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The Southern Israelite
GROVER C. MAXWELL
Vice- President
FRANK O. CLAFFEY,
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HENRY B. GARRETT,
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Jewish Book Club Forma
A Jewish hook club, supplying the
best hook of the month every month
to its members is now a reality. Formed
during the last few' months by promi
nent leaders in American Jewry, for
mal announcement was made this week
that all details of organization have
been completed and that arrangements
have been made for its first book.
While the names of the book and the
author will not be given out until just
before Rosh Hashanah, the Board of
Judges of the club pronounces the
work one of the literary triumphs of
the year among all books, whether of
Jewish interest or not.
The Board of Judges making the se
lections is composed of the chairmen
of ten literary committees whose per
sonnel has also just been announced.
It includes some of the most noted
Jewish names among authors, critics,
and educators. They are:
Jewish Literary Annual — Dr. G.
George Fox, Chicago, chairman; Dr.
Nathan Krass, New York; Rabbi S.
Felix Mendelsohn, Chicago, and the
Board of Judges.
Religious and Social Ethics—Dr. Ger-
son B. Levi, Chicago, chairman; Prof.
Samuel S. Cohon, Cincinnati, and Prof.
Louis Finkelstein, New York.
Ancient and Medieval History and
Literature—Dr. David Philipson, Cin
cinnati, chairman; Rabbi Solomon
Goldman, Chicago, and Rabbi Louis
Wolsey, Philadelphia.
Contemporary History and Biogra
phy—Mrs. Rebekah Kohut, New York,
chairman; Prof. Nathan Isaacs, Cam
bridge, and Prof. Jacob R. Marcus,
Cincinnati.
Foreign Literature—Dr. Felix A.
Levy, Chicago, chairman; Mrs. Ignace
J. Reis, Chicago, and Elsa Weihl, New
York.
Romance and Fiction—Charles II.
Joseph, Pittsburgh, chairman; Jacob
de Haas, New York, and Prof. Louis
A. Strauss, Ann Arbor.
Educational and Juvenile Literature
—Dr. Louis L. Mann, Chicago, chair
man; Dr. Alexander M. Dushkin, Chi
cago. and Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein,
New York.
Philosophy and the Science of Re
ligion—Prof. Harry A. Wolfson, Cam
bridge. chairman; Prof. Isaac Husik,
Philadelphia, and Dr. Samuel H. Gold-
enson, Pittsburgh.
Poetry and Art—Louis Lipsky, New
York, chairman; Walter Hart Blumen-
thal, New York, and Prof. Aaron Schaf
fer, Austin.
Social and Economic Science—Philip
L. Setnan, Chicago, chairman: Morris
D. Waldman. New York, and I. Irving
I.ipsitsh, Los Angeles.
In formally announcing the Jewish
Book Club and in explaining its aims
and motives. President Ralph H. Gold
man. of Chicago, said:
“In common with others I have long
been impressed with the need for a cul
tural program among our people that
would embrace all classes, irrespective
of educational background and wealth
—one that would appeal to all because
of both the pleasure and benefit it
could bring them—not too ‘h»
costly; nor too ‘light’ and c
“The purpose of the club
vide the Jewish people of
generally with books in 1
Jewish authors or on subjec
ticular significance and ini , .
Jews, whether written by J<
. ... to select only outstandi
that truly deserve to rate
in the crown of Jewish cultu
fiction, romance, history; ever
of literature .... to pres, u
in attractive, modern form, n
to all classes .... to promote t
lar reading of fine books and
interest and pride on a nation;,
in Jewish literary achievements
to create a vast, definite market fur
such superior works by Jewish authors
and of Jewish influence and thus open
the door of opportunity to authors
new Jewish masterpieces .... and m
to revitalize the deep-rooted but now
quiescent cultural consciousness
Jews by awakening in them a new.
triumphant Jewish-mindednoss, uniting
all divergent elements in one conuno
interest specifically Jewish in character
“In fact, the club is designed to b
an important means to those cultural
ends which many Jewish organiza
tions and the best minds in Jewry to
day are now seeking to attain for Jews.
It fills an acknowledged need in
practical way that has proven very
popular and highly successful even
where no unity of interests exists
does among Jews.
“Moreover, the cost to members will
be half, or even less than they would
ordinarily have to pay. In order to
put this plan on as broad and un
selfish a basis as possible and to re
duce the cost to a minimum, the club
was organized and is conducted on <
non-profit basis.
“To insure that every member »h«
pays a year’s dues in advance will re
ceive the full twelve books—one a
month a special fund has been cre
ed and the amount necessary to cover
e cost of such books for an entire
ar is deposited in this fund for t<uh
ar’s membership dues received: with-
awals can be made only as the hooks
e actually delivered to members.*
No undertaking has been launchej
long Jews for many years with such
i impressive list of sponsors a' tin c
no constitute the Advisory ^ oar< *
B Jewish Book Club, numbermi
practically every State in the l nton.
dward M. Baker, of Clevelan
airman, and among the members are
r. Joshua Bloch, Bernard S. Dent',
rs. Herbert S. Goldstein. P ro!
Kandel, Rabbi Isaac Landmr
arrv S. Linfield, David N. M" 1 ;
aac Rosengarten, Xvi H. h
erbert J. Seligmann, Louis H "
d Dr. Mordecai Soltes, of V"
ibbi Abraham Burnstein. of 1
enry Monsky. of Omaha: Ra ■
tt R. Brickner, of Cleveland I
Hillel Gauver. and Milton M-
Denver; Rabbi David Ros .
3uis S. Berlin. Judge Ha-• - ol)
isher, Max Shulman, and 1