The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-16
Jewish Encyclopedia
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Ideals and Issues Involved in Present World War
 Among Outstanding Subjects in Seventh Volume

New York, N Y, July 17-Liber. ty Love. MigrationS, Minority Rights, and Morality ideals ane issues involved in the present Worlc War--are among the outstanding subjects in the nearly 1900 author itative articles contained in th' seventh volume of the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia published here today, according to an announce ment by Rabbi Isaac Landman, edi- tor-in-chicf of this ten-volume work in English.
 The remaining three volumes ar: scheduled to appear at short inter- vals. Levitan and Mesorim are the first and last titles respectively in the seventh volumr of the UniVers- al Jewish Encyclopedia, which is dedicated to the noble memory oi Jacob II. Schiff G847-1920), phil anthropist and communal leader whose life linked the cultures of Europe and America and whose Eenevolencc, freely and impartially extended, translated the creed o1 Judaism into action"
 Earlier volumes were dedicated to George Alexander Kohut. Felix M. Warburg, Louis Marshall, Isaac Leear, Isaac M Wise, and Solo, mon Schechtcr respectively.
 The seventh volume of the Uni- vcrsal Jewish Encyclopedia, em- bracing 672 pages, contains l94 special articles Con Bible, Talmud institutional and general subjccts) historical and contemporary sur velys of ninety communities the world over, upward of 900 bio- graphical cyalutionS, including H. luminating sketches Of sixteen non- Jews whose careers affected Jewish life and thought in many countries One hundred and ninety-SiX cX- perts from all parts Of the world contributed 10 the seventh volume Three hundred and twenty eight H. luStrations include beautiful color inserts, maps, graphs and charts oi revealing data. The seven volumes thus far issued are comprised ol more than 1000 articles, in excess of 5000 illustrations (artistic, pho- toeraphic and statisticaD. The ter volumes. enlisting the services ol 613 authors, will approximate D. 900 OOO words, l3,000 large ant lepible columns, embracing moro than 12,000 authoritative articles covering the whole range of JcWisf experience and Judiasm since th' earliest times.
 The Universal Jewish Encyclo pedia was recently chosen, by distinguished inter-faith jury or In tellectual and spiritual leaders con stitutlng an award committee ol th American Library association, as th best Jewish religious referehc source of the year.
 Documented surveys In the seV enth volume of the Universal JeWlsl Encyclopedia include Jew'Sh com munities in cities. states and coun tries in many lands: Lewiston tMe. J Litau, Libya, Lincoln (Englandl Lincoln (Neb), Linden, Linz, Llp toszentmiklos, Lisbon, Lissa, Llth uania, Little Rock, Liverpool, Liy orno, Lodz. London. Long Beacl (Cal) Lorraine, Los Angeles, Los ono, Louisiana, Louisville, Lowel Lublln, Lucea, Lucena, Lutzk, Lugc Lugos, Lunel, Luxembourg, Lui Lwow, Lydda, Lynn. Lyon, Mada gascar. Madison, Magdeburg. Mo rava Ostrava, Maine, Malta. Man chester (England), Manchuko, Man itoba, Mannheim, Mantua, Mar marosszlget. Maritime Prov!ncei ] Marosvasarhely, Marsaille, Martini que. Maryland, Massachusetts, Mat terburg, Mayence, Mecklenburt Medina, Melbourne, Menei, Mem to Cape Cod, Mass, and for travel