*Knights of Zion. Founded 1899. Officers: Samuel W. Greenbaum, Maurice A. Hartogensis, Nathan Greenbaum, Jacob Hamburger, Herman M. Schaap.

SYRACUSE

*Young Hebrew Zionists. President, William Gerber; VicePresident, William Coveston; Treasurer, Jacob Serling; Secretary, Samuel Kaletzky. Trustee, Jacob Gross.

CLEVELAND

*Benoth Zion Association.

COLUMBUS

OHIO

Zion Society. President, Professor Fagin; Treasurer, Rabbi
Nathan Silberman; Secretary, I. B. Jashenosky.

DIRECTORY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS'

Anniston

ALABAMA

[CONGREGATION] BETH EL, 13th and Quintard. Founded Octo-
tober, 1893. Reader, A. Sterne. President, C. Smith;
Vice-President, Jos. Saks; Treasurer, A. Adler; Secre-
tary, N. L. Myerson, P. O. Box 384. Trustees: C. Smith,
Jos. Saks. L. Ullman, M. Markstein, A. Sterne. Mem-
bers, 20; Seatholders, 11. Income of last fiscal year, $300.
Congregation meets quarterly, beginning first Sunday
in October. Services: Friday, p. m. Religious School:

One session weekly; pupils, 20: classes, 4; teachers, 4.
Hillside Cemetery. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Hebrew
Benevolent Society (which see).

LADIES' HEBREW BENEVOLENT SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CON-
GREGATION BETH EL). Founded December 10, 1890.
President, Mrs. A. Sterne; Vice-President, Mrs. Leon
Ullman; Treasurer and Secretary, Mrs. M. Mark-
stein, Leighton Av. near 10th. Members, 15. Income of
last fiscal year, $40. Organization meets last Wednes-
day of the month.

Bessemer

[CONGREGATION] BETH EL, 6th Av. and 17th. Founded Octo-
ber, 1891. Reader, U. Schwabacher. President, E. H.
Lopez; Secretary and Treasurer, U. Schwabacher. Trus-
tees: S. Erlick, J. Marks, H. Goldberg, S. Lefkovets.
Members and Seatholders, 22. Income of last fiscal year,
$240. Congregation meets first Sunday of the month.

1* indicates that the data were derived from unofficial sources. ¶indicates that the official data of last year are repeated because this year's blanks were not returned.

When Congregation, Temple, Kahal Kadosh (with its abbreviation and its variations), Chebra, Chebra Kadisha, or Cemetery, is prefixed to the name of an organization, it is bracketed, and not taken into consideration in the alphabetical arrangement.

The transliteration of Hebrew names is that officially employed by the organizations themselves.

For Branches of the ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE; Sections of the COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN; Lodges of the various ORDERS; ZIONIST Societies; etc., in each town, see the DIRECTORY OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, pp. 67-183.

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Alabama Bessemer (continued)

Services: Friday, 8 p. m. and on holidays. Religious School: One session weekly; pupils, 18; classes, 2; teachers, 2. Cemetery one mile from city.

Birmingham

*BIRMINGHAM HEBREW RELIEF SOCIETY. President, E. Bloch;
Secretary, E. Gusfield. Directors: E. Bloch, E. Gusfield,
J. Beitman, L. W. Friedman, Gus. Rotholz.
[CONGREGATION] EMANU-EL, 5th Av. and 17th. Founded 1882.
Rabbi, Morris Newfield. President, B. Steiner; Vice-
President, M. V. Joseph; Treasurer, Ben M. Jacobs;
Secretary, E. Gusfield. Trustees: Simon Klotz, E. Bloch,
Jacob Fies, Herman Saks, Emil Lesser, Gustave Rotholz,
Members, 150. Services: Friday, 8 p. m.; Saturday, 10
a. m. Annual income, about $4000. Board meeting
once a month. Congregation meets in August. Religi-
ous School: Saturday, 9.30 to 10, 11 to 11.30 a. m.;
Sunday, 9.30 to 11.30 a. m.; pupils, 145; teachers, 8.
Library of 500 volumes. Cemetery. See LADIES' AID
SOCIETY.

HEBREW AID ASSOCIATION. Founded April 14, 1898. Presi-
dent, M. Wolf; Treasurer, M. B. Herman; Secretary, M.
Roseman, 2113 2nd Av. Trustees: M. Greeman, J. Klatz-
man, M. Kroman. Members, 110. Income of last fiscal
year, about $375. Organization meets first Sunday of
the month.

HEBREW LADIES' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION. Founded 1883.
President, Mrs. C. Lazarus; Vice-President, Mrs. Jake
Fies; Treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Loveman; Secretary, Mrs.
A. Hochstadter, 6th Av. near 17th. Trustees: Mes-
dames J. Bandman, H. Simon, H. Lowenthal. Members,
60. Organization meets first Wednesday of the month.
[CONGREGATION] KNESSES ISRAEL, 22d, between 5th and 6th
Avs. Founded March 27, 1899. President, H. Cooper;
Vice-President, H. Schwartz; Treasurer, L. B. Goldstren;
Secretary, M. Wolf, 19201⁄2 First Av. Trustees: J. Herr-
man, J. Epstien, L. Wienstien. Members and Seathold-
ers, 65. Income of last fiscal year, $764.15. Congregation
meets first Sunday of the month. Services every Satur-
day. Cemetery, Ennon Ridge.
LADIES' AID SOCIETY (AUXILIARY TO CONGREGATION EMANU-
EL). President, Rabbi M. Newfield; Vice-President, Mrs.
J. Fies; Treasurer, Mrs. F. Cahen; Secretary, Mrs. J.
Friedman. Members, 75.

Birmingham (continued)

PHOENIX CLUB, 8th Av. and 19th. Founded April 21, 1883.
President, M. V. Joseph; Vice-President, Joe Slaughter;
Treasurer, Leo K. Steiner; Secretary, H. J. Meyer.
Trustees: Sam Adler, Ben Meyer, M. Weil, Ike Adler,
F. Cahen. Members, 80. Organization meets second
Monday in April, July, October and January.

Demopolis

[CONGREGATION]

Dothen

B'NAI JESHURUN, Main and Walnut. Founded 1886. Rabbi, Louis Mayer. President, M. Ely; Vice-President, Wm. Morris; Treasurer and Secretary, M. Goldman. Trustees: M. Mayer, L. Mayer, E. W. Weiss. Members and Seatholders, 43. Congregation meets first Sunday in September. Services: Friday, in summer, 8 p. m.; in winter, 7 p. m.: Saturday and holidays, 9.30 a. m. Pupils in the Religious School, 30; classes, 5; teachers, 5. Cemetery at Knoxwood. Auxiliary Society: Ladies' Aid Society. Holiday services attended by Jewish residents of Forkland and Linden.

HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Eufaula

[CONGREGATION] B'NAI ISRAEL, Barbour St. Founded 1870. Rabbi, J. K. Sams. President, Silas Stern; Vice-President, J. Friedman; Treasurer, M. Scheuer. Members and Seatholders, 25. Congregation meets monthly. Services: Friday evening. Fairview Cemetery.

Florence

HOLIDAY SERVICES.

Forkland. See under Demopolis

Huntsville

[CONGREGATION] B'NAI SHOLOM, Lincoln and Clinton. Founded 1860. Rabbi, Nathan Michnic, Huntsville Hotel. President, I. Schiffman; Vice-President, Herman Weil; Treasurer, Oscar Goldsmith; Secretary, Gus. Marx. Trustees: Henry Lowenthal and the officers. Members and Seatholders, 37. Income of last fiscal year, $2800. Congregation meets in September. Services: Friday and Saturday. Religious School: Two sessions weekly; pupils, 32; classes, 4; teachers, 4. Auxiliary Societies: Bible Class; Little Helpers; and Post-Biblical Class. New synagogue dedicated November 26, 1899.

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