Intermountain Jewish news., 1925-10-15
American Jewish Year Book fer 1925.1926
CONTAINS AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL
SKETCH ON THE JEWS OF CANADA

The Jewish Publication Society Of America has Just
published the 9th issue os the American Jewish Year
Book 1t is edited by Harry Schnederman the Amer
lean Jewish Committee The leading articles in it is the
ment of the Jews of Canada. This article Is by Martin
Wolff, of Toroato, writer who has had unusual oppor
tuntes to become converssat with the facts
This volume contains = biographical sketch of the
late Dr. Emil G. Hirsch rabbi, orator and educator;
other the late Dr. Martin A. Meyer, the distinguished
rabbi of San Francisco and the late julius Kahn
who for many representative from the State
of California in the United States Congress and whose
long public life notable record of loyal service
Another special feature in the present volume is an
annotated list of the hundred best available books
in the English language Jewish subjects This is the
result of a revision of earlier list by the late Dr.
Joseph Jacobs and the extensive classified list of
Standard Books Jewish Subjects complied by l.
George Dobsevagc.
The Survey Of the year, tracing the of Jew
sh life in the various countries during the past year is
briefly and ucdIy outlined by Dr. Harry s. Lnficd who
lis also responsible for list Of statistics of Jews in
which is included special study of the Jewish popua
on of the Union of South Africa carefully revised and
brought up to date.
In the Survey of the Year. DR.. Iinfeld outlines the
Jewish spiritual and intellectual life during the year.
the life of the Jew citizen; Jewish communal life;
anti Semitsm; Palestine and Zionism, and has appen-
dces containing anniversaries and celebrations appoint
ments honors elections special bequests and gifts
and necroogics.
Among the distinguished Americans who have
passed out during the year are: .e.t.
Arnold W. Brunner (architcct); Mrs Her nan Con-
helm Martha Morton playwright and novelist); Sam
uc Gompers founder and president OF the American
Federation of Labor); Isaac A. Hourwich (awyer, la
Dor leader and author); Julius Kahn Congressman,
Chairman of Military Affairs Committee of the House
of Representatives and communal worker); Gustav j.
Karger Journalist, former president of the National
Press Club; Mrs Solomon Schechter Communal leader
founder of the Women's League Of the United Syn
lgogue of Amcrica); Morecai Specor (author journal
st and editor) Nachman Syrkin Qeader of Jewish So
cialst movement, author and journalist).
/ Among those who died in other countries Ed
win Samuel Montagu (former Secretary of State for
Inda) Sir Herbert Raphael (banker and former mem
Der of Parlament); Mrs. Radcliffe N Salaman, of Lon
|don nina Davis poeess auhoress, and translator of
Judah Haevis pocms); Sir Edward Elias Sassoon phi-
llanthropst) Leon Bakst (arst painter and stage de-
sgncr PARISH Edouard Ignace deputy and exMniser
Paris); August Won wasscrmann professor and direc
tor of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Experimental
Therapy); A. Van Loen (Chief Rabbi of Netherands)
Jacques Oppenhcm professor of jurisprudence, author
ity on international law, Councillor of State and com
muna lcader); Menachen Mende Shenkin (writer and
Zionist leader Paestnc; Alexander Braudo Librarian
author and historian, Leningrad) Michael Ospovitch
Ccrshenson Qterary historian critic and pubeist Mos