b. NYC,Jan 111881.

AB, BS Harvard, EM Columbia, PhD JohnsHopkins.· Geologist, Washington DC; withUS Geological Survey; officer professional soc;author/editor in field. • See:A]YB, 24:147;WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938.

Goldman, Maurice Harry; b. Auburn, NY,Jan 81906; d.July 71962.

NYU. • Business exec, Rochester, NY; fdr AmJewish Com chapter; exec com United JewishWelfare Fund; dir Jewish Home for Aged,synagog. • See: WWWIA, 4.

Goldman, Max Benjamin; b. Latvia, Sep 141877.

To US 1894. • Merchant, mfrs representative,Honolulu; officer B'nai B'rith; reserve service.• See: WWIA], 1938. • *See Goldmann, MaxBenjamin.

Goldman, Mayer Clarence; b. NewOrleans, Sep 2 1874; d. NYC, Nov 241939.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, pioneer advocate ofpublic defender, author, NYC; officerTaxpayers Assn; mem nat! council Nat!Economic League; active professional socs, barassns. • .See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 42:479; WWIA],1926 (addenda), 1928, 1938; BEOA];WWWIA, 1; DAB, 2; NYTimes, Nov 25 1939,17:3.

Goldman, Moms H; b. Philadelphia, Mar301906; d. Dec 241973.

LLB Temple U, Litt D DE Valley ColI(honorary degree?). • Lawyer, Philadelphia;trustee PierceJr ColI, DE Valley ColI ofScience & Agriculture; active Fedn ofJewishAgencies, professional soc. • See: WWWIA, 6.

Goldman, Morris; b. Warsaw, ca 1863; d.West OrangelPleasantville, N}, Oct 21938.

To US ca 1879. • Merchant, hotel owner,communal worker; introduced chocolate syrupto us. • See: AJYB, 41 :423; NYTimes, Oct 31938,15:5.

Goldman, Moses; b. ca 1861; d. RockIsland, IL, Sep 1918.

Rabbi, Rock Island, IL. • See: A]YB, 20:205.

Goldman, Moses H; b. Sherps, Poland, Aug301896.

To US 1921. • Ordained Poland. • Rabbi,Ossining, NYC; memAmJewish Cong,Zionist Org ofAm. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Moses Ha-Kohen; b. Pinsk, Aug4 1863; d. 1918.

To US 1890. • Heb tchr, journalist, printer,NYC; fdr Ha-Moreh, Ha.,.Le'om. • See: E];Eisenstadt, 26-27.

Goldman, Myron Murry; b.NYC, June 141875.

CCNY, CPA (LA).· CPA, New Orleans;active communal affairs. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Samuel

Goldman, Nathaniel I S; b. ca 1893; d.Philadelphia, Apr 13 1934.

Lawyer, communal worker, Philadelphia. •See:A]YB, 36:281.

Goldman, Oscar; b. Boston, Aug 131902.LLB Northeastern, LLM Boston U. • Lawyer,Lewiston, ME; officer B'nai B'rith; activ::eRepublican politics, synagog, Red Cross, BoyScouts.· See: WWIA], 1938; BEOAJ.

Goldman, Paul L; b. Wisoko..;Mazowieck,Poland, July 1 1904; d. NYC, Dec 291973.

To US 1920. • LLB StJohns. • Lawyer, LaborZionist ldr & exec; general secy Achdut­Avodah-Poale Zion; nat! secy United LaborZion Pary; secy Nat! Com for Labor Israel;officer Labor Zion Org; active World ZionistCong, Workmen's Circle. • See: EJ:1973­1982;A]YB, 75:654-55; NYTimes, Dec 311973,20:5.

Goldman, Raymond Leslie; b. St Louis,May 20 1895. '

U MO, Columbia. • Author, playwright,Brentwood, TN; co-author "The PeoplesChoioce"; WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1928,1938.

Goldman, Reuben; b. Rochester, NY, Oct 91903.

LLB Union U. • Lawyer, communalldr,Rochester, NY; officer Free Loan Soc, HebSchool; active Zionist Org ofAm. • See:WWIA], 1938.

Goldman, Richard Franko; b. NYC, Dec 71910; d.Jan 19 1980.

AB Columbia; honorary degrees. • Conductor,composer, tchr, author, Baltimore; presPeabody Conservatory, Goldman BandConcerts; faculty Juilliard; WWII service. •See: E] (sub Goldman, Edward Franko);WWWIA, 7; NYTimes,]an 22 1980.

Goldman, Richard S; b. San Francisco, Aug111889.

BL U CA(Berkeley). • Lawyer, San Francisco.• See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldman, Robert Philip; b. Cincinnati,May 171890; d. Cincinnati, Apr 10 1976.

AB Yale, LLB Harvard, U Paris. • Lawyer,civic & nat! Reform ldr, Cincinnati; presUnion ofAm Heb Congregations; bd HebUnion ColI-Jewish Inst of Religion; active barassns, Nat! Conf of Christians & Jews, LegalAid Soc; WWIservice.· See:AJYB, 78:541;WWIA], 1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 7;NYTimes, Apr 12 1976, 32:5.

Goldman, Rose S (Mrs Samuel LeoGoldman); b. StJoseph, Jan 281893.

Communal & Zionist worker, StJoseph; orgrHadassah; delegate Am Jewish Cong; activeZionist Org ofAm, Red Cross. • See: WWIA],1926,1928.

Goldman, Samuel; b. NYC, Jan 171884; d.Flushing, Queens, June 1972.

CCNY. • Public school mathematics tchr,principal, Brooklyn; active synagog. • See:WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, June 16 1972,42:3.

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Goldman, Samuel; b. Washington DC, Sep181894.

Chain store exec, Rodessa, LA; orgr.Playgrounds & Recreation Dept; nat! bd HebImmigrant Aid Soc, Jewish Defense Com; presAllied Jewish Campaign; WWI service. • See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldman, Samuel P; b. Troy, NY, Mar 131877.

PhB St Francis Xavier (NYC), LLB NYU. •Lawyer, NYC; officer bar assns. • See:WWWL4,5.

Goldman, Sigmund Ludwig; b. Bamberg,Bavaria, Feb 25 1864.

To US 1881. • Merchant, bottling exec,Yokohama, London, Chicago; officer nat! mfrsassns. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldman, Solomon; b. Kozin, Volhynia,Aug 181893; d. Chicago, May 141953.

To US 1900. • RIETS, ordainedJTS, ABNYU, Columbia, U Chicago; honorarydegrees. • Conservative rabbi, Zionist ldr,orator, author, Chicago; nat! pres Nat! HebAssn, Zionist Org ofAm. • See: UJE; EJ;AJYB, 55:456; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938;BEOAJ; WWWIA.; 3; NYTimes, May 15 1953,24:3.

Goldman, Toby (Mrs); b. ca 1837; d.Rochester, NY,July 241923.

Communal & philanthropic worker,Rochester, NY. • See: AJYB, 26:155; NYTimes,July 26 1923, 13:4.

Goldman, Walter Franko; b. ca 1885; d.New Orleans, June 7 1939.

Broker, communal worker, New Orleans. •See:AJYB, 41:423.

Goldman, William; b. Carbondale, IL, Sep3 1868; d. Apr 9 1938.

Southern IL Normal. • Clothing mfr, woolindustrialist, NYC; pres trade assns; officerMontefiore Hospital; active Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies. • See:AJYB, 40:385; WWIAJ,1938; NYTimes, Apr 101938, II 7:1.

Goldman, William Hyman; b. Pasvalys,Lithuania, July 15 1882.

To St Louis 1900. • Editor, foreign exchange& travel agency owner, Zionist ldr, St Louis;nat! officer Progressive Order of the West;editor Jewish Vorsteher, Jewish Express; dir AmJewish Cong.· See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldmann, Bernhard A; b. Pittsburgh, ca1896; d. Pittsburgh, Apr 7 1947.

Physician, dermatologist, Pittsburgh; faculty UPittsburgh. • See: AJYB, 49:611.

Goldmann, Max Benjamin; b. Pilten,Latvia, Sep 14 1877.

To US ca 1895. • Clothing merchant,Honolulu; activeJewish Welfare Bd. • See:WWIAJ, 1928. • *See Goldman, MaxBenjamin.

Goldmann, Nahum; b. ~szniewo,Russia,July 10 1894; d. Bad Reichenhall,Germany, Aug 29 1982.

To NYC 1940, to Israel 1962. • U Marburg, U

Berlin, JD Heidelberg. • Zionist ldr, publisher,wtiter, NYC; political reviewer DerJude; a fdrWorld Jewish Cong; dir League ofNations forthe Jewish Agency for Palestine; active AmJewish Cong, Zionist Org ofAm. • See: UJE;EJ; EJ:1973-1982; WWWlA, 8; NYTimes, Aug311982.

Goldmann, Nathan; b. NYC, Aug 191875/1876.

CCNY. • Printing exec, realtor, NYC; activeFedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See: WWIAJ,1926, 1938.

Goldmann, Sidney; b. Trenton, Nov 281903; d. Aug 61983.

BA, LLB Harvard. • Civic & communalldr,state superior court judge, city atty, statelibrarian, Trenton; officer bar assn; bd AmJewish Com; active Nat! Conf of Christians &Jews. • See: EJ:1985-1987; AJYB, 85:401-03;WWWL4,8.

Goldmark, CharlesJ; b. Brooklyn, ca 1867;d. White Plains, Nov 3 1942.

Yale, Cornell. • Electical engineer, equipmentdesigner.· See:AJYB, 45:385; NYTimes, Nov 51942,25:6.

Goldmark, Godfrey; b. NYC, Dec 13 1881;d. Mar 1968.

LLB Cornell. • Lawyer, NYC; counsel NY &US Public Service Commns; author in field. •See: WWIAJ, 1928; NYTimes, Mar 141968,43:2.

Goldmark, Henry; b. NYC, June 15 1857;d. Nyack, NY,Jan 15 1941.

Brooklyn Polytech, AB Harvard, RoyalPolytech (Hannover). • Civil engineer, bridgebldr, consult; designed locks for Panama Canal.• See: UJE; EJ (sub Goldmark);AJYB, 24:147,43:358; WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ; DAB, 3.

Goldmark, Joseph; b. Nemet-Keresztur,Hungary, 1818; d. NYC, Apr 1881.

To US 1849. • UVienna. • Physician,chemist, mfr, NYC; mem Austrian parliament;fled to US after sentencing in Austria. • See:UJE; EJ (sub Goldmark); NYTimes, Apr 201881,5:4.

Goldmark, Josephine; b. Brooklyn, Oct 131877; d. White Plains, Dec 15 1950.

Bryn Mawr, Barnard. • Labor problems expert,social investigator, social legislation pioneer,author; officer Nat! Consumers League;investigated Triangle Shirtwaist Co fire. • See:AJYB, 53:525; NAW; NYTimes, Dec 16 1950,17:3.

Goldmark, Pauline Dorothea; b. Brooklyn,1874; d. Oct 18 1962.

AB Bryn Mawr. • Social work admr, author,NYC; with NY Child Labor Com; assoc dirNY School of Philanthropy; researcher Nat!Consumers League. • See: EJ (sub Goldmark);AJYB, 24:147; WWIAJ, 1938; WWWlA, 4,5;NYTimes, Oct 20 1962, 25:6.

Goldmark, Peter Carl; b. Budapest, Dec 21906; d. Dec 1977.

To US 1933.· BS, PhD UVienna; honorarydegrees. • Radio & television exec; with CBS;

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author/patent holder in field. • See: WWWlA,7; NYTimes, Dec 8 1977, 1:1.

Goldmark, Rubin (Reuben); b. NYC, Aug15 1872; d. NYC, Mar 61936.

CCNY, U Vienna, Vienna Conservatory, Nat!Conservatory ofMusic; honorary degree. •Composer, tchr, NYC; faculty CO ColIConservatory, Juilliard. • See: UJE; EJ (subGoldmark);AJYB, 6(1904-1905):103,24:147,38:428; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928; BEOAJ;WWWlA, 1; DAB, 2; NYTimes, Mar 71936,15:1.

Goldner, Fred; b. Frankfurt, May 25 1886.To Nashville 1888. • Jewelry merchant,Nashville; officer YMHA, synagog. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Goldowsky, Harry; b. Russia, Apr 171867;d. Nov 1948.

To US 1868. • Bldr, realtor, communalldr,philanthropist, Jersey City; pres state ZionistOrg ofAm, Fedn ofYM-YWHAs, JewishCommunity Center, synagog; state officerUnited Synagogue ofAm. • See: WWIAJ,1928,1938;NYTimes,Nov221948,21:4.

Goldrich, Clara B (Mrs Leon Goldrich); b.NYC, ca 1875; d. NYC, Oct 12 1937.

Hunter, LLB NYU. • Lawyer, social worker,communal & educational worker, tchr, NYC;exec dir Heb Sheltering Guardian Soc(Pleasantville, NY). • See: AJYB, 40:385;NYTimes, Oct 13 1937,23:2.

Goldrich, Leon W; b. Paris, Feb 5 1875; d.Jan 81937.

BS CCNY, LLB, PdM, MA, PhD NYU; post­grad Columbia. • Sociologist, social welfareworker, tchr, principal, Pleasantville, NY; execdir Heb Sheltering Guardian Soc; author/lecturer in field; WWIJewish Welfare Bdservice.· See:AJYB, 39:592; WWIAJ, 1928;NYTimes,Jan 10 1937, II 10:3.

Goldring, William; b. Anniston, AL, May 81898; d. Feb 13 1981.

StJohns, Fordham, BS, MD NYU. •Physician, consult, NYC; faculty NYU; officermed socs; author/editor in field. • See:WWWlA, 7.

Goldsand, Alexander J; b. ca 1877; d. Oct111936.

Realtor, communal worker, Howard Beach,NY. • See:AJYB, 39:592.

Goldsand, Robert; b. Vienna, 1911.To US ca 1938. • Vienna Conservatory. •Concert pianist. • See: UJE.

Goldschmidt, Alfons; b. Gelsenkirchen,Germany, Nov 28 1879; d. Mexico City,Jan 1940.

To US 1933. • U Munich, U Freiburg. •Economist; faculty U Leipzig, U Cordoba(Argentina), CCNY, U Mexico; dir SocialEconomy Lab (NYC); author in field;autobiography. • See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1938;NYTimes, Jan 23 1940,21:3.

Goldschmidt,Jakob;b.Eldagsen,Hannover, Dec 311882; d. NYC, Sep 231955.

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To US 1936. • Honorary degree. • Financier,industrial promoter, philanthropist; fdrGerman banking house, natl German bank,Encyclopedia ]udaica; active Natl Conf ofChristians & Jews, patron of cultural instns. •See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 58:476; WWWIA, 3;DAB, 5; NYI'imes, Sep 25 1955,92:5.

Goldschmidt, Lina (Mrs); b.*; d.Newfoundland, N], Aug 26 1935.

To US ca 1933/1934.· Art critic, NYc. • See:A]YB, 38:428.

Goldschmidt, Neil Edward; b. Eugene, OR,1941.

U OR, U CA Law. • US Secy ofTransportation, politician, mayor, Portland,OR; active synagog. • See: E]:1973-1982;NYI'imes story, July 13 1980.

Goldschmidt, Richard Benedikt (Benedict);b. Frankfurt, 1878; d. Apr 24 1958.

To US 1936. • U Munich, PhD U Heidelberg;honorary degrees. • Biologist, zoologist,geneticist; faculty U Munich, Kaiser WilhelmInst (Berlin), U CA (Berkeley); author in field.• See: UJE; E]; WWWIA, 3; NYI'imes, Apr 261958,19:5.

Goldschmidt, Samuel; b. ca 1887; d.Philadelphia, Aug 8 1951.

Yale, PhD Yale. • Physiologist, Philadelphia;faculty U PA. • See: A]YB, 24:148; NYTimes,Aug 91951,21:2.

Goldschmidt, William; b. ca 1868; d.Brooklyn, Sep 30 1935.

Lawyer, communal worker, philanthropist,Brooklyn. • See: A]YB, 38:428.

Goldshlag, Nathan; b. Warsaw, Apr 111886.

To US 1906. • BS, CE Cooper Union. • Bldr& land developer, NYC; pres Gan ChaimCorp; officer Zionist Org ofAm. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldsmith, Albert Elias; b. NYC, Mar 81887.

Yale, MD U MD. • Genito-urinary surgeon,Baltimore; faculty U MD; officer med socs;author in field. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Goldsmith, Alexander Aaron; b. Aurora, IL,Dec281878.

MD Northwestern, post-grad Europe.·Internist, Chicago; faculty Post-Grad MedSchool; officer med soc. • See: WWIA], 1928,1938.

Goldsmith, Alfred Norton; b. NYC, Sep 151887; d. StPetersburg, FL, 1974.

BS CCNY, PhD Columbia; honorary degree. •Electronics expert, pioneer color televisioninventor, consult; exec RCA; faculty Columbia;editor in field; WWI service. • See: UJE;A]YB, 24:148; WWIA], 1928,1938; BEOA];NITimes, July 3 1974, 34:4.

Goldsmith, Alva Welby; b. Cincinnati, Jan16 1881; d. Feb 1965.

AB, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer, Cincinnati;officer synagog; exec com Union ofAm HebCongregations; trustee Jewish Hospital. • See:

WWIA], 1928, 1938; NITimes, Feb 27 1965,25:4.

Goldsmith, Arthur Abraham; b. SanFrancisco, Dec 12 1894.

AB,JD Stanford. • Lawyer, Portland, OR;officer B'nai B'rith; trustee Fedn ofJewishSocs; WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith,Be~ard;b.M~ch, 1832;d.Portland, OR, 1901.

To US ca 1849. • Pacific coast pioneer,merchant, businessman; mayor, Portland, OR.• See: UJE.

Goldsmith, Bemard;b. ca 1833; d.Brooklyn, Sep 251914.

Communal worker, Brooklyn. • See: A]YB,17(1915-1916):219.

Goldsmith, Dora (Mrs); b. ca 1855; d.Memphis, Nov 29 1934.

Communal worker, Memphis. • See: A]YB,37:256.

Goldsmith, Edith Joseph (Mrs Walter AGoldsmith); b. Cleveland, Apr 23 1892.

Western Reserve. • Communalldr, Cleveland;pres Temple Womens Assn, Fedn ofJewishWomens Orgs; regional officer Natl CouncilofJewish Women. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith, Edna; b. Springfield, OH, Dec14 1874; d. Cleveland, Nov 14 1945.

Communalldr, Cleveland; fdr natl movementfor Fedn ofTemple Sisterhoods; bd NatlEducational League; pres Womens Assn;supporter consumer legislation. • See: A]YB,48:490; WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith, Edward; b. Germany, 1833.Chemist, Philadelphia. • See:A]YB, 24:148.

Goldsmith, Elisha Victor; b. New London,CT, Oct 18 1879.

Packard Business CoIl. • Realtor, NewLondon; officer Assocd Charities. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldsmith, Grace Arabell; b. St Paul, Apr 81904; d. New Orleans, Apr 281975.

U MN, BS U WI, MD Tulane, MS U MN. •Physician, nutritionist, public health educator;specialty: vitamin & nutrition deficiency; fdr,dean Tulane School of Public Health; facultyTulane; pres professional socs. • See:WWWIA, 6; NITimes, Apr 29 1975,36:4.

Goldsmith, Harry; b. Russia, Nov 22 1889.To Baltimore 1894.· MD U MD.·Neuropsychiatrist, Baltimore; author in field;reserve service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith, Henry Markwell; b. Chicago,Nov 13 1879.

LLB Lake Forest U. • Lawyer, Chicago; activeRepublican politics. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith, Horace Ward; b. Chicago, May171894; d. Phoenix, Feb 51980.

Broker, businessman, communalldr,philanthropist; a fdr/benefactor Am Com forShaare Zedek Hospital, JTS, Brandeis, Haifa

Goldsmith, Louis Nathan

Technion; WWI service. • See: E]:1983-1985;A]YB, 82:366.

Goldsmith, Irving Baer; b. Chicago, Mar 181902.

AB U MI, LLB, JSD Harvard. • Lawyer,Chicago; secy to Justice Brandeis; dir YoungMens Jewish Charities.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith, Irving Islington; b. SaratogaSprings, NY, Apr 271881; d. 1951.

AB Cornell, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, deputystate atty general, state ~upreme court judge,Saratoga Springs, NY; mem commn to codifystate laws, State Probation Commn; chr Bd ofChild Welfare; active Am Legion; author infield.· See: UJE; WWIA], 1926,1928;NITimes, June 41951, 27:3.

Goldsmith, Jachial; b. Russia, Oct 18 1889;d. before 1938.

Yiddish actor, NYc. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldsmith, Jack Maxwell Nathaniel; b.Liverpool, England, Oct 6 1899.

Morningside CoIl, Creighton, U Chicago. •Financier, insurance representative,Washington DC; dir Heb Home for Aged. •See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldsmith, Jacob; b. ca 1850; d. Memphis,Nov 171933.

Pioneer settler, merchant, Memphis. • See:A]YB,36:281.

Goldsmith, Joseph; b. ca 1842; d. Reading,PA, May 22 1910.

Mem, city com, Reading, PA. • See: A]YB,12(1910-1911):111.

Goldsmith, Joseph; b. NYC, Mar 18 1893;d. NYC,Aug 1953.

AB CCNY. • Realtor, civil servant, NYC;officer professional assn, Taxpayers Union. •See:WWIA], 1938;NITimes, Sep 11953,23:4.

Goldsmith, Lester Morris; b. Pottsville,PA,July 11893.

Drexel. • Engineer, Philadelphia; with AtlanticRefining Co. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldsmith, Lillian Burkhart (Mrs GeorgeGoldsmith); b. Pittsburgh, Feb 81871/1874.

U Southern CA. • Lecturer on contemporaryissues, dramatic interpreter, communal &charity worker, Los Angeles; officer NatlCouncil ofJewish Women.· See: WWIA],1926, 1928, 1938;BEOA].

Goldsmith, Louis; b. NYC, Jan 1 1882; d.Philadelphia, Nov 1955.

Clothing mfr, Philadelphia; orgr plan foremployee ownership; bdJewish Foster Home.• See: WWIA], 1928, 1938; NITimes, Nov 101955,35:5.

Goldsmith, Louis Nathan; b. Philadelphia,July 7 1890; d. Philadelphia, Feb 1962.

U PA. • Sports exec, patron & figure, motionpicture & vaudeville theatre exec, Philadelphia;mem Bd ofRecreation, PA Boxing Commn,Olympic Selections Coms; officer AAU,

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Sportswriters; asst dir Public Welfare. • See:WWIAJ, 1928, 1938; NITimes; Feb 10 1962,23:5.

Goldsmith, Luba Robin (Mrs MiltonGoldsmith); b. Uman, Ukraine, Jan 171879; d. before 1938.

MD U Pittsburgh, post-grad Philadelphia,NYC, abroad. • Physician, Pittsburgh; activepublic health, civic affairs; authorin fields,Jewish subjects. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1928.

Goldsmith, Malcolm; b. Braddock, PA, Apr261888.

BS, LLB UPA. • Dept store exec, Braddock,PA; officer General Hospital; bd IreneKaufmann Settlement (Pittsburgh). • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Goldsmith, Marrin Herman; b. Newark,Feb 9 1872; d. East Orange, NJ, Feb1950.

Dept store exec, realtor, bank dir, Newark;pres Heb Benevolent & Orphan Asylum Soc;bd Conf ofJewish Charities. • See: WWIAJ,1938; NITimes, Feb 10 1950,23:2.

Goldsmith, Meyer; b. ca 1827; d.Cincinnati, Dec 9 1909.

Civil War veteran, Cincinnati.· See:AJYB,12(1910-1911):110.

Goldsmith, Milton; b. Philadelphia, May 221861; d. Sep 21 1957.

BA Central High School (Philadelphia), MA UZurich. • Merchant, advertising counsellor,childrens author, novelist, librettist, poet,NYC. • See: JE; UJE; AJYB, 6(1904­1905):103-04,24:148; WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938; WWWIA, 3; NITimes, Sep 23 1957,27:5.

Goldsmith, Milton; b. Connellsville, PA,Apt 211877.

MD U PA, post-grad Berlin, Vienna. •Physician, internist, Philadelphia. • See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldsmith, Mrs Edwin Fj b. ca 1865; d.Philadelphia, July 141933.

Communal worker, Philadelphia. • See: AJYB,36:281.

Goldsmith, Mrs Milton; b.*; d. NYC, June181934.

Communal worker, NYC. • See: AJYB,36:281.

Goldsmitb, Norton L; b. ca 1873; d.Louisville,June 81911.

Lawyer, Louisville. • See:A]YB, 13(1911­1912):138.

Goldsmith, Philip H; b. Cincinnati, May 231897; d..Sep 18 1958.

Athletic goods mEr, Cincinnati; WWI service.• See: WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA, 3;NITimes,Sep 201958,19:5.

Goldsmith, Raymond William; b. Brussels,1904.

To US 1930.· Economist; faculty Yale; withSecurities & Exchange Commn, War

Production Bd, Nat! Bureau ofEconomicResearch; author in field. • See: EJ.

Goldsmith, Samuel A; b.*Communal worker, NYC. • See: AJYB,24:148.

Goldsmith, Samuel Abraham; b. NYC, Dec13 1892.

BA NYU, MA Harvard. -Social work admr,Chicago; exec dir Jewish Charities; pres Nat!Conf of]ewish Social Work; WWI JewishWelfare Bd work. • See: EJ; WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938.

Goldsmith, Simon M; b. NYC, July 5 1870;d. NYC, Dec 181939.

Merchant, broker, civic & communalldr,NYC; pres Am Council ofJewish FraternalOrders; Grandmaster Free Sons of Israel; execcom AmJewish Com.· See:AJYB, 42:479;WWIAJ, 1926, 1938; BEOAJ; NITimes, Dec19 1939,23:3.

Goldsmith, Sol; b. ca 1835; d. SanFrancisco, Jan 1918.

Philanthropist, San Francisco. • See: AJYB,20(1918-1919):228.

Goldsmith, Solomon M; b. ca 1860; d.Detroit, Oct 4 1908.

Communal worker, Detroit; publisherJewishAm. • See:AJYB, 10(1908-1909):107.

Goldsmith, William; b. NYC, Nov 15 1883;d. White Plains, Aug 1977.

BS, CE Cooper Union. • Civil engineer, NYC;with various governments; pres YonkersCouncil of Civic Assns; WWII service. • See:WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; NITimes, Aug 181977, II 2:5.

Goldstein, Aaron Milton; b. NYC, Dec 281887.

Dept store exec, citycommr, Waco; pres HebFree Loan Assn, Chamber of Commerce, statetrade assn; officer Red Cross; fundraiserCommunity Chest, Baylor, Jewish DefenseCom. - See: WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ.

Goldstein, Abraham; b. ca 1871; d. WestPalm Beach, Feb 181939.

Contractor, communal worker, Rochester, NY.• See:AJYB, 41:423.

Goldstein, Abraham; b. St Petersburg, May15 1875.

To US 1895. • Imperial U (St Petersburg). •Editor, legislator, Cheyenne, WY; fdr, editorWyomingJewish Press; fdr Jewish ReliefAssn;pres B'nai B'rith; active Democratic politics. •See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldstein, Abraham; b. Kiev, Dec 30 1893;d. Sarasota, Nov 1953.

Insurance exec, Zionist ldr, Hartford;columnist Forward; orgr Zionist Org ofAm;exec com Am Jewish Cong; active JewishAgency, Democratic politics. • See: BEOAJ;NITimes, Nov 171953, 31:4.

Goldstein, Abraham Charles; b. NYC, Nov151896.

LLB Albany Law. • Lawyer, Troy; officer

Council of Social Agencies, Zionist Org ofAm,bar assn; active Fusion party; WWI service. •See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goldstein, Abraham J; b. Pren, Lithuania,May 311867; d.Jersey City, May 171944.

To Jersey City 1884. • Wholesale grocer,pioneer Jewish settler, instn fdr,Jersey City;fdr first synagog, Talmud Torah, communalinstns; orgr Heb Free Loan Assn, HudsonCounty Heb Orphans Home, Yeshiva. • See:AJYB, 46:338; WWIAJ, 1938;NITimes, May181944,19:1.

Goldstein, Abraham Samuel; b. NYC, 1925.Lawyer, consult, Washington DC, NewHaven; mem CT State Bd ofParole; faculty,dean, provost Yale; active communal affairs. •See: EJ; EJ:1973-1982; NITimes story, Mar 101970.

Goldstein, Adele (Mrs); b.*; d. Apr 10 1938.Zionist ldr, Brooklyn; fdr Mizrachi; delegateWorld Zionist Conf.· See:AJYB, 40:385;NITimes, Apr 12 1938, 23:2. e *See entrybelow.

Goldstein, Adele (Mrs Abraham JGoldstein); b. ca 1867; d. Apr 10 1938.

Zionist ldr, communal worker, Jersey City; fdrMizrachi.· See:AJYB, 40:385.· *See entryabove.

Goldstein, Adolph Otto; b. NYC, ca 1885;d. Philadelphia, May 191945.

Physician, Philadelphia; specialty: ear, eye,nose & throat; faculty Phildelphia GradHospital. • See: AJYB, 47:523; NITimes, May211945,19:3.

Goldstein, Albert Eli; b. St Louis, Feb 201896.

BS, MS Washington U (St Louis). • Chemist,St Louis; faculty Washington U; WWI service.• See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938.

Goldstein, Albert Sanford; b. Cleveland,Jan 61908.

AB U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI. •Rabbi, Rock Island, IL; earlier in Davenport;active communal & civic affairs. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Goldstein, Benjamin Franklinj b. St Louis,June 16 1895; d. May 141974.

AB Washington U (St Louis), LLB Harvard. •Lawyer, Chicago; bd Harvard Law School;WWI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA,6.

Goldstein, Bernard; b. Siedlce, Poland,1889; d. Bronx, Dec 71959.

To US 1946. • Labor orgr, author; ldr Warsawghetto underground; active PolishJewishLabor Bund. • See: AJYB, 62:450; NITimes,Dec 81959,45:4.

Goldstein, Bernard I; b. Derajnia, Podolsk,Apr 3 1880; d. Oct 1953.

To US 1897. • Journalist, Russia, Canada, US;staff The Day. • See: WWIAJ, 1928; NITimes,Oct 5 1953,27:4.

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Goldstein, Charles; b. London,.Aug 141860.

To]uneau 1885. • Raw fur dealer, miningbusinessman, realtor, dept store owner, Juneau;mem School Bd.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, David D; b. Kaschau, Austria,Mar 25 1870.

CCNY, MD NYU. • Physician, surgeon,NYC. • See: BEOA].

Goldstein, David Henry; b. New Orleans,Sep 201908; d. Aug 61978.

AB Cornell, MD, D Med Sci NYU. •Physician, NYC; specialty: environmental med;faculty NYU; officer med socs; author/editorin field. - See: WWWIA, 7; NITimes, Sep 81978, III 9:3.

Goldstein, Emanuel H; b. Pittsburgh, Dec3 1889.

Exec, North Hollywood, CA; business mgrRepublic Productions. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Fanny; b. Kamenetz-Podolsk,May 15 1888/1895; d. Boston, Dec 261961.

To Boston 1897/1900. - Boston V, Simmons,Harvard. • ]udaica librarian, Boston; fdr JewishBook Week; exec bd Am]ewish Cong; activeHadassah; donated]udaica collection to BostonPublic Library. • See: E]; A]YB, 64:493;WWIA], 1938;A]HQ, 52:69-73.

Goldstein, Gustave Louis; b. Baucau,Rumania, Dec 22 1899.

To VS 1900. • LLB NJ Law. • Lawyer,Newark, then Los Angeles; fdr Lambda AlphaPhi; pres Zionist Org ofAm; officer Council ofJewish NatI Fund. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, H; b.*Rabbi, Akron.· See:A]YB, 7(1905-1906):121.

Goldstein, Hannah (Mrs SamuelGoldstein); b. 1887?; d. Los Angeles,June 19 1957.

Hunter. • Co-fdr Am]ewish Cong; tchr NYpublic schools. • See: A]YB, 59:475; NYTimes,June 211957, 25:1.

Goldstein, Harriet; b. Trufant, MI.Chicago Art Inst, Chicago Art Academy, VMN, Northwestern Conservatory, NY Schoolof Fine & .Applied Arts. • Art tchr, St Paul;faculty V MN. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928.

Goldstein, Harriet B Lowenstein (MrsJonah J Goldstein); b. NYC, Dec 9 1886;d. NYC, Sep 301961.

Normal ColI, St Lawrence U. • Lawyer,accountant, NYC; comptroller Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies, ] oint Distribution Com. • See:A]YB, 64:493; WWIA], 1926.

Goldstein, Harry Phillip; b. Salem, MA,Mar 191896.

AB, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer, Boston; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Henry Zuckerman; b. Camden,NJ, Oct 111902; d. 1975.

MD UPA. • Otorhinolaryngologist, Newark;

reserve service. • See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes,]une 3 1975,36:4.

Goldstein, Herbert Samuel; b. NYC, Feb 81890; d. NYC,Jan 2 1970.

AB, MA Columbia, ]TS. It Orthodox rabbi,author; fdr Institutional Synagogue; facultyRIETS, Yeshiva ColI; pres Union of Orthodox] ewish Congregations, Rabbinical Council ofAm; exec com Mizrachi; active NatI Conf ofChristians &]ews.· See: UJE; E];A]YB,72:541; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA];NYTimes,]an 4 1970, 76:3.

Goldstein, Herman; b. Ismad, Bessarabia,ca 1847; d. Nov 81906.

To US 1890. • St Petersburg Conservatory. •Cantor, composer, NYC; officer professionalassn. • See:A]YB, 9(1907-1908):505; NYTimes,Nov 11 1906, 9:6.

Goldstein, Hyman; b. Bialystok, June 151889.

To NYC 1891. • MD LI ColI Hospital. •Pediatrician, NYC; consult Child Welfare Bd;officer med socs; author in field. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Goldstein, Hyman Isaac; b. Baltimore, Nov2 1887; d. Philadelphia, Mar 1954.

MD V PA, post-grad V Vienna. • Physician,Camden, NJ, Philadelphia; active Democraticpolitics; author/editor in field. - See: WWIA],1926, 1938; NYTimes, Mar 181954, 31:4.

Goldstein, Irving; b. Chicago, Feb 3 1897.LLB]ohnMarshall Law.- Lawyer, village &state circuit court judge, Chicago; facultyNorthwestern; officer B'nai B'rith,]ewish WarVeterans, Am Legion; author/editor in field;WWIservice,WWIIgovernmentservice.·See: WWWlA, 5.

Goldstein, Isadore; b. ca 1879; d. Dec 231937.

Ophthalmic surgeon, NYC; co-fdr system ofmapping eyes for identification purposes. •See:A]YB, 40:385; NYTimes, Dec 241937,17:5.

Goldstein, Isadore; b. San Francisco, Feb 11883.

Civic ldr, councilman, mayor,]uneau; WWIservice. • See: UJE; WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Goldstein, Israel; b. Philadelphia, June 181896.

AB VPA, AM Columbia, Gratz, ordained ]TS;honorary degree. • Conservative rabbi, Zionis~ldr, Jewish historian, NYC; pres]ewish NatIFund,]ewish Conciliation Court, NY Bd ofJewish Ministers; natI chr Keren Hayesod;officer Zionist Org ofAm; bd ]TS; activeinterfaith & interracial work; opposed SenatorMcCarthy, McCarran-Walter Act. 0 See: UJE;E]; E]:1973-1982; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;BEOA]; World Over, Apr 17 1959.

Goldstein, Israel; b. NYC, Aug 3 1897.BS CCNY, MA, PhD Columbia. • Chemist,public & Heb schools tchr & principal, NYC.• See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Jack; b.Boston, ca 1906; d.NYC, Feb 1971.

Screen publicist, exec; with Allied Artists. •See: NYTimes, Feb 91971,42:4.

Goldstein, Jacob; b. ca 1891; d.NYC, Feb1920.

Rutgers. • Lawyer, legislator, asst district atty,NYC; active Democratic politics. • See: A]YB,22:165;NYTimes, Feb 13 1920,11:4.

Goldstein, Jennie; b. NYC, May 8 1895/1897; d. NYC, Feb 9 1960.

Yiddish & Broadway actress, NYC; bd BikurCholim Convalescent Home, Daughters ofIsrael. • See: UJE; A]YB, 62:450; WWIA];1926,1928, 1938;NYTimes, Feb 10 1960,37:1.

Goldstein, JonahJ; b. Ontario, Apr 61886;d. Bethlehem, NH,]uly 221967.

To US 1891.· LLB NYU.• Lawyer,legislator, municipal & court of generalsessions judge, communalldr, NYC; a fdr] ewish Education Assn; Am representative] ewish Agency; active Zionist Org ofAm,]ointDistribution Com, Jewish Big Bros,RepublicanlLiberal/Fusion party. • See: UJE;E] (sub Goldstein, ]udah]amison); A]YB,69:608; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA];NYTimes,]uly23 1967,60:3.

Goldstein, Joseph; b. NYC, Aug 241879; d.Miami Beach, Feb 1952.

LLB NY Law. • Lawyer, city magistrate,NYC; fought against appointment of BertrandRussell to CCNY; active Brooklyn]ewishAlliance.· See: BEOA]; NITimes, Feb 231952,11:3.

Goldstein, Joseph Leonard; b. Sumter, SC,1940.

MD U TX. • Geneticist, Ndbellaureate; withN atI Inst of Health; faculty U TX. 0 See:E]:1985-1987.

Goldstein, Joseph M; b. NYC, ca 1867; d.NYC, Oct 311939.

To US 1918. • Economist; specialty:agriculture, railroads; faculty V Moscow;author in field. • See:A]YB, 42:479; NYTimes,Nov 11939, 23:5.

Goldstein,JudahJamison; see Goldstein,Jonah].

Goldstein, Julius L; b. Poland; d. SilverSpring, MD, Aug 1970.

St]ohns. - Lawyer, NYC, Miami; specialty:civil rights; author in field. • See: NYTimes,Sep 11970,35:1.

Goldstein,Julius M; b. ca 1855; d.Jan 151938.

Mayor, cigar mfr, communal worker, Oneida,NY. • See: A]YB, 40:385; NYTimes, Jan 161938, II 9:3.

Goldstein, Kate Arlene (Mrs Kay Kamen);b. Omaha, Apr 4 1906; d. Oct 1949.

BFA VNE.· Fashion dir, NYC; with WomensWear Daily; natI officer Gamma Alpha Chi;author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes,Oct 29 1949, 1:8.

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Goldstein, Kurt; b. Katowice, Poland, Nov61878.

MD UBreslau.· To NYC 1935.· Physician,psychiatrist, NYC; co-developer test for braindamage; faculty U Berlin, Columbia; author infield. • See: U]Ej E]j WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Leopold; b. Camden, N], Nov291898.

MD UPA, post-grad UVienna, U Masaryk,Dublin. • Obstetrician, gynecologist,Philadelphia; facultyJefferson Med School;author in field; WWI service. • See: WWIA],1926,1938.

Goldstein, Louis; b. Brooklyn; d. Apr 1965.NYU, NY Law. • County judge, legislator,Brooklyn; dir Heb Immigrant Aid Soc; activebar assn, United Jewish Appeal. • See:WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, Apr 16 1965,29:1.

Goldstein, Louis H; b. Bronx, ca 1920; d.West Hartford, CT, Apr 1971.

CCNY, MA NYU, Harvard, PhD U MN. •Social researcher; faculty U CT, Bryn Mawr. •See: NITimes, Apr 9 1971, 34:5.

Goldstein, Marcus Solomon; b.Philadelphia, Aug 22 1906.

AB, MA George Washington, PhD Columbia.• Physical anthropologist, NYC; research assocNYU; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938;BEOA].

Goldstein, Mark E; b. Jamaica, NY, May 71931; d. Nov 3 1979.

BA Adelphi, MA NYU, MS, PhD Yeshiva U. •Psychologist, consult, Jamaica, NY; facultyNew School. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Goldstein, Maurice; b. Haverhill, MA, July51894.

BS MA State. • Food inspector, NYC; withDept ofHealth; officerJewish Center ofVioletPark, Jewish War Veterans; WWI service. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Max Aaron; b. St Louis, Apr 191870; d. Frankfort, MI, July 27 1941.

MD Washington U (St Louis), post-gradabroad. • Noted otolaryngologist, St Louis;fdr, dir Central Inst for the Deaf; fdrprofessional journals; fdr, officer professionalsoc; bd Natl Fedn ofTemple Brotherhoods;WWIservice.· See: U]EjA]YB, 44:337;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA]j WWWIA,1; DAB, 3.

Goldstein, Max Aaron; b. NYC, Apr 201893.

DDS NYU. • Dentist, playwright, Lakewood,NJ; officer Talmud Torah. • See: WWIA],1938.

Goldstein, Max Fullmore; b. Birmingham,AL,July 171886.

BL U GA, LLB Yale. • Lawyer, Atlanta;author in field. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Goldstein, Meyer M; b. 1898?; d. NYC,Dec 12 1960.

Business exec, NYC; exec dir Pension PlanningCo; bd Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See:A]YB, 63:559; NYTimes, Dec 13 1960,31:2.

Goldstein, Minnie (Mrs); b. ca 1857; d.Boston, June 1934.

Communal worker, Boston. • See: A]YB,36:281.

Goldstein, Minnie R (Mrs); b. ca 1879; d.Los Angeles, Dec 291938.

Communal worker, Los Angeles. • See: A]YB,41:423.

Goldstein, Moise Herbert; b. New Orleans,Sep 17 1882; d. Dec 281972.

BE Tulane, MS MIT, Am Academy (Rome). •ArchiteCt, New Orleans; bd natl professionalorg. • See:A]YB, 24:148; WWWIA, 5,7.

Goldstein, Morris; b. Kecskemet, Hungary,Apr 71840; d. Cincinnati, Apr 91906.

Cantor, composer, Cincinnati, NYC. • See:A]YB, 5(1903-1904):59,8(1906-1907):225.

Goldstein, Morris; b. Philadelphia, Dec 21904.

Gratz, AB, MA U Cincinnati, BH, ordainedHeb Union CoIl. • Rabbi, San Francisco; presBd of Rabbis ofNorthern CA,Jewish NatlFund; officerJewish Educational Soc; bdZionist Org ofAm, Boy Scouts. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldstein, Nathan; b. Poland, Dec 271850.Civic & communal worker, Greenville, MS;mem Bd of Supervisors, City Council; officersynagog, fraternal orders. • See: WWIA],1928.

Goldstein, Nathan E; b. Allentown, PA, Sep301888.

Exec, Zionist ldr, Springfield, MA; officerZionist Org ofAm, B'nai B'rith, synagog,FederatedJewish Charities; WWI service. •See: WWIA], 1926.

Goldstein, Nathan Lee; b. NYC, Sep 181886.

LLB NY Law. • Lawyer, asst corp counsel,Zionist worker, NYC; fdr, pres EducationalAlliance Boys Clubs Alumni Assn; pres USMaccabee Assn; author in field. • See: WWIA],1938.

Goldstein, Nathan William; b. WashingtonDC, Apr 11 1908.

Columbia. • Publication mgr, NITimes, NYC.• See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Nathaniel Lawrence; b. NYC,June 91895; d. NYC, Mar 241981.

BCS NYU, CPA (NY State), LLB NY Law;honorary degrees. • State atty general, lawyer,accountant, civic & communalldr, NYC; fdr,overseer Albert Einstein CoIl ofMed; bd NYLaw School; dir Heb Orphan Asylum; activeRepublican politics, bar assn; author in field;WWI service, government service. • See:A]YB, 83:355; WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 7;NYTimes, Mar 25 1981.

Goldstein, Newman Alyin; b. London, Aug21897.

To US 1898. • Adverstising consult, NiagaraFalls, NY; advisor Bd ofHarbor Commrs;WWIservice.· See: WWIA], 1928, 1938.

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Goldstein, Otto Hennan; b. Rokycany,Czechoslovakia, Aug 26 1883; d. 1937.

To US 1900. • Importer, Chicago; Philippine,WWI & reserve service.· See:A]YB, 40:385;WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Philip Reuben; b. Sakolo-Lomza, Poland, Jan 19 1891.

To US 1900. • AB Cornell, MA, PhD U PA. •Communal admr, NYC; with JewishWelfareBd; active Zionist Org ofAm. • See: WWIA],1926,1928,1938.

Goldstein, Rebecca Fischel (Mrs Herbert SGoldstein); b. NYC, Mar 1 1891; d.NYC, June 41961.

AB Barnard, Columbia Tchrs,JTS Tchrs.·Communalldr, NYC; a fdr, pres womensbranch Union of OrthodoxJewishCongregations; bd Yeshiva U Womens Org,Mizrachi, Fedn ofJewish Wornens Orgs,Hadassah.· See:A]YB, 63:559; WWIA], 1926,1928; NYTimes, June 5 1961,31:2.

Goldstein, Rose Z (Mrs Nathan LeeGoldstein); b. NYC.

Communalldr, NYC, Brooklyn; officer FednofJewish Charities, Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies, Jewish Social Services; exec bdHadassah; exec com Am Jewish Congo • See:WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Ruby; b. NYC, Oct 7 1907; d.Miami Beach, Apr 22 1984.

Sports personality, professional boxer, ringofficial; WWII service. • See:A]YB, 86:439.

Goldstein, Sam; b. NYC, ca 1868; d. NYC,May 20 1934.

Physician, throat specialist, inventor, NYc. •See:A]YB, 36:281.

Goldstein, Sam Adam; b. Atlanta, Jan 191895/1896.

PhG Southern CoIl ofPharmacy. • Wholesaledrug & linen supply co exec, West Palm Beach;officer Recreation Commn, UnitedJewishBureau, Jewish Defense Com.· See: WWIA],1938; BEOA].

Goldstein, Samuel; b. Zanesville, OH, July13 1888.

Retail chain store exec, Lorain, OH; mem PortCommn; officer trade assn, B'nai B'rith. • See:WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Samuel; b. Przemysl, Poland,Jan 141893; d. Brooklyn, Oct 81964.

To US 1905. • LLB NYU. • Lawyer, asstdistrict atty, Brooklyn; co-fdr yeshiva; presBrooklyn Democratic Club; active AmJewishCong, World Jewish Cong, Mizrachi. • See:A]YB, 66:575; WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Oct 91964,39:1.

Goldstein, Samuel; b. Suwalki, Nov 171897.

To US 1905. • Motion picture distributor,NYC; with Guaranteed Pictures Co; activeZionist Org ofAm. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstein, Samuel (Shmulik); b. Lodz,1908; d. NYC, Nov 23 1978.

To US 1953. • Yiddish actor; mem Polish

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Aravat group. • See: A]YB, 80:365; NYTimes,Nov 25 1978, 28:4.

Goldstein, Sidney; b. Hull, England, 1903.To Israel 1950, to US 1955. • Mathematician,aerodynamicist; faculty U Manchester, HaifaTechnion, Harvard; author in field. • See: E].

Goldstein, Sidney Emanuel; b. Marshall,TX, Mar 71879; d. NYC, Mar 191955.

AB U Cincinnati, BHL, ordained Heb UnionColI, Columbia, U Chicago; honorary degree.• Reform rabbi, NYC; assoc with FreeSynagogue; facultyJewish Inst of ReligionlHebUnion ColI; chr Nad Conf on FamilyRelations; active Central Conf ofAm Rabbis,War Resisters League, Birth Control Fedn;author onJewish & social issues, family. • See:UJE; E]; A]YB, 57:606; WWIA], 1926, 1928,1938; WWWL4., 3; NYTimes, Mar 211955,25:4.

Goldstein, Vetta; b. Gladstone, MI.NY School of Fine & Applied Art, abroad. •Art instructor, U MN; author in field. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1928.

Goldstein, Walter Louis; b. NYC, Mar 301882.

AB Tulane, Columbia. • Pianist, composer,New Orleans; faculty Tulane; officerprofessionalorg. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Goldstein, William; b. Oct 3 1880.Communal & civic worker, Parkersburg, WVA; orgr Heb schooL • See: WWIA], 1928.

Goldstein, William Henry; b. Kearny, NJ,Oct 31894.

MD NYU. • Physician, Kearny, NJ; facultyPost-Grad Med School; WWI service. • See:WWIA],1938.

Goldstein, William Kaufman; b. Canton,PA, Aug 12 1903.

LLB Dickinson Law. • Lawyer, asst US atty,bankruptcy referee, Scranton. • See: WWIA],1938.

Goldstick, Nathaniel H; b. London,Ontario, Dec 5 1893.

To Detroit 1901. • LLB U MI. • Lawyer, asstcorp counsel, Detroit; officerJewish WarVeterans Burial Assn, Jewish Child PlacementBureau; active Republican politics; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldstine, Edgar Nathan; b. Ft Wayne, IN,Oct 71896.

BS Rose Polytech, post-grad MIT. • Consultsafety engineer, San Francisco; officer ZionistOrg ofAm; active Nad Safety CounciL • See:WWIA], 1926,1938.

Goldston, Eli; b. Akron, OH, Mar 8 1920;d. Jan 211974.

AB, MBA, LLB Harvard; honorary degrees. •Lawyer, industrial exec, Cleveland, Cincinnati,Boston; trustee Heb Union ColI, CombinedJewish Philanthropies, Joint Center ofUrbanStudies; author in field; WWII service. • See:WWWL4., 6; NYTimes, Jan 22 1974,42:2.

Goldston, Robert Conroy; b. NYC, July 91927.

Novelist, author, NYC; Next Year in Jerusalem.• See: WWWL4., 8.

Goldstone, Abraham J; b. ca 1864; d.Baltimore, Feb 51934.

Communal worker, Baltimore. • See: A]YB,36:281.

Goldstone, Harmon Hendricks; b. NYC,May41911.

Harvard, Columbia. • Architect, civic Idr,NYC; mem Landmarks Preservation Commn.• See: NYTimes story, Aug 27 1969.

Goldwag, Harry Louis; b. Newark, May 231893; d.Jan 1969.

PhG, Pharm D Brooklyn ColI of Pharmacy,Master of Chiropody First Inst of Podiatry,post-grad Columbia. • Podiatrist, NYC;faculty First Inst ofPodiatry; officerprofessional assns; author in field; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Jan 161969,41:2.

Goldwasser, David; b. Athens, GA, June 251911; d. Adanta, Dec 291978.

Business exec, philanthropist, Adanta; presNad Com of Symphony Orchestra Support,Am Jewish Com, Jewish Fedn; active tradeassns. • See: A]YB, 80:365.

Goldwasser, Israel Edwin (I Edwin); b.NYC, Aug 6 1878; d. NYC, June 291974.

BS, MS CCNY, MPd, MA NYU. • Communalexec, business factor, NYC; a fdr NY Assn ofNew Americans; exec dir, officer Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies; officerJointDistribution Com; active NY & BrooklynFedns ofJewish Charities; author on education.• See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 24:148, 75:514;WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, June 301974,37:3.

Goldwater, Barry M; b. Phoenix, 1909.US Senator, presidential candidate, Republicanpolitician, Phoenix; non-Jewish son ofJewishfamily. • See: E] (sub Goldwater).

Goldwater, Louis; b. ca 1876; d. Mar 91937.

Spanish-Am War veteran, NYC; head keeperBronx CountyJail; active Democratic politics.• See:A]YB, 39:592; NYTimes, Mar 12 1937,23:1.

Goldwater, Michael; b. London, 1832; d.San Francisco, 1915.

To US 1852. • AZ pioneer, La Paz, AZ,Phoenix. • See: UJE; E] (sub Goldwater).

Goldwater, Monroe; b. Yorkville, NY, Nov111885; d. NYC, Nov 211980.

Lawyer, communalldr, NYC; fdrJewishRestitution Successor Org; active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies, Democratic politics;WWII represented conscientious objectors. •See:A]YB,82:366.

Goldwater, Morris; b. London, 1852;d.Prescott, AZ, Apr 1939.

To US as infant. • Merchant, legislator, mayor,Prescott, AZ; mem AZ constitutional

Golman, Alexander Marshall

convention. • See: UJE; E] (sub Goldwater);NYTimes, Apr 12 1939,23:4.

Goldwater, Sigismund (Sigmund) Schulz; b.NYC, Feb 7 1873; d. NYC, Oct 22 1942.

Columbia, MD NYUlBellevue; honorarydegrees. • Hospital admr, public health official,NYC; world authority on hospital bldg &admn; pres Assocd Hospital Service ofNY;officer professional socs; helped develophospitalization insurance. • See: UJE; EJ;A]YB, 7(1905-1906):63; 24:148; 45:385-86;WWIA], 1938; BEOA]; WWWL4., 2; DAB, 3;NYTimes, Oct 23 1942,21:1.

Goldwyn, Herman; b. Zagar, Russia, Feb281891.

To US 1899. • Exec, Western Burlap Bag Co,Chicago; dir Marks Nathan Orphan Home. •See: WWIA], 1938.

Goldwyn(Goldfish), Samuel; b. Warsaw,Aug 271882; d.Jan 1974.

To US ca 1895. • Motion picture producer,Los Angeles; co-fdr MGM. • See: UJE; E];A]YB, 24:148; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938;BEOA]; WWWL4., 6,7; NYTimes, Feb 1 1974,1:1.

Goldwyn, Solomon S; b. NYC, July 151906; d. Manhasset, LI, Aug 281966.

Lawyer, communal education Idr; pres NadCommn for Furtherance ofJewish Education;officer synagog, Heb schools; dir Nad Assn ofHeb Day Schools; active Zionist fundraising. •See: A]YB, 68:526; NYTimes, Aug 29 1966,29:4.

Goldzi~r, Julius; b. Vienna, 1854; d.Chicago,Jan 201925.

Congressman, lawyer, city councilman,Chicago; active Demo.cratic politics. • See:UJE; A]YB, 9(1907-1908):436,27:151.

Goll, Yvan; b. Saint-Die, Vosges; d. Paris,1950.

In US 1939-1947. • U Strasbourg, U Paris. •Franco-German poet, expressionist, surrealist.• See: E].

Gollberg, Maurice A; b. ca 1891; d.Milwaukee, Mar 5 1940.

Lawyer, communal worker, Milwaukee. • See:A]YB,42:479.

Gollomb, Joseph; b. St Petersburg, Nov 151881; d. NYC, May 231950.

To US 1891.· AB CCNY/Columbia (?), AMColumbia. • Author, journalist, drama critic,film writer, NYC; with NY Evening Post; activeEducational Alliance. • See: UJE; A]YB,24:148,52:502; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;BEOA]; WWWL4., 3; NYTimes, May 24 1950,29:2.

Golman, Alexander Marshall; b. Chicago,Apr 181893; d. Nov 1954.

LLB Kent ColI of Law. • Lawyer, civic &Zionist Idr, Chicago; counsel Retirement Bd ofPark Bd; officer Zionist Org of Am, NorthSide Civic Assn. • See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Nov 27 1954, 14:2.

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Golomb, Elhanan Hirsh; b. Stravenick,Russia, Jan 6 1887.

To US 1907. - AB Amherst, MA U PA, PhDDropsie, ordainedJTS. - Communal educator,Baltimore; faculty Baltimore Heb ColI; activeZionist Org ofAm; author in field. - See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Golovensky, David I; b. Brooklyn, 1910; d.New Rochelle, Mar 14 1882.

Rabbi, communalldr, New Rochelle; pres NYBd of Rabbis; active civil rights, interfaithpromotion; WWII chaplain. - See: AJYB,84:333.

Golschmann, Boris; b.*Concert pianist, Am debut 1939. - See: UJE(sub Golschmann, Vladimir).

Golschmann, Vladimir; b. Paris, Dec 171893; d. Mar 11972.

To US 1925, 1930/1931.- Schob, Cantorum(Paris); honorary degrees. - Violinist,conductor, St Louis; conductor St Louis.Symphony; known for playing modern Frenchmusic. - See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ;WWWIA, 5; NYTimes, Mar 2 1972,42:1.

Golston, Harry; b. Buffalo, Jan 19 1900.MD Med ColI ofVA. - Physician, Roanoke,VA; specialty: cardiac diseases; officer B'naiB"rith. - See: WWIAJ, 1938.

GoIter, Samue1Harry; b. Russia, Jan 241890.

To US 1906. - Communal admr, Los Angeles;exec dir Jewish Consumptive & Ex-PatientsReliefAssn of CA. - See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goltman, Maximilian; b. Glasgow, May 241867; d.June 17 1933.

CM, MD Bishops U, CCMD McGill, post­grad Great Britain, US. - Surgeon, Memphis;faculty U TN; officer Dept of Health; authorin field. - See:AJYB, 24:148; WWIAJ, 1926,1928; WWWIA, 1.

Golub,JacobJoshua; b. Volhynia,July 251891; d. NYC, Sep 22 1953.

To US 1906. - MD Boston U. - Physician,hospital admr, NYC; mem NY HospitalCouncil; with US Public Health Service; dirJoint Distribution Com (Poland, Ukraine),Hospital for Joint Disease; consult Hadassah,Heb U Hospitals. - See: AJYB, 56:569-70;WWIAJ, 1928, 1938; BEOAJj WWWIA, 3;NYThnes, Sep 23 1953,32:3.

Golub, Jacob Solomon; b. Bialystok, Nov 111895; d. Riverdale, NY, Mar 27 1959.

To NYC 1906. - JTS, AB CCNY, LLB NYLaw, PhD NYU, MA Columbia, U Chicago. ­Communal education admr, aUthorJ NYC;withJewish Education Com of NY; nat! dirYoungJudea; officer professional assn;educational dir Zionist Org ofAm; author/editor onJewish subjects; WWI with JewishWelfareBd. - See: UJE;AJYB, 61:417;WWIAJ, 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Mar 281959,17:1.

Golub, Lionel; b. London, Mar 14 1900; d.NYC, Mar 1971.

To US 1910? - Clark, LLB NYU. - Lawyer,

asst atty general, communalldr, NYc. - See:NYTimes, Mar 8 1971,36:4.

Golub, Solomon; b. Latvia, Feb 271887; d.Bronx, June 18 1952.

Poet, composer, singer, NYC; music critic TheDay. - See:AJYB, 54:539; NYTimes, June 191952,27:2.

Goluboski, Solomon; b. Novarodok, Russia,ca 1863; d. Nov 20 1945.

To US 1907.· Rabbi, London; NYC,Worcester, Bronx.• See:AJYB, 48:490;NITimes, Nov 211945,21:2.

Gombarts, George K; b. Miskolc, Hungary,June 3 1877.

AB CCNY, M Pedagogy NYU. -To US 1883.• Art instructor, public school principal,commercial designer, illustrator, patent holder,NYC; supervisor NY State Dept ofEducation;orgrJewish Welfare League. - See: WWIAJ,1938.

Gomberg, M Robert; b. NYC, May 211914; d. Hillsdale, NJ, Apr 25 1958.

Social worker; exec dir NYJewish FamilyService; assocd with NY Academy ofPsychoanalysis; author in field. - See: AJYB,60:355; NYTimes, Apr 26 1958, 19:4.

Gomberg, Morris; b. Chicago,Jan 15 1909;d. Mar 4 1974.

Mus M De Paul, Juilliard. - Violinist,musician, tchr, Chicago; faculty Roosevelt. ­See:WWWIA,6.

Gomberg, Moses; b. Kirovo, Russia, Feb 81866; d. Ann Arbor, Feb 12 1947.

To US 1884. - BS, MSc, DSc U MI, UMunich, U Heidelberg; honorary degrees. ­Organic chemist, researcher, Ann Arbor;faculty U MI; discover of"stable free radicals";mem Nat! Academy of Sciences; officerprofessional socs; WWI service. - See: UJE;EJjAJYB, 24:148,49:611; WWIAJ, 1926(addenda), 1928,1938; BEOAJ; WWWIA, 2;DAB, 4; NYTimes, Feb 13 1947,24:2.

Gomberg, William; b. Brooklyn, ca 1911; d.Philadelphia, Dec 1985.

Business management specialist, federalarbitrator, Philadelphia; faculty "Wharton. ­See: NYTimes, Dec H 1985.

Gomez, Benjamin; b. 1711; d. 1772.Merchant, Charleston, SC, NYC; officerShearith IsraeL - See: EJ (sub Gomez).

Gomez, Benjamin; b. NYC, Sep 11 1769; d.NYC, Aug 14 1828.

Bookseller. - See: UJE (sub Gomez); PAjHS,17:198,30:99; BDEAJ.

Gomez, Daniel; b. June 23 1695; d., Philadelphia, July 28 1780.Pioneer merchant, freeman, NYC. -See: EJ(sub Gomez); PAJHS, 41:107-25; BDEAJ.

Gomez, David; b. 1697?; d. 1769.Colonial fur trader. - See: EJ (sub Gomez).

Gomez, Horatio; b. NYC, Feb 27 1827; d.NYC, Apr 20/221909.

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Columbia. • Physician, synagog ldr, NYC; dirSanitarium for Heb Children. • See:AJYB,11(1909-1910):108; PAJHS, 19:199-201.

Gomez, Isaac (Matthias); b. NYC, June 241767; d. NYC, Dec 4 1810.

Broker. - See: BDEAJ.

Gomez, Isaac Moses Jr; b. NYC, July 281768; d. NYC, Dec 5 1831.

Author, poet, editor, communalldr. - See: UJE(sub Gomez); PAJHS, 11:139-44, 37~444-47;BDEAJ.

Gomez, Lewis (Louis) Moses; b. Madrid,1654/1660;d. NYC, Mar 311740.

Indian trader, merchant shipper; head ofpowerful 18th century Am Jewish family; presShearith Israel (NYC). - See:JE (sub Gomez)jUJE (sub Gomez); EJ (sub Gomez); PAJHS,11:139-44,41:107; BDEAJ.

Gomez, Mordecai; b. British West Indies,1688; d. NYC, Nov 1 1750.

Merchant, NYC; interpreter Admiralty Court.- See:EJ(sub Gomez)jPAJHS, 5:116,17:197;BDEA].

Gompers, Samuel; b. London,Jan 271850;d. San Antonio, Dec 13 1924.

To US 1863. - Labor ldr, cigar maker,Washington DC; fdr, pres AFL; worked forprotective & reform legislation. - See: JE;UJE; EJj AJYB, 24:148,27:151; Fink, 128-30;WWWIA, 1; DABjNYTimes, Dec 141924,1:1.

Gomperz, Hehuich;b.Vienna, 1873.To NYC 1938. - UVienna; - EminentAustrian philosopher; specialty: Greekphilosophers; faculty U Vienna; author in field;baptized. - See: UJE.

Gondelman, Sidney; b. Russia, July 281897; d. NYC, Dec 1970.

To US 1902. • LLB St Lawrence U. •Business exec, mfr, lawyer, NYC; afdr AlbertEinstein ColI ofMed; officer mfrs assns; chrFedn ofJewish Philanthropies; bd KingsbrookJewishMed Center. - See:AJYB, 72:541;WWWL4, 5; NYTimes, Dec 3 1970, 50:4.

Gonikman, Isidore; b. ca 1876; d. NYC,Nov281919.

Yiddish journalist, editor, NYC. - See: AJYB,22:165.

Goodblatt, Abraham H; b. ca 1877; d. Apr 41940.

Rabbi, NYC. • See:AJYB, 42:479.

Goodblatt, Morris S; b. Mlawa, Poland, Sep18 1901; d. Philadelphia, Mar 211978.

Rabbi, author, Philadelphia; dir, dean Academyfor Judaism; pres Bd of Rabbis; active lawcorns, Jewish Law Soc, United Synagogue ofAm; author onJews in Turkey. - See:AJYB,80:366; NYTimes, Mar 27 1978, IV 6:4.

Goodelman, AaronJ; b. Ataki, Bessarabia,Apr 11890; d. Apr 1978•.

To US 1905. - Cooper Union, Nat! AcademyofDesign, Beaux Art (NYC, Paris). • Sculptor,illustrator, NYC; nat! bd Am Artists Cong; bdJewish Museum; tchr Sholom Aleichem Folks

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Schule.· See: UJE;AJYB, 24:148; WWIAJ,1926, 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Apr 7 1978, IV11:2.

Goodelman, HarryJ (pseud=Chochm Atik);b. 1892?; d. Bronx, Aug 71967.

Yiddish poet, editor; editor Poesia~ • See: AJYB,69:608; NYTimes, Aug 8 1967,39:1.

Goodfriend, Ignatius L; b. Varano,Hungary, Feb 28 1877; d. NYC, Oct 241938.

To NYC 1887. • CCNY, MD Baltimore V;post-grad Vienna, Berlin. • Physician, surgeon,NYC; specialty: nose & throat. • See: AJYB,41:423; WWIAJ, 1938 (sub Goodfried);NYTimes, Oct25 1938,23:1.

Goodfriend, Meyer; b. ca 1861; d. NYC,July 15 1927.

Communal worker, NYC.· See:AJYB, 30:80.

Goodfriend, MiltonJ; b. NYC,. Mar 271898; d. NYC,Jan 51976.

Physician, communalldr, NYC, Bronx; facultyNY Med ColI; officer med & hospital socs;active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies, AmJewish Cong.· See:AJYB, 78:541.

Goodhart, Arthur Lehman; b. NYC, Mar 11891; d. Nov 10 1978.

BA, MA Yale, BA, LLB Cambridge U, OxfordV; honorary degrees. • Lawyer, asst corpcounsel, NYC; faculty Cambridge V; colImaster Oxford V; counsel Am Mission toPoland; officer professional orgns; author/editor in field; WWI service. • See: UJE; EJ;AJYB, 24:148; WWWIA, 7; AI story, Apr 201961; NYTimes, Nov 11 1978, 38:3.

Goodhart, Howard Lehman; b. NYC,1884?; d. NYC, Aug 101951.

Stockbroker, bibliophile; fdr Marjorie WalterGoodhart Medieval Library (Bryn Mawr). •See:AJYB, 54:539;NYTimes, Aug 111951,11:3.

Goodhart, Jacob P; b.*; d. New Haven, Apr12 1935.

Lawyer, New Haven; mem Bd of Education. •See:AJYB, 37:256.

Goodhart,Joseph; b. ca 1845; d. Cleveland,Dec 311915. .

Mem, Bd of Education, Cleveland. • See:AJYB, 18(1916-1917):107.

Goodhart, Philip Simon/Simon Philip; b.New Haven, Jan 8 1874/1875; d. NYC,Dec 1956.

PhB, MD Yale, post-grad Austria, Germany. •Neuropsychiatrist, NYC; faculty Columbia,NY Polyclinic; officer med socs; testified inmajor criminal trials; author in field. • See:AJYB, 24:148; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938;BEGAJ; NYTimes, Dec 7 1956,27:3.

Goodhartz, Abraham Samuel; b. Brooklyn,Oct 141910; d. Sep 3 1973.

AB CCNY, MA Columbia, PhD NYU. •Engineer, NYC; faculty, dean NYU; exec comNatlHillel Commn; bd Pride ofJudeaChildrens Services; author/editor in field. •See: WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, Sep 51973,44:2.

Goodheart, William R; b.·ca 1880; d. NYC,Aug71933.

Originator, producer first graphic arts in Am. •See: AJYB, 36:281.

Goodis, David; b. ca 1898; d. Great Neck,NY, Mar 31 1930.

Rabbi, Great Neck, NY.• See:AJYB, 32:154.

Goodkin, Maurice; b. Philadelphia, Apr 61897.

Philadelphia School of Pedagogy, BS V PA,Harvard, VS Naval Radio School. • Educator,Philadelphia; principal school for "retarded";author in field, short stories. • See: WWIAJ,1928; BEOAJ.

Goodkind, Gilbert Elliott; b. NYC, Dec 141913; d. Whitakers, NC, Jan 29 1952.

CCNY, LLB NYU. • Trade assn exec, NYC;exec secy Am Booksellers Assn; asst to presBorough ofManhattan; WWII service. • See:WWWIA, 3; NYTimes, Jan 311952,17:1.

Goodkind, Henry; b. NYC; d. NYC, Aug1970.

Cornell, post-grad Oxford V. • Philatelist,NYC; author in field. • See: NYTimes, Aug 101970,29:2.

Goodkind, Maurice Louis; b. Chicago, Nov141867; d. Chicago, Jan 41939.

Williams, MD Columbia, post-grad Vienna,Munich. • Physician, internist, Chicago;faculty V IL; WWI service. • See: UJE; AJYB,41:423; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOAJ;WWWIA, 1; NYTimes, Jan 5 1938, 23:5.

Goodkind, Morris; b. NYC, May 24 1888;d. Sep 1968.

AB, CE Columbia. • Civil & bridge engineer,Trenton, NJ; with State Highway Dept; officerprofessional socs. • See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938;BEOAJ; NYTimes, Sep 7 1968,29:1.

Goodkowitz, I; b.*; d. High Point, NC, Feb251940.

Rabbi, High Point, NC.· See:AJYB, 42:479.

Goodman, Aaron; b. ca 1824; d. Baltimore,Mar 181913.

Merchant, Baltimore. • See:AJYB, 15(1913­1914):270.

Goodman, Abe; b. Memphis, June 18 1864.Exec, Memphis; bd Tuberculosis AssJ.1. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Goodman, Abraham Lincoln; b.Philadelphia, ca 1873; d. Forest Hills,NY, Oct 10 1946.

Pediatrician, NYC; orgr childrens cardiacclinic; faculty Columbia; dir Columbia VSchool ofTropical Med (Sanjuan, PuertoRico). • See: AJYB, 49:611; NYTimes, Oct 111946,23:4.

Goodman, Abram Vossen; b. Boston, Feb10 1903.

AB Harvard, MHL, ordained Jewish Inst ofReligion, V Chicago, V TX, Heb V, AmSchool of Oriental Research, Vienna. • Rabbi,Austin, TX. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Edward T

Goodman, Alexander; b. Baltimore, Aug 301902.

Baltimore City ColI, LLB V MD. • Lawyer,legislator, police magistrate, Baltimore; natlpres, exec secy Phi Alpha; officer BrithSholom. • See: WWIAJ,1938; BEOAJ.

Goodman, Arthur; b. Portsmouth, VA, Mar12 1897.

Duke Law. • Lawyer, Charlotte, NC; activesynagog; WWI service. • See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Benedict Kay; b. Chicago, May 31891; d. Aug 23 1962.

PhB U Chicago. • Investment banker,Chicago; orgr Chicago Produce Market;officer UnitedJewish Relief Campaign; activeV Chicago. • See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938;WWWIA,4.

Goodman, BenjaminJr; b. Memphis, Jan 181904.

AB Princeton, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer,Memphis; officer Fedn ofJewish WelfareAgencies, Southern Conf ofJewish Fedns;active bar assn, synagog. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Benny (David); b. Chicago, May301909.

Lewis Inst. • Clarinetist, popular band ldr,NYC; exponent of "swing." • See:'UJE; EJ;WWIAJ,1938.

Goodman, Bernard Adolph; b. Waco, TX,July 71898; d.May 1976.

Baylor, AB, AM Columbia, MD LI ColIHospital, post-grad Vienna, Budapest, Berlin. •Surgeon, NYC; faculty NY Post-Grad MedSchool; author in field; WWI service. • See:WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, May 24 1976, 32:4.

Goodman, Charles; b. Bartfeld, Hungary,June 14 1871; d. NYC, May 23 1945.

To VS 1874. • MD Western Reserve, post­grad Germany, Paris, London. • Surgeon,pioneer of blood vessel surgery, NYC; facultyNYU; officer med sacs; author in field; WWIservice. • See: UJE; AJYB, 24:149,47:523;WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOAJ; WWWIA,2; NYTimes, May 241945, 19:1.

Goodman, David; b. NYC, Sep 141894; d.Nov 5 1971.

AB, AM, EdD Columbia. • Educator,syndicated columnist, marriage counselor,NYC; principal Rhodes Preparatory School;author in field. • See: WWWIA, 5.

Goodman, E P; b. ca 1850; d. Philadelphia,July 301912.

Author, publisher, Philadelphia. • See: AJYB,15(1913-1914):270.

Goodman, Edward J; b. Columbus, OH,July 16 1871.

Businessman, realtor, Columbus, OH; presJewish Infants Home; bdJewish Welfare Fedn.• See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Edward T; b. NYC, 1888; d.NYC, 1962.

BA Columbia. • Stage dir, NYC; a fdr/withWashington Square Players, Theatre Guild;faculty Am Academy of Dramatic Arts; WWI

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service. • See: UJE; NITimes, Oct 4 1962,39:3.

Goodman, Edwin; b. Lockport, NY, Dec 81876; d. NYC, Aug 1953.

Dept store pres, NYC; with Bergdorf­Goodman; officer trade assn; active JointDistribution Com, United Palestine Appeal. •See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Aug 201953,27:1.

Goodman, Elias; b. Gratz, Germany, ca1848; d. NYC, Feb 1915.

To US ca 1849.· Alderman, acting mayor,NYC; active Republican politics. • See: A]YB,17(1915-1916):219; NITimes, Feb 241915,9:6.

Goodman, Henry M R; b. NYC, Jan 1 1890;d. NYC, Jan 14 1939.

LLB NY Law. • Lawyer, municipal judge,NYC.· See:A]YB, 41:423; WWIA], 1928;NITimes,Jan 15 1939,39:2.

Goodman, Herman; b. ca 1845; d.Chattanooga, Mar 10 1936.

Leather merchant, Chattanooga. • See: AJYB,38:428.

Goodman, Herman; b. NYC, May 5 1894;d. Feb 1971.

BS, MD Columbia, post-grad NY Skin &Cancer Hospital. • Dermatologist, medhistorian, cosmetic consult, NYC; author infield. • See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1926, 1938;NYTimes, Feb 12 1971,40:3.

Goodman, Isadore; b. Petah Tikvah,Palestine, Nov 11 1896; d. Memphis, Jan271962.

To US 1897. • Rabbi, writer, Memphis. • See:AJYB, 64:493; NYTimes, Jan 29 1962,25:4.

Goodman, Isidor; b. Baltimore, 1865.Newspaperman, Syracuse. • See: AJYB,24:149.

Goodman, Israel Ralph; b. St Louis, Nov 211902; d. Miami, Apr 15 1952.

U Chicago, Northwestern, LLB WashingtonU (St Louis). • Lawyer, Zionist ldr, St Louis;nat! council United Synagogue ofAm; officerZionist Org ofAm; active communaleducation.· See:AJYB, 54:539; WWIAJ, 1938;BEOAJ.

Goodman, Jack A; b. Cincinnati, Dec 181885.

Silk hosiery mfr, Cincinnati, Indianapolis;officer synagog. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Jack Arthur; b. Montreal, Dec13 1908; d.July 22 1957.

To US 1910. • NYU, CCNY. • Editor,author, NYC; with Simon & Schuster. • See:WWWIA, 3; NYTimes, July 23 1957,27:3.

Goodman, Jacob; b.*; d. Chicago, Apr 1915.Rabbi, Chicago. • See: AJYB, 17(1915­1916):219.

Goodman, Jacob; b. Lisinko, Kiev, Aug 151883.

To US 1904. • Real estate operator, NYC;

officer Yeshivah Rabbi Salanter, Mizrachi;active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies,communal education. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Jacob; b. Kiev, 1895; d. SafetyHarbor, FL,Jan 111982.

To US 1906. • Businessman, communalldr,Israel benefactor, Kearny, NJ; nat! exec comZionist Org ofAm; active promoter of Hebculture, printing; WWIJewish Legion service.• See:A]YB, 84:333-34.

Goodman, Jacob; b. Pawtucket, RI, Sep 251904.

PhB, MA Brown, LLB Fordham. • Lawyer,Pawtucket; earlier tchr ofmathematics. • See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Johnny; b. Omaha; d. Southgate,CA, Sep 1970.

Amateur golfer. • See: NYTimes, Sep 10 1970,29:4.

Goodman, Joseph; b. Saros Patak,Hungary, Jan 11 1876; d. NYC, May 91941.

To NYC 1886.· CCNY, CE Columbia.·Civil engineer, Commr ofWater Supply, Gas,Electricity, NYc.. See:AJYB, 43:358;WWIAJ, 1928, 1938; NYTimes, May 10 1941,15:1.

Goodman, Joseph; b. Pittsburgh, May 41886.

Importer, Philadelphia. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Goodman, Joseph C; b. Columbus, OH,Feb 261873.

LLB Yale, LLM OH State. • Lawyer, jewelrybusinessman, bldg specialties mfr, Columbus,OH; officer Save Outdoor OH Council; bdJewish Welfare Fedn, Hillel; author on waterconservation. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Jules Eckert; b. Gervais, OR,Nov 2 1876; d.July 101962.

AB Harvard, MA Columbia. • Playwright,drama critic, NYC; co-authorship withMontague Glass. • See: UJE; AJYB, 24:149;WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOAJ; WWWIA,4; NYTimes, July 111962,35:1.

Goodman, Lazure L; b. Ashland, KY, Dec17 1892; d. Indianapolis, Jan 28 1966.

Mfr, communal & civic ldr, Indianapolis; a fdrAmJewish Com; chr Welfare Fund drives,Jewish Welfare Fedn. • See:A]YB, 68:526;NYTimes, Jan 301966,84:5.

Goodman, Lester L; b.·Phoenix, ca 1900; d.Tokyo, 1965.

LLB Hastings. • Business exec; specialty worldtrade, Japan. • See: NYTimes, Aug 4 1965, 35:3.

Goodman, Louis EarJ; b. Lemoore, CA, Jan2 1892; d. San Francisco,.Sep 15 1961.

AB U CA (Berkeley), LLB Histings. • Federaldistrict judge, San Francisco; pres Jewish NatlFund; voice for fairness for immigrants,seamen, alleged murderers; active Democraticpolitics; WWII mem draft bd. • See: A]YB,64:493; WWWIA, 4; DAB, 7; NYTimes, Sep 161961,19:3.2

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Goodman, Mary Ellen (Mrs ClarkGoodman); b. Los Angeles, Aug 8 1911;d. Aug 241969.

BEd UCLA, MA, PhD Radcliffe. •Anthropologist, public affairs ldr, Houston;faculty Wellesley, Rice; bd Council of HumanRelations; consult Anti-Defamation League,White House Conf on Children, VISTA,Chamber of Commerce; author in field. • See:WWWIA,5.

Goodman, Maurice; b. Seneca Falls, NY,Mar 21 1881; d. NYC, Mar 19 1939.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, motion picture exec,communal worker, NYC. • See:A]YB, 41:423;WWIAJ, 1928, 1938; BEOA]; NITimes, Mar201939,17:4.

Goodman, Max D; b. Bavaria, Jan 27 1873;d. St Petersburg, FL, Dec 25 1937.

Hospital exec, social worker, NYC; suptMontefiore Hospital. • See: A]YB, 40:385;WWIAJ, 1928; NITimes, Dec 281937,22:3.

Goodman, Max P; b. ca 1872; d. Cleveland,Sep 181934.

Lawyer, communal worker, Cleveland. • See:AJYB, 37:257.

Goodman, Michael Leopold; b. Austria,Mar 201881; d. Miami Beach, 1953.

To US 1892. • Newspaper publisher,distributor, Scranton; publisher TheScrantonian; officerJewish Fedn, CommunityChest; bd YMHA.• See: WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938; NITimes, June 3 1953,31:5.

Goodman, Mischa; b. Kovno, Nov 301900.To US 1906. • Concert violinist, tchr, NYC,Brooklyn. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Goodman, Morris; b. 1886?; d. Brooklyn,Oct 12 1956.

Zionist ldr, NYC; mgr Yiddisher Kemfer, DieZeit; fdr, mem central com Labor Zionist OrgofAm. • See: AJYB, 59:475; NITimes, Oct 131956,19:5.

Goodman, Morris Harold; b. Baltimore,Jan 3 1900.

AB, MD Johns Hopkins.· Dermatologist,Baltimore; faculty Johns Hopkins, U MD;author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goodman, Nathan; b. ca 1838; d.Newburgh, NY, Feb 21913.

Communal worker, Newburgh, NY. • See:AJYB, 15(1913-1914):270.

Goodman, Nathan Gerson; b. Philadelphia,Jan 9 1899; d. Aug 22 1953. .

AB, AM, PhD UPA, Europe. • Historian,biographer, journalist, reviewer, author,Philadelphia. • See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1926, 1938;BEOAJ; WWWIA, 3; NITimes, Aug 23 1953,76:4.

Goodman, Nelson; b. Somerville, MA,1906.

Philosopher; faculty U PA, Brandeis; author infield. • See: E].

Goodman, Paul; b. NYC, Sep 9 1911; d.Aug21972.

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BA CCNY, PhD U Chicago. • New Left Idr,poet, novelist, critic, psychotherapist, educator;autobiography. • See: E]; WWWIA, 5;NYTimes, Aug 4 1972, 34:1.

Goodman, Percival; b. NYC, 1904.Architect, city planner, NYC; facultyColumbia; synagog bldr. • See: E].

Goodman, Robert W; b. NYC, Aug 5 1914;d. NYC, May 1969.

BA, CE Cornell. • Business exec, engineer,NYC; pres Pacifica Found; active nonprofitradio; WWII service. • See: NYTimes, May 211969,47:1.

Goodman, Roy Matz; b. NYC, Mar 151930.

BA, MBA Harvard. • Business exec, taxcollector, NYC; pres Ex-Lax. • See: NYTimesstory, June 20 1960.

Goodman, Samuel; W; b. ca 1837; d.Philadelphia, Oct 31 1906.

Communal worker, Philadelphia. • See: A]YB,9(1907-1908):504.

Goodman, Steven Benjamin; b. Chicago.U IL, Lake Forest ColI. • Singer, guitarist,recording artist, Los Angeles. • See: WWWIA,8.

Goodman, Sylvester Jacob; b. Uhrichsville,OH, Oct 28 1876; d. Columbus, OH,July 51945.

PhG OH State, MD Jefferson Med ColI, post­grad abroad. • Gynecologist, obstetrician,Columbus, OH; officer med soc; WWI service.• See: A]YB, 48:490; WWIA], 1926, 1928,1938.

Goodman, Theodore; b. NYC, Aug 6 1894;d. NYC, May 1952.

AB CCNY, MA Colwnbia, PhD NYU. •English language & literature scholar, notedtchr, NYC; faculty CCNY; author in field;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938;NYTimes, May 161952,23:1.

Goodsitt, Jacob; b. ca 1865; d. Milwaukee,June 10 1939.

Insurance broker, Zionist, communal worker,Milwaukee.· See:A]YB, 41:423.

Goodstein, David; b. July 25 1871; d. NYC,Apr 10 1966.

To US 1883. • Mfr, communalldr; a fdrAlbert Einstein ColI ofMed, BrooklynJewishCenter; benefactor Brandeis. • See: A]YB,68:526; NYTimes, Apr 11 1966, 35:2.

Goodstein, Harry; b. NYC, Aug 8 1872; d.NYC, June 1942.

Business colI. • Bldr, NYC; dir Grand StreetBoys Assn; active Fedn of]ewishPhilanthropies, Joint Distribution Comfundraising. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938;NYTimes, June 301942,21:4.

Goodstone, Morris A; b. Augustowo,Poland, Feb 22 1868.

To US 1884. • Polytech (Riga), MD UPittsburgh, post-grad Chicago Polyclinic. •Physician, Zionist Idr, Pittsburgh; an orgr

Montefiore Hospital. • medical advisorcommunalorgs. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Goodwin, Edward Aaron; b. Saginaw, MI,Apr 2 1881; d. Miami Beach, Jan 1966.

AB, MD U MI, post-grad U Chicago, UVienna, UToronto, Western Reserve. •Physician, health official, NYC; withJewishAgricultural Soc, MI State Bd ofHealth;officer professional socs; WWI service. • See:WWIA], 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Jan 24 1966,35:4.

Goodwin, Harry; b. Poland, ca 1880; d.NYC, Oct 1942.

Vaudeville actor, Poland; with Avon ComedyFour. • See: NYTimes, Oct 261942, 15:2.

Goody, Henry; b. Saskatchewan, ca 1918; d.Washington DC, Oct 191943.

Rabbi, Greensburg, PA; army chaplain, FtBelvoir, VA. ·See:A]YB, 46:338.

Googel, Samuel S; b. Orsa, Russia, Dec 161903.

To New Britain, CT 1909. • NYU, LLBBrooklyn Law. • Lawyer, legislator, countyauditor, New Britain, CT; special atty US Deptof]ustice. • See: WWIA], 1938; REGA].

Goold, Samuel; b.*; d. NYC, Feb 91966.Business exec, communalldr, NYC; bd JewishConciliation Bd, Bronx House; active ZionistOrg ofAm, Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. •See:A]YB, 68:526; NYTimes, Feb 10 1966,34:1.

Gorchikoff, Herman; b. Russia, ca 1871; d.Brooklyn, Sep 11943.

Rabbi, Brooklyn. • See:A]YB, 46:338;NYTimes, Sep 2 1943, 19:4.

Gordin, Abba; b. Vilna region, 1887; d.1964.

To NYC 1926, to Israel ca 1957. • Yiddish &Heb writer, anarchist; editor Yidishe Shriften;memoirs. • See: E].

Gordin, Harry Mann; b. Russia, Aug 161855; d.July 5 1923.

To US 1882. • PhD U Berne. • Chemist,Chicago; faculty Northwestern. • See: A]YB,24:149; WWWIA, 1.

Gordin, Jacob M Q"akov Mikhailovich); b.Mirgovod, Poltava, May 11853; d.Brooklyn,June 111909.

To NYC 1890/1891. • Noted Yiddish author,playwright, reformer, NYC; advocate ofReformJudaism in Russia; est communalsettlement. • See: ]E; UJE; E]; A]YB, 6(1904­1905):104, 11(1909-1910):109;A]HQ, 56:151­62; DAR; Eisenstadt, 27-28; NYTimes, June 121909, 7:3.

Gordis, Robert; b. Brooklyn, 1908.AB CCNY, PhD Dropsie, ordainedJTS.·Conservative rabbi, biblical scholar, Zionist,NYC; facultyJTS; pres Rabbinical Assembly ofAm, Synagogue Council ofAm; consult Centerfor Study of Democratic Instns; editor Judaism;author in field, contemporaryJewish issues. •See: UJE; E].

Gordon, Charles Carl

Gordon, A Louis; b. ca 1888; d. Detroit,Sep 271937.

Communal worker, Detroit. • See: A]YB,40:385.

Gordon,Aaron;b.Vilna, 1845;d.NYC,July 30 1922.

To US 1890. • Rabbi, NYC; child prodigy intalmudic studies. • See: A]YB, 25:139;Eisenstadt, 27; Gottlieb, 307.

Gordon, Abraham; b. ca 1876; d. Baltimore,Jan 11937.

Labor ldr, Baltimore. • See:A]YB, 39:592.

Gordon, Abraham Julius; b. Newark, Oct191893.

MD NYU. • Gynecologist, obstetrician,Newark; author in field; WWI & reserveservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gordon, Abraham 0; b. ca 1863; d.Brookline, MA, Aug 9 1933.

Communal worker, philanthropist, Brookline,MA.· See:A]YB, 36:281.

Gordon, Albert Isaac; b. Cleveland, May 111903; d. Boston, Nov 51968.

AB NYU, ordainedJTS, post-grad U MN. •Rabbi, author, Minneapolis, Boston; memMinneapolis Liquor Commn; exec dir UnitedSynagogue ofAm; faculty Boston U, Andover­Newton Theological School; officer ZionistOrg ofAm, B'nai B'rith. • See: E]; A]YB,70:520-21; WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Nov 71968,47:1.

Gordon, Alexander; b. ca 1850; d. DuBois,PA,July 191941.

Rabbi, DuBois, PA.· See:A]YB, 44:337.

Gordon, Alfred; b. Paris, Nov 2 1870/1874/1876.

To US 1896. • U Paris, MD U Berne. •Neuropsychiatrist, Philadelphia; author infield.· See:A]YB, 24:149; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; WWWIA, 5.

Gordon, Benjamin E; b. Jersey City, July 121893; d. White Plains, Sep 10 1969.

Lawyer, Zionist ldr; nad officer Zionist Org ofAm, B'nai Zion; a fdr Community Chest(Teaneck, NJ). • See: A]YB, 71 :604; NYTimes,Sep 111969,47:3.

Gordon, Benjamin Lee; b. near Neustadt,Lithuania, July 51875; d. Adantic City,Mar 1965.

To NYC 1890. • CCNY, MD Jefferson MedColI, Vienna. • Ophthalmologist, medhistorian, Zionist ldr, Philadelphia, AdanticCity; faculty U PA; a fdr Zionist Org ofAm,Am Jewish Cong, Sons of Zion; author in field,on travel & ethnology; Spanish Am War &WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928,1938; REGA]; NYTimes, Mar 311965, 39:1.

Gordon, Bernhard H; b. ca 1849; d.Chicago,July 191907.

Rabbi, Chicago. • See: A]YB, 10(1908­1909):127.

Gordon, Charles Carl; b. Covington, KY,Nov 111893.

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Butler. • Mfr, jobber, Chicago; WWI service.• See: WWIA],J938.

Gordon, Cyril Joseph; b. Manchester,England, Dec 15 1887.

To US 1909. • South Mrican CoIl (CapeTown). • Wholesale fur businessman,communal fundraiser, Chicago; officer tradeassn. • See: WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Gordon, Cyrus Herzl; b. Philadelphia, June291908.

Dropsie, AB, MA, PhD UPA. • Orientalist,Semitic scholar, excavator; facultyJohnsHopkins, Smith, Princeton, Dropsie, Brandeis;author in field. • See: UJE; E]; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes story, Apr 4 1962.

Gordon, Dan M; b. Ellenville, NY, ca 1907;d. NYC, Sep 1970.

MD U MI. • Eye specialist, NYC; advisorgovernment council on aging; active communalaffairs. • See: NYTimes, Sep 19 1970, 29:3.

Gordon, David; b. ca 1892; d. Cleveland,Jan 261935.

Dentist, Zionist, Cleveland. • See: A]YB,37:257.

Gordon, David; b. Tarrytown, NY, Oct1900.

BS NYU,MA Columbia. • Chemical engineer,NYC; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Gordon, Donald; b. NYC, ca 1932; d.Pittsburgh, Apr 1984.

PhD Harvard, post-grad U Hamburg, MunichInst ofArt. • Art historian, Pittsburgh;specialty: German expressionist painting;faculty U Pittsburgh; author in field. • See:NYTimes, Apr 111984.

Gordon, Dorothy; b. NYC, 1895.Soprano, folk song specialist. • See: UJE. •*See entry below.

Gordon, Dorothy Lerner (Lerned) (MrsBernard Gordon); b. Odessa, Apr 4 1889/1893; d. NYC, May 11 1970.

Honorary degree. • Radio & televisionproducer & performer, singer, folksinger; withCBS; wwn worked on news for children. •See: WWWL4, 5; NAUT:modern; NITimes,May 12 1970,39:1. • *See entry above.

Gordon, Edward S; b. Chicago, May 21919; d. Aug 181976.

MBA U Chicago. • Marketing specialist,Chicago; faculty Roosevelt; officer professionalassns; author in field; WWII service. • See:WWWL4, 7.

Gordon, Elias; b. ca 1899; d. Buffalo, Apr1969.

MD U MD. • R~entgenologist, amateurmusician,sculptor, NYC; WWII service. •See: NITimes, Apr 81969,47:4.

Gordon, Elijah; b. Myadsiol, Vilna, Feb 271865.

To US 1923.· Rabbi, scholarly author, NYC;bd Union of Orthodox Rabbis, Mizrachi,Jewish Court ofArbitration. • See: WWIA],1926,1928.

Gordon, Elijah Joseph; b. Besagola, Kovno,Nov81883.

To US 1889.· Capital U (Columbus, OH),MD OH State, post-grad Harvard. •Physician, Columbus, OH; faculty OH State;bdJewish WelfareBd; active CommunityFund; Mexican border & WWI service. • See:UJE; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA].

Gordon, Ephraim M; b. ca 1877; d.Columbus, OH, Apr 27 1935.

Communal & civic worker, Columbus, OH. •See:A]YB, 37:257.

Gordon, George E; b. Russia, June 171889.

To US 1900. • Boston U Law. • Lawyer,communal & Zionist ldr, Boston; mem ChelseaSchool Bd; officer Zionist Org ofAm; bdChelsea Heb Free School. • See: WWIA],1926, 1938.

Gordon, George Jacob; b. Neustadt,Lithuania, Apr 15 1874; d. Minneapolis,July 261943.

To US 1892.· MD JeffersonMed CoIl, post­grad Mt Sinai. • Obstetrician, communalldr,Minneapolis; fdr Jewish Family Welfare Soc,Talmud Torah, Zionist soc; pres DeinardMemorial Library. • See: A]YB, 46:338;WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Gordon, Harold H; b. Minneapolis; d.NYC, May 211977.

Ordained Palestine. • Rabbi, communalldr &admr, consult, NYC; exec bd ReligiousZionists ofAm; bd Central Bd ofJewish Aged;active World Zionist Cong, interfaith affairs;wwn chaplain. • See: E]; A]YB, 79:368-69;NYTimes, May 23 1977, 30:5.

Gordon, Harry Allen; b. NYC, Dec 261882; d. NYC, May 1947.

AB CCNY, MA, LLB Columbia. • Triallawyer, special state deputy atty general,municipal magistrate, NYC; contributorNYTimes; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, May 17 1947, 15:3.

Gordon, Harry Z; b. ca 1891; d. Detroit,Apr 271939.

Rabbi, Detroit. • See:A]YB, 41:423.

Gordon, Hirsch Loeb; b. Vilna, Nov 261893/1896; d.Jan 19 1969.

To US 1915.· PhDYale,MAAm U, LHDCatholic U, AM, Tchrs diploma Columbia,Litt D, MD, ScD Royal U of Rome, DHLJTS, AM NYU. • Physician; orientalist, NYC;editor Heb publications; author on Talmud,Jewish subjects; WWIJewish Legion service. •See: UJE; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;WWWIA, 5; NYTimes, Jan 211969,47:3.

Gordon, Isaac; b. ca 1850; d. Beaumont,TX, Dec 20 1912.

Capitalist, Beaumont, TX. • See: A]YB,15(1913-1914):270.

Gordon, Jacob David; b. Vexna, Kovno,1873/1878.

To US 1895/1906. • Ordained Poland. •Rabbi, Norfolk; mem Union of Orthodox

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Rabbis, Mizrachi. • See: WWIA], 1938;Gottlieb, 302-03.

Gordon,Jacques;b.Odessa, 1899; d. Sep1948.

To US ca 1914. • Imperial Conservatory(Odessa), Inst ofMusical Art. • Child prodigy,violinist, tchr, composer, Chicago, Rochester,NY; fdr String Quartet. • See: UJE; WWWL4,2; NITimes, Sep 16 1948,29:3.

Gordon, Jeanne (Mrs Ralph Trix); b.Wallaceburg, Ontario, ca 1893; d.Macon, MO, Feb 1952.

Toronto Conservatory. • Singer, contralto,NYC· See:A]YB, 24:149; NITimes, Feb 231952, 11:5.

Gordon, Joseph; b. Czechoslovakia, 1902;d. NYC, May 91956.

Research & Soviet affairs specialist; with USOffice of European Research, Yiddish Inst,CBS.· See:A]YB, 58:476; NITimes, May 101956,31:2.

Gordon, Julius; b. Lamia, Dec 171897; d.St Louis, July 1954.

To US 1913.· AB U Cincinnati, ordainedHeb Union ColI. -Rabbi, St Louis; bd UrbanLeague; active Central Conf ofAm Rabbis;author on Jewish subjects. • See: WWIA],.1938; BEOA]; NITimes, July 8 1954, 23:5.

Gordon, L~on; b. Borisov, Minsk, May 251889; d. Tallahassee, Dec 311943.

To US 1904. • Chicago Art Inst, NatlAcademy of Design, Kunst Academy (Vienna),Julien Acad6mie. - Artist, portraitist,illustrator, NYC.• See:A]YB, 24:149,46:338;WWIA], 1938; BEOA]; WWWL4, 2; NITimes,Jan 11944,13:5.

Gordon, Louis; b. Bielsk, Poland, Dec 101888.

To US 1901. • Policeman, soldier,businessman, Sharon Springs, NY; mem PAState Constabulary; officer Chamber ofCommerce, Relief Assn; WWI service. • See:WWIA]; 1938.

Gordon, Louis; b. NYC, Sep 31914; d. Oct211966.

BS U KY, MS, PhD U MI. • Chemist,Cleveland; faculty, dean Case Inst; activeprofessional soc; author/editor in field; wwnservice. • See: WWWL4, 4.

Gordon, Martin Stanton; b. Chicago, Aug251900.

LLB DePaul; honorary degree. • Lawyer,Chicago; active Democratic politics. • See:WWIA],1938.

Gordon, Max; b. Vilna, June 1875.To US 1899. • Cantor, New London, CT. •See:A]YB, 5(1903-1904):59.

Gordon, Max (born Salpeter); b. NYC, June28 1892;d. Nov 2 1978.

CCNY. • Theatrical mgr, booking agent,Broadway producer, NYC; producer "TheJazzSj.nger," "The Solid Gold Cadillac." • See:UJE; WWIA], 1938; WWWL4, 7;NITimes,Nov 61978,56:5.

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Gordon, Max E; b. Neustadt, Lithuania,Nov61882.

Communal worker, Philadelphia; active KerenHayesod, Fedn ofJewish Charities. • See:WWIAJ, 1928.

Gordon, Max L; b.*; d. Rochester, NY, Nov1948.

Rabbi, Heb tchr, Rochester, NY. • See:NYTimes, Nov 5 1948, 26:2.

Gordon, Milton M (born Goldberg); b.(;ar~er,ME, 1918.

Sociologist; faculty U MA; specialty: socialstratification, intergroup relations; author infield. • See: EJ.

Gordon, Mortimor S; b. NYC, June 211905; d. Feb 211984.

AB, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, mfr, NYC;active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies, PoliceAthletic League, synagog, Columbia LawSchool. • See: WWWIA, 8.

(;ordon, Murray A; b. NYC, ca 1920;d.NVC, Nov 1985.

CCNY, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, NYC;specialty: civil rights; author in field. • See:NYTimes, Nov61985.

Gordon, Murray Burnes; b. NYC, July 41886; d. LI, NY,June 291946.

Cornell, MD LI ColI Hospital, post-gradHeidelberg, Berlin, Vienna. • Pediatrician,endocrinologist, NYC, Brooklyn; faculty LIColI Hospital, NY Polyclinic; officer med socs;consult health dept; author in field. • See:AJYB, 49:611-12; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928,1938;NYTimes, June 301946,38:4.

(;ordon, Myron; b. Odessa, Dec 11 1899; d.Brooklyn, Mar1959.

To US 1905.· BS,MS, PhD Cornell.·Geneticist, ichthyologist, cancer researchspecialist, Cornell; faculty Cornell; with Nat!Fish & Game Service, Nat! Cancer Inst. • See:WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, Mar 13 1959,26:7.

(;ordon, Nathan; b. New Orleans, 1882; d.Montreal, 1938.

Ordained Heb Union ColI, .MA McGill...Rabbi, lawyer, impartial arbitrator, Montreal;active CanadianJewish Congo • See: UJE.

Gordon, Nathan H; b. ca 1872; d. Weston,MA, reported June 10 1938.

Pioneer motion picture producer, communalworker, NYc. • See:AJYB, 24:149,40:385.

(;ordon, Philip; b. Newark, Dec 4 1894.AB, MA Columbia. • Musician, conductor,composer, Newark; conductor Newark CivicOrchestra, Bach Cantata Soc (NYC)... See:WWIAJ,1938.

(;ordon, Reuben; b. ca 1830; d. Malden,MA, Nov 261910.

Rabbi, Malden, MA. • See: AJYB, 13(1911­1912):136.

(;ordon, Reva Beatrice (Mrs Elijah JosephGordon); b. Richmond, IN, Oct 211893.

ColI of Business Admn (Columbus, OR). •Volunteer social worker, Columbus; officer

Nat! Council of]ewish Women; bdJewishInfants Home;·active Schonthal CommunityCenter.· See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gordon, Robert Aaron; b. Washington DC,July 261908; d. Berkeley, Apr 71978.

ABJohns Hopkins, AM, PhD Harvard. •Economist, presidential advisor, Berkeley;faculty UCA; officer professional soc; bd Nat!Bureau of Economic Research; author/editorin field; WWII government service. • See:WWWIA, 7; NYTimes, Apr 8 1978,26:2.

(;ordon, S; b.*Rabbi, Trenton, NJ.· See:AJYB, 7(1905­1906):121.

(;ordon, Samuel; b. ca 1874; d.Philadelphia, Dec 3 1939.

Urologist, talmudic scholar, Philadelphia. •See:AJYB, 42:479; NYTimes, Dec 5 1939,27:3.

(;ordon, Samuel; b. ca 1875; d. Tarrytown,NY, Sep 11 1933.

Rabbi, Tarrytown, NY.• See:AJYB, 36:281.

(;ordon, Sam:uel (;eorge; b. Philadelphia,June211897; d. Cincinnati, May 1952.

Minerologist, curator, Philadelphia; specialty:crytallography; with Academy ofNaturalSciences; author/editor in field. • See: WWIAJ;1938; NYTimes, May 18 1952,92:4.

(;ordon, Samuel Henry; b. Vilna, Oct 101900.

BA U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI,post-grad U Chicago. • Rabbi, Salt Lake City;bd Jewish Consumptives Relief Soc, UT Socfor the Prevention of War. • See: WWIAJ,1926.

Gordon, Samuel Morris; b. Boston, Sep 281898.

BS Tufts, MS IA State, PhD U WI. • Chemist,Chicago; consult NYC Dept of Health; bdZionist Org ofAm; author/editor in field;WWI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gordon, Samuel R; b. ca 1857; d. Houston,Oct 241914.

Rabbi, Houston.· See:AJYB, 17(1915­1916):219.

(;ordon, Solomon; b.*; d. NYC, Feb 1921.Rabbi, NYC. • See:AJYB, 23:132.

Gordon, Soulle; b. Lithuania, ca 1865; d.Lincoln, NE, Dec 18 1942.

Rabbi, Lincoln, NE.· See:AJYB, 45:386.

Gordon, Theodore Herzl; b. Minneapolis,Sep 291908.

AB U MN, ordained Heb Union ColI. • Rabbi,Baltimore; pres Intercollegiate Menorah Assn;active Zionist Org ofAm. • See: WWIAJ,1938.

(;ordon, Vera (Mrs Nathan A (;ordon); b.Ekaterinoslav, June 11 1886; d. BeverlyHills, May 8 1948.

To US 1907. • Screen, stage & vaudevillea.ctress, Los Angeles. • See:AJYB, 24:149,50:612; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928; BEOAJ;NYTimes, May 10 1948, 21 :4.

Gomey,]ay

Gordon, William Henry; b. Findlay, OH,Nov 161890.

BS, MD U MI. • Physician, Detroit; activeJewish Social Services Bureau, Fresh Air Soc;author in field; WWI service. e See: WWIAJ,1938.

Gorelick,Jeruchem; b. Poland, 1910; d.NYC, Sep 10 1983.

To US 1940. • Rabbi, scholar; Bronx; facultyRIETS.· See:AJYB, 85:415.

(;orelik, Aaron; b. Egypt, July 181902; d.NYC, July 17 1960.

Surgeon, philanthropist; author in field. • See:AJYB, 63:559; NYTimes, July 18 1960,27:6.

Gorelik, Leizer; h. Kozangrodek, Russia,Sep41891.

To US 1923. • Rabbi, England, New England,New Haven; mem Orthodox Rabbis ofUS. •See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gorelik (Gorelick), Mordecai; b.Shchedrin, Minsk, Aug 251899.

To US 1905... Pratt. • Stage scenery designer,tchr, NYC. • See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1938;BEOAJ.

(;oren, Charles Henry; h. Philadelphia,1901.

Contract bridge expert & champion, lawyer;author on bridge. • See: EJ.

Gorenstein, Louis; b. ca 1879; d.Philadelphia, May 171938.

Metal dealer, communal worker, Philadelphia.• See:AJYB, 40:385.

Gorfine, Emanuel; b. Baltimore, Nov 281895.

LLB U MD. • Lawyer, legislator, MD Speakerof House, Baltimore; mem Bd of]ewishEducation; active Assocd Jewish Charities,Democratic politics; WWI service... See: UJE;WWIAJ,1938.

(;orfinkel, David; b. Vilna, Oct 28 1883.To US 1890.· LLB NYU.• Lawyer, actingmunicipal judge, Yonkers; officer bar assn. •See: WWIAJ, 1938.

(;orfinkle, Bernard Louis; b. Boston, Oct29 1889; d. Boston, Feb 1974.

LLB Boston U. • Lawyer, License Commr,Brigadier General, communal worker, Boston;Pres Wilson bodyguard at WWI peace treatysigning; Mexican border & WWI service,WWII government service. • See: UJE;WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes, Feb 161974,34:6.

Gorfinkle, Joseph I (L); b. Boston, Apr 191880; d. NYC, Dec 24 1950.

AB, MA Harvard, PhD Columbia, ordainedHeb Union ColI. • Rabbi, scholarly author,camp dir, NYC, Mt Vernon. • See: AJYB,24:149,53:525; WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938;NYTimes, Dec 25 1950, 19:3.

(;orin, B; see (;oido, Isaac.

Gorney, Jay; b.Bialystok, Dec 12 1896.To US 1906. • AB, LLB U MI, U School of

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Music. • Composer, writer for stage & screen,Los Angeles; "Brother Can You Spare aDime?"· See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gornston, David; h. NYC,July 161905.BS, MA Columbia, Oswego Normal School,CCNY. • Music dir, tchr, NYC; dir Jamaica(NY) Music Center; editor in field. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Gorodnitzky, Joseph B; h. Russia, 1875.Music tchr, NYC.· See:AJYB, 24:149.

Gorog, Frederic; h. Budapest, Mar 13 1890;d. NYC, Dec 2 1978.

To US 1948. • Lawyer, Hungarian communalldr; fdr, pres World Fedn ofJews of HungarianDescent; pres Joint Distribution Com(Hungary); dir Hungarian Jewish Welfare Bd;author in field. • See:AJYB, 80:366; NITimes,Dec 41978, IV 12:4.

Gorovitz, Aaron; h. Russia, Mar 15 1870.Rabbi, Woonsocket, RI; chaplain MatteawanState Hospital (NY). • See: AJYB, 5(1903­1904):59.

Gorovitz, Mrs Aaron; h. ca 1867; d. Boston,Feh161934.

Communal worker, Boston. • See: AJYB,36:281.

Gorrelick, Benjamin Henry; h. ViIna, June41906.

To US 1921.· Yeshiva ColI, Heb Tchrs Inst,ordainedJTS, BA CCNY, Harvard.· Rabbi,Cambridge, MA. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gorson, Aaron Henry (Harry); h. Kovno,June 21872; d. NYC, Oct 111933.

PAAcademy of Fine Arts, AcademieJulien. •Artist, NYC; noted for night scenes, steel mills.• See:AJYB, 24:149,36:281; WWIAJ, 1926,1928.

Gorson, William A; h. ca 1863; d. AtlanticCity, Aug 201937.

Lawyer, communal worker, Atlantic City. •See:AJYB, 40:385.

Gortatowsky, Jacob Dewey; h. Alhany, GA,Dec 71885; d.Jan 13 1964.

BS North GA ColI. • Newspaperman,syndicated feature writer, NYC; pres KingFeatures & Internatl News Service. • See:WWWL4., 4; NITimes, Jan 14 1964, 31:1.

Gothaum, Victor Harry; h. Brooklyn, Sep 51921.

BA Brooklyn ColI, MA Columbia. • Municipalunionist, NYc. • See: NITimes story, May 241967.

Gotendorf, James Games Nathan); h. Eutin,Holstein, Feb 9 1811; d. Hamhurg, Oct 51888.

In US 1830-ca 1852. • German-Ambusinessman, NYC; friend ofHorace Greeley.• See:JE.

Gotesfeld, Chone; see Gottesfeld, Chone.

Gothelf, Louis; h. Russia, 1901.Natl Academy of Design, Chicago Art Inst. •

Artist, Toledo. • See: WWIAJ, 1926, 1928.

Gotlieh, Bernard; h. NYC, Nov 7 1893.AB Columbia. • US consul, Constantinople,Cairo & many more postings. • See: UJE;AJYB, 24:149; WWIAJ, 1928,1938.

Gotlieh,Jules; b. NYC, Apr 191897.Art Students League, Natl Academy of Design,Chester Springs Art School. • Artist,illustrator, NYC; with Colliers, other natlmagazines. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Gotlieh, Maurice H; h. London, Aug 31868; d. NYC, Aug 1933.

To US at an early age. • LLB NYU. • Citymagistrate, deputy state any general, NYC;active Democratic politics, charities. • See:WWIAJ, 1928;NITimes,Aug81933, 17:4.

Gotsfeld, Bessie Goldstein (Mrs MendelGotsfeld); h. Poland, 1888; d. July 1962.

Social worker, Zionist ldr, child care specialist,Seattle; a fdr Mizarchi Wornens Org; activeassisting RussianJewish immigrants,resettlement ofvictims ofNazis in Palestine. •See: EJ; NITimes, July 31 1962, 30:1.

Gotshal, Sylvan; h. Memphis, Mar 211897;d. Scarsdale, Aug 1968.

AB, AM Vanderbilt, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer,communalldr, author, NYC; natl bd ORT;pres United Jewish Appeal; active Natl Conf ofChristians & Jews. • See:AJYB, 70:521;WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Aug 12 1968, 35:1.

Gottesfeld, Chone; h. Skalar, PolandlSkale,Galicia, May 15 1890/1892; d. NYC, Jan271964.

To US 1910.· Brooklyn ColI.· Yiddishjournalist, playwright, humorist, NYC; officerYiddish Writers Union; staffForward. • See:UJE; EJ; AJYB, 66:575; NITimes Jan 28 1964,31:4.

Gottesfeld, Harry; h. Skala, Austria, June 81889.

CCNY, Albany Law, Union U. • Lawyer, SanFrancisco. • See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938.

Gottesman, Benjamin; b. NYC, Dec 11897; d. Marthas Vineyard, July 181979.

Honorary degree. • Business exec,philanthropist, NYC; pres Yeshiva EndowmentFund; officer Gottesman Tree of Life Found;WWI & WWII service. • See:EJ (subGottesman); AJYB, 81:366; NITimes, July 201979.

Gottesman, D Samuel (David Samuel); h.Munkacs, Hungary, May 10 1884; d.NYC, Apr 21 1956.

Banker, merchant; dir Jewish Education Com;active communal philanthropies. • See: E] (subGottesman);AJYB, 58:476; WWWIA, 3;NITimes, Apr 22 1956,86:3.

Gottesman, Esther (Mrs BenjaminGottesman); h. NYC, 1899.

Natl officer Hadassah, NYC. • See: EJ (subGottesman)~

Gottesman, Herman;h. 1900;d.NYC,Mar1971.

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Banker, philanthropist, NYC; pres GottesmanTree of Life Found; benefactor Yeshiva U,Heb schools, Manhattan Day School. • See:AJYB, 73:631-32; NITimes, Mar 22 1971,36:2.

Gottesman, Jeane Herskovits (Mrs DavidSamuel Gottesman); h. NYC, ca 1893; d.July 28 1942.

Communalldr, NYC; natl com Youth Aliyah;active charities. • See: AJYB, 45:386; NITimes,July 29 1942, 17:4.

Gottesman, Julius; h. NYC,July 211891; d.Aug 1968.

BS CCNY, MD Columbia. • Surgeon, NYC;author in field; WWI service. • See: WWIAJ,1938; NITimes, Aug 201968,41:3.

Gottesman, Mendel; h. Munkacs, Hungary,Mar 241859; d. NYC, Dec 161942.

To US 1886. • Banker, industrialist,philanthropist, NYC; officer RIETS, YeshivaColI, Talmud Torahs; endowed GottesmanTree of Life Found. • See: EJ (subGottesman);AJYB, 45:386; WWIAJ, 1938;BEOAJ; NITimes, Dec 17 1942,29:3.

Gottfried, Benjamin; h. NYC, 1893; d.NYC,Jan 211951.

Baking exec; active communal fundraising. •See:AJYB, 53:525; NITimes, Jan 22 1951,17:4.

Gottfried, Louis Elio; h. Buczacz, Austria,June 11892; d. May 161970.

To US 1940. • U Lwow, CommercialAcademy (Vienna). • Juvenile furniture mfr,NYC; WWI Austrian army service. • See:WWWL4.,5.

Gottheil, Emma Leon (Mrs RichardGottheil); h. Beirut, ca 1862; d. NYC,June 111947.

To US 1891. • Zionistldr, NYC; fdr, presWomens League for Palestine; honoraryofficer Am Jewish Cong; active Zionist Org ofAm. • See:AJYB, 50:612; WWIAJ, 1926,1928,1938; NITimes, June 13 1947,23:5.

Gottheil, Gustave; h. Pinne, Prussia, May28/30 1827; d. NYC, Apr 15 1903.

To England 1860, to NYC 1873.· U Berlin,Berlin Lehranstalt, PhD U Halle. • Reform &Zionist ldr, rabbi, Manchester, England, NYC;fdr Emanu-EI Sisterhood of Personal Service;officer Fedn ofAm Zionists; bd Heb UnionColI; active Central Conf ofAm Rabbis. • See:JE; UJE; EJ;AJYB, 5(1903-1904):216;WWWL4., 1; DAB; Eisenstadt, 25.

Gottheil, Richard James Horatio; h.Manchester, England, Oct 13 1862; d.NYC, May 22 1936.

To NYC 1873.· AB Columbia, PhD ULeipzig, Berlin Lehranstalt; honorary degrees.• Orientalist, scholar, Zionist ldr, NYC; facultyColumbia; pres Am Fedn ofZionists; a fdrJewish Inst of Religion, Zeta Beta Tau; dir AmSchool for Oriental Research aerusalem);author in field, subjects ofJewish interest. •See:JE; UJE;EJ;AJYB, 6(1904-1905):104,24:149,38:429,39:29-46; WWIAJ, 1926,1928;BEOAJ; Eisenstadt, 26; WWWIA, 1; DAB, 2;NITimes, May 23 1936, 15:1.

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Gottheil, William Samuel; b. Berlin, Feb 51859; d.Jan 111920.

NYU, AB Cornell, MD CoIl ofPhysicians &Surgeons (NYC). • Dermatologist, physician,NYC; faculty NY School of Clinical Med;officer med socs; author/editor in field. • See:JE;AJYB, 6(1904-1905):105, 22:165, 24:149;WWWIA,4.

Gotthelf, August Henry; b. NYC, 1876.Chemist, Hastings-an-Hudson. • See: AJYB,24:150.

Gotthelf, Ezra Gerson; b. Oakland, CA,May 111907.

AB U CA, ordained, MHL Jewish Inst ofReligion. • Rabbi, communal admr, NYC,Poughkeepsie; dir Jewish Community Center.• See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gotthelf, Philip; b. ca 1869; d. NYC, Oct201923.

Publisher, Elite Magazine, NYC. • See: AJYB,26:155.

Gotthoffer, Nathan Ralph; b. Orange, N],Mar 11901.

B Chem Cornell. • Chemist, Grayslake, IL;with Grayslake Gelatin Co; officer CitizensAssn. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gotthold, Rozel; b.· New Orleans, 1870.Painter, sculptor, writer, NYC. • See:AJYB,24:150.

Gottlieb, Abraham; b. Tauss, Bohemia,June 17 1837; d. Chicago, Feb 9 1894.

To US 1866. • U Prague. • Civil & bridgeengineer, contractor, Chicago; consult ChicagoWorlds Fair; officer professional socs,synagogs. • See: JE.

Gottlieb, Adolph; b. NYC, Mar 141903; d.Mar41974.

Noted abstract expressionist artist, NYC; memNYC Art Commn. • See: EJ; WWWIA, 6;NYTimes, Mar 5 1974,36:1.

Gottlieb, Albert A; b. NYC, Sep 7 1890.BCS NYU. • CPA, NYC; pres Benson ParkCivic Assn; dir Jewish Community House(Bensonhurst); WWI service. • See: WWIAJ,1938.

Gottlieb, Albert Samuel; b. Port Chester,NY,July 81870; d. Harrington, DE,Jan1942.

Brooklyn Polytech, MIT, Beaux Arts (Paris). •Architect, Harrington, DE, NYC; specialty:synagogs; author in field. • See:AJYB, 24:150;WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Jan 151942, 19:5.

Gottlieb, Arnold; b. LembergtVienna, Sep12 1882; d. Nov 1968.

To US ca 1901. • Handels Akademie (Vienna).• Bldr, NYC; trustee Beth David Hospital;active Rabbi]acobJoseph School, Heb NatlOrphan Home. • See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938;NYTimes, Nov 201968,47:3.

Gottlieb, Beatrice Margaret Schiff (MrsArnold Gottlieb); b. NYC, Sep 4 1893.

Social welfare fundraiser, NYC; supporter

Child Study Assn, Natl League for AmCitizenship, Greenwich House; author/lectureron fundraising; WWI fundraiser. - See:WWIAJ, 1928, 1938.

Gottlieb, Bernhard; b. Kuty, Austria, July14 1885; d. Dallas, Mar 16 1950.

To US 1940. - U Vienna. - Dentist, dentalresearcher, scientist, Dallas; authority on oralpathology; faculty Baylor; WWI Austrianservice. - See: UJE; EJ; A]YB, 52:502;NYTimes, Mar 171950,23:4.

Gottlieb, Edward (pseud=Gremin Zorn); b.NYC, Jan 21903; d. Queens, Oct 1961.

Editor, poet, communal ldr, Jamaica, NY;editor LI Daily Press; active Zionist Org ofAm,Am Jewish Congo - See: WWIAJ, 1938;NYTimes, Oct 25 1961,37:3.

Gottlieb, Edward; b. NYC, 1898; d.Philadlephia, Dec 7 1979.

Sports promoter; fdr Natl Basketball Assn,South Philadelphia Heb Athletic Soc teams;owner, coach Philadelphia Warriors; memBasketball Hall of Fame. - See: EJ; AJYB,81:366; NYTimes, Dec 81979.

Gottlieb, Frederick H; b. Nagyvarad,Hungary, Oct 12 1852; d. before 1938.

Bank dir, Baltimore. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Gottlieb, Harry; b. Rumania, Sep 23 1895.Minneapolis School ofArt. - Painter, NYC;officer professional sacs. - See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gottlieb, Harry Nonnan; b. Pittsburgh, Jan71879; d. Chicago, Apr 13 1948.

AB U Chicago, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer,Chicago; pres Michael Reese Hospital; officerUnion ofAm Heb Congregations; active barassns. - See:AJYB, 50:612; WWIAJ, 1938;NYTimes, Apr 141948,28:2.

Gottlieb, Joseph; b. Tamof, Austria, Dec 21867; d. Queens, May 1960.

To NYC 1883. - Realtor, insurance broker,Rockaway Beach, NY; fdr, officer RockawayBeach Hospital; orgr Heb School, YMHA,synagog.- See: WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, May30 1960, 17:4.

Gottlieb, Leon A; b. Grodzisk, Poland, Nov15 1877/1878; d. NYC,Jan 13 1947.

To US 1900. • Technical School (Warsaw). •Yiddish journalist, prolific novelist, NYC; staffForward.- See:AJYB, 49:612; WWIAJ, 1928,1938.

Gottlieb, Lewis; b. Baton Rouge, Aug 111894; d. May 311975.

AB, LLB LA State. • Banker, business exec,Baton Rouge; pres Unjted Givers Fund,Chamber of Commerce; bd LA State; activeNatl Social Welfare Assembly. - See:WWWIA, 7.

Gottlieb, Mack Leonard; b. ca 1895; d.Manila, Dec 1964.

CCNY, MD NYU. - Physician, internist,Miami; WWII service. - See: NYTimes, Dec 301964,25:2.

Gottschalk, Louis Reichenthal

Gottlieb, MarkJoseph; b. Montrose, PA,Dec 91885; d. NYC, Dec 1938.

MD NYU. - Otolaryngologist, NYC; officermed soc; researcher/author in field. - See:WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes, Dec 221938,21:4.

Gottlieb, Martin; b. NYC, Apr 16 1903.Motion picture production exec, NYC; donorJewish Natl Fund. - See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gottlieb, Maurice H; b. ca 1867; d. NYC,Aug71933.

Magistrate, NYC. • See:AJYB, 36:281.

Gottlieb, Michael T; b. NYC, ca 1901; d.Hillsborough, CA, Apr 1980.

Real estate investor, noted bridge player, SanFrancisco. • See:NYTimes, Apr 9 1980.

Gottlieb, Moritz Melvin; b. WashingtonDCINYC, July 191893; d. Boston, Nov23 1952.

Industrialist, mfr, communalldr, Allentown,PA; pres Central Atlantic Region Council ofJewish Fedn ofWelfare Funds; WWII withJewish Welfare Bd. - See:AJYB, 55:546;WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, Nov 241952,23:3.

G~ttlieb,Polly Rose (Mrs Alex Gottlieb); b.NYC; d. Feb 1971.

Author,artist, actress, Beverly Hills; officerORT; autobiography. • See: WWWIA, 6;NYTimes, Feb 16 1971, 36:1.

Gottlieb, Solomon; b. Brooklyn, Jan 141894.

ME Stevens Inst ofTechnology. • Mechanicalengineer, Hoboken; officer professional assn;bdJewish Center. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gottlober, Abraham Ber; b. Cleveland, May281912.

AB, MA Western Reserve, PhD U IA. •Psychologist, Cleveland; researcher withelectroencephalogram. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gottsberger, Benjamin B (B Britton); b. ca1873; d. New Haven, 1955.

Columbia. • Engineer, New Haven; facultyYale.· See:AJYB, 24:150; NYTimes, Mar 21955,27:3.

Gottschalk, Alfred; b. Oberwesel,Gennany, 1930.

To US 1939.· Brooklyn Call, Heb UnionCall-Jewish Inst of Religion. • Pres, HebUnion Call-Jewish Inst of Religion,Cincinnati; author in field, Jewish subjects. •See:EJ:1973-1982.

Gottschalk, Louis Ferdinand; b. St Louis,Oct 7 1868; d. July 16 1934.

Composer, conductor, author, Los Angeles;Unitarian.· See:AJYB, 37:257; WWWIA, 4.

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau; h. NewOrleans, May 81829; d. Rio de Janeiro,Dec 181869.

Pianist, composer; used folk & black themes. •See:JE; UJE;DAB;NYTimes,Jan211870, 5:2.

Gottschalk, Louis Reichenthal; b.Brooklyn, Feb 211899; d. Chicago,June23/241975.

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AB, MA, PhD Cornell; honorary degrees. •Historian of France, Chicago; faculty UChicago; pres Bd ofJewish Education; officerprofessional socs; author!editor in field. • See:UJE; EJ;AJYB, 77:594; WWJAJ, 1928, 1938;WWWL4., 6; NYI'imes, June 25 1975,46:3.

Gottschalk, Max; b. Liege, 1889.To US 1940, to Brussels after W\VII. • LLDU Liege, U Berlin, U Paris. • Lawyer,authority on social & economic problems,public official, author; faculty U Brussels; withAm Jewish Com; active communal, Jewishrefugee orgs; author in field; WWI Belgianservice. • See: UJE; EJ.

Gottschalk, Victor Hugo; b. St Louis, 1878.Chemist, physicist, colI professor, Chicago. •See: AJYB, 24:150.

Gottschall, Morton; b. NYC, Oct 16 1894;d. July 30 1968.

AB CCNY, JD NYU. • Educator, historian,NYC; faculty, dean, CCNY; ldr in promotingfree higher education. oSee: UJE; E];WWJAJ, 1938; WWWL4., 5; NYI'imes, July 311968,41:1.

Gottschall, Simon; b. Wlotclaw, Poland, ca1875; d. May 13 1943.

To US 1901. ° Ribbonmfr, insurance broker,communal worker, NYC; officer YMHA;active J ewish Welfare Bd, Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies. ° See:A]YB, 45:386; WWJA],1938; NYI'imes, May 15 1943, 15:4.

Goudchaux, Leopold; b. ca 1843; d. Bunkie,LA, Mar 24 1920.

Financier, planter, Bunkie, LA. • See: A]YB,22:165.

Goudsnrit, Samuel Abraham; b. Hague, July111902; d. Reno, Dec 41978.

To Ann Arbor 1927. ° PhD U Leyden, UAmsterdam; honorary degrees. ° Atomicphysicist; faculty U MI, U NV, Northwestern;with Brookhayen Natl Lab; author/researcherin field. oSee: UJE; A]YB, 80:366; WWIA],1938; BEOA]; WWWL4., 7; NYI'imes, Dec 61978, II 6:1.

Gould, Frederick G; b. Chicago, Aug 221943.

BA Washington U (St Louis),JDNorthwestern. • Lawyer, Chicago; bd HebTheological ColI, Jewish Community Center.It See: WWWL4., 8.

Gould, Harry E; b. NYC, July 12 1898; d.NYC, Mar 8 1971.

Industrialist, philanthropist; mem CitizensCom for Internatl Development; advisor USState Dept Office of Cultural Affairs; activeAm Jewish Com; benefactor Jewish MemorialHospital. • See:A]YB, 73:632; NYI'imes, Mar10 1971,46:3.

Gould, Hyman Grodman; b. Carthage, NY,Apr41905.

LLB Georgetown U. ° Lawyer, Rochester,NY; active Republican politics. • See: WWIA],1938.

Gould, MJason; b. Bialystok, June 12 1898.To US 1905.· AB CCNY, LLB Columbia.·Lawyer, NYC; active Am]ewish Cong, Fednof PolishJews in Am,Jewish Farm Settlements,Democratic politics. ° See: WWJAJ, 1938;BEOAJ.

Gould, Milton S; b. NYC, 1909.BA, LLB Cornell. ° Lawyer; advisor Commr ofImmigration & Naturalization; active UnitedJewish Appeal; author in field &popularization. ° See: E]:1985-1987.

Gould, Moses Joseph; b. Slonim, Russia,Jan 22 1887; d. Aug 23 1958.

To US 1901. • US Marine Brigadier General,Clearwater, FL. oSee: WWWL4., 4.

Gould, NathanJacobs; b. Pittsburgh, June111890; d. Milwaukee, Oct 261941.

LLB U MI. ° Anglo-JeWish editor, publisher,lawyer, Milwaukee; fdr periodicals (Detroit,Kansas City, Indianapolis); editor DetroitJewish Chronicle, WIJewish Chronicle; dirMilwaukee Jewish Welfare Fund. ° See:A]YB,44:337; WWIAJ, 1938; NYI'imes, Oct 28 1941,23:3.

Gould, Samuel Brookner; b. NYC, 1910;Bates, NYU, Oxford U, Cambridge U,Harvard. ° University admr; chancellor U CA(Santa Barbara); pres Antioch, SUNY,Educational Broadcasting Corp; faculty BostonU; convert to Christianity. oSee: EJ.

Gould, William M; b. NYC, Nov 5 1901.­Cartoonist, NYC; with Hearst, King FeaturesSyndicate. ° See: WWJA], 1926, 1928.

Gouldner, Alvin Ward; b. NYC, July 291920; d. Dec 15 1980.

BBA Baruch, MA, PhD Columbia. °Sociologist, St Louis; faculty Washington U(St Louis); author/editor in field. ° See:WWWL4., 7.

Gouled, Fritz; b. Warsaw, May 11875.To US 1892. ° Antique dealer, NYC; earliertextile mfr; bd Montefiore Hospital; activesynagog. oSee: WWJA], 1928,1938.

Gourevitch, Boris; b. Uman, Russia, July 81889; d. NYC, Apr 4 1964.

To US 1939. °Journalist, poet, author, humanrights activist; fdr Com for the Rights of]ewsin Central & Eastern Europe, Union forProtection ofHuman Freedom, Union forProtection of the Human Person. ° See: A]YB,66:575; NYI'imes, Apr 61964,31:2.

Gourse, George; b. Lithuania, Feb 12 1879.To US 1897. ° Communal worker,philanthropist,Knoxville; officer synagog. •See: WWIA], 1928.

Govern, Benjamin; b. Warsaw, Aug 9 1888.To US 1906. ° Polytechnic Inst (Warsaw), CECooper Union, post-grad Brooklyn Polytech. °Engineer, bldr, NYC; with State TransitCommn. ° See: WWIA], 1928,1938.

Goward, George; b. Odessa, Sep 19 1862.To US 1882. • Communal admr, Philadelphia;supt United Heb Charities Employment

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Bureau; agent Baron de Hirsch Fund, JewishAgricultural & Industrial Aid Soc. ° See: A]YB,7(1905-1906):6~.

Grabau, Martin; b.*; d. Dec 261965.PhD Harvard. • Research scientist; facultySpace Inst (Tullahoma, TN); with ArnoldEngineering, Defense Dept. • See: WWWIA.,4.

Grabelsky, Boris; b. Chmelnick, Russia,Nov 11885.

To US 1904. • Zionist ldr, NYC; mem NatlZionist Exec; orgr, officer Hatechuja; pres DosYiddishe Folk; officer Zionist Org ofAm; bdKeren Hayesod. oSee: WWIA], 1926.

Grabfelder, Morris; b. Bavaria, ca 1835/1836; d. Adantic City, Aug 4 1920.

To US as boy. • Civil War veteran, hotelowner, Atlantic City; distiller, Louisville. ° See:A]YB, 23:132; NYI'imes, Aug 61920,9:6.

Grabfelder, Samuel H; b. Rehweiler,Bavaria, Sep 2 1844; d. Adantic City, Apr171920.

Public welfare & communal officer, Louisville;pres Jewish Natl Hospital for Consumptives,Guardians of Public Children, Jewish FreeHospital; officer Childrens Home Soc,Humane Soc; dir Jewish Orphan Asylum. •See: AJYB, 7(1905-1906):63,22:165;WWWIA, 1; NYI'imes, Apr 19 1920, 15:5.

Grace, Samuel Maurice; b. Kovno, Dec 11872.

To Worcester 1900. ° Furniture dealer,realtor, Worcester; a fdr Jewish Home forAged & Orphans, Jewish City Com; activeMizrachi, Fedn of OrthodoxJewishCongregations. ° See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938.

Grad, Bennet; b. Russia, ca 1878; d.Milwaukee, Feb 18 1946.

To US ca 1893. ° OH State, Heb Union ColI,Brown. ° Rabbi, Milwaukee. • See: A]YB,48:490.

Grade, Abraham Isaac; b. Vilna, Aug 41887.

To US 1906. • Northwestern, UIL, CPA. °CPA, Chicago. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grade,Chaim;b.Vilna, 1910; d. NYC,June 261982.

To US 1948. ° Noted Yiddish writer, poet,novelist ofHolocaust, NYC; contributorForward, Jewish MorningJournal. oSee: E};A]YB, 84:334;]TA-DNB, July 11982;NYI'imes, July 1 1982.

Gradison, Willis D; b.* .Stockbroker, Cincinnati. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Graef, Irving; b.*; d. NYC, Apr 1979.MD Cornell. ° Physician, diabetes controlspecialist, NYC; faculty NYU. ° See: NYI'imes,Apr 71979.

Graetz, Paul; b. ca 1890; d. Hollywood, CA,Feb 171937.

. German character actor, Berlin, London,NYC, Los Angeles. ° See: A]YB, 39:592;NYI'imes, Feb 181937,21:1.

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Graf, Herbert; b. Vienna, 1903; d. Geneva,Apr 1973.

To US 1934, 1936. • Dr Music, PhD UVienna, Conservatory (Vienna). • Noted stagedir; with Metropolitan Opera; funeral serviceProtestant. • See: UJE; NYTimes, Apr 7 1973,36:4.

Graf, Max; b. Vienna, 1873; d. Vienna, June1958.

To US 1939, to Austria" 1946. • ViennaConservatory, PhD U Vienna. • Musicologist,noted musiC critic, translator; faculty ViennaAcademy ofMusic, New School; author infield. • See: UJE;NYTimes,June 25 1958,29:3.

Graf, Peter; b. Lemberg, Feb 1873; d.Bronx, Oct 1951.

To US 1900. • Actor, NYC; an orgrJewishTheatrical Alliance. -See: WWIAJ, 1928;NYTimes, Oct211951, 92:4.

Graff, Rosa Lampert (Mrs Bernhard MGraff); h. Detroit, May 5 1879.

Social welfare worker, philanthropist, St Louis;officer United Order ofTrue Sisters. • See:WWIAJ, 1928.

Graffman, Vladimir; b. Vilna, July 4 1891;d. NYC, Dec 1976.

To US 1920. • Imperial Conservatory (StPetersburg). • Violinist, tchr, NYc. • See:NYTimes, Dec 241976, IT 8:5.

Grafman, L Elliot; b.Jersey City, Nov 81896.

AB U Cincinnati, BHL, ordained Heb UnionColI, post-grad U Chicago, JD John Marshall.• Rabbi, editor, publisher, NYC; active Anti­Defamation League; WWI service. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Grafman, Milton Louis; b. WashingtonDC, Apr 211907.

AB U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI. •Rabbi, Lexington, KY, Birmingham, AL; presFederated Jewish Charities; active CommunityChest. • See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Grafman, R (Reuben?); b. Russia.Cantor, Washington DC, Bradford, PA,Richmond, Baltimore. • See: AJYB, 5(1903­1904):59; WWIAJ, 1938 (sub Grafman, MiltonLouis).

Grafman, Saul; b. Vilna, Oct 1872.Cantor, Pittsburgh. • See: AJYB, 5(1903­1~04):59.

Grafnecker, WilliamJ; b.NYC, ca 1901; d.Bronx, 1970.

Police captain, expert on crime syndicate,NYC; WWI service. • See: NYTimes, Oct 31970,34:2.

Grafner, Emanuel; b. Pittsburgh, July 271868; d. Pinehurst, Ne, 1954.

Exec, wholesale jeweler, philanthropist,Pittsburgh. • See: WWIAJ, 1928; NYTimes,June 3 1954,27:2.

Grafton, Samuel; b. NYC, 1907.U PA. • Writer, editor, NYC; editorial writer,columnist NY Post. • See: UJE.

Graham, Murray; b. ca 1898; d. Miami, Mar1970.

Cornell. • Retail store exec, communal worker,NYC; with Macys. • See: NYTimes, Mar 221970,88:5.

Gran, Emmanuel; b. Samara, Russia, Apr 51894; d. NYC,June 1969.

Hotel architect, consult; with Hilton Internatl.• See: NYTimes, June 23 1969,39:4.

Granach, Alexander (Isaiah Gronach); b.Galicia, 1890; d. NYC, Mar 1945.

To US 1938. • German & Yiddish characteractor, stage & screen; with Max Reinhardt. •See: EJ; AJYB, 47:523; NYTimes, Mar 161945,15:1.

Granik, Theodore; b. ca 1907; d. NYC, Sep1970.

LLB StJohns. • Radio & televisionbroadcaster, lawyer, NYC; advisor WarProduction Bd. • See: NYTimes, Sep 23 1970,51:1.

Granowitz, Abram M; b. Pittsburgh, Jan 101909.

AB U Pittsburgh, Heb Inst (Pittsburgh), MHLJewish Inst ofReligion. • Rabbi,Johnstown,PA; dir Family Welfare Soc, Peace Council;active Community Chest, Red Cross,communal fundraising.· See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Granowitz, Jacob;b. 1887; d. Miami Beach,Nov211970.

Business exec, textile co owner; pres Home &Hospital for the Daughters of Israel;benefactorJewish Inst for Geriatric Care (NewHydePark,NY).· See:AJYB, 72:541;NYTimes, Nov 23 1970,40:1.

Granowitz, Jacob; b. Lomza, Oct 111899.RIETS, BA CCNY, ordainedJTS, post-gradColumbia. • Rabbi, Brooklyn; exec comMenorah Org; active United Palestine Appeal.• See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Grant, AmoldM; b. NYC, Jan 71908; d.Katonah, NY, Nov 15 1880.

Lawyer, communalldr; bd Center for Study ofDemocratic Insts; fundraiser Joint DefenseAppeal; active Democratic politics. 0 See:AJYB,82:366-67.

Grant, Max Louis; b. Providence, Apr 281889; d. Oct 1974.

Brown. • Financier, Providence; pres TaxLeague ofRI,Jewish Fedn of Social Services,Miriam Hospital; active Jewish Orphanage,Family Welfare Bd, RI Council of SocialAgencies, Legal Aid. • See: WWIAJ, 1928,1938; NYTimes, Oct 12 1974, 34:2.

Gras, Max; b. ca 1875; d. Lyons, NJ, Sep 21947.

Fruit auctioneer, Spanish-Am War veteran,Philadelphia. • See:AJYB, 50:612; NYTimes,Sep 41947,25:4.

Gratz, Barnard; b. Langendorf, UpperSilesia, 1738; d. Baltitnore, Apr 201801.

To Philadelphia 1754. • Merchant, westernland developer, Indian trader, patriot, Non­Importation signer, Philadelphia; fdr, officer

Gratz, Richea (Mrs Samuel Hays)

Mikveh Israel. • See: JE (sub Gratz); UJE (subGratz); EJ(sub Gratz); PAJHS, 1:14,33:210;BDEAJ;DAB.

Gratz, Benjamin; b. Philadelphia, Sep 41792; d. Lexington, KY, Mar 171884.

MA U PA. • Soldier, lawyer, Lexington, KY;trustee Transylvania U; close friend of~enry

Clay; War of 1812 service.' See:JE (subGratz); UJE (sub Gratz); EJ (sub Gratz);BDEAJ.

Gratz, Henry M; b. ca 1853; d.Philadelphia, June 20 1939.

Insurance broker, communal worker,Philadelphia; mem PA Soc to Protect Childrenfrom Cruelty.' See:AJYB; 41:423; NYTimes,June 211939,23:3.

Gratz, Hyman; b. Philadelphia, Sep 231776; d. Philadelphia, Jan 271857.

Wholesale grocer, merchant, philanthropist,Philadelphia; a fdr Jewish Publication Soc;officer PA Academy for Fine Arts, MikvehIsrael. • See: JE (sub Gratz); UJE (sub Gratz);EJ (sub Gratz); PAJHS, 50:241-47; BDEAJ.

Gratz, Jacob; b. Philadelphia, Dec 20 1788/1789/1790; d. Philadelphia, Dec 24 1854/Feb 31856.

BA, MA U PA. • Businessman, legislator,Philadelphia; pres Union Canal Co; dir PAInstfor the Instruction of the Deaf & Dumb,Athenaeum. • See: JE (sub Gratz); UJE (subGratz); EJ (sub Gratz); BDEA.J.

Gratz, Joseph; b. Philadelphia, 1785; d.Philadelphia, 1858.

Federalist, Philadelphia; dir Inst for theInstruction of the Deaf & Dumb; activeMikveh Israel. • See: JE (sub Gratz); UJE (subGratz); EJ (sub Gratz).

Gratz, Louis A; b. ca 1843; d. Sep 191907.To NYC 1861.' Civil War major, lawyer,mayor, Knoxville, Louisville; officer Knights ofHonor.' See: PAJHS, 38:22-44.

Gratz, Michael; b. Langendorf, UpperSilesia, 1740; d. Philadelphia, Sep 81811.

To US 1759. • Merchant, Indian trader,western land developer, patriot, N on- "Importation signer, Philadelphia. • See: JE(sub Gratz); UJE (sub Gratz); EJ (sub Gratz);BDEAJ;DAB.

Gratz, Rebecca; b. Philadelphia, Apr 41781; d. Aug 27 1869.

Educator, charitable worker, pioneer ofJewishSunday School movement, Philadelphia; a fdrOrphan Asylum; officer Female Assn for ReliefofWomen & Children, Female HebBenevolent Soc; noted letter writer. • See: JE(sub Gratz); UJE (sub Gratz); EJ (sub Gratz);PAJHS, 11:189-90,29:53-60,31:241,48:71­77; BDEAJ; NAW; DAB.

Gratz, Richea (Mrs Samuel Hays); b. Oct 11774; d. Philadelphia, Nov 22 1858.

Marshall ColI. • Probably first Jewish womanto attend colI in US. • See: EJ (sub Gratz);PAJHS, 19:123; BDEA.J.

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Gratz, Simon; b.Jan 141773; d.Philadelphia, July 14 1839.

Merchant, Philadelphia; officer Mikveh Israel;dir PA Botanical Garden; active PA AcademyofFine Arts; War of 1812 service. • See:]E(sub Gratz); UJE (sub Gratz); E] (sub Gratz);RDEA].

Grau, Herman; b. Austria, ca 1825; d.NYC, Oct 27 1912.

To US ca 1862. • Opera impresario, NYc. •See:A]YB, 15(1913-1914):270;NITimes, Oct28 1912, 11 :4.

Grau,~aurice;b.BrUnn,~oravia, 1849;d.Paris, ~ar 14 1907.

To US ca 1854.· Free Academy (CCNY),Columbia Law. • Impresario, theatrical agent,noted opera producer, NYC; mgtMetropolitan Opera. • See: UJE; A]YB,9(1907-1908):505; WWWIA, 1; DAB;NITimes, Mar 151907,9:5.

Grau, Robert; b.*; d. ~t Vernon, NY, Aug91916.

Theatre & concertmgr.• See:A]YB, 19(1917­1918):265.

Graubard, John; b.Jassy, ~ar 22 1883; d.May 141940.

To US 1900. • PhG, Pharm D Columbia. •Pharmacist, financier, public official, NYC;author in field. • See:A]YB, 42:479; WWIA],1938;NITimes, May 161940, 23:1.

Graubard, ~oritz; b. Rumania, ca 1867; d.Brooklyn, Aug 6 1944.

To US 1881. • Legislator, alderman, editor,NYC; editor, mgr Die Wahrheit. • See: A]YB,47:523; NITimes, Aug 111944,15:5.

Graubart, Abraham L; b. Kingston, NY,Dec 23 1896.

Union ColI, Dr Optometry Columbia, BSCCNY. • Optometrist, NYC; officerprofessional socs; popular speaker/author infield. • See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Graubart, Benjamin; b. ~akov, Lomza,1897.

BA U Louisville. • Rabbi, Heb schoolprincipal, Poland, Canada, Columbus, OH,Louisville, Poughkeepsie; contributor Hebperiodicals. • See: REOA].

Graubart, David; b. Staszow, Poland, Apr15/16 1906; d. Chicago, Apr 27 1984.

To US 1920. • BS? Lewis Inst, AB? UChicago, MA Northwestern, ordained HebTheological ColI, JTS, PhD U IN. • Rabbi,author, Chicago, Des Moines; faculty SpertusColI; active Rabbinical Assembly, HistadruthIvrit, Am League Against War & Fascism. •See: E]; A]YB, 86:439; WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Graubart, Ickuthiel Solomon; b. Sedlitz,Poland, Feb 7 1896.

To US 1923. • Rabbi, scholarly author,Brooklyn; active Joint Distribution, Am JewishCong, Union ,of Orthodox Rabbis. • See:WW1A],1938.

Graubart, Philip; b. Staszow, Poland, July15 1905.

To US 1920. • AB, BS Lewis Inst, ordainedHeb Theological ColI, post-gradNorthwestern. • Rabbi, Ft Worth; co-editorTX & communal papers; officer Zionist Org ofAm,Jewish Charities.· See: WWIA], 1938;REOAJ.

Graudan, Nikolai;b. Libau; d. ~oscow,Aug91964.

To US ca 1935.· StPetersburg Conservatory.• Cellist, Los Angeles; faculty St PetersburgConservatory. • See: WWWIA, 5.

Grauer, Ben; b. NYC, June 2 1908; d. ~ay311977.

BSS CCNY. • Radio & television reporter,documentary narrator, author; with NBC. •See: WWWIA, 7;NITimes,]une 11977,114:4.

Grauman, Edna Jeannette; b. Louisville.U MI, U WI, Columbia, AB U Louisville, BLSNY State Library School. • Librarian,Louisville; officer professional socs. • See:WWIA], 1938.

Grauman, Edward; b. Strasbourg, WestPrussia, Feb 3 1843; d. Louisville, ~ar161913.

Charity Commr, Louisville; officer State Confof Charities & Corrections, Jewish FreeHospital. • See: A]YB, 7(1905-1906):63-64,15(1913-1914):270.

Grauman, Jacob Samuel; b. Louisville, Apr11885; d. ~waukee,Jan 281934.

Yale. • Film industry ldr, communal worker,Milwaukee; dir Mt Sinai. • See: A]YB, 36:281;WWIA],1928.

Grauman, Lawrence Samuel; b. Louisville,June 3 1897.

LLBJefferson. • Lawyer, county counsel,Sunday school tchr, Louisville. • See: WWIA],1938.

Grauman, ~ax; b. Warsaw, Sep 22 1871; d.NYC, Dec 101933.

Vienna, Berlin. • Hazzan, composer, NYC. •See: A]YB, 36:281; WWIA], 1928.

Grauman, Sid; b. Indianapolis, Mar 171879; d. Los Angeles, Mar 1950.

Motion picture exhibitor, theatre owner,publicist, Los Angeles; owner GraumansChinese.· See:A]YB, 24:150; NITimes, Mar 61950,21:3.

Grausman, Philip M; b. Raleigh, NC, Dec 71877; d. NYC, Nov211934.

The Citadel, Columbia, Columbia Med. •Physician, surgeon, hospital dir, NYC; WWIservice. • See:A]YB, 37:257; WWIA], 1928.

Gray, Arthur; h. Canton, OH, Sep 11 1891;d. ~ar 2 1980.

Banker, NYC; a fCir Am Arbitration Assn. •See: ,WWWIA, 7.

Gray, Herman Arnold; b. NYC, Oct 121894.

AB CCNY, MA Columbia,JD NYU. • Legalscholar, NYC; mem public commns; facultyNYU; active YMHA, professional orgs. • See:UJE; WWIA], 1938.

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Gray, Leonard; b. NYC, May 1 1896; d.South Orange, NJ,July 1957.

DDS Columbia. • Dentist, Irvington &Newark, N]; active dental socs; WWI service.• See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes,July 181957,25:4.

Grayer, Harry; b. Keidan, Lithuania, Aug 21899.

To US 1909. • CCNY, LLB, LLM NYU. •Lawyer, English tchr, Zionist fundraiser,Jewish historian, Brooklyn; officer Zionist OrgofAm; pioneer mem Am Jewish Cong; activeWorld Zionist Cong, Keren Hayesod, Sons ofZion. • See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Grayser, Alter; b. ca 1863; d. Brooklyn,Nov 111933.

Zionist ldr, educator, philanthropist, Brooklyn.• See:A]YB, 36:281.

Grayzel, David Mathews; b. Minsk, June 31897.

To US 1905.· AB, ChernE, PhD,MDColumbia. • Pathologist, Brooklyn; earlierwith Columbia, Yale, Health Dept. • See:WWIA],1938.

Grayzel, Harold Gregory; b. Kharkov,Russia, Apr 30 1899.

To US 1904. • BS CCNY, MD NYU. •Pediatrician, Brooklyn; faculty LI ColIHospital; active Diabetes Assn. • See: WWIA],1938.

Grayzel, Solomon; b. Minsk, Mar 1 1896; d.Englewood, NJ, Aug 12 1980.

To US 1908. • AB CCNY, ordainedJTS, MAColumbia, PhD Dropsie; honorary degrees. •Author, translator, historian, rabbi,Philadelphia; fdr, pres Bd ofJewish Education,Jewish Book Council; faculty Gratz, Dropsie;editor Jewish Publication Soc. • See: UJE; E];E]:1973-1982;A]YB, 82:367.

Greditzer, Harry G; b. Nevada, MO, Dec 41889.

MD Washington U (St Louis). • Urologist, StLouis; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1926.

Green, Aaron S; b. Riga, Latvia, 1880; d.White Sulphur Springs, WV, Sep 9 1941.

Ophthalmologist; inventor in field. • See:A]YB, 44:337; NITimes, Sep 10 1941,23:5.

Green, Abel; b. NYC, June 3 1900; d. NYC,May 101973.

NYU. • Theatrical journalist, NYC; editorVariety; WWII service. • See: E]; WWIA],1938 (addenda); WWWIA, 6; NITimes, May11 1973,42:1.

Green, Alan Singer; b. Chicago, Dec 61907.

AB, MA Western Reserve, BH, ordained HebUnion ColI, post-grad Heb U. • Rabbi, author,Troy, Cleveland; • See: WWIA], 1938.

Green, Ben Charles; b. Cleveland, Jan 41905.

AB, LLB Western Reserve; honorary degree. •Lawyer, US district judge, Cleveland; trusteeNat! Conf of Christians & Jews; activeDemocratic politics. • See: WWWIA, 8.

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Green, Bernard Isaac; b. Swerzen, Russia,Dec 12 1886/1887; d. NYC, Apr 1951.

To US 1895. • BS CCNY, Nat! Academy ofDesign, Art Students League, NYU, Paris. •Artist, etcher, tchr, NYC, Brooklyn; facultyYeshiva ColI, public high school; trusteesynagogs; author in field. • See:A]YB, 24:150;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEGA]; NITimes,Apr 10 1951,27:3.

Green, Bud (Moses David); b. Austria, Nov191897.

Songwriter, NYC; "Alabamy Bound." • See:WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938.

Green, Edward Henry; b. NYC, Aug 21886; d. Nov 1963.

AB Columbia, LLB Harvard. • Tax lawyer,NYC; concerned about law & ethics, rights oftaxpayer; trustee Riverside Church. • See:WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 7; NITimes, Nov 191963,41:1.

Green, Harold David; b. NYC, Dec 271897.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, Paterson; mem Bds ofEducation (Paterson & Teaneck, NJ); WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Green, Harry; b. St Petersburg, FL, Dec 81907. .

BS, LLB U FL. • Lawyer, Jamaica, NY; officerSr League of Queens Jewish Center, QueensFedn ofSr Leagues; active Republican politics.• See: WWIA], 1938.

Green, Harry (Henry Blitzer); b. NYC, Apr11892.

CCNY, NYU. • Vaudeville, stage & movieactor, Beverly Hills. • See:A]YB, 24:150;WWIA],1938.

Green, Harry Philip; b. Boston, Apr 71905.

AB U Toronto. • Lawyer, Toronto; activeConservative politics. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Green, HarryJoseph; b. NYC, Feb 121906; d. Oct 18 1964.·

AB, PhD Johns Hopkins, LLB U MD. •Lawyer, asst atty general, Baltimore; chr MDCommn to Study Education & Finance; presJewish Educational Alliance; bd Big BrosLeague.· See: WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 5.

Green, Henry; b. NYC, July 101890; d.NYC, 1969.

CCNY, MD LI ColI Hospital. • Surgeon,NYC; bd Infants Welfare League. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1938; NITimes, Sep 4 1969,47:4.

Green, HowardJefferson; b. San Francisco,Mar 20 1893.

Hastings. • Film writer, Hollywood; withParamount; officers Screen Writers Guild;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Green, J C; b. ca 1869; d. San Francisco,Sep 1914.

Advertising magnate, San Francisco. • See:A]YB, 17(1915-1916):220.

Green, Joseph S; b. ca 1868; d. NYC, May311939.

Lawyer, municipal judge, referee, communalworker, NYC. • See:A]YB, 41:423.

Green, Julius; b. Chachelnik, Russia, Sep 81892; d. NYC, Apr 1972.

To NYC 1907. • CCNY. • Mfr, fur designer,NYC; officer trade assn; consult Nat! RecoveryAdmn; active Charity Chest, Am Jewish Congo• See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Apr 181972,50:3.

Green, Louis A; b.*; d. NYC, Oct 241968.Financier, philanthropist, NYC; estJewishAssn for Services to the Aged; officerJewishGuild for Blind; active Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies. • See:A]YB, 70:521; NITimes,Oct 25 1968,47:5.

Green, Max; b. ca 1869; d. Philadelphia,Aug 191934.

Heb scholar, physician, Philadelphia. • See:A]YB,37:257.

Green, Melville Saul; b. Jamaica, NY, June91922.

BA Columbia, MA, PhD Princeton. •Physicist, Philadelphia; with Nat! Bureau ofStandards; faculty Temple U; author/editor infield. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Green, Morris; b. NYC, Dec 25 1892; d.Washington DC, May 1963.

Radio show & theatrical pro~ducer, NYC; withGreenwich Village Follies.•• See: WWIA],1928;BEOA];NITimes, May 23 1963,37:5.

Green, Reuben; b.*; d. Philadelphia, Sep1914.

Civil War veteran, Philadelphia. • See: A]YB,17(1915-1916):220.

Green, SamueIWilliam;b. Hungary, Feb221894; d. Brooklyn, Dec 1941.

To US 1898.· MD Albany Med ColI. •Ophthalmologist, Brooklyn; WWI service. •See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Dec 271941,19:2.

Greenacre, Phyllis; b. Chicago, 1894.Psychiatrist, NYC; faculty Cornell; pres NYPsychoanalytic Inst; author in field. • See: E].

Greenbaum, Daniel; b. ca 1847; d.Baltimore, Dec 13 1934.

Lawyer, Baltimore; mem Bd of Supervisors ofCity Charities. • See: A]YB, 37:257.

Greenbaum, David; b. Glasgow, Mar 291908; d. Apr 1974.

Scottish Nat! Academy, Royal ColI ofMusic(London). • Musician, cellist, Chicago; facultyRoosevelt; with Chicago Symphony. • See:WWWIA,6.

Greenbaum, Dorothea Schwarcz (MrsEdward Samuel Greenbaum); b.Brooklyn,June 17 1893.

NY School of Fine & Applied Art, ArtStudents League. • Artist, NYC. • See:WWIA], 1926.

Greenbaum, Mark

Greenbaum, Edgar N; b. Chicago, Dec 121890.

Brown. • Investment banker, Chicago; memBd ofEducation; officer Urban League,synagog; bd Michael Reese Hospital. • See:BEGA].

Greenbaum, Edward Samuel; b. NYC, Apr13 1890; d. Princeton, June 12 1970.

AB Williams, LLB Columbia; honorarydegree. • Lawyer, public servant, NYC; memCitizens Com on Control of Crime, USdelegation to UN; chr Liquor Control Bd;officer law assns; active court reform,JewishVacation campaigns, Am Jewish Com; WWIservice. • See: E]; A]YB, 72:541; WWIA],1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 5,8; DAB, 8; NITimesstory, Apr 22 1967, obituary, June 13 1970,31:1.

Greenbaum, Elias; b. ca 1822; d. Chicago,July 1919.

Banker, Chicago.· See:A]YB, 22:165.

Greenbaum, Frederick; b. Budapest, Oct271878.

MD Rush, U Chicago, post-grad abroad. •Physician, Johnston City, IL. • See: WWIA],1928.

Greenbaum, Frederick Rudolph; b. Vienna,Feb 141896.

To US 1921.· Chern E, D Sc UVienna.·Research chemist, Philadelphia; with Nat!Drug Co; author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenbaum, Harry H; b. ca 1861; d.Philadelphia, Mar 271939.

Communal worker, Philadelphia. • See: A]YB,41:423.

Greenbaum, Henry; b. ca 1836; d. Seattle,June 14 1914.

Merchant, Seattle. • See: A]YB, 16(1914­1915):162.

Greenbaum, Lawrence Samuel; b. NYC,Jan 18 1889; d. Mamaroneck, Aug 1951.

AB Williams, LLB Columbia. • Prominentlawyer, special state counsel, NYC; mem StateBd of Social Welfare; active Democraticpolitics; WWI government appeal agent. • See:WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Aug 29 1951,25:1.

Greenbaum, Leo (Leopold); b. Arva,Austria, Oct 91858; d. NYC, 1926.

To US 1871. • DDS Philadelphia Dental ColI,MD Medico Chirurgical. • Dentist,Philadelphia, NYC; faculty PhiladelphiaDental ColI; active professional soc; author/editor in field. • See: UJE; A]YB, 6(1904­1905):105,24:150; WWWIA, 1.

Greenbaum, Leon E; b. Baltimore, Nov 171872.

Baltimore City ColI, AB Johns Hopkins, LLBU MD. • Lawyer, city atty, Baltimore. • See:A]YB,6(1904-1905):105.

Greenbaum, Mark; b. ca 1862; d.Cleveland, Aug 2 1934.

Motion picture & theatre pioneer, Cleveland. •See:A]YB, 37:257.

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Greenbaum, Max; b. Austria-Hungary, Feb28 1868; d. Sep 1937.

To US 1872. e DDS Philadelphia Dental ColI.e Dentist, Philadelphia; author in field. e See:A]YB, 24:150; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;WWWL4, 1.

Greenbaum, Morton; b. Miskolcz,Hungary, May 14 1887.

To US 1921. e Communal editor, admr, rabbi,poet, playwright, NYC; fdr, exec secyHungarianJews ofAm; assoc editor Hungarianpapers. e See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenbaum, Samuel; b. London, Jan 231854; d. Larchmont, NY, Aug 26 1930.

To NYC 1857. e BA, MA CCNY, LLBColumbia. • Lawyer, state appellate judge,communalldr, NYC; pres EducationalAlliance; officer bar assn; bd J ewish WelfareBd; trustee Public Library. e See:]E;A]YB,6(1904-1905):105-06,24:150,33:126; WWIA],1926,1928; WWWL4, 1; NYTimes, Aug 271930,21:3.

Greenbaum, Samuel; b. ca 1874; d NYC,June 81937.

Lawyer, Masonic ldr, NYC. e See: A]YB,39:592; NYTimes, June 9 1937,25:6.

Greenbaum, Selina (Mrs SamuelGreenbaum); b. NYC, Apr 6 1866; d.Larchmont, NY,July 1925.

Normal CoIl. e Communalldr, NYC; presJewish Working Girls Vacation Soc; activeEducational Alliance, Nat! Council ofJewishWomen. e See:A]YB, 7(1905-1906):64;NYTimes, July 16 1925, 19:6.

Greenbaum, Sigmund Samuel; b.Philadelphia, Mar 17 1890; d.Philadelphia, Oct 3 1949.

BS Central High School (Philadelphia), MDJefferson Med CoIL e Dermatologist,Philadelphia; faculty UPA; author/consult infield; WWI service. e See:A]YB, 24:150,52:502; WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; WWWIA,2;NYTimes, Oct41949, 27:5.

Greenberg, A A; b. ca 1879; d. Brooklyn,Aug71917.

Army reserve lieutenant, Brooklyn. e See:A]YB, 20(1918-1919):228.

Greenberg, Abraham; b. NYC, Aug 221881; d. NYC, May 10 1941.

NYU Law. e Lawyer, legislator, NYC; activeDemocratic politics. e See:A]YB, 43:358;WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, May 11 1941,45:2.

Greenberg, Abraham; b. NYC, June 161892.

BS, MD U NE. e Surgeon, city physician,Omaha; active Jewish Community Center,Welfare Fedn, B'nai B'rith; WWI service. eSe~ WWIA], 1938;BEDA].

Greenberg, Allan Jacob; b. Boston, July 311906.

AB Harvard, LLB Boston U. e Lawyer,Boston, Malden, MA; officer Zionist Org ofAm, United Palestine Appeal, bar assn; activeDemocratic politics. e See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenberg, Archie H; b. Brooklyn, May 251897; d. Brooklyn, May 24 196i.

Exec, communal worker, NYC; supervisor Bdof Education; nat! commander US Jewish WarVeterans. e See:A]YB, 63:559; NYTimes, May25 1961,37:1.

Greenberg, Arnold; b. Germany; d. NYC,Sep 11938.

To US as young man. e Criminal court judge,Duval County & Jacksonville, FL. e See:A]YB, 41:423; NYTimes, Sep 2 1938, 17:5.

Greenberg, Benjamin Bertram; b. NYC,Sep 15 1885/1886; d. NYC, Oct 261969.

AB CCNY, AM NYU, EdD C~lumbia,

Dartmouth. e Public & religious school supt,principal & tchr, NYC; chrJewish Big Bros;active Camp Ramapo, Hawthorne School. eSee:A]YB, 71:604; WWIA], 1928, 1938;NYTimes, Oct27 1969,45:1.

Greenberg, Bernard Samuel; b.Podolsk,Mar 101913; d.June 17 1965.

To US 1921. eBS· CCNY, MS NYU, PhD UChicago. e Biologist, zoologist, Chicago;faculty Roosevelt; specialty: reptiles,amphibians. e See: WWWL4, 4.

Greenberg, Carl; b. Boston, Aug 19 1908;d. Nov 13 1984.

UCLA. • Journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner;with Los Angeles Examiner, Times; WWIIservice. e See: WWWIA, 8.

Greenberg, Charles; b. Boston, Dec 231887.

MD U Louisville, post-grad U PA. eUrologist, StJoseph; pres med soc; author infield; Boer War British civil service, USMexican border & WWI service. e See:WWIA], 1938.

Greenberg, David (pseud=Ben Yishai); b.Volhynia, 1852;d.Cincinnari,June221917.

To US 1885. • Yiddish poet, composer,Cincinnati. e See: A]YB, 20(1918-1919):228;Eisenstadt, 30.

Greenberg, David; b.*Novelist, NYc. e See:A]YB, 24:150.

Greenberg, David B; b. Yonkers, July 221892; d. HopewellJuncrion, NY, Mar 221968.

Author, conservationist, Zionist ldr; pres MtVernon Zionist Org, Am Friends ofHeb U;author on raising trout, game birds. e See:A]YB, 70:521; NYTimes, Mar 261968,45:1.

Greenberg, David Morris; b. Boston, Sep15 1895.

AB, PhD U CA. e Biochemist, Berkeley;faculty U CA; served Atomic Energy Commn;author in field. e See: E]; WWIA], 1928, 1938.

Greenberg, Eliezer; b.·Lipkani, Russia, Dec311896; d. NYC, June 2 1977.

To US 1913. e Yiddish poet, essayist,translator, editor, literary critic; officer YiddishPEN Club; dir Yiddish press relations AmJewish Com. e See: E]; A]YB, 79:369;NYTimes, June 61977,32:3.

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Greenberg, Emanuel; b. NYC, Aug 9 1892;d. NYC, Oct 4 1962.

LLB NYU. e Lawyer, asst atty general, claimscourt judge, Zionist ldr, Brooklyn; nat! execcom Zionist Org ofAm; bdJoint DistributionCom,JTS.· See:.U]E;A]YB, 65:433; WWIA],1938; NYTimes, Oct 5 1962,36:4.

Greenberg, Emil; b. Russia, ca 1882; d.Boston, May 10 1945.

Hospital dir, civic worker, NYC, Boston; chrBath Beach Community Council (Brooklyn). •See:A]YB, 47:523; NYTimes, May 12 1945,13:5.

Greenberg, Frank; b. Chicago, July 211910; d.Mar 3 1984.

PhB, JD V Chicago. • Lawyer, Chicago; activebar assns. e See: WWWL4, 8.

Greenberg, Hank (Henry Benjamin); b.NYC,Jan 11911.

Professional baseball player, Detroit; memHall of Fame; WWII service.· See: BEDA].

Greenberg, Harry; b. Jassy, Mar 15 1891; d.Rome, June 261965.

To US 1898. e NYU. e Labor ldr, NYC; withILGWU; active Histadrut, ORT. e See: A]YB,67:536; WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, June 271965,64:8.

Greenberg, Hayim; b. Todorishri,Bessarabia,Jan 11889; d. NYC, Mar 141953.

To US 1924. • Labor Zionist philosopher &ldr, editor, author, lecturer; editor Farin Folk,Der Yiddisher Kempftr, Jewish Frontier; execcom Jewish Agency; WWII head ofAm ZionistEmergency Council. • See: U]E; E]; A]YB,55:456,56:589-94; NYTimes, Mar 15 1953,93:1.

Greenberg, Henry Clay; b. Durham, NC,1897?; d. NYC, Mar 91965.

Duke, LLB Columbia. • Lawyer, statesupreme court judge, NYC; officer Free Sonsof Israel; author/lecturer in field. • See: A]YB,67:537; NYTimes, Mar 101965,41:3.

Greenberg, Henry George; b. NYC, Sep 281895.

BA Cornell, LLB Northwestern.· Fdr,principal CoIl Prep School ofChicago;textbook author. • See: BEDA].

Greenberg, Henry M; b. ca 1848; d. NYC,June 61919.

Communal worker, talmudic scholar, NYc. •See:A]YB, 22:165; NYTimes, June 81919,20:5.

Greenberg, Irving; b. Brooklyn, 1933.Orthodox rabbi, educator; faculty Yeshiva U;ldr Musar movement; author in field & onJewish topics. e See: EJ.

Greenberg, Irving Walter; b. Jassy, May 151897.

BS, ChE NYU, MA, PhD Columbia. •Chemist, NYC; author in field. • See: WWIA],\928.

Greenberg, Jack; b. NYC, Dec 22 1924.BS, LLB Columbia. • Civil rights lawyer,

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NYC; with NAACP; worked with ThurgoodMarshall; wwn service. • See: NYTimes story,Oct 311969.

Greenberg, Jacob; b. Warsaw, Dec 261883/Antwerp, June 211890; d. NYC,Mar211963.

To US 1899. " BS CCNY, MA, PhD NYU,post-grad Sorbonne, College de France...Public school language educator, supt, NYC;active promoting intematl understanding, tchrtraining, United]ewish Appeal; textbooks infield. • See: UJE; A]YB, 65:433; WWIA],1938; NYTimes, Mar 22 1963, 9:5.

Greenberg, Jacob Hirsch; b. Antopol,Poland, Dec 15 1879; d. Chicago,Jan 311849.

To US 1905.· ME Engr Politechnik­Mitweide (Germany). • Rabbi, religiouseducator, author, Chicago; authority on Hebcalender; dean Heb Theological ColI. • See:WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Feb 11949,25:5.

Greenberg, Jacob W; b. Yonkers, Jan 51894.

Litt B CoIl. • Publisher, reporter, free lancewriter, NYC; WWI service... See: WWIA],1938; BEDA].

Greenberg, Joseph; b. NYC, June 51895;d. Los Angeles, Nov 1962.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, legislator, Speaker ofthe House, district court judge, Hoboken;counsel Bd of Education; dir ] ewish Center;WWI service. • See: UJE; WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Nov211962, 33:1.

Greenberg, Joseph; b. Providence, May 201898.

LLB Albany Law. • Lawyer, Albany, NY. •See: WWIA], 1926, 1928.

Greenberg, Joseph Junius; b. Baltimore,Sep 28 1883; d. June 1963. ,

Baltimore City ColI. • Realtor, bldr,Philadelphia; officer City Planning Commn,] ewish Chautauqua,]ewish Maternity Hospital,trade socs. • See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes,June 17 1963,25:2.

Greenberg, Leon; b~ New Britain, CT, ca1907; d. Princeton,June 1985.

BA, PhD Yale. • Authority on aJcohol; facultyYale, Rutgers; invented tests for alcohol. • See:NYTimes,]une261985.

Greenberg, Louis; b. Rumania,Jan 11886.BS CCNY, MD Columbia. •Otolaryngologist, Brooklyn. • See: BEDA].

Greenberg, Louis; b. New Constantine,Russia, 1894; d. Lebanon, CT, Feb 81946.

To US ca 1913. • Ordained ]TS, PhD Yale. •.Rabbi, New Haven, New Rochelle; contributorYiddish & Heb press... See:A]YB, 48:490.

Greenberg, Louis A; b. Russia, June 15189$; d. NYC, Apr 2 1966.

Business exec; a fdr Albert Einstein CoIl ofMed,]ewish Center (Atlantic Beach, NY). •See: A]YB, 68:526; NYTimes, Apr 41966,31:2.

Greenberg, Louis Bennan; b. Kansas City,Nov 121901.

LLB U KS. • Lawyer, communalldr, editor,admr, Kansas City, Youngstown; exec dir] ewish Fedn, Jewish Community Center;editor ]TA-DNB. • See: WWlA], 1938.

Greenberg, Max; b. NYC, Aug 6 1907~

Labor ldr, NYC; intematl pres United Retail,Wholesale & Dept Store Employees; officerAFL-CIO; exec bd CIO; wwn War LaborBd service. • See: Fink, 135.

Greenberg, Maximilian Ely; b. NYC, May 91894.

AB CCNY,]D NYU.• Lawyer, NYC; presManhattan Beach Property Owners Assn;officer B'nai B'rith, United Heb Bros; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenberg, Meyer; b. ca 1866; d. Roxbury,MA, Nov 241937.

Rabbi, Roxbury,MA.· See:A]YB, 40:385.

Greenberg, Meyer; b. NYC, May 30 1872;d. NYC, Sep 13 1933.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, legislator, communalworker, NYC; mem Bd of Education; an orgrPeoples Hospital; exec com Am Jewish Congo •See: WWIA], 1926;A]YB, 36:281.

Greenberg, Morris; b. Kopsczniza, Poland,May 211881; d. Amityville, LI,June1949.

To US 1892.· BS CCNY, Master ofPedagogyNYU, Natl Academy of Design, RI School ofDesign. • Artist, illustrator, public school tchr,Brooklyn. • See:A]YB, 24:150; WWlA], 1938;NYTimes,]une241949,23:4.

Greenberg, Morris Henry (Harry?); b.Superior, WI, Dec 23 1900.

LLB U MN. • Lawyer, city arty, Eveleth, MN;active Farmer Labor politics; WWI service. •See: WWIA], 1928, 1938; BEDA].

Greenberg, Noah; b. NYC, Apr 91919; d.NYC, Jan 91966.

Conductor, musicologist, performer, scholar,NYC; faculty Mannes CoIl ofMusic; fdr NYPro Musica Antiqua. • See: A]YB, 68:526-27;WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, Jan 10 1966, 25:2.

Greenberg, Rebecca (Mrs); b. ca 1869; d.Columbus, OH, Oct 6 1934.

Communal worker, Columbus, OH. • See:A]YB, 37:257.

Greenberg, Reynold H; b. Baltimore, Apr 31899.

Baltimore City ColI. • Realtor, bldr,Philadelphia; active Mt Sinai, Charity Campfor Girls, synagog. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenberg, Samuel Bernard; b. Vienna,1893; d. 1917.

To US 1900. • English language poet, NYC. •See:E].

Greenberg, Sarah; b. Russia, 1884; d. Dec 51971.

Eclectic Med CoIl (NYC). • Physician,obstetrician, gynecologist, Brooklyn. • See:WWWIA,6.

Greenburger, Sanford Jerome

Greenberg, Shennan; b. Buffalo, Sep 81902.

BS, MD U Buffalo, Albany School of PublicHealth. - Physician, Buffalo. • See: BEOA].

Greenberg, Simon; b. Horoshon, Russia,Jan 81901.

To US 1905.- AB CCNY, U MN, ordainedJTS, post-grad Am School of Oriental.Research, Heb U, PhD Dropsie.•Conservative ldr, admr & rabbi, Philadelphia,NYC, Los Angeles; exec dir United SynagogueofAm; pres Rabbinical Assembly ofAm, U OfJudaism; officer Avukah. • See: UJE; E];WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Greenberger, Harry Arthur; b. NYC, Feb231889.

Realtor, author, Canton, OH; officer B'naiB'rith, synagog.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenblatt, Jacob; b. 1915; d. Sep 251972.MD LA State. • Physician, pediatrician, NYC,Stamford, CT. • See: WWWIA, 6.

Greenblatt, Jonas; b. ca 1864; d. Baltimore,Feb 251943.

Communalldr, Baltimore; a fdr Heb FreeLoan Assn; officer Baltimore Talmud Torah. III

See:A]YB, 45:386.

Greenblatt, Louis; b. Austria, Sep 241905;d.JUly 15 1972.

LLB NYU.• Lawyer, NYC; active bar assn;author in field. • See: WWWIA, 5; NYTimes,July 17 1972, 32:5.

Greenhlau; Solomon; b. Latvia, ca 1862; d.Chicago, Aug 301938.

To US 1908. • Scholar, editor, Chicago; withJewish Daily Courier." See:A]YB, 41:423;NYTimes, Aug 31 1938, 15:1.

Greenburg, Blanche Cohn (Mrs WilliamHenry Greenburg); b. New Orleans, Feb15 1879.

Soule, Normal School, Tulane, NY School ofSocial Work. • Educational admr, NYC; execAssn for Personality Training; a fdr Fedn of] ewish Charities; ar;:tive Milk Fund, BabyWeek, Free Kindergarden. • See: WWIA],1938.

Greenburg, Samuel; b. Uman, Ukraine,June 23 1905; d. Feb 23 1980.

To Chicago 1911. • Crane]r CoIl, Bezalel ArtSchool (Jerusalem), Paris, AB, AM U Chicago.• Painter, graphic artist, author, public schooltchr, Chicago; supervisorBd ofJewishEducation.· See: WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 7.

Greenburg, William Henry; b. London,Apr 271868.

To US 1898. • Jews CoIl, U CoIl (bothLondon), Montefiore Call (Ramsgate), MA,PhD U Heidelburg, ordained Ramsgate...Rabbi, insurance counselor, communal & civicldr, NYC; a fdr Assn for Personality Training;author on Jewish topics.· See:A]YB, 5(1903­1904):59-60; WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Greenburger;SanfordJerorne;b.GlensFalls, NY, Sep 5 1903; d.June 1971.

Columbia, Columbia Law. • Literary agent,

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author, translator, NYC; orgr Literary Bureau,Inc. • See: WWlAJ, 1938; NITimes, June 101971,46:4.

Greendale, Alexander; b. Chicago, May 251910; d. NYC, Aug 22 1981.

Communal & social work admr, playwright,NYC; chr Inter-Religious Coalition ofHousing; exec dir West Side JewishCommunity Council; active Am Jewish Com. •See:AJYB, 83:355.

Greendlinger, Leo; b. Chocimiertz,Austria, Aug 22 1879; d. NYC, Oct 111935.

BCS, MCS NYU, CPA (NY State). •Accountant, NYC; fdr business school; officerAlexander Hamilton Inst; author/editor infield.· See:AJYB, 24:150, 38:429; WWlAJ,1926, 1928; WWWIA, 1.

Greene, Albert; b. Ismarl, Russia, Aug 221903.

To NYC 1911. • Dress mfr, NYC. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Greene, Arthur; b. Chicago, Oct 111889.Banker, Chicago. • See: WWlAJ, 1938.

Greene, Belle da Costa; b. Alexandria, VA,Dec 13 1883; d. NYC, May 101950.

Library dir, bibliophile, l'~YC; orgr PierpontMorgan Library; Episcopalian. • See: NA W;DAB, 4; NITimes, May 12 1950, 27:2.

Greene, Louis L; b. ca 1854; d. Providence,May 311914.

Communal worker, Providence. • See: AJYB,15(1914-1915):162.

Greene, Nathan; b. NYC, June 191902; d.NY, Oct 1964.

AB CCNY, LLB, JSD Harvard. • Lawyer,NYC; advisor New Deal agencies, Am CivlLiberties Union; author in field. • See:WWIAJ, 1938; NITimes, Oct 311964, 29:2.

Greenebaum, Edgar N; b. Chicago; b.Chicago, Dec 121890.

Brown U. • Investment broker, Chicago; memBd of Education; officer Michael ReeseHospital. • See: EJ (sub Greenebaum);WWIAJ,1938.

Greenebaum, Elias; b. Eppelsheim,Germany, 1822; d. Chicago,July 1919.

To US 1847.· Banker, communal pioneer,Reform ldr, Chicago; co-fdr SinaiCongregation, Greenebaum Bros BankingHouse; pres Heb Benevolent Soc. • See: UJE(sub Greenebaum); EJ (sub Greenebaum);NITimes,July261919,9:6.

Greenebaum, Emil; b. San Francisco, Sep291859.

BS CCNY. • Grain merchant, San Francisco. •See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Greenebaum, FredericJames; b. Chicago,Dec 13 1894.

Harvard, PhB Yale. • Banker, fuel merchant,Chicago; officer Nat! Aeronautic Assn; dir

Jewish Training School.· See: WWIAJ, 1938;BEOAJ.

Greenebaum, Henry; b. Eppelsheim,Germany, 1833; d. Chicago, Feb 2 1914.

To Chicago 1848. • Banker, councilman,communal pioneer & Reform ldr, Chicago; afdr United Heb ReliefAssn; officer GermanAid Soc; active Russian Aid Soc, politics; raisedUnion regiment during Civil War. • See: UJE(sub Greenebaum); EJ (sub Greenebaum);AJYB, 16(1914-1915):163.

Greenebaum, Henry Everett; b. Chicago,Sep 11854; d. Chicago, May 1931/1934.

Business school. • Banker, Chicago; officerHome for Aged Jews. • See: UJE (subGreenebaum); EJ (sub Greenebaum);WWWIA, 1.

Greenebaum, Jacob Victor; b. Cincinnati,Sep 71885.

AB, MD Harvard. • Pediatrician, Cincinnati;faculty U Cincinnati; bd United Jewish SocialAgencies, Babies Milk Fund; active ChildGuidance Home, AmJewish Archives. • See:WWlAJ,1938.

Greenebaum, James Eugene; b. Chicago,Apr 3 1866; d.July 1943.

PhB Yale. • Investment banker, Chicago;officer Home for Jew1.sh Orphans. e See: E](sub Greenebaum); WWIAJ, 1926, 1928;NYTimes, July 31 1943, 13:3.

Greenebaum, John; b. Chicago, June 161889.

U Chicago, Yale. • Investment banker,Chicago.· See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Greenebaum, Laurence; b. San Francisco,Feb 51884.

Dept store exec, Chicago; pres CommunityCouncil ofJewish Charities. • See: WWlAJ,1938.

Greenebaum, Leon Charles; b. ca 1907; d.NYC, Mar 251968.

BS Dartmouth. • Business exec, NYC; withHertz, RCA; pres Charles & EstelleGreenebaum Found. • See: WWWIA, 5;NITimes, Mar 261968,45:4.

Greenebaum, Michael; b. Eppelsheim,Germany, 1824; d. Chicago, 1894.

To Chicago 1846. • Tinsmith, plumber,communal fdr, abolitionist, Chicago; a fdr HebBenevolent Soc, B'nai B'rith, Zion LiterarySoc, Public Library, Historical Soc. • See:UJE; EJ (sub Greenebaum).

Greenebaum, Milton Joseph; b.Philadelphia, Oct 14 1895.

U PA. • Resident buyer, exec, NYC; activeFedn ofJewish Philanthropies; WWI service. •See: WWIAJ, 1926, 1938; BEOAJ.

Greenebaum, Moses Emst; b. Chicago,Mar 17 1858; d. Chicago, June 22 1934.

Banker, Reform worker, Chicago; pressynagog; bd Heb Union ColI; trustee Union ofAm Heb Congregations; active Jewish WelfareBd. • See: UJE (sub Greenebaum); AJYB,

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Greenebaum, Samuel; b. Topeka, Nov 121886.

Armour Inst, Chicago Art Inst, Europe. •Architect, Kansas City; officer professionalorgs. • See: WWlAJ, 1926, 1928.

Greenebaum, Samuel Lewis; b. Louisville,Nov 201902; d. Dec 281973.

AB U MI, JD Harvard. • Lawyer, Louisville;pres Community Chest. • See: WWWIA, 6.

Greenebaum, Sigmund; b. ca 1843; d. SanFrancisco,June 16 1919.

Merchant, banker, San Francisco. • See: AJYB,22:165.

Greenebaum,WalterJerome;b.Chicago,Dec 291882.

Investment banker, Chicago. • See: WWlAJ,1938.

Greenewald, Joseph C; b.*; d. Bradford,PA, Sep 23 1913.

Mayor, Bradford, PA. • See: AJYB, 16(1914­1915):163.

Greenfield, Abraham Lincoln; b. NYC, Feb15 1898; d. Far Rockaway, July 25 1941.

Internatl expert on dental X-rays, NYC; facultyNYU.• See:AJYB, 44:338; NITimes, July 261941, 15:5.

Greenfield, Albert Monroe; b. Kiev, Aug 41886; d. Philadelphia, Jan 5 1967.

To Philadelphia 1892. • U PA; honorarydegrees. • Realtor, banker, civic ldr,Philadelphia; mem Common Council; presCity Planning Commn; dir Fedn ofJewishCharities, Bureau for Colored Children; activepolitics. • See: EJ; AJYB, 69:608; WWlAJ,1926,1928,1938; BEOAJ; WWWIA, 4;JTA­DNB, Jan 5 1967; NYTimes, Jan 6 1967,35:1.

Greenfield, Frederick W; b. Berlin, Aug 211880; d.MtVemon, NY, Mar 171967.

To US as child. • Banker, communalldr,NYC; officer Federal Employment &Guidance Service; bd YMHA, Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies. • See: AJYB, 69:608; NYTimes,Mar 181967,29:4.

Greenfield, Hilda Lowenstein (Mrs MiltonGreenfield); b. Vicksburg, Apr 27 1884.

AB Vassar. • Communalldr, St Louis; chr bdMiriam Convalescent Home; officer UnitedOrder ofTrue Sisters; active Jewish Fedn. •See: WWIAJ, 1928,1938.

Greenfield, Jacob; b. ca 1884; d. Brooklyn,Mar61940.

Rabbi, Brooklyn. • See:AJYB, 42:479.

Greenfield, Martin Lee; b. Patchogue, NY,Feb 18 1923; d. Manhasset, Dec 15 1980.

Advertising exec, veterinarian, communalldr;officer Soc of Friends ofTouro Synagog. •See:AJYB, 82:367.

Greenfield, Max; b. ca 1852; d. Brooklyn,June 26 1934.

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Mfr, communal worker, Brooklyn. • See:AJYB, 36:281.

·Greenfield, Rose; b. Stanislaw, Galicia, Aug41887.

Actress, NYC. • See: WWIAJ, 1926.

Greenfield, Samuel; b. NYC, Nov 9 1893.BS StJohns,MD LI ColI Hospital, post-gradVienna. • Physician, NYC; dir Crown HgtsYeshiva; author in field; WWI service. • See:WWIAJ, 1938.

Greenfield, Samuel David; b. Kaschau,Austria, Apr 61870; d.July 111937.

BL U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI. •Rabbi, communal worker, NYC; editor JewishCriterion. • See: AJYB, 5(1903-1904):60,40:385; NYTimes, July 121937,18:1.

Greenhill, Jacob Pearl; b. NYC, Feb 281895; d. Dec 22 1975.

BS CCNY, MD Johns Hopkins. •Obstetrician, gynecologist, Chicago; facultyCook County Grad School ofMed, Loyola;active synagog, med assns; author/editor infield.· See: WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA, 6,7.

Greenhill, Maurice H; b. Terre Haute, Aug161909; d.Jan 201981.

AB U Rochester, MD U Chicago. •Psychiatrist, NYC; faculty Duke, U MD, UMiami, Albert Einstein ColI ofMed; consultNat! Inst ofMental Health, US Public HealthService, government agencies; author/editor infield. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Greenhouse, Samuel H; b. Minsk, Feb 171886.

To US 1888. • Apparel merchant, Rochester,NY; active Heb Charities, Jewish Welfare. •See: WWIAJ, 1928, 1938.

Greenhut, Adolph; b. ca 1861; d. Pensacola,FL, Mar 1921.

Mayor, Pensacola, FL.· See:AJYB, 23:132.

Greenhut, Benedict Joseph; b. Chicago,June 24 1870; d. NYC, Mar 1932.

Merchant, civic worker, NYC; active politics. •See: WWIAJ, 1926; NYTimes, Mar 30 1932,19:5.

Greenhut, Joseph Benedict; b. Austria,1843; d. NYC, Nov 17 1918.

To Chicago ca 1852. e Tinsmith, distiller, deptstore merchant, Mobile, Peoria, NYC; CivilWar Union service. • See:JE; UJE; AJYB,7(1905-1906):64, 21:205;NYTimes, Nov 181918,15:3.

Greenhut, William M; b. NYC, Aug 261905; d. Dec 1969.

BS CCNY, DDS NYU. • Dentist, peridontist,NYC; faculty NYU. e See: WWIAJ, 1938;BEGAJ; NYTimes, Dec 19 1969, 55:1.

Greenman, Frederick Francis; b. NYC, Sep3 1892; d. NYC, June 261961.

AB, LLB Harvard.• Lawyer, NYC; pres nat!Am Jewish Com; a fdr NY Fedn of ReformSynagogues; officer Union ofAm HebCongregations; active Republican politics, barassn; author in field; WWI service. • See:

AJYB, 63:560-61; WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA, 4;JTA-DNB, June 27 1961; NYTimes, June 271961, 33:1.

Greenman, Isaac Lee; b. Russia, Dec 141896.

To Champaign, IL 1912. • Clothier,Champaign, IL; officerJewish FederatedCharities; dir Heb Immigrant Aid Soc. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Greenman, Samuel; b. ca 1878; d. Holyoke,MA, Nov 14 1938.

Communal worker, Holyoke, MA. • See:AJYB,41:423.

Greensfelder, Albert Preston; b. St Louis,July 61879; d. Apr 111955.

BS Washington U (St Louis). • Engineer,construction exec, consult, St Louis; memplanning bds; • officer professional org; .dir USChamber of Commerce. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1928, 1938; WWWIA, 3; NYTimes, Apr 191955,31:2.

Greensfe1der, Bemard;b. Baltimore, June271871.

LLB Washington U (St Louis). • Lawyer, StLouis; officerJewish Fedn, Heb Free School. •See:AJYB, 7(1905-1906):64; WWIAJ, 1938.

Greensfe1der, Elmer; b. Baltimore, Feb 71892.

AB Johns Hopkins. • Playwright, chemist,patent holder, exec, Baltimore; WWI service. •See: UJE; WWIAJ, 1938.

Greensfelder, Isaac; b. Lehrburg,Germany, Apr 9 1827; d. Chicago, Nov281913.

Communalldr, Chicago; pres United HebCharities, Michael Reese Hospital. • See:AJYB, 7(1905-1906):64,16(1914-1915):163.

Greenson, Ralph Romeo; b. Brooklyn, Sep201911; d. Nov 241979.

MD U Berne. • Physician, psychiatrist, LosAngeles; faculty UCLA; author in field; WWIIservice. • See: WWWIA, 7,8.

Greenspan,Alan;b.1926.Economist, consult; chr Council of EconomicAdvisors; advisor US Treasury, FederalReserve. • See: EJ:1973-1982.

Greenspan, Benjamin Edward; b. NYC,June 51891; d. NYC, May 1959~

LLB NY Law. • Lawyer, colorful municipaljudge, NYC; pres Jewish Council of Orgs;active Kashruth Com, Bull Moose Party,Tammany. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes,May 5 1959,33:5.

Greenspan, Emanuel; b. Newport News,VA, ca 1909; d. Hampton, VA, Apr 1969.

BS, MD U VA. • Surgeon, communal & civicworker, Newport News, VA.· See:NYTime~Apr 261969,37:4.

Greenstein, Harry; b. Baltimore, Oct 311896; d. Baltimore, July 30 1971.

LLB U MD. • Social work & state relief admr,Baltimore; faculty U MD; officer professional

Greenwald, Isidor

orgs;exec dir AssocJewish Charities. • See:UJE;AJYB, 73:632; WWIAJ, 1938.

Greenstein, Jesse PhillipIPhilip; b. NYC,June 20 1902; d. Feb 12 1959.

BS Brooklyn Polytech, PhD Brown. •Biochemical researcher; with Nat! Cancer Inst(Bethesda, MD); officer professional socs;author/editor in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;WWWIA, 3; NYTimes, Feb 13 1959,27:1.

Greenstein, Max B; b. NYC,Mar 4 1880.BS CCNY, MA NYU. • Accountant, publichigh school tchr, Brooklyn; lecturer in field. •See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Greenstone, Carrie A Amram (Mrs JuliusH Greenstone); b.*; d. Philadelphia, Sep101914.

Communal worker, Philadelphia. e See: AJYB,17(1915-1916):220.

Greenstone, Julius Hillel; b. Mariampol,Lithuania, Apr 17/23/25/27 1873; d.Philadelphia, Mar 71955.

To US 1894.· AB CCNY, ordainedJTS, AB,PhD U PA; honorary degree. • Religiouseducator & admr, Philadelphia; principalGratz; author onJewish subjects. • See: UJE;EJ; AJYB, 6(1904-1905):106,24:151,57:606;WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; WWWIA, 3;NYTimes, Mar 8 1955,27:3.

Greenstone, Samuel; b. Lutzk, Russia, Nov141886.

LLB St Lawrence U. • Lawyer, Newark;specialty: workmens compensation, medico­legalmatters; orgr syngogs. • See: WWIAJ,1928.

Greenthal, Monroe W; b. NYC, Sep 261904; d. White Plains,June 1963.

Columbia. • Advertising & publicity dir,Hollywood, CA, NYC; with United Artists;WWII service. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes,June 30 1963,56:2.

Greenwald, Alice S (Mrs); b. ca 1871; d.Apr 13 1935.

Daughters of the Am Revolution & ColonialDames mem, Philadelphia, NYc. • See: AJYB,37:257.

Greenwald, Frank K.; b. NYC, May 6 1896.Exec, Nat! Adhesives Corp, NYc. • See:WWIAJ,1938.

Greenwald, Harry Mordecai; b. Unguar,Hungary, May 18 1889.

To US 1893.· CCNY, MDNYU, post-gradU Berlin. • Pediatrician, Brooklyn; author/translator in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1938;BEGAJ.

Greenwald, Herbert S; b. St Louis, Aug 161915; d. Feb 3 1959.

U Chicago. • Bldr, developer; lake frontdeveloper (Chicago); park developer (NYC,Detroit). • See: WWWIA, 3.

Greenwald, Isidor; b. NYC, July 7 1887; d.Feb 1976.

CCNY, Cooper Union, AB U MI, PhDColumbia. eMed chemist, biochemist, NYC;

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faculty NYU; author in field; WWI service. ­See:A]YB, 24:151; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938;NYTimes, Feb 10 1976,40:4.

Greenwald, Jehiel Milton; b. Louisville,June 23 1903.

AB U Cincinnati, BHL, ordained Heb UnionColI. - Rabbi, Evansville, IN; pres Inter-RacialCommn. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Greenwald, Joseph; b. NYC, ca 1878; d.Santa Barbara, Apr 1 1938.

Actor, NYC. - See:A]YB, 40:385; NYTimes,Apr 2 1938, 15:5.

Greenwald, Leopold; b. Sziget, Hungary,Sep 261889.

To US 1924. - Rabbi, historian, Columbus,OH; exec com Mizrachi; bd Union ofOrthodox Rabbis; author on Jewish subjects;WWI Autria-Hungary service. - See: UJE; E](sub Greenwald, JekuthielJudah); WWIA],1938; REGA].

Greenwald, Louis; b. 1881; d.July 12 1934.Importer, Secret Service Dept, WWI. - See:A]YB, 37:257.

Greenwald, Max; b. ca 1886; d. NYC, Oct 21936.

Internal medicine physician, NYC; WWIservice. - See:A]YB, 39:592.

Greenwald, Oscar J; b. Philadelphia, Dec12 1871/1875; d. Milwaukee, Feb 171941.

Merchant, dept store exec, Milwaukee; withGimbels; active Joint Distribution Com. -.See:A]YB, 43:358; WWIA], 1926, 1938; NYTimes,Feb 18 1941,23:3.

Greenwald, Rosaliil.d R (Mrs); b. ca 1862; d.Oct 211935.

Communal & civic worker, Philadelphia. ­See:A]YB, 38:429.

Greenwald, SydneyJay; b. NYC, Dec 181899.

BCS NYU. - Accountant, NYC; officer YoungMens Philanthropic League. - See: WWIA],1938.

Greenwall, HenryWj b. ca 1832; d. NewOrleans, Nov 27 1913.

Theatrical mgr, New Orleans; fdr South &Southwestern theatre circuit. - See: A]YB,16(1914-1915):163; NYTimes, Nov 28 1913,15:6.

Greenwood, Nathaniel S; b. ca 1872; d.Philadelphia, reported Oct 7·1939.

Physician, Zionist worker, Philadelphia. - See:A]YB, 41:423.

Greif, Samuel; b. Boryslaw, Galicia, June 201890; d. 1967.

To US 1899. -DDS Columbia, Bellevue.­Dentist, dental surgeon, Brooklyn; fdr AustrianLiterary Soc; author in field, Yiddish literarysubjects, short stories. - See: WWIA], 1928,1938; NYTimes, Sep 2 1967,22:8.

Greifer, Julian Louis; b. Russia, Oct 161901.

To US 1911. - JewishInst of Religion, ABNYU, MA Columbia, Cornell. - Social workadmr, Binghampton, NY; exec dir JewishCommunity Center, Fedn of]ewish Welfare;officer professional socs. -See: WWIA], 1938.

Greiff, Victor; b. NYC, 1888.EE Columbia. - Research engineer, inventor,NYC; author in field; WWI service. - See:WWIA], 1926, 1928.

Greifinger, Marcus Henry; b. Rahway, NJ,Mar 251900; d. Oct 1975.

MD U MD. - Surgeon, Newark; WWIservice. - See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Oct 231975,42:4.

Greisman, Harry; b. NYC, Jan 3 1898.MD NYU. - Physician; NYC; facultyColumbia. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Greissman, Jacob; b. ca 1900; d. NYC, May1968.

Researcher, NYC; with Dept ofTraffic. - See:NYTimes, May 151968,47:3.

Grenthal, Abraham; b. NYC, Aug 21 1892.AB CCNY, LLB NY Law. - Lawyer,legislator, NYC; officer Beth David Hospital;WWI service. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Gresser, Edward Bellamy; b. NYC, Apr 291898; d. Apr 1951.

Columbia, MD NYU. - Ophthalmologist,NYC; faculty NYU; author in field; WWIservice. - See: WWIA], 1938; NYTimes, Apr 301951,21:4.

Gresser, William; b. NYC, July 4 1896.AB, MA, LLB Harvard. - Lawyer, NYC;officer Am Academy for Jewish Research;

.active Conf of]ewish Relations; WWI military& US Shipping Bd service. - See: WWIA],1938.

Gribetz, Abraham; b. Novogrodok, Russia,Sep 151898; d. NYC, Jan 141971.

To US 1902.• Communal exec, Brooklyn;exec dir Heb Free Loan Soc; officer RabbiJacob Joseph School. - See:A]YB, 73:632;NYTimes, Jan 161971,32:4.

Gribetz, Louis Judah; b. Novoredok,Minsk, Dec 231896; d. Brooklyn, Dec 271964.

To US 190011905. - Yeshiva ColI, CCNY,LLB Brooklyn Law. • Lawyer, NYC; involvedin important cases concerningJewishcommunity; active Zionist Org ofAm, AmJewish Cong, WorldJewishCong; author infield, onJewish subjects. - See: A]YB, 66:575­76; WWIA], 1928, 1938; NYTimes, Dec 281964,29:2.

Gries, MosesJ; b. Newark,Jan 251868; d.Cleveland, Oct 30 1918.

BL U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI. ­Rabbi, author, Cleveland; fdr, pres JewishReligious Education Assn of OH; pres CentralConf ofAm Rabbis; advocate of liberal ReformJudaism. - See: UJE;A]YB, 5(1903-1904):60,21:205; PA]HS, 28:274-76; NYTimes, Nov 21918, 15:5.

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Gries, Robert Hays; b. Cleveland; Oct 121900.

Yale.· Dept store mgr, Cleveland; with MayCo.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Grifenhagen, Max S; b. Chicago, May 121861; d. Oct 28 1932.

Sheriff, mfr, wholesale bottle dealer, NYC;active Republican-Fusion politics, Heb OrphanAsylum. - See:A]YB, 35:124; NYTimes, Oct 301932,36:1.

Griffel,Jacob;b.Cracow, 1900?;d.Brooklyn, Mar 13 1962.

To US 1949. - Industrialist; exec com Unionof OrthodoxJewish Congregations; wwnrepresentative Wa'ad Hatzalah; active refugeereliefwork during & after wwn. - See:A]YB, 64:493; NYTimes, Mar 15 1962,35:1.

Grimberg, Leizer; b. Rumania, ca 1884; d.MtVemon, NY, Nov 15 1944.

To US 1904. - Psychiatrist, neurologist,NYC;with Neurological Inst; WWI service, wwnwith induction center. - See:A]YB, 47:523;NITimes, Nov 161944,23:2.

Grimes, Ben; b. Poland, ca 1875; d.Denver, July 161942.

To Denver 1885. - Industrialist,philanthropist, Denver; supporter ShorterMrican Methodist Episcopal Church. - See:A]YB,45:386.

Grinberg, P Irving; b. NYC,]une 111887.Baltimore City ColI, LLB NY Law. - Importerofpearls & precious stones, NYC; officer YM­YWHA, General Jewish Welfare Council(both White Plains). - See: WWIA], 1938.

Grinberg, Zalman; b. Shavli, Lithuania, Sep41912; d. Mineola, NY, Aug 71983.

To US 1955. - Physician, author, speaker, EastMeadow, LI; fdr St Ottelein Hospital;concentration camp survivor. II See: A]YB,85:415.

Grinker, Roy Richard Sri b. Chicago, Aug 21900.

BS U Chicago, MD Rush. - Neuropsychiatrist,psychoanalyst, Chicago; faculty U Chicago, UIL; officer med soc; author/editor in field. ­See: E]; WWIA], 1938.

Grinsfelder, H J; b. Baltimore, Aug 201902; d. Philadelphia, Apr 1967.

ABJohns Hopkins. - Dept store exec,Pittsburgh, Philadelphia; with Gimbels. - See:WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, Apr 4 1967, 43:1.

Grinstein, Hyman Bogomolny; b. Dallas,Nov 151899; d. NYC, Mar 10/111982.

RIETS, JTS, AB, MA Columbia, PhDColumbia; honorary degree. • Jewish historian,archivist, NYC; faculty Yeshiva V; collector ofAmericanJudaica; author in field. - See: A]YB,84:334;WWIA], 1938;A]H, 72:122-23.

Griver, David; b. ca 1858; d. Philadelphia,Apr 26 1919IJune 1919.

Rabbi, Philadelphia. - See: A]YB, 21:205,22:165.

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Grobard, Benjamin; b. Shrentzk, Poland,1892.

To NYC 1910. • Yiddish literary critic, author,Chicago; co-editor Otem; contributorZunkunft; tchr Workmen's Circle school. •See: UJE.

Grobow, Max; b~ Lithuania, 1894; d.Englewood, NJ, Nov 16 1970.

To US 1908. • Business exec, communalldr; afdr, pres Zionist Org ofAm; exec officerJewishWelfare Council; bd JTS; active communaleducation. • See:A]YB, 72:541-42; NYTimes,Nov 181970,51:1.

Grobstein, Albert; b. Pittsburgh, Nov 251895.

BS Carnegie Tech, LLB, Master of Patent LawWashington (DC) ColI of Law. • Patentlawyer, engineer, Washington DC;"WWIservice. - See: WWIA], 1926, 1938.

Grod, Isaac; b. Ritevo, Lithuania, ca 1864;d. Cincinnati, Aug 19 1942.

Rabbi, Cincinnati. - See:A]YB, 44:338.

Grodinsky, Julius; b. Dec 26 1896; d. July1962.

BS, MA, PhD U PA. - Profof finance, U PA,Philadelphia; trustee Jewish Publication Soc. aD

See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes,]uly 111962,35:1.

Grodsky, Jacob Joseph; b. Priyaslev,Poltova, Dec 20 1876.

Rabbi, scholarly author, Russia, Canada, StLouis; fdr Vaad Haer, Vaad Hakshroth; execmem Agudath Israel. - See: WWIA], 1928.

Grody, David; b. Suwalki, Apr 15 1865; d.Syracuse, Dec 16 1938.

Auto dealer, communal worker, Syracuse;orgrHeb Free School, Jewish Home for Aged;active synagog, philanthropic orgs. • See:A]YB, 41:423; WWIA], 1928.

Grody, Sarah Diamond; b.*; d.June 111938.

Communal worker, Syracuse. - See: A]YB,40:385.

Gtodzins, Morton M; b. Chicago, Aug 111917; d. Mar 71964.

AB, MA U Louisville, PhD U CA (Berkeley). ­Political scientist, public servant, Chicago;faculty, dean U Chicago; bd Natl OpinionResearch Center; author in field. - See:WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, Mar 101964,34:4.

Grodzinsky, Zevi (Zvi) Hirsch; b. Minsk,1858; d. Omaha, Dec 301947.

To US 1891. - Rabbi, Torah scholar, author,Omaha. - See:A]YB, 50:612; Eisenstadt, 30;Gottlieb, 293.

Gronik, Augusta (Mrs); b. ca 1870; d.Milwaukee, May 161938.

Communal worker, Milwaukee. - See: A]YB,40:385.

Gropper, Milton Herbert; b. NYC, Dec 251896/1897; d. Oct 1959.

AB Columbia. - Playwright, screenwriter, LosAngeles; active Menorah Home for the Aged;

WWI service. - See: WWIA],1938; BEOA];NYTimes, Oct291959, 19:3.

Gropper, William; b. NYC, Dec 3 1897; d.Manhasset, LI,Jan 61977.

Natl Academy of Design, NY School ofFine &Applied Art. - Painter, cartoonist, illustrator,muralist, NYC; with Daily Worker, New Masses,Freiheit. - See: UJE; E]; WWIA], 1938;WWWIA, 7; NYTimes, Jan 81977,22:2.

Grosberg, Charles; b. Russia, Sep 201885;d. Detroit, Dec 24 1968.

To US as child. - Business exec, communalldr,Detroit; bd Sinai Hospital, Home for Aged,Jewish Welfare Fedn; supporter ofHeb U,_Bar-Han. - See: A]YB, 70:521.

Grosberg, Joseph E; b. Shtabin, Russia,Dec 271883; d.July 1970.

To US 1886. - Business colI (Troy). ­Wholesale grocer, Schenectady; pres JewishCommunity Center, trade as~n; activeCommunity Chest. - See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, July 27 1970, 27:5.

Groskin, Edna Goldberg (Mrs MarkGroskin); b. NYC, Sep 1 1884.

Poet, NYC; active Natl Confof Christians &Jews, synagog;"WWI Red Cross worker. -See:WWIA], 1938.

Groskin, Horace; b. NYC, Sep 15 1875.Real estate broker, Philadelphia; mem TransitCommn; dir Real Estate Bd; author in field. ­See: WWIA], 1938.

Groskin, Mark; b. NYC, Sep 15 1878.U PA, Temple U. - Real estate & insurancebroker, NYC; active Am Jewish Cong,synagog. - See: WWIA], 1938.

Grosner, Sadie (Mrs); b.*; d. Los Angeles,Jan 221939.

Communal worker, Washington DC. - See:A]YB, 41:423.

Gross, Alexander; b. Tauber Bischofsheim,Germany, Dec 4 1884.

Rabbi, Philadelphia, Petersburg, VA, Easton,PA. - See:A]YB 5(1903-1904):60.

Gross, Anna G (Mrs); b. ca 1847; d. NYC,June 41917.

Author, NYc. - See:A]YB, 20(1918­1919):228.

Gross, Arthur; b. 1877?; d. NYC, Nov 261950.

Architect; specialty: hotels; officer HebTechnical Inst. - See:A]YB, 53:525; NYTimes,Nov 27 1950,25:2.

Gross, Ben S; b. Birmingham, AL, Nov 241891; d. Aug 13 1979.

Tulane, LLB U AL. - Radio-television editor,critic, author, lecturer, NYC; with NY DailyNews; "WWI service. - See: WWWIA, 7;NYTimes, Aug 15 1979.

Gross, Calvin Edward; b. Los Angeles, Apr8 1919.

BS UCLA, MA U Southern CA, PhD Harvard.

Gross, Milt

- School admr, supt, NYC schools; "WWIIservice. - See: NYTimes story, Oct 24 1962.

Gross, Chaim; b. Kolomea, Galicia, Mar 171904.

To US 1921. - Beaux Arts.• Sculptor,muralist, illustrator, NYc. - See: UJE; E};WWIA],1938.

Gross, Charles; b. ca 1844; d. Memphis,Nov281913.

Confederate colonel, Memphis. - See: A]YB,16(1914-1915):163.

Gross, Charles; b. Troy, NY, Feb 10 1857;d. Cambridge, MA, Dec 3 1909.

BA,MA Williams, PhD U Gottingen;honorary degree. - Historian, bibliographer,Cambridge, MA; authority on medievalEngland; faculty Harvard; author in field. ­See:]E; UJE; E]; A]YB, 6(1904-1905):106,12(1910-1911):109; PA]HS, 19:189-93;WWWIA, 1; DAB; NYTimes, Dec 4 1909, 11:5.

Gross, Edward Lascar; b. Milwaukee, Mar13 1884.

BS U 'WI. - Chemical engineer, exec, inventor,Chicago; with Perolin Co; author in field. •See: WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938.

Gross, Herman; b. ca 1842; d. Chicago, Sep71915.

Rabbi, Chicago. - See:A]YB, 18(1916­1917):107.

Gross, Howard Albert; b. Pittsburgh, July281886.

Banker, Pittsburgh. - See: WWIA], 1926.

Gross, Jack; b.NYC, Mar 211904; d.Brooklyn, Oct 23 1968.

Lawyer, NYC; active communal education. ­See:A]YB, 70:521.

Gross, Joseph; b. Bogoslav, Kiev, Dec 1880;d. Gainesville, FL, Feb 18 1951.

Temple. - Lawyer, legalreformer, author,lecturer; an orgr Am Jewish Cong;representative Am Jewish orgs in Palestine;counsel Heb Immigrant Aid Soc. - See: A]YB,53:525; WWIA], 1928; NYTimes, Feb 201951,25:2.

Gross, Louis; b. Montreal, May 5 1895; d.UT, Oct 181937.

To US 1923. - MO, CMMcGill.­Pathologist, heart specialist, Montreal,London, NYC; faculty Columbia; author infield. - See: UJE; A]YB, 40:385; WWIA],1928,1938.

Gross, Louis Daniel; b. Chicago, May 5/211885; d. Los Angeles, Dec 311963.

AB, AM U Cincinnati, ordained Heb UnionColI; post-grad Chicago. - Rabbi, editor,publisher, NYC, Brooklyn; mem Bd of HigherEducation; with]ewish Examiner; fdr Soc ofAppliedJudaism. - See:A]YB, 65:433, 66:576;WWIA],1928, 1938; BEOA]; NYTimes, Jan 21964,27:4.

Gross, Milt; b. NYC, Mar 4 1895; d. Nov291953.

Cartoonist, humorist, illustrator, NYC,

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Hollywood, CA. • See: UJE; WWIA], 1926,1928-; BEOA]; WWWIA, 3; DAB, 5; NYTimes,Dec 11953,2:8.

Gross, Murray; b. Austria, May 171907; d.NYC,JuIy 111981.

To US 1923. • Labor ldr, NYC; withILGWU, Embroiderers Union; mem HumanRights Commn (NYC); natl officer Union forDemocratic Action; officer Workers DefenseLeague, Am ORT, Labor ORT; bd Forward;WWII service. • See:A]YB, 83:355-56.

Gross, Naphtali (Naftoli); b. Kolomea,Galicia,Jan 1897; d. Bronx, Apr 81956.

To US 1913. • Yiddish author, poet,translator, journalist, folklorist, NYC; staffForward. • See: UJE; E]; A]YB, 58:476-77;NYTimes, Apr 91956,27:3.

Gross, Nathan K; b. NYC, Jan 161911; d.NYC, Aug 201985.

Insurance exec, communalldr, NYC; officerUnion of OrthodoxJewish Congregations; bdHeb Free Burial Soc. • See: A]YB, 87:439.

Gross, Nathan (Nate) Llewelyn; b. Boston,Jan 181907; d. Chicago, May 12 1960.

LLB Chicago Law; honorary degree. •Columnist, radio & television commentator,author, Chicago; with Chicago papers &broadcast media. • See: WWWIA, 4; NYTimes,May 13 1960,31:2.

Gross, Reuben E; b. NYC, Aug.6 1914; d.NYC, July 7 1978.

To Israe11968. • Business exec, lawyer, natlcommunalldr; fdr, pres NatlJewish Commnon Law & Public affairs; natl chr Am VeteransofIsrael; natl officer Union of OrthodoxCongregations; contributorJewish Lift, JewishObserver. • See:A]YB, 80:366.

Gross, Reuben Herman; b. NYC, July 181888; d. Mar 1956.

Master of Podiatry 1st Inst of Podiatry. •Podiatrist, NYC; officer professional socs;author/editor in field. • See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Mar 30 1956, 20:3.

Gross, Sidney; b. NYC, Feb 91921; d. Nov171969.

Art Students League. • Artist; tchr Columbia,Art Students League, U MD. • See: WWWIA'5;NYTimes, Nov 191969, 51:1.

Gross, Walter Woolf; b. Troy, Oct 311895;d. NYC, Feb 161956.

AB, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer, NYC; generalcounsel Am Broadcasting-ParamountTheatres, Inc. • See: WWWIA, 3; NYTimes,Feb 18 1956, 19:2.

Gross, William B; b. ca 1859; d. San Diego,May 241933. .

Theatrical mgr, author, San Diego. • See:A]YB, 35:124..

Grossbard, Sol; b. Warsaw, Sep 51889/1891.

To US 1907.· BrooklynPolytech, BS, EE UCO.· Consult engineer, NYC; orgr Anglo-AmMining Corp; author in field. • See: WWIA],1926, 1928, 1938;BEOA].

Grossbart, Abram Max; b. Poland, 1860; d.Newark, Jan 2 1943.

To US 1882. • Rabbi, Newark; earlierRumania.· See:A]YB, 45:386.

Grossbein, Simeon; b. Vilna, Nov 15 1897.To US 1913. • CCNY, Columbia. • Rabbi,religious educator, Brooklyn; mem Assembly ofOrthodox Rabbis. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossberg, Jacob Gedaliah; b. Kovno, Apr101870; d. Madison, Jan 291950.

To US 1882.· LLB NorthwesternlUnionColl? • Lawyer, civic & communalldr,Chicago; pres Am Com for Settlement ofJewsin Biro-Bidjan, regional Jewish Cong Assn;officer bar assn. • See:A]YB, 52:502; WWIA],1928, 1938; NYTimes, Jan 30 1950, 17:6.

Grossberg, Leopold; b. Waco, Dec 2 1895.ColI of Law & Finance(?). • Banker, bldr, StLouis; active philanthropic orgs, synagog. •See: WWIA], 1928.

Grossfield, AveryJonah; b. NYC, Aug 271899.

AB U Cincinnati, ordained Heb Union ColI. •Rabbi, Fairmont, WVA. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossinger, Harry; b. Baligrod, Poland, Feb161890; d. Liberty, NY, July 22 1964.

To US ca 1905. • Hotel owner, philanthropist,Catskills, NY. • See: A]YB, 66:576; NYTimes,July 23 1964,27:4:

Grossinger, Jennie (Mrs HarryGrossinger); b. Galicia?, June 16 1892; d.Grossinger, NY, Nov 201972.

To US 1900. • Honorary degrees. • Resorthotel owner/operator, philanthropist,Grossinger, NY; active Catskill public &communal affairs. • See: E]; A]YB, 74:556;WWWIA, 5; NAW:modern; NYTimes, Nov 211972, 1:1.

Grossman, Benjamin Charles; b.Burlington, VT, Aug 23 1893.

Insurance agent, Utica; officer Boy Scouts,Salvation Army, Heb Free School; activeZionist Org ofAm, ORT; WWI service. • See:WWIA],1938.

Grossman, Edward Benjamin; b. Chicago,Oct 151873.

Notre Dame. • Pres, mens clothing co,Chicago. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Elias Mandel (Mandell); b.Kobryn, Poland, Jan 8 1898; d. NYC, Sep191947.

To US 1911. • Cooper Union, EducationalAlliance, Art Students League, abroad. • Artist,etcher, painter, NYC; depicted Jewish worldon Lower East Side; staffNY World, NYEvening Graphic. • See: UJE; A]YB, 50:612;WWIA], 1926,1928, 1938; NYTimes, Sep 201947, 15:2.

Grossman, Harold; b. NYC, Jan 23 1898.AB Columbia, post-grad U 'WI. • Chemist,Hoboken; with Am Lead Pencil Co; WWIservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

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Grossman, HaroldJ; b. Camaguey, Cuba,ca 1903; d. NYC,Jan 1967.

To US 1933. • Wine expert, importer, NYC;lecturer/advisor/author in field. • See:NYTimes, Feb 11967, 39:4.

Grossman, Henry; b. Hungary, Aug 181898; d. NYC,Jan 3 1963.

To US 1946. • Org exec, NYC; with WorldJewish Cong, United Nations. • See: A]YB,65:433.

Grossman, Herbert Robert; b. Louisville,Nov61896.

U KY, AB, MA, LLB, LLM GeorgeWashington, post-grad Am U, PhDGeorgetown U, St Elizabeths Hospital(Washington DC). • Lawyer, literary scholar,Washington DC; faculty Southeastern,Southern; author in field. • See: WWIA],1938.

Grossman, Herman, b. ca 1864; d. NYC,Jan 241934.

Labor ldr, NYC; first pres Garment WorkersUnion. • See: A]YB, 36:282.

Grossman, Ignaz (lgnac); b. Trencsen,Hungary, July 30 1825; d. NYC, Mar 181897.

To US 1873. • Rabbi, Brooklyn, Chicago;earlier Croatia; scholarly author/bibliographer. • See:]E (sub Grossmann); UJE(sub Grossman).

Grossman, Irving; b. Boston, Dec 201900;d. West Palm Beach, Mar 24 1964.

Yiddish actor, singer, producer; pres HebActors Union. • See:A]YB, 66:576; NYTimes,Mar 25 1964,41:2.

Grossman, Isidore; b. Lasztocz, Hungary,Sep 241886/1887; d. NYC, Oct 61973.

To NYC 1901/1903.· Cooper Union, CCNY,Columbia. • Mens clothing mfr, NYC; memNatl Panel ofArbitrators, State IndustrialCouncil; a fdr Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies;officer Peoples Hospital, trade assns; WWIIconsult to Quartermaster General. • See:A]YB, 75:655; WWIA], 1928, 1938;BEOA];NYTimes, Oct 71973,81:3.

Grossman, Jacob I; b. Philadelphia, June 141892.

LLB Lincoln ColI. • Lawyer, US Master inChancery, asst US atty, Chicago; dir YoungMens Jewish Charities; • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Jacob Joseph; b. Syracuse, Feb281876; d. NYC, Feb 1953.

Retail merchandiser, NYC; withBloomingdales. • See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, Feb 241953, 25:3.

Grossman, Joseph; b. ca 1864; d.Philadelphia, Apr 28 1920.

Rabbi, Philadelphia. • See:A]YB, 22:165.

Grossman, Joseph Bernard; b. Szagory,Russia, 1888.

Graphic Sketch Club, PA Academy of FineArts. • Artist, art tchr, Philadelphia; withGraphic Sketch Club. • See: WWIA], 1928.

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Grossman (Grossmann), Kurt Richard; b.Berlin, May211897; d. St Petersburg,FL,Mar21972.

To NYC 1939. • Journalist, foreigncorrespondent, author on Germani]ewishaffairs; pres German League for HumanRights; spokesman for Jewish refugees. • See:E]; A]YB, 74:556; NITimes, Mar 41972,30:3.

Grossman, Lewis B; b. Shenandoah, PA,Aug61889.

BA U PA, MA Columbia, ordainedJTS. •Rabbi, NYc. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928.

Grossman, Louis; b. 1891?; d. Purdys, NY,Aug 1966.

Mfr, communal worker, NYC; officer NYCardiac Center; active Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies, Italian-Am harmony. • See:A]YB, 68:527; NITimes, Aug 61966,23:5.

Grossman, Louis; b. Louisville, Aug 151873.

Business coIl. • Insurance agent, Louisville;state chr Anti-Defamation League; • officerB'nai B'rith, synagog. • See: WTiVIA], 1928,1938.

Grossman, MarcJustin; b. Cleveland, Sep 11892.

AB Harvard, Harvard Law. • Lawyer, civic &communalldr, Cleveland; chr MetropolitanHousing Authority, County ReliefAdmn;active Educational Alliance, Jewish SocialServices Bureau, synagog, bar assn. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWlA,5.

Grossman, Mary Belle; b. Cleveland, June101879.

LLB Cleveland LawIBaldwin Wallace?, LLDCleveland-Marshall. • Lawyer, municipaljudge, Cleveland; orgr Morals Court; officerbar assn; exec com Conf on Illegitimacy inOH; active Wornens Protective Assn. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWlA,6.

Grossman, Max; b. Feb 20 1881; d.Brooklyn, Jan 1940.

LLB Brooklyn Law, MD LI ColI Hospital. •Physician, diagnostician, Brooklyn; facultyPost-Grad Med School; discover of earlyindicators ofpulmonary tuberculosis; author infield. • See: WWIA], 1928; NITimes, Jan 61940,13:5.

Grossman, Max; b. NYC, Sep 8 1889; d.Adantic City, Jan 1962.

CE Cornell. • Hotel operator, civic &communalldr, Atlantic City; mem NJ WaterPolicy Commn; officer Jewish CommunityCenter; dir Fedn ofJewish Charities. • See:WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Jan 201962,21:6.

Grossman, Max; b. ca 1866; d. Buffalo, Dec71938.

Business exec, philanthropist, communalworker, Buffalo.· See:A]YB, 41:423.

Grossman, Maxwell B; b. Perlitz, Russia,Mar211897.

To Boston 1899. • Envelope mfr, Boston; memPort Authority; officer YMHA, trade assn;

active Assocd Jewish Philanthropies,Community Fund. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Milton S; b. Cleveland, Feb 231896.

AB Yale, LLB Western Reserve. • Lawyer,councilman, Cleveland; officer Camp Wise;WWI service. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Morris; b. Hungary, Apr 141881; d.Jersey City, Dec 1955.

To US 1883. • Cornell, MD Fordham, post­grad U PA, Harvard, abroad. • Neurologist,NYC; specialty: re-education ofpeople whohad been paralyzed; author in field. • See:WWIA], 1926, 1938;NYTimes, Dec 301955,19:5.

Grossman, Morton Irvin; b. OH, 1919.Gastroenterologist, physiologist; faculty U CA;consult Natl Inst ofHealth; author/editor infield. • See: E].

Grossman, Moses Henry; b. NYC, Feb 181873; d. NYC,June 61942.

LLB NYU; honorary degrees. • Lawyer,municipal judge, arbitrator, NYC; fdr AmArbitrators Assn; orgr Thomas JeffersonMemorial Found; collector/donor legaldocuments. • See: U]E; A]YB, 44:338;WWIA], 1928 (addenda), 1938; BEOA];WWWL4, 2; NYTimes,Jmre 81942,15:1.

Grossman, Ned Benjamin; b. Kornitza,Russia, May 10 1887.

To US 1894.· UIL. • Theatre owner,religious functionary, Pocatello; activeJointDistribution Com. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Oreal; b. Providence, May 191901.

LLB Northeastern. • Lawyer, Pawtucket;active Am Civil Liberties Union, InternatlLabor Defence (NYC). • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Rachel (Mrs); b. ca 1862; d.Rochester, NY, June 211938.

Musician, author, communal worker,Rochester, NY.• See:AJYB, 40:385.

Grossman, Reuben; b. Chicago, 1905.To Tel Aviv 1928.· NYU, Columbia.· Hebpoet, novelist; contributor to Heb press. • See:U]E.

Grossman (Grossmann), Rudolph; b.Vienna, July 24 1867; d. NYC, Sep 221927.

BL U Cincinnati, ordained, DD Reb UnionColI. • Rabbi, author, NYC; officer Assn ofReformed Rabbis ofNY & Vicinity, NY Bd ofJewish Ministers, Central Conf ofAm Rabbis;bd Reb Union ColI; active Masons. • See: ]E;A]YB, 5(1903-1904):60-61, 30:80; WWIA],1926; WWWIA, 1.

Grossman, Samuel Schlomo; b. Allentown,PA,June 23 1893; d. before 1938.

BA U PA, post-grad Columbia,JTS. •Playwright, NYC; orgr, mgr Jewish ArtTheatre. • See: WWIA], 1928.

Grossman, Sol; b. NYC, June 201907.AB Detroit City CoIl, MA U MI, MD Wayne.

Gruen, Victor

• Neurologist, Detroit; faculty Wayne; reserveservice. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Grossman, Tatyana; b. Russia, 1904; d.NYC, July 1982.

To US 1942. • Academy ofApplied Arts(Dresden). • Expert on publishing & printmaking, West Islip, LI; fdr Universal Limited.• See: NYTimes, July 26 1982.

Grossman, William; b. NYC, Oct 41867; d.before 1938.

LLB NYU. • Lawyer, NYC; active fraternalorders. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928.

Grossman, William Leonard; b. NYC, Apr41906.

AB, MA, LLB Harvard, JSD NYU. • Lawyer,NYC; with Federal EmergencyAdm ofPublicWorks; author/popularizer in field. • See:WWIA], 1938.

Grossmann,J H; b.*; d. Youngstown, May1921.

Rabbi, Youngstown. • See:A]YB, 23:132.

Grossmann, Louis; b. Vienna, Feb 241863;d. Detroit, Sep 21 1926.

To US 1873. • BA U Cincinnati, ordained,DD Reb Union ColI; honorary degree. •Rabbi, bibliographer, Detroit, Cincinnati;faculty Heb Union ColI; pres Central Conf ofAm Rabbis; author in field, onJewish subjects.• See:]E; U]E(sub Grossman);A]YB, 5(1903­1904):60,24:151,29:117; WWIA], 1926;WWWlA, 1; DAB.

Grossmann, Rudolph; see Grossman,Rudolph.

Grosz, Wdhelm; b. ca 1894; Forest Hills,LI, Dec 91939. .

Viennese composer, con9.uctor. • See: A]YB,42:479;NYTimes, Dec 111939,25:6.

Grotta, Fanny Matz (Mrs TheodoreGrotta); b. Newark, Oct 30 1879.

Officer, Teresa Grotta Aid for ConvalescentChildren, Newark; active Natl ConfofJewishWomen, Welfare Fedn.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Grozovsky, Rubin; b. Poland, 1883?; d.Spring ValIey, NY, Mar 13 1958.

Rabbi, educator; dean Mesivta Torah VodaathSeminary (Munsey, NY).• See:A]YB, 60:355.

Gruber, Lewis; b. NYC, Nov 14 1895; d.NYC,Apr 1971.

BL Cumberland U, Columbia; honorarydegrees. • Tobacco mfr, exec, author, NYC;WWI service. • See: WWWIA, 5; NYTimes,Apr71971,46:2.

Grubman, Adolph Joseph; b. Odessa, July241875.

To US 1887.· LLB NYU.• Charityadmr,NYC; asst mgr United Heb Charities; bd RebEducational Soc; author in field. • See: A]YB,7(1905-1906):64-65.

Gruen, Victor; b. Vienna, July 181903; d.Feb 14 1980.

To US 1938. • Academy of Fine Arts (Vienna).• Architect, government consult, NYC, Los

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Angeles; fdr Victor Gruen Found forEnvironmental Planning. - See: WWWIA, 7.

Gruenbaum, Adolf; b. Cologne, 1923.To US 1938. - Philosopher of science &mathematics; faculty Lehigh, U Pittsburgh;author in field. - See: E].

Gruenbaum, Gustave; b. Bucharest, ca1885; d. Baltimore; 1937.

To US 1903. - PhD Johns Hopkins. ­Romance philologist, Baltimore; specialty:Italian; facultyJohns Hopkins. - See: A]YB,24:151; NITimes, Feb 2 1937,23:1.

Gruenbaum, Max; b. Seligenstadt,Germany, 1817; d. 1898.

German folklorist, a fdr ofYiddish philology,author; dir Heb Orphan Asylum (NYC). - See:E}.

Gruenberg, Benjamin Charles; b.Bessarabia, Aug 15 1875; d. NYC, July 11965.

To US 1883. • BS U MN, NYU, NYBotanical Gardens, MA, PhD Columbia. ­Science educator, NYC; with NYC publicschools, US Public Health Service, CCNY; co­fdr Rand School for Social Science; author/lecturer in field. - See: UJE; A]YB, 24:151;WWIA], 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 4; NIThnes,July2 1965,29:3.

Gruenberg, Frederick Paul; b. Minneapolis,Nov 191884; d. Feb 16 1976.

BCS NYU, post-grad U PA. - Public servicecommr, civic worker, author, Harrisburg, PA,Philadelphia; earlier dir Bureau ofMunicipalResearch; mem Charter Revision Com; execdir Samuel S Fels Fund; WWI US ShippingBd service. - See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA];WWWIA, 7.

Gruenberg (Grunberg), Louis; b. nearBrest-Litovsk, Aug 3 1883/1884; d.Beverly Hills, June 9 1964.

To US 1885. - Vienna Conservatory. •Composer, concert pianist, NYC, BeverlyHills; faculty Chicago Musical Call; fdr/officerprofessional assns; composer "Emperor Jones"(opera). - See: UJE; E];A]YB, 24:151, 66:576;WWIA], 1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA,4;NYTimes, June 11 1964, 33:2.

Gruenberg, Sidonie Matsner (MrsBenjamin Charles Gruenberg); b.Vienna, June 101881; d. NYC, Mar1974.

To US 1895. - Columbia Tchrs Call. - Childwelfare worker, parent education ldr; mem"White House Conf on Child Health &Protection; dir Child Study Assn ofAm;authorllecturer/consult in field.- See: UJE;A]YB, 24:151; WWIA], 1938; BEOA];WWWIA, 6; NAW:modern; NITimes, Mar 131974,44:1.

Gruenebaum, Morris; b. Frankfurt, Apr 61886; d. May 1951.

To US 1903.· DDS Cincinnati College ofDental Surgery. • Dentist, Cincinnati; trusteesynagog. - See: WWIA], 1938 (addenda);NITimes, May 191951,15:2.

Gruene~ald,Max;b.]{onigshuette,UpperSilesia, 1899.

To US 1939. - Rabbi, communalldr,Mannheim, Germany, Milburn, NJ; active LeoBaeck Inst. - See: E].

Gruenfeld, Siegfried; b. ca 1866; d. Buffalo,June 291939.

Rabbi, Buffalo; earlier Berlin. - See: A]YB,41:423.

Gruening, Emil; b. Hohensalza, Germany,Oct 2 1841/1842; d. NYC, May 30 1914.

To US ca 1861. - MD Call of Physicians &Surgeons (NYC), NY Polyclinic, abroad. ­Physician, ophthalmologist, NYC; faculty NYPolyclinic; pres professional sacs; author infield; Civil War Union. service. • See: UJE;A]YB, 6(1904-1905):106-07,16(1914­1915):163; NITimes, May 311914,5:5.

Gruening, Ernest Henry; b. NYC, Feb 61887; d.June 261974.

AB, MD Harvard; honorary degrees. ­Governor ofAK, senator, journalist, author;with US government territories agency; fdrEvening News (Portland, OR); managing editorNY Tribune, The Nation; WWI service, • See:UJE; E]; WWIA], 1938; WWWIA, 6;NITimes, June 27 1974,48:1.

Gruening, Rose; b.*; d. Camp Moodna,Mountainville, NY,July 311934.

Fdr, head worker, Grand St Settlement, NYC.• See:A]YB, 37:257; NITimes, Aug 11934,17:4.

Grueskin, Esack Nathan; b. Sioux City, IA,Aug 3/13 1898.

Morningside Call. - Livestock broker, SiouxCity; pres Fedn ofJewish Social Services, B'naiB'rith; officer'trade assns; WWI service. - See:WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Grumbach, Louis J; b. Montbeliard,France, 1874?; d. NYC, Sep 191952.

Banker, communalldr, NYC; active Conf ofJewish Fedns & Welfare Funds,JewishWelfare Bd; WWI Alien Property Custodian,WWII mem draft bd. - See:A]YB, 55:456;NITimes, Sep 201952,21:6.

Grunauer, Mortimer; b. NYC, June 3 1889.BS NYU. - Real estate exec, NYC; WWIservice. • See: WWWIA, 8.

Grunbaum, Otto S; b. San Francisco, Jan 51877.

U W A. - Furniture merchant, Seattle. - See:WWIA], 1938.

Grund, Francis Joseph; b. Vienna?,Bohenria?, 1803/1805;d. 1863.

In Boston in 1830. - Journalist, politician,author, Cambridge, MA; US consul inBelgium, Germany, France; active GermanAmerican politics.- See: PA]HS, 26:234-35;NITimes, Oct 2 1863,4:5.

Grunebaum, Ernest Michael; b. London,Dec261934.

BA Dartmouth, MA Brown. • To US 1941. •Investment banker, NYC; active-Self-Help

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Community Services, Inc, NY Fedn of ReformSynagogues. - See: WWWIA, 8.

Grunebaum, ]{urt H; b. Essen, Germany,Aug 111905; d. Dec 1982.

To US 1941. - Investment banker, NYc. ­See: WWWIA, 8.

Grune~ald, Jacob; b.*; d. Los Angeles, June171917.

Philanthropist, Los Angeles. - See: A]YB,20(1918-1919):228.

Grunewald, Max Eugene; b. Mainz,Germany, May 28 1904; d. Mar 5 1971.

To'US 1927. - PhD U Frankfurt. - Cementmfr, NYC; with Coplay Cement MfgCo. ­See: WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Mar 7 1971, 61:2.

Grunsfeld, Ernest Alton Jr; b.Albuquerque, May 251897; d. Aug 121970.

BS MIT, Beaux Arts (Paris), Am Academy(Rome). - Architect, Chicago; mem StateHousing Commn; designer Heb Union ColILibrary, Adler Planetarium; consult PublicWorks Adm; WWI service. - See: UJE;WWIA], 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 6.

Grun~ald, Henry Anatole; b. Vienna, 1922.NYU. - To US ca 1939. - Journalist, editor;editor-in-chief Time. - See: E]:1973-1982.

Grun~ald, Hugo; b. Stuttgart, Mar 171869; d.'1956.

To NYC 1890. - Piano tchr, NYC; officerWalter WNaumburg Found. - See: WWIA],1926,1928, 1938;NITimes, Oct 3 1956,33:4.

Grun~ald,Josef;b. Pupa, Hungary, 1902;d. Valhalla, NY, Aug 111984.

To US end ofWWII.· Fdr, head PupaHassidic movement; est congregations NY,Montreal, Jerusalem. - See: A]YB, 86:439;NITimes, Aug 13 1984.

Grun~ald, LeviJ; b. ]{bust, Ukraine, 1893;d. NYC, Apr 12 1980.

To US 1938. - Rabbi, communalldr; fdr 1stHassidic congregation Williamsburg,Brooklyn; est Kosher processing law. - See:A]YB,82:367.

Grusd, Ed~ardEli; b. Cincinnati, June 151904.

BS OH State, post-grad Heb Union Call. •Journalist, Cincinnati; natl publishing dir B'naiB'rith Magazine. - See: WWIA], 1938; BEOA].

Grushkin, Alan Daniel; b. Manorville, PA,Dec 28 1904; d. Oct 7 1970.

Harvard. - Art gallery dir, NYC; activeprofessional assn; author in field. • See:WWWIA, 5;NITimes, Oct81970, 50:1.

Gruskin, Benjamin; b. Vilna, July 4 1880; d.Dec 1950.

MD Chicago ColI ofMed. - Pathologist,Philadelphia; research dir Temple U. - See:WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Dec 71950,33:4.

Gruzen, Barnett Sumner; b. Riga, July 2S1903; d. NYC, Sep 271974.

To US 1905/1907. - BArch,MArchMIT,

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post-grad Beaux Arts (paris). • Architect,engineer, NYC; pres Am Technion Soc; a fdrAlbert Einstein ColI ofMed; active Friends ofHeb U, Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See:A]YB, 76:514; WWWIA, 6; NITimes, Sep281974,32:4.

Gryzmish, Reuben Bertram; b. Boston,1885; d. Mar 1975.

Harvard.· Hotel exec, Boston; trusteeBrandeis, Beth Israel Hospital. • See:WWWIA, 7; NITimes, Mar 22 1975, 34:4.

Gubow, Lawrence; b. Detroit, Jan 10 1919;d. Mar 26 1978.

AB, LLB U MI. • Lawyer, US district judge,Detroit; pres Jewish War Veterans; officerJewish Community Council; bd JewishWelfare Fedn; active state governmentcommns, Democratic politics. • See: WWWIA,7; NITimes, Mar 281978,40:5.

Gudeman, Alfred; b. Atlanta, Aug 26 1862.AB Columbia, PhD U Berlin. • Philologist,classicist, Munich; faculty Johns Hopkins, UPA, Cornell; author/editor in field. • See:A]YB, 24:151; WWWIA, 4.

Gudeman, Edward; b. NYC, Jan 251865; d.1932.

PhB, PhD Columbia, U Berlin, MS UGottingen. • Chemist, consult, Chicago;author in field. • See:A]YB, 24:151; WWIA],1926, 1928; WWWIA, 1.

Gudeman, Edward; b. Chicago, Oct 9 1906;d. Aug 12 1974.

Investment banker, Chicago, NYC, Sarasota;with Lehman Bros; exec dir Pres AdvisoryCom on Labor Management Policy. • See:WWWIA, 6; NITimes, Aug 141974, 36:3.

Guedelia (Guedalia), Moses; b. Gibraltar,ca 1840; d. Arveme, LI, Mar 16 1916.

To Brazil, to US ca 1907.· Sephardiccommunityldr,hazzan, tchr, NYC; fdrsynagog. • See:A]YB, 18(1916-1917):107;NITimes, Mar 181916,11:6.

Guettel, Henry Arthur; b. Kansas City,Jan81928.

U PA, U Kansas City. • Opera, movie &drama producer; with Columbia Pictures; armyservice. • See: WWWIA, 8.

Guggenheim, Benjamin; b. Philadelphia,1865; d. On Titanic, Apr 14 1912.

Columbia. • Financier, metallurgist, miningexec, NYc. • See: U]E (sub Guggenheim); E](sub Guggenheim);A]YB, 14(1912-1913):127.

Guggenheim, Daniel; b. Philadelphia, July9 1856; d. Port Washington, NY, Sep 281930.

Capitalist, philanthropist, culturalldr,Switzerland, NYC; est school of aeronautics(NYU); promoter of unionization, governmentemployment for unemployed; activeJTS. •See:]E (sub Guggenheim, Meyer); U]E (subGuggenheim); E] (sub Guggenheim); A]YB,6(1904-1905):107,24:151,33:126; WWIA],1926,1928; WWWIA, 1; DAB; NITimes, Sep291930,1:4.

Guggenheim, Edmond Alfred; b. St Gall,Switzerland, Jan 19 1888; d. Mar 1972.

Columbia, Yale. • Mining & business exec;pres Murry & Leonie Guggenheim Found &Dental Clinic; active police department. • See:WWWIA, 5; NITimes, Mar 15 1972, 50:3.

Guggenheim, Florence Schloss (MrsDaniel Guggenheim); b. Philadelphia,Sep 3 1863; d. NYC, May 13 1944.

Civic & philanthropic ldr, NYC;co-fdrGuggenheim Found; officer Emanu-EISisterhood for Personal Service; activeRepublican politics, Nad League for WornensService (WWI). • See: U]E (sub Guggenheim);A]YB, 46:338; WWIA], 1938; NITimes, May141944,45:1.

Guggenheim, Florette (Mrs BenjaminGuggenheim);b.ca1871;d.NYC,Nov15 1937.

Hunter. • Communal worker, NYC; dirBrightside Day Nursery; active Sisterhood forPersonal Service. • See: A]YB, 40:386;NITimes, Nov 161937,23:4.

Guggenheim, George C; b. ca 1862; d.Rochester, NY, Nov 1 1938.

Clothing mfr, civic & communal worker,Rochester, NY.• See:A]YB, 41:423; NITimes,Nov 2 1938,24:2.

Guggenheim, Harry Frank; b.West End,N], Aug 23 1890; d. Sands Point, NY, Jan1971.

Yale, BA, MA Cambridge U; honorary degrees.• Diplomat, mining exec, ldr in aeronauticaldevelopment, author, NYC; pres DanielGuggenheim Fund; active Welfare Council,refugee rehabilitation work; WWI service. •See: U]E (sub Guggenheim); E] (subGuggenheim); WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938;BEOA]; WWWIA, 8; NITimes, Jan 23 1971,1:3.

Guggenheim, Irene Rothschild (MrsSolomon R Guggenheim); b. NYC, Dec16 1870; d. Nov 1954.

Normal Trainmg School (Hunter). •Childrens welfare worker, NYC; presBrightside Day Nursery; officer Public SchoolAthletic League; exec corn Day Nurseries Assn.• See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes, Nov 29 1954,25:1.

Guggenheim, Isaac; b. Philadelphia, June 71854; d. Southampton, England, Oct 91922.

Copper magnate, philanthropist, art patron;co-fdr Guggenheim Exploration Co;benefactorJTS, Heb Union ColI, hospitals. •See: U]E (sub Guggenheim); E] (subGuggenheim); A]YB, 6(1904-1905):107,25: 139; WWWIA, 1; NITimes, Oct 11 1922,19:3.

Guggenheim, Joseph Abraham; b. Ober­Endingen, Aarogovie, Switzerland, Oct23 1875.

To US 1890. • Knit goods broker; exec,Cleveland; active synagog. • See: WWIA],1938.

Guggenheimer, Aimee

Guggenheim, M Robert; b. NYC, May 171885; d. Nov 16 1959.

ArmyWar ColI.· Mining exec, diplomat,Washington DC; officer Am Legion; dir NYHumane Soc, Nad Symphony Orchestra Bd;WWI & nad guard service. • See: WWIA],1938; WWWIA, 3; NITimes, Nov 17 1959,35:3.

Guggenheim, Meyer; b. Langnau, Aargau,Switzerland, Feb 11828; d; StAugustinelPalm Beach, FL, Mar 151905.

To Philadelphia 1847/1848. • Merchant,mining developer; fdr Swiss embroidery, familymining & smelting businesses. • See: ]E; U]E(sub Guggenheim); E] (sub Guggenheim);A]YB, 7(1905-1906):218; DAB; NITimes, Mar17 1905,9:3.

Guggenheim, Murry (Murray); b.Philadelphia, Aug 12 1858; d. NYC, Nov15 1939.

Financier, industrialist, philanthropist; co-fdrfamily business; endowed concerts, Founds,dental clinic. • See: U]E (sub Guggenheim); EJ(sub Guggenheim); A]YB, 24:151,42:479;WWIA], 1926,1928, 1938;BEOA]; WWWIA,1; NITimes, Nov 161939,23:1.

Guggenheim, Peggy (Marquerite); b. NYC,Aug 26 1898; d. Venice, Italy, Dec 231979.

Art collector & patron, museum bldr, author,memoirist, Venice, Italy. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Guggenheim, Simon; b. Philadelphia, Dec301867; d. NYC, Nov 2 1941.

Honorary degree. • Senator, industrialist,philanthropist, CO; fdr The GuggenheimFound; supporter creation of ChildrensBureau, higher education. • See:]E (subGuggenheim, Meyer); U]E (sub Guggenheim);E] (sub Guggenheim); A]YB, 6(1904­1905):107,9(1907-1908):436,24:151,44:338;WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA,1; DAB, 3; NITimes, Nov 4 1941, 23: 1.

Guggenheim, Solomon Robert; b.Philadelphia, Feb 2 1861; d. Sands Point,NY, Nov 1949.

Metallurgist, mining exec, philanthropist, artpatron; fdr Found; benefactor hospitals. • See:U]E (sub Guggenheim); E] (sub Guggenheim);A]YB, 6(1904-1905):107,24:151,52:502;WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938; BEOA]; WWWIA,2; DAB, 4; NITimes, Nov 3 1949, 29: 1.

Guggenheim, Wtlliam; b. Philadelphia, Nov61868/1869; d. NYC,June 271941.

U PA. • Industrialist, publicist; est fund forUnited Heb Charities; active interfaith work,Am Defense Soc, Am Rights League; author onpublic issues. • See:· U]E (sub Guggenheim);E] (sub Guggenheiin);A]YB, 6(1904­1905):108,24:151,43:358; WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 1; NITimes,June 281941,15:1.

Guggenheimer, Aimee; b. Baltimore, Oct201875.

BA Baltimore Womens ColI, NY State LibrarySchool (Albany, NY). • Librarian, Baltimore;

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with US Bureau of Forestry. • See: A]YB,6(1904-1905):108.

Guggenheimer, Charles S; b. NYC, Sep 111877; d. Nov 7 1953.

AB Johns Hopkins, LLB NYU. • Lawyer,NYC; partner Guggenheimer, Untermyer &Marshall.· See: WWIA], 1938; WWWL4., 3;NITimes, Nov 91953,35:1.

Guggenheimer, Frederick L; b. Baltimore,Jan 5/25 1882; d. 1956.

AB Johns Hopkins, MA Columbia. • Lawyer,NYC; exec dir City Affairs Com; exec secyFree Synagogue; WWIJewish Welfare Bdvolunteer. • See: WWIA], 1926, 1928, 1938;NITimes, Dec 2 1956,86:4.

Guggenheimer, Ida Espen (Mrs Jay CGuggenheime~;b.Philadelp~,Dec8

1866; d. NYC, Aug 29 1959.Womens rights pioneer, NYC; pres Hadassah;aided US settlement of German refugees. •See:A]YB, 62:450; NITimes, Aug 301959,82:4.

Guggenheimer, Max; b. ca 1842; d.Lynchburg, VA, Sep 1912.

Banker, Lynchburg, VA. • See: A]YB,15(1913-1914):270.

Guggenheimer, Minnie (Mrs Charles SGuggenheimer); b. NYC, Oct 22 1882; d.NYC, May 23 1966.

Music patron, philanthropist, NYC; fdr,sponsor Lewisohn Stadium concerts; bd NYPhilharmonic Symphony Orchestra. • See:A]YB, 68:527; WWWL4., 4; NITimes, May 241966, 1:5.

Guggenheimer, Randolph; b. Lynchburg,VA, July 201846/1848; d. NYC, Sep 111907.

NYU Law. • Lawyer, civic ldr, NYC; presMunicipal Council; mem School Commn. • afdr Guggenheimer, Untermyer & Marshall. II

See:]E; UJE; A]YB, 6(1904-1905):108-09,10(1908-1909):127; WWWL4., 1; NITimes, Sep13 1907, 7:6.

Guggenheimer, Richard Henry; b. NYC,Apr 3 1906; d. Mar 1977.

AB Johns Hopkins, post-grad Sorbonne. II

Painter, NYC. • See: WWIA], 1938; NITimes,Mar 13 1977,36:4.

Guggenheimer, Samuel H; b. Baltimore,1871; d. Mar 301936.

Johns Hopkins, Columbia Law.· Prominentlawyer,communalworker,~C;authoron

philosophy. II See: UJE; A]YB, 38:429.

Guilden, Ira;b.NYC, 1896jd.NYC,Nov111984.

Businessman, philanthropist; a fdr, Israel BondOrg, Boys Town Gerusalem); active communalcharities. II See:A]YB, 86:439; NITimes, Nov141984.

Guilford, Nanette; b. NYC, Aug 171905.Opera singer, NYC; with Metropolitan Opera.• See: WWIA}, 1928; BEOA].

Guinsburg, Nathan M; b. ca 1876; d. NYC,May 11935.

Insurance broker, NYC; Spanish-AmericanWar service. • See:A]YB, 37:257.

Guinsburg, Theodore; b. Kalvaria, Poland,Oct 291847; d. Oct 21923.

Cantor, NYC; earlier Hartford. • See: A]YB,5(1903-1904):6,26:155; NITimes, Oct 41923,23:3.

Guinzburg, Frederick Victor; b. NYC, June181897; d. Nov 1978.

Sculptor, Chappaqua, NY. • See: "WWIA],1926,1928; NITimes, Nov 271978, II 7:4.

Guinzburg, Harold K; b. NYC, Dec 131899; d. NYC, Oct 18 1961.

AB Harvard, Columbia Law. • Publisher,NYC; fdr Literary Guild ofAm; officer AmBook Publishing Council, Jewish TelegraphicAgency; bd Am Civil Liberties Union, JointDistribution Com; WWII government service.• See: E]; A]YB, 64:494; "WWIA], 1938;BEOA]; WWWL4., 4; DAB, 7; NITimes, Oct 191961,35:4.

Guinzburg, Henry A; b. Baltimore, Apr 111856; d. Nov 161928.

Exec, philanthropist, St Louis, ~Cj memNYC Planning Commn; with Kleinart RubberCo; active Democratic politics. • See: UJE;A]YB, 31:93; "WWIA], 1926, 1928;NYTimes,Nov 17 1928, 19:3.

Guinzburg, Ralph Kleinert; b. NYC, Feb111891; d. NYC, Jan 15 1957.

Business exec, communalldr, NYC; withKleinert Rubber COj pres J ewish FamilyServices; bd Am Jewish Com. • See: A]YB,59:475; WWWL4., 3jNYTimes,Jan 171957,29:2.

Guinzburg, Richard Aaron; b. Baltimore,Feb 71862; d. NYC, Jan 281935.

CCNY. • Mfr, philanthropist, NYC; pres GemPaper Bag Co; active trade assns, Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies. • See:A]YB, 37:257;"WWIA],1928.

Guinzburg, Roland Hay; b. Du Bois, PA,May 29 1889; d. White Plains, Aug 301965.

BS UPA. II Mfg co exec, NYC; with KleinertRubber Co. • See: WWWIA, 4; NYTimes, Aug311965,33:3.

Guinzburg, Victor; b. ca 1862; d.Chappaqua, NY, Mar 23 1934.

Developer of formula for treating rubber forgas masks. • See: A]YB, 36:282.

Guitermali, Arthur; b. Vienna, Nov 201870/1871; d. Pittsburgh, Jan 11 1943.

To US 1873.•,BA CCNY; honorary degree. II

Noted poet, author, playwright, humorist,lecturer, NYC; officer literary socs. • See: UJE;A]YB, 24:151, 45:386; "WWIA], 1926,1928,1938; BEOA]; WWWIA, 2; NYTimes, Jan 121943,23:3.

Gumbiner, Joseph Henry; h. Pittsfield, Sep41906.

AB U Cincinnati, BH, ordained Heb Union

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ColI. • Rabbi, Selma, AL; officer ALReligiousTchrs Assn; active Natl Council ofJewishFedns. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gumble, Henry; b. ca 1864; d. Columbus,OH,July 81939.

Lawyer, civic ldr, Columbus, OH. • See:A]YB,42:479.

Gump, David R; b.Missouri, May 19 1880.Army officer, Washington DC. • See: A]YB,6(1904-1905):109.

Gump, Louis G; b. Morris, IL, Sep 191863.

Stockbroker, Baltimore; bd Heb BenevolentSoc.· See: WWIA], 1938.

Gumpert, Martin; b. Berlin, Nov 13 1897;d. Apr 181955.

To NYC 1936. • U Heidelberg, MD U Berlin.• Physician, dermatologist, geriatric specialist,NYC; author in field, fiction, literary works. •See: E]; WWWL4., 3; NITimes, Apr 19 1955,31:1.

Gumpert, Sanford Roscoe; b. NYC, Jan 291898.

Columbia, Renouard Training School forEmbalmers ~C). • Mortician, NYC; officerprofessional assn; active charitable causes;author in field. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gumpertz, Samuel W; b. Washington DC;d. June 1952.

Showman, Sarasota; officer, general mgrRingling Bros Circus.· See: WWIA], 1938;NYTimes, June 23 1952,19:1.

Gumpertz, Sydney Gustave; b. San Rafael,CA, Oct 241879; d. NYC, Feb 1971.

Congressional Medal of Honor winner,journalist, ~C; editor Legionaire; active AmLegion; WWI service. II See: UJE; A]YB,21:151-52,24:152; WWIA], 1928; BEOA];Jewish Post, Feb 261971; NITimes, Feb 191971,40:4.

Gundersheimer, Allen; b.*Merchant, Columbus, OH; with the FashionCo. • See: WWIA], 1938.

Gundersheimer, Mildred L (Mrs Milton EGundersheimer); b.*; d. Baltimore, Apr15 1943.

Communal worker, Baltimore; officer JewishFamily & Childrens Bureau, YM-YWHA,AssocdJewish Charities. • See:A]YB, 45:386.

Gunst, Morgan A; b. San Francisco, Mar 91887.

Stanford. • Banker, San Francisco; officerJewish Welfare Fund; active CommunityChest. II See: WWIA], 1938.

Gunther, Frances J; b. NYC, 1898?; d.Jerusalem, Apr 6 1964.

To Israel 1947. II Journalist, writer, Zionist;exec com Am Friends of a Jewish Palestine. II

See:A]YB, 66:576; NYTimes, Apr 7 1964,35:4.

Gunther, Samuel; b.*; d. Providence, Feb1917.

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Commurial worker, Providence. • See: AJYB,19(1917-1918):265.

Guntzler, Theodore L; b. Bucharest, Oct191866.

To US 1880. • Merchant, St Louis. • See:WWIAJ,1928.

Gunzburg, Mark; b. Kharkov, Russia, Apr181879.

To US 1922. • Moscow Conservatory,Imperial Conservatory (Vienna), PhD ULeipzig. • Pianist, tchr, Detroit; faculty DetroitInst ofMusical Art; fdr musical school. • See:UJE; WWIAJ, 1938; REOAJ.

Gunzburg, (Baron) Theodore (De); b. StPetersburg, ca 1893; d. NYC, May 111945.

To US 1920. • Diplomat, banker; with RussianMinistry of Finance. • See:AJYB, 47:523.

Gup, Samuel Marcus; b. Mobile, Nov 71893.

BHL, ordained Heb Union CoIl, AB, MA,post-grad U Cincinnati, U Chicago, Brown. •Rabbi, Columbus, OH; officer Central Conf ofAm Rabbis; active J ewish Welfare Fedn,Family Welfare Bureau. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1938; REOAJ.

Guranowsky, Abraham; b. Wloclawek,Poland, Dec 211848; d. NYC, Sep 191912.

Rabbi, communal worker, NYC. • See: AJYB,5(1903-1904):61, 7(1905-1906):121, 15(1913­1914):270;NYTimes, Sep211912, 11:6.

Gurevich, Moshe; b. St Petersburg, 1874;d.1944.

To US 1905.· U StPetersburg, UBerlin.·Bundist, Russia, Vilna; Bundist emissary in US;active Workmen's Circle. • See: EJ.

Gurewich, Jascha; b. Pruzhany, Russia, July41896.

Composer, musicologist, saxophonist, NYC;WWI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Gurewitsch, Arno David (A David); b.Zurich, Oct 311902; d.Jan 301974.

To US 1935. • U Berlin, MD U Basel, post­grad Vienna, London, NYc. • Physician,NYC; specialty: rehabilitation medicine;faculty Columbia; med officer UN Secretariat;advisor HEW, governments; author in field. •See: WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, June 31 1974, 36:4.

Gurfein, Murray Irwin; b. NYC, Nov 171907; d. NYC, Dec 161979.

AB Columbia, LLB Harvard. • Lawyer, asstUS atty, asst NY district atty, US district &circuit court judge, NYC; natl exec com AmJewish Cong; advisor Nuremburg Trials, UN;active bar assn. • See:AJYB, 81:366-67;WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA,7,8;JTA-DNBstory,Dec 14 1966; NYTimes, Dec 18 1979.

Gurin, Morris; b. Pinsk, Russia, 1913; d.Oct 22 1961.

To NYC as child. • Communalldr, NYC; withYiddish Inst, Workmen's Circle. • See: News ofthe Yiddish Inst (1961), 80:7; NYTimes, Oct 231961,29:2.

Gurkoff, Eugene; b. Harrisburg, PA, Nov 71921; d. 1972.

Mfr, exec, Mechanicsburg, PA; WWII service.• See: WWWIA, 5.

Gunnan, Samuel Pasach; b. Popow, Poland,Dec 22 1892.

To US 1909.· PhB,JD U Chicago.· Lawyer,special corporation counsel, Chicago; dir OakForest Sanitarium. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gurney, Hillel (pseud=Hennan Gold); b.Brest-Litovsk, 1888; d. NYC, May 171953.

Yiddish writer, poet, NYc. • See: AJYB,55:456.

Gurwitsch, Aron (Aaron); b. Vilna, Jan 171901; d. Zurich, June 25 1973.

To US 1940. • U Berlin, U Frankfurt, PhD UGottingen. • Science philosopher,psychologist, NYC; faculty Brandeis, NewSchool; author/editor in field. • See: EJ;WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, June 27 1973, 42:2.

Guskin, Reuben; b. Bobruisk, Russia, 1887;d. NYC, Oct 41951.

Labor ldr, NYC; mgr Heb Actors Union; a fdrHistadruth; officer Workmen's Circle,JewishLabor Com; bdForward.· See:AJYB, 54:539;NYTimes, Oct 5 1951,27:3.

Gusman, Maurice; b. Baranovka, Russia,May71886.

To US 1901. • Banker, Cleveland; officerUnited Palestine Appeal, B'nai B'rith,Educational League. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1938.

Gussin, Harry Aronoff; b. Mogileff, Russia,Sep 251899.

BS U Chicago, MD Rush.· To US 1913.·Surgeon, Chicago. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gussow, Bernar (Bernard); b. near Minsk,Jan 2 1881; d. NYC, Feb 8 1957.

To US 1890/1895.· CCNY, Art StudentsLeague, Beaux Arts (Paris). • Painter, NYC;faculty Newark School of Fine & IndustrialArts; fdr Modern Artists ofAm; dir Society ofIndustrialist Artists. • See: AJYB, 24:152,59:475; WWIAJ, 1926, 1928, 1938; REOA];NYTimes, Feb 10 1957,87:1.

Guston, Philip; b. Montreal, June 271913;d. June 7 1980.

Honorary degree. • Noted artist, Woodstock,NY. • See: WWWIA, 7.

Gutenberg, Beno; b. Darmstadt, June 41889; d. Jan 1960.

To US 1930. • PhD U Gottingen. •Geophysicist, earthquake specialist, Pasadena,CA; faculty Cal Tech, U Frankfurt; author infield; WWI German service. • See: UJE; EJ;WWIAJ, 1938; REOAJ; NYTimes, Jan 28 1960,31:2.

Gutennan, Abraham Samuel; b. Boston,July 17 1897.

Harvard, LLB Boston U. • Lawyer, Boston;officerJewish Consumptives and ExpatientsRelief Assn. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Guthmann, Walter S

Gutennan, H (Henry) Elchanan Zvi; b.Kalvaria, Lithuania, May 15 1883; d.Scranton, Oct 19 1966.

To US 1904. • RIETS; honorary degree. •Rabbi, Scranton; fdr YMHS,Jewish Fedn,Central Heb School; mem Union of OrthodoxRabbis.· See:AJYB, 68:527; WWIAJ, 1928;NYTimes, Oct 21 1966, 41 :4.

Gutennan, Harry Nathaniel; b. Boston,July 25 1891; d. Newton Center, MA,Apr 181946.

US Commr, District ofMA, lawyer,philanthropist, Boston; active Heb ImmigrantAid Soc, Assocd Jewish Philanthropies. • See:AJYB, 48:490; WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, Apr201946, 13:5.

Gutennan, Henriette Cooper (Mrs HarryNathaniel Gutennan); b. NYC, Aug 211901.

Wellesley. • Social worker, Boston; presWomens Scholarship Assn; exec com NatlCivic Fedn; dir Newton District Nursing Assn.• See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Guth, Benjamin Baruch; b. Szathmar,Hungary, Apr 12 1856; d. NYC, Sep 121935.

To US 1900. • Rabbi, scholarly author, NYC;earlier Hungary, Jerusalem; officer VaadHarabonim, Collel America. • See: AJYB,7(1905-1906):121,38:429; WWIAJ, 1926,1928; Gottlieb, 307.

Gutheil, Emilian Arthur (Emil A); b.Czerlany, Poland,Jan 211899; d. NYC,July 71959.

To US 1937.· MD UVienna.·Neuropsychiatrist, Vienna, NYC; with Post­Grad Center for Psychotherapy; fdr, pres medsoc; author/editor in field. • See: WWWIA, 3;NYTimes, July 8 1959, 29:4.

Gutheim, Emilie Jones (Mrs James KGutheim); b. ca 1840; d. New Orleans,May61904.

Communal worker, New Orleans. • See:AJYB, 6(1904-1905):373.

Gutheim,James Koppel; b. Westphalia,1817; d. New Orleans, 1886.

To US 1843. • Tchrs Inst (Miinster). • Reformrabbi, author, translator, Confederatesupporter, New Orleans; mem Bd ofEducation; active civic & communal affairs. •See: UJE; EJ.

Guthman, Gerson; b. Wirbalen, Lithuania,July91873.

Insurance & real estate exec, communalworker, Chicago; dir Heb Theological ColI. •See: WWIAJ, 1928.

Guthman, William; b. NYC, ca 1875; d.NYC, July 1941.

Realtor, NYc. • See: WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes,July 101941,19:3.

Guthmann, Walter S; b. Chicago, Apr 31907; d. Mar 2 1976.

BS Yale, PhD U Chicago. • Chemist, businessexec, Chicago;· faculty Roosevelt; active

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professional assns; author in field; wwnservice. • See: WWWlA, 6,7.

Gutman, Alexander Benjamin; b. NYC,June 71902; d. NYC, May 1973.

AB, MA, PhD Cornell, MD U Vienna. •Physician, cancer expert, NYC; facultyColumbia, Mt Sinai; fdr, editor-in-chiefAmJournal ofMed; devised test & treatments forprostate cancer; author in field. • See: EJ;WWIAJ, 1938; NYTimes, May 5 1973,42:4.

Gutman, Chaim (pseud=Der Lebediger,"The Joyful One"); b. Petrikov, Russia,Dec 20 1887; d. Miami Beach, July 181961.

To US 1904/1905. • Yiddish humorist, author,satirist, theatre critic, NYC; editor DerKibitzer; staff Kundes, Day-Jewish Journal. • See:UJE; EJ; AJYB, 64:494.

Gutman, Daniel; b. NYC,July 11901.LLB Brooklyn Law. • Lawyer, US district attygeneral, public servant, Brooklyn; officerZionist Org ofAm; active Am Jewish Cong,Progressive politics, Madison HouseSettlement; author in field. • See: WWIAJ,1938; BEOAJ.

Gutman, David; b. Akron, OH, Dec 221878; d. Pelham, NY, Mar 1957.

BS, CE Case School ofApplied Science. •Consult engineer, NYC; specialty: frameworkoflarge structures; :wwI service. • See:WWIAJ, 1938; BEOAJ; NYTimes, Mar 101957,88:5.

Gu~an, Frances Beatrice Lieberman (MrsAdolph Gutman); b. San Francisco, Jan22 1911.

CA School of Fine Arts. • Painter, SanFrancisco. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gutman, Jacob; b. Lifland,Riga, June 221876; d. NYC, May 1944.

To US 1890. • MD Cornell, Pharm DUN],post-grad U Vienna, NY Post-Grad MedSchool. • Diagnostician, Yiddish publisher,Brooklyn; fdr Brooklyn Diagnostic Inst; officermed socs; publisher Der Kibitzer; author/editorin field; :wwI service. • See: WWIAJ, 1926,1928, 1938; NYTimes, May 9 1944, 19:2.

Gutman, Joseph; b. ca 1835; d. La Crosse,WI, Feb 1920.

PioneerJewish settler, La Crosse, WI. • See:AJYB, 22:165.

Gutman, Joseph; b. Gross-Rohrheim,Germany, Apr 211869.

To NYC 1884.· Merchant, NYC; fdr PacificNovelty Co. • See:, WWIAJ, 1926.

Gutman, Monroe C; b. NYC, Oct 15 1885;d.July 3 1974.

AB, MA Harvard. • Broker, banker, NYC; withLehman Bros; honorary bd MontefioreHospital; WWI with US War Trade Bd. It See:WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, July 5 1974,24:3.

Gutman, Nathan; b. ca 1837; d. Baltimore,Dec261916.

Merchant, Baltimore. It See: AJYB, 19(1917­1918):265.

Gutmann, Addis; b. Victoria, BC, Jan 61901; d. Oct 291971.

U WA. • Business exec, savings & loan exec,Seattle; pres Am Cancer Soc, JewishCommunity Center; natl dir Retired OfficersAssn; bd Arthritis Found; WWII service. • See:'WWWIA,5.

Gutmann, Isaac; b. Teleneshti, Bessarabia,Aug181890.

To US 1912. • AB Syrian Protestant ColI, MSU CA. • Civil engineer, NYC; active land'reclamation (Palestine); author/editor/translator in field. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Gutmann, Joseph; b. Wiirzburg, Germany,1923.

To US 1936. • Art historian, Detroit; facultyWayne, Heb Union ColI, U Cincinnati; authorin field. • See: EJ.

Gutmann, Samuel; b. ca 1868; d.Cincinnati, Feb 23 1938.

Capitalist, communal worker, Cincinnati. •See:AJYB, 40:386.

Gutstadt, Herman; b.*; d. San Francisco,Jan 141917.

Historian, economist, San Francisco. • See:AJYB,19(1917-1918):265.

Gutstadt, Richard Elias; b. San Francisco,May 13 1888; d. Chicago, May 22 1954.

Natl B'nai B'rith ldr; a fdr, nat! dir Anti­Defamation League; authority on the pre­WWII Am fascist movement. • See: AJYB,56:570; WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA, 3;NYTimes,May 241954,27:3.

Gutstein, Morris Aaron; b. Ottynia, Poland,Feb 261905.

To US 1921. • Yeshiva ColI, BS NYU,ordainedJTS. • Rabbi, communal historian,Newport.· See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Guttentag, Marcia (Mrs Paul F Secord); b.NYC, Nov 9 1932; d. Nov 4 1977.

BA U MI, PhD Adelphi. • Social psychologist,Boston; faculty CUNY, U MA; ethics comHEW; officer professional socs; author in field.• See: WWWIA, 7.

Gutterman, Louis; b. NYC, June 1 1892.Merchant, haberdasher, NYC; officer tradeassns; active Fedn ofJewish Philanthropies,synagog. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Guttmacher, Adolf (Al); b. Jaraczewo,Gennany,Jan 71861; d. Baltimore, Jan171915.

To US 1884. • Berlin Lehranstalt, BL UCincinnati, ordained Reb Union ColI, PhDJohns Hopkins. • Rabbi, communal historian,Baltimore; pres Heb Union ColI Alumrii. •See:AJYB, 5(1903-1904):61, 17(1915­1916):220; PAJHS, 25:150-52.

Guttmacher, Alan Frank; b. Baltimore, May191898; d. Mar 18 1974~

AM, MD Johns Hopkins.· Obstetrician,proponent ofworld population control,Baltimore, NYC; facultyJohns Hopkins, MtSinai; pres Planned ParenthoodFedn ofAm;author/editor/lecturer on population control;

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WWI service. • See: EJ; WWIAJ, 1938;WWWIA, 6; NYTimes, Mar 19 1974, 40:1.

Guttmacher, Manfred Schanfarber; b.Baltimore, May 191898; d. Baltimore,Nov71966.

AB, MD Johns Hopkins. • Physician,psychiatrist, Baltimore; facultyJohns Hopkins,U MD; science advisor UN Social Commn;withJewish Childrens Service; active Legal AidBureau; author in field; wwn service. • See:EJ;AJYB, 68:527; WWIAJ, 1938; WWWIA,4.

Guttman, Adolph; b. Cracow, Aug 1 1854;d. New Haven,Aug 3 1927.

To US 1883.· PhDUBerlinlUViennaIUZurich? • Rabbi, Semitics & Old Testamentscholar, prison chaplain, Syracuse; facultySyracuse U; dir Child Welfare Bd. • See:AJYB, 5(1903-1904):61, 30:80; WWIAJ, 1926.

Guttman, Charles; b. NYC, Sep 111892; d.NYC, M,ar 1969.

Importer, prohibition agent, philanthropist,NYC~ fdr Guttman Found. • See: NYTimes,Mar 6 1969,43:2.

Guttman, Israel; b. ca 1858; d. Mar 2 1936.Rabbi, Brooklyn; earlier chief rabbi Kamenetz­Podolsk. • See:AJYB, 38:429.

Guttman, Louis (Eliahu); b. NYC, 1916.To Israel 1947. • U MN. • Sociologist;specialty: methodology; faculty Cornell, HebU; active Labor Zionist; wwn War Deptconsult.•.See: EJ.

Guttman, Melvin Reese; b. Chicago, Feb271901.

BS, MD U IL. • Otolaryngologist, Chicago;faculty Loyola. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Guttman, Nathan; b. Gutenberg, NJ, July291913.

BS U MN. • Editor, NYC; orgr Young PoaleZion Alliance; natl exec com Hechalutz Org ofAm; editor Haboneh. • See: WWIAJ, 1938.

Guttman, Oskar; b. Brieg, Silesia, June 161890; d. NYC, Sep ,81943.

Conductor, composer, music & synagog dir,Berlin, NYc. • See: AJYB, 46:339; NYTimes,Sep 9 1943,25:2.

Guttmann, Alexander; b. Budapest, 1904.To US 1940. • Ordained, PhD Breslau. •Talmudic scholar; faculty Berlin Lehranstalt,Heb Union ColI; author in field. • See:EJ:1973-1982.

Guttmann (Gutmann), Bernhard; b.Germany, 1869; d.Jan 23 1936.

Painter, illustrator, New Canaan, CT, NYC;fdr Silvermine Art Colony. • See: AJYB,24:152,38:429.

Guttmann, Harry K; b. Union City, NJ,Apr 13 1910; d. Scarsdale, Apr 26 1974.

Businessexec,communalldr, author,~C:;afdr Jewish Community Relations Council; presNY Fedn of Reform Synagogues; bd Union ofAm Heb Congregations; wwn chaplain, RedCross field dir.· See:AJYB, 76:514.

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Gutwirth, Charles; h. Antwerp, 1892; d.NYC,July 251963.

To US 1939. • Merchant, philanthropist,NYC; a fdr Albert Einstein ColI ofMed;officer Israel D~velopment Corp; active UnitedJewish Appeal, Heb U, Fedn ofJewishPhilanthropies. • See:AJYB, 65:433; NYTimes,July261963,25:2.

Guze, Henry; h. Newark, June 7 1919; d.Montclair, N], July 11970.

BA Rutgers, PhD NYU. • Psychologist,

researcher, NYC; faculty LI U; officer medsocs; active Am Civil Liberties Union. • See:WWWIA, 5;NYTimes,July41970, 21:5.

Guzik, Mandel Leon; h. Szeline, Poland,1862; d. Brooklyn, Oct 15 1943.

To US 1902. • Rabbi, author, Poughkeepsie,NYC; exec dir Union of Orthodox Rabbis ofUS and Canada; pres NY Rabbinical Bd. •See:AJYB, 46:339; WWIAJ, 1928,1938;NYTimes, Oct 17 1943,48:5.

Guz-Rifkin, Yehuda

Guzman, Max; h. Rovno, Ukraine, Dec 191889; d. NYC, Sep 20 1963.

To US 1907. • Union ldr, NYC; withILGWU; active State ofIsrael Bonds. • See:AJYB, 65:433; NITimes, Sep 22 1963,86:7.

Guz-Rifkin, Yehuda; h~ Rogatchov, Russia,1894; d. Newark, July 271952.

Yiddish writer.· See:AJYB, 55:456.