CL. Hebrew Literary and Debating Society. Sec., Minnie Fisher. Presidents' Club. Young Men's Hebrew Association. Org. Feb., 1908. Sec., J. G. Doumbrauer. EDUC. Hebrew Educational League, 1561 E. Main. Sec., E. Gray. Herzl Talmud Torah, 18th and Franklin. Org. Oct. 6, 1907. J. G. Doumbrauer. WEST VIRGINIA Sec., SUMMARY OF THE DIRECTORY OF JEWISH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE The following table gives the number of organizations by States, and indicates the number of separate organizations in the United States. The organizations are grouped under six general divisions: I. Congregations; II. Charities; III. Mutual Benefit Societies; IV. Educational Societies; V. Miscellaneous Organizations: Literary, Musical, Social, Civic, Athletic, and Military Clubs, Communal Organizations, and Labor Unions; VI. Cemeteries. These divisions often overlap each other, the Congregations occasionally performing the work of Mutual Benefit Societies, or Free Loan Societies, etc., or they do educational work. Again, the charities are largely educational in character, and there are some clubs that are educational and charitable in their purposes. JEWISH STATISTICS The statistics of Jews in the world rest largely upon estimates. In Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany, and a few other countries, official figures are obtainable. In the main, however, the numbers given are based upon estimates repeated and added to by one statistical authority after another. For the statistics given below various authorities have been consulted, among them the "Statesman's Year Book" for 1908, the English "Jewish Year Book" for 5668, "The Jewish Encyclopedia," Jüdische Statistik, and the Alliance Israélite Universelle reports. Some of the statements rest upon the authority of competent individuals, as for South Africa and Curaçoa. THE UNITED STATES As the census of the United States has, in accordance with the spirit of American institutions, taken no heed of the religious convictions of American citizens, whether native-born or naturalized, all statements concerning the number of Jews living in this country are based upon estimates. The Jewish population was estimated The following table by States presents two sets of estimates. In the left-hand column is given the estimated Jewish population of each State for 1905 as it appears in the "Jewish Encyclopedia," Vol. XII, pp. 371-374, in the article " 'United States." In the right-hand column are the estimates made up from figures furnished by correspondents who interested themselves in the DIRECTORY OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES Compiled for the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR Book, 5668 (p. 432). The total Jewish immigration to the United States, through the three principal ports of entry, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, from 1881 to June 30, 1908, is stated to have been 1,339,872. The immigration at the same ports from July 1, 1907, to June 30, 1908, was as follows: 11,030 4,907 60,156 6,708 82.801 5,134 4,402 2,993 95,330 782,870 For the preceding year, 1906-1907, the total number of immigrants at the three principal ports was: New York, 117,468; Philadelphia, 8,854; Baltimore, 7,791; in all, 134,113. The above figures relating to immigration have been furnished the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK through the courtesy of Mr. H. S. Sabsovich, General Manager of the Baron de Hirsch Fund, New York; Mr. I. Irving Lipsitch, Representative of the United Hebrew Charities, Immigration Station, Port of New York; Mr. Louis H. Levin, Secretary of the Federated Jewish Charities of Baltimore; Mr. George B. Billings, Commissioner of Immigration, Port of Boston. The statistics of general immigration were obtained by courtesy of the Department of Commerce and Labor. THE BRITISH EMPIRE 1 For a more detailed statement of Jewish immigration into the United States than here follows, see the AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK for 5660, pp. 283-4. |