AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
New York Organized in New York in 1892 by a group of distinguished Jews, among whom were Cyrus Adler, Sabato Morais, Alexander Kohut, Kaufmann Kohler, Prof. Charles Gross, Simon W. Rosendale, and Henrietta Szold. Its object is "to collect and publish material bearing upon the history of America, and to promote the study of Jewish history in general, preferably so far as the same is related to American Jewish history or connected with the causes of emigration from various parts of the world to this continent." Thirty-two volumes, called Publications, embodying original research in the field of American Jewish History, the work of a small devoted band of scholars, have been published. They consist of a selection of the papers read at the public annual meetings, and are the basis of the many popular works on this subject which have appeared in the last few decades. The Library of the Society, consisting of about 5,000 volumes and much manuscript material, is open daily to students in its chosen field. Recently it has been enriched by the gift of several hundred early American books and numerous letters and manuscript documents, presented by Dr. A.S. W. Rosenbach, in memory of his mother Isabella Rosenbach. Part of them are on exhibit in the Society's Museum, together with other similar material, objects of historical and synagogal art, historical relics, portraits, etc. Both the Library and the Museum are located in the Schiff building of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Oscar S. Straus served as president from its inception to 1898; Dr. Cyrus Adler, 1899-1921; and the present incumbent since 1922 is Dr. A.S.W. Rosenbach. Edward D. Coleman, B.A. Librarian, American Jewish Historical Society, N.Y.C. Source: The Encyclopedia of Jewish Knowledge Edited by: Jacob De Haas Publisher: Behrman's Jewish Book House-New York Copyright: 1934 ___________________________________________ Researched and Transcribed by Miriam Medina RETURN to SOCIETY Main RETURN to BROOKLYN MAIN